TlIE OMAHA DAILY HKE ; MONDAY. FMHKl'ARV 15 , 1892.
THE SPECULATIVE MARKETS
Wheat Was Rather Strong auil Buying
Wns Quite Sharp.
NEWS VMS BULLISH THROUGHOUT
t'ublri Upclnro Tluit lloportsof Crop lnm- )
BJJC In I'rntipp nriby no Means IJx.
Ai'tltlly In
Sloelts iitnl llonilft.
CliiCAno. 111. . 1'nb. 13. Tlio wlicnt tnnrkot
wii ; rutlicr slr.nii throughout tliu day ; tlio
news was mostly bullish nnil tlio haying was
At times quite sharp though Inrgely profes-
utoiml ; tlio outside business WIIH Mick. Tlio
anti-option hill now pending In congress wns
loss lit u factor In tlio tending thun It 1ms been
forsou-rnl Oiiys pnst us the Impression scorns
in lin gulping ( Hoiitid on the board that It will
not bccomo it Inw , nt Icnst In Its original form.
U.iblcs opened higher uiid strong , Liverpool
being from 'id ' to Id up anil private advices
from Paris reported n doc'dcd ' upturn thcro
nn continued crop ( laniard loportn. A 1'nrls
cnblo forwarded by u New York ( Inn said :
"Crop damage not exaggerated ; plant dry
and dead. "
The seaboard nnd Internal mnrltots nil
started higher and for u time tlioro was fairly
nctlvo tr.idliig here. Tlio buying orders
Bccmed to come chlofly from Now York and
wuru executed through Mllchnlt , Costar-
Murtln , Irwlit-Urceii nnd "Cbsh" OIITord. The
tollliu wns cautious utid shorts covered
pretty freely. 1'or n tlmo the market sus-
tmliicd Use.f stubbornly , May selling from
Ol'ie to 111'Jo ' and held for a considerable tlmo
uUK)1ic ) unil Hie. Then I'urdrldgo bojun to sell
nnO seemed determined to 111 ! the crowd up.
For a tlmo olTotlngs nero readllv absorbed ,
but , dually the prices bngnn to yield. This
wns the signal for some of the early buyers to
begin Unloading and the weakness Incrcsiscd.
Then the crowd bosun to suspect that Now
York had been bulling the innrUct to got a
hard spot to eell on. The trade begun to show
nm'vousue is and on tha fruo oircrltiirs gradu
ally sold off to uoSSe. During thti last hour ,
however , them was a reaction and May closed
strong at Ulic. ! The week's exports decreased
J.llKi.ujo Uu. In comparison with tin ) week pro-
vlous and the available. Mock showed n de
crease of HUM ) 0 bu. Thesoaboaid clearnnucs
for the two days woio only moderate A cable
from Liverpool that II. Kalns Jackson , the
well known Cn ll-ili statistician , had esti
mated that tlio wheat crop of the world was
49IXJIOO ) ( bit slmrt.of the iiMiulromciits h.id a
trcngthcnlntr ulTcut on tlm market.
Corn was quiet iiud weak , the demand wns
rather "Inpglsh. and us some lurso lots woio
thrown on the market prices yioUled some
Blbloy was said to have sold out a largo line
of long corn bought on the recent bio tk. anil
the trade was too small to take It without
causing snmii depression. May opened ' 40
higher at 4'JJiC , In symo.ithy with tlio strength
in wheat and bccaiiKO of an advance of 'id at
Liverpool nnd worked slowly down to < l'ic
assisted by large estimated rccoints of .Mon
day , but rallied In the last hour with wheat
and closed steady at-TJ'iC.
Oats weio dull and easy , closing with a loss
of Ue.
The receipts of bogs were light nnd prices
steady Hog products opened firm In sym
pathy with wheat and advanced slightly ,
then weakened nnd closed with slight gains
on pork and lar.l , but with ribs unchanged.
Estimated receipts for AloirluvVliuat : , 1UO
cars : corn , 412 cais ; oats , UIO cars ; IIOSB , iO,0-0
head.
The loading futures rim-red as follows :
IIIUII. LOW. ri.OSK.
Win : AT-No. 2
Kotminry . .
Mny ! > ! ,
Coiix No. 2
Febrnnry. . . < OM
March < ! ' <
Mny < lTi (
OATH No. „ ' -
1'ebrnnry. . . . 2 ! )
May HIM
llneK I'oitK
Kehrunry. . . 11 ' It 753
Mny 12 05 I ! M
l.Allli
I'cbrnnry. . . . nro < IM )
t ti-s lilliK ii Vzj *
BIIIIUT Ilir.s-
Fobruary. . . , r > f : > 6 M
Mny C'JJ 0 05 li U7
Gusli quotations wore ns follows :
I'l.oun Dull and steady : spring patents ,
tl.iOft4.GO : : winter patents , t4.auO4.5J ; bakers ,
ti.uitt.60 : ; str.iUht , Ji.aoi5i.50.
WHEAT-NO. 2 spring wheat. 87JJc ; No. 3
spring wheat , Soyc ; No. 2 rod. njjjo.
COIIN Lower ; No. 2 , 4)o ! ; No.a yellow , aSJ !
OATS'No. . S.SfliUfli.ie ; No. 2 white. 31.J3aUiC !
No. a white , : ilit.'cSie. ( !
HYE No. 1 ! . Wo.
llAiu.KV-No. . ' . 50ar 8c ; No. 3 , f. o. U , 42 ®
67c : No. 4. a7G Wc.
KI.AX Sum ) No. 1. Oijfc.
TIMOTHY SBKD Prime , ij.2. > ® l.7 ! ) .
I'OHK Mess pork , per bbl. , J8.CO ; Inrd ,
per ewU , in.f > .V3G 57(4 ( : short ribs sides
( lonsu ) . tXHT'.i ; dry salted shouldiirs ( boxocl ) ,
Ki.OOft.'V.S.'i ; short clear sides ( boxed ) , JG.20ii0.2\ :
WIIISKV Dlsttlleis' llnlshcd goods , per gul.
Receipts and shipments todiy were as fol-
lous :
On the Proluco oxclmnzo today the butter
niurltot. wns lower : fnncy orcnniery , "St&'Xlc ;
line wo-storn'Jt. < a27coidliijry,2-a-'iu : ( ; selected
' IKRS. : wa
Onuihii I'riidiir
I'OUI.THV Oood chickens , 9310c ; geese ,
duekh und tnrkeyn. III.e.
ItiiTTEit-Uood country roll , Wo : fnlr. lvaif ( < c.
FliniTH Cullforn'u riverside oranges , t.V.fi ®
! .ti5 ; M'imlilir.'toii inn els. } ; ! . . " > ( ii/v'l."i : Cullfoiulu
tunirurliiPS f..tll per box : Florida , orunces ,
brlghts. MOO : russets , n'.60G 7.'i : I'lorldu tan-
Kerlnr&lM < 1t4M , half noxosesteru ; upplcs ,
rbolce , .N.IMW.M pnr bbl. , fancy stand might
bring mine : Now York apples , H&7.Vfti.COi : fancy
lemons. iMlWftVJJ : eliolce stories , $ l,5ll.7."i ) :
crnpes , par bbl. . 13.0000.00 ; banunus , crated.
t..Ot.ftS.i'iU ' ; cruiiliorrlcs. Jt.5CJc7.oa (
VrofcTAiii.us Callfornln cabbage , SHCi'iyo
] icrlb. lu crates ; home groun lettuce , 4V ) per
iloiiotatr.eM : , dull ; California cuiillllouor ,
K..l&.M : onions , Hhilt.W \ per bu. ; Nobrusku
lir.nd picked beans , . % © ' . ) ; ; medium , tl.W i
1.7'i : celery , I'SiiilOc ' : si\oot potatoes , $ L'.S5ii2.j ,
I'l.ocn ( Jmaha Milling company's Kelianoo
1'nloiit. $ . ' .f > 0 ! Invluclblo Patent , $ -.4U | l.ono
Htur Superlative. $ J.'J."i ; Hnowllakc , $1.0J ; Kiiuov
Family. * ! . ( - ( ) ! H. K ( llliiian'd Gold .Medal , f > . , Vi :
hnow White , Ji ; ; Snowlliikc , KM ; low grade ,
II.in ; QIICIIII uf tlm I'antry. I-.OU.
