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The Daily Bee.
OMAHA.
Tuesday Morning , Fob 0
Weather Report.
( The following obflervatloni nro taken at
tha aamo moment of time at all the staliona
mentioned. )
BKWVlTlJblb.
The elimination nf K. 0. AUms wai
put over to this week.
The Pleasant Hours club will , Rlve a
party at Masonic hall on thla evening.
It is now prnpcred to put up a pettnn-
nent and vilunblo building fur the Child's
hospital ,
First CongrcKfttlonal society will ftve
5 Now England dinner fat the church par-
Ion Tliuralay at G p. m ,
The care nf M. Parker , charged with
atoallDK tvo hu R from M. T. Patrick , wftn
called at 11 o'clock yentorday.
At the First ISaptltt church on Tues
day evening , Fehiuiry 13th , Denn Hart ,
of Denver , will looturo on the subject of
"EnplUh Cathedrals. "
A firt-clftBn swing machine , belong
ing to n firm which h n now no headquar-
terii In this city , was tuld this morning to
pay to year's delinquent tnxe * due Dou
glas county.
Tha ca > o of Henry Mason , charged
with stnbblng Cbrla. lielndorf , had I.een
continued again , the pruiecutlng wltnefi
being still unable to appear. The testi
mony of several wltnenscs was taken yes
terday.
terday.Tho
The band with the Tom Thumb party
gave a fine stioet parade yesterday and
discoursed mitre flue music. The carriage
and team of thu Pigmy General attracted
good deal of attention nnd the matinee
wa * well attended.
About ten or fifteen IwhclH of pota
toes nnd nouie npplcs , coLtrlliuted by the
pnpila of the high echool and nut dtatri.
billed as they rhould have been , were
frozen Sunday morning and the Inbor.of
love thus lout ,
Ono woman who attended U o'clock
mans at St. Philomenn'g cathedral Sun
day morning , while on her way home drop
ped on the nldewalk holplces from cold.
She waa well and warmly dressed , only her
forehead being exposed.
The next dime sociable of the U. 0.
L. A. will be bold at their room In Crelgh-
ton blocV on next Tuesday evening. A
very Interesting programme will be pr -
Rented , some of the lost homo talent being
engaged foi the occasion.
Oopt. J , P. IVlncont , General Mana
gers of the Florence cutoff , was In the city
yesterday after provisions. Work Imi been
entirely impended since Thursday laitand
Sunday morning Mr. Vincent had to bo
dug cut of hb headquarter by the men ,
through a tunnel eight feet deep. Ho
brought down with him n couple of
men crippled with rheumatism , who were
taken to St. JoiepVa hospital. The cold
telge DM been novero In Camp Vincent ,
but all hands uro healthy.
U. G , Fielding , formerly of the atnte
bf Nebraska , where his f timly ntlll reside ,
came to hli death near Sin Antonio , Tex. ,
on the 21th ult , , by being thrown from his
horse , hli foot becoming entangled in the
stlrrnp. He was dragged some dfstance
before becoming dltougaged , nnd was
picked up , hut no lgrjh of lifo were visible
except a few quivering ) . On examination
the fore part of the head anil face were
found to be completely mashed , the lett
arm broken and the body badly lacerated
Hia , wife and friends have the deepest
sympathy of all ia their nad aflllctlon ,
which aeemi doubly sad aa ho waa en route
to the city of Stn Antonio purposely for
lending for his wife nnd child , who are at
Riverton , Neb.
Tha DouglasJ'couutyf agricultural so
ciety met Saturday afternoon at the Board
of Trida room * , D. T , Mount presiding ,
with J , C , Crawford aa tecretary. After
the trantaction of the usual routine but- !
ness , the report of the secretary aud treas
urer were received , ahowlng a balance oo
hand of $211. The election of officer * wai
the next thing In order , and retulted In the
choice of J. C , Crawford for president
Henry Klckoie president , John Daumei
secretary , J. J. Brown treasurer , J. T
1'aulson , Henry ] Jolln , L , M , Ilheem , Mr
Shivers , and John llusb , board of mana
gen. The tociety la in a flourishing con
dltion and promises aome good work durini
the coming year.
The realdenta on Capital Hill wonli
be glad If the Board of K lucatlon wouli
comply with the requirements of the ell ;
ordinances by having the sidewalk on th
Bonth aide of the high school grounds cleai
edofunow. It ia now well nigh Impaas !
ble and pedestralna are obliged to taVe t
the atreet to escape the drifts and Ice. Th
ordinance make * the non-cleaning of aldi
walks a punishable olfense.
The boys of the Cinaha Glee Club ni
working with all their power to make tr.
