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Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-05
TOUCH THE PICTURE NEEDED.
The Achievement of an American Ar
Student In Berlin.

NJ SIS St ~
tudcn In Berlin.
ut is probable that the young American
who entertained a Berlin audience unex-
p~ectedly one evening half a dozen years ago
may have set up a studio of his own some
where In this country. and If he has I'll
guarantee that he entertains WELL" said an
artist to the New York Sun man. 81 was
in Berlin doing a little painting at the time
and l fell in with a little colony of Ameri-
cans who made my stay very pleasant.
w dropped In to see a variety show
one evening at the Reichs Hallen. The star
performer was a lightning-sk sketch artist, who
figured on tho bill as professor" He was
a tall. long-haired man, with arms that
reached almost to his knees. a large easel
held MS eanyases' and the rapidly with
which he worked greatly pleased his audi
ence. His arms worked like a windmill,
and as he swung them the paint few off his
brush In a steady stream. The result on
the canvas didn't resemble anything until,
with a quick s~pit-spat of the brush, no
put a touch here and a touch there, and be-
hold, a picture. The picture wasn't a work
OF art, to be sure, but then the spectators
were by no means critical. As the profess
sor's arms flew around and his brush
whacked the canvas, turning out new pict-
ures in less than half a minute, the enthusl-
asm increased. The professor sat down TO
rest. A well-dressed young man, very
evidently an American, called out in very
shaky German:
oh, professor, you are slow and your
pictures are bad
Come up and try one yourself, II you
think So replied the professor snesrlngly.
"'All right said the young man and
while the rest OF the spectators were shout
Ing and laughing at the Invitation he
up on the stage and took posses
sion OF the professors paints and easel.
1T was apparent that he knew something
about painting from the ease with which he
handled his brush. After two or three pre-
motions to timber up his arms he |
turned and bowed low to the audience in
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-05
COSTLY BLAZE IN CINCINNATI.
Three Hundred Thousand Dollar
Stock Of Curnc1a lurns =

Three Hundred Thousand Dollar
stock of Carpets Burns.
CINCINNATI, O., April AT / O'Clock
this morning an automatic fire alarm noti-
fed the central fire tower of a blaze start
ing in the George f. Otte company's car
pet store on the south side OF Fourth street,
one door west of Race street. The entire
fire department was called out and a battle
royal began. Cites entire stock, valued at
$500. 900 and Insured for $3.50, 900, was de-
stroyed in less than two hours. The entire
interior OF the Otte building was burned out
and the rear wall fell into Baker alley. The
fire communicated to the roof of Henry
Rosenbaum's clock manufacturing establish
ment at the corner of Race and Fourth
streets. 1t was confined to the top story,
however, and otherwise Rosenbaum's dam
age is wholly by water. fully insured. The
Meader furniture warerOoms adjoined Otte.
a great tailoring establishment was sepa.
rated from Cites by an alley and across the
street from Rosenbaum's was the st. Mich
olas hotel. None was injured. The total
loss to buildings and stock will be $500, 900.
The buildings belong to the Eckstein estate
and are fully insured. The fire started In
the top story OF otte & Co.'s carpet store
next to Baker alley.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-05
Reflections of n Bachelor.

