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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. SUNDAY , PEOEMBER 0. 1888.-SIXTEEN PAGES.
ROM THE PACIFIC COAST ,
fJuropoan Emigrants Taking the
Place of the Ohlnoso.
THE CALIFORNIA ATHLETIC CLUB.
Their KITorts ( o I'rltiu Mitchell nnil
Dcmpscr Touothiir Ijowcr Prices
Kor Coal Tito Orcnt line-
hand Sale.
In Plnce of the Chinese.
S VN" Fi'Axeisco , Dec. 3. [ Special
'CorrespondcnL'o of THK BKU. ] The ex
odus of the Chliiiuunn is already hogin-
lunj * : to hear Trull in the incroaseil im
migration of European working people ,
more especially women wishing to do
housework. Americans in California ,
110 matter how poor they may be. do not
whh tliolr daughters to enter Into do
mestic fccrvlco , nnd the consequence is
that the void loft hy the retreat of the
Chinese is bolii ) , ' lilled up by feminine
coolcs nnd housemaids from foreign
lands , chiefly from Kngland and Sweden.
Our California girls are by no means
lazy , nor are they merely ornamental ,
as fcomo soured cynics have suggested ,
foe , beautiful sis tlioy are , they will
work for long hours daily in the vineyard -
yard nnd the orchard. But they cannot
ouduro the tr.cit confession oT inferiority
that goes with the jilaco of housemaid
or coolc , and they prefer the hardest
inotit exacting labor in the Hold to soft
and easy positions where they would
have to bo subservient and obsequious ,
nud say "Yes. ma'am , no , ma'am , cer
tainly , ma'am r I will , ma'am , " to the
end of the chapter , and wear a cap be
sides. It is very cany to philosophize
about the ninttar and poke fun at them
in editorials , as has boon done oven in
't'ribco , but the spirit that prompts them
is a right spirit , and when they marry
tliov will Impart it to their boiiH , who
will lie induced with an indepondencu
that will not truckle to wealth , and will
not yield to the despotic sway of corpor
ations.
MllS. I'AUKKIl'S nillOAUH.
We have received in 'Frisco n small
nrmy of allowed domestic female ser
vants through the agency of. a Mrs.
Jilnrgarot K. ljarker , s. Canadian lady
who devotes herself to charitable work ,
and who rightly thought that there
could be no higher charity than aiding
women who wore desirous of being em
ployed to obtain situations. She asked
for rind received from San J-Vau-
cLscan municipal authorities a circular
which btated that there would bo cer
tain employment for women who could
do house work , including cooking and
making bread , and , presumably , she
inado that condition known to those who
in England applied to her for trans
portation. I regret to say that her
brigade consists mainly of good looking
young women , who have not the least
idea of cooking , and who were imbued
with the notion that they wore to be
lady holis. Nino-tenths of them have
drifted into other employments , some of
u somewhat questionable character ,
finch as assistants in massage and mani
cure parlors. There may bo places in
the world where these establishments
nro reputable , but those on Geary street
in this city can hardly bo so considered.
In fact , not to put too line a point on it ,
Mrs. 1'nrkcr was olther lee occupied or
too indilVorent to ascertain the Illness
of the young women she was sending to
California , and the consequence is that
she has simply recruited the ranks of
tlio domi inondo. This is aline work of
clmrityl But meddlesome people do
more injury to the community than
thoho who are actually wicked , and this
is not the first time that
Bueh an occurrence has hap
pened. A precisely similar mis
take was made in Australia thirty
years ago , and the Itidy who made it
had the satisfaction of knowing that
Hho was being cursed daily and hourly
by several hundred ruined young
women.
AVI ; IIAVI : TIN , TOO.
They blow a great deal in Dakota
about their tin mines at liar noy's Peak ,
and perhaps they are valuable and per
haps they are not ; moro probably the
latter. Uut it is right and fitting that
the world should know Unit California
has a tin mine also , and no doubt it is
moro valuable than anything in Da
kota. It is in the Tomcscal mountain
in San Bernardino county , in a Spanish
land grant called San Jucinto , and it
waa discovered ages ago by old Dan'l
.Sox ton , one of the pioneers of southum
California. As soon as the value of the
llnd wag made public there were a
dozen disputants as to the real owner ,
and that luigalion lasted until almost
every ono who had advanced a claim
was beggared by law expenses. Before
the lawyers commenced their line work
u shaft hud been sunk at the base of old
Tomcscal for a hundred foot in gneiss
rock , and a ledge of quarU was
btruck in which were big crystals
of tin Htono or cassitorite scattered ir
regularly through the vein like raisins
in rico pudding. I Imvo boon informed
that the minimum per cenlago of ere
to rock was 2 } , though in many places
it was much higher , rising to 10 per
rent , which , it booms , is extraordinary
riuhncFH. The crystals are a mixture
of tin with ferric and manganic oxides ,
nnd the average of the tin is 70 per
cent , but it is stated that there is some
dilllculty in freeing the tin from the
other compounds , owing to the tenacity
of ono. of thnni called wolflam or lungt-
tou. During tiio progress of Htlgntlon
work was suspended , the tunnel caved
in , the shaft became tilled up with
water , nnd the buildings fell to ruin.
