THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : THURSDAY , "DECEMBER 30 , 189T.
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PETTiGREW TARES A END
Tuts in His Vacation Beconstruoting His
Political Fences ,
STARTS WARFARE ON ANTi-FUSIONISTS
OrKnn Komi * Straight Out
Urmorrnln nnil I'oiuilldtn Out of
the 1'npts' Hoj c > to AVIu
' I.oncliM Over. . |
6IOT/X FAUJ3 , S. D. . Dee. 20. ( Special. )
Cotuttor 1'ettlgrow arrived icro a few days
nip , nominally to lake a rent from his labors
\VaslilnRton , but In reality to Inspect tbo
movements gtarted by II. I * Loucks for the
populists and 'Darllctt ' Trlpp for tho'dfcmo-
crata for separate and Independent state con-
vcmtlotu next year. Tha senator held coafer.
cnces with leading free silver republicans ,
nnd the Sioux Tails democrats , who , under
the leadership of C. O. Dallcy last year ,
called oK the democratic atato convention , |
nnd wJio afa trying to do the same thing for
next year. The result ot this conference Is
on editorial In the atator's paper , reading oul
of the democratic party such old-tlmo dem-
ocrallo leaders as nartlett Trlpp , Colonel
aiarlt W. Shcafo of Watcrtown , Otto 1'ocmll-
ler , cx-Unltod States marshal , of Yanktou ; 1' .
F. M-cCluro , formerly state Immigration com
missioner , of Plorrc , and "Pat" Wlckheui ot
Alexandria , the David IJ.11111 of South Da-
lota politics. The setiato'a paper aaja tha\
It Is the "height of political Impudence and
dishonesty , as well as bad taste , for any man
who does not own Allegiance to that "prin "
ciple ( free colnago at 1C to 1) ) to attempt to
njlro to leadership In the democratic party. "
It ralh the democrats toy na.mo . aa given
above nnd says -their "political pun has set ,
never to else again unless It bo In the re
publican party , tovhlch they naturally bo-
long. " Inthe ame article the paper gives
out the opinion that HI. L. Ixnicks Is "too
good n politician" and "too honest" to op
pose fusion In South Dakota. It Is under
stood .hero that the Sioux Falls coterie will
attempt coax houcka Into line , and fall
ing In this , will .boot . him out of the populist
party aa they would expel Trlpp and others
from the democratic party. It Is an open
secret here that the sentiments quoted iwero
Inspired .by Senator 1'ettlgrcvand for that
reason they attract attention us Indicating
the course ho will pursue next summer. It
Is pretty generally understood that ho pur
poses to amalgamate the populist and dem
ocratic party Into a new organization which
shall -bear the tiamo ot neither , tout which ,
through such men as C. O. Dalley and John
A. Dowlcr for the democrats , nnd L. 11. Esta-
brook for the populists , he will be able ab-
eolutely to control.
six jiu.vimuu 'i'i.YCiiins IMUSSKXT.
SJnle AHMOclutloii of South Dakota In
St'HsIllll.
SIOUX FALLS. S. D. , Dec. 29. ( Special. )
Six hundred teachers from every part of
South Dakota arc now here attending the
annual meeting of the South Dakota Teachers'
association. The attendance on the Jast day
will bo Increased by late arrivals and will
pass 700. Ull of the prominent educators of
the state are present , Including nearly forty
county superintendents. An address of wel
come was delivered yesterday afternoon In
rtnrmatiln. linll liv llr. W. II.Fnrilnn. . nastor
of the First Methodist church. It was re
sponded to by E. T. Fitch -Aberdeen. .
Edwin Dukes of Huron , who Is president
of the etato association , gave the annual
address and the program of the afternoon
was concluded by an addrcso by Hon. Frank
Crane of AVatertown , state superintendent of
schools. The general session this morning
was held In Germanla hall and the depart
ment of colleges and high schools hold Its
" ( meetings in the commercial rooms of the
Sioux Falls Business college. In connection
with the meeting the county superintendents
are holding special sesalons for the discus
sion of subjects of more direct Interest to
the superintendents. The association will
adjourn on Thursday afternoon.
1XST1TUTIOXS SHOUT OF
Wet KnoiiKli In Sltflit to Carry Them
Through.
HUnON , S. D. , Dec. 23. ( Special. ) While
hero today Captain J. I' . Davis , member of
itho State Hoard of Charities and Correction ,
onld that a deficiency of between $6,000 and
$7,000 In the light and fuel fund ot the
Yankton fasano hcepltal Is likely to exist
before the cud of the ensulag year. The
reform school nt Pl'Uiklnton ' Is having a
hard struggle since the lire. The appropria
tion was too small , for Instead ot having only
ninety iamatca there are 123. The peni
tentiary at Sioux Falls la In the very best
condition. The erection of an 'Immense stone
wall , practically without expense to the state ,
Is < x great Improvement as well as a safeguard
to that Institution. Captain Davis speaka
very highly cf the management ot all the
Institutions over which the board has
supervision.
1'uhllii Iiistiillndoii.
HOWARD , S. D. , Dec. 29. ( Special. )
Howard loige , Ancient , iFree and Accepted
Masons , the public Installation ncrvlcca last
-might. The officers-elect were Installed
by Worshipful ( Master F. II. Dlmock
ot Carthage. The now officers are :
Jj. J. Walker , W. M. : J. A. Holstrom ,
8. W. ; C. A. Crlsscy , J. W. ; M. J. Mitchell.
tylcr , and ! M. Ackerman , S. At 10 p. in. the
lodge , with Invited guests , imrtoolc ot a
banquet at the opera thouao. Covers were
laid for 100 guests. JuJgo Mumford pre
sided. Dr. A. F. dough of Madison made
the principal speech In responseto "Tho
Origin of Masonry. " Ollu-j responses were :
"Woman and Masonic Secrets , " toy I * D.
"Walt : "Tho Secrets of Masonry , " F. D.
X.wtemj "The Woman's View of Masonry , "
SIlss Margaret Xoonan ; "Things In General , "
a'rof. J , O. limciry ; "Brotherhood , " llev.
John Gray ; "Fellowship , " llev. W. L.
Melnzerj "The Spirit of Fraternallsm , " 0.
& [ . Oaborn , and "The Crumbs that Fell from
the Master's Table. " by C. A , Crlssoy. The
flow ofwit and eloquence was relieved at
intervals 'liy ' several line piano solos by Miss
iicnvolls and choice selections by the Howard
cornet band.
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ItrliiK In Ounndlnii Cut lie.
IIUnONf , S. JD. , Doc , 29. ( Special. ) Van L.
Iloss ot this city has received from Canada
a carload of finely tired shorthorn liclfer
calves which am to t > o taken by farmers de-
elrous of experimenting with them , it being
assorted that cattle from Canada will with
stand this climate better than those from
other sections. These came from -breeders -
00 miles northwest ot Quebec and ore a tine
"Jot.
Mountain of Coul in Ulnli ,
SALT LAKE , Utah , Doc. 29. ( Special. )
About eight months ago 'Mr. Q , T. Jlolltday
of this city discovered a solid mountain of
coal In Emory rounty about ten miles north
east of Sunnyvldo , on the Illo Grande West
ern railway. Mr. Holtlday. uho 1 an expe
rienced coal miner , was satisflol 'that the
coal was suitable for cooking purposes and
Interested Ulu father and brotbor , also of
Salt Lake , vtho together with a number of
other gentlemen , located about 1,000 acres
of land , embracing the entire moun'aVi. Sam
ples were cent to the P. V , Coal company ,
and shortly After the owners received an
offer of 110,000 for their property from the
above company. ThU offer waa accepted ,
but differences arose as ( a terms aad the deal
foil through.
