Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 20, 1891, Page 5

WHERE FLOWS THE MOLDAU. Bohemia's Beautiful Oapital in Summer's Ehortening Days. PRAGUE AS AN EDUCATIONAL CENTER. ¥he Vastness and Completness of the COentennial Industrial Exposition —Rivalry Between the Ger« mans and the Slave. Priove, Aug. 81.—|Editorial Correspon- fence.]—The capital of Bohemia deservedly takes rank as oue of the handsomest citles in Europe. Viewod from any polnt it is strik- ingly unique, with its harmonious blonding of what was most imposing and ornate in mval architecture with the best models bt modern construction. The rocky bluffs and high hills that hem the city within the basin of the Moldeu, which flows through its ocenter, present a picturesque background and oring into pleasing prominence tho lofty castls towers, turretod zatas and spires that givo Prague almost an oriental appearance. To the American tourist Praguo is finten- #ely intoresting by reason of its historical reminiscences, Every foot of ground for many miles around has been contested and fought over in almost every bloody war that has gistracted Europe, and pitched battles have boen fought by great armies within gun shot of her walls. Every church, overy mon- ument ana publio building *and almost every thoroughfare recalls some histovic inci- @ent. Prague was a great center of culture more than 500 years agoand her university, then the foremost seat of learning in Europe, was attended by more than 20,000 students from all parts of the old world, 1 must necessarily confine myself to perso- nal improssions and observations in and about Prague and endeavor to recall the changes that have taken place since I at tended school in this ity in 1853, Within theso thirty-cight years Praguo has nearly floubled her population, which, by the ceusus ©of 1890, is computed at 318,130 including sub- urbs. This growth affords striking proof of marvelous vitality. Almost the first change noted by me on my return was the disappearance of the great wall and broad and deep ditch that formaerly surrounded tho city. The walls have been Jeveled, the ditches filled up and the space covered by them couverted into grand boule- vards and beautiful parks, and large tracts of land formorly outside of the wall are now covered by blocks of magnificent buildings 8nd great factories and mills. In the heart of tho old city the transforma- tion has boen equally marked. Many of the old narrow, ramshorn strocts have been widened and straightened. Maguificent business blocks and great public buildings have taken the places of rookeries and firo- traps that lad survived the rayages of war and flood, smooth asphalt pavements have taken the place of cobblestonos on the prin- cipal busiuess thoroughfares, Monumontal school buildings have been eractod to supple- ment the commodious, but time worn college and university buildings, and great paluces dedicated to art and science have been con- structed to meet the demand for art culture which has boen developed in a sufiicient degreo by the Bohemians within the past quarter of a century. Last but not least, the grand national Bo- hemian theater, which Adelini Patti pro- nounces more perfect in point of acoustics than any opera house or theaterin the world, has beon crocted at an expense of over 8,000,000 florins, supplemented by a superb play house,the German theater, which would do credit to any city on either side of the Atlantic. Equally notablo is the improvement that has taken place in street lighting, street cleaning. drainage, and facilities for transit. With the exception of Paris and Brussels, 10 city that T have visited, can boast cleauer and better lighted thorough fares. As o commercial and industrial center Praguo bas made big strides to tho front within a comparatively recont_ period. This fact was made patent by the Centennial Industrial Exposi- tion, which has been in progress since the 1stof May. The first industrial exposition ever attompted in any country was held in Prague in 1791 on the occasion of the crown- ing of Leopold I as king of Bohemia, Although that exposition was comparatively a very insignificant affair it attracted a great deal of attention and emphasized the fact that Bohemia was far advanced in the manufac- wure of linen and textile fabrics,woolen cloth, laces, glassware, mirrors, polished garnets and othor precious stones, and toys. The exposition of 1801, piauned and exe- cuted on a scale commensurate with the in- dustrial growth of Bohemia, includes within its scope: 1. Agriculture, with all its various branohes, namely: The dairy, cattle raising, beo culture, fish culture, fruit culture, forestry, vine culture, products of the farm and garden, and all branches of agricultural and horticultural instruction. 2. Leather aod all the products of hide, hoof aud horn. 8. Products of the farm, beet sugar, flour, starch, butter, malt, hops, honey, wax and wax products, as well as all utensils and apparatus employed in the conversion of tho raw material futo marketable wares. 4. Products of wood, straw, cork, bone ana gutta percha. 5. Textile fabrics, incinding lnen, sili, woolen, cotton and ju‘e spun goods, carpets mnd tapestry, 6. Paper industry and paper fabrics, 7. Lithographing, printing and electro- typing. 8. Mining and mineral products, including raw material, chemicals and mineral waters. 9. Earthenware, glasswaro and porcelain Industry. 10. Chemicals and drags, including soaps, perfumery, paints and varnishes. 11. Tron and steel industry, weluding also brassware and brouzes. 12. Gold and silverware. 13. Machiuery tools and motors. 14, Transportation, including railway ap- paratus, steamsbip models, ete, 15. Engincering and architecture,inciuding (lumination, heating and ventlation, water supply. drainage, highways, bridging and railroad construction, 16, Furaiture and house decoration. 