It 'll I ! 2 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TeBIUBSPAY , DECEMBER 2C. 1880. " H CHRISTMAS DAY IN OMAHA Hm HH H How the Annlvorsary was Oole- H , brUcd ( In the Gate City , H , JOY REIGNED UNCONFINED , H Observed ly Bnlnt ntul Slrmor Allko H Chrlstnms In Church , nt B Jltitnc , In Hotel , nnd H Unll ltoom Nolo * . HH H A I > nnf ItclolcltiK H Omnha celebrated Curlstinus yostordny In Hi the usual henrty mnn nor Tor tVhlcli the city Hi' ' is bo Justly celebrated The iluy was nil that Hli could bo dcslrod , and tbo weather rom'udod Hi ono of a Mexican whiter Instead ot a locality Hf where jicoplo occasionally freczo to death ' Hb The street cars Wcro thronged till day with Hv . . , _ _ bappy slKht-scors , and many pleasant ex- Hi ciirslons were talion Hi The usual catinR exercises were Indulged Hb in , and many a fine , fat cobbler and tooth H some roosu was exterminated The hotels Hb put up splondld meals for their Ruosts , and Hb the Btranircr within tbalr gates had no ccca- H elori to rtrumblo Hb All the churches observed the occasion by HbI npproprlnto services , nnd In the ovonlng tha Hb ' llttlo onus wcro gladdened by gifts Hl The fallowing are soma of tbo days ' H event * : H Il'xpoHltlon Unll , Ri In the Exposition hull the children's H | Christinas tree was ono of the most unique 1 features of the celebration The tree , Ilka 1 the lass who was loved , was tall nnd slender , 1 and Its branches , though not far-reaching Hl were numoiousnnd bcnutifuL Itstoodupon K the 3tago decorated with a limitless variety | | of tinsel skeins and gaudy * toyR , which 1 glinted in the white , soit light which Ilium- 1 mated its branches The illumination wns B | effected by n number of Incnudcscent lights , f. ono of which , ivt the top , like the star al | BBI : Bothlchom , seoiucd to gloatn with aurpass- i ing brilliancy pBSBI The stage looked like a hastily improvised Ml warehouse There were several thousands Uf of nacltugcs of popcorn and candy , and linn pBBH dreds of apples nnd toys of every descrip- Hb tlons under the sun Hj Then there wnsHantaClaus , who made his Ht entree behind a Hcnry-Dixoy elephant , tbo Hf motive members of which were supplied by Hj n pair nf lads from tha Nebraska institute Hj for the deaf nnd blind Hj Then thcro were n number of solf-snorlflc- | S K < Ing ladies and gentlemen who dispensed with B | lavish generosity the gifts which had been H * collected , uccoDipuuylug the dispensation Hg with genial smiles and cheering words Hf Among these were Rev C.V. . Savidgo , Uev Hj Vf , J. Harsha nnd Prof Gillespie Then H | thcro were the children There were nos9lbly B 2,000 of them They rnuged from Tiny Tim Bf to the gruff-voiced urchin far in his teens H They came alone and m families , with otnptv M hands and loft with hands , pockets and H mouths loaded with toys and filled with corn Hl and sweetmeats The ball fairly ovcrilowcd H ] with colleetlonsor small humanity of every Hf nationality under tha sun , and all were as Hl merry as kittens In a basket of wool , H | A largo amount of clothing and substan- Bi tial food had also been donated for the oc- H ension This was sent to the mission on Bj Bodge street , near Thirteenth , where they M were put into bundles Half a dozen csirrl- M ages were in readiness and well lauded with H ) those necessaries They were then driven | BB B to various parts of the city and , under the pBBH | direction of charitable ladies , well unloaded PJS H at the homes of poor nnd onfccbled people , IJS Bs to whom they were both n neccessity and a ' pS pSj' luxury * The Sohueizenvcreln R , The German Schuotzenvereln gave s con HHL cert and ball at Germania hall last ovomng H K > The concert com men cod about 0 o'cloclc with B * a march by Prof Schunko's orchestra , fol- HB lowed by a potpourri entitled The Musi- B clans Dream , " a medley of popular German B melodies Hf < r Louis Koch , the well known Gorman actor , Hf rncitod The Dying Tragedian In a 'dra- Hf matle manner Hl Miss Minna Brandt then sang tha fairy f song from Mignon entitled "I Am Tita- | B | BS nla" in excellent style The ltttlo lady has | BB M a volco rich In sweetness and of great power | S | SB and purity Her rendition of this difficult | S | M song was such as to draw forth prolonged | BB B applause , to which she responded with a | S | SK German song entitled The Forest Rose " BBbS She was presented with a magnificent hou- | S | JSj' quot of roses B The Turnveroln quartette , compo ed of | S | SJt Messrs Lehman , H. Haubens , A. Graf B and Louis Ifauth , sang The 1'oncher. " and B * were oncorcd , responding with The Forest B The last number on the programmo was a B potpourri by Misses A. l'eters , K Hoslclcy , . Li Nollmann , Al Peters , T. Kaufman and E Messrs . Howan , W. Uoolchoff , 12. Kauf B man and Ed Dworzak , nil pupils of Prof E. B Dworzak They played in good style uuu Bj wcro loudly applauded 1 Af tor tbo programmo was completed a fine Hl supper was served in ono of the ante rooms , B after which tbo floor was cleared for dane B ing which was continued to a late hour , B- At the Colliiium R- Christmas was celebrated at the Coliseum B ] last night by about ono thousand poople.who H watched the bicycling , polo and ether amuse H. ments , nnd skated and danced to their hearts H content H The evenings cntortainmont opened with H * n thrco-minuto bicycle race between Hob H Gcrnung , Prank Schlll and Albert Hubbard , H the latter being Riven a handicap of three B laps It might us well have bcon a dozen , Hr for bo was not In the race from the start pf Sell 111 and Gcrnung made n pretty race for HHlh " twelve lups , wnon the fernier lost a pedil Hv By mutual agreement they agreed to run n < mlle to sea who was the victor , It bade fair H < ' , tobaacloso finish , but Gcrnung fell on the Hv turn and last Then the Omaha Guards polo H team nnd the Mtllards played a game Jf the 1 f Guards cannot fight any bettor than they can . play polo Omaha would have to hlro seine 1 H ! Boldlory to protect nor interests The ' BBBH" Guards won the