Further tests were madn and It It now
certain 4hat this coal Is the very be t for
cooking purposes that IMS been discovered.
'Shipments are now being made to the Salt
Lake gas worku , and It Is found to contain
420 feet more E S to the ton than the beet
Colorado product.
A company has been formed with o , capital
ef fiOO.OOO < U > develop the mine , nnd work
will begin on a Urea scale on January 1. It
Is expected the Ilia Grande Western will
J > utli a spur track < o itho mineat ooce , and
the prospect * arc there will bo lively times
In the vicinity of Sunnysldo front ) < hla tlmo
forth.
GIIHISTMAS IX TiltJ Itl.ACIC Illl.I.S.
.Mnn'f * Itrcullpcllnii of rm Kvcnt
Twenty Your * Ami.
Twenty years ago ft very small boy , whoss
homo was In Iowa , peeped out of the front
end of a monster covered wagon that was a
part of a mule train on Its way to the Illack
HIUi. It was the day before Christmas. A
storm had come down from the north and
the troll was covtrcd with snow. This was
disagreeable , but It at lean served to keep
down the dust that had almost strangled
the poor animals and drivers on the lotijj
Journey from what Is known ns I'lerre , on
the eastern boundary of th * Indian reierva.
tlon In South Dakota. So cold had It become -
como the night before , writes John Briar In
the DCS Molncs Capital , and so favorable
wore the signs for the blizzard , that the
stock tents carried by tht- train were hauled
out and staked. Into these were driven the
mules. The teamsters gathered about huge
tent campflres for the train had then
| reached the wooded hllU lying between old
Fort Meade nnd Dcadwood and thera re
cited Incidents of former trips , with bliz
zards , hostile Indians and horse thieves as
the chief features ot the stories. All thcss
were listened to with absorbing Interest by
the small boy from Iowa. Sitting Bull and
Hod Cloud bed created terror In that region
only the peason before , and back on the trail
had been pointed out cabtna where whlto
sottlora were butchered by the redskins.
Trains bearing treasure from tbe great
Homwtako mines at Load City had been oc
caalonallymet that Were accompanied by a
guard of armed men , and frequently a pease
ot vigilantes dashed past the train In hot
pursuit of honto thieves. All this and the
dismal conditions brought on by the storm
made a lasting Impression upon the small
boy's mind. At that tlmo there were no
little folks to speak o' In the 13lack Hills.
From the tlmo of leaving the Missouri river ,
several weeks before , this boy had not en >
vlsloncd a > oungster of his own size had
seen only bull-punchers , cowboys , mule driv
ers , Indians and soldiers.
Damp was struck that night twenty years
o In Deadwood Gulch. Again were the
tents put up , a. new batch of stories wcrt
told and once more tha next morning \\ero
the atx-span-mulo teams hitched to the big
wagons , to each of which lead wagons were
attaehci } two train wagons , nnd down the
gulch and throunh the winding main streets
ot Deadwood the train made Its way.
Doudwooa was the objective point. It
was at that time the center of nil the Hills
country the center for ibuslncss nnd the
center for meanness. This small boy from
Iowa had read ot It before ho ran away
from homo and learned that It was there
that "Wild Bill" was killed , and that his
body was burled on. the mountain that over
looked llio town. Consequently , when a
camp had been selected nnd the usual labors
performed , tie boy lost no time In reaching
that portion ot the town where tihe excite
ment 'was greatest. All Uho day he strolled
about among the -motley crowd , peeped Into
Gambling houses , climbed to the grave of
"Wild Bill , " regardless ot the cold , was
attracted by the dance music of the many
places of that character that were running ,
was treated to all the things afforded by the
mining town -which , would attract the child
ish fancy by-tho rough miners and team
sters , whose eyes scldcm fell upon a young
ster , and when the day was gene returned 1
to h'f bed of blankets In the great covered
wagon. Then his thoughts went back to :
homo and ho wondered what his brothers
and sisters were doing. With thoughts of
the presents and. turkey stufflnE he fell
asleep . Ho awoke In the night an-J there
were cold streaks down his cheeks where
the tears had coursed .
I.iITTI.rD dlOXKY l.\ TUB PEACHES.
Colorado Krnit Gr iT r l\Vi > re TlRi ] > -
lioliitcil In Till * YcVr's Jtcmiltx.
"Many of those \vfoo liv do airly ship
ments of peaches lost spring did not make a
cent en them , " said C. L. SaVyer of Frulta
to a reporter of the Ilcciubllcan of Denver.
"Some actually lost , while a few came out
ahead. When It came to shipping the later
poaches there was not much improvement.
Those who did make any money on their
rult did not get enough to pay them for
ho trouble of picking. The rr Jorlty of the
peaches shlrocd from our part ot the sta-'e
.vent to Omaha and Kansas City. Seme went
as far cast as Cincinnati , and as far north
as St. Paul and Minneapolis. A number or
hcso down our way sent whole carloads of
peaches to these cities. I know of several
nstanccs where the commission men to
whom they wore sent would telegraph back
as soon aa the car reached Its destination ,
stating that the ncachcs were In bad shape.
Of course the shinier had no alternative butte
to wlro back to accept the car and get what
ho could for the contents. After the com
mission men had deducted their commission ,
them was very little , If anything , left for
ho shipper. In several Instances they were
out actual cash.
"Now , wo do not know positively whether
the poaches reported to bo in bad condition
were OB bad as represented. They might
have been perfectly sound for nil wo know ,
and the commission men , realizing that we
were too far away to ascertain just wfiat the
true condition was , might have trumped ip
that story to make moremoney. . But In the
future wo do not Intend to take any chances.
When It comes tlmo to ship peaches wo
( iroposo to send a. man to the large cities
where wowill ship. These men will look
after the fruit and keep n cyo on the com
mission men. If our representatives report
the pcachea In a bad ccudltlon , then we will
knon' It la true. Should the commission men
toll us that , our man In that city will In
vestigate tbo matter. By so doing wo hope
to realize more In the future than wo have
in the past.
"Although wo had a very largo peach -crop
this year. I am afraid next year will not be
pr > bountiful. We have had too much early
cold weather to suit me , and I am afraid the
severe maps have frozen the buds. If thai
nrovcs to bo t'ao case , the crops In our sec
tion of the state are ruined , and I guccs thai
liolilB good throughout the remainder of the
state. You see. September and October weio
unusually wet months , as considerable rain
fell. That made the trees grow until very
late , and then came the cold snaps. And It
was very cold down our way. tco , the ther
mometer registering 10 and 12 degrees below
zero several times. Our cold so far has been
rather damp , and that may prove our sal
vation. But we are not out of the woodt
yet , for , it the buds are not matured yet , < uu
the last freezes fcavo not killed them , the
cold In January Is liable to play havoc will
next year's crop. If that turns out to bo
the case , we shall have practically no peachc.1
to send to eastern commission men. It looks
to mo as If our peach trees tad been hurt
and seriously so , but to what extent wo shal
not be able to determine until they bud ou
.next erring. "
SliorllTn Arc * \imieroii * .