When the litigation llnallyccascd , the
victor disposed of the property.to a syn
dicate of Kngllsh capitalists , who sent
men from Cornwall to clean out the
mine and put it in shape for the re-
iiotvul of work. An export from the
Bamo plnco came bvor and made n thor
ough .investigation , but ho was as
elosc-lippcd as n scallop , and gave no
information to any ono. This was last
Minima * * , only iv few months ngo.
"
"Wo luivo coma to the con
clusion that the syndicate
that purchased the San Jnclnto
mine has interest both in Cornish nnd
Australian tins , and that the property
wns bought that it might not bo worked
ns it would simply knock down the price
of tin. But if the Hnrnoy's Peak mines
nro to bo worked , then the San Jaeinto
will bo opened in real earnest , and there
will be u hvuly competition to sue who
can undersoil the other.
TJIUCAUPOItNU AT1U.KTIC CLUII.
There nro prospects of great times
out here in pugilistic matters , for Cali
fornia 1ms become the "scitippors' nnr-
ndiso. " The director of our athletic
club hus boon cast to try and induce
Nonpareil Dempsey und Chnrloy
MUcholl to tight to a llnish for their
own stakes , anu for ft purse of $1,000 in
the club nrunn. If ho docs not succeed
it ia simply bocnuso Mitchell is afraid
of being whipped. Io told our man
that ho would rather not come to San
1'Ynn.cifco because ho wns afraid that all
the moral support would bo for Dump-
fey , and that uouldeucoaruge hiscnnvd.
.
in foul play when they saw inevitable
defeat -storing .Tack in the face.
Hut thnt is arrant nonsense , for
there is no city in the world where
there are so many Englishmen
nnd the Athletic club is full of them.
Dempsey would have actually moro
ground for objecting to San Francisco
on that score than Mitchell. There can
bo no doubt that MeAulilT , our big man ,
will knock out the dnrkoy , nnd then the
road will bo clear for an invitation to
.Tako Kilrain to do the Golden City the
honor of n visit for a scrap with our
champion.
COAT , is V.U.MXO.
It is now certain thnt the Newcasllo
fetrikc is definitely over , and Australian
coal ships are beginning lo arrive. Wo
have received from Sydney 21,510 tons
during tire present week , and from
Nanaimo and Oregon iZO.l'JO tons , with
proapoctsof arrivals next week amount
ing to 00,003 tons more. The price has
already fallen for Australian , which Is
the best and dearest , to $3.50 a ton
wholesale , nnO this moans about ? ! la
loir retail. From the port of Kobe in
Japan wo hnvo had just six cargoes ,
mnnuntinir to 10-I58 tons , and it would
bo a good thing for California if wo
roum count upon a constant supply from
that quarter , for the quality is excel
lent , and if there were a purnmnont
business in it. the price would be ma
terially lower than Australian. It Is
suitable for all purposes , oven for the
manufacture of window glass , and
pressed and blown glass. There is ono
great drawback to the coal business that
would protect consumers from such a
coal famine as wo have passed through ,
and that is that we have no great ureas
for extensive coal yards , and ovary year
the want of storage room makes itself
more sensibly felt. Something might
be done with Goat Island , perhaps ,
which belongs to the United States ,
but it would bo surrendered cheerfully ,
1 have no doubt , as it is perfectly use
less ut present. The Central Pacific , in
days gone by , wanlod it , but there was
n great hubbub nbout it and the idea
was abandoned. If it were turned into
a general coal yard , under municipal
authority , it would bo practicable to
have u year's consumption on hand so
that no one would over again bo coin-
palled to pny $20 a ton'for the coal of
l.iritibli Columbia.
UAOGIX'S OUKAT I.ANO S\LK.
Most ot the readers of Tim UK is know
J. E . Ilaggin as owner of Piroiui ,
Ben All , Hidalgo and numerous other
victors on the race course. The Californians -
fornians know him as a very estimable
merchant and capitalist whose amiable
wife has long been tlio recognized head
of society in this city. A few well
posted individuals were nwuro that ho
in partnership with William 15. Carr
owned a ranch -100,01)0 ) acres , chiolly
in Kern county. This land , it is the
intention o ( the owners , to dispose of
piece meal. There has been a con
ference with land surveyors and con
tracts have boon given for the survey
and subdivision of 30,000 acres clo e to
Baker's lield , the county seat of Kern.
Arrangements have also boon made for
the opening of special land olliccs in
Sun Francisco , Los Angeles and Chi
cago. Of this enormous stretch of prop
erty 100.000 ncroij are under cultivation ,
principally in wheat und Chcvolier
barley , and to obtain crops it has been
necessary to spend millions for irriga
tion. To tap the Kern river a canal was
dug , twenty-eight miles long , sixty foot
wide at bottom and 100 feet wide at top ,
and insures prosperous cultivation. Be
sides the immense acreage in wheat ,
there is feomo in alfalfa , and a small
part relatively is in fruit" ranches and
vineyards. On the uncultivated acres
there are some i0,000 ! head of catllo.
Mr. Haggin is an exceedingly roliconl
man and no one knows exnclly what ho
proposes to do , though it is obvious that
if ho disposes of small farms in the sec
tion that is to bo surveyed ho must
keep the irrigation in his own hands.
This looks like a yearly water rent , a
very odious form of taxation. No ono
save ho who has owned an irrigated
farm knows the worry , vexation , irrita
tion , agitation , litigation and general
botheration of the system. Perhaps ho
intends to soil the land , including a
water right to so many plumas , which
would bo much more agreeable to the
buyer. But the event will show.
