Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 2, 1889, Page 12

DRESS 600DS. | We havereceived alarg WASH FABRICS Such as NS e shipment of INDIA LINONS, Etc. New Patterns at Reduced Prices. this stock, and Hats to order at short notice. LAGES. LAGES.. All our Black Flounces have been marked down below cost, They must all be sold this week. MISE NK'T, 48 inches wide, $1.25. 27 inch . 4¢ inch . 45 inch AESNCHI G Gvv o v AL By WOt YD 45 inchi..voovivaee At 806; worth $1.25 g7 el v e At S BSY gy ameh vi oo cieve vio o At BOBY EMBROIDERIES. HAMBURG EMBROIDERIES, At 1lc, 2¢, 3¢, 3%, o, Worth 2¢, 4¢, B¢, 7¢, Ete. worth worth .....At 45c; .....At 66¢c; L AL B8E6Y worth worth ¢, Ete. worth 7 UNDERWEAR. All Underwear has been reduced and we now sell $1.256 Gowns..............At $1.00 50¢ $1.76 Gowns ..............At $1.25 $1.85 Gowns..............At $1.40 PECIAL INVITATION: Miss ALICE ISAACS, the well known milliner of Stern Bros., New York, and of 26 Rue d’Enghien, Paris, has opened a Millinery department in our store.The display of IMPORTED PARISIAN BONNETS AND ROUND HATS, is without doubt the grandest Omaha ever witnessed. We solicit an inspection of a trial. Crepe, etc., at the very lowest prices. Garnitures for parties and balls, orange blossoms for weddings, ete., a specialty. WHOLESALLK HOSIERY. White Suits For Ladies’, Misses’ a At Half Price. nd Children, TA NA as a sure minator of moths, bed bugs, mosquitoes, ete., 15¢, 25¢ and 30c per package. 4 | R PR LW The EXPERIENCE ON THE RAIL. | A Ohinaman Driven Crazy By the 8Sight of Cowboys. APPOINTED ROAD MASTER Men Who Have Risen From the Ranks and the Disaavantages of I hose ‘Who Have Been Injured While at Work. Topics of the Rail. *‘Some very peculiar things transpire on board railroad trains,” remarked Colonel J. H. Hackett, of the news de- partment in the depot in this city. “I remember several years ago when I was news agent on the road I had many pe- culiar experiences with the traveling public. One day, as we were boing wheeled along on the Wyoming division of the Union Pacifie, a very laughable transaction took place. In the rear of a smoker was a Chinaman, named Wing T.ee, who was on his was to his native home. He had spent some time in this country, and was returning with the proceeds of his industry. A short distance from Cheyenne two cowboys boarded the train, and took up quarters in the smoker. They were equipped in full cowboy regalia, with a brace of Colts’ revolvers strapped to their hips. I wasin the smoker, and when the guests of the plains entered, I observed that Wing Lee became sud- denly restless. He soon became irra- tional, and, ina short time, was busily engaged in scattering his money all over the car and throwing it out of the window. The conductor happened to . enter the car,and seeing what was %ohlg on, brought_the train to a stop. he Chinaman did not realize the situation, but, on the other hand + jumped through the car window, an made off like a coyote. We persuaded him to stop, and induced him to get on board tho train again, but ho was afraid the cowboys were train robbers, and, rather than be robbed of his cash, he threw it away. He had about $1,500, and we found about $400 of it on the floor and in the seats of the car, The rest he had fired out of the window. ‘We gave him back what he picked up, . 8nd ho chattered like a magpie, paying the Melican man a considerable amount of attention.” y O.Q In railway circles, men are often pro- moted for Imu'l-r{' or efficiency, over . others, who, in the ordinary light of every day affuirs should be recognized, Roadmaster Brown of the Union Pacitic at this place was elevated on the ladder in this way. In the fall of 1885, he was & section man on the Wyoming di- wvision. Going along his section one afternoon, he discovered that a rail was torn up and was left so that, when struck by a train, a serious wreck would follow. Brown dispatched one of kis men up the track to signal a pas- senger train that was then almost due, | He knew that the rail had been fixed _for the purpose of helping out in a train robbery, us this was not an uncommon oceurvence in those days, He also knew that in replacing the rail his life -was in peril, However, he restored it to its proper place, and spiked it down. The passenger train was about twenty-five minutes late and the lnlll)ection had been repaired and everything cleared ur when the train came thundering along, safely ng over what otherwise would have the sceno of horror, being aware ¢ timely discovery. Brown, after (put up in powders, tablets, berries, soup, ete.) is a disinfectant as well preventive and exter- The very best positively Fast Black Hose, EVERY PAIR GUARANTEED, Cotton Hose, aboi i .ol i . 