Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 19, 1886, Page 2

FROM 10WA'S STATE CAPITAL. Discoveiy of a Bogus Egg Manufactory in Des Moines, A MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE. A Thread-Bare Confldence Game Se- cures One More Victim—-Two Bad Elevator Accidents. Matters in Politics. It Dispenses With Chicken Des Moixes, April 18.—[Special. |-—There » wasquitea sensational disvovery made yester- day, of an establishment which it is alleged has been engaged for some months in man- ufacturing bogus eggs, which have been sold for the genuine article. The factory islo- cated ina Walnut street basement, and it is imed that it has a capacity of 1,000 eggs a day. As described by those who have visited this secret establishment, there are large vats filled, one witha yellow compound, the other with a starchy mixture, which supply the matter for the whites and yolks of the eggs. The enterprising inventor of this process claims to have discovered it after making a chemical analysis of the egg, and concluding that he could supplant by artificial means the faithful, plodding hen. After long experi- menting, he succeeded in making a fairly gooa imitation egg, and then constructed machinery for manufacturing them. The yellow or yolk of the egg is said to be a mix- ture of Indian meal, corn starch and several other ingredients poured while in a mushy gtate into a mould and hardened into the de- sired shape. Around this is placed a mixture of albumen and other chemical constituents of the white of the egg, and then their filmy skin is next attached and the whole is then surrounded by a plaster of paris shell a trifle thicker than the genuine article. It is re- ported that a large number of these bogus eggs have been placed upon the market and used without the fraud being discovered. The leading social event of the past week ‘was the marriage Thursday evening of Mies Carrie Cole, daughter of ex-Chief Justice Cole, of the Towa supreme court, to Mr. J. R. Hurlbut, a prominent young business wman of this city. The groom is a son of the present receiver of the Chicago Times, and the bride is well known throughout central Yowa as ono of the leading and most at- gractive members of society. Colchester Place, the scene of the wedding, was bril- Tiantly illuminated and decorated,and several hundred guests were present from this and other cities. ‘The old familiar confidence game has just been perpetrated again, this time upon an old gentleman coming west over the Rock Island. At Davenport he was approached by the usual gentlemanly stranger who had a draft for $2,000 but couldn’t wait for the banks to open to get it cashed. He had 840 of back freight charges to pay and wanted to take the train, and so offered the old gentleman the draft and his overcoat as security for an advance of the needed amount. The money was given. The stranger went to pay the freight, and has been gone ever since, leaving the old gentleman with a worthless check, a dollar and a half overcoat and a whole ton of profitable experience. “The use of elevators in buildings, now be- coming so frequent, is giving rise to many serious aceidents, of which two oo- curred yesterday. A young lady artist, Miss Lizzie Gowdy, boarding at the Kirkwood, when starting for breakfast, stepped as she supposed into the elevator, only to find it gone, and she fell to the bottom of the de- scent, and was taken up unconscious with one arm broken, several severe cuts upon the face, and dangerous inter- nal injuries. About the same time Mr, r, of the firm ot Mening & Slater, vinegar manufacturers, walked down an ele- vator way at his factory, supposing the car was in its place, He was taken up with a leg broken 50 as to require amputation, and wi th spinal injuries that ave likely to prove fatal. Two such frightful accidents in one day are enough to cause the most careless to be care- ful. The legislature that has jnst adjourned has really done but little mischief, as an exami- nation of the bills passed now shows. Out of about 1,000 bills introduced, not more than halt a dozen vicious bills were passed, which shows the good work that was done in kill- ing bad ones. The democrats arg howl- ing a little about the gerrymandering, as they call it, by which the state was reapportioned into congressional and representative districts, but when their attention is called toa congressional map of South Carolina and that have been nothing to say. Preparations are being made for the im- peachment trial of Awditor Brown, It is understood thathe will be defended by Judge Nowse, of this city, ex-Senator Bills, of Davenport, and some democrat, named, The question is now raised that the senate will have no jurisdiction to try this o as the acts for which Brown isto bo tried chiefly oceurred during his first term of oftice. This may or may not be given a welght, but a number of such questions undoubtedly be raised before the case i ally disposed of. Railroad Work Begun, S10ux Crry, Towa, April 15.—A good deal of stir was created in railroad day by the appearance of a Chicago, Milwaukee & St. 8t. Paul graders, and the beginning of work a few miles east of the city. ‘Ihe company has had in con- templation some time the building of a % road from thi; lry cil Bluffs and Chicago line at or n tiauce, a distance of about eighty-ti The proposed line of the Sioux City Moiues parallels the Defiance line for a num- ber of miles east of this city, and this sudden movement of the Milwaukee company is sup- posed to have been prompted by a desire to e first tooccupy the ground, It is said that the entire line is under contraet, and that the work will be pushed to early.completion, ar 1 Shutting lnwll‘ Saloons, CriNtoy, lowa, April 18, Christian in Clinton from selling liguor, loons except two immediately shut up shop, and the kevpers announce that thelr plnces o closed uutil the suits are de- ‘would rema cided. — Another Demand for Aid. Rock IsLax, 1L, April 18,—The follow- 1 obtained from Robert ing cireular has be, Benuett, state master workman of Iilinois: To the Kniohts of L or of IHlinols: alarming developiment of power for cevil in the person of Jay Gould demands the imme- diate attention of ¢ y person who loves his ountry, his home and the good of humanit fm\‘e of ln\l"l‘?'y wgardless of suffering: blinds this gree sands of their wives and the present; tion of thair grievances a stern and eruel denlal was given. All efforts on the part of the general exceuti eure a peacetul settlement by m = qration have been refused by the t 3 dealings of Gould and Hoxie. Premiun wele uftered by railroad officials tor “men of vt who meant business,” and these railroad £y hirelings, without _ jusiification, A% Killed men and women, Deen shed; every effort to stizmatize g:;l odions the nawe of our v o sustain life for the their dear nd ren- he general executive boud of the Knights of abor for financial aid to supply our brothers e necessaries the an their families with of life, all members of " order in this state render such P piae 5 in their _power, - and and elr action approve the efforts of our seneiu other southern states ixed by democrats, they have ot yet reles yester- arge force of to conneet with the Coun- The Woman’s ‘emperance Union yesterday filed under the state law applications for injunc- tions to prevent thirty-three saloon keepers All the sa- The y and_insatiable monster to acts of oppression, and he has driven thous his employes on the southwest sys. ten of railroads to strike for the right to ¢ board 1o se- of arbi- cherous shot and Innocent blood has ble order has o resorted 03 an order has been issued by officers to sustain our brothers of district as- sembly 17, 19 and 101. Remember that “rwm]!l action is neessary. Lay aside everything of & minor nature ard_let_every assembly fall into line and render what aid it can. Rongnrt BENNETT, M orkman, J. P, FrENCH, Secretary. GrorgE Rona J.J. MAHOSEY, A. B. BARKER, Execntive Board of Lllinols State Assembly Kniglits of Labor. e — Ready For Action. WASHINGTON, April 18.—All members of the select committes on labor troubles except Stewart of Vermont, who is on leave of ab- sence, were prosent at yestorday’s meeting. After a short discussion as to the best means of pursuing the inquiry the committee re- solved to subpaena Messrs, Gould, Hopkins, Powderly and McDowell. Tlie ' committed is anxious to sccure all the correspondence passing between these gentlemen in relation o the ‘western strikes and will begin its investigation here Tuesday with the e ne ination of Messrs. Powderly and McDowell who will be followed on” Wednesday and ‘Thursday by Jay Gould and A. L. Hopkins. On Sunday next the committes will start for St. Louis and after taking such testimony at that point as may be deemed material, it is robable that the members will divide' into W0 stib-cominittees, one proceeding to Atchi- son, Kansas, and the other to Fort Worth, Texas, to collect information relative to the strikeat those places and along the lines of theroute, Thecommitteo i disposed to re- portatan early day, but Is detormined to make its fnvestigation thorough and im- partial. ol b The Water Works at Columbus. CoLuMBUS, Neb,, April 18.—[Special Tele- gram.]—At the council meeting last night the bonds for the 825,000 water works were sold to W. N. Harrison & Co. of Chicago, at & premium of 2¢ per cent. Mr. Schroeder, of the eity of Columbus, had the lowest bid for doing the work and putting in the ma- chinery. (e A Woman's Bad Fall, ErLknary, Neb,, April 18.—[Special.]—As Mrs. Mary Barlow was returning home from a visit in town Friday evening, the seat over- turned and threw her from the carriage. She struck heavily, brusing the back of her head and left shoulder. Dr. Laws was called and found her sufferine severely from the effects of the jar upon the cerebellum. The doctor thinks it will not prove fatal. e o il The Cyclone's Deadly Harvest. St. PAUL, April 18.—=The revised list of aeaths from the cylcone shows the number previously stated, sixty-seven, is correct. Rl“(ie‘ work still goes on In all parts of the state, S1. CLOUD, April18.—An unknown woman and infant have been found in.the ruins making the total dead sixty-nine according to the lowest estimate. St. PAuL, Minn,, April 18.—Hon, E. G. Halbert, injured by a cyclone at Sauk Rapids Wednesday evening, died yesterday :l\u{nh)j{. He remained uncouscious to the s LA T Forty-Ninth Congress. The only business of importance transacted by congress Saturday was the passage in the house of the bill appropriating 25,000 for the L\urpu\'c of making the court house in Keo- uk, Towa, a fire proof lou Bl L Clearing House Statement. BosTox, April 15,—The table compiled from special disptaches to the Post from the man- agers of the leading clearing houses in the United States shows the total gross bank ex- nge: for the week ending April 17, to be For Ignorance in Politics. St. PETERSBURG, April 18.—The ministry has ordered the authorities of all universitics in the empire to adopt means for the imme- diate and permanentsuppression of ail forms of political education of young students. e House-Cleaning Hints, Clean the glass of Yicturc by dioping a cloth into alcohol and w and then into winting, and rub over it, and wipe dry with a silk handkerchief, “I'he cleanest and most polished floors have no water used on them at all. They aro simply rubbed off every morning with a large flannel cloth,” which is steeped in kerosene oil once in two or three weeks. Shake clean of dust, and with a rubbing brush or stubby broom go rapidly up and down the planks (not across), In a few rubbings the floor assumes a polished appearance that s ily defaced by dirt or footprints. Straw matting should be shed with salt and water; wring out a soft cloth m it and apply quicl\fy; not wet- ting the matting much, only "enough to take out the dust and stains. Lemon juice and salt will remove ordi- nary iron rust. If the hands are stained there is nothing that will removye the stains so well as lemon. ~ Cut the lemon in h: and apply the cut surface as it it w soap. ¢ smell of paint may be taken away by elosing up the room and setting in the center of it a pan of lighted