Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 14, 1888, Page 2

OMAHA'S -NEW POSTOFFICE. A Report From the House Commit- tee on Public Buildings. ALF A MILLION FOR A SITE. Benator Paddock Takes Vest to Task Itegarding His Charge About the Usecless Printing of Public Documents, A Conservative Delay. WASHINGTON BUREAU TiE OMATA BEE, 515 FOURTRENTH STRERT, Wasmxaros, D. C., Feb. 13 Tho house committee on public buildings and grounds to-day reported Mr, MeShane's bill calling for $1,500,000 for & new govern- ment building at Omaha as amended by the committee. - The amendment provides for an appropriation of 00,000 for the sccuring of asite. The committee state that this action has been taken in view of the fact that legis- lation by the state of Nebraska is necessary betore complete title and cessation of juris- diction on the part of the state can be obtained by the government, and that inasmuch as the legislature will not meet until the coming year this appropriation is all that is necessary under the circumstan of the case. Mr. McShane has made a vigorous fight on be- half of the full amount, as called for in his bill, and he has been aided by Messrs. Laird ana Dorsey. The action taken is stated by several members of the commit- tee to be entirely in the line of the full amount of the appropriation, as called for by Mr. McShane’s bill, and with no view to cut the cost of the building when erected. They believe that on the very strong showing made by Congressman McShane as to the necessi- ties of the government at Omaha that there will be no difficulty at the next session of eoniress in passing a bill providing for the erection of a building to cost $1,000,000. The report of the committee is undoubtedly in- fluenced by the approaching campaign and the feeling among the democrats that appro- priations must be pared down to the lowest possible notch in order to make a showing in the comin, nvass. It is probable that the bill will come up for passage in the house be- tween the 21st and 25th inst., and as it will have the united and vigorous support of the state delegation, there is no doubt of its adoption. 1t is not sure, how- ever, that the senate will concur in the amendment of the house. If it does not the bill will goto aconference committee, i which event the bill, as passed by the sen- ate, may be restored aud finally accepted by the house. MEASURES FROM BENATOR PADDOCK. Seaator Paddock to-day in the senate in- troduced a memorial from the citizens of Lincoln praying that the government should bear its share of the expense of paving and grading the strects adjacent to the govern- ment building. e also introduced a peti- tion signed by the governor and various state officers and citizens of Nebraska, pru_vinfi for a pension for Mrs. Nancy Pollack, whic was referred to the committee on pensions. PADDOCK ON PUBLIC DOCUMENTS, During the course of the debate on the question of the surpius of public documents in responso to Senator Vest's charge that too many documents were printed and that he had several thousand which he was unable to dispose of, Senator Manderson, the chairman of the committee on printing, being absent, Senator Paddock took up the cudgels in de- bate in behalf of his colleague. He suid that his colleague, who i8 chair- man of the committee on printing, was una- voidably absent from the chamber, otherwise he would undoubtedly be heard from in an- swer to the churges against him and his com- mittee made by the senator from Missouri in the course of his remarks. Mr. Paddock said there might have been some abuses in the matter of printing public documents of the classes roferred to by the senator, but that he himself ‘would be glad to receive from tho surplus of such documents a few thousand for distribution to his comstitu- ents; that there were some hundreds of thousands of pioneers on homesteads in the frontier counties of his state—and the same was truo of Kansas and the other states and territories of the newer northwest—who are hungry and thirsty for knowledge of any and all kinds, and they would gladly receive even the documents 8o vehemently disparaged by the senator from Missouri. There is no sub- %;Bt considered worthy of consideration by e committees of congress or by commissions appointed by its authority to consider any report upon which reports were considered important_enough _to print, which would not interest the people of his section of the country, at least, and he would be glad to bhave them for distribution. Being a new senator, he is not entitled to documents for distribution, and he would be glad to receive from the senator from Missouri, or anybody else, five or six thousand or more of these disparagod documents for his constituents. I0WA MATTERS IN TRE SENATE, Senator Allison presented in the senate to-day the resolutions adopted by the Iowa Short Horn Breoders’ association asking that the so-calied Miller-Cary bill, asnow changed and argued upon by the commissioner of agriculture, etc., be passed by congress, and asking for an appropriation to aid in the sup- pression of pleuro-pnenmonia. He also pre- sented the petition of the Business Men's sssaciation of Muscatine, Ia., usking for the estublishment of an experimental plant for the manufacture of sugar in the state of Towa. ADMITTED TO PRACTICE, Abram Axtell, of Scotia, Greeley county, Neb., and Alanzon Gaston, of Marshalltown, Ia., were to-duy admitted to practice before the interior department. POSTAL CHANGES, After to-morrow the spocial mail service to Broadway, Linu county, Ia., from Union- town, will be discontinued. The postofiices at Center Valley, Cass county, Neb., and Keya Paha, Holt county, Neb., have been discontinued. Mail for the rst oftice will now go to Weeping Water and for the latter to Grand Rapids. ‘The time schedule for the star mail route extending from Ewing to Harold, Neb., has been chapged as follows: Leave Ewing Mondays and Fridays at 9:80a. m.; arrive at Harold by 4 p. m. Leave Harold Tucsdays ?nd‘&ulrdvl at 9 a. m.; arrive at Ewing by :80 p. m. “Thomus W. Wilson was to-day appointed postnaster at Linwood, Butler county, Neb., wioe George E. Richards, removed. AN ALIEN LAW. Representative Struble, of lowa, to-day i troduced a bill amending the law which pro- hibits al owning lands in theterritories by prohibiting aliens acquiring title by loan- g money on lands and foreclosing ghe mort- Buge. Perny S, TH, " Nebraske.and lowa Pensions, “'WasmyoroN, Feb. 18.