Nebraska Newspapers

    8 HUB OMAHA DAILY SSVITIIDAY , JANUARY 2,1 , 1807.
LOVE AFFAIRS OF CLARA WARD
Deserted Her Prince nnd Wedded Bliss for a
Wandering Gypsy.
ASTONISHING CAPRICES OF DETROIF BELLE
Her MnrrlnKP In IH O nn Inti-riiiiHiinnl
nvi'Hlllrinioin'MH'Mt n Knilt-
fnl giiiiref or Interim-
Iliinnl ( iiiMNlit ,
la that beautiful , whimsical and self-willed
Child of romance , christened on the shores
of Lake .Michigan as Clara Ward , who bc-
came the hrlde of the Prince Joseph of
Chlmny and Caraman , of the illustrious
llclglan house , nnil who Is now the paramour
of an Hungarian Tzigane ( gypsy musician ) ,
nlso a child of misfortune ? The hcautlful
creature would have It appear BO.
From Hungary comes her lament that she
would not have her countrywomen do ns 8ho
has done , relates the New York Herald.
She feels now that she has left the llfo of
hypocrisy and lies and has found a true love
In a gypsy musician of low hlrth , with no
uoclal and financial position.
As there Is no shadow without light , so this
lilgh strung woman would have It appear
that she has riiakcu off the shackles of mis
fortune which she wore us the consort of
noble prince , nnd has achieved her Ideal of
happiness as the paramour of a strolling
ic life of that little girl who many times
went rollicking along the rocky shores of
Lake Michigan forms n network of caprice.
There was nothing that she did not have or
felt sure of having In the essentials of happi
ness. Her father. Captain Hbcr Ward , was
the wealthiest man In .Michigan who owned
great tracts of plno land , and built the
largest licet of ships on the great lakes.
Ho was many times a millionaire.
HEH EAULY LIKE.
From him the future princess of Chlmay
and Caraman Inherited most of her traitu ,
which have made her famous. It was eald
of Captain Ward that before ho sent out a
ship he always would consult a spiritual
istic medium. What the father lacked In
warehouse of whlinslcalncEO. It was supp led
in the daughter. She was born at Do to it
during the panic of 1873. which. tho"Ku
diminished Captain Ward's great wca th , left
him still a multl-mllllonalre. When he die.
lila widow , who was lila second wife , c cacd
up the liouso and started on extensive trav
els. She did not return to Detroit fen three
ream. Shortly after Mrs Ward married
Alexander Cameron , a banker and Inwjcr
of Windsor , Canada. While In Indsor
Clara would not associate with the girls of
Iho town. Hut they all know her as n high
minted girl , who would brook no restraint.
Later the Camcrons moved to Toronto ,
where Clara lived until she was 11 yearn
° '
Is from thlfi period that the daughter of
the Michigan ship builder truly started on
her career of adventure nnd romance , sue
was sent to school In London. Uut a great
city did not overawe her Impetuous , reckless
mind. It wes a Ilold of pleasure , not of work
Just what she needed. Here was a chance
to spend her large Income.
Clara received from her fathers estate
$10000 a year. She spent all that and more ,
too. Her schoolmates were overpowered by
the extravagance , hut at the same time
they felt the force of her ardent nature
In many glfM. Three years of school to
were all % he could stand. She haughtily
told her mother she would remain there no
longer. As had always been the case , the
wilful , capricious girl had her own way.
The school girl was no longer. Her mother
began to think the time had come for a
suitable alliance. Clara was 'an heiress of
* 3 000 000. Her wealth was a sUIIlcIent magnet -
net for a title. Hut add to this her great
beauty the charm of an Impetuous and
Interesting glrl-a sort of dare-devil crea
ture , who had no history , but was wll Ing
to make one. The few prcvlou.i chapters
In her life had no episodes thrilling enough
to show the real character of the girl.
MAKING HER HISTORY.
It did not take Miss Ward , the American
heiress , as wo shall now call her , long to
make history , "or mother was waiting pa
tiently for the next chapter , and she helped
her daughter to write it.
They sought Italian sky and sunlight , the
homo where so many romances have been
written for centuries. At Nice Miss Ward
met the Helglan nobleman of high degree ,
who was to make her a princess of the
great house of Chlmay and Caraman. Ho
was handsome and distinguished at 32 a
man of the world with sulllclcnt history
to make him fascinating to a girl of 17.
It only rcmilied a little coaxing on the
part of the mother. She pressed the nr'nco s
suit , and the daughter was won.
The betrothal was Interesting to conti
nental society , particularly to the circle In
which the prince moved , His life had been
gay and Interwoven with experiences , which
render men attrictlvo and fascinating to
many women. The house of Chlmay was
made by n woman. The family are descend
ants of the Caratuans , and date hack to the
nnclimt house of Arrlghcttl of Florence.
Their history Is Interwoven wltn tno uona-
partcs.
It was through that , celebrated woman ,
known successively as Mile. Theresa de Ca-
barrus. Mine , de Fontenay , Mmo. Talllen ,
then Countess do Caraman , and finally Prin
cess do Chlmay , that the dukes of Caraman
became princes of Chlmay. She counted
among her friends Josephine , Mine. Hc-
camlor , Napoleon , Hocho. Ily her good
deeds she won the title of "Notre Dame do
lion Secours. " Women have made history
for the house of Chlmay In the past , and the
last princess has not failed to contribute
her quota to the annals , however unpalat
able it may be.
The mansion of the family Is In the llttlo
city of Chlmay. In the rich country of South
HelKluin called the Halnaut. The cltv la
ou a central plateau , and the atmrwphoro
Is refreshed by the air which comes from
the snow mountains of the Ardennrs , The
mansion of the family Is worthy of the Il
lustrious house. The exterior of the chateau
has been rerlored to Its early Gothic con
structions and the Interior Is luxuriously
furnished. It was to this beautiful country
and magnificent chateau that the prince vas
to bring his hilde. What more could sat
isfy the self-willed daughter of the "King
of the Lake ! , ? "
The nuptials were held on Tuesday , May
30 , 1S90 , at the Nunciature In the Itiio do
Varenncs , Paris. Mgr. Itotelle , the papal
Nuncio , gave the benediction , The brldo
wore a $10,000 wedding drees. Her trous
seau was one of the finest of the year , which
was celebrated for brilliant weddings. The
famous dicfitr.nUoro of Parlo vied with ono
another In the fashion and beauty of their
fabrics. The guests at the wedding Included
many representatives of the best families
In Europe. The wedding presents were
eorgeous , and It Is even said that a
brougham , together with a pair of horses ,
i coachman and a groom , waa given to the
bride.
