12 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; SUNDAY. JUNE 21 , 1801-SIXTEEN PAGES *
1318 DOUGLAS STREET.
lly glancing at thin map the runder will see ut once Ilia , two hare the most central loca
tion In tlioolty , 1'lvo dllTercnt car lines puss within a few doors of unr.store.
THE CAVALRY COMPETITION.
An Effort Being Made to Hava it Relocated -
catod at Omaha.
V/ORK / OF THE EXAMINING BOARD ,
IiitcreBtliifj Items of News from the
Army at Ijni'K" nnd Througliout
tlio Department of
tlio 1'laltc.
The annual cavalry carblno nnd pistol com
petition for this department has , this year ,
boon located nt Fort Uoblnson. This an
nouncement occasioned great surprise at de
partment headquarters. It was hold that
the order had boon 'issued because there
was no money nva'Jablo ' with which
to pay the rent ot the ran go.
Gen , BrooUo , however , has made a request
that the order bo changed and that the com
petition ho hold at tbo rifle range at Bcllvuo ,
nlno miles south of this city. The objection
that there Is no inonoy available with which
to pay the rent of the range is answered by
the fact that the use of the range will not
cost the war department , n cent. Major
Bonlmm , inspector of small arms practice ,
has written to ho sumo effect to the adjutant
general. Both of the ofllcors hold Unit the
rungo at Bollvuu Is the linost ami most con
venient , all things considered , in the depart
ment. It is well laid out , the butts nro In
good condition and the competition
could take plnco nt a smaller expense to
the government than nt nny other point.
All that would bo required would bo the
shipping of n car loud of horses from iNio-
brara , the expense ot which would bo nom
inal. In thuso competitions the cavalry man
does not use his troop horso. Ho is com-
jDOllcd in rldo an an'.aial which hu draws by
& > t. This is not tl'.o first time tbat it has
bcon necessary to suggest a change In an
order locating the carblno competition of this
branch of tbo sorvjco. Indeed , the llrst cav
alry competition ordgred for this department
was located at Fort jtobinson. At the ro-
quoH of Colonel Henry , Ninth cavalry , now
of Fort Myer , Vn. , who was then inspector
of mail arms practice * , ns also the showing of
the then department commander , the order
wax rescinded and thu competition was or
dered changed to Bcllovuo , With the result
nobody found fault. The decision in this
case will bo awaltoU with interest.
During the past week the board for the ex
amination of nfilcors for promotion 1ms bcon
In session. The candidates who have ap
peared before it nro Second Lieutenants A.
Buniugton , Seventh mfnntrv , Fort Logan ,
lonvor ) , Col. , nnd Loon S. Uoudlez , Fifteenth
Infantry , North Dakota. The examination
closed lost night , greatly to the relief of the
young gentlumrn who had been summoned
to undergo it who have worked hard all week.
Both of thorn nro bright , studious and capable
ofllcors nnd will wear the bur which they will
receive when the report of thu board'shall
been announced from Washington. Throe
other ofllcurs hnvo been summoned to appear
for examination before the same body , namely
Second Lieutenant Frederick V. Krug , post
quartermaster , noting commissary of sup
plies and ordnance olllcor , Eighth
Infantry , Fort Washnklo ; FlMt Llou-
tennnt W. J. Tumor , regimental and post
quartermaster , acting commissary of ouu-
pllos and ordnance olllror , Second infantry.
Fort Onmlm , nud First Lieutenant M , D.
Parker , Troop E , Ninth cavalry , Fort Uobln-
BOH. All of next week will bo occupied In the
examination of these aspirants. Thus far the
board has examined twenty-seven oniccrs. It
U not known bow much longer it will con
tinue In existence , although the other boards
appointed for this duly in other suctions of
the country have already bcon discharged.
The mambors are as follows i General Frank
Wheaten , commanding Second Infantry ;
Major A. Hurt-tuff , surgeon ; Colonel John M.
Bacon , acting Inspector general ; Major Bon-
ham. Inspector small arms practice ; Captain
W. G. Spencer , assistant surgeon ana Cup-
tali : John 1C. Waring , Second infantry , re
corder.
Companies O , D , F and II , Second Infantry ,
nro still ut the rlllo range , Bollevuo. Not-
wltbatundinK the fact tbat during the
past fourteen dajs there has boon
more or less ruin , the men uro said to bo
making excellent scores. Them Is great de
termination on the part of the present bat-
tulipii at the ranRO to excel that which re
turned from It two weeks uso. At thU moot-
loir U look * u U F company would load la
the score. The practice will como to a close
in two weeks.
Fort llolitnson.
The post gardens are in excellent condition
ns a conscquenco of the copious rains of last
week. The last flvo evenings wo nuvo had
thunder showers , nnd for the last thirty
hours a soaking rain.
