THE OMAHA DAILY BEJB , SUNDAY HfePTlfiMBER 20 , 1891-SIXTEEN PAGES. 5 WHERE FLOWS THE HOLDAU. Cohomia'a Beautiful Capital in Summer's Shortening Days * PRAGUE AS AN EDUCATIONAL CENTER , tflio Vnstncns nml Complotncss of tlio Oontcnnlnl Industrial Imposition llivnlry Ilotwocn tlio Oor- innns nnU the Slays. PJUOUE , Aug. 31.-Kdltorlal | Corrospon- flonco. ] The capital of Bohemia deservedly takes ranK as ono of the handsomest cities In Europe. Viewed from any point It is strik ingly unique , with its harmonious blending of what was most imposing and ornate in tncdlmval architecture with the boil models Of modern construction , The rocky bluffs and high hills that hem the city within the basin of tbo Moldcu , Which Hews through Its center , present a picturesque background and orlng Into pleasing prominence the lofty castle towotn , turreted ifatos and spires that glvo Prague - , almost an oriental appearance. * To the American tourist I'raguo U inten- Aoly intoroitmif by reason of its historical reminiscences. Every foot of ground for many miles around has boon contested nnd fought over In almost every bloody war that lias distracted Europe , and pitched battles Lave been fought by great armies within gun hot of her walls. Every church , every mon ument and publlo building 'and nlmott every thoroughfare recalls nome historic tncl- Cent. Prague was a great center Of culture more than 500 years ago end hur university , then the foremost seat of learning In Europe , was attended by more than 20,000 students from nil parts of the old world. I must necessarily conflno myself to perso nal Impressions and observations in and about Pr.iguo and endeavor to recall tbo chances that nave taken plaoo slnco I at tended school in this city in 1853. Within Ihoso thirty-eight years Prague has nearly Doubled her population , which , by the census of 1890 , Is computed at 318,130 including sub urbs. This growth affords strixing proof of marvelous vitality. Almost the first change noted by mo on my return was the disappearance of the great wall and broad and deep ditch that formerly Burrouudcd the city. The walls have been leveled , the ditches filled up and the space covered uy them converted into grand boule vards and beautiful narks , nnd lariro tracts 6f land formerly outslilo of the wall are now covered by blocks of magnificent buildings end great factories and mills. In the heart of the old city the transforma tion has boon equally marked. Many of the old narrow , ramshorn streets have been widened and straightened. Magnificent business blocks and great publlo buildings bavo taken the places of rookeries and flro- traps that had survived the ravaeos of war and flooJ , smooth asphalt pavements have taken the place of cobblestones on the prin cipal business thoroughfares. Monumental school buildings have been erected to supple ment the commodious , but time worn college and university buildings , and great palaces dedicated to art and science have been con structed to meet the demand for art culture which has boon developed in a auQlcIont degree by the Bohemians within the past quarter of a century. Last but not least , the grand national Bo hemian theater , which Adellnl Paul pro nounces more perfect In point of acoustics than any opera house or theater in the world , has boon erected at an expense of over D,000OJO llorlns , supplemented by n superb play bouse.tho German theater , which would do credit to any city on either side of the Atlantic. Equally notable Is the improvement that has taken place in street lighting , street cleaning , drainage , nnd facilities for transit. With the exception of Paris and Brussels , no city that I have visitnd , can boast cleaner nnd bettor lighted thoroughfares. As a commercial and industrial center Prague has made big strides to the front within a comparatively recent period. This fact was made patently the Centennial Industrial Exposi tion , which has been in progress slnco the 1st of May. The first industrial exposition over attempted in any _ country was hold in Prague In 1791 on the occasion of the crown ing of Leopold II. as king of Bohemia. Although that exposition was comparatively a very insignificant affair It attracted a great deal of attention and emphasized the fact that Bohemia was far advanced in the manufac ture of linen and textile fabricswoolen cloth , laces , glassware , mirrors , polished garnets nnd other precious stones , and toys. Tbo exposition of IS'Jl , planned and exe cuted on a scale commensurate with the in dustrial growth of Bohemia , includes within its scope : I. Agriculture , with all its various branches , namely : The dairy , cattle raising , boo culture , fish culture , fruit culture , forestry , vine culture , products of the farm and garden , and all braucnos'of agricultural nnd horticultural Instruction , 3. Leather and all the products of htdo , hoof and horn. 3. Products of the farm , beet sugar , flour , ftarcb , butter , malt , bops , honey , wax and wax products , as well as all utensils and apparatus employed In tha conversion of tbo taw material into marketable wares. 4. Products of wood , straw , cork , bono and gutta porcho , 5. Textile fabrics , Including linen , sllir , Woolen , cotton and ju'.o spun goods , carpoU and tapestry. G. Paper industry and paper fabrics. 7. Lithographing , printing nnd electro- typing. 8. Mining and mineral products , Including raw material , chemicals and mineral waters. 9. Earthenware , glassware and porcelain Industry. 10. Chemicals and drjgs , Including soaps , Jtorfumery , paints and varnishes. II. Iron and steel industry , including also bnuswaro and bronzes. 13. Gold and silverware. 13. Machinery tools and motors. 14. Transportation , including railway np- parattib , atc-amsblp models , etc. 15. Engineering and archltocturoincludmg Illumination , boating and ventilation , water lupply. drainage , highways , bridging and railroad construction , 1(3. ( Furniture and house decoration. 