Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 6, 1890, Page 2

THEY COULD TALES UNFOLD. ‘Whose Lightest Word Would Har- row Up Congressional Souls. KEEPING TAB ON MEMBERS. Sergeants-at-Arms Obliged to Know the Places Where ithe Solons Most Do Congregate—Ravy So- crets in Washington. "Twould Be Mighty Interesting. Wasnixarox, Jan, 4—.(Special to Trne Bee. |1 think I could writen very inter- esting book on that subject,” sald Sergeant at-Arms Leedom, talking to me today on the subject of the private lives of congressmen. “But,” ho continued, *1 would not do such a thing. Do congressmen often live dual lives ¢ you ask. Well, I must not toll. You see as sheriff, undertaker and paymaster for the house of representatives I have to keep a private tab of all the members, so that when there 1s a call of the house, day or night, T will instantly know where to go to find my men, Yes, it would be iateresting reading t0 sec that tab in print. “Hut you must not put all membors down in this List of nterosting characters, Nor must you think that when I start out at mid night to drum up a quorum ot the house I find all avsent members away from their bomes. It is instructive, though, to note that many of those you would expect to find at home are away from that place. You cannot wlways vell by appearances who the stray sheep are.”” A truism inoeed, 1 could not pull more out of the sergeant-at- arms upon this most interesting subject, but 1found another man who knows all about the way in which congressmen live, and from him I learned much that is racy. *I was not astonished when I learnea that iany of the most wealthy members as well a8 the poor ones had overdrawn their accounts with the sergeant-at-arms,’ said he, *for in many ipstances the members who Have miost property are the ones who are continually going to the financial officer of the house for assistance, and who discount their vouchers for monthly pay with alarming regularity. Speak- ing of overdrawn accounts reminds me that had not Casbier Silcott avsconded as a Jde- faulterho and Leedom would have divided about $22,000 profit from the discounting of mempers' salaries during the past six years, and they did not charge or collect more than 73 per pent of their discounts. Ten per cent annual interest 18 charged on the discounts, and some members ‘put up’ their salarics as far as two years or a whole term in advance, 80 08 to raiso $10,000, less the interest, Mr. Leedom always required a meomber wiio bor- rowed more than a couple of mouths’ salary to put up as collateral security a life insur- gnien polidy for double the amount borrowed. In event of death he' made money, you see. In that way & member could only beat the banker by resigning. Leedom lost 8 good many thousands by deaths and retirements, however. Do you know that nine-tenths of the members have their hives insured ¢ “It was only in the Fortg-soventh con- gress—eight years ago—that the sergeant- at-arms was made & disbursing oficer. Up to that time the clerk of the house paid the members and employes by checks or drafts on the treasurer of the United States. He i8 in point of fact supposed to do that thing now. By resolution giving the sergeant-at- arms a cashier, paying teller, bookkeaper, ana so forth, he was made the agent of the mewmbers for the collection of their salaries. The custom grew tiil the officer had charge of the finances of almost every one who was. employed by the house. Under the sparse law and loose customs it was a vicious habit of the house s a body, and Leedom saw it 80 plainly five years ago that he begged the committee ~ on appropriations to qither _reteve. him of the ' flnancial responsibility and place it back with the clork, or give bim specific in- struction. A member of congress is asa rule, although there are exceptions of course, :he worst financier to be found in the coun- ry. “There are two classes which form the body of congress: the man who married ricn or suddenly made a fortune, who is without any idea of decency or propriety in money matters, and the man who is so ‘hard up’ that he would hypothecate his night shirt in order to raise money for political purposes. Extremes meet never so often as 11 Congress. Elbpw 1o elbow sit wealth and poverty, side by side.capacity and incapacity, the bad and thegeod, the open and frank with the deceit of policy. You never can know one of those fellows real well and as he is ull you stand behind the desk in the sergeant-at-arm's of- fice or are compelled to spot them for the DUrpose of keeping up the tab. ke Hill has them all down so fine that when this con- gress was reorganized there were many who fearcd to let him be pushed out of a position. 80 they gave hun anew place which they created by special resolution. No, your Uncle Isaac will not beout of a job till he loses his wits. But they need not be afraid of Tke, He wouldn't take advantage of any information he might have. He is straight man, to be sure. But members are often cowards. Now, it is not known gener- aily, but it 18 true thatif Cashier Silcott had not defaulted it is likely a republican house would have re-elected Democratic Sergeant~ at-Arms Leedom, because, in the first place e was. popular, aud secondly, a number of republicans wanted 1o placate him becauso he bas the dots on them. Doun't mention the number of dots he has on the democratic mpmbers; they were solid for him, for every reason. It is wonderful,” continued the gentle- man, **how sbrewd and successful politicians and business men put themselves atthe mercy of men and women—now they make themselves vulnerable, simply to get a tri- flng favor now and then. Why, I some: times worder that the doorkeepers aud pages, most of whom keep a mental tab of members, are ever dischurged. “Every day [ am convinced that congress unmakes or destroys thrico as many men as it makes, Few men distinguish themselves in the ouse. It is quite another thing to be a sonator. The duties, from & political view-point, are aifferent. One serves a distinct coustituency and must serve the people, while the otner serves i state or general constituency. One is a drag-horse, & burden-bearer, the other a legislator. One requires a capacity for bard work, drudgery, the other calls for dignity, One demands versatility, not _oratory, the other the orna- mentation of public life. A member of the house must be & department slave; the sena- tor is a diplowat, While a member works w the interest of his individual constitu- ents, securing pensions, the payment of claims, appointments, is engaged with committee work, the senator prepares speeches and sits in executive session, knifiog character, But with ali this the member has no excuse for what we some- times denominate ‘ornriness.’ *Do 1 think the character of public men deteriorating! Yes. 1 will tell you why. ‘When men get tired of fun at home or want the Jgnus futuus of reputation their minds turn first o congfess, Joe Blackburn hit the popular nail on the head one duy when he asked Leedom to join him in a friendly drink at he bar, & few years ago, 1 never drink,” sald lom. “Well,” iosistea Joog “take a cizar,” + wBut 1 don't smoke,” replied Leedom, who had just come to congress. “If you don’t drink and uever smoke, what 8 you come 10 congress for " wauired the senator, © _ “Since Siloott absconded with a lot of Leedom’s nwm und bas scandalized him be is just now wondering what be did cowe for. Ho has failed up to this time to see where Tt liaa been hinted that a great deal of in- m:-ufiu Ih}-hbnun\.mhuupon ‘:nun- ot ommittee, which In However, there are . e, fiu‘&mu-mwmm : &9 out into private life urtaraished, with a knowl- edge of affairs, which is their most jealous treasure. Now that the stable-door is iocked since tt i gone, and the future promises a dleancr financial transaction, 8o far as tho office of the sergeant-at-arms is concerned it is & pity that this affair cannot be ventilated in the courts. It might make a good many hearts burn, but it would have a healthful effect for futare genc:ations. Budding trees, the red blush of blooming japonicas in the capitol grounds and green grass in all the 166 public parks and reserva- tions have been the external features of the holiday vecess at {he national capital, Wash- ington is now 8o large and 80 growing a city thut the adjournment of congross produces little effect in the appearance of the strects or in tho activity manifested around the hotels or clubs. While a large provortion of both houses spent the holidays away from the national capital an increased number re- mained to enjoy the baliny atmosphere, the Italian skics and the attractions for which the city is noted. In one of the most fam f Washin vate restaurants I noticed on New ning the familiar figure of ex. Secrotary W, W. Betknap. He was seated at a tanle with several of the most promi- nent politicians of the city and was enter- taining them with a flow of reminiscence and story which ongaged their interest and at- tention fur into the evening. General Bol- knap is rapidly growing old and his nair and long flowing beard are now nearlv white, He takes delight in recalling his early days as a colloge student and his early struggles and successes before the war in Dubuque, where he was admitted to the bar. “I remember one evening,” said the gen- eral, “sitting in my study in North college in Princeton, the year before my graduation. juniors, according to the custom, our s was supposed te be the protectors of the incoming freshmen ageinst the rapacity of s. On the evening in qu was deep in the transiation difficult sentence in Tacitus when the door opened and alittle red-headed boy, attired in a biue roundabout jacket with brass buttons, burst into the room. Ho was coughing violently and tears were running from his eyes. 1 asked him what the trouble was and learned that he had been driven from his room by a sophomore by the nume of Everhart, “*He has smoked me out, blubbered the youth, place to sit down. X nigger-head tobacco breathe in such air.” Ionlmed the youth down and permitted him to spend the timo while his room was ventilating in my quarters. It was many years afterwards, when hur- rying from Dubuque to Washington in re- sponse to a notufication of my appointment to the cabier, that L wired Don Cameron at Harrisburg, Pa., that T would pass through that city, in the years which had elapsed, the red-neaded boy had become a senator from Pennsylvania, while his tormentor, who had developed mto an active politician, had more than once locked horns with a Cameron to his own discomfiture, A short ume provious to my urrival at Harrisburg the Hon, Mr. Everhart had been tremend- ously bedten in n political conflict over which the flag of the Camerons floated n triumph. When I reached the depot I found Don Cameron watting for me. We walked up and down the platform and discussea col~ lege days, **You remember, Don,"” I said, ‘the night that Everhart smoked you out of 3 and you came 1nto mine for relief *1 should say I did,” remarked Cameron, *‘and romember it very distinetly. ton," **‘What has become of Everhart!” [ asked. *0," luughed Don, “I have smoked him out now.” ‘[ once sat down.” said General Belkoap, “10 a rather interestiog little diuner party of my own giving here in this city. When I made up my mind to study law I broached the matter to a friend of mine in the west. Ho sympathized with me and my aspirations and at once took me around to the oftice of a prominent lawyer, who was o friend of bis, and with whom very satisfactory and hiberal arrangements were made for my reception as o student, I afterwards, when I was sec- rotary of war. in the days when old Welkers was par excellence the best in the city, gathered around me five gentlemen an their wives. When the dinner was® nearly over larose and stated what I have just stated to you with reference to the you:g man who sought to enter the bar, and said: “Singular as it may seom, 1 see around me tonight the gentleme 1 who kindly took up that boy’s cause, the lawyer in whose office he began his studies, the counsellor who moved his admission fo the bar and the judge who presided when he was sworn 1n. “Judge Miller of Dubuq:e,now perhaps the ablest member of the suvreme court, moved my admission and Judge Love of Iowa sat on the bench on that occasion, It was & most interesting occasion for me, I can assure you, and I dount