Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 12, 1891, Page 15

gother, W aain. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE SUNDAY THE LOUNGER IN THE LOBBY. Herrmann Tells of His Expefi;neaa with the Fakirs of India. ATTRACTIONS FOR THE COMING WEEK. What the Theatres Have to Offer for the Amusement of Patrons— The Marine Band Com to the Coliseum. There is a subtle charm about the work of the clever conjuror which is found in no other branch of the theatrical profession. One cannot altogether repress a feeling of the supernatural as trick after trick, iilusion after illusion, follcws each other in rapid suc- cession at the will of the prestidigitateur, In these days when magic has reached a very high plane, and the world knows that the magician depends upon the dexterity of his hand to mystify bis audience, still there comes a feeling that all is not deception of the cye, but rather a performauce in which his satanic majesty plays no inconsequential part. S0 clever are the wizavas of our day that Nostradamus, or Ruggierl, or even the awful Merlin himself, could they see these nineteenth century performances, would look on in wonderment and maybe inwardly re- mark that truly theiroccupations were gone, their proper places in the graveyard of buried nopes. Herrmann, who is a delightful talker, en- tertained a fow friends the other evening with some of his experiences 1n India, which may prove interesting reading Naturally on his first visit to IndiaHerrmann curious to see something of the famous jugglers of whom_t ors have told such marvelous tales, He went out of his way to meot any famous performer who could only be reached in that manner and the result was that between the time he landed at Cal- cutta and the time he embarked at Bombay, he had witnessed about everything of note in the juggling line that the gountry afforded. he opinion he formed after seeing all they oould, show him was that, apart from their skill as snake charmers, in the basket trick and one or two other illusious, the ability of the entire fraternity of Indian jugglers is th contemot. ia great deal about the won- 7" said this modern Merlin, native jugglers were said plant a_man sed in the earth, whence it would be seen to sprout and gradually grow fnto a full sized mango tree, blossom and ripen fruit in full view of the spectators, hey furthor declared that the fruit would bo handed around to whomever cared to taste of 1t. Stories to this effect had been told by so many travelers of repute tnat I really expected to find some merit in the trick. At Allahabad. Cawnpore, Lucknow, Delhi and Bombay 1 saw native jugglers who did tho trick and each time thoy performed it precisely as follows: The fakirs, usually five or six in _number, would squat on the ground and the spokesman would ask the spectators to sclect a spot of earth on which thoy desired the trick to be performed. This being done he would pick up the earth with - v & small pointed instrument in order to make a soft spot: then putting upa skeleton frame of tripod shape he would throw a shawl or cloth (without which the fakir would_be like @ ship without u rudder)over it, soas to make & sort of tent “One of the conjurers, wearing a long robe with side sleeves, would then produce a mango seed, and placing both hands and arms undor_ the improvised tent would plant the s0pd, his hands and arms being out of sight ~undér the tent during the operation. His comrades would then perform somo simplo tricks with cups, bulls, ete., after which the cover over the tripod would bo removed and a small sprout would be seen in the side of the mango sced. “When the cover was again thrown over the tripod the fellow with the long sleeves would once more put his arms under the tent s0 formed. After another interval of threo or four minutes the cover would be again re- moved and there would be scen a branch of the mango tree about two feot In height, bearlng a fow mangoss, samo. green, others ™ %o secret of this trick 1s vagy simple and 0 shallow that it requires little cxplanation. The man who placed his hands undor the cover first inserted the sprout in the seed and the next time he drew from his ample sleeves a branch out from a neighboring mango tree aud tarust the cut end_into the earth, which had previously been softened.” Some one then asked Herrmann if he had ever scen the trick performed of throwing a ball of twine in the air to form asort of Jack- and-the-bean-stock, up which the juggler climbed out of sight, pulliug the string after him, and that the pistol shot of & companion conjurer brought the aerial climber to the earth in fragments, which, when brought to- becamo a living, uninjured man ‘No, I nover saw that trick,” replied Herr- manu, *‘and the people who believe it can be done, must_have their brains steeped in husheesh. You hear of this trick in Iudia, but somenow I never was ablo to find a con- jurer who wouid attempt it. Most of the Wonders attributed to Oriental jugplers have never existed outside of the imaginations of those who tell them. ““The feats of snake charming, however,are marvelous, and if tricks, they utterly defy detection. ' When I was at Allahabad a fei- low came into my room with nothing on but a breech clout and said: ‘Plenty big snake here, Sahib. Plenty big snake in room.’ [ told him to go off; that I had seen all his snake tricks,and did not want to be bothered, but he Insisted upon it that there were plenty of snakes in the room, s0 I told him to go ahoad and call them out if there wore any. 1c stood up in the middle of tha room aud began to play on a sort of flute he had with him. Now mind you, there was no fur- niture in the room but " cot bed and two or three chairs. He had not plaved two minutes before I saw the sheet on the bed rise up till it looked like o small tent, and then an enor- mous coora crawled out and coiled itself on the floor with its head erect and its tengue dart- ingz out in anger. “'[n an instant [ saw other snakes crawling from ail corners of tho apartment and they rlu.wl themselves along side their compai- on. The fakir, still play n his flute, led the way to the door aud the snakes followed him. He paused at tha threshold and they reared their heads in anger. Just as I was beginniug to get nervous another fakir crept up bohind them and cut their heads off with asharp sword which he earried. Now I have no othier explanation for this trigk than that tho suakes were trained to wind themselves avound the bodies of the meu underenath the broech clout. When they eutered iy apartmont my attention was attracted 1o the spokesman, not to his com- Juion, and he might bavo 'placed the snakes n tho room while I was watching tho flute player. This is my only explanation.' *“What do you think of hypnotism as an ex- planation of ‘some of the tricks douo Hiundoos ! asked a listener, “Woll, I do know that mesmerism, whicn is veally'a form of bypuotism, is yet in its infanoy, and the future will show wonderful results in this branch of occultism. It seems incredible, however, that one man should ssess the power of hypuotizing two or hree hundred people, as there are sometimes around a fakir in India. But it is a profound subject, aud I dou't preteud to solve it." Tuz LouNGER, This (Sunday) evening Veruona Jarbeau and company will appear at the Boyd in the popilar miisical farce comedy “Starlight” or (he last time this season. Javheau has played to three good houses during the pres- out’ Omaha_engagoment, and this evening promises to be no exception. The Girand announces matinee and uight performances today. The entertainment will be given by a large femalo minstrel aud bur- lesqua company. At Boyd's opera House on Monday even April 13, Hallen & Hart, the com: apbear in their farcical Success “Later On, by H. Grattan Dounelly, Fred Hallan, wh 1s a comedian on the style of Henry E. shows to wivantage in the charac Plunger, a New York sport, while Joe Hart 1n the comedy creation of Jolly Todd, a book- maker from Sheepshoad Bay, gives a droll and amusing impersonation of an eccentric vole. The play is a morry trifle, satirizing in 8 goneral way Algomania, and turns on the L of “two Americaus to win American girls where uothing but Euglish busbands are desired. The com- Pany supporiing the swrs i3 ons of the best, and is decidedly the strongest musical comsdy organization that Messrs. Hallen and Hart have ever had. Miss Annio Lewis, the clever soubrette, plays Pansy Weed, an American girl who 'has no predi- lection for a British husband. The part of Rose Seed is done by the popular Mollie Ful- ler. Adelo Farringion and Marie Stanley appear as Mollie Waits and Tilly Tipps, while Miss Ada Somers, the clever soprauo, gets lots of fun out of Patchoula Seed. Th sheriffl is played by the eccentric lrish comedian, Joseph J. Sullivan. The parts of Hayes Seed, the American father, and Mild- y Smiles, a student in hard luck, are 1n the nds of John . McWade, the weil known baritone, and Harry Hilton, the tenor. Milton and Dollie Nobles appear at the Boyd on Tuesday and Wednesday next, and will present two of Mr. Noblas' standard plays. On Tuesday evening “From Sire to Son" will be_presented, which is from the pen of Mr, Nobles. It was a big step for Nobles to take, but he has proved that he is fitted to fill a higher sphere, both as au actor and dramatist. This play is his best work, from a litecary and constructive point of view. His language is always forceful, his climaxes intense and naturally wrought, and his characters flesh and blood creations that stand out with life-like prominence. As the reformed gambler Mr. Nobles fills the idea to perfection and gives some admirable in- stances of natural, quict and effective acting, on Wednesday evening “Love and Law, Mr. Nobles' powerful melodrama, will be produced. Monroe and_Rice, the well known comedi- ans, will give five performances of the popu- lar 'tarce_comedy, "My Aunt Bridget,” com- mencing Tuesday evening next. The New York Morning Journal said of the pieco: The return to New York of Monroo and Rice at the Bijou theater last night was what it is the fashion to call an_“ovation.” A crowded house and an excellent performance served to continue the long list of trinmphs at this theater. The doors opened with a laugh, the curtain went up on laugh, the curtain’ fell on a laugh, and the big audience went out with a laugh, What more could be desired? “Aunt Bridget” never stirred up more up- roarious merriment. On Thursday night of this week the ever popular I K" guartette of this take their first benefit at Youn tian ion hall. They arc fortunate in being able to secure the services of the cele- brated violin virtuoso, Hans Albert, as the attraction for their concert. Ho is without doubt one of the greatest artists now bvefore the public. Here Gahm, who will accom- pany him on the piano, has also a wide repu- tation as a pianist and has consented to | asolo. The programme arranged is an ex lent one and will give an opportunity to the audience in judging of their ability” both in solo and coricerted numbers, Arrangements have been made with the celebrated Marine band of the national cavital to gi matinee and evening per- formance at the Coliseum April 22, under the management of Roeder & Bell, tho tour of tho band being under tho dircction of Dayid Blakcloy, who has represented P. S. Gilmore for years. In December Man- ager Blakely wrote the navy department that music