Yesterday morning nt8 a. m. nearly every
body with tlfolr wives repaired to the poit-
o111co , nnd while awaiting the pleasure of the
postmaster distributing the mail , exchanged
courtesies nnd gossip. They seemed loaded ,
however , for the poor quartermaster. When
the latter arrived ho was surrounded by a
damp crowd of males and fomalos. The burden -
don of their song was : "Mr. Quartermas
ter , my quarters leak. " Lieutenant Ladd ,
quartermaster , after feeling through all his
pockets , solemnly announced to the assem
bled multitude tbat ho did not have a shingle -
glo with him , that his own quarters leaked ,
and the only way ho could get any sleep waste
to take a bucket to bed with him and Hold it
under the drip. The officers' quarters in the
now garrison are really not lit to live in.
Every ono of them lenlcs during the summer
rains , and in the winter futiguo parties have
to go between the ceiling and roof and shovel
out thu snow that sifts in under tbo shin
gles.
gles.Tho
The following retirements nnd promotions
were announced In Company "C" Eighth
Infnntrv : Sergeant Daniel Bennett retired
on thirty years service ; Corporal Simon
Asklns , promoted sergeant vice Bennett retired >
tired : Private George W. Lodgott , promoted -
meted corporal , vice Askins , promoted.
Sergeant Asklns has put in his application
for retirement , having served thirty years.
Mrs. J. L. Milieu and Mrs. D. T. Frohock
of Philadelphia , mother nnd sister respectively -
ivoly of Mrs. Captain J. S. Loud , are her
guests of the latter aim are ourouto to Cal
ifornia.
Eighteen brand now "Shave-tall" mules
reached the post this morning. For the ben-
ollt of the uninitiated in army lore , I will say
that all newly purchased mules nro "Shave
tails' ' from the fact that all the hair on their
tailn , except a bunch nt the oxlrumo end , Is
clipped us short ns possible after purchase.
Captain A. W. Corliss , Eighth infantry ,
has been detailed as United Slates military
Inspector of militia of the state of Nebraska. I
The militia Is to bo congratulated In having
so able n tactician to instruct them. If there
Is anything pertaining to n cotnp.my or regi
ment that Captain Corliss does not know out
hero wo do not know what It is. It would
budlnicult to llnd n person who could In
struct him.
C. S. Bates of Cbadron , Nob. , who took the
contract to build our two cavalry stables ,
fulled to comply with Its terms , and thu gov
ernment has taken It out of his hands
nnd will let the alterations to no niado to
other parties , charging the difference to the
original contractor. Mr. Butos's bid did not
enable him to malio wages.
Lieutenant Colonel Afrod T. Smith , Eighth
infantry , assumed command of the post this
morning.
Troop E , Ninth cavalry , from Fort
Wnshukio , Wyo. , arrived Saturday last. The
olllcers mid their families are as tollovvs :
Captain J. A. Olmstod und wife , nud Lieu
tenant M.-D. Parker and wife.
Lieutenant Lynch , retired , late of tbo
Eighth Infantry , and wlfo arrived from
Washaklo at the same time , and nro visiting
their daughter. Mr.s. Lieutenant Blnghuni.
Fort I ) . A.
Last Mouday , In Cheyenne , the jury
brought in a verdict of manslaughter In the
case of Corporal Frank D. PnrkUou charged
with the murder of Private Hay Barker In
October of 1800. The latter belonged to the
Seventeenth infantry and was found dead
SOO yards from Fort Hussoll at the foot of a
till on the Cheyonnu & Northern track. A
bullet was found in his head ana certain
marks showed that ho had bcon assaulted
with a atone or a club , Two enlisted mou
who had made throats bgalust Baker wuro
arrested and later discharged. Parklson was
the last man soon with Baker prior to the
uiurdor hi a party that had spent thu preced
ing night In a curousal. Immediately behind
t homurdor was n plot for wholesale deser
tion und thaft which bad been disclosed by
Baker. The evidence wax circumstantial
and an acquittal had bcon expected , Tha
penalty Is from ono to twenty years imprison
ment. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Fort Nlobrarn.
Captain Carter , Sixth cavalry , stationed at
Fort Nlobrnra , has boon ordered to report at
huudquurturs , department of thu Platto. un
Juno ) , to Inspect homos to bo purchased for
the cavalry , vice Llcutonaut Scott , who has
boon relieved at his own request.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Tbachor gave a dano-
luc party to the oOlccr * and ludlea of thopos-
The most successful week ol
trade we have ever experienced
More goods sold , and more
people made happy by the re
sult of their purchasers at our
store than has ever been heard
of before.
THE FOLLOWING
REMARK
was made by a well known
wholesale dealer : "The New
England Furniture Co. is sell
ing more goods than any other
house in the city.
How We
By warranting our goods to
be just as represented , and
selling them at exactly the
prices advertised.