—[Special Telegram 10 the Bix]—Pensions were granted the following Nebraskans to-day: Original in- walid~Joseph 8. Coftin, Colon; George D. Mullingh, Creighton; Jefferson H. Fox- worthy, Lincoln; ‘Mavion B. Brown, In- gianola; George W. Hagan, Guide Rock Oliver F. Reynolds, McCook: James Atki Son, Haathiog! John Timwerman, Flora. arease. inv: :»-Ii(anwnn:‘erysk‘-lm:d, cw;x Madison, BMoxican — aurvi ‘w Samue! H. n 5 Reissue— Michael Sullivan, Pensions for Towans: Original invalid—- John A, Cooke, Yale: Jacob Blutther, Casey; Edward M, Gerard, Council Bluffs: John k. * Smith, Swan Lake: Joln Grandy, Troy Mins; Samuel W. Juhuson, 1“0{? Charles By’ b Glapastile, Sibley. ~ Tacsoess: . ibley. Iucrease vam Green, Cedar Rapids; James T. Jobnston, Bedfond: John Dicus, Exira Charles H, W. Payne, Adel: James Pugh, Amm,hl-!;u.lenm M| .opomn; Jm:c Jesse Guttery, Tlnfii;,)"; Leander U. Brown: . Clinton; John Gulick, Madrid. Reissue Lustin c‘zlflorl. Ainsworth; Bsn‘i:lo F. Vashington. widows, ”—Ifll‘"' ry C., widow of ‘Willis Lyon, Elgin; Japo M., mother of john T. Earnest, North- fleld; miinor vi Stephen 8. Foster, Leets. Jung Ah Lung's Case. ‘WasmiNoron, Feb. 18.—A decision was wenderod by the United States supreme court to-day In the Chinese immigration case of the Vhnited States agaust Jung Ah Lung, brought here by appeal from the elreuit court of the United States, district of California. The decision of the lower court, by virtue of which Jung Ah L\mf was discharged from E‘N"fiy on a writ of habeas corpus, is af- rmed. - A RELIGIOUS PIONEER. Death of Archbishop Jean Baptiste Lamy at Santa Fe. *SANTA F'E, N. M., Feb,, 13.—[Special Tele- gram to the Beg,)—Archbishop Jean Bap- tiste Lamy died at his home at $ o'clock this morning in his seventy-fourth year, after an illness of five wecks, of pneumonia. His death wWas *pain The pneumonia had been subdued several days previous to his death, but he. had not the strength to ratly from its effécts: He was born in France, came to Ametica in 1839 and to Santa Fe in 1857, having beon appointed bishop of Agi- thon and vicar apostolic of New Mexico. It was, to a great extent by his labor. that .the Catholic church and its numerotis edicational uhd charitable institu- tions have reached “their present degree of prosperity and_power 'the southwest. His early life here wus one of great hardship, of danger froin hostile Indiana on’ his number- less visits to the churches scattered over a wide area of country, and.on his munm{s across the plains to church councils held in the “Atlantic states, ' He '' was made archbishop of BSanta Fe twelve years ago, with Colorado and Arizona in- cludod in his dioctse, but resigned in 1855 on account of the bren.\(in{vl his health from age and hard work. He was succceded by Rev.-J. B. Salpointe, who had been his coadjuctor. Archbishop Lamy's body will lie in state atthe Catholic cathe- dral here until Thursday or Friday, when the funeral will take place. The Santa Fe cathedral is a noble ucture and a monu- ment to the archbishop, s 1t was built through his effort. He was known and loved by more . people than. _any one in this country and the mourniug over his death is general and profound NEBRASKA NEWS. A Hebron Woman Searching For Her Absconding Husband. LiNxcoLN, Neb.,, Feb., 18.—|Special Tele- gram to the B —Mrs. Baker, a lady from Hebron, Thayer county, appealed to the police to-day for assistance in finding the whereabouts of her husband, who at the last state fair time deserted his wife and came to Lincoln with another man's wife. He has been scen on several occasions in this city since leaving his home. His Third Visit. LixcoLy, Neb., Feb, 13.--[Bpecial Telegram to the Brk.]—Adolph Gunther, a resident of the. village of Hickman, this county, was brought to the city to-day insane, and will be tdkon to the asylum. It is his third attack and third visit to the hospital. & The Poll Book Thief. GrANT, Neb., Feb. 13.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.]—The detectives who were put to work on the padl book robbery reported in Sunday’s Beg, hit upon a clue to-day. Nearly enough eyidence is accumuiated now to war- rant the arrest of the party suspected. — s SEVEN DROWNED. Only One Survivor Out of a Party of Eight Colored People. New ORLEANS, Fob. 13.—A party of eight persons, all colored, crossed the river Satur- day afternoon in a skiff. The boat was old, and when the party was returning and within a hundred feet of the home landing the swell of a passing steamer caused the skiff to go to pieces and seven of the occupants were drowned, SRt The Gould and Sage Larceny. New Youk, Feb. 18.—[Special Telegram to the Bee.]—It is said the charges against Rus- sell Sage and Jay Gould for larceny of Union Pacific railroad bonds will be brought to the attention of the grand jury at once. But one fact hds come to light that warrants the ex- pectation that the officers of the law will not dismiss the charges without some sort of public inquiry. District Attorney Fellows declares he has bpen approached by men hay- ing an interest in the case. There has been some criticism in some quarters over the ac- tion of the district attorney's office in holding asecret conference to hear arguments. The district attorney in an interview said: “I have been appoached by men evidently bent on an effort to influence me, suggesting I should be careful. Some have even said that if Twould act agreeably to their view they could arrange things pleasant for me.” Peo- p'e attached to Gould’s interest say that Jay Gould will be in New York before March 1. The following cablegram was received by a Wall street agent from Mr. Gould: “See and find out how much he wants to stop this business.” ———— Steamship Arrivals. Prlraverpuia, Feb. 13.—(Special Tele- gram to the Bek.]—Arrived—The Indisua, frow Liverpool; the Minnesota, from London. WUEENSTOWN, Feb. 13.