HIDES No. 1 green suited hldos , 4 > i41o ;
No. 2 green salted hino.i , iffj.'iio : ; ; No. I green
nailed hides , M to 40lba. 4iMI'/u ! ; No. 2 grcun
halted hlclcH. 25 to 40 Ibs. , ItiU'/.o ' ; No. 1 veal
calf. K to IS Ihs. , Be ; No. 2 veal ealf , b to 15 Ibs. ,
4e : No 1 dry Hint lililbs , 7OSu : Na'dry Hint
hides , fxitce ; No. 1 dry suited bides. .VftOc. Tul-
low , No. 1. : m4a : tallow , No. 2 , : i'n ' : grease ,
Willie A , 4@J > iu ; grease , wblto II , : iliitll'4'oj
Kronso , yellow , : ici grcusc , dark , 2'ie ' ; old hut.
tor. 21t25io ; beeswax , prime , IGc ; rough tallow.
I'/iftV'e.
lUiiis-Mnrkot unsettled , ITiilSe.
NewYork Murkots.
NKW VOHK , Keb. ia. Kr.rnw Itcoelpts. : e,020
sucks ; exports , 7fi'0suckssules ' ; , IT.luo bbls.
COIIN JliMi , Quiet.
WIIKAT llocolpts , 00.100 bu.t exports , 67 , .
1-fW bu. ; spot market higher , fair to active ;
No. 2 rod. * 1.04'i < ai.OI',4 lu Htoro nnd elevator :
11,115 ® 1.U5U ntioat ; i.uitti.rai f. o. b. : NO. a
red , JI.OHiJ4l.uV ; iniuriidcd red , OledtJI.08'4 ' ;
No. 1 iiortberii , HWMIM' , ; No. l Imrd ,
l\.V \ y < 3.\.lk \ ; , ; options early were ? il'iu nil
on hotter eiinlos und forolgn buying , with re
ported damage to tbo French crop , fell ° > @ "ic
on realizing , advanced ! iifi.io on export trad-
Inn , und closing steady ul IJiaiUc oxer yester
day ; No. 2 red , February. Jl.Ol ai 01J ? , clos
ing H.U4M ; April , 8I.Oa ? , * 1.04U. closing | l.U4i
Mny , fl.OVftl.tt ! * ! . o'osing Il.Oi'U ; June , Jl.ttOf )
ttl.UI , closing * lOJi ; July , 081i4iW'io ! , eloping
io.
HVK Stronger , moro deinnnd ; western , DIG
OCu.
OCu.IIAHI.EV Qnlot and steady ; No. 8 Milwau
kee , 7tKii7Io.
UAIILEV MAI.T Dull ; Canada country made
Kc.
Kc.COIIN Itecelpls , 150,000 bu , ; exports. 000,00'
bu. ; nalei. 471UIW bu. of futurei ; UI.OOJ bu. o
rpotl ipots IrreKUlur , nloslnif wuak , qulot
No. 2 , 4Uu In ulovutor : SJSttM.'i'o ulloat ; uu
graded mixed , 4t > ® Ale ; No. U , 48i4Uic ! )
gluamer mixed , 4l iI5Uic. ! Options ofTcrei
trceiy with omo months ? o lower on u dul
trade und increaslriB euppllcs ; Kebrnury , 4QJ (
< 0'ic. elosluK , 4tio ) : March , 40H50c , cioslnir
4U\o ; April. W'iC , closing. 60V o ; May , 4U.H4I
(0 ! c. closiiiK. 4U So ; Juno. l > a u ; July. 4l'o.
OATH KocolptB , ll'J.WH ) bu.i exports , I.CO
bu , ; pales , 30,000 bu , of futures ; 01,000 bu , o
spot ; spot market stronsor and ijulet : options
dull und uncbaiiEed to ! io up , II run I'olirnury
MUc ; March. M c : May , 37H3 > Yr4U , closlnu1 ul
37)ic : spot No. iiwhlto , 37M " > Oi mixed wcjt-
orn , 85)inWo ) ; : whlto western , a7O41J o ; No. :
.
bteady nnil qulot ; crude li
barrels , packer * , U.BJ united closed at Wo fui
March ,
lUr Stotdy ; Rblppln ; , 13.60 ; good to choice
17.5000.00.
llorB Quiet and easy ; state coniiiion tc
choice , 20&2.V ) ) 1'aelllc coast , ItKiiCio.
riUOAH Itnw , quiet and steady ; rcllnod
ijulcl ana siearty.
MOLASt'ES l'orolEn , qulot und Urm ; M teat nl
J2ii ! Now Orleans , dull but steady ; common
tofnnoy I'M&'Co.
COTTON Stin : On.-Qulet und btoudy ; crude
ZSUc ; yellow. SOffl'.OUc.
TJIU.OW Quloti city ( t2CO for package * ) ,
Qulot , fairly steady ; western dilr/
western rrnnmcry. SlSftlloi western
fiu'tory. ir.arJc ; Klsin. irJ'ifi'ilc.
HIISIN Dull iind steady ; rollncd common to
pood. ll. : ; © l.tt. :
TnitPtc.NTi.NX Quiet nnd firm ntai'iQVic ,
Konfl-rirmen WMtorn. : tOi\
IHnrs-Innctlro ; uid steady , ) wet salted New
Jrli-mn solcctlniis. < s t 75 Ibs nml Tovus pc-
ectrd. 4. . to no lb . Cffl c.
roMK-Qulet nnd steady ; ine'Sj , i9.753IO.50 ;
extra prime , fin.oo.
CUT MKITH Quirt nnd flrnij nlcklod bol-
leu. OUr ; plcklrd sboiildcrp. .V ! p'.uklol bums.
iclmlddlrM , dull ; iliorl clear , ? ; ' . . . ' .
I , till ) -y n oil wo tcrn Rtnitn , * V2'i bid ;
oiitton silo- . SKI tlorrc ? ! I'pbiunry J5.8I ;
March. H.8Vai8r'i ' ; Muy K.uwtti.ui ; July ,
' 7,17 bid.
CIIKRIK l-'lrm ; ino.lcrutoly uctUo ; putt
, ,
I'm litos-Diill ; American. $ I.V7.Vill7.7.\
I'opl'Kii Plrin. iiulot ; Irkc , tl0.70iu.7. " > ,
IEAt-l.51.
Ti.t Inactive , steady ; "trulta. JIO.CO.
Oninli.i ( Ir.iln MnrliPt.
Prices bused on delivery tit MlnUMpDl rlvnr
inlnti , Nebraska Itiip.tatton , und toil days'
shipment , union othorwlso state J , Cash grain
calls for Hhlpmcnt within live ittiy *
WIIBAT No.8 sprlnB. Mobld ; No. a sprliijr ,
( > 0c bid.
UVK-No. 2 , 63o bid : No n. 7Sc bid.
OAT ? No. a white , at'io ' ! No. a white ,
30U : No. a mixed , iWo bid.
COIIN No , 2 rebruary , : i"Uo blrti No. U or
bettor. : i3VW7ic ; No. S while , ai'.li ' ! bid.
