Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 16, 1895, Page 2

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE { MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1895 countable for every one whom théy bring into tha bullding. There never was a thought of renting elther the grounds or the windows, The court house Is a public building and whatever accommodations it may offer must be without price.” FRUITS s NHHRASKA'S Products Gath LU Nothing has been left undone In Agricul- taral hall and it s now a temple well pleas- tag to Mondamin, while the good spirit of the harvest scoms to breathe through every ; part of it. The best fraits surely of all N braska's flelds are there and this seems to b not only an evidence of the present atund ance, but a promise also of further bounty and in an important degree a vindici- tion, The parched farm, the brown pas‘ure and | the empty barn are forgoticn and ““Nebraska Feeds tho World" seems no hyperbole. With | @M the enthusiasm and exultition there s Just a little pathos In Agricultural hall. On» of the distinciive featurcs of (he exhibit is the showlng made by counties wh'ch were last year.in the drouth-stricken region and have Tnow taken every pains to indicate the fru't talness of their lands In averigo sea:ons. Some of these countles have the largest ex- hibits in the bailding, and the minagers s:n with them; many of whom are men who last year félt the bite of the blst, avow agi'n, in the satisfaction of vindie confidence !n thelr locality, the faith that brought them in the 703 to the prairies of the state. Theso men are at the fa'r with long ears of corn, heavy sheaves, tall grasse: and big potito=s to answer the unfaverable reporis concerning their parts of the state, based on the cima'l: aceldent of 1894 The abundance of their proof and the eager 1 of their argument lend an interest to their exhibit that is plalnly. appreciated by the loyal Nebraskins, who crowd the avenues of the building. Not anly have these countles sympathetic lly visd with onn another, but they have underts SOTL. Fertile o like | ken to mest on equal terms those portions of th» state whoss agricultural alvantages have never heen challenged. ONLY ONE SERIOUS PROBLEM. The bullding is full to ruaning over. One of the most serious problems with which exhibitors had to contend was making thor stores fit their epacss. Every displiy w:s trimmed down and wagon loxl after wagon Toad of products that otherwise wou'd have attracted notice and admiration were in the end hauled out of the bui'ding. Tt is generally recognized that as the ag. grezate dizplay ls more extensive by half than that of any preceding fair, o tho cars tn making collections and skillful ingenuity M _the arrangement of them s greater. As a result the people of the state sea mot ony +the Jargast, but also the mo:t artist:c exhibi- tion of agricultural prolucts in |'s history. Superintendent Harrison of th's bulding patted himself on the back yesterday, and will do 50 again today, on scciunt of his suc- .éass in ge:ting his building in order omewhat In advanca of his colleagues in other d:pa ments. When the doors open this morning the broad avenues will be free from obstruc- tion and the wonderful pic'ure in grass grain, corn and vegetabl:s will appear in prim and complete magnificence. If the ends of the builling are places of honor, the favored positions are held by Douglas and Lincoln count’es, the former at the west and the latter at the eust. After hard and hurried work all day yesterday and last, night Superintendent Omar Whitney and his assistants have the big showing redy for inspection* this morning. Tha bickground is a fleld of splendor, glittering with the red green and yellow of the Knghts of Ak-Sar- Bon,. while the whole srray Is trimmed in the | aational colors. In relief to this are the bes: spectmens of the products of the county, lail out In :fuch a way as nmot only + to give the exhibit the best pos- sibls effcct as a whol>, but alo to make easily apparent tho excell:ncies of the ndividual groups and plzes. Douglis county has eighty lineal fe-t, extending from floor to roof. No attempt has b-en made at artistic design, the idea being smp'y to show the plin fices and admirable physiGue of the county’s field, garden and meadow friends, BUFFALO BILL IN STONE. Lincoln connty’s exhibit calls out enthusl- astic commendation as soon as seen. The + first effect it has upon the vsitor is to cause him to wonder whether going out the door and passing down the avenue he has found his way into the art hall. It is one of the exhibits that brings the'r mansgers Into the < Buiiding in an exceedingiy challenging spirit with reference to the prizs of the premium. Owing much of its exczllence to tha ganerous patronage of Colonel Wikiam F. Codly, a life- sizo statue in bluff sandstone of Buffalo Bill Tooks out from the magnificznt archway of th= facade, which is the facing of the dispiay. The statue, which is tha work of Swan Starken, a stone cutter of North Platte, is a wonderfully correct likeness of the original, . «Ahe faithfulness of the copy buing the subject of comment by almost every one who has seen Nebracka's popu'ar eavalier. Indicating the benoficent realization of the fAirst promises of irrigation and as a prophcey of what is yet to come, Buffalo Bill with his right hand is opening an irrigation Iteral « and in his left he is holdifg a piece of hose, The panels of the archway are fil:d with photographs of irrigated farms and orchards along the course of tho Norti Piaite canal d of scenes on the canal itself, while a large part of the careal display comes from flelds artificially watered. Crown'ng the arch is an fmmense stuffcd buffalo, and about the columps of the facade, of which every smooth part s covered with beautiful designs in corn and small grain seeds, are wrapp-d the driel, grezn stalks of grain anl grasses. ““We have,’ said one of the managers, “brought two kinds of corn with us, as you will obrerve.” He then polnted ou oue side to a cornstalk _Which since It came into the building has seemed ambitious to push its tassel through « the roof, for it stands twenty fest high, and on the other to a stalk content euough w'th Deing shorter, because it earries an ear almost the sizo of Jim Corb:(t's thigh. The exhibit 1s In_charge of W, L. Park, James McDonald, B. F. Se:bérger and George J. Hunt. The