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THE OTtfLAHA DAU/T BEE : StENDAY , KOVEMTJER IS , 180t. ABOLISH THE LORDS England's ' Pjlmo Minister Declares Agninsl Hereditary Legislators. OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE PATH OF PROGRESS Graphic Description of tie Scenes Attend , ing the Declaration. N'TES FROM ROSEB-RY'S SPEECl The Most Momentous Issue Confronting tin British Electors , UAINT LIFE IN THE CITY OF BRADFOR ! An Instructive Ilnvlevr of llrltlsh 1'ollllc nnd Politician" , IniluHlrlitl 1'cntures nml ( .nrri'iit Sentiment , bjr Hubert < l. I'ortur. LONDON , Oct. 28 , 1891. ( Special Corn .ipoudenco of The HOP. ) Last night on th Iilalform of ono of the largest halls In Eng land , confronting an audience of over 1,00 licople , he looked like a composite blcndln < if our own McKlnley rind Senator Gormar * j his morning as I chatted with him for a fe\ \ jnlnutcs at the Bradford railway station hi luce was a * smooth , his complexion as plnl and his demeanor as calm as the rathe Ijoylsh photographs which have conveyed t 1bo American public the personality of th 3)rlllah premier , the earl of Hoscbery. The genial T. I' . O'Conner , M. P. , was goo enough to Introduce me to Lord Iloseber ; 1 congratulated him upon his stirring spcec oi the preceding evening and assured lili that his words would bo welcome on the otht side of the Atlantic. "Under existing circumstances , " said tl I ) : line minister , "It Is Impossible for the 111 < rral party to proceed against the House i Lords , except In the most deliberate mai ncr. The people must be thoroughly awal ned to the fact that this Is a great nation : question , and cannot bo dealt with In ar term unless the people of Oreat Britain ar Ireland put It ahead of all other quostloi nnd make the mockery of hereditary legl 3illon the one absorbing Issue. There no lack of zeal among the liberal leader lit Is for the people of England to say whethi they are satisfied with the House of Lords i nit , and when that decision has been mad disentangled from other questions , tl liberal party will not heslta to deal with It In the mo effectual manner. Without such ixpressk of public sentiment nnd support the cffei t any action the House of Commons ma taho w II b ; In a large measure curtail * .For my own part I feel sure of the tempi of the country on this great constitution question , and have no doubt It will recei' popular support from the masses of tl English people , who are not willing to tliar ' .he House of Lords for having done the * Ue favor of being born. " POLITICAL CONTRASTS. In the course of this brief Interview I to < "ccaslon to thank Loi\l Ilosebery for tl generous allusion to the- United States Be Ate as "the first second chamber In tl woild. " Our own newspapers have done i much to destroy this Idea that Americans .England are constantly called upon to a sort their patriotism by defending the I tcgrlty and ability of the United Stat a natc. The marvelous campaign which M Klnley has been conducting was discusse and Lard Ilosebery gave It as his opinion th our. cllmato and methods of campa'gn we much more wearing on the nerves and heal than the cllmato of England. In th 3 certainly agrca with him. They have much more deliberate way of doing thin Jicre. Statesmen will not undertake so mu is they do at home. They Insist upon re tnd sufficient tlmo for everything. Then notice- that nearly all the British statesm have some sort of hobby which they dellg in and which Is a recreation. As a result i haveMr. . Gladstone1 at 85 a remarkably wi preserved man , and Lortl Koscbcry , up whoso shoulders rests the most trcmcndo responsibility , locking as youthful and frc as a May morning. Dressed In a dark su a rough black overcoat , a Jaunty derby , ci rylng a neat silk umbrella , the wide cdp of his well fitting collar almost touching t collar of his overcoat , ho might have be a young man of 30 were It not for the slh Kruy which Is creeping over his well groom lialr. Lord Robbery Is a difficult man put In a nlcho and keep there. Now tl I have heard the most momentous spec of his life , I am still puzzled when call upon to glvo my Impressions of him. Is t Depow right In calling him a genius ? r lie. Just stops short of that. He Is certali not an Intellectual giant like Thomas lUtnl of Maine , for Instance. Ho has i the power of making other men weep a believe at McKlnley has , because he d < not weep himself and sometimes the thouf will como over you , does ho believe liimse This last sentence may be unjust to Lc Tloscbory , and may after all arise becai lie Is a peer of the realm. And yet did not suggest this thought when he said h apologetically : "I hope you will not constr In a bad sense the parody that It may not sometimes a bad thing to set a peer to cat a peer. " Perhaps. It may bo , and yet , an earnest disbeliever In hereditary legls tlon and faithful advocate of homo , rule Ireland , I most hnartlly wish Lord Hosebe were a commoner. Still the fact of his bl a peer did not prevent him from brlngl the masters of men together during the t rlble coal strike of last year. U was L < Jlosobery'who effected an agreement whe toy work wan resumed and a board of cone atlon was formed. The mantle of William Gladstone Is Indeed a different one to l on , and the men upon whom It descends n well feel as Lord Ilosebery said to "wear worthily. " No matter how brilliant his an cedonta , he will be judged by the dovel menta of the future. The pets allly of this new and untried p rntor Is a lovable personal ! The hearts of the people of England i with him In the great constitutional strug lie has mapped out. If he IB peralste sincere and a fighter , he will win and gr will bo the victory. If not , the work he ably sot himself last night In the center Encllsh democracy will bo completed by great commoner who will surely rise wl the emergency demands. INAUGURATING THE 1JATTLE. As Lord Roscbery entered St. Georg lull Saturday night , precisely at the i pointed moment , and the tremendous cro arose and with ono tremendous voice sn "He's a Jolly Good Fellow , " he looked , to i