New York Press: Marriage has reformed
a great many men by their not going into n.
"A woman always Judges a man by his
voice and a man judges him by his necktis.
A man is generally said to be sick abed
while a girl Is said to be confined to her
room.
The man who will never admit that he's
wrong generally ends with the biggest repu-
tation.
a woman always thinks a man Isn't hav-
Ing a good time unless he's iumplnp around
and hollering.
When you call on a girl and her hands
look nice and white II is generally a sign
that she has held them up above her head
all the way downstairs,
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-05
CALIFORNIA BREAKS AWAY
Wheelmen on the Coast Form an
Organization Of Their Own.
SEPARATE THEMSELVES FROM THE [, A. W.
~Threntenc Rupture In the Ranks of
the National BODY Comes at Last
Officers Chosen and Com
s%titution Adopted.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 4.-The Cali
fornia Associated Cycle Clubs at a meeting
last night effected an organization which
practically sewers their connection with the
League of American wheelmen. A consti-
tuition and bylaws we're adopted, officers
were elected and the clubs ~oficially assumed
control Of track and road racing in the state
Of California.
The new organization differs In several
important particulars from the national
league. Professionals are not excluded from
membership. clubs are permitted to pay ac-
tual expenses of members participating in
races for club trophies in which the rider
has no personal interest and the League Of
American Wheelmen rules suspending in
vestigations Is not included. The constitu-
ton also provides for individual member
ships, the fee for which will be 81 per an
mum with no Initiation fee until after jan
uary 1, 1898, when 81 will be charged. Club
memberships will cost $40. .
ANY white person Of good character over
the age of Is years. is the constitutional
OF eligibility. ]. Coffey tried hard
to have the word male Inserted. saying
that he objected to woman in a bicycling
organization. The fair members, however,
had numerous champions to fight their cause
and Coffey's suggested amendment was de-
feated.
A. p. Swain was elected president of the
new organization; ]. Hanock treasurer, and
Stanley G.. Scover secretary.
The meeting was adjourned until next Sat-
urday evening. The following clubs were
represented at the meeting: Acme Club
Wheelmen, Alameda Cyclers. Bay City
W~heelmen, California Cycling club. Capital
City Wheelmen, East Oakland Wheelmen,
City Cyclers. Golden Gate Cycling
club, Imperial Cycling club, Mountain View
Olympic Cyclers. Pathfinder Bicy-
clio club. Reliance Wheelmen and San Fran
cisco Road club.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-05
COMMITTEE OF FIFTY ON DRINK
Organization to Instruct the World
on the Evils of Inebricty.

on the EVILS OF lnebrtcty.
BOSTON, April Nanny references have
been made in newspapers during the last
three years to a committee of fifty for
the investigation of the drink problem but
the public for the most part has a very
vague notion about this mysterious body,
and the people most concerned with temper
ance reform are wondering what relation
the new organization proposes to hold To-
their work. The committee is not a new
agent in temperance agitation: does not pro-
pose to take and direct part in reform, being
simply an organization in the interest Of
research. Its work is conducted by four
subcommittee on different aspects of the
problem, physiological. legislative. ethical
and economic. Nothing Of the same nature.
has been attempted before in this country.
1T is not expected" said Charles Dudley
Warner, that any organization or, any ma
tional power can suddenly or radically
change the habits of the world. But wise
and practical efforts can mitigate almost
any evil under the sun, can produce a public
opinion that operates in the right direction.
The first requisite in any social problem is
to throw light upon it, and this is the hum
BILE office of the committee of fifty.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-05
srnuecIE mas pnEN M.NY-srDED.
SIX Gambia es In the Field for the
MnyornIty NJ Cbfcnuo.

MnyornIty Of Chicago.
CHICAGO. April 4.-The nghtlng prelimi-
nary to Tuesdays city election is practi-
cally at an end. National issues have cut
but little figure In the struggle. local ques-
lions having absorbed all the interest. Six
candidates are, in the field, four of whom
have made IAN active campaign. They are:
Carter II. Harrison, regular democrat; Judge
Nathaniel G. Sears. regular republican candi-
date; Washington Heslng. independent gold
democrat; 5ehn NJ, Harlan. Independent re-
publican; u IrYing Pearce and Frank II.
Collier, independent. On account of the Bit
ter fight which has been waged for some
time against the so-called republican ina
chine" both Heslng and Harlan will
undoubtedly draw heavily from the McKin-
ley vote, although II is impossible to tell
whether this virtual splitting up OF the re-
publican vote among three men will cut
into McKinley's large majority sufficiently
to result in the election OF Harrison, who
Will have the almost solid free silver sup
port. A few threads of this tangle are the
endorsement Of Harlan by the mlddle-of-the-
road populists; the support of Sears by two
weekly democratic labor papers, and a big
row In League OF American Wheelmen cir
Giles over tho. issuance of a circular endors-
ing Harrison by some OF its local members.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-05
rHEosopHIsr CRUSADERS AT HOME.
Mrs. TinEIey and Her Band Return
from Thei Pilgrimage.

Mrs. 1nEle ana Her Band Return
from Their Pilgrimage.
NEW YORK. March 1.-THE theosophical
crusaders reached this city tonight after a
tour Of 40, 900 miles. They held a public re-
ception at the Madison Square hall, but at
the same time the other thosophist leader,
Mrs. Annie Bessant, held a meeting In
Chickering hall.
1t was a flattering reception at the Madi-
son Square Garden hall for the theosophical
crusaders, those of the Mrs. Tingley branch,
With much eclat the crusade of 294 days,
which began on June 10 last and extended
around the world, ended formally. Sur
rounded by multitudinous mystic symbols,
flags, drapery, ribbons, wreaths, buttons, ETC.,
Mrs. Tingley and her band were publicly
welcomed to the city by their conferees.
The flag Of the school Of the revival of lost
mysteries was spread back of the platform.
Flags of all the nations visited by the
crusaders were strung around the platform.
The audience numbered 1000. The band
reached the city early in the evening. They
were met at Albany by a party from this
city, which went up in a special car to meet
the crusaders.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-05

Ten Men Ride the Century In Less
Five Hours.

