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1OIT - - ; THEOMAIIA DAILY .HIM : SUN I ) AT , JANUARY 12 , 1800 * COLLECTIONS OF GRANT An Interesting Ohat with the Wjdow of the Great Oaptain. THE TRIP AROUND THE WORLD IWomlcrfnt RxpcrlcncPN nml Notiiblo McedtiKH irltlii ItitlrrH nml tirnil > . ern of Conntrlrn Triivrrnr l \ Mm Grniit In Htlrcnicnt < ( Copyright , 1838 , br Trnnk O. Carpenter. ) WASHINGTON , Jan. 0. Mrs. General Grant Is leading a retired life hero at Wash ington. Her homo la the mansion of Sena tor Edmunds , for which oho paid | 50,000 some months ago. It Is a comfortable brick house of perhaps fifteen rooms , located In ono of the mot fashionable parts ot the city. It wet built by Senator Rdmunda for his own house , and It Is a very comfortable dwelling. I called upon Mrs. Grant last week. She doci not care for newspaper notoriety and In anxious to be kept in the background. My chat with her , however , was as Interest ing and so full of matter which- the Ameri can people should know that I have asked lior to allow mo to publish It. It was merely M a rambling conversation , and I give It very much as It occurred. MHS. GENKUAL QUANT AT SEVENTY. Hut first lot mo tell you bow Mrs. Grant looka now In her 70th y ar. She is one of the youngest old ladles In Washington. You would not take her to bo more than 60. Her fflco Is full and almost free from wrinkles. Her hair lo Iron gray , and she has quite a lot of It. Her eyesight has never been very oed , and It has failed now so that she can not read a great deal. She does not wear glasses , however , and to outward appar- nnco her eyes are not weak. She walks easily and : firmly , and she tolls mo she Is In good health. She la a good talker. Her voice Is low and pleasant und she grows vivacious na she reviews some" " of the won derful events of her career. She Is thor oughly wrapped up In her family , her chil dren and her grandchildren and In her love fcr General Grant. In speaking of him she refers to him as "The General. " She has a good memory and she tolls many Interesting stories concerning him. No married couple ever lived closer to each other than did the general and Mra Grant. She was , perhaps. Ills only real confidant. The two wore ono In almost everything , and their life was a most beautiful ono. Per several years Mrs. Grant has boon engaged In writing a book ot her reminiscences. This will cover more than fifty years and it will b full ot unwritten history. It will tell hundreds of Interesting things nbout Grant and the men connected with him which have nevon been published. It will describe her four years In camp with the general , will tell stories of her eight years In the white house , and. will give the wandorlngj ot this Penelope with her Ulysses Jn the tour around the world. The book Is already written. It will contain moro than 100,000 words , and though no arrangements have yet been made for its publication , It may be given to the press at any time. Gen eral Grant loft a largo number of papers and valuable letters. He also left a diary , which contains a great many Interesting entries. Airs. Grant has about 300 of his love let ters , and there are other valuable manu scripts. His state papers , however , will probably bo Issued In a separate volume by Colonel Fred Grant. Mrs. Grant's book will to made up chiefly of her own reminiscences , end they will be Interesting in the extreme. MRS. GRANT AND LI HUNG CHANG. During my stay In North China absut a year ago I bought at Tlon-Tsln a negative which was taken of General Grant and LI Hung Chang during General Grant's stay In Tlen-Tsln. Copies from this negative are very rare , and I took thro ? photographs with mete to Mrs. Grant. As she looked them over ehe said : "I remember very well when this picture < \vas taken. LI Hung Chang and General Grant became great friends during our stay In China , and the two corresponded together up to the tlmo of the general's death. At this time Li Hung Chang wrote mo a long letter ot condolence , and at the tlmo of Lady Li's death I wrote him. Some letters passed between us during the late war be tween China and Japan. I had expected the Chinese would be victorious , and even after the first successes ot the Japanese I thought the Chinese , on account ef their enormous numbers , would finally overwhelm them. At the time we were In China the relations of the two countries were otralned , and General Grant advised LI that war should be pre vented It possible. I wrote to LI Hung Chang at the time he was shot at Hiroshima , saying that I was sorry for him and that I hoped "by the tlmo my lottsr reached him he would be entirely well. Ho replied to this and sent ino the terms of peace ; which he had proposed to the Japanese- , and after this a book giving the history ot the peace negotiations. " GRANT'S RECEPTION IN ENGLAND. I hero asked Mrs. Grant as to some of her experiences In Europe and In reply she chatted Interestingly concerning some 'of the great courts which she had visited. She described the honor with which the general was received everywhere , and grew euthu- elnstlo as she told how well he had ac quitted himself whenever called upon to respond spend to some great speech on the spur ot the moment. An Instance of this kind oc curred at Liverpool. Said Mrs. Grant : "When , wo landed the wharves were cov ered with people. There must have been CO.OOO faces upturned to look at us as we came from tha ship. Wo were re ceived by the mayor , who welcomed the , general In a grandiloquent speech as ho presented him with the freedom of the city. I trembled while the mayor was talk- Ing , for I knew the general had prepared no response. I was anxious that he should do well In making this his first