Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 3, 1889, Page 11

WALKS AMONG THE GRIP MEN Those Who Labor in the Ranks of Seocret Orders. HISTORY OF RUTH The Scottish Rite in Conrt and the ospect of a New Pythian Temple—Other Interests ing Lodge Notes, REBEKAH, The Degree of Rebakah, The degres of Rebekab, an adjunct of Oddfellowship designed for the wives, mothers, daughters, sisters and widows of members of the order, is now on a firm foundation, but this result has been attained only after surmounting many dificultics that loomed up as almost impassable barri- ers. In the success attained is fittingly illustrated the saying that what a “‘woman wills she will, and you can depend on it.” The proposition to provide a degreo for the female relatives of members of the order was first made #t the session of the grand Jodge of the United States, held at Cincin- nati in 1850, At that seasion Brother Will- fam L. G. Smith, of Buffalo, N. Y., offored u resolution directing the committee on the atate of the order to inquire into the propri- oty of establishiog un honorary degreo for the wives and daughters of Searlet degreo members, and also one for the wives and daughters of past officers. In some manner, not explained, the resolution failed to get to the committee proposed, but found its way to the legisiative com- mittce. Whether by accident or design, subsequent events proved that the change was a lucky one, The legis- lative committee was composed of Schuyler Cotfax, of Indiana; Past Grand Sire John A, Kennedy, of New York, and John C. Larue, of Louisiuna. To the indomitable will, energy and ability of ex-Vice-President Colfax is due the credit of having paved the way for tho splendid organization known as the Rebelal degree, Aftor carefuily con- sidoring the question the committee failed to agree, und the majority, Brothers Konnedy and Laure, made an adverse report; holding that it would be inadvisabie and inappro- priate to iustitute an honorary desree for tho wives and aaughters of scarlet degree mem- bors and past officers, in Brother Colfax the ladies had a cham- pion worthy of the cause. He disagroed with the majority of the committee on the main auestion, and hud the courage to make | @ contest before the grand lodge. In an ex- haustive report he took the ground that it would be inadvisable to have a special degree for the wives and daughters of past officers, arguing that the system should be as littie compiicated as possible. The institution of a degree for the wives und daughters of all scarlet degree members, he insistad, would tend to increase the resources of subordinate lodges by the advancement of Lhe moembers in the degrees, it would complote the then imperfect system, in force 1 most of the jurisdiction: by which wives' and widows’ curds were authorized it would lessen and ultimately destroy the prejudice felv agaiust tie order by mun of the fair sex which often tended to prov accessions to subordinate lodzes; such a gree wouid materially assist Odd Fellowshi in peculiar and dificult cases of sickness, where the kindly nursingof woman 1s needed nore thun the assiduous and constant at- endance of man. Following the report,only a very brief outline of which is given above, was u resolution, prepared by Brother Col- fax, which provided for a spccial committee to prepare an appropriate honorary degree with signs and passwords, to be conferred upon the wives of Scarlet 'degree members, ‘There was a long and earnest contest over the wmajority and minority reports, Those opposed to the proposition made a deter- mined resistance to the adoption of the reso- lution offered by Brother Colfax, but their opposition availed them not. The author, but little past, the age of twenty-seven, de fended his position with 8o much earnestness and skill that the resolution was adopted. Schuyler Colfax, W. 8. Martin, of Missis- sippi, and K. G. Steel, of Tennessee, were appointea as the committee to prepare the degree. The report was submitted at the session of 1851, when the opponeuts again made a stubborn fight to preyent the adop- tion of the degree, Again were the friends of the proposition successful. the degree bo- g adovted by a vote of forty-six to thirty- seven. Although adopted, the degree was surrounded by many restrictions. From the first the policy of the Sovereign Grand lodge towards Rebekah degree, was a conservative one, und the advance has uccessarily been slow. For a time it was orded us o mere side degree for Scarlet degree mew- bers and their wives only. The ritual was printed soon after the adoption oi the gree, aud acceptod by all of the jurisdicti except Maryland and North Caroling, wio failed to author its subordinate lodges to conferit. In 1852 it was decided that an apnual password should be given by ladies at the outer door. The aegres ritual was wanslated into German in 1554, and the de- gree declared to be a necessary aualification for a noble grand of a suborainate lodge. In 1860 it was held not to be legal to ballot upon an.application w0 confer the degree on the wives of Scarlet de, members, aud in 1804 tho erand lodge refused to pass a reso- lution