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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; SUNDAY , DECEMBER 19TWELVE PAGES. THE DAILY BEE , PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. STUMS or sriwcnrrriov : Drtl'y Mncnl.iir Kdition ; Including Siiivlny tlrr , Ono Vonr . . Jin 01 Tit&x Month" . . BMJ 1 or J'lirr-o Months . . S BO 'Jilts Oiniilm BuintAjr IIKK , innilod to miy s , Ono Year. . , . 2 W OVAITV Orrirr. Jfo ! > ll AMI W KATJAM Nrw \ nut flrrirtt Uoow fii THimiNr. Uiril.iHio. \VA > iii < uros Oincx , Kit. Mi rocniEL tii3in * T. All cointnunloitimis reln-tlmr t'mow * nntl edi torial matter iliould bo w/Mruv. l to the ISM- 3O11 O > TIIC UEIU HtSTRS | I.etT IH ! All liti'lniwlftti r und i omltUnooi should l > e ft'ldroiscil to Tun Iliu I'l KI.ISIUMI t OMPANV. DMAIH. Draft * . olirckg nml po tonic.n nrtlor < to bo raftilo J'HJ nllo to tlio oi-d r o thccominiuy , HE BEE PUBllSllnlllpm. PfiDPBIETORS , 13. UOSKWATr.U. J'.tiiTOti. TUB Sworn Statement of Circulation. Slnloof Nebraska , I. . County of Douglas. | 3i 3l ( Ico. It. 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IStT , lO.GSfi copies ; for March IBM , 11.NI7 copies ; for April , 1SSO , I'JHi : copies : lor May. lbvO , 12 , no conies ; for Juno ItfcO. 12.2U3 copies ; for .1 tily , ISbfi , 12ill I copies for August , Ib C , 13 , Ifi-tcoplc.ojfor September ISsfi , io0 : ! : ! copies ; for October. IbSft , I'J.IW copies ; foi November , ivn , W.V.H conies. Oro. U. Tzsc HIJCU. Sworn to and subscribed helore mo this fill ( lay of November. A I ) . iyv . fflKA L. | N. P. Kin. : . Notary Public. C'oiituntH o ) ' tlir : Hniulny lice. 1'aqe 1. New "Yotl : Herald Cahlogr.uns- Spccials to the Ur.K. General Tele.naphli Page 2. Tclcgiaphlc ! Novvs. City Nevvs.- Pare ! i. Special Advertisements. Genera and Iocal Maikets. Page } . Kdltorlals. Political ToInK- Press Comments. Sunday ( Jossip. Page ft. Lincoln News. .Miscellany. Atl vertl emonts. Page 0. Council Bluffs News. MUccIlaii } Advertisement1) ) . Page 7. Social Even Is in Omaha. Misccl Inny. Pages. Cenral ! City Hews , Local Ad veitiscmonts. I'apcli An Interesting Letter tiom Clar , Hollo. The Fashions In Ki.iucc , by Pailslan Honey for the Ladies. Smoking and Heal Disease. At the Cioss Jtoails Advuitl&c inents. P.igo 10What Mslres a Tine Girl. Tin AVajs of the Wvddcd. Ml&cclkui } . Ad\ci Pacoll The Homo and Fhoildp. Tale' ' ot Wits and Wacs. llclislotis. Educational Alusical and Dramatic. Connublalllios.- SliiHularitles. I'cpperiuint Drops. 1'aKO I Jay ( < oiild Goes to Church , In Omar James. Scenes In Public Gates , bj Adam Uadcau. The DIxoy Jt.xll in liostou by Fianz Sepcl A Tun peace ol mind which runs againv the snag of operatic maiuigeinont is lost No\v that tlio Donate has repealed tin nbsurd ton tire of ollicc act the Iious filiould promptly follow Mill. PnblK otlieos ought no lonscr to bo ti prSvnti trust. Sr.vix : lliou.-juiid miles of tailroatl huvi been built in the Unltoil Stutcs'lliis year or moro than twice as many as wore buil in 1835. Almost as many have been buil on paper in Omaha. SIT.WAHT'S magnificent art collectioi in Now York is to bo sol'l "under tin hammer. " The other name of the ham mcr which lias dismantled the Stcwar estate siuco the death ol thu morchan prince , ia Henry T. Hilton. Mit. MOUKII.I , might eombinu with San Ihuulnll in bccuring a tarritV bill. Iotl ! acorn to hold the hanic views on the ncccs hity of an incrcasc.d timonnt of pap fo : "struggling" but milllonaiio imliMrhi mouopolists. l-'KANcnisns urn wortli something ii New York. The supreme court has denied nied the right of cablu cars to tin Btropts of { hat city without special charters tors in each instance granted only afto value has been received , Nebraska migh well follow the precedent. CINCINNATI mirgeons have performs what ia called u "rare" surgical opera lion. It consisted In taking out a fcecttoi of man's backbone wid the patient stil survives. There is nothing remarkabli about this.Vo \ have known politician : to 11 VD u lifetime without any uaekbom at all. Jin. NiwcoMiu : : is as fresh as his nami would Imply. Ho pronounces hiinsd strongly opposed to Van Wyck and ox peels to bo elected to the spcakorship b ; ti combination of rupubliean stalwarti with anti-Van Wyck domocrats. Mr Newcomer's map is a pretty ono but tin roads planned out do not lend to tin Bptakorship. 'I'm : jocommondation of the preiiden ntul secretary of htato , that a commlsslot bo appointed to take testimony in Volatloi to Hut losses und injuries Buffered bj American fishermen through the tictioi of the Ilntish authoilties , imperial am colonial , has boon responded to by th < introduction of a bill in the house , fron the committee on foreign afl'alrs , to ere nte pucli a commission It h undonbtcdl ; desirable that the facts shall bo onielnll ; ascertained , and it ought to bo prae tloublo to do this without any great ON pondUura of tlmo or money , as the mm ; bor of those who can present just da'm ' cannot be largo and theio will bo no dlf licully in finding them , Hut after al there is great probability that thowholi matter will be a farce , and a moro or les costly ono , The way to a concession o damages lies through an almost cndlos labyrinth of diplomatic controversy , am it may bo safely t nld that no one of tli , injured will live Jong enough to get i cent , if the claims shall over bo allowed which it > o\trcmoly doubtful , CominI ; there will bo no chance of such a rosiii EO long as the Canadian ollle'als main tain the independent and somewhat dc liant attitude they now show in threaten Ing to continue seizures regardluss of Lh opinions or demands of this government und without much rofert < uco to any vlov of colonial duty that ma } ' emanate frou London. The > atlonal Oporft Coiutitxuy. Ihn troubles of the National Opera company In