utterance In England , and I wondered what he would eay. IIo both surprised and delighted mo. He made a splendid speech In reply , saying Just the right things In Just the right words. It was received with great ap plause , and was favorably commented upon In all the papers , " "I suppose , Mrs. Grant , " said I , "that you were often surprised in that way. General Grant had , I Imagine , a nature which was lull of surprises , had he not ? " " 1 don't know , " replied Mrs. Grant , "that I was often surprised at what the general did. You know I always considered 'that General Orant was a very great man , " GRANT AND THE PRINCE OP WALES. "lly the way , Mrs. Grant , there has been < iulto a lot published concerning your re ception In England and your treatment by the nobility. " "Yes. " replied Mrs. Grant , "there has , nnd the most of that published has been entirely untrue , I have written up the ex act story In my book , and It will bo pub lished some day , The truth Is that our re ception was the most friendly In every respect and that by all classes. The prince of Wnles WAS especially cordial , nnd at the dinner at the Marlborough house , which has been so much written about , he went much out of his way to pay the highest Iionors to General Grant. I remember upon arriving , wo had to pass through a wide corridor to get to the reception room , In which the guoats were standing , prepar atory to going out to dinner. Halt way down this corridor there was a door with a green screen at the side ot It. As the general and I walked down together , the prknco ot Wales came out and shook hands with General Grant and myself. He greeted the general very cordially in deed , and told him that he was anxious that hla sons should see htm and know him. Ho then called the little fellows by name. "They were In the room out of which ho had Just come. They walked In , and the prince Introduced them to the general. The boys were , I Judge. 10 or 12 years old. The little fellowi shook hands vrlth General Grant , and then stepped oft and looked him over from head to toe , s though they would like to see Jutt what klud of a looking man lie was. Wo chatted a moment longer , and then I a&kcd the prince as to whether we Vero to move on to the drawing room , IU replied 'Yes , ' and wo walked on Into tlili room , where many of the other guests were assembled , Among those who were at th dinner were the emperor and empresi of liraitl. They arrived a fovr moments after vre did , and ( he p'rlnco ot Wales presented them to the gueits. I remember that thee o < t > r s of Brazil iw me when ih halt way down the line , and , nktpplns A number of the gueits for the time , the came ncroM the room and nhook my hand , rlriR she WH * glad to sett mo again , and referring to the pleAtant visit she had had In America while the general was president. I suppoio she was glad to ooo any ono whom she hiJ met before , and for that reason came at once to me. " A WORD WITH QUEEN VICTORIA. "Will you toll me something of your meet ing with Queen Victoria , Mrs. . Grant ? " said I. "I met her at Windsor castle , where the general and I were Invited to dine with her , " replied Mrn. Grant. "When wo arrived nt the castle a suite of rooms were placed at our disposal , consisting ot bed rooms , dressing rooms * and a parlor. When wo were pre sented to the queen her majesty first spoke for a short time to- General Grant , and then addressed her conversation to me. Wo had only a few words together. She said she had had the pleasure ot meeting my little daughter Nellie during her stay In Europe some years before , and I replied , saying that my daughter had been so much pleased with her kind reception that she had be come one of her loyal subjects by marriage. The queen said she was glad ot this , and , with a few other platitudes , the conversa tion terminated. " JESSE GRANT ANQ QUEEN'S DINNER. "lly the way , Mrs. Grant , what Is the true story as to the presence ot Jesse at that dinner ? You have seen the stories which were published some tlmo ago , which stated that he refused to remain at the din ner unless he could sit down at her majesty's table ? " "Yes , I have heard the stories , " replied Mrs. Grant. "They were not true stories , and I was very sorry to see them published. The truth Is that Jesse's conduct there , as It has always been elsewhere , was that ot a gentleman. He was treated like a gen tleman everywhere In England , and there was no Intention whatever by the English to slight him there or anywhere. The mat ter rose through a misunderstanding , to put It mildly , on the part of Mr. Dadeau. Jerso did not want to go to the dinner at all. Ho had an Invitation that evening to attend a big ball In London , where there wore a lot cf young people , and when the Invitation cpmo he told his father and myself that ho did not want to go. Wo were very anxious , how ever , that he should have all the advantages of our tour , and we thought < t would bo a pleasant thing for him to remember in after life that he had had such an experience. My children were all very obedient , and when I told J B93 that I would like to have him go ho at once said ho would give up the ball and attend the dinner. Shortly after wa hail ar rived at Windsor castle , and while we were resting In our rooms there , Mr. Badea'i ram In very much excited. He said to the general that ho been told that himself and Jesse were not to dine with the queen's party , but with the household. " 'But , ' said the general , 'that's your good fortune ; the household Is composed of young ladles and gentlemen of the nobll'.ty ' of Png- land , and would not this bo pleasanter 'or both you young men than to bo at the ether table ? ' "Mr. Badeau , however , contended