CAinroitNIA'S CLAIM.
The politicians of th's ' slate are
agreed that it is time for national rec
ognition of the Pacillc slope. Wo want
the immediate admission of Wash
ington Territory into the union ,
and wo want a- place ' in
the cabinet for a Ca.'lfornian. ' Wo want
the postmaster general's beat , and \vo
want Mike ; Do Young1 to sit in it. lie is
the proprietor of the San Francisco
Chronicle nnd ho made a great fight for
the republican party , besides taking a
very decided part in the national con
vention Hint nominated Harrison. Ho
is u man of splendid executive ability ,
and wo rely upon him to enable Ihe
wine men of California lo send samples
through the mail. Therefore we , no
mailer what our politics may bo , nro a
unit with regard to the man and to the
claim. With Mike DoYoung in the of
fice , there would bo , undoubtedly , an
immense development in the wine busl-
nc'fes. If a man , say in Omaha , feels like
giving California white wine a trial ,
instead of going to some local dealer ,
who would sell him vinegar , ho would
write to leading wine men like Ilarax-
thy , Charles Krug , ot St. Helena , in
Napa valley , Iloarl Lofranc , of Now
Almadon vineyard , near San Jose , and
Borlngor Bros. , and would ask for sam
ple by mail. Now this cannot be done.
But with a Callfornian at the head of
the poilollli'o , it would bo arranged in
Iho twinkling of an oyo. This would
inaugurate an era of Sales to private
customers , a thing which docs not exist
now outside of this city.
THIS UCIC STATUAllY.
Everybody knows something of the
Lick bequests , on account of the promi
nence achieved by the Lick observa
tory on Mount Hamilton under the ad
mirable manugomcnl of Prof. Holdon ,
formerly of Yale , and ono of the most
diblingulshcd pupils of Prof. Youni ; ,
Iho famous heliologibt. If Mr. Lick de
sired posthumous celebrity , ho has ob
tained it , for his observatory is n
glorious success. But ho loft a certain
sum of money to bo disbursed in a group
of statuary in front of the city hall , and
the trustees are enduring anguish
about this. The group Is to bo in mar-
bin or granite , and is to represent the
progress made by the state in mining ,
agriculture , manufacluros end all the
arts and sciences. The sum is by no
means sulllciont for the purpose , which
could onlv bo elllclontly accomplished
by a monument Uko the Albert mem
orial. However , the trustees tackled
it , and a year ago invited the
sculptors of the world generally ,
nnd particularly of San Francisco , to
send in designs. Twenty were sub
mitted , nnd tlioy were BO excruciatingly
bad that there was a sort of panic in tha
room where they were examined. Tha
secretary of the Lick trust is n very
wily gonlloimm named Matthews , and
ho Luggested that nil the designs should
bo photographed and exhibited in pub
lic. This WHS done , and men laughed
at thorn until they cried , as was natural ,
for It is obvious that If the thing is not
don 3 in n first-class way , nnd by first-
class sculptors , it must bo a buriosquo.
It has proved to ho so , and I may say
now Unit I talked the matter over with
Virgil Williamswho was then nllvo ,
and director-of the art uchooland'wo
both agreed thnt the work could not bo
done for less thnn ton times Iho amount
of the bequest. Hut while the public
shrlokcd wllh ecstacy the sculptors got
very hot in the collar , and ono of them
has brought an action against the trus
tees for damages , first for not awarding
the contract to him , secondly for photo
graphing hisdesign without permission ,
and thirdly for not returning his de
sign. I fervently hope there will bo n
trial , for it will develop heaps oC fun.
_ TIIK
C11UHCH XOTKS.
At the First Christian church the morning
subject will bo "Tho Tnrcs ; " cvcninp.
' Shall wo know our friends in heaven I"
Scats free.
The Kov. Mr. Eninper , of Chicago , secre
tary or the Western Unitarian niaaciatlon ,
will prcnch nt Unity church nt 11 o'clock n.
in. Alt fntnds of Unity nro cordially In-
vltcd.
Hev , Willnrd Scott will prcnch In the now
St. Mary'n iivonnc Congreinitlonnt clinncl
both inornhitf and evening. In the morning
iiifiint baptism will bo nilminlslurod. In the
cvcninc the pastor will present a study for a
new "Elsincre. "
At IfansL-om nnrlc M. E. church tlio pastor ,
Rev. G. M. Hroxvn , will preach In the mornIng -
Ing from the words "No man cnrcd for my
soul ; " evening , "Is tliino heart rljthtl"
Hev. II. 0. Cr.ino , of Hillside ConprOKa-
tiomil church , will preach Ma the morning on
the theme : "i'ho Swonl of the Lord and
Gideon. " Gospel service in the evening.
At the Southwest Prc'byterian church ,
corner Twentieth and Leaven worth , services
both morning nnd evening will bo conducted
by Kov. F. S. Blnyuey , president of Uollovuo
collcsc.
Dr. Lamar lost Sunday evening Invited nil
who wanted to make him suggestions ns to
matters they would like to Imvo discussed In
tiio Inmlly sermons to send them In , over
their names. Anonymous letters will not bo
regarded. On Sunday night next "Husbands
nnd Wives , " or , how a well mated couple
may promote each other's happiness and wel
fare , will bu presented. This is the lifth
sermon of the series and live others will fol
low. Home two hundred extra chairs had to
bo used lust Sunday evening to nccouimoduto
the throng nt Dr. Lnmar's church.