Lord Lytton nnd Mr. Whltclaw Held ,
American minister to France , weio wlt-
Awnrdcd
Highest Honors World's Fair.
IT- BAKING
\ POWMR
MOST PERFECT MADE.
A pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Free
horn Ammonia , Alum or any other ailulteir.r.t.
40 Years the Standard ,
ncFscs for the brldo , nnd Dnron Iloyenn , the
Delftlan mlnlitcr , and the Due do Krczcimac
were wltncwitfl for the groom. It was nn
affair which would untlsfy the eccentric na
ture of the daughter1 of the "King of the
Laker. " She at once became n member ot
a noble family of diplomats , the father of
Uio present prince having been minister ot
foreign affairs nt Urussols and ho hlmnolt
a member ot the Dclglan Diplomatic Corpa.
On the other hand , the prince had coined
a 'beautiful but eccentric heiress , whose
marriage portion was between $2,000,000 nnd
M.000,000.
M.000,000.CAPUICB
CAPUICB UNCONTHOLLKD.
It was all very romantic for a while. Hut
the romnnco began to wear off for the
princess. Her nature was opposed to quiet
life , and the spirit of adventure began to
assert Itself , much to the displeasure of
the prince. Ho began to hear rumors of
his wife's Infidelity , and at ont time threat
ened to bring suit for divorce , but the fear
of scandal prevented It. Not even the birth
of two children could bridge the chasm
that separated the couple. The caprlclou.i
princess would stand no restraint , and as
the leader of the circle In which she moved
Eho supplied not a small portion of the epi
sodes.
The spirits of the princess romped on
February 21 , 1891 , the anniversary of her
21st birthday. She gave n grand dluucr
and ball In Paris In honor ot the event.
Her startling beauty and the lavish gifts
which nature had bestowed upon her made
her the Idol of the hour. Meanwhile her
subtle nature was seeking for relief from
the fashionable world. It must be some
adventure which would relieve the tedium
of married life , though In her case It was
given a latitude which would have satisfied
mcst self-willed persons.
AN , AFFINITY OK CONTRAST.
She wandered among the cafes of Paris
Incognito , trying to placate her whims. It
was a hunt for hanpliicra. Her nature had
not found It In the wealth and titles. It
was the strange affinity of contrast that
drew her. Slid fastened her fancy ( Is It
love ? ) on a Hungarian gypsy , who had noth
ing that she had except the keen spirit of' '
adventure and the love of song. These
were the only ties that soldered the fate of
the princess of Chlmay and Caraman and of
the musical Tzlgantc.
She heard him play one night In ono of the
Parisian cafes. He Is tall and well proper
tioned. Ho played with skill all the ro
mantic melodies of his nomadic race. The
thrilling "Hakoczy March" charmed the
princess and after a few nights' visits the
daughter of the "King of the Lakes. " the
princess of an Illustrious llclglan house ,
bad fallen a victim to thu music and song
of a strolling minstrel , James Klgo.
So It did not surprise those who knew the
princess of Chlmay and Caraman to hear
nearly a month ago that she had deserted
her husband and two children and had be
come the paramour of the Hungarian Tzl-
gante. It Is her latest whim.
Now , the story goes , the princess will go
uporr the stage with the Tzlgante. Ho will
play his sweet toned Instruments , while his
beautiful consort will dance and sing. Truly ,
Mme. Talllen , who made the house of Chl
may , has a strange successor and anti-typo
In this curious creature ot fancy.
What Is there In store for this uncontrolla
ble woman In Hungary , the land of the
gypsies ? U Is true that there she will see
the art of music , but It all the composers
ot Europe tailed to have less effect upon
her whimsical nature than the strolling
minstrel Klgo , surely It Is not music that
will make the princess contented In her new
home. It Is not music which holds the key
to her character. It Is the spirit ot ad
venture and caprice.
13vcn now she is beginning to ehafo under
the surroundings. She has written to friends
In Brussels that she Is the most miserable
woman alive. Is the fancied love disappear
ing ? Doubtless the princess may find some
Interest In the strolling bands of gypsy mu
sicians who live by their art among the
steppes of that beautiful and romantic coun
try.
DKCI'AHATION OH1VATKll COMPANY.
I.drill ( MIliMTNi > ( Surprised by De
cision or the MIIIIIIHITH.
The Washington dispatch -which stated
that Iho.board of directors of the Omaba
water company had decided to make no
extensive Improvements In their plant Ibis
year was not entirely a iurprl p to the
local managers.
When President Woodbury was In Om.iha
Borne weeks ago ho waa no * , encouraged by
the Information that he was able to obtain
relative to the prospects of the water com
pany with the city. Superintendent Hunt
said yesterday that It was merely a
biralncss proposition with the company. If
the company had obtained n&uiranue that
the mayor and council would pay the water
bills teh company would have nt once pre
pared to go ahead with the linprovo.nenlo
contemplated. Uut as such assurance could
not bo obtained the cou.pany was naturally
reluctant to Invest any moro money than
was absolutely necessary. Superintendent
Hunt added , ho\ovcr , tUo statement that ho
had not altogether gl-'p" up hope. During
the lost few weeks and GHUM the departure of
President Woodbury ho had noticed a some
what moro favorable sentiment toward the
water company. lie had been led to be
lieve that the water bills would eventually
bo paid , and If this proved to be the case ft
would entirely alter the tout I incuts of the
directors.
It he was able to show the directors that
there was a reasonable prospect of being
able to collect the amount due they would
undoubtedly decide to go ahead and put In
the Improvements.
Mii.vr FOII AHMY CMSIUCS.