25¢ ¢ Cotton Hose, at ...... Cotton Hose, at ........ Lisle Hose, at......... Lisle Hose,at...c..................7T5Bc Also full line of Fast Black Children Hose at Lowest Prices, Our French Woven Corcets have been Reduced from $1.00 to 75c. Reduced from $1.25 to $1.00. SAND RETAIL. CORSETS. 35c Drawers... 45¢ Drawers. $1.00 Skirts.. Vi $1.25 Skirts....... ..At 35¢ ....At 60c coveee At $1.00 Untrimmed hats and trimmings, such as Flowers,Feathers, Ribbons, Knit Underwear. Gauze and Balbriggan Vests with silk herringbone, 25C. FOR GARMENTS REPAIRED AND TAKEN CARE OF DURING SUMMER. argest Cloa L repairing the break, got on board his hand car and escaped without coming in contact with the robber. But the robber was there in the person of “*Big Nose George,” who is known only by this alias, and who was once the terror of Wyoming. Brown did not know that George was there, but the latter afterward stated that he was sccreted behind a pile of rock awaiting the ap- proach of the train. He had fixed up the rail 8o that the engineer would not have discovered it, to ditch the train, when he intended to rob the express car during the excitement. He was waiting for the train when Brown and his men came along, and according to his own words, had his rifle twice leveled on Brown, intending to kill him, but he thought if Brown was *‘foolish” enough to repair the track when he knew under what circumstances the break had been he caused, was not worth killing. Big Nose George was captured at Car- bon, Wyo., about three months afte ward, and was hung. Up to the time of his death the facts of the rail removed were undeveloped; but as he stood with anoose around his neck he confessed the entive details as above, and asked that Brown be informed of his narrow escape. For this act of bravery Brown was promoted to the roadmastership, and his face is familiar at the present time on the streets of Omaha, * x The road to success in railroad circles is hard at best to follow. ice Presi- dent Holcomb, of the Union Pacific, was once a freight brakeman and did some hard work turning thecranks. He worked in this capacity on nearly every western road, and it is said takes pride in relating his experience as a *‘shack.” Tom Potter followed the same appren- ticeship and made quite a record in turning brakes on the Northwestern. Ed Dickinson, now. assistant general manager of the Union Pactfic, com- menced railroading at the age of leven ears as messenger boy for the Clove- and & Toledo railroad at Cleveland. At the age of fourteen, and during his career as a messenger, he learned tele- graphy and took a position as operator on the Atlantic & Great Westorn. At the age of seventeen he was made train dispatcher on the same road. In1879 he came to Omaha as clerk and ope in the freight office, but return Cleveland shortly afterward asassistaot train_dispatcher of the Cleveland & Toledo. His wrist giving out, he was comuellell to ceaso operaling and went on the rond as baggago and express messenger. In 1877 he was appointed superintendent of the Laramie division of the Union Pacific, and made his way up to the position of general superin- tendent, by Vice President Potter, and recently to the position of assistunt general manager by Vice President Holeomb. " The absence of a finger, thumb or foot indicates the vocation of a man in such condition to be that of a railroader, But, as a rule, and one with but few ex- ceptions, the man with a missing mem- ber is rarely found huldin‘i official posi- tions, The reason is self-explanatory. In the first place nine-tenths of the railway employes thut meet with acei- dents of this kind, do so by their own cavelessness, and through negligence, ‘When maimed in this way the indi- vidual, whom he may be, feels as though be is entitled to some good position with the company. But the manage- ment never looks at it in that way. A practical railway ofticial will meet the request for a position of responsibility from an injured person by informin the individual that he could not wefi take eare of himself, as his injuries demonstrated, and that he would be a poor man to put in a position, the duty l of which would be to care for others. This may seem queer, but where is the man with a