Hev. William Hursha , pastor of the First
Presbyterian church , will contlnuo his course
of sermons , both morning and evening , tlio
morning course being "Tho Pan-Presbyterian
Council. " this being the third lu the scries ,
and will bo portnlnlngtathQworkoftho laity
hi the churches. The evening course being
"Truces of St. Puul in Italy , " this being the
second In this course will bo "Tho Appaln
Way. "
At Plymouth Congregational , ICountzo
lila.cc , there will bo regular preaching.
Services both morning and evening , 1.0:30 :
and TKO. :
Hev. J. S. Dotweiler , pastor ICountzo Mem
orial Lutheran church , corner Sixteenth und
Htmicy streets , will preach to-morrow morn
ing on the subject , "Abounding in Hope. "
Evening subject : "Young Men Called Up
Higher. "
Quarterly meeting is held at A. M. E.
church to-morrow. Preaching in tlio morn
ing , at ! ! p. in. and 7:30 : p. in.
Tlio theme on Sunday morning nt Immanuel -
uel baptist church Is "Tho Hereafter of
Sin. " Evening , second sermon to the labor
ing men , "Bread Winners. " Laborers and
mechanics invited.
At the First Congregational church Hev.
G. W. Crofts will preach in the morning on
the suject , "A Holy Desire. ' , Rev. A. B.
Pemiimau will occupy the pulpit m the
evening1.
Dr. Williamson , of the Central United
Presbyterian church , takes for his theme in
the morning 'I'ho Faithful Promises , " and
in the evening "Division of Labor. "
At Beth Eden Baptist church there will bo
preaclilng by the rector ct 1U:45 : n. in ; topic ,
"To bo Carnally Minded ia Death. " A ser
mon for young people at 7:80 : i > . in. : tonic ,
"Tho Prodigal Son in Want. "
Song service nt the Y. M. C. A. building nt
4 o'clock. Sunday evening nceting for men
only.
First M. E. Church Davenport , near Sev
enteenth street. Hev. T. M. House , pastor.
Morning subject , "Man's Worth1 , " evening
theme , "How to Save Men. "
W. C. T. U. Notice : .Too Critchtteld will
speak on the subject of gospel temperance
at the W. C. T. U. Headquarters this , Sun
day evening at 7:30 : o'clock. John B. Gough's
worthy successor. Co mo out and hear him.
ADDITIONAL COUlSrOIL BLTJFFS
Short Sentences.
Yrsterday was motion and sentence day
In the district court. Louis Stewart , who
wns convicted of an assault upon Oftlccr
Fowler , was sentenced to ninety days in the
county jail , and William GSrudy , who pleaded
guilty to an assault with intent to Uo great
bodily injury , was given six months nt the
same place. The case of Chai'les Aull , tlio
fellow who is indicted for stealing a coat be
longing to H. S. Hiehardson from the LJroad-
way M. E. church , was sot for trial Tues
day. _
Itoynt Arunniiin.
Fidelity Council , No. l.TO , hold Us annual
election of officers last Friday evening. A
largo delegation of Omaha mcmbors of the
order were visitors. The ofllccrs-clcct are :
Hcgont George C. Hrown.
Vico-Hcgcnt Fred Warner.
Orator W. W. Chapuiau.
Chaplain J. H. Arthur.
Guide Charles lieno.
Secretary -Thomas Tidd.
Collector James Patterson.
Warden Richard Francis.
Sentry - Lyon.
Trustees James Patterson , W. II. Robin
son and T. E. Cavin , re-elected.
1'rrrtoinit
Mr. "Clark Abbott , an extensive cattle
dealer , of Wilson Junction , \vus in tbo city
yesterday.
O. II. Irwln , of Ncohi , was in the city yes
terday.
Superintendent Hothcrt and wife , and En
gineer F. W. ISalulT , of the institution for the
deal and dumb , visited the institution for the
fccblo minded at Ulenwood on Friday last.
The report about Colonel Swan's serious
illnus * appears to have been miito exagger
ated. lit ) is not in the best of health , but is
by no means in a critical condition.
A Fatal Accident.
George Ilansou , a car repairer , was struck
by the cars ut S30 ; last evening In the North
western yanls and died n short time after
ward. Ho resides at 012 Avcnuo G.
Sheriff George Rainbow , of Shelby county ,
arrived in the city last evening lu charge of
nnescnpod'prisonor , who broke jail a short
tlmo ago at , Harlan. He was recaptured at
Missouri Valley nnd lodged over night In the
jail in this city. Ho will be taken to Harluu
this morning.
For Sleeplessness *
I/so IlosTord'H Acid Phosphate.
Dr. C. R. Drake , Uellvlllo , 111. , says :
hnvo found it , and it alone , to bo capable of
producing a sweet and natural steep hi eases
of insomna from overwork of the brain ,
which so often occurs iu active professional
and business men. "
Point * About tlic i'refllileiit-Kleot.
I'Utiliuru DtniMttli.
Ho keeps ono horso.
IIo wears a No. 7J hat.
Ho is fond of base ball.
His neck measures 101 ,
IIo doos-not fancy jewelry.
He wear * a Oi shoo and can wear n G.
He goes to bed at 10 and gels up between -
tween 6 and 7.
He wears open-front shirts and pays
$27 a dozen for thorn.