PruvlHloiiM of Iho Hill Itcceiilly Iii-
troiIucL'it In C'oiiiiri-NN ,
The clerks In the army headquarters who
have not heretofore enjoyed the benevolent
protection of that feature of the civil service
system which provides for the retirement of
employes on a reduced compensation ore
much elated on account of a bill that has
been Introduced In the bouse of rep
resentatives by Congressman Droslus. This
Mil provides that after July 1 2 per cent of
the salary of every classified civil service
employe of the government shall be with
held and deposited In the treasury to the
account of the retirement fund. Under
certain provisions , old employes may bo
retired and receive from this fund a salary
equal to 75 per cent of the highest salary
that they had at any tlmo received from the
government. Those who are made eligible
for retirement are employes who have been i
employed In the civil service for twenty
years or moro nnd have become physically
or mentally Incapacitated for duty , and
others who have i cached the age of CO years
and have 'been ' thirty years lu civil service
employment. Those who are 75 years old
ami have ibeen In the civil service for
thirty-five years are compulsorlly retired
under the provisions ot the bill.
PlUSIIYTiilIAHOSPITAL CIIAXOKN.
Hoard of Truxti'i'N Ulc-ct n New Bteil-
Ifiil Stuir.
At a special meeting of the board of trus
tees of the Prctbyterlan hospital , held
Thursday at the now hospital , located on
Twenty-sixth nnd Marcy streets , the old hos
pital staff wan dissolved and the following
now staff created : Surgeons , Dr. C. C. Alli
son and Dr. I' . W. Lee ; assistant surgeons ,
Dr. A. W. Edmlstou and Dr. W. S. Yeagcr ;
physicians , Dr. 0 , S. Hoffman and Dr. Hobgrt
( Illlmore ; nervous diseases. Dr. S. K. SpaldIng -
Ing : obstetrics , Dr. J. H. Vance and Dr. F.
F. Coulter ; oculist , Dr. P. S. Owens ; consult.
Ing physicians , Dr. George Tlldeu and Dr.
A. 1) ) , Somcrs.
The trustees announce that these are not
the only changes which will bo made to Im
prove the service and Importance of the
hospital. Thcro will be new nurses added
who are possessed of long experience , and
thoroughly capable In their work.
The new location of the hoipltal Is highly
satisfactory to Its friends , the building now
used being high and dry. with plenty of
good light. It U Just one block from the
Lcavcmvorth street car line.
Wurlirlulit A UH it I.
Edward Waybrlght has applied for a dl
vorco from Stella Woybrlfiht on the grounds
of desertion , drunkonnehs and morphine
habit. He Informs the court that they were
married In Omaha October 22 , 1892. In
October. 1S94. while they were living In
Chicago , hu nllegeu his wife deserted him ,
and ho has never seen nor heard from her
alnco that time. He alno alleges that uho
was n confirmed uer of Intoxlcatlug llquoro
autl morphine.
PILING UP THE COURT COSTS
Dispute Involving Five Dollars Has Sovora
Turns in the Justice Mill ,
TWO WOMEN AND A MUCH-DISPUTED BILL
CIIMO ( lint linn Itiin TliroiiKli All o
the .liiMttoi- . ' Court * Proven
liliiK of n lloniiiirii
for ( lie OlllelnlM.
For the past few weeks a damage suit has
been running the gamut of the various jus
Mco courts In Omaha and vicinity. It In
valves some elements of novelty. The orJgl
nal judgment In the case was for 00 cents
and this amount has been responsible for
nearly a dozen different suits and the acctimu
latlon of an amount of court coats and at
torney few that already aggregate sovera
hundred dollars.
It all resulted from a disputed dress
maker's hill , 'n which there was never a
difference of moro than J5 between the dls
putants. The defendant la a Mrs. Shelhart
who Is the proprietor of a small dressmaking
establishment on the north side. Some time
ago she employed Florence Cole aa a seam
stress and when the latter was dlsmlesot
she claimed ? 5 moro than her employer was
willing to allow her. The dispute became
animated , with the result that Miss Cole
brought suit in Justice East's court for the
amount. Thcro she obtained a verdict for 90
cents and costs. Mrs. Shelhart paid the
judgment and J6.40 In costs and then re
ceived notice that the same suit had been
begun In Justice Morrow's court at East
Omaha nnd that an attachment had been
Issued against her furniture. Then she em
ployed a lawyer , who obtained a change o
vcnuo to Ju.Ulco Foster's court. There the
plaintiff failed to appear and the defendant
obtained a judgment for costs and an order
dissolving the attachment. Hut in the mean
time the plaintiff had Hied her suit for tin
third time In Justice Wilde's court. The
defendant obtained a change of vcnuo to
Justice Cockrell's court , where a motion to
dissolve the attachment was sustained. The
plaintiff did not mind a llttlo thing llko that
nnd Immediately brought the same proceed
ings In Justice Karllng's court , where It late
to be heard today. The defendant's at
torneys have now become tired of being
dragged from one justice shop to another
and have applied to the district couil for ai
Injunction to prevent any further trial o
the suit. A restraining order was grantei
by Judge Scott and the Injunction will be
argued before him Monday forenoon.
. As aside Issue the defendant has Hlnndlc
Clarke , the constable who has looked after
the Interests of the plaintiff , arrested for
sending threatening letters. She asserta
that Clarke wrote her several letters threat
ening to secure the discharge of her husband
from his position , and Clarke Is now out on
bonds. The case was heard In Justice Fee
ter's court yesterday afternoon , and Clarke
was bound over to the district court In ? 200
bonds.
suns icon. TIII ; MISS OP ins ii : < ;
/arnlUo AVouIil Hold tin1'ntuit 1'm-lflc
Itc.MDOIINllllf.
Harman Zarnlko has commenced suit
against the Union Pacific receivers to re
cover $2,000 damages for the loss of his right
leg. He alleges that he bought a ticket to
South Omaha at the Tenth street depot on
the morning of July 10 , last year , and
boarded the early train which carries the
men who work In the stock yards and pack-
insr houses. ' n ncrnnill nf thn rrmvrlnil
condition of the cats ho alleges that , he took
a position on the footboard of the engine
tender. He says that It Is a common prac
tice of the men to ride on this footboard and
that the conductor always collected tickets
from the men so doing. When the train
reached South Omaha ho alleges the engine
gave a Jerk and he was thrown off , falling
beneath the wheels of the train , which ran
over his right leg , rendering amputation be
tween the knee and ankle necessary.