"I think I am perfectly safe In making
the assertion that there are more deputy
( sheriffs holding In ( Arizona territory than
In the wholn ot New York state , even though
there Is euch a vast difference In their popu
lations , " remarked Frank Nicholson o
Phoenix , Ariz. , In Denver. Mr. Nicholson
Is a deputy sheriff himself. "A deputj
ehorlft in Arizona Is uomcthlng like a police
man in this country. He Is a guardian of
the peace. Ho takes the place of a police
man , as there are none In our territory. We
have very etrlngcnt lawe in Arizona regard
Ing .the carrying of concealed weapons. A
one time every one carried a big gun In his
hip pocket or In a leather bolt. But now
the carrying of them has been practical ! }
llmltf-di Not BO very long ego u law was
passed by the state legislature which 1m
posed a fine of from $500 to { 1,000 on anyone
ono caught with a gun on his person. The
country Is too thickly Bottled for certain
men to travel about without arms. Tbe law
makers appreciated this fact and made 1
possible for responsible men to rarry firm
by passing a law which provides for an ;
number of deputy sheriffs. By taking tb
oath ot ofllco a man Is permitted to carry
gun , but Is expected to assist In maintaining
peace when there is a quarrel or a fight o
any kind. It was absolutely necessary To
the legislature to pas ] some kind ot a rigid
Isw relative to the carrying of firearms , aa
there was altogether too much shooting going
on down tbero at tlmce. Not only was th
penalty ruafln vnoit severe , but tbe taw I
enforced , A man nowadays docs not core
to run the chances ot carrying a gun and
getting lined EOO cold dollars. It you nro
tmflble to pay that fine , r-hlch Is the smallest
ono that can bo Imposed , a few months Ifi
jail stares you In the face. The chances are
too great , and It a man cannot succeed In
becoming a deputy sheriff ho foregoes the
pleasure of lugging a gun around with him. "
i.VPBCT ( A OllBAT iAb.VMCA HUSH ,
nt n ( liinrtrr Million 1M1-
for X < * * t Yrar'M lliiMltipvH.
TACOMA , Wash. , Dec. 2D. ( Special. )
The railway passenger ngenta of the coun
try are making estimates of enormous crowds
that -will go to Alaska next spring- and
nearly ell will pass through the cities ot
the Pacific coast. SCTOO of them say th-at n
quarter of a million people will make the
trip to Alaska during the coming spring ,
In which event every city on Pugct sound
vlll bo crowded to Its utmost capacity. Cap
tain Charles King , who roado a trip to Min
neapolis , St. Paul -auJ' ' way cities In the
ntcrcst of the Northern Pacific railway , rc-
.urnlug jcsterday , brought Uils news , and
'rom his personal observations ho Is In
clined to think there Is nome truth In the
report. While in St. 1'aul and ; 'Minneapolis
Captain King was besieged toy people , -who ,
upon learning -that 'ho 3rad boon In Alaska ,
hurled question upon question at him. The
primary object of Mr. King's visit -was to
talk with station agents and passenger offi
cials regarding Alaskan conditions.
"Tho statement was made -while I was
In Uho east , " said iMr. King , "that a quar
ter of a million ipeoplo would start for the
Klondike nnd other Alaska gold fields. I
understand that itho passenger association
has made sued an estimate and the west
ern roads are making gigantic preparations
to handle the bis crowd.All the old en
glnes and passencor cars have been brought
to the shops and thoroughly repaired for
the spring rush. It Is almost certain that
extra train , service will bo' necessary early
Intho year. In ( Minneapolis ono railroad
agent told mo of 100 men who had paid for
stpamer accommodation In advance.
"Tho easterners arp talking a great deal
of the gold flcl'is on the American side ,
Muncok creek.Circle City nnd the Copper
river countries are eagerly discussed. There
are people bound for almost every point In
Alaska and next season there will -bo no de
serted mining camps on the Yukon. I was
asked repeatedly about the Copper river dls
trlct , but I was not sulHclciitly posted to
glvo much Information.
1UCIC IX Til 13 01I > h
MltiliiK Cnuip In
HiH I lee 11 Koiinil 1'rolltnhle Aenln.
HELENA , Mont. , Dec. 20. < Spcclal. ) A
the old mining camp of Lincoln , in Deer
Lodge county , is the oldest placers In the
state of Montana. As early as 1863 gold was
found In paying quantities , nnd during the
following year It experienced quite a stam
pede. In 1867 It was a town of 5,000 Inhab
itants. Then the mlnco gave out and proba
bly not more than 100 people In Montatul
know where Lincoln Is. The last season a
few oldtlmo miners tried their luck In the
old abando'ned camp once more and several
good quartz prospects have been uncovered.
Lincoln la located In a valley through which
runs the Big Blackfoot river. In the early
days the gold was taken out of the left side
of the valley , but on thd oppoalta side have
t now been discovered a number ot copper
claims. These copper dlscoverico are In a
gulch on Stonewall mountain , the second
gulch above Lincoln. Very little develop
ment work has as yet been done , but there
Is enough done to show oao .three-foot vein
of Conner and silver ore. assaying 65 per
cent copper and eight ounces of silver. A
dozen other claims show good coppsr ore and
most of them have recently been bought by
Marcus Daly of the Anaconda company. On
the Buck lode Is a four-foot vein of ore
which runs from 40 to 80 per cent copper
nnd 7 to 9 ounces silver , shown In a flf > y-
fqot tunnel. The Blue Grouse claim adjoin
ing has an eighty-foot tunnel , carrying 90
per cent copper and a little silver on a seven-
foot ledge. The Copper King Is next , with
Juat aa good ore In it sixty-foot tunnel.
The new discoveries are Jlfty miles from
the Northern Pacific railroad nnd there Is
already talk of a branch line to the mlnea.
The place Is ono of the most desolate and
most seldom visited In all lontnna. Last
week prospectors discovered In a gulch ad-
olnlng Stonewall largo deposits of anthra-
: lto coal. It is found in a basin covering
vo or six sections of land.
WYOMING SEWS. 1
SeiiKiitlomil Suit.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Dec. 29. ( Special. )
A hearing was commenced today In the
Laramlo county district court of the case of
George Nngle against William A. Hoblna.
The case attracts great attention here nnd
promises to become sensational. TJagle , who
cccntly became of ago , expected to receive
rom his guardian , Tloblns , his share ot his
other's estate , amounting to ? 200,000. Of
his amount $ CO,000 proved to be In notes and
oana which Naglo asserts are uncollectible
and practically worthless. Ho asserts that
ho loans were made by Robins on inade
quate security and without first obtaining
the sanction of the courts. He seeks In his
( resent suit to have Itoblns and his bond -
nen held responsible for the amount which
10 claims was Irregularly loaned. Nagle is
represented in the suit by Clark & Breckons
of this city nnd Wells & Taylor of Denver.
The guardian Is represented by Judge J. W.
Lacey and Burke & Fowler. The Nagle
estate has been in litigation almost continu
ously slnco the death of Erasmus Naglo In
1B89 and has dwindled from an estimated
value of $000,000 to about $100,000.
TiiUiMi to 'Denver ' fur Trial.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. . Dec. 29. ( Special. )
T. J. Llllard , charged with robbing the
United States malls , was taken to Denver
last evening by Marshal McDermott Lil-
lard will bo tried In the United States court
of the Colorado district In July next. In
tbo meantime , unless ho can furnish -bonds -
to the amount of $1,00 } , ho will bo confined
In the Arapahoe county jail.