Goods delivered free to any
part of the city , South Omaha ,
Florence or Council Bluffs.
The Best Washing Machine
on earth , The Hortcepcn Fiicnd.
SOLD ON TRIAL The Greatest LilorSivlnsr : : Article over
known to the Ilousokoopor.
on Tuesday evening. It. was a most onjoyt
nblo affair.
Captain and Mrs. Porter arrivca last
evening.
Extensive preparations are being niado for
the celebration of the Fourth of July.
Departmental
Major Bauer , paymaster , will bo missed
from department headquarters for about ton
days , having uoon grunted a leave of absence
for that period.
Colonel Hughes , chief quartermaster , has
been ordered to visit Forts Hobinsou and
Nlborara. in connection with the supervision
of tlio new buildings to bo erected at these
points.
Captain Humphrey , assistant quartermas
ter , has boon ordered by General 13rooko to go
to Fort Hobinson to supervise now plans for
the waterworks and soworgo system to be os-
tablhhed at that fort.
Major William H. Boll , chief commissary
of subsistence , will spend a leave of absence
for a month and a half in Denver.
The acting secretary of war has ordered
the discharge of Sergeant Avorill , Troup G ,
Eighth cavalry , on u furlough at Omaha ,
with n view to having aim appointed clerk at
houdquartcra department of the Platte and
assigned to duty In the ofllco of Captain
Crowdor , judge advocate of the war depart
ment.
General Biooko has been sick for several
d.iys the past week and was unable to pay
bis respects to Gor.oral SuhoQcld on his ar
rival on Friday last. The latter- , however ,
called at the residence of the department
commander anu spent with him the Creator
part of the tlmo which ho passed In this city
when on the way with his bride to the 'coast.
Kort IMuKliincy.
Private Thomas Lindbcrir , Company A ,
Eighth infantry , has applied for his dis
charge by purchase.
Colonel Van Horn an family , on their jour
ney to this post , were delayed some days by
the bad condition of the roads.
Corporal Doyle , Troop II , Sixth cavalry ,
has been promoted to the rank of sergeant ,
and Privates Hnlluglmn and Porter to the
rank of corporal.
Corporal .lames Gallagher has retired
from the position of overseer quartermas
ter's depot and neon succeeded by Sorgo.xnt
John Nalty , IS company , Uichth infantry.
The post canteen wants " 350 soldiers to cat
live barrels of pickled pigs' foot. "
There is n limited supply nf fnrago on hand
and the ration for each nninial has been re
duced one-half. Animals engaged on the
road and between the post and railroad
points do not experience the reduction.
Principal Musician Ole Vilioron , Eighth
Infantry band , has composed a piece entitled
"The Soldiers' Victory , " which Is popular at
the post. H was suggested by the light at
Wounded ICnoo.
Another ovun Is to bo added to the bake
house , Mr. D. Uannhey of Omaha having
been engaged for the work.
The Buffalo Echo has n racy and seemingly
fearless corrc.spoiidont nt Fort Klnnoy , who ,
It seemshas , attracted inoro than ordinary at
tention. Several people have taken offense
at his contributions , but the correspondent
claims that the objections nro without
foundation.
A club culled the Jolly Blues nas boon es
tablished with a membership of twontv-
IVve.
IVve.A
A member of Troop C , Sixth cavalry , has
just lluUhod n term of Imprisonment of nlno
months and ll f teen days , which was served
In Forts Wingato , N. M. , Moudo In Dakota ,
Nlobrarn In Nebraska , MoIClnuoy in Wvom-
Ing , In other words , In throe states , ono ter
ritory and thrco departments of the army.
Fort
When the garrison goes on Its outing In
July It will march via south slioro , and camp
out at or near Uarllold , so that the soldiers
can enjoy a oath in the Great Salt Lake. It
Is douDiful now If tbo troops go as far as
Johnson' * Puss , nn tbo ollicors looking the
route over are not satisfied with tbo condi
tion of the country in that section.
Fort Onmlm.
Commissary Sergeant Davidson , on duty at
Fort Omaha for a .number of years , but now
retired from active service passed through
Omaha on his way homo to Corrie , Pa. , to
spend the remainder of his days after a faith
ful service of thirty years In the army.
General Nowa.
Chaplain U. W. Simpson , United States
army , has undertaken the compilation of a
manual for the guidance of army explains
and Is willing to record suggestions and assli-
tanco from any persons in the army who may
doslro to rnalco them. His uddnm Is 131
North Nuwborg street , Now York.