—Arrived—The Gallia, from New York; the British King, from Philadelphia; the Palestige, from Bos- ton, Havie, Feb. 13.—Arrived—The Cham- pagne, from New York. Doveg, Feb. 13.—Arrived—The America, from Baltimore, for Bremen. Bostox, Feb. Arrived—The Lake On- tario, from Liverpool. NDoN, Feb. 18.—Arrived—The Helvetia, from New York, —— The, Crown Prince. [Copyright 1858 by James Gordon Bennett.) Sax 0, Feb, 13.—|New York Herald Cable—Special to the Beke.|--The weather continues eold and rainy and generally un- favorable for the crown prince, but no fever yet, He was permnitted to talk. His family doctors have suddeanly become very reticent and have very little to &ay about the real condition of the prince, but I am assured the throat is doing well: He suffers no pain. “The inner tube is taken .out. frequently for clearing. ~ —— O'Brien and Sullivan Honored. Toxpoy, Feb. -13.—William O'Brien and T. P. Sullivan, Irish mejabers of parliament, who were recently imprisoned, arrived in London and received an ovation from 10,000 persons who had gathered at the station to welcome them:: They were escorted b{. an immense procession te Hyde park, where 40,000 people were aussembled und held s weeting in el tonor, i =t Aw Opiup $wuggler Bafled. Warertown; N- Y., Feb. 18.—Erwin A. Garner, who \ith his cousin; Bphraim Gard- ner, was arvested and taken to Ogdensburg on Tuesday~last ou the chargp of smuggling opium, hus boon el on $1,000 Lail and is now in this city.. Kewin's trunks. which sei obnid “to contain doc- Nments ::dm Ao o States inspector during four, nonghis in 1585, with Leadquartérs on the Pacific const, et dvin gy Ross Wins tlie Spulling Race. NDON, Jan. 13.—Phe seulling race bo- tween Wallave Ross, of Amsrica, and George Bubear, of England. for the champjonskip of England, challege oup and . & stake of £400, took place to-dny over the Thanies course from Putuey to Mertiake. Ross had the Surtey side of thoriver and led throughout. At Hammersnidvh, two miles from the start, he was ten lengths ahead, He then eased up and won by six lengils. o b Weather Indjoations. For Nebraska: Colder, genorally fair weather, widt cold weve, fresh w brisk northerly winds,* For Towa: Light local snows, foliowed by fair, colder weather, with cold wave, frosi to brisk winds, Olu!tin(f to northerly, For Eastern and Southeastern Dakota: ir weather, preceded in southeru portion ight snow, colder, with cold wave, fresh i northerly winds, becoming lighter and variable. i Another Dakota Bliczard. Angnpeey, Dak., Feb. 18.--(Special Tele- gram to the Bes.)—Early this morning s swong wind Lrom the aortds developed nto 8 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY A blizzard, completely blocking the raflroads by noon. To-night the thermometer is' 102 be- low zero. Although the storm seems nearly a8 severe as that of January 12, - ne loss of life is anticiputed, as the storm came up gradually. TELEGR YTES. The Kennebee Journal iusists on Blaine staying in the race, In the French chamber of deputics yester. day Premier Tirard called for a credit of 19,900,000 francs, which was adopted. Chief of Police Ebersold, of Chicago, ten- dered his resignation to Mayor Reche last evening. No reason was assignetl, ¢ Two thousand men are still continuing the offort to rescue the passengers on the mail train on the Arlberg railway, buricd by aa avalanche. The first clause of the socialist bill passed the sccond reading in the reichstag yester- day. The clause prolongs the existing law until September 30, 1500, Harper Meadows, & member of a highly respected fawily at Olney, Ill, has been ar- 1 on suspicion 0f having assassinated h . Leanor on Saturday. udge Gresham was seen at Louisville, Ky., last evening and asked his - opinion.. of Binine's letter, but refused to say anything, saying he was not talking politics. roroner’s jury at Marissa, Tll., yester- day decided that J. W. Guthrie, the ‘wealthy farmer supposed to have been ‘murdered by burglars Sunday last, in reality suicided. Ralph Lee, who shot. and dangerously woundedohis step-father, Banker Rawson, in Chicago some months ago, was yosterday sen- tenced to eighteen montha- in the county jail. His mother will be tried next week. ' Chicago's city council last' night passed a new gas ordinance, the most important feat- ure of which is that it compels the various gas companies to supply gas to private con- sumers as well as to tho city at §1 per 1,000 cubic feet. No important cuts were made yesterday by the warring western roads, but the Burling- ton announces that to-day, in connection with the B. & M. road, it will reduce_grain rates from all Nebraska stations and the Missouri river Sc per 100 pounds. This is a heavy blow to the Towa and Chicago trunk lines, as they have about 12,000,000 bushels of graln cribbed and stored in western Iowa which will be hurried to market at the reduced rate. A hanquet in honor of Lincoin's birthday was given at Columbus, O., last night, and attended by prominent republican speakers, including Senator Sherman, Governor For- aker, Governor Luce of Michigan, Governor Beaver of Penusylvania, and others. Murat Halstead, of the Cincinnati Commercial Ga zette, 1 responding to the toast, *“The Press,” paid a glowing tribute to the memory of the martyred president. P T, AMUSEMENTS. The Treat of the Season at Boyd's. The Howard Athenseum Star Specialty company opened at Boyd's last night, It is a remarkably line attraction, one of the very Dbest that has been here this season. Many of the performers are previous acquaintauces, but their acts are new und prepared on: ptr- pose for this tour, while the new engage- ments are of uncommon merjt and attract- iveness. The Whirlwinds of the Desert, the four Arabs, give a performance that has never had an equal in this country, and they were greeted with the most enthusiastic ap- plause. Robini and Rezene, in an eccentric 20 act, also brought down brothers, “Fonte-Boni in @ curiously clever bell imitation = are great, and a London magician, Carl Hertz, introduces ~ some tricks that almost partuke of the preternatural. The Irwin sisters—May and Flora—repeated their great success of years gone by. *Home