the least , like a Jolly nervous fellow. H w of course , the most eventful moment of life , The words to be uttered that 'nil Nvoro to Inaugurate the greatest constltutlo battle since the days when the common took matters absolutely In their own hai two centuries ago. Before him on all sli reaching to the root of the enormous build was a sea of expectant faces such as I I never before beheld In any public gather ! The current prlco of seats for this occas was 10 shillings ( $2.00) ) each , while these the platform brought from (10 to 50 ( J50 $250) ) . U was an epoch In Brlt.sh pollt not merely a public speech by a statesm Below the stag , at a table reaching fr * ono aide of this vast building to the oil : cat 100 aliorthand reporters and descrlpt \rrltors. After the. storm of Cheer * and appla Nrhiuh followed the Introduction by the aei taembcT of Parliament from BraJford I ufflclently subsided , this medlum-sli rather nnrvoui-looklnK man came > forwa and clutching the red balze-covcred rail front of him , aeenml for a moment to e v y the multitude which had assembled do him honor. In this attitude , a favoi one of McKlnley'a , ha reminded m of t American statesman. The upper part of Taco ami the hair worn a. trlflo long for Englishman anil just turning gray , brluttt mind the calm , Imiuovabia senator fi Maryland. U03I3BBIIV A3 AN ORATOR , la l w inlnuUa the storm of appla subsided , and In tones eniy nnd penetrating yet apparently not raised ; to the oratorlca pitch , Lord Itoscbcry began the moit ro markablc tpcecb I had ever heard. He markable , not so much on account of thi speech Itself fli on account of tlio occasloi and lurfoundlngs. It wa my first gllmps of a really Important English campaign There was a fever of expectation nt time almost oppressive. Every word could b heard distinctly. While tils lordship's vole Is beyond criticism , he sroms not yet to liav learned how to wear his bands. Once re leaded from Hie red blare-covered rail , the ; became troublesome. A favorite place o repose for them was the lapels of his frocl coat , and here they would some times han for a minute , while he delivered scntcnc aftar sentence of what Mr. Shaw Lcfcvro ha termed an encyclical. Only once or twlc during the hour or more were the hand used to emphasize the words spoken. One when he picked up from the top of T. I O'Connor's silk lint one of the sheets of note which he occasionally referred to and Hirer It upon tlio table , eaylng as he did so wit evident feeling : "It Is for you to decide o to whether you .desire a revision of the con stltul.on In this sense or whether you d ot. " Occasionally ho became sufficiently enthi lastlc to move around a bit , and especial ! hen showing the disproportion In the min er of the two parties In the House of Lord : hcse sentences alt ended "thcro would t iilrty liberal peers. " The orator change voice at HID conclusion ot each scntcnc rat facing his supporters on the platforn hen the gallery on the right , then on tl ft , and finally facing the entire nudlem Irectly In front , and using both hands qulckl nd gracefully. "If you send the whole House of Commor ack there would still bo only thirty llben ers. " Then followed the most deafening applaui nd cheers. In n moment Lord Rosebcry had stralgh ncd up and catching the thread of his speec turned the steady , unpassloncd argumei t the discourse. "Wo boast of our free Institutions ; we swc s we walk abroad ; we boast abroad 01 'hllactcrlcs ' of freedom ; we thank God th > 'e are not as loss favored nations are , bi 11 this time we endure this mockery of fre otn. You are bound hand and foot ; you mi oto and vote until you are black In the fac ut you will not change the face of matte t all. Still the House of Lords will contr our affairs ; still you will have to go cap and to the Hoi'se of Lords , and ask It iass your measures , however mutilated lay wish to make them. " These words were said with perhaps mo 'eal ' feeling , If not bitterness , than at poken that night. The real man seenu hrown Into them , and you could hard 'oubt his earnestness. THE GILDED STATE PRISON. Lord llossbory's personality seemed liter Into the following words , delivered wli n Intensity which carried the audlenco I term : "I am attached to some Indlvldua n the House ot Lords , as I am attached ndlvlduals In the House of Commons , but tyifess I should cither be below or abo1 luman natnro If I were attached to tl louse of Lords as a body. If you think n ngreoable thing for the head ot the go rnmcnt , which has a majority In the Hou f Commons , to sit on a bench with half ozen empty benches behind him and nothli Ise , you may think I am attached to tl louse of Lords. If you think It agreeab o go as a suppliant to the House of Lou 'or every bill you want to pass , then yi ay think I am attached to the House Lords. If you think It agreeable to hear tl ounds of conflict In the only place whl possesses real political power , and bo pr : luded from taking part In It If you thh hat pleasant , you may believe I am attach o the House of Lords. " For a long time he seemed like a in ; truggllng with that school day proposltli if when an Irresistible force comes In co act with an immovable body , what happen The House of Lords was a sort of gild tate prison , which was immovable unit ; he House of Lords decided to move on Itse The House of Commons was an Irrcatstll : orce which was determined to make an It movable body move. Finally he turn around sharply and said : "You will adn hat In this particular case It was not o n which wo could rapve. In view of t circumstances , In any violent fashion. " THE FINAL PROPOSITION. And then came the proposition which w first a resolution In Parliament ; secondly reference to the people. And then Lo Ilosebery said solemnly and In a tone voice that reached every part of the ha ' 'And If that were passed , remember th that never before In the history of Parll ent has such a resolution , at the Instan of the responsible government , passed In t House of Commons. What will that rcpi sent ? It will represent the Joint dema of the executive government of the