17, Scientific instruments and wateh mak- ing and musical instruments. 18. Fducational, includivg public schools and high schools, trade schools, art schools, and normal training for mechanical and soien- titio schools. 19. Art, viz, paioting, sculpture and archi- tecture. “Tho design of the promoters was certainly very broad and exkaustive, taxing to the ut- most all the resources at their command. Ac- ocording to the best information 1 have been sble o get, the actual outlay for buildings, slectric light plant and adornmeut of grounds was about 1,250,000 flocins (8500,000), whioh- taking 1nto account difference in cost of tabor, wouid represent at loast $1,500,000 had the building been erected in avy American ity 'Ibis, of course, does not inelude the cost of Bumerous pavilions and buildiags erected by @xhibitors at thelr own expease, which, at THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, UNDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 1891—-SIXTEEN PAGES, tho lowest estimate, reprosent an additional outlay of halt a million florins. A description of the exposition grounds and bulldings and a detailed review of the exhin- 1ts would take several columns in Tur Bre. Suffico It to say that I was agrooably sur- prised at the magnitude and magnificence of tho main exposition building, which is said to surpass in its architoctural beauty and sub- stantial character the great Iaris exposition- al hall of 1880, 1 was equally surprised at the art and good tasto displayod in the interior docorations and the varioty and excellonce of the articles exhibited. The most impressive features to wore the exhibit of the schools Bonomia. This was not merely & col- lection of copy books with speci- mens of penmanship and drawing, but an exbibit of the work and record of each school inallits branches of instruction and more particularly tho practical application of in- dustrial training. Wood carving, plaster moulding, engraving, cabinet work, lock- smith, and tinsmitu's work, and 1o fact the product of almost every known trade in ar- tistic porfection made and finishad by boys and some'of the most beautiful embroidery and hand lace making done by girls in the training schools, wore among the attractive and suggestive school oxhibits. Another surprise uwaited me in machinery hall, where the display of ingenious steam and hydraulic machinery and products of iron and steel mills, which abound in Bohemia was pronounced exceptionally fine by a St. Louis iron mill man who made this part of the exposition a spocial study. “The only drawback that has tended to make tho exhibit of tho industrial products of Bohemia incomplete has been political. Bohemia like Ireland, is torn up by internal political dissensions, among the two_distine- tive ciasses of her population, the Germans and Cechs, or Slavs. Eightr-oight per cent of the population of Prague is Slavic, and very naturally the municipal council is com- posed almost exclusively of Cechs, and the management of the exposition was princi- pally, if not eutirely in the hands of Cechs. The Germanic Bohemians, who control some very important industries, took um- brageand declned toexhibit, and many of the German Rohemians kept away etiroly. This course, howover, had the effect to spur the Slavic population, who ara really tho bone and sinew of the land, to greater activ- ity, and hundreds of thousands poured into the city as a matter of patriotism. Soveral thousaud Bohemian Americans have como across the sea to join in the celo- bration and their reception by the Bohomian societies of Prague was an ovation such as had never befors bean accorded to any class of visitors. The demonstration was in fact so0 decidedly “Bohemian” that the Austrian auvhorities took umbrago and almost came to rogard it as an outbroak. Ihaverno disposition to take sides in tho local poutical controversies by which Bohemia in genoral and Prague in particular are torn to pieces, but can- not refrain from remarking that the con- test botwoen the two Bohomian fac- tions as to which policy Bohomians should pursue in their supremo effort to securo local self-government, seems to an outsideras ill-timed and puerile. In politics, asin war, thers can be no division in the camp without 1mperiling tho cause. I cannot close without paying a merited compliment to Mr. Vojta Naprstek, to whom I, n common with every American who visits Prague, are under obligations for the sincero interest manifested in Americans, Mr. Naprstek resided in Milwaukeo and Chi cago way back in the fifties, aud formed a strong attachment to. American institutions, extonding to Americans his unbounded hos- pitality. Mr. Naprstek isa retived gentle- man of wealth and owns the largest pri- vate English-Am >rican library and collection of American periodical literature in all Europe. His library contamns over 20,000 books in the English language, and his tables and shelves are loaded down with magazines, American city diractories and papers, which 'are constantly placed at the disposal of American visitors, without prico or expeota- tion of reward. E. RosewaATER, RAILROAD RUMORS. me of Some of Them are of Local Interest— Notes and Personals. The report from Denver that the Denver & Rio Grande and the Sauta Fe had entered into a combination whereby the latter virtu- ally controls the former road is looked upon as & very peculiar arrangement by railroad men in this city, in view of the fact that the Colorado Midiand, the only competitor of the Rio Grande, is controlied by the Santa Feo. The presumption is that & close trafic arrangoment has been mado botween the Sante Fe and the Rio Grando whereby the former is allpwed a voice in tho managoment of the latter. If this is the case, the Santa Fe controls the only outlet from Denver to Salt Lake except the Gnion Pacific, and is in & position to freeze out the Burlington, Kock Island and Missouri Pacific. It will also control