c pal on which have been thrown some juniper berri Leave this in the room for a day and a night, when the smell of paint will be gone. . Some persons prefer o pail of er in which a handful of hay is soak- ing, This is also effectual in remoying the scent of tobacco smoke from a room. The best way to brighten a carpet is to put a half tumbler of spirits of turpen- tine in a basin of water and dip your broom in it and sweep over the carpet once or twice ilver is not in frequent use will not tarmsh if rubbed in oatmeal, Clean_cane chairs by satusating the esne well with a sponge” and hot water, using soap if necessa then put in the open air or in a good ent of air, and as it dries it will tighten and become as firm as when new. A cheap paint for a floor can be made ith five pounds of French ochre and a quarter of & pound of glue dissolved in two_quarts of boiling hot water; then apply enough boiled Iinseed oil to make to make the paint flow easily from the brush, Any man ecan paint a_kitehen floor and save the women work by so doing. e recent English experi- ments, it is found that a growth of ivy over a_house renders the interior en- tirely free from moisture. According to il LT It Should Be Generally Known that the multitude of diseases of & scrofu lons nature generally proceed from a tor pid condition of ths liver. The blood bo comes impure because the liver does not act properly and work off the poison from the system, and the certain results are blotches, pimples, “eruptions, swellings, tumors, u‘n s and kindred affections, or settling upon the lungs and poisoning their delicate tissues, until ulceration, breaking down _and consumption is es: tablished. Dr. Picrce’s “Golden Medical Discovery” will, by acting upon the liver and purifying 'the blood, cure all these discuses. e — so_provalent in West- N. Y. that several closed and the text arlet fever is chester county, schools there b books been burned. ———— Wojev0) we) eauF ous ‘woIpIT) Py 9L WOTM Y0}03980) 0) BUBJ 9¥ ‘SR SWINIIG PYS LOAL WHOJEE) 30) POLID OUS ‘PO © S8M YS UILM BHOJING 304 OARY oM ‘YO vea Aqugl UM In London there-are 201 shorthand writers and newspaper reporters. One bundred aud - thirty-four follow Ritman, cighty-nine Tayloy, thirty-five Gurney. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1835, DEATH OF THADDEUS FAIRBANKS The Great Inventorand Manufacturer of Scales Passes Away. Thaddens Fairbanks, the great Amer- ican inventor, died April 13 in his 95th gear, at his home in St. Johnsbury, Vt 1e is the of the original members of the firm of E.& T. Fairbanks, who half a century ago established a primitive seale manufactory in the Passnmpsic river valle Thaddeus was 20 years old when his parentsremoved to Vermont. His father was a farmer and earpenter by occupa: tion, and bwlt and operated a saw and grist mill. .y,.ncgm airbanks died in 1846, his son tlien being 50 years old. In 1824 Thaddeus was joined by his brother Erastus, who had ‘been engaged in the mereantile trade, and the firm of E. & T. Fairbanks was that year formed for the manufac- ture of stoves and ploughs of iron. The large amount of hemp r: in northern Vermont created a dem: sing machine. After manufac- turing three of the great Haynes ma- chinery for_ dressing hemp at_their phiops, the Messs,, Bairbnks began in 1830 the manufacture of n lu-,m‘v dresser invenred and patented by Thaddeus. The standard scales in useat that time were that time were the even balance and the Roman steelyard. The only device for weighing carts is a lever suspended high up from a gallows frame, from the short arm of which chains hung that could be hooked around the cart axle, and from the long arm a plarform on which weights could be placed. The enius of Thaddeus Fairbanks suggested the construction of a weighing machine which should be an improvement of tho crude and olumsy device then in use for weighing farm produce. Fe set to work and soon had a model seale made. His first arrangement was to place an A-shaped lever in a suitable pit, and upon it to balance on knife edges a free plat- form, upon which a eart could be driven level with the ground. To keep this platform from rocking upon its support le framed it into a vertical post well braced, and from the top of this attached el chains to fixed posts upon either side. These chains being level did not draw up or down, and the weight of the load was correctly indicated upon the steelyard beam from which the end of the A-shaped lever hung. As the scale was a new article of manufacture, Mr. Fairbanks had to grapple with all the problems of con- struction. ,He gaye the best part of his life to perfecting and improving tho weighing machine. Thaddens Fairbanks witnessed a ’vlu-nom(-xml increase each decade in the business of the scale in- dustry, until, at the time of his decease, an army of 600 arisans and mechanics found employment in the manufacture of over 80,000 standard scales of every conceivable style and size. St. Sohnsbury is proud of its acedemy —erceted and endowed by the munificence of Thuddues Fairbanks—his on representing an expenditure 0,000. Thaddeus Fairbanks was married January 17, 1820, to Luey P., daughter of Barnabas Barker- Two children blessed their union, one of whom servives—Rev. Henry Fairbanks, formerly a professor in Dartmouth College, butmow a minis- sospel in St.” Johnsbury. Mrs. died December 20, 181 —~——— A Dangerous Woman. Secret Service Detective In Detroit vee Press: In January, 1863, the secre- -y of the treasury wus' notified that a new and_dangerous counterfeit on a Cincinnati national bank had been put afloat in Boston. The detective bureau being notified in turn I was detailed on the case and left for Boston the same [it About §2,000 of the queer’had been floated i one day, and the work had been done by a man. At one place she had purchased $600 worth of dia- monds; at anoth $250 gold watch; at another a diamond bracelet. The goods in all cases were such articles as could be sold again for at least half their value. Each victimized Fnrzy described her differently. At the first'place she was a blonde, plainly