annual grand concert of February 13th
aucceai. Their star singer will bo Ml
llmma Mabella , of whnn the Mlnntapol
Journal aaya : "Mla Mabella won grei
fayor by her pure and resonant contrail' '
The quility and purity of tone waa fair ]
tested In the numbers given by MI
Mabella , and proven beyond critlclsi
both In solo and In duet with Mr. Uro :
erick. "
Thecongregation of St Pbllllp'ichap
Sunday afternoon waa very agreeab ]
lurpr'Ised at the cloie of the tchool by ot
of the duste , "The Crown Jewell , " pn
centlng the church with a beautiful aiUi
communion f et. The presentation apeec
waa made by their teacher , Addlac
Jones , and responded to by Kev. M
Green , paator , after which Oanon Patte
aon , who waa present , made aome fitting
remark * , utitlng that the school was In
the most flourishing condition that be had
eyar known It to be ,
Carl Pretie'a National Weekly , of
February 3d , haa the following to i y con
cerning an old Omaha boy : ' Kugena
Keller Ia now with Mahler & Gale 123
Clark atreet. He waa formerly In the em
ploy of Ohapln & Gore In this city , also In
Indianapolis , and more recently of the
Paxton Hotel Omaha. He baa made
many friends , and ia winning golden opin
ions from them on account of bis many
gentlemanly qualifications , "
The Omaha Turner society celebrated
their Oth anniversary at Turner Hall on
Friday evening loat. Quite a large num
ber of Turners were present , Prof. Hau-
bens presided and delivered a short addreaa
In which he briefly reviewed the past his
tory cf the society and presaged far It a
brilliant future. Short speeches were alio
made by Messra. Fruehauf , Andre' , Par ) .
sied , Stratmann and Harmnnn. The
Turner society wore fortunate enough to
bo the Ruccesiful competitor at the recent
German fair , it havinggainedovcr thirteen
hundred votes. The prize consisted of n
magnificent diver and gold goblet. The
Boriely intend having an appropriate In
scriptbn engraved upon It commemorating
their icood luck.
DEMENTED DODQLASANS.
A. SoDBlblo Rocommondfitlon From
the Board of luminlty.
The following waa filed with the
board of county commissioners of
Doiitjlaa county on Saturday last-
WHEUEAH , A largo number ot caaea
have been considered by tbo commia
slonera of Insanity of Douglas county ,
Ncbinakn , in which thu person H com
plained of are not fit aubjocts for
treatment In the hospital for the In
sane , but , being insane , idiotic or im
becile , should not bo permlttod to run
at large , and should receive ( killed
troitnmnt ; there fore
Ittiohtd , That the board calls the
attention of the board of county com
inisslonors to the above fact , and re
apoctfnlly urges , na a matter of public
duty and as a proper economy , that
quarters bo erected and fitted up upon
the poor farm , or at coma other suita
bio place , for the keeping , care and
treatment of such persons.
Ynung man nr woman , If you want big
mnnev for n nmall amount , Inruro in the
Marriage Fund and Mutual Trust Acfocl-
alien , Cedar Iliplda , Iowa. f5-3m.
Ronl Estate Tranbferu.
Giio. W. Modlock and wife to G eo
Wedlock , lot 11 , block C , TarVor'a ad-
dillon , wd 81,200. ,
Aaron II IMuir and Robert B , F.
Pierce , admlnlMratorn , to I * . E. Her ,
lot 0 , block 241 $ , d-$350.
Fred B. Lmito 0. L. Hart , lot *
17 18 , 19 und 20 , in Pork Place , w d
81,100.
O.itlmrlnn , Urlnw to Ohai. Schwabb ,
the undivldud i of the w 22 foot of lot
2 , block 122 , w d-85,000.
Ollf Peterson and wife to Jnannn
Prttoreon , lot 4 , block 2 , Boggt &
Hill's addition , w d-8700.
James Mitchell nnd wife to Francis
D. Schorb , E s i , 17 , 15 , 12 , w. d.
83,000.
S. E , IloRorn nnd wife to Fred Mil
ler , part of lot 72 , in Okahoma , w. d.
- 81,803 ,
R H. Glarkson and wife to thn
Onthcdral chapter of the dioccsn cf
Nqbrauka , f J of lot G , in block 85.
81.
81.Jano
Jane A. Shaw to the Merchants'
national bank , the 188 foot of wi and
18 feoV of the n44 foot of the vA " , w.
d.-815,000.
If ynu are not married , write the Mar-
tinge Funl and Mutual Tnmt Ansocin.
tlon , Cedar Hiplde , luwa , for circulars
explaining the plan. fD-3m.
METROPOLITAN HOTEL , OMA
HA , NEB.
Tables supplied with the boat the
market atlords , The traveling public
claim they got bettor accommodations
and moro general satisfaction here
than at any ether honso in Omaha.
Rate , $2 per day. augSltfm
THE DISTRICT COURT.
It Convenoa for the , February Term.
The district court for Douglas coun
ty , convened yesterday for the Febru
ary term. The docket being called
for the ttlal of cases first. Of the
twenty-five cases sot for hearing yester
day , not ono was ready for B hearing ,
and of the twenty-five sot for Tuesday ,
only ono llttlo case will bo ready for
trial.
fTho [ following bailiffs were appointed
and sworn in ; Henry Grebe , E. H.
Orowoll , Daniel Konlston and Theo
dora Grobo. A
The grand jury was organized ae
follows :
, Martin Dunham , foreman ; Patrick
Welsh , Wm. McGaan , A S. Ostroin
Perry Mills , M. 0. Oarrigan , Ignacc
,
Sohorb , Frank Dellono , r. Qnlnn
, Wm. Slo\ors , Fred Motz , Qoorae
Bird , Thomas J. Board and John F ,
Bobm.
The grand jury gets to work al
once and the petit jury was dischargee
until 0 a. m. to-day ,
CUIMINAL IIUSINKHH.
The grand jury , which meets thii
weak will have moro cases to Invoatl
gate than over before known at an ;
term of the district court. The fol
lowing cases are sent up from tin
police court :
Jacob Tholn , obtaining goods b ( ;
falao pretenses from Jonason , tin
re jeweler.
he Two cases of burglary acalnst th
Quirk brothers.
