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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 4. 1887.-SIXTEEN PAGES.
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1886. 12,9B9coples ; for November , 1880 , 13aM
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January 1887. if ,2GO copies ; for February ,
1887 , 14,108 copies ; for March. 1887 , 14.40U
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Contcnta of the Sundny nee.
Page 1. Local and Special Cablegrams.
J'aco 2. General Telepraohic News.
Page 3. Special Advertisements and Tole-
grapti.
Page 4. Editorial-Current Comments ,
etc.
etc.Page 5. Lincoln Letter and Locals.
J'agoO. Council Bluffs News.
Page 7. Special Telegraphic Markets ,
Finance and Homo Markets. Advertise
ments.
Page fl. Leical Advertising.
Page 0. Society Events In Omaha Advor-
.tuements.
Page 10 In the Electric Field Advertise-
atents.
'Page 11. Two Hearts , by Malcolm
Thackeray l oss Impieties Horrible Canl-
.fcallsm Advertisements.
"Page114 , A Sort of Half wov House , by
jS. T. H. nellgious-SlnguIarlties-Peppor-
. -Mint Drops Honey for the Ladles Adver-
- . Udomeiits.
1'age 13. Shall the Womnn Vote , by John
; rf mes Ingalls-Mysterious Warning of Kob-
Mry Advertisements.
goy.-Echops from the Ante-Uoom-
.tinurch Notices Advertisements.
. Pa o 15. Some Things About Women
-Advertisements.
Page IB. Educational Unification , by Hon.
OeorgeW. Frost Musical and Dramatic
Educational Sluht-Seblng In London , by
Franz Sopol. Connublalltles. Advertise-
Now "hanjj out your banners on the
outward walls. "
THK BEE'S only caution to veterans aud
visitors is , Beware of the unloaded gun
and the loaded tlico.
Trie sham battles and naval engage-
u ments of the corning dnys will give the
t , younscr generation a faint idea of the
torn realities of war.
MERCHANTS of this city should not fail
to recognize the importance of liberal dis
plays of their wares at the fair and ox-
position. Sucli advertising brings haud-
Borne returns.
PRAISE for the boys in blue will fall
from many lips during the coming wcok ,
' but lot the welcome which Omaha gives
' them bo shown by deeds as well as words.
"Let banners ( lout the sky. "
OMAHA'S proud name is at stake. Po
litical machinations should not interfere
with a hearty welcome to the surviving
heroes ot thu "late unpleasantness. "
fiend the sutlers to the rear.
Bums of passage who conio to Omahn
In quest of plunder have often attempted
to prostitute the press and sell its sup
port to public thieves and political hacks.
But this class of adventurers does not
generally take root in this community.
| Ex-(5ovKHNoii PATTISON is announced
as Cleveland's choice to succeed Secre
tary Lamar when that official is elevated
to the supreme bench. Ono or two more
men in the cabinet of the sturdy govern-
r's stamp would bo a godsend to the
administration.
\ POLICE and militia to the number ol
b COO have gathered at Ennis , Ireland , with
\ orders to prevent the nationalists meet
ing advertised for to-day ut any cost ,
The Irish loaders , however , will not be
bulldo/.ud by the simple presence ol
oldiurs , and the meeting will go on until
broken up by force. Fears are enter
tained of serious trouble.
f ; AUTKMUS WARU once said : "A leopard
cannot change his spots , but you change
them ( or him with a paint brush.1 * When
Jiascall was running for the council lasl
pnng wo wore assured by many promi
nent citizens that ho had grown wise aud
changed his ways. But the sequel show :
that liascaU'a name roust still bo spelled
with an "U. "
THE St. Louis reunion is threatened wltt
a now complication. The employes ol
the gas works are dissatisfied on the ques
tlon ot wages , and it Is stated that the :
will strike just when the city will bi
most in need of light during the na
tional encampment. Omaha will hav , <
no such difficulty , and the old sold'er '
can view the sights at night by brllllau
floods of light. Poor old St. Louis )
THE members of the recent convontloi
, of charities and correction emphasize !
very particularly the fact that charlt ;
does not consist in indiscriminate giving
They denounced it as an unmlligatoi
evil. Coming from men and women win
have made pauperism a life study , tbel
dictum ought to bo conclusive. The :
lo emphasized the value of persona
contact with those who are to bo assisted
Villa is one of the principal factors ii
ucoossfully Inducing n spirit of sqlf-holj
, UMong the poor. , . , .
lines Mc8hano Approve ?
Docs Congressman McShnno appro * )
, hu policy of the Omaha Herald , which is
Us property , and for the conduct of
which the public holds him responsible ?
The owner of the powder magazine has
no right to place it in the charge of boya
who are liable to play with matches. The
owner of a paper cannot always control
reporters , and ho may bo unable at times
Lo prevent serious blunders by his edi
torial writers. But no man who owns a
3outrolllng interest in a daily paper can
justify himself in allowing his editor to
commit the paper to a policy which incites
boodling and lawlessness. Mr. McShano
is president of the stock yards and holds
other prominent positions in financial
ixnd commercial establishments. In com
mon with other heavy tax payers , ho is
interested in the public safety which can
only bo maintained by an uilicientpollco.
Ls Mr. McShane a ware that his paper
has given aid , support nnd countenance
to a conspiracy to paralyze the police com
mission and overthrow the police ? Is ho
aware that the man whom ho keeps at
the helm of his paper has for months
labored with habitual law-breakers to
break down the police authorities In the
exercise of their rightful functions ? Is
ho aware of the fact that this man has
had the audacity to make overtures to
the mayor of Omaha on behalf of certain
gamblers , and pledged the Herald to
silence if the mayor would consent to lot
them keep open during the fair and G.
A. U. reunion ? In other words , a propo
sition was made to the mayor to
join hands with the gamblers in violation
of law and allow them to llooco and rob
old soldiers and other strangers who maybe
bo Omaha's guests during the present
week.