whether any other lawyer has had the same pleasure that I experiencad in gathering around me all the parties who contributed at the eritical stage to his ad- vancement.” I et justice Miller of the supreme eourt the otherday. The judge is in the most robust health, all reports Lo the conlrary not- withstanding, He laughed heartily when y mentioned to him the rumors that he pro- posed retiring and indicated that his mind was far from made up in that direction. He does as much work now as he ever did. His clear logical mind works with all its acous- tomed ease and certainty and his interest in events is as absorbing as ever. By general consent Justice Miller is admitted to be the ablest expounder of the constitution of the supreme court. *‘Whatever is done about removing the preme court from its present chambers,’ said Judge Miller, “some measuve should be taken at once.by congress to provide in the near future for suitable accommodations for tke supreme court and its officers, and for the grouping together in one building of the department of justice and the court. There 18 8 good deal of unnecessary delay from the distance which now separates the various portions of the department of justice. Whether or not the government should erect, as suggested, an imposing building opposite the capitol and near the congressional library is something for congress to determe= ine, but they should certainly make arrange- ments to do away as soon as possible with the present very unsausfactory condition of affairs.” MPerry S, HEATH, confound him," “and I waat some room s “full of vile moke aud [ cannot LS DEEP WATER COMMITTEE. Meeting of the Central Body at Galveston, Gavvesroy, Tex., Jan, 5.—~The Central deep water committes met here yesterday, Among the members present were E. R. Chamberlain of Des Moines, Willam O. ‘The object of the meeting is to decide upon a plun for getting the deep water question properly before congress, also to select from the central comumittce a sub-committee lafolo Washington and work in the interests of tho deep water 1uterest. ‘The committee was today. taiken over the jetty now uader construction by the govern- ment to secure deep water at Galveston, The committee held its first regular meeting last night. Judge Emery of Karsas was The main question dis- cussed was that of finanges as to the amount necessary to further the canvass. The com- mittee decided strongly to advocate the re- port of the government engineers favoring alveston as a point for the location of a first class harbor, but not to the detriment of ?lprnpr ations for other harbors on the Texas const. The committee completed its labors today by appoiuting Colone! Walter Gresham of alveston and Hon. J. F. Legate of Kaol 8 special commitiee 10 urge the passage of & deop water bili. A special finance committee was also appomted. e ety SETTLED AP LAST. The Mcn on the Mackey System Re- turn to Work Today. Evansviue, Ind,, Jan. 5.—A second conj ference was held this evening between Pres- ident Mackey and a committee from the Hvdn':vul. & Terre Haute, the Evansville & Lndianapolis, the Louisyille, Evansville & St. Pooris, Decatur & Evansvilie o Mackey system. :n will :c:x.r‘l to Wk“llm!h — Tm’ "?; 0 o e MOrning u! not kuown further thue that Master of 0! ‘Transportat tion Hurd will be retained 1 bis position. - S Yellow Fever i 10 Janero, Lissox, Jun, 5.—Private letters from Rio Jaueiro say that igteusely hot weather pro- wails there, and that yollow feverof a malig- Bant type bhas appeared in the city. THE OMAHA DAILY B MID-WINTER LOCAL SPORTS. The Atheneums' Middle Weight Championship Competition. THE BIG '"UNS WEDNESDAY NIGHT Paddy Smith and Jack Davis—The Tall Enders Tomorrow Night— No Brotherhood in His'n— Miscellancous Gossip. For the Mid:leweight Championship, The Atheneum club’s middleweight cham pionship competition opensat the club rooms, 1211 Douglas street, two weeks from Monday evening next—the 27th. Each competition is to be governed by the revised Queensbury rules, with six ounce gloves, for scientific points and the winner isto be awarded a handsome gold medal, emblematic of the local championship. Nv one will be barred. but those wishing to enter must do 8o before the 25th, on which day the entries close. A Mill For Wednesday Night. The finish fight, - hard gloves, Queensbury rules, for a purso of §00, between Jack Davis, the Denver heavy weight, and an im- ported unknown, has been fixed for Wednes day uight, but just whera the mill,is to come off is unknown, Davis is in the best fettle and anticipates an easy job, However, he may be fooled. Bigger Game for Jack. Davis is also to moet within the present month, 1t is currently understood, big Paddy Smith of Donver in a glove contest before the Gate City athletic club, and in Smith he will find a foeman worthy of his muscle. Some seem to think that Paddy can go round Juck like a cooper round a barrel, but this 18 stretening iva little too far. Davis is big and strong, very clever and ocager to fight any one, consequently is pretty vertain to give a good account of himself oven agaiast the redoubtable Smith. Collision of the Tail Enders. The tail enders in the city polo league race, the Gate Citys and the Omaha Guards, will collide tomorrow night at the coliseum, and every one wants to stand from under. The valiant Guards say they have been lying low for the Gate Citys' curls, and in return the latter deciare they shan’t have a goal. There will be lots of fun, any way. and everybody is going out to watch the strife. Will Have Nons of the Brotherhood. Jack Crooks writes Ttk Bee from 'Frisco that he has madeup his miod to stick to Columbus and the Americau association next scason. He has received innumerable tempting overtures from the brotherhood, but has determinedly declined them all, The probability is that Jaclk has weakenod in his ideas of the success of the wreckers' cnterprise. Again, Manager Buckenburger of the ' Buckeye team has been so pleased with Crooks' great exploits behiad the bat during the past few weeks that he writcs Juck that that 1s where he will be played the coming season, and at & material advance in salary ot that. Crooks, today, 1s one of the most_ promising players in the profession, and the coming season is bound to be adver- tised as liberally as aoy of the groatest stars. The Irrepressible Eck. Tom Eck, the bicycle - manager, has re- turned from Europe and is now in Minne- apolis, where he is arranging a six-day skat- g mateh of two hours’ duration each night, to take place at Hingle & Foster's rink. A good-sized purse is to be hung up and such celebrities as Dowd, Paulsen, McCormick and Rlack have signified their willingness to enter for the contest. L A REMARKABLE TRIP. Description of the Voyage of the United £tates Equadron. New York, Jan. 5.