Amons the sales were : A.UJO No. SI or bettor
corn , ruhrunry , : t7o : 5.000 No. ! . St. l.oula
tprtiH , Kobrunry , : i7Uo ; 10,000 No. Si or bolter ,
Kebruury , : t7ct fi.liOi ) iiitno , : i7'ict I2.VUO same.
i7ot IO.OOJ No. : i hltooats , : iJ ! < c ; ftO.WX ) No. a or
letter corn. Toledo terms , r'obruury , IICVc ;
. ' .510 No. 3 whlto corn , : i'HU' .
IlOAIltl Of TIIADK NOTRO.
Mr. FlsborofVnhoo was on the market ,
Henry lllnomor , Chnlco , Nub. , wns looking
over the market.
William Van Pohron , Mlllnnl , Nob. , wn
the visitors on the market.
Kiini.il City
KANSAS Otrv. Mo. , fob. it WIIKVT A.l > ont
steady No 2. hard , 77c ; No. 2 led. Sic.
COUNHtronit ; local without lillllnc. Ilia
ncc ; : white , : io.
OATA-Stronx : No. 2 , mixed , SMWOiJc ; No. 2
whlto.ttOS'D'ic.
l-'i.AX tfK.r.i ) SlUSJc. on the biclsof : pnro.
llltANVoukt snckrd , We.
HAV Wo.ik. but unehnnacd timothy. $ J.W
per ton ; fancy piulrlc , $1.0) ; Rood to choice ,
iv.V ) .
Eons Good dotnnnd ; ( Inn nt I74c. !
CIIEKSK Htondyt yoitiiK America , lOo.
llttTTnu llrrn ; < 'ieainery. 2i ® 80 ; storo-
pnckod , laffllflo ! roll. Wk'Mc.
UECKIPTS Wheut , 19uOObu. ; corn , IC'OD bu. ;
oats. 3,0 0 bu.
Sin IMI r.NTS Wheat. 17,003 bu. ; corn , 1,000 bu. ;
outs , 0,001) ) bu.
Liverpool
I.ivnui'Ooi , Keb. IL : WIIKAT Firm : do-
nuind poor ; holders olTer sp'irlnitly ; No. 1
California. 7s lldfi.i ( per rental ; red west
ern sprint ! 7s lO'JdOrs ' lid ; No. 2 red winter ,
7sH'id7slld.
Coit : < Klrm : ilpiniind fnlr ; mixed wost-
oru , 4s5 dper cental ,
ItUTTKii United Mutes finest , 100s per owt. ;
United States Rood. 8 s Oil.
TUIU'KSTINE 2J3 Sill pCTOWt ,
Nrw York Dry CoiiiU Murlcnt.
NEW YOIIK. Kub. 13. Thtro was no now foa-
tnro to the drv coodu marknt. I'opnlar goods
keep well sold up and pr cos uro Kte.idy.
Print cloths 'iro vorv stroni and low Rrades
aio slow but llrni also. Ituslncss was qulot In
woolen fabrics. Tlio iobhlnz trade was fair.
but net up to last year's on account of tbo
llKht southern patronage.
CofTeo
NEW VOHK. Keb. ia. Options opened steady ,
iincbair-'ed toS points up , closud stuudy ami
unehuiiKed to 15 points up ; sales. ai.i. : ' > 0 buu's.
I . .r.l . . .I I . .i * . l..1l. It . . . . . CtrCll.I..Knl. . < t 'I VnTh
Mllwii < lli.Hurkcts. .
Mlt.wAUKnE , WIs. . Keb. H WIIBVT Finn :
May. 83'ii'i .No.2-.prln ! ; . 880 ; No. I northern , Olc.
COIIN Quiet ; No. 2 whlto.HSl-i''Kle. '
OATS Steady ; No. 2white , Wiji ; ; No. 3 white ,
aiffMI'Jc.
IIAIU.BV Quiet ; Nn. 2 , .lie ; sample , 5U5Wlc.
UvE-KIrm ; No. 1 , 8l'4c.
.St. I.ouU .Uarlcots.
ST. Lotus. Mo. , Kob. 13. WiiEAT-IIlRher ;
Nu Srcil. Ciish. OJ'ic : May. Wio.
C UN Lower ; cash , : ! ( li c ; Muy , a7'63Sc.
OATS Lower ; cash. : ; ilic ! ; Muy , 3tjie ,
I'ouic Kloady ; tll.T.i for now.
LAUD-tjulet : W.a © V.C.
WHISKY ( t.14.
Clnnlliliutl 3Iurkrts.
CtNCiNXA-rr , O. , Feb. 13. WHEAT Firm ;
No. y to I. flic.
Cons Eusy ; No. 2 mixed , 4lc. !
OATS Steady ; mixed , 3.4 < &i2io. !
WHISKY $1.I4 ;
Toleilu MarlcntK.
TOLEDO. O. , Fob. 13. WHEAT Firm ; No. 2
cnsli and Kebruary ! ) } e.
CORN Uuli : No. 2. cash , 4lJc. !
OATS Qulot ; No. 2 cush , : .2c.
STOClvSAM ) IIONUS.
Nothing UnuRUuHlruurrcil to Increase Oper
ations but i : orj tiling was Active.
NEW YORK. Feb. 13. Tbo stock market today
was nothing more than the flnul ovcnltiK up of
a very active and eventful wenk , and wbllo
thu coal stocks still fuinlsbcd rather moro
than tholrquoiu of transactions nnd tlio pre
ponderance of Heading was nvcn greater than
for tbo last few days , the market was steady
und tbo changes in everything but u few
stocks Insignificant. The feeling now Is that
tbo coal stocks will settle down to a
basis where the dealings In them will bo much
lighter tb in during the week now ended. ' 1 ho
general miirkot opened firm nt fcomo Binull
advances over Inst night's ilcurcs as u rule ,
but Heading was down 1 per cent : it5ft : :
Ijuokawnniia ! * percent und Jersey Central
34 per cent ut inij. : The lust tno rallied
shurply , but HondlnK was further forced olT
to 37U- This ended Uio ( incline , however , nnd
It milled tof > ! ) . nml after very largo tranknc-
tlons , closed ut 5SJJ , Jersey Neutral recov
ered Its loss and closed unchangotl but after
u full recovery gaguoa uwnv again and closed
with a loss. Among tbo lost of the list N w
Kim-land and I'nlon PiicKlc dovploped marked
strength , tliu latter under the Inlliionco of
foiulgn buylnpr , but Now Knglund llnully lost
nil of Its Impiovcment.
In thu Inaetlvu .shares Town Central con
tinued Its rapid rise on rumors of n dividend ,
but closed ut a mutorUl concession from Its
Lost llguirs. Tlio Husquolianna & Western
Blocks hud a llttlo boom and the preferred
rose about 4 percent , but outside of this stock
tlio market displayed no life or feature und
Ilnetuiitcn within narrow limits through
out Iho session. Tbo market llnully
closed actlvo und llrm , generally
ut slight nd Irrogulur chuntrca
from lust nlijlit's figures. Union Pacific , how
ever , Is up Ie pur cent. Iowa Central pre
ferred li ! percent and Hiisqnohanna & West
ern preferred 3M P r cent. U'ho losses Include
Laukuwuunu and Houdlng , each 1S ! r/er cent.
Government bonds were dull and steady.
Stuto bonds were neglected.
Tbo following nro tbo closing quotations for
the leading stocks on the Now York Stock ex-
ctianjje todur.
Iho total sulej of stocks today wuro 4il'J17 :
shimis , Juolunlng ! Atchlsoii. .MOOi Oblcugo
Has , 0,0.1 Jj Delaware , LncUawanim ftVcnt -
of" . 2 .jA i Deliiwuro & lliWson. i.744i ! Krlo.