authorizing Rebekah degree members to form themselves into associations for the purpose of more freely carrying out the deas of the promoters of the degree. Koilowing in this same hne, Grand Sire Veitch. in 1865, decided that u subordinate lodge could not legally establish a union degrce of Re- bekah and hold regular meetings for confer- ring the degrees, I[n Lis report for 1866, ho called attention to the fact that, in somo Jurisdictions, despite tha decisions declaring them illegal, societics of Rebekahs were n - full operation, and asked that suituble legislation be passed to ceush thom out. But the ladies, undaunted at the reverses and exceeding slow progress, kept aheud of the procession and bave gained full recognition BL2D by step, No action wes taken on the recommenda- tion of Grand Sire Veitch, und Sire San- ders succeeded to the chair, and wus very liberal in dedling with the question at the sossion of 1867, recommending that separato lodges be established, At the next annual session o series of resolutions, reportdd by Representative White, afterwards grand sire, were adopted. These authorized subordinate rrand lodges to institute degree lodges of the Daughters of Rebekab, with power to confer the degree on wives and widows of Odd Fel- lows; to “‘elect and appoint their own officers, provided the past grands of subordinate lu\llrun only shall be eligible fer noble grand, and that’ the warden, outside and inside uardian shall be taken from the male mem- rs, any brother or sister to become w wew- ber, witnout baliot, upon paywg the duecs provided by the by-laws, the brother to re- main & member so long as he was in good standing in bis own lodge and paid his dues 10 the degree lodge, and a sister to remain a member o loug o3 her husband is entitled wo remain a member, or so long as she remains his widow and pays her dues to the lodge." 1t was not, however, until 1871, that the grund lodge provided for balloting' for mem- ors of the Rebekah degree lodges, making a majority vote necessary to elect the appli- cant. - The next advanced step gained by the Rebekahs was in 1877, when the grand lodge removed the restrictions by making any contributing member eligible to the of- fice of noble grand, and since that law was promulgated the ladies have presided over he daughters' lodges. The scope was further enlarged in 1580, Another importautevent 1o the lemslation for the benetit of the Rebekah degree was in 1884, when authority was given represent- ative of state jurisdictions of the degree lodges w meet anuually and consider such questions as would tend to enhanca the in- terests of the order. The revised ritual was adopted at the seasion of 1856, to take effect the following January. During most of the time the ladies wero kept from full cootrol by reason of laws that required members of subordinate lodges 1o perform certain oficial duties, but these restrictive members were wiped from the statute books of Odd Fellowship, when two Yeurs ago provision was made for the up- Dointment of distriot deputies for Rebekah degree lodges from among the lady past grands of sich lodges wna ullowed the va- rious positions at the installation of officers 10 be nlled by lady past noble gran There were, Docembeor 31, 1558, 8 bekah degree lodges, having a totul mem- bershup of 90,457, of whow 49,250 are sisters THE OMAHA DAILY BEE SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3. 1889.~-TWFNTY and 87,180 brothers For tho year 1838 the sum of #21,900.80 was expended for relief. The Scottish Rite in Court. A commission has spout thirteen days in New York city taking testimpny to be used in the law proceedings in Ohio in connection with the Scottish rite controversy, The evi- dence thus taken covers 310 pages of type- written matter. As witnesses thore were produced Daniel Sickel, who was grand secretary general at the time of the mpor- tant meeting held in Boston December 1886, which is virtually conceded to bo the turning point upon which rests the legitima- cy of the United States, or Cerneau coun- cil; Clinton F. Paige, the present grand secrotary; A. P, Moriarty, his assistant, and Charles T. McClenachan. For the plaintiff, or Cerneau side, appeared Robert B. Folger, Hopkins Thompson, Edward W. Atwood and John G. Barker. The value of the testimony can be estimated from the standing in the fraternity, and the long ex- perience of those giving 1t. The promise is made that all wvhis testimony will bs printed in full, so that all_intorested in this controversy may learn for themselves the knowledge of these witnesses who were personally cognizant of transactions of vital interest in the history of Scotush rite ma- sonry in the United States, The United States, or Cerneau men, are v much pleased over the admissions of opponents. It is said that Clinwon K. who was present av the celobrated meet 1 1866, testified that the council was reorganized according to the constitution of 1786, and the members elected in accordance therewith. As the council was working under the constitution of 1762, this testi- mony practically substautiates the claim that the grand commander at that time usurped authority, and