Ho reads for recreation. Ho is fond
of Scott , Eliot nnd Thackeray.
Ills whi&kers are getting gray.
Ho is a regular smoker , and smokes
small cignra a clear Havana. IIo does
not smoke to excess , howover.
IIo usually wears a high-buttonod ,
double-broustod frock coat , nnd seldom
hus a suit all of the batno pieco.
Ills chest measure is ! I7 und his waist
42. He weighs about 180 pounds nnd
appears to bo C foot 7i inches in height.
Sarah Uerahardt , for the first time in her
life , has como la cuntaet with the public
conttoi In Vienna. In "Lu Tosoa" she was
forbidden to place the crucifix : on tha breast
of Marjo , an its use on the stage was consid
ered
NEW YORK'S ' NEW RELIGION ,
Somothlnff About the Thoosophlsts
nncl Their Peculiar Tonota.
A NOVEL MONUMENJ FOR GRANT.
* % "
The Iilcn Birrowol ijroin the Mlttillo
ARCH .Mist fllnrloWjrt Triumph ns
Pnnlionlu Tlio > [ * w Manage *
inuiit of the "Star. "
The Tlicosoplilc.il Society'
Nr.\V YOKK , Doc. 4. [ Special Corre
spondence of TUB HEK. ] The local
papers nro busily engaged in working
up the Thcosophic'il society of Now
York Into n sensation , und one of them
published a long nccottntof the To in pi o
of Truth , which hnq been established in
Molt Memorial hull , nt No. 117 Nassau
street , conveniently close , to the news
paper pang in Printing House square.
I must acknowledge that I luvvo not
been to it , for having had the pleasure
of living in the same boarding house as
Mad.'uno Blavatsky , I consider that I
know as much of theosophy as I want
to know. The doctrines of the thco-
sophists are founded primarily on Mnnl-
ehouanlsm tluit is , the doctrine ot the
two elements. They recognize inlinilo
love as the universal soul ot things , and
as she is unmatcd and unmataolo , al
though the creator of life , they call her
the virginor Ag or Agui , which was
the name of the Aryan lire gol. ; There
are hymns to Agul extant in the old
bodlc , the mother of Sanskrit , and the
theosophibts take the ground that Ag
the soul , the vital llamo , be
came confounded with common
lire , and that so-called fire
worship is only a degenerate form of
the cult of Ag the virgin or infinite
soul. That's one element. The other
is omnipotence , an infinite intellect ,
the creator of all forms of matter , be
tween whom and. Ag there is a never-
dying repulsion. She takes the lowest
forms of matter arid infuses life into
them , and these by evolution mount to
man , but are constantly subjected to the
malevolent influences of. omnipotence ,
who deeply resents this invasion of his
domains. Suboridinato to those two in
finitudes is a.Jacobs ladder of finite im
mutable spiritsof whom the highest is a
being called On Ilaro , who is regarded
as the son of the virgin , and who be
came incarnate as Jlorus , and subse
quently as Baddha. For tins reason
there is in the temple ot truth a figure
of Aruidu SakyamaniV seated in the
double lotus , and alsoxt has relief rep-
ro&entincf the virgin and child attended
by spirits. Besides On Ilaro , there is
an archangel who practically the
god of this planet , and whoso special
duty it is to protect thp. worshippers of
the virgin and On Harfy and to try the
twice-born ( thcoaophijts ) by temptations
of all sorts.
OKN13UAT , OU.VNT'S MOXUSIKNT.
St. Loub has put up'U colossal statue
to General Grant , whojuas in some sort
a citizen of that place , for ho married
Miss Dent , a St. Louis belle , and ho
lived out on the Gravels road on a small
farm after ho loft the urmy in the old
dtrys before the war. The people out
there in Missouri did not do any tall
talking , but they raised a fund of 520-
000. hired a competent sculptor and
had a colossal statue of the .national
hero cast in bronze and mounted on a
granite pedestal in a very short time.
Chicago , having more money and hav
ing been inoculated with a love for the
line arts by .Too Mddill and his shadow ,
Fred Hallhavo gone in for something far
more extensive and impressive , and to
speak honestly , more fitting an eques
trian statue of Grant. It is to bo
erected in Lincoln park and is being
modelled by a Cincinnati sculptor ,
Roblsso. Potter Palmer , who is at the
head of the committee , is highly
pleased with tlio artist's wprk and com
pares it to Marochetto's equestrian
statue of Ctinir do Lion. But whore is
Now York's grand monument that waste
to bo the cynosure of every oyoV Well
about $130,000 has been collected , which
has been deposited in the United States
Trust company , where it is drawing 3
per cent interest. A proposition was
sent out to leading architects asking
them to submit plans and offering pre
miums of $1,500 , $1,000 , $500 , $301) ) and
8200 for the best live. The Architect
ural League of America objected
strongly to the wording of the proposal ,
for the committee did not ngrco to give
the work to the designer talcing the
first premium , and hinted broadly that
the committee proposed to use the
plans , and to prepare from the best of
them a design of their own which
would bo put into execution by a
favored architect. The consequence
has been that no leading architect in
this country has competed , and though
fifty plans have been sent in , they have
proved so inferior that the committee
lias extended the time for receiving
plans until January of next year.
A UNUJUJO I'LAX.