SUlOit Loulsvillo &NustivIIo.a,1. | 7.'i ! Now Jer-
* oy Central , KUi Northern I'uelUo ' pro-
, .rfVJl Aal" fllw Englunil , fJ.Ot.iJ ; Heading.
2S7.8 0 : . Hjoliiudiiii & West t'oliit , 4.470 ; Bt
i Unloiil'uclllc , ia,75U.
At Kilon .Musri ) ,
Coinmciiciiifr toiluy , Mrs. Mtlho
Prleo-Dow , the lovely , irrobistlblo en-
chantrcuB. If duncint' is. us lius boon
said , "tho pee try of motion , " then thin
luily la opio und love Botifr.incurniite. .
She uppourd tit 8 , 4 , 8 , 0 nnd 10 o'clock ,
except ' Prlduy , then 2 , li. 4 , 8 , 0 und 10
o'clock.
PERFECT IS EVERY DETAIL
Systematic Amugflunnt of the Bureau for
Despatching Business ,
THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS EXPLAINED
Urotrllt In it Vir TlniroiiRli In
nnd Kiiilpinent | H *
Methods Knilnrsril by l.cad-
Tun Br.t ! IH'in\U ' : OF Ci.tins b jan Us
work In Washliipton in April , IS'.H ' , in ono
room lu the 1foiistory ; butldltiK nt " 13 I1'
street. It had hardly sottlea itsolt there
bcforo It Dogim to ovorllow Its boundaries
anil within tilno mouths It hail spread over u
wbolo llcor nnd nnolhor , and nnothor , until
every olhor tomint In the buildliiif was
crawttod out mid thu bttroiu was lott to n
monopoly ot the ontlra odlltcQ. At tbo
present rate of expansion a new building
will bo a necessity bo fore the carpets In the
old one begin to show signs of wear.
The front rooms on the first Iloor tire overcrowded -
crowded at present with the gcnnrnl counsel ,
tlio heads of the Indian depredation and land
departments and their clorlts. The scene in
that buz/hip tilvo is a busy o'io even nowbut
It is quiet compared tolnt It would Have
bcou but for the titnoly Invention o ! the pho-
noeraph. This moJest lltllo tnstruinont does
the worlc ot half A Uozon stenographers and
that force Is proportionately ruducod. Almost
all of the correspondence of the bureau IB
handled by the tireless uld of oloctricUy.
The attorney In clmrgo of the correspoudenco
talks his letters into a phonograph , whence
they nro IntnscrlboJ by the btaft of typo-
writers.
Back of thrsa dcpnrtmon'.s nnd opening
into the hall Is the largo private oflluo of the
manager of the bureau. Thcro Is not much
privacy In It , however , for the overllow of
work from the other rooms has crowded its
wny In here. At a table near Mr.Voddor -
burn's desk a clerk stU all day copying addresses -
dresses , nnd from a closet nt the otul of the
room the click of the typewriter and the hum
of tbo phonograph assert themselves Un
ceasingly.
Thu second Iloor is to bo devoted to the
pitcnt branch of the bureau , which hereto
fore bus been compelled to ttnd accommoda
tion In another building , Tbo patent division
has been recently organized , but is already
dolug an Immense business. The chief at
torney Is assisted by a staff of clerks and
typewriter. ? , and , of course , by the Itidls-
pensaulo phonograph.
. Ascending to the third floor wo roach the
quarters consecrated to the work of securing
pensions. The head of the dopnrtuent , with
his faithful phonograph by bis slno. sits by a
window in a front room. His assistants 1111
tbo rest , of the available space.
On the fourth Iloor are tlio document moms
Bookcases llllod with government reports
line the walls , und on the Iloor nro piled
stacks of legal blanks , circulars , pamphlets
and noivspipors.
Correspondence.
When the average man receives a letter lie
puts it In bis pocket and carries It about ,
with a constantly increasing load of guilt ,
until ho braces himself up to the drsporato
pitch of answering it. Such a man may iind
It of interest to see bow letters are disposed
of in n great business institution llko Tin ;
Hin BUIIUAUOF CI.UM.
John Smith of Brown county , Nebraska ,
bus a timber claim for which ho 'has not been
able to secure u patent. For sorao reason
his claim has been held up in the general
laud oflica ; in consequence , with no apparent
prospect of over botng let down. Mr. Smith
has read in Tin : Bi'.n an accountof Its Bureau
of Claims , nnd ho thinks ho .vlll write to U
about bis cu.so just for luck. Ho does so.
When the loiter leaches the Washington
posloDlce it Is put in a box along with scores
of others like it. The postman carries tbo
hugo bundle to the building of tbo
Ituroau , wtioro It is taken first to
the manager's private oflico. Hero the
manager opens and glances over all the let
ters to see if there is anything that requires
his personal attention. Ho also sequestrates
all the stamps , chocks nnd money orders be
llnds in them. Mr. Smith's communication
0003 not call for any .special action from him
and it is taken , together with most of the
letters , to the general counsel. Ho reads all
the letters carolully and If there are any
to which ho wishes to pay further attention
ho marks on thorn a foiv words to indicate
his desire to have thorn returned. Tbo mall
is then turned over to the briefing clerks.
Mr. Smith's loiter Is taKen out of its en-
volone , endorsed on the back wltb a short do-
scrlution of its contents , and put into a case
or "jacket. " On too outside of the jacket Is
a blank form , which is tilled up thus :
'Nature of Claims Land.
"Name of Claimant John Smith.
"Postofllco Address Angel's Camp , Brown
county , iMob.
"Remarks January 15 , 1892. Letter , mak-
intr inquiries. "
If Mr. Smith's letter bad referred to
previous correspondence it would have been
placed In the jacket containing that corre
spondence , which would have boon taken
from the llles for the purpose. A "brio ! " of
the letter would then have been endorsed on
the jacket as boforo.
After the cnso has been briefed a note of it
is entered on ono of tbo tnroo record boolH.
There is ono book for each newspaper inter
ested in tbo Bureau. All ucw cases are
recorded in tbo Examiner book , tlioio
which have como through Tun BCE
ana Pionoor-Pross being duly credited to
these papers. THE liii : : cases are also
recorded in Tun BEE book and the Pioneer-
Press cases lu the Pioneor-Press book. After
this another clerk verities the references ,
taking each document out of its jacket and
comparing it with the entries In the books to
see that no mistake has been made. Tbo mail
then goes back to tbo general counsel , who
sorts it out , sending each case to the bead ot
the department to which it belongs.
Mr. Smith's letter is carried to the attorney
In charge of land cajos. Ho roads it over ana
Immediately dictates to the phonograph a
reply , Informing Mr. Smith ttmt if the facts
are as stated in his communication
ho is entitled to a patent , which
the Bureau will undertake to secure for him
for a modcrato fee , piyahle when the patent
Is issued. Ho requests the final receipt and
a description of the laud. When the land at
torney bas dictated his supply of loiters for
the day a clerk takes the phonograph and
writes them all off In duplicate on a typo-
writer. A copy of the answer to Mr. Smith
Is sent to Augel'a ' Camp and another copy Is
put Into tbo jacket , duly endorsed and pro-
sorvea along with Mr. Smith's letter. Tbo
jacket Is Hied away In Its proper place ,
and remains there until another com
munication arrives from Mr. Smith ,
wbon it Is taken out and tbo former pro
cedure is repeated. Every letter is answered
cither on the day It readies the Bureau or
the day after. Any communication received
with ruferonco to any case can ho roforroa teat
at a moment's notice , so systematically Is nil
the enormous correspondence of tbo Bureau
arranged and indexed ,
1ml Ian Dciiriiiliitloim.
