,2 TilE OMAHA DAILY BEEL MONDAY , APRIL 19 , 1835.
FROM IOWA'S ' STATE CAPITAL ,
Discovoiy of a Bogns Egg Manufactory in
DCS MoincSi
A MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.
A Threml-Unro Confidence Onino So *
cures One Moro Victim Two
Bad Klovntor Accidents
Matters In Politics.
It Dispenses With Chickens.
Dr.s MOIXKS , April 18. [ Special. ( There
was quite a sensational dlsvovcry made yester
day , of an establishment which it is alleged
lias been engaged for some months In man
ufacturing bogus eggs , which have been sold
for the genuine article. The factory Is lo
cated In n Walnut street basoinotit , and It Is
claimed that It has a capacity of l.OJO eggs a
day. As described by these who have visited
this secret establishment , there are largo vats
filled , ono with n yellow compound , thu other
with a starchy mixture , which supply the
matter for the whites and yolks of Iho eggs.
The enterprising Inventor of this process
claims to have dlscoveicd It after making a
chemical analysis of the egfr , nnd. concluding
that ho could supplant by artificial means tha
faithful , plodding hen. After long experi
menting , ho succeeded In making a fairly
KOOU Imitation egg , and then constructed
machinery for nmnufacturlng tlioin. The
yellow or yolk of tlio egg Is said to bo a mix
ture of Indian meal , corn starch and several
other Ingredients poured while In a mushy
Btato Into n mould and. hardened into the de
sired shape. Around this Is placed a mixture
of albumen and other chemical constituents
of the white of the egg , and then their filmy
skin is next attached and the whole Is then
surrounded by a plaster of parls shell a trillo
thicker than the genuine article. It is re
potted that a largo number of these bogus
eggs have been placed upon the market and
used without the fraud being discovered.
The leading social event of the past week
vas the marriage Thursday evening of Mies
Carrie Cole , daughter of ox-Chief Justice
Cole , of the Iowa supreme court , to Mr. J.
It. Ilurlhut , a prominent young business
man of this city. The groom Is a sou of the
present receiver of the Chicago Times , and
the bride Is well known throughout central
* to\va as ono of the leading and most at-
Cractlvo members of society. Colchester
3'lace , the scene of the wedding , was bril
liantly Illuminated and decoratedand several
hundred guests wcio present from this and
other cities.
The old familiar confidence game has just
been perpetrated again , this time upon nn
old gentleman coming west over the Itock
Island. At Davenport ho was approached
by the usual gentlemanly stranger who had a
draft for S2.000 but couldn't wait for the
banks to open to get it cashed. He had S10
of back freight charges to pay and wanted to
take the train , and so offered
the old gentleman the draft and his overcoat
as security for an advance of the needed
amount. The money was given. The stranger
went to pay the freight , and has been gene
over since , leaving the old gentleman with n
worthless check , a dollar and a half oveicoat
and a whole ton of profitable experience.
The use of elevators in buildings , now be
coming so frequent , Is giving rise to
many serious accidents , of which two oo-
cmrc'd yesterday. A young lady artist , Hiss
Lizzie Gowdy , boarding at the Kirkwood ,
when starting for breakfast , stopped.as she
' "
Hupposc'd into the elov.itor , only to" find it
gone , and she fell to the bottom of the de
scent , and was taken up unconscious with
ono arm broken , several scvcio cuts
upon the face , and dangerous inter
nal injuries. About the same time Mr.
Slater , of the tan ot Honing & Slater ,
vinegar manufacturers , walked down an ele
vator way at his factory , supposing the car
was in Its place. Ho was taken up with a leg
broken so as to require amputation , and wl th
spinal Injuries that are likely to prove fatal
Two such frightful accidents in one day are
enough to cause the most careless to bo care
ful.
ful.Tho
The legislature that has just adjourned has
really done but little mischief , as an exami
nation ot the bills passed now shows. Out of
about 1,000 bills introduced , not more than
half a do/.en vicious bills were passed , which
shows the good work that was done in kill
ing bad ones. The democrats an : howl-
jug n little about the gerryinandoilntj ,
as they call It , by which the
state was reapportloned into congressional
nnd representative districts , but when their
attention Is called to a congressional map of
South Carolina and other southern states
that have been fixed by democrats , they have
nothing to .say.
.ricpiir.uions are bolng made for the im-
iicaclimcnt trial of Auditor Brown. It is
understood thatho will bo defended by Judge
Uomso , of this city , ox-Senator Bills , of
Davenport , and some democrat , not yet
named. The question Is now raised that the
senate will have no jurisdiction to try this
case , as tlio acts for which Ihown Is to bo
tried chiefly occurred during his ilrst term of
ofllco. This may or may not bo given any
\\olght , but a number ol' Mich questions will
undoubtedly bu raised before the case Is fin
ally disposed of.
Knllronrt Work Begun.
'Si. Sioux Crrv , Iowa , April 18. A good deal
of stir was created In railroad elides yester
day by the appearance of a largo lorco of
Chicago , Milwaukee A ; St. St. Paul graders ,
nnd the beginning ofoika few miles cast
of the eit ) . The company has had In con
templation for some time the building of a
' road Irom this city to connect with the Coun
cil llhilfs and Chicago line at or near Do-
lianco , a distance ot about elghty-tlvo miles.
The proposed line of the Sioux City and DCS
Moiues parallels the Defiance line tor a num
ber of miles fiibt of this city , and this sudden
movement of the Milwaukee company Is sup
posed to have been piomplcd by uunstroto
bo Hist to occupy the gioiind. It Is said that
the entire line Is under contract , and that the
work will bo pushed to oarlycompletlon. ;
Shutting Jown Saloons.
CUNTON' , Iowa , April 18. The Woman's
Christian Temperance Union yesterday filed
under the state law applications for Injunc
tions to pievent thlity-lhrco hnloon keepers
In Clinton from selling liquor. All the sa
loons except two Immediately shut up shop ,
and the keepers announced that their places
would remain closed until the suits aio de-
cldcil. _ _
Another Domnml Tor Aid.