missing or maimed member that occupies any prominent position in the railway world? CONNU. LITIES. A Kansas bride received a barrel of salt as one of her wedding presents. Thirty divorces were granted in one day during the recent scssion of the supreme court at Manchester, N. H. Mrs. Cleveland cast a pair of tiny slippers and a handful of rice after her mother when she started on her bridal journey. A new ‘‘wrinkle” has been introduced into matritony—Rev. Mrs. Ellen Rinkle, of Wooster, O., who has been authorized to perform the marriage ceremony. Eliza Jane Starr, an Oakland, Cal., widow, has petitioned the supreme court to increase her allowance of pin money. Her husband used to give her $1,500 per month, and she is now only receiving $1,000 which she claims is not sufficient for her incidental expenses. Charles Whittmeyer, an eccentric German living at Mount Holly, N. J., created a sensa- tion by announcing that he has offered his will for probate in order to have his estate settled during his life time. A clause in tne will provides that one-half of his estate shall £0 to his wife, Betsy, so long as she remains his widow, and when she marries again the other one-nalf shall be paid to her, *‘as it costs more to keep two than one.” One morring lately two Berlin doctors of medicine were about to satisfy their ‘*honor’’ by a duel. The signal to prepare was about to be given, when the fiancee of one combat- ant appeared with a revolver and threatened to shoot the first who raised his weapon, swearing that the duel should only take place over her corpse. Her lover had written a letter of farewell in the ovent of his being Killed, and she, receiving it in time, nad ar- rived at tho critical moment. She effected a reconciliation. A quite singular marri has brought to light. It was celebrated in New York city April 80. The contracting parties reside in West Virginia, and the disparity of their ages, as well as the near relationship existing botween them, has occasioned no little amusemént among their friends. The bridegroom is a wealthy bachelor, who has seon not less than seventy-five summers, while the bride is a handsome blonde of twenty-five, The gallant lover is the great- uncle of his youthful spouse, and his mar- rigge to her maukes his wife the aunt of her father, the great-aunt of her sisters and the dsughter-in-law of her father's grandfather, —— SINGULARITIES, Dan Walker, of Eustis, Fla, has an alli- gator that he is breaking to drive in harness, An arcmologist at Monticello, F'la., has a tree which bears quinces, pears and apples. It does not seem to be a graft. In Lancaster, Pa., there is & woman who wears No. 14s, and has to buy men’s boots. Hers is the biggest female foot in the state. Haw Pond is about seventeen miles east of Cordele, Ga., and is perhaps one of the most wonderful natural curiosities in the state. Iv annually sinks with a roar about this time in May, and ina few minutes every drop of water disappoars. Something described as @ petrified snake was uuearthed by & farmer while plowing at Ohnioville, W. Va. The piece was aboul as thick a8 a man's wrist and twelve inches long. 1t is supposed to be partof the re- mains of a reptile at least ten feet in length. A very peculiar occurrence took place the fruit stand of C. P, McDannell, in Titus- ville, Pa., the other day. A nice-looking and well-behaved cocoanut, of its own free will and accord, exploded, scatterirg itself to a considerable distance in every direction, and causiug a knot of ladies standing near ad- miring each other's heavily laden flower garden bats to disperse instanter, and start- 5 ¢ the report that bomb throwing was going on in that vicimty. El Verano Whistle: El Verano citi- brought this butter tack. My wife says it isn't good. Grocor—What seems to be the matter with it? **She says it is yellow enough and looks clean, but “it tastes terribly muw." “What does your wife want, the earth?” ust been THE CZAR IN A BAD HUMOR. His Majesty’'s Curt Reply to an Eiab- orate Easter Greeting. ROUMANIA GROWS ANTI-GERMAN Bismarck aud England — Revolts Against the Greek Church—Sud- den Riches Drive a Man to Suicide. “Thanks, Alexander.” ST. PETERSBURG, May 10.—[Special Correspondence of Tne BEE.]