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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : FRIDAY. AUGUST 2tf , 1887. MAN'S ' INHUMANITY TO MAN , Why Countless Thousands Mourn and Hov to End Their Sorrows. CHARITIES AND CORRECTIONS Opening Session of ttic Great Fublli Hplrttod nnil I'hllanthruplc As- Koclatlo'n nt tlic Opera Ilouso Last Might * ' First Meeting. The inaugural inoetini : of the confer cnccof charities and corrcctioa was hcli last night In lloyd's opera house , thu nil illoiico lillitig the parquet and circle will a highly Intelligence nnd cultivated ixudl en re. The stage was occupied by the chair man of the local executive coinmitto i'rof. J. A. Olllespio , together with I'rus dentil. II. Giles , of Madison , Wis.j F ii. Wines , of Illinois ; F. 1 ( . Sanborn , o Massachusetts ; Governor Tliaycr , Mayoi liroatch , John M. Thurston , cx-Senatoi Saundcr.s nnd Canon Doherty , and K Kosowator , of Omaha , The Omaha Musical Union Orchestn Volunteered thuir services and oponoi the exercises witli an excellent overture During the evening they played sevora other pieces , all of which were admirably rendered and appreciated. Canon Doherty followed In prayer. Chairman Gillesplo then said that i was his duty as it was also his privilege to preside over the excellent assemblage and to announce the speakers. The conference feronco had come to do us good. It was actuated by a broad nnd liberal spirit Which admitted of thu utmost freedom oi discussion of all subjects bearing upoi the object of its creation. On the plat form coulu bo found Catholic , Protestant Jevr and Uutitile a platform broad enough to accommodate all. The con foroncu had come here attheir own ex pc'nsc , and what the people of Omah ; did for Hiom they did only by courtesy What Omaha owed them was a heart. ) reception. Ho then introduced Governor Thayer who spoke us follows : OOVKHNOIt TIIAYHIt'S SPEECH. It lias been my good fortune to bo chargei wltti the performance otanleusinicduty , thai of extending to you a heartfelt wolcomi wltnlu tills Btato. When your association , t year aco. doslcimted Nebraska as the state and this , the most successful commercial citj west or the Missouri river , as the place foi your gathering , this year , our people wen rejoiced rejoiced that the distinguished phi lanthroplsts who compose your organlzailor were pleased to select this place where we could have the opportunity ot ineetlne you that we ink-lit render tbo tribute of hone : and reopect due to those who are giving i large portion of their lives to works of phi lanthropy. We are pleased to meei you here , for we honor tlioso whc are engaged In doing good work to their fol- Inwmcn , those who are engaged hero seoklnt to Improve the condition of tlioso of tlu criminal classes and seeking to devise now methods and modes ot preaching to thai most unfouunate class ; those who are en during the saddest of all earthly diseases i olsca.se of the mind , and In the dispensation of charity to those who are in need of a sue coring hand : those who are thus engaged arc imitating In an humble manner the uxamplt of the Divinity itself , who , assuming the form of man , went about doing good , seek In ; out the humble and the lowly and thu poor and the slnlul of this world affd raising them up to a higher plane of lifo and making better men and better women , nnd glvltu them the assurance of thu hope of happl ness. Those who are thus en caged are Illustrating in a practlca llfo the leadlines and the precept : and the spirit of film who proclaimed thi Bubllraest code of morals and ot the laws o ! the Mount , or when ilu was teaching In the tomolo or walking In the streets of the holj city , or walking thiouuu the crovcs ol Hhaion , or resting beneath the bending palms of Palestine , lie left an example o dolnc good dp the race , and you , mv friends nro tluis engaged , trying to raise up poor , de liuled men , and reform the criminal nnd thi vicious , and are thus exerting an Intluoncf which spreads Itself through all the ramihca tlons ot society. You nro thus trying to elo vatfl the human race. 1 gladly welcome yoi here , for In the position that 1 occupy 1 mon fully appreciate the labors in which you an engaged , for , having much to do with thi criminal class and with the Insane , 1 appro clnto the labors that you are pcrfoimtn ; , am 1 bollovu 1 shall nnnrociato.stlU more thn 10 suits ot vour deliberations and discussion ! here as to thu best methods ot treating thosi different classes of people. My friends , I am clad you are hero for an other reason , that you may bo witnesses t < the great achievements which have boot brought to nass within a lifetime of one gen erntlon , and a llttlo more ; for , here In Nebraska braska thirty-three yoais ago there was not i sign of n habitation within all ita borders ; u ! that mot the eye were vast treeless plains am the sod unturned. To-day all this then un peopled wilderness of prairie has been carvut into beautiful farms , occupied and cultivate ! by thriving nnd contented people , with farm ; dotted all over with beautiful groves , planttx by man's band. Ualtroads now Inturspersi nil through thin stato. They are built si rapidly that wo can hardly keei track of them. Kvery eight or tei sandvlllages spires of thi . _ four miles i school house , and to-day wo have a popula Uon ot over 1XX > ,000 people. Here has broi witnessed n grand development of progres and civilization : we have Christianity am education and charitable Institutions , show ing tbo influence ot odtic.itlon and Christian Ity. This development has been made , thi progress has been accomplished Inspired bj Christian faith and enlightenment. Wo arc therefore , pleased that you will hay the opportunity of beholding what ha been accomplished. You may oxcuie a llttli pardonable pride on our part for callins your attention to these results. Now , nv friends , as the chief executive of this state and In the n .Eis of the stale and of the pee . 1 extend to you a most hearty and cor Sir. lal welcome * . Welcome , thrlro welcomi within our borders. May your deliberation ! hure be such that they may evert an Iniln nee , not only throuffhout this state , bu throughout all America , and when you gi kence yon nmy carry with you pleas ant memories , as I know we sbal retain pleasant memories and recol tlons of you , and may you carry with you th consciousness of duties well performed ; o BOdd deedt done In the name ol humanity and In the interests of the human race. Th memory nf good deeds is ever btastiod. 