ROCK Ibr.AXi ) , 111. , April IS. The follow
ing circular has been obtained from Robert
Bennett , state master workman of Illinois ;
To Hit ) Knlohts oj L'tlw of Illinois : The
BlaimiiiR development ot power lor evil In
the person uf Jay Could demands the Imme
diate attention of every peison who loves Ids
countiy. his homo and the good of humanity.
Lovo.of money , u'gardless of sutlerlngs ,
blinds this greedy and insatiable monster to
acts of opiuesslon , and ho has dilven thou
sands ot Ills employes on the southwest sys
tem uf railroads to stilko for the right to
bustaln life for themselves , their wives anu
Ilioir dear ones. On the presenta
tion of their grievances a stern
and cincl denial was given. All efforts on
the pait ol the general executive txj.ml to se
ctiio a iieacotul settlement by means of arbl-
* tratian have been lefnsed by the treacheious
do.dings of Uonltl ami lloxle. 1'ieiiiiums
veto otlned by railroad plllci.ds tor "men of
Kilt \ \ ho meant business , " and these ralhoad
r hireling * , without justification , shot and
killed men und women , innocent blood has
been shed ; every etfort to stigmatize and ion-
der odious the name of our noble order has
' boon icsorted to ; un order has been Issued by
the general executive bo.ud of the Knights of
Labor for financial aid to supply out brotliei-ji
und their families \\lfh tha necessaries
, of Ufa Let alj members of the-
older iu tUls state tender such ab-
eUtanco ns In their power , tuu'l by
ilielr action approve the cffoits of our ueticr.il-
officcrs to sustain mir brothers of district as
sembly 17 , 10 and 101. Remember that prompt
action IsmcJssnry. Lay aside everything of
a minor nature and let every assembly fall
Into line and render what aid It can.
KOIIKIIT UKN.VKTT ,
JIasitcr Workman.
J. P. FllKNCIt ,
Secretary ,
tinonan ItonoKiis ,
J. J. MAHOXKY ,
.Joins' Bum.ONO ,
A. I ) . llATlKF.lt ,
Executive Donrd ot Illinois State Assembly
Knights of Labor.
Kcixdy For Action.
WASHINGTON , April 18. All nicmbrrs of
the select committee on labor troubles except
Stewart of Vermont , who Is on leave of ab
sence , were present at yesterday's meeting.
After a short discussion as to tlio best means
of pursuing the inquiry the committee re
solved to subpccna Messrs. Gould , Hopkins ,
i'owdcrly and McDowell. The committee
Is anxious to secure all the correspondence
passing between these gentlemen lu relation
to the western strikes and will begin lit
Investigation hum Tuesday with the exam
ination of Messrs. I'owderly and McDowell ,
who will bo followed on Wednesday and
Thursday by Juy Gould and A. L. Hopkins.
On Sunday next the committee will start for
St. Louis and after taking such testimony at
that point as may bo deemed material , it Is
probable that the members will divide Into
two sub-committees , one proccedlngto Atchl-
son , Kansas" , and the other to Fort Worth ,
Texas , to collect Information relative to the
Ktrlkont these places and nlontr the lines of
the route. The committee Is disposed to re
port , at an early day , but Is determined to
make Its Investigation thorough and Im
partial.
The Waterworks nt Columlms.
COI.UMUUS , Neb. , April 18. [ Special Tele-
gram. ] At the council meeting last night
the bonds for the 83.5,003 water works wcro
sold to W. N. Harrison & Co. of Chicago , at
a premium of 3K per cent. Mr. Schroeder ,
of the city of Columbus , had the lowest bid
for doing the work and. putting in the ma
chinery.
A Woman's I5nd Fnll.
Er.KnoniT , Neb. , April 18. [ Special. ] As
Mrs. Mary Barlow was returning homo from
a visit In town Friday evening , the seat over
turned and tlncw her from the carriage. Sliu
struck heavily , bruslng the back of her head
and left shoulder. Dr. Laws was called and
found her sufTcrlmr severely from the effects
of the jar upon the cerebellum. The doctor
thinks It will not prove fatal.
The Cyclone's Dondly Harvest.
ST. PAUL , April 18. The revised list of
deaths from the cylcono shows the number
previously stated , sixty-seven , Is correct.
Hclief work still goes on in all parts of the
state.
ST. CI.OUD , April IS. An unknown woman
and infant have been found In.tho ruins
maklni : the total dead sixty-nine according
to tlio lowest estimate.
ST. PAUL , Minn. , April 18. Hon. E. G.
llalbcrt , injured by a cyclone at Sank
Kaplds Wednesday evening , died yesterday
morning , lie remained unconscious to the
last.
Forty-Ninth Congress.
The only business of Importance transacted
by congress Saturday was the passage In the
liousoof the bill appropriating 825,000 for the
purpose of making the court house in Kco-
kuk , Iowa , a lire proof house.
Clearing IIouso Statement.
BOSTONApril 18. The table compiled , from
special dlsptachcs to the Post from the man-
acers of the leading clearing houses in the
United States shows the total gross bank ex
changes tor the week eudlng April 17 , to be
5831tJ3,034. !
For iRnoranco In Politics.
ST. PETniisnuiui , April 18. The ministry
has ordered tlio authorities of all universities
in the empire to adopt means for , the Imme
diate and permanent suppression of all forms
of political education of young students.
llouse-Uleaiiliifj Hints.
Clean the glass of pictures by dioping
n , cloth into alcohol and water and then
into whiting , and rub over it , and wino
dry with a. silk handkerchief.
The cleanest and most polished floors
have no water used on them at all. They
are simply rubbed oft' every morning
with a largo llanncl cloth , which is
steeped in kerosene oil once in two or
throe weeks. Shako clean of dust , and
with a rubbing brush or stubby broom go
rapidly up and down the planks ( not
across ) , in a few rubbings the floor
assumes a polished appearance that is
not easily defaced by dirt or footprints.
Straw matting should bo washed with
warm salt and water ; wring out ti soft
cloth in it and apply quickly ; not wet
ting the matting much , only enough to
take out the dust and htains.
Lemon juice and salt "will remove ordi
nary iron rust. If the hands arc stained
there is nothing that will remove the stains
so well as lemon. Cut the lemon in half
and apply the cut surface as it it were
soap.