—The Associated press correspondent on board the United States steamship Atlanta, in a letter from Lisbon describes the exveriences of the squadron in its trip across the Atlantic, Referring to the dropping behind of the Yorktown he says: At 8 p.m., on the 12th, in the height of a, furious southwesterly gale and & tremendous sea the commander of the Yorktown made sigvals to the flag ship requesting permission to “heave to," which was granted. From that tune the Yorktown dropped astern. The action of her commander is no more than could have been exvected. The Yorktown is a compar- aiively light ship, carrying a very heavy battery. Thus it would have been the height of foliy to have kept a vessel of her peculiar dosign running before such a heavy sea. Had one of the monstrous combs which from_time to time rolled over the Atlanta’s and Boston’s sterns ever plunged on the Yorktown's main deck it would have gutted her fore and aft. During the night and all the next day the sea ran ‘“‘mountain hlshi" but the At- lanta, in spite of her: low fore and atter parts, rode 1t like & duck, as did _also her sister ship, the Boston. Nothing could more foreibly con- vey to the mind the fury of the Atlantic than the sight of those huge cruisers tossed like the tiniest of playthings by the sea. Scudding under reefed fore and main top sails and fore sail, burryipg the muzzles of their guns under water at every roll it scemed incredible that their canvas would staud or that they could lon, continue to run before such a sea. No thought of “lying to,” how- ever, suggested itself to the mind of Admiral Walker. The Chicago rolled on and on, and the two gallant brigs followed even if they did occasionally hide their entire fore ana after parts under the greeu seas, On . the morning of the 14th the wind lulled con- siderably, but before night fell it blew with renewed violence. At 6 a m._ on the 15th the Boston made signals that® her boilers needed repairs and the Chicago and Atlanta slowed down unul the repairs were completed. Fog, beavy rain and nasty, choppy sea were the principal features of tho remainder of the voyage. A set of more seaworthy vessels never put to sea. During tne entire run and in the face of exceptionally bad weather they maintained at half power an average speed of over nine knots-an hour. It wal markable performance and it is ay one that has never been equalled by any squadron. —— Wilhelm's Advice to His Generals. BeaLix, Jan. 5.—The Borsen Courier says that in receiving the generals of the army New Year's day the emperor impressed upon them the duty of officers to strive to be in a stute of constaut readiness. He counseled them to study the changes wrought by the new rifles and the smokeless powder and to educate the soldiers for indepevdent action. e — Stock Yards Employes Dissatisfied, Cuicaco, Jan. 5,—Two meetings were held today by the coopers and butchers employed in the establishments at the stock yards, the result of which may be -an organized effort to breais by legal process the contracts the vacking house men were compelled to sign after the big strike. By the terms of these contracts the men are obliged to deposit u certain per cen! of their pay with their employers, Lo be forfeited unloss two weeks' uotice of quiiting work s given, The wmeet- ings today practically decided to bring test suits under the state law, whioh, it is claimed, will in any event put the costs of legislation upou the employers. S i—. The beath Record. Cuicago, Jan. 5.—Judge Knickerbocker, 'who was stricken with paralysis last evea- ing, died this morming. HICAGO, Jan &—nSu Sullivan the one time well known umpire of the National died suddenly last evening of heart disease. He had for two years boen a dep- uty custows ins) at Chicago. Hasiron, N, Y, Jan. 5.— President Dodge of Madison universiy died today at- b, an & —Viscouss Templatos disd NDON, Jun. 5 — om, ot Bas Kemo today, Inflaenza Losing fta Hold On Salise burv—Sprédading in Germany. Loxnoy, . ALord Salisbury is mak- ing favorable ‘profross toward recovery. The influenza is'$till spreading elowly, In Germany it is spredding rapidly in the pro- vincos. Businels i{ partially suspendod and In many places tho schiool houses havo bson converted into” hospitals, Herr Pato, for- merly minister of finance, has died. Change tor the Worse. Beruix, Jan. 5,~This evening the condi tiou of the Dowagor, Empress Auvgusta has changed for the worse, Spain's thfant Ring Sick. Mannin, Jan. 5.—The young king 18 abed suffering from 1fluenz Boarded the Entorprise. Lovpox. Jan, B5-—The United States steamer Enterprise has arrived at Plymouth. The majority of tho officers and crow have the influonza. Sixof the crew have been sent to the naval hospital ———— She Was an American Girl. Bautione, Md., Jan. 5—The Baron d'Este and tho Counteas d'Noue of France were married yesterday by Archoishop Ryan of Philadelphia and are spending a few days in this city, The bride was before her first marriage Miss Elizabeth Brown Harney, a daughter of tho late General Harney, United States army. She has two sons, oflicers in tho French army, and one daughter who accom- panied her to this country, She met the Baron d'Este at the Paris exposition last summer and an attachment was formed which resultea in the mar- rige. The reason for -gheir coming to this country was that the cbuntess wished to be married at the homo_of her life-long friend, Mrs. Powhatan Clarke of this city. They were compeiled, however, to go to Philadelphia to meet the archbishop, who is also an old friend of the family and whom she wished to perform the ceremony. btaly ety Soldiers Have n Row. Kaxsas Ciry, Jan, 5, —A Leavenworth special says: A free fight occurred last nighton a _train between wbite and negro soldiers returning to the fort from town. Two of the negroes were severely injured and had to be sent to the hospital. it Beat the Skating Record. MiINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Jan, 5.