the western connection of the Mis- souri Pacific at Pueblo. This will force these roadsto construct one ormore outlets, and the sensible plan would seem to be for them to unite and con- struct a road for jointuse from Denver west. The Burlington some time ago sur- veyod o Jine from Denver across the Suowy range down tho Grand river valley to Grand Junction, the eastern terminus of the Rio Grande Western, which i3 also left out in the cold by the new arrangement, and is vir- tually at the mercy of the Santa Fe. Tho probabilities aro_very strong that the Rook 1aland. and Burlington - wili uaite in building a road through this country in order to mve them an outlet independent of tne Santa Fe. The actiop on the part of the Santa Fe will act as an_additional incentive to the Burliogton to hasten the long cher- ished project of extending its line to the coast. In this conuection it is not impossible that the Burlington may steal the Union Pacific's thunder, as it did in_pushing its lire into Montana, and build to the coast along tho ideal Sintic route long cherished by General Manager Clark, south of the Great Salt Lake and paralleling the South- era Pacific to the coast and passing through & country now remote from all railroad con- nections and rich in’ all kinds of mieral de- posits. LOOKED UPON A8 A JOKE. Garcia's Invasion of Mexico a Subject for Laughter. Ciry o Mexico, Sept. 19.—The so-called revolutionary movement at Laredo has neen the subject of ridicule here today. The in- vading force of General Francisco Ruiz San- doval will, if they are metby the federal forces, be given a warm reception. Sandoyal was expelied from this city and the country for sedition some two years ago. It will be rememberod that several months ago Sandoval attempted a raid into this republic, but was forced to swim the Rio Grande with his companions, who were dis- covered in their hiding place on the banks i anude condition. Ho was imprisoned, re- leased on bail, and later aftor trial was set free. Iu government circles the vainglorious $ronounciamento of Sandoval and Gareia cousidered a most excellent joke. Larzno, Tex,, Sept. 19,—The revolution- y waovemeat, ' engineered by Garcia and andoval, will turn out to bea hoax and that it 1s for the sole purpose of giving notoriety 1 the two leadors, so that thev can continue their careers and secure contributions from iguorant Mexicans ou this side of the river on various pretenses as they haye heretofore. e sssckondian B ol Cheap Beer. Cuicago, I, Sept. 19.—A war in the matter of the price of beer by the oarrel wus inangurated today by the Cooke Brewing company, which announced that the cut is nocessary because of unscrupulous competi- tion. The price beretoforo, except for the poorest quality, has boen from $6 0 #3. The Bew price aauounced is §. LIBERTIES OF THE LAYMEN. North Nebraska Mothodists Have a Lively Disonssion on the Bubjeot, DR, MAXFIELD FINALLY LOST HIS POINT. Sacred and Solemn Services Attend- ing the Confirmation of Young Ministers Future Work. Dr. P. S. Merrill caught the ear of the bishop first yestorday after the miuutes had been read and he presented a memorial, signed by several of the brethren, favoring the establishment of a training school at Cincinnati for the purpose of tralning lay- mon for the work of holding religious meet~ ings. Tho memorial was adopted. Dr. Maxfield offered a memorial favoring the estavlishment of & book depository and an official church paper in Omaba, The memorial was unanimously adoptea. Dr. Maxfleld thon offored a resolution which brought on a lively aiscussion. The resolution was for the purpose of changing tho rules of the church in such a way as to make the bishop the presiding officer at tho lay eloctoral conferenco as well as at the an- nial ministerial conference. Dr. Maxfield said that the manner in which the lay conference had conducted tho busi- ness that came before the body the previous day in tho basement of the church, convinced him that the bishop should have been the presiding officer, 8o that the dig- nity aod the solemnity of ' the occasion could have been maintained. He said that the lady members appeared to bo the ouly decorous members of the lay conforence. Rev. Peter DoClarke was opposed to the resolution. He thought that tho bishop should be given authority simply to appoint the presiding oficer for ail lay electoral con- forences. 1t Wasn't Popular. Elder Marquette made a popular hit by attacking tho sentiment of the memorial which proposed to take away from the lay conferences the right to elect their own chairman, Ho said the Mothodist church ~ was democratic, and the laymen wero as capable of conducting their business as tho ministers were. He thought that it was a reflection upon the good intentions and ability of the laymen to offer such a resolution. Dr. Maxtield dofended the resolution in a lengthy and forceful speech, in which ho dis- claimed any intention ou his part to refiect upon tho ability of the laymen. He thought that tho laymen ought to bo satisfied with the same arrangement as tnat by which the ministers were governed. The ministers were not consuited as to the chair- man who_presided over their annual confer- ences. The bishop was sent to tho confer- ence and the ministers accepted the situation. He thought the laity should be governed in about tho same manner in their_conference deliberations. Dr. Maxfield said he proposed to present this memorial to tho general con- forence personally, even if the conference did not see fit to adopt it. Elder Clendenning was opposed to the sentiment of the resolution. He believed that the laymen of the North Nebraska couference woro as capablo and as well in- fored in the performance of their work as the ministers were in the performance of theirs, Dr. Merrill was opposed to the resolution and he offered a substitute resolution to shut off the threat made by Dr. Maxfield