based his action on constitu- tions not recognized by the body over which he presided: that he dissolved the council and liberated its members from their alle- wiance; that he substi*uted another in its stead. Another promised sensational feature of the tostimony is that of the letters produced by McClenachan, rovealing the truo inward- ness of the conspiracy and culminating in th grand commauder’s action after being ad- vised of the progress of negotiations with Atbert Pike, and as to the moment when the blow was to be struck, The intimacy of the relations existing be- twoen the piotters was shown i a letter in which 1s quoted these words to him from Pike: “Charlie: To to V. R. and hi and your council—all; nothing d stoutly that thescheme by which the United States consistory was betrayed in 1966 was one of Albert Pile's. The evidence, as reported, corroborates this claim, It confirms the theory that Pike's ambition is to be king of every Masonic rite and organization, blue lodges aud all. AR &A, Therd are six distinct grand lodges of Ma- sons in Mexico, A new Masonic body is in course of forma- tion in Spain, uuder the auspices of ““The Grand Spanish Symbolic Lodge and Ancient and Primitive Oriental of Memphis and M ruim.” There is a document. circulating in almost every workshob 1 Spain that rather than being u masonic character, scoms to contain a programme of & true g of business, at whose head fizures a distin- guished and prominent lawyer of the Colluge of Madrid. Myst:e Sarie, Medinah temple, Nobles of the M; Shrine, of Chicago, initiatea twenty-five can- didates into their mysteries in the precoptory of the Oriental consistory, last F'ri y even- ing, The mitiation was followed by a grand bauquet, K. of P A move is on foot to give the Knights of Pythias o new castle. A fow of the more enterprising of the fraternity grew tired of the progress, or, rather, lack of it, displayed by the old fossils who have the matter of buildiug a hall in hand, and resolved to take the bull by tho horns. As a result, the room In the Paxton block recently occupied by a business coliege has been rented and is being subdividea into & number of commodi- ous rooms. There will be a vestibule from which opens a spacious room, to bo used o a roading-room or parlor. Back of this will be usmaller room, to be used as a billiard rooin, with a toilet room opening from it and also from the first room. Opening from the end of the vestibulo is an ante-room, and back of this is the second ante room, through which the: lodge-room Dbroper is roached. ‘The latter is a large room, and is to be fitted up in first-cluss style, with appropriate han, ings, otc. At tho rear of the lodge-roomn fs a large room to be used for paraphernalia. In is expeeted that the rooms will be ady for occupaney in a few dags. No pains will be spared to have the rooms fitted up in the most: comfortable manner, making ita very pleasant place for the members. Several lodges will ‘occupy the lodge-room, and the club rooms will be devoted to the use of members, Tne sir knights who have provided this long-felt want are Messrs. K. J. Suckett, S. P. mmel, W. L, Scism, C. H. Ware and A. Brown. 3 Omaha division, No, 12, will give a social hep on Thankseiviag eve November, 97, at oodrich hall, on Saunders street. Tickets aro §1. and inélude both supper and _dance. No. 18 has_established a reputation for giv- ing very pleasant parties, and this, vhe first ono of this se no exception to the rule. Oriole lodee, No. 76, which has been meot- ing in Bopd's opers house, held its last meet- g thero last Thursday uight. This lodge will hold its next meeting next Thurs night in the new Pythian hall on the third floor of the Paxton block After next Thurs- day night this lodge will meet on Friday nights, thus chavging their night of meet- ng. Nebraska lodge, No. 1, has rented the new Pythian hall for every Wednesday night, and will, after the coming Wednesday night, oc- cupy their new quarters. 1t is expected that Mount Shasta lodge, No. 71,and Viola lodge, No. 80, will also move to the new Pythian hall. In casothey do, thoold Central hall on Fourteenth street, which has been so long identified a8 @ meeling, place for Pytbian lodges, will be known no more to the Pyth- ian order, The new Pythian hall in Paxton bloci being most beautifully fitted up for the ac- commodation of Pythian lodges now meeting in the center of tho city, and, considering the conveniences of the hall, and low rent asked, 1t is remarkably cheap, being only $20 per month for each lodge. This includes janitor service, light, heating, ote Thomas E. Wood,one of the brightest mem- bers of Black Eagle division No. 17, is to bo married next Tuesday evening. It is said that his division will be on hand to salute the bride and groom from a triaugle, in true Pythisn styl Good Samaritan lodge is_ developing quite a capacity for oratory and legal discussion. These discussions are of too private a nature 10 be published, but aro reported as being in a high degree beneficial to the lodge in more ways than one. It is to be hoped, for the £ood of the lodge. however, that the settle- ment of the