first coal in flvo BB KJ minutes aim then gava the Mll- K' lards ono on a foul Tbo last l coal of the Innings wns mada F" ' by the Mlllardsin 1:30. : The second Inning ' , ' wts a walk-away for the Mlllards , who b made four goals to the Millard's ono B Skating was then Indulged In until It B o'clock , after which a fancy dress ball was KpX.indulged in , which was largely attended , T' At Trlnliy Oatlieilrnl B Trinity cathedral was prettily decorated < n H' : honor ot the Messiahs birthday Evergreen H' , trees stood la two corners of the choir loft BC- > T1' ° railing in front of the pulpit was Inter * H * ? ' laced with vines and the woodwork ot the HKHbchancol throughout was outlined with ropes H3 f evergreen and the candlestick supports ' ' , entwined with tha same decorations , while H- pretty wreaths wore hung ui the apex ot Ij t each choir loft The altar was beautifully .i ' decked wltn holly , white nnd rod carnations t ) and roses of the sauio color The services H'7 wora the ramo as these of any Sabbath H" ' morning , but the musia was oxcoutlonutly H' good , Master Archie Pratt , who H. is developing a line soprano vnice , 1 sang tbo offertory with line ffovt | Dean Gardner announced that Iilshop Worth j lngton , who was to have delivered the morn * B jng sermon , ivus called elsewhere ' 1 ho dean H said ho would not attempt to take the blsli- B' op's place and deliver a serinon , but would Bl merely wish the concrogutlon a happy Christ B' - " mas t not a merry but a happy ono , as doubt H less there were many who could not bu marry - but could bo happy , H' * Tll ° Hnlulits of Pytlilai B Lily division No 8 , Uniform Rank Knights B Of Pythias , gave another of tbolr enjoyable B parties at the Metropolitan hall last night B ' , The utteadauca was good and a merry Christ K' „ xnas was brought to a closa In fitting Btylo , K The proceed * of these ontorUluments are to B ft bo used to tmy the expenses of the division K * da its trip to Mllwaukeo next June to attend B I , the national encampment ot the Uniform m Itank B , liniwiueueil llin Clerki B n Mr Aiiospo gave an elaborate banquet HHB ' to bis clerks and employos last night at his rcsldenco Thcro wore twenty guests , and ; an oxtenstvo menu was discussed During the evening the clerks presented Mr Iiospo with an elegant ofllco chnlr as a mnrk ot their J appreciation and esteem Mr Iiospo wa * completely surprised , as the gift was entirely i unexpected Ho responded In a few words cxprcsslvo of his gratification nt the npprecintloti euldrnced by the gift , A pleas ant evening was spent und tbo guests de parted wlshlntt Mr Hospe msny returns of tbo day Itin Hebrew Mtniltic Unll The Hohrow Young Men's LItornry asso ciation held a masqUcrado dancont Washing ton hall last night , the proceeds of which will bo dovotcd to the licth ton Sunday school recently established nt the corner ot 'lontb und Farnam streets , The nttendanco was largo nnd the mosques numerous The grotesque i predominated Prizes were awarded j to the best masque among the ladles and also the gentlemen At Mm TlioiUro' * . Christmas proved to bo n big day for ovcry thcatro In town Mouapcr Dsyd said that bis receipts were lnrgor than over before on any similar occasion Audiences that packed the house from orchestra rail to gallery wall attended both performances Pearl oft Pckln , " a Bpectaculnr , bur lesque Chlnc30 opera , was tbo at traction , and It Is Bafo to say that no ether traveling show would have given Omaha's seekers after holiday enjoyment more satisfaction , It is Just the kind of tin affair that pleases ones ' sight , charms his hourlug und makes him laugh all ho cares to laugli The opera has In itacharactor called Tyfoo , governor of Pokiu , who has a charming daughter numod Pearl It comes to pass that u dashing young qunrlormastcr , Pollto Pierre , of the Jjrcuch navy , who is accom panied by his wife Fanuotte , gets into T foo'8 boUsohold , trios to buy all the pretty Ctiluuso maidens ho sees , und Is hnviug a splendid time , wncu Fnnnotto becomes ungry nnd locks him up Ho is liber ated by Tyfoo nnd carried to the governors ' pulaco Tyfoo compels the young ofliccr to marry his daughter , and during the exciting events hourly oecuring whllo his domestic disturb ance is going on many funny things happen Tyfoo , of course , Is constantly surrounded with nn Immcnso force of men and women attendants , who comprise the chorus , whllo Funnetto bus with her several French sailors and four charming waiting maids Louis Harrison , as Tyfoo , fits the part most admir ably and plays it to perfection It gives him an opportunity to work in a great deal of clover specialty business , and ills talents as a versatile comedian have placed him m the front rank Ho takes immensely with an audience Miss Ada Jcuouro , who nssumes tbo roloof Pearl ; Miss BerthaFisch , ns Fun netto ; Edward Webb in the role ot Pierre ; Gilbert Clayton as Sosorikl , chief of the 'Tmporiul Tigers , " and John C. Leach as Sing High , a Chinese attendant , play their respective uarts very well Loach does a bit af imitation und character acting in the second net that it highly artistic and credlt- nblo The performauco was applauded re peatedly from beginning to and The music is tuneful and full of pleasing harmony , und the ploco Is put on eorgoousty Careful atten tion has been given to scenery nnd costumes , nnd both wcro strong features in tha goncral effect und pleasure oi the entertainment Ono of the four pretty French maids , Miss Hattie Delnro Barnes , has something of an interesting history About ono year ngo tbo son of a Sau Francisco millionaire named Uarnes followed her to Now York , where they were clandestinely mar ried The affair kicked up a terrible row , und a report has been circulated to the effect that Papa llarncs offered Miss llnttlo S100.000 to lcavo his son and have the marriage an nulled Whether she took the money or not is not known , but the young lady proposes to illo suit for a dlvorco as soon as the company reaches Frisco There was wild sport and terrific