Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 25, 1887, Page 3

SUNDAY, DECKMBER 25. 1887 ~TWELVE PAGES. A Merry Christmas to All Our Patrons! The The The The The The The The The Union Union Union Union Union Union Union Union Union Sewing Sewing Sewing Sewing Sewing Sewing Sewing Sewing Sewing Machine. Machine. Machine. Machine. Machine. Machine. Machine. Machine. Machine. UNION MARUFACTURING COMPANY, 1609 HOWARD STREET. The Only Machine Which Will Sew Backwards & Forwards Unoccupied Territory. AGENTS WANTED “Hln" “ in all The The The The The The The The The Union Union Union Union Union Union Union Union Union Sewing Sewing Sewing Sewing Sewing Sewing Sewing Sewing Sewing Machine. Machine. Machine. Machine. Machine. Machine. Machine. Machine. Machine. ANUFACTURING COMPANY, 1609 HOWARD STREET. MEXICO'S CHRISTMAS CUSTOMS The Holiday Habits of the People— Observance of Pascua. SOME NOVEL PASTIMES, Interesting and Instructive monies—The wy When aske pleasant come trooy Bev devices, chasc ware speak to windows oritas w ranged, rare exquisite devices in jewelr, singular ten for the Sunday Bee., what the Christinas cus- toms of Mexico are, a whole flood of membrances and ng over me like a gentle wind luden with spring, time perfumes completely blotting from my vision this chill northern season which only the yule-log can cheer can brighten; transporting with you who care to go to that anci to wonder at her ardent Christmas sun, and to behold her people celeb birthday of our Lord, Jesus Christ. ral weeks before P mas), the capital, with the exeeption of the plaza, assumes an elaborate Pari toilet, garlanded and ('mlvht up, here and there, with Mexican ornaments and The abounding stores arve French, confounding the modest pur- with s gathered from far wide. Curled and perfumed clerks handle wonderful Paris one of their fathers mothers across the water, flaunting their gay toilets in our faces bon-bon box store, whi ingly strewn around them, shield from and the bitt their stores of es completely the bon-bons hair advan laces and fan them. One store forms A GLY and silver with Chr| in the ances for their Mex pasadas, partic the birth of Chr one another’s houses ver; gather around where they form a proces decorated court of the house, ma ing around it and car & miniature baby Christ lying on a pile that manger of far-uway also the Blessed Virgin an of straw i Bethlehen ornaments tmas flow 1) G BA Mexican peon toys and s of the » through th ion Joseph with the lowly ass. themselves which the bri somed forth in a man child. letion a gift, out the whole is pended from the ¢ n South Amer| strike at the ter from the and breaks it.allow: in a sudden showe time sides i chusers, b apostles soems to booths. the babble of a Loy ‘th of Chr venders and f'um air se goodly array. hreathe from these rude The murmur and hum of the surrounding capital is here broken hy esticulating, excitable ros\a. and by. the shouts of gaudily at- ire: lottery ticket sellers, the lutter causing passion For Unique Gifts -- Holiday Gatherings— A Season of Great Pleasure. customs ua (Christ- dolls which bluck-eyed sen- reously ar- ) as well as and ri it scems, when' these orna- ments remain unsold the, are shipped gypt, where a ready sule awaits OF GOLD xtending from the floor to the ceiling, interspersed Truly this cit is well named the *Paris of Ameri Yet, what one enjoys above effect at Christmus tide, is the skillful work of i1l this rich remiember- las pasadas, as well heartfelt sympathy in pleasures of this gl for lus pasadas plaza, while hawk; articles carry tl rending the air with their weird ¢ 0 does at this time a all others ason. Presents occupy the portals and ame pretty well enjoy herself distinetly through the church, whosc mighty and fa influenco is sspread. For two weeks before Christmas are held nightly in commemoration of st. Friends meet at y much as we the Christmas tree, ing atthen head As they march around chanting, they humble before this stable from ht light of all time blos- On this ceremony, ostess presents each guest then o momber chosen, blindfolded and placed beneath a large ‘eavthen jar sus- iling, which is gaily ecorated either with fluttering colored papers, or the bright sk paper doll envelop it. e overflowing with eandies, nuts and raisins, though a so-called joke is often erpetrated upon the expectant guests ca as well as in Mexico, by filling it with undesirable matter. The blindfolded guest must with a stick dst convulsive luugh- ,untilhe finally hits ng the sweets to fall among the laughii scrambling guests. Dancing closes these evenings of FESTIVITI of