1 benollts not only those who are performln gond deeds but those who receive the bo noli of them. It stops not with the pro sent , bu roaches beyond and beckons us onward. A : the twilight f des away into the shadows o the evening , ns the darkness of the nlali molts away into the light of the comlm morn , so the memory ot good deeds molt away Into the lleht of Heaven. Again in friends of the conference , I bid you a mos hearty welcome. The governor's remarks wore rccolvoi with hearty applause. Prof. Gillospio then Introduced Mayo llroatch , of Omaha , who spoke as lol lows : MAYOK HUOATCIl'S Sl'RECH. TIIE MAYOR'S SPKHCII. Mr. VreMdonl , Ladles and Centlomon : W feel that In selecting Omaha aa the place to holding your convention this your you hav con ( urrod upon us a very great nonor. and 1 ns the executive of this city , enjoy the dh tlnctlon of extending to you a most cordla and hearty welcome. The name of your aa Delation denotes the object which calls yo together ; It lioneof pure uhllauthropy an In the deepest smise Christian. In seekln to benefit a lar o class of unfortunates yoi do so without hope of reward In this life , sav the consciousness or having carried out th Injunction of the Master : "Inaimuch as y nave done It unto one of the l ast of these m brethren , ye have done It unto mo. " When 1 Icarnnd that your convention wn to assemble here 1 was exceedingly gratified because wu have much to learn , and you wh have been eneaiced In this work are quail lie- to Instruct We dralre to study the object of > our organization \ > hat you have ni yompllshed and what are your almi fur th future. JB looking evr the roll of rt < T member- tto Jluii uamoa that enjoy u iiailonr.l runuta tlon namei familiar In otcry household many of these nto endeared to us by thcl successful endeavors to alleviate 'the suffer Ing and misery attending our Civil wnr , am their devotion to works of mercy after peac < wns restored. Wo Imoalsoln Omabn , and the state o Nebraska , many noble men and women win nre untiring In the performance of good am cliarlUblo deeds ; to them this conventlot will bo ns food to the hungry , It will but ! stimulate and nourish , Our city Is young , but la advancing rapid ) ] In securing the advantages which have takci A long period for older cities to acquire , am wo propose to benefit by the experience o thrne cities and If possible , Imurovo upoi tholr systems , Wo are not , however , entirely unralnJfu of the unfortunate , whether they bo tin criminals , the Indigent , the Imbecile or tin Insane. Woliavo very llttlo to show you It the way of public buildings devoted ti charitable objects , but wo have some ven worthy Institutions , while though they labo under grent disadvantages , nro yet doing excel col lent work. Your labors hero cannot bo otherwise that beneficial. lu the selection of St. Paul Ins year , nnd Omaha this , you have shown Is dom , for the reason that thu thousands o ncros near these cities , yet untlllod , will Ii the near future support a douse population and it is reasonable to assume that a I-ic portion will coino who will need our kindl ; care. care.You will llnd the people of Omaha Ii huarty sympathy with you In your gooi work , and v > o will liopu that a * a result o your labors , our legislature will provide for i state board ot charities. Again allow me to express to you ou gratitude and pleasure for your attoudanc here at this time , and hope that your sensoi with us may bo one of Interest and profit t yourselves , and that when > on leave , you minds may ba tilled with plmsanttnetnorluti Kx-Uovcrnor Sntindurs was then Intro ducud and as he approached the audi cnco , he was received with friendly np plause. SAUNDEKS. He said that as the chief oxocu tlvu of the state had cxtendcdud to then the hospitalities of the state , and as tin mayor of Omaha had extended to then the hospitality of the city , ho did not sei that anything was loft for him to say except to say , as some o the local energetic dealers did n advertising their wares , "If you'doti't soi what you want , ask f r it. " To the gen tlemen and Indies , for ho understood thuri wore ladies taking great interest in tin matter , ho extended n most cordial wol come. They had boon invited to Omaha not because Omahans needed moro thm any other people , cither charity or cor reetivo influences , but because it was fel that in the surrounding country then ' were yet miles of territory'whicl in the future would bo populated anc thus render necessary the principle ; which the conference advocates. He win glad to sue them and toll them of wha they had about them. When they had left their homes they supposed they wen going far wnat , but it was a fact tha people out here didn't ' consider the wes was reached until they had passed tlu Missouri river. They were not farthoi at this point from the 1'aoilio than thej were from the Atlantic , noi farther from the gulf that from the great lakes of the north They were therefore in about the ccntoi of the country , and it was a good placi for them to begin their work of reforma lion and correction. It was here the ; raised lioir beef , their pork , their whea and their corn. The broad made of thu corn was the best in the world , and i there were any friends or his auditors it Kentucky , they might find other uses foi it tlinro. Ho closed with a hearty com mctidation of the objects of the confer cnoo , the good it had already dono. am the exceeding benefit which it might b < expected to work in the future in thi country. JOHN M. THtmSTOtf. John M. Thurston was the nox speaker. Ho said : The clvlll/ittlon of the nineteenth centur ; Is rapidly developing a compasslouato publii conscience. Almost nineteen hundred years ago tin lowly Nnznreno walked the shores of Galileo crying , 'Ttuco on earth , good will toward : man. " Slowly since that time , but surely , the Dl vine leaven of thosn sweet words has beer permeating , developing and mellowing thi human heart. The humanitarian Idea Is an outgrowth o the Christian religion. A public charity was unknown to pazai civilization. At the dawn of the Christian era the Got ot the world was power. Both nations anc men were ruled by the brute law of "the sur vlv.il of tlin fittest. " Governments were organized and main talned by the strong for tno strong. Tin weak wont to tbo w.ill. Misfortune , suffering and distress appenlec in vain to the blunted sensibilities of unre- gunerate man. The world seemed totally unable to recog nl/e or welcome the sublime simplicity o Uin misilon and teachings of tU Messiah. Even that wonduiful people who received lirm-hauded , Jehovah'.s declaied law , wuon Moses led from bondage through the miracle parted sea , and whom Joshua by sword am spear established m the fertile places boyom the Jordan , could not comprehend the Inli