Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 7, 1887, Page 11

| § fl g v - PLEASANT SOCIAL EVENTS, The Happenings of the Past Week in the Bociety of Omaha. THE WARREN COUNTY PICNIC. Many Other Social Events of a Pleas- ant Nature—Where Our So- clety People Are—General Gossip, It seems an idle repetition to remark that society in Omaha during the past week has been decidedly dull, Nothing of an extraordinary character has hap- pened, and until the close of the heated term nothing may be expected more than oceurrences of midsummer importance. An Enjoyable Affair. Thursday was cted as the day for a reunion of the citizens of Omaba who originally came from Warren county, Illingis. In this city are now about 1 people who pride themselves as heing originally from that particular part of the “Sucker” state. At 10 o'clock Thursday about 100 ladies and gentlemen assembled at Han- scom park to do honor to their former home in a congenial reunion. The meeting of friends and former Acquaintances i3 always enjoyable to those who_have come from the same lo- eality and it 1s pleasant to discuss people and affairs connected with the tormer home. In Omaha are many residents who at one time claimed Warren countv, 1lls., as their home. Monmouth, the county seat, 1s the seat of Monmouth college, a thriving educational institu- tion which has many alumni scattered throughout the west, Hanscom park was the place selected and it was a merry crowd present. Warren county, Ills,, is noted for its . prodigality of living and this reputation was fully verified at picnie, he park SAW 0 MOTe generous a And after a raid had been made_th n came the traditional “‘Feast of Reason.’” Alex G. Charton, sr., the pioneer of Mon- mouth people in Omaha, resnonded to the toast, “Reminiscences.”” Rev. J. A. Henderson to the toast “Monmouth Col- lege; Her Past, Her Present, Her Fu- ture.” D. M. Stuart to *‘Monmouth; Ancient Ruins,”” and General George Smith to “The Great West; Her Poss bilities.” Music was to have formed a feature of the entertainment and a per- mancnt organization to have heen ef- fected, but the gathering storm pr vented. However, committee was up- pointed to complete the organization and next year it is contemplated to improve on this year's effort. Guests, and po haps an orator will be present from the **Native Heath,'” and with the growth ot the colony the Warren county associa- tion promises to assume large propor- tions. There were about 100 present at this reunion, meluding the following: . Dr. Ewing Brown, General and_Mrs. George 8. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. W. Burlingam, Mr. and Mrs. George Ba cock, ‘W. 'A. Girant, Charles L.~ Grant, Miss Eftic Grant, Dr. and Mrs. Frank El- lenberger and family, Mr. and Mrs. B. ¥. Duncan and family, Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Henderson and family, Rev. and Mrs, E. B. Graham and Iam'{y, Mr. and Mrs., G, 8. Benewa and family, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Rockwell, Mr.and Mrs. G.G. Wallace and family, Mr. and Mrs. R B. Wallace and family, Judge and Mrs, Mc- Culloch, T. B. McCulloch and daughter, 1. H. McCulloch, Misses Belle umf May McCulloch, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wes- tertield, Mr. and Mrs. W. Lorimer, Dr. and Mrs. C. M. G. Biart and family, Mr. and Mrs. Gustave Biart, Rev. and Mrs. Rufus Johnson and fam- ily, Mrs. Watson, Mrs. Gilmore, Mrs, Holcomb, Mr. and Mrs. Chas L, Hart and family, Misses Fisher, Peterson, Tidball, Hattio'and Josio Swiler, Watson, Hays and Colson; Messrs. Smnrt‘ Chippinger, Alex and Lowden Carlton, G. F. Gilmore, W. T. Graham, K. G. Glenn, F¥. S. and O, C. Brownlee, J. W. and H, A, Wester- field, A. Baldridge, Dr. S. K. Spaulding, Will Herdman, Brace McCulloch, J. Al Giles, Frank Jones, Henry McCoy. Will- iam Baird, F. K. Babcock, John Hood, Dr. and Mrs. H. T. Baldridge, Miss Min- nie Babcock; also Mr., and Mrs. Silas Porter, of Ness City, Kan., late residents of Monmouth, Thursday’s tables ne v of provind *, e THE ANNUAL picnic of the Southwest Presbyterian Sunday School, held at Hanscom Park Tuesday afteruoon, was in every way a success. KFully 300 people were present, and, notwithstanding the warm weather, every one entered with much enthusiasm icto the festivities of the day. . * Y To-DAY AT All Saints church, Twenty- fifth and Howard streets the following program will be observed: Litany and holy communion ut 10 a. m.; evenson, 7 p. m. ‘The services in the morning wfil consist of Stainers’ communion service in F, and soprano anthem, ‘‘How Lovely are Thy Pwellings Fair." For the offer- tory Mrs. Lyman will sing *“I'here 18 a Green Rill far Away,” by Gounod. In the evening the choir will sing Tours' Magnificat and Nune Dimittis in F, and the anthem, “Grant to Us, Lord, We Beseech Thee," by B.:\rub_v. *"e THE SUNDAY school gave a ‘*‘melon eat” at the school house at ‘“‘Saratoga’’ Thursday evening. 