d and of the House of Commons for a revlal ot the constitution , and In that way the qui tlon will enter In Itself on a now pha ( That resolution will stand forever upo-i t records of the House. No government , I.o over bold and cynical It may be , that m eventually succeed thus , will be cynli enough to propose Its reverse. Not Ml t perfumes of Arabia Itself would wash t stigma of that resolution away. nut. ii tlemen. the verdict of the country \\lll i bo against It. I feel as sure of ihc conn ! as I do of the House of Commons. N'eltl the House of Commons nor < ho ciunl would stultify themselves by sending up majority to reverse any ouch resnli.tii That would be the first -ict of a gn drama. " And the first act of the drama < . , 'ly v given at Bradford. To support this act I prime minister Informed his hearers v the duty of every liberty loving Engllshm and every Englishman who regarded , as did , the House of Lords as a mockery Ir representative government. At the conclusion of the speech a thousa voices burst forth : Welcome to our leader. Men of ] trad ford raise ; Ills a noble mission , Worthy freemen's praise. Gird him for the battle. Truth his breastplate be , Justice for his orinarnme. His war cry "Liberty ! " CHORUS. Strike ! oh ever strike for freedom. Is the people's pry ; Hearts of steel sin-round you , llravely do or die ! It was n speech worthy of the cause t an audience full of deep enthusiasm , CLOSE OF A GREAT J3FFORT. "Fight as your old Puritan forcfath fought. Fight with that stubborn , pen tent. Indomitable will ; fight as they foui In .Yorkshire ; as the old Ironsides fought Yorkshire never knowing when they w beaten , and determined not to be beatei Never shall I forget the tremendous i plause which greeted these last words. 1 vast audience rose to Its feet and grec the prime minister with cheers that las for ten minutes. It was , as I have said grand audience of stolid , determined , thli Ing Yorkshlremen , who represent the r grcsslvo democratic spirit of England ted and as Lord Ilosebery took his seat ho m have felt that whllo he had flung down gauntlet the people of Yorkshire wore ret to back him In the greatest struggle nil the days when Fairfax replied to the kin demand for Bradford to surrender , by sal Ing forth and cutting his way through royalist troops. HISTORIC BRADFORD. In that memorable , sortlo from Bradford brave parliamentary general lost everyth but honor. Bradford , however , lost Its tr In the struggle , and lay stunned and pow less for a century before It begun the ma facturo which brought It nineteenth cent fama and wealth. Built upon inanufact Ing on an unplcturesque and unfertile co try , Bradi'ordlans have , as a rule been m interested. In the harmonious flow of tr than In art or literature. The literal weav of warp and woof Is , I fear , more melodl to the Bradford ear than the rhythm of gifted songster or the. melody of great i slclans. When Defoe visited Bradford m than a century ago he thus disposes of "Tho first town we carne to from Halifax i Bradford. 4t has a market , but Is ot other note than having given birth to Sharp , the good archbishop of York. " Thoi the little yellow volume 'irom which I c the above bears the date of 175.1 , little m can be slid of Bradford's Intellectual woi les today. It stands well by cloth and i Icallsm. but Its people have been far hard-headed and practical to bother th solves much about either poetry or musea. Tde history of the drama In Hi ford show * that the respectable and well do worklnx people of Bradford bad about much sympathy for It as for the brawl tavern or roysterlng cock-pit. The other ments were much more edified by cock tig dog lights and even pugilistic encounters twcon men. The song and dance ortUI Bradford halt a century ngo must have Imi a lively time tinging n pleco bearing the fol towing extraordlary title "The Improvements of Bradford , or a Pec at the Wool Trade , with Sketches of Jnsoi and the Golden Fleece , Queen Medea , th Two Brazen Hulls and the Wide-Awake Dragon gen , with Dobbya , 1'lnlnbacka , Piece Makert Combers , Comb Pots , the Ucer Bill , Woe Wigs and Old Bishop Dlalze. " Thus did the old-tlmo Uradtordlan mix u tradci , woo ) and beer In ( his songs and amuse mcnts. One might as easily convert a cen us bulletin or tabulated etatcmrnt Into ' omlc tone , but the artists of these day ndoubtcdly knew their audiences , and , i : so a Yorkshire expression , n Ilradfor rowd "I feenr noan BO ceasy t1 plees" . " One unhappy Bradford manager name ikerret attempted to elevate the local dram rlth "superior acting , good music , and fin cenery , " but all to no purpose. In the pa hotlc Bpccch Skerrct had to ocknowlcdg hat a Bradford audience was too much fo Im , and he threw \\i the sponge in the fo' ' owing unique words : S'ot u gulmV remained , not a one poun VB my actors from the treasury hurried , s'or left me In pity , one farewell shot n the chest where my hopes laid burled. Few nnd shcrt were the words they said \nd those not the words of Borrow , And cheerfully oft with the money they flee And I've not a rap for the morrow. Slowly nnd sadly I sat roc down , With my hand on my upper storey. And fell as I pressed my only crown , That cash was better than glory. CASH BETTER THAN GLOUY. The Bradford worsted manufacturer of tl resent day Is a firm believer In this last set Iment , and few Uradtordlans have achieve ; lory save as accumulators of large fortune n olden times trading and religion were n garded as of equal Importance. The week ! markets were held on Sundays , oftcntlmi within the church yards , but the rule wi hat "there bo no showing of any wares b 'ore ' the service be done. " At the entrani f the sacred precincts the canny Yorkshlr men were not Infrequently requested to tal that they would "neither lie nor stc nor cheat. " Thus hemmed In by rules ar emulations , some going BO far as to linpo : fines for "the display of unruly tempers he old-time cloth makers must havepr iented a decorous appearance trading bcneal ho shadow of the church , and paying tl cash not down on the "barrel head , " but c he moss covered