W. W. Warren , obtaining money b
IBS fraudulent tax
receipts.
Us Wm. T.
Mclntyro , selling mort
at B ced property.
to.ly Charles Ludwip , atoaling a pocket
ly book containing 815 ,
Isa John W. Oalllgherobtainingmone
by falio pretenses.
Mike Gillian , assault upon R police
man with intent to commit murder.
Dr. Chaa. Clemens , abortion.
Philip L-indera , burglary.
ly
James E. Smiley , selling mortgagei
no
property ,
reer J. Brown , picking a pocket at th
er state fair ,
chen John WaUon and N. Andoraoi :
on grand larceny.
tr. Pat O'Connor , stealing hogs.
John Smith , stealing a bone ,
THE PALE HORSEMAN.
The Phenomena of Death Detailed
by a Doctor ,
The Mortality Report for Jan
uary , 1883.
Th Hoar at Which Most Men Am
CalitdtoDle.
The mortality report of the city
physician , Dr. P. S. Leleonring , fur
the month of Janiuay , 1883 , shown
the total number cf deaths from nil
canHoa to bo 42. Of thii number 13
were under ono of year ago , and 5
were botwonn 1 and G ; G to 25 , D ; 25
to GO , 13 ; GO to GO , 3j over CO , 1 ;
ovnr 70 , 2.
OAUSOP : dipthoria 1 , croup 1 , fcvora
2 , puerperal diauason 3 , ohroulc
dlitrbwvl , pulmonary diseases 14 ,
heart diseases 4 , anourinm 1 , ccmvnl-
olonn 4 , hopaliln 1 , gaatritla 2 , old
age 1 , parul > aia 1 , unknown 2 , core.
britin 1 , accident 1 , contention of the
IUMUB 1 , tuber luniniiitis 1
First wurd , 10 ; Second wnrd , 12 ,
Third ward , 4 ; Fourth ward , 3 ; Filth
ward , 0 ; Sixth , G ; hoapita's ' , 1.
Intrrmmit Holy Sepulchur , 0 ;
Piwprc Hill , 140as6dy'8 ; , 2 ; county ,
3 ; Laurel Hill , 7 ; German Ciithohc , 4 ;
1'lilcnrdp , 1 ; removed , 3 ; Proepjct
Hill , 1.
Sux-Malo , 25 ; fnmalo , 19. Col
ored , 0 ; married , 1G ; unmarried , 2G ;
widowed , i
Births-Total , 71. White , G9 ;
colored , 2 Male , 32 ; femiU39. .
Still born : 2.
THE PHENOMENA Of HEATH ,
In this connection the following
facU will bo of inttrost to tvury ruad
er , bainp ; obtninud from obsarvatlon
by a physician who has made the
phonometm of c'oUh a special atudy
"Ono of ttio things nf which I am
convinced , " f > ni 1 i ho doctor in con-
vernation ymterlay "nthat death ir.
palnleBB. I mean that the moment of
dissolution approaches as nnconeclonB
ly as sleep the eoul loaves the world
as painleas as it enters it. Whatever
bo the causes of death , whether by
lingering malady or sudden violence ,
dissolution cornea cither through uyn
cope or asphyxia. In the latter case ,
when resulting from disease , , tb
struggle Is long protracted , and ac
cumpantud by all the visible marks of
agony which the imagination ossoci
iitos with the closing scents of lifo
the pinchnd and pallid featured , the
cold , dummy ohin , the upturned eye ,
and the hcuvy , luborlouc , rattling ru
itpiration. Death docs not strike all
the organs of the body at the same
ttmo ; some may bo onld to nnrvlvtt
others , and the lungs are the last to
glvo up the paiformanco of their func-
tlOHB. "
"A very largo number ot deaths are
attributed to old nge , " continued the
phyeioinn , "yet fo r , oven of tho' old
est , dlo purely from i xhfcustion or
gradual decay ; some poeitlvo disease ,
in most canes , ovorwliflmu the ninnll
remains of vitality. Yet death from
old ago is not impossible , and must be
the nwoetost death of all a sloop that
wakes In otornity. In regard to long
evity , it is assorted that the United
States Is more favorable to long lifo
than any ether country. If I can not
abide entirely by that opinion , loan at
leant egroo that this country has and
can produce ten centenarians to ono of
any other land , and I think Washing
ton's body norrants aflirm my state
ment ( . The avorngo of human lifo is
thirty-three years. Ono-quarUr die
previous to the ago cf coven years ;
ono half before reaching seventeen ; so
thoip who pats their teens enjoy a
felicity rofueod 10 nnn half the human
tpucies. In every 1 000 persons only
ono reaches beyond the nineties ; in
every ICO only ulx roach the ago of
sixty-five , and not moro than ono in
GOO liven to eighty years. Of the up
wards of 1,000,000,000 Inhabitants cf
the glubo , onu. third din every year ,
91,824 every day , 3,730 every hour
and sixty every minute. Married
persons live longer than single ; tall
men longer than abort ones , and
women have morn chance M of lift ) in
their favor , previous to being fifty
years of ago than men have , but
fewer afterward. Persons who are
born in spring generally grow moro
robust than these who come Into the
world at ether seasons. Deaths are
morn frequent by night than by day. "
"Have the hours most fatal to lifo
over been ascertained ? "
"Yes , to a certain extent. I have
the date here of some very interesting
conclusions ascertained In 2,880 in
stances of death at all ages. The ex
amples are taken from all conditions
of lifo and during a period of eoreral
years. If the deaths of the 2,880 had
occurred Indifferently at any hour dur
ing the twenty-four hours , 120 would
have occurred at each hour. ' Bat this
,
was by no moans the case. There are
two hours in which the proportion was
remarkably below this two minima ,
in fact namely , from midnight to 1
o'clock , when the deaths were 83 per
cent below the avorngo , and from noon
to 1 o'clock , when they were 20 } per
cent below. From 3 to G o'clock a
m. , inclusive , and from 3 to 7
p. m. , there is a gradual increase -
crease in the former of 2'U
per cent above the average , in
the latter of 51 per cent. The maximum
'
mum of dehth'is from G to G a. m. ,
ie when it is 40 per cent above the aver
age ; the next during the hour before
V midnight , when it Is 25 per cont. in
'Q excess ; a third hour Is between 9 and
10 o'clock in the morning , being 17A
10 per cont. above. From 10 a. m. to 3
p. m. thn deaths are loss numerous ,
10y
y being 1GJ par cont. below the aver
age , the hour botoro noon bolng the
most fatal. From 3 to 7 p. m. the
deaths rlso DJ percent , above the nv-
orago , and they tall from that hour to
11 p. m , averaging G& per cont. below
the moan , During ttio hears from 9
to 11 o'clock in the evening then Is a
minimum of Ci per cent , below the
average.