't THE rieN1c_of the Imperial club at Pries lake on Friday was the event of the season. No pains were spared to insure a good time. The Sucmnl Infantry band was in attendance, and every one en- joyed themselves. e A VERY pleasant picnic was givin Sun- day at the Prie's lake by the families of Measrs. Cooper and Stribrei. There were twelve couples present, and a delightful time was had. s THE ENGAGEMENT of Miss Camelia Kretsch, of this city, and Heinrich Son- nenschein, of St. Louis, is announced. The lndy is the daughter of Mrs. Kretsch, of this city, the coming groom the son of the Rev. Dr. Sonnenschein, the iltustrious rabbi of St. Lows. AN elog\llionury' “contest will take place in South Omaha Tuesday evening at the First M. E. church. The contest- ants are local elocutionists, The enter- tainment promises n': be u treat. ' Miss Mayie WOLLENHAUP entertainad®, a number of her friends last Monday evening at her home on Twenty-fourth and Howard streets. The occasion was in honor of her eighteenth birthday and was enjoyed by all. Among those pres- ent were Miss Minnie Matthews, Miss e Porter, Miss Lallie Matthews, Miss Jen Lizzie Porter, Miss Maud Corey, Miss hmnm(iru‘r, Miss Mary Forward, Miss Glystine, Miss Kate hewitt, Miss Delia Kewitt, Mrs. L. J. Wollenhaupt, Miss Maggic Keeps, Mr. Herdman,Mr, Dewey, Mr." Finlayson, Mr. Blar, Mr. l\){e Smith, Mr. Diabold, Mr. W. (. Patterson, Mr. Al ). Ludditt, Mr. J. Matthews, Mr. L. J. Wollenhaupt, Mr. F. H. Wollen- haupt. > e TUESDAY EVENING at 8 0'clock the mar- ringe of Mr. James Cameron and Miss Mary Harris took place at No. 514 South Fourteenth' strect. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. Kerr in the pres- ence of a number of friends of the con. tracti ‘L""“m' They were uttended by Mr. E. E. Raymond and Miss Tony Kleff- uer, and the bridal- group made & very impressive picture, The bride was the recipient of many valuable and useful presents, and among those present were Mesers, Julius, Paustian, Sandenberg, Varley, Fairweather, Harlan, Stewart. iwell, Kleffner, and Mrs. and Miss Schiersting, Mrs, Hattie Gestner, Mrs, F, Kleffer, and Misses Agnes and Hulda Kleffner, Eflie Field and” Maggie Judge. 0 P »*s THE Misses ALice AND ADA PARKER on Thursday eyening last entertained, at their home on Dodge strect,a few of their oung friends, among whom were: Net Johnson, Nellie Bauserman, Carrie E. House Litlian House, Mary Yates, Mag- gie Hull, Ella_Gibbon, Addie Newman, Kate Wood, Nettie Wood, Saddie Stone, Lettie Stone, Flora Adler, Alda Mills, Martin Brown, John Brown, Charlie Stone, Charlie Bauseman, Harvey Smith, Bert Coombs, Albert Zehner, Joe Aber, Bob Shaller, Charlia Gibbon, Wallace Broath, Charlie M. Connell, Hartnet Murray. " ON MoNDAY a very pleasant picnic was given at Hanscom park which was attended by many of our young folks. Mr. and Mrs. N.' Shelton, Mrs. Shears and Mrs. C, . Woolworth chaperoned the party and a most enjoyable time was had. Among those present were the Misses Yates, Miss Vashti Miller, Miss Loomis of Council Bluffs, Miss Jordon of St. Lows, Miss Kinzie of Chicago, s Kountze, Kennedy, Burns, Lake, a Shears, Orchard, Dixon, 1da Sharp, Ciarke, Woolworth, Miller and Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Love, Messrs. Reed, Dr. Smith, Paxton, Wakeley, Will McCague, Howard, Horbach, Chase, Stevens, Hall, Poppleton, Caldwell, Downey, Jordon, Berlin, Beall and many others. e A surprise party was given in Walnut Hill by Miss Hattie Swiler last Friduy evening in honor of her uncle, Mr. Fran! (. Buckley, lately foreman of the print- ing department’ of the deat and dumb institute, who is preparing to move farther west. It was quite a “silent” affair, but certainly a grand time was en- joyed by all. Theé deaf mutes of the city were present. —_— Personal, Judge E. S. Dundy is at F Mr. Paul Horbach 1s at Spi. Mrs. Dave Kaufman 1s at beach. Mrs, Springs. Mrs. C. A. Lucas left last Saturday for the east. Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Bennett arein New England. OMrs. C. S, Raymond and family are at Moguoketa, Ia. N. Kuhn left for a trip to the Atlanta sea coast on Friday. Mr. L. D. Hill and wife are at Old Orchard Bench, Me. £D. M. Ure, of Monmouth, 1., wasin the city the past week. Mr. W. M. Babcock and wife have gone to Manitou, Col. Mr. and Mrs. John A, Wakefield have gone to Colfax Springs. rs. I. W. Miner ana Miss Alexander Spirit Lake. Mrs. A, C Spurr, of Pierce, is visiting the family of K. A. Baleh. iss Lulu Ballentine left Wednesday for n visit to Luke Minnetonka. Murs. Rev., H. C. Crane is spending the summer in Boston and vicinity. Mrs. A. R. Knight, of Dubuque, is visit- ing Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Hudson. Miss McCan has been the guest of Miss Vashti Miller here the past week. Mr. and Mrs. G. I._Gilbert and family have returned from Spirit Luke. D. M. Doty and wife, of Laramie, Wyo., are visiting frieuds in the city. Mrs. O, H. Rothacker left on Thursday for Manitou and Colorado Springs. Misses Addie and Charity Babcock and Miss Bently are at Soda Springs, Idaho. Mr. and Mes. D. H. Wheeler, jr., re- }urned Monday from their trip to Du- uth. Mr. and Mrs, Edgar C. Snyder have taken rooms at No. 218 North Nineteenth street. Mr. A. B. Hudson and wife have taken Dana S. Lander’s house, 2017 Howard street. Miss Etta Faulk, Yankton, Dak., 18 visiting her sister, Mrs. Palmer, of Wal- nut Hill, Miss L. Panotte is visiting her cousin, Miss Panotte, and other friends in Kearney. Miss Maggie Fitzmorris has returned from a two months’ visit to relatives in Buffalo, N. Y. Mrs. Anna M. Yates, Mrs. Colpetzer and Mrs. DuBois left Tuesday evening for Spirit Lake. Mrs. Alex McGavock has returned from a journey to friends