SAN FRANCISCO. April 4.-The Bay City
wheelmen today won the annual 100-mile
interclub road race, and as this makes the
third successive victory for the Bay Citys,
the handsome silver trophy now becomes the
property Of that club. The annual relay
race is the most important cycling event on
the Pacific coast. The course extends around
tho bay from San Francisco to Oakland.
Each club participating enters ten riders
and each rider goes ten miles. This year
ten clubs entered teams, making 100 racers
in all. The 100 miles was made in four
hours, forty-nine minutes and thirty-niue
seconds, breaking all previous records. The
Bay Citys finished a mile ahead with Reli-
ance second, a wheel ahead of Acme.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-05
FoRGETs EVEN HIS OWN NAME.
Daxed and D~iePdstained Man Claims
to he, Railroad President.

ROCHESTER,. y. Y, April 4.-Last even
ing a man staggered into the Kremli hotel
on North st! Paul street. There was a deep
cut in his teTppls3.i and his clothing was COW
cred with blqpd that flowed from the ugly
wound. He was, sent at once to st. Mary's
hospital, where he is at present in a very
dazed condition. 1.-THE man said his name
was John McNeiip and he claimed to be the
president of the Oregon Railway & Nayiga-
ton company First he said he had been
enticed into a saloon by three men and as
saulted, one or Inc men using an axe, and
then thrown ftto'the street, Today he contra
dicted this story and stated that he stopped
over at the Central station. while on his way
west. and while wandering about the streets
either fell doyp or was assaulted. His mind.
however, does not seem clear enough for him
to give a detailed account of his experiences
in Rochester. He had considerable money
and jewelry with him.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-05
German Rcnubucan Club.

der's hall yesterday afternoon to make
preparations for an active campaign during
the next two weeks. 1t was decided to hold
several meetings, one during this week at
Mueller's hall or some other place in the
south, and the next one a little later. For
this purpose a committee was appointed
which will have full charge Of all the ar
rangements. The members Of the club ex-
pressed themselves as willing to labor long
and earnestly for republican success in the
pending campaign and will leave no stone
unturned to see the ticket nominated last
Saturday night elected. Routine business
occupied the balance of the time that the
club was in session.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-05

indianapolis Journal: One of our Oldest
subscribers" said the foreman, mailing
clerk and advertising solicitor of the Punk
vile Bugle, has written to say that he
wouldn't be found dead with our measly
sheet on him"
We've got to win him back said the
editor, Put in an ad to the effect that we
VIII give SS accident insurance to the heirs
of any man who dies with a current COPY
of our paper about his clothes"
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-05
NUNEz IN HIDING NEAR NEW YORK.
Noted FiIibuster IL Supposed to Have
Returned from Cuba.

NEW YORK, April 4.-The United States
authorities here have Information that Colonel
Emilio Nunez, who IL wanted for organizing
and taking part in a dozen or more flibust-
ering expeditions, has. within the past few
days, returned to this country from Cuba.
1t is also limited that Nunez is hiding here
abouts. having come to New York with DR..
Joaquin ID. Castillo. who. after FORGETTING his
bond, surrendered himself last week and was
allowed to give new bail for trial. Colonel
Emilio Nunez distinguished himself as a
daring cavalry leader during the ten years.
war. 1t Is said that since the breaking out
of the present struggle, Nunez has been en-
gagged in organizing and sending men, arms
last winter for breaking the neutrality laws
in connection with one Of the Bermuda ex-
petitions, but the jury disagreed.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-05
Denths of n Day.