Tlio smell of paint may bo taken away
by closing tip the room nnd setting in the
center of it a pan of lighted charcoal on
which have been thrown some juniper
berries. Leave this in the room for a day
and a night , when the smell of paint will
bo gone. Some persons prefer a pail of
water in which a handful of hay is soak
ing. This is also cflectual in removing
the ficcnt of tobacco smoke from a room.
The best way to brighten a carpet is to
nut a half tumbler ot spirits of turpen
tine in a basni of water and dip your
broom in it and sweep over the carpet
once or twice.
Silver is not in frequent use will not
tarnish if rubbed in oatmeal.
Clean cane chairs by satusating the
csno well witli a sponge and hot water ,
using soap if necessary ; then put in the
open air or in a good current of air , and
as it dries it will tighten and become as
firm as when new.
A cheap paint for a floor can bo made
with live pounds of French ochre and a
quarter of n pound of- glue dissolved in
two quarts of boiling hot water ; then
apply unoin/h boiled linseed oil to make
to make the paint How easily from the
brush , Any man can paint a kitchen
floor and save the women work by so
doing.
According to recent English experi
ments , it is found that a growth of ivy
over a house renders the interior en
tirely free from moisture.
*
It Should Ilo Generally Known
that the multitude of diseases of a scrofu
Ions mitu re generally proceed from a tor
piit condition of ths liver. Tlio blood bo
eomc's impure because the liver docs not
act properly and work oil'tho poison from
thu system , and the certain results are
blotches , pimples , eruptions , swellings ,
tumors , ulcers and kindred affections , or
settling upon the lungs and poisoning
their delicate tissues , until ulceration ,
breaking down and consumption is es
tablished , Dr. Piorco's "Golden Medical
Discovery" will , by acting upon the liver
and purifying the blood , euro all these
diseases.
Scarlet fever is so prevalent in West-
Chester comity , N. Y. , that several
schools there have closed and the text
books been burned.
In Londou there < ave 291 shorthand
writers and newspaper reporters. Ono
hundred , and thirty'lour follow iijtman ,
efglity-nino Taylor , thlrty-livp Guruov.
DEATH OF THADDEUS FAIRBANKS
The Great Invontormul Manufacturer
ol' Scnlcs I'nsscH Awny.
Thaddctis Fairbanks , the great Amer
ican inventor , died April 13 in his 05th
year , at his homo in St. Johnsbury , Vt.
llo is tlio last of the original members of
the firm of E. & T. Fairbanks , Who half
n century ago established a primitive
scale manufactory in the Passumpsio
river valley.
Thaddous was SO years old when his
parents removed to Vermont. His father
was n farmer nnd carpenter by occupa
tion , and built and operated ti saw nnd
grist mill. Joseph ralrbapks died in
1810 , his son tlion being CO years old. In
1821 Thaddcus was joined by his brother
Erastus , who had been engaged in the
mcrcanlilo trade , and the llrm of
E. & T. Fairbanks was that
year formed for the manufac
ture of stoves and ploughs of cast
iron. The largo amount of lieiup raised
in northern Vermont created a demand
for a dressing machine. After manufac
turing three of the great liaynes ma
chinery for dressing hemp at their
shops , the Messrs. Fairbanks began
in 1830 the manufacture of a
hemp dresser invcnrcd and patented by
Thaddeus. The standard scales in use at
that time were , that time were the oven
balance and the lloman steelyard. Tlio
only device for weighing carts is n lover
suspended high up trom n gallows frame ,
from the short arm of which chains hung
that could bo hooked around the cart
axle , and from the long arm a plarform
on which weights could bo placed. The
genius of Thaddous Fairbanks suggested
the construction of a weighing machine
which should bo an improvement of thu
crude and clumsy device then in use for
weighing farm produce. Fo set to work
mm soon had a model scale mado. His
first arrangement was to place an
A-shapod lover in a suitable pit , and upon
it to balance on kmfo edges a free plat
form , upon which a cart could bo driven
level with the ground. To keep this
platform from rocking upon its support
no framed it into a vertical post well
braced , and from the top of this attached
level chains to lixcd posts upon either
side. These chains being level did not
draw up or down , and the weight of the
load was correctly indicated upon the
steelyard beam from which the end of
the A-shaped lover hung.
As the scale was a new article of
manufacture , Mr. Fairbanks had to
grapple with all the problems of con
struction. , He g uyo the best part of his
lifq to perfecting and improving the
weighing machine. Thaddous Fairbanks
witnessed a phenomenal increase each
decade in the business of tlio sealo in
dustry , until , at the time of his decease ,
an army of COO arisans and mechanics
found employment in the manufacture
of over 80,000 standard scales of every
conceivable style and size.
St. Sohnsbury is proud of its accdcmy
erected anil endowed by the
munificence of Thuddues Fairbanks his
benefaction representing an expenditure
of $200,000.
Thaddcus Fairbanks was married
January 17 , 1820 , to Lucy P. , daughter of
ISarnabas Barker- Two children blessed
their union , ono of whom sorvivos Hov.
Ilenry Fairbanks , formerly a. professor
in Dartmouth College , but now a minis
ter of the gospel in St. Johnsbury. Mrs.
Fairbanks died December 21) ) , 180(3. (
A DangcroiiB Woman.
Secret Service Detective In Detroit
Free Press : In January , 1SG3. the secre
tary of the treasury was notified that anew
now and dangerous counterfeit on a
Cincinnati national bank had boon put
alloat in Boston. The detective bureau
being notified in turn I was detailed on
the case and left for Boston the same
day. About if3,000 of the queer-'hiid b'ccii
floated in- ono day , and the work had
been done by a woman. At ono place
she. had purchased $000 worth of diamonds
mends ; at another a $200 gold watch ; at
another n diamond bracelet. The goods
in all cases were such articles as could
be sold again for at least half their
value.
Each victimized party described her
differently. At the first place she was a
blonde , plainly dressed. At the next she
was a brown-haired woman in mourning ;
at the third she had black hair , was
showily dres ed and claimed relationship
with a well-known family. After a day
spent in taking notes and making deduc
tions , I came to the conclusion that there
was only one woman in the case , and
that she had assumed disguises. Bos
ton was thoroughly searched for
her , and 1 had not yet found a clue when
the chief telegraphed me that she had ap
peared in Philadelphia. I reached that
city to find that she had purchased $1,000
worth of diamonds in one place and $800
worth at another , paying , of course , in
counterfeit bills. The lirst jeweler de
scribed her as a showy woman , with gold
in her upper front teeth. The second
jeweler described her as very plain.and
demure , nnd he was sure that she had no
gold in her teeth.