17. Scientific Instruments and watch mak ing and musical instruments. IS. Kducatlonal , includiog publlo schools and high schools , trade schools , art schools , ind normal t mining for mechanical and soien- ' tlllo schools. 10. Art , viz. , painting , sculpture and arcbi- .tocturo , The design of the promoters was certainly rery broad nnd exhaustive , taxing to the ut most all the roiourcos at their command. - According cording to the beit Information 1 have been blo to got , the actual outlay for buildings , electric lluht plant and adornment of grounds was about 1,250,000 flo.tns ( * .V)0POO ) ) , which- taking into account difference in cost of labor , would represent nt leant $1,500,000 bad the building boon erected in auy Amuricau Ity. 1 his , of course , does not include tno coit of numerous pavilion * and buildings eroctoa by exhibitors at their owu expense , which , at the lowest estimate , represent an additions ! outlay of. halt a million florins. A description of the exposition grounds and buildings and a detailed review of the exhib its would take several columns In TUB Br.g. Suftlco It to say that I was ngrooably sur prised at the magnitude and magnificence of the main exposition building , which U said to surpass In Its architectural beauty and sub stantial character the great Paris exposition * al hall of 1539. I was equally surprised at the art and good taste displayed In the interior decorations and the variety and excellence of the articles exhibited. The most impressive features to mo were the exhibit of the schools of Bohemia. This was not merely n col lection of copy books with speci mens of penmanship and drawing , but an exhibit of the work and record of each school InnlllU branches of instruction and more particularly the practical application of in dustrial training. Wood carving , plaster moulding , engraving , cabinet work , lock smith , and tinsmith's work , and in fact the product of almost every known trade in ar tistic porfcctlon made and finished by bays and somo'of tbo most beautiful ombroldory nnd hand lace making douo by glrh In the training schools , wore among the attractive and auggostlvo school exhibits. Another surprise awaited me in machinery ball , whore the display of ingenious stem nnd hydraulic machinery nnd products of iron and steel mills , which abound in Bohemia was pronounced exceptionally flno by a St. Louis iron mill man who made this part of the exposition a special study. The only drawback that has tended to make the exhibit of the Industrial products of Bohemia incomplete has been political , tiohomia lltco Ireland , is torn up bv internal political dissensions , among the two distinc tive classes of her population , the Germans and Ccchs , or Slavs. Eightv-eight per coat of the population of Prague is Slavic , and very naturally the municipal council is com posed almost exclusively of Cochs , and the management of tbo exposition was princi pally , if not entirely in the bands of Cechs. The Germanic Bohemians , who control some very Important Industries , took um brage and declined to exhibit , and many of tbo German Bohemians kept away entirely. This Bourse , however , bad the effect to spur the Slavic population , who are really the bono and sinew of the land , to gro itor activ ity , and hundreds of thousands poured into the city a a matter of patriotism. Several thousand Bohemian Americans bavo come across the sea to join in the cele bration and their reception by the Bohemian societies of Prague was an ovation such as had never before boon accorded to any class of visitors. The demonstration was in fact so decidedly "Bohemian" that the Austrian authorities took umbrage and almost came to regard it as an outbreak. I have no disposition to take sldoi in the local political controversies by whlcn Bohomta in general and Prague in particular are torn to pieces , but can not refrain from romarkini ; that the con test between the two Bohemian fac tions as to which policy Bohemians should pursue in their supreme effort to secure local self-government , seems to an outsider as ill-timed and puerile. In politics , as in war , there can bo no division in the camp without imperiling the cause. I cannot close without paying a merited compliment to Mr. Vojta Naprstok , to whom I , tn common with every American who visits Prague , are under obligations for the sincere interest manifested in Americans. Mr. Napratok resided in Milwaukee and Chi capo way back in tbo fifties , and formed a strong attachment to. American institutions , extending to Americans his unbounded hos pitality. Mr. Naprstek is a retired gentle man of wealth and owns the largest pri vate English-American library and collection of American periodical literature in all Europe. His library contains over 20,000 books In tbo English language , and his tables and shelves are loaded down with magazines , American city directories and papsrs , which 'aro constantly placed nt the disposal of American visitors , without price or expecta tion of reward. E. KOSEWATEII. RAILROAD Some or Them nro or Local Interest Notes nnd Personals. The report from Denver that the Denver & nio Grande and tbo Santa Fo bad entered into a combination whereby tbo latter virtu ally controls tbo former road is looked upon as a very peculiar arrangement by railroad mon in this city , in view of the fact that the Colorado Midland , the only competitor of the Kio Grande , is controlled by the Santa Fo. Tbo presumption is that a close traftlu arrangement has been made between the Santo Fo and the Ulo Grande whereby tbo former is allowed a voice in the management of tbo latter. If this is the case , the Santa Fo controls the only outlet from Denver to Salt Lake except tbo Union Pacific , and Is in a position to frcozo out tbo Burlington , Hock Island and Missouri Pacific. It will also control the western connection of the Mis souri Pacific at Pueblo. This will force those roads to construct ono or more outlets , and tbo sensible plan would seem to bo for them to unite and con struct n road for Joint uio from Denver west. The Burlington some time ago sur