lovers all over the country wero cager to hear the band and that they wero pre- ted because they conld not afford a trip to Washington, where the band makes its head- quarters. He suggosted that a trip of from four to six weels in the principal cities of the country would ady the public inte of first-class music. Secrotary Tracy sent for Director Sonsa—whom' ev ingtonian _knows—and after 1 schemo before him sent hum to talk it over with the president. The bandmaster told the president that by ding the band outon a semi-official tour the American taste for its own music would be increased, and that every American would be a better citizon for having heard such musio. ‘This seemed to catch the president’s fancy, and he gave his consent. The govern- ment is put to no expense in the matter, but simply permits the band to take a leave of absence under the direction of Mr. Blakely. Tn addition to the band concert Mile. Marie Decca, prima donna soprano from her majes- ty’s Italian op.ra, London, will appear in o programme of song. She is oue of the great singers and alone would be considered a very strong attraction. Manager Lawler of tie Eden Musoce has vrepared a dainty entertaiument for his patrons this week. Miss Sherwood, the famous harp player whose beautiful and en- trancing music is making her aname, is one of the stars_engaged. Charles Diamond 1s also o barp player of national renown. The Spanish troubadours with their harmonious instrumental music will prove a pleasmg foature. Mile. Roltaire's musical - glasses form a pleasing diversion. The Dixon Brothers are artists of well known ability and will sing and dance as only tho Dixons can. Sig, Jimenezey is known throughout the world as the Mexican mando- lin player, and his engagement will only in- crease the high standing of the show. The Gleason chilaren in an olio of songs and dances have been booked for a return engage- ment. The famous Milanese minstrels is one of tho leading features of this week's per- formance. The Logan magnetic comedy sketches will add much to the success of the entertainment. Whale Oil Gus, tho noted whaler, will locture on life in the Arctic ocean, and explain how the monsters of the deep are captured. R, Dr. Birney cures catarrn. Bos bldg. —_—— PERMANENT SIDEWALKS, The Board of Public Works Warinly Favors 1hem. “Some plan must be adopted by which we can keep tab on the street commissioner,” saild Major Furay at the special meeting of the bosrd of publio works beld yesterday morning. *“Fhie way the offic is rin at tho present time we have no way of telling whether ho has one man employed or 100, He can certify to a pay roll and we take it for granted that it is correct, after which we certify the same to tho city council and the mouay is paid over.” Major Birkhauser said that he had always founa the streot commissioner honost. “That may bo true,” continued Major Furay, “but1t is not the way to do busines We ave to take the street com- missioner’'s word when we ap- prove his bills and right now I will say that we know justas much about the bills of the board of Lealth as we do about those thit this man presents.’ ‘The members decided that it would be im- possible for them to visit the places where won wero laboring and check up each day. As a way in which to get out of the difculty, the chairman was instructed to confer with the or, Councilman Olson appeared before board and talked permanent sidewalks. His idoa was _to have stone walks laid on all streets within tho old fire limits and brick walks along all curbed and paved streets, or at least whenever new walks are laid, or old ones repaired. The members of the board agreed to this and an ordinance providing for the same will bo drafted and vre ted to the city council. “The bill of C. Squires, amounting to $045.19, for cloaning streets, was prosented and ordered paid. The old question of four-horsa sweepers was again agitated by the_chairman, but ne was shut off-hy Mr. Squires, who in- formed him that such @& mochine had been purchased and will bo on hand and ready for use next Wednesday Owing to there being a large number of applications on haud for positions as inspec- tors, the ot was iustructed to have blank u!lpllc&tl printed thata record of the applicants may oe kept on fle, HAS A BE the Mr. Ward Does Not Now Want Mr., Weoolley's Place. Owmany, April 11.=To the Editor of Tur Bee: In your last evening's edition there was an 1tom about me which I think was un- called for, as I am not after the position of superinte: t of school buildings at the present time, and I uever presented my ap- plieation to the members of the board of ed- fon, nor woeuld 1 until there was a va- canoy, I merely had some of them resd my letters of recommendation, and what is more, 1 could not accept the position now if it was tendered me, as 1 leave tonight for Chicago to tako charge of some of the world's fair buildiugs, which posiition was tendered me last week. Respectfully MEs H. Warb, Sup Fair Buildings. ————— General E. 1. Test is confined to his home with la grippe, For six weeks he has been under We care of als physician. ONE CHICAGO ~ NEWSPAPER. Breezy Chat About the Herald, Its Birth and Growth, ONCE IT WAS STALWART REPUBLICAN When “Long" Jones Run it Into a Lib 1l Suit—How it Has Prospered Since Its Reformation. Cnrcaco, April 11,—[Special to Tue Rer.] —The circulation of the Chicago Herald boomed from the very beginning. The last issue of the Daily Telegraph, which it pur- chased early in May, 1581, was 1,046 copies. When its successor, the Chicago Herald, made 1ts bow to the public May 10, 1851, its salutatory went out in 1,047 copies. The founders of the Herald were James W. Scott, Frank W. Palmer, A. M. Jones and Daviel