I had set out under the belief that Iliad
only ono woman to deal with , and I
would not now admit there were two. I
looked Philadelphia high and low for females -
males bearing the description , and at the
end of four days received another tele
gram from headquarters. She had ap
peared in Pittsburg , where she had made
three different purchases of jewelers. I
hastened to Smoky City as soon as possi
ble , and , lot the three descriptions given
wcro so entirely different that one was al
most sure there were three women at
work Jloating off the counterfeits.
One jeweler has been mashed on his
customer , and. had therefore taken par
ticular notice that her eyes wcro blue ,
her hair brown and liqr heighth medium.
She had gold in her upper front teeth ,
and was alfected in her ways and speech.
The second jeweler wasn't mashed , but
ho was an old detective , and ho noticed
that she had brown eyes , dark hair , a
mole on her chin and plain white teeth.
There was nothing allectod about her.
The third jeweler could swear thai she
had black Hair , gold in her lower teeth ,
a slight squint in ono eye , and stammered
a bit as she talked.
I hunted Pittsburg for three clays , but
mot with no success. Believing she
would next turn up at Indianapolis , I
started for that city without orders , tak
ing a sleeping car on a night train. It
was a woman who had the lower berth
next to mine , and as I looked her over I
made up my mind that she was a school
teacher nnd an old maid. She had red
hair , dressed plainly , and paid not the
slightest attention to anyone. When tlio
porter came to make her berth he placed a
rather bulky sachol belonging to her on the
seat at my feet , and she found a temporary
ary seat at the other end of the car. The
jar of the cars jostled the sachol to thu
lloor after a bit , and , as I stooped over to
pick it up , I found thu lloor covered with
wigs , cosmetics , small brushes , pieces of
crayon and false tenth. There-were three
wigs of dllforent colors , and t\yo upper
nnd two under sots of teeth. In one the
gold was in the Upper ; in the other it was
in thu lower.
Well , yon may believe that with my
mind full of the mysterious woman and
her disguise , I was not long in concluding
that 1 had stumbled upon the person
wanted. I rcplascd the articles in the
sachol ami walked ovR to her and made
known my errand. She gave mo a tor.-
riblo tongue-hushing nnd called on the
passengers for protection , but when I re
vealed 1115' identity and emptied the con
tents of the sachcl on a seat , aho gave
in. Wo got oft'at Steubenvillo , and , when
1 had her searched , over 4,000 hi the
counterfeits were brought to light , but
her purchases were not to ho found , she
having shipped them , to confederates ,
Shewas the wife of the notorious "Black
Dan,1 , ' and the pair were the most danger
ous couple in America at that time , Wo
got her husband in a week or two , rtnd ,
while ho got a sentence pf twenty-two'
yeard , she gqt off with seven.
Milwftukeos Win in Sunday's Game Union
Padfica ! Victorious Saturday ,
SOME VALUABLE SUGGESTIONS ,
By n Prominent Oinnlin Capitalist
\B to the llodi-d of Trndo Mem
bers lln'u , Notes IJrovl-
tlcsVarious Items.
Itnso Ball Game.
Tlio traditional ninth-inning luck of
the Union Pacifies did not servo them yes
terday afternoon in their contest with tlio
Alii wan kco team. Iho beginning of the
lastinning found thoscoro heavily against
the homo team , and strenuous cflorts
wcro powerless to reverse it.
The day , despite n rather heavy wind.
which sprang up Into in the afternoon ,
could not have been improved upon. It
was neither too warm nor too cold , and
suited exactly both the players and specta
tors. Of the latter , there wcro probably
1 ,500 or 2,000 , including these In fie grand
stand and the carriages scattered in the
driveway about the park. They had boon
attracted by the hopes of seeing a sharp ,
spirited contest between the two nines.
In this they wcro somewhat disappointed ,
for barring the lirst few miiings.thogamo
was full of errors on both sides ,
and , as a consequence , quite un
interesting. The Union Pacifies that is
the backbone thereof batted well ami
played a fairly good gamo. But several
ot tlio new members , notably the short
stop and second baseman , played an in-
dilleront game , making some rank er
rors , which cost at least three out ot the
four runs made by the Milwaukee team.
The visitors , on the other hand , while
making a number of errors , distributed
them at such intervals as to have little
effect on the final outcome of the gamo.
Their fielding was remarkably clean and
sharp , and their batting fairly up to the
average
The game opened auspiciously for
the Union Pacifies. Handle stopped
to the bat. sent a , grounder
vyliijwing past the infield. lie readied
first , and on hits by McKolvoy and Kob-
inson , scored the lirst run for his side.
The U. P's. then retired , on outs by Rook-
wo 1 , Salisbury nnd Strock. Tlio Mil
waukee team scored nothing in their half
of the inning.
In the second inning Anderson com
pleted three onts for tup homo team by
making n rash , ill-advised attempt to
steal third , where ho was nipped by a
skillfully handled ball from the infield.
The Milwaukccs sent Carnes to the bat.
He gained first by knocking an easy
grounder to McKelvey at third base which
was fumbled. ' alle'jvas caught napping ,
however , and cut pif at first by a clean ,
sharp throw tronio Salisbury. The next
two batsmen 'strubk out.
In the sixthiUining McKelvoy , by dint
of superb baNe-running , managed to
score a run tile In&t one for tlio homo
team. J1
The fatal seventh arrived , and to use a
slang term , ijtjhat stage the goose of tlio
Union Pacifies \vt\s \ cooked. The homo
team scored nqlhing in their half , and the
Milwaukee's wenb.to bat. Casey struck
out. llhodos on a clean hit gained first.
lie was followed by Pickett , who struck
out. Then Sexton stopped into the breach
and knocked a long grounder to second.
base , which wi s badly fumbled by liau-n
ton , giving the ( batter a lift. Crawford
then batted a grounder to McKelvoy.
which was thrqwn by that usually accu
rate player wildly to lirst , allowing all
three Rliodcs , Sexton and Crawford to
score.