thfit he and Josie were not IHng treated properly , and complained that It w.i ? an Insult. A moment later Jesse tMino In jnd said that Mr. Badeau had Informed him that In WASte to dine with the hous itild and not with the queen , and If this was to ho wanted to go back to London and go to his tall. He said that ho hid com ? jut there to dine with the queen and If It was a mistake , lie thought ho ought to be permlttol to go back to London. He wanted to kno v ot General Grant as to whether ho had not given the queen's ton a dinner at the white house when ho was at Washington , and was ss earnest In his desire to return to London that the general finally said he would ascertain as to the truth ot the report. He then sent out and asked the person In authority If It was true that Mr. Grant had not bean invited to dine at the queen's table. The answer came back at once. It was to the offset that the queen most certainly expected Mr. : " 3rant to be one of the party at her table , and the re sult was that Jesse stayed. I think , myself , that Mr. Badeau was much provoked at the thought that ho was not to bo ono cf the party at the queen's table and that this was the cause of the trouble. " PRINCE BISMARCK AND MRS. GRANT. "How were you treated at Berlin , Mrs. Grant ? Did you meet the old emperor , Kaiser Wilhelm , when you were there ? " "No , " replied Mrs. Grant. "It was Just after the emperor had been shot by a would-be asiatsln , and though hla wound was not mortal , he could not receive visitors. Hls > palace was shut oft by Iron chains , and the streets and pavements about It were cushioned with hemlock bark. We were en tertained , however , by the crown prince and crown princess , and again by the Prince and Princess Otto von Bismarck. Prince Bis marck took the general and myself to the war chamber , where the commlsdon was then sitting to settle the terms ot the Russo- Turklsh war. The chamber was empty at the time , and he pointed out the chairs In whlnh the different commissioners sat. show- Ing me his chair , that of Beaconsfleld and others. As ho did so I asked him what It was all for , and ho looked at me evidently very much surprlied at my apparent Ignor ance. I hastened to answer that I knew that It was to settla the terms of the war be tween the Russians and the Turks , but I could not see what the Germans had to do with It. Prince Bismarck straightened him self up. His face at first was quite rober , but bis mouth soon softened Into a smile , and ha ropled : 'To tell you the truth , madam , Russia has taken too much Turkey and wo are helping her to digest It. ' "Prince Bismarck was very couretous In his manner , " Mrs. Grant went on. "I re member upon our departure ho walked with me out to the carriage , and when I bade him goodbye and offered him my hand , ho took It In lift , and then bending low over It , klscd It. As ho did so I said : 'Now , prince If I go back to America and the people there learn that you have kissed my hand , every German In America will want to kiss It. ' " 'Well , ' replied Prince Bismarck , as he looked rather admiringly down at my hand , which looked very small In contrast with his great palm , 'well , I should not wonder at that. ' Ho then handed mo Into the carriage and said goodbye. "Speaking of the meeting of Prince Bis marck and General Grant , " Mrs. Grant went on , "I have seen the statement that when the two met together that the chancellor and the general talked ] dogs and duck hunt ing like two boys. This Is not true. The general has been represented by some as being effusive in his manner at times. He was always retired and reserved. Even In his own family ho was not demonstrative , and ho never was what la called a1 'hall fol low , well met * man with strangers. " ORANT AND HIS STATE PAPERS. I here referred te General Grant's book , and Mrs. Grant told mo that It had already netted almost $500,000 to the family , and that it was still selling. She raid that Colonel Fred had gone over the book and re vised It , adding a great many marginal notia as to dates and other matters , and that the new edition , which had recently ben brought out , was much bettor than the first , which had been hurriedly prepared , I ppoke to her of Grant's wonderful literary ability , and aiked her If It was not a surprise even to her. She replied that It wai not. She said ; "General Grant always had a wonderful power of expressing himself quickly and clearly. It used to make met very angry to see the papers question whether he had written his own reports from the war , or.whether they had not been the work of tome of hla lit erary clerki. He wrote ail of his own re port ? , and that with a pen. His last report of the war was penned In Georgetown In a house near the reservoir there , In which wo wore living at the time , Kvery one of his meisagos as president was written with hli own hand , and no ono ever Haw them until they were sent to be copied , or to the printers. He wrote > many of them In my room , coming there to be free from callers. He would be writing at my derk , and I would interrupt him by telling him goeslf and stories , and , perhaps , asking him ques tions. He would stand It for a while , but at the third or fourth interruption he would sometimes say , 'Julia , you must really not talk to tn now. I have a very Important paper which I am writing , and I can't do It If you Interrupt me. ' Then he would go to work again , and In about half en hour I would forget about what ha had said , and would bunt out with 'Ulys , don't you know that , ' and would go on with another story. He would listen until I got through and then eo back to hli writing. He made few cor rections In what he wrote , and he wa thor oughly well posted on