Chicago nro well worth com- met.t. 1rom her at rival In that city Mrs. Thurber , the projector and patroness of the company , has been besot by all tin ? potty devices and subjected to malicious ai nnlU which t IIP ingenuity of jealous iival , incompetent discharged cnmloycs , and a venal press could tlcviec. The pre text for this scurvy treatment wa * fur- nMiud ! n a claim of AlcViokor for al leged brcaen of contract on the part of the Ameiicnn Opera company last season. Manager McYiokcr literally at tempted to displace Mrs. Tlmrbcr mid to drive her and her company out of Chicago because they dared to play in a larger lioiw. Her funds in bank were attached , and nearly every night mi attempt - tempt was made to prevent the perform ance by the sheriff , in spiln of ample lontls given by the lending citizens ol Chicago in more than treble the amount that McVickcr claimed. Tlio columns of the Chicago papers with one or two honorable exceptions which McVtekurV patronage did not affect , teemed with re port ? of the financial failure and complete disruption of the company. Oi course as soon as Mrs. Thurber could reach her eastern bankers , money mat' ter i were promptly straightened out , The artistic and complete carrying out of the operatic programme gave the lie to the charge that the company was dls > mantled. Itul much damage wai doubt less ilouu tin o ugh the press , which re tailed lictilious troubles and faUe reports throughout the country , with no other object than to Injure the organi/aliou. The National Opera is an enterprise which had its origin in the brain of a cul tured , intellgont and woalthv lady , anx ious to totter and sustain musical art in this country by furnishing not onlj opeiatic performances of the highest excellence , but a ' chool in which singers could bo trained at home without the dangers and expense of an education abroad. To the enthusiasm of : i woman Mrs. Thurber has added the unsolfisli love of ai I for art's ' sake alone in carry ing out her far-reaching plans for Ameri can opera. She has spent $100,000 , of lici largo private fortune in organi/ing bet company , has rnnsacfuul Kurope for ma terials to make the stage settings cos tumes and scenery of the operas histor ically ami arti.sticn.lly correct , and ha.s given freely of her time and money in furthering the work. Thcodoie Thomas is her right-hand man , a conductor who has done more to foster a tn&lc for the best in instrumental music than any other man in America. In u 3 ear immense progress ha. ' been made in replacing foreign singers with American vocalists until now more than a third of the entire company is na tive born. In addition , the work of or ganliing auxiliary societies has gone on until nearly every leading city in the country has joined in tlio movement of making ttio National Opera a permanent educational institution. U is due to the brave and generous woman who is sacri ficing so imich for the public that the public should know the origin of the re cent malicious attacks. Chicago ha = only been made the cat's-paw of cow ardly rivals and jealous professionals iu New York who look with envious eyes upon tins success of the National Opern under Mrs. Tlmrbor's patronajrc. Tlio Iloom is Hern. Omaha still grows. Last year's suil has been outgrown. The city list1 .stretched itself out of its clothes far intc the suburbs and is vigorously calling foi more room. Even winter's snows can not clnck the advance. ISuildiugs arc going up in every direction and the arch itects are perhaps the busiest of profes sional men. As for the real estate deal ers , it is only necessary to say that UK legion find new recruits daily , while banli clearings and wholesale houses report t steadily increasing business. 1'ropcrtj is still rising. Its advance is duo tc the inexorable law of competition among buycis based upon demands fet business and residence locations. A growing population requires more roon : and the transfers in the county clerk's olllco toll the story. For many weeks past tiio UIK : has been gathering the sta tistics of this city's growth , its progicss in building , its advance iu business , it : developments as a financial and commcr cial center. In another week it will present the results in a connected story. And : i remarkable naratlvo it wjll bo. Those who read it will le.irn the solid foundation upon which oui prosperity is based. They wil readily understand why merchant. ' are cheerful , labor contented , manufac turers hopeful and real estate dealers am1 property holders sanguine. Facts talk , Correct figures do not lie Omaha- growing and prospering because all the elements of prosperity are here. She has the location , she is acquiring the pop illation , and tlio push und business arc coming as a matter of course. Tlio boom is hero , lint the boom of IBS ? is tu bo ; Riirpri.se to all hands. A Conference of C'u'.liollo Announcement wus made a tow < ltiyt ago that Cardinal Gibbons had fciim- moned Archbishop Klder , of Cincinnati , to liultimoro , and other movements on thu part of these dignitaries of the Catholic chinch led to the- conclusion that a conference of unusual importance to the cliuroh is to bo field , Quite naturally this is assumed to have relation to the matter for which tlio Uov. lr Me Ulynn him been summoned to Homo , and it is not unlikely that the conference has been directed by the Propaganda in order to obtain an oftluial statement ol the attitude and views of the church in America regarding the question at issue raised by the course of Dr. McCJlynn , Whether or not the information has i cached Koine , it scorns to bo the fact that the weight of Catholic sentiment in this country is favorable to tlio on'oniling priest , and there it > little reason to doubi that it will bo found EO in Ireland. In n recent interview Michael Davitt said