to tho effect that he would present]such a memorial to the general conference. Dr, Merrill then offered a resolution to in- struct the delegates to the general conference mot to introduce any such memorial s that proposed by Dr. Maxfield, but his resolution was not seconded and could not bo put as & substi- tute. Elder Moore was in favor of the memorial offered by Dr. Maxfield. Rev. Jenniugs was very much in favor of tho adoption of the memorial. The conference finally voted upon Dr.Max- field’s memorial and rejected i In Full Connection. The sacred and solemn services attending the reception of those ministers who had been two years in the work on trial into = full membership were then taken up by the bishop. He called the following ministers who wore to be received to tho front pew and delivered a most fitting and solemn address fo them and the confer- enco: Rev. N. A. Martin, Rev. Jud A. High and Rev. E. E. Wilson. “The bishop said he wanted tho young men to fully understand the kind of church they were intending to enter as ministers, Some ministers who could not succeed in the Moth- odist church might do much better in some other church. ~ The bishop said: “We don't, for a minute, hold that our regiment is the only regiment in the ranks of the great salvation army. We dowt bold that all the saints in glory have plumed their wings at our altar. ut we do want our ministers to feel at home in our ranks, If you do not like the Methodist church, my brother, say so in & manly way and we will lot you' go elsewhere with our blessing. And after you have preached in a Methodist pulpit for a number of years, it for any reason you should become " dissatis- fled wita the church, don't be a coward and autack the church government from behind, don’t, slander the mother that bore you, but if you have made up your mind that you can't live with your mother cburen in peace aud happi- ness, then say so and go out like a mau to work in other fields.” The bishop then entered upon a very inter- esting and eloguent explanation of the vital principals of the Mothodist church. Tho bishop said that the life and vitality of the Methodist church depended upo a constant and unrolenting fight against sin. Mothodists should never fight anvbody or any church until they had espoused the cause of sin. The Methodist church was distinctly a reform church. It did not Beliove in being ied by the world into reforms, but the church should impose roforms upon the world. The bishop then spoko of the courage of the Methodist church during the dark days of the rebellion whnen the church was cut in two rather than countenance the terrible sin of slavery by the church. He then sid that in rocent days overypody realized that wherever a Metho- dist minister made his appearance there stood an enemy of the Liquor trafilc, Always Fixed to Fight. A Methodist minister was always loaded to fight the saloons and the liquor traffio, the bishop said,and unless a young man had made up his mind to that purpose bie had no right 10 enter the work of the Methodist ministry. He said the Methodist church was strictly orthodox. It was admiited now to be ortho- dox by all. The day has gone by when those who rejectod the Calvinistic doctrine wore called heretics. Calvinism bad practi- caily surrendered its claims to any foothold in the Methodist church. The doctrine that Jesus Christ bad tasted death for every man had won the victory, and the idea that a part of the human race hagd been doomed to perish and another part to be saved, had been overwhelmed in the march of religious enlightenment. In con- clusion the bishop said the church did not claim to be bistoric in every turn of the hand or wink of the oye. He did not believe that God selectsd the bishops and made faucets of them througn which His grace might be poured into others through the lay- ing on of bands, “1 should only bestow the authority of the church,” said the bishop, it I should lay my hauds on the heads of tho brethren wbo are soeking admission to the ministry, God would bestow the grace from His own great heart, not through the tips of my fingers.” The three young ministers were then asked to answer tho questions put 0 them by the bishop, and then they were admitted by the conference to full connection, Rev, F. W. Bross was passed from the first to the secoud year. Rev. A. L. Nilckel was also passed to the second year. Rev. H. D. Foote was admitted to trial for the first year. Mr. Frady of Neligh applied for ordination as local deacon, There was considérable discussion with regard to the ordination of Mr. Frady. It was broadly hinted that ho was not entirely loyal to the Methodist church. Dr. Maxifield said that Mr. Frady was not strictly @ Methodist. He wasa Congroga- tionalist or a Presbyterian or aimost any- thing s well as & Metnodist. Several others spoke in @ similar maoner and others aimed that Dr. Frady was al right and that ho had organized wnion Sunday schools rtain places -Imnl{“?ocaum the Method- ould not sustain thibim, ome of the pastorvilibught that the babit of ordaining local d was nota good one because they sometimes got the wedding fees that should go tothe pastors on the charge. v Dr. Merrill thought that such an argument was beneath the dignity aud spirit of a true Methodist, Rev. Gorst stood by Mr. Frady, saying that ho was avery useful man notwithstanding the fact that he had dono a great deal of work in unfon Sunay schools outside of the Methodist churchh. Mr. K'rady wasnot elected > Mr. Wiliam A. Miller was elected as local deacon Rovorts upon the traveling preachers of the conference were then called for and the preachers were passed to the order of deacons. Value of Education. Chancellor C. S. Creighton, of the Wes- leyan university, delivered the annual edu- cational sddress at the First Methodist church last night. Ho spoke earnestly and very entertainingly upon the primo and