Does Mr. McShane sanction such con
duct ? Can a man who wants to inveigle
public oflicers into criminal conspiracies
with outlaws bo trusted or respected as a
leader of public opinion ?
It seems to us that Mr. McShauo
can no longer afford to let such
a man have full sway in mould
ing the policy of his papor. Wo
say this much from no sellish motives.
The BEE hns profittcd and prospered by
the blunders and mismanagement of its
local cotemporarios , and it is not inter
ested in instructing them how to popu-
lari/.o a newspaper. But the BKE is in
terested in good government.
Manual Tralnlns : lit the Schools.
Nothing could butter illustrate the im
pression that Itas boon made by the dis
cussion of the question of manual train
ing in the public schools than the fact
that two papers favorable to the intro
duction of such training in the schools
were road at the late meeting of the
American association for the advance
ment of science. Ono of thcso papers was
submitted by Prof. James of the Univer
sity of Pennsylvania , an educator who
has mngcd himself on the side of progress -
gross , aud who especially UA a student of
economics , from which point of view ho
treated this question , discerns the grow
ing necessity for giving a practical char
acter to the nystorn of publio education.
Ho regarded the general introduction
into the public schools of sys
tematic training in the underlying prin
cipals of the handicrafts as the next great
stop in the development of our educa
tional system a sto for which wo are
now ready , and which should bo taken
immediately. Ho argued that the fur
nishing of facilities in connection with
the public schools for training in the fun
damental operations of manual work
will tend to give symetry to a system
which at present is notoriously one
sided and defective. The schools are
chiefly , if not altogether , devoted to
trainingone side of the child to the detri
ment of the other side. The pupil who
graduates from them is not fitted to enter
any avocation except these which are al
ready overcrowded , and nearly all of
which are simply an existence of genteel
poverty. This lopsulcdnoss can bo reme
died only by introducing into the public
schools a system of training which will
open up to these who go through it the
possibility of entering handicrafts as well
as clerkships.
The introduction of manual training
Would bring about a great improvement
in attendance at the public schools.
Thousands of children who are taken
out of school when they have simply
learned to road , write and cipher in a
way , because their parents find it neces
sary that they shall acquire practical
knowledge that will bo useful , would bo
permitted to remain in school if such
knowledge were imparted thoro. If a
boy could got manual training the fact
would appeal to the parent , and there
would result a lengthening of the school
life of the great raas * of children , with
great benefits to them and to the com
munity. Another thing that would
bo accomplished by such train
ing would bo the removal from
manual callings of the stigma which
in the minds of many attaches to thorn.
The tendency would bo to teach pooulo
to associate intelligence and culture witli
manual labor , a sort of instruction which
the American people especially need. .
Let them once appreciate that in carpentering
pentoring or plumbing or moulding there
is a wide field for intellectual qualities ,
and a cotnploto revolution will ba ef
fected in their attitude toward these mat
ters.
ters.Manual
Manual training as a part ot the school
system has made considerable progress
in the last three years , but as yet its
adoption has been simply experimental.
In tiio cities where it is being tried it is
merely as a supplemental course In which
provision Is made for only a few scholars ,
Baltimore was the first city to establish
a school devoted to raanua
training ns a part of its regular public
school system. It opened in 1831 with
sixty pupils aud at the close of the torn
this year had one hundred aud nighty.
The school dons not aim to teach trades ,
but to lay the foundation for any trade ,
and n comprehensive system of instruc
tion for this purpose is pursued. Tin
reports regarding this school show that
It has done a valuable amount of work
and boon successful from the hogiuning
The uniform testimony is that in no case
where manual training lias lioen intro
duccd has it boon abandoned or cur
tailed , the tendency being all the other
way. It is.not to bo expected , howovar ,
that thu innovation will continue to make
progress without encountering sumo op
position. Already the objection hu
boon made that there is no
moro reason why the state should
undertake to fit a man foi
earning his living at a handicraft than
why it should undertake to tit him to
earning his living at law , physic ; o
divinity , nnd undoubtedly other argu
ments will bo found to show that it is
neither proper nor practicable for the
public schools to go in the direction of
manual training. The impressive fact ,
however , which is an answer to all op
posing arguments , is that while all the
professions are greatly overcrowded the
ranks of intelligent nnd skilled American
mechanics do not increase , and this coun
try has still to look to other lands for the
highest skilled labor. Manual training
as a part of the publio school system , it
is believed , would in time relieve the in
dustries of the United States of this de
pendence , and for this and other not Joss
important considerations the experiment
should receive a thorough trial.
Art In Newspaper llluntratlonn.
Public opinion should enact one of irs
unwritten but etlcctive laws to abolish
newspaper illustrations. They have
coino to bo so atrocious that they can no
longer appeal even to the uncultured
taste for which they are especially de
signed. The Sunday illustrations are
particularly nauseating. Look at them.
Can any human taste for art bo so de
praved as to delight in such monstrosi
ties ? To say nothing of the wishy-washy
stulf with which the so-called literary
syndicates flood the country , the Illus
trations should bo suppressed for the
sake of decency. Few people will tate
the pains to wade through such rot and
drivel. Thus the harm is not so great.
It is otherwise with the horrible
"cuts. " They can bo taken in
at a glance and become a potent
factor in lowering the popular art ideal.
Americans have always been accused of
having an uncultivated taste in art mat
ters. Until within a few years a picture
was a picture to most of us , whether a
painting or a chromo. Wo had begun to
improve somowhaton this taste , though
the immense sale of manufactured paintIngs -
Ings , which are made by the aero in east
ern cities , shows that as a pcoulo wo
have not gene very far. The only way
to raise the standard among the common
people is to put before thorn good
nnd artistic productions. This is what
syndicate illustrated papers are not do
ing. They are exerting whatever inllu-
eucc they have in dragging the public
taste back mlo the mire. To very many
poor people they may be the only works
of art God savn the mark accessible.