veyed n line from Denver across the Snowy range down the Grand river valley to Grand Junction , the eastern terminus of the liio Grande Western , which it nh > o loft out in the cold by the now arrangement , and is vir tually at the mercy of the Santa Fo. The probabilities are very strong that the Rock Island and Burlington will unite in buildings road through this country in order to irivo them an outlet independent of the Santa Fe. Tbo action on the nart of the Santa Fo will act as an additional Incentive to the Burlington to hasten the long cher ished project of extending Its line to the coast. In this connection it is not impossible that the Burlington may steal the Union Pacific's thunder , as it did in pushing Its lira into Montana , and build to the coast along the ideal Slntlo route long cherished by General Manager Clark , south of the Great Salt Lake and paralleling the South ern Pacific to the coast and passing through a country now remote from all railroad con nections and.rlch in * all kinds of mineral de posits. LOOKED Dl'UA' .13 A JOKE. Garcla.'H Invasion of Mexico a Subject Tor Laughter. Crrr OP MEXICO , Sept. 19. The so-called revolutionary movement at Laredo has peon tbo subject of ridicule bore today. The in vading force of General Francisco Ruiz San- doval will , If they are met by the federal forces , bo given a warm reception. Sandoral was expelled from this city and the country for sedition some two years ago. It will ho reicombcrod that several months ago Sandoval attempted a raid Into this republic , but was forced to swim the Kio Grande with bis companions , who were dis covered in their hiding place on the banks m a nude condition. Ho was imprisoned , re leased on ball , and later after trial was set free. lu government circles tbo vainglorious frououuciamento of Sandoval and Garcia is considered a most excellent joko. LiiiEiio , Tex. , SopU 10 , The revolution ary movement , engineered by Garcia and Sitndoval , will turn out to be a hoax and that it is for the solo purpose of giving notoriotv to the two leaders , so that tbov can continue their careers ana sccuro contributions from ignorant Mexicans on this side of the river on various pretenses as they havu heretofore. -m t Cheap Beer. CHICAGO , III , Sept. 19. A war in the matter of the price of beer by the oarrol was inaugurated today by tbo Cooke Brewing company , which announced that the cut is necessary because of unscrupulous competi tion. Tbo price heretofore , except for the poorest quality , has boon from | 0 to 13. The now price announced U So. LIBERTIES OF TUE LAYMEN , North Nebraska Methodists Hava a Lively Dieonssion on the Subject. OR , MAXFIELD FINALLY LOST HIS POINT , Sncrctl nntl Solemn Services Atteml- Inp tlio Cotiflrumtlon of Young Ministers Future Work. Dr. P. S. Merrill cauRht ttio oar of the blsnop first yesterday after the raluutos had boon read and ho presented a memorial , signed by scvoral of the brethren , favoring tlio establishment of a training school at Cincinnati for the purpose of training lay men for the work of holding religious tnoo > lugs. The memorial was adopted. bf. Maxllcld offered a memorial favoring the establishment of a book depositor/ an oQlcial church paper In Omaha. The memorial was unanimously adopted. JJr. Maxnold then offered n resolution which brought on n lively alicusslon. The resolution was for the purpose of changing the rules of the church In such n way as to make the bishop the presiding otllcor nt the lay electoral conference us well as at the an nual ministerial conference. Dr. Maxneld said that the manner In which the lay conference bad conducted the busi ness that came before the body the previous dav In the basement of the church , convinced him that tbo blsbop should bavo been the presiding ofllccr , so that the dig nity nnd the solemnity of the occasion could bnvo been maintained. Ho said that the lady members appeared to bo the only decorous members of the lay conforonco. Uov. Peter DoClarko was opposed to the resolution. Ho thought that tha bishop should bo civon authority simply to appoint the presiding ofllcer for all lay electoral con ferences. It Wasn't Popular. Cider Marquette made a popular hit by attacking tbo sentiment of the memorial which proposed to take away from the lay conferences the right to elect their own chairman. Ho said the Methodist church was democratic , and the laymen were as capable of conducting their business as the ministers were. Ho thoueht that it was a reflection upon the good intentions and ability of the laymen to offer sucn n rosolution. Dr Maxtleld defended the resolution in a lengthy and forceful speech , in which ho dis claimed any intention on his part to reflect upon the ability of the laymen. Ho thought that the laymen ought to bo satisUea with the same arrangement as tnat by which the ministers were governed. The ministers were not consulted as to the chair man who presided over their annual confer ences. The bishop was sent to the confer ence and the ministers accepted the situation. Ho thought the laity should bo governed In about the same manner in their conference deliberations. Dr. MaxQeldsaid be proposed to present this memorial to the general con ference personally , OVOQ if the conference did not see fit to adopt it. Elder Clondennlng was opposed to the sentiment of the resolution. Ho believed that the laymen of the North Nebraska conference were as capable and as well in formed in the performance of their work as the ministers were In the performance of theirs. Dr. Merrill was opposed to the resolution and ho offered a substitute resolution to snut off the threat made by Dr. Maxiiold to the effect that ho would present ] such a memorial to the general conference. Dr , Merrill then offered a resolution to in struct the delegates to the general conference not to introduce any such , memorial as that proposed by Dr. Maxflola , but his resolution was not seconded and could not bo put as a substi tute. Elder Moore was in favor of the memorial offered by Dr. Maxflcld. Kov. Jennings