par- amount importance of Higher Christian edu- cation. Ho sald that the greatest religious reformers of the world had boen colloge men. Wychff and Luther and Wesley were all col- lege graduates. The collego furnished mis- sionaries and ministers and teachers and taught young people the great truth of God and of nature. Dr. Maxfleld spoke encouragingly of the university at Lincoln and urged upon his hearers the importance of sending young men and women to colleges where they would re- ceive religious as well as intellectual train- ing. Programme for Sunday. Many of the pulpits of Omaha will be filled today by Methodist ministers now attending the conference. Following is the programme as arranged for services where the visiting pastors will assist : First Mothodist Chi -Bishop D. A. Goodsell, at 10 8, m. Sermon by Rev. W. K. Beans at3 p. m. and ordination of deacons by Bishop Goodsell immediately following. At 7:30 Rev. H. Manseil will conduct the au- nual missionary service. %irst Congrogational Church—Chancellor . Creighton, D.D., at 10:20 a. m. St. Mary's Avenue Congregational Church —Rev. L.'H. Eddleblutte at § p. m, Kountze Memorial Church—Rev. William Gorst at 10:3) a.m. and Rev. Lewis Camp- bell at § p. Central United Presbyterian Church—Rey R’S. Crawford at 10:30 a.m. and Rev. J. B. Leedom at § p,m. First Christian Church—Rev. S. K. Tin- irst Universalist Church—Rev. J. H. Brooks, and at 8 p.m. Rev. J, T. Crooks. African Mothodist Episcopal Church—Rev. D, C. Wort av8 p.m. oward Street Mathodist Episcopal Church —Revs. D. W. McGreggor and H. D. Pow- ers at 10:30 a.m. and 8 p.m. Second Presbyterian Church—Rev. J. W. Jennings at 10:30 a.m. Knox Presbyterian Church—Rev. B. Blain at§ p.m. outh Omaha Methodist Church—Rev. D. T. Heywooa at § p.m. Easi Omaha Methodist, Rev. D. W. Me- Greggor at 3 p, m. Hanscom Park Methodist = Episcopal church, Rev. W. H. H. Pillsbury, at 8 p. m. There will be an Epworth league rally at the Masonic Temple io Council Bl uffs in” the ovening, at which several of the Methodist pastors will speai. Trinity Methodist' Church—Rev. Earl Cranston at 8 p.m. Castellar Methodist Episcopal Church— Rev. A. L. Mickel at § p.m. ——— RATIFIED THE WAKD'S ACTION. Delegates Chosen by Precincts En] dorsed by the Central Committee, The county republican central committee met at the Millard yesterday afternoon and accepted the names sent in from the various wards and precincts as delegates to the state convention at Lancoln next Thursday and fixed tho time for the county convention and primaries. The meeting was a quiet one and harmony reigned at the close, although there were indications of a little ebullition at one time, but matters were satisfactorily ad- justed and the result was pleasing all around. ihe fine Italian manipulation of Gould’s north and south line managers was to be do- tected in certain Jines. The action of the ward republican clubs in asserting themselves and sitting down upon the proposed plan of allowing the committee- men o narme the delogates resulted in a strong, representative delegation. The ouly outbreak occurred when the name of Charles J. Green, the well known railroad attorney, was read asa delegate from the Eighth~ ward. The resolutions adopted at the last meeting denouncing railroad inter- ference were cited, and strong opposition to Mr. Green developed. At the same time it developed that he was not a resident of the Eighth ward, and his name was stricken from the list and that of Major John B. Furay substituted. There was no other kick made, and the delegates who are entitled to seats in the convention are as follows: First Ward—Ed Cornish, Ernest Stubt, John Matthioson, W."If. Henderson, John H. But- Socond Ward—E. M. Stenberg, Willlam_Al- gioad. Gust IHaniel, Frank " Kaspar, John Third Ward—Sol Prince, Thomas Swobe, M. 0. Ricketts, Judge Wrizht, C. Fourth Ward—George W. W. 8. Strawn, G. M. K. Burket, unders, M. A, ©. Smith, R. W. Gibson, J. V. Cornis| Mercer, J. W. Ourr, . Piper, Arthur E. Baldwin! W. Simeral, St. A, D. Bal C. Bruner, John T. Clarke, Major J. ra; ) Nioth Ward—Dr. § som, Captain D, J. 0" ininger. O'Brion, Frederick Schnack Jurrier, John Jenkins, Sixth | Miller, W D. Meroer. onohue, W. Frank Ran- I Kierstend, Savadge. J. D. Robinson, T. B. Whittlese; ) Shelvin, Dr. Glasgow. alloy—Frank Whitmore. Waterloo—George W. Hill. MeArdie—Henry Elcke, Elkhorn—Omar, Whitney. lorence—F. 8. Tucker. West Omaha—C. A, Potter. Jefferson—H. C. Timme. Chicago, East Omaha, Clontarf, Douglas, Millard and Union preciucts were ot repre- sented, and five delegates-at-large were elected to fill the vacancies. They were H B, Coryell, T. W. Blackburn, W. ¥. Gurley, William Siedner, Isaac Noyes and William Goettschuer, The delegations were instructed to fill any "vacancies when thoy arrived at tho conyen- tion avd cast the full vote of the delegation. The time for holding the county convention was fixed for 2 o'clock October 12 and the primaries for October 10. There will be 155 delegates to the contention, consisting of nine from each ward, nine from South Omaha and fige from oich country precinct. The primaries in the city will be held from 12 to 7 o'clock and in the country from 7 to 9 o'clock. The chairman of each ward delegation and as many of the delegates us possivle, are gp- quested to meet with €hairman O'Brien of the county central committee Tuesday even- ing, to receive their credentials and to organ- ize the delegation by the election of a chair- man. The county central gommittee will meet again vext Saturday alternoon at 2 o'clock at the Millard, " One of the delegates; after sizing up the delogation, remarked yhat there were at least thirly-five who favored Judge Roese's can- didacy. e Astonished ag the Progress. Cuicaao, IlL, Sept. 19.