"Thus , the least mortality Is dur
ing the midday hours , namely from 1G
id to 3 o'clock ; the greatest during the
early morning hours , from 3 to (1 (
o'clock. "
„
Urlnu Urlau.
A quiet ana unostentatious , but t
very happy wedding took place Han-
day night on Douglas street , between
Eleventh and Twelfth. The high con
tracting parties were Mr. Frederick
Urlan and Mrs. Catherine Urlau , the
relic of h ! deceased brother. The
ceremony was performed by Judge
Bonoko and was witnessed only by
the Immediate relatives and intimate
friends of the patties. A royal sup
per followed the solemnization of the
nuptials and champagne flowed llko
wator. The happy couple have the
best wishes of their friends and of
TUB BISK.
SOME MORE SLUGGERS.
Visit the Oity to Instinct the
People in the Manly Art ,
A Talk With Elliott , the Cham
pion Prize Fighter.
The prize fighters and wrestlers are
having a season of money making
which Is unexampled in the annals of
pugilism. Omaha has scon the world's
champion , Jem Mnco , and his protogo ,
Slado , and Paddy Ryan ; and not to bo
behind the rest of the world in this
ospoct the city has sent out a con
ostant for pugilistic honors in the
clky form cf "Baby Barnes , the No
raska giant. " This week wo have
amos Elliott , the ho&vy weight chani
ion of Amend.
Yesterday a BEE reporter mot
rlr. Elliott tcgether with E. W. John
on , the champion all round athlete of
ho world. Elliott is 30 years old
nd a finely built man. Ho stands
.bout six feet high und weighs at thin
ime about 185 pounds. IIis face is
rather pleasant looking and his would
" )0 called a physiognomy rather above
ho average were it not for a scar on
ho loft side of his face , reaching from
ho mouth along the cheek for an
nch. His hair is black and cut short
ftor the fashion of men in his busi-
css. His eyes are black and pone
rating. The reporter asked him
there he was born and ho answered ,
u Ireland ,
"I was born in Ireland 30 years
go , " said ho , "and canio to this coun
ty with my parents when I was two
'ears ' old. They settled in Now York
ity , and wo lived there in the old
Bowery for a long time- "
In referring to his encounters in the
> rona Elliott Booms rather modest.
In answer to questions put by the
'eporter ' ho caid ho had posted at this
imo a forfeit of $500 in the bauds of
iliko McDonald , the Chicago gam
iling kinij to fight Slado for $5,000 a
ido. This money has boon up for
hreo weeks and no answer has hern
ecolved from Mace or his man. Tuo
ght , if it occurs at all , will take place
omowhoro at n distance of 100 miles
'rom Kaneas City.
It will be remembered that Ii K.
5x brought "TUB" Wilson over 10
his country from England to stand up
nainht Sullivan , and in thn contest ,
which was fought for four rounds ,
Wilton succeeded In winning , not
withstanding the sledge-hammer
blows which were sent into him by the
"onnor.
At the conclusion of this bout
lllott put up Sl.COa that ho could
knock Wilson out in four rounds.
Fox covered the money , but before
the contest dune of ! Wilson went
back to England and the forfeit of
$1 GOO was paid to Elliott.
List November , in a omall- love
ontest In aOhlogo variety theater ,
Elliott knocked James Dalton , a local
port , cold in 47 seconds. Dalton
remained aonoelots for thirty sec
onds. All in all , Elliott scorns to be
a slugger from Slngeorvillr.
The reporter atked himif ho wanted
to fight the Moriai , and ho said his
mout'y was up and ho was not only
prepared but anxious to meet him.
Johnson , the athlete , IB a fine spec-
men of physical manhood and is
rather a good looking man in the
"ace.
"ace.Ho
Ho carries an elegant gold mpdal ,
ndicatlvo of his championship of the
world as a general athloto.
WARD'BONNER
The Latter Dlemlesed by the Police
Judge.
