tfHE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , AUGUST 8 , 1880.-TWELVE PAGES.
PROTESTS AGAINST PATRICK ,
The Coming Convention of the Land League
Inimical to Egan ,
SHORT TALK WITH AN OLD TIMER
for tbt1'rcscnt. .
coiitlvn lloliiK Criticised Who
Will Fight Hlm-Skcluli of
AV. 0. Ilynes.
An eastern gentleman who has been
prominently connected with Icnguc affairs
over since this powerful aid in securing
justice for the Irish people has been in
existence , was a passenger for Now York
City yesterday , after an extended tour
in the west. He was also with General
O'Neill at the memorable Ridge way
rout in C'luada , when the "Queen's
Own" showed their retreating powers so
notably. In fact there hns been no i in
variant movement for the benefit of Ito-
land , either secret or public , inaugu
rated during the last thirty years in
America , in which this "passing visitor"
has not taken part. He is a delegate to
the national convention to be held in
Chicago on the eighteenth instant , nnd
inasmuch as he advanced some strong
opinions on the features of the coming
meeting , his name Is withheld by request
"I very much fear tlio approaching
convention will not be as harmonious as
it ought to be , and as It should be , if any
thing is to bo accomplished for Ireland , "
said this eastern man. "There is not the
slightest doubt but the entire south , the
north ami a largo majority of eastern
land leaguers are opposed to the adminis
tration of Patrick Egun. Especially is
this ho among those who arc dyed-in-the-
wool democrats , and who lind it an
almost impossible thing to keep politics
separate from anything they undertake ,
no matter how fur it may be removed
Jrom the 'charmed circle ol tlie caucus. '
i'atrick Egan's support of Blame , which
wus perfectly right us far as his freedom
ot choice as an American citizen is con
cerned , caused tlie lirst cloniJ ot war to
appear. Then Sullivan taking the slump
for the republican ticket made matters
worse , for the ox-prosidont tif the league
Is known as a staunch friend and adviser
of the presentexeeutivc. Finally cume the
wild ami ill advised speech of Dr.O'Reil- '
ley , treasurer of the national league , on
Decoration day in Detroit. All these
things and many more have been care
fully considered in the cast and south ,
especially , and they have selected their
ablest men to attend the Chicago con
vention. They arc heart and soul for the
cause , but they intend to down Egan and
his friends , come what may , anil if the
lattcrshow lijiht , as they undoubtedly
will , even the presence of the illustrious
patriot Michael Duvitt , and the scholarly
O'Brien , will not calm the angry sea. "
TUB DIVIDED IIOL'SK.
"Can you name some of the delegates
who will bo arrayed against each other
in tlie. contest ? "
"Oh , yes , 1 know them all , and had I
time I could " ; ive you a complete list
among the delegates already elected and
the inlliientiul land leuguers who will not
be delegates , but wiio have u great deal
to do witli molding opinions. New York
citv will be solidly against the Egan
party , the late snub on the reception of
the parliamentary party having added
fuel to tlie Hume. Such men as John
Dovoy , Miles M. O'Brien , Dr. William
Wallace , Patrick Glcasou , J. P. Farrell ,
William Connelly , Edward L. Culsey
1 and Patrick J. Median , editor of
the Irish American , all of New
N York city , are radically opposed to the
Egan party. They will be . .iiled by
Judge John Rooney ami John C. Ma-
gtiiro , of Brooklyn , while the rural portion
tion of the state has really the greatest
number of able men in its delegations of
any of tlio state leagues. Firstcomcs the
Rev. Patrick Cronin , of Buffalo , editor of
tlio Catholic Times , one of the most elo
quent clerics in the country and an active
nationalist , whoso high standing in the
church und in the editorial sanctum
gives him great power for shaping men
and measures to Ins opinions. The Hon.
James Mooucv ex president of the league ,
und John J. flynes , its ex-secretary , are
able lieuteiiiints of Father Cronin. The
Monroe County l and leairue , the oldest
organization of the kind in the United
States , sends a strong anti-Egun dele
gation. It is composed of tlie Hon.
William Purcell , editor of the Rochester
Union anil Advertiser , one of the strong
est journals in the state. Mr. Purcell has
been a leading light in democratic , pol
ities for years ; ho has been a cuiidid-ito
for several important stale olliees , and
is now chairman of the state labor com
mission. Thtfsccond delegate from this
league is Joseph O'Connor , editor of
the Rochester 'Post-Impress , who is
undoubtedly the ablest editorial writer
on historical subjects and foreign and do
mestic political matters , in the United
States. The third delegate is Dr. J. W.
Casey , a distinguished physician , a veter
an of the late war , and a man of grout in-
lluencoumong his countrymen.Thcsogen-
tlemeii aru against the Eganites horse ,
foot , and dragoons. Troy will send W.
J. Roche ; from Boston tlio eloquent
P. A. Collins , mouther of congress , will
light against the present management of
the league , and so will the Rev. Thomas
J. Comity of Worcester , Mass. ; Thomas
Flatly , Joseph Atkinson. Thomas F.
Dougherty , and Thomas 15 , Filz , all of
Boston.
IN TI1U WEST AND SOUTHWKST
the opposition will bo led by Mr.ior
John Byrne , ex-vice president of the Na
tional league , and Judge Joseph P. Car-
berry , of Cincinnati , P. Cudi-hy , the mil-
lionuro , the Hon. W. J. Ilynes. Dr. P. H.