Rule'’ is a good meditm for displaying their specialtics this including the singing by Miss May, who carried the audience by storm with *Way Down in Maine” and ‘other novelties; the male impersonation of Miss Flora was cap- ital. Adams, Casey and Howard gave a re- fined black-faced musical sketch of a similar nature to that in which they have previously won much favor. Miss Lizzie Daly more than satisfied the demands of her unlimited ad mirers for her inimitable work ut the shrine of Terpsichore. Hoey and Dailey need no special mention, save to say that they are as vopular as ever in their not unfamiliar dialogue act. The programme is quite Iengthy, but every item isfoud. and the com- pany will not be duplicated here this. season, for its equal 18 not on the road. the NAILED THE DARKEY. A Traveling Man Plays Policeman For a Little While. A traveling man by the name of Shank- 1and, representing a glass factory at Glovers- vile, N. Y., stepped up to a darkey in the corridor of the Paxton at midnight last night, took him by the collar and marching up to the office directed the clerk to telephone to the central police station for an officer. The negro all this time presented a stolid in- difference, but when Officer Cullen and a companion arrived he weakened and asked for what he was to be pigged. _“Lock him up and I will appear against him. Iam directed by your superior ofticer in this move,” said Shankland, and the ofti- cers departed with their prisoner, To u Bee reporter Shankland explained that he had employed the nogro, whose name is Archie White, to assist him during tne day in carrying about his sample case. ~As a ro- ward, upon their return to the Puxton where Shankland 'is quurtered, he. dove down in his pocket and ' handed White, as he supposed, a silver dollar. But a little later he discovered that it was $20 gold piece and not a dollar, and by advice of the proprietors of the house he started out to find White, accompanicd by a policeman delegated for'the search by Chief Seavey. White, however, succeeded in_eluding his purauers, though they heard of him ns hav- ing been in several plices spending money freely. Upon his return to the Paxton ho was quickly gobbled up, and to-day will be given a hearing. Mgt dngd £ A Veteran Becomes Insane. Nelson Brown, the old G. A, R. Patriarch who has a candy stand on the corner of Boug- las and 16th streets, has become insane and was taken to the police station last might on complaint of T. Erichson, the shoemdker noxt door to him. The old man has:‘scen hard times lately and this, coupled with neglect and insufficient food, has weakened his mind. Some two or three ‘months ago he was mur- derously assaulted by a mulatto, who beat him into insevsibility with pop bottles. Since then the old man has never been himseH. L i Ninety New Locomotivs. .. Fifteen of the new locomotives:ordered: by the Union Pacific railroad will werive Ta the city by March 1, and the batange wilt* follow regularly at a rate that i ‘expict SR b i o ot 05 April 1. Rome, N. Y., Philadelphia, Pe., :;;d Patorson, . J., $hovs ars Mrmishidg e, - Rapid Trunsit. & Bavrivore, Feb. 18.—A company was ‘fn-! corporated in this city to-day which pro) to send merchandise ahd il by eléctro- automatic power over alevated railway cars which cannot run off, and'td muke, the ijne of trapsit from Laltimore to Waghington in ten minutes, Sonie very prominent businessmen and capitalists have engaged i -the edter- prise. ———— Patti's Bogus Agent., New Youk, Feb,, 18.—Uniicd_States Com- missioner Lyman dscided, that the eyidence was fcicni to send Benson, the alleged Patti ticket forger back te Mexico for trial, Hensou's counsel was granted a hearing for to-morrow to pllow the introduction of new. Lestimony. ———r Roumanian Election. Bucnarest, Feb. 13.—The second ballot for members of the Roumanian chamber of depu- ties resuited iu the election of twelve gov- eroment candidates and five members of the opposition. ———— ' Elgin Butter Market, EwaN, 1ik, Feb. 18.—Butter sold on the market to-day at e per pound, Sv———e— $9.00 saved by getting best warranted teeth worth 815.00 of Dr. Haughawout for $6.00, S. W, cor. 18th and Faruam st ———— Best soft coal, Silver Creek. Try it. Jefl, W. Bealord, 218 8. 14th, AMERICANS 0N THE - NILE. Wealthy Tourists Who Are Thor- oughly Kijiing Time. - THE OBSERVANCE OF LENT 7 tgy ; Soclety in Gotham to Come to an Early Close—The President's Sister ina aNew Role—A'@nique Character ~—Clara Belle's Lotter. NEW York, Feb., 11.—[Correspond- ence of the Ber.]—8ince William K. Vanderbilt salled away on a trip around the world little has been heard of him, The newspapers have not followed him up with closeness. Now and then a brief telegram has appeared, announc- ing that Mr. Vanderbilt had graciously consented to be received by the sultan, of some minor potentate, who would un- doubtedly gladly exchange boots with his money guest. That Mr. Vanderbilt spent Christmas in the vicinity of the Dardanélles and that Mrs. Vanderbilt did not forget to send a New Year's chi to New York in the interests of charity., But some of Mr. Vanderbilt’s friends have been fortunate in obtain- ing private advices about him, and from one of these letters I obtain a great deal of information. Mr., Vanderbilt's ex- periences thus far have been devoid of anything remarkable from the point of view of the adventurer. He has had no encounters with brigands,either Italian or Turkish, ho has not been followed by pirates in the mediteranean; he has climbed no dizzy mountain heights, nor has he attempted to enter Morques in disguise, he has not bearded the tiger in his lair, nor shot the, sacred white elephant on the banks of the Ganges. In fuct, Mr. Vanderbilt’s life is, in his own opinion and that of his friends, al- together too valuable to risk in any such foolhardy manner. That may do for moneyless nobodies, but never for the biggest of American money kings, Mr. Vanderbilt, according to the best authority, has, however, been able to enjoy himself much more to his satisfac- tion, At present he is in Egypt, and on his way up the Nile. He has chartered the steamer Prince, Abbas, which re- turned to Cairo