was very much In favor of the adoption of tbo memorial. The conference finally voted upon Dr.Max- fleld's memorial and rejected it. In Full Connection. Tao sacred and solemn services attending the reception of these ministers who had been two years in the work on trial into full membership were then tak n up by the bishop. Ho called the following ministers who were to bo received to the front pew and delivered a most fitting and solemn address fo them and the confer ence : Rev. N. A. Martin , Uov. Juil A. High and Uov. E. E. Wilson. The bishop said ho wanted the young men to fully understand the kind of church they wore intending to enter as ministers. Some ministers who could not succeed in the Meth odist churoh might do much better in some other church. The bishop said : "We don't , for a minute , hold that our regiment is the only regiment in the ranks of the trreat salvation army. Wo don't hold tnat all the saints in glory have plumed their wings at our altar. But wo do want our ministers to fool at home m our ranks. If you do not like the Methodist church , my brother , say so in a manly way and wo will lot you go elsewhere with our blosslng. And ufter you have preached in a Methodist pulpit for a number of years , if for any reason you should become dissatis fied with the church , don't be a cmvinl and attack the church government from behind , don't slander the mother that bora you , but if you have made up your mind that you can't live with your mother cburcn in poaro and happi ness , then say so and go outlikoaman to work in other fields. " The bishop then entered upon a very Inter esting and eloo.uont explanation of the vital principals of the Methodist church. The bishop said that the life and vitality of the Methodist church depended upon a constant and unrelenting fight against sin. Methodists should never light anvbody or any church until they had espoused the causa of sin. The Methodist church was distinctly a reform church. It dia not Bella vo in bolngiod by the world into reforms , but the church should impose reforms upon tha world. Tbo bishop then spoke of the courage of the Methodist churoh during the dark days of the rebellion wnon the church was cut in two rather than countenance the terrible sin of slavery by the church. Ho then said that in recent days everybody realized that wbcrover a Motho- dlst minister made his appearance there stood an enemy of the liquor tralllo. Always Fixed to FJjnr. A Methodist minister was always loaded to fight the saloons and the liquor trafllo , the bishop saidand unless ayoung man had made up his mind to that purpose ho bad no right to enter the work of the Methodist ministry , lie said the Methodist church was strictly orthodox. It was admitted now to bo ortho dox by all. Tno dav has pone by when these who rejected the Calvinistic doctrine were called heretics. Calvinism bad practi cally surrendered its claims to any foothold in the Methodist church. The doctrine that Jesus Christ had tasted death for every man had won tbo victory , and the Idea that a part of tbo human race had boon doomed to porlsn and another part to bo saved , had boon overwhelmed in tbo march of religious enlightenment. In con clusion tbo bishop said the church did not claim to bo historic in every turn of the band or wink of the eye. Ho did not bollovo that God selected the bishops and made faucets of them tbrougn which His grace might bo poured into others through the lay ing on of hands. " 1 should only bestow the authority of the church , " said the bishop , "if I should lay my hands on the heads of the brethren who nro seeking admission to tbo ministry. God would bestow the grace from His own great heart , not through the tips of my fingers. " The three young ministers were then asked to answer the questions put to them by the bishop , nnd then they wore- admitted by tbo conference to full connection. Uov. F.V. . Dross was patsod from tbo tint to the second year. Rov. A. L. Mtckol was also passed to the second year. Uov. H. D. Foota was admitted to trial for the first year. Mr. Frudy of Nellgh applied for ordination as local deacon. There was considerable discussion with regard to the ordination of Mr , Frady. It was broadly hlntod that bo was not entirely loyal to tbo Methodist church. Dr. Maxtleld said that Mr. Frady was not strictly a Mothodist. Ho was u Congrosa- tlonallstora Presbyterian or almost any thing as well a * a Metnodlst. Several others apoUo m a similar manner and others claimed that Dr. Frady was all right and that ho had orgnnUod .union Sunday schools In certain places simp ) ; .because the Method ists could not sustain tnom. Borne of the paslonthbughl that tbo habit of onlalnlng local doncons wni not a good one because they sometimes got the wedding fees that should go to tbo pastors on the charge. > ' Dr. Merrill thought thnt such an argument was beneath the dignity and spirit of a true Methodist. Uov. Qorst stood byiMr. Frady , saying that ho was a > cry usofuliman notwithstanding the fact that ho baa done a great deal of work In union Sunday schools outsldo of the Methodist rhurchu Mr. Frady wasnot elected. f , Mr. William A. Mlllor was elected as local deacon. Uoports upon the traveling preachers of the conference were then called for nnd the preachers were passed to the order of deacons. Vnltio of Ktlncntlon. Chancellor C. S. Croighton , of the Wos- loynn university , delivered the annual edu cational address nt the First Methodist church la.it night. lie SDOKO earnestly nnd very entertainingly upon the prlmo nnd par amount Importance of Higher Christian edu cation. Ho said that the greatest religious reformers of the world had boon college mon. Wychff nnd Luther and Wesley were all col lege graduates. The college furnished mis sionaries and ministers and teachers and taught young people the great truth of God and of nature. Dr. Maxllcld spoke oncourntrlngly of the university nt Lincoln nnd urged upon his hearers the importance of sending young men nnd womrn to colleges where they would re ceive religious as well as intellectual train- Ing. Programme for Snmlny. Many of the pulpits of Omaha will bo filled today by Methodist ministers now attending the conforonco. Following is the programme as arranged for services whore the visiting pastors will assist : First Methodist Church Bishop D. A. Goodsell , at 10 a , m. Sermon by Hov.V. . 