certaln question which agitated them ou last Thursday night may remain sottled as it is. Lily division No. 8 is figuring on an in- creased membership of sixty Sir Knights. Lily is on the boom. The grand lodge of Tilinois convened in annual session in Chicago last week. A resolution was adopted pledging the mewm- bers of the order throughout the state to use all honorable means possible to securo the location of the world's fair in Chicago. Knights Templar. The thirty-third annual conclave of the grand commaudery of vhe Kuights Templar of Illinois was held last weeik av Chicago. One hundred and seventy-five representa- tives were present, The address of the grand commander, Sir Norman T, Gassette, and the reports of gthe grand treasurer and Frand secretary showed that the order was in & hiealthy fluancial condition und numbered 7,600 members in the state of Illinois. The election of officors took place with the fol- lowing resuit: George M. Moulton, Chi- cago, grand commundee; J. E. Dyas, Paris, deputy grand commander: S, O, Spring, Peoria, G. G.; C. G. Mae, Mattoon, G. (% G. H. M. Hail, Olney, G. 8. W.: C, . Johu- torling, G. J.'s.; J. H. Whitbeck, Chi- cago, grand treasurer; Gil W. Barnard, Chicago, grand recorder, Ordoer of the Kastern Star, The general grand chaptor met in its sixth Jtriennial session in Indianapolis late last “month. The representation was vory' large. Evory grand chapter (constituent mambars of this grand body) was represonted except Texas, South Dakota, Washington, and In- dian territory. The last three have only been organized a few months, ‘Che grand officers for 18%0 to 1802 are Mra. Nettio | Ransford, [ndianapolis, Tnd., most worthy grand matron; Benjamin Lynds, St. Lows, Mo.,‘moat worthy grand patron; Mrs. Mary C. Snedd Kansas City, Kan,, R W. A, erand matrou; Mrs, Lorraine J. Pitkin, Chicago, T, R. W. grand secretaty; Mrs. Harriet A, Ercanbrack, Anamosa, In,, R. W. grand treasures 1.0 0. R The first brigade, Patriarchs Militant, of Illinois, wili hold a grand cantonment at Springfield Nov. 19 and 20. There will be competitive drills in addition to the grand paradeand a number of vaiuable prizes will be awarded. State Lodge, No. 10, visited South Omaha last Monday eveuing, on invitation. A very pleasant. entertainment was provided by the latter and an enjoyable evening was passod. Canton Ezra Millard, No. 1, gave a ball at Goodrich hall on Thursday night. The pro ceeds will be applied to thie instrument fund. Thg canton equipped the P. M. band with a setof excellent instruments recently, and will give a number of entertainments for the purpose of ruising money to pay for them, There was a_good attendance, notwithstand- ing the weather. and a larze number of tick- ets had been 8old, realizing quite a neat sum, The canton was there in full uniform, and gave an exhibition drill, Supper was served in the large room set aside for that purpose, and the entire entertainment was a pro- nounced success, K G B Knights of the Goldon Eagle lodge, No. 4, held a very pleasant party at G. AL R. hall, on Fifteenth svreet, Friday night. A large number of members was present with their ladies, including a number of members from Council Bluffs. The evening was passed in dancing, with an intermission, during which a delicious supper was served. This lodge 18 increasing rapidly in membership, and is doing good work.~ The order is social and beneficial v its objects, aud is gaining a strong foothold in this section among this class of socictics. A seriesof entertainments has been arcanged, to be given on the first Friday of each month, Lol ADDITIONAL OMAHA SOUIETY. A House Warming. Mr. and Mrs. H. 8. Rolling, whose pret) home has recently been enlarged and remod- clled, gave a littie house warming on Puiday evening to some twenty-five familiar friends, who, blindfolded, coula find their way up the littla cul de sac that constitutes Howard street just west of ‘I'wentieth. The drawing rooms, dinniug room, ever where, was made gay with flowers, the whole' sassuming o holiday air in keeping with the *‘zoodlic. companie.” Lables were arranged ior cards, the choice of game being left with the players; par consequence, high five absorbed the atten- tion of the guests more or less until a de- licious suvper was scrved, after which the witehery of rythmic step scomed ' to getin the feet of the young folk, with the result of ajolly impromptu dance’ lasting until the ‘yee sma’ hours,” 7 Miss Maude Woolworth, who is visiting Mzs. Rollins, was tho guest of the evening, Those invited to meet her were: Mr. and Mrs. Deuel, Mr. and Mrs, Rogers, Mr. and Mrs. Lunder, Miss Hoagland, Miss Laura Hoagland, Miss Richardson, Miss [jams, Miss Jessie Millard, Miss 'Dewey, Miss Pratt, Miss Yost, Miss Woolworth, Doctor 1. W. Lee, Mr. Barker, Mr. Morris, Mr. Will Wyman, Mr. Will Kennedy, Mr, Ar- thur Smith, Mr. Nate Crary and Mr. Frank Huamilton. ighttu1 Dance. Mr. and Mrs. M. V. Civer gave a delight- ful dance lust Wednesday evening. Among those present were: Mr. and Mrs, Civer, Mr. and Mrs, C. D. Brown, Mr. and Mrs, Anderson, Mr. and Mvs. Butler, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Corwin, Mr. and