and relatives in Beloit, Wis. Mr. Charles E. Williamson and Miss Nellie, have gone for a three weeks visit through Colorado. Mr. and Mrs. John McCreary and Miss May McCreary left Thursday evening for their Laramie ranch. Mr. Morrill, an old friend of C. H Rich, of the South Omaha Stockman, was in the city Friday. Frank Washerman, of the United States National bank, accompanied by his wife, has gone to Denver. Mr. and Mrs. George H. Boggs, Mr. and Mrs. D. Kendall nnd Miss Maud Ken- dall have gone to Minnetonka. fiLicutenant Abercrombie, Second in- fantry, will leave about the 20th inst., on a two months leave of absence. Mr. Thomas Swobe, wife and family left for Soda Springs, Idaho, on Monday evening to be gone three weeks. Miss Ida Schaefer, a prominent teacher of the public schools, Cincinnati, is visit- ing her sister, Mrs. k. C. Erfling. Miss Florence Hawley, of Nebraska City, is visiting her_friend Miss Kathrine Barker, at 2808 St. Mary’s avenue. Mr. Herman Kountze and Miss Eu- geniu Kountze, left Thursday evening for the Yellowstone National park. The Rev. Mr. Millagan has heen granted a month’s vacation by the Sara- toga church, of which he is pastor. Mr. Harry Davis, head salesman for C. 8. Goodrich, left last week for the Rocky mountain country to recruit his health, Mr. Frank B. Rodefer, of the Union National bank, 1s spending a few days among the lakes around Minneapolis and St. Paul. Miss Fannie Walker, who has been visiting in this_city for some time the guest of Mrs. L. M. Jacobs has returned to Napa City, Cal. Mrs, Lieutenant George H. Morgan, of Fort Davis, Tex., arrived in Omaha on Thursday and is visiting her mother, Mrs. Harry Brownson, at 2334 Daven- port street. Mrs. A. Winn, nee Miss Minnie R 18 1n the city stopping at 922 North N teenth stree She will be in the eity for several weeks, and is en route to her home 1n Salt Lake City Mrs. Dr. James A. Van Dyke stopped over Wednesday in the city, the guest of Mrs. C. D. Thompson, rs. Van Dyke 18 on her way west to join her husband, who has located at Benedict, Neb. Miss Ella Kennedy, accompanied by her nephew, James Kenuedy, has gone a reefvation tour. They will v ives in Colorado, Nevada and California and be absent about two mouths. Mrs. C. A. Bergstrom, of Guttenburg, Neb., is the guest of Mrs Gustave Ander- son. Mrs. Bergstrom was formerly an opera singer of considerable note,” her stage neme being M'lle Orlando. She waus born in Stockholm, Sweden and yet possesses a marvelously sweet voice. Natasket Reuben Wood is at Clifton JOHN SWINTON ON STRIKES, The Famous Friend of Labor Attempts to Explain the Recent Ropeated Failares, TWO GREAT CAUSES OF DEFEAT. -— Disorganization Among the Men and Closer Union Among Employers — Various s Other Matters. Reasons, New York, July 80.—Nothing has made such a ripple for many a day in the lahor world as the astounding defeat of the most powerful trade union in the United States—the Brotherhood of Loco- motive Engineers—in it unexpected struggle with the Brooklyn Elevated road. So conservative is the policy of this great brotherhood, <o cautious are its methods, that it is rarelv led into a strike by any aispute, and when this ex- treme raeasure is resorted to, it is after preparations which are sapposed to give the best promise of success. The oflicers of the brotherhood prefer arbitration to harsher methods of action,and they have 80 often succeeded with it that they look upon it with the best guide out of all troubles. But,in the Brooklyn case,these ofticers departed from their customary policy. gave their approval of the strike of the engineers, and thus secured for it the backing of the powerful brotherhood, which has very large resources. It was intended that the Brooklyn strike should be a masterpiece, “‘short, sharp and de- cisive,”” in which the brotherhood would win a trinmph all the more shining be- cause of the defeats recently suffered by other industries. For years past it has rarely won in a strike for the reason that its leaders have rarely tolerated a strike, and this also would have made the ex- pected success all the more noteworthy. On account of these things, the result in the Brooklyn case was starthng and g. ‘The engincers were defeated zle blow from the manager of the \T Railway company. He refused s to arbitrate, though they were made by the strikers, by the chief oflic of the brotherhood and by the state board of arbitration. Upon “calling for en- gineers he found all he needed at stiort notice, and the elevated travel was but partially interrupted for only a couple of days. The Brooklyn failure came on the heels of a long serics of failures in strikes such annot be found in any report of other A full record has just been pub- trikes of the firstl in the United 1s without parallel in any other equal period 1 the whole history of modern industry. They are nearly twice as nu- us the strikes in the lirst halt of r. They number more than all s in the whole of Lurope dur- st ten yens ‘They give evi- dence of an unprecedented perturbation in the industrial armies of the United . Erom the beginning of January st till the close of June we had no fewer than & rikes, involving close upon 250,000 strikers, direotly affecting fully 1,500,000 of our working popula- tion. 1In the building trades the strikers numbered over 60,000; in