Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 16, 1887, Page 4

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Jan Mondav, Jan, 10, Tuesday, Jan, 11 Wednesday, Jan Thursday, Jan Friday, Jan. 14..., 88 AVEIARE. . ceovueiiieriiisens 008 GEo. B T78CnU ek, Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th day of January A, D., 1557, N, P, FriL, ISEALI Notary Public. Geo. B, Tzschiuck, being first duly sworn, deposes and says that he 15 secrotary of the Bee Publishing company, that the aetual av- eraue daily eirculation of the Daily Bee for the month of January, 189, was 10,378 copl for Fubr > copies; for March, 1856, for April,” 185, 12,100 coptes : for May, 12,450 copies; for June, 1886, 12,208 copies: for Jul. , 12,514 copies for August, 188, 12,464 copies:for September, 1886, 13,080 coples: for October, 1596, W00 eopies: for November, 159, 13,348 cobies; for December, 1886, 13,237 copies, g Gro. B, Tzscnt Sworn to and suberibed before me thi day of January A. 1), 15% N. I Frir, Notary Publie. —— Contents of the Sunday Bee. 1. New York Herald Cablegrams the Bek.—General ‘Telegraphic Telegraphic News, —City News,.— iencral and Special Advertisements. Page 4, Editorials.—Politicat mments.—Sunday Gossin, 1 Lincoin News.—aiscellany.—Ad- vertisements, PPage 6. Council Bluifs New: ~Advertisements, Page 7. Secial Events i Omahe.—Miscel- lany. P'aze S, General vertisements, Page 9, Sound, Leeal Markets,— Points,— —Aliscellany. City News.—Local Ad- nsible Solons, by Al wle Greed of Ruil: ways, by | Agee.—The Grant-Sin Family, by Janies S, Brishin.—koland Bona- parte’s Bride. —Adyertisements, Page 10, Minds Mellow and Moody.—Cali- fornian Sketclies.—A Bear on a Walking rsonal Traits of Vanity,—Nixie, a Advertisements, Page 11, God Bless Good Women.—Plans for Dowestic Peace,—Musical and Dramatic, Connubialities,— Impicties.—Honey for the ligious.—Advertisements. uge 12, Carmen’s Cuban Changes, Edward King.—leasure’s Punishmen Con.—Reportorial Daring.—The Thi Interviewing Indirectly, by P. § Alan Arihur's Sweetheart. by by ble.—~ Heath,— Leapersmr and coherence are the two great needs of the republican party in congress, They are responsible for muceh of the weaknessexhibited in the present session Wi want it distinetly understood th. Jim Paul, who has been a cheerful at- tendant on the legislature since its ses- sion opened, is not a dark horse for the Van Wyck sucoession. A 1iaLr a dozen railroads are pointing Omahuwards. We should take a new census in the spring when the corps of surveyors are working briskly in every portion of our city limits, Dovaras county will have thirteen members in the next legislature and a controlling fraction of a fourteenth mem- ber. This means that Douglas county will be the pivot of all senatorial fights in the future, Becavsk Representative Andres is foar- less enough to say what he thinks and aet his own convictions he is lampooned as a dangerous and very bad man by the anti-Van Wyck small bore that repre- sents the whole earth at Lincoln. Tv is the eve of the senatorial battle and neral Van Wyck's supporters have no reason to fear the conflict. They hold the position of adyantage, have numerical superiority and are backed by an overwhelming public sen- timent in their favor. 1y is showing an unreason- alousy of Omaha, Both cities are ering as only great distributing points for a great section of country can. Petty jonlousies between two cities of the size of Omaha and Kansas City are un- ealled for and cannot advance the inter- ests of cither. ‘Ui attempt to make Speaker Harlan a durk horse candidate is very ingenious but it is not likely to pan out when put to the test, Mr. Harlan is for Van Wyck first, last and all the time. That is the issue on which he was elected and he is not the kind of a man that would desert his colors at any prie Mi. WeaveR insists that it is danger- ous to elect Paddock for many reasons, the lenst of which is that he would estab- lish n marine hospital at Nebraska City and a naval observatory at Kearney. Mr, Padidock responds that he will have to mount the largest telescope in the United States to come within sight of Weaver's chances for Van Wyck's bro- gaus, Arren considering the mterstate com- merce bill a little more carefully the rai roads came to the conclusion ths might be worse than it was, and that prudence dictated its passage to prevent 8 more stringent law in the future. A “dozen of the corvoration senators there. upon voted for the passage of the bill as amended in the joint conference, The MeAsHre Low goos to the house & — Trk professed solicitude of President Cleveland for the political recognition of the colored man, as exemplified in his ap- intment of Matthews to be recorder of s of the District of Columbia, pears not to be appreciated at 1 one southern state. A resolution indors- the appointment, introduced in the ature of North Carolina by a col- ed man, was summarily defeated by a of 107 to 8. . McShane and the Democrats, Mr McShane is credited th | 1 head know a hand n he sees it, He lemocerats can He n ing. knows 11 the L member to ven if they not afford to wholesale bri Shane to enter but either + i8 not mons wtes of which he s buy thirty republ were purchasable he could take & seat at the ) of bery o want M the race are not his friends, personal enemies of \ who want MeShane's 1 hirelings, They Shane as a ¢ chestnuts out or they want to act as corrupt members while they are lining their own pockets The test ot wracters comes when they are su to tempting hon- ors at the hands of fool friends or hypo- crites. No fricud of MeShane would advise him to the