1C. Beans at 3 p. m. and ordination of deacons by Bishop Goodscll immediately following. At 7:30 : Uov. H. Manseil will conduct tbo an nual missionary servleo. First Congregational Church Chancellor C. F. Creighton , D.D. , at 10:30 : a. m. St. Marv's Avenue Congregational Church Uov. L. H. Eddloblutto at 8 p. m. Kountzo Memorial Church Uov. William Gorst at 10:30am. : and Uov. Lowls Camp bell tits p.m. Central United Presbyterian Church Uov. U.'S. Crawford at 10:30 : a.m. and Uor. J. B. LocdomatS p.m. First Christian Church Uev. S. 1C Tin- dall at 10:30 : a.m. First Univorsatlst Church Uov. J. H. Brooki , and at S p.m. Uov. J. T. Crooks. African Methodist Episcopal Church Uov. D. C. Wort at 8 p.m. Seward Struct Methodist Episcopal Church Uovs. D. W. McGruggor and H. D. Pow ers at 10 : % ) a.m. and S p.m. Second Presbyterian Church Uov. J. W. Jennings at 10:30 : a.m. Knox Presbyterian Church Uov. B. Blaln at 8 p.m. Boutb Omaha Methodist Church Rev. D. T. Hovwood at 8 p m. East Omaha Methodist , Uev. D. W. Mc- GreggoratS D. m. Hansuom Park Methodist Episcopal church , Uev. W. H. H. Pillsburv , at 8 p. m. There will bo an Epworth league rally at the Masonic Temple in Council Bluffs in the evening , at which several of the Methodist pastors will spealr. Trinity Mothodist' Church Uov. Earl Cranston at 8 p.m. Castellar Methodist Episcopal Church Uev. A. L. Mickel at 8 p.m. RATIFIED THE WARD'S ACTION. Delegates Choseu/f.ljr Precincts En } darned by tlio Central Committee. The county republican central committee motatttio _ Millard yesterday afternoon and accepted the names sent In from the various wards and precincts as'delegates to the state convention at Lincoln next Thursday and fixed tbo time for tbocounty , convention and primaries. The rceetlng was a quiet ono and harmony reigned at the close , although there wcie indications of a little ebullition at onetime time , but matters were satisfactorily ad justed and the result was pleasing all arouud. 1he fine Italian manipulation of Gould's north and south line managers was to bo de tected in certain linos. The action of the ward republican clubs In asserting themselves and sitting down upon the proposed plan of allowing the committeemen - men to name the delegates resulted in a strong , representative delegation. The only outbreak occurred when thonamo of Charles J. Green , the well known railroad , attorney , -nas road as a delegate from the Eighth ward. The resolutions adopted at the last meeting denouncing railroad inter ference were cited , and strong opposition to Mr. Green developed. At the same time it developed that he was not a resident of the Eighth ward , and bis name was stricken from the list and that of Major John B. Furay substituted. There was no other kick made , and the delegates who are entitled to seats in the convention are as follows : First Ward Kd Cornish. Ernest Stunt , John Mattuioson , W. U. Henderson , John U. But ler. ler.bocond Ward E. M. Stcnberg , William Al- Bteail , Gust Hamel , 1'rank Knsp.tr , John lloye. Third Ward Sol Prince , Thomas Swobe , M. O. lUeketts , J nil eo Wrlsht , O. J. Mentor. rourth Wnrd-GcorRO W. Llnlnsor. W. F. linctiol , W. S. Strawn , O. M. O'Urlon , J. V. Webster. rifth Ward-H. K. Uurkot , Frederick Sclinucko. W , A Saundera , AL A. Uurrlor , John Jenkins Sixth Ward B. 0. Smith , II. W. Gibson , J. S. Sillier.V. . H. I'lutner. J. V. Cornish , bo\enti ) Wnrd D. H. Mercer , J. W. O.irr , Gcorso bablne. J. U. 1'ijier , Arthur H. llalilwln. Uzhth Ward K.V. . Blmoral. St. A. D. llal- combe , T. C. llruner , John T , Clarke , Major J. U. I'uray. Ninth Ward Dr. S. D. Mercer. Frank Han som. Captain D. J. O'Donohuo , W. I. Kicrsteud , W. E Winters. bouth Omih E. P. Savadpo. J. D. Hoblnson , T. 11. Whlttlchoy. Ikobliolvln , lr. Glasgow. Valley Frank Whltinoro. Watorloo-GoorKO W.IHI1. McArdie-Henry Floko. Elkhorn Omar Whitney. 1'lorenco 1h. . TuoUor. West Omaha 0. A. Potter. Jefferson II. O. Tlmnio. Chicago , East Omaha. Clontarf , Douglas , Millard and Union precincts were not repre sented , and five dolegatci-at-largo were elected to fill the vacancies. They wore H B. Coryell , T. W. Blackburn , W. F. Gurloy , William Slednor , Isaac Noyes and William Goettscbtier. Tbo delegations were instructed to ill ! any vacancies when they arrived at the conven tion and cast the full vote of the delegation. Tbo time for holding the county convention was fixed for" o'clock October 13 and the primaries for October 10. There will bo 155 delegates to the convention , consisting of nine from each ward , nine from South Omaha and l\yo \ from each country precinct. The primaries in the city will bo hold from 12 to 7 o'clock and in the country from 7 to 0 o'clocu. / t The chairman of each , ward delegation and as many of tbo delegates as possible , are rp- quostcd to moot wltbrChairman O'Brien of tbo county central committee Tuesday oven- inir , to receive their creqontials and to organ ize the delegation bv tno election of a chair man. fr The county central ( jommlttoo will meet again next Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Millard. " , Ono of the delegates ; after sizing up tbo delegation , remarked } hat there were at least didacy. thlrty-fivo who favored.Judge Iloeso's can rr Astonished n tie | Progress. CHICIOO , I1L , Sept , 19. Sir John Wood and Mr. James Dredge , representing Great Britain , and HnrrVormuth , representing Germany as World's fair commissioners , spent tbo forenoon in looking over the plans for the buildings and this Afternoon they pala a vls t to Jackson Park and saw the actual progress of the work. They ox- praised much astonishment at the scopa of the plans and the forwardness of tbo con. structlon. Timely