thai while Dr. McHIynn ought , both as n priest and n reformer , to piocced tc Homo in obedience to the summons , he felt confluent that ho would achieve r victory as complete n that which tin archbishops of Cashel and Dublin have already scored there ugainsil English inui < 'tii } and mUrr-prosen tation Ho said further thai "Uoimxoan no more bp guilty of the Iu justice or stupidity of condemning the advocates of the doclr tie that there can not In justice or in reason bo private property iu laud , in the sense in whlcl Mr. George opposes it , than eho couk now venture to support the doctrine o ! private property in human beings. " Mr. Davitt concluded by saying that if 1'ranco and Italy had hud fearless priests of the people as Ireland ha * to-day , and lovers of the poor and champions of the op pressed like Ir , McGlynn , Instead of blind adherents of Lings and too faithful defenders of aristocracy , the Catholic church would not bo In the sad position Mio now occupies on the continent of Europe. It is evident that this issue is ono of already scrlou and mci asing embar rassment to the Catholic church , and It Is not unlikely that the elmrcli dignita ries Fee iu it the danger of an alarming crlsn. It Is comparatively a now diffi culty , having its origin In Ireland , but It has given the church n good deal of trouble. Thus far the prelates in Ireland who have espoused the popular side on tlio land question , in opposition to the policy of tlio church , have maintained their position. While the church has not acknowl edged tiio propriety of their course it has withheld any repressive or disciplinary measures. Vithout surron * dorinji any part of its policy it has simply not eiifoiced it. This it could do in the cafe of Ireland without perhaps seriously endangeiing its policy , since Ireland pre sents a wholly anomalous and exceptional case. Hut the situation becomes very much more aggravated and tliodangeris greatly increased when this policy Is openly an- tagoni/.d in the vast Catholic field of America. Hero the Catholic church Is not only a great and growing force , both in material and moral power , but what ever prevails and is tolerated here in con nection with Ithasfai-renching inllnencc. It is probably the fact that the United States is the greatest stronghold of Cath olicism , not certainly in numerical strength , but nearly if not quite so in material wealth , and immeasurably be yond any other nation in the promise and importunities of giuwth and expansion. It is also beyond any oilier the lieid iu which innovations and departures from traditional .principles and methods are constantly threatening and most likely to occur. Hence the supreme impor tance which the authorities of the church must attach to every action of its repre sentatives in America not strictly in line with the tenets and policy of the church regarding both temporal and spiritual af fairs. The embarrassing nature of the issue that now confronts the Catholic cliuroh can be understood when ono reflects upon the hopelessness of any attempt to im pose upon American Catholics all the conditions which may be enforced in cer tain countries of Eurone , and yet tc abandon which iu respect to this country would bo to invite disaffection clcswherc nml thus introduce a cause of discord and disintegration. Those and other consid erations which they suggest show that the Catholic church has presented to il tin exceedingly knotty problem , its solu tion of which will bo awaited with great interest by the entire religious world. Administrative KviN ol' tlio T.irlfl * . Iu his supplementary report on the col lection of duties , sent to congress a few days ago , the secretary of the treasury' ' points out clearly the defects and evils ottlic present administrative system , and indicates stiongly the uigcnt necessity there is for its radical change. Making duo allowance for tiio fact that specific duties is a hobby with Mr. Manning , il certainly must be granted that ho makes n very convincing argument , chiclly in the presentation of facts showing the ( lillieullioi that constantly arise , against the mixed system of specific and ail valorem duties , and in favor of reducing the latter form of levying duties to the narrowest limit. In" thu matter of in voices the complaints of the inability , 01 professed inability , of foreign manufac turers and importers to understand the requirements of the law are continual and while the secretary says ho cannot sympathise with the pretended dillicul- tics ot a shrewd business man who has carefully read the text of the law , and be hoves the plea of confusion 13 made in many cases to excuse or extenuate viola tions of the law , ho expresses a doubt of the probability of making it certain that eaeli and every invoice will be perfectly legal and truthful so long as wo attempt to levy ad valorem rates , and rates in part ad valorem and in part specific , on more . .than1,000 different commodities and classes of articles. The effect of the misconstruction or intentional disregard of the requirements of the invoice law by foreign munufacturcrs and importers is to louder the work of the appraisers extremely difficult , while the false state ments of value common with foreign manufacturers result in losses to the treasury where- such statements arc ac cepted by the appraisers , or in litigation where another and higher valuation is made , The federal courts nro now crowded with suits brought by import ers , which is another source of great an noyance and expense to the government. It is the duty of consular officers to appraise - praise merchandise in foioign countries destined for the United States , but Secre tary Manning frankly confesses that he appreciates the dilncully of linding and appointing , under our present fecalo of salaries , olliccrs who will discharge