almoit every thing. " "Wai he much of a talker ? " I asked. "Yea , " replied Mra. Grant , "be could talk very welt If ho wished to , though It wai often hard to get him to talk. Ht Mldorn poke about the war , and there were pome tubjocts which h would never take up ot hli onn necord. He would never allow me. however , to mike * mlmUtemcnt It ho Ould help It , and often I got him to talking about certain things by Intentionally Mating them In a way which I knew was not correct , whereupon the general would look at me in a despairing way and nay : 'Now , Julia , I think you are mistaken about that ; you have It all wrong. U was this way. ' He would then go on to tell the true story ot the mat ter In all Its details. He grew Interested as he talked. Hli face lighted up at such times and ho expressed himself In good language. He wai a very well read man , and during most ot bis Ufa was a hsri > student. " TRUE STORY OP HARVARD DINNER. "That Is different from the Idea generally held , " raid I. "Yes , I know It Is , " was the reply , "but many Ideas are held concerning General Grant which are not true ones. I remember ono Instance In particular which shows how such stories sometimes arise. It 1st In con nection with the statements made some time ago by the president ot Harvard college to his pupils In a lecture , In which he referred to General Grant , and said that , great as he was In natural ability , It was surprising how meager was the general's knowledge of books and how Ignorant he was as to matters of literature. Ho then referred to a dinner which he had attended at which he had sat next to the general , and had asked him simple questions about boks ns to which he did not seem to understand how to answer. I remember that dinner very well and Cen tral Grant'n remarks to mo upon his return from It. He said complalnlngly : 'Why Is It that I can never have any fun at a dinner ? At this dinner from which I have Just come they wanted to do : ne great honor , aa they always do , and they wated me next the greatest man at the table. Thla was the president of Harvard college. I saw that It I engaged In conversation with him I wouU probably spend the whole evening discussing tmbjocts dry as dust , and I concluded that I would not.stand It and that I would have a good tlmo like the rest of the fellows. Shortly after we sat down the president turned to me and asked me som-o questions regarding Na pier's Peninsular War. I looked ao though I knew nothing about any peninsular war. I an- uwered something , but my answer was evi dently not satisfactory , for the president did not bother m again for fifteen minutes. When ho next turned to me it was with a question about ono of Dickens' novels. I looked very blank at this , and answered In such a way as to make him bello\o I had nsvor heard of Dickons. The result was that he left mo alone for the rest of the evening , and I really had a'good 11nve. " 'I uupposo , however , that I have ruined my reputation1 with htm. ' " 'But you ought not to do such things , Ulys , ' said I. 'It gives people a bad Im pression of you , and they think you don't know anything. ' " 'I don't care , ' replied the general. 'That man waa only a book worm , anyhow , and I did not want to talk books. ' "As lo Napier's Peninsular War , " contin ued Mrs. Grant , "I doubt whether the learned president war nearly so well pooled upon It as the general. I remember that he read this during the earlier days of our marriage , and not only read It , but made copious notes from It. He was well posted on all military woiks and upon all kinds of literature. Why , ho has read thousands of pages aloud to me. My eyea have never been very strong , and during the greater part of our life he read for houro to mo very evening. \ \ hllewe were at Galena he read all the speeches In congress from both sides , and I was , per haps , as well posted on public questions at that tlmo aa any woman In the country. His reading covered a wide range. It embraced all the great historic ? ? . He has read most of the novels of Dickens and Thackeray aloud to mo , and I doubt whether there was a better read public man In the United Htatoa than ho was. " GENERAL GRANT'S TOMB. The conversation here turned to the gen eral's death , and I asked Mrs. Grant whether , having now moved to Washington , plie would not pcrfer to have htm burled at Arlington rather than at New York. She rsp' ed that she did not wish any change made. She wld she could go to New York to visit hla grave , and that she hoped his renting place would never be cliangd. She then told mo how she happened to come tc Wash ington , saying that she had not Intended selling her New York house , but that being told that a purchaser wanted It , In order to save dlscu3lon she had fixed a price- upon It so high that she did not think any one would take It. She had asked $130,000 for It. To her Jurprlse this offer was accepted , and she had to let the hous3 go. In the- meantime Mrs. Sartorls came over to this country , and she wished to live at Washing ton. Mrs. Grant had found that the climate of Now York was such that she could not llvo there but a fw months In the year , and oho had hence bought the hou e In which she Is now living. She told me that she llksd Washington very much , that some of the pleasanteat days of her life had been fpcnt here , and that she had regretted much when General Grant's , presidential term cime to an end and she had to lave. In oloslas my Interview I asksd Mrs. Grant something about her oons. She told'me that Jcsso and Ulyssjs , Jr. , are doing well In San Diego , whcro they are largty Interested In real estate , and are aiding In building up that city , which they bellevo will be one of the greatest on the Pacific