an huge This jur should AT MIDNIGUT until the night before Christmas ar when thoy dance broad daylight in. Vuluable presents are often exchanged auring the pasadas, though Now Years is the acknowledged day for the pleus- ant interchange of remembrances. The great center of att ction at this the Plaza Mayor, which on two skirted by a’ double row of rudely constructed booths, fi other, with a passage between for pur- These booths are attractive in their decorations of nationnl colored papers, many possessing a little room in the rear where the Indian family live during the busy wecks, skillfully manu- facturing with deft fingers, dol's and toys—toys which so often pertain to the , such as stahies of wax with the infant Savior in the arms of Mary, Josephs without end of benign expression, Hocks of snowy sheep led by the Good Shepherd, and all of the ing oftener than to make the coveted dollar. | ven D breeze, to be filled by smiling Indian girls with dulces of the count ture of inlaid woods cleverly executed for happy children; the rays and plates of intricate straw work forming really beautiful landseapes or churches and public buildings. attract the attention; toys without end, all well made by lowly finge 3 cen houghs used | during the pasadas lic avourrd, for never as yet has the Christmas tree shed its bright candle rays on expectant childish faces. Mosses bank the ground from tender green to the grey, trailing moss gathered from the historical woods of Chapultepee. Emblossomed on this soft grey lie those brilliant flowers called Ia flor de la noche bucna (the flower of the good night, or Christmas eve)—a flower shaped something like our homely sunflower with a deep brown center from which di- leaves—a beautiful flower gathered for Chri lantly on the stroke of midnight “that these flo 5 1 Following the toy, come the candy booths, whe try can be bought; sweet potatoes steeped whole in boiling sugar; bananas with the peel on, quite delicious, pe fied by sweetnoss: crystallized che fit for the melodious throats of twenty robin-redbreasts, and orange peel so delicately remolded that it melts in the willing mouth. On high strung cord from booth to booth dan Ias pasadas, the large painted fi the paper dolls disguising them ¢ smiling or frowning. as th They lend the fantastic side eign scene us they float, hob on the soft crowd below them. From the band stand float strains of Christn: music. Under its magic influcnce we linger until darkness claims the seene. Then g torches light the hooths and eleetrie lights, the whole PRIVATE PARTIES hire horse cars and stavt for pasadas in some s of ase may be. [ er ) this for- rhted Chinese with flags, while 1 lanterns festoon them v inging on the rkness of the night with fir ‘When la noche buena (the good night, or Christmas eve) arvives, all Mexico is awake, is up to pay just tribute to the Divine Leader, But no jingle of sleigh- | by putting powson in it, You may bring me, k- | “asmall portion of u Celtic disturl Snow, no rosy-checked | “A which is ! 4 stew, you stupid, Tmpassioned whisper) spangled bells on o frosty, crisp air strikes the r, no hureying footsteps over spu ling, creakin boy awaiting the hreaking of dawn for aslide down hill on the new sled. no wide-halled . home with | mistle- toc bough and trooping mai ens, its big tonsting apples, Instead, a wurm sun- % tranquilly over h w band of musie | of its influence. Without the plaza are cnmped tho venders of toys ana from the country, forming picturesquo groups, sleeping, kneeling and chant- ing around their simply shrines before which perpotual little lanp. mmers the ntly lnuhos. Tread reve among these | & owly people, dign night strikes, hundreds of b throats from cathedral and chur tower ring out on the tropical night music of rejoicing streams forth. Parties of = pleusure-seckers by strumming on gaily de tambourines, while in all of the aristo- :'IL"N ,h" 'e dnncing aised his ure dancing and ight leg of his neighbor, " exclaimed the has lifted both his legs ridy undoop : s got shtamped on der hout the glad day, and [ man mind, der owner of dot mind could yhent of refuge from | fishin' on Soonday, und it vas alrighth.” Son—*Papa, how do they 1 and poor alike, as all churches [ Cynical Father—“With diamond necklaces, sses and fourteen-button gloves, tic mansions thi ghtawa ssud fe Chiristmas i very much like every other veligious feast d Big and little bells are rung at certain in- tervals throug their churches, places the storms of life, to 1 should do. The theatres and circus give three grand performances through the duy and evening, at reduced p In the