Gauoral Kunor couuuaudlug the depart-
Mots iur PrlGBs ;
$50.00 $ lied ifduln Suit $30,00
28.00 lied ifollin Suit . 18.00
16.00 lied Room Suit . . - 11,50
6.00 llcds 3.00
3,00 Beds ! ' . . 1.50
3.00 Wool Top iiattrcss 2.00
2.50 Woven Wire Springs 1.25
16.00 Dinner Scls 10.00
12.00 Dinner Sets . . . . 7.00
10.00 Dinner Scls 6.00
8.00 Tea Sets 5.00
4.00 Tci Sets , 2.00
12.00 Toilet Sets 6.50
' ' ' ' '
9.00 Toilet Sets . „ . . . . . . . . 5.00
Wood Scat Chairs , this week 39c.
An elegant $12 Heel Lounge , this
week $7.50. *
A spendid $6 Solid Oak Rocker ,
this week $3.50.
SPECIRL NOTICE.
Wo intiko tv specialty of taking old
'urnituro , uarpolu or stoves in uxolwnyo
or now goods. By trading1 with UH you
can rcali/.o "o per i'ont inoro out of suuh
goods than by rolling them to a second
hand dealer. Our Hui'ond-lmtid depart
ment is on the fourth Iloor , entirely
separate and distinct from our new
goods.
mcnt of tlio Columbia , lias ordered his post
commanders to recommend positions for en
campments : iml tht ) most suitable period for
manoeuvre * to , takp the coming full. The o
field exercises nn > to take plnco without in
creased expense mid \\Ith the transportation
now available.
The graduating exercises at West
Point ook plncq on Friday , Juno
lii. The following Is the order
of stnnUinpr of the graduating class : * 1 ,
Cosby S. , at largo ; * J , Sowell J. S . Ken-
tucliy ; * : i. Euhols C. P. , Alabama : * 4 , Mcln-
aoo J. F , Maryland ; * o , Morrow .f. J. . Penn
sylvania ; 0 , Homey O. C. . Ohio ; 7 , Lyon
Leroy S. . Virginia ; , Hero T. N. , New Jersey -
soy : "J " , Horn A. , jr. , Louisiana ; 10 , Andnrson
E. D. . Tennossuo ; 11 , Murphy T. O. . Ohio ;
li ! , White G. P. , Iowa ; 13. Fuller
L. M. , Wisconsin ; 11 , Scherer L. C. ,
Minnnsotu ; 18 , Furlong L. W. , Pennsylvania ;
111 , Livcrmoro H. L. , Now Jersey ; 17 , Cor
coran T. M. Massachusetts ; 18 , Fleming H. ,
Michigan ; 19 , WInuns K. 15. , Michigan ; 'M ,
Johnston , W. T. , Missouri ; Ul , O-iborno W.
H. . Poiinsylvanla ; 'J'J , Schooffol F. H. , Now
York ; J.'J , Howard II. P. . Minnesota ; .
Bortsch W. II. , Michigan : 'J5 , I3ush Koss L. ,
Illinois ; 2 < i. Donovan J. L. , Kentucky ; ! 37 ,
Lindsloy Elmer , Now York ; US , lionnot
John n. , Colorado ; Ji'J. ' Cr.ibbs , J. T. , Illinois ,
3,1 , Glasgow W. J. , Missouri ; ! tl , Armstrong
F. S .Indiana ; iM.Jarvls M.S. , West Virginia :
! U. Hcavoy .1. W. , Illinois ; ! ! 4 , Hlrscli H. J. ,
Poiinsylvanla ; IlTi , Hino C. D. , Virginia ;
ill ) , Fru/ior Joseph , Missouri ; ; i , Humilton
H. U , Wast Virginia ; IIS , Upton LB U. S. ,
Michigan ; 39. Stnitli H. A. , Kansas ; -10 ,
Clark II. C. , Now York ; 41 , SalTurrans G.
C. , Kentucky ; 4Ii , Pierce P. K. , Iowa : 41) ) ,
Wall LuU , Wisconsin ; 41. Jackson W.P.Mis
souriifi. ; . Douworth A. B. , Maine ; Hi , Ogden
C.C.IllinoisU.Voorhles ; Gordon , ICoulueUy ;
IS , Hlnos , .1. L. , West Virginiaa 4 ! ) , Smith G.
II. B. , Mur.vl.md ; 5) ) , Whitman W. M. , Now
York ; "il , Orowlov M. , Now York ; M. Lu-
liuol. L. , Louisiana ; iVi. Br.idley John J. ,
Illinois ; . " > I , So ; tlo Douglas , North Carolina ;
ftf , Swltzlor J. S. P.mnsvlvania . : BU , Williams
H. O' , Mississippi : n7 , Guyor G D. . Now
York ; B8. Orotc , W. F. , Illinois ; .VJ , Chap
man W. M. II. , Wisconsin ; 00 , Hovdon II.
N , , Connecticut : 01 , JCIIKS Isaac , Massachu
setts : O.1 , Prow A. W. Texas ; 03 , Ely II. 13. ,
Iowa ; ( H , Sorloy L. S. , Texas.
