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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 15, 1890)
(5 ( THE OMAHA PAIJLiY BEE , M < 5feTDAY , DECEMBER 15 , 1890 ' i A PALATIAL HALL FOR LABOR It Is to Bo Erected by the Enterprising Me chanics of Omaha. ORIGIN OF TH GREAT UNDERTAKING , Incorporation ofttie Association The fctook to lo SulfiorllCil ) null n Ocncrnl Out line nf tlio llnllilliiK. Eight years ncoV. . B. Mnsscr , Julius Meyer ntul B. H. Overall conceived the Idea of erecting n lube1 palnco In Oinntin , n buildIng - Ing to bo owned mid under tlio control of the labor organizations of the city. In flowing' ' language tbo thrco gentlemen presented their Ideas before the members of their assemblies mid on the street corners. Whllo tlio hearers listened to tlio views expressed , they ropard- cd tlio proposition ft wild ono and too gigantic for laboring men to undertake , and were al ways put oil with the remark : "Mem wltn * capital will erect suctt buildings nnd wo will rent them when wo need them. " Tlicso gentlemen woio somewhat discour aged , but they elld not despair , for they real ized that , sootier or later , the laboring men of Omaha would realize the importuned of such n building nnd would bo reuuy to tnko holt ! with a will , anil the palace would become n reality. The work win not allowed to drop , nnd ut nearly every meeting of tbo Central labor union , the labor palace question has been discussed In some form. Lust fall , the labor assemblies tooic hold of the nmtter anew , nnel Instructed their dolo- giites to the Central labor union to uao their own Judgment in advocating the creation of a Inbor palace association , for the purpose of taking ste-ps to secure tlio erection or a suit able building. Thu gave tlio originators of the srbemo renewed hope , and they nt onca redoubled their efforts to accomplish the ob ject they had in view for so many years. Shortly after this a meeting was held and a plan was decided upon. Again Hio project remained dormant , but during the month of September last , by nn extraordinary effort , the association was put upon Its foct and the plan of incorporating under the sAute laws decideil upon. During the latter part ot November the Central labor union voted to Incorporate with a capital stock of S'JOUOOO , divided Into40,000 shares nt > each. Articles wore drawn up , submitted and adopted. At tlio next meeting , hold last Monday night , thu organization of the association was completed by electing the following nlllcers : President , George W. Willard : treasurer , Julius Meyer ; secretary , \Vllliam Sohriiig ; directors , W. D. Mussrr , James Kiniioy , Wil liam Goodln , E. K. Overall , August Blcrmnn and Thomas ICelscy. Upon tailing stock , each subscriber will bo compelled to pay In 10 per cent , the balance to bo paid subject to the draft ot tlio board of directors , they giving thirty days' notice bo- fora making any assessments. The question of location has been n sorl- ous one , us the directors are anxious to get ncur the central part of the city. Several doslrablo sites have been examined , but the comer of fourteenth nnd Capitol avenue , east of the Dullonc hotel , is the choice of u majority of the members of the board , providing It , can bo obtained at reason able llgures. The building will ho 132x133 feet , and six statics high. Although tlio plans have not been fully prop.ircd , it has about been do- elded to erect thu llrst and second stories of dark sand stone , with thu remaining stories of pressed brick , similar to these la Tin : Br.K building. The floors will bo of stone and tile , the whole building being absolutely llto proof , with elevators , electric lights , gas nml all modern conveniences. 'Iho llrst llcor will bo divided Into store rooms , with ledge rooms , committee rooms , reading rooms and bath rooms on the- second , third , fourth and llfth lloors. The upper story will bo used as a hall nnd will have a Boating capacity for from -1,000 to 5,000 per sons Some people may ask how the labor assem blies can use so many halls and ledge rooms as there would bo upon four floors ot such a great building , but the answer Is simple and plain. In this city there nro are thirty-eight organizations In the Central Labor union , most of which hold two and four meetings each month. Should these all have halls m the bulldlug many of them would bo com pelled to double up , as there would not bo ac commodations for hulf.of tlicm , It Is believed that by going into the buildIng - Ing there will bo a great saving to most of the assemblies , as the idea Is to charge them a nominal rental , merely enough to pay a low rate of interest on the money nnd the inci dental running expenses or lights , heating nnd Janltqr services. In addition to the largo library mid rending room that will probably be on the second door , each hall will bo sup plied with a light , airy room for library purposes , nz so that nil the society occupants may have private reading apartments , besides free ac cess to the mntti rending room and library. AVlth the largo hall on the sixth lloor , the members of the board believe they can offer Inducements so that most of the assembly conventions of the west can bo brought to Omaha , Instead of going to the extreme ) north , south and the 1'acitlc coast. Next week n committee from the board of directors will begin the work of soliciting subscriptions , and from