Wit ii ( N tin- Company ( Pny Up.
Robert I. Evans commenced cult In the
county court as administrator of the estate
of William Evans against the Omaha Street
Railway company to recover the sum ol
$ i. , as damages for the killing of Wllllan
Evans October 17 , last year. It Is alleged
that William Evans attempted to board a
Farnam street car at Sixteenth etreet on
the date referred to , but the motormai
started the car and Evans was thrown to
the ground , sustaining Injuries which re
sulted in his death.
The street railway company confessed Judg
ment In the full amount , ji'5 , and the suit
was closed ,
TOL'HIST TICKIVl'S SOUTH
Via 1'oiiiiNj Ivanlu Short lilni-N.
Dally trains leave Chicago Union Station
10 a. in. and 0 p. in. , running solid to Louis
ville and Cli.clnnatl , making direct und con
venient connections for princpal resorts in
the south. Parlor car and coaches on mornIng -
Ing train ; sleeping car mid coaches on night
train. Address Inquiries for Information to
traveling psssengcr agent ,
W. W. RICHARDSON , Omaha. Neb.
or H. n. DERING , A. G. P. Agent. 248 South
Clark street , Chicago.
ANNUAL MnUTINtt OK TUB JUASONS.
Scnttlxli lllli ! Orilcr COIIVI-HCH In
City Toilliy.
This morning at 10 o'clock the state
council of the Scottish Rite Masons of the
state will meet In regular annual convention
In Masonic temple. The members of the
body consist of the three high officers of the
lodges and 33 degree Masons. Lodges of
Perfection In this city , Hastings , Grand Is
land , Kearney and Fremont will be repre
sented. The representatives will be lunched
at noon in the dining room of the temple.
This afternoon the Masonic Veteran1 ,
association of the state will meet In the
temple In annual session. Its membership
consists of Masons who have been membeis
of the same subordinate ledge for twenty-one
or more consecutive years. The rolls at prca-
cut contain over 100 names , but only a small
proportion will probably be In attendance.
TinCIiIcilK" Oyclo Show
Opens Saturday. January 23. ulggeat event
In the 1897 wheeling world.
Faro and a third via the HURLINGTON.
Leave Omaha on the "Vestlbuled Flyer"
and you nro In Chicago at 8:20 : the next
morning. Sleepers , chair cars , a la carte
dinners.
Tickets at 1502 Farnam street.
J. D. REYNOLDS. City Passenger Ageni.
Time on CnrrlerN.
A Biindy tlmo regulator clock was put up
In the postolllco yesterday by which the
carriers will report the time of their arrival
In the olllce and of their departure. ' There
Is a key for each carrier , with his number
on the Mange. Ho puts It In a slot in the
clock whenever ho makes a report and gives
It a turn. A gong sounds and his number
and the exact hour and mlnuto of his register
Is automatically recorded. The postofflco
department furnishes this timepiece und Its
purpose Is to prevent as far as possible the
putting In of overtime by the carriers , as well
as to record the exact tlmo of their employ
ment during the day ,
Apportionment of School PiuiilN ,
E. J. Dodwell , county superintendent of
schools , has completed the division of the
county school fund and has notified the
treasurers of the several school districts In
Douglas county that the amounts duo the
districts are now In the hands of the county
treasurer awaiting their action. The total
amount of the county fund Is $20,603.87. Of
this amount $23,971.31 wag received from the
state , $2,475 was derived from liquor licensed
from saloons outside of Incorporated villager
and cities , and $1C2.3C was derived from
lines. The amount to which the city of
Omaha Is entitled Is I1&.9D1.75.
"The Overland I.lmllcil. "
To Utah In 29Vi hours. California In GOH ,
hours via the UNION PACIFIC. This Is
the fastest and finest train In the went.
Tickets can be obtained at city ticket olilce ,
1302 Farnam street.
IIAYDUX IIIIO.S. ,
CJrent Jlllo.Hole. i
Sec what IDo will buys
1 yard 35c table llneni-ZOo towel 1 dozen
napkins 4 large towitlw-SSo red damask
35c red flannel 35c white flannel 35c skirt
patterns men's fiOc * lce--2 pairs men's Im
ported POX KOc mispomlers men's 60c glovea
ladles' 35c hose SOc , starfw fiOc collarette
50o neckwear DOo'idness trimmings 75
flouncing ! fiOc nndiiGa bound books 35
plain nnd printed pougco silk BOo prlntei
India silk 35c plain-silks and satins 50
velvets and velvettns $ yards shirting calico
8 yards dark dress calico G yards blue
and white check gingham best 25c blacl
sateen 50c set silver tea spoons 50c sllvc
drinking mugs GOc sliver butter knife am
sugar shells In box ladles' and gents COc
rolled gold cuff buttons ladlcs'KOc brooches
the latest babies 50e solid gold rings 35e
coffee 35e tea 35c bar Saxon castllc 35 >
bottle- chow chow G Iba. Carolina rice 2i
Ibs. corn meal 35c Jar preserves 35o dish
pan 3Bc wash bowl nnd pllcher 7Bc re
flector bracket lamp $1.00 granite Iroi
cuspidor 35c coal hod 35c milk crocks G5o
cream ret C5o water pitcher 35o set cups
and saucers Siic decorated eoap plates
60e nnd 75c hats and caps DOc and 76c knee
pants.
HAYDEN DROS.
Letting down the prices.
THIS PAHIAHS OP INDIA.
Their Mlxcry lleMCrllieil liy Nutlve
OIIU-IT of the Salvation Army.
There Is one native East Indian In New
York City who Is much stirred by the ac
count of India's great famine. He Is Deva
Sundrum , a major In the Salvation army
Whllo ho Is more Interested In saving th
souls of his fellow countrymen than any
thing else , ho realizes very well that till
cannot bo done unless their bodies arc falrl >
comfouuide.
" " said to New "iork
"in South India , ho a
Sun reporter , "I walked 3,513 miles plnncer
Ing tUty-sIx districts , visiting SSI villages
and JO.G39 houses. In Malayalam , Nortl
Travancore , I walked 4.003 miles. Hero
pioneered twelve districts and visited 1,03
villages and 34,79(1 ( houces. All of the people
with whom I rame In contact on thrae
journeys were pariahs that Is , the very low
est ccste people. Poop parlahi ! They are
all the slaves of the high-caste people. To
give nn Idea of how densely the country .0
populated with these untottunato beings
there are In Madras presidency plone 5,16. ,
OGG.