facade is fifty feet long and stands about ten fect high. GROWN NEARER HOME. The Douglas county coll:ct'on smi'e; di- rectly over upon a pret'y nelghbor, Percy Shallenberger, who assists John T. Johnson of Imperial and J. G. Tally of Wauneta in tho | management of the exhibit from Chase county, has given to it some very ingenious and pleasing effects, Most coaspicuo:s ameng them is a little girl done in corn and other seeds, made to be to the county wiat the Goddess of Liberty is to America. Look'ng out from an elaborats and boautitul framo of the same material she sings for her little realm: This year I have been a good little girl; ¥Ve worn no crown on my forehead, Though, I know that in '8 I was b And in ‘94 T was horrid. Hanging In tront of her are sexler. In ons balance 15 a pumpkin weighing two pounds to reprosent ‘04, and in the other one weigh- g fifty pounds to represent '95. Oa a plat- form unfer the picture is a minlature sod house with white clover lawn and garden, and tn a corier of the yard ris:s a windmill, with mear by a supply of what is called *“native coal,” it belng cow chips. FluMing out over the top of the frame is a bunch of tumble woeds, which, seemitsly knowing their des- tiny as they s'ood in fleld,” took upon the fleld, themselves the colors of the Koights of Ak Sar-Ben. Off to one side & “new woman I red bloomcrs stands by the side of her grass-wreathed bicycle. These sot off a very good d'splay of cerenls. A handsome and showy plece of work strotches along the wall the entire leng'h of the space alloited to Richardson county. It 18 a carpet of oats in the straw a yard wide, gringed with the Leads of the grain. The woof is cotton cord i red, white and blue (The same plece was at the staie fair last “year and was one of the favorites with wisitors. . Graln aud grasses well arranged formn a camopy for the display, it Leing fronted by heads of sorghum and broom co n Matze of all colors and all kinds is made | and thi | B. made something of & clalty of fts corm showing to convince some still doubting peaple that heavy corn can be ralsed in the westirn part of the state. Ears of as grand corn as ever came out of husk are arrayed in great profusion, Another thicg is made prom n:nt here, in evidence In few of the other county extilbits, and that is celery. This comes from the Kearnoy celery fle'ds, which somet'mes ship out 600 dozen bunches of the plant in a | Nebraska | single day. The adaptability of soil to a varlety of produc's is sought to be shown by a flourishing to plant, One of the novelties in th's department of building 15 a bleycle in griss and small n seeds, and a curious feature are the nake cucumbers, thirty inches long. Twenty varfotles of potitoes M buhsels are shown y varieties of girden seeds. G. W. Whiteaker, president of the Buffa'o C-unty Agricuitural soclety, Is the sup:rintendent of the exhib't. He has the help of O. G. Smith assistant superintendent of the Industriai school, G, H. Cutting, Clarence Catting, C. A. Barders and B, A. Miller. In a splendid position in the couth part of the hall, with much eaboration effect, seed-bespattered cannon guard the products and would offer a scrious meaacs to eny who might be minded to scile the castle wall which s the center piece. Flanked by two towers there is a work in grase soxds and the deslgn to mike or resemb'e light b owa stone has bsea carried out w.th great skl and success, In one sense all of Plerce county is there, for a map of it, two dozen varieties of grass and grain seeds, shows prominontly on the wall. It fs four fest square and the ch'ef towns and railway lines, as well as the town- ship boundaries, aro des'gnated with kernels of corn. Suspended is a copy in huge potatoes of Liberty bell, while in front stand conter tables and other parior furniture made of corn and grain seeds. Messrs, Hertert and Beck, who are in charge, have determined to prove that the ground in Pieree county is kind to crops, and to o this they hava several kinds of coreals with roots exposed. They say they nesd no firigation, only the average sun- shine and rain. This exhibit was one of the first in place and sttracts much attent’on, BEETS THAT BEAT THE BEETS. One of the rarities in the Agricultural building is a citron vine which seems to plunge down like a Niagara over the wall in the apartment given to Hitchcock county It is there on account of the multitude of its branches and the fact that it produced fifty-three citron melons this season. From this county come enormous samples of sugar boets, the' largest tipping the scales at sev- enteen pounds. It has many mates, nearly as large. On a corner at the intersection of two avenuss is an ordinary garden beet blushing at its corpulence. It is ten inches in diameter. Another miracle in vegetation shown here is a bunch of thirty straws of oats which all sprang from the same grain and_headed heavily. The managers are W. G. Manspeaker of Culbertson, W. Z. Taylor, D, M. Benedict, John A. Kirk and Taylor Wells, Leopold De Bach of Bodark, Miss D Bach, M. H. Green, Jerry Will and Willlam Blsberry are here with a small, well se- lected exhibit from Sioux county.” Timothy, six feet high, is shown. A_gorgeous stuffed peacock, as an emblem of the pride of its residents have in that sub division of the state, looks up at the name of Furnas county. W. D. Pruitt, A. D'Al- lemand, editor of The Arapahoe Ploneer, C. Horton' and W. A. McGee here point ‘out to visitors the excellencies of. the cereals that occupy a 200 foot space. Brown and white dhru, a fodder plant, and Egyptian millet are called attention to as rare growths in Nebraska, though its soil and climate are exceedingly favorable to their cultiy. tion. Hubert and David D'Allmand show picture frames of curfous patterns, all made with a jack knife, Wayne county, with a small display, makes its first appearance at a state fair. The managers are W. O. Gamble and J. W. Bartlett. Attention ‘is called in letters of the ears of corn to the apartment of Hayes county. It is fifty-seven feet in length and a general showing In grains and vegetables is made. John H. Christener of Hayes Center, S. M. Kinsinger of Palisade, Gustay Bodeman, B. H. Bush and J. F. Dye are with it. MERRICK COUNTY TO THE FRONT. 