the business of transportation over 59,000, in mining and shoe-making nearly 20,000 each; and in several of the industries from 5,000 to 10,000. The papers have told from time to time of the bad luck that befell most of them, and the final summing-up shows that tull{)‘ two-thirds belong in the category of failures. When this is contrasted with the official state- ment made last year by Labor Commis- sioner Peck, of the state of New York— thet two-thirds of all the strikes in this state during the year were successful—it will be seen that there has been an ad- verse change for which there must be some profound cause. It is doubtless partiy'due to the rapid growth of combination amon omgrloyers in order to resist the demands of labor and 1o the widespread weakening of many of the organizations of wage-work- ers, Regarding the latter part we have had some amusing developments during the past few weeks. It was officially re- ported in the Knigzhts of Labor conven- tion at Fall River a few days ago that the strength of the Massachusetts district had diminished as much as two-thirds,or, in other words, that the membership had fallen from 83,000, which it was lastyear, to 27,00,0 which it 1s at the present time. And while this has been the case in that state with the wage-earners on the one hand, great combinations of employers such as nmnever before known have been formed on the other hand. The result of Qthe weakening on one side and of the strengthening on the other was scen in the cases of the lead- ing strikes, such as those of the shoe- makers and street car men. As itis with the Knights of Labor in Massachu- setts, 80 it is also with those in the other states, Official reports at_headquarters show that in the state of Rhode Island the strength of the order has diminished more thun four-fifths, The proportionate decline in Connecticut has been fullly as great. In New Jersey it has been less yet very heavy. Inthe chief district in the city of New York the decline has been fully one-half. Reports of similar character from other states are to be found at headquarters and when the reneral assembly meets, three months hence, the papers will procure statistics very different from those which were telegraphed from Richmond in October f lust year, There are doubtless other causes than this for the recent poor luck of labor, and political economists will be ready to deny that this has had anything to do with it, yet it is a fact that labor’s luck was better during the two years of rapid organization (1836-7) t it has been since the decline of organization. At the present time striking appears to have come to a pause. The strike of the brieklayers in Chicago and that of the cokeworkers in Pennsylvania have just ended. The largest strike yet in progress is that of the 5,000 operatives in the Har. mony cotton mills at Cohoes, N. Y., who are holding out for a slight advance in wages. The managers of this strike, who are local oflicers of the Knights of Labor, have resorted to a somewhat novel ex- pedient in shipping away the operatives to other loculities wherever work can be procured for them. The operatives ping destitute of the means of support, and their general organization t r unable to maintain them, ways of rchu" are thus found without which the strike could not have been prolonged, The most cheering news of late for the workers of the country relates to the set- tlement of the great bricklayers’ strike i Chieaugo made by the committee of ar- bitration, which consisted of representa- tives of both s , with Judge Tuley as umpire. No such document a8 the um= pire's report, by which the ivity in the building trades was res after the big and bitter strike, ever been seen tn the country. After stating that the organizations of laborers and of eapi- talists are now fi industrial socioty, the judge declares that the busi- nes in which both are engaged 1sa matter of “joint interest to be regulated by joint action.”” In conscquence he scenred the appointment of a permanent joint com- mittee of tive from h, organization, with an umpire belonging to neither, who sre empowered to tix and determine working rules, rates of wages, hours of of labor, question of npfureut ceship, and other matters, as well as l’ume all 1 grievances, eo thut strikes, lockonts and other disturbanees muy be wholly pre- vented hereafter. As both sideg unani- mously agree to adopt this project, and act upon its provison, we may look for a better condition of things henceforward, 8o far as they are concerngd. This cere tainly is a long step luwnrs securing bot- ter relations between capital and labor, JOUN SWINTON, —— THE EXPLOSION OF THE MAJOR. By Wallace P. Reed in the Atlanta Constitution.] The mysterious disappearance of Major Potter caused considerable talk at the time 1n army circles, but the facts have never been made public. Major Potter was stationed at a small post on the coast of Oregon, and the absence of telegraphic and mail facilities is perhaps one reason why the unfortunate man’s fate has remained unknown to all except a few of his brother officers. The major's special hobby was explo- sives. He was all the time experimenting with dynamite and other destructive compounds, and 1t was his firm beliof that he was on the track of a discovery which was destined to revolutionuze