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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 25, 1897)
THE oarATIA DATLY HEE : JANUA11Y 25 , 185)7. INDIA'S ' DREAD AFFLICTION Two Young Men from Omaha Are Missionaries in tliat Country , LETTER RECEIVED FROM EDGAR M. WILSON Climatic ConillilniiN 1'rjMcnt llic SlorliiK of flrnln for Any of Tlmo Slory of < I'rvNunt I'liiKUc. il number of Omahans arc peculiarly In terested1 In the news of the fearful famine anil terrible ravagea of the plague at Horn- bay , India , because of the presence there of two young men of thU locality. They nrc Uov. Kdgar M. Wilson and llcv. Alexan der S. WlUon , both nons of I'rof. Alexander O. Wilson ot the I'rrabyterlan Theological seminary of this city. Rvcr since the nrat reports of the famine In India began to ar rive In this country anxious Inquiries have been made concornlns these two young na- ! elonarios of tlio I'rwbytcrlan church. Hlghl on top of the dUtross caused by the famine cornea the terrible plague , and the rcporla of nearly 3,000 cleat ha duo to the pestilence. The father lies Just received a letter from llcv. Kdgar M. WlUon , which was written on December 18 , IS'JO. Among other things the letter states that up to that time the writer had scon but few case * of actual starvation , though the famine wca such at to CMUM great want. The let- trr33 written from Kholapur , In western India , and about 200 mllca south of Homb-iy. While the famine had caused little nave Krrat want In that cllatrlct. the letter stated there was real starvation In other parts of InJla. At that time the rajah bad Jnit given orders for buying as much grain as rosi'lble , so that It might be utoivd there and sold at erst to the people ot Kholapui" when a greater need should arise. Grcnl clllllculty was evm then experienced In Icccplnc the grain In goad condition , and It sct'ined as though thn best cffortn of the rajah to picscrvo enough to prevent actual Btanntlon might , bo thwarted by the cli matic conditions , which made It impossible to keep tlio corn for any length of time after It had been stored. msHAsn NOT THKN SKIUOUS. At that time , the middle of December , the bubonic plague had just broken out and was spreading rapidly , though It had not reached the Eerlous proportions It has as- miimed since the mailing cf the letter , llcv. Alexander S. Wilson , the other brother , wab expected to arrive In liombay from Egypt on December 28 , but no news lias yet been received from him. The last letter from blm was one that was mailed from Tort Bald. Bald.Au Au jet the nnieh dreaded disease has con fined Its work to Bombay , and thus far Its victims number less than 100 a day. Hut the history of clmllnr visitations In previous years Justifies the expectation of a laplcl Increase of the plague before It begins to subside , and the reported Illgbt of 200,000 residents ( about one-fourth of the total num ber ) offers vivid testimony to the panic which lias been created by the outbreak. This alarm will bo better understood when ono recalls the fact that the disease , which Is called the "bubonic plague , " or "bu bonic fever" In the cable dispatches. Is Identical with a malady which has raged repeatedly In Asiatic countries In epidemic form In the last eighteen centuries , and with the "lllack Death , " which ravaged Europe In the Middle Ages. It has also reaped a terrible harvest In Egypt and Libya. This disorder Is marked by a sudden at- tack'of high fever , the. patient's temperature rising to 105 degrees , or even higher , and Is attended with headache , till rot and stupor which rapidly advances to a state ot coma , Death often occurs within , twenty-four hours of the first manifestation , although tlio average - ago fun of the disease 'In a fatal case Is ubout two days. Between twelve and twenty- four hours after the beginning of the attack a glandular swelling , hard and tender to tin touch , usually appears "in the groin , annpl or neck , most frequently In the groin. Thesi characteristic tumors , or buboes , give to thi malady ono of Its familiar names. Some times death overtakes the victim b ( fore tin swellings appear. In other cases the tumor ouppurate , especially 'If the patient lives be yond the second or third dav. Suppuration is usually regarded as a promising sign. On tha other hand , the development of spots on the skin , or of Internal hemorrhage attended with the vomiting of blood , la regarded as a most alarming symptom. The proportion of cases which end In death has been placed by some authorities at CO per cant , but thta gowns to bo an underestimate. Many epi demics can bo cited In which two out of every three sufferers died ; In other Inatancea the mortality was flO per cent. It Is even de clared during certain visitations of the plague along the banks ot the Volga not one person survived who was once attacked. If , however - over , the victim holds out for flvo days ho generally gets well , although hla recovery may not bo wholly offC'Cted for a month. As to the precise cause of this malady thcro Is some uncertainty. The Encyclo pedia Britannlca describes the bu'bonle plague us "a febrile disease , depending on the re ception Into the body of a specific organic contagion. Analogy makes It very probablu that this contagion Is a living organism ot the clnss "bacteria , " but the suspected organ ism has not yet been discovered. " The fuvcr