Mrs, C. H. Bax- ter, Mr. and_Mrs. Kennedy, Me. Wood, and Mr. and_Mrs. Daibers; E. Young, Martin, K. Donehoe, Kelloy, M Doogal, McAndrew, K. Flaherty, M. Doyle, 0'Dea, Miller, G, Cowin, Wyner, Dale: Ogburn, Adams, House, Corby. Messrs. J. Crasent, . W. . Cleary, J. O'Connell, J. 1. Simpson, J, W. Robb, James Martin, W. G. Mains, D. M Norton, A. J. Snetley, M. A, Martin, J. Darley, M. C. A. Joy, J. Gratton, J. Mattby aund J, McGath. The Guards’ Dance. The Omaha guards gave auother of their delightful dances on ‘vuesday evening, with an astonishing attendance in the way of members, the armory being almost crowded. For an on-looker. it is still a curious dress- parado to regard the women at one of these halls—*motley” being the wear decidedly. Everything knowu to the dressmakers’ art is here seen in samples, Why in the name of harmony cannot a mutual arrangement be made whereby the toilettes will be the con- ventional evening dress, demi-toilette or street gowns with bonzets. Either were well enough in its way, but the confusion of feathers most decidedly destroys any piec- turesque effect at these The Ladies' Musical society, one of our best known musical organizations, inaugur- ates the season of 1880-90 by a musicale for active members only at the home of the pres- ident, Miss Rustin, 1622 Hlarney streo Wedresday, November 6, at 2:30, the pro- gramme of W hich is appended : The Three Singars.. g Mrs. Moeller, “My_ Hope is Everlasting (from the Daughter of JArious)........... Mr. W. B. Wilkins. (a) Wiater Lullaby.............R. DelKoven (b) Piorian’s Song....... .Godord (c) The Stars Above. Dvorak (d) Gold Rolls Here B3¢ -Rubinstein Mr. I\ J, Pe “Gratias agimus Tibi’ voee ... Rossini Mrs, Moeller, Mr. Wilkius . Mr. Peénnell. +eeenTours High Fiye. Mr. and Mrs, Ben Gallagher gave a pleas- ant **high five’ party Monday eveuing, Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Burke, Mr, and Mrs, E. W. Nash, Mr. and Mrs. Cudabyt Mr. and Mrs, Colpetzer, Mr, and Mrs. Paxton, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Lee, Mr, and Mrs. Lomax, Mr. and Mrs. Gilmore, Mr. and Mrs, Joun Schenck, Mr. John A. Créigh: ton, Hon. J. A, MeShane and Dr. Keogh, ——— Is the Vesuvius a Failure? ne final official trial of the guns of the United States cruiser Vesuvias has proved a great success,” was the report sent out by the officer who conducted the tests three weeks ago, says the New York Tribune, It was the final trial of a series to test the vapidity of fire, or, rather, the efficiency of the guns: The first trinl of the Vesuvius was to test her speed; the second was the accuracy test of the guus from a station at Fort Lafayette: and then there were two or three tests for rapid fiving. In the mean- time there has been accumulating heavy penalties againt the vessel for overtime, and, of late, at the rate of $200 a day. There is much eriticism of the efficiency of the guns in the last test, and it issuggested that a new trial at regular target practice 18 w be or- dered. True, it was demonstrated that the dynamite guu can throw about five hundred pounds of dynamite a minute, for in the the trial fifleen shots were fired in fifteen minutes; but it1s claimed that the accuracy of fire cannot be de- pended upon atany distance above a mile, norin a seaway. It is plain,there- fore, that before such sels could get within the range at which their torpe- does might be used they could be rid- died and sunk by shot and shell from large rifled cannon, THE PRUBLEMS UEETHE RAIL Outeome of the Union Pacific and Northwestern HRederation. o THE DEFEAT OF M VROMAN. The Now Snnnr!ulrnd;n! of the Yele- graph System of t cific With a &a?n-h ot His Eventfal reer. On the Rail. There is much speculation in railroad reles concerning the outeome of the Union Pacific and Chicago & Northwestern com- bine. There is much that depends upon the agreement, s far as the Union Pacitic i concerned. It may be that new life will bo infused into the road, and that the wheels of progress which have $0 lang been at a stand- still will be set in motion. Conservative railroad men look at the déal being as a very important one, and the conclusion reached is that it is but a step toward the absorption of the cntire Union Pacific system by the Van- derbilts, As to the time when such a move will be made, & groat deal, it is said, will do- pend on the attitude of the government toward this latter road. Should the passage of the Stanford rehief bill bo bronght about, the cpinion abtains, that the Union Pacific would be immediately gobbled up by the ~anderbilts. But oven under the present circumstances the amalgamation means a great deal for the rona. ‘here is no longer any doubt that the Union Pacific element will bo provided with, sufficiont means to extend the road from Frisco, Utah, in a southwosterly direction to Los Angeles, thereby gaining a double line to the Pacif coast, and thereby establish a line that will answer the purpose of the fruit growers' much better than that which 18 proviaed the Southern Pacific. ‘Phe building of branch lines. as feeders in Nebraska, Wyom ing, and Colorado has long been considered a necessity