In the eighth inning the Union
Pacifies did nothing , while the Milwau
kccs added one to their list of tallies.
The remaining inning did not effect
the scjrc , and the game clqscd with a. re
sult of 5 to 2 in favor of the Milwaukces.
Some Valuable Suggestions ,
Editor BEC : i noticed in your Satur
day's issue a pertinent nrticle on com
pelling board of trade members to attend
called meetings , etc. Talk is cheap ,
especially when signed citizen , but the
great need of co-operation by members
in fostering that which may in right
ways contribute to the growth and busi
ness development of our city , .should bo
mot , and I will with your permission
through your paper offer what 1 think
may bo a solution to this knotty problem
as to how members can bo gotten to
gether in formidable numbers , and how
an organization can bp formed and plans
carried out which will enable manufac
turers to locate in this city.
First , then , as to bringing together
members for tlio consideration of any
important business : ' Steps should betaken
taken at once to get the Omaha club , at
a fair , equitable rent , to occupy all the
third lloor of the new board of trade
building and half the second floor , nnd
the latter serve as a1 dining room for both
the club and the board of trade , and
oven by the former the other half of the
second story would be ample for board of
trade purposes for the next ton or twenty
years. This arrangement would bring to
the board of trade the very clement most
needed tor an IncrcaFcd membership and
ovory-day attendance , and thereby serve
the board of trade in giving it now life
and active enterprise ; and this arrange
ment would also servo the club in afford
ing it ample dining room facilities in
common with the board of trade below
and still maintain its club private to club
members on tlio third lloor. A few recess
apartments could bo provided with din
ing tables at the south end of the club
room lloor and served by dummies run
ning from a kitchen in the top story to
the dining room below. If this arrange
ment cannot bu brought about in any
other way , I would jfiiggost that the board
of trade monibej'S.ii.nd the club members
join in building a chamber ot commerce
building instead' df a board of trade
building , mill both the board of trade and
club rent from' the chamber of commerce
stock eonipanyso formed. In a word , if
these two organizations could bo
induced to occupy the 0110 build
ing , nnd the , , pJans bo immedi
ately changed " to jiccommodato both ,
it would insure "thq southwest corner of
Sixteenth and Fnrnrim to become a live
place of immense interest to our city , in
sure the snoccs ] of [ the hoard of trade ,
and provide the Omaha club with ample
room , which is notnioro than half bup-
plied at their prfisenL quarters. The board
of trade could wiill'hflord to toll part of
their stock to U' cliainber of commerce
stock company , amrinvost the same in a
largo storage olwvatwr some time in the
future after they stiull occupy their now
rooms. '
1 don't wish to make myself conspicur
ous by dictating or suggesting. , but 1 do
wibh that the olhcers and directors of
these two organizations would immedi
ately get together and discuss the whole
matter alluded to. I will simply
add my theory as to how manufac
tories can be induced to locate in Omaha.
Form a company of. $100,000 paid up capi
tal , with an authorized capital of $250-
000 , buy a tract of hind within ono to
two miles of the Bolt line , composed of
highlands and a vavlno nt $200 to $300
per acre , the ravine to afford track facili
ties to connect with the Bolt line , all
with the understanding nnd positive
agreement that one-third of such land
shall bo given in proper amounts , free of
charge , to accommodate manufacturies.
und Urn : the remaining twothirds.shall
no sold to manufactory employes at
prices not to exceeil pi'r acre twice tlio
cost , ami that said ' company bliall
spend § 1,000 n year in advertising our
manufacturing facilities , nnd $2,000
anually for stationery ana a salary to a
secretary who shall devote his entire
time for the company. Hcspeclfullv ,
P. C. IllMKUAUOII.
O.MA1IA , April 10 , 1830.
IXTEnESTlMO hETTEK
From F. 91. Corliss to the Count- Com *
inlsstoncra.
The county commissioners have boon
for some time considering the ad
visability of buying a tract of
land near the city nnd building
a now poorhouse nnd insane asylum for
the county insane on it. Several views
have boon aired on the subject , but all
seemed impracticable. County Com
missioner F. M. Corliss sent in the fol
lowing communication Saturday on this
question :
To the Honorable , the Hoard ot County
Commissioners of Douglas County 1 hoicby
protest against any further use of the county
poor farm ns a potters field. Wo aio now
using laud to btuy our pauper dead and all
city poor \shlch will In the near future bo
valuable and should not be used for that pur
pose. I would suggest that some stops betaken
taken at once to slop the further use ot said
land for said puiposo , ami also to adopt
some plan for erecting buildings for the
care of the poor and sick of Omaha. As our
population Incirases our poor increases In
proportion. The same bulldlm ? wo had for
J5,000 inhabitants wo now have for 75,000 In
habitants. Our last monthly leport would
show eighty-six in the poor house , ten In St.
Joseph's hospital and tun more wo aio board-
Inn out and in the jail. Our poor house was
built In on early day and is not supplied with
tha necessities lemurcd for the present num
ber of patients. Our Insane , sick and lylne-
in patients are all huddled In together and
can not get proper care. My idea would bo
to buy twenty acies a few miles from the city
and build what you mlchtcalla poor house.
It would bu for life patients , and also estab
lish a burial eround on the same and to build
n city hospital on the west side of the poor
farm.
Now , a peed many will say that no part of
the poor tnnn should bo used for that pur
pose , but 1 contend that a hospital should beef
of easy access. The patients are tiaiisiont ,
coming and going daily , and of a class who
will not stand much Irniispoitntion. If the
law would boar the commissioners out , I
would buJn favor of Icavlnc a small amount
of Kioundto other chaiitable corpoiatlous ,
who would establish and maintain hospitals
for the care of the sick and wounded. 1 have
visited n number of eastoin cities In the past
year and find That Omaha is far behind the
times In the way of public elmirtlcs.Vo have
now thlity incuinblc In&ano , with no means
ot separating them from the sick. A close
Inspection of our institution would not brine
cicdit to our cntcrpilsing city , and U it
should bo burned down by some ol tlio In
sane Inmates It would be a disgrace to all
concerned. Yours , etc. , if. M. COIILISS.