Is somewhat allied to typhus , and has even been called the typhus of hot climates ; but this designation IB not accepted by experts. FOSTERED BY KILTII , The most powerful of the various Influ ences that promote the opread of the plague la uncleanllnces. It Invariably breaks out In thcno quarters ot a. city whcro the dwell ing houses are overcrowded and surrounded by nith. This vaifl notably the case In Can ton and Hong Kong during the visitation of 1891 , and In I'all , India , In 1S3G. Of the last mentioned city It was said that It wus "filthy buyoml conception. " An Impover ished rendition ot the blood , duo to iscanty food , Is another conducing cause. More than ono outbreak of the plague , like the ptvsunt ono In India , ban been preceded by r was attended with a famine. It will thus bo ceen that it is thu natives , and natives nf the humblest fiascos , that parish at such times * , rulhc'r than the 1'uiopcana and Amer icans. Not that the habitually nual and well nourished In a city like Bombay escape altogether , but thuy are not usually oxpcne.l totho plagiio. because they llvc > In a different quarter of the city from that In which thu outbrcxik first occurs ; and even when affected they usually miryive. Of the English Eoldlcra In Hong Kong , who were cullc'd upon in 1SUI to perform the work of dlnlnft > cllng ccrtuln districts , ten were attacked with the fovur , but only two died. 1'hyslclana of for eign birth , too , eccm to enjoy a opcrlal im munity while treating the plaguo-Ktrlc'fcon In C'hlmi , India and other countries. Tor thcsp ret'sona European and American real- limits In such localities often evlnco a am1- prhlng Indifference. Curiously coniilctlng evidence Is offered Jn regard to the communication of this dis ease by a sick pmon to a well oiav The hmnodluto cause of the spread ot the "Whether UchUiR , burning , bleeding , scaly , crusted , pimply , or blotchy , whether simple , scrofulous , or hereditary , from Infancy to oge , l > ecdlly cured by warm baths with CIITIOCJIC * . H'Hr , gentle anointings with Cimctm 4 ( olnt- mono , the great akin cure , ami mlhl dosca of Cimcuiu UKSOJ.VKST , greatest or blood purifiers and humor cures , , VioMthrouihoutthnrcrll. ForrisUsuamnCaiu. Dur. , SaU Propi. . Unu > n < f "llav 19 Cuic trirj Illaxt Humorfr < t. CflPE UllunDQ Folios n ir .d lutj num. rnuC HUfTlUno UL tuna bjr cvtu.v i BOAT. dlscnRc Is Apparently , In most cases , breathIng - Ing the air of the sick room , not In a. tem porary fnnhlon , by n doctor or other oc casional visitor , but hour after hour , by co- tenants of the dwelling , For this reason , the chief means resorted to by the sanitary boards In order to check the progress of the plague Is to remove the patients to a Ecparato hospital , and thus effectually Isolate them from their friends nnd neighbors. Of courec , the Ignorant natives In China , India and other countries which are practically under European rule do not like this , and a vigorous enforcement of the wise policy hero referred to Is almost sure to provoke riots. Such disturbances have' already oc curred In Bombay , and they were witnessed In Hong Kong In 1SI < Another measure similarly provocative of popular resentment Is the destruction of tha filthy native quarters whore the plague breaks out. In anticipation of eiich treat ment , the natives often seek to conceal the extent to which the disease prevails among them , and thus retard the work of the sani tary authorities. Flushing the streets ami sewers and the free use of certain d'.ctip disinfectants are also resorted to by way ot precaution. Prevention , however , ! i all that Is sought. Cure appears to bo out of the question. Finally , with a view of hp.iitcnlng burial , cofllns and graves are aomettiuca pre pared In advance by the thousand. EVEN AFFECTS HATS. In some plague-stricken localities the rats ro affected In the same manntr aa humati clngs. Thla fact has been repeatedly no- Iced In China and India , nnd suggest ! ) the ccslblllty that the soil becomes pohono-1. 'ho simultaneous development ot the I labile t several points where It baa prevailed in rcvlous years la also cited as showing that ho bubonic fever may bo miasmatic r.a well s contagious , like anthrax and t'ia ' "steppe murrain. " However , low-lylni ; lands are not lie only ones subject to this awful vhlta- on , I'lnlna and granite hills from 5,01)0 ) to ,000 feet above sea level have also witnessed n outbreak. Curiously enough India seems to have ecu spared until early In the present ccn- ury. It was for ages a proverb that the ilaguo had never appeared In that region sastward of the river Indus. But In 1815 icro was an unmistakable epidemic ot this ass In Guzerat , Cutcb and Kattywar prov- ices In the northern part ot the Bombay residency , and another was experienced In SIC , with lingering traces of the evil In that elghborhood until 1S20. Further to the cast- vnnl , In I'all , Hajputanl , there was a still nero violent outbreak in ISSfi , but the cx- .reino . heat ot 1837 Is credited with ex tin tilshing the germs so effectually that no fur lier trouble was experienced there. Up at lie head waters ot the Ganges , n the southwestern elope of the Ilmalayas , In the province of Gur- lial , there were flvo mysterious epl- emlcs between the years 1S23 and 1877. The JsCaso was known locally as the "niaha uurrce , " but investigation has shown that t was substantially