—Little in contemporary Russia is more curious than a comparison between the differ- ent ways in which the feasts of Easter is celebrated in Petersburg and in Mos- cow. In Petersburg the celebration is purely official, in Moscow it is entirely popular. In Petersburg it is the sinis- ter roar of the cannon in the fortress of Saint Paul and Saint Peter, where so many political convicts languish, that gives a signal of a feast; in Moscow it is the voice of the historic great Krem- in bell, which wakes the echoesof the 400 belfries of the town of churches. In Petersburg the imperial family cele- brates a teast in the private chapel. A few represontative people are admitted to this service, whose privilege it is to exchange kisses with the czar. The czarina, by the way, has relused ever since her accession to the throne, to submit to a general embracing which is customary on this occasion, and only a few of the highest dignitaries are al- lowed to kiss her hand, an innovation, by the way, which is far from pleasing to the Russian people. In Moscow, on the other hand, universal paternity is the order of the day. Strangers meet- ing in the strcets exchange the glad tidings, ‘‘CHRIST IS RISEN.” “Yes, indeed, 'He is risen,” and kiss ench other like fife-long [riends. It1s the day of good works and large chari- ties. Many an {,&a r day in Moscow releases to liberty the birds in theiwr cages. ajic Il z tis the custam in Russia ifor the various governgrs of provincesand mali- tary chiefs to address offers of congratu- lation to the czar :and royal family at Easter. Amongst those received this yeur at Gatschina was the following telegram from' @ Piuce Doundoukoff Korsakoff, the ¢ominander-in-chief of the Don Cossackf: ‘At the request of the troops of the Caucasus, as well as at that of the cgunty entrusted to my care, I have the happiness to lay at the feet of your imperial majesty the con- gratulations of a faithful subject on the occasion of the Kaster festival, and at the same time beg to hope for your majesty, as well as for her majesty, the czaring, and all your majestic family health, happiness and longevity.” The czar’s telegram in answer to .this effu- sion was characteristic aud is being much talked of in St. Petersburg., It consisted of the two words: STIANKS, ALEXANDER,” It may be noticed that this year the number of letters of congratulation which reached Gatschina was a ridicu- lously smull one, a circumstance which muy account for the bad humor mani- fested by the czar in his answer to the note of Kasakoff. The nobility, the clergy, and even the trades abstained this year from congratuluting the auto- crat; only the poor, oppressed peasantry was faithful. If the czar would only show a little consideration to his pe ple, he might be the most popular sov- ereign in Kurope. Numerous subscriptions continue to be given by private individuals pro- fessedly as thanksofferings for the czar’s escape from his reilway accidentwto various funds which are not at all in favor at Gatschina, as, for instance, the fund for the endowment of schools for women. These monies ore usually paid in as “In remembrance of the happy escape at Borki.” The czar has just issued an ukase commanding that such subscriptions must be worded as “‘In remembrance of the miraculous es- cape,” and orders their confiscation in case the word “miraculous” be omitted. It is understood in St.Petersburg that what is making Prince Bismarck so very anxious to effect an alliance be- tween Germany and England is the right-about-face which has taken place in the Balkan priuc ties in favor of Russia. In Ser the abdication of Milan, public sympa- thy in favor of Russia is being loudly manifested. Roumana, having changed her cabinet, appears to have changed her politics also, and professes the warmest friendship for Russia, The use of the German language at court has been forbxdden by the king, and this is but one of many signs of which way the wind is blowing in Bucharest. At'a banquet given last week in that capital the officers drank several toasts complimentary to Russia, and it was even proposed to petition that power to dismantle, as useless, the fortresses which protect the Russo-Roumanian frontier. In Bosnia and Herzegovinia the greatost hatred for Austria is man- ifested, and a war which would FREE THEM EROM THE GERMAN YOKE, at any cost, would be warmly wel- comed. In spite of the efforts of the Russian government to stop the spread of re- ligious dissent amongst its orthodox subjects, the movement develops day by day. The papers, in obedience to com- mand, suppress the facts, but in spite of this the truth comes to light. The last report of Mr. Poliedonostzeff to the czar mentions facts which show how profoundly