BIioworH. BXDCOCK , Wls. , Sept. 10. Copious showers of ruin have permanently checked the fire that scorned likely to dovastitato all the cran berry marches north and 'east of Valley Junction. A largo portion of the Mills marsh and nearly all of the Taylor marsh Is entirely destroyed , together with oil the dwelling houses , barns and warehouses , with their content * . On the latter tbo loss will extend well into thousands , but cannot bo definitely estimated. IT IS HAYING GOOD EPFCT , Agitation of the lloma Industrj Question and Its Results. -WHAT A REPORTER HAS LEARNED , All Urnuches or IliiHlncgs Stimulated Locally Good Orders nt Homo Knctorlca Moro on n Timely Topic. The cause of homo patronage bos boon tak ing long strides forward during tbo past week and public sentiment Is nipldly coming to its support. At the present time It would bo a difficult matter to find in the whole city of Omaha an Individual who will not admit that vast benefits will accrue from the prac tice of homo patronage on thu part of all citi zens. The difficulty has not been in the con version of the people to a belief In thcso two potent word * , but iu prevailing upon them to practlco wht > t they behove. However , thousands of people have com menced to practice their behot , and manu facturers nro already fooling tbo effects in the receipt of unsolicited orders from dealers who have not patronized them In the past. It is a noticeable fact that the improve ment bos been the greatest in these lines of goods which go into general consumption in the household , such as coffee , baking pow der , yeast , soap , Hour , etc. This may bo in part duo to the fact tnat Tin ; Bni ; has said more regarding these articles but I nm in clined to give the credit to the ladles thorn- solves who when they bcllovo that n certain thing Is right do not ncsitato to put their be lief into practice. As a matter of fact a great many enter prising citizens have requested their families to use goods of Omabu mant'facturo , which has helped along the cause , but I suspect that n largo number of these same enter prising citizens have not been practicing what they have been preaching to their wives. Wbllo keeping an eye on tbo pur chases of their better halves they have gone on in the old way , buying their , cigars , shirts , shoes , clothing , etc. , in the oast. If this is not the case I hope that some cigar. manufacturer or shirt maker will correct mo. It may bo that the ladic will have to take this matter lu hand themselves and rescue such manufacturing Interests as depend upon the lords of creation for support. Hoiv would It do to hint to the head of the family that the coal house , nnd not the family sitting room was the proper place to smoke cigars redolent of New York tenement houses ? If ho buys his clothlncr in the east , how can ho ask an Omaha lady to sow on the missing buttonl During the past week I have heard and seen many ovldonccs of the good that has been already accom plished. In tbo past the manufacturers them selves have not all boon blameless in this matter of sending out of town for goods made in the city , but they nro now showing the right disposition. At ono factory which I visited throe weeks ago I saw a large number of labels printed in an eastern city and learned that they were having all their work done there. The man ager promised to correct the fault and a few days ago I saw a largo order which bo bad filed with a local printing establishment. Ono prominent manufacturer has been telling bis friends that bis city business had almost doubled in the past three wepks , and I saw an order which ho filed with a local printing house calling for 1,000,000 impres sions , which illustrates how the prosperity of ono line of business helps another. A city salesman related how ho went into a place of business which In the past has ob tained most of its supplies in the cast and heard the proprietor toll a traveling man. "I know it. 1 have nought lots of goods of you in the past and everything has been sat isfactory , but they are making the same thing in Omaha and I must buy all These goods at homo from now on. " A factory employe remarked : ' 'Thoy are not laying us off any more for a day at u time because of light orders , but wo are working over time and the foreman says that ho will need moro help in a few davs if the orders keep up at the present rate. " A column of instances might be related showing tbo good already done , but the chief point to be considered is bow this movement may bo kept up and how the people can be induced to practice the principle wntch alone can make of Omaha a great and prosperous city. 1 have heard many suggestions and manv different plans , but it would appear that the desired result can not bo reached in anyone ono way but that every effort must bo put forth to reach the consumers , the re tail dealers and the jobbers. One plan may look to the reformation of a certain class of consumers , if practical put it into operation. Another plan may bo use ful in reaching certain dealers , if so do not let it go untried. Homo patronage Is a bow with many strings nnd every string must bo pulled if you would hit the mark. Tbo plan proposed by TIIK BEI : , that of a manufacturers' association , has mot with the unanimous approval of all concerned and if the manufacturers decide to form n perma nent organization , as they probably will at their meeting Monday afternoon , they will then bo in position to put m operation every plan that setms practical. The coming meeting of the manufacturers deserves moro than a passing notice , as it promises to bo the largest and most import ant mooting over held in Omaha by any class of business mon. I had contemplated publishing a list of the manufacturers who would promise to bo present nt the meeting , but after calling on about fifty aud learning bow enthusiastic- they were and how they were calling person ally on other manufacturers and sending out notices of the mooting , and not hoarlnc of a tangle manufacturer who was