afternoon “'6 valientes toros a muete,” Six valiant bulls are to meet death in the popu thousands of this sport-loving people. VORKS nd invitingly open such a tempting odor that one needs rows of delicious pastry turt: they cannot be resisted. Cake of fant tic mouldand quite delicious little square thin wal's of cuke filled with whipped cream, the delicate whole encrusted with frost-work of curiously wrought himself in immaculate white apron and and smile that these dainty, palatable thirgs as just what one needs. Butas one steps from the pastry shop with de- was intended 1 licious proportions and you your money fills the cook’s pocke! these flowers breath of ' Peace on earth, good will tow " — e PEPPERMINT DROPS, Now the stormy clouds of winter Cover up the bright Llue sky, And the iceman and the plumber Do not speak as they pass by. Through by daylight—The n A bad sign-—An illegible signature. Many an 0ld book has to be bound over to keep the piece, Ths world owes us a living, but we have to enforce ct-shops are kicking the bucket. y are dead and have no future. o, an actor does not go to un | HOW th® Honor of the Profession is iron foundry when he is cast for a part. Some men dat am de ulikite fawehunes ereck mighty cry A man’s credit is low down when he can- not obtain money unde| versity may try men's souls, but perity often grinds them to powder. Indiuna_com- They are all light- S ob dar own slse pretenses. posed entirely of grocers. Peter will open wide the gate for the | the senate and house in the Fifticth congress. man who in winter here on earth always shut ate many long, narrow, scarlet | the door m," said the grocer to an stmas eve, and it scems as | cant fo , 1 wouldn’t even trust my though when the bells ring out jubi- | own feel It is no great ¢ ise their bright heads | when st in adoration to Him above. the s it for the worm A barrel hoop to turn do (thwas meeting of the professional wi pro- t the poet Gocethe's sned by his hearing an . also, dulces of the coun- | has nounce his name, ) for dol- lar is © will be justas hard ey when your Chri mas {urkey malkes h ; are the sentatives and make up two disti abra tender en the dude and his cane at this - covds : ue seems to have a trifle the | It le the javs for | best of it in the size of head. If the hairs of every one's he her | bered, we presume those on the back of the niuwm are back numbers. We metaman the other day who has hay A : Tt breaks out | he represents, the number of times in each you agk him a question. A Boston man I i A green lawyer still a liifle raged 0 people in F ve no window writing th A are num- and bow | fever air to the eagev | Wher live | jnte: Those in apartments that I ! are the people who can safely throw stones. should resemble river.” least, suburban village, decorating the | monih, sbinarb (ot ithomels sthelt {Lt0 S Smythe, who lives in a hoarc 1d song, *“Hold the th light, They | want$ the v way, breaking the | Coming, works. | Tcan go An Ohio family were ade ill by eating add to the can pie | are not int Moore in a | , be- | this cong _qt | which we b 1 would gvie me rhicumatics, and so it would | were interested in pending legislation, ¢ vouring fire with | you,» i 8 y su The menits of mer night with a mellow moon suiling | seribed by a p 1. Within the plaza | swell dic £ Lo a listening peo- | like one singing a sweet song under the bed ple walking and standing within radius | clothes.” Oh. yes,” said a grumbling beggar, “folks Indians { Al'ays helps them as don’t need any help, C: it down to the 1f, and yit folks -puttin’ up rods for it to slide de- The ation, in a deliciou Why, there! ground fast enough all by it is all the tim constructed | qownon,” Young Rural (in a New York restaurant, | ington for prices, not only far below th ring | lowest being paid, but which degraded Yes, | reputable cori ral (hotly)—*It's | offered to do work at such rates our infernal business whether we | not have paid for the actual mant Just you bring it.” “Move on,” shouted a west side citizen to | could do a organ grinder, who had stopped in front of | who desired to le; his house to exhibit the antics of his ape, [ without compensation. He is in the habit of or-in-law has just left us this morn- | advertising for young men who desire to more monkey | ente laring torehes | showin off before his girl). end wierdness to the scene, the moon, | us a bottle of :d by their worship | nonecof ) of Mother and Son. As the hour of mid- | are dry or not. ! ‘ “M acknowledgment of the birth of Christ, | ing'and v und_from cvery open church portal | business around hero for a while. don’t