nlto splendor and possibilities of a splrltun kincdom would not consent to bo dellverci from error and hardness of heart through thi mediation of mercy and love. I'agan Homo , the center ot civilization , thi seat of power ; the homo of learning , holding In domination almost the whole knowt world , laughed In derision at the spectacle o a crucified Christ , and mocked the alvinltyo his mission with a crown of thorns. Jerusalem is still held by the Infidel host Rome sleeps In the dust of ruin and decay Hut the solrlt ot mercy , charity , love , bo qucathed tn humanity by a persecuted Savioi Is evangelizing the world. I know that crusader and conquerors marched under the holy emblem of the cros nnd that conquest and extermlnatloi have been Justlllod In Its sacred name. Uul Christ taught peace , love and hope , and above nil , mercy and charity. Some may say thntthlsorganlzatlon nssem bled hero to night , Is the outgrowth of civil ! zatlon , but I maintain that it Is th product of developed Christianity Such a splendid representative bed ] most magnificently demonstrate the advancement , Intelligence , morality and Christianity of the American people. It shows that in the rapid development o a new country In the continued amalgama Uon of all nationalities Into one , and tn tin unceasing strife for wealth and fame , tin welfare , comfort and bapolnoss of the uufor tunato are not overlooked or forgotten. Wha more glorious union can than bo on earth than that of ministering to dla tress ? What heroism more subllmo than thi sacrifices so many of you make for the bench ot your unfortunate fellow men ? We welcome you to this proat growlni state and city ns our honored guests. W are proud ot your presence lu our midst , am we know that your deliberations will resul In the accomplishment of great and far-reach Idg eood. \Ve trust that your formulated plans ma bo accepted bv the statesmanship ot the nea luturo , and wo hope that the time Is sooi coming when only that government can bi maintained which protects the weak , thi poor and the unfortunate from the domlna iton ot the strong , the rich nnd the favored which foiturs and enforces universal Induw try , sobriety and morality and which oncoiu ages and dispenses an enlightened chrUtlnt charity. God speed tn the day when solf-lntercs shall cease to be the mainspring of humai action : when wrong can no longer Justify a the bar of public opinion under the warran of power ; when might shall bo merciful ani justice kind ; when tile sword of thu soldlu ahall leap from its scabbared to prc tect the helpless and deliver the on pressed , and when society shall open it compassionate heart and extend Its sustain Ing hand to the repentant sinner and th hopeless outcast. Once again , on behalf of the citlzanH o Omaha , 1 Invite and welcome you to ou homes. Come when you will , the l.Ucli-strIng U al way : ) out. [ Applause. ) E. IIOSKWATRH'P vi'KKUH. Prof. Gillospio then Introduced Kd ward Uosowator , editor of the IKE. H spoke an follows , Lass than three hours ago a letter wa handed to mo by the t crut.iry of the board o tiado with the request that I deliver an ad dress of welcome to the delegates to the lu tlonal conference of charities and cortco tlons. I taka It that I was takan on shor notice bccittise editors are cxp ctit to I * walking itncvcloptxllas of HUllMlct aud smi iT.U [ tifj.iaatlon , lit exiouiling to yu lUi wolcomq ot the merchants , manufacturer ! nnd bankers of this city who are organltec under the name ot the board of trade. 1 taki tliijlibertyoflnold it llypointing to semi fncts. My friend , Governor Sauudors , hai talked to you of Omaha lots. Let mi whisper In your car that ho Is a real ostati ngont. ( Laughter. ) 1 propose to conllni mvsolf toll ijnrosconcornlngttio youngest clt' ' having an cnual pdpulation on the America ! continent , 1 mean what I soy , Omaha wltl her 00,000 population Is thirty-two years oh and has trebled Its numbori since the las national census when It was SO.OJU Inhabit ants. In lvj5 the slate census credited he with 01,200 and n fraction. This man-clou growth Is equalled by commercial ludustr nnd activity. During the past year her Jobbers have ills posed of nenrly 550,000,000 worth of goods Her manufacturers about 330,009,000 , and om institution , which , bv the way , Is tin largest In the world of Its kind , tin Omaha Smelting works , have handled ovc 820,000,000 In precious metals during the pas year. In 13rt Omaha expended between ilvi and six millions on public and private build inss nnd over 55,000,000 have already bcci expanded this year on construction of build Incs within the limits of the city , which wltl public Improvements will exceed over S3 , uoo.OOO by the end ot the year. Our b.inkers have Inndled § 150,000,000 poi voar , while over 310,000,000 of money am 01 deposit In Omaha banking houses. Wltl such commercial activity nnd rapid growtl HU not to Do expected that Omaha ha reached the culture and rolinomont ot tin east , but bur people nro ns ItitelliL'ont and n full of sympathy with the noble wort : of ou organization ns tno people ot any clly Ii America , Incidentally the spcakor roforcd to tin press nnd its Influence In creating sympatlr and nrousln ? nubile opinion In the cause o the humanitarian movement In which th conforoncii Is engaged. The speaker clood with extending hearty welcome , on behalf of the board o trade and the press. MU. M'INKS. ! . H. Wines , one of the earliest mom bora of the conference , spoke next in be half of the association. Ho spoke of the modest manner In whlcl some of the other orators had relerrcd t Omaha's prosperity nnd referred to the tnc that eastern people could listen to plali statements of cold and matter-of-fact no Judgn tlioso statements to be tholmaclnlngo western people. Although nn eastern mai by birth , he jot hold that there wore ceitan elements which were peculiarly western , am one of these Is that we In the west do thing better than they nro done In the nasl Ihe nuson wa obvious. We begin when they loft off. As n consequence , wo lay i broader and bettor foundation for all ou undertuklugs nnd therefore , surpass ou briithorn In the east. Speaking upon the object of the conference once , ho said that one of the precedlni speakers had expressed the hope that then might , as a consequence of this conference established In Nebraska a state board o charities. That would be a good thing. Uu there was something Tiottor and tbo poopli ought to orgnnizo it. It was tboii city charity. In our thriving , rapidly growing and over-advancing towns , wo o to-day ar often strangers In the place ot ou birth. This growth was found In many west ern town ? , although n