Shepard. The Mr. Jones referred to is none other than Mr. “Long" Joaes, the famous political machinist, now chairman of therepublican central committee and late managing editor of the anti-Palmer forces at Springfield. Mr. Palmer and Mr. Shepard were also strong republicans, and the paper itself was establishud as the repre- sentative of stalwartism. But its allegiance to the party was short lived. Intended as the representative of Logan republicanism, after its first year it maintained allegiance tono party, and before its first presidential campaign it becamo the exponent of Cleve- land democracy. It was lively, bright and aggressive from the beginning and one of its first achievements was to incur a libel suit brought by the late E.J. Lehmanas a re- sult of which a verdict for §25,000 was ren- dered against it. A compromise was effected under which Mr. Lehman and the Herald 1 paid £3,000 to charitable objects. This libel suit resulted in the sale of the interests of Palmer, Jone: & Shepard to John R. Walsh and Martin J Russell. Under the reorgauization Mr. Ru: sell became editor-in-chief and Horatio W. Seymour assistant editor. The paper, which under Mr. Palmer's management attained a certmin degree of success asa party organ, now began to develop iuto a newspaper 1 the truest sense, but did little beyond making its own expenses, It was a seven column folio, as at present, and as beautifully printed and sold for 2 cents on weok days, iday first at 8 and afterward at 5 . The daily issue consisted of four the Sunday number of eight pages. Whon Mr. Seymour was made managing edi- tor tho r had a circulation of about twenty-five thousand copies. It had a good \ding in the journalistic field, and among people at large, but was not a financial ss. The cautious management of Mr. Russell, which was eminently adapted to new paper on its feet, was too conservative for a paper which > ambition to take 1ts place at the top in a city like Chicago. The accession of Mr. Walsh to the list of stockholders at once placed the Herald in a position to enter vigor- wto the struggle for journalistic supremacy. It was the money of Mr. Walsh, combined with the brains of Mr. Scott in the business department and Mr. Seymour in the managing editor’s chair that carried the Herald almost at one stride into the front rank of American newspapers, Mr. Seymour’s first act on assuming charge vas to enlarge the daily issue to eight pages, ith a large edition on Saturday and a whole library on Sunday. The vrice remained the same and its circulation began to increase at a marvelous rate. More than any one other stroke of enterprise this contributed to the phenomenal growth of the new paper. With the increased space to fill it was necessary to expaud the news service, This was done regardless of the expense it entaded. Cor- respondents were instructed that the Herald was above all a newspaper and_that it must haye the news at all times. The paper was not hampered by any traditions as to what constituted news. It went ou the theory that there are things in this world worth print- ing and paying telegraph tolls on outside of the old classifications of crimes, disasters, politics and obituaries. News meant the first account of anvthing which rp:mple would cave to read about. New features, new ideas were eagerly sought for and liberally paid for. The custom of distinguishing mat- ter sent by the paper's own correspondents from that furnished by the regular press as- sociations was disrezarded. The manage- ment of the Herald believed its readers wanted news which was fresh aud reliable, and cared very little where it came from. At first the néws service of the paper was Turnished almost eutirely by special corre- spondents. The Associatea press then had a practical monopoly and it was impossible for the Herald to become a member of it in Chicago. In making this newspaper it became necessary to perform an architectural feat quite common in Chicago. It built the very ground on _ which it stands. The Herald and the United press to all in- tents and purposes are twins. When the Herald bought the Daily Tele- graph the latier held a franchise in the Na- tional Press association which very shortly thereafter went out of existence and the United Press association took its place. Mr. Scott was elected president both of the Her- ald company and the Press association and he applied the same energy and good judg- mext to the management of both. The phe- nomenal success of the paver contributed greatly to the success of the association and it was only a comparatively short time until this young and vigorous rival of tho Associ- ated” press was furnishing news to papers in nearly every important city in the country. Mr. Seymour, who now has charge of the cditorial page of tho paper, is from the same stock as the late Horatio Seymour and is as thoroughly a democrat as was the latter althouga the pa- per has very independent tendencies and can not always be depended upon to fall intoline at sound of the party bugle. The Herald was the originator of the Palmer-for- senator idea and nursed it into a full grown boom. There 15 no snobbery about the Herald office. Mr. Taylor, the present managing ed- itor, is one of the most genial of men. Like body else in the establishment he is a busy man, but he is always approacha- ble and universally popular. One of the old- est employes on the paper said o me: *I think the wonderful success of the Her- ald is due, more than any other one thing, o the enthusiasm which Taylor and Seymour have always inspived in the men who ~ work under them. Its the same sort of devotion which soldiers feel for their commanders. Everybody bLas a deep personal interest in the paper