dressed. - At the next was a brown-haired woman in mourni at the third she had black hair, showily dressed and claimed relationship with a well-known family. After a day spent in taking notes and making dedu tions, I came to the conclusion that there was only one woman in the ecase, and that shé had assumed disgui Bos- ton was thoroughly searched for her, and 1 had not yet found a clue wi the chief telegraphed me that she had a ared in Philadelphia. I reached th y tofind that she had purchased 1,6 worth of diamonds in one place and $8¢ worth at another, paying, of course, in counterfeit bills, The first jeweler de- seribed her as a showy woman, with gold in her upper front tecth. The sccond jeweler described her as very plain and demure, and he was sure thaf she had no gold in her tecth. I had set out under the belief that I had only one woman to deal with, and [ would not now admit there were two. I looked P’hi in high and low for fe- males bear] ion, and at the f another tele- had ap- )0 Ly gram fromheadqu h ared in Pittsburg, wher > different purchases of jewelers. I hastened to Smoky City as soon as poss and, lo! the thiree deseriptions giv different that one w most sure thére were three women at work floating off the countt h One jeweler has been mashed on hi customer, and had therefore taken Yu ticular tl her eyes were blue, her hair brown and hep heighth medium. She had gold in_her upper front teeth, and was affected in her ways and speech’ The sceond jeweler wasn't mashed, but he wasan old detective, and he noticed that she had brown eyes, dark mole on her chin and plain white tee There was nothing aficcted about he The third jewel could swear that sh had black hair, gold in her lower teeth, aslight squint inone eye, and stammered a bit as she talked. I hunted Pittsburg for three days, but met with no success, Believing she would next turn up at Indianapolis, I started for that city without orders, tak: ing a sleeping car on & night train, It was & woman who had the lower berth next to mine, and as I looked her over I made up my mind that she was a school teacher and an old maid. She had red hair, dressed plainly, and paid not the slightest attention to any one. When the porter came to make her berth he placed a rather bulky sachel belonging to her on the seat at my fect, and she found a tempor- ary seat at the other end of the car, The Jjar of the cars jostled the sachel to the Hoor after a bit, and, as I stooped over pick it up, I found the floor covered w Wigs, cosmetics, small brushes, pic yon and false teath. There were wigs of dilferent colors, and two upper and two under sets of teeth. In one the gold was in the upper; in the other it was in the lower. Well, you may belicve that with my mind full of the mysterious woman and her disguise, I was not loug in concluding that I had stumbled upon the person wanted. I replased the urticles n the achel and walked ov®® to her and mude known my \d. She gave me a ter: rible tongue-lashing and calied on th passengers for protection, but when I re- vealed my identity and emptied the eon tents of the sachel on a seat, she in. We got off at Steubenville, and, D I bad hier searched, over $4,000 in the its were brought to lignt, but purchases were not to be founa, she having shipped them. to confederites. She.was the wife of the notorious “'Black Dan,” and the pair were the most danger- ous couple in America at that time, We 2ot her husband in & week or two, and, while he got .a sentence of twenty-two years, she got off with seven, THE BASE BALL CONTEST. Milwaukees Win in Sunday's Game—Union Pacifis Victorious Saturday, obuon SOME VALUABLE SUGGESTIONS, By a Prominent Omaha Capitalist As to the Bodrd of Trade Mem- bers—Rail Notes—Brevi- ties“Various Items, The Base Ball Game. The traditional ninth-inning luck of the Union Pacifics did not serve them yes- afternoon in their contest with the Milwaukee team. 1he beginning of the lastinning found the score heavily against the home team, and strenuous eftorts were powerless to reverse it, The day, despite a rather heavy wind, which sprang up late in the afternoon, could not have been improved upon. It was neither too warm nor too cold, and suited exactly both the players and specta- tors. Of the latter, there were probably 1,500 or 2,000, including those in t 1o grand stand and the carriages scattered in the driveway about the park. They had been attracted by the hopes of seeing a sharp, spirited contest between the two nines. In this they were somewhat disappointed, for barring the first fow innings,the game was full” of errors on both sides, and, as a consequence, quite un- interesting. The Union Pacifics—that is the backbone thercof—batted well and played a fairly good game. But several ot the new members, notably the short- stop and second baseman, played an in- difleront_game, making somé rank er- rors, which cost at least three out ot the four runs made by the Milwaukee team. The visitors, onthe other hand, while making a number of errors, distributed them at such intervals as to have little effect on the final outcome of the game, Their fielding was remarkably clean and sharp, and their batting fairly up to the average game the Union to the whizzing first, and opened auspiciously for Pacitics. Bandle stepped bat, sent a grounder t the infield, Ile hed on hits by McKelvey and Rob- inson, scored the first run for his side. The U. P’s. then retired, on outs by Roc. we 1, Salisbury and Strock. The waukee team scored nothing in their half of the mning. In the sccond inning Anderson com- pleted three outs for the home team by making a rash, ill-advised attempt to steal third, where he was nipped by a skilltully handled ball from the infield. The Milwaukees sent Carnes to the bat. He gained first by knocking an es f’ grounder to MeKelvey at thivd which was fumbled, He & ght napping, however, and ¢ut off at first by a clean, sharp throw from) Salisbury. The next two batsmen struck out. In the sixthinning MeKely by dint of superb base-running, managed to score a run—thie last one for the home team. i The fatal seventh