friend of his had s'lli that there wns nothing even In the growth o Chicago. That reminded of the story o the individual who had tried to hold In i small vessel all the water which came from i spring m a side lull. Soon ho was compellci to use a pall , then a tub , ttion a barrel ant finally a hogshead , which , howcvei could not contain the water whlcl continued to flow from the sprlue That was an illustration of the people' : delay. Their charities were the last tiling t < be orgaul/.ed. Ho advocated the organiza tlon of the charities ot this city so that al mli-'ht meet on a common basis. Mr. Wines said that the conference hai not coino to Omaha to Instruct the people They were not teachers , they woie slmpl' ' students. If the people had anything to tel them , the conference would bo pleased tn hna It , In the department ottlio interior at Wash ington there was a list of the blind , the den the dumb , the paupers and the cilmlnals nnc the aggregate reached the appalling numbe : of 500,000 , or ono in 100 of the population. 1 was appalling that such wns the case , but I was worthy ot congratulation that thes < figures did not bo < ln to compare with tin pauper population of Europe , where it com prised in some instances as many ns one Ii thirty-live. If they wished to prevent such i fate In this country , they should organize come together , exciiango notes and do wria tnoy could for the amelioration of the people The conference had no plans , no principle which It wished to Impose upon them , I wanted sirarHy to ascertain the truth. F. II. SANnOHN. Mr. Wines was followed by Mr. San born , who spoke as follows : Mr. Mayor , Mr. President nnd Gentlemen The fullness of your welcome nnd the heartl ness of your greeting as our conferonci visits for the first time this young giant o the western cities , leaves little but thanks ti offer you In return. To many of us , you scenery is new and your achievements am your possibilities take us by surprise bu your hospitality makes us famllla and at home. We recognize unde your wild Indian names-Omaha , wlilel makes us put our hands to our top-hair am think involuntarily of the tomahawk Ne braska , with its more soothing sound , am the swift rush of syllables in Mlssourl- under these names of the savage , wo rocognlz the milder aspects of our national clvill/a tlon nnd are well assured that wo can her consider the sweet charities without furtho thought of scalpini ; and roasting. Even th blb/.nnl does not terilfy us ( being out of sen soiu and wo trust to your Kindness to se that wo are not visited by a cyclone durln ; the session. You have alluded , gentlemen , to the pccu liar character of our assembly , that It doe not seek the usual objects of woildly ambl tlon , but labors and plans to alleviate humai suffering and to give a new and fair chanc to these who , in the hot rac of life , hnv fallen behind or been trodden unite foot. Whllo we cannot accept nl your praises. for simply doln our dutv , we join with you In upholding thi work ot charity and of reformation as th noblest in which men and women can b employed , and wo nra told ( what wo Miouli hardly have expected from ceaseless actlvlt' ' nnd evident prosperity ot your youthful coiri munity ) that hero also are to be found li dally oporatlon those sources of poverty insanity , crime , and more than bestial de gradation , which are so hideously active ti older cities nnd lands of Innerltci misery. If there Is anything In ou experience that can be ot advantage to you we desire to place it freely at your servlc and renouncing our dearest Yankee privilege privilege ot asking questions , wo atror our selves to bo questioned and cross-examine ! upon these subjects to which some of ou number have devoted yeara of thought nm observation. When Mr. Sanborn had concluded President Giles was introduced am grouted with applause. He road hi spcooh , of which' the following is a sum niary : Ladies aud Gentlemen : This nations conference of charities nnd correction w organised out of the common Impulse o scattered laborers In this department o human activity , who felt the necessity o mooting for association nnd helpfulness ) . 1 came into being to supply a generally recog tilled need ot n moro intimate acqualutanci and a more extended co-operation among thi men and women Interested In the reform and philanthropies ot the land. The sent ) ment prevailed that these tasks were to > great to bn borne alone aud these problem were too dlllicult to be solved by ludWldua wisdom. One of the most Important objects of tbi conference Is to unity the methods ot phll nnthropy. While wo must always try to Ii our work to the special circumstance befon us. and whllo differences ot ndmmistratloi will be necessitated by differences of situ * tlon , yet there are general principles whlcl underlie all successful efforts , and there ar essential elements which every true metho < must embrace. To lay bare these uenera principles by the report and comparison o wide-spread experiences , and to arrive a these essential elements by close observatioi and searching discussion , In order that al may work according to the wisest .systen and that the many may enjoy the dlscoverle made by each such la the purpose of this oi gani/ntlon. We meet from year to year to publlsl whatever discoveries we have made In on new fields of olfort nnd Inquiry ; to confes our mistakes , that others may be saved fron error and loss ; and to correct our methods b ] thA aid of thn exnerlences ot our associates Intimately connected with and includini foreign Immigration , here are problems tha touch not only the pockets ot all voters , bu the deep-lying sources of tholr security am hapmness , problems with which the legla later must deal promptly , yet wisely. Thea are ovlls which He across the pathway of thi educator and limit lilt success , evils whlcl confront the church as well as the state , am make U hard to bring In the kingdom o rirhteousnoM on tu earth. for the wretched who owe w voice to tel tholr woe , \yo wou1d.d.iim t > d Intelligent char Ity. The Insane andioobto-inlndcd. who arc Incapable of pleading for themselves , we would present to the1 bltylti ? hesrt ot man , The claims ot dipenrumt aud neglected chil dren we would advocate. The wrongs ol convicts who hnvo nd'n'ppeal from the lasl wo would publish , rp . [ behalf of criminal ; and for the protection or society , wo would urge the more rationar methods ot prlsot management , . . 