last week, having on bourd the Due de Chartres and u purty of illvstrious gentlemen., Mr. Vander- bilt was introduced to the noble duke and they had a pleasant time while both parties remained in Cairo. The stenmer Prince Abbas is getting to be the regular egcéursion boat of the Nile ror parties who can afford to pay the exceedingly large price charged for her use. The tittings and furnish- ings are of the most; luxurious chal ter, and almost equal to the magnifi- cence of Mr. Vanderbilt’s own yacht. The steamer is a large one compared to the general run of véissels in use on the Nile, and the Vandezbilt party will not find it necessary taicomplain of cramped ({lmrwl‘s. The start; was made a few days agonnd the tltimate destination is the First Catataet. Stops will be made at Luxor, Cafnak, Thebes and other towns and villdges on the up trip apd possibly at same on the relurn. Mr. Vanderbilt has written that Egypt is not o country of ipleasant sights, al- though abounding with things of inter- esting nature. migery in Cairo than he ever before imagined possible. The turbulent Nile, with 1ts muddy waters and loamy black banks has caused him to express sur- prise at the stories of Cleopatra and her wonderful barge. To his mind, floating on the dirty waves and wuwhin%’ the -crocodiles as they im&)udcntly flirt their talls, is not such a delightful thing as it is alleged to have been. He admits, however, that the moonlight, and beautiful houris in icturesque costume and soft music may have made a difference. Mr. Vander- bilt’s Nile visit will last much longer than the three weeks that it usually takes, because he expects to be some time in exploring the wonders of the place where he intends to stop. He will manage to get back in time, however, to avoid uny dangers from the annual overfiow. He has taken along with him a goodly supplf' of choice Perfectos to prevent infection from the ill-smelling rags that are omnipresent in Egypt at this time. He believes that good tobacco smoke will drive away any such danger, and invites his companions to puff away at his best brauds all the time. “Doing” the Nile has {apparently at- tracted a great many Americans re- cently. Mvr. J, Pierrepont Morgan, the rich banker and statesman, chartered the same steamer that Mr. Vanderbilt is now using. He wasin a hurry, how- ever, and brokoe the time record on the trip by steaming night and day instead of lying-to at night. He returned to Cairo in a week and a half from the time he started. Mr. Tsmay of the White Star line also made the trip and a num- ber of well known Americans have been there incognito. Letters have been re- ceived in New York from Mr. and Mrs. Daniel B, Fearing, the wealthy society couple who took a wedding trip to Jupan last fall, Mr. Fearing 1s a wealthy gentleman of adventurous spirit who became tired of the insipid pleas- ures of society life in New York: Mrs. Fearing is o charmin {nun}g woman who shares her husband’slove for travel, | and, as money is no objedt to them, they have been enjoying themselves royally. They left New York on a special car ,and their own seryants for San Fran- cisco and thence traveled by private | yacht to Yokohoma, A beautiful resi- dence had been ¢ngaged for them in ad- vance and had beendfikted up in luxur- L ious manner. In thé 8lightful climate and surrounded by nd eurious con. ditions they have d to entertain themselves wonderifilly "well. They at first intended to petyrn in six months | but their appetite’)éo travel has only been whetted by t! { experience zna they expect now to dffule the ziobe be- for they veturn. Th¥flr aext stop will be in Indis, -3 Society mcams t q"lrly advent this " yenr. Ti4s generaldy agreed that Feb- ruary 15 is a date altofether outrageous for J’w suppression‘ofigayety in its vio- lent phase, and thé gnforced substitu- tion of sewing bees, guiet luncheons, charitable bazaars, apd the carrying of ' prayer books in_thayafternoon. There was . a time when ithe Lenten season ' might be opened ignored, and church authority defied with impunity. But society doesn’'t do that sort of thing now. It's fashionable to be churchly, 80 the sackeloth and. ashes are meta- Ll’:orivully donned without & murmor. S0me young women evem go so far as to attend church two or three times a day. They may be escorted home by a differ- ent young man each time, but they con- sole themselves with & consciousness of duty performed. There is some talk of a great charity fair before Easter, to be led by such names as Astor and Vander- bilt, but the project has not yet taken definite shape, and come to nothing. Notwithstanding the widespread popu- larity of Lenten observances, however, thers are a considerable number of wealthy New Yorkers whose absurd independence of the conventionatities He fdund more rags and’ ¥ 14, 1888, has led them to & charming new depar- tare in their set. This is a departure for Florida, Nassau, or some other genial clime n few days before Ash Wednesday, and a return to civilization a few days after Eastor. At least twenty families have departed within the last week, with the sole purpose of escaping the dullnessof Leat, and many more ave going. But if Lent isobserved rather strictly, society makes the most of the gay seagon up to the last moment. While the afternoon receptions and the even- ing “smnll and carlys™ at private houses are as numerous as ever, the entertain- mentsat Delmonico’s und the Brunswick have greatly increased in number. For instance: Delmonico’s second floor is engaged for every night up to Ash Wednesday, for balls and other -social afiaivs. Private enter- tainments in public places—admission by eard only—grow in favor and save much wear and tear on the goods and chattels of handsome dwellings. It is done by forming so-called “clubs” or “eivoles,” and issuing engraved invita- tions. . Delmonico weeps when he thinks of Lent, but it is doubtful it he goes to cHurch—even onde a day. . The dancing season closes with the beginfing of Lent,-of course, and it has been an unusually gay one, in conse- quence, of the condensation already mentjoned. A feature of the last ball in the Astor coterie was the presence of four bridal