unhappy and disgusted the people ave with the present state of gov- ernment. It must be noticed that the act of renouncing the orthodox church on the partof a Russian implies a re- fusal to continue allegiance to the czar, and is one of legal rebellion. Since the famous emancipation the peasunts have sunk into a state of misery impossible to describe. It 18 an established faot that since that date the taxes whichuare imposed on the peasants have increasod five fold. The various dissenting creeds assert, among other rights, that of an absolute freedom from taxation, and the Russian peasant considers it money in his pocket, or at least a hope of sufti- cient daily bread in the future, to pro- fess one or the other of them. So far, however, the action of the dissenters has been n passive one. They are now beginning to act on the offensive. Last week the Schtundists broko iuto an ecclesiastical school near Kerson, and after flinging the 1mages of the saints down to the ground, drove the scholars out, erving: “Phey shall teach you no more lies.” Near Karkow, at the same time, the Methodists forcibly entered the ortho- dox chureh, seized crosses, oviflammes, banuers and holy images, und organ- ized & burlesque procession, at the eng of which they DESTROYED THE SACRED OBIECT Pobedomostzeff demands that the most repressive measurvs should be taken at onoce. This is the only remedy he can suggest. Meanwhilo the Roman Catholic church is making numerous converts each week in the eastern yrovinces, and in Crimea Mahometan Paticiomii it ng itself. Onlya a few days ago a whole Christian family was murdered by a band of Mahometans because the son had married a Tartar girl, who had, in consequence, adopred the creed of the Orthodox church. The procurator of holy synod has his work cut out for him. The misery of the peasants is so great that the various acts of cruelty commit- ted in the agricultural districts on the persons of horse-thieves can be under- stood, and in a certain moeasure con- dnned. In many cases to rob a peasant of his only horse is to ruin him com- pletely; to give him his death blow. A terrible scene took place at the begin- ning of this week in the village of Der- novo in the south of Russia. A farmer in this village, recognizing in the per- sons of Sazine, a retired soldier, and of Davidoff, a young peasant, the two rob- bers of three of his horses, had them ar- rested by the mayo The peasants, in- furiated against the prisoners L of having suflered similar depre broke into the jail,brought the pr . out and beat them to make them confess all the thefts they had committed. In a short time both prisoners were left dead. The farmer, Drutcreiff, could not even then let them be. *‘I am sure,” he said, ‘‘that this old fellow is shamming.” With this he thrust a pointed stick into Sazine’s eyes, and drove'it in sev- eral inches. Dructreiff has been ar- rested, but is not likely to receive a heavy punishment, A Jew dealer in bric-a-brac, of the name of Krowchikosi, resident in War- saw, won the big prize of 200,000 roubles in the drawing of the Interior Loan, which took place on the 3d of this month. On the morning of the 4th Krowehikosi was discovered hanging by the neck in his curiosity shop. He had been very happy as a poor man, but the SHOCK OF SUDDENLY BECOMING RICH had been too much for him. The teachers in the municipal schools in Moscow had proposed to hold a gen- eral meeting last Saturday to discuss various questions of interest to the co At the lust moment an order came from St. Petersburg forbidding the meeting to be held. The Russian government cannot tolorate discussion with a view to common action in any shape or form. ’!“m German colonists in New Russia are returning home to the fatherland en masse. ‘The reason of this is the re- cent aecision of the government to sub- ject the German colonists to the same forced military service as the Russians, A peasant, aged seventy-five, hanged himself on Tuesday in a village near Sempheropol, His motive was that, being unable to earn his living, he did not want to bs a burden to anybody. Isolated, this occurrence would be with- out importance. Unfortunately, in many recent cases, suicide has been traced to the same motive. In the town of Saratoff-on-Volga there is living & man who is 105 yeurs of age. His name is Sanis. M, Sanisisa [rench- man, and came to Russia in 1810 with Nupoleon’s ill-fated army. He is in excellent bealth and spirits, and enjoys talking of the war, which took place seven en years ago, and of how ‘“General February” checkmated the *‘Little Cor- poral.” It may be noticed that upward of twenty thousand men of Napoleon’s army remained of their free will in Russia after the war, and it is to them that Russia owes the origin of many in dustries which were formerly unknows- in that country. A scandal took place on Wednesduy last in the church of Schekisch, in the ! wi Ribbed Jersey Vests....o.enovr +....B0C Regular Gauze Vests, with high neck and half sleeves...uoen Regular Lisle Vests. ......