—Sir John Wood and Mr. James Dredge, representing Gireat Britain, and Herr Wermuth, representing Germany as World's falr commissioners, spent the forenoou in looking over the plans for the buildings and this afternoon they paia avisit toJackson Park and saw the actual progress of the work. They ex- pressed much astonishment at the scope of tho plans and the forwardness of tho con. struction. Timely Showers. Bancock, Wis., Sept. 19.—Coplous showers of raiu have permansatly checked tho fire that seemed likely to devastitate all the cran- berry marshes north aud east of Valley Junction. A large portion of the Mills marsh and nearly all of the Taylor marsh is entirely destroyed, togetber with all the awelling houses, baros and warehouses, with thelr contents. On the latter the loss' will extend well 1to thousands, but canuot be defimitely estimated, IT IS HAVING GOOD EFKCT, Agitation of the Home Industry Question and Its Results. WHAT A REPORTER HAS LEARNED. All Branches of Business Stimulated Locally—Good Orders at Home Factories — More on a Timely Topic. Tho cause of home patronago has been tak- ing long strides forward during tho past week and pubiic sentiment is rapidly coming to its support. At the present time it would be a difficult matter to find in the whole city of Omaha an individual who will not admit that vast benetits will accrue from the prac- tice of home patronage on the part of all citi- zens. The difficulty has not been in the con- version of the people to a belief in these two potent words, but fn prevailing upon them to practico what they beliove. However, thousands of people have com. menced to practice their beliet, and manu- facturers are already fooling the effocts in tho receipt of unsolicited orders from dealers Who have not patronized them in the past. Itisa noticeable fact that the improve- ment has been the greatest in those unes of goods which go into general consumption in the household, such as coffeo, baking pow- der, yeast, soap, floug ete. This may be in part duo to the fact that Tuk Bee has said moro regarding theso articles but I am in- ciiued to give tho credit to the ladies them- selves who when they beliove that a certain thing Is right do not Hesitata to put their be- lief into practice. As a matter of fact a great many enter- prising citizens have requested their families 10 use goods of Omaka mant facture, which has helped along the cause, but I suspect that o large number of these same enter- prising citizens have not been practicing what they have been preaching to their wives. While keepingan eye on the pur- chases of their better haives they have gone on in the old way, buying' their, cigars, shirts, shoes, clothing, etc., in the oast. If this is not the case I hope that some cigar, manufacturer or shirt maker will correct me. It may bo that the ladies will bave to take this matter in haud themselves and rescuo such manufacturiog interests as depend upon the lords of creation for support. How would it do to hint to the head of the family that the conl house, and not the family sitting room was the proper place to smoke cigars redolent of New York teaoment housest 1f he buys his clothing in tho east, how can he ask anOmaha lady to sew on the missing button? ' During the past week I have heard and seen many ovidences of the good that has been already accom- plished. In the past the manufacturers them- selves have not all been blameless in this matter of sending out of town for goods made in the city, but they are now showing the right disposition. At one factory which I visited three woeks ago [ saw alarge numbor of labels printed in an eastern city and learned that they were having ail their work doue there. The mau- ager promised to correct the fauit and a few aays ago I saw a large order which he had filed with a local priuting establishment. One prominent manufacturer has been telling his fricnds that his city business had almost doubled in the past three wepks, and I saw an order which he filod with a local printing house calling for 1,000,000 impres- sions, which illustrates how 'the prosperity of one line of business helps another. A city salesman related how ho went into a place of business which in tho past has ob- tained most of its supplies in tho cast and heard the proprietor tell a traveling man: “Iknow it. 1 have bought lots of goods of youin the past and everything has been sat- isfactory, but they aro making tho samo thing in Omaha and I must buy all these goods at home from now on.” A factory cmploye remarked: are not layiag us off any more for a day at u time because of light orders, but we are working over time and the foreman says that he will need moro help in a few days if the orders keep up at tho present rate.” A column of instances might be related showing the good already done, but the chief point to be considered is how this movement may be kept up and how the people can ba induced to practice the principle which alone can make of Omaha a great and prosperous city. I have heard many suggestions and many different plans, but'it would appear that the desired result’ can not be reached in any one way but that overy offort must bo put forth to reach the consumers, the re- tail dealers and the jobbers, One plan may look to the reformation of a certain class of consumers, if practical put 1t 1nto operation. Auother plan may be use- ful in renching certain dealers, if so do not let it go untried. Homo patronage is o bow with many strings aud every string must be pulled if you would hit the mark. The plan proposed by Tne Bee, thatof a manufactarers’ association, has met with the unanimous approval of all concorned and it the mauufacturers decido to form a perma- nent organization, as they probably will at their meeting Monday afternoon, they will then b in position to put in operation evory plan that seems practical, The coming meeting of the manufacturers , deserves moro than a passing notice, as 1t promises to be tne largest and most import- ant meeting ever held in Omaha by any class of