modern warfare. - As there was no little danger connected with the major’s experiments,the colonel in command of the post persuaded him to occupy & cabin at some distance from the quarters of the other officers. Thus secluded the veteran mixed his deadl; chemicals, and tested his inventions at afl hours of the day and night, His friends had their doubts, but when the inventor turned up one morning with his mustache ana eyebrows singed off, and on another occasion appeared at'breakfast with only one it was admitted y the doubters that he wus making progress. There is no telling what he will do next,” said the colonel one morning, when the roof of the Major's cabin was blo\:‘n skyward with a thundering re- port. Everybody agreed with the colonel,and after that the major was quictly watched by the entire command, “Colonel, I've got it!"" shouted the major one afternoon, as lus superior ofticer passed his door. “Glad to hear 1t,”" briefl commanding oflicer, as he =] de rephed the arted off in ““Thank you,” was the prompt answer, *“‘but I've promised to meet Captain Jones, and I baven’t a moment to lose.”” The major rushed into his den and darted out again, ‘‘Here it is,” he said, exhibiting a little round pellet in the pulm of his hand. “Why, that—that looks like a pill,” remarked the colonel, edzing off a little. *No matter what 1t looks like,” re- sponded the major; ‘I know what it is and what it will'do. You wouldn’t think, now, would you, that a little thing like this, at the slightest tap or jur, would blow up the entire camnp?” :*Confound you," roured the colonel. “No, I mean I beg your pardon, but I can’t stop another second, 1 must go.” a sufe distance the colonel puused. say, major!” he yelled, ‘‘for the Lord’s sake put up_that blasted thing, and don’t bother with it to-night.” ©On. thut’s all right,” answered the other briskly. *‘Lam going to test it in the day time away from headquarters.” *“That’s a good” fallow,” laughed the colonel. “Why not go a few miles up the river? Yon need a wide field for such ments, Take all the time you want nd a suitable place.’” t's all right,” growled the major. *'I am not going to do anything rash. Don't be uneasy,”’ ‘The next mornis colonel was notili:fi desired to see him af once. ‘“‘He 18 sitting down in front of his cabin,” the man said, *‘and he appears to be sick.” When the colonel, accompanied by several oflicers, reached the spot, they immediately ]Ilmlpufl to the conclusion that their comrade was a very sick man, The major’s face—usually ruddy and cheerful—was of a deathly pallor and woe-hegone in the extreme. *‘What is the matter, my dear fellow," asked the colonel kindly and with some anxiety in his voice. “‘Lord help me, but 'm in a fix!” was the gloomy answer, *But what is it, Major; are you ill?" “'m a dead wan as sure as 1 groaned the major dolefully. know that thing you called a pill#” *‘Yes, yes,’ said the colonel, hastily. “‘Never mind about that. Tell me your symptoms?'’ “The fact is,”’ explained the sufferer, D've swallowed it!" ‘‘Are you crazy? How did it happen?” questioned the visitors. “Well, you know I didn’t do it inten- tionally,” said the major, “I was not feeling well in the night, and 1 got up in the dark and felt about on the table for my box of pills. Itound the box and it had only one pitl init.” This I swallowed and then went back to bed. After awhile 1t occurred to me that the box ought to been half full of pills. I struck a lght and found that I had been fooling with the wrong box. The pill I swallowed was the explosive pellet 1 showed you yesterday, Colonel.” “But greatgoddlemighty, man!” ejac- ulated the colonel, **what will be the re- sult? What are you going to doabout it?” “I give it up,” “replied the major, mournfully. *“I have been sitting here ever since I found out what I had done. You see, I huve to move with great care. A jar, {au know, might explode the thing. ‘Then, I don’t know what to do about eat- ing. I'll have to take liquid food, I sup- pose. 1f [ swallow any hard substance, and it comes in contact with the pellet, t)he&lg will be up.” “Keep still a few hours, and you will be all right,” suggested the post surgeon. *Idon’t know,"” and the major shook his head sadly, “The stuff is a mixwre that no mortal man ever made before, and it is impossible to tell how it will af- fect me. I fear that I shall — “‘What?" asked a young lieutenant, breathlessly. “Bust!"’ gasped the victim. ‘‘Bust 1s the only word that expresses it. 1f [ don't £o up in the air I'm- liable to tear a hole 1n the ground at anyimoment. You see, I know the force stered away in that thing. All the powder packed away in our magazine is not equal to it." whispered eonversation among the ofticers. **Have you taken any medicine?’ in- quired the pust surgeon. “Nu(hinf excapt brandy and water, and I think I'll go in and take another dose.” After advising the major to remain quiet, and promising to return in a short time, his friends left him. It was break- t time, and they desired to discuss the se among themselves. I believe that there is something in it.” wuas the Colonel's opinion. “He knows more about explosives than any man living, uad I have no doubt that he has succeeded in _inventing a very de- structive affmr. If he has swallowed it I think that he has just cause for his alary ‘The post surgeon said that he did not like to speak positively about such a pe culiar case, but he did not mind ing that the situation was neither dangerous nor eritical. With s little prudence, the patient would be able to be up and about as usnal in a few hours, or by the next aay at farthest, “I think,” volunteered Cap! “that his mind 15 oat of gear, would explain the whole business.” “And I think," said a lieutenant, “that he is drunk,” These views, howéver, did not' meet with much favor, and the kind-hearted early hour, the Major Potter ensued [ warriors sat down to breakfast with thoughtful faces. Just as there was a lull in the conver- fation there was a deafening, stunning cragh, louder than the jarring roll of u dozen thunderclaps. The buihhug shook and rocked. The dishes danced on the table, and the furniture clattered about the room. “My God! The ma‘or has exploded 1'* As “the colonel said this his face was as white as a sheet. A wild rush was made for the door, and once there the spectators saw the realization of their worst fears, In the dense cloud of smoke, shooting up from the spot where the major's cahin had stood, could be scen countless frag- ments of the wreck whirling round and round in the air. Pretty soon they began to descend in a shower, covering the pa- rade ground with pieces of shingles, planks and logs, while numerous parti- cles spattered down into the river a hundred yards away. When the bewildered party reached the scene of the disaster there was little satisfaction to be obtained. A smoking hole in the ground and the scattered de- bris of the cabin were all that could be n. here was no trace of the major. Had the daring inventor exploded? ‘T'he oflicers looked at each other with awestruck countenances. Y I cannot think so," said the post surgeon, reading the question in the in- quiring faces before him. *‘Spontaneous combustion is possible, Such cases have been recorded, but if the major really ex- ploded it is a phenomenal event without a precedent. Tlte poor fellow took too niuch brandy and went to work with his chemicals after we left him. That is my theory.” Do you regard it asimpossible?"asked the colonel. “By no meuns, but it is highly im- probable.” ““Then,” said the colonel, firmly, “I be- lieve that the major exploded.”” “*And that is my opinion,” chimed in several others, Notwithstanding the most careful search, nothing belonging to the missing man, not even a button, could be found. The river had doubtless swallowed up everything. The explosion of the Major did not fig- ure in the next report made to the secri tary of by the commander of the lit- tle Oregon post. At the very iast moment the colonel tore up his first revort and substituted a briefer document in which he stated that jor Potter had come to an_untimely h while experimenting with explo- S, But the truth of history cannot be sup- pressed. What the war department failed to get will soon be known far and wide. ————— SHERIDAN'S RIDE. How Buchanan Read Came to Write That F ous Poem Cincinnati-=Commercial Gazette: Read’s last studio was upon the north side of Fourth, just east of Ilm street. It was there that GGeneral Hooker first met the distingnished lady who afterwards be- came his wi ‘Sheridan’s Ride” was composed Monday. November 1, 1864, in the front room of a three story brick building, yet standing, and now known as No. 49 West Fight street, then occupied by Cyrus Garrett, esq., brother-in-law of Z\?r Read. d. The simple story of the composition of the famous ode is this: The vvvninkt of that day had been set apart for the Mur- doch ovaticn, which took place at Pike's opera house. Mr. E. D. Grafton, the em- ment artist, had met Garrett unon Fourth street in_the morning and handed him Harper’s Weekly contain the picture of *‘Sheridan’s Ride to the Front.” After a word of conversation in regard to the illustration, Garrett took the picture to his residence, and soon after the subject of tht deTobrated ride, as sketched, came up. The following is Mr. Murdoch’'s ac- count of that conversation, as told upon the stage, by wn{ of a prelude to reading the poem: ‘“During the morning a friend with whom 1 was conversing hap- vened to pick up the last issue of Har- per’s Weekly, on the title page of which was the picture of Sheridan. ‘There’s a poem 1n that picture,’ smid my friend. ‘Suppose I have one written for you to read to-night? ‘But,’ 1 replied, ‘I shall not have time to look it over and catch its inner meaning and beauties, and be- sides I am not in the habit of reading a poem at might written in the morn- That friend was Cyrus Garrett,who had previously ili id to his brother- in-law, “Buck, is a poem n that pictur g | replied. ‘Do you suppose I can write a poem to order just as you would go to Sprague's and order a coat? (1t is Mr. Alexander Hill's impress'on, however, that this remark was also made by Mr. Murdoch to Read.) After this Read and Murdock parted— Read to his room and Murdoch to his musings. When R d retired to his room he said to his wife: ‘*‘Hattie, do not let me be interrupted. Iam notto be called even if the house takes fire.” During his se- clusion Read called for a cup of strong tea and then resumed his pen. About noon his work was done. The poem was given to his wife to copy, while Read at once left home and going over to the studio of