Cattle anil Sheep AIMSafe. .
DENVER , Dec 29. special to the News
from Alamosi , Colo. , toys the reports of less
cf cattle and. t'hccp ' In southern Colorado are
very much exaggerated. The weather U ex
tremely cold , 10 to 20 degrees below zero , but
tuero Is little mow. Oittle and shcsp have
been driven to wln-ter ranges and no losses
of moment have occurred.
Iilulioen \uleN.
On Snake crcelt , In the Pierce City district ,
the recent 'heavy ' rains has enabled place
miners to continue operation up until th
com snap , ami some goooi cican-ups have
been made.
After two years of hard work -the new
road from Otbbonsvllle over the Hitter Itoot
range Into Montana has ibecn completed ;
bringing the town -within sixty-five miles ot
the railroad at Grantsdale.
'B ' , F. 'Bartch ' tells -the Payetto. Independent
that the deal has -been - closed1 by which an
other large body of bench land had been
transferred 10 Utah parties who expect to
make homes In the Payette valley.
The first case tried by a woman Jury In Ncz
Perco county was heard last week. It was a
criminal -action brought by T. Warren ,
charging James Kldwell nnd Ne\Yton Llle
with the larceny of doors and windows , The
six ladles found for defendants.
C. K. Brown , a young man who was be
friended and aided iby the church people of
Idaho Falls , stole a bottle of whisky and a.
revolver and attempted to hold up a party
of card players at the hotel , The gun was
not leaded , and the young man.Is In Jail.
The Kendrlck Times U gratified at the com
pletion of the -tannery - and aays It Is an Im
portant enterprise for that section. Orders
are claimed to have 1 > cen received which are
not cocllncd to tbo 1'aloute and Potlatch
countries , bat from 'New ' York and other
eastern points ,
The Lewlston Tribune says a juryman was
accepted In Moscow -the other day because he
did not known enough to hurt. He eald ho
had lived seventeen years near Paloute and
ought ito Icnow his homo was In ( N't-z Porco
county. The judge Informed him that the
county too lives In Is now known as
Tnxr HOOKS-AXi PIVEK ivxcti
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Pnlillc .ScliodliSj Bti'in.
SPRINGFIELD , 111. , Dec. 29. At tlio
rncctlng ot the Illlnols'Stato Teachers' asso
ciation today the principal address ot the
morning wns delivered bjr President E. Ben
jamin Andrews of nro\tti'utilv ralty nt Provi
dence , It. I. , on "ThoJliibllc School System
as an Instrumentality ot Social Advance. "
President Andrews todi ? ifdvanced ground In
regard to tt.o advisability ot having school
architecture aesthetic in" character and con-
ducl-vo to tha most preot ventilation niul
physical comfort to thn pupils. Ho strongly
urged the frco text ttooK system , and fa
vored frco lunches In Ulia ( schools. Ho ealil
everything that would , .n , slsl In making
schools pleasant for the pupils would elo
much to elsvnto the social and moral char
acter of the people.
President Andrews bcllcrod that the nu-
thorltlcs should arrange In the cities for the
furnishing ot lunches to the scholars , It not
frc ; , at very low prices. These , ho said ,
( should bo palatable , well cooked and sorvcd
111 the school room , or In a building under
the supervision of the teachers of principal.
Ono purpose , ho said , In having thcso lunches
aervcd under the supervision of the teacher
vaa to glvo to the children of the poor such
experience In the way of table llfo and ell-
eiuatto ns would bo beneficial. Ucldca this
10 held that the pilntablj food served In
; hcso .lunches would bo Just what so many
poor children need. Ho Impressed on his
audlenco the benefits to the poor children
of good food , nsatly served by ladles and
gentlemen , nnd the training derived there
from. President Andrews thought trcs
lunches would bo bolter adapted to large
cities than to tbo country , ns In many In
stances It Is hard for the child to get homo
to dinner through the crowded streets , etc
The subject waa discussed by Hon. dcorgo
Dro\m of Dloomlngton , aud by Charles Mc-
Murray of Normal , who agreed with Presi
dent Androwa' proposition for free lunches.
The Idea was very favorably received by the
teachers present.
OIM2IIATOHS aiOMIFV INDUCTION.
Striking 3IlnorH Accent amiIVHI Ho-
ttirit to Work.
CHATTANOOGA , Tenn. , Dec. 29. The
miners' strlka In the coal fields along the
line of the Cincinnati Bouithorn railway In
Kentucky oud Tennessee , which began leat
May over a reduction ot wages of 10 per
cent Inaugurated iby the oparators of the
various mines In the territory , was today
declared eft by the men. Today a , proposi
tion was submitted Iby the operators aud ac
cepted iby the men to make the raudctfon ol
wagca S per cent Instccd ol 10 per coal as
originally picposeS. Twenty-five huudrej to
3,000 men are Involved.
FALL RIVER , MBKS. , D2C. 29. The action
of the operatives' conference committee at
the meeting le.U night has changed tCio
ccmllment regarding opposition to the reduc
tion of wages , nnd the chances are now In
favor of the adoption of the recommendation
of the committed flgalnst Immediate oppo
sition. A canvas of UIB members of the
comnii'tee Indicates t io veto on itho matter
of'striking stood twelve to six against It.
The secretaries of the various unions have
Issu&d calla Ic-r special meetings to be hold
this 'week ' and each has urged the advisabil
ity of accenting ttho reduction of the con
ference committee. , 3' '
1 r v
HOLDS ITJS MXT1T ' 'AX-VDAIj SCSSIOX
Ainerlenii .TctvIMi' IHxiorlcnl .Soelol >
Mrols at IVeW1 Yorlt.
NEW YOUK , Dcc. The slxUi nnnua
meeting of the Amei cqn Jewish Hlstorlra
ix > ciety convened In ibissiiity today. Forme
Minister to Turkey OiJcai- Strauss opened th
meeting. ' "
Simon Wolf of Washington read a bio
graphical sketch of nthc ? late Commodor
Isaiah P. Lcvl , In whichtho maintained tha
the commo.loro was dismissed from th
United States navysolely on account of rac
and religion. - r
Max J. Kchler read' a paper on "Phases 1
the History ol ReligiousLiberty in America ,
with Special ReferonfeVto the Jowa. " Mr
Kohlcr's claim , that1 * l-ae3 establishment o
religious liberty was largely duo to Prcslden
Madlsoa aroused a rather heated dlscusaloi
It Is alleged that President Madison rccalle
a consular agent to Morocco for tht' . sol
reason that te was o , Jpw ,
The followlns officers vqra elected for th
ensulrg year : President , Oscar S. Straus
re-elected : vice presidents. Simon W. Rosen
dal ? . Prof. Charles Gross , Mondcs Cobeu
corresponding secretary , Dr. Cyrus Adle-
recording secretary , Dr. Herbert FrlcSe-u
wald ; treasurer. Prof. Richard Gotthell.
OBJUCTI.VG TO T1IK Ok AM 12 OF
Siiii-ltiinllnli V.'itiit It Out of the Con
Ktlliitlon.