slopo. She Is much Interested in Colcnel Prcd Grant and In hla work In Now York City , which she , In con nection with many others who know what Colocel Orant is doing , thinks Is hardly ap preciated by the public. The truth , an I learnad from woll-pouled outside parties , nnd not from Mrs. Grant , Is tint Colonel Gra.nt U ono of the hardest workers on the pollco force. Many of the lines of policy and some of the best movements that hava been mai ? In connection with the Improvements of the New York City government wer ? Bugges'e-.l by him , and a great part of the active work of the board is done by him. While Mr. Roosevelt and the other commissioners hnvo been tearing the air and making speeches , lo has been working , and , with the modesty of hla father , has made no fuss , nbout dolnc what ho considered to bs hlu duty. Mra Grant tolls mo that Colonel Prcd igrows mors Ilko his father every year , in both looks and actions , and hd has , she evidently believes , Inherited much of his father's ability. IMIMKTJKS. Rev. George Washington , colored , an cm- ployo of the Interior department , preaches tea a Itttlo congregation In a suburb Just out side Washington. During hlu last bcrmon ho1 won a. great deal of fame among his brethren by threatening to leave the pulpit and wpo ! up the floor with a doubting brother , who wanted him to give the name of Cain's wife. "I dunne the name of Cain's wife , " saU Rev. George ; "ho mus' have had a wife , dough , or you wouldn't be yar , and cf you doan * stop you * foolishness I'll cine you wldln' an Inch ob you' life ! " That settled It. Thereafter you could Jiave cut the silence with a knlte , A Boston man asked a well known Boston clergyman one bitterly cold day last winter why he didn't have his church opened an week days , and let the poor people come In and warm themselves. "Why , dear fellow , " was the reply , "what ore you thlpklng about ? Think ot the carpets , " This sug gests a story that Dean Stanley used to tell about a verger In Westminster Abbey. On a certain week day this verger came upon a man In the abbey on his knees praying. With much Indlgnatlra he ordered the man to desist , adding In explanation : "If I let you go on , pretty soon people will b3 praying all over the church. " A Methodist paper says that three brothers who were preachers made a vlelt to their mother. One of them said ; "Do you not think , mother , that you ruled with toq rigid a rod In our boyhood ? It would have been better , I think , had you used gentler meth ods. " The old lady rooj to her full height and replied : "Well , William , when you have raised up three as good preachers as I have then you can talk. " Executor Pray , sir , what do you charge for a funeral sermon ? Rev. Mr. Canter I always charge , my dear brother , In proportion to the property left behind. Couple of guineas for a poor man , C guineas for 10,000 , and 10 on. Executor Well , my friend haa left 150,000. so that would be 5 , but it seems a good deal. deal.Her. Her. Mr. Canter But , my dear brother , think of the atraln cm my conscience ! FOR BUILDING Up THE STATE Address of the Exccw'tlyjj ' Committee of the Nebran,01ub. , PLANS OF THE 1WdRK UNDERTAKEN Hint I\veip ; Avnllnlilp In- Will * lie'nnllfltnl Hint nt the \\'ny the OrKnnlriitlun Will lie1 lUolonc.l. An address by the < executive commute * of the Nebraska club has just been Issued. Its main parts arc as follows : Ilccognlzlng the value and need , ot organ ization In the general Interest ot our state. a number of gentleman , representative of nil ecctlons ot Nebraska , mot nt Omaha December 30 , iSD. , and Incorporated the Ne braska club , the general object of which Is expressed In the articles ot Incorporation , also the preamble and resolution which were In the early stages of the movement adopted , first , by the Manufacturers' anil Consumers' association of Nebraska , and subsequently endorsed by many leading business and pro fessional men , also state officials , mayors of cities and others , forming a preliminary groundwork for the subsequent building of the complete structure represented In the Nebraska club now being formed. The pre amble and resolution referred to arc as fol lows : Whereas , The Immigration of good clt- Izons Into Nebraska should bo encouraged. Whereas. Having In our great state a ter ritory capable of supporting many times Its present population and thousands of acres of as fertile soil as can bo found anywhere In the world , one of Nebraska's greatest needs now Is a more rapidly Increasing pop ulation. Whereas. An Increase In Immigration , more particularly upon our ngi ( cultural lands , would result In , first , nn Increased trade In the commodities handled by the Jobbers and the retail merchants of the state ; second. nn Increased consumption of ths products or our home manufacturers ; third , the em ployment of Idle Isbor and Increased activity In. all the avenues of business and the pro fessions : fourth , an Increase In th ? valuation of our farm land , city realty and other tax- abls property , thereby producing a higher general average of prosperity to all our peopla now here and tp rome ; and Whereas , There already exists among the people of our state , needing only lo bo crys tallized and organized In crdfr to become a live working factor In the general advance ment of the Interests of the state , a senti ment strongly In favor ot pushing Nebraska to the front In an honest , earnest and Effec tive manner , therefore , with an abiding faith in the great resources of our elate and fulle-st confliUnce In the Integrity cf Us citi zens , be < It Resolved , That we , the undersigned , and others who shall hcreaftsr join with us , here by agree to * associate ourselves