his friend said: ‘‘Grafton, 1 have just written something fresh—hot from the oven—and left Murdoch com- mitting it for recitation to-night.” Concerning the res ion of that poem, as inimitably interpreted by Murdoch, the Commercial's report was: *‘Peal after peal of enthusiasm punctuated the last three glowing verses. So long and loud was the applause at it: d that Mr. Mur- doch was called to the foothghts,and Mr, Read only eseaped the congratulations of the audience by refusing to respond as, he could not adequately do, he seemed to think, to the clamorous utterances of his name.” A remark made by a vrominet citi may ulso be given as indicating the effect upon the aundience. When the poem wa ended and Sheridan had ‘‘got there,” with profound relicf, the late William Reser said: “Thank God! T was afraid Sheridan would not get there," “In a_conversation with Read," said Mr. Grafton to the writer, *'I once ven- tured to say, ‘Read, did you take nothing but a pot of black tea into your rouvm with you when yon invoked the muse for ‘Sheridan’s Ride? To my surprise, in a most unexpected placsd manner he said: ‘I took nothing else but that. Let me confess to you a fact: can do nothing with ‘the pen unless I am clear-headed. ‘Iknow,’ he continued, ‘that poem, with its faults, came from no inspiration of the bottle, 1 would like, however, to have corrected some of those faults, But Bayard Taylor advised me not to allow the least change or amendation, but to let it stand as written." The wisdom of this advice in- sured its acceptance, and, if 1 mistake not, 1t now stands word for word as the muse gave it, nothing to add or sub- tract “Mr. Read also said this to me: ‘They muy talk what they choose about Byron, Burns, Poe and others writing so finely under the influence of drink, but I don’t believe a word of it. If the tongue does wag, the brain will lag when much drink has heen indulged in, for then 1 have dis- Iam just about as dumb as a Bay oyster.’ " e s A few wecks ago the Brenham Banner, mm commenting on the eriticisms of a correspondent as to the manner of con- dueting the paper, replied i follo ing vigorous and unmistakable Englis “No'man, on earth or this side of hea- ven or hell, ean dictate to this paper how 1t shall be conducted.” It was not long before the dailv editition of the Bunner was suspended, and the weckly edition resumed. Dr. OTTERBOUR ARegular Graduate inMedicine and Special Practitioner. |GRUENIG BLOCK, OFFIGES | Cor, 13th and Dodge Sts. ADJOINING MILLARD HOLEL, OMAHA, NEB, Where all cureable cases are treated with success. Specials ties—all Chronic diseases, such asdiseases of the blood, brain, heart and nervous system. As well as liver, kidney and gravel complaints, catarrh, paralysis, etc. Opinion at Office or by Mail, $1. This amount will be credited on treatment. Office Hours, 9 to 12 A, M, and 2 to 5 and 7 to 8 P. M., Sundays included. Correspondence will receive prompt attention. No letters answered unless accompanied by 4 cents in stamps. Address all mail to Dr. Otterbourg, (Gruenig Block) Corner 13th and Dodge St+«, Omaha, Neh. An Important Question. IS YOUR GENERATIVE DECLINING? xeeption to the rules © thus uflc i [A i Pre\WER ino oug fence of This is 88 much of & disense, und necds just as cares ful, thorough and seientific treatment s Dyspey HEALTH. WEALTH. Sin. Goneumntion, Pardlysis, ¢ of the miny illg that mankind in their carcless fgnorance or foolhardiness, vring upon ithemselves. No nan through MISTAREN N IONS OF FALSE MOD ) himself in the hands of sspeclally whon full, pers RGY nal inconvenience, Should cither allow his conditions to zo untrented, or st\I worse, pl trickaters or charlatans, men devold of both honor ana medienl abiht foct and permanent NERATIVE VIGOR AND VI 1t slight cost, and with T ASIDE At onco for such remedies ns will quickly and permanently rostore to the Generative Oreang such Strength, Vigor and Potency asshould belong to every healthy man. But fow kncw what £t unimpaire’l viriity s not th it wo @ lvocate undue stimuiation, > oxpense of bodily strength,or mental vigor and s 3 ale and proper menns, to tho genorative function: with whichi the Almighty meant to and did endow ull human beings, and which hus been 60 shumefully abused. ; ALL OUR CONSULTATIONS, WHETHER BY MAIL or in person, are conducted both in spirit andletter in accordance with the etrictest principles oy Medical Ethics. You may be absolutely certan of the most thorough, careful and gearching, dingnosis by physicians who make this branch of medicine their specinl study and practice. Indoed, you witl obtuin the samo attontion and more spocial skill than could bo hud from your own family physician, and even he could not he more discroet or hold yo-r statements in stricter confidence. - Paronts have repeatedly sent us their sons, whom they” susj to be addicted to evil practice or to be suffering from their debilitating effects, knowing full well that having. treated them with dispateh and satisfaction, we are well gualified to treat their sons. Too often, t0o, 8in, vice or excess in the parent lenves its imprint 1 the offepring, IT IS FALSE MODESTY, N LESS Si{IAME and ignorance that leads so many men, young and old, 10 seck nid at the hands of the quack and impostor, who by their shametul extortions and mal-treatment, work much harm, bodily an mentally, and tend to cast sugpicion and distrust upon honest and reputable physicians whose yeurs of study, practice and experience entitle thom to be regarded Justly as honorable men and¥ ‘spocial practitioners in this branch of modicine. In conclusion, 1 may obset ve that those who wish to apply for ndvice or rssistance, may con- fidentially do so without hesitation or diftidence; as the most timid may rely on my invarinbly, regurding that inviolable secrecy, which has already proved the busis of an extensive undg. respectuble prolcsuiuml}ur\:y'!;u‘l.:v“lgfl.omm”’. i Dr. OTTERBOURG. 