tombstones ot their wortl ancestors. These people have always cu Ivated that excellent maxim , "a time f < iverythlng , " and long afterward when bus ness was transferred to the Old Piece hall , v find that heavy fines were Inflicted on at merchant or stuff-maker found concluding bargain outside the regulation hours. , ho ringing of the bell bargaining had cease , or both parties were fined C pence , ai an additional 5 pence for every two mlnuti hereafter , no admittance to the hall unl he fines were. paid. This phenomenal pun uallty of Bradford people nearly cost tl [ iresent administration the life of ono of I liandsomest , most capable and popular of co ; suls. In the building occupied by the Amerlct : onsulatc Is ono ot the most fiendish Invcntloi n the way of a "lift" ever conceived by meal : al .man. It consists of a series ot eno mous wooden boxes , which revolve on an In Mechanism like grain elevators , or the mi scoops In our harbor dredging machine This fearful apparatus lumbers round i day at Its own sweet will , cheering the o cupants of the building with a melody ak to falling houses. Now ani'l again daring I dlvlduals risk their lives In It rather ill ; climb the flights of stairs. If you arc a sent-mlnded and this Infernal machine shou reach tlie turning point , you would , of cours bo shoveled out at the top and nothing b a mangled corpse greet your friends belo' Mr. Claude Meeker unhappily stepped In the "lift" at about noon Saturday , and , accordance with the Bradford habt : punctuality , the machine stopped to tl second at 12 o'clock , leaving him Imprison ) between the two apertures. A minute aft 12 the building was vacant , of course , for i English clerk would be guilty of working t\ minutes after that hour Saturday. In va Mr. Meeker cried for help and furious banged the pine boards of his suspended caj Not a soulcame. . The thought of stayll there until Monday morning was maddenlii After over an hour of frantic effort he su ceeded In squeezing himself through t aperture above him of about a foot. Lace ated , minus coat , hat and with torn clotlu the consul emerged , showering blessings up "revolving British lifts" and Bradfo punctuality. Fortunately , It was no won for the public service can 111 afford to Ic such a thoroughly patriotic , able and atfal officer as Mr. Meeker. THE PEOPLE OF BRADFORD. Pardon this digression. The people Bradford strike mo as a1serlous\lf \ not a so bre people. They are straightforward , eai cst and practical , and radical to the bac bone. As a rule they are remarkably w Informed In all matters relating lo I United States. The tariff schedules retail to all kinds of textile goods are as w known to the average Bradford unanufactui as the litany. Nay , better , for there. Is strong dissenting element here which cai little for the Established church , and no to In England took , ' morrf kindly to Wesley his earlier struggles than Bradford. So gri was the revival at the beginning of- the a tury .that the doors of Methodist chapels'wi ' kept open day' and' night , one party iof w snipers frequently -waiting about till tin within had fulfilled the appointed hour service. You need not beialarmed even li Bradfordlan were to announce that he v about to give a reading throughl thei n tariff bill. This would not necessarily nu he was going to treat you to reading the- wholebill. . "Through" Is Bradfordlan "from , " hence the reading might b9 o : one paragraph. Here I , come "throug New York , not "from" Now York. The Bradford dialect Is very' peculiar e Indigenous to the town Itself. The vow at Bradford , unlike , the good people , , , said to bo of a very loose- way of life. 1 example , a Is short In "shajie , " iwlilch comes shap ; It takes n mincing sound of e "wash ; " and In "dance" It becomes at YI round o Indeed. Whllo a becomes < o "wash , " e becomes a In "very , " and doubles Itself , becomes eo1 In "wet , " and i only , doubles Itself , but claps an a on to ' doubling In "fret , " which Is pronoun * free-at. I Is short and long , where In oil places It Is long and short ; "pink" In peci and "blind" rhymes to "plnn'd. " The malnder of the vowel family la cqua perverse , nnd utterly never to be dcpent upon. The dlpthongs Imitate them audacious lawlessness , and popular Bradfi conversation startles the car with si phrases as "Shoo coom dahn stairs 1' 1 bare fit a wick ago , an'a bin poorly lv sin. " Some words I never heard used el where ; for example , "frame" a Bradford "frames" to his business , "frames" to amusements , and "frames" to his eve thing. The Bradford girls can "hug" ai thing , but not anybody , for "hug" means "carry. " The word "anent" Is here u used for opposite. One glance at a nat book and I have done. In "Poems r Songs" by a Yorkshire "LIk'nass Takkc the minstrel thus sings ot the Apollo Del dere : AH reyt nnd Htrayt I' malt and shap. A mould for t' raace o' men ; A dahnreyt , upreyht , bang oop chap , Not mltch unlike my sen ! In a previous letter I have referred to wonderful concentration of Industry In t unique Yorkshire city , which can now beef of a population of 217,000 , out of which po ; latlon no less than 45,000 are engaged in manufacture ot woolen and worsted goo Little further remains to be said. Wages \ery low and It Is a hard struggle for uorklni : classes to make ends meet. Nov tlieleas , the population In the poorer quart of the city are orderly , decent , patient i hopeful. With Inspector Dobson I spenl couple of evenings In the worst quart of Bradford , which are mild compared w the worst quarters of a city like Now Yc The police have such complete control ot city that the greatest ecormlty In which working population beem to Indulge 1s si Ing gongs In gloomy public houses. H artists of both sexes alternate between slightly elevated platform and the rows tiny tables In front of the benches wti run all around there "free and caslai. " AI the densest tobacco smoke , the clatter ot gla es and the fume-3 ot beer and gin , L Rosebery gets every evening as uproarlou support as ho did at St. George's hall. T goei the chorus of one song wo heard at Red