OGG."Tho houses of the pariahs are never more
than twelve feet square and the sufferings o
these people during the valny season and It
famine are Indescribable. They have no
homes. They keep wandering from place to
place by day trying to secure food , cm
when night comes they drop down where
darkness overtakes them. Their main die
Is a scant one of roots. In South India
there are fully 2.500.000 people who do no
know what It Is to ha\o n single aMt
factory meal from one year's end to alio'.hcr
Along with the periodical famine comes
cholera. Those weakened by want of food
quickly fall victims to the disease and t'.iou
sands die off every year. When the plague
does break out the government sometimes
sends along a special medical officer to
carry relief to the pariahs , but he Is nlwayt ,
a High-caste , who , Instead of visiting the
cholcra-Kirlcken low-caste , confines hluiBel
to visiting those In his own caste. The
result Is that , the pariahs are simply ewep
oft the face of the earth.
"Pariahs are always expected to keep at
the rtspectnble distance of ninety feet fion
the high-caste people. Indeed , the public
roads are never opened In the village , since
they are only for the use of Iho high-caste
In 'certain parts nf the country there are
special footpaths alongside all the malt
loads. If a pit lab. should dare leave these
to trespass on the main road he would tun
the risk of losing bin life. Ottentlmes whei
the poor creature tee. * a high-caste anpraacu
lug on the main road he leaves tne patn
and , hiding fuaway under a bush , keeps
cxclalmlii ; over and over again In a mourn
ful vo.co as the mull n BUS : 'Master , master
mtiMcr. ' . . .
" \Vhen > fn ! need of'tooney a pariah poee to
his master andr gets a loan amounting to
$5 In American money. But he does no
get this until a liond Is slgne.l by. the pariah
111 which bo signifies his willingness to give
himself to the service of .the high-caste for
life. India Is perishing , dying. The gov
ernment la not able to cope with the flltua-
tlon. The sanitary condition of the native
quartern tends to spread the plasue. but
the pariahs do not believe this ; they think
It 19 a visitation from their gods. The
Salvation aimy Is one of the hopes of mj
country. If wo can win the millions a a. >
from their Idols and temples they can bt
taught the bcnpflta of cleanliness , for then
and not until thsn wl'l ' they lejrn that thch
gods have no control over famine and dlr-
case. " _
Tiir-i nirnitrj ) iiimni.Ait.
Vii Uxperleiiee that AViiM Very CnrloiiH
nnil A IHO Highly IJ\HHicrntliipr. |
"You reni'Miibcr I told you the other
day. " says the retired burglar. In the
New York Sun , "about upsetting p
couple of buckets of paste In a room that was
being papered and falling down In the paste
and getting all covered with It , and then sit
ting down In a corner seat In the next room
lo scrape the paste off my shoes and finding
when I'got up that I had tsofa cushions stuck
to mo all over ? Well , that makes me thlnl
of another sticky experience I had once that
was somewhat different from that.
"You always look over a bureau and
through the bureau drawers In a room when
you can. You are pretty sure to find some
thing about a bureau worth carrying oft
but you don't always. I Bet my lamp down
one night oa top of a bureau , after" " the pre
liminary survey over it , without finding
anything , and then went through the tur
drawer without finding anything there ; nnil
then I stepped back a little to get at the
next drawer easier , or , rather , I was going
to step back , but I couldn't. I was stuck
feat , standing there in front of the bureau.
I couldn't move my feet any mor'n If they'd
been strapped down to the floor with iron
straps.
" 'Course my hands were free , and I
picked up my lamp and turned It down on the
lloor. In found on the lloor In front of the
jnrcnii a board about four feet long and
maybe eighteen or twenty Inches wide , that
I was btandlng on ; it was screwed down to
the lloor at the four corners , and It was cov
ered all over thick with the stickiest stuff
[ over came across. What It was I don't
tnow. but the stickiest gltlo that ever was
would have been like a mild dilution of
weak mucilage compared to It. I Just slm-
ily couldn't move my feet nt all. And , un
fortunately , for some reason .1 hadn't Morn
ny rubbers that night. It was my shoes
that ' was stuck down , nnd I'd got to get
out'cf 'cm. Of ( ojrso I could Invo un or wed
the board from the floor I had a scrov/-
Irlvcr right there In my baft alongside of
no but what good would that have done ?
I'd have had to taker the board along with
no , and , hopping along * with a board four
'cet long and n foot nnd n half wide fastened
o my feet. I'd have made as much noise an
Iropplng boards In a lumber yard. Thcro
wasn't anything to do but get out of my
shoes , and I bent over 'em carefully and
unlaced 'em , and then held on to the bureau
and stepped out of 'fin , one at a time , on to
the lloor. You know , > I hated to leave them
shoes there llko thul , but there wasn't any-
hlng else to do. I looked at 'cm a minute
and then dropped my lump In my ulster
racket nnd picked ll | > my bag ; that Is , I
rlcd to pick It up , but I might just ns well
mvo tried to lift the house. I realized
hen for the first time that .1 had set the
lag down on the sticky board , and It was
tuck as tight DH my' shoes were.
"Well , that made me kind o' mad. I'd car-
led the old bag for years and got used to
t , and I hated to lose It , especially llko
hat. Uut what could I do about 117 Noth-
ng. And then I almost fell over on the
icnrd myself when I reached for the bag
nd It didn't come , ami I kind of felt that It
vaunt' sensible to fool around there too
iiucli , Thcro wasn't anybody awake , and I
van just as free to move about as ever , but
couldn't help thinking that anybody that
vould Invent a schema llko that might have
omcthlng else on foot anywhere around
ho house. So I opened the bag and got the
things out of It and dropped 'em In my
pocket , and then I took one more look at
my shoes and the hag'standing there In a
ort of Irregular row In front of the bureau ,
ml then I loft 'cm and made a bco line out
f the houBO , rarcfully avoiding , as far an
could , contact with anything on the way , "
I.loyiU llurreil In Ohio.