The 11 rut work of the Bureau was to hnndlo
Indian Depredation claims. For that It was
organized , and this branch of its business
has never been nogloctod. Three expert
attorneys are now engaged In it. toguther
with n complete clerical staff. Before March
U , 1801 , there was no machinery by which a
sufferer from Indian depredations could gee
relief , Thonoly recourse was by a special act
of congress , and such acts were very seldom
passed. For a hundred years tbn govern
ment , In ono way or another , had recognized
Its liability for such depredations , but it hau
made no provision for mealing Its obligations.
Claims had continued to bo filed , and the
Indian bureau had given them such attention
as It could. In 185. " > and subsequently congress -
gross made small appropriations for tbo in
vestigation of such cases , and under tills
authority some thousands of claims
were examined. Some wnro recommended -
mended for allowance , others were allowed
in part and others were rejected ,
Finally , on March ! ) , 18'Jl , tlio Indian depre
dation act was passed UIHI for the llrst tlmo
It became possible for a bulToror from Indian
ravages to have some assurance of ultimate
redress. Under tl'ls law the court of claims
was given jurisdiction of such rases. These
claims which had been examined and ap
proved by the secretary of the interior under
act of March U , IbSTi , were given priority of
consideration und it was provided that the
holders of such claims should bo entitled to
judgment without further evidence , unless
nitlior tbo claimant at1 ( ho 1 nltC'l States
snould elect to. reopen Ilia case , in
which ovcnt tbo party so electing
should assume the burden of proof. No
claim accruing before .fifty 1 , I MM , wns to bo
considered unless U bauMico.i pvndlng bolero
the rmsngo of thu net , no ci tni was to bo nl
lowed for damages comtnittud after the pa . -
sago of tha act , nnd nit ct.utns not presented
buforo March n , l SM , were to bo forever
tnrrod. The Judurients rendered unilor ths
law were to bo paid oulAf any money duo
from the UniteI States to the tribes gulllv
of the depredations , ntul .In default of such
funds were to bo paid out of the treasury.
An aislstant attor.ioy gjner.U wai appointed
to represent the Uillrtul Stntcs In Indian
depredation caie.s lirfnro the rourtof claim * ) ,
All contracts made with iittornow prior to
March II , IbOl , for the prosecution of sucli
cases were declared void.
Immediately after the passage of this law
swarms of cx-oongroismcn , thrown out of
jobs bv the election of 181(0 ( , sottlcd upon the
bewildered sufToiors from Indian devasta
tions , nnil It became evident that in the ab
sence of some trustworthy , responsible
agency for the management of these claims
both the government and the claimants
would bo loser * , llenco Tun BSK Bfitn\u
or CLAIM" . Bcforo the rapacity of cUIra
agents wns checked by the Indian doprcda *
tlon act these persons almost Invariably de
manded oil per cent , or nvon inoro , of the
rlilnis thnv handled. Tup. Hnn determined
to clvo tlio poor claimants a fair show , and
( tin Hureau Is the result.
A Talk U'ltli Attornav Colby.
"Wo have Just trono to work , " said ( Seu-
ornl Colby , assistant attorney conotal , to a
HE u re present at Ivo recently. "Tho first day
for the consideration of Indian depredation
claims tinder the now law w.w IX'cooibor 7.
But the claims are pouring in itl the rale ot
ten or twelve a day. There wore some 8,003
on Illo ill the Indian bureau at the date of
the passage of the net , of which about 1,100
were 'preferred claims.1"
"Is Nebraska making any showlngl"
asked Tin : BII : : man.
"Yes. Nebraska has about 200 cases on file.
But Texas takes the lead , although sno has
not an Indian reservation within her borders.
But all tlio staid nro showing up moro or
lo.ss. You see clalmautR move away from
thu scene of their original misfortunes , tak
ing tholr claims wllh Ihom.Vo have appll-
callons from Colorado and Wyoming for
compensation for damages In early Jays In
Georgia and Alabnma. It is said that the
amount of the claims will foot up to SIJ.UJO-
000 or(50OOUOOOinall. ( "
"That xvlll make a considerable hole in the
late surplus ! " suggested Tin : BIR omlssarv.
"No , " said General Colby , "it won't hurt
the surplus. The Indians will have to pav It
thomsoivcs. The government holds funds
and property in trust for thoni , nnd tuo dam
ages they have wreaked will simply bo
charged up ugalnst tholr account.1'
"But what about tribes that have no funds
coming to thorn 1"
"In such cases , the government will have
to settle , and it ought to , because it has al-
loived the money it ought to hold for the
tribes to bo squandered. Besides , the In
dians are the wards of the nation , and the
nation Is responsible for their misdeeds. "
"Tnat naturally brings up the work of TUB
Brcn Bi'np.AU or CLOMP , " remarked tbo vis
itor. "What do you think of that ? "
"It is an excellent scheme. " said the gen
eral heartily. "It displays remarkable enter
prise. You have Iho west covered with a
network of great nowspapars nnd if you
would onlv add New York , Chicago and St.
Louis to the list , you would have the whole
country grldironcU. It is an original idea ,
but tb's papers are admirably adapted for
carrying it out. "
General Colby's ulea of his duty as a rop-
rosenlallve of thn government is to sco that
justice is done. Ho does not consider him
self retained to make an indiscriminate
light on worthless and meritorious claims
alike. Ho believes that persons who really sut-
fcrcd from thn devastations ot savaeo tribes
ought to bo paid for it , and ho also believes
that the government ought not to bo swin
dled. So ho gives every claim that comes
befornhim a critical , but not a captious or
fault-finding , examination.
The work in connection with Indian depre
dation claims , xvMch originally constituted
the sole cause for the existence of Tin : Br.u
BUIIEAU OK Ci.ii.Ma , now comprlsoi only a
small part of its extended operations. But
every case Is treated with Just as conscien
tious nttenlion now as at the beginning when
the Bureau covered only a fraction of its
present scops. Tbo increased demands have
boon mot by increased facilities , not by re
ducing the attention oald to each claimant.
I.und Claims.
The growth of tuo Bureau was natural and
Inevitable. As soon .as It bjcamo generally
known that Tun 13KB had established nil
agency for the bonoilt of Indian depredation
claimants thcro was a Hood of IcltoH from
settlers and minors having cases pending in
the general land ofilco , asking the Bureau to
look after their iutorests. It was , therefore ,
found necessary to enlarge tbo scope of the
ageuoy to cover land and mining cases. Tbo
services of a skilled land attorney , with a
corps of assistants , were immediately engaged ,
and the land branch of the bureau was ready
for the efllcient prosecution ot claims IjoforJ
the land odico and the courts. It found
plenty to do. Tbo general land qfllco is u
labyrinth whoso mazes no stranger can
thread. It consists of thirteen divisions ,
employing over 450 clerks , and handling nn
amount of business too stupendous to bu
easily realized. The work in tbo various di
visions is monttts , and In some instances
years , behind. Not a single division Is be
llevtid to have its worlc up to date. Owing
to this press of business the laud oftlco
has no tlmo to straighten out tangled
cases. Claims that are not correct in
every particular ore pigeonholed and are 11-
able to remain indefinitely in a state of sus
pended animation unless the claimants are
informed of the defects and hoiv they may bo
remedied. And even cases that are abso
lutely regular have a tendency to linger an
unreasonable time on their wuy through the
routine of the oftico. It is evident , therefore ,
that parsons who doalro to have their cases
promptly and intelligently passed upon Und
the services of a resident attorney Indispens
able. These services are rendered in" the
most effective possible manner by TUB Br.u
BUIIKAU or CLAIMS.