A proposition was made in an evening -
ing paper for u tomb for General
Grant , which certainly has the merit
of being novel , and of bciiif' based
upon modern ideas. The designer
started out by declaring that in some
work the Americans wore , in common
with all other people of to-day , away
behind the builders of mcdhuvn ! and
classical times , and that therefore it
would bo wise to makb tomb and not a
monument , IIo proposed a dome of rod
porphyry from Sioux Palls , in Dakota ,
unltghtcd by any windows , having an
inside circular gallery from which vis
itors would look down upon the sarcoph
agus ot the hero in the center of the
building. This was to bo of enameled
silver , having on topriji high repousse ,
a statue of Grant in tlio full uniform of
a United States , general done in en
amel , the whole to bo lighted at the
four corners by female forms of mourn
ing , holding over the recumbent llguro
Edison incandescent . .lights , arranged
in silver Moral shapcg. The dynamos
were to bo placed in uTVypt under the
Hoot-ing of the dome and to bo kept in
motion by clock work of a largo size.
Entrance to the gallery , was to bo ob
tained from the outside , by a spiral stone
stairway und exit by another spiral
stairway , and between the two was to
bo a door covered with plates of enameled -
olod silver giving admission to the Hoar
of the tomb. A guardian was to bo
there all day to bo relieved by another
all night , so that the tomb should bo
continually under supervision. This
waa the main thought of the designer ,
who said that in his travels ho had no
ticed into what decay the llnost monuments
ments fell through utter neglect , and
had therefore endeavored to lilt upon
something that should uwko supervi
sion absolutely necessary.
DI8KA8KS THAT UlbQUACR.
An eminent physician has made a
public statement that typhoid fever is
oyory year epidemic in this city and in
Brooklyn. Ho declares that it is pro
vcntablo , n id that its existence In the
nineteenth century is a diegrauo. Tuodo
are very bitter words , dootorl One-
third of the cases reported nro in the
fall , and occur immediately after people
ple return from their summer wander
ings. In some instances it has bemi
proved that the disease crept into the
system at mountain resorts where tiio
families of Gotham wont to give the
children the advantage of pure
air. In these cases investigation
showed that the living health
ful spring from which the Uoardors
got their drinking water , waa Invaria-
lily polluted l > y the cesspool of the hotel.
How could it "bo otherwise , when the
hotels are built on an eminence , nut
springs run in adjoining hollows below ?
Medical men say that the reason why
typhoid fever docs not rimnifost itself in
the mountains at the time that it at
tacks a pel-son is that there is much
ozone in the air , and this "acts as a pow
erful stimulant , and braces the sulferer ,
who Hops immediately when ho descend
to n lower locality whore there is little
or no O7.ono. In Denver there was this
year an immense amoiuit of typhoid
fever , resulting from the enormous
number of open cesspools , but there
were many cases where miners coming
down from the mountains showed symp
toms ot tile malady as soon as they cetin
in the city. This tends to indicate that
the disease was contracted in the moun
tains , but was prevented from declaring
itbolf by the o one. Now York is cer
tainly a clean city , and so is Brooklyn ,
and if there is an excess of typhoid , it
must be caused by emanations from the
North and East rivers , which receive
our sewage. Then tiio only remedy
will bo to do something with sewage in
stead of pouring it into the streams that
surround us.
31HS. 1'AHAN STI'VENS' DIAMONDS.
Mrs. Pnran Stevens is considerably
talked about just now. She lied from
Paris in disgust shortly after the re
lease of her Italian maid. That black-
eyed beauty created for herself so many
powerful sympathizers that Mrs. Stev
ens had to pav her the wages slio had
held back and throw into the bargain a
very Imnosomo present to escape prose
cution for fnlso ucciibation and impris
onment. Now that she has arrived in
New York the story has crept out that
she never suspected her maid , and
never accused her , for she was in pos
session of certain facts that throw the
suspicion of guilt upon a well known so
ciety man who was in the habit of fre
quenting the Slovens' salon. It was the
Parisian police to whom she had re
course in her desolation that arrested
the maid without any intimation of
what was foiug to bo done Mrs. Paran
Stevens said from the lir&t that she could
drop a dynamite shell among "Ward Mc
Allister's noble four hundred , and it is
whisnorod that the bomb i's being man
ufactured and charged now. Day after
day Mrs. Stevens' carriage is ia waiting
all the morning at Mulberry street ,
whilst tiie buxom widow is closeted with
Inspector Byrnes. Ho has boon asked
for information , but says that ho can
not give any , nnd us lie is notoriously
good to the press , it is presumed that
the pear is not yet ripe. That is , sup
posing there is a pear , for no ono can bo
quito certain that Mrs. Sto vens 1ms
been robbed , because she is notoriously
eager for newspaper notices , and she
may have taKcn a loaf out of the book of
many a woll-k'fiown singer and actress.
If Unit bo so , she , , like many another
novice , lias egregriously overacted , her
part.
TUB XK\V DUA3IATIO STAIl.