Lion ; "Because the House of Lords , The Noble Lord , The gracious Lords at play , Do block the people's way , " An evil that hat arisen during the I ton year * In places like Bradford Is the called working man's club. I do not m 3f clubs tu the bettor seme , but clubs slat In out of the war rooms and rooVerlcs I which liquor Is ( Mid nnd guzzling carried o nit night Over these clubs the police liav no control whatever and from these club emerge too ofoh | the worst kind c drunkards. Thepoor , , man In England ha obtained tlio rich man's supposed boon , th club , with a vengtartce , and how dearly th wife and the family of the wage earners I such places as Bradford have to pay for It 1 nly too well known to the municipal authoi ' .les. The greatest need today In Uradton i my opinion , l light , cheerful , wholcsom muiemcnt , In whlqh both men nnd womc : an partake Not the fetid atmosphcn altlng rhymes and tin-kettle pianos of th ubllc house , nor the ribald nonsense clio lie two or three wretched muslo lialli uslc that Inspires , songs that brighten , acl : ig that elevates , Athuscmcnts that mak nc happier are the crying need of the hou n every one ot these gloomy coke towr thlch I have visited. Night after nlgl rom 1,500 to 2,000 people , 90 per cent niei Islt the largest music hall In Bradford an It with their hats on and short pipes I heir mouths , listening to stale rubbish an ot , while their mothers and wives an Istcrs and sweethearts remain at horn 'his ' Is all wrong. When will the Unglls iorklng classes learn how to live ? ROBERT P. PORTER. OAKLAND'S NUDE COLOSSUS. Wfitty Year * Without riotlilne In t'nl furnln'llnmtrn. . A tawny giant , who has been naked fi wenty years , Is lord of the Oakland cstuar ; jays the San Francisco Examiner. II .vardrobe Is a belt and a pair of cottc runks. In his belt ho wears a long daggi nd ho carries a Winchester In his swurtl mis. He dictates the movements ot all tl 'erryboats , yachts , tugs , schooners at rafts of every sort that pass his way. Th laked colossus Is backed by the War d > artmcnt of the United States. On tl irow of his huge contrivance anchored ho channel ho stands erect like a bran tatuo of AJax. lie Is tall and superbly proportioned , mca urlng six feet three Inches and welghli 200 pound-i. For twenty years he hi braved the climates of the world without hlrt or a coat to protect 'him. ' During t ! strike of the American Hallway union tli man bade defiance to the Southern Pacli nd compelled big boats like the Alamei and Piedmont to stop , back water and tal ho course he Indicated. Facetious pcot laid that the Southern Paclflo people fcan lilm as If he were the naked truth. Who and what la this this phenomenoi Je Is Captain Edwrad A. Von Schmidt , ai ixoept upon passing occasions , when he h ppeared In the streets of cities , ho has go ; ilmost stark naked for twenty years. Ho now In charge of the government dredging the Oakland ship channel , working under t direction of the federal War department. ; Tpxamlner representative rowed out to i 'redger and asked to tee the captain , "Ho Is there , " said one of the crew , m lonlng apprehensively towad the door of t : : abtn. In response to a knock a voice rang o above tlio din of the machinery , "Como In and the visitor entered. Before the gla ivlthln easy reach wore two knives and Ifle. Ifle."Many "Many people have wondered why you we no clothes. Do you object to telling why was the first question. Von Schmidt put down a volume of Kl Ing's tales and replied : "Well , briefly , 'for ' my health. " The n answer to questions he went on for t\ hours reciting the details ot a. most slngul career. "Don't I ever' feel cold ? " he repeat ! 'Why , bless you , ! have gone as you see i now for twenty years , In all kinds of c mate-s In every part of the world. It Is mistake toMhlnk that It Is natural to naked only In the tropics. Hlttcll , la I 'ilstory ot California , .calls attention to t effect ot civilization upon the Indians. Wh the Spanish padres , after converting the natives to Christianity , began to clothe tin the Indians began.o \ dla of pulmona troubles. My philosophy of dress , or unrtre is founded on scientific prlnc/ptes. / 'The po | of the skin breathe the air and are Intend to take In the sunshine ; ospeclaly should I pores over the. respiratory organs have fi access to the sun and atmosphere. In fact , G man scientists are now advocating nakcdm as a cure for consumption. I come from consumptive family , and when I was a t It was predicted that I would die young 1 cause ot my weak lungs. " Here the gi : took a long breath , and the supeib expans ! of his chest showed how Indifferent evei are of the reputation ot prophets. "Yes , " continued the strong man , "and studied medicine awhile , and my fellow e plrlclsts said I had weak lungs , and whci went to sea my friends said I would no' come back. Well , down In the tropics naturally wore but very little , and the les wore the better I felt , and when I put more clothing again I didn't feel so well , year later. In bringing a vessel through i Straits of Magellan , I noticed the Tie del Fuegana going naked In the snow , sawr old men. stalwart and rugged , t mothers nursing their babes all naked , i. . all quick In action and BluruV of limb , am said I have found the secret of health. E since I have dressed about as those rugi natives of that bleak country dress , or as : see me now. " It is difficult to be stately In undre Carlisle shows how the dignity would p out of the British Parliament with a nal duke addressing a naked House of Lords , I Captain Von Schmidt Is dignified men sped him. His crew , some ot whom hi worked for him fifteen , eighteen and two ; years , regard him as a veritable demlg Naked ho gives his commands , and naked receives titled visitors from Washington t transacts business with Imposing officials the War department. As a concession civilization he dons a light , short-slee' shirt , a cap , and a thin pair of trousers wh as commodore of the California Yacht cl he presides over Its regattas. But even tl he wears no underwear , and feels rolle' when ho gets