Cronin , Joseph S , Mullen , P. W. Duniro ,
T. P. O'Connor , all of Chicago , and
many others , These "anUs" comprise
the uulest collection of delegates that
ever attended u National league conven
tion. "
"Who will stand by KgunS"
"Oh , lie has a largo number of sup
porters ami as far as thutgoes , we are all
ids friends , for we recognize tlie great
service he has done Ireland in tlio past ,
und Ids faithful fulfillment of the league's
linaneiul trust. It is generally claimed ,
however , that ho I.us hud too much re
course to the newspapers ; done too inuoli
congratulatory telegraphing , and to sum
it up in a few "words , that ho is not heavy
enough for the position. How fur is Lin
coln from here ? "
"About ninety miles by rail. "
"I wish I hud time , I would run down
to see Egan , but wo will meet in Chi
cago. "
"Can you name some of ICgan's chain
pious in the coming convention ? "
"Yes ; I don't know as you can cal !
them champions. Egan will not be i
candidate for re-election. 1 know thii
positively from his own lips , and lie is t
mull of truth , but I fear nis course wil
be severely criticised , and if it is the battle
tlo will commence. Colonel Mike Do
land , of St. Louis , will throw himsoll
into the broach at once should an at
tack bo made on Egan , and Ids towns
men , Rev. lr Belts , M , 1) . Gallagher
O'Neill Ryan , and Dr. O'Reilly wil
give him able support. General Uerwin
of Now York , will lot his wonderfu
tonguu loose in favor of the present presi
dent of the- land league und Chicago wil
have Finerty there to do the real oratori
cal work on Egan's side. Ail the prc-sou
otllccrs of the league will be on the side
of their chief , ho will Judge Ponder
trrast am ! Father Dorney of Chicago. W
K. Elliott ot Columbus , O. . , Judge Fit/
goriild of Cineinnuti , John Fit/geruUi o :
Lincoln. Neb. , ami , I imVht nay , all tin
traus-MUsissippi dulogutes. Let's see
did I mention llyncs of Chicago as nn
antt-Egan innn "
OK MANY ItlLlTir.U. COI.OIM.
"Yes , sir. "
"Well , I guess itcanstnnd. Hyncs is
sueii a peculiar man it i * hard tosuvto
a certainty on which Mdc ho will be. Ono
thing is certain , he will endeavor to train
with the strongest. Hyncs has quite a
history. 1 think he mcd to live in Con
necticut. but at any rate it was as a
Fenian slump speaker that he lirsl at
tracted attention. He then secured a
position in the pension oIKco at Wash
ington , and was an uncompromis
ing republican. About that
time Senator Powell Clayton , of
Arkansas , wanted some ono to run n
paper lu his interest in Arkansas. Hvnes
and another genial Irishman , Dan OvSul-
livan , alone time a prominent member
of the Rnberls brunch of the Fenian
brotherhood went to Arkansas.
O'Sullivan started a red-hot republican
paper , ami llynei beeume a member of
congress at large from tlie state of Ar
kansas. 'I ho latter made no particu
lar murk in the house. When
the term was ended no at
tempt was made to run again. Hynes
settled down to I IIP ordinary humdrum
of everyday life. He always kept his
"lltlSIl" VKOMINIINTI.V DISl'I.M'KD ,
and when he came to Chicago to live lie
settled there as a man who was an ad
vanced nationalist. Chlcugo b supposed
to be democratic on a fair , snitarc light.
At any rate Hynes thought
so , and when ho hung out his
2x4 shingle , it was that of a demo
cratic lawyer. Ho was just as strong for
the bourbons as he hud been against them.
He run for district attorney , but was most
beautifully left. He is now looking for
federal recognition , but the chances are
that he will come out behind. Ho
has made a great deal of money in
Chicago and a big reputation Ho is
not looked upon as a well read lawyer
by any means , Ins early knowledge of
law having been obtained from one of
those diploma mills , the law school in
Washington , lie is a splendid sneaker ,
though , and that captures an Irishman
every time. He had partners who would
attend to the briefs and ho attended to the
bovs and the blow , Ilynes is a tip-ton
feflow and I believe ho is at heart an
Egun man , but it's democratic , you
know , to oppose the Lincoln chief , und
Hyncs lias to do it. Hello , there , my
train's moving out. Good bye. 1'lj be
out here titinin one of these days. Good
bye. Look out for the reports from Chicago
cage when wo all get there. "
lUJFFAhO GAP.
A. ItUHtllnj ; Busy i'lnccVlilcli IB
KcopiiiK Up With the Oilier
Towns in tlie Northwest.
BUFFALO GAT , Dakota , August 5.
[ Correspondence of the BKI : . ] For fear
some of the outside world might think
Buffalo Gup met an curly and untimely
death , and was no more , 1 beg leave testate
state that the afore mentioned burg is
neither dead nor sleeping , but is a rust
ling busy town , us chock full of business
as tlie average frontier blanket is of
bugs. Every one prophesied that as
quick as the railroad reached Rapid City ,
Buffalo Gap would bo dead , but up to
date the contrary is tlie case. Business
is lively , und .merchants all say that they
liuve just as much to do us ever , and
judging from the amount of freight and
express unloaded here daily from pass-
jng trains , 1 should think they were tell
ing pretty near tlie truth.
Buffalo Gap is the trr.nsfcr station for
Custer City and the Hot Springs and
these towns are daily receiving immense
uaulitics of freight. The Hot Springs
ire having a big run this summer , the
stages daily are crowded. The Miuno-
kuhtu Hotel , under the management of
L/'aptain A. II Johnson , is more than full ,
and all the rest of the hotels at the
Springs arc in tlie same condition. At
Buffalo Gap the mining interests are
keeping up. Several claims have found
"pay dirt. " The bisrgest thing here is
the "True Grit" whetstone lodo. This
is undoubtedly ono of the finest whet
stones in the world. Expert stone ex-
aminorsot New York and Philadelphia
say its qualities are not surpassed by any
in this country. The Bufl'ulo Gap marble
is also a very line stone , is susceptible of
u very high polish and its building miali-
tics are excelled by none. Some magnifi
cent specimens can bo seen here. These
two quarries are within two miles of
town and their stock is being rapidly
taken up by men who know what they
are doing , and also know a good thing
when they see it. Within three miles of
town can be found gold , silver , tin , mar
ble , whetstone , gypsum , ami absolute
evidence of coal. On top of all this , in
connection ' with the mugmliccnt farming
country 'nist buck of ns , what can the
future of Itiilfulo Gup be , except a
glorious one ?
Now this must not be taken asasamplc
of Bluck Hills "wind , " but the pure , un
adulterated , gospel truth , only half told.
In the language of the famous Irish
patroit , Emniett , Buffalo Gap can say ,
"Let no man write my epitaph" for all
of us gupcrs are here , and liy the great
horn spoon , we're here to stay , ( witli a
big S. )
Connecticut * ) ! Jlluo
These laws were enacted by tlie people
of the "Dominion of New Haven , " and
became known as the uluo laws because
they wore printed on blue paper. They
are as follows :
"The governor and magistrates con
vened in general assembly are the supreme
premo power , under God , of the inde
pendent dominion. From the determina
tion of the assembly no appeal shall bo
made.