Identical with the bu- onlc plague of China , Persia and Egypt. Ml of these places , be it observed , are in orthern India. The outbreak In Bombay , rst reported in September of the present car , appears to be the first on record In ndia at any point so far south. CITY OF BOMBAY. Bombay Is situated on the west coast of Ilm'oostan , which Is hero bordered by a jold and picturesque mountain range , the kVestcrn Ghauts. The city U built on what , vas originally an Island , but Is now a pe- ilnsula , connection with the mainland being nadc , to the northeastward , by railroad em bankments. The length ot the peninsula Is ibout eight miles , not Including the two ; apco at Its southwestern extremity , and .he greatest breadth Is about three miles The harbor Is around to the eastward ol the penlMUla , and the approach to It often reminds the voyager of the scenery aboul Maples. The mercantile part ot Bombay lies at the head of Back Bay , between the twc capes. Malabar Hill , on the southwestern extremity of the peninsula , Is a favorite suburb , and Is terraced down to the eea. A little farther up the western shore Is an other suburb , Breach , Oandy , with dwelling liouscs within the sound ot the waves. An ndentatlon called Mazagon Bay , around on ; ho eastern .ihore , Is the , center ot maritime activity. Still farther : to the northward am ! well apart both from the business par' of tlio city and from the airy residence : ot the Europeans. Is Black Town , where tin Undoes and the Mohammedans ( who constl .ute more than four-fifths of the population ; reside. The people are hero crowded to gether three times as densely as In the mot populous districts of London. Althougl Bombay has excellent waterworks , and en joys other sanitary advantages , this partlc ular region Is admirably fitted to become a hotbed of pestilence. The total population of the city In 1S91 was over 800,000. In this regard and In commercial Importanci Calcutta surpasses It by only a slight mar gin. _ m _ Ringing noises In the ears , snapping , buz zlnr roaring , caused by catarrh , all dls appear with the use of Hood's SarsaparUl.i In Cold. That's what the Black Hills yielded las year. The output will be doubled In 1897 Ragged Top the latest "strike , " Is the rlch < rat ot all. Black Hills' people are going wild about It. They say It U a second Crip pic Creole. When spring cornea , there will be an ; number ot opportunities in thu Ragged To ; district. A bank , a bakery , a shoo stor and a furniture establishment are necdc at once. Ragged Top Is on Iho Sooarflsh brand of the I ) . & M. R. U. H. , and Is qulckl and comfortably reached by taking the Bur llngton'B 4:35 : p in. train for Dcadwood. Tickets at 1502 Fnruam street. SL'XD.VV SC1IOOI/ ASSOCIATION Fourth Conference Co Hi- Held In Tills i.'U.v on Tneiidliy lOvi'lllnjr. The fourth conference- the Omaha Sun day School association will bo held In the lecture room of the First Congregational church next Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. The program Is as follows : S to 8:10 : Devotional nervlce. 8:10 : to S:2. : > I'nper , "Tlio Kindergarten Idea In Iho Sunday Scbool , " ' JHss Avlco Drake , kindergarten teacher , Walnut Hill Reboot. 8:2.1 : to 8)5 : ) Address , "Tlio Young Man Problem In tlio Sunday School , " F. W , Willis , KPijerul secretary of the Youim Men'p Christian association. 8:15 : to 9 Paper , "Tim Young Woman In the Sunday School , " AIlss Dorn Cndy , sec retary of the Youiu ; Women's Christian association , T to U:20 : Discussion , Topics above , or any other connected vilth our work , 9:20 : to 9:30 : Business. Adjournment. WlnOr Hc-MirlN of ( lie HonUi Are readily reached via Pennsylvania Short Llnra from Chicago through Cincin nati or Louisville. Solid trains day and night. Tourist tickets now on sale. For further Information apply to Traveling Pas- eenger Agent , W. W , RICHARDSON , Omaha. Neb. , Or H. 11 , DISHING , A..O. . P. Agt. , 248 South Clark St. , Chicago. is IUIHMI : TO DICATII i.v IMUSO.V. Naphilia lii Cell nnd When round IN Ciivclopuil In KlnniCH. AUBURN. N Y , , Jan. 21. ' Warden Stout of ilic prison hero gave out a statement to the press today of the burning to death of a convict In tha prison last night. The un- fortmmto man was James McLalgo , un IChnlra trsiunr.tr , sentenced from Now York count } for flvo yc-ars on Juno 7/1893 , for grand lar ceny , McI.alKo had smuggled naphtha to bis cell on the fifth yallciy of the blxth wing , which ho w.in unlns for cooking purposes. About 5SO : p , in. on explosion occurred and the gnanln and waltera Immediately went to the scene , but McKalgn wm enveloped In llamcs and bcfora asilutanco could be rendered he was sr > BBi-loualy burned that the efforts of the plijalcluns summoned proved to be un availing and ho died n few hours later , \\tiv Vui'Uctr fill ( o I'lrc-i-K In XI013 , Fiance , Jan. 24. The fragments of a human body have been found on the railway near f > t.'Laurent. With th remain there was found a torn bill ot the Hotel I'nlvergo ot Nice. Only 20 centime's was found on the body. Inquiries show that tla deceased WHS Mr U , . Lutul , u merchant ot .Now York , and li * Is nupppaud to have com mitted suicide. Ill * trunk bears numerous hotel maiks , boU ( of Atuorlca and Europu. RULES TO GOVERN EXHIBITS ! Hogtilfitions Adopted by Department of Exhibits nnd Concessions. AN INTERNATIONAL JURY OF AWARDS Union Set