7 * To deepen In ovotf talnd a conception oi those social ovlls , tcUHKcvery heart with the humanitarian Impulse , , , to organl/o the con structtvo nnd reforrrratlVo forces ot soclot ) more eftlclently , to create a public sentiment which shall demand tno wisest methods , even If they arc apparently the most oxpeiv give to teach legislators to have fnlth Ir ability and IntegrltyTattiartl .n In brlcic anc mortar , to convince votars that the employ ment of the best cqulppud and most taleiitci men Is the truest economy , to bring to ar end that American folly which Invests Ir cheap methods and temporary expedient ! nnd rewards partisan services with the bes places such as are some ot the purposes ol this conference. It has boon evident from the beginning that , to accomplish these objects and to bar vest this good , this conference must confim Itself to the work of publishing information , of awakening discussion and creating public opinion. The work accomplished by this conference in the last decade IMS outgrown the largos1 expectations ot it ) friends aud Justified tlu largest hopes respecting Its fiitiuo useful ness. At Its first muetliu , fourteen years ngo , loss than n score of delegates attended nnd they represented thrco states. At the last year's meeting , at St. Paul , nearly Im hundred delegates were In attendance , fron thirtjMhe states nnd territories. It Is a soutco of gratlilcatlon to noltco the Increasing attention given to our mooting by the press of the land that uncrowned klii [ of public opinion nnd unfrocked priest o knowledge. Kiom year to year the dally papers pors have made our words known to multl tildes who , though Interested , could not l > < hero to listen. The great ingans of publli Information have expounded our Ideas Ir leading editorials , while our annual proceed ings have furnished texts for elaborate reviews views In leading magazines nnd quarterlies , The volumes of our proceedings nlreadj make a respectable library of social science to which officials go for Information and ii which university students Mud Inspiration. We have already done something to shape legislation. The statutes of almost even suto nro now annually enriched by laws fo : the better care of the dependent classes am the wiser care of public institutions , whlcl r.ro the outgrowth of the public oplnlor created by the national conference. Wo lakt note of this growing Inlluence In no spirit ol pride , but simply to enforce both the encouragements agemonts and the responsibilities of on : position. As wo turn toward the future , wo find our selves confronted by great problems still un solved and by tasks that call for the wisdon nf the philosopher and the enthusiasm of thi sxlut. The time Is auspicious for a stop forward The Interest In all social and philanthropli work Is spreading. The student * in all oui higher Institutions are calling for Instruc tlon on social topics. The humanities an training a recognised place In literature The pulpit has become the organ of this now spirit , nnd everywhere the prophecy of the gicat Metternlch is coming true : "Then are no moro political questions ; there an only social questions. " The Proiframme. Friday , August M.-r-pV m. , prayer ; 0:30 : preliminary business ! ,3:30-12:151) : : ) . report o ; committee on reports'from states by Fred II Wines , Illinois , chnli ipau ; ti p. m. , report o committee on state bdardH of charities , by F U. Sanborn , Massachusetts , chairman. Saturday. August - T. Excursion to Lin coln , train loaves at S avm. from the liur lington depot ; 2:30 : p. m. , session nt Lin coin ; subject , the contract convict labor sys torn ; paper by Goubra ! It. Brinkpriioll , o Olila ; addresses by 'other dlstingulshei speakers. Sunday. August 23. 2 p.m. , conferonci sermon ; 8 p m , reports.of . the committee 01 "Our Duty to the African and Indian Races,1 by the Hon. Phillip C.Uarrett , of I'ennsyl vanla , chairman ; paper by General ti. C Armstrong , ot Virginia , followed by ad dresses. * Monday , August 297 0 , praver ; 030 ; , mis cellancous business ; 9:30 : , to 10:14 : , reporto committee on moral mntl ihdustrinl educa tlon , by the Hev. M , J oG. Dana , D.D. , o Minnesota , chairman ; 10:15 : to 12UO. roper ot committee on child ftavluir work , by Mrs hllzabetn H. Fairbanks , ot Wisconsin , chair man ; paper bv the Rev. ( } . Gordon , of Wis consul , piesldont of the American llumani society , on cruelty to children ; paper by tin Rev. Robert W. Hill , U.D. , of Oregon , or children of "Sblnbono Alley ; " paper by Mrs Virginia T. Smith , of Connecticut , on tin economy of the state In the care of depend cut children ; 2:30 : p.m. , report of the committee mitteo on alien paupers nnd criminals , bj Dr. Charles S. lloyt. of A'ew York , chair man ; papers by F. B. Sanborn , of Mnssa chusetts , and Ralph 0. Garrett , o Pennsyl vanla. Monday evening ; report of committee or penal nnd reformatory institutions by Prof A. O. Wright of Wisconsin , chairman ; pipei on the police system of Milwaukee , WIs. paper nn registration of professional crlmln His by Warden J. W. McClnughry , Juliet , ill. paper on the prison contract system from tlu in xnufactujir's standpoint , byV. \ . T. Lewis , Wisconsin , president National Anil-Con vict Contract association. Tuesday , August DO U:30 : , report of conv mitten on schools for defective classes by J , J.Dow of Minnesota , chairman ; paper by the chalrmin on tha condition of the blind in this country ; papc-r by J. L. Noyes , Min < nesota , on trades In schools for the deaf ; paper by T. M. Powell , lown. Tuesday evonlnz 8 p. m. , report of com mittee on organUPd ch.irlty , by Dr. Charles p. Kellogg , chairman ; paper by Mrs. C. R Lowell ot Massachusetts , on how to adopt organized charity to rur.il communities ; paper by Mrs. John II. Scribnor ou s.ivinus n necessary part of organized charltv ; papei by Mrs. Putnam on frlonrlly visiting ; bj Miss Tiipha D. Smith of Massachusetts , on how to get and keep friendlv visitors. Wednesday , Aug. 31-9 , ' prnyer ; 9-0ffl : ) , miscellaneous business ; 0:30 : , report of com mlttee on insanity , Dr. Richard Dewey , Illi nois , chairman ; caper ou the colony system of caring for the Insane , ns proposed It Michigan , by Dr. Henry M. Hunl , of Michi ban ; paper on relation of Intmnpnranco In parents to Insanity In children , by Dr. Jon nln McCowan , Iowa ; paper on sleep for In sane , by Dr. C. M. Finch , of Ohio , paper or conclusions from personal experience In tin treatment of the Insane , by Dr.V. \ . W. Reed Wisconsin. Wednesday afternoon Closing session , winding up of odds and ends of business , Adieus , Personal Paragraphs. H. G. Wllkio wont east yesterday. Hi will visit Chicago and other points. Mrs. J. II. McShano and family re turned from Lincoln yesterday. James U. Grldloy and wife left foi Rapid City , their future homo , yesterday Among the arrivals from the