reckless and dis- reputable scheme of buying a legislature No real friend of Mr. MeShane, whether democrat or would like to see him act the stool pigeon for the mo: nopolies against man who has the largest popular following in the state and enjoys the coufidence of the laboring producing classes, The MeShane movement originates and ends with the faction of rmlrogue democrats that trains under Miller and Boyd on the one side and the railrog demor that are doing the politi dirty work of the Burlington road. Mr. MeShane himselt has publicly and pri vately disclavmed all responsibility for the introduction of his i y 88 a factor in the present senatorial eani- paign. Even if he were so crazy as to imagine that he could buy thirty repub- 1 members it is notorious and wel known to him that he could not get all the democrats in the legislature. cans i Those w Iroad M ilroad L or re o us paw to vull of the fir betweens va honest republican and A Baptist University, The Baptists of Nebraska propose to establish at an early day an institution of learning which, while under the auspice of thuir own denomination, will be free to bestow its advantages upon any who may scek admission. There is no such college in this portion of the west and it is believed that the opening would draw a hearty support from « large section of the country. An effort is now being made to sceure the lecation of the proposed uniyersity in Omaha. Plans are muturing to awaken public sentiment to the advantages which would acerue to this city from the estabhishment of a university in our mids! strongly endowed, built on « substantial foundation and well supported locally and from without. It is greatly to be hoped that the effort will prove a success. The sum required, $200,000, is a large one but the organizers of the project ar in declining to found a new college except on such a basis ns will assure its and pro- vide for its permanency the banes of western col number of small and wling institutions which never aequire reputation or attain a large sphere of uscfulness 1 cause they nre humpered and restricted by poverty and compelled to sacrifice a high standard to the desire to gecure pupils at any cost. Omaha ought to be able to compete with any other city in the state for the honor of being the home of the new colloge. She has only one collegiate institution in her midst, the gift of & gene; family who have immortalized the nume of Creighton by associating it with their handsome bene- faction to education. Our citizens should interest themselves ut onee in the matter and take prompt steps to ascer- tain what Omaha can atford to do in the premises. wise suceoss One o is the reat strug Oil Inspecti The legislature should not faii at its present session to passa law providing for the inspection of illuminating oils and the proper branding of all pac; from which tney are sold to consumers, In the absenee of such a law, which is borne on the statute books of all neigh- boring states, Nebraska 15 being deluged with petroleum products of the most dangerous character which are palmed off on the public as high test oils. In Omaba and elsewhere oils testing as low as 809 are sold to the poorer classes of cousumers as 110 test and 1107 oil for 150°, There is of course a large margin of profit in this Kind of cheating, just as there has been in selling butterine for pure butter, In the one case, however, there was no danger involved to life or property, while m the other case both are menuced., A proper law for public protection modelled after either the Illinois or Ohio statute should provide for the inspection of every package of illuminating oil which comes into the state, its thorough test by the most approved apparatus and the stencilling of the grade on the barrel, cask or cun. It should be made a erim- inal offense to adulterate such oils when once inspected or to sell any oil of a lower test thun specified. A state in- spector and deputies should have the matter in charge under regulations and restrictions which ought to be specifically provided for in the statute to afford the widest protection to the public from the avarice and greed of conscienceless deal- ers who are willing to endanger life itself in order to increase their profits. It is remarkable that Nebraska has had no such law on its statute books. It should have been attended to long ago. res Pushing the Movement, The movement in bohalf of industrial education is advancing with a vigor and rapidity characteristic of the American pveople when they become earnestly de- voted to a vrineiple. One of the instru mentalities for furthering this movement is the Industrial Educational Association of New York, recently organized, aud which promises great uscfuluess in its field of work, The object of the associ- ation is best explaned by the code of principles upon which it is founded, some of which are: That the coraplete develop. ment of all the facuities can be reached only throu & system of education which combines the training found in the course of study with the elements of manual training; that the current system of education trains the memory too largely, the reasoning powers less, the eye und the hand too little; that industrial training to have its fullest value must be au integral part ot geners! edueation; that as children wherever found possess the same powers and develop the same characteristics, this system should be in- | troduced into all elusses and grades of | THE OMAHA DAILY \ Wyck, boodlers | v« well as the publio the primary those of more The ms arcithat it tends to the devel opment of certain moral qualities