FREMONT. April ESPECIALLY - Mrs.
Jennie NJ. Keene, wife of L. M. Keene OF
this city, died very suddenly of peritonitls
at her residence on Fifth street at 0 o'clock
last evening, aged AZ years. She had been
sick but a few days. Mrs. Keene was a
woman OF genial and charitable nature, a
leader in the highest social circles and re-
spected and honored by a large circle of
friends. She leaves a husband and two chill
dren.
MONTREAL. April flames Guest. for
years one Of the best known wine merchants
In Canada, died at Verdun Hospital for the
Insane today, aged so years.
NEW YORK, April captain Edward p.
Doherty died at his home in this city yester-
day OF heart disease. aged Sc years. In 1861
he enlisted as a private in the union army.
He became captain OF the Sixteenth New
York cavalry. and after Lincoln's assassina-
ton was detailed with fifty men to capture
Booth and Davis. the fugitives, in a barn,
they having been surrounded. As Captain
Doherty sprang in to seize Booth, Booth
raised a gun. Before he could fire at
Doherty, Sergeant Boston Corbett's bullet
through a knothole killed him.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-05
ACCUSED OF BLAcKMAIL
Trouble look e For at the Elections
In Cincinnati TOday.

~ CINCINNATI. April Alt is believed there.
vii be trouble at the municipal election
here tomorrow. Charges have been made
that certain firmo have been blackmailed fn:
funds by agents of the BOSSES" and an
Investigation by the state food commits
sioner and others will follow the election.
1t is also charged that corruption has been
discovered in the proposed construction of
new water works to cost $4,000 900. Ore
man has cen arrested for falsely register
ing twenty six names, and the registration
list indicates that there will be many ar
rtsts for fraudulent voting. While this
election is purely local. 1t will have some
bearing on the election OF members Of re
legislature next November and the friends
Of Mark Hanna and John S. Mclean, Tie
candidates for United States senator. are
taking a very active part. Senator Foraker
is home assisting the republican managers.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-05
CANDIDATES OF THE rusIoNIsTs.
Who They Are ana Their Political
History.

History.
Il. Il. Howell. candidate for mayor, is a
democrat. about 81 years Of age. and has
spent the greater portion of his life in
Douglas county. He was elected to the city
council In 1891. being the only candidate
on the democratic ticket to pull through at
that election. In 1898 he was reelected and
elected president of the council. He was
elected to the state senate last fall, and Is
the reputed author of the new charter under
which the coming spring election will be
held. He Is engaged in the coal and insur-
ance business.
John o. Yelser, candidate for city clerk, is
city from Red Cloud about seven years ago.
He taught school in that place for several
years, reading law in the meantime, and was
admitted to tho bar there. He Is a MEM
her OF the present legislature, having ac-
CURED his seat through n successfully prose-
cuted contest. 1t Is the first public position
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-05
Phoebe COUSINS CHANGE OF MIND.
the Advocacy of FcmaI
Suffrage, Her Life Work.

CHICAGO. April 4.-The Chronicle this
morning prints a special from its st. Louis
correspondent to the effect that Miss Phoebe
Cousins has abandoned the female suffra-
gists, to whose welfare she has devoted a
lifetime. The correspondent says: Brought
back from California, through the kindness
of friends. on an invalid chair. she lies on a
bed racking with pain and 80 stricken by
her ancient enemy. rheumatism, that she will
probably never rise again"
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-05
baptist Minister sued for Divorce.

NEW YORK, April 4.-Rev. DR.. Daniel C..
Potter, who five weeks ago was put out
OF the Baptist Tabernacle church after a
Ight with the Baptist City Mission society,
peen sued FOR divorce on statutory grounds
MIs' Potter names as principal correspond
as Julia Ross, his housekeeper and super.
intendent of the Young Woman's mission
ana bible class" There are other CO.
respondents DE- Potter occupied his pulpit
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-05
Mrs. ST. John Going to Europe.

KANSAS CITY, April AIRS. Eugenia
st. John. the woman preacher and suffrage
advocate of Kansas. who recently startled
claring that a government by men, after
centuries of test, was a dismal failure, GAS
completed arrangements for a trip to Eu-
rope. where she will spend the summer
studying the matters pertaining to nlunici-
government In the older cities of the
lectures to be delivered on economic topics
when she returns.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-05
Indin'. erecting to DIR. Bnrrow..

BOSTON, April 4.-Dr. Jacob Chamberlain
writes from Mandanapalle. India. to the
american Biblical society that committees
or reception. formed from all classes and
creeds to greet DIR. Barrows OF Chicago,
who was president OF the Worlds Parila-
immense audiences in all the large cities
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-05
Hnnnn MT HOme to Vote.

CLEVELAND, o., April 4.-Senator Mark
Hanna arrived here tonight, In order to cast
his vote tomorrow in the municipal cleo
ton. He will return to. Washington after
having cast his ballot
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-05
General schoaeId,s baby Girl.