"No ono shall bo a freeman or have a
vote unless he is converted and a member
of one of the churches allowed in tlie do
minion.
"Each freeman shall swear by the
blessed God to bear true allegiance to tide
dominion , and that Jesus is the only
King.
"No dissenter from the essential wor
ship of tliis dominion shall bo allowed to
give a vote for electing of magistrate or
any officer.
"No food nor lodging shall bo offered
to a heretic.
"No shall the Sabbath
one cross n river on
bath but authorized clergymen.
"No one shall travel , cook victuals ,
make beds , sweep houses , cut hair 01
bhave on the Sabbath day.
"No one shall kiss Ins or her children
on the Sabbath or feast days ,
"The Sabbath day blmll begin utsunso !
Saturday ,
"Whoever wears clothes trimmed witli
gold , silver or houo lace above ono shill
ing per yard shall be presented by thn
grand jurors , and the selectmen shall tux
( he estate 300 ,
"Whoever brings curds or dice into the
dominion sliull pay a tine of i'.T.
"No ono shall cut mince pies , dnncn ,
play cards , or play any instrument ol
music excopl tlio drum , trumpet or jaws
harp.
"No gospel minister shall join people
in murriuge. The magistrate may join
them , as he may do it with loss scandal tc
Christ's church ,
"When parents refuse their children
convenient marriages , the magistrate
shall determine the point.
"A man who strikes his wife Eliall be
lined i'10.
"A woman who strikes her husband
shall be punished us the law directs ,
"No man shall court a maid in person
or by letter without obtaining thn eon
bunt of her parents ; 5 penalty for tlin
first offense. 10 for the second , and foi
the third , imprisonment during tlie pleasure
uro of the court. "
Don't way big price ? or lumbar but
buy clunp at Bradford 'a.
LIFE AND LABORS OF LISZT ,
Musician ) Composer and Author , He Ac-
chioved Success in Each ,
A WORLD-WIDE CELEBRITY.
The Iilon of Weimar , ft Mnstcr at
Whoso Kcct nil Olhcrs Knelt ,
Silent Forever A Mnr-
vclous Career ,
In the death of Franz Lizst the world
loses not only tlie greatest piano vlituoso
of the century , but one of the most pecu
liar and fascinating artistic personalities
who have reigned in any era. Musician ,
composer and author , ho achieved suc
cess in each sphere. Hut as a man who
interested the world by a puzzling mag
netism and vitalized his ligurc in every
imagination , lie occupied a sphere alike
splendid and unique In artistic annals.
Liszt was born at Maiding , in Hungary ,
October 23 , 1811 , son of a musician of
considerable reputation , who educated
him in his art from his earliest years and
developed rapidly Ms natural powers. In
his ninth year he played at a concert in
1'rcsburg , and wealthy nobles among his
hearers assumed the expense of his wider
teaching for the next six years , during
which ho studied at Vienna under C/crny
and Salieri , then at Paris under Roichu ,
who grounded him in tlie great works of
J. S. liucli. Hefore he was eleven ho had
taken Vienna and Munich by storm with
his piano performances , and at the close
of his studies he traveled with his father
In Franco and England with the same ex
perience of triumph , lie wrote a one-act
opera at fourteen , which was produced
in 1'nris , and would have been con
demned by the censorship , it is said , but
for his youth , though why that shoul'l
have saved an improper work is not
plain. His father died in 1827 , and under
the burden of that grief and a previous
passion tor a lady of rank , lie fell Into a
state of melancholy which luste l for
some years , and disposed him to religious
pursuits , threatening to close his musical
career at the outset. Hut he was pres
ently drawn into the most brilliant society
of Paris , and became intimate with
Gcorgo Sand , Chopin , Heine , Pauline
Viardot , and at last began to write , com
posing in 1890 a "Rovolutiuiury Sym
phony , " which made some stir , though it
was not published. The coming of
Puguiiini to Paris and his marvelous violin
lin playing aroused Liszt to actively re
sume nis practice , inspiring him with
the ambition to become "the Paganini of
the piano-forte , " as ho has often since
been called Ho retired to Switzerland
and devoted himself to mastering his in
strument , and when in ISlio Sigismuml
Thalberg Hashed across Europe , aston
ishing great audiences with his .splendid
technique , Liszt re-entered the Held and
began a career of triumph never again
interrupted , going trom country to coun
try and making a sensation sueli : is prob
ably never has greeted another pianist.
At Les Italiens iu Paris he gave recitals
alone for night after night. Ho used to
have four pianos on the stage , for pianos
were not then built strong enough to sus
tain the treatment he gave them , and he
sometimes would break the strings of sill
of them in one evening ; then the ladies
would beg for the broken strinas and
have bracelets made of them. Then and
always he was adored by women , and ic
was then he met the Countess D'Agoult ,
: i remarkable person , who had a reputa
tion as a writer on a 11 airs under tlio name
of "Daniel Stern. " With her ho lived for
several years , and two daughters wore
born to them , one of whom occamo the
wife of Emilo Ollivcr ; the other married
Hans von Hulow , and deserted him for
Uichard Wagner , being the noted Cosimu
of whose peculiarities almost as many
stories are told as of her husband's.
That the shallow ovations offered him
were not to his taste lie proved sullicicnt-
ly when at the height ot his unparalleled
success ho retired irom tlie concert room
and accepted the post of ciuipcl-niastcr
and conductor at the modest court of
Weimar. Hero ho gathered around him
a number of young and gifted musicians ,
and founded the school of pianists anil
composers associated witli his name ; for
as a composer also Liszt now developed
a power which his early works iiud
scarcely foreshadowed. These , almost
exclusively written for tlie piano , have ,
it is true , advanced the technique of that
instrument to n pitch previously tin-
Known. At the same time it is true that ,
as Wagner remarks , "Liszt did at the
piano what others do with pen and ink ; "
that by reproducing tlie work of the
great masters , lie prepared himself tor
original creation. The opera at Weimer
under Liszt's auspices became llie home
of such works as were written regardless
of immediate success , ami theretore had
little chance of a hearing elsewhere.