CLEVELAND. O. . Dec. 29. At today's ses
sion of the National Spiritualists' a.ssocia-
lon several speeches were made in cppcsl-
lon to the Introduction of the name ot the
Dolty In tha constitution of the UnlteJ
tales , and financial aid was promised to the
bureau that has been established at Wash-
ngton to carry out the mo-/cment. -
Ss-crotary Francis B. Wcodbury of the ns-
oclatlon said in the course of an address
hat there were about 152.000 spiritualists In
: he country , and that Cleveland hod more
hen any other city ot its size. Ho said
: hat so-called magicians did things which
mediums accomplished , but the former re
sorted to trickery , while the power of the
latter was due to spiritual influence. He
said there was little dlftercuce between the
mesmeric and trance conditions , and Inas
much as there was no doubt about th ; gen
uineness of the former , tbero should bo no
doubt about the Utter.
) FFICiilS WAIT1.VG POIl 'COXVICT.
Will Try Him for .MpriH-r When llc-
llMIKIMl.
DENVER , Colo. , Dec. 29. Governor Adams
: oday received a requisition from Governor
Foster flf Louisiana for Joe Oladney , a con-
vlut whoso term In the Colorado penitentiary
'or ' a robbery committed at Pueblo In 1894
ivlll expire January 14 next. Cladney waa
sentenced under the name of IF. IH. Jones.
lo Is wanted In Louisiana for -the murder of
William Mnddox Intho parish of Clnlborne ,
in June , 1S8S.He - claims never to have been
n Louisiana , and to ibo In cntlro Ignorance
ot the crlmo rwlth which ho Is charged.
Governor -Adams - telegrapCiei to the gover
nor of Louisiana that It-he would furnish nn
affidavit that Jones was In Louisiana In 1SS8
10 would deliver the prisoner to Sheriff Kll-
patrlck cf Clalborno parish at once.
YlSAJl'S ll.UI/HO.VD CO.VSTUUCTIO.V.
California I.eiuln Ju i\teiit of L\C-IV
Jtonil , Il.iilll.
NEW YORK , Dec.i 29'/T-Tho figures com
piled by the RallroadlGazctto show that the
now railroads built ln"h ? United States In
the year 1897 umountfc tti , about 1,938 miles.
Thcfio figures are par iW.cstlmatcd and are
subject to small correction. Tlic now rail
roads built In the ycaraS96 were 1.SS7 mllt >
and In the year JS95 lul ; inlUo. California
built more miles of railroad than any other
state In the union In the year just closed ,
with 199 miles , and thoi Urgest amount built
1iy any one railroad wasiEp9.5 , by the
City , 1'lttsbiirg & Gujfjt
K.YCiniKIOXS.
.IlurlliiK < i > 'ArrauBi.-M'Ifor ' HlKht After
the WtvjY > nr.
CHICAGO , Dee. 29JT jo effort made by
the western roads to do tiway with the home-
zeekcrs1 excursions his Called. Advlcc.i re
ceived by Chairman Oaldwetl today show tint
the resolution offered at the recent meeting
In St. Lauli , and adcitcd there subject to the
vote of absent llnck , has been lost. Im
mediately the receipt of the notice t'je
Burlington read g-ivo out that It would run
horucseekers' excursions , two each mont'.i , la
January , February , March and April. Other
reads will follow ita exaitpJe.
lliirlliiKton lllnuknili'tl nt tit ,
CHICAGO , Dee. 29. The Burlington roafl
Is fluttering great Inconvenience from a
grain blockade at St , Louis. So many of Us
cari are tied to at that pokit that It haa
* rut Instructions to all of lU agents not 10
iccept any more grain consigned to thai
city until the blockade Is raised , and it hca
secured control of a portion ot the 800 cam
which U now tias locked up there ,
Hurt * * Aiiolntiiu > nt I'leiiMen.
CHEYENNE. Wyo. , Dec. 29. ( Special. )
Ths Vncnt of Horace G. Burt as presl-
cnt of the reorganized Union Pacific sys-
nn gives great satisfaction In this atate.
s manager of the Fremont , Hlkhorn & MU-
ourl lley road Mr. Burt became familiar
with Wyoming conditions and needs , nnd It
s believed under his management the Union
'aclflc will bo of material aid to the state.
Triumph In Africa.
LONDON , Dec. 30. A dispatch to the
Times from Kassixla says :
"A-ftcr six days of olego and heroic do-
cnso the dervish post at Osobrl has fallen.
( any of the dervUhca were killed nnd the
emalndcr of the garrison lie I , leaving all
iclr property behind. Oso'jrl Is the last tm
lortant place between hers anl Khartoum. "
MnUliiK1 the School Attractive.
SPUINOFIELU , 111. , Dec. M.-Todny'a
rcsston of the llllnoln State Teachers' nsso-
latlon was largely nttcnded. President n ,
lenjamln Andrews of Brom-n university ,
'rovidencc , It. I. , delivered nn mUirf ? on
The Public School Syslcm ns nn Iniitru-
mentnlltv of Social Advantage. " Ho took
dvanctxi ground In regard to the advisa
bility of school architecture , providing the
moit perfect ventilation nnd physical com-
ort to pupils , while not neglecting Intel-
cctnnl advnntnge ? . Ho favored frco text
) ooks. free lunches nnd everything to mnke
chool pleasant to the pupils , Ho thought
hcso did more to elevutn the social nnd
noral chnrnotcr of the people than nny-
hlng else. Ocorgo P. Urown -Blooming- - -
on , editor ot the Public School Journal ,
nnd Dr. Charles IJIoMurruy of Nornml dls-
cusscxl the snmo subject.
A resolution was adopted making J. II ,
Collins of Etu-lnirneld chairman of n com
mittee of Bevcn on trnnrportntlon to the
fntlonal Udncntlonnl Association conven-
Ion at Washington July 2S.
rlntrx Uncle the I'nmlty of Speech.
CHICAGO , Dec. 29. Hy patiently teach-
ng the mo of the Up- ? for utterances. lr.
Willis D. Slorer , a staff physician nt Au
gusta hospital , has restored the power of
speech to iSIn rlo K. Lauf. Three years
IBO Mlsa Lnufs nervous system wns sjat-
orod by a stroke of lightning. Since that
Imo nhd up to about six weeks ago the
yountr woman had been unable to- utter n
round. Dr. Storer trained Miss Lnuf. ns
10 would a child , to use her lips , anil after
about two weeks of lessons , the young
Momun suddenly partially regained her
voice and with constant practice has now
entirely recovered the use of It. Dr. Storer
s ti native of 'Madison , Wls. He. has been
mo-Jt widely kno.Mt heretofore through his
work nt Mercy hospital , Chicago : the
Mnurico Porter Memorial hospital nnd the
Dally News sanitarium ifor sick babies.
Jrorirhi llniilc IJt-t'lilen to floic.
ATLANTA , Ga. , Dec. 19. A spcclnl to the
Journal from Urunswlck , Ga. , airys : The
Merchants' nnd Traders' bank of this city
tolled to open Its doors this morning. The
capital stock of the bank la $100.000. Some
iiontha nKo there waa a plan to put the
> ank In the. hands of n receiver nnd ever
since dcpcxllois have been withdrawIng
their funds tind the bank bus bren losing
outtlde business to such nn extent that the
slllcers finally determined to close and let
IqiiUUUlon proceed In the court. A mn-
lorlty of the stockholders are solvent nnd
the depositors will be paid In full It the
court expenses do not consume nil the. cash
realized. Dr. J. M. Mnddox la president and
A. P. Line cashier of the bank. Appropri
ation has been made by the directors to
ralso sufficient cash to pay nil depositors.