1t was decided by the managers of the Merrick county exhibit to placa the best part of it on a float to appear in the Ne- braska parade. The space occupied in the building is twenty fect long. Those in chargs are H. V. Persons of Central City, Miss Gertio Persons, Thomas Hall and H. G. Sallmon. Mr. Persons said that while they did not bring along much to place in the hall, they saw to it that it should show the best’ the county could do. As an _illustra- tion of this he pointed to a squash of the Mammoth variety and it is certainly no dis- grace to its species, since it weighs 204 pounds. Further in the way of maximums and magnitude he called attention to samples of millet that went seven tons to the acre and of oats that yielded 109 bushels to the acre. The balance of the exhibit Is indicated by this. It is not extensive, but it is repre- sentative and the very best samples are shown. The big squash was raised on the farm of N. Withrow. The float is a perfect beauty on all sides, covered with wreaths, crosses, circles, fans, moons and other designs in sceds, staiks and stems. The work was done by the women of Central City and many of the handsome deslgns were the suggestions and handiwork of Mrs. Stuts- man, Mrs. Vieregg, Mrs. Mason, Mrs. Han- son and Miss Merrill. In a litfle space on one side of the wagon is a row of sugar beets in position just as they grew In the ground, the aim being to show an average of a row. They are from F. Jewett's fleld. The section is three feet long. Other sam- ples that the wagon will carry along are a plain_stock beet weighing twenty-four pounds and a cantaloupe welghing thirty- two pounds, from the farm of A. J. Hux- ford. Dundy county presenis a fine assortment of fleld and garden products, its collection of sugar beets being among the best. In charge are F. E. Schwartz, O. E. Butter- fleld, G. L. King, Wil Reed and Robert Ewing. i Dawson county's jewel s a design of the American flag in kernels of corn, all the colora required appearing with marksd viv- idness. The design is in a framc of like work, the whole being about 4x6 feet in di- mensions. In the plece are 25,000 grains. It is the product of the skill and art of tho women of Lexington and was one of the most attractive features in tho Nebraska build- Ing at tho world's fair. On either side of the flag stand stuffed white cranes. The county’s general dispiay is not large, but choice, It is presided over by Mr. Crites, D. Johnson and M. J. Potts. Cecll Pugh has brought up for Thayer county 100 varieties of native grasses and all varieties of canes and sorghums. The county has a space of fifty feet. Mr. Pugh is assisted by Adoiph Pugh and Mr. Boyes Material brought to the falr grounds for the roof of the alfalfa palace has been placed in agricultural hall because the palace was roofed with tin. It is fine, rich alfalfs, the four crops raised the past summer being rep- resentsd. Tt will form the background of a good display. Some 165 bushels to the acre oats are on the shelves. Martin Gering, John R. Stitts and Isaac Semonian are the knights who allege that alfalfa is king. SHOWN BY OTHER STATES. Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming and Arkansas are represented in the building by special exhibits, fllustrating chiefly the ad- vantages of certain localities. Mr. Hannah, who was ons of the World’s fair commis stouers for Klaho, has brought from that state a superb iine of fruits, culled and on the stem, J. W. Maston of Ozark and Mesars. Stotts and Rhein of Little Rock are in charge of an exhibit from Arkansas. It comprises grain, froit and vegetables. Tesenta, a fodder plant resembling corn, is shown and a cotton plant. A very beautiful exhibit from Natrona county, Wyo., st off wilh stuffed animals, is in charge of C. C. Webel and F. FI. Bar- row. Sheaves of grain were brought just as pleked up after the binder to show only an average. Oil from the oil flelds is shown in_glass jars. No one who enters Horticultural hall can doubt that apples are raised In Nebraska, for they aro on alt sides and several pretty designs have been executed with them. In the center of the hall an lmmense eolumn, th prominent by being suspended fiom the ceil- tng, whilo Below in the abnadance ef agri- eultural products are squashes and pumpkins ‘welghing frens eighty te 120 pounds. Rich rd- son county has cighty fect on the south sid»> of the bullling. Le Roy Judd of Dawson, W. H. Stowell of the Verdon Vidette and ‘Vincent Arnold are in eharge. BRINGS THE EVIDENCE ALONG. Buffalo county peopls have brought whit they call their old setilers with them. Coiet of thess is the stuffed head of a buffalo, ‘which has been given the place of henor In . the center of the sxtessive display. Two clks, | deor. a eoyote, wild cat, poreapine and two fack rabbit are companions. This counly has veneered with apples, rises to be capped by a globe five fest in diameter covered with the samo fruit. “Nebvasks railioads surely run throuzh an apple country,” aald ome of the visitars, as he pointed to maps of the state, made of apples and hanging on either side of the ha Mnes are indicated by red appies on @ field of green ones. Over the doors is a Maltese eross and the three Muks that are tha emblem of the Odd Fellows. 3. K. Sanboro of Sarpy county bhas an ec teneive display of the fruit of his orchards. Among other Individual exhibiters are 0. H. \.\:‘;Xn.h‘:ld.' ‘l;:fle Rock, Otto Frabhm and M. tford of Washington county, J. A. Heag of Huffalo ecouaty and W. R. Artman of Cumiue county. York county furnishes am and_great | !Qllrn!lvr array of all sorts of frults ander | the care of N, Johnson. Other fruits of all kinds and In all forms appear in great pro- fusion, In one corner of this building Professors Bruner and Richards of the State university have a cabinet showing the best results ac- complished by the students of that institu- tion in the manual training and drawing de- partments. PARADE OF TH Bikers to Own the [ The bieycle parade tonight promises be a hummer and one that will pface at a premium about all of the standing room along the line of march. President Henderson wheelmen, who has the matter in charge, cstimates that not less than 3,000 cyclists will be in line, with a prospect that this number may be nearly doubled. Membars of ail of the local wheel clubs have given much attention to the decoration of their wheels and they make the state- ment that from an airy staudpoint tonight's parade will be a littie the loudest of any that is slated for this weck. In