Schubert's "Alfonso and Estrollu , " Schu
' "Gcr.oveva " ' "
mann's , Hcrlioz's "Hen-
voiiuto Cellini , " and Wagner's "Lohen
grin" saw the light under Liszt's auspices
ut Weimar. In 1848 ho was made Kapell
meister at Weimar. Honors came thick
upon him. The citizens of Oedenberg
and Pestli presented him with the rights
of citizenship ; the Hungarians gave him
a sword ot honor ; the king of Prussia
inuda him n member of tlio Order of
Merit ; the faculty at Konigsborg created
him doctor of music ; the granu duke ol
Suxo-Weimar chanibcr-
- appointed mm -
lain ; ho was decorated with the Legion of
Honor , and in 1801 was. raised to com
mander ; on April 25 , 1805 , lie received
tlio clerical tonsure in tlie chapel of the
Vatican and became abbe.
As u virtuoso. Liszt's passing greatness
may in after times grow us ha/.y as the
reputation of Paganini ns a violinist is
now become. Many of tlio young people
of the present generation , however , have
heard him , not , perhaps , when youth and
strength enabled him to meet everv de
mand matchless ambition and boldness
made upon him , long bctoro age and
weakness robbed him of nil his powers ,
or of a poetry and delicacy of expression
without parallel , even in the judgmentol
those who remember Chopin and Gott-
fichalk , Their testimony will bo sullieicnl
for the next halt-century to bear , out ul
that the writers of the past have said of
Liszt as an executant. Tremendous vigor
and endurance , unexampled softness ol
touch and an endless variety of tone , were
the chief elements of a style wliieli up
poured to vitalize everything that it
touched. Though the player never ns
serted himself in his performances of
Hcothoveii and the classics , the olfect pro
duced was totally different from that of
the most skilled interpreter of tlie class
ical masters , and a sortof co-creator with
the dead composer appeared to rule the
key-board. The uncommon personal
magnetism of the man contributed largely -
ly to the inllucncu of his playing , but his
technique , if ono could have had the
sang-froid to analyze it , would have
proved nothing short of marvelous. Un
der the spell ot this double charm a cold-
blooded dissection of any of his perform
ances u few years ago Was not to bethought
thought of. It is only through a recol
lection of those facts that the eccentrici
ties and well-nigh insurmountable dilli-
cullies of many of his piano pieces can
be accounted for. With his mastery of
every mystery of virtuosite , witli his ac
quaintance with the music of all lands
and tlio .styles of all composers , no task
that lie could sot himself was might but
easy of execution , and lie passed through
the most gigantic ordeals witli perfect
calmness turn ease. Taussig , who died in
thn prime of nis youth , wus the only
pianist to whom ( iernmny and he himself
looked to as his.'possiblo successor. Thai-
burg's pure und harmonious work ,
Billow'uitolhiutuftl ami tiuished reading ,
ublnstein's gYantlly sonorous playing ,
were never mentioned In the same breath
with Liszt's nohipTcniciit , nor did any of
hesc virtuoso * cyor speak of the lion of
Weimar save as n master at whoso feet
they were proud fo sit. In latn years ho
was seldom hfrard'iii public , but in Wei-
nar , where lie allowed a small number
of favored mortals to occasionally play
n his presence , nnd rewarded them ity a
few hints which they were only too glad
afterwards to dignify into "lessons , ho
often took his scat at the piano and
evoked alternately its thunderous utter
ances and most crystalline harmonies.
To the last , while something of his nat
ural strength had of course departed , his
feelings and sympathies could Iiud cx-
H-ession in gradations of tone which , to
; hosts who heard them , will be as the
"lost chord" of the poet forever. The
magic which turned a soulless instru
ment of percussion into a mighty band
endowed with the vocal sweetness and
pntlios of strings , with the silver voices
ot the horns of Elf-land , and with the
deep sonority of tlio orchestral bass , was
not to bo Imparted by man to man. Lis/.t
leaves no pupil.
A REMIJvMSCENCE.
The Uctuiblicnn National Convention
or 1H80.
A tale from the national convention of
1880 , resplendent with tlio leadership of
Gurlield and Conkling , is always of in
terest. I chatted with a gentleman yes
terday who was a delegate from this city ,
and whoso praise of the great Ohioan
from the fact of the speaker's strong per
sonal attachment for Conkling should bo
the more valued. He saiil if there wild
ever a man of destiny that con
vention proved CJarlielil to be tlio
man. ( .itunt and Hlainc wore
the two prominent candidates upon
whom the interest of the country had
been fastened for months , and yet when
this vast aggregate of enthusiasm assem
bled Conkling und Ingersoll , their stnl <
wart representatives , were almost passed
over in silence , while every movement ot
( iarlicld was the signal for prolonged ap
plause. "Not once did ho enter that
hall , " warmly spoke my informer , "but
that vast audience shouted itself hoarse.
Hut Oarlield's head was never turned by
the flattery. Ho was a man who
could stand prosperity ; upon whose In
ward calm outward circumstance
had but very little cfl'ect. 1 re
member one incident of tlio proceedings
" he continued " demonstrated
ceedings , , "that
strated his metal and nearly set the audi
ence wild. Conkling in his light for the
unit rule , had lirst introduced a resolution
to the otluct that every delegate should
then and there pledge himself to support
the nominee , and that upon the refusal of
any member of the convention to do so lie
should forthwith be expelled from his
seat. It produced a storm of opposition ,
and prouijnent among the debaters who
opposed it was General Gon" _ , of West
Virginia. He characterized it as impoli
tic and dictatorial , and in the course of
his denunciation made some remarks that
were not greatly to the credit of the
powerful New.i Yorker. Conkling
was on his feet , in , an instant to reply ,
and concluded.is.speech | ; by moving the
gentleman's expulsion from his seat.
This raised a. grcai'liubbub , nnd amid the
din ami clatter Ciarlteld caught the car of
the chair ami , was recognized. Tlie
crowded hall was still in an instant as iu
measured tones and remarkable calmness
he urged the defeat of Conkling's propos
ition. Ho ' 'aaill the gentleman
from West Virginia had not said he
would not support'the ' nominee of the
convention , byt it , was nevertheless pro
posed to treat hiju us a traitor in tlie
ranks. He had merely opposed with
ability and forfeo' Hie resolution of the
New York sonator.-.n resolution which ho
himself thought was open to the severest
criticism , but uad.ii.ot.intimated an inten
tion to repudiaUr tho. nominees. Mr.