tog-thcr and organize ! an association to bo known as The Nebraska club , for tin general purpose of securing the co-optratkn of all classes ot people throughout tlio stit ? In a 'systematic ' effort to promote Immigration of good citi zens. and add to the population of the Mata by tun year A. D. 1900 , 1,000,000 Immigrants , being good settlers fi'tm other states and countries. u SOMETHING , ABPUT PLANS. While It la the chief , flurpose ot this state- me.nt to direct attention to the metlioJs of applying the forcss'iwlfll'h ' will mustond In thto movement : foq thi general good , nevertheless plans for developing and ccm- plctlng the organization' ' will be of ge-nsral Interest. Ths art'clesiJof Incorporation re- qulret that 5.000 shares , shall bo subscribed and pcrld before tlie- club fchall proceed to carry out the objsit for which It it incor porated. The firsthand Immediate thing to lii accomplished , therefore , Is clearly dollnrd , viz. , organization. As a fundamental principle the' coit ot the plant and machlnary.rln this Instance the cost cf CTg.in.zatlcn , phould b ? reduced to a minimum , end the riioarcss from Bale of stock husbanded forffitf 'primary and prin cipal object of this corporation. Therefore the public Interest Is appsilrd to and all business , soclcl , fraternal and other organ'za" tlons , the various commercial clubs , beards of trade , th ? mayors of all thei towns find c'tles , and the county commissioners In their ofilchl cipacltlej , Ih3 publ'o press , nr : > ear nestly called upn to l nd their united , sub stantial support on , the broad ground of pub lic Ked and the general advancment cf the host Interests of the ctatr. Aa an example worthy of emulation , the Manufacturers' and Consumers' b.i : lntlon of Nebraska Is cited. This organlr-Ufon , a state one. with members all over Nebraska , has already by formal resolution of its board of director * ' , rcnuastol Its members , actitn and associate- the various communities tc tale : th ? Inltlathe In this movement , make up the original fivs htockholders necsasary and call an ciganl/atlon meeting In their different localities. 'I his association hns or- doied sent to every mumbJr a copy of Its resolutions to the above effect , with a latter uiglnu the propriety und wluJom of taking linjedlate action. It Is also ordered by this association that there shall be sent to every newspaper In the state a copy of the r3lu- lasolutlon , with the- request that the same be published In full , aiU that editorial rcferenca bo madJ In the strongsst terms possible , en dorsing the proposition , and calling upon the p ° oplo of the- various cmmunltlea to Imme diately Join in the movement. Volunteer organizers arc called fcr and should bs reaJlly wcured from every county In the Etatci without ilcl.iy. ONIO HUNDItKD STARTERS. Over 100 Elgnaturs were promptly added to the draftt.l preamble and resolution , being thow of rtpreucntatlve c'.t'zjiu ' all over the ttat-1. Volunter orginlzers for mere than twenty counties ( nearly one-fourth ct the ontlro nimib"r ) have already responded , and thcro are already pledged subscriptions to practically 1,000 bhares of thi capital stock. The co-operatlcn and assistance of the pre-s Is earnestly dsslred and It Is believed will be almost universally accorded. Fore'gn crparatlons and In.IMdtuls hav ing Interests In the-ftato , and therefore In the work and fuccc-ti of the club , are < requested to subscribe to the co-nmon fund , Ev ry business firm , every farmer , nnd all others , r5gardlen ef vocation , politics or cro.'d , ere urged to Join In the common effort. Net only the nominal but thci actml and active co-oferatlon of tlit various t'Ute and imtnlu- ! pal officials 'a solicited , and by many already pledged. On the occasion of any and all general conventions , farmers' Institute' ! , cr othr pub lic fathering * of size or Importance , It la Coslrc'l and requestid that the club be given a place on the program thereof und proper tlnn for a due and lull prcs ntatlcn of Its trliiclplEB pn.l purpvse and its claim upon tlit > public Interest arid tmpport. If duo rotlce Is given the executive committee will endeavor to be reprfe'c-iited on all such occa- eloni. The ministers of the'church can do worae than cull attention rto'jlhe bus ness as well aa the ethical merits , , # the > Idci and lend the Influence of the-'pulpit to a leza worthy caujJ. ' The real estate mjon will naturally occupy a prominent placelu ( he active work of the club , and thc'r oarnei't personal vigilant sup port IB de < ilrd. -meeting will probably bj called cf al | roa ) qiLats dealers cf the flats In the uoiir fiUuro. In Hio meantime the committee de-3lfescto hear from those willing and preparqS'to act In organizing heir re Pcttvo counUj ) , The Interert cf lh traveling salesmen , ihat army of hustlers''la ; ' appoalsd to. Thu commtttco r cognlr.ia-tor them an excellent advert'elng medium. ltWhen once they Ml to talking a gcod thlnK/they are sure to push It along and Its succbn means mere- busi ness and Incrtise-a Income for them. Their co-operation would be natural. To the. Iniurance ngants end companies , the doctors , the lawyers , and school teachers , tha women of th women's cluba , and all classes of busing. , fraternal , social , secuhr , ncn-i''cular , professional , and other Interests the objects and incrlta of the organization are commended. OUTLINE PLAN OF WORK. There are scores of wiys. and methods to be adopted arid put Into execution. To a very Urge extent they must be- left to the discretion of the board of directors and executive committee. The exigencies of tte hour , the opportunities of the moment and the circumstances of the case In hand muut necesairlly determine from time to time just what la detail they should be. Only il A SNAP IN TROUSERS ! still have about 500 odd lengths on hand after stock . taking Remnants of our $6 $7 and $8 patterns. I JUST enough for one'pair of Pants in each Remnant , While they last we will cut them to order at a Pair. Some very choice Imported Fabrins at $5 TF you need Pants , select your pattern early Monday morning. 