partiés. In each instance the bride was there wearing the costume in which she has stood before the altar, except that the veil and orange blos- soms were discarded. The four groups of bridesmaids also appeared in the dregses which they had worn at the weddings. These interesting bridal Enrties kept themselves intact for an our or 80, and around them crowded ad- miring spectators. An airof rivalry was imparted the exhibition, too, for it was inevitable that comparisons should be critically made, not alonc as to the pore sonal beauty or lack of it but in the matter of clothes. At all events it was a successfuul attempt to inject an almost sensational element into what would have been & fine but conventional cli- max of the season, Propriety and Shakespeare have had a collision, and Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland had gomething to do with it. That is to say, the extremely fashion- able school in which she is a member of the faculty was the place of the impact. The rules of that establishment, govern= ing the conduct of the pupils, compels the girls who board there to get a special permission every time they go outside the walls, except for promenades together and with a chaperone. Applications for leave to go to theaters are generally refused, but Shukespeare has usually been hon- ored with a breach of this law. Whoen Booth & Barrett last Yln_v-:d here these school girls were allowed to go to the matinees in chaperoned parties, and even at mght, under approved escort, Modjeska is in town this week in a round of Shakespearcan {lluys, and the girls under Miss Cleveland supposed that they could witness these representa- tions. But when it came to “Cymbe- line” and **Mensure for Measure,” with their shocking plots, the question had to be carefully considered: On the one hand it was argued that akesp s works were above condemnation, even in these pieces usually offered by actors, while it was as strenuously urged that the adventures of the heroine in each in each instance were utterly unfit for young girls to see. Miss Cleveland was delegated to find out how far Modjeska intended to go in a literal illustration of Shakespeare, and she wrote a polite letter to the actress, asking if the bed- chamber scene in “*Cymbeline” was to be given as in the play. Modjeska replied that not only would every word in it be broken, but that, after mature congideration, she had de- cided to emphasize it by the utmost de- gree of pantomime. She said that the whole play depended upon this princi- pal scene for its intelligibility and in- terest. Thereupon she felt that artistic reverence for Shakespeare not only de- manded that this particular passage should not be curtailed, but that it should be given with all possible dram- atic force. Miss Cleveland us emphatic- ally decided that her girls should not see “Cymbeline.” Probably she was right. 'There is a f;rcnt deal of good poetry in this J)lu,\'o Shakespeare’s, but the principal feature of the story is the surreptitous visit to her bedside by an adventureous scoundrel, in quest of false evidence against her modesty. How- ever, several audiences did sce Mod- jeska in this dramatic cxrhzit, and per- sonal observation of one of these gather- ings impells the writer to declave that Shakespeare literally illustrated on the stage is a shock to sensitive eyes and ears. This leads up to Comstock’s raids upon undraped art, and one of our variety theatres—the only one close to Broad- way, and commonly visited by polite people—has this week taken shrewd ad- vantage of the subject. Wherever did you hear of ‘any body, even the most acute stickler for propriety, objecting to skin-tight coverings on the circus Amr- formers? Three athletes happened to be under engagement to this establish- ment. One of them was & young woman, Ordinarily they threw flip-faps, and did other acrobatic things, in the costume common to their profession. ‘But this time the manager saw the chance for novelty and humor in keeping skirts on the girlduring her performance. There- fore. we have the¢ remarkable sight of summersaults and contortive feats by a maiden dressed in the long skirts of conventional life. In the busy throng of lower Broad- way and tributary thovoughfares, as old Trxflw'l elock is making toward noon, may daily be seen a buxom girl of about twenty,” with® vosy cheeks, intelligent eyes, and a big basket of fruit on her arm. Inandout ef buildings she goes, until, when, relieved of her cargo she disappedars for half an hour while she loads again. .“Fo be sure she is only one of én“army of ‘women engaged in this businessbut slie‘is & unique character for all" that. They call her Jo. Nobody ever knew an apple girl’s sur- nuin@, or perhaps ever dreamed thet she possessed such athing. Johsas been working '"the neighborhoscd of Wall street for'a” numbeér of years, and she has struck 'a . vein that will make time, At first she was o freelance, and took trade &s it came; but as soon as one found bus- iness thriving to an extent beyond her capacity she weeded out her customers, retaining those who had proved most profitable.” -Her patrons are chielly brokers and lawyers. Jo is shrewd aud Jo is secretive and the method of her money makiog may be explained by a simple transaction. She enters a bro- ker's office, and passes unchallenged to the private room of the head of the firm. An elderly gentleman greets her cordi- ally,selects 4 couple of oranges and asks her with a smile to *send up a couple just like last week.” Jo makes an entry n alittle note book, the old banker hands her a bank bill and she makes her exit. But on the way out a_ young man at a desk 'ntercepts her, buys an apple or two, whispers mysteriously, s her & mote and she vanishes. Down in the market Jo had a_contract with a certajn fruit dealer, and buys at bottom prices. There soon after we find her, engaged in mukinwp three baskets of selected fruit—one larger and finer than the others. Then she ad- dresses aud attaches acard to each, and orders them to be sent uptown .before sundowh., Late in the afternoon n basket of fruit is handed the broker's wife. A larger basket is delivered to another lady—not his wife Buaskot No. 8 finds_its way to a very cosy flat where a Vaudeville actress pays the rent. Jo clears about #1 on each bas- ket, and the gentlemen concerned are relieved of making purchases where acquaintances might be encountered and awkward explanations rendered necessary, Jo holds the secret of many aman, and the happiness of more than one home in that little note book of hers. But she's vory discreet. CLARA BELLE. LR nd Barn and Horges Burned. Girarn, Kan., Feb. 13.