forming the parade the clubs will take positions on the cross streets and unorgan- ized riders will form on lzard street. The unorganized riders will be divided Into com- panies of fifty each and will have officers as- signed them by the aides. These companie: will bs placed between the organized clubs en the parads starts. The organized clubs will be in the following order: Western Union, Union Pacific, Omaha Wheel club, Fort Omaha Wheel club, Turner Wheel club, Association wheelmen, Zephyr Whesl club and Tourist Wheel ciub. Any other organ- ization of wheelmen than those mentioned, which may present themselves will reccive a hearty welcome, and will be taken care of All riders should 'be on the ground not later than as the parade will start at 7:30 The route of the parade s as follows Form on Izard street west of Sixteenth, then move south on Sixteenth to Douglas, east on Douglas to Ninth, south on Ninth to Far- nam, west on Farnam to Bighteenth, north on Eighteenth to Douglas, east on Dougl to Sixteanth, and north on Sixteenth to Iz- ard, where the procession will disband, to of the Association wnee City Band Arrives, The forty-six members of the Pawnee City band arrived last night and will remain in the city during the week. This is consid- ered the crack band of the state. Today the band will give two concerts at the state fair grounds, one at 10 a. m. and the other at 1:30 p. m. During the evening the band will be stationed on the front steps of th: court house. Flonts for the Nebraskn Parnde. Thomas A. Fry, B. E. Bryson and J. E. Utt, committee on general arrangements for the Nebraska parade next Tuesday evening, announce that all parties who wish to produce floats on that occasion must advise the com- mittee at once. There was an old man, whose nose bsing of the kind considered to look well on political transparencies, attracted the attention of the boss of his district to him as a compromise candidate for congress. Being thus quali- fled for the office he was dragged from his rural retirement and his rose culture at Wooleyville, Ill., and made to be a “deodor- izer of politics,” through the instrumentality of the boss aforesaid ,otherwise Mr. Roland Reed, who has no small nose of his own, and who returned to Omaha last night after too long an absence, opening a week’s engagement at Boyd's with his new comedy, “The Poli- tician.” Whether the title role is carried by the guileless old recluse, whose bewilderment at having greatness thrust upon him is only equaled by the strength of his conviction of his own moral unworthiness of so saered a, trust; or by the star, who as the bouyant and smooth manipulator brings about his own ends with unerring precision, is an open question, with odds In favor of the latter. Mr. Reed's methods are too well known to need extended comment. He has long held an assured place among the hest of eccentric comedians, and his work after two years' separation from his friends in Omaha shows little change, except in evidence of the ripen- ing process. He has in “The Politiclan” an excellent vehicle for the kind of fun-making in which he excels, and the familiar nasal intonation, the lisp and the expected. modu- lations of the voice are ali used with the old Irresistible effect. His surreptitious per- formance of the danse du ventre, to the hummed accompaniment of Sister Susan, is a rare thing of its kind. Miss Isadore Rush, always charming, has an advanced woman part, which she dresses with such exquisite taste as, If it were the common heritage of the woman of the future, would go far to reconcile mankind to her encroachments. A pleasant feature of Miss Rush’s work In this character s the sing- ing of a few bars from the old ballad of “Sally in Our Alley,” what the house would liave liked to hear again. Mr. Tupper offers a carefully executed character study of Peter Wooley, and Mr. Bernard commendably avolds the temptation to overact the part of Pelham. Mrs. Myers made a good impres- sion as Mrs. Mufin and Miss Brahm was happily cast in an ingenue role. Mr. Bunny's brogue is a credit to him, and Mr. Jullan Reed as president of the Married Men's club shows a makeup which seemed to please. Two large and enraptured audiences hung breathless o the fate of Milt West and his racing string yesterday at the Creighton, and saw the Derby won and the hero's fortunes retrieved, in love and material prosperity, by the successful going of the Missouri Girl. Mr. Spink’s drama of the track and stable, with a fine record for its first season and now entering with excellent prospects upon its second, is running as well as his horses. It could hardly fail to do so, for it has a plausible and soul-stirring plot, a well selected company presents it, and it deals with horses and with human love, two topies, which singly or combined are very near to the hearts of the people. There is about “The Derby Winner” a more pungent and natural horsey atmosphere than clings to any play now presented, and the piece has been im- proved by the change made in it since its last presentation here. Of the company, the ouly members who are in the original cast are I'rederic Ormonde, whose excellent impersonation of the book- making villain 1s now, as formerly, a most artistic performance. Viola Arthur, the coun- try girl who rides the winner, and the two Eldridges, man and wife, old favorites here, who make up this year in the semblance of age with a notable betterment in_effect. Among the mewcomers, Bddie Giguere caused Arthur Dunn to be remembered with- out being regretted. He resembles that sawed-off comedian in size and somewhat in comedy method, but greatly excels him in voeal abllity, having a barl‘one voiee of uncommon range and vo'ume. He caught on handily with the audiences, which could hardly get enough of him and his speclalties, Frank MacDonald is aceeptable as Milt, a certain roughness of demeanor, even in his tenderer moments, being well suited to the character of a raciug man. Arthur Kherns does good work as Hagenbeck, Blanche Boyer sings and dances cleverly, and Eunice Ramsey looks “every inch a lady" —to quote the book—as Alice Noble. The occasion was doubly memorable as marking the debut of Mr. M. J. Dowliug, in a thinking part, in the race seene. A bril- liant future is mapped out for this artist by his friends, who bise their predictions on this, his first appearance on any stage. Tonight will