2O 7 20Y Sou tli Sotitti St. 15th St , a fw of them can bs embodied within the limits of a short address. It Is a fact not to be lost right ot tha we have not only to Induce Immigrants , bu to stay the tide of emigration , though small from Nebraska. Wo have to meet in a dlgnllled and forcsful way the mlsappre henslon that has gained footing abrcad by the circulation of slanderous statements derocatorv to the cooil nami > of the state Thcto la no qucttton but that It can be don by simple and perjlstent statement of facts It will be ono of the duties of this organlza lion to thoroughly Inculcate the doctrine glvei expression to by Hon. Charle > s W. Irish at the recent Plate Irrigation convention when he said : "Stick by your firms and stay by Nebraska. ' " Statistics and other reliable Information will bo circulated at home , therefore , as wel aa In those sections where these untrue and llbclous Items are first given publlca tlon. It ( a furthermore proposed to establish i newspaper or hme magazine 03 the organ of this club , which shall be In no sense a competitor or In any manner , whatever occupy the field of the Nebraska newspapers or other publications In the state. The cir culation of biich periodical would be almost wholly In states from which. w derive our greatest Immigration. The I'tatlstlcs ' complied will bear chiefly upon matters qf Inlersst to the farmer , and it U proposed that to give them absolute credibility , they shall b ; printed in > omc convenient form from tlmo to tlmo anJ authenticated by the secretary of state 01 other state official , and Issue-d directly from his office , although distributed by this club. LITERARY BUREAU. Thcro shall be a literary bureau , or bureau of facty and figures. From such a bureau It 's propo.vd shill constantly and regularly cmanata by good and bright pins new and attractive matter. Great care will ba exer- c'sfd that It shall bo first of all accurate , and that It shall be noit jullclcnsly distributed on soil whcrcl It would naturally produce the best fruits. There are several hundred 'ral estate clcilcr.3 In the- state , and It la suggested that they bo organized Into what may be known aj the real estate agents burtau , adopt a set of ruloj for their conduct , tending to dignify their calling , providing protection against Ir- rfyponslble , unscrupulous dealers , establish ing and innliituln'iig a uniform and proper rate cf commission In their own Interest , also lu harmony with and under the direction of the club. As already fitateJ , the num'erous ways and mslhodr of effective work Involving In all in * , 3 strlctlj a wlsci expenditure of the funds of the club cannot be m3asured by tin sccrd , und to att'mpt to detail them all hero would manifestly occupy more space than is cither required or desired , such as , for example : Klrfct , exhibit trains sent throughout tlis eiH ; second. Catherine : tccether and sending to vfi'ous Ut ? fairs annually , also leading county fairs , extensive exhibits of our pro ducts ; thltd , organlz'ng and running excur sions of real estate parties Interested from the eastern elates named , bringing them here 'n the harvest season to take back Intireat- Ing storlc-3 of the marvels cf Irrigation , etc. ; fourth , organizing a bureau cf what may be styled volunteer homo paper correspond ents cf people throughout the < stit3 who will , from tlmo to tlmo , send to the'r home paper lu the east a general and spicy news letter , full , however , of meat concerning the ad vantages of tills state aa a place for homes and Investment in farm lands ; fifth , securing the co-operation of various correspondent ! , cf the religious periodicals of th ? country to the oimo end , they being largely the min isters of our churches ; sixth , organizing a bureau of Information with branches over the state and having reliable correspondents from whom , < u' required , tbs ncsJed stalls- t'cs und other Information could be secured , to bo then systematized and put In readable , convenient thapj for distribution. SUGGESTIONS SOLICITED. New methods will bo developed as the work grows. The club will profit by the experi ence of similar very sucoMsful organizations north , south and west of us , as well no dcvlso original ways and methods of work. The osmm ttoa desires and solicits open criti cism and suggestions along this line and contributors cf good , practical Ideas may fid allured that such will be given dun con sideration. This Is an organization by the people of ( he Htate. It Is theirs and they will be ex pected to entertain and manifest an Interest In It In keeping with such a relationship. Incidentally , but with emphasl * . the people most nought after eliall be the * farmers and the farmers' grown-up sens and daughters. We want our unoccupUd agricultural land filled up. Give us thrifty husbandmen and sttlle up the country , and the cities will take care of therr.ielves. Alto Incidentally , but with equal emphasis , politics and selfish Interests must absolutely have no entrance here. This Is a proportion as broad as the state. It elands for Ne braska , and no single builnesi , profesional ! or other Interest shall bo permitted to feel that It U to wield greater control or In fluence than any other one Interest , There must bo no Jealousies as between Individual ! , tcctlcnst or localities or aa between the coun try and towns. It must be a common , united , harmonious effort , not of the clasujs , but ot the muses ot the people , by the people and for the people , wth ! the slightly changed application lo "Of Nebraska people , by all classes of people , for the good people of other states and countries. " Dowltt's Little Early Risers cure Indigos- tlon and bud lireatu , Dewey & Stone . . . Furniture Co.