want any n. | A young German officer, rather new to his | that they can take flit | work, was drilling a squad of raw re ed | and gave the word of command One of the soldiers “Lift the | pay. aud, at the end of that tim by mistake | Shift for themsclves. His journalistic college left leg, so that it joined closely to bears about the same relation to the regular “Donneriwet- | profe twhat Jackan. | brated Dr. Bue catch lunatics?” my boy."” Longest Balloon Voyage on Record. | g profe Wise, a | pondents should be above susy conaut, sailed through | Fespect, und for this reason the press com- bull-ving befove | world-famed the air in July, 1859, from St. iderson, Jeffe L distance in a straight li 1,050 | writers, miles, by renson of the muny turn must enter one to behold the rows upon ¢ tuken' doring the ir J round, Thalloon out of or oblong and so tender that | gipeles and cur Louis, | man who is likely to r BOOM THROUGH THE AIR | Mg, on_county, | for any sclfish” purpose should have the all day, as well as at night, and the | Now v French pustry shops fill the air with | of 835 miles p, which took his i1 > into | majority of them are ) The voyage is the | from the home oftice of the papers they rep- longest recorded in balloon history. allon was in the air ov a period of about twenty hours. fessor Wise tried more than without success, to equal or exceed the s trip mentioned, night | but there are a few wip have been in New Pro- | bap ouce, but sugar. The smiling cook sells them | fumou ! Y years cap, convineing one with many a bow | 310 1one teip, for the lust time. has never been heard from, d spivitand wir, for more money | jpan. gone to tho | gsters, th pastry cook, the perfume of Howers | noe gives areet you, ngain the pastry assumes de- | kaen' sen S et Little Stuart had spent his first day school, auntie's question. “Well, what did you do thing. at was his rn anything.” idu't do_any- ng to know There was & woman wan! bow to spell ‘cat’ and I told her.” Mrs. Millard Truex, of Weatherly, Mo, gave birth to three bouncing bo; ht. their combined weight being eighteen pounds, pretutnot tolovkcour it orses n the | CADITAL, NEWS GATHERERS. ens of lttle paper pails swing in the | mouth. A watch that don't run doesn’t need any 3 furni- | chain, Failure in the yarn trade—writing unsuc- | §ome Personal Points About Corre- spondents at Washington. AN UNWRITTEN CODE OF ETHICS. Guarded — Men Who Have Made Their Mark on the Row. Jros: Wasmyaroy, Dec. 22.—[Correspondence of the Ber)—Over one hundred accredited | mewspaper correspondents and - reporters will be admitted to the reporters’ galleries of _ This is the ) i passed the s rgest number that has ever itiny of the press committe appli- © who consider the applications and credentials of correspondents. The requirements for ad- ! mission to the repor ' galleries have been considerably restricted. Ju before the | Fiftieth congr convened there was a m; crs who ap- ply for admission to the galleries, when what is known as the p. #ss committee was selected. This committee acts in co-operation with the chairman of the committee on rules in the senate und the speaker of the house of repre- ot press one for cither branch of con- ssary at the convening of each ssion for every man who is admitted to the illeries to make application for a ard. In his application the corre- spondent gives the name of the paper which week it is published, and the location of the «d for the return | publishing ofice. Besides this he declares Culture up that | that he is not cngaged in the prosecution of any claims before cougress; that he is not ted inany pending legislution, and is not an employe of the government. + | During the last congross it was discovered t | that three or four men who were admitted s galleries were interesting s either in lgislation pending be- them: ‘dinz house, | fore congress or furnishing information from ort for T am the departments and the white house for the pr ntion of claims, ete. The object in re- quirmg applicants for crds of admission to the galleries to state speeitically that they csted In any measuve before and are not cmployed under the congr a Boston girl, | government, is to keep out of the space set uce.? | aside for professio “Irish | who do not make al writers, a class of men livelihood solely by writ- ing for the pres: "The press committee at its first meeting in s took into consideration churges o filed ngainst ¢ ageney busine ted their appli were engaged in the elaim and, after dehberation, reje ms for admission to the galleries. The smmittee ulso concluded to reject the appli- ation of at least