by the management of the Union Pacific, and it is quite probable that this will be one of the carly moves of the company. The extensive and valuable coal fiolds of Wyoming cannot but attract capital, Their development may be delayed, but develop- ment must and will come. Thus tar, the d lay has been oceasioned by the lack of uvail- able funds with which to carry on the work. The foderation of the Union Pacific and the Northwestern is not of a mild character that has o frequently marked agrecments among rairoads. It apoears as if every necessary provision had been made to insure tho permanency of the arrangement, and when the supplementary features shall have been added, as in all probability they will be, the Vunderbilts will have under their control a line of road extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from. the great lakes to the gulf. There1s no doubt but that other lnes will be forced into a coalition in order to compote with this gigan- tic rival, and, ae has been previously an- nounced in 'Ine Bre, the combine, as far us the Union Pacitic is concegned, will not have been carvied out until thd Chicago & Alton and the Kansas divisim of the Union Pucific are made one, trafiically speaking. When an ewploye of & railroad company is injured while 1 the performance of his au- ties, and to such an extent that he is after- ward unable to_perform manual labor, it 15 considered hard that he should be cast out, and thrown upon the hands of the charitable world. How often in passing along the thoroughfares of Oniaha one meots inviduals maimed and almosthelpless, strong robust men with an arm or lower limb miss- g, This, in most instances, is evidence of the unfortunate having ut “one tme been in the employ of a railroad company. 'There are numerous positions where individuals thus_crippled might even earn their daily bread, and perform the work as satis 4 as others, who are retained inthe fulfiliment of political und mnor obligations, ‘The great question of who should fashion the destiny of the Brotherhood of Locomo- tive Engineers for the ensuing term, has av last been answered in the re-election of P, M. Artbur as chief, and as his own suces sor. The Vroman faction made a sterling fight. With Vroman himself as a leader they entered the convention, and no general ever received such an unbroken support as did Vroman. With defeat omnipresent his followers took up a stand and maintamed it until the final action of the convention pla them in the minority. But_the result w not & verdict representing a choice between the two men. It was mercly an endorsement. of the policy of of Chief Arthur as against that of George Vroman on the momentous question -Fed- eration. The result of the vote demonstrates one thing ana thav is that the advocates of ederation are gradually gaining strength. onsequently, George Vreoman's policy in this resn may enlist material aid that will be available in the future. Even now, Chier Arthur canuot but give it proper con- sideration, % Tom Entreken, formerly contracting agent of the Rock Island, with headquarters av this point, and who retived from active serv- ice in railway circles some time ago, has re- turned to his old love in the capacity of chief cler's in the general oftice of the Chicago & Noruhwestern, There was a tme when western railroad lines were not provided with very suitable accommodations for the traveling public, and it does not date back many decades, either. Not alone did the trains of the trans- Missouri roads present a second.class appea ance to the tourist, but the roads themselve were uneven, and strung of rusty, fragmented rails, But the western service of to-day is not the western service of five years ago. On the other hand all the overland passenger trains on the roads lead- ing from Omaha westward are provided with coaches that not ooly present a paiatial ap- pearance, but are fully equipped with the latest and best improvements that have been made. The motive power is up to the stand- ard, and a run of sixty miles an Lour has ceased to be a wonder, These are the essen- tial components in the building up of the pat senger trafic of arailroud. The traveling public cannot be duped, much less inveigled into patronizing a road furnishing at best but inferioraccommodations. It is largoly owing 1o this that a very large volume of trana- continental travel passes through Omana at the present time. Lows H. Korty, the niew general superin- tendent of telegraph of the Union Pacitie, was born in Germany i Jy46. The family came to this country when fie was about two years old and settled at Fort Madison, lowa. He left school at the age of tnirteen to carn his own living, aud entered a newspaper oftice t learn the printer’s trade, The paper being of the “long-felt-want” order, it failed before Mr. Korty could acquire the printer's art any further thau “shifting the roller,” sweeping the office and sych other work as usually fell to the lot of the printer's devil in those days, He next applied himself to the study of telegraphy, and after a few weeks practice mastered the art sufficiently to take his first office at Fort Madison, whigh, like