back to primitive slmpllcl His life has been romantic. As capt respectively of the schooner Ariel , forme a government Baltimore clipper ; the b : Francis Palmer ; the schooner Claus Spre els ; the brig Consuelo ; the steamer Kin the flrat steamer that floated the Hawal flag In the Atlantic ocean , and the stear Like-Like , named after the sister of Llll kallnl. this naked adventurer has clrci navigated the globe. He Is somewhat o landsman , too. Years ago , as a governm engineer , he surveyed the boundary lines California. "I have crossed the Sler thirty-two times on foot , " said he. He : a good many souvenirs of his experiences the shape ot ugly knife scars on 'his ' bo But he Is not at all Inclined to be boasl and does not dwell onIlls encounters. "The fllea of San Frflnctsco papers of 1 would unfold a tale about me If you are terested In that part'of my history. " said. Tht-so papers contain an account his trial and acquittal for klllliiK the lea of a gang of toughs In South San Franch From years df exposure to sun and w lila skin Is the color bf the Berkeley him autumn , and the scar on his body , being a lighter shade , are quite conspicuous. Is married and has 'four children. "It was a dlat1polhtment In love , " observed , " ( hat made ima go to sea. Th too , I Inherited a. love of adventure , grandfather was > a sfta captain and tra with the California 'I Indians In 1823. the South seas I married a half-caste gli an educated girl , however , the daugli of an English ofilceK" ' She died. My pi ent wife I married 1-In Melbourne. ! charej my blzarrpj notions about clothl Of course she doesn't go about as I do , so far as society KVlir'pennlt her she ob the same natural laws. We dress children with regard to those prlnclp too , and wo have never spent a penny medicine or for a physician's care In household. " Although the captain doesn't own a wl thlrt or a pair of cuffs or a suit of clot that would pass muster In a parlor or o boulevard , he U a wealthy man , control ! with his father the dredging business the coast , and owning ships on the lantlo and Pacific , and also consider ! land In this state , "Do you go Into society at all ? " be ' asked , "Hardly. " Bald he , as ho folded his n oular arms and glared at a pausing I "I have been so long away from the b monde that I should feel lost now , and sldn my dress might not be reclien don't you see ! However , as a yo man. " and he pointed slcntflcantly U few gray hair * In his beard , "It wa i that I was a heavy swell. " IN LOCAL GERMAN CIRCLES Olubs and Societies Providing Entertain' monta for Almost Eve < y Evening. MEMBERSHIP LISTS ALL GROWINO SnciiRcrbuiul Will 1'rc cnt Vine Progrnn This r.vonliifi t.iito Addition * to Or- clipstrm i'roupcc'ttu of Conilnc Jlent I'littigrnpln of ( loniilj ) , The season In German club anil society clr cles Is now at Its height. There are enter talnments by the score , of different descrlp tlous , with many more In prospect by th numerous verelns nnd lodges. I'hyslcal cul ture , benevolence , singing and theatrical flourish as they perhaps seldom have be fore. fore.The The members of the several bodies seem t vie with ono another to get up diversions a some kind for winter days and evenings. He sides this , they arc unusually active In sollc Itlng new membership for their societies especially stirring In this latter direction I the Omaha turnvcreln , which Is cndeavorln to dotiblo the number of Its members. S far great success has attended the cfforl During the month of 'October iltteen member were added , and up to date this mont forty. For the first tlmo In several year all committees and branches of this extcnslv fraternity are working In full harmony t attain the same end. Not only Is this to b observed In those having charge of th amusement lines and In solicitors for Increai Ing the membership , but the bears are on happy , Jolly family , which Insures a greatl Increased attendance on Wednesday evening The Instructive branch In the "art" show perhaps the greatest results from such combined course , having now a large boyi and girls' class , as well as almost half hundred ladles. Without question much c this was acquired through the engagemet : of that efficient and gentlemanly Instructo Prof. Hummerow. Mr. William AlUtadt an others have also contributed their share. I making the semi-monthly productions on tli stags popular. It may be said that they ai all that can bo expected , and this Is furthe evidenced by Increased patronage on theatc evenings. nl Conrrrl Tonight. A most enjoyable tlmo Is promised for th evening at Saengerbund hall. To the usui features ot the entertainment has been addc Instrumental music by the World's Fa quartet , every member of which may be coi sldcred a specialist and highly proflcler upon his particular Instrument. Their pei fornianccs have always met \slth high con mendatlon from music lovers. Wortli of special mention In this cot ncctlon Is the playing of M William Harnack on the xelophon On this occasion Mr. Harnack , who Is a dli clplo of Hans von Unionof Dorlln , and wl : has been a member of several noted Euri pean orchestras In Berlin , Zurich and Lel | zlc , has promised to perform a solo upon h favorite Instrument. No less ability In the line Is possessed by P. Thles , violinist , an II. Engel , pianist. The fourth and remali Ing member of this quarto has but recentl arrived In this city , whither his fame as cornetlst had already preceded him froi Milwaukee. As was the case with a nun ber of musicians of equal repute , attractloi and prospects at the World's fair Induct him to como to this country. In him tl local musical fraternity has received an add tlon such as Ilerr Albert and Herr Oah ; were only able to glvo It when they choi Omaha as their professional point. H studies were completed In Berlin , tindi eminent masters , after -which he receive further Instructions from Ilublnsteln at S Petersburg. Not satisfied with this , ho\ ever , Herr Herman Basse , for that Is h name , sought out other masters of the pr fcsslon In Sweden and other parts on tl continent. 