COLUMBUS , O. , Jnn , S2-Hon. Wlllnm
latthfws , slate superintendent of Insur-
ince , ' today barred the Lloyds Insurance
ompanlea from , doing business In Ohio. ;
TIIOIIPSON-BELDEN'S ' JACKETS
A Tiiinl Closing Out of All Winter Jackets
fcr Saturday
ANY JACKET IN THE HOUSE FOR $5,00
ChooRe the llrM Choose Any No Mat'
ter What It * Vnliie None of Them
Old All Are N MV Your I'liolco
Saturday for If.00.
Saturday morning we begin our greatest
and last clearing sale of Jackets.
ANY JACKET FOR $5.00.
Everything In winter cloaks must go
speedily , for we are compelled to make room
for our spring stock of suits , skirts and
waists. To make this sale a record breaker
wo give you the choice of
ANY JACKET FOR $5.00.
And remember these are not cloaks that
have done set vice for the last four months.
They are new ; most of them have never
been "tried on , " having hardly been In the
store forty-eight hours.
ANY JACKET FOR $5.00.
There are not a great many of them , but
what there arc are the $20 , $1S , $15 , $12 and
$10 kind , mostly made up In the latest and
most approved style , to sell at these prices.
If you want.
ANY JACKET FOR $5.00
You'll have to come quick. Wo have been
selling Immense nuantltles of jackets , aud
now that we give you your choice of
ANY JACKET FOR $5.00
There Is sure to bo a rush , and thcro Is not
much doubt but they will , every one , bo
closed out by Saturday night. You will
surely get the bargain of your llfo If you
arc on time.
ANY JACKET FOR $5.00 ,
Means more hero than anywhere else. It
means Jackets of standard make , good , serv
iceable. Jackets , stylish and high value Jack
ets , not shopworn Jackets , but nearly all
brand now Jackets , and you get your choice
Saturday of
ANY JACKET FOR $5.00.
The sale begins Saturday morning at 8
o'clock. Come early.
THOMPSON , HELDEN & CO. ,
S. W. Cor. 10th and Uouglaa.
Six-Thirty P. M. Train.
of the
CHICAGO
1 MILWAUKEE
fc ST. PAUL UY.
Ucst service ,
ELECTRIC LIOI1TS ,
Dining car.
City office : 1501 Farnam.
nn is NOT JIUII.T TO iiuux.
.Jacob lloyer , the Human Salamander
of the ICeymtoiie Stale.
Perhaps there Is no man In Phocnlxvlllo
better known than Jacob H. lloyer , who It'
chief bricklayer for a big local Iron com
pany. He Is better known far and near as
the "human salamander , " or fireproof man ,
titles ha has won by his wonderful ability
to stand'great heat. Phocnlxvlllo Is quite a
commercial center , especially for the Iron
and steel trade , and hardly a day parses
but what eome stranger comes to town , and
ho Invariably asks , about Dover , the "fire
proof man , " before ho has been In town any
length of time , for ho has heard of him
somewhere In Ills travels , and Is anxious to
see the man who dares to enter a great
yawning furnace heated so hot that his
clothes are burned from his back aud his
shoes fiom his feet.
Jacob H. Hoycr Is now a man of some Ii5
vears of aco. and a crandfathcr. Ho cvmif
from Pennsylvania German stock. Ho was
born and reared In West Plkcland township ,
about three miles from Phocnlxvlllo. He
waa educated In the little eight-cornered
schoolhouse near his home. It Is said that
ho - oftenamused and startled h's playfel
lows by his remarkable ability to stand the
heat. The boys would build brush flrea to
see who could stand the nearest to the
blaze , and Doycr always won the prize , for
be had his hair singed off and his clothee
nearly burned from his back more than
once. He once sat on a brush heap while It
burned from under him , and came off with
no injury save the IOFS of his clothes and
shoes. For that feat ho waa ( logged by his
teacher , and when bo reached home with
the charred remains of clothing bunging to
him In shreds his father gave him another
( logging as a punishment for his foolhardy
act ; the Doycre had no money to throw away
In clothing.
When Jacob was a youth of some 17 years
ho weut to learn the trade of bricklayer. In
time hc < became a journeyman , and many a
front ho helped to lay. In tlmo he found
employment with an Iron company , which
work waa more to his keeping , for ha could
( satisfy his abnormal desire by working about
the hot furnaces. He had not long been In
the employ of the Iron company before he
gave hU employers and fellow employes some
startling exhibitions of lilj ability to stand
the heat. Sometimes the furnaces would get
out of repair , aud It would become neces
sary to. repair them while they were still
hot that tlmo might not bu lost.
CURLED HIS HAIR.
One day a furnace partly fell In and It be
came necessary for same quick repairs to be
made. The boss bricklayer did not nee how-
It could bo done , as the furnace was smok
ing hot , and he thought that no man would
dare venture Into it. Uoycr was standing
by , and at once volunteered to make the
needed repairs.
"Why , Jacob , " said the old man , "you will
bo roasted alive If you venture Into that fur
nace as hot as It Is now. "
"Never mind , " said Doycr ; "I will fix It. "
And ho did. He went Into that furnace and
replaced the bricks that had fallen in , and
CM me out but little the norhe for his daring
lob. Ills hair and beard wcro singed and
curled by the heat , his clothes were scorched
and the soles of his shoes twisted and
charred.
That daring feat won for Boyer the title of
the "fireproof man. " In tlmo the head of
.ho bricklayers of the Iron works died , when
Joycr was Immediately appointed to fill the
vacancy. Ho was now his own "boss , " and
md no one to chide him for his daring feats.
Slnco ho has been In charge of the bricklay
ers of the works ho has never asked any one
of his employes to risk bin llfo , always him
self assuming any risk to bo taken. Many
a tlmo has ho entered furnaccx when hlH men
lover expected to see him return alive , for
ho work of a bricklayer about Iron nnd steel
vorks Is anything but easy. The bricklayer
about such establishments may have but
Ittlo to do much of the time , but when ho
s wanted ho is wanted badly , and must
respond at once , since delays are expensive.