this duty correctly , and ho properly says that if it cannot bo well done it were bettor not done at all , fao far as the appraising oiHcers at our ports are concerned , The remedial recommendations made by the secretary may bo sueh as the oir- cumsuinccs require. Most of them are incorporated in the Hewitt bill for sim plifying the collection of duties and im proving the administration of the cus toms service , Hut the impressive fact that stands out from those demonstrated difllcultics and evils is that the com plicated and cumbersome- machinery of our tnrilf system is badly in need of a general overhauling and remodeling , with the primary object of cutting olflhe parts that long ago ceased to bo necessary , and are n source of endless trouble as well as injustice. The Uoimet Question. A good deal has been written , both cenously ana by way of ridicule , of the annoyance and inconvenience of the low ering bonnet at places of amusement , but imperturbable and unyielding fashion has kept its ground and threat ens to continue to occupy it. There can bu no question that the tall bonnet has it : merits , It is a boon to thejshort woman , and il adds to tlm imposing presence ol the wearer whose altitude is above that of the average of her sex. On the street it muy bo a tiling of beauty. Hut in the theater , or in any other place wherothose who are so unfortunate as to get behind it must find their entertainment in what is going on in front of them , it ce.iscs to bo cither beautiful or interesting tind becomes > comes an aggravating obstruction , an in centive to sinful rejections , an eyesore and an in itntinc nuisance. In the cast the bonnet question ha become ? o seri ous that theatrical managers have been earnestly studying how to itaal with it no as to > t once sovvo those who do not wear bonnets and not ofleiul those who do , nml it need not be skid that it is a PUZ- /.Hug probluni. Tiio manager o'f the Lyceum ilic.vcr in Now York has recently tried the expedient of providing facilities for the removal of ladies' bonnets , of course leaving the matter ot doing so optional with the wearers. Wo have no informa tion nt hand as to how this plan has worked , but we shall not bu surprised to learn that it is a failure , or only partially successful. It Is rather too much to ex pect that a majority of women will make so great a concession as to sacrifice their bonnets at the theater. This is the one thing in which a woman tnkes chief delight - light , and is most desirous to have seen by the envious oycs of other women. To n woman there is a power and glory in a well regulated bonnet that no man can understand. It is her crown , the emblem of her taste , ami the embodiment of her vanity , in its construction she has con centrated all the energy of her judgment nml all the resources of her fancy. It is the highest attainment of her intellectual possibilities in the matter of personal adornment. She feasts upon it in happy admiration at home , and walks fotth with it into the world conscious of the at tention that it will attract to her. There fore an invitation to women to voluntar ily lay aside their bonnets at the theater is not likely to beery generally no- cepted. A few may make tiio concession , but the majority will- adhere to the bonnet llunco wo have little faith iu the Lyceum manager's plan. Alter that , whatv Absolute proscription of the high bonnet is of course out of thu question. No manager would dare venture upon such a course. There is really nothing that can be rcirarded as cettain to bring the desired relief until thu towering structure shall have inn its course and the liat of fashion replaces it With some other less objectionable form. 13vcr Conllilctit lc Lessepi. The ever sanguine Do Lessops has written a maga/inc aiticle in a French periodical With the Panama canal as the subject. The ailielo is being extensively copied iu this country and is e.xciliiig a good deal of unfavorable comment. The great engineer of course sees tow obsta cles to the success of his enterprise. Ho estimates the tonnage parsing through the canal 'it between ten and twelve mil lion , or about -10 per cent , moie business than tlio Suez canal is doing at present. This point is clcarlj debatable , even by men not versed in the science of digging canals. The Panama company Is now carrying about ! ? 15OOU,000 annual interest on its obligations , and if it could do the business of the Sues canal it would be able to pull along. This heavy interest burden due is to tlio ruinous discounts tit which the Jive great loans have been secured. The liabilities of the company are now about $287,000,000 , but the amount actu ally rccoiveel is $180,000,000. If the money in hand would mcot the cost ol iu com pletion , Count dc Lcssop's figures would not cast so black a shadow , for the inter est on the actual amount invested in this enterprise would come much nearer the darning capacity after the trade has been developed. But how ca any man figure so confidently upon profits when the greatest engineering obstacle to the canal has not yet been met ? Do Lossops himself has said within a j'ear that there would bo no need of a dam at Gainbou to regu late the waters of the Charges river , which crosses the course of the canal , ami yet in his magazine article ho says this dam is to bo built. A uKSOi.rnox was introduced in the senate on Friday and laid over providing for the appointment of a select commit tee of live senators to visit , during the re cess of congress , the frontier ami capital of Mexico and investigate and report upon any disturbances that may have oc curred between the citizens of the two countries. Hasn't there been quite enough special inquiry made in this di rection to satisfy any urgency that maybe bo assumed to exist ? Isn't the Scdgwick experience , supplemented by the