Lieutenant Robert J. Duff , Sixth cavnlrv ,
on Juno 3 was married to MUs Margaret
Head , daughter of Major He.ul , Third in
fantry.
Colonel II. C. Merriam of the Seventh In
fantry , Fort. LOJJ.UI , Col. , with his wife , will
spend the summer at Shciton Island Heights ,
Suffolk county , N. Y.
The war department Is Investigating the
case of iv man who , after having boon counted
as dead and burled on the battlefield of Shi-
loh-nearly thirty years aito , has reappeared
at his homo. Hl supposed widow has been
drawing n pension on his account for many
years.
The following will rotlro on the dates
mentioned , having served thirty years In the
army : Private John F. Uvrno , troop K ,
Seventh cavalry * -Juno - . " > ; Private Nathan
Follman , troop 1C. Seventh cavalry , Iulv4 ;
Privates ChristlnlfF. Esslg and Hugh Frlol ,
company G , Tuiilh 'infantry. July 4 ; Prlvnto
William F. Lvlo , light battery A , Second
artillery , July l ! ' , ' .Sergeant Frank A. Lavoy ,
light battery K , first artillery , July 8 ; Pri
vate Martin Haitian , light battery K , First
artillery , July I8r'Private ' Orvlllo P. . Ainlck ,
light battery K , First artillery , July 20 ,
Private bcbmldt. Company C , Seventeenth
Infantry , has been < phood upon the retired
list , having completed thirty yours' service
In the army. ' *
Commissary Sergeant Kohrlo , now on fur
lough , has bcon 6rdcrod to report on June ' , ' 5
to his commandlhg > 'otllcor ' , Fort MoIClnnev ,
for duty at thutt'lpost to relieve Sergeant
Wolnbargor , who1 bus boon ordered to San
Carlos , An/ . ' "
Three Hftcen-tbn'UVIoshor gtins , Just com-
Dlotoa , and whlltfiDOlng loudod for shipment
to Sandy Hook ftru trial , fell Into the Provl-
uonco rlvor on the I nth inst. , and are now
buried In thirteen feet of mud In the bottom
of that stream.
Secretary Praetor has prepared a stnto-
ment showing that desertions from tbo army
are Ions now than at any tlmo since the war
closed , The doiortlonn for the month of
May wore less than half what they were for
several years past , and the ratio of decrease
Is constantly Incroaslni ; .
M. T. Eich of Chicago , won the diamond
badge in the live bird tournament of the
Illinois atnto sportsmen's association. Ho
was tbo only ono of over 100 contestants to
wing every bird. J. F. Schlck missed ono.
Seventeen cracks were tied for ono purse.
A Card.
Wo want every lady and all the boys and
girls to call on your druggist and got some of
our beautiful cards and a book of valuable
uformatlou free.
HALLBII Puoj-uiBTiur Co ,
PIANOS PIANOS
ORGANS ORGANS
Last week we offered some genuine bargains prices were less than
half value.
AS PROOF of this , nearly every one was taken as soon as seen and
and only had to be seen to be appreciated.
Here we arc again , and those who call first will be the lucky ones , ,
for they will surely buy.
SEE HE BNTIREL'Y NOT \
One Everett Upright'Piano , nearly new $200
One Stcinway Upright Piano , excellent instrument 300
One Conservatory Upright Piano J5Q
One Kimball Upright Piano (50 (
One Vose & Sons Upright Piano 25O
One Bradbury Square Piano ' . . . . *
One Metropolitan Square Piano \ 25
One National Organ. 7 stops 25
One Taylor & Farley Organ , 6 stops * . 39"
One Smith American Organ , 6 stops 25
One Nicholson Organ , 8 stops 25
One Sterling Organ , 7 stops < ? - .
One Sterling Organ , 11 stops 59
One Sterling Organ , 13 stops QQ
One Shoningcr Organ. 11 stops , lamp stands , book closets , etc Q5
One Shoninger Organ , 10 stops , lamp stands , book closets , and "Cymbella" ( chime of
bells )
These have been taken in exchange for Vose & Sons and Sterling Pianos , and we warrant
them to be in good condition and as represented. Also a large stock entirely new and first
class , the following :
Sterling Pianos , new and improved scale , elegant instruments $275 to $375
Arion Pianos , Smith & Barnes Pianos $25O to $35O
Mozart NEW SCAJE , , equal to any of its class , 7 octaves $225--
We aie also general agents for Stcinway & Sons , Win. Knabe & Co. , Vose- & Sons and
George Steck & Co.'s Pianos the finest line of first-class Pianos carried by any house in the
United States , and all of which we sell at manufacturers'prices. . Be sure and see our bargains
before purchasing. Payments may be made in monthly installments if desired.
Co.
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CORNER 16TI-I AND FARNAM STREETS.
TUP PTM mi / nif i nTvon t11 \
HIE STAMP IOLLLGTL\G \ I1 AD.