The Beniior-Ward criminal case
iame up In the police court on Satur
day afternoon , and after a hearing
was dismiss-id. Mrs. Ward , the com
plaining wltners , entered the court
room attired in sombre hued raiment ,
and on being called to the witness
stand gave her evidence In answer
to question ! ! put by attorneys. In
relation to the intimacy alleged by
Banner to have existed between them ,
the lady denied it. She waa afraid of
Banner ; ho had so persistently fol
lowed her for a number of years. She
brought the matter before the deacons
of the church. Several letters
couched In terms of tender affection ,
written by Bonnet to Mrs , Ward ,
were Introduced in ovidonco.
Mrs. Ward denied over having any
affection for Bonner except in a
cousinly and brother-in-lawly way
Mr. Bonnor gave a bond to keep
the peace towards Mrs. Ward , on the
Kith of December last , but the bond
expired on the 20lh inst. The judge
thought defendant was guiltless undei
the charge , hence his liberty.
THE PEAP ALIVE.
Doctor demons Returns to Omaha Ir
Good Bealtn.
Dr. 0. L. Clemens , the voterinarj
surgoonr who has had such a time it
the courts owing to the prosecution be
gun by his wife , Clahe Olemons , hai
returned to Omaha in good health anc
good spirits.
It will bo remembered ho was re
ported dead some weeks ago , a mat
closely resembling him bolnj
picked up alongside the rail
road track west of South Band
The doctor docs not appear as i
disembodied spirit now , but i
stalwart man whoso llesh ant
blood are of the best. Ho Is stil
prosecuting his business and now tha
he is free from "entangling alliance , '
Is doing well , ho s ys. He looks ai
little llko a ghoit u could be 1m
aglned.
GENERAL TOM THUMB.
Third Visit of the Pigmy War
rior to Omaha ,
An Interesting Interview With
the Noted Gentleman.
"It is a very cold morning , sir , b t
I am In excellent health. I am right
glad to meet a representative of Till
BKB. "
The speaker was the diminutive
gentleman whoso real name is Charles
Stratton , but who has boon better
known to the world for the past forty
years by the pseudonym of Qon. Tom
Thumb , and ho extended this cordial
greeting to a visitor from TUB BKB ,
who called on him at his room In the
Paxton honso ycaterday morning
The llllpntlan placed a chubby hand
of infantile proportions in the extended -
tended p'aw of the caller , and , after a
hearty shako , proceeded to do the
agrcoablo.
THE GENERAL AND HIS WIFE.
The general has grown quite corpu
lent but is as chipper and spry as over.
His fat cheeks , double chin , and
twinkling ovcs give his face an ex
pression of jollity and good humor.
Ho wears a close-clipped moustache ,
and his hiir , which is becoming a
tnflo thin about his temples , is slight
ly tinged with gray. Ho was attired
in a loose smoking jacket , a seal tkin
rest and broadcloth pantaloons , and
carried himself with the easy and en
gaging manners and thorough self-
possession of the traveling man of the
world.
The conversation had but fairly
opened when the general's wife , nee
Miss Lavluia Warren , cams Into the
room. She is the simo "plump and
pleasing little peraon" as of yore , and ,
though a few silver threads appear
among her dark tresses , they are only
in keeping with her matronly and dig
nified appearance.
INTERESTING REMINISCENCES.
"My career has been somewhat
eventful , " pleasantly said the general ,
"and I could entertain you for hours
with Interesting reminiscences. I was
46 years old on the 4th of January ,
and woe first placed on oxhibitlon by
Mr. Barnum when I was only G years
old. At that * time I waa so small
that Mr. Barnum could easily hold
mo in the palm of hia hand. A style
of overcoats corresponding with the
ulsters ot the present day , and known
as box-coats , were then in vogue.
They had largo side pockets with
tbps over them. Mr. Barnum wore
ono of them in winter. I could get
in ono of the pockets of it , and by
doubling myself up the flip would
fall over the mouth of the pocket , con
cealing me from view. It was a fa
vorite trick cf Mr. Barnnm's to piaco
mo in the pocket of his box-coat and
appear in the hall at about the time
set for the opening of our entertain
ment. The people in the audience
would come about him , exclaiming
'Whore is the general , Mr. Barnum ?
Here it is time for the exhibition to
open , but he is not about. ' Mr. Bar
num would appear to bo greatly sur
prised , and would then call out : 'Gen
eral Tom Thumb ! General , general 1
Where are you ? " I would then re-
spon : 'HeroI am , sir , ' emerging from
his pocket at thesamo timo. It wan a
great act , I tell you , and used to take
Immensely. "
The fat little follow chuckled with
glee over the recollection of this ruse
of the great showman.
TOM TUUMll's TRAVELS.
"You have been a greater traveler
than Cipt. Cook , general. Niw , who
do you think was thu greatest man
yon over flan ? "
"That is a hard question to an
BWor , " responded the el tin veteran.