oas ( yesterday were Mrs. Joseph Barker am. Mrs.Samuol Uhoes. Mr. W. H. Young , ' formerly wit ! George W. Cook , } lett yesterday foi Portland , Ore. , whore ho has accepted t lucrative position in a largo boot ant shoe houso. w l A. G. Warner , of BHUimoro , who holdi a scholarship in Johns .Hopkins , and win is also a member of Uio/Baltimoro Asso oiated Charities , is in tha city to attonil the conference of charities and correc tion. i- > l D. W. Ingersoll , a preeminent citizen o St. I'aul , and president of the board of dl rectors of the state refdrui school of Min nesota , is nt the PaxttfiiJ. ! . W. Urown superintendent of the reform school o thatitato , accompanies ; him. Both nn delegates to the confc re'nco. A. E. Marriott , late steward of the Mil lard , has now taknn charge of the din Ing room of the Barker hotel in connec tion with Mr. Balch , and proposes , will the opening of the now addition to tha hostelry , to make several iraportanl changes in the location and fitting up o the same , Jay-Eye-See nt the Fair. At the meeting of the Fair association at the Paxton yesterday it was decided to accept the offer of the owner of Jay-Eye See to bring that famous steed to thi Omaha fair. Strieker Out , CLEVEL AND , O.August25.-Jolm Strieker , captain of thn Cleveland base ball club , wai fined $10 and cosu In police court thld morn ing , for pUj'luc ball on Sunday , ' ROAST EPOS. A UAmnglna Flro In a Commission Henna Lam Nluht. Shortly before 7 o'clock last evening flro was discovered in the commission warehouse of Hobsrt Purvis , No. Sit South Fourteenth street. Olllcor Cullen promptly turned In nn alarm from bo42 and when the department arrived on the scone the lower lloor of the building was ono mass of roaring llamcs. The llrcmuii got to work quIcKly , although for n time it looked ns if the Nebraska Clothing company's establishment adjoining , was doomed to go. The origin of the tire le unknown , but it is suggested it caught fire from n lighted candle used for the purpose of testing ccga , and left burning when the house was closed , Mr. Purvis1 loss on the stock will rcaoli $000 and was not covered by insurance , The building was owned bv J. J. Urown , and was insured for I'Jd.OOO. J. J. Brown had stored in the building a lot of drj goods and notions from his old stock They were damaged to the extent of $50C and were not insured. A Plrnnnnt M TO nine. The Hillside Congregational churcli was filled to the doors last night by nn audience assembled to witness the performance formanco , by the Young People's Mis sionary society , of the humorous cantata , The Grasshopper. " Aid. A. M. Kitchen presided. The programme opened with n piano solo by Mrs. L. B. llollotibocki declamations by W. S Heller ami W. K , llurlbtit , a dumb spcuch by Mr. Van X-xndt and a. reading by Miss Junnic White. The parts in 'Tho Grasshopper" were taken in full costumes as follows : A. M. Kitchen , Gobbler : T. C. Wallace , Roy. Bumble line ; Miss L , J. Lcggett , ancient inaidon ; George A , Ostram , a herald ; Miss Addio W. Htirlbut. widow ; G. F. Gollunbock , L. A. Webb , Craig McCullocti and Bruce McCullocli were blncK bugs. The chorus was led bv Miss Addio Jltirlbut nnd consisted of P. Winter , F. J. Stalltml , II. L. Lutissior , G , A. Sherwood. T. J. Sterner and the Misses Van Domar , E. B. Parker , N. M , Showwnltcr. E. A. Ekland , G. S. llicli nnd Mrs. Addio K. Gollenbock. Mr. G. F. Gcllenbeck answered numer ous encores and rendered aline march on his Stewart banjo accompanied on the piano by Miss Hollenbcck. After the performance refreshments were served. HrevltirH. The internal revenue collodions yes terday amounted to $3,537,70. Arrangements are being made foi bringing 150 bicyclists' into line in the grand parade during reunion week. C. S. Hisrgins is in hard luck , aa far as his horses are concerned. Last week he lost an elegant bay worth $200 , nifd yester itay another horse valued at f 300 died , Some inflammatory disease was the cause of death. Thaddcus J. Wren had an injunction issued against the street commissioner yesterday to prevent him from grading Mason and Thirty-first streets until thu damage therefrom to his property lo cated on the corner of those streets be lirst determined by proper appraise ment. Mayor Broatnh complains of being re ported by the Herald and World as say ing things that ho never thought of. The latest guerrilla pen outrage is something about a Dodge street saloon license. The mayor says ho has enough to do in mak ing truthful statements and ho thinks it is pretty near timn that words ho never uttered should not be put in type. llov. U. Moflott. of Cleveland , O. . goti' oral secretary of the Christian missionary convention of the United States , will proiioh in the First Christian church , Twentieth and Capitol avenue , on Fri day evening , August 20. A cordial in vitation is extended to the public. lr. MolVutt occupies a prominent position in his church. The third quarterly mooting of the Douglas County Teachers' association was neld at Prof. Drnnor'a oflice , yester day afternoon , and the following olliucrs elected : Prof. J. B. Brunor , president ; J. M. Bohrer , vice president ; Ella G , Bates , secretary E. Anna riowormnn , treasurer. The association moots every three months to discuss educational top ics and matters of general interest to teachers and schools. It is understood on good authority that the board of public works is quietly in vestigating thocondillon of the big sewers in thu city that have been built and nro about to bo built. It is said thai all of these constructed are faulty , the contracts not having beun lived up to. The presenta tion of a bill of ? 3,8.J0.30 for repairs on the Truth street sewer uy the Asphultura company was an eye opener , especially as this sewer was commenced a year ago. _ nuildlntr'l'ermUs. The 'following building prirmlta were issued yesterday : L. P , Pruvn , ono-story tramo addi tion to dwelling , Franklin , between Twenty-eighth nnd Twenty-ninth streets , locost 3100 C. W. Canlleld , two-story frame resi dence. Thirty-third , between Popple- ton and Woohvortii streets , to cost. . 3,000 Joseph Woriilhull , one-story frame cot- tiiso. Nineteenth , hatween South and CiUtell.tr , to cost 4IJQ M. J Freeman , ono and n half-story frame dwelling , Poppleton avenue , hear Twenty-second , to cost 1,500 A. Jansen , one-story tramo blacksmith shop. Saunders , near Lake , to cost. . 