ttio amount already pledged It is thought that nearlv the wnolo amount of stock will bo subscribed within sixty days. The committee ) will continue laboring until JISO.OOO shall have been sub scribed , $50,000 of wlileh amound will bo set nsldo as a building slto fund , nnd the balance used In the construction of the p.ilnco. It has not been fully decided whether the erection of the building will be let to the low est bidder , or whether it will bo in ch.irgo of some member appointed by tlio board , but either way , it Is sufo to say union labor will bo employed. A AVorkingiiinn'H Colony. .As an Indication of the reforms planned by Emperor William of Germany , the plan pro posed by the Prussian minister of commerce Is significant , says the Scr.mton Truth. The Utilser has in mind a paternal policy based upon socialistic ideas of reform , imd the pres ent scheme is but the uppcaranco of ono phase of his bcaovolouco. It is proposed to start a worklngmnn's colony In a suburb of Berlin , within easy communication of all the Ufa of the capital. This colony Is to consist of 4,000 model houses , which nro to bo vuluou nt about f 1,000 o.tch , nnd which will rent for t5 per month , the rout so paid for twenty years forming a purchase fund on the Install ment plan , and giving the occupant at the end of the tlmo nninca absolute ownership of the property. The houses uro to bo large enough to accommodate a family of live , and nro to bo built with some view to architect ural effects. They will not bo simply bald , unadorned sqnaro housas , such as uro deemed by our coal and manufacturing companies lit for their employes ; and , furthermore , they will contain the latest suggestions In ventila tion nnd drainage. Govcrntncntofllcors have the building of these model homes for the wage earner , nnd the government will take care of the collection of rents , In this way the German empire maintains her supremacy and her solidity , nnd Inspires the love and re spect of her children wherever they may bo , for Fatherland has come to bo a household sentiment among all nations where the Her man hangs up his hat. The emperor of the Germans Is growing in democratic thought , and it is highly probable that ono of these days ho will relieve the people of the heavj burden that a peace establishment conducted on a war footing Imposes. Germany can give points to Great Ilrltuln in ameliorating the status of her people. Imbor Notes. Tno Nnshvlllo unions kick against thi " farming out of convicts on the electric rail way. way.Tho The coal operators In the vicinity of Du qulu , III. , have decided to pay the Columbia bcalo. At Brooklyn over two thousand sugai workers have been Idle a month. They inuki from $5 to f 10 a week. Now York ornamental plasterers and shoj bands will work IKty-ono hours ana receive frou ! JO to 48 coats per hour. The Safe Harbor rolling mill In Lancaster Pa , , tia.s shutdown for an indefinite period About ono hundred and seventy-live hand : nro thrown out of work. It Is estimated that each year In Now Yorl pity 9,000 women find themselves stranded not only homeless , penniless nnd without work , butunnblo to work. Keprcsontatlvcs of the Order of llallwny Conductors will meet in Chicago to adjust differences regarding salaries on the eastern divisions of the llqck Island road. The Union Paclllo railway has put Into ef fect an order to reduce the forcoi and tlmo In the shop * along Its lino. This Is thu llrst act of Jay Gould's administration. Glnpham weavers nro requested to stav away from the factory ot William Kclgnn of Philadelphia , whoso men nro on strike for a restoration of wages cut down last year. The Cotton Employers' association mot nt Oldlium , Eng. . last wock and voted to ritlso the wages of their employes 10 per cent. This action affects 150,000 hands. Boston plasterers won eight hours. The pay Is10 cents nn hour , orlU a week Instead of $21. The concession runs till April , and thereafter if other trades win eight hours. Mitchell & Co. , Scotch gingham manufac turers , believe they can tnnko their goods to bettor advantage In this country , nnd ft Is expected they will establish mills In Fitchburg - burg , Muss. The New York tinners will start a night * school to give instruction In cutting , draft- In ir , etc. , In tin and sheet-Iron work. The various foremen in the union will tuko turns in giving Instruction. Tlio government report shows that the uv- crago wncs of railroad hands In this country are $ * ii : per year. The average employment Is 117 days , the rest of the year being en forced idleness. About two thousand shocmnkqrs have been locked out by their bosses in Erfurt , Ger many , because they demanded higher wages. The national organlration of the German shoo-workors U supporting the locked-out men. men.Tlio miners nt the Barren Fork coal mines near Somerset , Ky. , struck last week for an Incrcasu of 10 cents per ton. The strikers number 1100. "The commissary has been locked ngalnst the miners und they have been refused anything to eat. " A committee of Journeymen shoemakers has been appointed to wait upon the members of tbo Minnesota shoe company In St. Paul and endeavor to persuade them to retain the piece system of payment , ns the proposal to pay them by the week would menu a reduction of wages. A refusal to compromise , it is said , means a strike In which Got ) hands will take part. part.A A committee representing the telegraph operators - orators of the Indianapolis division of the Pennsylvania railroad called on Saturday upon Superintendent Darlington nnd pre sented u request for nn increase of liay. . No dcllnito demand was made , It being left to the superintendent to determine what the In crease should fairly be. The petition was taken under consideration. A report from Scottdalo states that th o sc.