Conkling turned uneasily in'lusseat , im
mediately arose , asked leave to withdraw
his resolution , ' and urged as the reason
for his blunder that he had misunder
stood the proceedings. "Hut , " said the
gentleman , "it was too transparent.
Conkling had been routed , und no one
knew it better than he. "
Happenings ut
JuLKSUL'KG , Col , Aug. 2. [ Corrcs-
pondcncc of the BEE. ] There is so much
cause for rejoicing in tliis country , where
almost the whole world confidently be
lieves that it never rains , and that the
grand expanse of country from the Brit
ish possessions to tlie Gulf und from
North Plutto to the Rockies is one barren
waste , that tlie vast populace now hurry
ing hither und yon , covering the hillside
and the valley und now breaking and
open ! ng out farms on tlie great tree
less divides between the PJutte and
Republican river und between North and
South Pluttc's are big with hope and be
lieve that no more beauteous or prosper
ous country can be found than this is
destined to be. A few days ride in tlio
above described teritory would convince
tlie most sceptical that no part of the
! )0 ) per cent of fraudulent entries "came
within tliis scope of Uncle Sam's heritage.
The Sturdy Pioneer has come to stay.1'
The rain fall has been more regular
and seasonable than in tiny portion of the
country heard from in any of tlie western
states.
This city , formerly called Denver Junc
tion , is most beautifully located on the
second bottom , on the north side of the.
South Platte river , the site extending
from about two miles east and west as
far as the eye can reach , is u geptly
sloping valley.
Wo are enjoying a genuine building
boom. Several business houses anil any
number of residences are being built , the
most prominent is the tine brick
of Liddle Bros , , bunkers , and A.
Miller. This is to be a beautiful
two-story block occnnietl us a bunk and
store , witli hull and offices above. The
brick for this magnificent block are
burned hero , and are said to bo the finest
in the state.Ve also have a stone man
ufacturing establishment. The Union
Pacific railway company will add , this ,
month , six new stalls to their round
house , und ulso build a line , commodious
depot , about ten rods cast of the present
one. Tlio city totin s first "boom" lust
winter , and tlloAi' is now 1,000 people
bore , and 1,000 more will reach hero be
fore Dee. 1st , 1880.
The heaviest 'rain1 ' witnessed by your
correspondent in years has just ceased.
The clouds were lit ld over ns for hours
ami the rain fell mi torrents , completely
flooding the valley south of town
Nearly overyboJly hero are Nebraskans
and tire greutivlptUrested in Van Wyck
und anti-Van WycR movements.
Everybody reads the HKK. MAX.
W. G. Templelou & Co.
Have opened nnlte.nl Kstuto and Loan
oflico in rooms 7 and 8 , Omaha National
Bunk building , whore they intend doing
u general busing a tin their line , and as a
starter have purehtucd a beautiful tract
of land situated on the military road ,
and known as "West Glade , " which is
now being surveyed und platted into
town lots , which will in a few days bo
placed upon the market at very reason
able prices nnd liberal terms. Persons
contemplating the purchase of suburban
property will do well to look ut "West
Glade" ueloro buying. Will sell the en
tire addition or in parcels to suit. Parties
having property for sale or rent , includ
ing furnished and unfurnished rooms ,
will do well to list it with them.
Special bargains in the finest lots in
Omaha View to those who will build
first-class houses. Bogg * & Hill , 1408
1'iirnuni street.
Bargain. Louvonworth , cor. 2Ist , 1M !
feet front , rents for $750 , $8,500. S. A.
Sioinuu , I51ii Farnuui.-
COLORED GAMBLERS AT PLAY ,
Something About the Strange and Fascinat
ing Qnma of "Oraps. "
HOW IT IS PLAYED IN OMAHA ,
Money Staked Tito "llnkc OIT.1 I.U-
tlo .loc " " "
, "Lone Mz" nntl
Dick" Facts anil
| Written for the Omaha Sunday I1c.\ \
"Hynh , theah , you niggah , I goes you
ten cents douti' " exclaimed
you come , a
very black negro to a fellow darkey who
was throwing dice from n box in a Dodge
street gambling hall last night. Ho was
engaged in the fascinating game of
"craps , " as were also a dozen or more
lusky ions ot Ham. The game of craps
is played every where , on the streets and
lu the alleys by the youthful gamins
whose stakes are a cent or a nicklo , by
the negio who has only dimes or quar
ters to risk.and oy his highioncd brother
the "dandydarK,1' who occasionally bets
from ono to ten dollars on a single throw.
The place referred to is an upstairs
gambling hall , welt lighted up ami con
veniently situated with reference to the
Imr below. The table is a iouirone per-
Imps twenty-five or thirty feel m length
and is covered witli a dirty , greasy
areen ; baise.over winch many a dollar has
been lost and won. It is here that night
ly congregates n motley throng- colored
waiters , barbers and employes of tlio
lanre hotels all bent on indulging in the
Fascinating game of "craps. " This game
belongs distinctively to the negro ; very
few white men over indulge in ! t. IU
principles , once learned , it is easy to
understand and easy to play.
The darkies tiro' gathered about tlio
table and each one takes his turn at
throwing a pair of dice. The details of
the game are somewhat intricate. Tlie
player throws the dice upon the board ,
and his success depends upon the com
bination which turns up. If the combina
tion bo three that is , a deuce and ace or
two. two aces or twelve , a seven and
live the player is said to huvo got
"craps" and lie can play no more , and
also loses the money he lias staked ; un
less he puts up a new stake , where
upon , ho can go ahead. Now ,
if he should on the lirst
throw make the combination seven or
cloven , ho is said to have thrown a "nat
ural , " and lie wins tlie amount of money
staked in the pot. Supposing that lie
the lirst shake neither " ' '
throws , on , "craps'
or a "natural , " but some other combina
tion such as nine or ten he wins or loses
nothing , but must go on throwing until
lie makes tlie same combination before
he makes seven. Thus , supposing that
on the first throw he made ten. He must
go on shaking out the dice until he throws
ton again ; but if lie should throw seven
before he does ten , he loses his bet and
must relinquish the dice to tlio next
player. If , on the other hand , he throws
ten before ho throws seven , he wins all
the money iu the "pof. " As many as
one hundred durkeya can play the
game at the same time , and then it be
comes highly interesting as well as
amusing.