Intending to absent himself , I decided that it was a clear case of "wo will all bo thoro. " For fear that someone might overlook the call published in Tin : BEE or forgot the date several manufacturers mot Thursday morn ing and formulated the following invitation to the meeting which they are sending out to manufacturers : To nil Omaha manufacturers nml parties in terested In the upbuilding of Omaha : Von are hereby earnestly requested to bo present at a meeting of the O mail it manufacturers to be hold In the room of the Iie.il Ilsitito Own ers' association , room 2A Now York Ijlfe bulldliiir. ut 4 p. in. , i-eptembor l.'l. The object of thin mooting Is to effect an or ganization that will uid the development of all classpa of manufactures and Industries of this city. AH you are interested In tills movo- n out. at least ono representative of your ilrm should bu present. * FAiinELr , & Co. OMAHA TIN UAN MVa Co. KEKS I'uiNTiNO Co. 1' . J. QUK * LK V &OAP CO. Hmii.NKoN NOTION Co. W A 1'AOE BO A I' CO. The manufacturers appear to understand Ibo situation perfectly and 1 have hoard any number of such remarks as "If wo nro over going to do anything now U the time , " ' 'the ' consumers are interested , we must strlko while the Iron Is hot , " "Tun BEE has started a great wont and we must come to tbo front and show that wo are worthy of the efforts put forth in our behalf. " There are a sroat many men real citato owners , capitalists and business men- who are not manufacturers , but who are Inter ested in the success of tbo manufacturing in terests of the city. It would bo a great en couragement to the manufacturers if these men would attend the meeting at spectators and say by their presence , if not in so many words , ' 'Go ahead , you have our sympathy nnd our support. " There Is much moro that might bo said In this connection , but the consumers are still asking for more Information as to what is manufactured in Omaha , and while TIIK Hun cannot go into all the details at to quality of goods , prices , brands , trade marks , etc. , it has been calling attention In a general way to tbo different lines of manufacture. iijc the KaotorleH. Down in East Omaha there is a cluster of factories , several of which have already boon brought to the notice of the peopio of Omaha through those columns. Among the number Is the factory of Marks Brothers , who manu facture all kinds of barncn , saddles and col lars , They employ sixty-five men , forty of the number being mon with families , and it U estimated by the proprietors that they are directly supporting 300 people. Tbo weekly pay roll amounts to I'.KX > , or (10,800 per year , a largo portion ot which Is spent among the retail dealers of Omaha. The factory is ob taining all the supplies possible lu 'Omaha , such ns boxes , naUg , paper , Uillow , etc. They nro receiving a fair local patronage , but plenty of goods of their kind nro sold in Omana that come from eastern faclorlci.Tnoro is no excuse for thh , and the owners of horse * who are usually property owners and hence deeply interested In tbo upbuilding of fac tories , should see to it that they buy only Omaha harness and saddlorv. There are two other factories near nt hand which turn out a superior grade of wall Plaster. Tha Omaha Silicon nnd Wull Plaster company nnd the Adamant Wall Plaster company , They employ fifteen to cightcon mon , but might double this number several limr * over if Omaha builders would glvo the homo made plaster the preference. The trouble has boon that builder * only specify that the plaster on their bulldmcs shall bo a "good Job , " and the contractor can buy some Inferior plaster made in other cities or put on Missouri river mud and If U will stay on until the building Is accepted , all right. Another factory in the East Omaha cluster Is tbo whlto lead works , which nro too well known to need any special mention. It Is sufficient to say that they employ fifty mon now nnrt turn out n superior article , which they nro nble to sell oven In cities which have whlto load works of their own. At tbo sumo time many Omaha dealers are selling other than the homo made article. HUH another industry of East Omaha is the Martin Steam Food Cooker company , which , ns the unmo indicates , turns out an article useful on the stock farm but of llttlu interest to city people. They also conduct a foundry for turning out all kinds of callings. It Is an Important Industry to the city , how ever , from the ( act that It employs quite n number ot siclllud workmen at good wages. Last winter they run as high as twouty- seven men. A line of manufacture which has been car ried on to considerable extent in Omaha for some years Is the roasting nnd preparing of coffoo. The Consolidated Coffee company has a largo establishment at 1411 Homey street , employing twenty-seven people , besides - sides salesmen. They nro roasting from 0,000 to 10.000 pounds of coffee per dav. They put up all grades , from the best Perfection Java and Mocha , down to the lowest grades of Kio. A good many Omaha dealers have been buying colleo that U roasted In Boston or some other eastern city , nnd that Is usually n month old before It roaches the consumer. Every housewife knows that coffee Is far bettor Immediately after being roasted , and that the longer It stands the more It deterior ates. Dealers figure that roasted coffee loses 10 per cent of Its strength In thirty days , In splto of this fact hundreds of housekeepers In Omaha allow their grocer to put off onto them n stale eastern article when they could by a single word obtain coffee freshly roasted in Omaha. There is a largo railroad running Into Omaha that goes clear to Boston to buy coffee for its eating houses. Once in a while they run short and the purchasing agent or ders a few cases from the Omaha house and always admits that it is all that could bo desired both In quality aud price , but when asked to buy more always excuses himself on the ground that tie has a big order coming from Boston. Another line of goods found in every