'Ills knowledge of languages I therefore , as extensive as his skill on tl Instrument. He has settled upon Omal as his home. The vocal selections this evening will , usual , bo under the efficient direction Prof. Charles Peterson. Amateur theatrics are to fill out another part of the prograi illlHt Notfll The Saengerbund's semi-annual meetli will bo held In December. Tlio Swiss Singing society entertained I friends at Saengerbund hall last night. The Apollo Zither club Is to give a cc cert at Turner hall In the near future. December 2 the World's Fair quartet booked for a concert at Saengerbund hall. Arrangements have been completed for concert and ball to be given November I at Turner hall , by the Omaha Zither club. Several hundred dollars have been add to the exchequers of the Saengerbund a Llederkranz through the financial succi consequent upon the recent concert at Turr hall , Music , both vocal and Instrumental , a amateur theatricals composs the usual p : gram for the next evening entertalnnu which Is to bo given by the Llederkro on November 25. High five parties are In great favor the German club rooms every altern : Thursday. Ladles enter Into the contei quite as spiritedly as their partners of t firmer sex. The last two who carried the prizes were Mrs. Ilosenzwelg and J > Sehaefer , a guest from Deadwood , S. D. Birthday celebrations form a part of t present program for Wednesday night , bf division evenings. No less than three < promised for the next time. Such occaslc ara always attended by an extraordlnt amount of mirth and merry making. Sai gerbund and the Omaha Zither club will asked to furnish additional diversions tl evening. The latest quarto to enter Omaha for co petition In musical productions Is O Flechtl's Tyrolean Warbler quartet , will has accepted an engagement at Wirth's mu hall. Besides the leader. It Is composed Louise Illtzol , soprano ; Klsa Fleclitl , cc tralto , and Alois Posch , basso. They i said to bo among : the foremost Tyrolc singers In this country. 3TUEL FOR PABIS. Conl from Throe Conntrlos Mixed for I incsllu Due. Whenever possible the Seine Is utilized ; tbo transportation of fuel to Paris , says I Ladlca * Homo Journal. Nearly all the gn wholesale firms have their yards In I neighborhood of the river. The rallroa also , bring a great deal of wood and coal the city. As the trains move slowly tlirou > f the yards ot some ot the lines of rallrc the passengers can see enclosures filled w cordwood , storehouses of sacks of fuel , a cars loaded with these sacks , which all se to bo of the same size. The op Ing of the sacks Is secured lacings ot curd , and the co : fastened by leads. Here , also , may seen stored on cars largeunperfora' ' briquettes for use In engines and mai factories. Along the embankment of Belno may be seen hundreds of cords wood piled In such regular order that t could well believe that the spaclngs w measured off with a rule. The coal Is from English , French t Belgium mines. Sometimes the three kli are mixed for use In the kitchen ranges. The shops for the sale of fuel by rei are almost as numerous as the bakcrl They are rtwaya mat , and the wood , c and kindlings are arranged In a most tlstlc manner. The wood Is piled so as show the * evenly sawed ends ; the sarnr cf coal are arranged In glass dishes , and some of the atiops , where orders are tal for the wholesale places , wood Is arrani a In the windows and decorated with grow moss and ferns. Indeed , the chief elm the French shop keeper U to make his si attractive. _ Tim Munition. Itwas thought to be the proper thing ; the defeated candidate Jo be called on make a few remarks at the other folio jollification , says the Indianapolis Joun Ho rose to the occarion and said "Gentlemen , we are all ot us , the w ner and loser , but common clay. My d has been blown In , I have bean soaked i my name Is mud. There U nothing for lo do but to dry up. " MORSE. 16th nnd Kurn.im. Monday , Nov. 13th. LU RELS OF THE PAST Are not enough we mean every day to add to them by better do ing. Too much brigln wit is being turned tc efforts to reduce grades f work , and quality o goods--and still keep up appearances. We permit nothing of thai "cind. The things-you now , and the things ou don't know , mus be right even the prices or we've nc place for them. You'll excuse us i we copy the blanke news of Saturday the offerings are so timeh and the prices so low- we want you all t ( nave a chance to get a em. Left side main entrance 10-t white lilnnkcts , ( V7c. 11-4 white blanket * , { 1.23. 10-4 gray blankets , 83c. 10-4 gray , InrKe , wool llllliiRon light co on wurp , C pounds , at $2.33 the pair. Otli tray values at J.J.73 , J3.50 and up. Whites i :2.98 : , J3.13 , W.9S , JUT nnd up. Scarlet Blankets. A 1O-4 strictly a 1 wool , good weigh.1 double - bed size , a $3.23 the paii' . At $4.28 the pair , ai legant luxurious 11- ' 6-pound scarlet blank t such as are sold a $5.SO. Ifyou are thinking o silks Monday is th < day to buy them W will have laid out 01 our silk counter a fev ots at prices that v/il both surprise a n < please you all excep ompetitors. T h e r < are four lots of 'em- here they are : Left Farnam street aisle. LOT 1 Colored nml black moires , fall rancalso , armure nnd Bros Rralns , at p 'ard SSc , Without doubt the best value ev iftcrcrt In the city. LOT 2 Plaid and novelty silks. In all t : ewest designs nnd colorings. Thirty dlfTf ent styles of them , at per yard 79c. Y must sec this lot to appreciate the vatu < We can't put It Impressive enoiiBh In prlr erH' Ink. Come on Momlny nnd brlns yo pocketbooks , cHe you'll be disappoint when you see the Roods. LOT 3 Figured crepes , moires and sal brocades , 03c the yard. Not a piece but th ias been $1.25 per yard. LOT 4 Velvets In plaids and novel weaves , nil colors , at C7c. Compare the with others advertised as bargains at $1 ; > er yard. Dress goods ma wants to be heard- says he has some nois ; bargains for Mondaj Watch them , that's a ! we ask. V/e kno-v we're selling the be ? quality of goods to b iound. If we're nc selling for lower price we'd like to know it. Left Farnam street aisle. " " 40 to 44-Inch Kngllsh serge cheviots , mures , henrlettas , nnd Kllk nnd wool n cities ; resular C5c to Jl.OO values , nt 47c. Gi-lnch camel's hair suiting ; regular prl $1.00 ; nt Me the yard. 40-Inch henrlettas ; nil the new shades. ( regular $1.00 quality , at 75c per yard. DiJ-lnch cheviots , storm ana Kngllsh serg You can't buy them under Jl.OO , at C5c. 48-Inch two-toned cheviot suitings. AIwi sold nt $1.00. We've put the price nt $1.00 Gil-Inch covert cloth. Close price , $1.35 ; at $1.00. 