-do committee of the Knights of Labor has llnlshcd the wage agreement , which will bo submitted to the ' operators for signature. Copies of the ngre'ement will bo sent to all the local assemblies of the order in the region for approval und amendment , after which the committee will moot hero and make linal arrangements to meet the coke operators In conference. _ The chief of the state bureau of labor sta tistics of Ohio states that "tho present uinount of wages annually paid docs not give the wage-worker comfortable means of sup port nnd cnnblo him to lay by even < \ moder ate fund to meet the necessary exigencies ho is sure to encounter. That an evil growing out of the condition is the Increase of child labor , and this cannot bo prevented until the head of the family , by his own exertion , can earn nn adequate support. " A report from Shamokln , Pa. , states that the Hickory Kldgo and Hickory swamp cul- llerlos , operated by W. L. Scott & Co. , have suspended operations until spring. The Hun garians depending upon thcso collieries for bupport have dcbortcel the houses adjacent to the workings and are returning to their na tive land in large numbers' . They will remain abroad until spring. Nearly live hundred of these homowaril-bound foreigners have loft the locality within the last few days. Hall's Hair Kenuwer eradicates nnel prevents vents the formation of dandruff , thickens the growth and bcautllles the hair us no other preparation will. Dr Blrnoy cures catarrh , Bee bldg ] Cunning Miui-Kiitern. The cunning comuinodwith audacity of some man-eaters is extraordinary , says the Pall Mall Budget. A few years ago there was a well-known tiger in the Mandla dis trict , which took possession of the road and actually stopped the trafllc. This was not the generally accepted specimen of a man- eater , old and mangy , but an exceedingly powerful boast of unexampled ferocity and audacity. It was a merciless highwayman , which infested a well-known portion of the road and levied toll upon the drivers of the native carts , not by au attack upon their hill ocks , but by bclzlng the elrlver himself and carrying him off to bo devoured in the neighboring Jungle. It had killed a number of people and noth ing would induce a native to venture unon that fatal road with a single cart ; it had therefore bccomn the custom to travel in company with several carts togetheras num bers wcro supposed to afford additional so- curitv. This proved to Do a vain expecta tion , as the tiger seized the driver of the liindmost cart , and us usual carried the man away in splto of the cries of the affrighted companions. Upon several occasions this terrible attack had been enacted , nnd the traflio was entirely stopped. At length the superintendent of nollce , JNlr. ' Duff , who , un fortunately had lost QUO a'rm by a gun acci dent , determined to make an oftort at Us de struction , and ho ndriutly arranged a plan that would bo a fatal trap and catch the tiger in its own snare. Ho obtained two covered carts , each drawn as usual by two bullocks. The loading cart was ilttcd In front nnd behind with strong bars of lashed bamboo , which formed an impervious cage ; In this the driver was seated , whllo Mr. Duff himself , sat with his face toward the rearprcpared to Uro through the bars should tlie tiger , according to its custom , attack the driver of the rear most cart. This would have been an exciting moment for the driver , but Mr. Duff had carefully prepared a dummy , dressed exactly to poroonnto tlio usual unlive carter ; the bul locks , being well tralned vould follow closely In the rear of the leading cart , from which n splendid shot would bo obtained should the tiger venture upon attack. All wont well. Tlio road was desolate , bordered by jungle upon either side and wild grass land upon the other. They had now reached the locality where the dreaded dan ger lay , and slowly the carts moved along the road In tliclr usual apathetic manner. This must have been an exciting moment , and Mr , DulTwns.no eloubt , thoroughly on the look' out. Suddenly there was a roar , a largo ti ger bounded from the Jungle , and with extra ordinary quickness seized the dummy drlvci from his seat upon the rearmost cart , nnd drugged the unresisting victim toward the Junglo. Nothing could have bcon bottet planned , but ono chance had bocn forgotten , which was necessary to success. No sooner had the tiger roared , nnd bound ed upon the cart , than the affrighted bullocks , torrltlcd by tbo dreadful sound , at once stain pcded off the road and went full gallop across country , followed by Mr. Duff's ' bul locks in wildest panic. It was im possible to lire , and after a few boconds of despenile chariot men , bott carts capsized among the numerous email nullahs of the broken ground , where bullocks and vehicles lay In superlative confusion ; tin victorious man-eater was left to enjoy rathei a dry meal of straw-stuffed carter , instead o : Juicy native which he had expected. The clergy , the medical faculty and th < people all endorse