fall of Manning , about all that the people ought to be expected to stand in a single year ? Why expose five senators to a danger which has blasted two reputations and humiliated the country ? Seriously , why cannot the proposed inquiry , if it is deemed necessary , bo devolved upon tlio ucciedited diplomatic representatives of tlio government in Mexico , whoso duties cannot bo so onerous as to occupy all their tlmo ? It would seem to bo a most proper and essential part of their busi ness , and they could do the work with very little additional expenditure- the regular cost of the service. It looks like a rolleetion upon the ability and trust worthiness of these officials to appoint a special commission. Possibly this is jus- tilled , but if so the remedy should bo fouftd in putting men in the positions who are competent and can bo trusted. Commissions are a device which a prop erly represented jountry can rarely re quire. _ _ _ _ _ _ * _ _ _ THE Hr.i : like- , enterprise and is always glad to commend it wherever found. Mr. Chaso's Christmas Keccl.iiorls most cred itable to the taste of its proprietor and to the city to which it devotes so much of its space. Tim illustrations of buildings elected and to bo erected are notably ox-cellont , and the largo amount ofh.ter- eating original matter Is set off in a broad frame of advertising which bespeaks the intelligence- the fixcclsior's adver tising patrons. Mr. Cliase is to bo con gratulated upon the success of his Christ mas edition. It is nn excellent nuinbur of an excellent publication , Oi'it New York correspondent notes that Jay Gould has rented a pew In the Piesbyterian cliurch. Having invested in everything else , Mr. Gould is now "taking stock" in religion. Hut why did ho select the Presbyterian denomination ? Mr. Gould's natural inclination should have led him to tuin towards the Hap- tlsts , There Is more water in the doc trines of that excellent church organisa tion , . _ FifOJi the repeated calls to the council artillerymen to "fire'1 Cuinmlligs it looks as.if the marshal must bq prluiod und loaded. rOMTICAIi 1'Ot.VTS. The election of Senator Hearst of Cali fornia , is considered reasonably certain. 1'enns.vlvanla Is the only state vrhlch con tinues to elect a coucrpsstnan at large. Thtirniali and Mill is the legend for ISSS at the editorial head of the St. Jojcph ( Mo. ) Gazelle , Charles S. Wolfe , of Pcnn jh.inla , Is In the Held for the piohlbltlon nomination fui president. JohnC. New says the Indiana senatorial contest will lojult In a dead loci : unless Hal- risen Is elected. Senator SaMn saysDInlno Is Iheonl } presi dential candidate mentioned among Min nesota icpiibllcans. Casslns M. Clay is so confident that Ken tucky Is going o\cr to tlio rcnuhllcans that he wants the nomination foi go\crnor. Senator Hlalr of New llaiupshlio calls himself the champion ctank ot his paity , and some people think he Is about right. Govcinor AIcci , of Michigan , declares that ho has absolutely pioldbltcd the use of his name as a candidate foi Srjiator Concci's seat. seat.The The late Conpicssman Pilce was elected by 18,000 plurality , so that his death will prob ably not chnntre the complexion of the Wis consin delegation , Timothy Tar ciiy , who is to sncccod ISos- well ( .5. lion , of Michigan , In countess Is a natheof America , but ha1 * both the biogue and wltot his Irish ancestry. Scnatoi Hearst , of California , is proprietor ot the San Kianelseo K\amlnci , but Is said to have nothlni : to do with the paper except to di.iw hU cheek each month to make good its losses. Scnalorltlnlr.nl New llampshlic , U said to have \lce-presldontinl bee buIug In Ills bonnet. He thinks that a ticket hearing the names of l.o an and Hhii would be ex- ecptionably stonp. John C'onness , who icpicsciitcd the stale of California for six jcais In the United States senate' , wa" < iccently unsuccessful In hlselfoits to become an "Aldennan of his nathc village" of Ho ton. Kate Tleld must have some scheme upon which she wishes to sociuo fu\otablo con- Kiesslonal action. It Is mentioned that her occasional dinner parties at the Aillngton hotel Iu AVashiUKton aio the delight of the exclusive circle whom that brilliant woman honors with invitation : . \Velbornl5rayIs a member of the ticorgla leglslatuie , and iccently niadu n speech be- foie a committee , ot which one member said : "if this speech continues it will convert the \\oihl. " Another incmbei aftcrwaitl said : "It simply paialyzed the committee , * ' Mi. Ilray appeals to have been rightly named. Senatoi E vattf. confesses to a filcnd hU \\eaiiness of public distinction. It might be mentioned In this connection that , when he gets upon his feet to make a speech there Is no man in the country who has gicatcr ca- pacltv to make his heaters thcd tlun the junior senator fiomNew Yoik , Congressman Singleton , oL Mississippi , clmlnimn of the house committee on the 11- brarv , has appointed Miss Jlary Johnston as clerk of his commitlce.o IMiss Joluiatou is the lirst woman to receive an appointment to any ofllce under congress , and Is happy in knowing that she will oe paid at the rale o SO per day. District Attoinoy llenton\\lio has loccutly done so much to agaavato the president's ikctimatism , is a grand nephew of Thomas 11. Uonton. Ho is thhty-live. Rood-looking , and n machine politician ot the most pro nounced type. Ho eutei tains a very exalted opinion ot himself , ami thinks his gicat uncle's overcoat would not contain sullicicnt material to make him a vest. rnoMiMJvr rnnso.vs. Mlss"\Vlnne \ ! Davis will visit friends in Philadelphia this month. Mis. KUraboth Custer , widow ot ( ieucial Custcr , Is about to write another book. Lady Randolph Churchill Is a clever pian ist , and often plays at charity conceits. Joe Howard , the voluminous newspaper wrltoi , is Icctmlng In the