arrived, and to use a slang term, at hat stage the goose of the Union Pacitics was cooked. The home team scored nothing in their half, and the Milwaukee'’s wentto bat. Casey struck out. Rhodes on a clean hit ned first He was followed by Pickett, Who struck out. Then Sexton stepped into the breach and knocked a long grounder to second base, which was badly fumbled by Ben-, ton, giving the batter a lift. Crawford then batted a grounder to McKelvey. which was thrown by that usually aceu- rate play wildly to first, allowing all three—Rhodes, Sexton and Crawford—to score. In the ecighth inning the Union Pacifics did nothing, while the Milwau- kees added one to their list of tallies. The remaining inning did not effect the seore, and the game clgged with r sult of 5 to 2 in favor of the Mil: Some Valuable Suggestions, Editor BEg: L noticed in your Satur- i a pertinent article on com- velling board of trade members to attend called meetings, cte. Talk is ap, espeeially when signed ¢ n, but the great need of co-operation by members in fostering that which may in right | 's_contribute to the growth and busi- ness development of our city, should be met, and I will with your permission through your paper ofter what I think may be a solution to this knotty problem as ‘to how members can be gotten to- gether in formidable numbers, and how wmization can be formed and plans :d out which will enable manufac- s to locate in this city. First, then, as to bringing together members for’ the consideration of any | important business: Steps should b taken at once to get the Omaha club, at a fair, equitable rent, to oceuy 1 the third floor of the new board of trade building and half the second floor, and the latter serve as o dining room for hoth the club and the board of trade, and en by the former the other half of the | second story would be ample for board of trade purposes for the next ten or twenty years. This arrangement would bring to the board of tr he very needed for an inereased membe ‘)—(hi' attendanee, and thereby 4 in giving it new life and active enterprise; and this ar) ment would also elub in affor ing it ample dining room ties in common with the hoard of trade below and still maintain its elub private to club members on the third floor. A few rs 5 apartments could be provided w ing tables at the south end of the club room floor and served by dummies run- ning from a kitchen in the top story to the dining room below. If this Ange- ment cannot be brought about in any other way, I would suggest that the board of trade members and the club members join in building a chamber of commerce uilding inst ard of trade building, and boti the board of trade and club rent from' the chamber of commerce stock eompany 8o formed. In a word, if these two org zations could 'be induced to otcul the one buil ing, and the pivuns be immedi- ately changed “to” necommodate hoth, it would insure ‘the” southwest corner of S th and Fiirnem to becowe live of immense interest Lo our city, in- Jof; the board of trude, and provide the “Omaha club with ample room, which is notzhore than half sup- plied at their lln senl quarters. The board of trade could Well iifford to sell part of to it ehamber of commerce stock company, and invest the same in a rze storage elevater sorue time in the future after they sball oceupy their new rooms, 1 don't wish to make myself conspicu- ous by dictating or suggesting, but 1 do wish that the officers and directors of these two organizations would immedi- ately get together and discuss the whole matke uded to, I will simply add my ory as to how mauufac- tories can be induced to locate in Omaha, Form a l'umpu.ll{ of #100,000 paid up capi tal, with an authorized capital of ), 000, buy a tract of land within one to two wmiles of the Belt line, composed of highlands and a ravine at £200 to $300 per acre, the ravine to atford track facili ties to connect with the Belt line, ali with the understanding and positive agreement that one-third of such 1 be given in xxru\n‘ mounts, fri charge, toaccommodate ‘many and that the remaining two-thirds -shall be sold to maunufactory employes at prices not 1o exceed pe ¢ twice the tirst cost, and that said* company shall spend $1,000 a year in advertising our manufacturing * facilities, and #2,000 anually for stationery and a salary to a secretary who shall’ devote his entire time for the company. Respectfully, F C. HimesAvGH, OMAnA, April 16, 1886, INTERESTING LETTER From F. M. Oorliss to the County Com- missionors. The eounty commissioners have beon for some time considering the ad- sability of buying a tract of land near the city and building a new poorhouse and insane asylum for the county insane on it. Several views have been aired on the subjoct, but all seemed impracticable. County Com- issioner F. M. Corliss sent in tho fol- lowing communication Saturday on this question: To the Hororable, the Board of County oners of Douglas County—1 hereby t against any further use of the county arin a8 o potters field. We are now. using land to bury our pauper dead_and all city boor which willin the near future be vafuable and should not be used for that pur- [ose. T would suggest that some steps be aken atonce to stop the further use of said land for said purpose, and also to adopt some plan for erecting buildings for the care of the poor and sick of Omaha. As our population " increases our hoor increnses in proportion, The same buliding we_had for 25,000 inhabitants we now have for 7,000 in- habitants, Our last monthly report’ would show eighty-six in_the poor liouse, ten in St. Joseph’s hospital and ten more we'are board- ing out and in the jail. Our poor house was built in an early day and is notsupplied with the necessities required for the present num- ber of patients. Our insane, sick and lying- in patients are’all huddied In together” and can not get proper care. My idea would bo to buy twenty acres a few miles from the city and build what you might eall a_poor house. It would bo for life patients, and also estab- lish a burial ground on the same and to build acity lospital on the west side of the poor arni, Now, 1 zood many will say that no part of the poor farm should be used for that pur- pose, but 1 contend that a hospital should bo of casy access. The patientsare transient, coming and going daily, and of a class who will not stand much transportation. 