well as to the development of the intel lectual facilities; that the varied - tions which it gives to the children render study irksome than any in which the exercise of the faculty of memory ne involved, and that it will do much to remove the widespread disinchmation to manus which ex istsin this country, and which the present systems of education scems power to overcome, The association proposes thoroughly practical methods for dissem inating its views, and has just increascd its means and facilities. Among the prominent educa country who have become advoe: industrial education the latest accession is President Gilman, of John Hopkins university. In a recent lecture he argned that instruction in the use of the hand was not simply the training of a phy- sical organ, but a means of eultivating the brain as well, and therefore had o legitimate place 1n any scheme of intel- lectuad development. Hence he advo- eatdd the introduction of the rudiments of handieraftinto the schools of the nation. The scissors and needle, the Kknife, saw and hammer, and all, the pencil, he recommended as fit appliances to rest on the desk by the of the grammar and arithmetic. He contended that the great defect of education nowa- days was that it taught the young to v the printed alone, spoiling their eyes with bad type and bad light, andne- gleeting entuirely the cultivation of the eyve and hand. A large part of the shal- lowness, inaccuracy, slovenliness and vagueness of the present day was un- doubtedly due to this failure on the part of school systems to teach the faithtul, careful reproduction by the hand of what the mind has thought out. “*As to man- ual training schools," said President Gil man, “they should begin with rudiment- ary work, advancing by stages adapted to the capacity of each scholar, Drawing should be the fundamental branch taught. The system of training should be titted to school hours and sehool days. Above all, the principle should be en- forced®and repeated that the hand trains the mind, the mind the hand, and the eye both." Thus itis shown that this movement is making steady progress in popular regard, winning to its support the ablest educators of the country, and developing on wise and sound principles a system that will assuredly in time be- come general and permanent. m ol of system oe; loss is labor s of the s of above side book important Evils of Child Labo Child labor, with its attendant evils, has commanded a good deal of attention in this country within the past twenty- five years. In a numberof the states laws have been enncted regulating the employ- ment of such labe ud inlocalities these statutes have been tairly well enforced But quit . where enild labor can be made available and is freely of- fored, it is still largely employed reg less of legal inhibition, and the evils sbuses meident to 1, if less grave than for yet o serious as to make demand upon the interest of all good itizens, and especiaily of every humani- tarian. Professor Ielix Adler, in an ad- dre ivered last Sunday on this sub- joet hefore the Society of Ethical Culture in New York, suaid that whiie this is called a humanitarian age, and m a cer- tuin sense is so, yet with this humanita- rianism exists & most deplorable indiffer nce to the miseries of the masses. In England not long ago child labor was one of the darkest blots of modern eivil- ization., Children of three, four, tive and six years of age were found working in English factories, mines and brick yards ten hours a day and longer. But English law, due largely to the great work of the Earl of Shaftesbury, now prevents the aployment of children under ten years age, and children under four- teen are restricted to five hours” work u day. No child is admitted to a factory without a doc- tor's certificato as to age and and phys- 1cal condition. In this country the professor said the evil of child labor is growng to an alarming extent. He cited the fact that in one district of New Jersey there were 476 children under ten years of age in 178 factories, employed from teu to twelve hours a day, one es- tublishment having 56 children between the ages of ten and fifteen years. So far as known, there are 24,000 children em proyed in the s of New York, of which number 9,000 of both sexes, rang. ing from eight to fifteen years, are at work in the factories of New York city. But these figures really convey a very small part of the starthing truth regard- ing the employment of child labor in the United States. They are merely suggest- ive and must be supplemented by the figures from the other states where the labor of children 1slargely employed in order to give the subject its dus impr siveness. It is doubtless not an exagger- ation to state the number of children now employed in the United States at 150,000, a majority of whom are under the age at which children should be kept steadily at work, The condition of these children at ma- turity, said Professor Adler, could be im- agined, It there was an immediate eflect on society what would it be on generations to come. Inyestigations showed a frightfully low ¢ of intelligence among factory children. Many of them could not read or write, did not know the state they lived in, and arithmetic was Arabic to them- The children of the factories would be the fathers und mothers of fu- ture gencrations, and what that means for society it is not diflicult to imagine. England is ahead of this country in its treatment of this question of child labor, and a still better example is Switzerland, which has shown and wisdow in this matter beyond every other country, What has been done in those lands ean as surely be accomplished here, when- ever public sentiment is sufliciently aroused to the urgency of the question. The existenee of the evil 1s due quite as mueh to the cupidity or irdolence of the parents of thousands of these unfortunate children as to the avarice of the employ- ers, but it is with the latter that the laws restraint und regulation must pri rily deal, as they do in England and Switzerland. Without the collusion or counivance of the employer the most ob- jectionable features of child {abor couid generall ss de of §- BLE | soverest penalties for tigse system can | i SUNDAY, . 