Abolish them by ceasing to buy thorn.
Money thus spent is worse than"wasted. .
You get no information , no descrip
tion , no entertainment , nothing but
wretched sketches and pictures of
people which bear no resemblance to
tliem. A good engraving is a thing of
beauty and of joy.
The illustrations of people of whom wo
read is not quite so senseless. Aside
from the fact that in many ca.scs it may
be impossible to make the portraits ap
pear worse than the originals the latter
can have recourse to the cano , the horse
whip , or even the courts , and thus induce
the artists to use a little caution. But wo
are defenseless against the modern illus
trated "articles , " until newspaper read
ers make the publishers understand that
their enterprise is not appreciated.
WHILE Omaha is waiting Micawber-
like for something to turn up that will
five her better railway facilities in the
territory naturally tributary to her m
the north and northwest , the greatest ar
tery that traverses Iowa aud Illinois is
seeking an entrance into Omaha by way
of Uccatur , in Burt county. This , of
course , will not solve the problem ol
competition with the Northwestern system -
tom on this side of the Missouri , but it
shows that Omaha's great packing
houses and stock yards are attracting
competing lines to the seaboard. If the
Illinois Central gains an entrance into
Omaha from the north , the existing Iowa
lines cannot much longer defer an en
trance into this city without the costly
double transfer that has for years been
an. embargo on our railway tralllc.
THE treasury redemption of the trade
dollar expired yesterday. The o stimatcs
of thu number of the dishonored dollars
in the country when redemption was or
dered were slightly cxcoodod by the
amount presented , but it is supposed thai
some were sent over from Ch ina , though
doubtless a very small sum. The issue
ot this coin was to the amount of $ W,000.-
OOO.so that most of it is still circulating in
China. The entire course of the govern
ment regarding the trade dollar , up to
the time when redemption was provided
for , was far from creditable to the coun
try. Having Issued the coin , congress
practically repudiated it by demonetiz
ing silver , and then for years refused to
protect oven the people of this country
against the otl'ects of the repudiation ,
Granting that it was a mistake to issue
the trade dollar , tlm subsequent course ol
the government was wholly without jus
tification.
THE business men and taxpayers ol
Omaha have at last given emphatic ex
pression to their disapproval of the
course of the councilman who , under the
load of Hnscall , arc trying to starve the
police and freeze out the commission
Nnver was publio sontimcut moro unani
mous on any question or issue in the citj
of Omaha. Out of fully five hundred
taxpayers , comprising representative
men of all classes , less than twenty voted
against the resolution endorsing the po
Hoe commission and requesting the
council to give the commission such sup
port as will enable it to maintain an ef
ficient police force. It .now remains to
bo seen whether the men who are chictlj
responsible for good government in thh
city will respect the wishes of their constituents
stituonts oven when they know that pub
lie resentment has reached a climax.
COMMISSIONER GitipFrrrs has finallj
returned from his summer vacation and
serves notice on the freight bureau 'that
ho still survives. His letter calling atten
tiou to the studied neglect exhibited bj
the state railway commission in ignoring
the complaints made by the bureau b
timely aud to the point. It is to bo hoped
that Mr. Griflitts will not rest with this
protest , but show his usefulness in the
direction where it can bo more elToctlvo
Ho can make a reputation for himself by
"xposing the exorbitant local tan Us wcsl
of the Missouri aud especially the sys-
timiatio discriminations against this citj
in the upper Elichorn valley.
EVIDENTLY somebody is trying to add
to Chatsworth world-wide reputation ,
Another account has been sent forth ol
an attempt to wreck a passenger train al
that little Illinois hamlet. . Can the cor
oner bo working up n boom T
rOMIICAt , I-OINT9.
The revolt of the Baltimore Heform league
from the ranks of the democrac Iias fallen
Ilka a dull thud upon the ijarty.
The San Francisco AtftMiant ( rep. ) , which
used to bo strongly for lllixlne , thinks that
he would bo beaten It nominated next year.
Neal Dow , at the ago of eighty-four , do-
votcs his time almost entirely to the study ot
politics , lie still tlnJaaiunuthtnit to learn In
a
I'rank llurd thinks the next democratic na
tional convention will reel the necessity of
adopting the platform ot the Ohio Democ
racy.
In the act ot straining at republican
gnats and gulping down democratic camels ,
the lion. George William Curtis cuts a
picturesque llure.
The "bout" between Governor Wilson and
Governor Foraker at Wheeling , was a sheer
waste of wind power on both sides , go cays
the New York Post.
John F.Andtew seems reasonably certain
ot the democratic nomination for governor
of Massachusetts , his most formidable com
petitor having withdrawn.
Colonel Bradley , who has Just made a very
creditable race for governor of * Kentucky , U
mentioned for vice-president on the republi
can ticket It is mere mention , however.
Governor Knott , ot Kentucky , at the expir
ation of his term ot offlce , will settle In
Louisville , and perhaps become a journalist.
lie Is said to have an eye on the United
States senate now.
There is a crowing conviction among re
publicans that whoever may be nominated
by the next republican national convention ,
Itobert T. Lincoln will surely be glveu the
second place on the ticket.
Senator Beck's vlee-Dresldontlal boom ,
Which was alleged to have been recently In
augurated at St. Paul , Is Irreparably damaged
by the fact that the senator was born In Scot
land and hence Is Ineligible.
It may bo stated as a fact , says the Atlanta
Constitution , that Governor Hill , of New
York , has no sympathy with any movement
tha , antagonizes the ronomlnatlon and re
election of President Cleveland.
By the way , what has become ot the Glenn
race co-education bill pending In the Georgia
legislature ? When last seen It was runnlns
before a spanking breeze under full sail , bul
she Is now several weeks overdue.