450 11. F. Willett.ono-storvframe addition to dwelling Twenty-fourth and Cas- sins , to cost GC Anna M. Hayward , two-story frame dwelling , Twenty-seventh and Mi ami , to cost l.rxM Seven permits agsregatlng 87,500 Guttlo Afflicted With Texas Fovur. CINCINNATI , August M. The health of ficers notified the board to-day that Texas fever had broken out among the cattle at Fleishman's distillery at Riverside , nnd that seven have died nnd twenty more are now sick with that disease. The board ordered a quarantine. UU and Natural Gas Discovery. ST. PAUL , August as. It IB claimed that a flow of both oil and gas has been discovered near Fort Snelling. The find was made come two weeks airo. and the parties making It have employed the Intervening time In se curing leases on all the land In the imme diate vicinity. Gnnoral Crook Honor ml. WIIEKUNG , W. Va. , August 25. At to day's meeting of the Society of the Army ot West Virginia , Major ( Joneral George Crook was elected president for the ensuing year. Among the many vice-presidents nro ex- President Hayes and Uunurnl W. S. Uose- craus. Admitted to Hull , NEW YOIIK , August 25. Mrs. Fannie Rob erts , the woman who was charged with re colvlng 810.000'of the monev embodied from the Manhattan bank by Teller Scott , was ad mitted to ball in the sum ol S10.000 this after noon. The Kliodlvo Invoated. ALEXANDIIIA , Aiuust 25. The Duke of Connaught has invested the khedlve with the Insignia ot the Order of the Hath as n jubilee taken from Queen Victoria. Another Bank Broken. RociiKSTEm N. 1. , August 27. A special from Dansvllle , N.Y.savB the First National bank ot that place closed Its doors this morning. Haitian ltn ily to Hall. SAN FIIANCIBCO , August 25-lIanlau , the oarsman , has arrived here nnd sails tomorrow row oo the Zualandla 1 or Australia. LONDON'S ' TELEGRAM OFFICE , An Imtnesa Establishment With Mora Thai Two Thousand Operators , EAST INDIAN TELEGRAPHERS The Nolno of thn IluiniuliiR lustra mauls Sounds llko Thumlor KiiRltflh Method of TronlliiK Employes lleil Tnpo. r London Correspondence Boston Globe Visitors to London who are searching foi now things to amuse thorn , should utuloi no circumstances fail to visit the tele graph department of the general post- ofllce at St. Martins lo Grand , in Cheap side. It is ono of the most interesting places in London , yet comparatively feu Americans , nnd even Europeans , ovoi twail themselves of the opportunity o visiting the greatest telegraph olllcti n thu world. The place is wound round and roum with "red tape" mm it usually take ! from three to four days after an applica tion for a ticket of mlmissiou has beet liled before a reply Is received. Applica tlons should bo made to 0. W. Patoy assistant postmaster general , who ilolo gates an otlleial of the telegraph depart' uient to show visitors around. The noi o which greets one's car or entering the lirst room , or gallery , if peculiar. Those who have visitud tin operating room of the Western Unioi Tele graph company at 105 Broadway Now York , will readily recall the deafen ing clatter of the instruments , sotimlinr. like musketry In a great battle. Tlu noise.ono hears in the London ollice is ol another character , on account of the difference in apparatus. It rolls toward you like the grumbling of distant thum dcr , then swells into un awe-onspirinu roar and settles back again into at : ominous moan. Ono nan scarcely bcllevo one's eyes at the sight. , Hero are hundreds upon hmr dreds of old men , young men and boys , old womon.yonng women and little girls , all busily engaged In the work of trans' milling , receiving and distributing mes' sages. Not ono of them is idle. Un thcj work , never looking up , sending and re ceiving as if their life depended upon it. As far as the eye nan reachit encounters a sea of faces. Hero and there n senior clerk , or chief operator , is ween walking up and down thu aisles of his division , keeping a watchful eye on his subordi nates , and urging on to renewed oQ'orts the weary-looking cheek boys and girls who are inclined to lapse into inactivity. The operating rooms of the telegraph department occupies the entire seventh and .ijighth iloors of the immense post- olllc'e builoing , and covers a superficial area of 03,500 square feet. They are di vided into live wings or galleries , The \Vheatstono automatic telegraph is the principal system in vogue horo. This system has lately boon used witli moro or less success in the United States , but the old Morse .style is preferred bi1 American operators for numerous rca > sons , the principal ono being that it re quires but little telegraphic knowledge to become an expert \V hcatstone operator which brings down the salaries. Yankee operators are shrewd 1 The Englishman has perfected his Whoatstone system to such an extent , however , that the immeiibu amount oi telegraphic matter could not be handled without it on the same number of wires as are in use at present. It is quite a complicated system , consisting ot a per forator , automatic transmitter , rcccivoi and sounder. The pcrforator.or puncher , is an arrangement of three lint keys oi stool , resembling piano keys. Ono koj punches dots , another spaces and the third dashes. A long strip of paper tape , about one-eighth of nn men wide , is placed under the perforator , the ma chinery is set in motionand as the paper runs through the operator , with the aid of two sticks of wood , one in each hand , punches the code characters through it. Ulickcty , clickety , < ! liekoty , click goes the punch with lightning rapidity , and the young lady with the two sticks pounding away on thn key-board , brings back vividly to one's mind a suggestion of Mark Twaiu's famous nightmare infla tion : Punch , fair lady , pnnch with care , Punch In the presence of the vlsltalrc. Then the tape with the words punched into it la run through the automatic transmitter , which brings the matter out on tape again at the other end at the rate of 1,500 words per minute. The Morse Instrument with an improve ment on the old cede signals , is also used to some extent , but in this Europeans are lamentably weak. Their great , cumber some instruments , which look more like a boilorrnnkcr's machines , do not admit of very rapid work.and it is indeed pain ful for ono accustomed to seeing the rapid and easy workers in the United States , to watch the Eugish operator struggling painfully along with a key about the sUtt of a lemon squee/.er , at the rate of twenty words uer minute nt the utmost. Yet these same operators and these same keys and sounders in the London olllco have transmitted and re ceived over 250,000 telegrams outside of news matter in ono day. There are 000 sets of instruments in use. Some of these comprise four dis tinct machines , such as the Wheat- stone and quadruples systems. AH of these instruments are con nected at the switchboard or test-box with tno main lines by "olllco