one correspondent who was guilty of unprofessional acts. There is an unwritten code of cthics among the ¢ spondents here just us high and as s adhered to as was ever sot up among doetors, wyers and other professional men. This correspondent had sent cireulars to editors throughout the country proposing to furnish dispatches d letters from Wash- t this man that would lubor of a copyist, and the only manner in which he his was by cmploying young men the newspaper busincss spondents. In the profession of journalism, and re- spondents to his advertisements are informed course of instruction -ruits, | under him for six months ora year without they can fon us the medical college of the cele- pan did to the regular pro- h fession of medicine. Besides this, wh would hardly constitute a bar, he issued c culars offering to represent claimants in direct tax cases, which was decidedly aguinst the rules: and further, itis charged that he intimated very broadly to a government em- ploye that he could make a comfortable sum of money if he would aid in securing a cer- tain contracts for one of his (the correspond- ent’s) friend. 1t is absolutely essential for the honor of ssion in Washington that the corres- cion in_every mittee is rigid in its requirements that no ive a bribe o | entree “of the seats reserved for reputable As a body the newspaper correspondents of Washington take the highest rank in the profession in the United States. A large young men sent here resent and are regyludy trained journulists, r Row ever siuce the war. Sinee the death of the well known Major Ben Perley Poore, who was the acknowl- edged dean of tl profession, and who ! Finally & few | opened an oftice in Washington long before 120, he left St. Lows in a'balloon | the agitation of the abolition of slavery He | began in real earnest, General H. V. Boyn- A reporter | ton, of the Cinginnati Commeoci who went with him was found dead some | has been recognized as the leader. weeks later on the shc reason of this and other d nggestion of a long air-ve rvise in the public mind to a | a little below the average height; weighs ! of his perils which attend | probably 135 pounds; has a full beard, about rjoice |l'xlx.\lv. e\-(,;.". attempt to stay in the sky over | one-third grey, and is slightly deaf. He is - night. Zett He is chairman of the Press committee and proba- bly wields a wider influence over the corps of espondents than any man in it. General iton is about fifty-five years of age; is one of the most fluent writers in the country, and brings the aggressive qualities which characterized his service in the army to his desk on newspaper row Major John M. Carson, who represents the Philadelphia Ledger, and enjoys confidential relations with George W. Childs, is the second member of the press committee. He i8 about the age of General Boynton; is fully six feet in height, weighs less than 150, wears short side whiskers and has the dis- last week, | tinction of being the best writer on financial matters in the corps. Like Generan Boyn- Ten months ago she preseuted ber husband | 1 \ i i Abadsigu-As Usgiie slgnature. | Ten monih on, he is @ married man and is the proud Lossessor of @ son who graduased with bigh ! out mor honors at the Military Academy and had the | Ger sand to decline a nap” in th 'y but chose instead hard work on the frontier. | who Major Carson isa man of dry humor, has | St. I n papers in Washington, L. W. Habere eprescnts the New York™ Herald and | me uis Westliche Post, and Paul Wolff, | particular section, In t m, a man of forty These five yed all good fellow: ar travelled extensively, and is a thoroughgoing, | who was an cugincer officer in the Austrian | only a few of them and all-around writer who hus few superiors, B. Wight is a short, thick-set, little gentleman. who, if howere more grey, would make an excellent Santa_Claus. - He'is, per- | and of and writes lotters and despatche ew 7 s about thirty eight ug manners, Habercom, al- | Advertiser; Hugh Hastings and Frank H. York Staats Zeitung. 