7 who v | oy children unfitted for KROW- ingly or indifft an ag labor required of ti employment depris tal and moral tra ceive n the distinguished n Bright, ness to say that the Tnr American side of pute bus an advoe En glish statesman, J ¢ farrness and man claim of th reasonable. He also has the to confess that if Canada were not supported in its unjust wourse and attitnde by England it would yield its assumptions, while England is forced to connive at the injustice beta it possesses Canada, It is noteworthy that Mr. Bright referred to this matter as furnishing an argument against fed eration, the force of which must be felt by every fair-minded Englishman, Such disinguished and disinterested testimony to the justice of America’s vosition ought also have some influence in strengthening the purpose of ernment to adhere to its position. who has country 1s cundo to this gov- JUbGE BrEwERr has rendered a de- ision against the Pullman company in their suit to restrain the coliection of taxes on rolling stock used in lowa. Judge Brewer very properly decides that movable property like the Pullman coaches must be taxed where it is used and not at the place of domicile of the company controlling it. 1t is safe to say that the Pullman company pay no taxes on any conches run in other states. Their attempt to evade taxes in lown is an attempt to evade taxation altogether. ReapkiLEss Nebras papers are greatly horrified at the way the Beg handies legislative matters at lancoln without gloves. The publie, which de- sires to get at the true inwardness of matters, does not share the horrors of Iroad organs. POINTS, POLITICAL Seventy-four members of the Arkansas logislature are farmers or stock men. There are more democrats in Vermont than federal appointments after all, and a row has resulted. “The sons of Senators Colquitt, Hampton, Harris, MeMallan, Morzan and Vance are in the employ of the senate, The New York Tribane says every day makes it clearer that the battie ot 1885 willbe fought on a revenue issue, Ex-Governor Willizm Smith of Virginia (Extra Billy), is ninety years old, but he still bears a hand 10 the polities of the state, Congressman William Walter Phelps con- templates withdrawing fzom public life long enough to take a y u-mf\-n_\ age around the world. Congressman ‘Larsney is now known as the humorist of the Michigan delegation, The Wolvertnes always have a humotist in congress. Roscoe Con the.legal adviser of the New York World. but it would probably b unjust to intimate that this fact has even the remotest connection with that paper's advo- cacy of his elaims for the United States s atorship. Speaker Carli nounce his can senate from Commerecial Mr. Caulis] men.” Governor Hill, while in New York re- cently, dined with Joseh Pulitzer. This caused the political 2ossips to declare thal he ives sanction {o the tall abont himself for president that constantly appears in the World Governor Curtin will retire from congress at the close of the session, and after that he will devote himself to preparing data for a history of P’enusylvania. The book is to be edited and compiled by Colonel Krank A. Burr, the well-kuown correspondent, Congressman Holman having leaped into the glowing arena of the senatorial contest m Indiana, the world impatiently waits to hear his eiaracteristic *1 objeet” 16 the num- erous schemes of democratie villainy which are concocted there. The world will probably wait in vain, ‘The rumor that Senator Jo Brown, of Georgia, intends to resiznsoon elicits from the Savannah News the remark that “those who know the senator best are confident that he will not resign unless he becomes con- vinced that the retention of his office will shorten his life.”” Would even the fear of immediate death induce ademocratic oflice- holder to loosen his gri - Home Rule, Alhany Journal. el Davitt has been married agi- ¢ and home rule beg! - Tennyson's Babble. Sun Franciseo Alta, Tennysow’s new poem declares that E gland 1s to “go down in babble,” is poe lordship seems to have tuken the contract to supply the babble. L Gets Away with the Type-Writer, St. Bouis Republican, ‘The pen may be mightier than the sword, but the present condition of affairs in Europe goes to show that the machine-gun call on the type-writer, - Receipt for Cheertulness, Translated from the German, Come, children, and listen a while to my song On the Drewing of cheerfulness, pure and strone: For not every method is sure to succeed, And this on¢, you'll find, will yield just what you necd, Furst 1ook to your heart and be sure you take care o To wash all the selfishness out that is there; An ounce of indulgence then take in your hand, ¥ And of patience, well triad, what amount you command (For with these, note it well, you cannot dis- pense), And stir them well round with an ounce of good sense, A drop, too, of lethe now add to the three, ¥orit sets you from pain and old grievances free, A dash of good bumor bowl, 4 And a touch of tine witto [give taste to the whole, And a touch of