Out tin1'rlcr for Spitcc < o H , unit .Mention the Ulinrtiulor of tlio < u lie .Made. The Departments ot Exhibits and Con cessions of the exposition have Issued a blank which all prospective exhibitor * tt the exposition must use In making their applications for space for cither exhibits or concessions. Those will be mailed at once to manufacturers and Inventors all over ti > c world , being In the nature ot an Invltatlir.i to exhibit as well as an application blank. This form Is 22x17 bctus In size , and Is printed In attractive form. Under a tastily arranged heading , stating briefly the name of tno exposition and the names of the officers and hcadi of departments , Is B brief summary of the plan and scope of 10 exposition , with a conclso statement ot otno of the regulations which will govern xhlbltors and concessionaires. In this It stated that charge for space will be made n the following basis : In buildings , lloor ; iace , $1 per square foot ; wall space. CO cuts per square foot ; and grounds , all space J cents per square foot. H Is also stated liat governments and large exhibitors , ns ell as exhibitors operating processes of Tianufacturc , will be given special advan- IKCS. The rules which will govern exhibitors nd concessionaires are printed on the back t the application. Thcro are forty-eight f these rules and they are very complete , avlng been taken from the bett rules pre- arcd for the government of other cxposl- lens In all parts of the world. They pro- Ido explicit directions for the ohlpment of xhlblts and for the Installing of the same , s well as the rules which will govutn cx- Ibltors during the progress ot the cxposl- lon. For the purpose of classifying exhibits ho following six heads are provided , with ho provision that the Jury of Awards shall lasslfy all exhibits not therein mentioned , 'hcso classifications are as follows : A Agriculture , food and Its accessories , orcatty and forest products , lirlir.itlon , Its modern system and uppllances , ngrlcultura nachlncry. hortlcultuic. vlllctiHuio apiary > roducts , pomology. Ilsh and lUhcrles. fl h iroducto and apparatus for Hailing , beet root Industry of nil description. H Mechanical arts , mines , mlnlnar metallurgy transpottallon , railways VCES Is cycles , vehicles , electricity and electrical ippllances. C Manufactures In general , liberal arts ducatlon , engineering , public works , con- tructlvo architecture , music nnd drama jthnology , archaeology , progress of laboi and inventions. D Klnu arts , painting , sculpture , archl- pcturo and decoration. K Woman's work , ic Isolated nnd collective exhibits. The rules provide for an Internationa ury of awards to pass upon the merits o he exhibits , and awards are provided for as allows : 1. Special diploma of honor. 2. Diploma for gold medal. 3. Diploma for silver medal. 1. Diploma for bronze medal. 5. Diploma for honorable mention. Every diploma for medal will be accom panted by an official medal of bronze , pro > ared by act of congress at the United States nint. In addition to the above awards , npe- clal prizes consisting ot ( six gold trophies six silver cups , and six gold medals , wll bo offered to competitors In each of the fol owing classes : Ono gold trophy , one silver cup and oni gold medal , as first , eecond and third prize 'or best display of working Irrigating sya .em. One gold trophy , one silver cup and on gold medal , a.i first , eecond and third prize 'or best electric light service and display. One gold trophy , one silver cup and on gold medal , ai ( list , cccoml and third prize 'or best display illustrating the process o : ho manufacture of beet root sugar. Ono gold trophy , one silver cup and on gold medal , ai fltst , ( second and third prize for best display of manufacturing plan In operation , as well as two more lots of slml lar prizes for other high-class exhibits , lo je designed by the exposition authorities. The rules also contain the following clause : "In giving the special prizes , preference will bo given to those Inventions proving the most suitable to the requirements of the west. All awards will be apportioned or the reports of the International Juries to every exhibitor whose contributions arc pronounced to bo of Incontestable superior ty. The jury work will be completed a cast one mouth prior to the clc.ie of the exposition , so as to give successful cxhlbl tors the opportunity to advertise tholi awards In the exposition. " AMUSEMENTS. Hopkins' Tranaoecanlcs opened n hal week's enrcpenicnt yesterday at the Crelgli ton , giving by long odds the best and moa enjoynblo vaudeville performance scon hen thU season. The company name Is a famll iar ono in Omaha , and much Is expected o It In the way of good entertainment. Las year It was hardly up to Its usual standard but at present It furnishes nearly thre- hours of excellent varieties. Some of th lurna are undoubtedly more meritorious thai others , but the average ot the whole per formance Is high , and there is not a pee ; number on the program. Of the old favorites , Ford and Francis Sharp and FIntt and Horace Hcnncrs please the audiences with substantially the sam specialties which they presented last season Hoslo Hendcl won marked favor by her clovoi dancing , quick changes of costume and fetch Ing stylo. Morton and Hovrllo wrro well ro cclved In their comedy fckotch , and probabl ; might hnvo been perfoimlng yet If they