be the last opportunity to see the “Storming of Vicksburg” at Courtland beach. This will be bleycle night, and spe- clal features of interest to wheelmen will be put on. In order to accommodate those who desire to see the parade the show will not commence until 9 o'clock sharp. This will give ample opportunity to see the entire parade and get over to Courtland beach In time to see the entire show. It was thought at one time that it would be possible to keep the show during this week, but this has been found impossible on acceunt of the opening ;: thelr engagement at Kansas City Octo- r L. There were more than 200 peopie in the audience that assembled in Washington ball last night fo witness a play which was given by a number of Danish amateurs for the benefit of a Danish famlly, which s in uwnfortuuate circumstances. The play was an oid Danish comedy, and was rendered in style that reflected credit on the actors. The very pretty, and set well with the oldish flavor of the play. Those who took part wege: Messrs. J. Matzen, J. Jen- sen-Drefer, 1. Enkebole, C. Hertz, N. A. Hage and A, fLarsen, Mesdames 8. Jonasen and D. Thompsoy and Misses Agnes Aabel and C. Nelsoii, One of the features of the entertainment,. | was a very pretty minuet dance by sixtgen, young women in old-fash- foned costumef, At the conclusion of the en- tertalnment ' geyeral hours were spent in dan £ CHICAGO, ¥opt) 15.—~Mabel Eaton-Farnum, the young Omaha hetress, fs In London, with her husband, Charfes William Farnum. ' They will partly form thelr company there, hop- ing to begin hiplr, United States tour soon. 93900 PULPIT EDITORIALS The Church and the Newspaper—One time there was a couple who did not get along very well together. They often fell out and each thought that the other hardly treated him fair, It was a wolf and a lamb. So the wolf ate the lamb, and found he agreed with him much better than ever before. That 18 one way of settling misunderstand- ings. The Pulpit would recommend that the church g0 up and take the newspaper, for we are abundantly able to possess it. Now let me preachify a little and show (1) why and (2) how we should take possession of the newspaper: 1. Why? (1) Because every church man feels that it is the gospel and that alone which” will solve soclety's problems. The principles of Jesus are of infinitely more use to be applicd to current events than the prin- ciples of any political party. (2) The news vehicle is the very best extant medium for reaching the people. Pulpits are good, and 50 are books: the quarterly review influences few, the monthly a few more, the weekly re- ligious periodical still more, but the best of all is the newspaper. News is the best bait. Why should not the best principles have the best vehicle whereby to get to the public eye? (3) Preaching originated before the days of newspapers. New days demand new methods. Truth ought to change clothes often, that it may keep strong and healthy. Nothing needs up to dateness like the gospel. Conservatism is good, but sometimes there is too much of a good thing. (4) While the pulpit will always remain the best means of personal persuasion, the printed page is the best handle to public opinion. The church has quite as much to do with public ideals as with individual char- acter in the business of saving tne world. For instance, by arousing public opinion to secure the enforcement of the law against gambling houses, the church would do quite as much good to the public as to persuade 100 youths not to gamble. (5) As a business proposition, look at it. The abject of the church is to influence people. To that end she spends much moiey. Business demands it b2 invested in the most paying ways. Say it takes an investment of $500,000 and an annual eutlay of $50,000 to run the churches of Omaha (a conservative estimate). Wouldn't half of this amount pretty handsomely subsidize a good daily paper, by which, on the wings of news, the popular mind could be influenced more than by preachment? 2. How? (1) Not’by making a denomina- tional organ, ¢r in'any sense heralding the claims or peculiar doctrines of any sect. The day is past when these are of great interest to the people ut large, and the day is here when all evadgelical churches are standing shoulder to shoulder, proclaiming the same gospel and making Common cause against all sin and humbug and sham. (2) Let this Christlan_newspapet stand for such a plat- form as this: Enforcement and not evasion of law against.the eriminal class; public offi- cers must keep their oaths; the saloon must g0; gambling must be crushed like a venom- ous snake; prostitution must not be legalized, directly or the first duty of a state is to con: its morality, business prosperity Is secondary; the spirit and princi- ples of Chrisi #s the only solution of the labor questiony greéd is the chief enemy of soclety; the stite must not connive at affili- ation with any seet or church; purity of elec- tions; honesty amhong legislatofs and all pub- lic officers; and, indéed, all questions of pub- lic import ‘are to be treated, always applying to them the principles of justice, honor and the people’s welfare, and never the false and fatal heresies of policy and greed. Lot the public mind become familiar with the reiter- ated question, Is it right? No newspaper can do this if it Is tied to a party or is merely working for the business interests of a com- munity. (3) Every county in the state could have one Christian county newspaper if the Christian people would co-operate for its sup- port. One such organ would preach more gospel than a dozen ordinary churches. Nothing in these remarks is intended to imply that the pastoral care and teaching of present church organizations should be at all superseded, nor that newspapers, as at pres- ent conducted, are especially wicked. The Pulpit believes our existing newspapers are important conservators of public morality, but that is not in issue here. Our contentlon is simply this: Christ’s business ought to have the best possible agencies; the nowspa- per is the best agency to mold public opinion, therefore Christ ought to have it. - CA S IT BLACKMAIL. MeShane Talks of Hix Recent Arrest in Chicago. John A. McShane returned from Chicago yesterday, and in regard to the Bartlett- Roach-Scannell case, in which he recently figured, e said: “‘So far as I was concerned I consider the action taken by