s sure To remember a little cool blond to procure, An ounce of quiet courage, and perhaps *twould be best To add a good handful of hove to the rest. Mix well, 50 that smootiiness and sweetness you'gain, And thon Withh & pure hear#the cup yon must au, And should it stull throb while for peace you still sigh, : Glance upward to beaven then with plead- * ing eye, Soon, soon you will tind will rise And the world will be changzed to your _ brightening eyes Your tears will be dried and your lips will swile, : And others will see it and wonder the while. - ¥o Second-flate Caty, Falls ity L tisiel. Tue Bre gave a very thorough and com- preliensive iesume of Omalia’s progress dur- ing the past year, in the issue of January 1. The showing was & maghificent one, and clearly demoustrates the tact that Omaha is 00 second-rate town but a thorough bustling, t is said, will shortly an- dacy forthe United States Kentueky, The Louisville expresses the cpinion that is “ second Clay, beloved of all Sinee Micha tation will c then fling in the ontidence now, and be that your courage not exist, and the law should provide its | booming city, aud one tuat all residents of JANUARY 1 | Kaw G, 1887 ~TWELVE the state are proid of. Omaba is no longer md ty in importance, but is city at the mouih of the rewacy, Vive I' Omaha o Kdnsas ( husti the for the s wnid Nebraska now - What Made Him Sick. Thurman wa Jackson banguet d ral supposkion speech made him taken suddenly ill at the other night. T'he natu- that Frank Lawler's Mr. is - Iongh on Porters, St Pl Globe Since the courts have decided that sleeping- car companies must protect their passengers from robbery thie porte: to fear that their occupation is gon - . The B, Minncapolie “The Western Lyre,” is the title of a poem recently published in an eastern jonrnal. The writer had doubtless been reading the om edition” of some St. Paul paper. e SUNDAY GOsSI Senwagky, who to explore the Yellowstone park for the New York World, was, whiie in the army, stationed for a_considerable time at Camp Sheridan, on the Nebraska frontier, a few miles from the place where the town of Rushville has since been located. Schiwatka was a brave officer, of tremendous physique, who, in the piping times of pence, enjoyed his bottle as thoroughly as any other oflicer of his regiment. Ile had attached o him asoldier who acted as his striker or servant, aad who was devoted o his interests and often extricated him from embarrassing situations and scrapes, One day the pay- master from Owaba arrived at Camp Sheridan to pay off the troops, and when the payment was finished he was requested by Schwatka to come over to his quarters for a little social tippling. “You will find every- thing in apple-pie order,” said Schwatka,“for Jimis the best striker 1 ever saw, and no watter what the circumstances are he never perinits himself to get drunk on pay day with the rest of the troops.” Upon opening the door of his room the lieutenant and the pay- yzed to find the striker Iyine dead drunk on the floor with a boitle of whisky by his side. Schwatka shookithe man in a rather lively manner and asked, “How comes this? Don’t you know 1 fold you never to get drunk while I was full?” Tho striicer braced up and replied: “That's so, lientenant, but 1f 1 should obey you, you would never give me a chance to get drunk, ymor. is LIRUTENANT thoroughl Sehwatka resigned from the Third eavalry about three years ago, ke was on General Miles’ statf at Portland. He quit the service to engage in cattle raising in Alaska, but which enterprise he never carried out, Since his resignation from the army Schwatka ha cen a frequent con tributor to the magazines and newspapers, When he left the army he abandoned his convivial habits, DURING the recent enzagement of Joe Murphy at Boyd's Gpera house, apoliceman appearcd at the door and applied for free ad- mission, at the same time pulling back his cont and displaying his star. “That’s un- necessary,” said Murphy's manager, “1 knew you w deadhead the moment I saw you Pass in. Joe Murphy is one of the richest men in the theatrieal profession, his fortune heing esti- mated at over half a millian. He is ve and saving, and for that reason they teil some funny storics about him. *“What! is Joo Murphy staying here?” exclaimed a prowi- nent Irishman, as he looked over the Millard hotel register and saw Murphy's name there, “hie evidently has no relations in- Omaba, or he would be visiting then.’” LR perpetrated but one conundrim inmy life,” said Colonel Jim Wa want some credit for it.” “What is i asked a representative of the B “When an you emphatically and positively tell a man’s polities?” “Giveitup.” “When he is an off-fence-ive partisan, * The next thing on the programme will be “When the swal- lows honeward fly. 1ox. C. . Syyair, one of the legislative representatives from Douzlas county, 15 making an excellent record. So far his every action has_been in the interests of the peo- ple. To Mr. Smyth belongs the eredit of having inserted in the new ecity charter the clause exempting from city taxation real or personal prope to the amount of $500, “This is intended for the benefit of poor peo- ple, to whom it will be a great reilef. They will not forget Mr. Smyth's cfforts in their behalf, oL x ONE evening not long ago a number of prominent gentlemen gave a little banquet to a visiting stranger at the Millard hotel, John L. Sullivan, the pugilist, happened to be a guest of the Millard at the time, and he was invited to be present at the banquet, it being thought that possibly he might in some way add tothe amusement of the occasion, Sey- eral speeches