enthus iasm at the Grand last nicht , "McCarthy's ' Mishaps attracted an uudienco that filled the bouse This dad such a spirit bracing effect , upon Ferguson , Marr and the ontlre company that they gave an extraor dinarily good performance Tbo assault and battery and cirous acts of Ferguson and Marr , as well as the marvelous dancing ot Lizzio Daly and her little Uvo-year-old daughter set the audience off into screams of laughter and applause The mutineo wns also large The Eden Museo did Its share ot business Immense crowds attended every perform ance , both afternoon and evening A BAD DAI- FOB OFFICERS Newman's Chin Bitten Off and Evorly Brontes a Iisir Officer Newman is minus a portion of his chin , und Mnttie Reed , a prostitute , is in jail charged with mayhem There was a llcht at No 010 Capitol ave nue , and Nowmnn was summoned to quiet the riot As soon as bo entered the house ho was seized by a colored man and a white man , who began to punish htm severely Mattlo took a hand In the game , and clasp ing her arms around Newman's neck , bit a buro piece out ot his chin The trio then escaped , but were afterward captured The notorious Hello Frazier was implicated , und was ulso locked up A young man named Jones , who clerks In a hnrdwaro store , appeared at police station to try and got the Ueed woman released , but was given a very cool recoptlon by the cap tain in charge , who promised to Inform his parents , who aru said to bo respectable people Oflicer Everly Injured Oftlcor Evorly stepped on a banana peeling at Fourteenth nnd Farnam street last night and broke his leg Ho was taken to the Cozzens hotel and tbo fracture reduced by the city physician A ChrlHtmnu Night IJow There was an affray in n house of ill fame on Ninth street said to bo Fannie Clifton's lust night about midnight , In which two young men of tha town whose names could not ba learned engaged in a desperate con illct in which ono was seriously wounded in the iiDdomon with a knife A cab was called und the wounded man sent home No ar rests TllOSli WflU'K CAPS The Other side of the Story from a Visitor at Hnlyoke Holtokb , Col , Doc 24. 'to the Editor of Iiik Bbu ; Although the trial of the so-called White Caps la progressing , and all is quiet among tbo peopld , tbo giowlng reports sent out by resident correspondents are con demned by the host citizens , who recognize the Whlto Cap charges as the outgrowth ot the lata bitter campaign , in which the defeated - feated factions are vontlng their spleen on McPhcrson , the clerli-eloct on the peoples ticket McPherson carried all but ono pre cinct against both the domocratio and repub lican candidates , against the unltod efforts of the B. & M. und the Lincoln town , slta companies McPhorsoa's onomics grasped the opportunity to connect him with outrages to prejudice the paonlo ncainst him in the contest now pending From appearances their efforts will prove futile Judge Glynn is presiding carefully , und from every indication the trial will bo a useless expense placed upon the couuty , Donivan of Holvoko and Allen of Sterling : are Bbovvlng splendid ability , and doing good work for tbo defense , as is also Garrigues ot ; Greely for tbo state w , n. davjs On the Increase in Berlin BiiiiLiN' , Dee 25. The public health au thorities icport a greatIncreaso in tbo cases of iotlucnza und aggravation ot V''e ' disease , with Increase tu the death . an rate In Mu " nich the disease is spreading and tha hosplj tals are full , ' i * There was a row at the dance at Washington hall last night Two op throe dlsordorly persons engaged Id a riot nnd were arrested , Ed Ball , a drunken man , was arrested i lust night for stealing a horse belong ing to Wllllum Slavers , a Sixteenth street grocer Bull iouud the horse tied und drove oil with it ' 4T BOUl'il OMAHA NI5WS. Attempted to Murder BU Wife , John O. Gormnn , n Third ward brute , re siding on Thirty-second street bclwocn II nhd S streets , took a butcher knlfo Wodnos day ovonlng and uttampted to carve his ivlfo because she would not glvo him 10 cents to buy liquor with The woman was not ser iously injured Ho is a hard case , aad this will likely wind ud his career Clirlstnmn Giftn The Omaha Packing company prcsentod onch of its married otnplnycs with a Christ mas linm Messrs Waggoner & Blrnoy nnd Iturko & Frnzlor remembered the employes of each division of the Union stock yards Christmas day , nnd the yurd" men fully approclato the thoughtful kindness ot these commission firms Superintendent Tames Hoylo of the hog product department nt the packing honsos of Swift & Co , was tbo recipient ot n vnlunhio gold watch , chnln nud charm nnd an oxqulslto ring by the employes in his de partment , Messrs Burke & Frnzlor , the commission firm , presented the packing house buyers , Messrs PatrlckJ , MeXSratb , Captain Wil liam 11. Bell , Michael B. Muruhcy , William Wallwork , Jacob Lobman , John It , Wall work , Leroy Hough , Theodore J. Sanders , Charles Uogart nnd John Moss each with au olegnut silk umbrella The appreciating employes ot the packing firm of Swift & Co presented Suporlnton- dent A. C. Foster with n pair of olognnt sealskin gloves , a valuable chair and other acceptable Christmas mementoes Cashier J. S. Bangs wns remembered by the cmulovcs of tha packing house of Swift & Co by bandsomo cold ornaments Fred Walters of the enelneor's department of the pnclclng houses of Swift & Co was remembered - membored by fellow employes and carries n line gold watch as a present for Christmas , 1SS9. Back to Its Plcoe The friends of South Omnha who were surprlsod to lenrn that It hud'fnllon this year from third to seventh plnco in the hog pack ing industry will bo pleased to learn that it has resumed its old Btandlng , being led only by Chicago , with 1,070,000 hogs packed for the season ; Kansas City , with 033,000 , jind is third , with 175,000 , while Cincinnati , with 109,000 , and Sioux City , with 100,000 , occupy fifth ana sixth places respectively , Acoidentnl Shooting J. C. Ilobtnson , eaiployod by McFarland & Holcroftwas accidentallyshot'ln the loft Bide by Frank Nell last night The doctors pronounce - nounco the wound very dangerous but not nocessnrtly fatal Notes Abuntthn City A. L. Day found a gold pom on the side walk In front ot J. S. Rich's store on If street Arthur Ilushford ot the force In Swift & Co 's ' packing houses was taken suddenly ill Wednesday morning .lobn Chnot | of the Exchange hotel force and Miss Cnrrio Jeliuck of Linwood were married in Omnha Tuesday and loft at once for n visit with friends nt North Bend Mrs Joseph Cunzell is listed among the sicir George Schnrooskt was slightly injured by having a load of wood overturn with him A regular old faslupned boforo-tho-war old Virginia social and fostlval will be held by iho congregation of the Christian church , Albright , Thursday ovonlng Samuel Lilllcs of this city and Salllo Hoh- nan of Omaha have taken out a marriage to wed Charles F. Durnnd hold ticket No 153 , and drew the horse and buggy raffled oft at tha Buckeye stables , Omaha About People Mr and Mrs Frank Huyward Thursday morning will drive over to Creston , la , to make a short visit with friends John Carroll , who has been visiting friends in Iowa , is back recolving.a warm welcome by frtonas Mrs Kate Ball and Mrs Sophronia Soash have removed to Marshalltown , la John Schrcamcr has gone to St Joseph to spend the holidays J. A. Hogle of North Bend Bpcnt Christ mas with his brother , Hollls E. Hogle ' Mrs Andrew Wishard ot Ashland is the guest of Mr and Mrs John F. Kitchhart Constable A. C. McCrncken is spending the holidays visiting his mother in Burling ton , la Miss Ida Wolf , an accomplished young lady of Crete , is the guest of Miss Maud • Hay ward Messrs W. T. Keenan , Courtney A. Ho- rino , John F. Walters , and Charles F. Red dington , who nccompaniod the remains of the late Frank S. Dewey to Chicago , have returned They Btato that the funeral was a very impresslvo ono , largely attended and the floral offerings profuse J. B. Erlon Is home to apend the holidays M. C. Robinson , known in bnso ball circles as "Onub'Hoblnson , , will leave Thursday fern n ten days visit with friends in Detroit , Mich Have you tried McClurg's Pastry Wafer Sodasl They are delicate , crisp and delicious LOVB I'OWDBK , OF NO AVAIL . An Estranged St Louis Wife Caiisea a Clairvoyants Arrest St Louis , Doc 25. It was u story of wltchory and deceit which Mrs Kato GIcsol- mann poured into tha ear of Assistant Prose cutlng Attorney Diorkes nt tbo Four Courts this morning Later Mrs Glesolmann told the name tale to a reporter Ab a result of her application Mr Dicrkcs issued - sued a warrant , charging Mine Marie , a local clairvoyant , with ! fraud Mrs Glessolmann lives at2J10 Frank lin . She married but bas aventio is , sep ' arated from her husband The two huvo " been married flvo years Mrs Glossolmann \ said i "At llrst my husband and I } ivod very happily together Than wo began to have ' trouble It wus partly his fault and partly mine Wo were botn In the wrong , but wo could not see it at that time Wo agreed to | separate , 1 to have my child and ho to con tribute half of his earnings to our support That wns almost two yoirs ago I saw ray mlstako after a few raunths , but my letters > of penitence were never answered I vuinly : tried in mauy ways to again win the love of my husband Then I saw tbo advertisement of this womnu und called on her She j said it was the easiest thing in the world to win hlra back . I gave , her { 10 and she gave mo a black balLof some sort to throw in the river at midnight and I call my husbands uamo when it touched tbo 1 wutor I did so , but it failed to work J [ went to her again uad she said 1 must have made some mistake , I gave her another $10 j und sbo gave mo some love powders to burn In tbo house at daybreak and nightfull.und whlo burning call my nusoand's name Still ho did I not come Then sbo gava mo other charms , , and as I had no money she took some ot my pictures and furniture Tbo charrnb were no ' use 1 told my friends about it and they said she was a fraud I have sworn out a warrant hgalnst her " Mrao Murio was arrested and gava ball TO CHECK MOitMON POWEU , Governor Thomas or Utnh Gives Bis Views on the Vexed Question PlTTsnujio , Pa , Dee 25. Arthur L. Thomas , governor ot Utah , who is a natiya of Pittsburg , is in the city visiting relatives Talking to a reporter today ho dis , cussed Mormonlsm at some length "It is a great mistake , " he saidH * 'to think that ' wo have succeeded in breakliig the political power of the Mormons in Utah I should estimate the vote af Utah at about 25,000 , of which a liltlo more than 8,000 are Goutlles ' Of the twonty.four counties the Mormons have control of all the county officials in tweaty-threo , and of 378 oloctlou precincts in the territory they control 853. Our vie tories in Salt Lake and Oregon have been n mere entering wedge in our light against the Mormon church "My Idea of the best plan for passing the control of the ofUeea fi'OM the Mormons to the Gontllos Is that about halt the county oUlcers , such as county recorders , assess , ors soinctmeu , superintendents pt schools and county clerks , should bo appointed by federal authority The rocordersblp * aru ) the most lucratlvp county offices In the terri tory , that at Salt Lake being worth from * JO,000 to * 25.qQ0n venr All county officers have to , payjhfflf 1Q per cent tttlo to the Mormon chtinch , which gives that body from 1100,000 to tltftUf0 ! a > oar * < > l > u ° rtln Wash , lngton nnd pJVwhcro for Its own benefit , These good URBjtlons ore mndo horedltary among Mormons0descending from fnthor to son With tkQ ) assessor they form the county board ; of equalization nnd control assessments nniyvaluntions Apostnto Mormons - mons claim that , those boards treat them unfairly - fairly ns Boon ! a.sjhav lenvo the church The selectmen , wjtwtho } | , superintendents of schools , controlitjio nppolntmont of teachers and educatioualiiiffalrs gonerully , which Is n particularly mipprtant mnttor It Is neccs- sary to nttaokjiithB