1 P haps, forty-five years old, does more real | though a German by birth and hard work than uny of his assoc encyclopedia of information, and ha Mr. Wright's fad s = ser house is full of s has scraps on every subject. volumes,and volumes, and volumes of The collection and assorting of h take up the “fad.” | tion is His ir. M was an than to his children, but this Wight hus two of_the handsom in Washington. They are the grand-children of Colonel W. W. Clapp, of the Boston Jour- | nal, which paper M W Vight represents here, | of the d a8 W New York Post. Mr. Wight is also a memm- ber of the press committee. William_C copied and cles for the _Cin, ol in_the row. He i old; mediun height: ducted b intc s and special ar ibout forty-cight years inclined to be stout; is an | sends his pure newsgather his hated rivais. ! (i. Seckendorf, chief of the N York Tribuuc bureau, is k nn(? portion of hislife. Itis | Seckendorf is of light complexion said that he is nore’ devoted to his scraps | ful in his dress, unfair. Mr, | ranks high with t little boys | by Major S. N, ! s the Chicago Inter-Ocean and the | bullets are most effectiv The New Yo oa: smokes continually; w nnati Enquirer, and digs | slight, ne al notes than_any’ other man | assistant, De Piy, who was nty, and, although M @ methodis dispatches in English, s the best, e s and gets off many 5 a nan oficer in the ( one. He very i who was b Cla mocratic administration Mr. E. G. Dunnell, wha vous and br Mr. minister, his arti was filled with bullets dur r, and writes his most cutting ¢ rk Times office here is con- | Commere rs gl also born in ki + De Puy’s father | Philadelphia New: 1o out the | is per- | 4. Steve posted | Globe Democrat; H. S. education, | Carpente: and his dic! [ Charles A, Boynton, v excellent | eral Boynton, of the scoops’ on | Press; H. Conquest Cla i E. Eland, Mempl w | 8. Eliotf, New' York would require two pages of this paper. They and are all writers of it in their particular line and for their lie above I mention not even tried to picls Among the others are Walter who has char of the St. Louis Underwood, Boston of the New York Worlag brother of Gen- Western Associated vke, Boston Journalj \is Appeal; Charles Commercial Adver- rman, and | tiser; Hobart Brooks, Cleveland Press; J, cave- | Flynn, Baltimore Sun Mr. | 1%, Durham, Louisville Cour -Journal: S.R. i Jules Gutheridge, vl as in_his writings, | Now York Herald; Cicoro W. Harris, Richs is assisted [ mond Dispatch; (. Heazelton, San Fran- orn in Erie | eisco Chronicle: Frank ng | Commerc ticisms | Times; De B, Randolph when the Thomas B. Kirb) » began at | Sun; John B, MeCarth McBride writes the widely | the case has tricd publishing country week- | George Martin, Philade is ) 1. Morgan, Brooklyn Citizen; James Mor- gan, Boston Daily’ Globe; Richard Nixon, New Orleans Times-Democs Dunnell e 0 cles do not | New York | ald black-haired, black-eyed and can tell the dif- | goin the veligious columns of the Times. | moae Sun; Wilham E. T ference between a poker deck and the rev) version, Mack has travelled extens- ively and is never happicr than when pulling his little black mustache and relat- his Major F. A. G. Handy, who served in the like his confederate army s chief signal officer, and | house. who was such a marti sciplin brought before him for dicipline alwi ported that there was just one pl than Handy's ays e worse place that is never mentioned in polite so. | similar ciety. Handy spends his summers on his Vir- | weight X ginia farm, where he raises sweet potatoes | bright little fellow and cattle. He is a man of famil life; is a good writer, and looks Delegate Cain, of Ufah, that he well posted on Mormon ques Cain’s constitu cver they come to Washington, He | He is vrites for the Chicago Times, Colonel Fred D. Mussey, whose “F. 1. is the most familiur and pieasantl; s zette, is upwards of forty and handsome. | of his w: delphia life, that journal. He doesi't alyw: The fifth member of the committee is = Sonaily with the edito newspaper, s Mr. 1 wh rian that military offenders who were | ing Journal. Mr. Bar disputed by Mr. L. ommand, and that was the | Cleveland I in Barry H Reeord, is @ son of a nev father wi young, ui 1 | Both of these gentlemen are married, and the latter knows more about a billia the former docs. | A. W. Lyman, of the New York Sun, was ing, m a confidential mood, the incidents of | formerly the Albany columns, well at sted by i also writc claims The two the ady avor, They whom ey ndeale; in build Mck; the repre per here before and ents make a_confident of him | war, and he inherited a taste for journalism. ed and some clusive in his friendships. He belicves that * | Bayard is the gre welcome | after President Cley cnature in the Cincinnati Commercial-Ga- | faithfully to induce Randall to s vs and come into the true atest atesman and, and b He has grown bald headed’ in the newspaper | cratic fold. MeFarland would be service, although his w shaped blonde mu tache still flourishes. 