—Josoph Done aghue at the Paiace rink tonight skated five miles in seventeen minutes and eight sec- onds. This beats the best previous world's record by nine seconds. et A THE SLIFPERY STREETS, They Are the Cause of Numerous Mis- b s of a Serious Nature. The local signal service observer announ- ces an encouraging outlook in the weather conditions. The temperature will probably rise rapidly today and be accompanied by clear, pleasant weather. The cold snap was the most severe of the season, the tempera- wure gomg down to 1 = below zero, accom- pauicd by a northwest wind blowing with a velocity of thirty milas per hour. The condition of ‘the streets, consequent upon the freczing of rain and snow, was the causo of numercus falls and accidents of a serious nature. Horses siipped along in an uncertain manuer, many going down; men, women and childrenypioked their way along carefully in the middie of the strects. This state of affairs caused considerable werri- ment Saturday night, the streets resounding with cries of “Down” as some unfortunate sat down with ore celerity than grace, Some of thesa fals were productive of nothing more tian p general shakwg up, while others left reipinders in the way of broken limbs or aching heads cnlarged by bumps. Elias Gish, one of the attendants at Drexel & Muul’'s undertaking establishment, while returning from bfeakfast yesterday morning, slipped at the corneriof Sixteenth and Dodgo streets and broke his right wrist. ‘He did not discover that his wrist was broken until after he had returned to the office. It was at once attended to uud is doing nicely, but it will probably be some time before he will recover the use of his arm. The Walnut Hill and Sherman avenue motor lines experienced some difficulty on the first trips yesterday morning on account of the coating df ice on the trolley wire'and on the rails, The former prevented a good sicontact,” thereby interfering with the motive power of the current, while the ice on the rails made it almost 1mpossible to climb even a slisht grade. After one or two trips, however, the ice was melted and no turther difficulty was encountered. The diMculty on tho Twenty-fourth and Leavenwarth street lines was more serivus, The system in use on ths line differs from that of the “Mercer” lines. Among other things, the dypamos under the motor cars are arranged differently. When the brakes were set they caused snow to fly from the wheels and collect on the commutators of the dvnamos, and the starting of the car and passage of the current melted the snow, which froze again, covering the machinery with ice. The cars were taken into the power house and a shield arrangod over the commutators to protect them from the snow. Three cars were thus provided and put on the road, The rest are being fitted in the same way, aud all will be running voday. The trail cars were taken off, as the road was in such bad condition that the trains could not make schedule time, The patronage of the Tweatieth street cable line was visibly increased, the passen- gors proferring to. walk over to it rather than wait for the motor cars. AMUSEMENTS, Misas Agnes Herndon opened her engage~ ent at the Grand opera house last night under very favorable auspices. The audi- ence was a large one and gave pronounced evidence repeatedly of being more than well pleased with the performance. She ap- peared as Jean Ingleside and Marie Dubos, a dual character in “La Belle Marie,” which offers amplo scope for & aisplay of her talents as an actress specially udapted to emotional parts. Much might be said about the play, but since 1ts story has already been well told in these coluinns, repetition here is not necessary, It is strong in dramatic situations, intere: I3 throughout and has a moral side that quickly . touches the sympa. thies of an audience. Miss Herndon's presentation of both characters assumed by her was 10 every way satisfactory, and made such an impression that she not only won vociferous outburéts.of applause, but was enthusiastically callédd before the curlain at the end of every aaty; To begin with, she is an uncommonly hgndsome woman, perfect. in her grace and begring, and vossesses to an extraordinary ,degree \what many stars lack, the extremel _&nod taste of knowing how to wear' strikingly pretty stage costumes iy’ rtistically tastoful manner, and 80 thbt they harmonize most pleasantly with her; work, The company supportiog Miss Hgradon deserves favora- ble mention., All thg members of it show sinoerity and dote; .&:uw 0 sustain their parts creditably, aid as a whole they give a passiogly clever r’larmlune. Personad { Parageaphy. Lou Wessel and ! brother of Lincolu are registered at the Mufiray, J. M. Thacher, postitrader at Fort Nio- brara, is in thecityion busincss and is stop} ping av the Paxtop; ;i Miss Agnes Herndon and James A. Jessel of Miss Herndon's company registered at the Millard yesterday. H. D. Judson and. family, pmminnntwpco— lo of Roohelle, L, ana old riends of W. H. olcomb and family of this city, arrived yesterday avd are at the Millard. Mr. John T. Bell has sold the Mercury and leaves tomorrow for San Jose, Cal. where his famiiy now resides. He will spend the greater part of three years in that .80 el making freauent trij [ Oinaha, which, b suys, o will. Aways. oals vy and Thty. ano giauis b tho. MIAra navy, an aro guests hcu’;. The lhubnn{ Is en route home from a three years' sojourn in Japan, and upou reaching this city oue of his little boys became 80 111 that he wus compelled to stop a few days. . pla Tl SO Don't buy trashy imitations. Get the genuine Red Cross Cough Drops. JANUARY 6, 1800 THE NEW FIELD FOR OMAH North Nebraska in General, Knox Oounty in Particular. 700,000 ACRES TO BE SETTLED. The Stonx Reservation ~An in Nebraska Abundently Watered Section—<Manufacturs inz Interests. Stock Raising and Agricultural. N1oBRARA, Neb., Dec. 20.