13th and Dodge Sts.. Omaha, Neb. & : = ii5 ) mako the trentment of chronic diseases & spo- — i cialty, und solicit those of a lingering, diflicult or; s doubtiul_churacter, beciuse thus wo can demony: Bl <tratc our superior facilitics for paticnts have been unsiccosstully tr iving them. Where ited by otherss we cordiully invite them to call upon us, or to write u There y cuses that h without sue- c o thinking oby to suve a physician's fee: id & vast wmount of money to the ¢ or druggist, king in 3 others again who are disheariened or discour= aged of ever being oured, to il such we cxtend it us, - oither v HIWRYS € nan kill, we thom without bejug_able to nation, that they ure cura- honost at reputation by actual we undertake to treat us to be prudent tato w it really HEALTH. WEALTH. mand prompt attention. If we find their case hopele will promptly teli thom w0, an'1 would s.:orn to rocei render them nny assistance. 1f, however, we heliove ble, we will distinetly state what wo can do for them. 1L is t om, 18 Our ropUtation is &t stake, and we muke and mi ler our care and through our treatment. i3 a serious injury to us, thoi it is ossentinily | tronted by Leati . suade any pel y for rec>mmedution what those who have boon treated by us, suy of our me ts. Thoy uro the ones competont to and go further to_strengthon the kood reput tion we have earned. than columns montswould. No matter whut your trouble or how long standing it is, consult us, and if relief is possible, you will certainly ohtain it, RUN NO RISK OF BEING DEC BY U Honesty i8 the host policy, We fin 1 this axiom verified fu our dealings with our pationts. Though welay elaim to an ordinacy degiee of hon rom principle, we cannot expeet t public to place fmplicit contld 0 not prosent thom from point of view where self-int: it menns of success, VED BY US, utation at stake’which ‘This reputation is lieight of folly, tor us We have & ars g Ktudy to ostab cquivalent to eapital to us, and be imprudent but to do anything to injurc it. In this age of newspupers und rapid ¢ name would s00n be a byword, and the public wc decoption on any of our patients. On the other hand,if we pi our horesty by deal b whom we come in contact, wo_cxtend our roputul And with itour Vi ntarnished name to u' business man 15 ot valuo beyond calculution; we have alw 4 8uch none and will nlweys strive to maintain it. Putients run no risk of heing de bocause wo have not estiblishod this Infirmary for & week or & month. but we have made i s of Omana, wnd huve come to stay. We have expen: great d Itting up our officos, sup) ing with them laicst and most approved _nppliances, and sccured the services of some of the most eminent pnysicians as assistants. 1t will take s some time to got & return of the tal thus ir While. by deceiving our patients, we might for u short time realize more 13 would soon be ruined, and woul n dio out. It is evident. there- we must be honest Lo retain patronage once secured, und to extend It through the > Whou we cure. DOCTORS WHO HAVE NO PERMANENT INTEREST, Who are constantly traveling from pluce to place, will get all the money they can from pa- tients, caring nothing to retain them or give them any benefit. This Is dishonest and should be frow own by We cannot afford to pu such u polic be frank with our when yod atan incurable stage, wo will candid them when wo know their hopes of & cure must meet with disapyc promise u curo, however,and then fail, others whom we might have troated successtully, will be afraid to consult us PATIENTS RUN NO RISK OF' B 180 the majority of them ar selves. Quite a number of them ed physicians of from which the t offord to be disho would not only seription of news, o in any way, to practi they consult us,and we find his tell them so und not try und ge s that such people Know m Would it not he foolish 10 attempt to pocted that all should be endow e with this high of intellizence, wo muke it point to treat ail with the COmMon kense und discrimination demands, and if wo sieceed in gaining our paticr @ this will need ge sarily Le ntensificd as our atqurintance rip s aur main ondeavor will alweys be to give the utmost satisfaction to those entrusting their cuses 10 us, DR. OTTERBOURG- Neb. o such patients? Whila iteannot be ¢ 13th and Dodge Streets, Omahea, DR. OCTTEREOTURG, Corner 13th and Dodge St., OMAHA, NEB, A Regular Graduate, in Medicine and Special Practitiorer, Authorized to treat all Chronic, Norvous and * Specinl Discases™ whether caused by imipris dence, excoss or_contaglon Seminnl W 5 might losses) Sexuul Dobility (loss of sexunl powe vous Debilit Cures gunrnte ney rofunded. Charged low. Thousands of cus neo we AL o 1l ared for each indiv mpounis Isiness, t Modicine o e AN