On one side of the table sits a man
known as the "rake-oil1,11 who receives
and decides all bets which may bo made ,
and in addition settles all disputes which
may arise during the game. He charges
5 cents commission on each bet made by
the player , and deposits the nickles in a
tin box , known as the "commission box. "
This is about as large as a cigar-box , and
is emptied several times a day.
Opposite the "rake-oft" " sits another
man. whose business it is to make bets
for the house for those players who so
desire. Ho will bet for instance that a
player will or will not throw seven , that
he will throw under seven or above , etc. ,
etc. In 9use a player bets that the first
throw will bo seven a combination of
six and ono , live _ and two , four and three
and succeeds in throwing that number ,
lie will receive from the house four times
tlie amount of his bet. This , however ,
is conducted as a sort of side-issue to the
main game.
It is curious to note some of the queer
phrases that the negroes have
adopted in plaving the game. They call
" ! { , " " 2" and " 12" "craps. " When they
throw a four , such as a combination of a
three and an ace they call it "Little
Joe. " Nine is "Long Liz , " and ten is
known as "Big Dick. " Seven and eleven
arc called "naturals. " When a darkey
wants to say "I'll cover your bet , " he
says , "Niggali , I'se done got you "faded. "
"tndo * is u peculiar term meaning to
"cover a bet. " When one player wants
to bet that another will not make his
point , lie says , "I'll bet you doan1 come ! "
A small came where the play is light ami
trilliiiir and trifling sums arc at stake is
called a "nit" game ; a heavy game ,
where hundreds of dollars are on the
boaul , is known to the negroes as a
" " and ad inlinitum.
"plunger" so on , .
The exclamation contained in the first
lines of this article was uttered ly a coal
black darky , who threw down his dime
and bet against the player. The latter , a
collee-colorod gentleman , with an im
maculate white shirt front , threw nine.
'Da he , don trow Long Liz. Long Lix
no good ! " ejaculated the player , as ho
gathered up the dice in his list und prepared -
pared to throw again-
' . 'Hi ' , dero , " ho murmured , as ho rat
tled the dice , "y.ipong zekol hoxo-
kali ! .Go long running ! " The point
turned up a seven and lie lost.
Ho gave way to the next player , a col
ored waiter.
"Go along , niggah , " ejaculated the
black man at the end of the board , "Ise
bettin' on you ! "
"Two bits 'e doan shoot ! "
' 'Ar ' dun got yo" " ejaculated the man
at the end ot the board , "Shoot on ,
Skinny , like yo' wux. a knocker ! "
"lleikuzip , " says the player , rattling
the dice in his hand with a peculiar jug
gling movement , and shootmir them out
upon the green cloth.
"Soven ! " calls the ruko-ou" .
"Heor-yah ! Hoop-la ! Dun got my bet.
Gi1 mo dat stnlV , " ejaculates tlie player ,
gathering in the money which ho has
won .
The next player takes the dice , and so
the game continues.
Occasionally a very heavy game \9 \
played on some of the orap-tables of
this city. It is no uncommon tiling to
see three or four hundred dollars in the
pot , and then , of course , the playing is
tpirltod and exciting. The celored
waiters at the large hotels are paid oil
about the 20th of the month , and for sov-
serai nights after that the crap games are
always Tieavily patronized.
This method of gambling is not an in
vention of the colored man. He bor-
rowcij it from his master , who in turn
brought It over from England , Here ,
eighty years ago it was u favorite game ,
being known as ' lia/ard. " It has fallen
from its high estate and from being tin
game of noblemen and princes now uf
fords amusement for newsboys am
porters. The processes of time him
slightly altered it , but it still retains the
priiieipul features of 'hazard ' , " Where
and how it gained the name of "craps'
seems to be u mystery ,
A , J. ICr.ximrt'K.
Jlosecj'uiis us a
San Francisco Call : ' 'Gen. Ho eerans
was the most fearless us well us the mos
peculiar man in the powder business that
1 ever met. Some years ago he was u\
perimenting with nitro-glyeerino am
chloride of potash. He was also trying
to make a new kind of pcrcuiston-cap
Kvcry afternoon he would gn out to tha
old stone quarry * and make experiments
with dynamite there , the. nmyor having
given him permission to do BO. Ho had
tfikcn quite a fancy to me. and he'd coma
vrouml and tnko mo out with him. I
never saw a man experiment with ex
plosives as carelessly : is ho did , and us I
lid not care to be blown to pieces myself
1 kept warning him of the risk lie kept
incurring. His only reply was 'When a
man's time conies It comes. ' He np-
icarcd to be a fatalist , and would not be-
ievo that a person could be killed before
t was allotted for him to die. One day
ic had some nitro-glycerlno in a pan and
was doing somdhing witli it. I know
hat it would explode in ( lie hot sun and
said : ' ( Soneral look out. That's going
, o explode. " He did not seem to care ,
nul 1 warned him again , but ho kept on
with his experiments , repeating that
phrase of his about , a man's time eoming
only when it was appointed. He needed
omo tool that was lying a short distance-
on" and went over to get it. Ho was
iliont twenty or thirty feet nwny when
he nitro-glyeerlne exploded. It did not
iliaso him in the least. He remarked
without any emotion : 'Well , that was a
iretty close call , ' und resumed his ex-
> eriments. It was a wonder to mo how
ic ever escaped deatli out there. "
"MAMMA'S PET. "
Kvcry One Known thn Child nnd
H ery Ono DOICHIH It Heartily.
KM Perkins iu Washington Post : On
the New Vork Central train bound for
the "Slates , " at Saratoga , was a beauti
ful but careworn woman with a spoiled
chihl. The lovely mother had spoiled the
child herself. It caused the misery of
.he nurse , the careworn look of its
mother , and the profanitv of tlie passen
gers. It was truly an enfant terrible.
After using up tlio nurse the fashionable
jut careworn mother nut down her skye-
; errier and took tlio child in her lap.