had been made, and finally Sullivan was called upon to make a few re- arks. The champion slowly rose to his nd assuming a somewhat striking atti- tude, iie said, very slowly and deliberately *1 can’t make a speech, butif you want a amusement VIl tight any feller in the room. livan sat down amid thundering applause. No one accepted his challenge, He made the hit of the evening, Tur announcement of the dissolution of the firm of Byron Reed & Co. has ecaused considerable comment, By the dissolution Mr, Lewis 8. leed withdraw A, L. Reed, son of hir. Byron 1 f It is an entirely amicable arrange- ment. Mr. Lewis 8. Reed, who is one of the best business men in Omaha, has become pretty well tixed. Ile has become tired of conlinement to oflice work. He will now have more time to devote w the various en- terprises in which he is interested, and atthe same time he is free to engage in any busi- ness scheine that he may consider worthy of his attention, T'he firm with which he was 50 long connected was the oldest real estate agency in Omaha, Byron Reed is every- where known as “the old reliable,” and his time has been largely taken up with the placing of loans for other parties, He is one of Owaha's largest property holders and wealthiest citizens. It Is singular how men sometimes be- come famous, and deservedly so, by some were aceident or ineident,” said Richard Manstield, while in Omaha recently, *“I'nere was Fargus, otherwise known as Hugh Con- way. Hehad been writing his stories for years, and had hard work to get them pub- lished or to get recognition of his werit in any way. tle tinally succeeded in inducing a publishier in Bristol, where he lived, to pub- lish an edition of 700 copies of ‘Called Buck.’ The publishier sent a copy with his compli- wents to one of the clubs where it fell into the hands of & DEWSPADCT INaN—f Teview who pick: it up and read it turough without laying it down. He wrote & lengthy review of the story, and published itin his paper next morning. It caused a great demand for ‘Called Back’ aud the edition of 700 was soon exhausted. Other papers noticed the story, and the consequence was that the publishier for a time could not priut copies fast enough to supply the de wand, ‘The result was that there was an im- mediate market for all of Conway's mauu seripts, and a fortune was soon realized both for him and his publisher. But Conway, who had for years worked hard and starved, found his constitution underuiined, and he PAGES. THE CHARITY BALL, The Financial report of the Com on Management, nitten who had in eharge the man- the Charity ball met last night at Omaha ctub and prepared The cor agement o the rooms of t the tollowing report Hon. Jawes E, Boyd, chairman_of the ex- | ecutive committée of the Charity Ball: Dear Sir.—We herewith hand youa report ot the thirg annual feharity ball RECEINTS Cash from subscriptions ITTIIE: Sale of tickets 01 00 Total DISHURSEMENT Rent of Exposition building Music and ealler . e Tickets, programmes and badges. .. Canvas for (loor Decorations ... .. Sundry items, help, ete stal ... Net proceeds. ... 1n connection with the above report your committee desire to thank the press of Omaha for the liberal use of their columns and the very courteous treatment estended. Thanks also are due to the American Dis- trict Telegraph company for the gratuitons use of their wagons and service of their messengers, and to Chase & Sandborn, who, ata personal expense of over $100, furnished their standard Java coffe to the guests of the evening, Your committee are also mdebtod headquarters Departmient of the Platte, ofticers of Fort Oumaha and signal sorvieo station, Union, Pacitic railroad_company, epublican Publishing comnany, S, 1. Morse Co., N. B. Falconer, Charled Shiverick, ewey & Stone, Emmet’ Monunient associn’ %on, ‘Henry Leliman, Grand Union Tea compnny, John K. Leliman, Swiss Singing sooiety, Bohemian Turner society, Max Meyer & Co., Colling & Gordon, G 11, & J. Jollins, Mrs. S, B. Jones, A. Hospe, tonry Thiogaard, Louis 1eimrod, C, W Waddel, Grand Atmy of the Republie, A, M. Clark, Omaha Towel company, ang St. - Dar s chureh for valuable services rendered nd material used in decorating the hall. Your committee also desire to mentfon the work performed by the committes on decora tion, and in_this connection to speciely, thank the chairman, Mr. Nate Crary, 1Licu- tenants Abererombic and Kennon, and Dr. Justus M. Brown, 178, A assisted by Jucob Walters and Frank E.” Colling, to whose un- tiring efforts the nrtistic anpcarance of the hall was due, Lespeetiully submitied Iy COLPETZER, J. S CorniNg, NATON SHELTON, JOsEPH GARNEAU JNo. T CLARKE, Board of Managers. DBUSINESS OF THI BOARD, Trade Con Building. A meeting of the directors of the hoard of trade was held at 4 o'clock yesterday aftes noon. President Meyers announced the announced the standing committees for the ensuing year as follows: Ways and Means—John A. E. Ller and €. F. Goodman. Auditing—iL. G, Clark, Fuclid M John Evans. Memberships—C Wakefield and 1 Tmportation—Euclid Martin, I, Thos. Miller, B. Gallagher ani Brad Manutacturing—p, I man, Jos. Garneau, jr., 1. C. Hiebaugl AT W. Gray, and F. ¥ Kirken Metoorolog er, H. Pundt, Edwin to the Ji, Board of ittees—The Wakeficld, », tin and wan, John A W. Gr Johm S, ter, Clark Wood- WL Lininger and Churehill I an, Andrew Rose: Davis and Samuel Memorials water, A.J. Dot C. Cowin. Live Stock MeShane, 11, Paxton. The directors spent some time in a diseris- sion concerning the._ rental of the oflices and rooms in the new building that will soon be ready foroccupaney. 