Apropos of actresses , lot Mary Ander
son look to her laurels , for slip has a
rival , and , as some &ay , a superior , in a
Miss Julia Marlowe , who made her
Uebut as Parthenia in a sort of trial
performance with a scratch company at
the Bijou tlieator. The support was
wretched , but Parthonia was magnifi
cent. There was nothing statuesque
about it , but it was Greek , or rather IIol- '
lenioallthosnmo. Men talk about the
Greek ideal with the most hopeless ig-
norancoof the subject. If anyone wants
to imagine how a Greek girl looked , ho
must not work up some cold phantasy
by combining into one dreadful unit
points from the three fates , the anadyo-
ineno , the kneeling Venus , the Venus
of Milo , the Niobe , etc. , but lie must
study the heads of. statuettes in terra
cotta , usually styled Tanagra , though
they have been found in many other
places. Mary Anderson wont in for the
statuesque , having a very bad advisor
in her stepfather , Dr. Grifllnvhorcas
Mibs Marlowe has boon rigidly schooled
in the business of the stage by her aunt ,
a , w.oll known actress living in rotiro-
mont. Misa Marlowe has by ono repre
sentation convinced the critics that she
is full of fire and has been admirably
drained , and she is certain of success.
But she will succeed all the more eor-
; ainly it Colonel Ingorsoll can shut that
aig mouth of his and notcovcr hoi * with
lauNoating praise , all the more ridicu
lous because it credits her with
faults that she docs not pos
sess , thanks to her aunt , and
which , in the opinion of competent
judges marred Miss Anderson's por-
'ormances ' for many years , "Imagine , "
says the colonel , in cold typo , "imagine
a Greek girl who unconsciously imitates
all the great statues , and who lias the
iso ! ot Greek , art in its highest form. "
ilosh ! A Greek girl no more thought
of falling into the po os of goddesses
than Italian women of falling into the
> o-ics of Madonna and saints , or Italian
non , of Christ and ot His apostles.
The great Greek statues belonged to
Greek religious art , whilst the terra
cottns of Tanagra represent truly Greek
ay art , nnd there is a gulf between
them as wide as the Atlantic ocean.
IN ciiAiiai : or THK STAII.
Shanks , who formerly was the city
editor of the Tribune , is now the editor
in chief of the reconstituted Star , and
everybody is wondering whether ho will
five up his personal intelligence
H'ronu. When ho was. bo to speak , out
of employment , ho hit upon a bright
scheme , suggcbted to him by his exper-
once as a journalist. IIo had the run
of the exchanges of the Tribune , and it
occurred to him that many people in
H'oininoift positions would bo benollttod
jy knowing what was said of thorn. IIo
he lit out circulars , in which he stated
that ho would clip out of the
nest prominent papers all references
to these persons who became Ms sub
scribers. The idea took well , and many
subscribed. General Di Ccsuola , of the
Metropolitan art museumwasonoof the
lumber , but after a week's experience
10 was BO disgusted with the propondor-
inco of adverse criticism that ho begged
Shanks to let up on him , tolling him ,
, hnt " ho was welcome to the subscrip
tion" , but that ho never wanted 'to ru-
ceivo ono of his envelopes again. IIo
.bought . with the poet :
Hotter ia the darkness than the light
which blinds.
SlCUfA TllOU.
An AlJ'putloiuito Lion.
The superintendent of the animal do-
mrtmont out in Woodward's garden
.ells a pathetic and pretty story about a
ioa they had out there , nays the San
YunciBco Chronicle , At iirst ho was HO
dangerous that they did not cnra to
venture too close to him ; but by persist-
jut gentleness and kindness the super-
ntondont gradually made the bcn t BO
end of him that it liked to have him go
nto the cage , nnd if ho'd lie dowj ; * 00.
side It the lion would nil HO its Tiend , seas
as to give himaso'tpiaco to lie. Ono
lay u drunkcir Bailer osino into the par
dons and begun teasing the lion. The
suparintondent en MID up und told the
Bailer not to tease the boast. The bailer
replied with an oath nd struck at him
twice. The lion became perfectly
frantic with rage , and roared , and bent
the bars of his cngo so much that the
sailor got frightened. If the lion had
got out of his cage there would not have
been enough left of the sailor for a
funeral. At length the lion got some
kind of a tumor and was in great pain.
Ono or two slight operations had to bo
performed , and nobody could got near
the beast except this one man. The
lion let him cut , ami looked at him
gratefully all the llino , licking his
hand when it waa over. The tumor
grow so bad that n big operation had to
bo performed , nnd it was with fear and
trembling that the superintendent un
dertook it , for the lion was in terrible
pain , The doctors could not go near ,
but they drew a diagram of the body of
the lion , held it up before ns ho wont
on. and made the murks on it where ho
was to cut. IIo followed their directions ,
and all the while the lion lay ns still ns
if he were undisturbed. The last oper
ations did no good. The beast was in
such fearful pain that they had to kill
him. The superintendent took his re
volver and niter potting the animal ,
fired ono shot through his head putting
the muzzle close to it. The lion
gave him a pathetic look , in which
there seemed to bo a mixture of sur
prise and reproach , but no anger. It
took throe shot to kill him , und nil the
time the beast never took his eyes oft
the man who was killing him. The
superintendent envs ho was never HO
curiously and deeply affected in his life ,
and ho could not help crying ; * even now
ho fools the tears come when ho recalls ,
and ho cannot forgot the lion's pitiful
look as his head fell back for the last
time.
THEY WERE RELEASED.
Old Time Judicial Proceeding ) ) Out
on Hnnlco lllvci * .
A humorous incident growing out of
the atrocious lynching of two men on
Snake river some time ago is given to
the world by the Cheyenne Leader.