and works as hard in what field he may be assigned to as :f he held sev eral blocks of stock.” The present home of the Herald is in strik- ing contrast, so far s appearances is con- cerned, to the paper itself. It has few con- veniences except such as are essential to the getting out of the paper. Every man is his own elevator, There are four flcors, the second, third and fourth, which are reached by stairs fecble with age and worn deep with the tread of many feet. On the first floor is the counting room and it is anything but the dream of white pillars and marole counters to which the patrons of Tue Bek are accustomed, On the same floor is the oftice of Mr. Scott, which is reached by a loup system similar to that employed by the North and West Side cable roads. On the second floor 1s Mr, Taylor, Mr. Seymour, the literary and exchauge editors, and the edito- rial writers. Next above is the telegraph room, toe reporters aud the United Press, and on the top floor are compositors and stercotypers. The Herald expects to move mto its fine new buiding on Washington street some time in June. The birth of that offshoot of the Herald and journalistic prodigy, the Evening Post, is so Tecent that t has little history to write. It has no ups and downs to relate. Its life has all been ups. It camo among its rivals full grown and has gone forward with such strides that all traditions have been upset and peoplo have not yet stopped catching their breath. With eight pages filled every dny with the very latest news to be secured by the best telegraph facilities and the brightest reporters, teeming with clever pictures aud clever ideus, it soon demon- strated the ability of an evening paper to occupy a field heretofore supposed to belong exclusively to morning journals. The paper was an immense and instantaneous sucoess. After the second issue —the first day’s edition only consisted of a little over two hundred copies snd was ouly iuteuded simply as dress rohearsal —the cusemlation spread at a most wonderful pace. DUFing the ten months ending in February S3O8L subscriptions haa been received, and al) g & reasonable dii- ference in permanent Bftronage, this leaves substantial circulatiof, which is little short of the marvelous. » Although owned by the same company, the two papers have always boen issued from different buildings, are’ uhder entirely differ- ent maunagewents, add are almost as thoroughly rivals in spirit as if one were owned by Willilam Penn Nixon and the other by Josoph Medill—and this is to suppose the north and south poles Oliu\lrlmllsm, [ ERANK ATKINSON, - AMICABLY ADJUSTED, Live Stock Oommission Differences Happily Settled. The difference, originating sometime ago between the South Umaha live stock ex- change and the American live stock commis- sion company, over the alleged violations of rules of the exchange, has been amicably sete tled. The live stock exchange rules, under severe , penalty, prohibit members from cute ting or dividing commissions or pay- ing or making any return or robate. The American live stock commission company is an incorporated company whose stoci is distributed only arong stock owners and raisers. The profits aro re- turned to stockholders by dividends in cer- tain_proportions on the capital stock held und live stock shipped. This the live stock exchange conceived was a virtual violation of the rule prohibiting rebates and the change took action to prevent members fr buying from, selliug to or trafficiug with the American live stock commission com- pany and others doing business in o similar matiner. The matter finally went into the district court on an application made by a representative of the American live stock commission com- pany for an tion restraining the live’ stock its oMicers aud mem- bers and the buyers and dealers from expell- ing the relator or boycotting the American live stock compa Ths matter still hangs in the hands of the judge. In the meantime the whole matter has been fully and sati factorily settled as the f. ntract be- tween the Union stockyards company and the American live stock commission company and others interest, will sho “Article of agreement made between South Omaha stock yards compan: and the American” Lve stock company and others interested: In consid- eration of the American live stock commis sion company and others doing business with tho South Omaha stock yards company, that said South Omaha stock yards company, limited, agreo that all persons, corporations or companies dealing at such stock vard shail have the same rightsaud privileges with all other persons, companins or corpora- tions, ana no rights or privileges granted or conferred to, or upon any person, company or corporation by such stock yard company, direotly or indirecty, Shall be withheld from any other person, company or corporation, and that said stock yards company will prevent, 0 far as lies in their power, any and all con panies or persons doing business in said stoc yard from boycotting or obstructing other buyers, sellers or other commission men 1 carrying on their business, and said South Omaha stock .yards company agree to for- feit to the person or persons injured by the infringement of said agreoment one hundred (8100) dollars for the first infringement and from one hundred doliars to five hundred (8500) dollars for its second or thira infringe- ment, as their injury may be shown to be, Witness my hand, this Ist day of Apr 1891, (Signed] W. N. Bancoc . General Manager, Approved: W. A. Paxto, Vice President. SOCLIETX NOTES, e mamiago of Miss klla Schmidt and Mr. George 8. Tzschuck is aunounced for Wednesday, May 6, at the home of tho bride’s parents on Douglas and Twentieth streots. Mrs. O. N. Ramsey gave