"I have soon 'em all you know-all
the oinperore , kings , princes , generals
and statesmen. I have been potted
by royalty in all parts of the world ,
and have had privileges which perhaps
no ether traveler from this country
has enjoyed. While others have been
received in court , I have been accord
ed the favor of visiting kings and
queens in a social way at their homes ,
just as I would visit you at your
house , and have known them as they
really aro. I first went to England in
1844 , and was presented to Queen
Victoria at the court of St. James It
waa her majesty who bestowed the
title of general upon mo. I was in
troduced as Tom Thumb , and the
queen addressed mo as Gen. Ton
Thumb. The duke of Wellington ant
ether noblemen who were present im
mediately accepted the cue , and Ihavi
been Gen. Tom Thumb over slnca. I
am what you might call a nobleman
when in England. The soldiers al
ways salute mo as they would an ;
other cflieor. Whenever I go to the
abodes of any of the royal family I am
admitted without question , and the
guards always salute mo. "
TUB GENERAL AND TI1K IRON UUKK
"In one of my entertainments before
Queen Victoria I gave an Imporsona
tlon of Napoleon Bonaparte posing In
deep meditation. The duke of Wei
llngton , who was present , stopped up
to mo and Inquired : 'What are you
thinking about'1 'About the loss o
the battle of Waterloo,1 I retorted
and the queen and the entire cour
laughed heartily over the ropartoo. "
"What sort of man was the Iron
Dukel"
"Oh , ho was rough aud gruff like
all the big generals , yon know , ba
was pletsant enough when yon catno
to know him well. "
"How did you find the queen to bo
in the homo circle1 ]
" .Sho was like any other pleaaan
and good woman , and liked to have
all about her have a good time. "
"I spent three years in Earope dur
lug my first visit , " the general won
on , "and was presented to all the
ruling monarchs. Germany was no
united then , but was divided Into
states , each of which had its king ,
was an especial fivprito of Louis Phil
lippo , the citizen king of Franco , who
used to carry me about on hia shoul
ders. Ho was once in this country
and taught tchool in Massachusetts
I remember I once asked the king
what he thought nf school-teaching
Ho replied that it was an honorabl
occupation , but not very profitable. '
A TRir AROUND THE WORLD.
In 1869 Gen. and Mrs. Tom Thumb
Commodore Nutt , aud Minnie Warren
otarted oa a throe years' trip around
the world. They traveled 63,000
miles , 31OCO cf which were by soi ,
and never mot with an accident worth
mentioning , or missed a date. They
first went to California and British
Columbia , thence to Japan , China ,
ndla , Arabia , and thence to
Australia. The general recounted
nany Interesting reminiscences of
hiir adventures m those far off lands ,
lo gave a particularly interesting
deicrlption of the way the little folks
ibtained entrance to the temple of the
Jacrod Tooth , in Ceylon , whore the
del Buddha is enthroned. By por-
istonce and porsovoronce they ob
tained a sight of the Idol , which is
adorned with jewels to the value of
' 3,000,000 , a privilege never before
accorded Christians.
Many interesting recollections were
; lvon the visitor of petformancos in
heaters In Japan and China , and the
ualnt characteristics of the audiences.
'ho general dwelt particularly upon
ho good bohavlor of the populace In
Japan. The people all seemed to have
leard of the little people as though
hey were the heroes of an old story ,
and , though they would oomo running
out of their houses in crowds , and
manifested the utmost curiosity to sue
ho midgets , they showed no dlsposi-
Ion to run over them in their anxiety ,
nd ft wave of the hand was suflhient
o cause them to fall back "Thoy
wore so different , from the crowds in
his country. Hero the boys , and
oven men , crowd up to my cactiigo
and cry out , 'Hollo , Tom , ' 'Tom , don't
you want a drink } ' Its terribly in-
ailing aud disagreeable. "
1118 TALKS W1T1I LINCOLN AND GRANT
' I suppoto you have aeon all thu
residents of this country , general ? "
"Yes , I have seen abjut all of them ,
fou doubtless remember the story of
my call on President Lincoln. Ho
was holding u consultation with sev
eral generals when I was Introduced
and placed on a table. One of the
party said , snoeringly. 'They call you
[ eneral , do the } ? ' Mr. Lincoln at
once struck in with the romnrk , 'I
wish some of my generals wore as gocd
k general as ho is. ' "
"You have met Gen. Grant several
ilmes , have you not ? '
" .Yes. I first met him aboard a
rain when he was going to takocharco
) f the army In front of Richmond. Ho
lent an aide-de-camp to invite mo to
como into his car. Wo had a very
pleasant chat and exchanged cigire. I
lad a talk with his son Fred , and ho
; old me his father showed him no fa
voritism , but made him face the shot
and shell. I think the people of this
country don't civo Gen , Grant credit
mough for what he has dono. He it
bravo and honest man , and hna done
the country moat valuable service , for
which ho cannot bo too highly es-
oemcd or honored. "
THE L1TILE GENERAL A 1IO MASON.
"You have been entertained by
) otontAten of all degrees , general ; now
vhat do you consider the highest
loner ever beatowrd on you ? "
"That would bo hard to say , I have
iad so many honors and dccur.Uiono
of all sorts. Perhaps I am ai proud
of being a thirty-second degree mason
as anything clao. "
"Who is the most baautiful lady yon
javb ever ecor. ? Mrs. Lingtry ? '
"I have never seen Mrs. Ling try.
The question of beauty ia hard to de
cide , and is a moro matter of opinion.
What would please ono person might
not ploasa another , you know. "
THE GENERAL TEMPERATE IN ALL THINGS
Here THE BEE representative had a
Brief talk with Mr. Blookor , the gen
; lemanly manager of the Torn Thumb ,
party f jr the past twenty years The
manager was questioned as to the
common rumor that the noted genera )
it r , high liver and a hard drinker.
"I have been with him constantly
for over twenty years , " replied Mr.