—[Special Telogram to the Bee.]—A livery stable owned by M. J. Lovener was burned to the ground together with its contents. Ten head of horses, two mules, sleighs, buggies and equipments wero all destroyed, The horses wore insured for $1,000. Loss $4,800. ——— Burglarized Pullman Cars. Wranporte, Kan,, Feb, 18,--[Special Tele- gram to tho Beg.]—OMcer James: Gilley ard rested William Kelley last night for burglar- izing Pullman pallace cars and steating pil- lt}v{,fi.dwlnnkcls, ete. Heisin jall in default of bail. Notice. A grand benefit concert, for the bene- fit of the Nebraska heroines, Miss Min- nie Freeman, Miss Loie Royce and Miss Lena Woebecke, will be given at_the Grand opera house, Thurs&ny eve, Feb. 23, 1888, by .the members of . Second United States’ infantry band. The entire rceipts will be contributed to the Omaha BEE fund. Programme will appear at a later date in all paper: S To Buy, Trade, Sell, Rent Or exchange, see J. L, Rice & Co. ——— R. Kalish, tailor, has removed to Ex- position, cor. 15th and Capitol ave. i it e CALIFORNIA EXCURSIUNS. Burlington Route, Tickets sold every day, good six months, choice of routes. Special cheap excursion Feb. 16, For particulars write to or call at Crry Ticker OFFICE, 1824 Farnam st, S Architects and Supermtendents. Hodgson & Son. 26, Iron Bank. O AT J. L. Rice & Co., Real Estate. — For Hanscom Place, meroved property, see J. L. Rice J0. 4 T . Bal Masque. The Omaha Turnverein I'eb. 22at Germania hall. Members can secure tickets for themselves and ladies, and also for their friends by applying to the undersigned committee. Tickets $2.00 cach including 2 ladies. Phillip An- dres, Fred Anderson, Henry Rahlff, Fred Wells, C. Hoarman, E. Stein, B. M. Mohr, E. Meyer, B. Jobst, and Frank J. Lange, committee on arrange- ment. Gy Furnished House For Rent. Five room house near street car, $25 per month. Furniture for sale at a bar- gain for cash or on time. Inquire of A. Hospe, 1513 Douglas. —— -— Harney Stry See J. L. Rice & Co. s L Brook Trout, BLACK BASS AND CROPPIES AT MOTZ FISH MARKET, 414 8. 18TH. —— Parnell Social Club. Remember Tuesday evening, Feb. 14, the above named club gives another of its series and a good time is assured all those favored with invitations. Grand mavch prompty at 9 o’clock. e t Corner. Chicago Street Full lot between 11th and 12th st. Sale or trade. J. L. Rice & Co. ————— Seidenberg’s Figaro is the only long Havana filled 10c cigar for bc on sale everywhere. e Another Piano for $40. A. Hospe, jr., 1513 Douglas street, has a piano for 810, an organ for $80, for cash or on monthly payments. A fine upright piano for 8175 on monthly payments. A good square piano for $100. A. Hospe, jr., agent for the cele- brated Emerson pianos and Kimball organs. e J. L. Rice & Co., Real Estate. P Dr. Hamilton Warren, Magnetic Phy- sician and surgcou, Room 3, Crounse block, cor 16th and Capital ave. Chronic and nervous diseases a specialty. phone 944. 5 —~—— Saunders Street. Sixty-three feet front on paved street, $1,000 less than what is asked for prop- erty surrounding it. J, L. Rice & Co. Musical gymnastics by the deai mutes, at the Grand Opera house, to-morrow evening. Admission 50 cents. i Jones and 12th St. Corner. See J. L. Rice & Co. R A New Ice Firm. F. Weymuller and R. Peterson have entered a co-partnership under the name of the Omaha Ice company, They will handle on first-cluss ice, both at wholesale and retail. The patronage of their friends is solicited, and perfect satisfaction is guaranteed to the trade in every instance. Their office is locat~ ed at 310 South 16th st. ———— Jackson Street Lot. See J. L, Rice & Co, ——————— A Dinner Party. Quite & pleasant entertainment was ivon at the Puxton on Saturday even- ing, the occasion being a dinner party under the auspices of Juan Boyle and his omplished wife, of Kearney, The dinner was in honor of General and Mrs. Wheaton. There were several in- vited guests from among army circles, and the affajr was a cowplets social suc- cess, A visit to Boyd's thontve by the entire party completed 4 most - pleasant evening. 3 ke Capitol Avenue Lot. Between 14th and 15th streets. J. L. Rice & Co, Had the Couple Arrested, Mrs. P. M. Walsh and M. C. E, Sewurd were arrested at the Cozzens hotel last night on_the eharge of adultery. The charge is said 1o be brought by Mrs. Walsh's husbund, with whom she has not been living for sev: eral months past. Seo Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. ‘When Haby was sick, we gave her Castoria. 'When she was » Child, she cried for Castoris, 'When she became Miss, she clung 1o Oastoria, 'When shio had (hildren, ahe gave theu Castoria. THE SPECULATIVE MARKETS, Every Elomeont Combines to Boost the Price of Whent, CORN CONTINUES TO PILE UP. Liberal Buying of Oats Early in the Session — Provisions Exhiblt Spasmodic Trading— Cattle Fair, CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET, Cuicaco, Feb. 18.—(Special Telogram td the Ber.]