- Furniture and Draperies. The best assort ment and newest designs at the lowest prices. Brass and Iron Bedsteads from $4 lo $50. 1115-1117 Farnam. STOHM OF * BIGHT YI3AIIS AGO. Oinuliii Was Then OutHlilc tlio Iluiiiimi Hell. Today , January 12 , Is the anniversary of that storm which has passed Into history as "the blizzard of ' 88. " This storm was by far the worst which lad visited this t < ectlon since the tepees of the wandering Indians were displaced by the shack of thepioneer. . The "oldest inhabit ant" recalled nothing approaching It In "fury and povorlty except a storm In 1864. About 3 o'clock a. m. of the memor.iblc day the storm opened with a gentle fall ot snow , which continued until about daylight ho next morning. The temperature re mained near the freezing point during the day , and the wind was a mild zephyr fioiii the southeast. About 4:15 : o'clock In the afternoon the wind almost entirely died out , > ut In a very few minutes It had shitted to the northwest and blew a gale. The air was filled with flue particles of snow , or , ather , minute i < pllnterfi of Ice , which peno- rated everywhere. The temperature dropped with great rapidity , until the mercury Indi cated 18 degreeo below zero , a drop of about 0 degrees. The horse cars and cable cars were quickly crowded to the utmost capacity by citizens anxious to reach home before the ttorm > ecamo any worse ; but by 7 o'clock all travel \as Biiipendcil. Tha snow drifted every where , and the streets presented a gloomy and deserted appearance. During the afternoon a. great ! number of > eoplo had taken advantage of the mild voathcr and heavy snowfall , and several u'.elghlng parties wjro organized. A large larty of about 800 people. In about ICO sleighs , tad started for Council Bluffs , and the grcal- col. ( oars were entertained of the safety of the ) lca9jre seekers. They all reached their uines , although many of them had thrilling experiences and had narow escapes from roozlng. Railroad traffic was entirely suspended and ckgra.ph communication was cut off for a line. Report ! ) from oth-cr points Indicated hat the storm had covered the entire north- tcJt and the upper MUslsolppl valley. In northern Montana and Dakota the tcmpera- ur ) fell to 42 degrees below zero , and every > : < lnt west cf Chicago reported temperature lelow zero , with unw and wind , The suffering among the poorer classes In the city and anong all classes In the rural districts , wa very great. A large number of casualtleu wore reported and the angers and toes which were frozen and amputated wore almost beyond computation , The storm had exhausted Its fury In Omaha by daylight of the next morning' and the affairs ot the day gradual ! ) assumed their normal condition , but the great storm hao been a topic of conversation ever ulnco. IiiNurnncu With refertnce to the recent Council Bluffs conflagration , It Is at Interest to know that the $78,000 Insurance on the fiotri , Wells & Co. stock has been paid in full $ U,000 on building. The compin puld Bhugart Co. $1,302 on Jl.fiUO insurance. The small damages have all been adjuited and paid. An ordinance Introduced Into the city council of Kansas City propones to Incrme the life and accident aguiuu' llceinjj from $25 $ to $75. The Ourmanla of Now York retired from the states of Kansas and Nebraska at the ending of the year just closd. It Is stated on the best authority it at every fire Insurance company ri'preauited In Omaha showed a good profit for the yar 1833. 1833.K. K. U. Kopklni , business manager cf the Underwriters Review , published at Des Molnev , wan In the city last wek In the Interest ot hli paper. W. K. Hltchcsck ot Don't Be Swindled By buying- Impure drugs for the sake of savingafow cents , when you can buy the PUUI3ST drugs and medicines at the larg est , oldest and most reliable drug store In the city nt lower prices than nt any other store for same quality goods. It docs not pay to buy adulterated drugs. Bring your prescriptions to us and save from 40 to CO per cent. Wo take great core In filling prescriptions unit use only the purest In gredients. Reduced price on every patent medicine. Goodman Drug Company 1110 Ffirunm St. ( My mama used Wool Soap ) I wljh mine but WOOLENS will not shrink If WOOL SOAP I. J " * < 1 In Ihe laundiy , . . . t7nniao.ni. Jlf li delicate WoolSpan and rcfrcihlnc for bath uur. oa-xv 'iii bestct'v' er , Mui/uLaraCycurdMi . ilawortb , ScnodJe k Co. , Malcen. Cbli 'on. tVI Jxiouarii tit. . Omaha has been made associate editor of the Review for the state of Nebraska. The recent difficulty encountered by City Treasurer Edwards In having hl mrejy com * pnny bond approved by the city has at tracted the attention of Insurance people at ! over the United States , The competi tors of the company which put up the Ed- wardi bond have had Mayor liemls' mem ca explaining why bo refuted to approve the bond reprinted from The Bee and are cir culating It where they think U may do their cunuanloa the most uood. Acts at once , never falls , One Minute Cough Cure , A remedy for asthma and that ftver- Ith condition which accompanies a mere cold , The only harmless remedy that pro- dices Immediate rotulti. Ilrouvhf Gold from ISurope. NEW YORK , Jan. 11. The steamihlp Paris , from Southampton , brought $2,960,500 In gold , which waa transferred to the bank vault * In this city.