—[Special to THE Br nox county 1s one of the largest und oldest organized coun- ties in Nebraska und has a population of about ten thousand. It isbounded on the north by the Missouri river, on the west by range line between ranges 8and 9, on the south by township line between townships 28 and 29 north, and on the east by range line between ranges land 2 west, Nebraska surve That portion north of the Niobrara civer is a part of the Sioux reservation open to sottlement and contains 700,000 acres. Itisa fine body oi agricultural land, well watered and absolutely free from any abjectionable features. The Ponca and Keya Paha rivers arve the principul streams within this strip. There is no locality in the state more abundantly watered than is this, And this water, too, is of the best qual- ity, consisting mainly of spring water and numorous streams supplied by springs. Of these streams the Bavile, Verdigris and Ponea are the largest and most important. The main branch of the Bazile has its source in Ante- lope county, lyingon the south of Knox and as it flows north toward the M souri river itis joined bt’ two other large branches having their sources in the eastern part of this county, and flowing a nortwasterly direction. = The Bazile empties into the Missouri river four miles east of Niobrara, and from its mouth back thirty miles it is a clear, swilt running stream of a good volume of water, having three flouring milis to- ward its source and affording sites for many more. 7 The Verdigris empties into the Nio- brara river uhree miles southwest of Niobrara, 1s about forty miles in length, has its main source in the northern part of Antelope county, and is composed of three large branches, two rising in the castern portion of Holt county and flowing in a northeasterly direction into the main stream. This is a larger stream than the Brazilo, of clear, swift, running water, and also’ affords numer- ous excellent mill sites. The Ponca has its source in the unor- ganized territy north of the Nebraska state line, but running through nearly the entire portion of the reservation in Nebraska, 1s about seventy-five milesin length and empties into the Missouri river three miles west of Niobrara. It affords excellent mill sites and its val- ley is a most beautiful one, Two branches of the West Bow, Beaver and one or two other small creeks of Cedar county, on the east of this, have their sources in, and flow for some distance through this courty. There are numerous other small streams flowing into the Niobrara and the Mis- souri and the creeks aud branches al- ready mentioned. . . The soil is generally of a black,sandy loom and averaging about four feet in depth. In the vnlle{ls it is much deeper, on some of the hills there is more or less clay. Beneath the soil there is generally found a stratum of sand, and beneath™ this the chalk rock. The depth of the clay and sand varies some- what, but generally is about twenty feet. ‘rhis peculiar formation of the soil makes it very desirable for agri- cultural purposes; there is sand enough to enable it to absorb a great deal of ran, and the depth from the surface to the chalk rock is so great, and the sand just above the chalk rock filled with innumerable springs and tiny veins, sends up its moisture to the soil on the surface above during a scar- city of rain, 8o that a destruction of crops and vegetation by drought is un- known and believed to be an impossi- bility 1n this and adjacent counties. Chalk rock probably underlies the the whole county. 1t can be seen crop- ping out along the bluffs of the Missouri and Niobrara rivers,in the bottoms and occasionally along the banks of the Bazile and Verdigris, and in the deep- est ravines that are found near the two rivers. A few ledgesof limestone exist in different parts ot the county, the most extensive ones be‘mg found on the Verdigris, southwest of Niobrara,which are now being worked with profit. A great many limestone wond granite boulders are found seattered on the bluffs and some places on the level prairie. These ave drifts brought here from the mountains and north of us during the glacial period. Geologists have found Knox county an interesting fleld for research, the professor of geology at Oberlin college having u~nca§lmm New Jersey to the mouth ot the Verdigris the shores of the drift. The manufacturing interests of Knox county are becoming quite extensive, and the excellent advantages offered by the numerous water powers on the Ver- digris and Bazile creeks are being oc- cupied by enserprising capitalists. The most extensive milling priviloges thus far ure at Bazile Mills, where two large mills are in process, Other grist mills are to be found at Creighton, Verdigris Bridge, Wainut Grove and other points. Three creameries in different parts of the county do a good business. An extensive pork packing astablishment, capacity of 100 hogs per dny; o brewery, capacity 1,000 gallons per day, and a_canning establishment ave located at Niobrara. While Knox county has been con- sidered somewhat north of the center of the great corn-growing belt that runs from east to west across our republic, time has demonstrated that we are by no weans out of it. Freguently forty to fifty bushels of corn are raised per acre the same year that the wild prairie is broken. On old ploughing seventy-five toone hundred bushels are often grown. Outs, wheat, barley, rye and flax grow as well and yield as beautifully as in any place that can be found throughout the country. But the unusual and wonderful productions of this locality are to be found among the vegetables nod roots, The aeep rich porous soil seems to have been made on purpose for the production of roots, und the ease with which they are grown as well as the enormous size they attain, aud their superior quality constitute the wonder and delight of all new comers into these parts. Tame geasses have been found to do as well here as 1w any place. The abundance and excellent quality of the wild grasses, however, render it impos- sible to even think of the tame grasses, much less to go to the trouble of raising them. The grasses found here are ex- ceedingly