When u case is submitted to the Bureau it
is examined by the attorney at the head of
the land department for an opinion upon its
merits. If the opinion bo unfavorable the
claimant is so informed , and is thus enabled
to retreat fro in lus position with no expense
beyond the cost of the postage stamp on his
letter of inquiry. This U the Invariable rule
In all brancnosof Tin : BKI : BUICIHU. When
the land attorney btiliovos , from the state
ment of facts in the claimant's letter , that
tbo case is a good one , ho dictates a com
munication offering" to tauo cnargo ot thu
claim. With this are wont unv legal
blanks that may have to bo filled out.
When the applicant Ins returned
tbesc , with a power of attorney ,
his case is fairly under way , A member of
the legal staff of tlio ? Bureau's land depart
ment visits the general land oftlco , goes to
tlio room In which the client's case had
lodged at Inst accounts- and calls for nil the
papers on Illo with reference to tho.&ubjcct.
The pitpors nro producmi , examined , and
compared with those In possession of the Bu
reau. If no rtofects ar f-vlslblo the officials
In charge are askpd why they have not
moved the case nlongrranU they nro koot
under surveillance untij they do mov it. If
n Haw is pointed out'mi argument Is pre
sented to show that itl ? not a serious ono. or
evidence is ent"o correct it. The
claim Is pushed along'.from one division to
another until it Is allowed. When the busi
ness has been thus promptly dispatchedtliou
for the llrst tlmo a inoderato fee is collected ,
Should the decision" b < j" unfavorable , the attorney -
tornoy promptly brintfu'Aho matter to the ut-
tent ion of tlio com mil woner of the general
land office auJ submiVftin argument to ahow
that the claimant. ' * ! ' prayer should bo
granted. The present commissioner is ox
Representative Thomas H. Carter of Mon
tana , whose long experlonco in the west has
made him thoroughly familiar with practical
application of the land laws in every phaso.
Problems of every description are constantly
coming before Mrr Carter for settle
ment , ' Tularu lake is generally bbrlnk-
Ing , but sometimes lu waters return
over part of the land thev have abandoned.
Is the wide strip of farming country botwcn
the old and now margins of the lake to bo
classified as swamp and overflowed land or
noU Has a farm upon which water has been
brought by dttchus been reclaimed within
tbo meaning of the desert laud act , when it
has not all been actually Irrigated ! What
are the rights of a Bottler who has gone upon
unsurvoyed public land which has subse
quently been Included In u railroad laud
grant , before bo ha bocu able to make
filings ! Is n tract upon which the rainfall
has been sufficient to ralsu wheat or hay ,
but not for grain , arid enough to tx > taken up
as desert land I Uoos a hoiucsUader who
loaves tils claim to work for the meuus of im
proving It forfeit bis residence !
These are A few of thv ultoplt questions
I h t the commissioner of the goner/it land
ofilco Is constantly calluit upo.i to decide. It
mav be readily Imagined that Mr , Carter
welcomes anything that relieves him of part
of hU excess of iltitios. Ho particularly ap
preciates TUB BKK BUIIKAU or CI.UM * . on ac
count of Hi Intollliront handling of tangled
cases. "The , Bureau knows all the various
compartments of this complicated structure. "
ho remarked , "and can takj a o.iso dlrcotlv
to the right uook , when otherwise the com
missioner would have to write a letter. "
nUpttclicil ,
H Is the Buroau'.s osnoclal endeavor to
avoid delay. H novtir lots things drift , but
always keeps pushing them alone when they
show an Inclination to linger. Hero Is where
It bns Its great ndviintngnsovcra nonrosldent
attorney. Five minutes' conversation In the
general land ofilco will easily dispose ol
nucsllons which SK months of rorVrtpnn-
donco would leavn unsettled. ICach objection
can bo answorfd nnd not out of the way on
Iho snol , nnd the business can bo transartou
In many cases before the attorney leave * the
building. Clerks do not put off Innulrlcs to
u moro convenient .season when TIIR lttn :
lawyer Is prodding them In person , Hlsiv
case of "hats blocked while you wait. " Of
course the Bureau should bo placed In pos
session of as many facts ns possible at Iho
start. In writing about land cases , claimants
should bo careful to send full descriptions of
tholr land , by township , range and section.
This saves much preliminary correspondence
and prevents needless delay.
Tlie I'litcnt Itr.uicli ,
The third great branch of Tin : Hr.K
Is that dovotcd to patents. The American
laws for tlio protection of Invention ? nro the
most liberal In the world , but still It Is not
onsy In fnut. It Is practically Impossible for
nn Inventor to tnko advantage of them with
out export assistance. The patent onlco , with
Us 000 employes , is subdivided Into ns nmny
watertight compartments ns n man-of-war.
There uro thirty.one divisions In the examin
ing br.mcli alone. Hut tbo dinicitlty of keeping
tntclt of the Various divisions is the least of
the obstacles lu the way of the applicant who
trlo.s to got n patjnt without Iho help of nn
attorney. The Invention must be described
In u certain way , nnd Illustrated by a certain
kind of drawings on n certain kind of paper
of a eeruln width , lettered according to a
certain system. It would bo absolutely impossible
" "
possible "for anybody not familiar "with
patent onlco practice to comply with these
conditions. And If tbo inventor could
do the mechanical part of the
work himself , ho would probably
find that ho had described his device so
inadequately us to deprive himself of much
of the protection to which ho was rlglufulty
entitled. When an application for n patent
la drawn by ntj inexperienced or cnrcloss
baud It Is usually based upon some ono
simple claim. It is easy enough to cot the
patent under such n claim , but after Ills
secured It Is good for nothing. The inven
tion may bo imitated In its essential features
without Infringing the rcstrlctod patent.
The patents sccuroil by Tim BIK : Bt HUM ; OK
CLAIMS nro so broad as to shut out every
variety of infringmetit.
HOM to rriirrpil.
The patent brancti of the Bureau is In
charge of ono of the leading attorneys lu this
specialty in Washington. He Is assisted by
u technical associate nnd the usual clerical
staff. When nn inventor writes to consult
the bureau about the possibility of securing
a patent on a certain ijovlco. the letter is
turned over to the chief of the patent di
vision. If the Idea appears on Its face tin
patentublo , as in the case of a pcrpatnal mo
tion device , the attorney notlllcs the
applicant to that clTcct , and the
cnso is declined. Should tno device seem to
deserve a patent , the Inventor is advfcoti to
order n preliminary search. This coils § Ti
und enables tlio candidate to know whether
his idea is old or new. If It turns out to have
been already patented further proceedings
are stopped and the additional fees nro saved.
If tbo preliminary sc-i'ch exhibits a clear
lieltl tboinvontor is notified that drawings
will be prepared on receipt of $3. These
drawings are executed from skotchcs
or models bv a skilled draughtsman
in strict compliance ivith the very rigid rules
of the patent odlce. U'hon they are Hied
they must bo accompanied by tbo llrst gov
ernment fee of $15. The Bureau then draws
tij ) ulaborato specifications , covering everv
possible clilni that can bo made for the in
vention. Those ro sent to the applicant to
bo acknowlejged before n notary and sent ,
back with the Bureau's fee of KB. Owing to
Its peculiar conditions , patent ofllco business
Is not taken by reputable attorneys on con
tingent fees , and THE BKK BDitniu OK
CLAIMS makes hero an exception to its eon-
oral rule of requiring no payment until its
services are carried to n successful con
clusion. The application is then Hied
in the patent ollico and goes to
the proper d.vlslon to wait Its
turn. In duo tlmo the examiner to whom it
has been referred gives his verdict. Ho
probably allows certain parts of the claim
aud rejects others. Thu DuroAu then liles nil
argument In uchnlf of tbo rejected claims.