political power ot the Mormous by some such inothod as that I have suggested , tballovolhat the government will favorably consider the plan " " THE BUGBEAR OF HIGH LIFE How Maid * nrntlio Torments of Fnsti- lonnbln Women A maid used , to bo considered a lux- ury Now shq is the tocmont of the fashionable woman's lifo If she is Englisn her manners tire very good for nwhilo she does her duty and is well behaved But six months iu this enlightened - lightened country and her quiet man 11 ors become insolent ; she cant dross you without referring to the dutohessos and countesses upon whom she has waited before ; she acorns.vour table and roads your letters and knows exactly how much money you have in your pocketbook , says the Now York Sun If you should object to any of her weak ncsscs and summon up courage enough to dlschurgo her , you had hotter have her trunks examined before she lcavos and you will berwlse it you toll your husband all about her , for the chances are that , pretending to knowsomothing about you , she will nttomut a Utile ) scheme of blackmail immediately after she hits loft If she is French she stays just long enough to trot acquainted with Ameri can habits and then she leaves you in a great hurry , either to marry the cook and open n small rostaunyit , or go into the hairdrossttig business The Irish or Scotch maids are usually honest , usually impertinent usually know little - tlo , but are as faithful as dogs , so thut because of their virtues you may forgive thorn the rest Thcro are women in Now York who do not dnro todischargo maids who llvo in deadly terror of what they are going to do next ; who have boon foolish enough to let them find out something , it may bo a liltlo something that they do not want either mother or husband to know and so the maid levies tribute , gets irocks that have * only bcon worn once , has her wnges paid her in advance , nnd is worse than nny skeleton nt a feast , because she is with you nearly all the time Not long ago at a smart luncheon served by a > gorgeous butler nnd tlireo footmen , a woman Baid : "O , dear , I think "I shall go crazy if they put in it a paragraph about mo " The refcrciicovnSfmu.de to a personal paper The hostess looked silence at her guest , and after tho'survants ' had left the room said : "My dear \ why in the world did you say that before the servants ? You evidoritlydo ubt'know the English ono My butler is perfectly capable of writ ing you a letter demanding a certain sum of monoyon threatening just such a paragraph aS you dread The Eng lish servant has ho more idea of honor than a ctuinibaland , not as much , for a cannibal eats'you out and out , nnd does not make lifo hprriblo by spinning out the agony ' ' When it is thought what an easy lifo a good maid hasSt Booms strange that mora women , ! lbjPlenrning hair dressing and by learn "inJ\ ( .be systematic , do not apply focsuclLDOsitipns Sbo , Is seldom asked to oal with the rest os.tho . house hold ; she has much tlmo to go out , und her work is always easily done and not dirty A good maid is far , hoyo nd ru bies when it comes to a question of value to her mistress , and rather than stand all day long behind a couuter , got small wages and poor food to eat , and no time to call my own except when I was so tired I could not on joy it , I would study the ait of dressing people , saving them stops , of doing their hair , of keep ing their wardrobes in order in short , of being a perfect treasure of a maid , and a perfect treasure of a maid can got $50 a moth , a pleasant room , a great deal of time to herself , and a number of presents The perfect maid , like the perfect woman , is hard to find A BIRD WITNESSES A MURDER The Whlppnorwlll'fl Mind Affected by What Ho Hoh. . The Now York Suns correspondent ; tells the story as it came to him from the lips of aroputablo citizen of Austin , , Texas : ' 'In the suburbs ot the city there stands in what is known as 1 Horses Pasture a solitary oak , under which , at 1 o'clock upon a dark and quiet nighta roan was foully murdorcd Ho was in the possession of money , which ho had foolishly displaced in a i saloonand when ho started for home 1 ho avus followed by two men , who offered - forod to drive him to his destination Too drunk to bo cautious , ho accepted I and was tnkon into their wagon They drove nimlcssly about until ho fell I asleep , and then proceeded to this gaunt oak , under whoso branches the 1 deed of death was done There happened to ho in the 1 branches nt the time a whippoorwill I that saw the foul deed , watching ouch 1 motion with an interest so intense that t it attracted tbo attention of the mur- dorors And since then upon every night at the stroke of 1 the bird comes i back to his resting place , and , in a note that is far moro plaintive thnn the usuahuttorance of its kind sondBfoith the peculiar 'whip-poor-wllll' He never fails ; his song is hoard at no other time , and no ether bird is overseen upon that tree I do not attempt to account for { this I only to } ! it as it is " PUGNAG t , N A WOMAN ' j aV A Kofined Lntly.Controllaii . for a Time by a i'Uglllat'a Spirit It was at a s lritunltstlo seance in Sun Fruneiscontrid the Chronicle is ro- sponsible for tfiQtory She isa relined , sonsltlvo , odujyitod , womanly woman ; but she wont tp.usplrituali8tic meeting at a mudiumlo , lastablishmont There were several other ladies there , and suddenly she foufld herself attacked by , a curious nervousness , which developed into an iusanOiJosiro to tear the Psycho knot oft the backf of the woman's head in front of her The sensation then began to increase , in volunio and I change in character She felt incllnod to double her1 fie fund hit out from the shoulder It ltb'iit increasing until she could no longer rbblst , und she rose und strode across the room and , banging her list on the table , called out in u decidedly 1- cidedly musculino tone : "Ob , I would just like to clean this room out ! Wow ! " Then she catuo to her senses and with many blushes and much confusion ho- pun