Modern I.nilBnnne AN.ioclu U nil ,
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 29. The nftcenth
annual mooting of the Modern Language
association of America , which has been in
session since Monday nt Houston , hall , Uni
versity of Pennsylvania , closed today. The
University of Virginia wns "selected ns the.
meeting -placp - for next year. Olllcers were
elected ns follows : President , Alee. For-
blcr , Tulane university. New Orleans ; sec
retary , James W. Bright. Johns Hopkins
university : treasurer , Herbert K. Greene ,
Johns Hopkins university. Executive coun
cil. C. T. Winchester , Wcsleyan university ;
Ganlley , University of California.
IllK IncTciirif In Cfilornilo Golil Output.
TJKXVER. Dec. 29. The books of the
United States branch -mint for tie year 1S97
nro now closed. The deposits of gold nro
the lar < s't ever received. The total .will
slightly exceed JIS.CWMXW , and a con rva-
UVQ pstlmnte.made by the mint officials
places the entire output of Colorado at i2-
100,000 In round flsiires. Colorado will ra
far ahead of California , as It Is said lo IK ;
doubtful If California's output v/111 touch
the $13.000.000 mark. Last year the output
wns nc.jCO.COO and that ot California , 'vuis
$17.000,000ahllp the total production of the
country wns $61,717.026. The great Increase
In the Colorado output this year will tend
the total for the United States up to the
$70 , CO,000 mr.rk.
_
Death at n Wotnl Crunk.
CINCINNATI , Dec. 29. The Times-Star
has positive advices of the death of Cbfirlos
Henderson , alias "Glues Eye Charlie , " and
many other aliases. Henderson died In an
asylum near New Orleans from the effects
of dissipation. Ho became a ravlnrr mmilae.
Henderson met "Canada Jnc % , " ths t'.iree- '
card monte man , Willie -working with a
circus. I7e followed shows for some time ,
then placed his Barnes on the Atlantic
liners , associating with Red Austin. Tom
O'Brien , Hilly Coleman and other noted con
fidence men. Henderson's crooked record
wns known on both sides of the Atlantic.
Wiilkril to 'HlK m-n < h Ar.lfi'i > .
MmiPIIlS , Tcnn. , Dec. 29.-S. P. Lock , a
prominent business man , secured j berth In
a sleeper attached to the Kansas City.
Memphis & Birmingham train.i.Mhlch . left
hero last night , and a kcd to ! > o awnitcncd
at Jasper , Ala. The conductor found fie
berth empty. Subsequently Lock's remains
were found on a trestle. It Is ruppoaed he
walked oft the train In his ! sleep.
WtiHliiiiiitnn HI viI'M on th
SEATTLE , Dec. 29. The recent rainstorm
has seriously interrupted railroad traffic for
the last forty-eight hours , and n chlnook
wind , which 'wns ' converting- the pno.In
the mountains Into water , threatens consid
erable damage. The Sltatjlt river Is rcptwted
to have risen ton feet. Eleven bents of the
Seattle & International trestle over the
Sllllasuamlsh have been washed away at
Arlington.
S r mil en t > OclK Control.
NEW YORIC. Dec. 29. An English syndi
cate has secured control of the Trinidad
Asphalt company , nnd after the first of the
year the headquarters of t'he ' concern are to
jo located In London Instead of In this city ,
is heretofore. The capital of the company
under the reorganization Is to bo Increased
from $3,500,000 to tS.COO.OOO.
th - OoiifiTonee.
IeiiKi' < - .
MILAN , Mo. , Dec. 29.-Spcclal ( Telegram , )
The fouiteenth annual conference of the
Missouri Epworfn. league began nt fnineron
tonight. llev. C. W. Coscly of Hamilton
opened the convention with a devotional
address , followed by un address l > v Presi
dent C. F. Bpruy of the Missouri Wesltyan
college.
Coul SlIuerN Strike.
CHATTANOOGA , Tenn. , Dec. 29. Five
hundred miners nt Dayton , Tenn. , tire on
a strike on account of a notice that here
after men will be docked for all slnto found
In tliclr cars. A few hundred men nt sta
tions atonic the Cincinnati Southern who
struck on May 1 are still out ,
. _ _ _
> a - -M
\ ' ? ro Hn iicil la Heath.
CLEVELAND , O , , Dec. 9. It was dis
covered today that In a fire at 433 Urondway
lost nlB'ht ' Charles Alkens , a colored man.
was burned to death. His dismembered
body wns found sticking up tftrouKli the
debris. It wns supposed that all liud es
caped.
Accidentally .Shot.
MAIIYVILLE , Mo. , Dec. 29. ( Special
Telegram. ) While rldlns In a sled yester
day afternoon , E. Walker , aged 21 years ,
who lives west of Mnryvllle , accidentally
shot himself with a rlllu. Tlip bull entered
at the tip of his nose and ranged upward.
Ho may recover.
Ocnruo 'W. I'ouk n I.i-i'lurer.
MILWAUKEE , Dec. 29.-Gcore [ W. Peck ,
cx-jjovtrnor of Wisconsin and author of
"Peck's Had Boy , " has closed a contr.ict
wlt'h. the Southern Lyceum bureau for a
limited course of lectures In the south and
middle western states.
MHK | ( mint * Itctiirnn ( n Ircliiml.
NEW YORK , Dec. 29 , Mlss Mnnd Gonne ,
the "Irish Joan of Arc , " sailed for Liver
pool on the Whlto Btar liner Majc-stlc today.
J. PIt'rpont Morgan nnd EdwarU JJlake , Al ,
P. , were also passengers.
CoimlexM CiiHtcllaiic linn n Sun ,
NEW YORK , Dec. 29 , Word was received
nt the ofllce of Gsorge Gould today Dint
the Countess CaHtellime , formerly Anna
Gould , Kive birth to a son yesterday aft-
crnoon.
Mr * . HiilIliiKtoii Iluolh Improving.
NEW YOUK. Dee , 29Irn. , . nalllngton
Booth , who has been BUfferlmwith aneur
ism , la no-w 8lo > * ly improving.
VOTINO rou ciur.BN roi..vuis ,
Tntnl Upturn * In llu I'nptilnr Content
Up Till 'Wnlnrviliir M lit.
Following in the result of the vote In the
contest for ( Jut"cirls up till Wednesday
night !
Mildred 8Uphensonl.VS ; ( Annie Kuca. Ul
Anna Heywood . , . ,12,1:9 Clara Clark on tt !