It Has Recently Be n Given an Iinpstus in
Onnlm.
VALUES OF SOME BIG COLLECTIONS.
Organization of the Oinntin Phllntcliu j
.Society nnd tlio Work of Its ]
Mombcr * Fas
of tin ; Fad.
Some idea of ths importation and magni
tude of stamp-collecting may bo gained when
It Is estimated that on tills continent and In
Europe there nro about , 2.000.00J male and fe
male devotees who follow as a pastime , tbo
collection and arrangement of postage
stamps. In the roster of this army of "phil
atelists" will bo found enrolled , tbo names of
a few of the children aid : grandchildren of
her majesty , Queen Victoria , the honorable
W. E. Gl.ulstono , Baron Hothschlld and Herr
Philip H. Von Ferr.xy , an Austrian noblo-
mun rojldlnt ; In Paris , who has the repu
tation of lining tbo greatest stamp collector
In the world und whose collection is of im
mense value , Homo claiming that u quarter of
million dollars ooulil not buy It.
T. 1C. Tapllng , a celebrated London philat
elist , is owner of an enormous collection , and
tbo St. Louis rnillio.iuiro lawyer , John 1C.
Tiffany , has ono of the largest collections In
this country , t'ho Into King Victor
Emmanual , and also A. T. Stewart , the Now
York millionaire , were nmatouV stamp col
lectors. William Crocker of SanFranclsco ,
son of the late Charles ( Jrnekor , has prob
ably the linost collection on the Paeillo
co.ist It numbers over ten thousand variet
ies. C. B. Uorwin , of mo well-known whole
sale house of Stevens , Corwiu & Co. , Now
York , has u collection that is envied by all
big stamp collectors of the metropolis , while
Alfred L. Holinan , n Chicago lawyer , can
bomt of having one of the linest In the
"world's lulr" city , \ \ . C. Vamlerlip of
Boston owns , probably , the finest lot of
United StuUM sTainuj ilu existence , his al
bums containing document , match and nioilt-
cine stamps being complete. The late Mr.
Byron Hood of this city was also the possessor
ser of mi elegant collodion.
The doin.knds of tills Industry nro suppllod
by foreign postage stamp dealers In every
huge city , und transactions are nnulo known
through tlio pages of journals dovotcd to the
subject , one of the bujt of which , tlio
Western Philatelic Empire , is published by n
committee of the Omaha PhUulotlo society.
It is quite probable that boino wealthy
philatelist roooffiii/ting the educational char
acter of the study , which can bo niado n
.sjK-o'al ' factor In imparting a knowledge
of the domestic History , the physical
geography and the products and com
merce of every country that issues a postage
stamp , may sometime bequeath money enough
to establish n professorship of philately in
ono of our unlvoraltles.
Ills royal highness , thoduko of Edinburgh ,
li'is lately been eltictod president of the Lon
don Philatelic society , and , ns a certain class
In England follows the fashion of royalty ,
this has caused a considerable addition to the
ranks of stamp collectors , many of the ro-
crults liavlui ; formerly ridiculed the pastime
ami loouo'i upon It as a mild form of Insanity.
Paris , however , loads the world In the In
terest taken In the stamp business ,
as a bourse has boon established
there for regular bl-wookly trans
actions , and President Curnot can
probably hear from bis residence the shout
ing of the hulls and boars of philately in
on avenue of the Champs Elysoos.
The values placed upon some rare speci
mens of postage stamps have been the cause
of the Usuo of fraudulent imitations , and
the detection of those frauds Is ono of the
line points in the business. The Stnuloy-
Ulbbons company , limited , of London , Eng
land , dealers in United States and foreign
postage Htnmps , with n paid up capital of
f 100.000 , are acknowledged as exports In de
tecting these counterfeits.
The C. H. Mokeol Stamp and Publishing
company o : St. Louis. Mo. , with a paid up
capital of * ol,000 ) , is tuu largest linn Aiallng
in stumps in the United States.
The Kcott Stamp and Coin company
of New York city comes next with a capital
of KW.OOO.
Thoru are over two thousand dealers in
postage stamps In Europoand America.
The Philatelic Pro s now ttu * some thrco
hundred mid flftv " journals devoted solely to
stamp collecting.
One of the scarcest old postage stamps is
in the form of a plain slip of papar In tied
at Baltimore , Md. , with tha signature ,
' James M. Buchanan. " written neron it. It
is a stamp of 5 cent denomination and Is now
worth 3lr > 00.
A stamp issued by tlio pojtmastor of Brat-
tioboro , Vt. , face value 5 cents , now brings
on original envelope § 1.000.
Thrco stamps known as "Hawaiian
Missionary , " blue , of S ! , 5 and i : <
cents face value. Issued In 1S51-.V3 and
used only twice on mall matter from Honolulu
lulu to San Francisco are now valued at fiOJ
each.