This usually pulls throtieh some additional
portions of tbo claims. Finally , if necessary ,
the attorney visits tlio patent oftlce and
wrestles with the examiner In person. When
both sides have reached uu agreement the
applicant is notified that a patent will bo is
sued upon payment of the final government
fee of $ . ' 0. This will bo accepted nnd tbo
patent delivered at any titno within six
months from tbo date of allowance.
The present commissioner of patents is
lion. William K. Strnonds of Connecticut.
Mr. Simonds was appointed last August , and
at once entered upon bis work with enthusi
asm. Ho has introduced many improvements
in the service and thinks ho could do still
bettor if bo had the moans. To n Bin ; repre
sentative , who called 0:1 him recently , ho
said :
"Wo have to do our work hero under the
greatest diflloulties from tbo lack of proper
facilities. Wo ought to have a complete sys
tem of digests bv which It would bo easy to
Iind in the shortest possible tlmo just what
had been done in connection with nny partic
ular idea from the beginning.
"I have u case before mo now in which two
men Hied drawings precisely nliko In every
line , both drawn from tlio same object , and
yet they wont to different departments be
cause ono man called his device a 'friction
clutch' and the other a 'harrow tooth attach
ment. ' Wo ought to have n sot of digests that
would onabm an Idea to bo traced , instead of
requiring us to depend principally upon
titles. Wo could got up the set for $100,000
und it would enable us to dispense wltb
enough clerks thereafter to save the money.
"Wo tire horribly cramped at present ,
although our onlco Is not only self-support
ing , but has paid $1,000,000 Into tbo treasury.
Wo have records piled upon the floor ironi
cellar to garrot. Our clerks are cooped up
lu crowJod , ill-vontllutod Iquartor.-i that
would bo raided by tbo police under tbo
cubic ulr ordinance if thov were in Ban
Francisco's Chinatown.Vo liandlo 'J."i,000
cases it year nnd the number is constantly
growing. The oflico was about ! i. ! > 00 behind
when I took charge last August. Wo Imvo
no ( . fallen buck any further , but wo Imvo not
been a bio to cam. This whole building was
put up for H ( latent ofllco , nnd they ought not
to try to niiiko It do for us and the land
oftlco , too. "
"What do you think of Tin : Bun Bmcui
or CI.MMSJ" tbo coniinURioner uskcd.
'It In a good thing. It seems to inn some
times us If It were on almost lee largo a
scnlo , bin It is managed In such n systematic
way that nothing is neglected. It is sura to
provo Itself u public convenience. "
Tbo commissioner bus bad some oppor-
t unity to oxummo tlio walkings of Tin : Hii :
Briuui' OP CLAIMS of late , sincoll bus added
tbo business of securing ( intents to Its olhor
operations. 1C very government oillulul ex
presses nd.-iilration at the accuracy unit
promptness with wbicb its comnrchonstvo
organization deals with the smallest ns well
as tbo most Important case that U put In its
euro.
ri'llHIOIIH.
It U impossible to touch the claim business
in any of Us ramifications without running
against the subject of pensions. There are
moro pensioners than claimant ! ) of nil other
classes combined , nml Iho number of persons
already drawing pensions is only exceeded
by the number of thosu that think they
ought to araw them. I'lio fact that Tin : Hm :
wai pronared to assist meritorious claimants
of certain classes no sooner bocnma generally
known than the Bureau was uosolgcu by
veterans and their relatives urging it to take
charge of tholr cases before tbo pension orllt'O.
It was impossible to resist these de
mands and the pension division of the
lii'HEAi or UI.UMS was organised. At Its
bead is n gentleman who lias spent the
greater purl of his life In worK of this kind ,
lid resigned Iho position of special examiner
In tha pension onicc to take charge of ttie
pension work of Tin : BKK BLIIKAU or
CLAIMS. Ho Is imistnd bytcv'ral attorneys ,
oxparl assistants und the usual corps'of
clcrUs. typewriters and phonographs.
The pension lawn are so numerous and
complicated Unit it taUes a M > cciui education
to waiter tUcui , Ono huudrou uuucity -
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funtlihliiK KODdi.
llonnnl. Cor. lltli ninl llorrr.nlsfv
Corner lltli nail
Kl.KCTIUOAfj
Omaha Ooiultiht ul EUotrinl Oi. ,
Klectro Hjimtiun. I.imyi , Wlro nnil 1'loctrlcul
plloiof All KlmK
HIS llownril strunt , Ijin tlia.
irnif r.ifc i ( MI ni. ,
Illilstrntcil c.ntnloKiio
free.
If.H Capitol Avenuo.
I UKN'I'IUltU AND OAIUMOTS.
llcctie Hum/an / ' ! ( > -
iiwiir ( ' < > . ,
Siccc ! ! < or to r A. llcobc
A Co. ,
Or.icoa'nil Hth it'.O.inln
HUNTS' KUKMSIII.NO COO US.
HM.M < ! lACJir > l. , / . T.
( iMiln1 rurnMilni : need * .
rlothlnir nn'l ' notion * ,
'
Ocnt * fMrnlihlru uooli.
tihuiu n lilnl Wo hen I m'fV CilotJiMteit llrnmt
ft.inipluf ! cxproii lnu- "IliicUnkln" O.-erall- . ,
p.il < l. pant * , whirls , < 'ont ? . etc.
Mil Ilarner. Cor. I''tti nnd llowanl * t * .
GKOCKIUHS. | C5LAS- .
1) . M. Stccle .t 0) . , Illnlf , llri.ccA- . .
ISOI-ian .101101 ilreot , 10th nnil llnrncy. Oinaln ,
Omnh i , Nob. Neb.
GHAI.V ANO IMIOVI-IO
l Bivw , N. A. Mcirilintrr.
Urokcrs nnilrnih buyer * .
I'ltvnti ) wlro < to Nrir ' Sfi llnir.l of Trndi
Vork , Chli'AKo , nnil Hi 1 I'rokur In irrnin , prml-
LouK Ill-It I'onr.l of ato.iiiincMtock' * 1'rluila
Trulc. win-it In N. V. , llilrayu
i anil St. Louli
IAJS [ , HTO. I IIIOKK , KT-C.
1C. A. I , , flili'inn AO > . I tint. Oiiierii" ACo. . ,
at * , cap * , trtiw iroo 11 yuri ol litlai. uo
Kl v-e < a'nl mlltcm , iilloff : und ftirj.
Kth nnil llimioy , M I South Dili .si
two different rates of pension nro now being
paid , ranging from l to Mlli.Gnper , /
month. ICach ono of these rates
Is based upon some special pension
law. There nro over 2,000 em
ployes in the seventeen divisions of Iho
pension oftlco in Washington , It is mnni-
fustly Impossible for a poor veteran or widow
In a remote town to know what cour.-o to
pursue in puttlncr a claim through all this
stupendous machinery. But with the friendly
nldofTin : ! : : Bureau all dinicultici disan'
pear.
pear.U'tion the Bureau receives n letter asking
It to procure u pension , the chief pension
attorney examine. * tha ci-io to boo whether
It appears to DO a deserving ono
or not. If It does not socm
to bo meritorious , tbo Bureau declines 10
handle It. If It settms just , a letter Is sent to
the claimant advising him what course to
pursue. Most porioin who are entitled to
pensions under the general law are equally
entitled to them under thu disability act of
JimoU" , 1S'.U. Of cou MO , nobody can draw
two pensions atonco , but in all such cases
tbo Btiroau advises the claimant to
tlio an application under each law. U is a
comparatively simple mutter to secure a pen
sion under the act of IS'.D , unit involves llttlo
delay. The claimant can tha * ha drawing a
small pension within a few months after the
date of his application , whllo ho is perfecting
his proof under tbo ircnoral law.