3vcrythlng may bo going on all right , when
all of a sudden a brick or two may fall In
vlillo the furnace Is In heat , and unless they
are replaced the whole heat may bo lost or
iccomo a conglomerate of bricks and molten
steel , known to Iron and steel workers ns
'salamander. " When a brick falls In there
s danger of others fallowing. In order to
ave the furnace and the metal therein , the
irlclc must bo replaced. This Is an Intensely
lot job , for the furnace Is heated to a white
icat , and the molten steel seethes and bollii
Ike so much water.
In such emergencies Unyer Is In demand ,
lo learns the spot from which the brick
ms fallen , and It Is his work to replace It
vlth another. He cannot enter the furnace ,
or the furnace of Moloch was never heated
totter. Hut lie replaces the fallen brick.
lo wraps his face carefully with a woollen
carf , glovea his hands , and with his great
ongs Btandft at the door of the furnace and
vorka away until the brick or bricks have
icon replaced , Often the tongs bend In lila
lands , and his mask Is burned from III"
ace , Ho works over seething , balling ntccl
hat snarls and spits worse than the crater
f a volcano full of burning lava , fc'imio
dca of the Intense heat may bo had when
t Is alil that one of theuo great Phoonlx-
Illo furnaccH contains forty or forty-five
ona of molten steel , heated to a tempera-
uro of 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit , There
rc > several of tlii'to mammoth furnaces , and
ny one may'need some ) repair at any time ,
RIPIJ FOR HOT WORK.
If there Is any one thing that Is especially
ndcslrablo about a steel plant It U for a
ealamaiider" to form In one of the furnaces ,
oinotlnica a "salamander" may form fr.'in
trilling cause , and when It la once formed
ho whole furnace iiiuut bo torn down in order
o cet it out , for forty tout ! of aoll'l nine !
/Ill hardly come out of the furnuco door at
t went In , U may take days of blaslliif :
vlth dynamite lo break up the "iaiair.an-
vr" and Bet It out of the way. H Uoyvr cuu
Doe , 1-22-07
The Plain Truth
I
Do you like to hear fairy stories about business or do
you prefer the plain truth ? We have a few Winter
Overcoats and a few Suits and a few other items that in a
few weeks will be unseasonable , and we are selling them
really cheap , but we arc not paying anything out of our
pockets to people to carry them away. It wouldn't be fair
Doing business on the closest possible margin all the year
round wo can't afford to make "tremendous sacrifices" in ;
January because we would have to make it up somehow later
on. But we are selling things low remarkably low. For
instance a bunch of fine Kersey Overcoats which we might
easily get § 12.00 for are going for $9.50 just now. They arc
three-quarter satin lined. Another lot at $6.75 arc better than
some of the $10.00 ones wo have seen coming from January
Sacrifice Sales. Still another lot you can buy now at The
Nebraska for f 12 arc as fine a grade as ever went out of a
Mark Down Sale at $16.50. We aren't worrying about not
selling these goods. People who know values will buy them
as quick as they see 'em. It might jsound better to say they
have been reduced 20 to 40 per cent , but it wouldn't make
the values any bigger and percentages of that proportion arc
unknown around here. We sell goods on the closest margin
all the year 'round.
ullm fi 100 Couches In the special sale nt $8 , $10 ,
70 different styles of dining toblcfl In
the sale at ? 5 , $ C. $ S , ? 12 , $14. $15. $20 , $23 , $12 , $15 , $18 , $20 , $25 , $30 , $40 and $50-all At
$30. and $10 all at greatly reduced prices. about half price. ,
CHAS. SHIVERICK & CO. ,
Largest Stock and Lowest Prices.
12th and Douglas.
save the works the misfortune of having cue
"salamander" in a year lie has earned a
pretty good salary , If he docs nothing else.
Some time ago It became necessary for Mr.
Uoyor to repair a furnace in which eome
bricka had fallen In nnd others thn-atcned
to fall. The furnace was still very hot ,
probably 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit. Into this
furnace , heated above boiling , ioy ) r went In
order to make the repairs necessary. Ho
clothed himself In woolen jiarnn nts. plnvcd
his hands and crawled In through the door ,
nnd stood on the Iron grates. Ills sh icn were
soon on fire , when ho called for some ono
to push a board In for him to stand on
whllo ho worked. The board , too , was i-oon
In ( lames , and the fire curled and crackled
about the daring man's feet. The sweat
burst from every pore of Hoyer's body am
dropped onto the liot grates nnd filled hi
sleeves , but he kept on at worit until 111
repairs were completed , which took SOUIL
twelve or fifteen minutes. HU tools becaint
so hot that they burned his hands ; his shoci
wcro almost burned from his feet ; hi :
clothes were scorched and his hair am
beard curled by the heat. When ho came
out ho was ns weak as a child from the ter
rlblo heat , but the work WPS done and tin
furnace paved. This Is only one among tut
many llko experiences of IJoyer's at the Iroi
works , and ho knows not the day nor the
hour when ho may bo called on , for ho maybe
bo hurried out of bed to repair a furnace
that has gone wrong. Ho Is a valuable nnii
to the company , and command * ] n good blr
salary , since he saves great losses Gometlmc.i
by his remarkable agility. Changes take
place , men come and go , but lloyer still re
mains In good times and bad , for he canuo
This man who can stand on burning grates
and defies the heat of the furnaces aiu
works with the flames rolling about his feet
wilts before the first extreme of solar hctt. :
When the weather gcM hot he will lice
from 90 degrees of solar I.eat and go down
to the mill and sit down In 130 degrees
of 'heat from the furnace fires to cool oft.
Last summer during the hot weather he
remained most of the time about the mill
rather than expose himself to the heat of
the sun. His body has undergone a complete
change and he Is at variance with his en
vironment. The cold weather has a most
distressing effect on liLi system , and very
often ho will be seen going about when
others are In light clothes with his over
coat buttoned up to his chin. His habit Is
such that It Is hard for him to find a con
genial temperature outside the mill.
Mr. lloyer has no little trouble to adjust
himself to the temperature of his house ,
for his family arc not used to the extremes
of heat he has so offen endured. Notwith
standing the change wrought In his sys-
tcim , Mr. Hoyer Is a strong , hearty man ,
seldom Is dek , and hax not a gray hair In
his great Uiock of auburn hair. He belongs
to a long-lived family , and nays ho expects
to live to a good old age unices ho gets cre
mated some day.