hai responded to all the recalls bestowed upo them. The contortion act of Salmo a | : proachcs the marvelous , and Carroll John son , who followed In black-face songs an' ' monologues , found It hard to escape from th onthuslaam of the nudlenco , Doubtless th most nrtlatlo feature of the performance however , was the llttlo farce done by tin Nawns , which , besides being very funny In deed , ga\o them , and especially the man , a opportunltv for some rarely excellent eccew trie character work. Nothing , apparently. I too good for the variety stage at present , bu ability such as this IB surely capable of stll better things. The whole sketch Is BO ex cet'dlngly well done that In the Interest o ; trtio art ono regrets to see roller ekatcs fol low so closely upon a most realistic alcoholic Bknto. It was extremely funny , but artistic ally It U u blemish upon am otherwise ad mirable and high class plcco of character drawing. The klncmatographo Is In Itself worth seeIng - Ing , and forms a fitting conclusion to u long mid Interesting program. Mr , Fulgora. the popular ami efficient man agers of the organization , has taken The ' llco's advice , offered In all kindness last sea son , and now conllncs his exertions to the business end of the enterprise. Huslncss was large yesterday. It .should continue o throughout the engagement , to be commcn-surati ! with the merits of the per formance , The Cielghton will have the popular Wood ward Theater company for two weeks , com mencing with a Sunday matinee , January 31 , presenting all now plays , offering aa an extra attraction the IMUon inagnUcopo with twcn- ty-flvo now pictures. Many Improvements , It U Hnil ( , hnvo becu niado In the company Hlnoo it aj hero last , all the old favorites etui being in the company. The prices will remain thu name as during previous engage- man IE. Hopkins' Transoceanic Star Specialty com pany will continue OH the attraction at the Crclghton until Wcdnr&day , when tuo per formances will bo given , the matinee being at strictly popular prlcca. Theater gocru and lovers of Itoyt's meth ods for provoking laughter will recall tha antics of Otis Ilarlaa , as "Hot Stuff" la Hoyt's "A Black Shton ' When here last season It will bo rcmeiAtwrcd that "A Illack Sheep" was an cnormoua success. The an nouncement that "A DMck Sheep" comes to the Crclghton next * Thursday for a two-night slay will bo hailed with delight. Since Irist seen here , Mr. llnyt has made manyichangcs In the piece , adding new music , dances nnd new stage business , and many funny situations , nnd a host of novel and entertaining vaudeville features. In other wortlai "A Black Sheep" returns hero almost a new show , and the management can promise that It will bo bigger , brighter and 'bolter than ever. "A Ulack Sheep" comes hbro direct from Its phenomenally successful run ot 1GO nights at Hoyl's theater , New York City. Scats are now on sale. The most Important musical event of this ecaeon will take place nt the Crolghton on Monday when Mine. Lillian Nordlca mid her superb company will appear In grand concert. This event will certainly shed a glory over the entire following Reason , and , perhaps , also raise the slandrtrd according to which musical events will como to bo measured during this season , The great novelty claimed for Magician Bancroft's brilliant , bewildering end of the century production of magic over any other ever seen by the public lies not only In Its elaborate nnd costly scenic display , but In the arranging of the production Itself. In this wondrous array of mnglcal lore which \\111 bo seen nt Boyd's tonight , feats of mys tery of all the different countries will bo seen. Among these nrc examples of Hindoo , Persian , Turkish nnd Egyptian marvels , and It has been said that the occult science has been followed to the four corners of Iho earth to furnish material for Bancroft's marvelous entertainment. Bancroft's per formance Is divided Into four sections , In cluding a number of spectacular Illusions and stage pictures. Each uno ot these sec tions represents a complete scene , which the magician carries entire. His production cost him this season the remarkable outlay ot $100,000 , and requires two baggage cars to transport. His company numbers twenty- two people. The scones represent "The Ma gician's Palace of Fable. " "The Opulent Orient. " "Tho Japanese Palace , " "Midnight Mysteries Among the Yogi" and "Tho Homo of Mnglc. " In this kalcldosccpa of bsautlful , picturesque scenes are Introduced unlnuo feats of surprise and mystery , startling Illu sions nnd occult marvels , which have been originated by Bancroft himself and which arc totally different from any ever seen In a magical entertainment. Bancroft's enter tainment Is promised to bu a continued ar ray of novelties from end to end. Wallackcr , the llvo lion used by Ma gician Bancroft In his latest Illusion , "Lconll , " will bo on exhibition today In the window of the Continental Clothing com pany , on the corner of Fifteenth and Doug las streets. For one week , commencing Tuesday night , January 20 , the Marie Wellesley Players will bo the attraction at Boyd's. Manager Crawford had offers from several companies desirous of nillng this ttmc , and decided upon having Marie Wollcsley and her asso ciates produce a number ot popular standard plays at lower prices than the management has ever before offered. The favorite play. "Tho Black Flag , " Is announced for the In augural performance. Thomas W Kcene , tha talented American tragedian , will be seen at Boyd's Tuesday and Wednesday , February 2 and 3. NEW 'YOniC , Jan. . 