Uuntbck blood hitters as the boat system renovating , blood purify hit to n lu la the world. Send for tcstlmonla Is. A OlinrinlnK Memory. No improvement have boon so marked , BO signally perfect in attainment , in the last few years , aa the numerous luxuries which huvo boon introduced in transcon tinental travel. Instead of harrowing recollections the tourist now has loft tc him when his journey is completed , i charming memory of porfout train nor vlco und palace dining cars. The or raiiRemonts this winter for dining can on thu Union nnd Southern Pnclllu roadi is something far in advance of unythiiif in that hitherto attempted. Throuph coaches Pullman palaci elcopora , dining cars , free reclining chad cars to Chicago and inlorvoning point via the great Rock Island route. Ticko olllco 1002 , Sixteenth and Farnam. Dr. Blrnoy curca catarrh , Boo bldg AMERICAN TRADE IN CHINA , Consul Slicn Woon Shows Sotno Dazzling Ooramcrcial Possibilities. SOUTH CAROLINA'S ' PHOSPHATE LAND , All Kngllsli Sytiellento Hnld to be After the State Kljjhts Among the Milts California's Ship ment ! ' KutMns. -Two Chlnoso Bcntlcmen cnmo up from Wnablngton ycstemny artcrnooii nnd regis tered ns "Shcn Woon , consul , " ntul "Low Yult Lin , vlco consul. " DurltiK tbo evening they went to the Chtneso cyhlbltlon In liortl- cultural hnll , where Mr. Shen made nn nd- ilrcas , says the I'hllndclphln I'ross. Hut before - fore going there the consul told a reporter some Interesting tliltigs In regard to Ameri can commerce with China. "In the first plaeo , " said ho , "thoro Is hardly any trade between the United States und the Chinese empire , in comparison with what might bo developed wcro the former na tion only nllvo to Its opportunities. To bo sure , there Is some Intcrehnngo of eomtnoOl- tics , but utmost on a retail basis. The United Btiitci might just as well do n colossal busi ness with my countrymen of course , that Is provldlng-tho exclusion nctworo not In force. But oven under existing circumstances the Interchange of products could bo vastly in creased. "Today wo buy from and sell to England , Whyl For two reasons. In the first place , Kngltsh ships are constantly bringing us some of the goods wo tmtst have. Then , again , whllo England has warred , slio has been sharp enough to look ahead and provide for the times , such as the prcaent , when she wants to increase her trade. "Now , you ask what America can do ! Let mo tell you that wo want , what wo must have , are canned inerts : , fruits and vegeta bles. Can not the United States sell us inora of these articles nnd at a lower price than England ! \Vo want fabrics , especially wool ens , and tlicre Is a market for these of im mense possibilities. Wo want cutlery , hard ware of all sorts , tools , agricultural imple ments and machinery. Where would China naturally look for these I Why , to America , of course , just across the Pacillc. Then Just think of your immeasurable timber lunds In the great northwest , especially in Washing ton , Orciron , California mid the bordering states. Ot courao wo want timber of all kinds , nnd in enormous quantities. Look nt thu mineral wealth of these sumo states that might bo sold to us 1 Why , the possible com- nereo between America and China Is somo- tremendous 1" Mr. Shen , in speaking later of American Itles. said : "I always like to come to Pull- ndclphia , and so do all the members of the le gation. Wo fool sure of being treated hero ; vith respect , and not of being stared nt and aUghcd at on account of our national cos- umo. " But alas for the delicate compliment to the Quaker city. Half an hour later Messrs. 'iben and Low started to walk from the La- 'ayctto to Horticultural hall. They wore robes of oxqulslto silk , trousers of dainty , costly fabric , and their customary hats. They strode along the pavement with dignity , but by the time tbo hall was reached a crowd f twenty gamins surrounded them , calling names , ] coring and laughing at tucin. Mr. Shea stopped for a bccoud on the steps .nd surveyed the crowd of young hoodlums. ilancing at his vice consul ho shrugged his shoulders , murmuring : "And Americans Uilk of Cuincso 'barbarians. ' " Then he turned and entered tho.hall. The consul speaks English perfectly. the Mills. Contrary to the predictions of some pessl- nlstlc papers that the result of the receat election would bo to deter inanufuoturcrs from milking any further additions to their plants , such additions are going up rapidly , and our manufacturing columns announce the fact that suvcti more companies will begin to build shortly to enable them to In crease production , says the Boston Commer cial Bulletin. No factories are reported as closed , and it is believed that the machinery throughout the country Is running busily und that operatives are well employed. The woolen mills have received their or ders for spring goods and are very busy. Cur- pot manufacturers are already complaining of the increased cost of manufacturing , and , realizing that the cost of production will bo increased , are very reluctant sellers oven at the advanced prices , The hosiery mills con tinue to run busily , and two now factories will bo built in Pennsylvania. There are ulso reports of several additions buildIng - Ing to woolen goods mills , and a Iliumo ! mill at Wilton , N. H , , which had been shut down , has started up. Two now silk mills are to bo erected , anil , though the business is