all tele- gru:)h offle ll at 'ih“ time, were operated with a register and tape. ing by sound being forbidden us nuuul?'w . In 1561 he went to Chicago as operator for the Illinois & Mississippi Telegraph com- pany, which is now a part of the Western Uniou system. In 1862, when oporators were in great domand in the army he joined the United States wilitary telegraph corps, serving throughout the war successively as onerator, chief operator and cypher clerk with various union commanders in the south- western armies: and, in common witn others in tho telegraph corps, pe formad valuable, faitliful and oftentines very hazardous services for his country. After tho close of the war, and during the reconstruction of the southsrn states, he filled various positions in tie telecraph ser- vice under the government, finally as man- ager of the American and Southwestern Tel- egraph cowpauies' joiut ofice at New Or- leaus. After the lines were again surrendered to the companios by the government, Mr. Korty went to Texas on special service for the goy- ernment. Being stricken with yellow fever in the emdemic of 1867, he returned north for a change of climaté aud engaged with the Western Union company as operator in Chicago. In 1309 he came to the Union Pacifle, ill- ing various positions as tolegraph manager and agent, in Wyoming and Utab, until 1873, when he camo to Omaha as chief operator of the company’s wires, In 1879 ho was bromoted to assistant superintendent of telegraph for the com pany, and upon the resienation of Mr. J. J. Dickey inAugust, 1857, was appointed his successor as superintendent of telegraph for the company. His jurisdiction has recontly been extendod 10 cover the entire Uniou Pacific systom, including the Oregon Railway and Navieation and the St. Joseph & Grand Tsland lines. Ticke?. scalpers are at times very indis- creet. In order to prevent return coupons falling into tho hands of the brokers, the passengor agents of all the lines caused to o printed on the margin of all return tick- ets a goneral descriptin of all humanity. 1t provides for the following technicalities Male, female, old, young, short, tall, slim, robust. 1f a male, it provides for a mus: tache, imperial, beard, burnsides, or vice versa. To make long story short, a buxom maiden, desiring 10 go to Denver, droppod nto a scalper’s office, and in two minutes she had a cut-rate ticket 1 hor possession and was skipoing down Farnam street to bid Charley good-byo. She boarded the westbound. train on the Union Pacific, and all was well until the conauctor requested her ticket. As the tiny littlo hand made its appearance from beneath an elogant wrap, the scrutinizing eye of the conductor foll n the perforated piece of parchment. The contrast botween the original pui chaser and the holder of tho ticket was so groat that the knight of the punch indulged in a hearty laugh. After hesitating a moment, he asked tne fair patron of his train where she purchased sho ticket, “AG the ticket office, sir,” was the curt reply. Well, said tho end man, ““Lam sorry that such is the case, bnt you can not ride on this ticket, Youmust either pay your fare or get off the train, “I have paid my faro, sir, that is my ticket, and the ticket ngent suid it was just what | wanted when T bought it. “i3ut you purchased it at a scalper's office. “You think so, eh! Now don’t be too cer- tain of it.” My dear madam,” responded the conduct or, “let me describe the origmal purchaser before it fell into the hands of the broke Proceed, sir,” 1n the first place it was purchased by o man. He was a 250-pounder; with animpor- inl and heavy growth of huir within the con- fines of s osculatory and nasal oreans, And,” continnad the conductor as ho passod his oculars from the ticket to the listener back and fourth, “and according to the in. dentures on this ticket this man was bald headed, and—"" “onth “Ves, and—" But the little mawden had by this time ex- tracted a woll-padded purse, and laying it open to the conductor said: ‘“Pake out the fare to Denver, and when I return to Omaha I will malk icket agent pay for my ex- tra trouble. A Violin Like Tombstone. Ben Custer, a dancing teacher and a an, who plays for balls and par- has ordered his tombstone though in good health, says a Richmond dis- patch. It is in the shape of a violin, with back to be to the head of the grave. The bow projects u few inches above the arm of the violin,and is broken. 