1f tho law would e the commissioners out, I would be dn favorof leaving a small amoint of ground to other charitable corporations, who would cstablish and maintain hospitals for the care of the sick and wounded. T lave visited a number of eastern cities in the past year and find that Omaha is far behind the times in the way of public charities. We have now thirty incurable insane, with no means of separating them from the sick. close inspection of our institution would not bring credit to our enierprising city, and if it should be burned down by some of the in- sane inmates it would be a_disgrace to all concerned. Yours, ete, I, M. CoRLIsS, Trade Review. The effects of the warm weather are being folt in trade circles, in an increased demand for summer goods, of all kinds, and a falling off in the demand for those classes of goods which pertain more _especially to the colder seasons. There is also an increased demand for everything used by builders, lumber, lime, hardware, etc. “The produce markets have been fairly act- Iye the past week. The season Is having its efect upon the produce markets as well as upon the wholesale trade. Dressed poultry, game, ete.. becoming searcer, and live fowls and spring vegetables are taking their place. The ez market has been stronger the past fow days t The first of ‘the week s as low as e, but gradually stre the bulk of sales being made at 915 The advanco' ha aused by the heavy shipments which red up all the surplus stock. The low rates to the Pacific constthave enabled rs to shi) on very small” margins, and t has had a tendency to force the arket above what it would naturally be at this point, There are no new features in the butter market. 1t is the same old. comy of an abundance of poor butter and a scar of good or choice grades. Imitation butt has'its own way, to extent, for in many cases buyers are compelle ke it or nothing, ~There is not more_ than half enough choice dairy butter coming into this market to supply the demand. The bulk of the receipts of butter is not fit for food, and can only be used aiter it has been reworked and repacked. Live fowls are in good demand and have sold readily all the woek, The re- ceipts have not been equal fo the demand, and sales of good chickens have been made all the way from ) o S Dressed powtry of all kinds is slow sale, und the shipper sending auy, o market mist neecs- arily ran_considerable risk. Game has al- mosi. entirely disappeared from the market, and very littie more is expected to arrive {his season. " 'Ihe potato market remains in about the same condition as a week ago. While there is a good deal of inquiry from par having potatoes to sell, th very little dc mand for them amone the buyers. “T'he retail dealers are only buying in suall lots. Rail Notes, No more work will be done on Union Pacific bridge eaissons until the June rise. At present the men are engaged in working on the superstruct- ure, and adjusting the piers of the old re 50 s to enable a ls way to be puton. A large force of work- ingmen is employed Last night a “‘land slid; oceurred on the Burlington & Missouri road a short ruy this side of Selleview. It scems that river runs along the track for a short distance, and, runming along the track, washed away the ties and rails for some hundred feet, making a very dangerous place. Happily, the engineer saw it and 1n0o one was hurt. The da nominal. J. A. Monroe, general freight agent of the Union Pac has returned from Kansas City, H. A. Johuson, his assist- ant. went to Chicago Saturaay. The freight department is engaged upon a new tarill, whichafiects the delivery of htsat all points in Nebraska, 1t will seucd in a week or two, and will be the most bulky volume of the kind ever issucd by this department Col AL C. 1 25, the well known rail- road man of Joe, isin the y. Friday evening, Missouri Pacitic train No. 24 ran int iteh engine at Platts- mouth, derailing five cars, but injuring no one, ‘T'wo of the s contained bar: asses, and the ground near the juite a treat for the negro r oming out in a body with ,in a grand rush for it. The and week ently the idents, they tin pails, et damage was confined to the five car track torn up a short distance, No change in rates yet. Quite a number of eastern men were in the city yesterday. On Friday night Dr. Mairs, & young dentist of Central City, Neb., on attempi- ing to elimb through u standing freight of the Union Pacific at that place at 10:30 o'clock, had his left foot budly crushed between the bumpers, which may neces- sitate amputation. Prompt Work, SeriNGrIELD, Neb., April 10.—T hereby acknowl the rece 00 from the Homo F Insurance company, of Omahba; m full payment of the loss by fire of my house and contents, and to express my thanks to said company for their prompt and honorable adjustment of my loss, Lo my entire satisfaction, M. J. GILLESPIE, Personal Paragraphs. Mr. R. B. Babcock, of Seda m the eity. Editor Correll, of Hebron, and Editor Macmurphy, of auyler, called at the BEg oftice yesterday Adolph Streitman and Agusta Ko- pechke married by Judge Me Culloch in the county court Saturday, Mrs. C. 8, Spooner and Mrs, George Lawton are in Calitornia, intending to make & trip of a few months through southeris California. C. B. Persons, thé night clerk of the railroad Mo., is Paxton, went up to Lincoln yestorday, coming back last eyoning. Ho reports that Lincoln is the same as over, and that all the passengers were disgusted ovor the land-slide keeping them so long on & side track. NEBRASKA QUILL PUSHERS. The Proposed Route for This Year's Pleasure Trip, On Saturday afternoon the members of the exceutive committee of the Nebraska I iation held a meeting for the purpose of deciding a route to be taken for a vacation trip this summer. The following members were present: Pres- ident E. M. Correll, Seccretary