generally dull , indications point to an improvement in the near future , and makers of silk machinery are said to be well employed. The shoo factories , being well llllod with orders for spring goods , are very busy. Ily the llrst of next year a number of factories now building will bo ready for occupancy and operations will be commenced in them at once. This will considerably enlarge next seas sn's output , as many of these factories have orders already taken for spring goods. The paper makers arc receiving orders freely and are well employed. Ono or two new factories are counted as "contemplated,1' but the foundations of no now mills were laid this week. All llres have now been started under the glass furnaces of the country and one or two factories will bo erected. The tank system seems destined to a r.xpld ex tension and this weeic work was commenced on tbo foundations of a now factory to be erected at Alton , 111 , , which will employ 423 persons. Activity rules at the Iron anil steel mills in all sections of the country , anil our manufac turing columns chronicle n long Hat of now mills and instances of works that had been shut down starting up. South Carolltiu's Phosphate. There has been considerable talk In mining and tinanciul circles for some time of a great deal in phosphate lands. A bill was intro duced in the last general assembly looking tc the sale of the entire interest of the state in the phosphate deposits along the coast ant ! in the rivers , says a Charleston , S. C. , dls patch to the Now York Herald , ft was tlior said that the money BO realized would be suf ficient to pay the entire state debt and still leave o good surplus in the treasury. Tlu state now enjoys n royalty of $1 per ton on all rocks mined in her waters , The revenue irom this source amounts at present to tnor < than $ ! UO,000 per year. Experts have colciv lated that the state owns in thu neighborhood of fifty million tons of phosphate rock. Put ting that at $ . per ton , which is below the price for avernpo rock , that means a gross vnluo ot { 35,09UUOO. ! ) It will cost W per tot to in I no the rock , so the expense account car bo charged up with f 1W.00XK ) ! ( ) , and tno ro sclt Is r clear prollt of $100,000,000. Those are tempting tlguros. and they have tempted many capitalists. The Coosaw mln ing company has enjoyed the right to mln < in Coojiuv now for a number of years and lias reaped hnndsomo harvests from the exctiislvi privileges given by its charter. The chartci expires by limitation next spring , and thi field is open again. A hard tiKht will b < made for the rich territory. The timu ! propitious and capitalists are bringing ever ; conceivable Influence- boar on the now lug islaturo , which is u farmers' body almost en tlroly. The air is full of rumors of an English syn dtcato with fabulous wealth comingin fo the state's share. It is well known that tin Mercers' ! brotherhood , who are now largel ; engaged in mining near loau fort , have boei in communication with English capitalists ii reference to some such project. It is alsi well known that several English and Scotcl agents have lately visited the phosphate tor rltory and made as minute examinations a they could uni'er the circumstances. Al these parties have been in consultation at th oftlco of ono of the leading law linns of thi city , Everything points to a big deal of som sort , but It is impossible to get anything doll nlto about the matter. The current report I that the Englishmen have ? 10OJO,000 tha , tbey nro anxious to put into the state treasury ury in exchange for its interest in the rive rock. No Ootinlto proposition has been made and tuo whole matter may bo only idle talk. Anicrluaii feheet-Mlll 1'rnutlocs. According to the opinions of some oxpot English eueoMroa manufacturers who it contly visited this country , our sheet-mill practice is open to criticism , says the Ago of Steel. They claim ttmUour sheet-iron works are not operated so economically as theirs nnd that our output Is not so large ns that ot Ktigllsh mills of tliosnine capacity. They were somewhat surpmijd to see this the case after witnessing th ? .romarkahlo achieve ments of our blast furnnco butUlors and our steel works engineer : ) , At our blast furnaces rtnd in our steel works llicy found every pains taken which the tnosC careful forethought could suggest to save fuel and to save labor. In that direction ourudrk was so much In ad vance of theirs that they wcro forcibly struck by the contrast presented in the sheet mills , which they nssert tnoy found still using methods known In Hug-land ns the old prac tice. In a discussion with ono of these gen tlemen upon this point mill after mill was taken up and Its methods fully explained , showing that the criticism was not made at , random , but after n tolerably full examina tion of the best known Atnerlan sheet mills. If these strictures are correct it is tlmo that our sheet-Iron manufactures not only know It but that they realized the situation , If they have been cpntcnt with fnlloulng antiquated methods It is tlmo for them townUo up. if our sheet mills nro painfully deficient in any way our bright millwrights should nt once give the matter their earnest thought , with the determination to make American shccU mill practice as notablv progressive ns our steel-works practice. They cannot afford to bo lagging now. If these visitors have dis covered serious defects In American