Trartc Kcvlow.
The effects of the warm weather are being
felt in trade circles , in an incieased demand
for summer needs , ot all kinds , and a falling
off In the demand for those clafsos of goods
which pertain more especially to the colder
seasons. Theio is also an lucieascd demand
for everything used by builders , lumber ,
lime , hardware , etc.
The produce uiaikets have been fairly act
ive the past week. The season Is having its
effect upon the produce markets as well as
upon the wholesale trade. Dressed poultry ,
game , cir. . aio becoming scarcer , and live
fowls and spring vegetables aio taking their
place. The egg maiket has boon a little
stiongor tlio past few days than a week ago.
The lirst of the week sales wcro nuulo
as low as Oc , but gradually strengthened ,
the bulk of sales being madoato c ; the week
cloned at lOc. The advance 1ms apparently
been caused by the heavy shipments which
have cleared up all the surplus stock. The
low rates to the Pacific coastjliavo enabled
Bhippt'rs to ship on very small margins , and
that fact has had a tendency to loice the
market above what It would naturally bu at
tills point. There are no ne\v leatuies in the
butter innikct. It is the same old. complaint
ot an abundance ot poor butter and ascaicify
of good or choice cradcs. Imitation butter
has its own way , to a- great extent , for In
many cases buyers are compelled to take it or
nothing. Theio is not more tlmn half
enough choice dairy butter coming into this
market toMipplythedemand. The bulk ol the
rocoints ot butter Is not lit lor food , and can
only ho used niter It lias been reworked and
repacked. Live fowls are in good demand
and have sold readily all the week , The re
ceipts have not bcn equal to the demand ,
and sales of good chickens have been made
all the way from 83.00 to 15.75. Dressed
poultry of all kinds is slow sale , and the
bhlppnr fccmllnsr any to market must neces
sarily run considerable ilsk. Game has al
most entirely disappeared from the maiket ,
and very little more is expected to airivo this
season. The potato market remains in about
the same condition as a week ago. While
there Is a good deal of Inquiry tioin parties
having potatoes to soil , tliero is very little de
mand for thorn among the bn vcr.s. The retail
dealers are only buying in small lots.
Rail Notes.
No more work will bo done on the
Union Pacific bridge caissons until after
the Juno rise. At present the men are
engaged in working on the superstruct
ure , and adjusting the piers of the old
bridge so as to enable a largo passage
way to bo put on. A largo force of workingmen -
ingmon is employed.
Last night a "land slide" occurred on
the Burlington & Missouri road a short
way this hide of Sclloviow. It seems that
the river runs along the track for a short
distance , and , running along ( ho track ,
washed away the ties and rails for some
hundred feet , making a very dangerous
place. Happily , the engineer saw it and
no ono was hurt. The damage is nominal.
J. A , Monroe , general freight agent of
the Union Pacific , has returned from
Kansas City , II. A. Johnson , his nssLsF-
ant. went to Chicago Saturday.
The freight department is engaged upon
a now tanlf , which ulfeets the delivery of
freights at all points in Nebraska. It will
bo issued in a week or two , and will bo
the mo-t bulky volume of the kind ever
issued by this department
Col A. C. Dtuvos , the well known rail
road man of S.t. Joe , Is in the city.
Friday evening , Missouri Pacific train
No. 2t ran into a .switch angina at PlattH-
mouth , derailing live cars , but injuring
no ono. Two of the cars contained bar
reled molasses , and the ground near the
wreck was quite a treat for the negro res
idents. they coming out in a body with
tin pails , etc. , in a grand rush for it. Tha
damage was confined to the live cars and
track torn up a short distance.
No change in rates yet.
Quito a number of eastern railroad
men were in the city yesterday.
On Friday night Dr. Mairs , a young
dentist of Central City , Nob. , on attempt-
Jug to climb through a standing freight of
the Union Pacific at that place at 10UO :
o'clock , had his loft foot badly crushed
between the bumpers , which may neces
sitate amputation.
Prompt Work.
SrnrNOKiiu > , Neb , , April 10. I hereby
acknowledge the receipt of ! fl00 ! from the
Homo Fire Insurance company , of
Omaha ; in full payment of the loss by
lire of my house und contents , and to
express my thanks to said company for
their prompt and honorable adjustment
of my loss , to my entire satisfaction.
M. J. GlLLKSf IE.
Personal Paragraphs.
Mr. H. B. Babcock , of Scdalia , Mo. , is
in the city.
Editor Corroll , of Hebron , and Editor
Mttcmurphy , of Schuylcr , called at the
BKI : pllico yesterday.
Adolpli Stfoltman and Agusta Ko-
pochko 'were married by Judge Me-
Culloch in tlio county court Saturday.
Mrs. C. S. Si > oonor and Mrs. George .
Lawton are in California' , intending to
make a trip of a few months through
southern California. .
C , B. Persons , the night' clerk of. the j
Paxton , wont up to Lincoln Yesterday ,
coming back last evening. Ho reports
that Lincoln Is the same as ever , ami that
all the passengers wcro disgusted ever
the land-slide keeping thorn so long ou a
side track ,
NEimASKA QUJJjli rUSHBUS.
The 1'roposoO Ilouto for This Year's
Pleasure Trip.
On Saturday afternoon the members of
the executive committee of the Nebraska
Press association hold a mooting for the
purpose of deciding a route to bo taken
for a vacation trip this summer. The
following members were present : PresIdent
Idont E. M. Corroll , Secretary II. M ,
Bushnoll , nnd Frank 11. Morrissey , of
the Herald ; C. W. Pool , Tecumseh ; F.
H. Kiseley , Culbortson : Will N. King ,
Red Cloud ; J. A. MacMurphy , Soliuvlor ;
L. A. Stevens , of North Platto. The
committee arranged for an excursion for
the second week in July. Three routes
were proposed ; the lirst from Lincoln to
Denver , lonvor to Santa Fo nnd thence
to Mexico and return ; the second from
Omaha to St. Paul and Minneapolis , to
Yellowstone park ami from thcro to Ta-
noma and homo via Salt Lake and
Denver ; tlio third from Omaha to San
Francisco and return via Salt Lake and
Denver.