uiwlogizlng to the company They did not seem at all moved or surprised Dent upologlze , Mrs . Its nothing , " said the medium You were simply controlled by Yunkeo Sullivan " When John Arnold , ngod seventy eight , goes whirling through Provi- donee , It I. , on a bioyclo , the Rhode Islnndors are ceitalnly pnrdonablo for > opening their eyes and mouths very wide . NELUE BLy\ [ Her | § trngelc8 for n Koothnld tn Now York City Kolllo Bly , " the young womnn who is i now putting a girdle round about . tno earth , " is a Pittsburg girl She has , says the Philadelphia Inquirer , boon engaged in writing for uewsimpors a little ] moro than throe years , llor llrst ntlompt , . to gain allvollhood with her J pen was mndo early in 18S0 on the Pitts,1 burg ' Dispatch She had written a com municntion ' to that journal on the con dition < of working women in the city ot Pittsburgh J and there was so much orlpJ mnl i thought in her deductions that she wns , rcquostod to send her nnmo and ad- dress , to the editor With this slio com plied ] , and as it result she was ongnged to follow up several ot the suggestions slib ' had made "Nclllo lily's" first important mission was a trip to Mexico , whorp she trav eled , for six months , learning to speak Spanish i with Talr fluency in that time , When "MIS3 Bly" roturncd to Pitts- burg 5 she was put in charge of the socl- oty ( column ot the Dispatch , alternating this work with writintr theatrical notices , and criticisms and in preparing articles , on woman's work With her added , experience theBO papers attracted attention ; in Now York and wcro fro quontiy , reproduced in the metropolitan dallies , Tins gave Miss Bly" the idea that she could better hcrsolf in Now York , und she secured a letter of Intro dtiction , to lee Howard jr from 0110 of her nowspapcr friends iu Pittsburg Arrived iu New York she presented horlotter and was given several largo chunks of fatherly ndvlco und the cheerful opinion that she had made a big mistake and ought to go home She didn't ' go , but sought out Pester Coates , managing editor of the Mail and Ex- press It was just at this time that An- draw Curnogie , the millionaire , had taken unto himself a bride , and it was cstimntod that if Miss Bly could inter view Mrs Carnoglo such service might ho acceptable Small hope was hold out that success would attend tuUolTort , as the most export interviewers had tried it and failed Miss Bly" started in , and by porsovoronco and the oxor- else of a llttlo fomlnino diplomacy oh- tained a complcto and oxhasutlvo talk upon every subject that would bo of in- torcst to woman readers Like all beginners in newspaper work in the Miss " big city Bly" speedily rcaohed that period when it appeared that there was not a single now thing under the sun to wnto about She thought and thought , and tried and tried , but mot rebuffs at every turn She was boardinp at a modest little boarding house way up in Harlninwhore the faro was justabout generous enouch to support life , because of the moderate price paid for it Cheap as this living was , it could not bo paid for without an income The llttlo store of money that the girl had hoarded was becoming rapidly exhausted She was indohtod ' to her landlady and could not meet the obligation To make matters worse Miss Bly" ono day lost her purse , and with it every dollar she possessed in the world This misfortune did not discourage her , however , and she was too proud to make her loss known Every day she walked six to eight miles because she had actually no money to pay car faro The situation began to look dos porate Days were slipping by and the board bill was growing Something had to bo done , so , without much hope of success , letters • of intro duction were obtained from Joe Howard tto ' every cditior in Now York After a struggle and the exercise of a mostox- traordinaryamount of patient persever ance interviews were obtained with the editors or editors-in-charge ot the Her ald , the Sun , the Times , and the Tribune Not ono of them professed to believe that Nellie Bly" would bo a profitable investment The old and favorite method of politely disposing of the applicant by taking her name and address was adopted , una Miss Bly was Informed that if her services were needed she would receive a notification by mail Then the young woman , who refused to bo disheartened , betook herself to the office ot the World , and secured un audience with Joseph Pulitzer It took the proprietor of the World about lit teen minutes to make up his mind that Nellie Bly" might bo made useful Ho engaged her and for her first assign ment she was dlroctcd to visit the de partment for the insane on Blackwoll's Island , ostensibly as an insane patient , and describe its workings thoroughly Those instructions were carried out nnd resulted in ono of the most romarkublo stories of its kind over printed in a newspaper For three days Nellie Bly " ' rehearsed her part She bought books on insanity - sanity and studied carofullv all its pliusos She stood in front of a mirror with dtshoveled hair and practiced rolling her eyes and contorting her features until she ( elt thut she had studied her part well and knew it .It had been agreed that she should remain in the asylum for six days and then her release would bo secured With her raiment disarranged and the pretended glare of insanity in her eyes she wandered into a police station , seem ingly too much demented to give nny- thing moro than her name Nellie Brown Justice Putrick Gavin Dully committed her to 'Bluckwell's Island , and on the follow ing day the enowspapers con tained accounts of the mysterious young woman who had bcon found wan dering in the streets with reason do- throned , Dr Plold , one of the most eminent alletuats in the country , pro pounced the patient to bo hopelessly ! insane " Hundreds of visitors cumo to • see her hut not ono of them could tell I who the straugor was On the fifth day ' the patient made a narrow escape frorc > discovery She had learned to boar the scrutiny to which she wassubjocted dally