methods of rolling sheets they could not huvo done us a better service than by calling our attention these defects. Wo would bo glad to hear from our sheet mill proprietors nnd manag ers on this point , anil Invite a free discussion of the topic , in the hope that the exact situa tion will bo set forth and Mmedles suggested , if our people are really lagging bolilnd other nations in this Important mottcr. Dr. Ulriioy cures enwrrn , Boo bldg. The Shilling Lights Of the olel world , soldiers , statesmen and men of loiters , all write in the most extra vugimt priilso of our facilities for trnvol.in America. And wo tire entitled to the praise. On every English line there is the same old dusty lunch coun ter , known by all tourists for those many years. Not oven iv drink of water ; nor u crust of brcml to bo had on the trnin. No wonder our transatlantic frlonels express - press amazement when they alt down to u hotel dinner on one of the paluco dining cars on the Union und Southern Pacific railways an arrangement which is the most perfect in the country today. Horses Stonpetl by a Whittle. I rode six days In u covered wagon on leather springs , drawn by ton horsoH , two and two abreast , fresh relays at every twelve or fifteen miles , till the dis tance of 000 miles from our start to Kimberley - berloy was accomplished , writes ji trav eler in Africa. The well nrningcn trans port service of the old days had plenty of work , but a railway to the Field's would have been a great bcon then when the trade of the colony wus at Its best , and when every pound of grain , sugar or salt cost a shilling for transport , in addition to its own vnltto. \ Wo careened along at u mad rate , round dangerous bluffs in Bain's Kloof , where , When I was not holding inv breath in dread of upsetting on the edge of a bleep precipice , I saw ravines and heights whose wild grandeur recalled the craggy i-idgo.s of the Cuchullins and aomo of the iinost passes of Scandinavia. Hour after hour I dozed lis wo seemed to bo galloping through iho Karoo ; wo had no hindrances , Iho rainy season not yet having commenced the uncanny river bads wcro all dry. A curious cus torn gives the hordes mi occusiona breatliincr space In a long trade ; u pecu liar low whistle , hardly discernible lo Iho passenger , is miulo by Iho driver , nnd nt this signal even the farthest horses will break from the fastest trot and stand perfectly still ; very ebon , however , the respite ends and the horses are started off. This plan is uni versally adopted in the colony , but the sudden halt has a most perplexing effect on the dozing traveller , the dead sllonco suggesting nothing but interruption. 1G02. Sixteenth and Farnam streets is the now Rock Island ticket olllco. Tick- els to all points oaat at lowest ato3. Tno of Napoleon's Hairs. St. Helena is picturesquely sitnated nt Iho foot of a Jnigo hill of sheer rock , on the top of which is the fort where the garrison is stationed , and there is a most wearisome ascent by hundreds of stops to the summit. The interior of Iho island is full ol luxuriant vege tation nnd many nro the birds of bright plumage that Hit from tree to tree. The impregnable natural walls which surround St. Helena are grandest on the north side , where the precipices of Sandy bay nro full of caves nnd giant cliffs , writes" traveler. Though little known , this is a scene of lonely gran deur. Down hundreds of foot below the jutting crags lies a stretch of sand on- clobod by the &ca , and n semicircle of im- ptibttublo rooks , but when Iho tide is in no bay is scon. My hostess showed me , among other curios , two silver hairs that wore once part of a loci ; cut from Napoleon's head after death. The precious relic had dwindled down to two bolitary hairs secured - cured by ceiling wnxl for the frequent and pathetic requests from old French veterans , who , with tearful oycs had bogged for "just ono hair ! " and who loft their medals and orders on their hero's grave , hud always overcome } the generous - ous chatelaine of Mnldlvin , for had she not herself been carried in her nurse's arms to see his first in torment , and vears afterward had she not watched the ceremony when his remains were lakon in triumph to France ? Van Houlen's Cocoa Delicious , made in stautly. _ _ A Liljsht-HoarlcU Itoco of People. Capo Town society has always bcon re markable for its generous hospitality , and in it ono finds many charming girls , who at fourteen or fifteen have as much aplomb as English maidens ncqulro live or six years tutor ; the daughters of the colony are olovor and self-reliant , rarolj acknowledging emergency , their- ready wit and capacity mrfking them indepen dent both in habit und manner. Alight- hearted cheerfulness seemed to mo the most striking chnifjCctorlstio of the pco- pie with whom T associated , writes n traveler. The tytJltfal Briton is grave and fcorioiiH , in mo t , circumstances ap < pearing to live under the dread that quite inconceivable ; results will bo pro duced by his every1 iic'tion. In vivid con trast is the ordinary South African colo- As AiRule Your own feelings will tell you , when you are in need of a tonic or Blood purifier. A lack of energy , a tired feeling , depressed spirits are good indications that the blood is sluggish and your system is out of order. "I HAVE U EO S. S , S. FOR DE BILITY KE ULTINO FROM CHIULSAND FEVER. AN J HAVE FOUND IT TO BE THE BEST TONIC AND APPE TIZER HT I EVEPITOOK. .TALSO PFUVEN.