household is splcos. These goods nro put up by the Consolidated Coffee company nnd are to be had in all era Jos from the best German down to the ordinary bulk spices. Why any dealer should go outside of Omaha to buy splcos is a mystery uhen anything in that line can be Duplicated right hero in both price and quality. The members of the Consoli dated Coffee company are enthusiastic on the subject of a manufacturers' association and they will bo out to the meeting on the -1st iu full forco. There are probably few people in Omaha who know that such articles ns bulb syringes , fountain syringes , and their connections , tubing , pipes , etc. , nursing feeders , nursing bottle fittings , nasal douches , physician's syringes , etc. , nro made right bore in the city but such appears to bo the case. The Omaha Rubber company , in addition to tbelr whole sale and retail business , are manufacturing goods of the above class qul to extensively , and would be glad to increase the number of employes if the people of Omaha would en courage it. Hero is nn opportunity for tbo physicians to do the city a good tu'rn by en couraging this branch of manufacture. The Omaha Basket Manufacturing com pany bavo a plant at West Lawn omplovlnir sixtv hands during the summer with a weekly pav roll of $500 to $600. There are enough baskets used in Omaha nnd vicinity to keep this number employed during the whole year , which would result In the distri bution of Sri.OOO to $30,000 per year in wages. They manufacture basnets and fruit boxes of all ulnds , market basnets , bushel baskets , etc. , such as oto used by gardeners and fruit growers. Ono of the Interesting features of the factory is the eleven-ton machine , which will take a log seven feet long and cut it into thin strips from the thickness of paper up. Tbo quality of the goods turned out Is llrst class and the shipment of baskets to this point from other cities should bo stopped at onco. What Business Men Sny. W. A. Pace , soap manufactutcr Our business iu the city of Omaha has been in creased 50 per cent since THE BEB com menced to agitate home putrouace. Dealers who have absolutely refused lu the past to handle our goods , send In orders now unso licited. P. J. Quoaloy , soap manufacturer During the twenty years that I have been in business in Omaha. I never uaw a time when it was so easy to sell mv goods as now. L. M. Roam , Manager of the American Dis trict Telegraph As n citizen of Omaha , anx ious to see the city prosperous , I nui deeply interested in this movement for homo patron age. The manufacturers must organize and help push forward the work commenced by THE BEK. All my inlluenco will bo thrown on the side of building up the manufacturing interests of Omaha. O. H , Curtis , president of the Omaha Rub ber company Tbo members of our nrm will all bo present at tbo manufacturers' meeting. A strong organization of the manufacturers will bo the making of the city , besides being of great advantage to the manufacturers themselves. Charles R. Leo , hardwood lumber dealer. It looks to mo like poor policy on the part of any business man to send away for goods which can bo made In this city , oven If n few dollars can bo saved by so doing. Take it In the matter of clothing every few days there is u drummer for some eastern house around with samples and tbov all claim that they can furnish goods for less money than the local bouses and they give n good many rea sons why tov are able to do It. It stands to reason , however , that they must slight tbo worlc or put In n poorer quality of goods , erin in some way make up the difference in price , for they hnvo the extra expense of the drum mer , which the local house docs not have. When Omaha clothing merchants build houses wo expect them to buy their lumber In Omaha ana wo ought to give them our trade in return , The same line of argument can bo applied to all kinds of business. Frank Dwork. retail crocer nt 1318 WIU Hams street I have no trouble in selling Omaha made goods , which my customers have found to bo just as good ns anything made In eastern cities. 1 soli Omaha soap , pickles , crackers , syrup , baking powder , yeast , etc. , and bavo novcr had u customer complain of the quality. I behove that all grocery mon ought to do this for tbo sake of the laboring men who need work. An Omaha teacher who would perhaps not care to have her name mentioned makes a good suggestion : \ \ hllo reading from week to week your articles on "Patronize Homo Industry" I have wondered why you did not suggest that the teachers help in the matter. From experience I know that in thn course of study a largo amount of time is allotted to Omaha and Nebraska. In ray Sixth credo wo are using the IbOl Board of Trade statistics. H. Hardy , Dealer in House Furnishing Goods , Eto , A great many retail dealers huvo tbo Idea that it looks big to go east for goods when they could buy of the local job bers to Just as good advantage , nnd by so doing help build up the jobbing business of the city. I am pleased to see the growing sentiment in favor of patronizing local fac tories and hope the manufacturers will avail themselves of the opportunities to bring themselves moro Into notice. Too many of them have failed to Inform tbo publlo what they wore making , and people have bought eastern goods that they saw advertised , never suspecting that the sumo thing was made iu Omaha. Hon. John Rush , city treasurer of Omaha , says : Owing to catarrh anil a malformation in my nose , caunod years ago by a hart , I wus Induced to undergo treatment with Dr. Illrnoy , I am glad to report that bis delicate and dexterous operation was productive of tbo greatest good , and I am entirely cured. I can recommend Dr. Illrnoy as ono of the best specialists in tbo west for the treatment of throit and nasal troubles. Do Witt's Little Early lasers for the llm SCROFULOUS SORES Lndj Hmlly Anitctnl Three Ycnr * Trios Mnnr Doctors Here mill In L'liBlnnil Without Hem-Ill. Cured Dy Ciitlciirn. 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