Colonel Fred D. Grant has written to a
Grand Army man at Nyack that he la
pleased with the suggestion of his name
for the republican nominee tor secretary of
state ot Mow York , and would accept II
chosen.
General J. B. Weaver , the Iowa green-
backer , Is said to have developed a ravenous
npoetlte for the democratic nomination foi
the vice-presidency. This will generally be
considered the prize joke of the season , bul
Weaver Is said to be In sober earnest.
For years the democratic party has been
fearful of taking its stand against extrava
gance in the government ; It has not dared
to declare Itself openly for those chan ges In
the revenue laws which are demanded In the
interests of the great mass ot consumers ol
the country. It pursues a half-hearted or
an easier policy in both gt these respects.
President Cleveland Bas abandoned hit
fishing tour In WestlViiglnla because' the
recent rains have made the waters too muddy.
One would have supposed that his extensive
dabbling In the nlrty pools ot democratic
politics would have qualified him to catch
suckers In any kind ofjwatf rs. ,
Pension ComraijJlpqetUlacic ] ,
Thinks the place ot vlco president
May coino his way.
Pension Commissioner , Black
Assuredly shows no Tack
of hopefulness , but he'd better stick up light
ning rods all the way from Washington to
Bloomlngt ) ! ! and go about In an armor with
points projecting toward every cloud In the
heavens. If ho wants to make what he longs
for at all sure. [ Chicago Tribune.
UowasThnru All tlio Time.
And yet the war department has not re
ceived Colorow's letter accepting the noml
nation to run for home.
Me Is Not a .Indue of That Article.
San Francisco Alia , ,
Mr. Pullman's brandy costs S.r 0 a quart ,
Wo wish he would drink poorer liquor and
and put better soap In his stooping cars.
Another Instnnon uf Hard limes.
Detroit Free Prtvw.
Times are awfully dull In Cincinnati. A
prisoner at the pollco court told the judge
that he had set for ciirlit-livedays in one sa
loon without being able to strike a job.
A Misprint no Doubt.
JVciw York H'urW.
A. Itider Haggard's latest novel Is entitled
"A Tale of Throe Lions. " Judging from hi ;
former works It srems probable that ' . 'A Talc
of Three Liars" would be a moro approriri
ate name.
Still It Wn True.
Itnslim Willie.
No wonder they say the Yankees exagger
ate. Wo Know one who complained to'his
butcher that the last piece ot steak sent him
was so tough that his mother could not cho\\
the gravity.
rtallnnnlng in Heal Eetntc.
Pi'eiv York Commercial Adrcrtber.
As part ot a real estate auction lu a Wis
consin town , a deed to a lot was thrown
out of a biiloon. Heal estate often goes ba !
loon lug In other parts of the world , but rarelj
In this literal shape.
Jim tlio Same.
UuUer ffifer-.Viuniulii.
Wo fall to see wherein the New York Ives
who foiled a few days ago for 320,000,000 era
a robbing stock deal is any better than the
Montana Ivcs who was hanged by the vigil
antes twenty years ago for holding ui
stage coaches.
Jumbled Jargon.
.ltjrif ! i Cottltltlttfrm.
Sir Javatslngnjco Ltmbdljl Thakoro ol
India , is said to have arrlvc l In this countrj
In a good state of preservation. Ho wr ;
probably welcomed by , Hjolmer Hjorth ltd
joyson. Th truth Is uo ijprelgner cjan gjel
ajlioad of jus Amerlcajns. (
SomethlitKOl' a-Naine.
Kcw Ymhi Ifi'rM.
George Charles Spencer Churchill , duke ol
Marborough ) , marquis of Blandford , earlol
Sunderland , Baron Spencer , of Warmlelgh-
ton , Baron Churchill , "of Sandridgo , prince
of the holy Itoinan empire , prince ot Men
delholm In Suabla , has'arrived ' In New York
lie will remain In the1 country six weeks
visiting all the leading watering places ant
pleasure resorts.
Ilaso Ball , Liquor anil Hoodoo .
'
A telegraphic dispatch from Hastlns , Neb. ,
says that the Western Base Ball league 1 ;
"going under. " There Is probably more
truth than Importance In this. Last Tuesday
the members of the Hastings club were tinrii
largo sums ot money for drunkenness We
are. told that an occasional jamboree Is al :
that enables the far western towns to beai
the expense ot professional clubs. "It oui
ball players did get drunk , " It Is urged , "we
couldn't pay salaries. "
Better have no base ball if base ball Is
to.be utilized aa an encouragement to drunu-
enuess. Men can play ball without drink
ing liquor- ; . G. Spaldlng sftys so. They
many not win' 'tho championship , they may
get hoodoed. and tlier may ICMO games to am
ateurs , but still they can play ball.
By the way , Chicago has a Mrs. It , B ,
Hayes croquet club waudonnz or or the east
ern states somewhere. Perhaps they will
have the good taste to miss their way home.
Soldier , Maiden , and Flower.
Kugtnc. Field ,
" .Sweetheart , take this , a soldier said ,
"And old me bravo good-by ;
It may befall we ne'er shall wed ,
But love can never die.
"Be steadfast In thy troth to uio ,
And then , whate'er my lot ,
'My soul to God , ray heart to th.ee'
Sweetheart , forget me noU"
*
The maiden took the tiny flower
And fed It with her tears ;
Lo , be who loft her In that hour
Came uot In after years.
Uoon the lie-Id a demon rode
'Mid shower of flame and shot.
While In the maiden's heart aboan
The flower forget-me-not.
And when he came not with the reak
From out those years of blood.
Closely tmto her widowed breast
She pressed the withered bud.
Oh , there Is love and there Is pain ,
And there U pence , God wet ;
And these dear three do live again
In sweet forget-uie-not.
'TIs to Ins unmarked eravo to-day
That I should love to go ;
Whether he wore the blue or gray
What need that we should know ?