Then the following dialogue ensued :
"Ma , put up 'is window ! "
"No , dear , it's too cold. "
"Ma , I want 'is window up. "
"Now , lovoy , 'oo don't want it up. "
"Yes mo dee , too ! Put it up 1 sa ! "
"Now mamma's- pretty little darling
don't want to cistch cold. "
"Mo don't tare for told ; me wants up. "
Then tlio child seemed to go all to
pieces like a biting parrot. Tlio seat
looked as if it were occupied by a bn//-
saw and a funniiir-niill. As tlie noise
wore down a little 1 hoard the mother
cooing and saying soothingly , as she
raised the window :
"There , mamma's darling , illy sweety ,
it sal have the window up so it sal
tiierc there "
"Me don't want it up ! " cried the child ,
after it hud taken in the situation. "Mo
want it down ! "
"No , swuetj' , mamma's pet said it
wanted it up and "
"No , me want it down. Me . "
"Oh , you sweet sugar bowj , " said the
loving mother , folding the little boy to
her breast , while the tears rolled down
her cheeks.
"No , me. ain't ! "
"Yes , precious one. "
"Naw ! " and then the boy objector , the
infant Holman , resolved itself into a
buzz-saw and wind-mill again , while it
stamped its feet till clouds of dust rolled
out of the cushions.
"Now , darling , don't ' do so. "
"Es1 me will. "
Then all the passengers could hear
was the mother suying :
"Now mamma's sweet pet shouldn't
do so. Dear little dumpling , just wait
till it gets to Saratoga anil it shall h.ive
all the windows down in the hotel. "
Tlie baby didn't finally stop at the-
"States , " but became the general
manager ol a cottage a mile from
Saratoga. _ .
Knights ol'
A committee of three of the Knights of
Labor recently went to Washington to
endeavor to secure fuvoruule congres
sional legislation , and has reported to its
superiors the promises made , by whom ,
nnd the general spirit of congress with
reirard to luuor. The report is not us en
couraging as wus expected. Congress.
men < leul very liberally in promises , but
prefer to legislate "some other session. "
Throughout the southwest a great
many assemblies of the Knights of Labor
have been recently formed. The negroes
are coming into the order rapidly. They
make good members , are prompt in pay
ing their dues , ami endeavor to carry out
the principles of the organization as they
understand them. The same spirit of or
ganization extends throughout Texas and
the western territories.
Speakers at labor conventions are
more and more bitterly denouncing the
arbitrary actions of the state Jeirislaturps
in regard to railway managers and all in
authority over lub'or directly and indi
rectly. 'This spirit of denunciation seems
to be growing , and is encouraged by tlio
the leaders , perhaps as much a * a matter
of education as anything else. There
iniibt be some mutt-rial for speechmaking
ing , something to arouse enthusiasm ,
ami tliis subject affords the best possible
material.
Steps are being taken to establish tlio
organization of the Knights of Labor in
Great Britain anil Europe. There are
several very enthusiastic members of the
order now explaining its principles anil
purposes and ondcuvo'ring to secure the
co-operation of the lenders of labor
organizations there. This will be very
dilllcull , if not impossible. The trade-
union spirit in Grout Britain is very
strong , and British workingmen are very
stubborn. In Europe the organization ol
the Knights of Labor Is considered a wild
sort of Yankee invention. They have
nothintr similar to it there , und there is
not intelligence enough umoiig tlie work
ing classes to take hold of anil appreciate
it.
Tlie labor holiday idea is gathering
strength in all parts of the country.
There lias been a great deal morn pic
nicking tins year tliiin last. Several new
lecturers , male and female , are to bo
placed in the lield , and the south espec
ially is to be well worked. New England
is very well organized. Sclfonics are to
bo perfected ut the October convention
by which the interests of labor can be
centralized , and inducements of a perma
nent nature held out for membership.
The lending Knights recogni/o the fact
that the objects of organization are a
little too general , and that the benefits ol
unity must be brought home more neurly
to each ono. They are therefore devising
some schemes of practical application to
tliis cud. _
A Modem Proposal oOIurrhijii : .
Now York Mercury : A bashful young
man attached to the composing room oi
oneof the dully papers hud fallen deeply
in loye with a damsel by the name ol
Smith , and beautiful , of course. Miss
Smith regarded the compositor with cool
ness ut lii'bt , but he finally so won hoi
affection us to cause her to exclaim , ufloi
one ot their interviews ; "You may ask
my father. " The printer was lilled with
joy when he heard herspeak HO lovingly ,
und on going home , prepared the fol
lowing eloquent little speech , to be u&ctl
al his meeting witli the pater famillas ;
" 1 have loved your daughter , sir , for
many wcaiy months , and I feel in my
heart of hearts that she loves me. I now
ask , sir , that you will permit me to
transplant this lovely ( lower from its
parent lied to my humble lircside , there
to bloom , the idol of my soul , and my
own dear wile , "
The day of moment arrived and I lie
compositor was received with sit much
giiato that he fccurcoly Knew whether ho
stood on his head or hcolo. In quivering
tones lie got to "f now ask , sir , thai
you will permit me to traiisplum this
lovely llo\ver from its parent bed" when
a loud guffaw from ins lady love's fatliei
set his brains u-rcoling , and ho uuspui
out "from from its parent hod into
my own ! " The jolly parent fairly rourcii
with laughter , and snouted from bchlm
a cloud of tobacco smoke , " 1 have no
objections , young man. provided ypu
luurry the gul lirat ! " Which he did.
CAM1NDS AND COPS ,
Where They Dwell , With Many Euthusinslio
Devotees.
OMAHA'S GERMAN THEATRE.
JCho AVroUly UcsorJ or YOIIIIK nnU
Olit Who Appreciate the lUstorlo
mid National Method of
Seventh-Day Kccrontlon.
[ ] \'rillrn \ for the Otnnhn Rumhiy lite , ]
The Stnilt theater Is the ono tlicntrlcnl
ustilution winch oiui look Into the past
itul cluim tlin honor of having mulu-
.timed , tintil to-day , an almost nnbroken
roconl from the earliest days of Omaha's
isplrutions to eltyhood. It is n modest ,
unpretentious slruetmc on the southwest
corner of Tenth und Howard streets. In
front , It is u succession of stores , hchlnd
which the auditorium and stage seek the
seclusion becoming their cullinir.