east on "Cianks. " Henry Stanley wears an old brown Deiby hat and an old tashloned linen collar , and is generally careless in his dress. Miss Hose Cleveland's so-called "poem" lias tended to widen the crlof at her failure in the woik which would have kept hci em ployed In the flehl of proso. Joseph Wiener has presented to Now York city a bust of Washington living modeled by the sculptor Beer. Wioiifi * and 1'eor oucht to bo able to get up an eminently satis factory bust. MIt.s Cathailno "Wolfe , noted for her enoi- mous fortune and boundless charities , is very ill at hei residence In New Yon ; , and all hopes of her recovery are abandoned. She Is sixty yeais old and has been an Invalid two years. Itoscoe Conkllng generally rides on the i oar pl.it foi m ot a sheet car because ho is fond of conversing with the conductor. Ho has lately developed a great liking for liuf- falo Hill , and the two nro seen togethur near ly every night. Emma Abbott says shnonco met OuiJa , the famous novelist , and describes hei us " , v big , bold , voluptuous looking woman , with the blackest ejes and hah and a very high color , just such a person as might bu supposed to bo insulted with the sentiment embodied Iu her novels1" Archer , the jockey , died woilh S500.000. Ho might have man led the Duchess of Montrose - rose II ho was content with tough years with the title. He was tlio chum of noble lords , and commoners of high degieo sought the recognition of the pilnca of the pigskin , and looked louiid them Inpaidonablo pride when he gave them a nod. It must bo a very delightful thing to bo a icatly famous man. Ono morning recently \tm. \ 1' Cody , bettor known puihaps as "I'litfalo Hill , " was entertained at breaklaBt by David Yuengllni ; , of Xow Yoik. Among the guests were the MnKjiiU do Mores , thu Daron do Solhero , Colonel Uobert ( ! . Inger- soil , Admiral Heiberan of tlm Krencli navy , P.oscoo Conkllng , Colonel Tom Ochiltieo , Amos Cumming.s , Lawrence Jerome , John liiissell Voting and Steele Mackaye , .Motto for KrlK .Unroll Til * < jia ) > li. Slottofor Santa Clans : "Know all men by these presents. " library , I'tttt. The avciago Mississippi llbiaiy consists of a Btoim jm ; . t\\o packs of caids and u volume ot Hole , The 1'rcnltlciituil Cout. rittlaiU1i > hta JVoitft Amrilcan * The gout in the piesldcntV legs is not the only Indication that ho will never make an- otlii-i great run. A Ijoim Tlmo ttotwecn DrinUs , It Is Indeed u IOIIL' time between drinks in the prohibition south , and the stern enforce ment of temperance laws of unheard of EO- verity lends a mournful pathos lo that cheery observation once made by the genial governor of South Carolina to the no less goulal governor of North Carolina. Ana Octcoilvc. St. fMUii alulc-Dcinociat. Thu president's civil survlce reform policy continues to set vo a good pmpa e in the de tection ot criminals. A man who ab- iwmdud from ItaitlneVis. . , live > eara ego under a charge of tlicft , has just been louiid by reason ot his nMm'x'ia ' ' nt Mpisl anstjr Iu Dakota , Hotter Mnll llovoi Wautoil. Ivlrntt Trllimt. Some dsy when UnrloSmu l n't niMicA wo hope he will melt over his old mall botns and cast some new ones UlR enough to stick a into. paper " _ _ "Is" "mid ' 'Arc. " Mr. Cleveland ays "the United Stnlcs are. " The American people sncilflccd W ,000 gallant lives to pi ore that the I'nlted States Is. _ Ibii'l on ths L'nyroll , . Whether Judge CSiesham hai a pieM- dcntlal bee In Ids bonnet or not he Isn't on the payioll ot any "bso lino" In the Jay I'ould system. Co In tlio Opposite Direction , Chteagn Ti ( 'nine , Coal U to coup higher. The only consolation lation the consumer his IH the reflection that some time the coal ilng will bo doomed to go In nu opposite direction , A CuttliiR Itciimrk , ritftt ( Time. Mr Cutting sajs that ho l backed In his Mexican scheme by Chicago capital amount- lug tu ? 1 ,000,000. Mexico , It will be iciiiem- bercd , throw Mi. Cutting into jail for Xlic Influence ofnn Alderman , There Is nothlni ; quite so cheap as the in fluence ot an alderman excepting only the alderman'sfceliiii's alter ho has sold his In- tluoncc. Kvcryt lii lift ISvcopt Ulvll Service. C'llniiM Times. Another discovery ol diamonds has bean made In Kentucky , near Padticnli , Almost overj thing Is discovery iu Kentucky except civil sen ice lefoim. Il.ii-no Ills Salary. IVoila Tunwifj" " ! . Senator Jones of floilda , lieejis awixy fiom the national enpltol , and thereby cornea ncaier caiulnghls salary thriu the avciage dciiiDcutloscnatoi. A I ) low at tinliolsliunre. . JS'l. TinMf * Ji'l-jIMUUftlll. Tlieicpoit that the I'eiinsylvanl.i railiond comp.in las are about to abolish tiee passes makes It doubtful whethci there will be any session ot the lecishtme tills winter. An Order tor n Hath. The queen has bestowed the Older ottho IJath on Prince Alc\amci ! , late of Itulgarla. She ouclit to givu him tuo orders foi a bath It he Is like moM of his folks. tlio Tprritorlcs. Dnliitlt i\Viw. It the we-Uein lciiltoilc : > had been a tor- eign state , or owned by a foioign country , they would have calned some iccognltloii by the president in his message. As It wasliu Iguoicd them ontirclv. except to condemn the hoodlums who mobbed the Chinese. AVcll-ll.iiowu People. rltldlllu CoiHtHultin , Under the head of. "Well-Known People , " a Piltsburc papci has a paiigra : ] > h on ( tenci.il Stamboulolt. Tne gencial may bo a % ery well- known peisou , but he b neither as well nor as favorably Known as Colonel Standomoir , ot tlio United States of America. With the HiizSaw. . Ji/fihirujiolu Trlbitnt * It was the "buz/lug of the presidential bco , " was it , Mi. Gould' . ' 1'iom tlio way you jumped thine weie the e who thought it might be the bur/ing ot a circular saw mov ing at the late of I'S.OOU ' lev olutlons a minim * . The OIH School