business men. T had contem plated publishing a list of the manufacturers who would promise to be present at the meeting, but after calling on avout fifty aud learning how enthusiastic they were and how they were calling person- ally on other manufucturers and sending out notices of the meoting, and not hearing of a single manufacturer who was intending to absent himself, I decided that it was a clear case of “we will all be there." For fear that someono might_overlook the call published in Tur BEg or forget the dato several manufacturers met ‘Thursday morn- ing and formulated the following invitation to the meeting which they are sending out to manufa cturers: To all Omaba manufacturersand partios in- terested in the upbuilding of Omaba: You aro hereby earnestly requested to bo present at'a meeting of the Omaha manufacturcrs to be held In tho room of the Real Estate Own- ors' assoolat! room New York Life bullding, at 4 p. m., September %1, The object of this weeting is w effect an or- ganization that willwid the development of asses of manufactures and Industries of city. As you are interested in this move- n ent, at least one representative of your firm should be present. FAgRELL & Co. OMALA TIN CAN M'¥'G Co, Rees Prantine Co. P. ). QUEALEY S0AP Co. ROBINSON NOTION 0O, W. A. PAGE 80AP C0. The manufatturers appear to understand fho situation pecfectly and I have heard any number of such remarks as *if we are evor going to do anything now is the time,” *‘tho consumers are interested, we must strike while the iron is hot,” ik Bek has started a great work and we must come to the front and show that we are worthy of the efforts put forth in our benatf,” There are o great many men—real estate owners, capitalists and business men— who are not manufacturers, but who are inter- “They ested in the success of the manufacturing in- terosts of tho city. It would be o great ca- couragement to the manufacturers if these men would attend the meeting as spectators and say by their presence, if not in so many words, ““Co ahead, you have our sympathy and our support.” ‘There is much more that might bo said in this connection, but the consumers are still asking for more information 83 to what is manufactured in Omaba, and while Tik Bes canuot go into all the details as to quality of g0ods, prices, brands, trade marks, etc., it bas béen calling attention in a general way to tho different lines of manufacture. Among the Pactories. Down in East Omaha there is a cluster of factories, several of which have already besa brought to the notice of the peoplo of Omaha through these columns. Among the number i3 the factory of Marks Hrothers, who manu- fucture all kinds of harness, saddies and col- lars, Thoy employ sixty-five men, forty of the number being mon with families, and it ia estimated by the proprictors that thoy are directly supporting 300 people. The weekly pay roll amounts to #00, or $46,300 per year, & large portion of which' s speut amoug the retail dealers of Omaha. The factory is ob- taining all the supplies possible in Omaha, such aro recolving m fair local patronage, but plenty of goods of their kind are sold in Omana that come from eastern factories, Tonere 18 1o excuse for this, and the ownors of horses who are usually property owners and henco deeply interested in the upbuilding of fac- tories, should seo to 1t that they buy only Omahia barness and saddlery. Thers are two other factorios near at nand which turn out a superior grade of wall piaster. The Omaba Siiicon and Wl dlaster company and the Adamant Wall Plastor company, They employ ffteen to eighteen mon, but might doublo this number several times over if Omaha buflders would give the home made plastor the preforence. The trouble has been that builders only specify that the plaster on their buildin: shall o a "good Job,"” and the contractor can buy some inferior plaster made in othor cities or put on Missourt river mud and if 1t will stay on until the building is accepted, all right. Another factory in the East Omaha cluster s the white lead works, which are too well Lknown to need any special mention. It is sufticiont to say that thoy employ Afty mon now and turn out & superior article, which thy are able to sell even in cities which bave white lead works of their own, At the sama time many Omaha dealers are selling other than the home made article. Still anotner industry of East Omaha is the Martin Steam Feed Cooker company, which, as the namo indicates, turns out fn article useful on the stock farm but of little interest to city people. They also conduct a founary for turning out all kinds of castings. It is an important industry to the city, how- ever, from the fact thut it ewmploys quite a number of skilled workmen at good wagos. Last winter they run as high as twenty- seven men. A lino of manutacture which has_been ca ried on to considerable extent in Omaha for some years is tho roasting and_proparing of coffee. The Consolidated Coffeo company has a large establishment at 1414 Harn stroct, omploying twenty-seven people, bo- sides salesmen. They are roasting from 6,000 10 10,000 pounds of coffee per day. They put up all grades, from the best Perfection Java and Mocha, down to the lowast grades of Rio. A gooa many Omaha dcalers have been buying coffee that is roasted in Boston or somo other eastern city, and that is usually a month old beforo it reachos the consumer. Every housewife knows that coffeo is far better immediately after being roastod, and that the longer it stands the more it deterior- ates, Dealors figure that roasted cofTeo loses 10 per cent of its strength in thirty days. In spite of this fact hundreds of housekeepers in Omaha allow their grocer to put off onto them u stalo eastern_article when they could by a single word obtain coffee freshly roasted in Omaha, Thero is a largo rairoad running into Omaha that goes clear to Boston to buy coffeo for its