21.-Mme. Molba. the opera singer , S'tlled on. . I-a lioursogno for Havre , whence she will go to Paris. The Livery of IIIHoiiHiicHH Is a pronounced yellowH is visible In the countenance and eyeballs. It Is ac companied with uneasiness 'beneath the rlgnt ribs and shoulder blade , wick headache , nau sea ami Irregularity of'the bowels. To the removal of each and all of these discomforts , as well as' their cnnse.vHostctter's Stomach Bitters Is adnilrablyf adanted. . This prc- timuiontly family tnt'dlrlnealso remedies malarial , rheumatic and kidney complaints , nervousness and debility. It promotes ap- jc'tlto and sleep. ' Six-Thirty P. M. Train. of the CHICAGO MILWAUKEE & 'ST. PAUL KY. Best service , ELECTRIC LIGHTS , Dining car. City office : 1504 Farnam. "The Ovcrlmul Mmltpil. " To Utah In 20j hours. California In C0 ! ( . hours via the UNION PACIFIC. This Is the fastest and finest train In the west. TlrksJts can bo obtained at city ticket offlce , 1302 Farnam street. ii A no in TOP ' Xeiv DlHi-overles Dally. " New gold fields. New towns spring up Irt the IJlncU Hills mining districts. The Northwestern line is the beat , and the pioneer road to the hills. General Passenger Agent , Omaha , Neb. IliirHiiKton IloiHe California. I2MI I'KlollN. A cheap and pleasant way to make the overland trip la to take ono of the- Burling ton's weekly personally conducted excursions to California. They leave Omalia1:35 : every Thursday afternoon. Most Interesting route across the continent through -Denver and Salt Lake City. The schedule Is so ar ranged as to afford paesengcrs a daylight view of the wonderful scenery of the Rock ies. Cars are clean , comfortable , modern and not crowded. 'Best of care given ladles and children. Second class tickets 'honored. ' Call nt ticket office , 1502 Farnam street , and get full Information. CLAltlC TAKHX TO CIIKKIIY COU.VTV. He KMoniH'rtlall There While IJelnu Tried for Hurnlnry. Sheriff Strong of Valentine , Nob. , arrived In the city last might to take charge of L. A. Clark , alias Leonard Collins , who Is at prouont locked up at police headquarters charged with adultery. Clark has a record which , according to Sheriff Strong. Is not an enviable ono. Last February ho and a companion wcio arrested at Valentino for burglary. It- was alleged they broke Into n livery stable and "stole several seta of har- nefls , which they afterwards disposed tea a second-hand dealer. While 'in the Jail ono dark night Clark secured a piece of wire and bucceeded In solving t the myfitorlen ot the ! oclc to his cell. Ho got clear of Iho town without being recaptured" , and was not hoard of until arrested In Ibis city some time ago. Clark also had a rpputatlou while living at Valentino of belnu an excellent cattle "rustler" and horsa thief , Hoa \ said to have been mixed up Imu number of shady af fairs of this description. Ills trouble In this city arose over hlo win ning the affections of airs. Cone , whose , hus band happened to bo still living In Council llluffa. They had novenlwon legally divorced , BO uhcn Clark and Mm Cone started house keeping In a shanty on the north bottoms Mr. Cone made trouble- Clark will bo taken back to Valentino tortav. GRAVE ROBBING A CRI1H Purport of a Bill Introcluo3cl in the State Legislature. MEDICAL COLLEGES ENDORSE THE BILL Tlirlreeiln Arc Siimitlril TlirotiKli 1an fill .MenUN , unit They Do Xot Coiiiitenniioe till1 Peneera- tlon of Ihu < ! ra\e , "There Is an attempt now being made In the etato legislature to make grave robbing a felony Instead ot a misdemeanor , " said n prominent surgeon connected with the Omalia Medical college a few days ago. "Hereto- fore the crime has been punishable by a flno of not lese than $100 nor more than $500. Confinement , therefore , under the existing law cannot exceed eight months. I think there Is no class of ii'cn who will mora heartily sanction the passage of a now law than ourselves. "Regularly at least once a year the whole community Is thrown Into a fever of excite ment by the announcement that some scoun drel hag robbed , or has attempted to rob , the family burial plot of Its dead. The finger ot suspicion at once points to the black- robed 'medic. ' 01 course , It must bo ho who Instigated the theft. ' Ho Is pictured as laughing 'In ' ghoulish glee as ho piles his scalpel to the remains of the dear de parted , whtlo his classmates arc supposed to laugh with him as they think of public senti ment , which they are accused of having outraged In the name ot science. This makes n very nice background for a ghost story , but unfortunately for the sensational ist his story Is not based upon facts. Wo who perforce gather about the dissecting table are ns anvlous to bring to justice the criminal who desecrates the grave of ono whoso memory Is hallowed as the relations who regard ua as the Instigators of the crime. "Tlmo was , nnd not many years ago , when the laws of largo cities would not permit the use of pauper remains for scientific re- Hcarch. The study of anutomy was followed with dlUlculty on account of the scarcity of subjects. A well preserved "stiff" easily brought from ? 