Three settlers were arrested on sus
picion of being implicated in the brutal
outrage. There wasn't a limb of the
law in the well timbered valley , but
John M. Finloy , a killer , who was once
pIHcial reporter for the territorial leg
islature , and subsequently constable at
Rawlins , volutcored to defend the al
leged strangers.
Finloy barely knows the difference
between a mittamim nnd a bill of sale ,
and thought lie had very cleverly
clogged the wheels of justice when lie
moved for a change of venue. Old tim
ers say that Hughes , the law dispenser
for Snake river precinct , used to he a
vigalanto nnd will stand no foolishness.
Uo patiently listened' to Finloy.'s
argument on the motion and
frequently delayed the harangue
by arguing poiutn with John. IIo
finally took the matter under advise
ment and after two days' consideration
concluded to send to Kawlins for Justice
Dodge and Prosecuting Attorney Dixon.
Knowing Hughes neither otllcinl paid
any attention to the summons.
After three days of grace had expired
Finloy domnnncd the release ot his cli
ent , when Hughes calmly declared that
in the absence of Dodge and Dixon ho
would preside at the hearing.
In vain the amateur attorney pro
tested. The judge was firm. A few
drinks were taken as the debate pro
gressed. In the course of events Hughes
! * ave Finlcy the lie , and when the latter
reached for his six-shooter and knocked
liim down .for contempt of court. Scv-
arul fights ensued , and whibkcy was im
bibed between rounds.
The upshot of the queer proceedings
was that the whole party celebrated in
hilarious style , the prisoners were re
leased and the hearing never did take
place.
The foregoing is vouched for by a
Tcntloman who visited the region since
Jio double hanging. A reward of $500
uns been offered for the apprehension
of the murderers , but it is doubtful if
they will over bo captured.
Iincntcnl
Chionfiro Tribune : The little girl from
the city waa on a visit to her unolo in
the country nnd was making her Urstnt-
tempt nt milking a cow.
"Undo Zub , " she said In some per
plexity , after several fruitless otTorts ,
"I wish you would show mo how you
turn the milk on. "
AMUSEMENTS.
Monday , Tuesday and Wednesday ,
DKCMMHKK 10 , 11 nnd U' .
The eminent artist' ,
MILTON AND DOLLIB
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JSt'cntng " Thn IVw
SentMgo on sale ottt o'clock
Thursdny Evenlnq , Dec. IS.
ONE NIGHT ONlY
America's Dintlnguisheil rnvorlte ,
MISS MADDERN
Ami her o.xcollont company , under the dlreo-
tlon of Mr Arthur Miller , piescnUng
Tnylor'a Iilyllir nliiy ,
CAPRICE
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A picture of today , perfectly presented.
Identified with two ( Ustinut Now York runs.
Hccnlnr prices. Seats po on sale at 0 o'clock
Wednesday monilnjr.
Fiitlny ami Saturday , Dor. 1 and 15 ,
BEACH &
Famous Minstrels
Anil Finest rnlformeil Ham ! In the World.
2O DisthiflUlshedArtlsts ,
Monnrchs of the Minstrel World , Absolutely
au cmlro cliniiRo or programme Since our
last vlRlt
Street Pa rtttla at Noon.
IfcRitlar price * Seat * go tm sale nt 0 o'clock
Tliurtduy moralug.
THIUli : I'KItFOKMANCUS.
Tluirsflay and Friday , Dec , 13 and 14 ,
Anil Friday afternoon , llj-iill nieain wait fertile
tile orlKln.il. 'riK't-reaU'st of the season ,
Aiuericau-limupeuii Jlintoilou ,
Haveiiy's Minstrels.
Soclety'H preference overywlicrH. A company
of premiers : Kr.ink Cnslimuti , tliu eccvntrfo
grotesque. ( ! . II. rielilliitf , Lew Hawkins , tlui
modern inliistrol , Justifying rrowlev. Imperial
Japanese Troupe. IVte .Murk , ,1. M. NortroKS ,
Hanks Winter.las. Carpenter , Ho\vu > V lioyle.
Tile \VoiWn Trio , Leopold. . Ac llumiull , Slg.
IJn Tiinm&ci , .Ins. Koirle , It. It. Uoger- " , and
iimnj oilier prominent sfarf. In nil nunrlv half
100 people.
people.COLOSSEUM ,
Tlia great slx-iluy race , horses tfgnlust Dluy-
clea , between
Marve Beardsley ,
Tlio clinmiiioii her o vljor ot the world , und
JOHNS. PRINCE ,
Champion lilcyclo rldorof America , unil
T. W. ECK ,
Champion of Canada , for a stake of Jl.ooi ) , com
mencing utM : : , nnd t1iilshlii lit \(1'M \ ( : p. in.
CommcnrcH Monday , Dec , 10. AdmlHMoiiiffo.
Jtesorvcd beats fi'Jc. ' Music by Mu lcul Union
band.
LA O ! dIM ;
llth. and Faraam sts.
An Unparalleled Attraction Secured !
Nature's Latest Freak ,
Tl
AT THE EDEN MUSEE ,
Hth and Farnam ,
During the Week BeginningDec. . 10 ,
A bright and attractive child born covered
with a mass of wool. At a salary of $1OOO per
week the EDEN M USE has secured this mar
vellous and interesting little creature to Omaha.
OH EXHIBITION rOB , ONE WEEK
. DOJ-I'T PAII. TO SEE IT. AT THE
EBE& MUSES FOB ONE WEEK.
ONE DIME ADI