1t was tinally decided reserve the second, third and fourth tloors above the basement, at least towporarily, ior rent only to grain and commission hrokers, A committee was appointed (o recommend petedt and suitable: engineer and janitor for (he building. “The secretary was instrueted to adyertise for bids.for furnishing the new chamber of commerce witn gas fixtures, ete, Also to re- ceive hids for furnishing coal for the coming nine mouths, TRE SILENT John Evans, Rose- leton, C. 'S, tier, J. I, Medhy and William Boyd., J. A, i1 Al ST Intercsting Bicycle Races at the Ex- position Butlding Last Night The series of bicycle races at the exposition building last night were enjoyed by half a thousand people, among whom mere a num- ber of ladies. ‘Ihe first race was a five-mile amateur contest between Charles Peabody and Frank Mittaver, It wasa pretty raco from the start, and excited great enthusiasm, Peabody won by a wheel length in 16 minutes and 3 seconds. The boys' one- mile race was a most pleasing fea- ture. The starters were Master Dick Gray, George Miner and Neal Wertz, Master Giray was given 2 laps the start and won by nearly alap. The event of the evening was the 25 mile race between Bullock and Dingley, in which Bullock was given an advantage of 6 laps. The race was a pretty one for the first 10" miles, when Bullock took a header and was badly bruised up, By the accident Ding- ley gained nearly two laps. Bullock came up smiling and_pluckily continned the race, although his wheel was so badly wrenched that good time was impossible. Dingley teisurely made his shortage add passed Bull- ock for the sixth time on the home-streteh of e e R A R T e e ather (he sudden s her, and she dies i her. e French a wonderful _ knowledge of | and stage-craft for W h colebratenr, — have evolved the story underplot and of which are interesting and touchin | extreme. ~ Indecd the most blase theatr re not proof against Miss Morris” wor derful sympathetic powers in the principal part, and as the Xew York Herald poetical iy “Miss Multon, liken rainbow, is h the falling drops.”” y has been chosen by the actress for her re-cnfree here on Wednesday even- ing next, when sho will doubtless reeat tha triumphs she has won inother parts played here. On Thursday evenmng Miss Morr will appear in “Article 47,7 Sale of seats OpCN 10-MOTTOW, FANTASVA, world-renowned Hanlon Brothers' grand spestacular fairy production, “Fan tasma,” wil again_be presented at Boyd's opera house next Friday and Saturday, ok of joy over with family hi that natare €oers Will Go Into Busines M Franklin 8. Swith, who has for ten years past been connected with the Union Pacitic land department, laterly as townsita agent, has resignea his position to go into business for himself. tle has occupied a most responsible position, and flattering in- ducements to remain with the land departs ment were held out to him, which, however, he was compelled to decline. He has deters mined to go into the real estate business with Mr Warner L. Welch, who has oceupied a position of responsible trust in the quarters master's oftice for years past. The team is a £ood one, and their friends will wish them all success in their new venture, Mr, Smith's thor-ugh training in the servieo of the landg aepartment will “enable him to do a good busiess in Nebraska town lots, in which species of town property hie is lafgely inters ested, Ruilding Permits, Superintendent Whitlock issued build ing permits yesterday as follows Charles Gardner, 2 onestory frame cot- tages, Nineteenth and Stovman 1,0 AL Lawrence, two-story feame dwell- ing, Spruce between Twenty-second and Twenty-fourth g 3 Boltus Cramer, one-stogy {rame coftage, Seventeenth' and Hiskory oL B, Livesey, fzame dwelling, Twenty- ninth and Capitol avenue..." ... L W Hulse, two-story frame residence, Sixteenth near Grace. .. Y Five permits ageregating. .. 1,500 500 200 Licensed to Wed. Judge MeCulloch granted marriage licenses yesterday to the following pac- ties Residence, Omaha “Omaha ... ame. (W. 8. Knapp. Annie Islunael.. VHLNC Yapp........Omaha.. 1 Hattie E. ood. ... Omala L I Peterson.....Omaha Carrie Larson, Omal Knosp.....0maha... Omaha.. Winter Suits. O'Neill commenced suit in the county court yesterday agninst Cassell & Co. for money bond. 1L Kalish commenced suit in Judze Me- Culloeh's court yesterday to securo $100 from rondet for comnission o veal estaty Morris Morrison commenced aetion in th districtconrt yesterday Lo get posscssion from Witliam iz of eleven acres of land ar Florence and to quiet the title to the me. Age, Another Coasting Accicent, Ed Vanderpool, ex agent for tha Wells-Fargo company at the B, & M. depot, wet with an aceident while consting with a party of gentlemen on Pacific: street Friday evening, ‘Two traversers collided, and M. Vanderpool's vight foot was eauzhi. in sueli a manier as to strain his ankle severely and remove the euticle from the 1 of his liitly toe o his kneo pan. The mjured gentloman Wil b contined" o tie Nowse: tor a tow days. Another Suit Against Ed . Constable Edgerton s Indulzing in tho luxury of another damace suit. He hasn't paid all of the £25,000 that Mrs. Fountain deananded of him, but is now asked to glvo £1,000t0 I, B. Robertson who commenced suitin the county court yesterd damages in the above amount for wronztul detention of goods taken by Edge ton to sceure a judgiiient obtained against Robertson in Justice Berka's court. Commissioners Doings. The county commissioners yesterday awarded the contract for furnishing 100 tons of coal for the county at $9.25 per ton to C. B Havens & Co, An order was given to Fred Krous for 50 dozen brooms at $2.65 per dozen. ‘The bids for furnishing the stationcry for the different county oftices were opened and held open for consideration, Pastor's Reception, The ladies of the Third Congregationalist soclety will hold & reception at the church, corner Nineteenth and Spruce streets, for their new pastor and wife, Mr. and Mrs, Penniman, next Thursday evening, January 18, from X to 10, ~The congregation and friends are cordially Senator Van Wyck, Wasmnaron, D, €., Jan, 11.