TIM : r.o.\iisT :
A On-ill filfui'diri * Il
Ovrr tin *
The longest railroad bridge of Kuropo ,
and , In fact , the world , was recently opened
to traffic with great rercmony. The new
railroad bridge over the Danube river at
Czcrrmvoda IB ono of the most Important
technical achievements of recent date. For
more than nine miles this bridge crosses
the Danube proper , and the so-called terri
tory of Inundation , which Is annually under
water for a certain period of time. The
largest spans are over the main current of
the river , there being one of G2ft fc t , and
four of 455 feet each. The total length of the
bridge proper , without approaches , Is 13,323
feet , whllo the largest railroad bridges In
the world measure ai follows : Tuy bridge ,
Scotland , 10,725 feet : Mississippi bridge at
Memphis , 10.000 feet ; the Forth bridge ,
Scotland , 7.SOO feet ; the Morody bridge. In
Oallcla , 4,800 feet , and the bridge over the
Volga , near Sysran , 4,700 feet.
The clear height of thu bridge over tlio
main channel In BO calculated that oven at
high water the largest vessels galling on
the Danube may pass under It. Thu clear
helghth from high water mark , which
Is taken at thirty-five feet above low
water mark , measures 105 feet to the
lowest rafters of the superstructure. Tim
caissons upon which the foundations of the
bridge piers rcrt , reach to rock bottom at 115
feet below high water mark. The Houman-
ian government has Just cause to be proud of
this magnificent structure , 'Which enablcj
travelers from London to Constantinople
or India to shorten their trip by fully six
teen hours. The promise of diverting the
transcontinental malls from other lines was
the most potent factor In bringing about
the construction of this brldgo over the
Danube on the part of Rotimanln ,
Mitltllllt'V Hi'ml * n Krli-ml ( o Culm.
COMIMIU'S , O , , Jnn. 22-Henator Sllun J.
Wllllaitm of Alliance | H In Cuba , nnd It IH
Htutcd hcru today thut ho IH there to study
the situation for McKlnUy , He ivaldia In
McKlnley'a county ,
Beautiful
Teeth ,
What does Its mean , but that $
the possessor keeps them beautiful '
by coiisulUtiK his or bur dentist ? * .
* uS U inlil CriiTviiH. . . .S.T.OO ( o iS.l ( ) (
vtjj 1'orcelnlu Crowiis. ) ? . " . ( ) ( s
BAILEY , Dentist , 2s
Pnxton Bile , 10th ntid Farnam
CONNER RETURNS TO PRISON
Recaptured at Sidney , Iowa , Where HoVta
Employed as n Laborer.
ESCAPADES OF A DESERTING SOLDIER
Slir < M'C'd III MllUIiiir HlH ICHCiiiH' , lu& !
In Iti-oiiiitttrril liy HI-IINOII of
Having Written l.cttfi-H
to IIIN CimirmlfN.
C. M. Conner , a United States soldier , wad
taken to Fort Crook yesterday to servo out
fourteen months In the guard house , thu
balance of a three-year sentence ho received
for desertion , lli'twcen trains yesterday
the prisoner , who wcs under the care o (
Lieutenant Isaac Newell , was accommodated
with a cell at the iwllco station.
I'rlvate Conner deserted about a , year and
a half ago , ind after his capture , which
occurred shortly afterward , was sentenced
to a term of three years In the guard house.
Ho was removed to the prison at Fort Crook ;
when that post was occupied and ho lived
thcro In contentment until some t\\o mouthy
ago , when he waa placed under the care of a
recruit. This recruit was anxloua to make
a record and a a consciiucnco Private Con-
icr was compelled to march a very straight
line. U was then that thu soldier made nj >
his mind to get even with his guard and
laid his plans for racapc. One day the tuc >
were lit the mess room. Conner was at
work , but suddenly ho said :
"I guess I'll go down stairs. "
"OiicHs again. " began the guard , but ho
did not say any more , because by thu tlmo
that the words were out of his mouth Conner
was at the foot of the stalra and was making
a hot-foot aciORH the country. He managed
to evade capture. Ho had planned every
thing beforehand and among the other ar
rangements had driencd hlmaclf In a cltUen's
suit , which he wore beneath hit ) uniform.
U'hon ho got Into the llollcvuc woods ho
"ditched" tl'u government uniform and when
the coast was clear he tramped ncroiu the
country to l'atl ! mouth. HU had been In
.liat town but a few minutes when he waa
hailed by a iictuctlve * . Conner was not
anxious U > meet any officers at that moment
and walked on , but the detective caught up
with him directly under an arc light.
"I think you are the man I want , " said
the olllcer. "Aro you from Omaha ? "
"You've got two thinks "
coming , re
sponded the soldier , "I am , going to Omaha.
Who are you , sir ? "
Conner convinced him that ho waa lee
young to bo the man wanted and that ho
was really going to Omaha. Ho learned tlmt
.ho next train would go In the morning. Ho
lought Iho olllccr a drink , nnd In his
; ratltudo thu latter took the deserter to a
lotcl. Conner registered In the presence of i
the oflleer , hut just aa teen ns the latter
went nut the soldier loft the hostelry and
oet no tlmo In crossing the river over Into
owa. Connor then made his way to Sidney
and there ho lived until Thursday , being
employed In a livery btable. He aatiumed a
Ictltlous name , but his fellow townraiun
berumo auspicious of him. His downfall
vas due to his correspondence. Soriw of bin
ornuT companions wrote to him under hla
Ight name and one day ono of the letters
lipped out of his poclict. It was picked
up by someone and turned over to the
nnralial , The latter at once Informed the
uthorltles at Fort Crook and Thursday
cutcnant Newell arrived In the towu and
captured lila man. , i
I ) IKD.
BTOOKHAM-JoMcph. ut 3:30 : n. m. , need Cl
yuarti. Funeral nt | IH ! late residence , U23
N. 17th nt. , Htllldiiy , Jut ) . 21. ut 2 p. in.
HLKY Mm , Andiow , need 37 yearn iiml
2S davH. Ftincrnl H > iturday , January 23 ,
at 'J-.M n. m , , from family residence , W.I I
Ujiilh Ttvriily-nliitli Direct , to HI. I'ulnr'u
church. IiiU-nnciit In Holy Ht-pulchei
cemetery ,