The committee , on Invitation of Mayor
Boyd. attended tlto performance of "A
Bunch of Keys , " and had an enjoyable
timo.
After some discussion the committee
decided to favor the routes in the order
named , and the sccretaty was instructed
to correspond with the railroads regard
ing transportation and to report at an
adjourned meeting to bo holilln this city
on May IGth.
The committee then adjourned.
The brand 1'ronicuailo Concert.
The third of the series of grand promenade
nado concerts , inaugurated by tlio Expo
sition Building association , was given last
Saturday evening before a largo and cul
lured uudiunco.
As usual , the management displayed
good judgment in presenting a pro
gramme of popular as well as classical
music , and in engaging musicians and
singers who are prime favorites.
The work of tlio Musical Union orclics
tra , under the direction of Mr. F. M.
Steinhauscr , was very good , but would
have been more effective and enjoyable
had the full membership boon present
and ono ortwo changes made in their so
lections.
Amoiig the pleasing numbers given by
this organization were Aubor's overture
from "Fra Diavnlo , " and a minuotto by
Mr. S. G. Pratt , director of the Omaha
Oratorio Festival. The latter number is
quite conspicuous for originality , pos
sesses much merit and shows nuisicianly
work. Mr. Pratt is undoubtedly a clover
composer , and talent like his , with prop
er training and development , must of ne
cessity produce brilliant results.
Much interest was felt in tlio appear
ance of Mrs. J.V. . Cotton , a soprano
of considerable note , who has recently
located in this city. Courtesy to strang
ers would alone compel especial mention
of the Indy , but happily shfl has more
than a claim on the hearers' goueiositj1 to
make , for she has talent that needs no
support but its intrinsic worth a talent
that demands approbation from all. She
was accorded a hearty reception as she
stepped upon tho. stage to sing Verdi's
aria from "Emani , " and at once revealed
the benefits of much culture , showing a
sweet , clear voice of considerable power ,
well-trained and answering the demands
upcm it readily and with correctness. In
response to a hearty encore she sang a
ballad o.f a choice character. Owing to
sudden indisposition she was unable to
appear for her second number , Abt's
cuckoo song , much to the .regret of all
present. Mrs. Cotton is a very valuable
acquisition to Omaha's limited list of
really good sopranos.
A great feature of Iho evening was the
Lotus Glee Club , composed of Messrs.
Bnrtlett , Brigham. Wilkins and Reed.
Their first selection was Goring's lovely
solo quartette , Autumn Sunset , a poetical
composition , bright and sparkling ,
at tlio same time intricate ,
and requiring for a successful rendition
well trained and cultivated voices. In
this tlio club were all that could bo de
sired , their interpretation being very
correct and the harmony of voice most
delightful. For an encore they gave
with much feeling and delicate shading
Foster's Old Kentucky Homo. But the
most pleasing and arti&tically rendered
four-part song given by the club was
Soifort's More and More. In this the
blending of voices , the phrasing nnd ar
ticulation and the cresccndos nnd the
accolorandos were absolutely faultless
and truly inspiring. The result was a
demand on the part of the delighted
audience for more and more music , and
encore after encore , to all of which tlio
gentlemen very graciously responded.
The last two orchestral numbers on
the programme were for those who
wished to indulge in their loyo for the
waltz and a good number availed them
selves of the privilege.
The fourth concert of the scries will bo
given next Saturday evening by the
Mendelssohn Quintette club ot Boston.
1 am prepared to make loans at 8 percent
'
cent on city' mid Douglas county prop
erly in sums of $500 up. For largo suing
n lower rale is charged. No commissions ,
C. E. Mayuo , S. W.Cor. ICthamlFarnam.
A Short.
About thirty men assembled in a South
Omaha baleen yesterday atlcrnoon for
the purpose of witnessing a cocking
main. After a good deal of talking two
birds , a brown dominlck and a cock of
hybrid breed , were placed upon a carpet
armed with two nnd one-quarter inch
gall's , The bints weighed four pounds
and four ounces each and apparently
were evenly matched , At the second
lly , however , the brown cock brained the
other one with his right spur , ending
the light in one-fourth of a minute ,
There was considerable discussion in
regard to getting moro sport , but no
one seemed willing to back the birds
und the main ended with the first light.
Homes Ijllco I'nrmllsc.
Cincinnati has the reputation of having
the most beautiful and happy suburban
homes in the country. Some of these in
Clifton nnd Ciimmingsvillo are all that
refined tastes and unlimited means can
make them , while in designing the lofty
heights and velvet tufted lawns , nature
would seem to have exnusted her resour
ces. And yet , with all their loveliness.
they do not excel the newly platted
ground in the southeastern part of the
city , known as Mayno's addition. And
3-ot , lots cost only 300. Twelve of them
wcro sold yesterday.
Orchard Hill is without a doubt tlio fin
est residence- property in the city. Get a
plat of C. E. Mayno.
Farmers fU'Jolctnjr.
Mr. Leo Bird , Supt. Oimilm Canning
works , is now contracting with farmers
near the city for vegetables. The works
are to bo located in West Side , Omaha's
now manufactur'ui" center , where sjtfOO ,
one-third ciuh , will buy a lot of Boll &
McCandlish , 1511 Dodgo.
Trwln street , through Hedick's Grove ,
will ho the fashionable driveway between
.Leavoitworth and Faruam. I will sell
lots on this street for $ l.Ml ) > . that w.111 bo
worth very nearly double that iiino'jmt
before fail. C. E. Mayne , 15th and Fur-
naui.
GODLINESS IS PROFITABLE ,
The 0,000 , People at the Eoviynl Loan
This Tact ,
A va SUCCESSFUL MEETING.
The nov. Mr. Hitler Has ft Imrco Awl-
loiico to Ijlstou to Ills Vlows
Upon the Tenets of Chrls-
tlnnlty.
The Sumlny Itovlvnt.
At 8 o'clock last night there wal
scarcely a vacant seal in tlio exposition
building. The conductors of the revival
had nirulo up their minds to liavo hist
night the most ovcntf ul occasion of the
scries of meetings. The churches joined
with them and but few religions exor
cises were hold In Omaha except these at
the exposition building. Tills , In a largo
measure , accounted for the presence of
the 0,000 people who came to worship
for that scorned to bo the motive of their
coming.