—To the Editor of the Beg: 1t is hard for those who do not see the tendeney which eapi- tal has of drifting towards oppression to understand the interest with which the Van Wyck campaign is being watched by the muss of politicians, statesmen and the last lap and gained the race by less than a foot in 1L hour, 5 minutes and 5% seconds. “The race gave very general satisfaction not- withstanding Bull ‘s mishap, The greatest atheletic tournament ever given in the city will take place at the exposi- tion building next Saturday nignt, in which the bieyele and ‘Lurnverein talent will com- soon after died in Southern Europe, so that Lis fame and fortune did biw but littie good.” bine forees, THE BAPTIST UNIV A Great Edu IRSITY, tional Institution As- sured for Omaha, An enthusiastic meeting of the commit- tees appointed to canyass the city with a view of ascertaining what aid can be ten- dered in seeuring the location of the Baptist university n Omaha, was held in Churchill's law oflice yesterday after- noon. The sub-committeés made highly encouraging reports of their success in can- vassing among the capitalists and business men of tho city, Onthe showing made the committee decided that the institution shall bo ealied the University of Omaha and thit the buildings be named after individuals, It is proposed to make the university co-educa tional, the courses to_comprise tiie classical, scientific, polytechnic, business, legal and medical.” No pledges made in support of this institution will onsidered” binding unless the following conditions are fullilled : 1. That Omalia raise $200,000. 2 That the Haptist denomination raise £100,000 more, whienh with $100,000 of that ralsed in Omaha 18 to be held as an_endowment fund, the in- terest only w be for the running expenses of the university, 8. That $100,000 of the amount raised in Omaha be investhd in lands and bwldings for the university, No dormitories will be used, the students having to board in private families. While under the general eare of the Baptist denomination, as 'rinceton is under that of the Fpresby- terians the sehool will not be sectarian, A meeting of the business men of the city to consider the project I8 called for Tuesday ats p. m. at tie Paxton lotel, AMUSEMENTS, CLARA MOBRIS IN “MISS MULTON,” ‘The story of “Miss Multon” in its main features bears a close resemblance to *Eust Lynne,” so familiar to theater-goers. The in a fit of jealousy, leaves her husband and children, and after some years, during which time and remorse play sad havoe with lier youth and beauty, and turn hair to siiver, she reaches her husband’s howe as a gover- ness, and finally by her exhibitions of geutle- ness and love much endears herself to the entire household. In the meantime she Las been suflering from an ivcurable disease, and knowing she may die at any time, desires above all things to make herself known to her husband and obtain his pardon. - This he | Wiy grauts, aud when the childien again capitalists congregated here at the eapi- tal of the nation. The most meagre ro- ports are pounced upon and voraciously devoured, and the most unreasonable and absurd distortions of the press are perused with eagerness, It can be easily observed that the opinion of the majority here is that General Van Wyck will be lis own suceessor, but, of course, owing to the uncertainty of politics, all 1deas upon the result of the npaign are per- meated with doubt, Whatever may bo the surprises of the future, it 15 to bo hoped that as the remedy for existing ils must come in the way of legisla tion, the people of Nebras will fix the anchor of their dependence on o man of tested and unshaken integrity, and at least in the present crisis, in one of long and varied experience in’ public life. Ly all means should those men be avoided who have accumulated wealth through the influence of monopolies, and are now seeking the ballots of the people in order to s themse from the dreadful alternative of having nothing to do but nurse their gouty legs and feet over their past life and present inac tion. General Van Wyck has always do- nounced with withering fire the aristoe- racy of wealth, which is fully as con- temptible as the aristocracy of fashion or blood, if not more so. He is now e deavoring to arouse the people to a just appreciation of their power, that the miy not bow down with truckling servil- ity to the insignia of wealth unaccon panied by ment, but pour forth their voices against those who deny the claims of the unfortunate to their assistance, May honest Van Wyek succeed in wip- y the plague spots that have ap- d upon the face of Nebrasks, that the rosy hues of health may again bloow upon her cheeks CRrANDAL MACKEY, - Speaker Harlan, urls imes, Our people received the news of Mr. Har- lan’s election 1o the speakersnip with great enthusiasim, 1t is the highest honor ever con- ferred upon & citizen of York county, and is 50 spontancous and unanimous as. io be bighly gratifying. ‘The unanimows favor with whien his election is received by the press of the staie, is surprising. Not a word of critieism has been uttered, and all join in commending the action of the republicaus of the house.