"He loved a woman. " let us say ,
And on that hallowed spot.
To woman's love that lives for aye
We'll strew forget-me-not.
Madanio Pattl-Mcollnl at Home.
Among the triumphs of Adelina Patti
not the least honorable to her iiro these
which attest her goodness of heart. Thcso
are to bo found on every pace of her life's
history. Evidence of an active and earn
est sympathy with the woo and want of
human kind fitly accompany her pre
eminent gifts as an artist , and richly
adorn her character. In her Welch homo
she has found opportunities for good
deeds which have won her the love and
homage of the people. A local writer
says : "Hero shes reigns supreme for miles
around , tho. country folks simply adoring
her. And wo have not far to seek tlio
reason for this either. She goes out
amongst the people almost dally , scat
tering her charities in all directions where
needful , while she has a pleasant smile
for every ono. " The greatest victories of
art arc not moro to be desired than such
achievements.
Since her return home Madame Patti-
Nicoliui has given a concert at the town
of Brecon for the Benefit oi the poor. It
was a gala occasion. Business was sus
pended and the town was gaily decorated
with Hags banners , and mottoes welcom
ing Pntti. The reception given the dis
tinguished guest was of the most en
thusiastic character. The mayor and
other otlicials of Brecon , in their robes
of ofllcc , mot Patti at the depot ana wel
comed her with every formality. The
people cheered anel all along the route
of the procession to the concert hall there
was the heartiest enthusiasm. It was a
proud day for the great diva , and the
accounts of it say ( hat she was deeply
affected by the display of popular affec
tion.
tion.Thu concert was artistically ; and finan
cially a great success. Patti had three
solo numbers on the programme and a
duet with Nicolini , but the people were
not satisfied with this , and she had to respond
spend to several recalls. The fund
created by the proceeds will bo known as
the "Pattl-Nicolini Fund , " and is in
tended to form a permanent resource for
the bonctit of the poor of Brecon.
Madanio Patti has received a great
many letters from the United States urg-
inc her to visit this country. This is ab
solutely precluded by her engagement ; )
for the next two years. She will sing in
Lisbon and Madrid during the coming
winter , and will thereafter go to Buenos
Ayrcs and Brazil.
OUIUtENT TOPICS.
TUB only original Tichborno claimant has
become a bartender In New York city. Ho IH
white-haired and weighs 303 pounds and still
claims everything.
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THK New York oyster dealers' association
Is an Immense concern. It embraces 7,000
men and sells 400,000,000 oysters In Now
York alono. The oyster lands under water ,
about 003,000 acres , will be sold September 5 ,
under act of the legislature. The price ranges
from -5 cents to 3100 per acre.
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Uov. Dr. Joseph Parker , of the City Temr/Ie ,
London , arrived In New York last weok.
He Is to make a lecture tour In this country
and says there Is no truth In the statement
that he came In response to a call to fill the
late Beechor'a pulpit.
*
A railroad 201 miles long Is In course of
construction In the Argentine Confedera
tion , S. A. , which Is to be propallcd by horse
flesh. This is development backwards. The
reason assigned Is that horses arc very cheap
and coal very dear. The native indolence ot
that region has also something to do with
such a .state ot things , no doubt
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A former missionary to China has pub
lished a pamphlet In Paris In which he
demonstrates that the Great Wall ot that
country does not exist and never did. Js
this supposed solid existence also to bo rele
gated to the realm of myths ? It seems as
though this question could easily bo settled
by Caucasslan tourists.
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* *
Jesse Pomeroy , the Boston child tor turei
and murderer who was sentenced to impris
onment for life about fifteen years aijo , has
made another attempt to escape re
cently. It Is suspected that his mothoi
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furnished him with the Tine steel saws with
which to cut the gratings ot his coll. Jesse
Is one ot those human linings of whom thnru
Is no liopo ot reformation.
Dr. Washburne , who Is president ot the
American college at Constantinople , brouscht
a phonograph with him to that city. The
Turks affected to think nothing of the In
strument's ability to talk In English , but
when they found It could speak to them In
their own language they wore amazed. They
could not understand how It had learned to
talk Turkish In a week's time.
*
Alcyone , ono ot the stars around which It
was once thought the sun and tlm solar sys
tem revolved , is 181.000,000,000,000 miles away
from us , according to recant computations.
It would require moro than onn hundred
and sixty years for light to travel this dis
tance. It will bo observed that wo are sur
rounded by a good deal of bpaco. This In
formation Is especially designed for property
owners who design the erection ot twelve
story buildings.
*
Miss Rebecca Beath , ot Detroit , is fif
teen years old and a heroine. She recently
swam out Into Like Orchard , Michigan , ami
saved three persons from drowning. Mr. W.
I ) . Howells will no doubt say that
such an action Is unnatural , and rufusu to
refuse to put such a person as Miss
Beath io his books. Still it ml 'ht bo
well to remind him that several
such Instances have occurred this summer.
A few years ago , also , he will remember , an
Iowa girl saved a railroad train by herolcall y
crossing a broken bridge In a thunder storm.
Bu ( such a scene fn his books would look out
of place. . So also would a story of the boot
black who risked his own life to save that of
others when the Potter building burned In
Now York. Actions like these are not trim
to nature In Mr. Howfll'tt philosophy , which
embraces only the uambr-pampy wish-wash
of life.
Wont Chin Fee wbo explained why he
was a heathen In the North American Bo-
view , h.vs described hc w the Chinamen servo
Joss with roast pig In Now York. Ho says :
"The Chinamen are very particular In mak
ing their purchases , as they are afraid to
palm oft a bad hog on tlio great Josa. In or
der to have the porkers fresh and wholesome
they prefer to buv live animals. The pigs
are examined carefully from snout to tall.
They must have regular features ,
bo well proportioned and with
out a particle ot blemish of any kind.