'his shows that Fred | was rsatile as were ever sent out of Washing- | writing, ton, dealing ir politics, religion, pleasant and unpleasant personalities, Major Stofer (pronounce thi e, but as he i a mugwump if he lived where the franch esident of Washing- works more with his head than he does with | ton his political proclivities are of little bis juw. Colonel Mussey's letters arve as [ count except so fur as they influence his Mr. Edmund Hudson, of the Boston Her- ad, has been in Washington upw: Stofah) was | vears. He is an excellent write born at Culpepper, Va., in 1856, MajorStofer | to the fact that he hus other busin was too young for’ active hostilitics during [ ©8t8, his writings arc not seen as o the late war, but his military title was well | Years as they used to be. M. earned. At the tender age of seven he did | D¢ or of the Sunday Capi v Re excellent service for the union army by sell- | N ing pies to the confederate soldic Stofer asserts that he killed more confeder- te ates than any one union rifleman, He has [ With General Boynton, left the been in the newspaper business in - his native town and in St.Louis ever since he cou scratch a pen. Ho now represents the St, | Dosted of Louis Republican, and as he is of the bour- [ #nd is w bon democratic proclivities he enjoys his [ . Fred | work more than most people enjoy a play. There is nothing that pleases him so well as | Who look to *go for” the republican officials and states- | Prefe men. He is an incisive and ve though it is about all he matrimonial net. Major the banjo. Towle, of the Boston Traveller, es three letters a week, in which he has le society gossip and some of the s afloat. Hesides this he covers the entire New England with telegraphic dis- | Mg patches every afternoon. He 5 sight, but e s young, but married: “is proud of his boy und in love with his wi Charles Nordhoff, of the New York Her- ald, is perhaps the best paid man in the list. the head of the New { comes and goes as he tofer has o *“fad,” | James with the and is n thoroughly posted man_on all 88 jeets of national importance, He is a short an, stockily built, wears spectacles: has closcly eropp and. his family are among the leaders of Washington society. Ao William E. who now repre- | Sgterat sents the Chicago News, one work on_South American ¢ other on the Zuni Indians, and b gaged upon @ work on Russia whic published by the Harp Mr. Curtis has been & newspaper writer and editor for fif- teen years, four vears of which he was mun- aging editor of the Chicago Iuter-ocean sends his matter in the shupe of telographic letters over his full name, and is one of the raciest writers in the profession. Mr. Curtis is about thirty-six years old; has a charming family and rides u tricycle, The two regular press associations are rep- resented at the capi R. McKee, th York Associated press, makes flying visits to cach house of congréss and makes up the connections by personal effort. He is a thor- oughly cducated writer himself and knows when' things are going s they should. He s about forty years tall, slender and fine-looking, and is Kennan, who has the proud distinction of being the only Washing- ton newspaper correspondent who is barred fes and an- | iy, is now en- | gou will_bo ates. lively Minne: as anc dey can, has pencil. out of Russia. Kennan has contributed a 3 4 - £ sbries of very interesting articles on Siberia | AMONE the common . herd for | g to the Century magazine, and has had_years | barticulars. = John ‘has | gotten bravely | gim HRAUIITY MATIAIN Wy over tha cfore ho left used to travel | 5 ?u":nl:lx::"::El“)‘.\v\“‘.‘-f"J“‘F'fii..\?,’li;.d‘“‘:‘,,m on foot or in & common street carwith | &:70 has charge of the congréssional committees | & Russiun overcout, which was the i and sccret sessions. He was formerly SATGAAI, SN0 NTIRYE & SPORS MK 1155 things. the spondents of the New York Tri He has been connected with the Associated press for four or five s ahard worker, methodical writer, and has a wide and varied acquaintance with public men. He writes shorthand and is an old telegraph _operator. The other assistants are Charles J. Hayes, Edwin M. Hood and Charles M. Herrillat. P. V. DeGraw is general manager of the United press, and, like Mr. McKee, gives the details of the work his personal atten- | Amos tion. Mr. DeGraw is one of the most expert telegraph operators in the country, and | ¥ worked himself up by his own efforts to the | Vid now o Unite ress service on big occasions, and good report in_less time th key to become as 1 | Cincinnati Comm Yerry Powers, of the is a college man, about thir s financial matt tilo writer, | the details of a scandl and is still in the matrimonial market, al. | tributes to maguzines. He is a man who show an do to avoid the | his editor o Kentuck: sour mash in his life Johnson and supplement the speg work of the Cincinnati quirer, are v s for expert tel editor in the home office. What with editorial ity, electric knowledge and the fact that oftice is the headquart Indiuna democ; seldom gets left in Washington matters, Charles M. Pepper hus represented the Ch cago Tribune for two ycurs. 