eating houses. Once in a whilo they run short and tho purchasing agent or- ders a few cases from tho Omaba house and always admits that it is all that could bo desired both in quality and price, but whon asked to buy more always excuses himself on the ground that he has a big order coming from Boston. Another lino goods found 1n every houschold is spices. These goods are put up by the Consoliaated Coffeo company and aro to be had in all erades from tho best German dowa to the ordinary bulk spices. Why any dealor should go outsido of Omaha to buy spices is a mystery when anything in that lino can be auplicated rignt hieroin both prico and quality. The members of the Consoli- datea Coffee company are enthusiustic on the subject of a manufacturers’ association and they will b out to the meeting on the 21st in full force. - Thero are probably few people in Omaha, who know that such articles as bulb syringes, fountain syringes, and their counections, tubing, pipes, etc., nursing feeders, nursing vottle fittings, nasal douches, physician’s syringes, etc., are made right hero in the city but such appears to bo the case. The Omaha Rubber company, in addition to their whole- saloand retail business, are manufacturing goods of the above class quito extensively, and would be glad to increase the number of employes if the people of Omaha would en- couragoit. Heroisan opportunmty for the physicians to do the city a good turn by en- couraging this branch of manufacture. The Owmaha Basket Manufacturing com- pany have a plant at West Lawn employing sixty hands during tho summer with a weelly pay roll of 00 to$00. There aro enough baskets used in Omaha and vicinity to keep this number employed during the whole year, which would result in the distri- bution of §25.000 to §0,000 per year in wages, They manufacture baskets and fruit boxes of all kinds, market baskets, bushel baskets, ctc., such'as oro used by gardeners ana_fruit growers. Oneof the interesting features of the factory 1s the eleven-ton machine, which will takea log soven foet long and cut it into thin strips rom the thickness of paper up Tho quality of tho goods turned out is first class and "the shipment of baskets to this point from other cities should be stopped at once. What Business Men Say. W. A. Page, soap manufacturer—Our business iu the city of Omaha has been in- creased b0 per cent since Tie Ber com- menced to agitate home patronage. Dealers who have absolutely refused in the past to handle our goods, send in orders now unso- licited. P. J. Quealey, soap manufacturer—Daring tho twenty years that I have been in business in Omaha. I never saw a timo when it was 50 easy to sell my zoods as now. L. M. Ream, Manager of the American Dis- trict Telegraph—As a citizen of Omaha, anx- ious to see the city prosperous, I am deeply interested in this movement for home patroti- age. The manufacturers must crganize and help push forward the work commenced by Tar Ber. All my influenco will be thrown on tho side of buiiding up the manufacturing interests of Omaha, 0. H, Curtis, president of the Omaha Rub- ber company—The members of our nrm will ull b present at the manufacturers’ meeting. A strong organization of the manufacturers will be the making of the city, besides being of great advantage to the manufacturers themselves, Charles R. Lee, hardwood lumber dealer.— It looks tome_like poor policy on the part of any business man to send away for goods which can be made in this city, even if a few dollars can be saved by so doing. ‘lake 1t in the matter of clothing—every few days thero 1s a drummer for some eastera house around with samples and they all claim that they can furmsh goods for less money than tho local nouses and they give a good many rea- s0ns Why Wag¥ aro able todo it. It stands to reason. however, that they must slight the work or put in a poorer quality of goods, or insome way make up the difference in price, for they have the extra expense of the drum: mer, which the local house does not have. When Omaha clothing merchants build houses wo expect them to buy their lumber in Omaba ana wo ought to givo them our trade in return, Tho same line of argument can be applied to all kinds of business. Frank Dwork, retail grocer at 1318 Wil- liams street—I have no troublo in Omana made goods, which my customers have found to bo just as good as anything made in eastern cities. 1 sell Omaha soup, pickles, crackers, syrup, baking powder, yeast, ete., and havo nover had a customer complain of the quality. 1 believe that all grocery men ought to 4o this for the sake of the laboring men who neod work An Omnhia teacher who would perhaps not care to have her name mentionod makes a #ood sugeestion: W hile reading from wook to weelk your articles on “Patronize Home Industry” 1 have woadered why you did not suggest that the teachers help in the matter. From experience I know that in tha course of study & large amount of time is ailotted to Omahs and Nebraska. fn my Sixth grade we ore using the 1501 Board of Trade statistios. H. Hardy, Dealer in Houso Furnishing Goods, Kto.~A great many retail dealers Dbave the idea that it looks big to go east for goods when thay could buy of the local job- bers to just as good advantage, and by so doing help build up the joobiug' business of the city. Iam pleased to see the growing sentiment in favor of patronizing local fac- tories and nope the manufacturers will avail themselves of the opportunities to bring themseives more into notice. Too many of them have failed to inform the public what they wore making, and peopls have bought eastorn goods that they saw advertised, never suspecting that the same thing was made in Owaba. - Hon. John Rush, city treasurer of Omaha, says: Owing to catarrh and a malformation 1n'y nose, caused years ago by a bart, [ was induced o undergo treatment with Dr. Birney. 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