When properly cleansed the entire carcass
Is soakpti In aromatic Hpices for at least an
hour. Then the dresser , who Is usually an
expert caterer , proceeds to prepare It for
roasting. The legs are so bent that they as-
time a kneeling posture when placed before
Joss. The mouth in prlod open and a ball
of dough colored red Is inserted between the
teeth to make It resemble a drawn trylnz to
swallow a ball ot fire. The eyes are care
fully closed and the lashes straightened out.
The ears are spread out and the tall Is curled
upwards towards the back.
The oven or bin is so constructed with
compartments that the space In which the pig
Is shut up only receives the heat from the tire
below , while another compartment carries off
the flame and the smoke. In this manner a
pie that weighs 150 pounds or more Is roasted
to a beautiful brown In less tnan an hour.
Then it Is taken out and painted light red
and otherwise fantastically decorated to
make Joss happy.
A I'OIjtTIUAIj ItR VOLUTION.
The Lancaster Republicans Route
theltnllrond lllnj ; Force.
Lmror.x , Nob. , Sept. 3. ( Special Tele
gram to the BEK.I The Lincoln county re
publican convention held to-day was the most
remarkable ono ever hold In the county. The
preparation has been ominous. The B. < % M.
railroad has had warning that something
would drop , but they never dreamed that an
avalanche was about to fall noon them and
that their political thermometer would bo
frozen at ono fell sweep. The question of
who struck Billy Patterson may bo a mys
tery , but there Is no mystery as to who struck
the railroad ring on the head and drove It
Into the earth. The people of Lincoln ,
throuch their delegates to the conn tv conven
tion , did the job so neatly and expodltlously
that there Is no mistaking the sentiment on
thequestlon of railroad rates In the state , that
exists In the city of Lincoln where the B. & M.
has held the republican party by the throat
In all the years since Its birth as a city. A
quiet discussion commenced among the dele
gates Immediately after the primaries , In ef
fect that Judge Mason and the board ot trans
portation should bo endorsed. The business
men and delegates acroed to It but , there
were none sanguine- enough that U could be
carried out successfully. The question of
heading the state delegation with the name
of Judge Mason was not thought to promise
success early In the day and the railroad at
torneys were fairly on trie jump at the
thoiuht ot It. The events In organizing the
convention showed the mettle of the conven
tion.
tion.Chairman
Chairman Billing * ) ? of the central com
mittee had not rapped twice with the gavel
till WaltSeoteywhosesmooth schemes for the
railroads have boon numerously ventilated ,
jumped to his feet and moved thnt II. U.
Hathaway bo elected temporary chairman.
The man fixed to second It was as prompt as
Seeley. At this point General j. A. Mc-
Brlde arose and moved to substitute the
name of Hon. Isaac M. Raymond. The vote
on the substitute motion elected Mr. liny-
tnoiitl chairman by a vote of 113 for Kaymond
to It for Hathaway. Mr. Kaymoud , in
taking the chair , spoke about the coming
political contest the next year , when repub
licans would be called upon to stand for their
party and Its principles and organisation.
lift said that while the Lancaster county re
publicans were awaltlne to work , that It was
well for them to plant themselves square
against the corporations that were exacting
exhorbit.int trelcht tarltt from.the people of
Nebraska , and who were opposing the people
ple with extortionate rates.
After credentials had been passed upon
and the temporary grganlzatlon had been
made permanent , Mr. L. Hall arose nnd of
fered the following resolutions which w readopted
adopted amid treat enthusiasm :
Whereas The struggle now going on
must be continued until relief is obtained ,
and Wherean , The contest now going on ba-
tween the state railroad commission and the
Lincoln board or trade on one side and the
several railway companies in tlm state on tbo
other over the question whether the pro
ducers and shippers of the state shall have
equitable freight rates , or whether the prea-
eut oppressive and unjust tariff shall pre
vail , Is a question affecting the prosperity of
all. and
Whereas , In order thnt the efforts of the
railway commission and the Lincoln board
of trade mav be strengthened bolero the
state convention ; therefore bolt
Kesolved. That a committee or six , consistIng -
Ing ol Hon. Isaac M. Kaymond , Hon. C. 0.
Hurry , W. A. Hackney , T. F. Barnes , B. F.
Ilcaean and Amos Grccnamuyer are hereby
designated to report at the proper time to this
convention a list of twenty-ei ht delegates
to the state convention , to consist of four
teen from the city and fourteen from tlio
country , as equally distributed as possible ,
and alt to bu men of pronounced Ideas , cor
responding with the subject embraced In this
preamble * , and of which slate delegation
Hon. O. P. Mason shall be chairman.
The following were the , delegates elected
to the republican state convention : O. I1.
Alason , I. M. Uavmond , Henry Veith , II.
M. Itice , Harvey Atkinson , C. S. Chocntlmll ,
William Cliartnn , Mat Muel , It. Blakeley , J.
II. Harly. J. P. Weseott , Georce J. Lam-
aern , J. P. Throw , John Albert , J. C. Me-
Bride , F. F. Barnes. The convention wns
warm and exciting throughout on the local
candidates and the hall was packed through
out the contest. Un county judt'o the contest
was especially spirited , and Mr. Stewart s
nomination wan secured amid treat enthusi
asm. The following are the nominations : For
treasurer , Jacob Uocho ronominaled ; for
clerk of the district court , A. It. Seizer re-
nominated ; for county clerk , O. C. Hell re-
nominated ; for sherilf , S. M. Melick renom-
Inateil : for county judge. Wlllard Stewart ;
for register of deeds , John D. Knight ; for
county commissioner , L. J. Dlckpon ; for
county superintuiifltnt , F. I ) . McClusky ; for
county corontr. Dr. Shoemaker ; for county
surveyor , J. P. Walton.