—Everything which might be exe pected to influence the price of wheat-pointed this morning towards a higher range of values. Forcign news was the best for'a long time, reports were largor, there was o large decrease in the visible supply—larger than was generally expectoed—and, what seemed a totally unexpected aid to the bulls, a big cut in storage rates. There was not x bear point in sight. All these things seemed 10 possess strength early in the day, but the power dropped pretty much out of them be- fore the session was over, and, as a resuly of the morning’s trading, May wheat closed just }gc higher than it closed Saturday. The explunation of the early advance was ap- parent to everybody. The reason for tho loss of it was not so clear. The only solu- tion of the problem offered was that buying orders from the outside were all filled carly in the day, and they ceased to come. Local tradi for whom the market consists of one day, and that only, believing that the expected bulge was now coming in- deed, had bought wheat, and when prices failed to advance #ny further proceeded to unload it as fast as possible and only found buyers at lower figures. Trading was active and there was a good volume of business early, but luter the pit became rather dull. May wheat op S1igc and immediately s0ld up to 81 ‘This wus the highest point of the session, though the market lingered in that neighborhood for some time, with for- cign houses buying and good buying for New York account. In the latter part of the session the price sagged to Bl @sle and closed there at 1 o'clock. June wheat opened at 82@S2ce, sold at Sllye and S1%c and closed at 1 o'clock with the last named price asked. While the visible supply of wheat continues to decrease the supply of corn is rapidly pil ing up, aud this i spite of & short crop and comparatively light receipts in this market. To this fact and the rather easier feeling in provisions the decline in corn to-day ought probubly to be attributed. The market seemed strong early and advanced a little, but lat pped 2ge and closed at nearly the lowest point of the session. The increase in the visible supply was 475,000 bushels. May corn opened at 5114c and immediately sold up 10 51%¢c and hung between those two prices for some time, then dropped to 5lc and closod at1o'clock at 51@bllge. June corn opened at b13c, and declined to 5le, closing at 1 o'clock at ble bid. There was quite liberal buying of oats carly in the session for a local operator and some buying to cover shorts, all of which had that market firm carly and even advanced prices a little, but latér, with the drop in corn, oats also declined.” May oats opened at 819;¢ and worked up to 81342, then fell to and closed at 1 o'clock at ' 817%@813c. June outs opened at 32¢ and at the lowest was asked for that delive visions were a little_slow. was_ spaswodic, und cxcept by the purchase of pork by a couple of houses supposed to rep- resenta certain packing firminterested on tho loug side of that article, the’ buying of lard and short ribs by a prominent operator, the day’s business was foaturclesss. The market was wanting in life and vigorand the ruling prices averaged lower than thoso of Saturday. In pork a decline of b@ile, in lard of 23¢@de und in short ribs of 2i4c was suffered. APTEKNO00NSESSI0N—Wheat opened at31 3o for May, closing at 81}c; February, 16ke. Corn_opened at 5lc for May, and sol at 5l @blic on the split, closing al that. Oats steady. Pork was quiet, February lluuinf at§14.00and May at $14.2734. Lard was a shade stronger; February closed at $7.021, March $7.05, May §7.80 and Junc $7.95. Short ribs declined 2'gc, closing st ‘\?l‘ for February, §7.40 for March nnd§1.55 May. CHICAGO Curcaco, Feb, 13.—[Special Telegram to the BEe])—Carrie—Trade was fair and prices steady at last week's decline— on the ordinary run of fat cattle. There is considerable speculation as to the effect the opening of the Lenten scason on Wednesday may have on the beef trade in large cities, The bulk of opinion seems to be that the effect will not be felt to any great extent and especially if the run of cattle gets down to 40,000 ‘or 42000 in Chicago for the weck. The supply of eattle at Kansas City and St. Louis was reported light, which would indicate a_oderate run in Chicago for a day or two at least. Butch- ers’ stock was in good demand and steady, Yurd speculators took all the stockers and feeders offered at last week’s prices. Spec- ulators anticipate good business for the com- weok, Shipping steers, 1350 to 1500 1bs., $4.40a5.00; 1200 to 1350 1bs., &3.80@24.50; 050 to 1200 bs., £3.00@8.80. Stockers and foed- ers, §2.25@3.50; cows, bulls and mixed, $1.76 515: bulk, $2 1 Texas grassers, W; corn-fed st 3,200 4.00, Trade was brisk and prices stoady to strong as compared with Saturday. Threo or four ear loads of fancy heavy out of tho 20 fresh sold at &5.80, or be higher than any- thing sold Saturday, but the great bulk of prime to choice mixed and packing sorts sold at £.42@5.00, and butcher weights st #.60@ 5.70. ®ight sold ul §5.10@5.20, and pigs &t LIVE STOCK., Chicggo, Feb. “The Drover's Journal reports as follows Cattle—Receipts, 2,000 market steady; shipping stoers, $3,00005.00; stockers ‘¥nl 1 5@d,50; cows, bulls and wixéd, 'exus cattle, $2.50@4.00, market stéady to heavy, #540@ £3.4 strong; mixed, b, Tight, $5.005.40; skips, Shecp—Receipts, 4,000; stead $3.50(@5.15; western, $4.00 $3.00(@4.25; lambs, $4.75@0.10. National Louls, Feb. shipments, 500 native stecrs, $4. steers, §3,9014.5 to choice, §.15(24.20 10 2008 hativ " steers, meédivm rs and fecders, to. ‘fair to goody §2.U0@3.40; rungers, ordinaty 24.10. 1o good, §2.2574.10. lgozs — Receipts, 3,600; shipments, 8003 market active and firn; choice héavy krnq butchers' selections, #5.50@h.70; packing, medium to prime, $.10@5.55; light' grades ordinary 10 good, #4.50@b. 0. . 13, —Cattlo—~Recaipte ——— marbet strong any ve a sbade higherfor - goot; good to choice corn-fed, $4.30@4.80; eompiol o medium, 3,25 4.20; stockers, $1.802.50; feeding stecrs, #.00@325; cows, $1.50@ 8.00. Hogs—Receipts, 4,000; shipments, market active, f sdivin o hewyy 0 strongsr, g ut §¢ cownon 16 choice, # Pign, 35.00004.60. FIN NEW Youk, . 15— [Specinl Telegram to the Ber.|--Stocks—The duy was unim- portant in stocks. ‘I'tie movement, such as it was, turned downward, but it was searcely perceptible. Many stocks closed at the same level as Saturday aud many others at @y point below. A very few were ¥(@}¢ polut lower, and Western Un'on, as the single ex- ception, scored a point upward. Tt has been aday of small things and neither interest can be said to have devcloped any new come ditions to the situation. The market opened moderately active, but the feeling was fever- ish. Loundon offered some orders, bu they were of a scalping nature, intended to werk the warket either way for about 2@ voins. Canmack brokers put out a few tuousand