nputricious and eaten with much relish by all kinds of stock. Stock raisin is exceedingly profitable in this county at present. The abundant supply of the best of spring ater, the great amount aud excelieut quality of tho natueal grasses, growing ag they do in extensive rangos, together with natural locations for barns, sheds and all kinds of protection for stock during winter weather, cortainly com- bine to make this one of the best stock growing countios in the west. The six townships of land in the southeast corner of Knox county, em- braced in ranges 2 and “offered” lands 3 This part of the county is an excellent body of land. In fact, it woutd be al- most impossitle to find so large a body of land so uniformly good in any state of the union. However, on account of the fact that there has been so much gov- ernment land in other parts of the county untaken, these speculatora’ lands have mnot, until recently, become as valuable as was anticipated by the owuners. The state and school lands are tobe had on both lease and contract. They are vegarded asa most profitable stment. 'he climate in this portion of Ne- braska is far preferable to that found in the same latitude farther east. This is mostly due to our periodic rainfall. It soldom rains between October 1 and March 1 following. This gives us a dry, pure air during the cold season, and the damp, chilly air of the Missi sippi is unknown to us. Butduring the spring and summer we are favored with an abundance of copious shower: Those who are seeking homes or lands for profitable investment are in- vited to look at Kunox county. It all the conveniences and advantages of of an old settled country. Our state is traversed by railvoads in all directions, and the I'remont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley railway passes through the cen- ter of the country north and south, and other lines are projected for next sea- son. The Sioux reservation 18 now the most interesting section of land. Nio- brara, with its bridge crossing the Nio- brara river at this point, makes it,the only safe crossing to the new country. Any information desired will be fur- nished by the Niobrara Pioneer. b v oo THE BARBERS, Both Factions Hold Meetings to Per- fect Their Organizations. There was a scene in Louis Fai barber shop at Fifteenth and Douglas streots yes- terday afternoon that resembled one of Jack Hauverly's old time minstrel first parts, Em- mel and Faist were on the ends and Adam Morrell in the middle. They were all barbers, and a finer looking lot of gentlerien are seldom seen. These are the men who are just now en- deavoring to convince the courts that they are professional men—not laborers, The meeting was held for the purpose of effecting & permaneut orgunization and to discuss what course they would pursue in defending thomselves against the charge of working on Sunday. The first resolution was that they should all work and stick together. Ed Fitchvatri 4 journeyman, Wi chosen presiden P. Emmel, secrotary ; P. H. Miller, president, A. Morrell, 1" shouted Fitchpatrick, as he hit the table with a hair brush, *What’s your }m\nuurel Havo that hait trimmed up a frmiie) " clipped in another, “wo want a committec of five to attend to the ex: ecutive work, lawyer, jury,police court, etec., and Il put that in the form of a motion.” There was a second. and the chair named the following gentlemen: Louis Faist, S. P. Emmell, Adam Morrell, L. Pardou and John Frank. ‘nis committee was given ful power to act in any matter that wou! tend to strengthen the cause of keeping open on Sunday. The following was then adopted and all present signed it: *‘We, the undersigned barbers of Omaha, who are perfectly satisfied with the hours and pay we are receiving av_present, and believing that to close up on Sunday would ‘be to our disadvautage, as well as incon- venience to ourselves and %o the pubtic, willingly and firmly say that we brand the effort of a few barbers to close our shops on Sunday as meadlesome and uncalled for, knowing that to close on Sunday would lower our wages and aad more hours of labor each week." The Sunday Closers. The barbers who are in favor of closing on on Sunday, aud who claim to be thoroughly backed up by the law, mot yesterday after- noon in Mason's shop on North Sixteenth street. Reporters wera not ailowed to re- main in the mecting. The attendance was about twenty-five, mostly colored men. On January 14 these gentlemen will be iu- stituted by the Knights of Labor as a league assembly, and expect 1o be 175 strong. All the speakers were enthusiastic 10 keep up the prosecution of violators, and are confident of success 1n the end, although they may be compelled to go to the supreme court, Arrests will be made from day to day until each barber who has worked on Sun- day has been called before the court. Yesterday's Arrests. Somewhat flushed with their victory of last week, those barbers who are fighting the matter of working on Sunday put on their war paint again yesterday and just be- fore noon they had Julius Howe, James Payne, Nick Baker, Armbruster, S. P. Emmel and Wiitham Magner arrested for working on the Subbath. It seems that the arrest was according to aprearranged and fully matured course of action. When the gentlemen named were marched to police station they were taken up iuto the court room ana there found Judge Berka und his clerk waiting to attend 10 any business which they, the prisoners, might wish to transact. ‘T'here was no “‘scene” whateves All tle parties gave nominal bonas for their appear- ance today and went their way likc gontle- men. ———— If you nre aware of the success attending the use of Dr. Thomas Jefferis' preventive and cure for dipbtheria (during the last 25 years) and permit your children to die with- out giving it a trisi, “their blood is on your head.” Iest of references given. Mortality under other treatmonts, 50 to 100 per cent. Under treatment of Dr, Jefferis’ remedy leas than_oue 1n 1,000. Address lock box 657, Omaha, Neb., or ‘sent by express C.O. D. Price $3.00, G Vannice's Orooked Work. Mr, Max Moyer was spoken to yestorday regarding the crooked check woric of C, C. Vaunice, an employe of Mav Meyor & Bro., whose