In tlie years tliat hnvo put-sod slnco
German thculriculs were introduced into
this city , this little spieewitlt ! its boarded
walls , suspended gallery atu ! high stugo ,
lias been the Mecca of many a German
on pleasure bent. Here , many a man ,
now in his prime , saw ids tlrst plivy ,
danced his lirst waltz , lirst made love to
the present sharer of his joys , and then
drank the iu > t glass * with convivinl
friends in commemoration of his nup
tials.
Here. too. have actors of all degrees of
iiuirit appeared before thn lights. In the
earliest days , the aspiring amateur hold
FWtiv with a gradual intermingling of
tho.su more acquainted with the profes
sion. ' ! ' him no plays were too burden-
sonic , no ohuraclemiitmn too exacting ,
which they could not essay. Hero ,
" ' "Tell"
Schiller VRobbcrs" ami Geisler's
have been immortalized. Here , too ,
oven the mask of Comns has been
strained by tlie wide contortions of the
lleilgling comedian.
Hut tlio day of the amateur passed
away and , following it , came that of tlio
professional , who for many years has had
things nearly his own way. He is still
in possession , and bids long to retain the
hold which lie has upon the appreciation
of his admirers. One tribute to his ge.n-
ins is that , from year's beginning to
yeur.s's end , at least one night during
the year , there is alibis place of amuse
ment a dramatic performance in
German of fascinating interest
and exceeding artistic merit. It
may snow , rain , blow high or low ,
terrify with heat or lower with storm
cloud , the play goes on and rarely with
out an audience of an appreciative and
discriminating nature. In ( he winter ,
these performances take place in the
theatre referred to. It is comfortable ,
supplied witli every needed accommoda
tion , and with a stage stocked witli scen
ery capable of satisfactorily setting
almost every scene known to the drama
tic world. Between acts , the thirsty
mortal may retire , and generally does , to
an adjoining anartment , whf re Mo may.
and generally tlocs , slake his thirst , and
almost invariably with beer. And
it is this boast of Mr. Brandt's
friends that there is not ono
cross word in a hundred kegs of the
same. Friend meets friend , hands are
shaken , jokes exchanged , pledges giyen ,
friendships cemented , good cheer encour
aged , and the parting takes place witli
the feeling of a few moments conge
nially and philosophically interchanged.
These congenial sinrits are summoned to
the theatre by an electric bell , which an
nounces tlie rising of the curtain. Once
within the auditorium , deep silence pre
vails. Every eye is upon the stage ,
every car is trained to catch even the
whisper of the performer. At intervals ,
there is applause. A performer has done
something meritoriously , or the comedian
or comedienne has said something to
produce a laugh. When the curtain goes
down applause frequently recalls the per
formers ior an encore. As a rule , there is
nothing sensational in the piecea. They
do not depend on their setting. They
are carried by their acting. And the
acting depends upon the sentiment ,
I'lays which the average American audi
ence would pronounce stupid , because of
their lack of excitement , arc followed
with rapt attention to the close , lliu
weight of each word is considered and
this consideration makes the enjoyment
partake largely of a mental nature.
And the actors ? Well , they have been
in the main excellent. As a rule , they
have been foremost in their several
lines , and each generally attains to dis
tinction before lie has been long with the
company.
The present combination stands higher
in many details than any that has thus
far appeared. It is composed of Joan
Beuureis , Rudolph Horsky , Edward
Soli in iu , Otto 1'nis , Bernard Lindc-
inann. Aif. Dehnicke , Rich Lutsch , Ellwj
Buurcis , Emiliu J'nls-Alil , Selma Llndc-
mann , Minna Brandt , Kmina Brandt ,
Flora and Millie Saly , and several others.
This company is now playing every Sun
day night in the summer garden. A
theatrical entertainment in tlio open air
is a novelty. It is unknown to Ameri
cans. With Germans , in summer time ,
it is a weekly occurrence. The garden is
a square , excellently gravelled. It JH
.supplied with movable chairs. Oa two
sides ulid the west end are galleries witli
a roof. Here , youthful swains with their
adolescent idols , enjoy the performance. .
On the travelled parquet sit the nioro ma-
turn and these whoso fancy is unoccu
pied by budding womanhood. Be- '
nciilh the gallery and on thn sides
tire accommodations , ono of which is
the homo of Gainbrmus , where Metz's
amber lager , Jlecked with nieorchauuj
foam , Is dispensed by John Brundt's at
tendants. Over heau , occasionally ob-
Bcuriiig the stars , the copious branches
of majestic poplars , ( hitter and innnner
in tin : breezes of the night. Tlio place
is cool , calm and delightful. The stage
is an opening iti tlio rear of Mctz'fi hall ,
The proscenium is of the sheet-iron fash
ioned into columns. The scenery is that
of the Studt , which is but few feet north ,
The boards are wide and sufli-
ciently deep to accommodate lifty
people. An excellent orchestra
under Prof. Steinhausor plays the overt
turos and entr'actes. The company
above mentioned produce the play , and
invariably docs it in an excellent man
ner. The audience wait till the close ,
Tlio curtain drops amidstapplauso , The
old folks go home. The young ones re
main to take part in the dtince. Tlio curtain -
tain is raised , The scenery has dihtm-
poured. Instead of a stage , appears the
interior of Metz's hall. A waittlouls
airily over the audience , lu seductive
otruins entice gliding feet to the hall and
the pleasures of the dance have begun.
I hey continue until about ono o'clock iu
the morning , Tlio festivities are then
over. Tlio people retire. The place ia
darkened , and the quiet of the tomb rests
Avhcro all had been merriment and plea-
i'u. K. A. O'BitiiiN- ,
A whisk broom of your own to save a
quarter for brushing oir the dust , every
lime yon leave a ear and another quarter
for brushing it oil'again uu soon as you
outer the hotel ,
When you want a lir t-cluss lot upon
which to build a house , call at lluggj &
Hill and secure one of their clc-guiit
Omahu View lots.
Special bargains in the lines ! lote iu
Omaha View to those wh ( will build
first-class houses. Hoggs & Hilt ,
Farniuu street.