$1.00 . k and Suit House in the West ) | town of Kowno. on the occasion of tha exposition of the body of Colonel Lawe danscki. On the body had been laid a ribbon with the inscription in Russia, “May God keep him in His holy guard.” The priest, for some reason, best known to himself, insisted on having this ribbon removed. The unhappy widow expostulated, and the priest shouted out, “*Oh, if 1 am not master here I had better be off.” With these words he flung off his clothes and rushed out of the church, leaving the funeral rty to finish the service as best they chose. The widow followed him home and im= plored him to return, in vain, At last a priest was found who underwok to finish the servic —— IMPIETIES, ‘The first settle-her—Adam, when he shut up Eve in the garden. A preachers’ trust is spoken of {n Ohio— but it has no connection with the contribu- tion box, $am Jone$ left thig eity and thi$ $tate quite replete with big North American $§85$. There are no flie$ on $am. Two well known clergymen lately missed their train, upon which one of them took out his watch, and finding it to blame for the mishap, said he would no longer have any faith init, “But,” said the other isu't ita question, not of faith, but of works??’ C. P. Huntington, tho railway magnate, devotes five days to busiuess and does no work Saturday or Sunday, being in doubt hich is the day divinely appointed for rest. Only railroad and Standard Oil kings can afford to entertain such fine consciontious scruples. A parson tells this story to the Oxford, Me., Democrat: *‘A young Methodist min- ister had made application to the conference for alicense. He was highly recommended by the prosiding elder, whom the bishop asked about the applicant’s preaching abill- ties, ‘Have you ever heard him? asked the bishop. ‘No, sir,’ replied the presidin elder., ‘T have never heard ‘him, but_be h heard me twice and stood it like a hero.’ ' Tho license was granted. B RELIG10US, The’ Sunday School Year Book of the Methodist _Episcopal church reports 25,095 schools, with 2,086,848 scholars, ‘The voluntary contributions to the Dises- tablished Irish church for 1888 amounted to £148,000, an increase of £11,400 over the pre- vious year, ‘The assertion is made that Bishop Potter is the only clergyman in the United States who wears knee breeches in the evening, ‘This is not strictly true, Bishop Doane of Albuny affects the finglish costume, ‘The vearly increass of ordained men in the Anglican church scems to be in excess of re- quirements. The clerical deaths last year were 400, and there were but 70 new churches built, while there were 734 ordinations, The unbeneficed clergy in fngland now numbers from 10,000 to 11,000, At the world’s quadrennial conferenoe of the United Brethren church, recently held at York, Pa., the opening address of Senlor ihishop Weaver showed an increase in the past quadrennial of 40,000 members, 148 sanizod societing, nearly $200,000 in benev- olent interests, over $500,000 in church prop- erty valuation, and a gain in the Sunday school attendance of 67,&», The statistios read at the recent oonfer ence in the tavernacle, Salt Lake Oity, port that the “‘Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints” has at present 12 apos- ties, 70 patriarchs, 8,919 high priests, 11,805 rs, ‘I.umm%)r ts'u‘ 3,202 teachers, 11,610 ucons, 81,590 famills, 119,915 oficers and members, 49,303 children under eight years of age, & total Mormon population of 168,011, Old Christ church, Alexandria, of which one George Washington was some time & vestrymau, had twice a woman sexton. In 1770 Susannah Edwards seated the oong &ation, ‘‘each accord to, his dignity. From 1810 to 1821 a Cook held sway, and it Is said would look the people in their pews and patrol the aisles in a most martial manuer. e The Watteau flas of tine, yellow Leghorn, oh:zed wnu:::‘:rm ;::dn.mw ubuu m'l.‘.. with maa, Of Howers, ia the hat Of the seasgu, ¥ "%