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, April 4-Mrs.
Schoneld today presented Lieutenant Cen
eral John NJ. Sehoheld. u. S. A. (retiredJ.
With a fine, healthy girl baby. General
on account OF the age limit. He is now
GO years old
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-05
STAND ON THE CHICAGO PLATFORM.
Bryan Clubs Organize Into n Pro-
tareASiYl tic Ienuue-

bryan clubs Organize Into n Pro-
tsressive Democratic League.
NEW YORK, April 4.-Representatives OF
100 clubs that supported Bryan and Sewall
last fall met today and organized the Pro-
gressiye Democratic league of New York
City. 1t is estimated that aside from the
single tax clubs and the labor organizations
which took part In the campaign, there
were 200 Bryan and Sewall clubs organized.
While only hall, of the clubs were repre-
sented today, the leaders of the movement
say that the other 100 and the seventy-five
clubs not distinctively of Bryan and Sewall
nature. Will falI in line as soon as the Of
icers of the organizations are communicated
with. The headers. claiming for these in
dependent organizations the casting Of the
bulk of the vote for Bryan and Sewall, be-
lieve that the new movement will assume
immense proportions, and that the independ-
ent vote cast next fall, II political circum-
stances should make it necessary for such
a vote to be. cast, will exceed the vote cast
for Henry George in 1886. $500. The con-
vention adopted a declaration Of principles
affirming allegiance to the national demo-
cratic platform of 1896.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-05
SILK weaver. ON strike.

NEW YORK. April 4.-Over 1000 silk
weavers employed by Giveraud Bros. In
West Hoboken. Homestead and Hackensack
struck yesterday for an Increase of 30 per
cent In wages.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-05
HARRIS AS DRYAN's SUCCESSOR.
Kansas Senator Suggested for Pres
iJentfal Candidate.

TOPEKA, Kan, April 4.-For some little
time the probable candidacy of United States
Senator Harris of Kansas for the nominal
ton fer president Of the fusion forces In
1900 has been common gossip among Kan
sas capitol politicians. The Daily Capital in
ical cloud, no bigger than Senator Harris,
has risen over Mr.. Bryan's chances for the
leadership of the popocratic forces of 1900.
The former is being urged by his friends to
make the race"
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-05
Bound to Get There.

The dry goods merchant was explaining
the situation to the new drummer he had
just employed, says the Dry Goods Chron-
ic!e. Your predecessor" he said. has
got his business all tangled ND. and ~ Won
take his place you will have a difficult task
getting order out of chaos ~ don't know
who Chaos is" cheerfully replied the drum
mer, but l bet I'll sell him a bill OF goods
If | have to hang on to him a week."
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-05
ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO PINGREE.
MnyOrn1 Contest In Detroit Arouses
Much interest.

DETROIT, April 4.-The elections which
will be held throughout Michigan tomorrow
will wind up a quiet campaign so far as the
state election Is concerned. The only state
officers to be chosen are one justice Of the
supreme court and two regents of the Uni
versity Of Michigan. Justice w. Long, re-
publican candidate for justice, confidently
anticipates reelection. although George l..
Yaple, the fusion candidate, is expected to
at least largely lessen the big republican
maJoritiss Of last November.
The contest preceding the elections Of city
and town officers have absorbed most OF the
attention. The greatest interest prevails
throughout the state In the outcome In De-
troit for mayor, to succeed ex-Mayor Pin
gree, who was ousted from the office by the
supreme court. The republican candidate,
Captain Albert Z. Stewart. was selected and
recommended to the nominating convention
by Governor Pingree, and he is pledged to
carry out the Pingree ideas OF reform. Will
liam c. Maybury. ex-congressman and lead
ing attorney, is the democratic standard
bearer. He Is equally pledged to reform
measures, but is conservative, compared with
the more picturesque methods of Pingree.
Both sides confidently claim the city.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-05

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, April Al. M.
Clark and w. J. Johnson, citizens of De-
sarc, were drowned in the White river at
that place yesterday, their boat capsizing.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-05

BUFFALO. N. T., April IA sailing skin
capsized In the Niagara river last night
and Thomas Dowd. aged 23. and Edward
bowling, ~ years old, were "
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-05
HOTELS.
BARKE HOTEL.

THIRTEENTH AND JONES STREETS.
40 rooms. baths, steam heat and all modern
eonyeniences. Rates, $3.50 and 400 per dav
Table unexcelled. Speech. low rates to regular
boarders. DICK SMITH. Manager.