Sawdust had boon plentifully sprinkled
upon the tloor ami its excellent effect
was manifested by the absence
of the noise. which , to a
certain extent , di&turbed the previous
meetings. The usual song service
of half an hour's duration was held , af *
tor which the Rev. Lr. Lowry kneeled at
the front of the platform ami delivered a
prayer , remarkable both for Its eloquence
mill earnestness. Ho carried the audl-
once with him completely and every sen
tence was listened to with the utmost at
tention. Dr. Lowry is a man of line
bearing and dignified presence. Ilia
voice is powerful nnd rich in quality
and without apparent oll'ort he made it
penetrate every portion of the vast
hull. Ills gold bowed spec
tacles and while looks made
his remark's about Hearing the end of life
peculiarly patht'tic. His line physique
and rugged face show , however , that the
years in their lllght have dealt lightly
with him. The llov. Mr. Hitler saidtlial
the mectin" during the afternoon had
been a delightful one.
"Thoro were 1,000 young men present , "
said he , "and the nunibur would doubt
less have been greatly increased had it
not been for the other attraction. "
He did not say whcthor tlio other at
traction was the ball guino or the cock
light , but probably meant the former.
Before the collection was taken ho
stated that Mr. MoKaig had become
personally liable for the rent of the hall ,
and as ho himself had no pecuniary in
terest in the collection , lie would ask that
the contributions ho liberal.
"Pray for my husband , who is resisting
the Holy Spirit , " was the first request
read by Mr. Joplin.
"Nineteen prisoners at the jail request
the prayers of the congregation that they
may lead different lives , " was another
petition.
"A young man requests your prayers
that his dcsiro for playing cards may betaken
taken away , " road another.
"Pray for my boy who is on an engine
on the Rio Grande road , " asked a mother.
The Uov. Mr. Harris then made an
earnest prayer , asking the Lord ( o look
with mercy upon those who made tlio
requests. lie especially besought
niorcy for tlio prisoners' in the jail ,
and spoke of the great responsibility
which rusted upon the engineers and rail
road men throughout the whplo country ,
and prayed fervently that they might till
become Christian men.
"Godliness Is Profitable" was the sub
ject of Mr. Hitler's sermon "There is an
absurd idea , " ho.'said , "that godliness is
not profitable , and consequently a great
many business men reject it. Th"y say
it isn't practical and takes all the pleas
ure out of life. But , Oh , my friends , if
yon give your heart to the Savior , you
just get ready for tlio present life. You
will sec more beauties in life , enjoy it
more , and reap more bonolit from it.
Take the worst man in Omaha
and Omaha isn't the worst place in
tlio world and call him an ungodly
man. If ho is the worst man
in Omaha he's making his way right
down to hell. Ho is doing just what Clod
don't want him to do.
"Take a Godly man on the other hand ,
and he's honest , pure , sober and upright.
AH the difference between these two char *
actors is that which represents the profit *
ablencss of Godliness. "
In speaking of those men who , although
they did not believe in the tonels of Chris
tianity , yet wore honest and upright , ho
said that they owed their honesty and
morality to the Christian inllui'naus which
permeated the community in which they
livi'd.
"By all that an honest life is bettor
than a life of dishonesty , " continued ho ,
in an earnest manner , ' 'by all that 11 sober
life is belter than u life of debauchery ,
by all that a pure man ! H bolter
than a licentious man , Godliness
is profitable. Godliness will take
tl.o whisky out of a man ;
it will make iiim an affectionate husband ,
a loving father and a dutiful son. There
isn'ta homo In tins country which God
liness will not lift ii ) ) and make happy.
Oh ! how profitable is Godliness along oil
these lines !
"There's nothing like mornlity to raise
the pi ice of properly in a city , Lot it go
out that l.OOJ or 'J,0)0 ( ) people have been
converted and it would bo the best adver
tisement Omaha could have. This re
vival is bolter than ti police force patrol
ling the streets. I believe if wo had 2,000
conversions in Omaha crime would bu
vastly diminished , and it would be the
grandest possible thing for the city. "
The speaker made an urgent appeal to
the audience to place themselvo on the
sidu of Godliness ,
"Thi'ia's a sti.iiigiir at the door. Lot hiaa In. "
was then sung by a quartette , and at the
conclusion of the song all ( ho Christians
in the audience were requested to rise to
their feot. This , together with the invi
tation for those who wanted to become.
Christians to stand up brought nearly
three-fourths of the audioncu from their
chairs , A scene of excitement then pre
vailed as the beukens after God made pro
fession of thuir faith in God. J'coplo
came forwaid with tears in thuir eyes
ami ropwitunco in their hearts. The
brethren descended from the platform
and labored with the converts with grtrnl
success , All joined in singing the
doxology , and the most BiicceMiiil meet
ing of the series was dismissed with a
benediction ,
_
Lots on Georgia avenue , between Lcav-
cnworth and Furnnm streets will he
fcoarco at $8,000 , each before fall , You
can buy one now of 0 , 13 , Muyno for
$1,800 on easy terms. _
A. oTUTwr
OAKi.ANii.Neb. April 10. Kdttor Bun
A lodge of the Ancicji Order of United
Workman has just been organized in our
city by I' . J' . Kills with a Jut of charter
members gathered from among our most
active and t > old ! cili/.ens. The ollieerri
elect are WA. . Harding , druggist , I' . M.
Wv Henry Sfeen , merchant , M.V.j G.
Carlson , merchant , Foreman ; Oscar Samp
son , merchant , Overseer ; Fred Wgrt-rs ,
dealer and butcher , HcconlorjT. L. Lew *
is , attorney , Finunqier ; Kd. . A. Baiigh ,
postmaster , .Receiver ; 15. S. Harrington ,
implement dealer. Guido ; Fred Bruck ,
lumber , L W. ; Dr. P. . J.Clark , medical
oviiniinen Lodge meets pn Tuesday .
night of each u'uelc , and cordially invites
visiting brethren frpni- Lyons , Fremont ,
and elsewhere , . - .
The total out put of logs in the Michigan
pini'rk'a Jail winter , is estimated ut JUOJ
ooj.tio-jfcut. ' . Zi