Omaha daily bee., 1894-02-25
KEEPING UP THE CRUSADE
Lincoln Minister Will Preach to Men Only
on the Social Evil.
FIRST GUN IN THE PROPOSED CAMPAIGN
Nebraska Jewellers VIII Organize to Pro-
tect Their Trade from the Encroach-
ments of the Large Retail Establish
ments-Commander Howe's Stan.

LINCOLN, Feb. 24.-(Special to The Bee)
Rev. Byron Beall, pastor of the Third
Presbyterian church of this city, is extern
sively advertising a lecture to be given to
men only at. his church tomorrow evening.
The subject of his lecture is, Secret Sins
Against Chastity Our National Peril" 1t
Is believed that the lecture is but the first
gun in the campaign against the social evil,
which Is to commence on March l, when
Mayor Weir proposes to raid the known
houses of infamy every day and to arrest all
male prostitutes and to publish their full
names to the public. In addition to this, a
special policeman will be placed at the en-
trance of each house of ill-repute with in
stuctions to arrest every person that seeks
to enter or to leave. Loose characters Of
the female sex will be arrested every time
they are seen.
The Woman's Christian Temperance union
has formed an association for the purpose Of
taking care of the unfortunate women, and
respectable homes will be provided for all
who will promise to reform, For some
weeks an effort has been made to induce
the pastors of the several churches to enter
actively in the campaign, and 1t now looks
as II they will do so.
JEWELLERS WILL ORGANIZE.
A meeting of the retail jewelers. OF Ne
braska has been called to assemble at Lin
coin on March IA and 10 for the purpose of
forming an association for mutual benefit.
Replies have been received from more than
100 jewellers who have ~signifed their inten-
ton to be present. The headquarters OF
the association will be at the Hotel Lin
coin. The melting is the result of a general
and widespread feeling that the jewelry in
terests of the state have been suffering
from competition which can hardly be
classed as legitimate, One of the growing
menaces to the trade is the extensive man
ner in which so many large dry goods
companies i'm the larger towns are going
into the jewelry business. 1t Is claimed
that the large dry goods houses carry
jewelry, not for the small profit there Is in
the trade, but as a means OF drawing GUS
tom. The margin OF profits is reduced to
the minimum for the reason that the dealer
can make up his losses from other depart
ments, and for the further reason that they
can carry a cheaper and inferior class OF
goods.
APPOINTS HIS STAFF.
Church Howe, commander of the depart
ment of Nebraska. Grand Army OF the Re
public, and his adjutant have opened state
headquarters in the second story OF the
block at the corner Of Eleventh and o streets
in this city and will maintain them during
the year. The first official order under the
new administration was issued today. 1t
was as follows:
Grand Army OF the Republic, Lincoln. Neb.
Feb. "a, lS9L.-General order No. 1.-The
seventeenth annual encampment. in session
at Lincoln. February q and %, 1885, having
elected me commander OF this department,
l hereby assume the duties OF the office.
The following comrades will constitute my
stan: a. NJ, Trimble, Lincoln, Neb,, Far
ragut post No. %, assistant adjutant gem
eral; II. Nj. Shaw, Cook, Neb., Roberts post
No. l0i. assistant quartermaster general;
S. ID. Davis Wilber, Neb,, Harker post No.
81, assistant Inspector general; t.. +, Pow
ers. Chadron, Neb.. bennington post No.
g27, Judge advocate general; A. ii, Brown,
Hastings, Neb., Strickland post No. 10,
chief mastering officer; George Ill, Jewett.
Arlington, Neb,, Carrigan post No. 46, SEN
Tor aide-de-camp. Headquarters are estab-