Mantle Kolfy 9.13J'\liby ' Gray 211
llrillD AuerawaM . C,7 nrrn llnle : i >
Mar Hiibliiauii . . . . . S\ti Kiitinlu Ni'll'Oli < i * # $
Mabd Nelson 3.394Mary | tftny . . . .M )
K.llUi Miner 2S4Jluato McVlttlo 2W
Marie Smlerlo . , . , t , T > Dc'ln Jonrit IM
Jennie Ornhnm . . 2.673 Minn Anilrrs IM
Kmma lltnu 2CM'Maiiil ' Johnson 1SI
Nellie Hhlno 2.MI Kmtlln Stulirn 179
Kreila I.tiiff 2.CI9 Thcrvna Mlnlkus 171
ncs M > cr 2.479 e-orn Stroll l t
jMlr llumsln . . . Z,3 ; . ( ipor.tt Trnnrry . . . .HO
Annn I'.itl 2.S03 nurn Hanpko f ' <
Mnrlc M'oodanl . , . , l.lU'ciiri ' Duval 1M
Jinnch Ilungato . , . 1.7M Mrs. M , J. Krnnek..lCO
UI ShaUa 1,631 iiclcn ItonRlniiil IU
\my Urrnhardt . . , MU Sn.llo Hummel 151
Mlnnlo Nal * 1.S41 i na KniR 1M
riornnco Hazard . . 1.S1J A'U SlolmT . , , . . . . . . .U <
lllilnn Wntfon , .lli
KmllyVnrchum . . U'llS Anna Nonlunll , . . . . .H' .
niolto Couchman , . 1.012 Nellie IAUI.IOII H ) I
Mne Hartlett iU May Talicr 153
Mniul VntiRlin Sit lllnllc 1'owoM Ill
Mr * . 11. II. Corycll , < K3cinlii FlemlUK1M
Mabel Taylor " 70 rioraVI.Mtr , 13J
Malta Weed 770 Tluun l.lmUtrom . . , ,12 ! )
1'cnrl Smiley . . . . , 71 KlU Du on 121
llekn Mlllnril f6.1 Knthtrlrc llnmlln . .111 i
lluclnli ricmliiR . . . CO Mnrnirot Cnrtls 112 '
Mllllv llllnios . . . .i , C. > 2 lK > lllto Mrtc . . . . . . . . . .110 ;
Mclma Kinnctcr . . . (01 Harriet llo nsby . . . . .Iu7
HesMe VWraiku . . f.78 May llnmlln IV'
Jennncttc rcEK f'W Sndle MagulK 1M
Ulanch Cralic SU rioy Jon
Martha lllldrbrnnd MJ i.uclln IPK U 100
Dell Axtell 4J ) Mm. U. U. Moore 100
Florence Kltclilc . . . 3 I'lorciics llatlulck . . . M
Nellie llrcRg 47tjFnnle Trflnt &S
I ) . KrnlcricKDon , . . . 412'cinm ' Palmer AI
itadle Stone . . . . . . . . 4Dii ixnn HartlKnn .
Florence Singer . . . 40J nmina " '
Klorinte Cnmiilon . 311 Alberta \Voxls (0
Clam lledlncer . . . . S6J Ktmmi Fi'eiiun 7tl
Dally linker ! 9 Susanna NVnlkcr 73
Illancli Lowe S4i icsthcr I.lnJMrom . . . . 71
1'aullnc l wc 323 Anna A l \ltl > 7o
Wcnona Jnme . . . 821 Mrs. ANrry f S
I'lillo Gentleman . . 323 Kmnm Dnl.l CQ
Nora McAiloo S30 Kulo Ilollouny ( u
Holenco Vivian . . . SIC \\Mnlfnvl lloWB Gt
Sadlo Cain tfx.'JoMo Hlcmni t (
Mabel 1'ucknnl . . . . S''S Sndlo Alexander C2
Mr. < . H. 1) Mulfortl "K r.va. ti.iyle C2
CHra Kori'iizcn . . . nil llunnnh Hitphacl . . . . t > 7
HiUnbetli Phillips . 2i4 Klora blcrnni 05
l.ucy 1'nirls.i 274 Mr > . llurrls r.J
Uiuri : Marse 2G1 llannah KopalU &J
NOTES.
The thaw during the past twenty-four
hours came at a good time to help the Ice
men on llio lagoon Ret < m a smooth stir-
hco , as the usage glvi-n the rink Ice by the
children on ( Monday was enough to call
for nddltlonal trouble In gutting It ready
for the regular patrons.
If the weather permits the Omaha Curl
ing club will hold Its first practice meeting
at the lagoon Friday afternoon.
Miss Anna McN'cimara's withdrawal from
the voting contest , with lead cf many
thousand votes and a ihost of ttlcnda ready
to Uecp her to the ifront , causo.l consider
able comment nni talk around town yester
day. The little la-dy tundo a brave and clover
battle to talic the ihcad ot the list and has
held It fcr a number of wecUs. She satis-
fled her nnVbltlon , but the thoughts of the
responsibilities that would ba put on her
shoulders. If declared the queen , and being
a girl or.Jy 1C years of ago , with very little
worldly experience , she concluded to draw
out and let some ono of the other young
ladles do the 'l.onors. '
The band contest for carnival week Is be
ginning to take JioU of the musicians
throughout the country.
The ! following mllroads Jiavo notified their
agents throughout the country of the one-
way faie for t.he round trip during the Ice
carnival : Union Pacific , ilJ. & M. , Fremont.
Elk-horn & .Missouri . Valley , Chicago. Mil
waukee & St. Paul , Chicago , Hock Island &
Pacific , the Omaha & St. Louis and the Mis
souri Pacific.
It Is easy to catch a cold and Just as easy
to get rid of it if you commence early > .o
i-se Ono Minute Cough Cure. It cures
coughs , colds , bronchitis , pneumonia and al
throat and lung troubles. It Is pleasant to
lake , esfe to HSR and turp to cuie.
SHOULD in : oi'is.MCi ) WITH A HAI.L.
CHIr.eist MlKht Have 11 ClKir.i-e ( o Ii-
Npc-ct the I'ustufilet * .
OMAHA , Dec. 23. To the Editor or The
Dee : Why would It not bo a good plan to
naugurate the exposition year wii'a ,1 grand
public rcLco'lon and promenade concert , to
ba given ia the beautiful new psstolllco
building ? ThU magnificent structure , which
will ccat In the neighborhood of $1,000,000 , Is
nearly finished , and a more opprcorlato end
beautiful plwe to glvo a public reception aud
merydo - ncort could net bo Imagined.
The main hall is 175 teet loag by rbver.ty-flve
feet wide , and this lall Is skirted on three
aides by brond tiled corridors , the ceutia !
of which is 220 feet lng.
The llnlEhhigs tbrou&.iout are simply mag
nificent , end there are Innumerable things
of Interest to bo ses-n from the basement
bollor roonw to the tower , which rlbcs many
feet above the building. Through every
register , for Instance , enters an equal amount
of fresh cutsldo air , mixed with the hot air
1'rom the fur-races - below , and an automatic
contrivance is provided so that the air ia
carefully mixed In proper ( proportions. Then
Ia t'.ie basement n.ay ho fcund a whole bat
tery ot new patented smoke consuming
boiler furnaces , the creation end oroperty of
an On-.aha Inventor. There may also bo seen
a beautiful switchboard , the plate upon which
dldclose.i the fact tt-Jt the device Is manu
factured by an Omaha firm. Then there Is a
mechanical device by mcens cf which all
the transoms upcn one side cf the lull uiiy
bo elrnultaiicouEly opened or closed by an
coerator. using hut -cue hand. Every room
Is provided wild en adjustable tomperatnre
regulator which acts perfectly wonderful. If
yon want the terr.cerature In the room at OS
degrees , you s t the apparatus accordingly ,
and as soon ns the heat risen to that point
H Is shut off. The person In the adjslnlns
room , fcr instance , rc-1y v.eot a higher tcm-
nerature , and ho simply sets hit regulator to
1)0 ) degrees , for Instance , c-nd when ttat pslnt
Is reached , the heat Is closed off. T'.ien every
window Ih provided with < \ | .atentcd device ,
which corciiensatco the jar Incident to the
closing < jf the window. On the roof raoy bo
seen little upwardly extending loops , and
on Inquiry ono Is Informed that they cro
patented articles which yrffvent the snow
from sliding off with a lusli. A grrat num
ber of the doors vo nolselcsMy nnd auto
matically closrd by means ot an Invention
which operates ns It guided by tinman Intcl-
llgcnce. Th MI at four pln cs In the main
hall are bronzed ventilator frames which to
all appearances are thcro for the putpoao
of ventilation , If you are acquainted with
thn superintendent , ho may take you to the
basement and open a do r , whm you are
confronted by An Iron talrwvty. Upon closing
the door , you 'will ' bo In absolute * darkness ,
but on ascending the stairs you finally comate
to a t'olnt whcro a , scried of lalnt light-rays
arc struggling for an entrance and peering
throUB'a thcso small openings you may bo
ableto get n view of the entlro main hall.