Hooks. / : . tr. 3icAii > t f > What pleasant memoiies cluster louiid thcso volumes old and worn , With covers smirched , and bindings Cleared , and paces thumbed and toi n I These are the books we used to con , 1 and poor bi other Will , When vvewcio boys together In the school house on the hill. Well liccall the nlgltts at home , when side bvside wo. "at lieiulc the tue , and o'ci these books Indulged iu whKpeied chat , And how , when lather chided us for Idling tlmo away , Our eyes boat to the task as though they'd never been asta.iy. The old-time piovuitascilbblctl here , the cau tion to beware , ( "Steal not Hits book , my honest hiend" ) scrawled lotiglily heie and theie , The blurs , the blots , the luncheon spots , the the numbeilebS dog's cats , The faded names , the pictuies , and , alas ! the stains of teais , All take me back In mind to the days when cloudless was the sky , When grief was so short-lived 1 smiled bofoio my tears weiedry ; When , nc.xt to father's angiy fiovvn , I fcaicd the awful nod That doomed me , trembling , to advance and humbly kiss the rod. How bright those days I Our little cares , our momeutaiy fcais , And e'en our pains , evanished with a burst of sobs and tears , A ml every joy seemed great enough to bal ance all our woo ; * \mt ! pity that when gilofs ate ical they can't be balanced so ! The school house stands In inlns now , the boys have scattered wide , A few aie old and giay like me , bat neatly all have died ; And biotbei Will is ono of these ; hisctuly head was laid Down by tlio biook , at fatliet's side , beneath the willow's ' shade. These books , so quaint and qucci to yon , tome mo aio living things ; Kach tells a stoiy ot the past , and each a message brings. Wheno'er 1 alt , at eventide , and tuin their pages o'er , They seemed to speak in tones thai tin lllcd my heat t In davsof yoie. The schoolboy of tn-dav would liuih ( ; and throw these old books by , lint , tliluk you , nciuhhoi , could his hc.nt consent If ha were 1 V SUXUAV ( 'OSSU' . "Win ! i. hi New York the olhci day , " said Mr. U. Hosewater , " 1 called upon liemy M. .Stanley , at the Kveielt house , vvhuio tlm A I'l lean. c.\toier | ! makes his licailrju.irtcis. I was intimately acquainted with Minley when he lived In Omaha abimt nineteen years ago , but had not met him since he hud become famous. I expected to see a man matured In years , with a Inco bronzed by the tioplcal sun , and halrund moustai-he tinned white , as ho had been time and again plet- uied , I was much Eiiipiiscd to lind Stanley but voiy slightly changed In appearance as I rcmcmbetcd him bad ; in 1M.T , lie w.is somewhat stouter and Ids face moio ilurul. On cloio Inspec tion I found that he had dyed his hair and moustache jet black , which icjuvcnatcd him In appeaianco. At fir.st Stanley did notice- ognko mo and was disposed to bo lather surly and Ill-tempered. Ho seemed to retain a icscntnifitt ngalnst Omaha because tlio papers did not stand up lei him when bi dlscoveiy oE Lh Ingbtone was questioned. Ho thought Omaha ought to have stood up for an Omaha man who had dUtlngulshed himself abroad. 1 1 reached Paris , ' said Stanley , 'from my travels In All leu , with clothes worn and tut- terod , and 1 had hardly got a new suit before a telegram Jroui London announced that my IfUIuro to at once communicate with the ( ipogiapldcal society brought Sli llcmy Kawlliuon out with n ui-llc declaiation that Livingstone had found Stanley , lUfteml of Stanley having found Livingstone. This was takun up by your Ameilcail piess , and 1 was branded as an Importer In spite of the fart tlatl Inul brought v.Hh iiioMviiightoiio'a journals and other proofs ot my discoveries. ' * * "Warmlnj up , as hii went alou , ' ' con tinued Mr. Kosewator , "Stanley Bccmpdlo forget ids resentment towards Omaha , and In * quired with much Interest abonttho town , Its cltlfd ! * , and his foiincrnssociatcsalto was pruticiikuly anxious to know about Charley Jtrown , before \vhom as mayor and pollco Judge the c.isc of Little Mao ngahi't Stanley was tried. He also asked about Little Mac himself , and was quite turprlscel to learn that McDonash was dead. 'llowaboulAnnlo AVaid ? ' Inquired Stanley. I replied that she , too , was dead , and this also surprised him , Ho also made Inquiry about General Ksa ! brook , for whom ho had retained a warm spot In Ids heart , and Di. Miller , Major Ualcombc. Iten Dcllar , Jean Clara Walters , Colonel .Lltclillchl and others who vveio prominent In Omaha In those days. "Tinning to the 4illtcutsloii of Ccnlial Africa , Its climate , and Its possibilities for tnule , Stanley appealed less cntliiislaslUt than some of the icpoilers who Inteivlovvcd him would have the people bellevo. ContiM Africa , St.iniev says , Is n excellent country for baitei , and has great possibilities foi traders , but as to ll being capiblo of perma nent settlement by I'ttropeans he has his doubts. He states , however , that there aio tliicc rout" ) In the hlghci portions of the In tel lor , with cllniativi coiiespoiHlImi ; totho ; al titude , vvhcte residence is not only possible but practicable. Along the gieat lakes and maisiics ot the Interior and along the low lands ot the might } Congo , whoso source ) he dlscovetcd , the malaila Is so all-peivadlug that a pcimanetit I'tiropeati population theio would be out of the question. * i "Maiilej Is under contiaet to Mujoi Pond to delivei llfty lectuios In this country , und Majoi Pond acieed to hiing him to Omaha. I assuied Stanley that ho would le-celve n rojal icecpllon , and that any doubts euteitalm-d ot Ids discoveiy of Ltv lugstoiio by oui people who simply Knew him two decide * ago as u icportcr , had Ions slueobeen dispelled by his pluck } achievements. " "Tnn apnoniance of the Abbott opera liotino In Omaha dutlng the past week , " ic- iiiaikcd an old