with toiorablo composure , and when on that day she was touched on the shoul der by the nurse nnd turned around she almost fainted There stood a Pitts- burg newspaper man who had known her well in her own homo Ho was then employed on a Now York newspaper and lind been directed to investigate the case of the mysterious stranger The recognition was mutual , und the newspaper man was so astonished that ho couldn't Hpcnk , Ho hud no idea that Nellie was shamming , and thought thut she had become suddenly insane Ho was just on the point of making the girls i'lou- titv known whoushu , divinlntr his pur- pose , gotcloboup to liimund wliisporcd : Dent betray mo ; will explain Mater " The vieltor understood the situation in a moment , and gave a glance that meant compliance with the requo3t. Nellie Brown remained in thoinstltu- Hon foe thirteen days She thought she i had boon forgotten , and actually began to bollovo that she was dootnod to ro- 1main forever in the world of lunatics , Belief came at lttBt , and then the story of Iter experiences , which sot the town I by tno ears nud created consternation among the officers of the asylum • Steve Franklins Itainblo Ono of the most marvelous freaks of somnambulism ever known in Bruua- 1wick , On , is described in the Macon Telegraph The participant in the semiconscious night perambulation was a negro numed Steve Franklin , and the course of his stroll was from Bruus- wick to the nov \ docks nnd return , rrnnklin is n day laborer nt the now docks t ] and assists in loading vessels - sels with cotton Ho usually returns to the city nbout J o'clock iu the ovontnp nnd spends the night In order to roach his work in duo time next morning ho leaves Brunswick at i oclock Ono night last wool : , about 10 o'clock , ho arose from his j hod , dressed himself and struck out for the scene of labor On arriving ho disrovorcd that ho had forgottun Ills dlnnor \ , nnd nt once rovarsed himself and returned to Brunswick Ilo wns just j entering the city when ho suddenly awoke J , It was several minutes before ho ] could tnko in the situation , and then ho j was so badly frightened ns to almost go into convulsions FASTER THAN THE WIND An ICiiormniis Ifnglnn Which Jtuna Ninety Allies nn Hour , On the Big Pour road , between Cin cinnati nnd ludlnnnpolls , is au cngluo which ndvaucos the maximum speed limit j enormously , says the Indtnnnpolls News j It is ono of llvo engines built according to the pntont of 1111 inventor nnuiod , Strong , and is being tcstod by the Big Four people The onglno is built j for both strength and spcod , and the j tests of it have shown wonderful re sults It is claimed for it that it is capable J of hauling a heavy passenger train at the rate of from sovcnty-llvo to ninety miles per hour , and the tests made , this week , whllo not severe , have tended j to sustain the claim Superin tendent j Bender timed it on an eight niilo , run oastot the city The eight miles , were covered iu six minutes with perfect case , not the slightest ovldonco of ; straining being poreoptiblc The , onglno itself contains many novel , features in ennstruction It has cylinders , in which the oscnpo of steam , after , it has boon used , is so arranged as to j bo aAvast Improvement over the com mon , nrrunpomont The bollor is very long j , and there are two lire-boxes. Ail ingon'ous j ' contrivaiico consumes thu gases nnd smoke , so that economy in ] the use of fuel is 0110 of the advantages claimed ( The fireman has a cab to him self , at the rear of the bollor , whllo the engineer ( occupies a separate cab perched on the top of the boiler , a llttlo to j the rear of the center The eiigino weighs sixty-five tons , and rests upou eighteen ( wheels Its drivers are sixty eight ( inches in diameter Probably the fastest run on record was made rocoutly on the Canada South ern , road by a SDecial train bearing the Vnndcrbilt party The tinck was straight and line , and the train ran 107 ] miles tn nlnoty-acvcn minutes According to a computation just issued by an eminent statistician , Iho cost , in human lifo of the wars of thu last ] thirty-four years has boon 2.251,0 ) l ) souls , The Crlmoan war cost 750.000 men ; the Italian war (185a ( ) 45.001) ) ; the Danish war (18(31) ( ( ) li.OOO ; the American civil , war the northern states 280,000 , the southern states 520,000 ; the Austro- Prussian war 45,000 ; the Franco-Ger man war Franco 155,000 , Gormauy (10,000 ( 1 ; the Turko-Russian war 250,000 ; the South African wars 30,000 ; the Afghan war 25,000 ; the Moxicnu and Cochin-Chinese | expeditions 05,000 , and the Bulgario-Sorviun insurrection 25,000. ; This list does not include mor tality from sickness Ileo News Mm 11 ( in The morninR , ovonlng and Sunday Hen can bo found regularly at the folio wins places : nOTBLS Pauton Ilotol News Stand , Millard Hotel News Sund Murray Hotel News Stand Arcade Hotel News Stand t Metropolitan Hotel News Stand Windsor Hotel News Stand Canfleld House IN ows Staud Cozzens Hotel News Stand Harker Hotel News tatand . Merchants Ilotol News Stand * HOOK , NEWS AKB TOr STORKS JopUn & Co , 808 North Sixteenth Dick Castelld , 6015 North Sixteenth J. Rich , 603 North Sixteenth J. P. Hey 1115 North Twenty-fourth. Uubin llros , 014 South Tenth Frank Ifolblo , 318 South Tenth • J. Trostler , 11U5 Farnam , P. N. Meilhode 518 Soutn Thirtoontn JI Fruehaui , 414South Fifteenth E. Wyman , llli South Fifteenth U , Eckel , COS South Sixteenth J. S. Caulfleld , 130t Farnam A. Anderson , i21B ! Cuuiinpr S. 12. Hansen , 24211 Cumlni ; . W. 11. Plcard , 1723 St Mary's avonua J. W. Martin 1239 Park avenue Jps Timmons , 20th and Ltiko , ciblo depot 0. D. Gllmor 1533 Leavenworth F. Stuben , U04 N. I7th street M. E. Lawrence , SJID S. 15th. A. U Keith 210 S. 15th BtreoU E. Alpine , 1305 Douglas W. J. Bonner 1820 OouKlns llUUf ! STOIIES S. E. Howell , corner Leavenworth and South Twenty-ninth. Peyton & Owen , 2101 Loavonworth Clarendon drug store , 27th una Lake JSLBVATOIl nOTS Goo Cooper.Morcants' Uanlr building SOUTH OMAHA J. S. Stott , Postofllce