- ED THE HETURN OF THE CH LLS. " A. J. ANYLIN , EUREKA , SPRINGS , ARK. HotiVl on lllooU anil BUu diseases free , T.HJB SWIiT ; BI'ECIFIC CO. , ATLANTA OA. nisi , who hns a rcruly laugh nt will , nnd KOOH on htsway blithely , often us II ho hail runny lives yet to live , niul ns K this ono wns merely n trial trip. Clear sides for the most part invarlnblo sunshlno , niny Induce thla tamper , but It la cor- tnlnly a marked chnractorlstlo both of the men nnd the women. Salvation Oil hits cured tunny ot rhcumn tlstn when other remedies fulled. It is Infni- llblc. Bold by nil dealers. 1'rlco . " > cents a bottle. A COIIRU Is something which ought to bo b.inlshcil nt once by using Ur. Bull's ' CotiKh Syrup. _ Fooling thu Now Clerk. Critic : "I wits In n bookstore in Nna- sau street a fo\v weeks ago talklnjr about u now etching of Liowull'tvhun a tall , gaunt youth rushed In , watch In hand , nnd so out of hronth that ho stuttered. 'Mr. ' ' 1'llny wantsthlsbooklinmctllutoly , ho Haiti , 'so that ho can take it with lain when ho goes on the -l.iiO train , ' and the youth handed the dealer a Blip of papar on which was written : 'Tho Life of Adam's Father , bound in half calf. ' 'Wo haven't it In stock now , but you can got It at Scrfbnor's,1 said the proprietor , at the pnmo tlmo winking slyly at mo , and adding as the youth sped out into the street : 'That in the way a linn of bank ers tests' the brilliancy of tholr now clorlw. 'Tho Iifo of Adam's Father' has been in existence nan joke for llf- tccn years , and ono now clerk hunted it for hours before ho found not the book , but that ho was a fool. " Mrs , Wlnslow's soothing syrup h the best of all remedies for children teething. U."i cents a bottle A Fnrtuno llnntcr'n Qtif-st. Not more than a year tiffo an onorm- < nis > ly rich whisky mamtfacturor died and left ono daughter heiress to a couple of millions and as a ward to his partner , says a Now York letter to the Chicago News. The girl was only sixteen and at school , but hardly two months after her guardian received not loss than a elnzon communications from men of title in Italy , Franco , England and Germany coolly requesting the girl's ago , the exact wording of her father's will and his consent to an Immediate alliance. Two of them desired to know whether she possessed beauty , amiability and what was her religion. The guardian flung the lovers' missives In the wastepaper - paper basket and punctuated his remarks - marks with anathemas against European nobility. The girl Is ignorant of all the glory and gallantry brought up for her acceptance and rejection. Gessler's Magic Headache Wafers. Cure nil headaches In ' 'Omluutos. At all druggists. Nautrnllziui ; A singular phenomenon of the light ning Hash Is that Its chief clTocls are observable only at the points of its en trance and exit. Thus a Hash which en tered a school room injured only the llrst and last child on the fuvm , these between escaping unhurt. The most effective treatment of lameness and other ailments duo to lightning is the application alternately to the head , trunk and limbs of a largo horseshoe magnet. In caseof a quito recent stroke the clothing should bo unfastened , the patient laid with the head high and quietness and fresh air shoulei bo se cured. If consciousness does not return , the head should bo exposed to a stream of cold water. A Tallin el'Hotc linskot. An ingeniously contrived luncheon ' basket for ra'llway travelers that sells for $15 is doscribou In a London journal iS containing everything that is needed ! or a cosy meal at home and abroad. It occupies only a foot of room. Ono of these small baskets will hold sulllcient refreshments for two men on a long jour- icy. There are three sandwich boxes ,11 the basket , two good-sixed screw capped bottles , drinking cups , knives ind forks , oruot and serviettes. The basket can bo fixed in the door of the railway compartment and the lid forms the table. Strawberry Ton. In Germany they are using strawberry tea , decocted from the young loaves of the strawberry plant after they have been dried and prepared llko Chinese tea. Brought back to health sufferers from the worst forms of Skin and Scalp Diseases , Scrofulous Sores and Swellings , ami all manner of blood-taints. It's Picrce's Golden Medical done by Dr. ical Discovery , which purifies anil enriches the blood , and through it cleanses and renews the whole sys tem. Even Lung-scrofula ( known as Pulmonary Consumption ) yields to it , if taken in time and given a fair tiial. It's guaranteed to bene fit or cure , in every case , or money paid for it is refunded. Only a medicine that does what is claimed for it , could be sold on such terms No .other medicine , besides the " Discovery " has undertaken it. So positively certain is it in its curative effects as to warrant its makers in selling it , as they are do ing , through druggist ? , on trial I Glands , Tumors and Swellings. Great Eating Ulcers rapidly heal under its benign influence. . _ G. A. Lindquest IS AGAIN IN Tllfc Merchant : - : Tailoring business ami Invites his old frlondi nnil pat- rdim , nawull us the gcnural publltn oM utii Tiupuut Ills now stock of Imported o.l domestic noultitis. Everything Uritulus3.au ESTABLISHED 187-1. 31C S. 15TH ST WANTED Total Uauci ot CITIES * 1 COUNTIES , SCHOOL DISTRICTS. WATER COMPANIES , 8T. R.R.COMPANIEStW. Correspondence lollcltnl. N.W.HARRIS &COMPAHYBankers , 103-103 Dearborn StreetCHICAGO. 