a beantiful dinner to Mr. and Mrs. AliredMillard, Dr. and Mrs. wifford, Mr. and Mrs, Ada Brochvogel, Mrs. Lutysttom, mother of | Dr. Gifford of - Mil- waukee, Mr. Luther Drake and Mr. Robert Patrick, Friday_evening. Tuesday evening Mr. ant Mrs. Ramsey, prior to leaving their cosy home will give' a card party to 100 guests, Mr. F. W. Brown, vice president of the Henry & Coatsworth lumber company, has decided to remove the general offices of the company to Lincoln and will take up his resi- dence in the capital city tomorrow. Mrs. Brown, will_remain in_Omaka until May, when sbe will go east with the family for the summer. This transfer of Mr. Brown will be greatly regretted by Omaha people. the , limited, ommission For a number of years I have been subject to violent attacks of inflammatory rheuma- tism which generally lasted about two months. On the first of this month I was attacked in the knee and suffered severely for two days, when I procured a bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm and it relieved me almost instantly. 1 therefore most cheerfully recommend it to those who are similarly afflicted everywhere.—R. D. Whitley tindale, N. C., February, 1553, ' Mr. Whit oy is o very prominent mun'in this place andihis disease was very widely known as he suffered such severe pain. W. M. Houston & Co., mierchants, Martindate, N. C. 50 cent hottles for sale by druggists. R~y The Warehouse Bill. Omama, Neb., April 10.—To the Editor of Tug Bee: Apropos your editorial, the ware- house bill will not ouly belp Omaha but every city in the state. It will create home mar- kets at Omaha, Lincoln, Grand Island, Beat- rice, Nebraska City, Columbus and other points in Nebraska. 'If the bill as passed corresponds with the original text it will ultimately result in giving employ- ment to thousands. It creates a new lines of business—licensed _warehousing under state control—such as Nebraska has nevor had. The warehouses known as class C will cover the storage of every description of property not specially hazardous. These articles will embrace flour, provisions, grass seed, flax seed, hides, wool, butter, cggs, dressed poultry, dressed hogs, ete. By this you will see our commission and produce men can solicit business from every state and ter- ritory west of the Missouri river, and seil the stuff ‘‘on 'change” in Omaha to eastern, Eu- ropean and, under the reciprocity system, South American buyers, Ul- timately it ought to give Omaha at least 0,000,000 new business annually more than it now has. This will bo exclusive of the enormous developments in the balance of the state. Other bencfits are conferred, oneof which gives the Nebraska farmer a chance to hold his grain and other products until he wishes to sell—just as soon as tho warehouses and clevators are provided to hanale this new busigess. In_short, the warehouse bill places Ofnaha and other Ne braska cities ou the exuqt footing of Chicago and St. Louis, Tua DBEe certawly knows what that ‘means i its tre- mendous (I use the word advisedly) advan- tage to the farmers @nd business men of Nobraska. I would earmestly urge the board of trade, the banks, grain, commission and produce dealers and the warchouse men of all classes to make immediate arrangements to haudle this new business, so that when Gov- ernor Bovd sizns the bilk aud the law takes effect, thie business will be organized—an- other feature of the metropolitan growth of Omaha, and the maguifigent development of Nebraska. e The intent of the bills is one of great ma- terial benefit to the people of the stale and the trans-Missouri ri¢df region of which Omaha is the metropolis, e e Police Court;Kulletins, Charies Harris, coloréd, objected to being arrested by Oficer Fields, but was taken to the patrol box, and while the offeer was turning inacall for the wagon Harris d him in the mouth and escaped. He was subsequently arrested by Officer Ellis. His case was continued. Richard Ritzer was causing trouble in the Third ward when arrested. He had o _pair of brass knuckles when collared, but threw them away before reaching the station. He will be tried for carrying concealed weapons. Blanche Bradley took a few bracers and became very disorderly. It took four police- men to arrest her, but she finally succumbed. She will be perfectly sober when next she ap- pears in puolic, e Tuke the Elkborn line for Deadwood, Hot Springs, South Dakota, Douglas, ("lnmyr. Wyoming, Hastings, Havvard, York, David City, Superior, Geneva, Exeter, Seward, Lincoln, Wahoo and Fremont. { Nicoll the Tailor, 1409 Douglas Street, We Buy Largely, printer’s ink can. no, not for us. 10WA'S WONDEREUL ICE CAVE Peouliar Freak of Nature in the Vicinity of Decorah, ONLY ONE OTHER IN THE WORLD. A Cavern Whichis as Cold as Green- land in the Summer and as Warm as the Tropics in Winter. - Hidden deep among the hills in north- castern Iowa, far from the eyes of the “special feature" writer, there exists one of the wonder works of nature, A phenomenon which again proves that everything in art and in mechanics has for its suggestive idea some peculiarity or freal in nature, Somewhere along the 1cy coast of Finland in Russia there is & great cave, having for its floor, its walls, and its ceiling great masses of glisteniug, ghmmering ice, which like a mirror throws back the pale electric rays of the aurora borealis as it quivers and scintillates far in the mysterious north. The fce cave at Decorah, in Winneshiei county, Towa, while it presents no particular feature of beauty in itself, it bears the ency- clopedical honor of being the only 1ce cave in the world besides the one mentioned in the far off land of the Fius. Nature has dealt laviskly with thelittle town of Decorah, much