4 ture. has written | 3 Kelley, who has western matte for his ri wolis Tribunc, who b and Mr. Glove, but runent life David vn charactel > Washington agent of the New | Wabnigten, < rocters o the created such a stir entered the profession, He was as write up a meeting of the Old Lad He described the sce 1o ten line land’s dog, Hectos vitten morc widel, ies than any man who Washington. He has just becom editor of the Lorbon IPublishing compuny at Baltimore. He left Washington last weck with his th from New Yorlk, does som ning Sun, but most o od by Mr. 'J. A. T prominent and enviable position which he | @ vast amount of inte upies. He always has charge of the | of the newspaper syndicates, One of thebest known sits at the wire himseif. He can get'outa | combinations is that of Colonel B. W. Ayers, 0 any man in | of the Kansas Cif J istant correspon cial G financial matte 1 kuown for his ol it x like an Englishman bu s 10 the el Lability in all of his_d W 1 who never touched He i corge Gill ticles of regu! bright journalists. rs 4 pungent para aph operator, wasy s generally, the where he looke isted by M ngticld He'is Charles H. Gray, of the St. Paul Pioncer s been in 'Washington off He is part owner Dakota, is well up and make: A H. an paper man i Mai Smith D, Frye, itly in Newsvaper Mr. Frye and b John S, Shriver, of the Baltimore Ameri- ohn was the boy who left us. n Baltimore w! He named the v adyer to the us it exists. H ty-seven suits of clot Cummings, member o osdell, wh Ling matt Washington. . He is thirty-four years old, | Noah, of the Chicago Herald, tall, heavily built, and of prepossessing ap: | and W. W. Burhans. To ¢ in the prime of life, with pearance. Among his assistants are W. K. | range of political and journalistic experience O'Brien, William E. Ringwalt, John Boyle | and wield a potent influence in their work. escribe the whole list of corvespondents There are only twe revrcsentatives of ! who are entitled to admission to the galleries McPherson, of th id, of the Philadelphia | fo ¢ wan. His o of ce the errors Hudson and United States Gove Major | ment Advertiser : § G Mr. Robert J. Wynne, who is associated | Chicago | zette. He is well :nd frequently con- Allison of the New Yorlk Star, u genius in his | NEht Express o ‘Sim’s SUBULRL and, while still a bachelor, is likely SUBURBAN TRAINS, e tunks of the benedicts 4t any mo- U'rooms, and Gilliland, being an rs of Oluo and He was former- been here such a short that hic is not well known among his as 3 4 b and on for 8. in ali 3 4 up in north- H it oxceedingly [0 peforethe war, 1es there in two columns and a hulf and was compelled to boil it down . and still stuck manfully to his Shriver used to go 1o fires in_ a viage of his own and detail his footman to go ident's country “Red top,” which name will stick to it copied white house and most clever Times avd Judge J. H old S tealy, nt - of H. e pes , and, un- | Picayune, the white | phia'Sta David S Yo bo the | Booth and Barrett will SJaim | purpose which they arve tain of building a thes are ver cantage of | With both to give th 1 the accessori 8 e S0IMC YErs Ago Wil Phila- 0 | during the | save him from failure d whut ox- | be tried, “Mr. Booth wa vance of his time when on earth, | atrical enterprise in Ne has worked considered Charics E. Kineaid, 1 New Robert M. Lamar, Baltimore T. Howe, Pittsburg al Gazette; C. P, Hunt, Buffalo Keim, Philadelphin sville Times; rk Journal of Hartford Times; rlphia Press; Frank at; C. M. Ogden, { A. Preston, erk . A. Richardson, Baltit tingwalt, New York Commercial Bulletin: W. B, Shaw, Boston d cue than | Tr nowden, Alexandria . Spofford, Fort Worth Ga- Louisville _Courier- Walker, Cleveland . 0. Washington, New Orleans nd James R, Young, Philadel- e o v the Detroit Bven- AT Tovers of dramatic art will hope Messrs, be able to execute the understood to enter- re in New York for the purpose of producing high class plays which may be needed ullest development o their dra- Ay likes, | matic themes. That Mr. Booth ventured his une and his energies in a similar enter- thout obtaining such ponse from the public as was needed to ocs not furnish o rea- son why the proposed experiment_should not as just &’ little in ad- he undertook his the- w York. OMAHA. Leave Omaha. 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