newswiper man , "biingsto mind the death ot Xcd Segulu in 1STV , in Itochcstcr , whoie 1 was then at work. Seguln , who was a line looking fellow , and veiypop- ulai , was a memboi of the tioupo. Upon ar riving In I'oclio < stoi he complained of reeling 111 and the consequence was that ho did not f > lug that night. Al two o'clock in the morn ing his who hoard him groan , and upon In- vesflgntion found that ho was dylmr beside her In bed. In n fo\v moments ho wai donil. Mis. Scsiiin atoiised the hotel folks and the inciiiucisot the tioupc , who assembled in the loom to lendoi to Mis. Seguln nil the assist ance and comfort tu their power. The city lihjstelan was called and ho juonounccd tlm laii'c ot the death asheait disease , " * # Mis. Sesuln continued vllh the Abbott tioupo toi pome time. She mairlcd airaln lior second husband being a yoitnc man fiom Indianapolis , who Induced hcito leave the lionpc , notwithstanding hcruncxpltcdcon- liact. She did thih In hopes ol gcttlii * ; better tcims fiom some other company. In this howevei , she was pieveuted. Shoattempted to slug for a cliaiitablu euteitalnmcul in In dianapolis , and the management ol the Abbott tinupo notified her th.il she could not legally sinn. Her ii-ply was that as slio charged nothing foi her MM v Ice- , she certalnl ) could sing. Uut Ineio wns an admission ehaigcd at the door , and theioiipon Wetlietell &Pialt , piopiletois ot the Abbott ttoupe , got out an injunction icstiainlug hei from singlnguntll the cxpliatlou ot hei contract with them. Thus did a singing bitd have her mouth closed lor eighteen months. As she did not oiler lo ictutn to the Abbott troupe and sing she- lost all this valusiblo time. V An attempt waa leeently madobyailvnl maiiagci togct Piticttc awn } fiom the Abbott : ompany by the olTor ol a larger salaiv , but whoii PniPtte was given to undcihland that lie would bo.setved In the same way at * Mrs. Sogiiln had been , be concluded to lot welt L'linush alone ami leuialn with Aboott. "You ? an't make a singer sing , but If he doesn't ; lngm ( don't have to pay him , " said Mr. Wetheiell. "but , under certain circum stances , .vou can pievcnt him from singing. ' ' ' * It Is said that Kiignno Wetheiell , husband if Emma Abbott , is the tidiest man con nected with the Amoilcan stage. That he Is i slncwd business man is a fact conceded by ? vcry one who knows anything about him. llo has made a gieat deal ot money In nul estate In K-ansis City , St. Paul and Mlnue- ipolls , and lie has made some big strikes In stocks , especially Lackavvanna. Ho is a 'lose observer of the maikoU and studies tlio eports each day. It Is said that ho Is.ictu.dl } noith over two million dollars. Wetheiell ivas formerly a diugirist In Ohio. "How did you get the title ot 'colonel'.1' ' isKeil an army otllccr of Ids fi lend , Colonel U. D. Webster , as tliey weio swapping lem- nlsecnccs in the lotuni'a of the Mlllurd lotcl the otl.er evening. "I got Unit title hroiigh William llS ward"iepll < dColonel A'cbster. " 1 was appointed colonel dining ho VVHI. and I must tell } ou about It. Foi : ome time previous to the acquisition of this itle 1 had been pilvalo secretary lor Mi. Jowaul. Keeling that tlio salary allowed by he govt'inmenl was hardly sullldout com icnsalion for my .seivlccp , 1 applied for an ippolntmenlas coloiH in the legularaimy , .ogcther with an assignment lor duty at .ho ollicc ot the secretary ofvai. \ . It i\as believed that my knowledge ot nen and my acquaintance with ivlth ofllclalsat Washington would be vain- ibleloMr. Stanton , ami vvhilo I Inul no timvvledge of military allatrs 1 thought 1 , Noudboas ! well lilted foi ollice vvoik as nany of the oJUrci.svUto were then wearing ihoiilder-straps on duty with the soft-sen leu ulgado in Wa-hlniUon. My nomination , lowovei , never icaclied the M-nate. 1 ic- uaincd just two wcel.N in .StanlonV oltke. It vas a time ol storm and Micss at Washing- on. Thi ) union vvas In the tluocs of icl-el- Ion , and the secietnrv was piob.dil } the uostlmmiieicd and most be-iet man outsldn if thu pionideut at the natlonnl i apltnl. .N'at- ir.illy nnocniit and liasciblc , but honest IK ( tin day was long , and loyal o his hcnit's tote , Kdvvln Al. H.mlon l.ocamo tlm uiitonat of Liitocrats. When lie Ku-t-d tlm violence of its language was positively awlul. Althoiigli nevci hapiiened too\ieiienco ] It mybtlt dm- ng tht ) Hhnil time I was with him , 1 bcciuno -onvlnct-d that If 1 leiiialned tbiie would bo in outburst which I would i > iob.thl } it > si > nt. ) wday alter hearing a volley ol jiiofunily inilt'd at ( ieneial llitchcoclv , I walked ovei o thu ollico of tue hciietitrj ot state ) and Mid eMi , Sevvaid : ' 1 shall bo glad to utuin o my old position. 1 know that IfMi. . blini- on talks to me as he did to Ccnnr.il llllt-h- -ock I nhull jirobabl } slap him In thu fnee , mil then I am Jllely to bu shot botoie sun- low n , ot sent oil to command aieglmunt. vlilch will beequallj dlsagiic.ible. as lam 'iitliely ' ignorant ol mlliUry tautlu > . Sn u > commission was never madu out , and t utuined to Sevvard's ufllco. " PAiirs. Dec , 18. The Jotunal dfs Dcbal * mbllshes a dispatch fiom lieillu stating that crinauy , VCUIIKO , Itiisslu and Tin key art ) In omnletu accord on the liulganau ( incatlon. I'lm dispatch add * that Turke } Is to toiitlnno mving ( lie inlllative In advauuliig pioposals iiopcciinjr liuliruila. and that the oilier IIOYV- : r.s nniiiDd are to accept tlio | iroposiiliiHiii i1e , lit does not say whether or nut there It ) to in a pK/vjouft imderbtandtng as to the nauiro if what will bo ij-Qiii ) > i > d. In addition Ujlho orcKuliiK tlio DtiliaU * tclegiam cuiitatns the tatoinont tliat'Cii-inmny udvNed Austria to out In Mipi > DrtiiK the Turkish piopo-uts iiid rctusedtomiaruiLtet ) hrr agatnf > { thu cou * ot a eouble-dL-alliig ) uolluy. ,