Bartlett and Roach simply a scheme to levy blackmail from me. I had at no time anything to do with the. business transaction which after- ward led to the trouble, and I am positive that these men were aware of that fact. B. J. Scannell had signed a contract with Bart- lett and Roach to transfer certain property, valued at $60,000, for some property owned by them, located at Bvanston. Tne property turned over by Scannell is located at Fifty- seventh street and Cloud court, Chicago, and is known as the Cloud court flats. In addi- tion to the real estate traded by Bartlett and Roach they were to pay to Scannell, on de- livery of his deed, $1,500 in cash. The dead to the land in Evanston was given to Scan- nell August 31, 1893, and that of Scannell to Bartlett and Roach was left with T. H. Cuiver, to be delivered when the money was paid. This money was never paid by the plaintiffs in the case, and nas not been up to the present time. I was arrested as I was about to board the evening train for Omaha, on a charge of conspiracy to defraud. The warrant was sworn out before a justice of the peace, and when arrested I immediately gave bonds for my appearance before the jus- tice. The case was afterward transferred to the circuit court, aud was tried before Judge Clifford. 1 was released on the testimony of Bartlett and Roach, .and was exonerated by the judge. Scanaell and Culver were also re- leased, as there was ab:o.utely no case against them. “I shall return:to, Chicago tomorrow and T intend to immediately start suit against Bartlett and Reach for false imprisonment and malicious prosecation. 1 can see no rea- son why they should have singled me out, un- less it was under the impression that I had some interest in_connection with Scannell, and that they cGUId &xtort some money from me in order to keep the case from golng to trial. T shall start suit in the federal court and intend to sif€3hd matter to the bottom."” A Previuli@ve Medieine Combining an with deodorant prop- erties, and poss{jMidan agreeable, aromatic odor Allen's Hy, "uid makes a most ac- ceptable dentifr argle; it sweetens and purifies the brey ‘ Bd teeth, Instautly re- moving all odor co or liquor. A most acceptable mout in the morning. It's use prevents the indeption of all contagious Qseases. w e HOMESEEKERS'-EXCURSIONS Via the Wabash Rallrond On September 10 and 20 the Wabash will sell round trip tick:ts at one fare, plus $2, to points south. For ticksts and further in formation or & copy of the Homeseekers Guide call at Wabash office, 1415 Farnun street, or write G. N. Clayton, N. W, P, agent. Homescekeérs' Excursion On August 29, September 10 and 24, 1895, the Union Pucifie system will sell tickets trom Councll Bluffs and Omahs to points south and west in Nebraska and Kans to Colorado, Wyoming, Uiah and Idai of Welser and south of Beaver Canon, at ex- ceedingly low rates. For full iuformation as to rates and limits apply to HAS BROKEN NO ACREEMENT Lord Dunraven's Letter Made Publio by Way of London, WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING SOMEWHERE Did Not Know We the Yaeht Clab “OMetally” W Men on hey to About the Mat LONDON, Sept. 15.—The letter written by Lord Dunraven, under date of Septembor 13 to the America’s cup committee of the New York Yacht club, in reply to a letter from Mr. Canfield dated September 12, has been cabled by his lordship to the Royal Yacht squadron for their consideration. (Note—The substance of Mr. Canfield’s let- ter was partly indicated by the statement posted at the New York Yacht club on Thursday and signed by Commodore Stith as chairman and Mr. Canfleld as secretary of the cup committee. This was to the eftect that two members of the committee had or- ally discussed with Lord Dunraven the prop- oaitions contained in his letter of September 11 on Wednesday evening, that they re- gretted not having been able to reply to his letter on Wednesday morning before the race, but as the reply would have been the same as that conveyed orally the night be- fore, they did not consider the fact import- aat that no reply had been delivered. Lord Dunraven's letter of September 11, it was said, was delivered at the New York Yacht club at 1 a. m. on Thursday and it was not received by them until 8 a. m. on board the committee boat.) Lord Dunraven's letter, dated September 13, to the cup committee, is as follows “Gentlemen: 1 have the honor to ac- knowledge your letter of the 13th inst. You say my leiter of Wednesday night to Mr. Canfield was not delivered at the New York Yacht club until 1 a. m. on Thursday, and was not in your hands until § a. m. There must, I think, be some mistake. I received Mr. Canfleld’s letter at 10:30 p. m. on Thurs- day. My reply was delivered by my servant at 12:16 a. m. by the club clock. The stew- ard or clerk in charge was called by tele- phone at 12:30 a. m. and requested to find out it Mr. Canfield was at the Knickerbocker elub, and if so, to deliver the letter at once. The reply was that they would endeavor to find Mr. Canfleld; that he had but a short time before left the club, and that he had left word he would call at 7 a. m. to see if there was any message for him. DID NOT BREAK HIS AGREEMENT. “The request that Mr. Canfield should not open my letter of the 10th until the (De- fender) protest was decided was unnecessary as the cup committee was not hearing the protest. —But whether mine of Wednesday night was delivered at 12:15 a. m. or 1 a. m., and whether it was n the hands of the com- mittee at 7 a. m. or § a. m., and whether my letter of the 10th inst., was read at 12:30 P. m. or 2:30 p. m., appears to me to be a matter of minor importance. What is of im- portance to me, at any rate, is the totally unjustifiable opinion implied in your letter of the 12th inst., that coming to the decision conveyed to you by my letter of the 10th inst., T went back cn the agreement tigned by President Smith for the cup committe and myself. “You say: ‘We can only regret what you nomed therein as absolutely nec-ssary should not have been so presented when the agreement to the terms was formulated.’ Permit .me to observe that T named no par- tieular conditions as indispensible, as you will perceive on referring to the lstter, 1 kold that in any match a fair field and no faver is a condition precedent to any agree- ment as to the terms, and that, failing in that, any party has a perfect right to with- draw absolutely or unconditionally. articles of the agreement cannot and are 1ot intended to lay down fixed rules to meet overy imaginable contingency. Ceriain con- tingencies have arisen, as you are aware. Confining myself to the subject of my letter on over-crowding. As far back as Octoper 1, I wrots concerning the difficulty of secur- ing a clear course, but I did not insist upon my views, because I thought the persons responsibie should be free to take the steps that they thought best in the matter. In view of their failure in this regpect ic might have been better if, in my letter of the 10th, 1 had absolutely withdrawn. But my desire to sail off the races was great and ! withdrew conditionally and suggested the steps which 1 thought would remove the difficulty. These steps were not taken and I held to my determination to saii no more and in so acting I emphatically deny that 1 went in any way contrary to the agree ment as to terms. DID NOT STRIKE HIM FAVORABLY. “I did not know whether Mr. Canfield and Mr. Busk were official representatives when they camo to see me at the Waldorf. 1 judged by their conversation that they were not, and I understood from them that the committee had to come to definite conclu- sions upon the letter. I now conclude from your communication that they were officially representing the committee. In that case the proposal made by the committee was that I should withdraw from my determination ex- pressed in my letter of the 10th and that I should sail in the third and post-final race on condition that sufficient room wes secured af the start, and that in any further races, my suggestions that the dates for the races and that the time of racing and starting should not be made public should be carried out. That proposal did not commend itself to me. No one denied the overcrowding of tho course. But in my case cither my com- plaint was, in the opinfon of the commitiee, unjustifiable, in which case I could not hava agreed with them and should have with- drawn, being fully convinced of the neces- sity, and prepared to take the full responsi- bility for doing so; or it was justificble, in which latter case ‘the commitiee, I thiok, was bound to give redress before the next race was sajled. I so far withdrew my I-tt-r of the 10th as to say that I wou'd sail the third raco if the committe: would undertake to declare the race void if in their judg- ment either vessel was interfered with by the steamers, the committee putting anybody they liked aboard the vachts. I was willing to leave the matter in their hands, stipu- lating only that they put an experienced and prectical yachtsman on Valkyrie. As far as I am concerned, I have no wish to con- tinue the discussion, which you accurately describo as superfiuous, and will conclude by expressing regret that if any desire to resail Thursday's race was known to exist, tha regatta committee did mot order it re- seiled under article 10 of the Mew York Yacht club regulations. Whatever my opin- fon as to the cause of the foul may be, 1 should have been at the disposal of the com- mittee; and that the cup committee could not see its way to adopting what appears to us the simpler course of hoisting the letter G yesterday and postponing the race to such time as they had arrived at a definite con- clusion upon my letter of the 10th instant. 1 | 8t Vin and one-half hours' rest. Startiog he did not alight from his bike reached Jamestown, where he had g ut repast and a brief rest of three hours. third stop made on the way stead, where he stayed for thr hours, making a total stopp: way of nine hours sign of fatigue until ton, N. J., at 5:30 o'c were it not for the encowragement s him by the presence of Frank Leona Bert Henderson, who join Pa., he would have st 1y ‘Wwould not have suc e record by Searle was comy reached here and went at o and to bed. was at o and » time He did not sho ho reached ol last ovenir him at od in s a8 " OWILL ' S ¥ Tghters 11 Right to Expeet. NEW YORK, Sept. 15.~There much contention ameng the the Corbett-Fitzsimmons fight over ceeds from side channels of revenue. simmons has stated that there agreement by which Corbett, B Vendig were 1o receive the proceeds eldoloscope privileges and has thre not to fleht unless he was given “Joe" Vendig of the Florida Athlet| sald tonight: "I would like to say f Brady, Fitzeimmons notwithstandin In view of the fact that the Florida A club has offered Corbett and Fitzsim urse of . $L00 to fight for the has which a profit will be reaped fight comes off at Dallas titled to it. In reference to the repor am interested in that matter, an eldoloscope will take a picture Dallas, T will say that I a in_that invention, and t will_not be permitted to be the bujlding the day of the fight CHICAGO, Sept. 15.—In sporting here It is said tonight that if Bob immons adheres to his determinat claim a part of the proceeds on the v concessions or refuse to go into th there is a probability that the big fig tween him and Corbett will not take at all. Dan Stuart said yvesterday th pleture privilege had b sold when the articles of a The other previous privil and he would never surrender them to any_on sequences, Stuart is the hanging up of a pur the of opinior $41,000 and in this position he is generally & up by the sporting fraternity here. JEFFERSON, Ia., Sept, ~(8pec John B. Cline of this city, an expi machinist and fnventor, has new bicycle that will revolutionize the and cut records in an astonishing m His machine has no sprocket wheel, erank hanger, axle nk having cular motion.” The 19 applied two levers, and Mr, Cline asserts wheelman ‘exerting the energy propel our ordinary wheel a minutes dare remain on the machine. Th table will give some pointers in c with the new Invention, the details of the designer declines {o have made just now: mile i fol Machine i inches 14 inches Length of pedal Length of = stroke........ Pedal distance per revo- lution Propor 1zed Distan revolution 4 1 travel per mile 28 inches “ & on of power util- S et e traveled " per teot foot T mil i 150 LOKU MOUON +evserrereses s 3 10 1bs. tance " travoled, same HINSE v st soren 135 miles 1 The principal feature of the invent that a large amount of power lost wi crank machine is utilized. The new can be made much cheaper than the p wheel Towa EI BUTTE,~Mont., Sept. 15.