There are hundreds of old postage stamps
of only a few cents face value that are now
so scarce that dealers will pay from 35 to S10J
for each , according to condition and rarity.
Canada 1S.MI l2d. ! when postmarked , brings
$100. British Columbia , 2'jd ' , pink , when
Imperforated , with huge margins , is valued
at $ > 50. A perforated spc'cimon of this
.stamp , however , Is qulto common. British
Guiana , 18. > ( i , used , u largo , oblong stamp , is
valued by n London stamp merchant ut ? .IIU.
and WOO is osltod for the 4-cout yellow of
18 : > 0 of British Guiana. A Capn ot Good
Hope , -Id , rod , error , u cd , is priced at § 170.
The postage stamp that probably had the
shortest llfo was ono issued by Poslmiutur
Connolof Now Brunswick , in Ibtll. It is the
.Vccnt , brown , thnr.iroat stamps known. Two
days was tha period of its existence , as it had
boon Issund without proper authority and the
government stopped It. A specimen some
two years ago was sold at auction for § 5,0 )0. )
Mr. T. G. S.xndors , of the Omaha Philatelic
.society , has this gem In his beautiful collec
tion. As ho has the history of it , there Is no
do.ibt whatever as to its genuineness.
Over $7,000 was rcuh/.cd at a throe days'
sale of old postage .stamp'recently hold in
Now York city. They were principally dup
licates and were a portion of the stock of the
late George B. Mason , of Lindliur.-.t , N. J.
Mr. Mason was n dealer In .stamps , but by
no means an extensive dealer. The fact that
old United States stumps brought In miiny
instances prices far nbuvo catalogue rates
shows that the Issues of American stamps
now out of use are pi-Iced fai too low , and
the Now York , I'hlludolpnla , Washington
a > id other eastern dealers are rocutuiogning
.such , and in all proh.iblllty this will load to a
universal change and an advance all around.
Auction bales of old postage stamps take
Place on an average every lurtnlglil in New
York and the eastern citios.
The Omaha Philatelic society holds nn
nllk'lal auction for the benefit of its members
oil en n month. This society , organized over
n venr ngo , with now inoro than sixty mem
bers , Is an nr aimatiou devoted to stamp-
collecting. Wool.ly meetings are hold In tlm
Young Men's Christian association building
Friday evenings from 7iO : ; to II ) : )0 ) , being
set apart for the reading of oasnvs and arti
cles on philatelic subjects , and for nrtording
an opportunity to the members of exchang
ing and selling duplicates. The society hub
n correspondent membership of eighty-three
collectors located throughout tbo United
States. Mr. Edward T. Grossman , son of
Dr. Grossman , Is president. Mr. T.
G. Sanders nf Council HI tills Is
treasurer , whiloV. . 1C. Muekoy
has chnrso of the secretary's
duties. The collections posscs'.sod by inuin-
bors of this society rungo nil the way from
1.000 to 10,000 vnVietlos. Mr. O. W. Dunn ,
librarian of the society , has n very line col
lection , numbering nearly ten thousand vu-
notion. In point of monetary value , Mr.
Sanders heads the list , his collection being
rutod nt from between SI'-V'OJ ' anil $1.1,000
Mr. Parmoleo , Omaha's crnck rlllo shot ,
has a choice assortment of stamps valued nt
ROOO , and Mr. F. H. Thomas another , np-
pr.iUod nt HOJi ) . President Grossm.in has
aoiuo four thousand varieties , which have
been estimated nt fvr > OJ.
A committee of throe , appointed by this HO-
cloty , publish a stamp Journal of twenty-four
puces , entitled the Western Phllatolio Em
pire. This journal Is ono of the leading stamp
papers and has done much to place Omaha In
the front rank In plillutollo circles. It bus a
circulation of 10,000 copies , Is Issued monthly ,
and is n vor.v good advertising card for the
city , as it Is mailed over the untiro English-
speaking portion of the globo.
Most philatelists become indignant at hearIng -
Ing their soitinco termed a "fad" or a "bob
by. " They unite , and truthfully , in pro
claiming that stamp collecting is fast assum
ing an ImiKirtant position in the IntRllectuul
science of tlio nation. This U proven ! > v the
Interest displayed by the general nubile in
the proceedings of philatelists. The Now
York , Philadelphia and Chicago paper * ,
from tlmo to tlmo during the last few years ,
have published noveral columns an Isiuu of
matter relating to this fascinating study.
The motto of the Omaha Phllatolio society ,
expressing Uu < s ritlmonts of Htaum collector *
In regard to their HCIOIICO , Is "Deloutundn
' mouotido " which truncated
paritori'ua , , ,
means "Imparting , at the same tlmo , pleas-
uruund Instruction. "
i1. 13'ifiioycui-oa cat'trrn. O-io bid } *
< .v.