H. M. Bushnell, and Frank R. Mor y, of the Herald; C. W. Pool, Tecumsch; F. B. Riscley, Culbertson; Will N. King, Red Cloud; J. A, MacMurphy, Schuyler; L. A. Stevens, of North Platte, The committee arranged for an excursion for the second week in July. Three routes were proposed; the first from Lincoln to Denver, Denver to Santa Fo and thence to Mexico and return; the second from Omaha to St. Paul and Minneapolis, to Yellowstone park and from there to T coma and homo via Salt Lake and Denver; the third from Omaha to San Francisco and return via Salt Lake and Denve The committee, on invitation of Mayo Boyd, attended the performance of ** :5mmh of Keys," and had an enjoyablo ime After some discussion the committee decided to favorthe routes in the order named, and the sceretary was instructed to correspond with the railronds regard- ing transportation and to report at an adjourned meeting to be Boldin this city on May 15th, The committee then adjourned. The Grand Promenade Concert. The third of the series of grand prome- nade conaerts, inaugurated by the Expo- sition Building association, was given last Saturday evening before a large and cul- tured audience. As usual, the management displayed good judgment in presenting a pro- gramme of popular as well as classical music, and in engaging musicians and singers who are prime favorites. The work of the Musical Union orches- tra, under the direction of Mr. F. M. Steinhauser, was very good, but would have been more effective and enjoyable had the full membership been present and one or two changes made n their se- lections. Among the pleasing numbers given by this organization were Auber’s overture from **Fra Diavalo,”” and a minuctte by 5. G. Pratt, director Oratorio Festival. The latter numbe quite conspicuous for originality, sesses much merit and shows work. M composer, and talent like his, with prop- or training and development, must of ne- cossity produce brilliant results. Much interest was felt in the appear- ance of Mrs. J. W. Cotton, a soprano f si ble note, who has recently is ci Courtesy to strang- ers would alone compel especinl mention of the lady, but happily she has morce than a claim on the hearers’ 3 make, for she ha support but its intrin, that demands approbation from all. was accorded a hearty reception s stepped upon the stage to sing V aria from “Emani,” and at on the benefits of much culture, s sweet, clear voice of considerable pow well-trained and answering the demand upon it readily and with correetness, In response to a hearty encore she sang ballud of a choice charactes Owing to sudden indisposition she w unable to appear for her second number, Abts koo song, much tc r nt. Mrs. Cotton uisition to Om reuily good sopranos. A great feature of the evening wa Lotus Glee Club, co sed of Messrs., Bartlett, Brigham, Wilkins and Reed. Their first selection was Goring's lovely solo quartette, Autumn Sun i composition, bright and at the ' same time and requiring for a_suc well trained and culti this the club were all that could be de- sived, their interpretation being very correct and the harmony of voice most ightful, For an cncore they th much feeling and delicate sh ter's Old Kenincky Home. But most pleasing and artistically rende four-part song given by the club w Seifert’s Mors 1d More. In this the blending of voices, the phrasing and ar- tion and the erescendos and the andos were absolutely and truly inspiring. The result demand on the part of the ¢ audience for more and more musi encore after encore, to all of which gentlemen vory graciously responded. The Iast two orchestral numbers on the progranme for those who wished to indulge in their loye for the waltz and a good number availed them: selyes of the privilege. The fourth concert of the series will be given next Saturday evening by the Mendelssohn Quintette club of Boston, vainable list of spar tries the wred to make loans at 8 per and Douglas_county prop: For e sune is charged. Nocommissions, C. . Mayne, 5. W. Cor. 13thand Farnam, A Short Fight. About thirty men assembled in a South Omaha saloon yesterday atternoon for the purpose of witnessing a cocking main. After a good deal of talking two birds, & brown dominick and a cock of livbrid breed, were placed upon a carpet armed with two and one-quarter inch gafls, The birds weigned four pounds and four onnces each and apparently At the second , the brown cock brained the otlicr one with his right spur, ending the fight in one-fourth of o' minute. There was considerable discussion in regard to gefting more sport, but no seemed” willing to back the birds and the main ended with the first fight. Homes Like Paradise, Cincinnati has the reputation of having the most beautiful and happy suburban homes in the country. Some of these in Clifton and Cummingsville are all that refined tastes and unlimited means can make them, while in designing the lofty heights and velvet tufted lawns, nature would seem to have exausted her resou cos. And yet, with all their lovelines: do not excel the newly platte ground in the southeastern part of th city, known s M addition, And yet, lots cost only Twelve of them were sold yesterd Orchard Hill is without a doubt the fin- est residence property in the city, Get a plat of C. E. Mayne S ——— Farmers Kejoicing. Mr. Lee Bird, Supt. Omaha Canning works, is now contracting with farmers near the cify for vegetables, ‘The works are to be located in West Side, Omaha’s | new manufacturing center, where ), one-third cash, will buy alot of Be McCandlish, 1511 Dodge. -~ Trwin street, throngh Rediek’s Gro will be the fashionable driveway betweel Leayenworth auc ruam. 1 will sell lots on this street for #1600, that will L worth very nearly double that amouut before fail: . C. E. Mayne, 16th and Far- | naw. | son, merchunt, Overscer; Fred Wigze | postmastor, Receiver; GODLINESS 1S PROFITABLE. The 6,000 People at the Revival Leara This Faot. A vuRY SUCCESSFUL MEETING. The Rev. Mr. Bitler Has a Large Auds tence to Listen to His Views Upon the Tenots of Chris- tianity, The Sunday Revival. At 8 o'clock last night there wa# searcely n vacant