Von are then peering through the bronzed
ventilator frames before mentioned , nnd ara
In ona ot llio dclcctlvo lookouts. At four
different points nro provided such lookouts , set
that four dc'ectlVM from Ihrso points may
view the conations of the clerks within the
largo hall If necessary.
On all sldc-a may bo found things of Inter
est , and with proper management permission
could bo obtalucd .for the use of t'.ils build-
Ing for a public reception , and this would bo >
the only ( uporiunlly afforded on Individual
lo thoroughly Inspect this grand structure.
Some yearn ago , before the National Museum
was evened to the public at Washington , a
committee ot citizens was able to obtain per-
mission to use the came for the puiooso ot
the Inauguration ball given In honor ot IVcsl-
dctit aarfleld. Later , when the United
Slates pension bureau wns completed , tha
aamo privilege was ngsln extended to the
citizens during the Inauguration ot President
Cleveland , nnd It IMS slnco bccoma t'.ie cus
tom to turn thU public building over to the
citizens having charge of the Inauguration
balls at Washington. Our now pastolllcb will
bo an Immense advertisement to the city
of OUiaha , nr > why cannot v o dedicate the >
same hi a befitting style ? Q. W. S.
The great domestic stand-by , Ur. Ilull'n
Couch . jraT 1s no-v rcoojiiiy.id to bo a fam
ily necessity. Keep It handy.
Uiillroml ItntoN for the liollilnr" .
The Northwestern line announces greatly
reduced rates for the holidays within certain
limits In all directions. Tickets on silo Do-
ccmbcr 24 , 25. 31 nnd Jnnuiry 1 , all good
returning until January ! . Full Information
nt the city ticket olllco , 140V Farnam street.
G. F. WEST ,
City Passenger aud Ticket Agent.
J. A. KUUX , General Agtn ! .
Calendars nt Ilosp.j'a 151S DouRlau.
T1IUUI3 8T011U3S OX .lltlTOUMUJT.
"I'n IV Sitilli' . ISariipy c'h nrlz'i
\enienlK nnil 11 Hero.
IMortormen are cnjoylog 1 Ifo In aeveral
ways just now. For instance , tbero is "Pat"
of the iFainam street line. Since his friend
Mr. Burl has been made president of the
,
I U ton JVclnc Pat feels that all life Is not
hollow , ind th'it Jiopo 1m nometlnica a
fruition. Ot course , Pat's males Jolly'him not
a llttlo over the fact , but ho doesn't mlml
that , but goca on his way smiling a broad
smile anJ wulfog lor the day when -he - will
a ? xl" bo given an cpportu-alty eiJoythoso
front-end talks with one of the greatest rail
road men of the < ! oy.
Motorm-in Barney Schwartz of the Twenty-
fourt'h strer. croas-tow.i line hJJ coother oc-
caelci.1 for wondering at the things life hold ,
cr , rather , at the Ulngd that hold life. Olio
ofthese things tas bothered iHarney not a
llttlo of late and by tho- apparent choap'csa
at which it Cield Hfe. U is in the gu'co ot a
mtu , but the resemblance rocii cc'is. . Ono
cold morning i cccntly It was coming down
on the trail of which llarncy Is 'ic guide and
Insisted on holding the > front do'r opai , flillnn
the vcs'lbule with L-tcam - and thus obscuring
the \Iews through the front glass. Uaiaey
asked It to como out or go back In. It de-
cllncd to do elthsr , rnd in order to nhow its
indcpeadcnce It drew a rovclver ind promlsedi
to DO ventilate n > iinc-jr'a gcncrouj corparoalty
that it would take Inore then sVcam to obscure -
scuro tbo vlslcti of any ono who cared to look
through him. Its agility , however , saved , lt
from tha certain destructlcn that dvoltlnli& -
blow that Haiucy aimed at 1's head , and It
left the oar without killing any on ? . Ono
morning sluce II came down 01 the D .me car
and held the dcor cpcn es usual , iid when
remsrstrateJv.C'ih got oft before ujllmber-
lug Us artillery. Ju.-Jt whcro It will break
out again It the question among the motor-
mco on the line , but It will do well to have
Its earthly affalro all arranged for an admin
istrator it -blonds to pull Its plslol on en-
other motorman. i
Still another motorman had another cr-
pcrlonco yesterday. He Is a hero aad , llko
all true 4ieroes , has ccvcrcd his Idcntl'y so
thot a more accurate desirlptlcn of him can
not now be given. One thing li ccrMCu , bo
will not be forgotten by the train load ol pco-
plo who were witness lo his actlorj. H hap-
pccd on the Twentieth street line. Just ai
n southbound train waa taking the run down
the little hill from Paul street a boy of 7
o ? S years , who liidi been playing with some
cornpan-iono , on tie common near there ,
started for ilils home across 'he Btrcct cry-
Ing. Ho oiw the ear approaching and halted.
TUo motcrmm. Chinking the child lutcudeA
to wall , dl-1 not slacken the car'o speed. To
hla horror the bay suddenly dr.jhcd ahead ,
and , stumbling , fell on ( hotrack Just ini
front of Hie car. With movements that
Kcomed miraculous In tapir sxvlfiiicsa the cur-
lent was reversed and -the car vert stopped ,
just as i'fl wheels were pressing the cbllil'n
body. A aarrov.'cr csrapo from * more ter-
rlblo death Is Impc-sslhlp. The hoy's name Is
Ncaman and his parents live at 112C Nortli
Twentieth street. 'When ' ho has a boy of hl-i
own ho can tell how iio ao at death's door
and was faved by the presence ot mind and
strength ot n moUrman , who WES too modest
to glvo hluaamC" In connection with as bravo
, 'a deed as law occurred in Iho hlatory of the
Omaha atrcct railway ,
Sftop
ToEzacco
SallJrHir nnil mrL lie , if rrf
Tula 111 0-UIIO , IU ral/
ri.ro n ! Ito u ljig tulurco ,
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231 Woansi
fcLiH..V UILHIUL MMU (0. , la. VtMu , Win ,
II lias been many a year since skating has been so pop
ular as it is this winter. This U no doubt Ouo to tbo fttut tlitit no such
opportunity Inn been ofTerctl In the shape or a good pluco to akalo This
year , however , the
0-
oil the Exposition Grounds
makes an ideal skating rink The boys and fjirls of this
clly and South Omnliu ure olYoroil n olmnco to obtain tlioir
( "Skating Tickets Freej
To every person bringing in 30 cents for a two weeks
Bubscrlption to the Daily anil Sunday Hue or the Evening and Sunday
JJoj , wo will glvo u tlokot admitting them
To the Exposition Grounds
To the Ice on the Lagoon
* and to a Ride on the Toboggan
Bring orders to the Subscription Department.
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