50 to $7G , and the work of procuring them became the basis for a lu- orallva business. I will ray , however , that In nlno cases out of ten where graves were formerly robbed and their occupants dis posed of to medical colleges , that the pur chasers were not aware of tha method by which they had been secured. A number of cases In which tlio body snatchers were ar rested and brought to trial developed this fact and showed that the colleges had bought the subjects from men who had willfully de ceived them. "In the present day the old time horror of dissection has given way to more sen sible Ideas. City nnd county laws have boon framed to nld us. It Is not necessary now to have dealings with men who are likely to bo unprincipled. Jn all Inrgo cities llko Omaha material for dissection is plen tiful. Deaths among the county poor fur nish us with the majority of our subjects , for persons dying In these Institutions are seldom claimed by relatives. According to law , however , the remains must be kept three days , and then being unclaimed are turned over to the medical college which first places Its requisition on flic. "These blank requisitions or applications are issued by the county , and are signed by the officers ot the college making use of them. They are drawn upon the county clerk. Strangers In the city who arc killed by accident or die suddenly , whose remains find their way to the morgue , are also given us. The coroner must , however , first turn them over to the county officials before wo can secure possession of them in the regular way. "Wo do not use as many subjects as many suppose. During the usual term of the college about twenty-five Is the limit with our own institution. The subjects for our dissecting tables are supplied almost en tirely from the unclaimed county dead. Wo pay nothing for them , and for this reason nlono It must bo patent to even the most prejudiced that the vocation of a body snatchcr In Omaha Is a thing of the past. The expenses Incident to shipping , and a trine to the undertaker who performs the actual work , Is the .only money spent In securing them. In taking the bodies from the county wo thus save the expenses of burial , while at the same time serving the ends of science , "Yes , I trust that a penalty of Imprison ment in the state penitentiary will bo meted out to any miscreant who shall in the fu ture rob n grave. " Dr. null's Cough Syrup takes the lead of nil cough preparations on our shelves. Car penter & I'almetcr , Jamestown , N. Y. Jc-velry , watches , diamonds , at cost. A B Ilubermann , 13th and Douglas sts. OMAHA I'lIII.OSOI'llIO.M , SOCII3TV. nf ( Hi * Clly Charier YvNtcr- liiy , with Other Snl.JeoiN Coming. The Omaha Philosophical society held Its regular meeting at Fuller's hall , Fourteenth and Douglas streets , yesterday afternoon. There were quite a number present. The society represents the only organization of free thinkers In the city. It was organized two years ago nnd Its membership has been gradually Increasing until at the present tlmo It has nearly a hundred names upon Its roster. The officers are J. T. Patch , presi dent ; Walter Hrceu , secretary ; T. | L. Mc Donnell , vice president , and B. L , Emery , treasurer. No special subject was on the program yesterday and the discussion reverted to the framing of the city charter. Mayor Ilroatch , although not a member of the so- cilely , was present and gave a few ot his Ideas on the subject of the charter. Ilo ex pressed himself as very much against the adoption of the populist propositions as em bodied In the charter fathered by Kd How- ell. J. W. Ivogan spoke for a few minutes nnd wao In favor of direct legislation , both In city and etato affairs. Cornelius Farrell made a short talk along the snnio lines , with special rcfereneo to the Plro and I'o- llce coinmlfcslon , which , In his opinion , wus not worthy of an existence. The society will meet during the winter at the same hall every Sunday afternoon. An Interesting program ot subjects has been arranged. Among them arc discussions nnd papers upon "Sunday Legislation , " "He- form In Our Jury SjHtcin , " "Is the Illblo the Inspired Word ot God ? " "Hypnotism , " by Dr. L. A. Mcrrlam ; "Cremation of the Dead , " by Walter J. Hrecn , and "Phrenol ogy , " by T. L. McDonnell. Twenty-One N tori en for \e\v York. NKW VOIUC , Jnn. 2l.-l'lanH liuvo been filed for tlio building1 to bo erected at 7 to "I Hroadway for George C. Crocker the California millionaire , at n cost o $ ! WO,000. Thu plans call for a twenty-one story llrrproof brick , stone , terra cottn nnd Iron rramo olllco building , With a sharp stick you can turn up the dirt anclget ground ready for planting but what a clumsy , slow , labori ous , ineffective way of going to work ! Not much more so , though , than the old- fashioned way of washing. Think M * * ' of it' ' Grinding the clothes up and down'bn a wash-board , with nothing but soap and main strength to get out the dirt. Then think how simple and easy is Pearline's way soaking , boiling , rinsing. You need Pearlinc for all your washing and cleaning. C . You need something better than ; joap or a sharp stick when you're dealing with dirt. Ilco , 1-25-97 EARLY DAYSIlco SayJ Arc you old enough to remember , way back in the sixties , when Omaha was only a muddy spot on the road where Indians camped and straggling settlers vacated their prairie schooners for an hour or two to stretch their limbs and brc-ik the monotony of the long , tiresome journey