Many Juno brides nro going out with tin
tied.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder ol
somebody elso.
A Now York girl ot fourteen has just boon
married for the third time.
A daughter of Dr. Koch , the famous Gor
man physician , U married to ono Pfuhi.
Ho ; I have never yet mot the woman I
thought I could marry. She : No , they tire
very hard to please , as a rule.
Miss Wilson , daughter of General Wilson ,
gave her hand in nmrriugo to Lieutenant
Brooks at West Point Juno 18.
Ex-Governor Gilpln of Colorado and his
wife , after lighting the divorce question in
the courts for years , have llnally como to. ,
terms and will live together.
Niila Van Xandt , the proxy widow of -
late and unlainoiitod anarchist loader ) August
Spies , is said to bo eniragod to a young
Italian who knows no Eni/Hsb.
A notable wedding in Boston Juno 18 was
that of Miss Uathumio Porter and Henry
Ho Dart Porter nt Trinity church , Phillip *
Brooks performing the ceremony.
Habit is u dangerous thing. The girl who
spends half an hour every night on the stoop
saying ta-t.i to her sweeothoart may possibly
turn out to bo u tartar after marriage.
Phillips Brooks , far from losing his head -
over the bishopric dispute , attended so
clo ely to business lust week that ho put
twenty-three woddums to his credit , over and
above his regular duties.
M'- ' . Yorker ; And do you know , John ,
that when I Haw tlio magnificent dress of the
lindo it fairly struck me speechless I John
( infected with enthusiasm ) : It certainly
must hnvo been wonderful.
If a gontlom.in takes n gold b.md from his
linger nnd Places it on tlm third linger of a
lady's band while rupitating a mariagu cere
mony before thrco or more witnesses , the cer-
oinony in Now York state makes her his
wife.
wife.Miss
Miss Mahal Cannon of
, daughter ox-Con-
grossmau Joseph Q. Cannon , was married on
the evening ot Juno U at tlio Flr t Methodist
church of Danville , III. , to ErncHt \ .
Lusuuro. assistant cashier of the Second
National bank of tbut city.
Wo now ro.id volumes of eloquent and
glowing descriptions of Juno brides and
they iioservo It all. But , considering tlio
tact that the Juno bride would not bo posst
bio without linn , Isn't the June bridegroom
worthy of occasional mention !
Conclusions based on a slutly of sixty-lhrro
consanguineous marrlagoi , nays a Puru. mcd-
lc.il journal , are that the marriugu of blood
relations tend to the diminution ol the birthrate -
rate , but tlm It has no projiK .cal ! Inlliioii.'O
upon the clilldren born of Much unions. * .
Joseph JelTursoH jr and Mhs Blanch Bea
trix Bender were married Jnno l.r > at the resi
dence of the bride's parents ut No , lull
Hicks street , Brooklyn , Uuv. N. B. Hulliduv
performing the ceremony. Only thu Immedi
ate rclutlvo-i of thu couple were witnesses.
Kuo She , a Chlnuau luuudryinan at Pudu-
cah , Ivy. , married his assistant , Miss Ida
Kutli-dgo , a pretty American girl. Thu c TO-
muiiy w.is American and the groom was dis-
gulsuii in n dress suit. The bndb sny.s it is
pot n matter of business convenience , uut
unadulterated love.
A wedding took place In Brooklyn recently ,
the contracting piirtliu to which could i.oitli' r
speak the other's language. The groom was
a lUI-ycar-old canal boat captain and thu bndu
u Hungarian woman of . 'II , whu had been u
passenger on hU boat to thu city. The wo 1-
ding ooremuny , like their courting , had to uu
done with thu aid of un interpreter.
fi iiretty wedding on WoJnojday was that
of Miss Stella Yules , and Hoy. Benjamin
Ilivnvstcr , the assistant rooter of Calvary
church , Fourth avenue and Tweniy-llisl
street , Now York , where the ceremony u ok
place. Tlio bride , a bo.iutiful biondii , U ti t
daughter of the late Cli.irlm Yrttos. a nlocu ol
Governor Yates and a gruiid-daughtur ot Jus-
tlco lioworth.
A foolish girl was Miss Itmh Wyllo of Now
Cumberland , W. Vu. , to so lose her he.id over
her approaching marriage us to m.iko thuun >
pardonable blunder of sondlng to John Craw *
ford , her husbuml-uloct.a lovu loiter that win
liilundud for n Jormor llumo of her'n ' Tin
envelopes got mixed. Crawford has kntnkod
thu woJdlng Into a cocked hut , and Uuth n
cr.ylng her poor lltllo uyot out over her mis
tuuo , .
Small in size , irroat in roiulti : Do Wit * "
Llttlu Early Hlsow. Hast pill for Con stli ;
tton , bust for Sluu Hoaduuhu , bun for Her
UtomuctL