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BETTS & BETTS, 1408 Faroam Btreet, Omaha, Nob Suegieal TRstonmetis TLOHRS Pateeies Cooiones Vo W0, J AT 8;&2\-) Owaad " Weike §os peicestl 0dy, with RS AL L PAGES ——AND Garland Stoves SOLD ONLY BY Milton Rogers & Sons, Cor. 14th and Farnam Sts. If you intend to buy a stove or Range REMEMBER we show The GREATEST VARIETY, The STOCK and make The LOWEST PRICES. tha LARGEST Every Stove and Range Warranted. FOR SALE, rge increase in our wholesale busine ing our whole attention, we offer for sale our RETAIL JEWELRY STORE. ‘The location is the finest in Omaha, being the most prominent corner; the building is new, and the store has recently been fitted up in the most modern style, and is conceded to be the finest jewelry establishment in the west. The stock is well selected and desirable, being clean and new The business has been established 23 years, This is an opportunity rarely offered; good terms to responsible parties. Address . MAX MEYER & BRO., Omaha. TO OUR FRIENDS AND PATRONS: Thanking you for the liberal patronage bestowed upon us in the past, wo will until the stock is sold. offer you Watches, Diamonds, Silverware and Arvt Goods at prices horetoforo unknown in Omaha, MAX MEYER & BRO., Sixteenth and Parnam streets. demand- ] Arrive Omaha c e UNTON PACITIO THE FIGURE 9", Depot Luth and S arey The figure 0" in our dates is with us and | — has come to stay. No man or woman now | *Overian living will ever date u \lm'mnnn(l \\'n]m}ut | :‘:1:;’]‘\[11'{ L:«)]lrr. L using the flgure 9. It now stands on thie | JRenver kxpress. ...} extrome Tighio 1880, Next your 1t wil be in | *Kunans City. Liidsin & the third ace, where it 1 remain ten years, It will then move up to the second Place—1000—and there iv will rest one hun- Papiliion Passenger. | ebaily Daly Bxcept MISOUI A ATotHae (OUVhIG 50 como | ) another 0" yhicn has also ¢ epee T th Wl to stay: it is called the No It is nct like the fizure 0" in our dates in the respect that it will have to wait until next for third piuce, or ten years for second piace, us it has this year stood in first place, and it will nouv move 3t is the new “No. 0" High Arm Wheeler & Witson Sew- g Machin T'he **No. 4" is not an old style of may having some slight change made in it and then called *new miproved,” but it 15 an en- tirely new machine. It was invented by the best mechanical experts of the age. What better proof is wanted of that fact than the following cublegram direct {rom the Paris ISxposition, which was published in all the ugo newspapers of October2ad{ JNIVERSELLE, PAWIS, Outober Tne highest possible preminm grand prize for sewing machines pnd Wi Man A Ot tin. | ixprers 10:3) am Night £Xpress, _ S50 p C. M. & ST. PAUL Depot 1th & Marey sts. Omiba, O &N, W.R R, Depot 10th's Maroy ats. Chicago Express, Daily Fast Limited, Datly....] “ihe Fiver,” Dafly, ... WABASIL WESTERN, | Depot 1060 & Masey st St L. Exp. Dall TFE&MV.RR Dopot liths Webster ¢ 1.—[Bpec aud the was awarded the Wiheels Compan: The *No. 9" has taken the hrst premium this year at the State fairs of towa, Minne nd Wisconsin, and the first preminm county fair where it has been ex- Arrive Omuhn Black Hills Expross, m Hastinus & Superlor X, Lincoln & Watioo 1ass . | m David City & York Pass. Norfolk Vs, i she d to Ve 1 Feouwont No womas, if she desires to be happy e | should be without a “No.*0" No man GRS LR ] Should be happy until he has purchased the h i Tightest ranning lock stitch machine in the ux City ] world, the *No. 8" for his home, No agent | Slou; fimodat'n, is happy unl thelNo U N O ARt BALILUNISNE, 1 2p dealer will be happy and prosperous m this | opiorehce HASSCHESL age of progress unless he furmshes his custo- | yiiorenco Paskenger. . mers with the only perfect sewing machine | tFlorence Passenger..... mechanism for fainiiy us We | shally Fxcept Sunday: are huppy, for our tra more than | $Bunday Ouly, doublud since the birth of th AT BAN S AT WHEBLER & WILSON M'F s RALYS: Westward 185 and 187 Wabash av Running between Council Biutfe and Al Dbright, in addition to the stations mentioned, trains stop at Twentieth wna Twenty-fou and at the Summit i Omuh Browd- Trans- | Omuha | way. | fer. | depot. [Sheely. Uik brights D | mbited. 215800l Lenve Omaha, Arrive Omabi. ) o m| ) o m| 5 & m| P m| am| 102 N AM. AN mm . b 5:00] SESEE Winter is nard upon us, and Ove weather /s at hand s mn who 15 | vided with a comfo:table lop cout should 1o thankful, and those who wish to supply can not fnd o et er assort: whicli to choose than on our We have theeick Overionts in Melts nenilins, Also for ng or extr old wenther Ulsters with or without capes made of genuine | Ir'sh Frieze and other heavy materials, | Eastwara. Broad- Way. Bouth Omuhal AM, A ghee- (Umaba right, A M. e 7356 10/ B 9:10) DR. G. E. SU3SDORFF, Practice limit d to the treatment of the DISEASES OF WOMEN. Bladder and Kidney troubles. 16 BARKER BLOCK, raam St €, 1504 1 Omaha, ORICAGO, ROCK TSLAND & PAC A No. i 9:43p 10 0 OMAHA. X CHICAGO & NOR BURLINGTON KOUTE, No. 6. Tiee? iy 0400 m No. 7... Depot l0th & Mason sts, No. 8.0 pn No @0 Omuha, No. 4 9% a m No_ b Chicago Vestibule bx CHICAGO, MILWAUKLR & 87, 1/ Chicago Madl,,. .. A No 2 umad Nol { Chicaigo Local .. ! 2 ' VA No i Denver Vestibuls ix. 5 4 m KANSAS, 01 Lincoln & Concordia Lo'l am o ' Colorado Mall o pm o, 2.. . Chicago Fast Mall P m No., 4. ansas City Exprosy. ... am A unsas City Express. . 100 p No, 10 0ram'A No. § CRL&P, No. 12....% . 7:0pm A No. 11 Depot 10th &' Marcy ss. OMAHA & ST, LOUIS, e i No. 8 4:%5pmA No.17 12:00 Des Molues Accommod | A daily; B dadly, excent Saturday; O excep Atlantic Exprer ily, % Bight kxpress Bunday; D except Monday; *fust mall, Ye:ubuled Express Leave Omaha. 5 pm & w ) b i 07 ama No. Y45 p m A No. HOUA Gl & paCKEil -~ 00 p 1w Omubs. | Omat Hidh & w0306 pm *9:06 & m| T:0 P $ild b 90 & m RADIANT HOME