The content for the dulnzates to tliojuJIclal
dlntnct convention was close and oxcitlmr.
The candidates were N. C. Abbott , A.
W. Field , W. S. Hamilton and Uoo-
ort Kyan , nlthouKh thu latter cut no
ii ure. The delegates who were duplicated
on the Field and Hamilton tickets v > vie
elected on the first ballot and the remainder
ot the Field ticket being in the lead was de
clared thu choice of tlm convention. Those
elected are : U. D. Hathaway. U W. Bll-
llugsley , S. K. Jacohy , W. A. Johnson. Jnuic.s
Atwell. Amos Grefiniimyer , J. L. Cdldwell ,
It. U. Graham , J. C. F. McKesson , L. IIuls-
koI | , J. F. Johnston , H. J. Llesvluldt. L. C.
Burr , F M. Hull , Albert ( Jolso , J. p. Chip-
iiiann , F. C. Harrison , W. J. Welter , B. F.
Johnson , I ) . G. Courtney , T. K. Barnes ,
K.lson Kicti , M. 1. Altlccn Henry
G. Foster , Cat Thompson , Walt
Seeley , William Austin. S. W.
Buruham. Thu convention nounded thu
railroads again In thu resolutions reported
by the committee on resolutions. These. In
brief , run 111 rm the principles ot the republican
party as atllrmed in thu state and national
phtform ; endorse the work of thu state Im.ird
of transx | > rtaton ! In Its elforts to reduce tno
cxhorbitant tarlll evicted by thu roadi in the
statu ; insist on reduction to corresponding
rules In other states nnd call upon Hie
delegation to the iitatn convention to
Introduce nt that Catherine a resolution nsk-
Inu thB governor ot the statu to call an extra
session of thu legislature to en art railroad
laws for the reduction of rates. The resolu
tions were reported t6 tlm convention by II.
H. Wilson and adopted unanimously at 11 p.
'
in. Thu convention wa yitt In session'on
the Ilnal work of rreatinir a county central
committee aud minor dutall.4.
OMAHA'S CRANimmBIIION.
Opening To-morrow of the Fair With Itj
Thousands of Attraction * .
THE CITY FULL OF PEOPLE !
The Display of Mannfnoturc , AgrlnuN
tare nnet nil Industries With llnl-
loons , llotl Iiomonaelo anil
no Km ! of Fnn.
The Fair Open * To-morrow.
After a season of restless and intelligently
directed actlvltv , the preparations for the
opening of the great fair are about completed.
All of tno exhibits are not yet placed , but
after tlio tlrst day this defect will bo almost
completely ronicdhxl and the week's pro
gramme will move along smoothly. Men
who have attended hundreds of the fairs In
the west , state and others , say that ttio
Omaha display surpasses all of tliem.
TO-MOIIItOW AT 8 A. M.
the doors will be thrown otion to the publ'c ' ,
and from that hour until September lo. at 4
o'clock In the afternoon , the Doors of the
buildings , the walks o' the icrounds and the
Reals In the grand stand will bo thronged
with the men , women and children of this
and adjoining states. From every part ot
the country surrounding Omaha , Ignoring
state lines , correspondents send word
and advertising ugenta brlnr In
telligence that thn fall work ot
the farmer will bo suspended , the
merchants In adjacent cities and towns ns
well as the professional and other business
men will give themselves a vacation to visit
this the third annual fair and exposition In
Omaha.
Tlio Idea ts a good ono. No time will bo
lost , but the added Intelligence will enable
the farmer , merchant or mechanic to so con
duct his business , to regulate the breeding
ot his stock , to make selections of seeds for
his agricultural products and kitchen garden
that will be of far more value to them tlian
the few days lost In rational recreation and
wholesome study of the
WOHK8OF NATUKK AND ART
In their simple perfection. Asldo trom the
superb stables of speed horses on thu grounds , " "v ,
the display of cattle will be large , select ami > '
varied. The smooth Devonshire , the black
spotted Holstein.tho shorthorntho Hereford , i
the tawny , meek looking little Jersey , with I ' .
its great butter making propensities , the ! *
Devon , tne Galloway , the square hipped , -
Durham with his "ox eyes" and billowy '
sides , merely suggestive ot the great ribs un
derneath the mass ot meat overlaying them
and underneath the clean , glossy skin , and > , i
the other various breeds of cattle will be well
represented.
Then them will bo the hog pens , the pal
aces of the present monarch of Omaha , who \
has inndo Chicago grumbllngly take oil Its
cap and salute this city , It.s successful rival.
Specimens of tbo Jersey Keel , Poland China ,
Chester White , the little , fat Suffolk which
looks as if It wcro trying to swallow Its head ,
the Yorkshire and many other varieties. As
for sheep. Cotswolds , Llecestorslilre , South-
downs. American Merinos and the numerous
crossed breeds will bo exhibited. And -
THE C1IANTICI.KKK AND HIS I.AIIY
hens will waken the avenues In the vicinity
of the poultry department with crowing and
cackling , bringing many a crusted business
man back to the days when he , barefooted ,
hunted for cues In the stiaw pile its a school
boy. The Utahmas , Cochins. Asiatics , Lang-
sliaws , Dorknus , and the cute little Bantam
family will have their properly accredited
delegations on hand. Turkeys , duck * , ceeso
and pea fowls will also claim recognition.
And the great Industrious ( family , tlio nee ,
will manufacture honey before tlio throngs
that will be attracted to their hives.
The progressive farmer will closely sea
the latest improvements made In the lister
and the harvester , the plow and the ralo ,
well as the newest devices whereby steam Is
made to relieve men and horson ot
much ot their labor. He wilt
also turn over the huge healthy
cabbages , turnips , melons nnd such will see
llio Unest wheat , oats , barley nnd other cere
als to be found in the world , will admire the
cattle aud probably purchase- some , while hli
wives and daughters will see the newest
appliances In the culinary art and sample
specimens ot bread and other articles of the
table. The merchant will ndiulrn the fabrics
and mercantile commodities while the me
chanic will admire the machinery.