wiro" which , if stretched out in on continuous line would reach from Boston to Richmond mend , Va. This ollico wire Is laid under the Iloors of the roomsimoh wire is labelled at the switchboard , nnd it re * quires but a moment to bring any one wire , if needed , to the surface. A special wing is reserved for the news department where all the special di spatches for tno newspapers mid press associations are transmitted. Over 1,250,000 words of press matter have been handled in this wing in one night. Thrco miles of .shelving situated in the basement , are barely sumcicnt to accom modate the .W,0)0 cells of battery which infuse the electrical lifo in the fi.OOO ter minal wires running in and out of the building. The entire stall'of the London oflice numbers 2388. The day force la com posed almost wholly of women , while thu mon do the work at night. The operators are taken from thn ranks of the chf'k clerks as they grow older and moro proficient in telegraphy. From a financial standpoint the Eng lish operator is far better off than the American. The government controls all the telegraphs , and in order to secure good service places a premium on steadi ness and sobi iclr. When a man becomes a continued drunkard or othcrwho nils- botmvns himself after repeated warnings , ho is dismissed from the .service and 0.111 never ro-entor it. This is not tha case in the United States. I have known hun dreds of men to walk from ono com pany's ollice Into another after having violated every rule in the service. Thu drunkard element is unknown In Eng land for the simple reason that it is not tolerated. Every toll-graph employe from the controller down to the battoryman is given leave of ubsonco once u year , ac cording to rank. Senior clerks and all ollicials above that grade receive one cal endar month's leave of absence per an num with full pay. All employe * under thu position of senior clerk ar given three weeks. Who ever heard of the \Vustern \ Union company giving an ui ployo even two days' lonvii with par ? \VUo eycr heard of tbo'U'estnr'n Union or any other American company .provid ing their slok operators with medical old Rial continuing their nay during tholr Ill ness ? It is done in England , if n to o- graphcr id ill ho lias but to send to his ofllco , nnd the stall'physician will attend him , the government bearing the ox- IHMISC andnll this time the slek man's salary gooi on. , , "Are you Interested in lonjc-dlstnnco toleirruphy ? " asked Senior Clerk Allen when ho showed mo through the depart ment recently. Replying in the nlllrmn- ntlvo , 1 followed him to a ( look In R tils- tant corner , where ho began to call "Ms , M.s , Ms , " signing "Ts , " the London ofllco call. Shortly after "Ms" an- swercii. "That is Marseilles , " said Allen. "Inm going to have him give us Botta on the northern coast of Africa. " Jerking away at his monstrous key ho clicked out to Marseilles : "Ploaso give mo Bona , qulok. " i'All right , " replied "Ms. " 'Cull him. " Bona wns "raised , " awl was asked to put Alexandria on. " ( Jail him , " said Bona. Alexandria was reached wlthotit much dlulculty , although the wire seemed to give an occasional swing or lurch , caused presumably by some defective pole. "To 'Ad'i Can you give mo AdcnT "I think so , " said Alexandria. "Wire been in trouble and been raining much. Can't got these liuy Arabs logo out after wire trouble. Try'Do. ' " "Do , do , do , " clicked the ponderous in strument. Hero Alexandria broke in , tolling "Ts" to adjust his instrument for Aden. Allen adjusted nnd Aden an swered , "i. i. Do. ' ' Hero wo had a port In the Suez canal , thousands of miles away , nnd it took but a moment for him to reply to our ques tion that it was very hot. Could he give us Bombay ? Of course. "Please call 'Bm. ' " "It took just ono minute for Aden to make his connections and for Bombay to answer us with a cherry "good morn ing" that sounded as clear as a boll. Ho said it was hot ; so hot that ho had an. idea lie would shrivel up if it continued much longer. When told that I was an American , who understood telegraphy , and that I represented the Globe , ho said : "Glad to see you. i once lived in Bos ton. Globe's n great paper. " After n few more courtesies hud boon exchanged the wiru "busted" somewhere in FriMict ) , and 1 loft thu building. And yet they say this is an unprogressive - sive age I " Oh , HAGAN'S MAGNOLIA BALM Is exquisitely loTply , " g.ild Mlii Brown to hlT ( rleudi , M ilia entered the drawing room , ttl r taking a long , hot , fatiguing drive orar ft andydu ty road. "Ulnno 1'nre , Cleanly and Hefrcahluff. I nlwaji IICTO it with me , and u 'tli a Hnrnileii I.l nld , I can ni * It In a moment und grt tuch Instant relief from thu Itedntift , Kouchno * * , Hnllownoi * . Tun , Freckle * and Horrid Old Hlcl DlemUfapi , earned Ly a Hot Hun aud Dry , Harah Wind * . " Larfles , MAGNOLIA BALM b for Fnco , Nock , Arma and Ilantli. It can't be Detected. TRY IT I WILL NOT UNHOOK WHILE BEINO WORN. livery uuy vrho tlcULk perfection In style andfurm ( bould wear them. Manufactured only bribe , WORCESTER CORSET COMPANY. Worcester , Mass. , anil ai8 M Jtket street , Chicago HEALTH. WEALTH. DR. OTTFP.BOUR3 . . , Cor. lath ami Dodge Sts. , Omaha , Neb A cgiiiniiradimio In flfvdlttln * and Spm-lal I'ruclltloner , Autliorl/ocl ( o trout nil C'liionlc , Nervous anil "Hpuolul Ulscitixm. ( Wuetlior cuiihuil by lii'prudeuco , lljcoosi or Comrmlnn ) Hcmlnnl Wnnkni'fft , ( nlKht IOSSOK ) Sexuul Ilnbllity , llo R of KBZIIHI power ) , Nnrr- [ > us Debility , Illooil DUnnlcr * , tuo. CiirHUlooHnei zuurnntoeil or inoiicy rufiiiiducl. ClutrKCS low. riioui < nnd4 of CU > IIH cured Aio nml ntperlnnoi ) lire Important. All mnillolnmt ontioulallr pro- paru < i tor uauli InillvliliiHl UHSU , Mo Injurious or I'oUouuun Ci ni poiiniU l-'stMl. Kotlmn lout Ironi buslnesa. I'utloiilr * nt .tlntniicfl trcato 1 by luttur mid exprt-KB. MeJiuluu lent ovcrywliuru fieu Ironi K".U or bronkniro. iNo Delay lii Flllln OrderM. For 4 cents In ftlnuip ) , will mall froo. nil inn firlntiiil lltnriitiiro , ornbranltitrn"HymtitoiiiI.t" | ( in wliluh to HOI l nil lilktnrr or Ulsetue , oto , OKHUH iioints- i to l.'u. in . - to r , nml 7 to Hp. m. Hundiiyn In- cluilcd. Oinsiillliii ' , roum No. t , FOUNTAIN" FINE CUT AND Incomparably the Onion National Bank OMAHA , NEB. Paid Up Capital , $100,000 Authorized Capital COO,000 W. W. MAKbii , Ticsldent. J. W , Kour.FnK , Culiltr Account ! solicited and prompt attenlloM given to nil business entrusted to i'.t cam , Hay 6 per cent on time deprrlti. No 2U'j ' Mubonlc Duildlng , corCapitol Ar- ciino and IHth > U , Telephone No 842. 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