more so than art has, or ever can do. It nestles sleepily in one of the most picturesque and beautiful valleys in the state of lowa—*“the land of the beautiful view.” Tothe north of the town perhaps half a mile there extonds for a mile east and west what is called “tho palisade.” This is a precipitous formation of rock worn perpen- dicular by the action of water ages and ages ago. The cliff is 230 feet high, and atits base winds in and out among the trees the beautiful Uper Iowa river. A steep ascent of nearly two hundred feet and you come to the mouth of theice cave. It must be visited in the summer time for it is then its remark- able feature is disclosed in all its pristine glory. Take the very hottest day in July or August and after having strugeled up the Cliff to the mouth of the cave one 1s in excel- lent condition to appreciate this natural re- frigerator. Thereis a ledge oxtending out perhaps forty foet from the entrance, aud as soon as_ this is reached the icy draught caused by the air currents passing in and out of thie cave is already folt. The good people of Decorah have placed a large frame at the opening to prevent its being closed by the rocks which aro con- tinually falling from the cliff above. Enter- ing the cave the air grows colder and colaer, There aro two compartments. The first ex- tending downward and in a_distance of fif or seventy-five feet, at the extremity of which is @ sharp decline of ten or fiftcen feot: and if the thermometer registers 105 degrees in the shade outside you miy bo sure 10 find here a natural toboggan slide. This is the first indication of ice and nearly ever, visitor is allowed to take the lead " at this point, because of the astonishing surprise awaifing him. A step or two in_the decline and he is precipitated clear to the bottom, the decline being glazed with u coating of ice an tnch or two In thickness. Ttisa very interesting sensation to step out in the dari and in the twinkling of an eye find oneself shooting down into somo un- known and unimagined depth, and under the proper _'psychological conditions one can think of @ great many past deods, good or otherwise, s the case may bo, But the'slide brings up, or down, rather, to the ica cave proper. “This is a room forty foet long, ranwing from eight to ten feet wide, and so high that in places you cannot see the top. Beneath, above and at the sides it is one mass of pure crystalline ice, two, three, and in places cight inches in thickness. Tha ice is as transparent as a pane of glass, and in the rock bencath can be secn small petrified fish, snails and cels. If you chip off the ice, aud break off a piece of tho rock, it will remamn damp and cold for an hour after having left the cave. A few minutes is as long as one dare remain in this natural ice box, owing to the hich temperature of the blood at this time of the jear, YWhat makes the cave so peculiar is the fact that the thickness of the ice inside is apparently regulated by the condition of the atmosphere outside. The hotter and dryer the air, the colder and thicker the ice on the inside. Andon the other hand, when it 1s cold enough to nip one's ears while walking half a block, inside of the cave it 1s warm and damp, aud the drip, drip of the water as it continuously falls from the rocks reminds one of spring of the dropping of rain after an April shower from the eves of a summer cot- tage. “Tnis cave s renowned in tne logends of tne Winneshiek and Chickasaw Indians, Not more than sixty years ago old Decorah, chief of all the Winneshieks, used it in summer for proscrving dressed gamo, such as deer, antelope, ete. The town of Decorab has a population of about four thousand, and it is located 125 miles northeast of Dubugque. - A Fact Worth Knowing, The Burlington is the only line run- ning through Puliman sleeping cars from Omaha to Deadwood. Trains leave Omaha daily at 10:25 a. ., arriving at Deadwood at noon of the following day, APRIL 12, 1801 -TWENTY PAGES Our busy tailoring stores are well known in You Choose Easily, ‘We Make to Order, You Appear Well, wenly cities, and the price? that's the best part of it, for you— You can have the Like all succe It's oftener said our prices are lower than need be for such garments and tailoriug We buy—uwell we buy for our twenty large tailor stores--you can see the chance to get the best at little prices. ame, prices that make trade and friend’s for us fasf; becoming garments that advertise us better than Oh, Ours is the elevated way, we find it pays best to tailor for thousands at modest prices for cash, than for a few at fancy prices, for credit, aving and our ssful and original merchants we have many imitators; you needi't be very shrewd to see the difference—it’s greal, Trousers to order $5 to $15. Suits and Overcoats to order §20 to $60. And all the latest novelties that men will wear. Samples mailed. the me Omaha. | 710 p m 500 pm| [ Toaves | Omaha. | Pianos, other Busines ng. association, fifty-five thousand dollars (855.000), W. FARNAM Sy, John A. Wakefield, H. Organs, arch [ e ogracious Meycary %L Noltce. 16, 1801, does alm Mueller Music Co. ! 107 S. 16th St. oral Sheet Music and Books, Musical Instruments of every description. Bargains always on hand. 2 Upright Pi- anos $78 each. 18 Square Pianos from $40 up. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Exposition Buildin; will be held at Millard Douglas streets, Omaha, noon, April 2Ist, 1801, ut election of a1 fassoctation of Omahi Totel, corn 1ith and Tuesday affer- ) o'clock, for the d of five directors for the en- suing year. and for the transaction of such may properly coma before | he tofal indebtedness of this not exceed AX MEYER, President. Chicago Chicago & Depot 10th and ‘Denver Night Lincoln Limited . RAILWAY TIME GAR avos [CHICAGO, BURL N & rotury, W. Cromer, directors it Arrives Omaha. | supplics by congr Open evenings, NICOLL THE TAILOR, 1409 DOUGLAS STREET. Will remove to new store rooms in Karbach Block, Fifteenth ¢ treet, when finished. bico or transportati L (s wd directed to the Commissio Nos. 63 an Wooster Wil be received until 1 p. May 5, 1801, for furnishing for t viee About 0000 pounds’ bacon 1000 poundsbact on the hoof. 100 bounds et e, 50,000 pounds beans. 81,000 pounds baking powder, 2100,000 pounds corn, 330,000 pounds cotfee.10,0'0.00) pounds flour, 16.0.0 pounds f 90,000 potinds hard bread. 40,000 ponnds o 00 poun d. 600 harrols wess pork, pounds oatmenl, 80.000 pounds 110,000 pounds rice, 2000 pounds tea, 117,000 pounds £, 160,000 pounds fine salt, 10,000 pounds soap, 1,100,000 pounds sugar, and 41 001 pounds wheat. ' Also. bliankets, woolen and (consisting 1 part of tig andard callco, 100,000 yard ds; duck, freo from ull siz- yards; glng- ns. 14,000 3,000 ory shirting, 1000 yard yib.ds; winsey, 4,000 yurds); corfos, notions, hardwure. chior e, and o lon . such a8 harness, plows, rakes, ks, and for about 575 wagons roquired for the service, to be delivered at Chicago, Kansus City, und Sioux City. Also, for such vagons a8’ muy be ndapted he clinate of the Pac h Cal- ifornla brakes, delivered Also, transportation &00ds and supplies that may not be contrac ed for to be deliverod ut the Agencies, BIPS MUST BE MADE OUT ON GOVERNMENT BLANKS. Schedules showing tho kinds and guantities of subsistence supplies’ required or cuch Agency and <chool, and the kinds und quantities in gross, of ail other goods, and artieles, together with hlank proposals, con- ditions 10 bo obsorved by biddors. thnd wnd place of delivery. terms of contract. and pay- ment, transportation routes, and all other necessary natrctions will be' furnished upon n 1o the Inalan Ofiico in Vo. 63 an Wooster stvect, Ne ence, U, § worih, an Francise oSt Yankton, S. Dakot v. Caldwell, Topekn, and W us, o sson, Arlzona. Fment 10 reject any and ail bids,or any part of any bid and these proposals are invited under proviso that appropriations shall be mide. for the Bids will bo opened at ove stuted, and bidders be present at’ the opening. ks, AL bids must bo accom- ified checks s upon some United s Dopository or the Flrst Natlonal Bunk of San Franciseo, Cal. for at least five per cent of the amount of the pro- posal. T.J. MORGAN, Commissioner. A-802m at for such of the urticles, tho hour and dity are invited CERTIF panied by on J&C wan City Day ight Exp. via U. 010 pm 645 n m Omaha. Arrivos Omahn. 50T & m 1020 & m 250 p m| 730 p m )verland Fiyer. cltic_Expros: Leaves Omaha. —on A P. depot, b ioth AGO & NORTITW o, 10th and & Chieago Fxpross. & PACIF] A Marcy Sts. nd_Marey Sts. | Chicago Expross 11010 8 m Arrivos Omaha. Arrivos Owahn 0 pm 5 pw 1 pm 0 nm Arrivos in. A5 A m 640 p m T a o Y00 0 i 10 pm Omuha. Teav Transfer| Tl o m[” 1000 5 705 b ml 10508 m TS e m 000 pmj.. nis Cannon & MO. VALLE Depot 15th and Wobster 10 p | Walioo & L Norfol St Louls & K CHICAC Unfon Depot, Expross xp. In s, (Fx. K_(1Ex. Sunday) LK ¥ G, Ex C PATTH Dopot, Co Chie . Chie BIOUX C o 1 MiL. & ST t, Counell Bly g0 Expri oul 1 Sund I sunell Blutts PAUL| AT NV Bl Y & b, Counell loux City Aocomm ul Express W5 p oo 1240 p m [ Arrives ranafor | Arricos |Transter |Transior 1040 & m 100§ Notice. Sealed proposals will bo received by the State Printing Board, at the office of secre- tazy of state, at uny timoe bofore Tuesday, April 21, 1801 at 2 p. m., for printing and bind- inz 2,000 copfes each of the senate and house Journuls and 9,000 copies of the session laws of 101, Senato and house journals to be printerd on book puper, two pounds per quire, super octavo form, small Diea type six-to plon leads hetween the Hnes, without unnee- essary blanks, 208 Or paragraphs, blanic of each day, and botwe sessfons of the sume day. not to exce ur pica lines. pages to bo Journals of 185, binding halt Sossion laws to be printed on two pound book paper. small pien type, pages to be saimo size und form as the with mure ginal notes and index, bound in Proposals will also be ro thme and place for printing the supre reports and court culonders and for furnishe ing ull blanks, biank books and cireulurs, in- cluding rovonue blanks required by the offi- cers of the exccutive department” of the statefora perlod of two yours from date ot ract, . Samples ana estimates of kinds and qu titly of supplies to be furnished can be se ut the office of sevr tate Proposals n stats for what bidder will furnish all books in this page and for all blanks and iundred Euch proposal must be accompanted bond in the sum of #.000 with two or al, that the bidder, ays » tho work, PProposals for Publie ary of state, r laws and price tho 53 per ulars per by a Hiore , will, in fter notlea und pazo furnished k to be d of . A, }1 rinting Secrctary of State. Board, apdd10tm Notice to Contracto by glven that the Scl No. 1. Duws: blds for th nton, plans and s, s o1 tenhouse, Architect at ofico of elvod up to 10 1 UARTERMASTER'S OFFIC Boaled cre in- C PROPOSAIN [ntrly . K Dt vl timo, April and the opened, for furiiabine Wood, chare ir fred in the Department Platte, during fiscal yoar con nelng 11, 1501, any 1 depot quart epartinent turnishing these supplies ler the conditions of this ndvertls pnt will be considored. U, B, reserves ll'{lll to reject uny or all bids. Al Information furnished on wpvileation to this office oF any of the post or depot tors. bpes sontainink | Proposnis for futs) wnd addrossed ns wbove mdleated. WM. B, HUGH tenant Colonel and De ty Quurtermaster Generyl, U, 5. A, Cllef Quarteruaster. Miodiatey st or for