ABOUND THK HPKKD 1IINO
some ot the nnest "llyers" In the west will
oxiilbit their mettle to the thousands who
Will throng the grand stand and enloy the
excitement of the turf with Its cheers and
music , scattered by the braying Instruments
and tlio drums in tlio band .stand In the cen
ter of the course , while hats tly In tlio nlr and
open months send forth yells of exultation
In a volume of noise which has never yet
been described by a word or number ot
them.
THE AHT nKPABTMKNT
with its paintings hung from the lower portion
tion ot the walla tip to the red , white and
blue cornice around the cnlllng , with Its silk
products and needlework , its photographs
and brlc-a-brac , will turnl.sh dullirlit and
prolit to those whose tastes Incline that way.
In lloral ball Paoma will hold a reception
with her younger blossoming siatnr and car
nations , fiichias , roses , geraniums aud other
( lowers will bo In profusion.
THE HAND CONTEST.
On Friday and Saturday there will be
band contest for civil bands , for SIM. The
llrst pri/.e will bo 875 , thu second 850 and the
third S'-S. There will also be a special prize
of a silver cornet gold trimmed , given by W.
( } . Albright , the real estate man.
HOW TIIK nilOUNIIS LOOM Ul' .
Horses were pouring into the grounds vus-
torday from every entrance ; tialiiM of bright
blank buggies , lumps encased In pink gauze
and nicklft adornments ullstrnlng wore being
hauled out Sixteenth street and Sherman
wen no ; wagon loads of watermelons , potted
plants and canned goods were being taken
into tloral hall through the south dour. Men
and women are putting scalloped paper nnd
muslin on the shelves for the fruit and
[ lower display. Doors In all the buildings
nro wide open , thu cob web lace that dark
ened tlio windows are swept away. Fresh
air , brightness and cleanliness arc asserting
themselves In nil directions. In the art de
partment Mrs. John S. lirhrg. manager of the
hall and of the Douglas county display , with
lier assistants , Is turning the spacious room
Into a gallery that will challenge
examination , botli on account of thn objecM
Displayed and the artistic nmniicror hanging
them. On the east end of the building a
beautiful piece of ornamentation , thu design
of Mrs. Urlggs. covers thu end. In the center ,
Is a monstrous natural eagle , with wings !
spread etandlm ; on a shield. It is tlio loan -
lit Thomas A. Kendall. On cither side are
portraits of Generals ( Inxut and Logan. Up
In the center of the top Is' a portrait of Presi-
Icnt Garllcld , from which Hags depend on
Jithor sldo gracefully fcstoned and fastened
in the corners with red and white ro-
> nttcs. Tlm Inckurouuil Is dark garnet felt.
I'lio words "Welcome ) U. A. H. " Is across thu
ihlold. The piece Is 'M by SO lout. A lar o
[ minting of 'Shoihono Kails" belonging to
1. J , Curtis Is hung , and several Mower pieces
uiU panel plctiiio-i belonging to Miss Lima
Dundy. W. T. Clark will have an exhibition
if nalntln ? . Nora O'Connor has aline crazy
jiiilt In place , Mrs. F. J. MrShann has a cll-
uliiy of uabr clothlnc , anil Katie .Morris fancy
rtork. A beautiful display oC Hlllc has been
received from Philadelphia. The south Hide
is being prepared for a photographic display.
W. K. Spencer has fifteen Jicrlcshire lions
In the puns , ono weighing 700 pounds. Dr.
JllverC. Hlcglns , ot Wjoinlng , has thirteen
llolstuln cattle. They are l > eautlcs. Many
Battle , hogs ami hornet are on thn tracks and
removed to their places this after
noon , and to-morrow promises to bo n bdsy
lay at the grounds. In machinery hall the
rlght-cnlorcd reapers , plows , wa nnx , corn-
planters and other Implements and ma
chinery nro taking their positions wlthaston-
shlun rapidity to bo cximlneii by the rnultl-
uile. Thu Nebraska Industrial school sent
n this morning numerous beautiful sped-
nous of Km work of boys and drift In that
iiHtitution , some dnnn by children under lit-
.eon j ears of age , cudi us silk hand-madu
iiir.ses , specimens ot darning , clothing , boys'
ui Its , Hhoes , etc.
Washington county has sent a splen-
lld display of cereals , vcgeta-
jles , fruits , and pieservos nnd fruits ,
\moni ; the new arrivals In the stables in '
loel Cor > ' .s four year old mare , \vholsnc-
: onlliu to rumor , n prodigy : Mabel II. tic-
onging to C. 0. Lyfonl , of Minneapolis : shu
seUht ye-arsold , vilth a record of 2L"'K : ' ;
iol Miller a six year old btalllon owned by
' . Ieland , of Troy , Kansas , sired by Col ,
tVlsv , Golden Girl , i'luvon yeitri old , a bay
mire , that mndo her 'J:2 : > JX t Topeka , Morns
Torn , eight years old , u gelding with a 2:3. : ) }
econl.
K. Pyle , of Iliunbotdt , Kansas , ins thn lol-
owing horses. MiTnrlami sired by C'has.
'nlTruy , Tip of Bashaw iinni : lie Is u black
talllun , six years olil , with a record of UM'JJf.
Jhus. Cnlfrny , a black stallion twelve years
ild , with a trial recoidot Sr lW , whodld'JtIO
hii ynar. His sire Is Gen. Knov. dam , llo- s *
allnd , Uio latter with 2'tjf : record. Qtiiion
J/il by Catfrey , Is a thieo year old. Her . '
lam Jullu , Is a fnlJ Hlster to Maxy Coin who
ms 4 record of lilS : i' , auu many ot lieu . ' ' '