—The foo game between Butte and the Iowa college team this afternoon resulted row on a foul cl ter part of the second half. not allowed and Towa quit. gave Butte the game. . WEATHER FORECAST. The Generally Fair and Slightly Wa in Nebras Morday is: For Nebraska—Generally fair and sl warmer; southerly to westerly wind sor Missouri—Fair Monday, except tEunde; tion early winds. For Towa—Fair, preceded by local th storms In th: variable winds; warmer. For Kansas—Generaily Monday morning; sou falr; _vai tion. For South Dakota—Falr; w erly winds. OFFICE OF THIEE WEATHER BUR OMAHA, Sept. 15.—-Omaha record of perature correseponding day of the past four 1895, 1891 Maximum temperature.... Minimum_temperature... Average temperatur Precipitation Condition of tempe rmer; 18 T .00 ature and precipi 1895: Ncrmal temperature ... Excess for the day. Accumulated excess s Normal precipitation eficiency fs X otal precipitation since March 1 1884 i Deficiency since March 1..... 6.46 § Reports from Stations at 8 p. nce March ... S until he Was when to a principals the pro- was an dy a eels that if there are any privileges from when that they are en- brought no matter what the con- that can be expected of him by the fighters, Will Revolutionize Wheeling. produced required will be driven faster than he will nnection 1814 foot en Quit the Game, imed by Towa in the lat- foul was The referee WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.—The forecast for torms in the extreme northern por- southern and eastern portion; winds; cooler In the extreme northern por- south- and rainfall, compared with .00 at Omaha for the day and since March azain, a light ‘he Hall- a half on the W any lower- he did. he hotel NAPS, nve been in Fitz- Sarsapari] of th atened share o club r Mr. that thletic nong club el I cordial saparilla. {that hat | House, Fi d_that of the m not hat it into circles I fon to arfous ring ht & place at the Tol. 158 e of an 1 that is all hacked fal.)— lenced a sport a el upon hat a o two Seven n 1 wing “The G WEDNJ nd which public inches D. et mile jon_ is th the wheel resent t ball State in a NOTE: mences imn I Pr ever taken, was subject to severe headaches, and had no appetito, Hood's Pills A. H. Spink’s SDAY The pe NS Ny b Thoih i \ ’ ize Hood’s 1a more than any remedy I have I have nover been robust and Since taking Hood’s Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills T am a well woman, have & good appetite and sleep well, Iy recommend Mrs. limore, Hood’s Sare M. GortaM, Fillmors alifornia, cure all Nver 1ls, billouss ness. headache, 25e. AMUSEMENTS, GREIGKTON THEATRE 1—PAXTON & BURGE TONIGIHIT, mmediately After Parade.) 30 ms cat Racing Drama DERBY WINNER Yol BRILLIANT COMFANY. ELABORATE SCENERY, Thoroughbred FREELAND, tacers, Including lest Race Horse in all the Land MATINEE-USUAL PRICES, Rare and Radiunt. Peerless and Pros ressive, Towering and umphar ¢ Tri- The Emperor of Farce THE HUSTLER All New Fun. Vititage of '95. The Real Thing. y evening come arado, ormance Thur cdlately after 17 rmer THE EMIN MR.. Rola ightly local therly under riable | Monday, 4 Wednesday Matinee— Wednesday and Thursday— Friday and | Saturday and EAU, tem- the | NO tation | 250 1, | g on. BOYD'S . Tuesdny and e Sat. Matinece 50c, ATTRACTION _ NEW THEATRE... th and Harney Streets. STATE FAIR WEEK. | TONIGHT (Monday MATINEES WED."AND SAT. And the Rest of the Week. ENT COMEDIAN, na REED IN THREE BRILLIANT COMEDIE The Sutirical Comedy, “THE POLITICIAN.” ' he Laughable Comedy, LEND 8 WIFE” The Becentric Comedy, 6 AS ) Innocent ’> Lamb ADVANCE IN PRIC 752 AND $!.00. ~Gladys Wallls In . 6 . 15| . 369 1'inch L inch nches nche: STATIONS. - uopeNdRd ~£ep Jo ame | ~soatiiog, xeR STATH OF WEATHE | Light T ew 00| Clea St. Paut Davenpori. Kansay City. .. ent Cheyenno. . indicates trace of precipitation. L. A. WELSH, Obser have the honor to remain, very faithfull “DUNRAVEN. Assoclation Foot Ball, The_ Young Men's Christian assoclation and Fort Omaha assoctation foot ball teams met at the fort Saturday and played their initial game. The men lined up as follows: Fort Omaha. Positions. Y. M.C. A Herbert . .Goal......... Battelle Allen . ull back../Van Camp Kearney Full back Pickering North .. Half back . Snyder Patt ... “Half back. Reddinger Brozap-Russeli “Right wiog..\\.\...... Wool Cavanagh . Conter. U Redtic 11 Lee ... - Left wing..". Prickett-Carr Redfield kicked oft for the Christians and a series of rushes at both goals were made and the play was very even, nelther side having any advantage or scoring. Consid- ering this the first match at the fort, the soldlers played very well, and when 'they have selected a permanent eleven great things may be expected of them. They did exceedingly well, however, In keeping their opponents from 'scoring, as they had four experienced players. Allen_and Kearney played a splendid_de- tense, while North was very clever at half back ‘and sent in several hot shots at goal Brogan, Russell and Cavanagh were not accustomed to each other, but with practice have the making of saperb players. 1t was regretted that the soldiers could not put all their trained men in the fleld. Several were on duty. Sea Lowered the Record. NEW YORK, Sept. 15.—R. P. Searle, the long distance cyclist, who started from Chi > 930 to break the record ts New York, ar- rived here at 3:35 yesterday morning, break- mg the best previous record by three hours and twenty-flve minutes. Searle left Chi- cago at 4:15 Sunday morning last, deter- mined to break the record. He made his firs¢ stop at Cl , where he had twe BEGINNING 385 Cloudy, 180 Cloudy! v rain. Tonight. 9 oCL Get ver. | Street Car THIS IS THE Round-Trip Storming of Vicksburg —A— ‘Courtland Beach Performance begins nt ock, After the Parnde BICYCLE NIGHT. LAST PERFORMANCE. Tickets f Conductor. ny SIX-DAY LADIES’ BICYCLE RACE BICYCLE PARK, 17th and Charles Sts. ONDAY, SEPT. 16 AT 8 P. M. Three Hours Racing Each Evening, MISS FRANKIE NELSON, New York MISS MAY ALLEN, Liverpool, MISS LOTTIE STANLEY, MISS JESSIE OAKLI City. Eng land. Pittsburg, Pa. EY, San Francisco, Cal. MISS HELEN BALD WIN, Chicago, 1. MISS These ladies are perfessionals and the 18-hour and 48-hour records. DOTTIR MISS LILLIE WILLIAMS, Owak; FARNSWOR’ the fasiest riders TH, Minneapolis, Mina. N n the world, and hold ell This race is for the Eighteen Hour Churiplonship of ihe World, aud fs open to alf comers uatil 4:30 p. m., September 16 COME OUT AND HAVE A MERRY TIME.