trickery in Council Bluffs lust Satur- day was t1d in yesterday's Bee. As stated Vanuice secured $25 0n two worthiess checks which he drew on the Firat National bank of Omaha, by putting forward with great em- phasis the fact that he was in the employ of the firm. Mr. Meyer heard of the swindler Saturday night and immediately” gave notice to the public of the firm's withdrawing from Vans nice the authority to receive or receipt for any firm monoy. "aunice has boen a traveling salesman in the piano departmont of the firm, Mr. Meyer said, for some threo years, ‘and during that timé has done his work well. Récently ,how- ever, the man has been gumbling and got in ihe “hole.” It has been discoverea that he collected 830 of the firm's money on this side of the river, beside §23 from. & woman of 1113 fame on Ninh street. The firm has dischargea him and will have him arreated upon his coming within reach again, he having skipped 10 & aistant state. el A Well Established fact. The fact has been abundantly proven that Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is the most prompt, most reliable and most successful medicine yet discovered for ucute throat and lung diseases, such as coughs, colds and croup. e S A Victim of Bpite Work, W. Chatfleld of Lincoln, the gentlewan whose name was conpected with the dis aopearance of the girl Hope Woooward of Seward, states that the coupling of his Bame With that of the girl is purely & piece Tave Noods 4 avsapaiha NS Qo DAt Qood Appotite s essential to gooh health: but at tils season the blood may be im- pure, that tired feeling prodominant, and the appetite ost. Hood's Sarsaparilla is a won ulderf medicine, for creating an appetite, ton- ing tho digestion, ana wiving strength to the norves and health to the whole system, Be suro to get Hood's Sarsaparilla. Sold by all drugicists. Prepared ouly by C. 1 Hood & Co., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mas: of spite worl on the part of a young man living i Seward, and who used to keep company with ner.' He says this young man in business at Seward and owing his (Chatflold's) firm, was closed out by him. Mr. Chatflold siys further that ho nover corresponded with the girl or even spoke to her, and would not know her if he mot her on the street. ] BREVITIE Eighteen members of the police force ware reported off duty last night with the grip. There were only ecight arrests made yesterday between the hours of 3 a. m. and 7p. m. Mr. Rothacker Protests, The following card appeared yesterday in the Omaha Daily Democrat: To the Editor of the Democrat: The World-Herald of Saturday evening, in course of a comment on the Vaudervoort card, said: One of these alleged episodes was the one which O. H. Rothacker published by insinu- ation some two or three years ago. When Mr. Rosewater mot him on the street ana de- manded satisfaction Rothacker struck him on the head with a billy. During this controversy all the partics have dragged into the row the episode of that rainy morning in April. It was en- tirely unexpected unon my part, although, of course, 1 should not have acted otherwise had @ regular programme been mude out. I did not expect to see Mr. Rosewater on that day, and the meeting was an accident. But, whether accident or otherwise, 1 fail to see why it should be constantly used to point a moral or adorn a tale. One thing 1 can say, however, that the swarm of persons who batted me’ upon the back, and ‘vho were saccharine in the insol ence of their fluttery during the time I mado the first great fight agail Rosewater which had been wade in the state, were the first to desert e in the hour of trial. [would rather Rosewater thun that lot. Tre story which bas been printed about Roswater, I heard told. 1t curried upon its face sach an idiocy of improbability that no one present believed it. ~ There were other details which might have been true which involved another person rather than Rose--— water, That other person was a member of Rosewater’s staff. 1 do not belong to any newspaper, and [ do not want to. I am eatirely a private citizen, dividing my time between pnenmonia and the open sir. I have nothing to do with this and do not waat to be involved in it even in- directly. Personally T think the story about Rose- water is a lie. [ H, ROTHACKER. Vi s Mortuary. The remains of J. J. Sellon, late wanager of the People's theater, are lying at Drexel & Maul's. The funeral was to have been held yesterday afternoon and interment had in Forest Lawn, noar or beside the grave of Sam Gardner, an old chum in sports and varieties, Yesterday, however, a telegram was received from Nelson Sellon, a brother of the deceased, directing that the body be sent to No. 18 Alabama avenue, Noew York city, Accordingly, the remains will be sent east todey, A very handsome floral offering was received from the Kden Musee. It is au easel of evergreen supporting a crescent of yellow immofteiles. Mr. Sellon was one of the best' known sporting men and variety theater munagers in the west. About throe yeavs ago he was associated with Henry Parrish in ruoning the Dlympic theater on Twelfth gtreet, nvar Dodge. He afterwards leased the People's theater on Douglas street, near Thirteenth, and was manager of the place at the time of his death. el Why don’t you try Red Cross Cough Drops, 5 cents per box S S General Dodge in the Oity. General G. M. Dodge, president of tho Denver, Fort Worth & Texas road, srrived in Omaba yestorday and 1s at the Millard hotel. The general is accompanied by hus daughter, a young New York friend of hers, and Morgan Jones. Thoy leave today for Denver and expect to visit other western points before returning home. The chief object of General Dodge’s visit here at this particular time is to perfect o reorganization of the Denver, Fort Worth & Texas stafl, to make it in harmony with recently consum- mated arrangements, whereby that roaa be- came & part of the Union Pacific system. While W. H, Holcomb Fas already been made vice presidert ana . 8, Mollen gen- eral trofic manager, such positions us gen- eral manager, general suverintendent and general freight agent are still in statu auo. 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