12-Inch Imported sill : nnd wool plaids $1.25 per yard. Black Dress Goods. CC-lnch storm serge ; real value , $1.25 ; 85c4Slncli bengallnos nnd whip cords. S nt $1.23 through the season. Clo nt 75c. 42-Inch novelty suiting * $1.00 per yard. Look nt this one : 61-Inch cmy worst regular $2.50 grade , at $1.75 the yard. 3d floor , right of elevator. Morse's Cloak Dep is noted for the large ; assortment , the late : styles , and the lows ; prices in the city. A fine lineof Kanncnta of every desc tlon. livery eastern express bring * us so thing new , It will pay you to visit us ei and often. The selling of Boy overcoats has left litt lots of several nur bers We've bunch < 'em at $8 been $1 $12 , $18 Turn yoi boy over to us Monday if he needs an over coat. Nothing brightens a home up more than do handsome draperies and curtains. Why not have lots of 'em at the prices you can afford it. Draperies 4th lloor. l'olnt-de-c pilt 72 Inches wide , for bed- pprt'tida. New , elegant lines of tapestry curtains - tains and couch covers ; nulled curtains , by tht > yarn or pair ; screens , chenille covers tuul port lures client ) . We'll name you prices which you will recognize as under values you're anx ious to make your money go as far as possible , and with this end in view you can't injustice , buybuthere , styles In muslins for curtnlns. Tapestry for cm tains. Chenille for cut tulns. Be with us on. Mon day. THE MORSE DRY GOODS CO. ICth and Karnart. and Gold , It la easy to understand why architectural bedsteads ot whlto Iron with polished brass trimmings are so popular. They subscrvo every need. They please every fancy. They are theoretically the best , they are practi cally the most economical , and they are ar tistically the most beautiful. Theory asserts the ncod of frames that shall bo light , not porous , easily handled , very strong , washable and Impervious to decay. What better material than tubular Iron ? Practical considerations demand a prlco that'shall compete with the painted plno bedsteads of country trade. We hayo brought down these architectural bedsteads to ? C and upwards. Finally tlio fancy of the purchaser demands beauty. And these dainty bedsteads , In their soft Ivory white frames with trimmings ot burnished brass , realize every desire. They are the finest bedsteads ever offered at the price. Catalogues of our line of Iron and brass beds will bo mailed upon application. Charles Shiverick & Co. FURNITURE of Every Description. Temporary Locution. J2OO mid lll ) Dnn'jliiH Street , MILLARD HOTEL BLOCK. TO J. FRANCIS , Gon'l Pass'r Agent , OMAHA , NEB. RAILWAY TIME CARD Leaves IIUIUMNOTON & MO. 1UVUll.lA OmahajUnlon Depot , 10th & Mason Btfl. ) Ornuha 10ir.am..T : Denver" i > rs . . . T..9:33ara : :3.iTO.Ilk. : ! I III In , Mont & I'UKet Snd. Ex. 4:10pm : 4Spm : Denver Kxpn-as 4:10pm : 6:4Spm.Nebraska : Ixical ( except Sunday ) , . TMipm 8:15am..Lincoln Ixrenl ( except Sundayll:25am ) Leaves ICIIICAUO , UUUIINUT < JN & Q.I Arrives Onmli 'Unlon Ufpol. 101 h Si Mason Bt . | Omaha 4ilpni : . Chicago Vestibule . UMam 8r : > nrn . Chicago Uxpresi . , , 4:25pm : 7Mpm . Chicago ami Iowa Locul. . . . . . 8:00nm : lt:35ain. : . . . . .raclllc Junction Local . :05pm : " IK & ST. rAUUIAnlves Omalial Union Urpot. 10th & Mftnon it . | Omaha C:00pm : . Chlcaxo Limited . :30om : nliain..ChlcaBu IJxprnu ( ex. Bun. ) . . . . Lraves ( CHICAGO & NOIlllUVEji'rN.lArrlVcs OmahalU. P. Depot. _ 10th & Maaon Hls. | Omalitt llOSam ; . . . . .Kastern Kxrress GSUpm : 4:00un : | Vestlbuled Limited 9 : 0am $ : Uam Mo. Valley Local lDOpm ; tCpm Omalia Chicago .Special 2ilipm CbaTesTCaiCACJd" II. T" & " PACIFIC. | Arrives' pmaliaUnlon | Depot , 10th & Mason Bts. | Oinalia EAST. ' 11,15am..Atlantic Kxprees ex. Hunday ) . . . 0Mpni : C:25pm : NlRht ISxprcss 9SOprn : 4M'Jpm..ChlcaKu VeatlbulcJ Limited. . . . tiOJpm lr.J5pm..Oklalioma KXJI. ( toC. 11. ex 8un..ll'.iOpni ) " " WK8T. C.-OCam.Oklahoma & Texas r.x. " ( ex. HunT.llSOpra lilOpm Colorado l.lmltfd 4JOpm : Leaves | C * ST. 1 . M. & O. [ Arrives Omaliaj _ _ _ Dpot _ _ lith nnil Webster Bin. 1 [ _ pinuhn 9:30nni..Nebranku : PatsiiK r ( Dully ) , . . . ; 2rprn 4:15pm. : . .Hloux City Uxpresj ( ex. Hun..llWnm : ) toupm : til. Paul Limited tMOam Leaves I F. , B. & MO. VALI.Ln. Arrives Omaha ] Urpot 15th und Webster Hts. . _ Omaha _ _ 2:10pm : Fast Mall and Kxpress 4flpm : Z:10pm.cx. : ( Hat. ) Wyo. ex. ( ex. Man. ) , . 4Upm : V.05am..Norfolk Kxprexs ( ex. Hunilay.10- ) 4Wpm. : . .Krcmnnt I ass. ( ex. Hundny ) , . . . 7COpnl : j.oopm . .at. Paul Express. tUOatn Lcavetl K. C. " , 8T."j7&Tx lj ; ( AiTlvea Omnhal Union l > ypot , 10th & Manon flts. | Omalia "tllSan .Kansas ClTy Dny l5press :05pra : til'.pm.K. C. Night Ux. via. U. P. Trans , IiVJarn = = " " " ' Leaves ! UlBHOUItl "PACIFIC. | ArrlTei' Omalia ] Depot 15th and Webster 81s. 1 Omaha 9:00am. : . . . , ft. Ixiuls IJxpress , . . , 6:00am : iMpm yu Louis Kxpress. . . . , : Kpm tilOpni..Nebraska Ixiral ex. tiun. ) . . , . OslOain I avesl 8IOUX"ClTy""pACIFIC TXrflvel Dmahal Depot J51 h and Webster BU. | Onnlm C.OOpm Ht. Paul Llinlted Oi 0.un TTeavesl 5ToUX"CITy " & PAC1FIC. ( Anlves1 Qmahal Union Depot. 10th & Mason HU. ] Omah CMam : aioui"city r m . . . . , . , . : prn tMpm : Hi. Paul Bxpress 10:00nm : Laavesl UNION PACIFIC. ( Arrives OmahajlJrilon Depot , lotli Jit MusonmiJOmali 10 00am , , . , . Kearney Kxpress , l:4Spm tiltpm Overland Flyer f.lipni zlt : > prnIleatrlc & Btroinit/ir Ux. ( xBun ) . l:45prn : 7lOpin. : . . . . . . Paclno ICiprew , , 10Ucit : ) :30pm : Fast Ual ) Illvppi " Leavesr VVAllABlf" HAIL jOmahsgUnloa Depot. lOlh tt MasonJ3 s O tria "l.tSpm .at. LouU Cana.42 , Sill , . ,