Bleekcr , ' and I have never 32011 him
Intoxicated , and have yet to incut the
man who will say ho ever took a drink
with the general. Ho ii tompcrato in
all things , and never eata nuro than
two meals a day Ilia only bad habit
Is smoking , which ho has boon addict'
ted to since ho wan 7 years old. "
"Commodore Nutt likes his 'tods' '
pretty well , did he not ? "
"Yes , " said Mr. Bleokor , "but ho
is dead , and wo never speak of his
faults now , although the general suf
fered some in reputation on account ol
them. "
A VERY WEALTHY LILLIPUTIAN.
"Tho general id quite wealthy , is ho
not ? "
"He IB. A great many people have
said to mo : 'Why does the general
travel any moro. Ho has enough
money , wo should think ? ' That's all
right. A. T. Stewart had enough
money , but he 'did not retire from
business. There are many gray-
haired merchants who are rich , and
yet they remain ii business. It has
become second nature with the general -
oral to travel. After a short time oi
rest at his home in Middloboro , driv
Ing , yachting , and other pastimes fal
upon him and ho becomes restless anc
longs for the old lifo. Travel keeps
him from becoming indolent and com
pels that regularity in all his habits
which is noessary to peeservo his
health. "
"Havo the general and his wife any
children ? "
"They had ono child , but it diet
when it was but two years and a hal
old. "
WOULD not be withoutltedding'a Rutsla
Salvo , ia the verdict of all who use It
Price 25c.
SPECIAL tfOT.GES.
tST SPECIAL 8 will POSITIVELY not be In
terted unless paid In advance.
IO LOAN-MONtY.
ONEY TO LOAN Call at Law office of D. L.
M Thoaaa room 8Crclghton Block.
TO LOAN $3,000S1
971 ( ItCC Famain
; LOAN On chattel mortgage te
MONEYT A. IJ. Tutton , No. 1510 Douglas
street front room upetairu. 433-tf
ondi AAATO LOAN At 8 per cent IB
b OU.UUU terestmsumsof UOOOandup
wards , for 8to B yean , on Bret class city and farm
propcrt ) . HKMIS URAL Kami and LOAN AQS.SCT
16th and Douglas Hts.
ONEY TO LOAN At 8 percent , bhilver'a
M Rial Estito and Loan Agency , oppoilte
pontofflco. 7B7-II
ncLr *
A QENT8 W nted mile or female , In every
A rl y and town In the United HUtes. $10.0
to 15.(0 par day eislly made. G , E. KIDEOUT
& 00. , 10 llarcliy Street , New York City.
J18 Imo mor.
I ho "Obierrer" oTc
WANTKD-At eorn <
IMn knd DJUK ai one or tw ) prime's loi-
medlttety flt
WANTED A ( till for gentr * ! touie-wotk la
a mtllfa llv. II quire of W. A Olbvin *
31th and Fftrnam fits B27.6 {
1 IRL WANTED-For general hoiiMwort VliJ
JT Davenport St. 930 7t
A nit tidy g ll f"i gcn r
WANTED Call tomorrow mjrnfnir bet-een S
nd 10 o'clock at 9 W corner lltb > nd PwlOe
trcct.
WANT n-2WO teann and 1,000 men Alsu
1,00 tie makers for thi Kansas City ,
Sprlrgflcld \ Memphis railroad ,
Ml-dt _ II UANNWEILCR , llth street. _
ANTED-A few d y boarr-crl at 918 Pine *
W street , between O'Ji and ICth.
WANIED-OIrl 15 1 Chicago utreot , lie' ee
15th and ICth , onponUe JclToracn xiuara.
8W-6t MIIS.O.HA1UIK.
M8JELLAAE WAN ft * .
- to call and test the rcw
WANTKD-Ladles
lyn'cmol drr 9 cuttng , we can Qt anr
orm at first trial Tent linn ngs cut frco next
a turJ y. Patterns a tpeclalty , 1418 Dodge 1-t.
91C-"t
- t fiitnljl.nl room rrrult *
WANTKU-Fleoi
tf r oiBi , fir rrivillri. rain ami lfo w th
board. Addren until Feoriuri I5lh , "r. N. H. "
ate Allllard Hotel. FelC-lw
Xf ANTED Writing ol any kind , ee
VY > 'y a pnctlcal book kittier. ulth references.
'L."Icoofflco 92S6J
\ ANTKU lly an experlencodb ok
V * n p-sltlon to wor * tvenliifs. AdJresi "A.
f. 1' . " lieootllco. Ii2 > 8
LADY ui < h n po'ltion BS housekocr | In
A ft family where help U ke t. Wou d not
object to K Intf out of thec ty. Addresser call at
W Norlh 20th street. 91 1-7'
FOK KENT After February 1 * t o 1 rraua-
furni'h < l re * mi rn flrf floor. KoHcn e
SthSt , , flrsthius north cfChlav o 03I-7JJ
IOK KENT Hcu of four room * and kltch-
D en. Apply A. Murphy 42ill'lm 923-lor
FOIIKCVT Mco furnished room , bcs lota
Ion. First h usin rth of Herald Uutldlni ;
20-Gt
FOU RENT House ot four rooms"corner 17th
and Davenport. S. LLIIUAK ,
9j7-lui
OH ENF Furnl hod room with biu' , tai
' aod baih rocm also table bjirJ , 171R DrxUe
. 835 C t
[ 70H UENT A largo unfurnished fron' room
L1 at 1417 Howard St. . B77-5 {
mllHKK unfinished rooms for rent , with bar
JL window , 1410 ehra ! < o street , 82Kit :
FUR RbNT Double oltko la Jacobs' block.