seat in the exposition building. The conductors of the revival liad made up their minds to have last night the most eventful oecasion of the series of meetings. The churches joined with them and but few religious exer- cises were held in Omaha except those at the exposition building. This, in a large monsure, accounted for the presonce of the 6,000 people who came to worship— for that scemed to be the motive of their coming. Sawdust had been plentifully sprinkled upon the floor and _its excellent effoot was munifested by ~ the absence of the noise, which, to 4 certain_extont, disturbed tho provious meetings, The usual song servico of half an hour's duration was held, af- ter which the Rev. Dr. Lowry kneeled at the front of the platform and delivered a prayer, remarkablg both for its oloquence and earnestn He carried the audi- once with him completely and every sen- tence was listened to with the utmost at- tention, Dr, Lowry is a man of fino bearing and dignified presence. His voice is powerful and rich in quality and witheut apparent effort he made it ate every Hortion of the yast His ol bowed spec: and white locks mado arks about nearing the end of life peculiarly pathetic. His fine physiquo and rugged face show, however, that the rs in their flight have dealt lightly b him, The Rov. Mr. Bitler said that the meeting during the afternoon had been a delightful one. I'here were 1,000 young men present, said he, “‘and the number would doubt- less have been greatly increased had it not been for the other attraction. He did not sny whether the other at- traction was the ball game or the cock fight, but probably meant the former. Betore the collection was taken he stated that Mr. McKaig had become personally linble for the rent of the hall, and as he himself had no pecuni; in- terest 1n the collection, he would ask that the contributions be iiberal, “Pray for my husband, who is resisting the Holy Spirit,” was tho first request read by Mr. Joplin. “Nineteen prisoners the jail roquest the pr yers of the congregation that they lead difterent lives,” was another tition. “A young man requests your pr his desire for playing cards may i v,” read another, Pray for my boy who is on an engine on the Rio Grande road,” asked a mother. The Rev. Mr. Harris then made an carnest prayer, asking the Lord to look with morey upon who made the request; He especially besought merey for the pri in the jail, and spoke of the great responsibility which rested upon the engineers and rail- road men throughout the whole country, and prayed fervently that they might all become Christing men., “Godliness Is Profitable” was the sub- ject of Mr. Bitler's sermon “Thereis an absurd idea,” he’said, “‘that godliness is not profitable, and consequently a great many business men reject it, They say 1tisn't practical and takes all the plea ure out of life. But, Oh, my friends, if you give your heart to thé Savior, you Just get ready for the preseunt life. ou Wili sec more beauties m life, enjoy it more, and reap more benefit from Take the worst man in Omaha. and Omaha isn't the worst place in the world—and call him an ungodly man. If he is the worst man in Omaha he’s making his way right down to hell. He isdoing just what God don’t want him to do. “Take a Godly man on the oth and he's honest, pure, sober and upright. All the difierence between these two o acters is that which represents the profite ableness of Godliness.”” In speaking of those men who, although they did not belicve in the tenets of Chris- tianity, yet we honest and upright, he 1 thai they owed their honesty and morulity to the Christiun influences which Pxx-uxlll-du-nl the community in which they ived, “By all that an honest life is better than a life of dishonesty,”” continued he, in an carnest manner, *‘by all that a sober life is better than a life of debauchepy, by all that a pure man Dettar than a licenticus man, Godliness is . Godliness will tak the out of n mar it wil ionute hushand, a lovin ful son. There isn'ta flome in this country which God- liness will not 1ift up and ‘muke happy. Ohthow profitable is Godliness along on these lines! “There's nothing like morality to raiso the price of property in a city. ~Let it go out that 1,000 or 2,000 people” ave be: converted and it would be the best adyi ment Omaha could have. This is better than a police force patrol- Ho stroots, T beliove 1 wo hod 5,000 conversions in Omaha erime wonld' he vastly diminished, and it would be the nidest possible thing for the city.” I'he speaker made an urgent appeal to the audicnee to | themselye on the side of Godliness re’s a stranger at the door, Let him in,” was then sung by a quartette, and at the conclusion of the song all the Christians in the audience we quested Lo rise to This, together with the invi- tion for those who wanted to become Christians to stand up brought nearly fourths of the wudience from the " then pre ) made pro- jod, Peoplo in their eyos yors be r hand, ling fession of their came forward with tear and pentunce in their hearts. The brethren descended plitform and lubored with the converts with grout success, Al joined in singing the doxology, and the most successial meet: ing of the series was dismissed with a benediction. Lots on Georgia avenue, between Lea enworth and roam streets will arce ut §3,000 cach before fall. You ean buy one now of C, E. Mayne for §1,800 on cusy term - A. 0. U W. OAKLAND, Neb , April 16.—Edttor Ben —A lodge of the Ancien Order of United Workmi t been organized m our aity by P, P, ith a fist of charter membirs gathored from wmong our most active and solid citizens, The oflicors elect are W. A. Harding, druggist, £, ) W.; Henry Steen, merchant, M. W.; G Carlson, merchant, Foreman; Oscar San L Lews A. Baugh, Harrington, f Frod Bruck, lumber, 1. W P. J. Clark, medical examiner. 1« meets on Tuesduy night of each week, and cordially invites wisiting brethren froni Lyons, i'rcmuul, and elscwhere dealer and butéher, Recorde 15, attorney, Fingneier; E mplement’ deal Di The total gutput of log pincrics lust winter 002,000 feet. in the Miohig is estimated at W:J