G. Iteutber , at news stand and on street Patrons of Tub Bke will uotico the above i new agencies at drupr stores and elevators , which have been placed for the further ac commodation and ' convenience of Hue readers Persons who fail 10 procure The 15ie when wanted , will confer favor by roportlng facts to thu Hre ofllco : POWDER Absolutely Pure This powder never varies , A marvel otuurlty , strength and wholesomeness Moro economi I cal than the ordinary Kinds , and cannot no sol J j ln competition with iho multitude , of low te.it ! short welnhtttlum or phojphatxpawilern fc'ot/ OIlIjit / ( can * . ItOVAt , llAKINd I'uwnuu Co , 10 1 Wall St , N. V , " - DRUNKENNESS P Liquor Habit arju/mr worio mates but one cu/ie DHAI fE5 GOLDEN SPECIFIC It * b slvrn Ih cup tifoffV uv Iru * vr In hp > Ueleurfo tJ , without ttio knowUdga of the paUent , ifneceitaiy It li absolutely hftrmleiM Mid wlUefl * * ' a permanent and epoedjr oure , whether tbepstUQt U a moderate drinker or au alooholfowreok f f nvYM KAJLH It operate * ao quletljr and with eucti cer tainty tnat tbe patient undergoes no Inoonvonlenee , and t > r ba U aware , his complete reform all oa Is affected 48 paga book of particular * free * * * 4 iappUMbf HLAKHHUCBACOOttiaha * * * * Bssssstssssssssffi \ \ & ? > 1 m I A Good Apootlto Is essential to Rood jJ sfl health : hut nt this season the blnod may bo Im ( I bV pure , that tired feolluir predominant , and tin t'B ' Ba nppotllo lost , lloml's Sarsiipatllla Is a woil' l H tilactf moiHclii" . for creating an appetite , ton IB H lug the dlp3stlon. nnit chintf strength to tha l H uurvosuml health to the uholo system | t H Bo otiro to pot I limits Snrxaparllln Pold j H by iillilniRKlstt I'repurod only by 0.1. Hood A 1 S BJ Co , Apothecaries , Uivm-11 , Mass j H CALIFORNIA * ifl _ _ DI SCOVERIE S. ana > DSH/iSES'FTHflOAV , / M • Sencljoi-ctrcutar.ffl MrkltltJ ( or 9.S - . M lAHIErlNE : MEDkyviiil CAU > n//l S Ir Oira lMlJr'Ibbbb ! y /vl i tesiinsi SPSS3 ! i Lsl * 6 MOi./S Tv ; % . THE O NLV'SBBBi' ' ' M wJiV- & qn rJmt ) tssssl fl { ° Dr Oyu j. y cuKe ror < . \ M ' I a ciwLACvyx ATARRH 'AQiOJNEMfflLCo ' O n n VILULM L , SANTA : ASIH : AND : CAT : R : CURE I For sale by Goodman Drug C * . H ONPHBIBDEHTED ATT3ACT10N ! \ | OVEIt A MUfION MSTUintTTEn BBSJ Louisiana State Lottery Company Incorporated by tlio r K lfttum , for KJticatlonaJ M and CharlUtJlo j > urim es nnl Us fraiichlso mndo u M part ut tbo present M iiy Constitution , In ISTll , uy an M ovvrwliuliulii { { popular vote t H Its 3IA3I.HO Ill DKAVYINtiS Inko nlnco H Sciiii-AiiiiiiiilIy. ( > Tiiiut nnd Dccriubrr ) nntl , fK itsUII AND SI\Ul < i : NUMUElt UKAWiNUS tnko plnco in ouuh of tlio otliur ten months . H of tlioyoar , mill nro nil drnun In imbllc l H al the Academy of Music , New Orleans , La < ; | FAMED FOB TWENTY YEARS | H For Integrity of Its Drawings and IB Prompt Payment of Prizes ( Attested as follows : i BB "Woila licrelir ( erllfr tlmt wo aupcrvUo the nrfl l rangon ] nti > Mr nil tno Monthly nnl Meml-Armiml iS H limwliusot thu iK > uiiianH state lottery Onnnianr IS Sl una In person mmiizo nn l control thu Drawing * 4S H ttiomiiQltD , unit tlmt tlio sumo are comltictul witti t S S linncsty , fill rue * * , nnil In KOod fnltli tnwnru nil pitr- t B tlcH.uniwoauthorlzo tna Company to uhq till , cortl * vfS H tlcato wlthfacaliillojof our slznuturcs intuchoil , l * < l Itindtctllseincnts " ' : l COMMISBIONKU3. ] H We UioundenlRned DarikA and nanltrrs will nay r H til prices ilrnwn In ins Linuhlana f lata lotterlul .SH whichrasrhocro untoi At mir counton l H It M. WAIiMSLBV , Pros Louisiana Nat Baufc ] • l'llvltltl' IAN AUV Pros , Btnta Nat'l Hank , H A.IIALUW1N , Vres HowOrloaus Nat'l Hunt ! • CAHli ICOilN' , IroH Union National Hank H GRAND MONTHLY DRAWING , M At the Academy of Music , Now Orleans - | | loans , Tuesday , January 14 , . I H 1890. | | H CAPITAL PRIZE , - $300,000 9 100,000 Tlokois ntSOoncIi : JInlvos } H $10 ; QunrtorH , $5 ; TontliH $ iij M l TwonttotliB , $ t. l M I1ST OK PRIZE . riii/i ! ok rnnui i ikiiico ; § 1 I'lll/ll ( IK tlULVKIU l , ) I U I 'aV ' 1 I'lll/K OK HU > U I UUJU BB1 liMiiznoK m.imiiis , ' , mu laH t I'lll/n-l OK Mill nro , , . , , . a. . ' < H ! v viii/i\ov l.nx ) nt" , rj > < | 1UU I'lllVll-H OK I'D Hro Will ) > ao l'lll/.K.ri OK : > u nro , J.IXI 'Ml 1'lll l.a OK 'JUUlira , 1UU/JUU IM rrliqn of filnro , , , tii/fti SB lixi do Aiinru , , ui.mu K 1UU do HUItiro , . . . , 1M.UU ) n TKHmXAL mum ft ir.n I'rlrei or flllliiro , , , . , Pn.000 > ! UU I'llim ot liuu uru tfi 'JJI ' oa 3,134 l'rl70 nniounttnij to , , . .SIO54.80O NOTM-Tlckcts d wlns Capital l'rlies uro liot ou- tllluJ to tcrmiiml prUui " A i : iTS WJIKTED , ivroitCMTu Itatks or any further Infornittlnii deslruil , nrllo Iraibly lo tin under'lKiivd , cluarly • tatlnK > our ro Utonce , with Buito ( Aiuiiiy , hlrou * und Number , Moro rapid return mall ilellvury will be Hsitnwt l > y your encloslnit an viivelopo bearing your full addroM , IMPORTANT Adarcss M. A. DAIJIIHN Now Orloam , ta OrMA OAUI'HIN , Wnalilnston , P. C. Ilyordlnar ; Icttor , contnlnliiit Moneit Olllitii.U ucd by nil Kri > ri > s Coupinlet , New Vorlc HicIiuuzj l > r l I or t'onul Nolo , Adriress Regfsterei Ultrt containing Currency ti NKW OUI.HANS NATIONAL HANK New OrltmugCa ItKMKMllKIt that the paymnnt of I'rliol i OUAIIAN-rKKO IIV KOUlt NATIO.VA1 DANKrt Of Mow orleaiu , and the llckut * are alKnod by Ilia prujl ilcnt ul un InilUullon wboto chartttrod right ! oiu recoKiiUod In Iho htghsU courlt : therefore , bQnrafd of nil Imitation * or anonymuua Buuemefl ' 1 ONKDUI.I.Alt la the pricaof tlietmulleil part or fruotlon of a ticket ISatlKO UV US In anrUrawln * , Aaythlna In our uanio oiidred for lci thau a dollar aaaawiudlu nnillll Morpnlno HabitCurod BU III BUI AT IIOMK WITHOUT PAIW 1'a ) ' . lflr | | | III meats easy , and cojta It as than Ul IUII1 to contluua the habit DR O. P. COATS Sll JAMBS IIUJI.UINd , KAHH.IH OlTV , JtO A GOODRICH Att'y aMamt W Dear • born M. , clitcaudj udvlco free ; 2etra \ at perlenre ) bualntw qulttlr i UgaUy liviu acted