15 Wall Street , NEW YORK. 70 State St. , BOSTON. FURWOOL , HIDES , TALLOW Goo. Oborno & QJ J , S. Sflit'a 4 : Oj , , 6139. Uth itrcot , Oninlin. Omnht . " IRON WORKS. Paxtou tfc Vlorllng Omaha Safe & Iron Iron Works , Works Wronuht nnd ra t Iron , InillilliiB work , onitlncn. Mnnuf'rn nro ami harRlAf t'rn ' work , eonornl proof tnrpi , vault * , jnl ) futiiutrr. mnchlno anil work , Iron flnittcri nnd l.lnok < lnith work. U. I' . flro c cniie . ( I , An iir. nndiniut. drrcnllth.tJackionMi Acme Iron nnd V/iro / Wilson < ! : Drake , Works , M'f'K lubuUr flue * , nn Iron , wlro nnd bran w'ki. box liollom , tnnkt , ot M7H ICthitrnct , W. lloelil. - Proprietor. Ploroonn.l IJtti tropt . LITI-IOO-BAPHINQ. Roes Printing Oo. illliORrnphlnn , I'rlntln-j nnil llhink Mookv llthnml lIcTr.inlHt' . LIQUORS. Ilor & 0o. , Willhm Liquor Mcrclinnti. \Vlncs , I.lquor.1 ami O llUllnrncr ntrccl. . ' ' RUM. Munnfiulur'rsKoirioly'a nnstlmllnllltturi. lllti ; Fa mini St , , Omtiht E. R. Grotto , Frank Dolloao 4 Oof , Importer nnil Jobber of Liquors nnd ( IcnnlnoNi * Wlnon mil l.lqmiM 9th nml Iiavonvrurtli Sti. Tmln Clk-ar.1. 1'rlco list * on application 1M.1 Dougl.n 8ltcot. L. KirsobtfitCo. , A , Frick&Oo. , Wholesale. MquorDealers Wliolcs.tlo MiuorPcalon 407 nnil 4099. lOtliSI. MI-S033. lOlhPt. LUMBER. 0. W. Douglass & Oo. John A. Wnkofiold , IinportP < 1 , AmericanI'orl Hnnltrooit Lumber , ! nmlOiiicntMIIaiikc lljilrnllllo ( Vincnt uj 1310 Korthl Cth SlroH. ejulncy Wlilto Umo. Charles H. Lee , Wyatt -EullardLum * Hnrdwooil lumber , woo'l carpet * nn.l pn bor Oo. flooring. Ptliaml 20lli and Hard Streets , Tretl W , Gray , Louis Bradford , Mine , Content , I-"to , Kla. Lumber , llino , comcntcU Cor. Wi nn I Ki Dcmglns strcot. MILLINERY AND NOTIONS. 0. A. Stonohill , I. Oberfoldor & Oo. , Millinery , Notions fmiiorfcrt nmt Jobbers la Cloiks , Kto Mllllnorr. 208,2IOundm Bouth llth 110-113 S. Kith St. , Om.ihn street. MUSICAL , INSTRUMENTS , 0rO. Mas Meyer & Bro. Oo. A. IIospo , Jr. , M'f'K ' Jewelers ilealcrs In I'lnnoi , OrpunT Artist * muslcM Instrument' , otc. , Mntcrlnb. Klc. , Knrnnni nnd Ifith. 1511 Douiilns Struct. Consolidated Tank Line Oo. Henncil nnd InbrlCTtlnr. oil' , mlo Krimio , etc. A. II Illaliop , Maniger. OYSTERS. A. Booth PpokingOo. , Platt is Oo , , Ojstcrs , llsli ami canned "Tiger brand. " fresh 071- . . lorn. Kuoila. Oinnlii brunch. 1TX13 I.cnrcnvrorth. SI5 nml SIT Howard. PAPER. PLATING. Carpenter Paper Oo. , Western Plating \V'ku ' Carry n. full stock of Uol.l , Mlver nml nldial nnd pilling on all inotnll , printing , nrnpplnu . . tnblnwjire , tc.rcplut il. writing paper , card pa I'olHiliubruii .V nlinn- per , etc. ilcllcr work. HIIDodia. PRODUCE , COMMISSION. Eibbol & Smith , Schroedar & Oo. , Denler In country prod Cnsli buyers butter niil uce , fruits , vegetables , UKS. nn I Kcneral com * etc. iilMlon murclmnt-t , 1207 Howard street- U ) South llthitreot 0 , Eosso & Oo. , E. B. Branch & Co. , Foreign , California nnil I'rodurn , fruits of all tropical fruits , kinds , oyntcrs , 1211 Howard tlroot , . 121J Howard Direct. Porter Bros. Oo. , Eobjit Purvis , 1217 Howard street Cnllfornln , 1'lorldi nnd Iroiilcnl fruits , Wrlto for prlooj o Sol-Bit Jones ntrooU U'r , oiciti , poultry and O. W. Butts , - MumiKor. naiuo. Kirschbraun & Sons , Olark & Oo. , Duller , choose , cut , liuttcr Ofg ) nml poulti/ . nnd poultry tame , 12W Howard street. COli South 13th street. Bates & Oo , , Williams & Gross , Country produce , fruits , Produce and frutti , vcftetttbloi , itrooorv ftpeclulllu * . tuns. Bplc-os , etc. 417-411) S. lltu St. 1214 llarnoy strooL RUBBER GOODS , BPO. Omaha Rubber Oo. , MnnufaRturlnir. nnl Job bers nil kliuU rubber Koodi. 1003 Furnini street. SAPE3. SEEDS. A. L. Dcano & Oo , , Emerson Seed Oo , , OoncraliiBenU for Hull's itrowoM , ( lailon Ira Hilfoi. Kurd on. uraii , ur.iliuua Sll and 3'U Amtll 10th St , troj tu-aii , Onulm. 4il42 ! South litll , SASH , DOORS , BLINDS , ECO. M. A , Disbrow & Oo , , BolmSasli&DoorOo , Manufacturers nf nih. Mnnilfncturora of niO'Jli- cl o o r . blinds nnil Inz-i , blln U , duoiM , Moulding * , llrancliof. et/j. lice , lU'th nnil l r 1 sti. ICtli nndl'lirkitrn'ti. SYRUPS. I STOVES. Tarroll & Ooinpiny , Dtiffy-Troffbridja WliolO'iilo ninufaeturori Stwa Muiufao'g Cb- , Bjrup.i , moluiici mid vlncjriri , Mniufrftur'K itorosaol ntnvo plpj. 217-21U South 8th - strcot 12I3.31I | > I/jnvrnworth st. TEA , COFFEE , SPIOES , OIO-ARS. Consolidated OoiTao Company , KlUml 1110 Harno/sL Omalm , Neb. STEAM AND WATER SUPPLIES TJ. S. Wind Engine & A , L. Btrang & Sons , Pump Oo , , llnllMnr wind mills. OR 1003-1001 Knrnara itroot , and .i-J Jonoi t. (1 , f , llostf , acting nmnnuur , Omul in , Nob. Orane Oompanj , Iloao bcltlnir , pncklnj , ttcam i > uniii | , jiluiiiljiui Koml.i. 937-21 1'arnaiu ilroot. > TOYS. I TYPE. H. Hardy & Oo. , The Omaha Typa Tors , itollsnlt > unnfancr Foundry. . Kooils , louse furnlsblnz I'rlntert1 HuppUm. . Nor and gecond.banil gouda , children's car machinery. riages. niUParnamst. 1118 llimunl utroet. SOUTH OMA.HA. UNION STOCK YARDS CO. , LIMITED. LIVE SIOOK COMMISSION. Boyer & Tmitt , Martin Bros , , II-U ) Kiclmnio 68-yj ICirlmnco Ilullilln ? , Houtll Oinahii. Htiu Hi Omaha. S. J. Ooffman , Siniloy Hunter & Green , & 0o. , 30 Kiclmngallulldlni. SOUichsnuo Ilulldlng , Uuulli Omaha. Boulll Oniaua. Wood Brothers , > Exclitniro llulldlnif , BoutU Orn U