89-lw
F I Oft KENT llp-8'alis ' over 1417 Farnam at.
8J0.1W JOHN O. JACOPS.
AIIAUCHACEF.K UEhT The 2nd story
and b semont ot bultdln No.llll Karnam
Unit. Inquire next Uocrcaa . J18 1m ]
FOR RWNT One organ , $3.00 per rrrnth , at
A. Ho'pj's Music Hill _ TTTjlrn
ANU11 AHU-Moclern
coivenierccD 1810 iJOdgo St. 573-lm
T710U RENT 25 liouso' , 2 to in rooms , at $3 to
JU $ ' 5 per m-nth Shrner'sllcnt Bureau , op-
> otjte Dost olllco.
| . .01t UENT-Several houses , B rooma
I1 cack. Dtt. C. H. PAUL.
' 391m
U Ni Ounl.r.ur.l e < y fur .IHI IJ loom
wlihbiardfjr tftoat 1808 California St.
707-lruo.
BEMIS' New Map of Omaha , hut ouinpletcd and
ready for delh cry at ? 5 cacti. Is 4 feet w Ida
iy 7 feet long. Lart'cHt anil most complete map
of Omaha ever published. OtHclal map of the
city. See column.
oflXr ( jr n\\e \ at a bargain the cn.lnc acd
WE now In U'o at i.ur orls. 'Jhe
ccmtl t- i unfit laai coed rg nc , H'.d c .rtlsti of
'n iuelO riTs powei ) , Ii ilnr , lltater , Sttium
'onip , Suinke Stu k , S earn end Water Uaiuoc ,
\V > itcr'ln"k Va MS llpc'.etc. It wi i ba t.Ktn
outabiut thnllrstofiijjit Miy Panic intcrca-
edare Iml'ul o call ami He 't Inorc'stiin day
and night ( Sund.js i xiepten ) at the Wurdman
LlneccU Oil Works , corner tiet a itocnlh ai d Nich-
tlaa street * 917-lm
Oil LALE-0-od h"avy tea 11 of horses at 817
Lcarcnvvortli Street. 9l3C (
HO ALE CHEAP-HffimUtavcstof
Omaha , tha Union Paclllc railroad.
Urlck barn , tw ttiry hotel and furniture , three
o H C'"xi)2 : ) , good stand , go d business. Oocd
reaiona for selling. Inquire of subsc-ibcr.
AL NORIUS ,
" 13-lm-mo oith I end , Neh ,
- MR SALE A slock of rnerclmiid 8ft In one of
_ L' > hj ll\iic t ow n In northern Nebraska , d < Ing
a CO.HM b elneFS , last jo r's ml < $ _ " . ! , 000 will ruu
nioroihi' year ; a 'la a tory tent na given for
eellliiL' . Aildriat "Merchant , " card Oroarn FU.1
F.ul-71
'US Lb Suiill lieu u on ICON d lot a. K.
c > r. O.h on 1 Jjtksoi. Inq1 Ire on pitmlscs.
ITIUltAUK Hou o and l"t for tale on S 13th
JD > nil Uorcia stitcU Call on the premises.
S.18-12H
i.Oil ( KALK I * c ctx maps of No raska 0c
X' < ach. ForbirgaliiBln aha City Improved
and un mpr vcd property , ca'l on Wm. f , Shrl-
vcr , ivoil Estate Agent , opimn to poitolllce.
rrt-i i
l.ioll SAi.h bl\ room cotta < u with barn vnd
X half lot on Chicago strict , near High School
Only W.300. McCAOUE ,
COO do ; 27-t' Opp. I'oa oIHco.
\LVr-A . .rclnm tfcouil n nd phxetoa *
F1UK
Cal'at 1819Harnty St. 897-U _
' ' nuirK FOH SALE-Z9.00 per
EXOELLE'JX' Ynrd ISlh street , two b'ocka
touth el llo levuo road
LORENZO DIDDLE ,
OEMI3 Now Map of Omaha , Just completed ant.
O ready for delivery at $5 cnch. Is 4 foot wide
> \ 7 feet long. Largest and rue t complete map
of Omaha over published. Olllcial map of thi
city. Sea column.
LOT Bunch of beys between M x Mev r
and M'ta'f ' t-r > citsitn tha road. Fin-
lor pleaie leave at I't- : -0.fce. 933- {
tt > nr f\n \ UEWABD-Th rjwoa 1 > st jester-
U ) AU-UU da } tictw.cn 15 h and Jackson and
Utband onglis , n pocket Iwok u ntaining 9100
In cash' and tvto notes , one no e glCOandthe
other J100. 1 Indir call for rcvsard atbeeolllco.
U1J.2
EDWAKDKUBHL ,
MAGT8TER OF PALMYSTERY AND COND * .
TItiNALIST , 498 Tenth street , between Farnam
and Harnoy. Will , with > he aid of guardian
sulrltt ) , obtain for any one a glance of the past
and present , and on certain conditions In tbi * fu
ture. Uoote and Shoes made to order. Pufrcl
satisfaction truarautecd.
Absolutely Pure. '
Thlspovvdernevcr varies. A marvel of purity ,
itrungtn and v holesomcness. More economical
than the orplnary k nds , and cannot be sold In
competition with the multitude of low teat , short
vteljht , alum or plrephate ponder. Sold only In
cans. MOTH. Llmao Po ma Co. , Wall-St. , go
New York.