to the unknown beyond ? They were trying times , Brave men and loving wives suffered hardships silently and bore privations bravely , for the future was precarious and dollars were scarcer than lien's teeth. Those were the days when Prince Alberts were not fash ionable on the prairies and men covered their manly bosoms with good , old-fashioned , home-made shirts , They weren't very stylish. They weren't "perfect fitt ing. " They had no monograms worked on them but they were of good material , they were sewed thoroughly , they were honest and they wore. Mayba you heard your father tell how they wore , We are today doing for people what the woman did for the early settlers male ing them good shirts , shirts that will wear Every shirt sold by The Nebraska whether a working shirt , a dress shirt , a plain shirt or a fancy shirt is as full of service as honest work and honest goods can make it and you don't have to pay a good stiff price to get a good stiff shirt. Half a dollar will buy an unlaundered white shirt that is cut right , made right , bought right and sold right and honest from collar to tail. re ; THE CORONATION is described by RICHARD HARDING DAVIS * One of the two American correspoiutents who witnessed the imposing ceremonies in Moscow , an'1 is illustrated by R. CATOM WOODVILLE , who had a royal commission from Queen Victoria. FEBRUARY ISSUE HARPER'S MAGAZINE ARTICLES ON MEXICO THE AWAKENING OF A NATION By CHARLES R LUMMIS The first of a series of timely papers , which are the result of a three-months journey through Mexico undertaken for HARPER'S MAGAZINE by Mr. Lummis , and are illustrated from photographs taken by him expressly for this purpose. Articles , Short Stories , Editorial Departments , etc. Published by HARPER & BROTHERS , New York "THOUGHTLESS FOLKS HAVE THE HARD EST WORK , BUT QUICKWITTED PEOPLE USE 100 Couches In the special sale at $8 , $19 , 70 different of tables In styles dining the sale at | B , $0 , $ S , $12 , J14. $15. $20 , $25 , $1.2 , $15 , $18 , $20 , $25 , $ SO , $40 nnd $50 all a $30 and $10 all at greatly reduced prices. about half price. CHAS. SHIVERICK & CO. , Largest Stock and Lowest Prices. 1 2th and Douglas. Primary , Secondary or Ter tiary Itlootl I'oiNon permit , ncntly cured In 15 to : i.1 . ( laj'H. You ( Mil to treated at homo for the tame price under same Cimrnnty. If you prefer to como hero we will contiact to pay railroad faro and hotel bill ; , and no charge If we fall to cure. If you have taken mcrcnry , lodlilu a"7 | BCS < HB ) B B fl"Ef B 7 iiotnsli , and still hnvo aches and pains , MUCOUH " H1 VgW3 < 4rfHfc.Ha B Patches in m&ulh , Here Throat , I'lmiilcn , Conpcr-Coloru.il Kpnta , Ulcers on any part of the body , Ilnlr or HyebrowH ftilllnu out , it la this BfiOOU I'OIHON that we miariiiitec to cure. We solicit the most obstinate /fin fO(7K ) ( > fnk R3 ' tW3HJ3Pn C"M < 'M nn(1 oiiaUcuzo \vorldforacnue * L tiJItftf ECU ? OS U EnJEsL wecricnot cure. This disease hnalways Imflk-d Iho nKIII of tlio znont eminent pliyNldniiH. WfiOO.OOO capital behind our unconditional guaranty , Almolutc urooft cent ccalctl on application. Address COOK IICMKIW CO. , 307 3iuuonio Tccipic , cuaoACio , CM/ . GENTS. LADIES. Hundred * o [ roinoilleH nro put up ruur.iti' 1 Do not trtflo with atapi Iced to euro lost inunhuoJ , but they unti'l du I menstruation , but Bimd , . , It. TurlUili f OKt Munhooil C'apouluu i\r \ \ for box Turltlsh Tnn y nnd warranted and money rotiirneil for oycry c * ! ' I'llls-miro to It dnuH not euro ofVoak Memory , bunt Drain I I'uiiii/royal llio day. bold only ' l'o\ver , Lou MunhooiJ , UUht Kmlnaic H A H K . . . ' 1JAHMA01 Wc.ikiicua of HciiroaucllTO . Ursntu , cau . I Idili unil Farnam Mrceli by youtlifilli-rrorB. ( ilvuxyoii now liru. SoiJ , . mall. only by UAHN'Sl'HAUMAUY , IHIH ami far- Unialiu ; itb. lly . . . . ' nain Sts. , Omaha , Neo. f J.OO bo * by mill. Your mouth opens you people the condition of your tooth , /.ot / thorn wo tlmtyou uro imrticuhir ubout your tooth. Set Teeth. $5,00 Must Teeth , S7.nO. Gold Crown , 22I ( , $5.00 BAILEY , Dentist. I < udy attendant , 3J lloor , I'uxun Tito SofS GBow of the Ton Eloso ] la acquired by ladles Mho UBO POZZONI'U COUPLUXIOH POWDKU , Try It. To Louis Arzhelmcr , lutu of the city of 1'hlladt'lplilii : Von nro hereby notltlod that n lliml rule In divorce has been granted uualnut you at thu Hull of Kill lo Ai7.In.lmor , your wife , which will bo heard In court of common pkiiH No. 2 , of Philadelphia county , UH of March term , lb3B , No. 31 , on Hatnrday , < ( fil l-Vbriiary ( Mb , 1 > ! )7 ) , at 10 o clock u , m. , on " i which day you may uppeur mid allow cauxo , If iiny you have , why mich divorce HhoulU not bo tsruntud ugnliiHt you. Ittxpcctfully , 1IHNUV O. 11U10V , Attorney for Kutlo Arzhclmer , I'ltOI'OSAI.S KOU HUJ18ISTI3NCH BTUItliS. Olllco I'urrliunliiK C'omml nniy of Hul > sl tcncD , Oiniihu , NVb. , January 'it , 1W7. Bi'ulcd i > roMO ul , uubject lo the umml fomllllunH , will bc < icc-i'lved at thin olllco until 11 o'clock n. rn , February 3 , 18U7. at iuhIch tlinu and placu they will bu publicly op < nod for funilHhln ; , ' EUhxlMcnuit morea uu folloua ; 1'ork , bacon , coined bc > vf , sugar , fl'jvoriiiR cxtrncU , vie , i'rvfercncu will bo Klrcn to article ) ) of ilomcsllc production , lilaitk nropuaalH .u i wm-rlilcalloiiH can Im olHalit"J at thU o.i - KKA.s'K R NYU. Major and Commlfesary of Suusbtenco.