The present commissioner of pensions Is
Gen. Croon B. llaum of IlllnoU Like all
tha other officials who have como in contact
with Tin : BKK BritBUf or CIAIMho is much
impressed by its methods.
"I was very ylad to see the Bureau
started , " said ho when iuostlonod ] upon the
subject. "Itha-i reputable pcnllomou behind
It and nnmirablo facilities for the dispatch
of business. Of course it Is honorable in its
dealing ) , , for It couldn't afford to bo iinvtlilni ;
else. Its manugerx are fully qualified to act *
as attorneys before Urn noiif.lon ofllco. "
Mr. C. F. Davis , editor of ttiu Bloomllcld ,
Ja. . Farmer , says : ' 'I fan recommend Cham
berlain's cough rumody to nil suffer or.- * with
colds and croup , I have used It In my family
for the past two years and have found it the
bo u I ever used for the purinxoi for which
it Is intended. " li" ) and , 'iU cunt bottles for sale
by druggists. _
II you clmlrn tiny liilorni.il Ion or niUlcn
iPKirilliiff jour rliilm jiKiiliiHt Mm llnlli'il
Stulci K"11'1'1 ' 1'lin ! ! < > ' Iliirfiiu of
Ulitliim lll lurnlKh Hiiini ! lff < t ut
At Kili'n .Miixi'r ;
Couunuiiclnfi toiluy , the paragon of
( ItiticvrH , Mi'B. Milllo Prluo'Dow , wholuib
acliiovod moro tliuti tlio coiubiiU ) ; ' !
triutnplib of Klldlor , .MotileCubas or
CJtirniciiiiUiv. Hho aiioiirs ] ) nt 'A , 4 , 8 , 1) )
nnd 10 o'clock daily , except Friday , them
ut 2 , ! I , -I , 8 , II tintl 10 o'lilock.
Who Oitnu Mil ! 1 ! > ( ; ?
Trouble over a dog was the cause of D.
Brady's arrest nestorday afternbon , Brady
Is conucotod with the Spider und Ply com
pany and was around town followed by the
dog wlilnh caused the trouble. H , It. Km-
lick saw the animal and claimed U , Brady
insisted that the animal belonged to him , and
during thn argument struck Krallck. A
warrant was irn out for Urudv. alleging a
( llsturbauco. . peace anil offcuilvo car.
riago.
_ _ _
Quuil rolled oatt tire thu lliicst inud
ll.VlllVAKI3 ,
littler A ( ' , .
/ l.olieekA f.i
Cor.lOlti nnct.UckninSt * llnll.tcrV .
tJ.il
IUON WOltltH.
.v l'flin ( ;
\Vroi\alit \ nn.l rnt Iro'i
tpidldlnj irork , engine ) .
brnss work , Konornl
i igunits.
lltr , ' ni It. It. llrtittr ,
MqiiorMprrhnnti , Importer nnl .toti'ior of
111 ! llnrncy St.-pst. WIIIA * mid liiiiors. |
M.nnnUclur'ri Ki-niuJy' 10Jr.n.l . ion fnmaniSt.
Kntl liulln nittcn. I'rk'oll < ti on rippllc.ntkin.
I'rchA- I In l > cr ! * ,
Wliiilp nlo liquor itp.ilarj
10JI Kiirniini'U
s II. r.tf. .tnlin A. \ \ ' , ! > : r'r < l ,
llnrilwooil lumber , wool
cnri-ct * nnil imrqucl liiiro-lol. Amnrloin I'orJ
flooilnff , Inn I cu'iii-it. .Mllwniikort
liyilrAilli : < ci'ini-iit nut ]
Dili nn.l Doimlar , ( , 'Mliirj nhiit' lliio ,
f1. .1. .1. ll < > t > FCJr.
Millinery , notlon , oouki ! l'l.ino or < nin. nrtlili'
etc , v
in ttorl ili , rtn.
110-118 H ICtti M. Ounlin t ! > l I IKiutlitt Mrpi < t ,
OVhTIOltS.
.1 , lluith 1'acJnnu Co. I'la I A f n. ,
1'nckorR or oytar * , nsh OjKtcr * . riili nnl Celery ,
ami Culcrj , .110 South I'JUi St
GUBLturonworth St. DnvIJ Cole ,
OILS.
Tdiik Line
CVi. ,
Itcflnod and lubrlcntlnx
oils , nxlo Kronse , clo.
PUODUCI-J COJIM1S ION.
llraiicli A Co. . IllliMl A-Kmttlt.
Dealers In country prol- I'niiliioc , fruit * oF nil
uro , frulti , vcnotoblet ,
etc. kind * , oytor ,
ISO ; Howard Strict. l"ti ! and llnrnor Street * .
KIlsMirauu it . ' 'UJIK. Jas. A. Oltirkcb Co.
Duller , chcoio , n it > ,
11 utter , cue * nnl poultry.
poultry nnil unine
110. ) Fam un st. K'Joutli 13th Street.
Riddall & Co. , 6. Pcg.111.
oinnilsnlon Mcrohnn ,
lluttcr. rheoso. CKII.TO- 1'roiluco , Duller , ICuxs.
ctnblc * , frulti. poultry riuu o nnd Poultry.
1'Jth and llownrd Ut * .
Omulm.
Mullin & Bing'iam & Son ,
f ppolnltlo * . Iinli3r. o ji S''nd us ) our I'tifi. Milt-
i-lipo c. poultry , oto Nn. tjr , Poultry. Cniuo ,
15 j tin ilji tis Xtc. llldui , etc.
bank. 1TOI-3 l.aivpnnorth St.
IMI'Klt.
Carpenter Paper Co. , Kln ? P-lPjr 0 : > -
Curry n full stock of WrnPI'liii : paper , ml klnjj
° ' " " ' '
printing wrnpplnii nml , , ! , e/ : , ; ± . . , . ,
M. A. Disbrow & do , I aHar(17 ( u ° v
M nufnctureM of nih. I Toy . ilolli , nllniinr ,
Hours , bit nils and f n / HuoiU. liiiusofuri
raonldlnui. llrnncli uf- nl'hlnu BOOti , clillj.
occ , th .nd l rd Ht , . , ' ' " [ l" , _
SOUTH OMAHA.
UNION STOCK YARD3 CO. . LIMITED
COMMISSION MERCHANT' ' .
PULLMAN VESTIBULE FIRST
CLASS TRAIN FROM ST. LOUIS
TO NEW YORK , OVER THE
VANDALIA AND PENN
SYLVANIA SHORT
LINES.
The mandate of the traveling puhl'c ' miiEt bl
obeyed and tlierefoie tbo Viuidulla unit IVnn-
kjlvanla II lies nualii slop to Hie fiont nnd
pieM'iit their I'oniplliiii'iils-bi'lng the ( list to
offer n solid I'lintcngcr train I'luni R. Ixmls to
New York.
Hoslnnlng with Mombiy , Fobninry IBtli ,
ISItf , the uboNC mimed lines \illl mn , ejery
tiny Jn thi-jenr , n mild riilliiian Vostlhulo
tniln roinpohPil of ono I'.ulor midklng cur ,
line Hist cluss i is.rn er loach , one 1'iillniHa
dining rnr nnd mw I'lillmiin sleeping cnr ,
Horn SI , LonlH nl MO n in to Ni-w York nt
4,00 p. m next iliiy lliKiiiKh IiillininKill ( | ,
I'nylon , ColiinihiiH , Hllhlniruli , Ilarrleburu
mid riilludilphla.
The I'uilor Miiiiklng cars unit Vertlbiila
< < wlio uro new fCiiluiPM of Ibis iilmidy ) X > pu-
l r K'l vice , and the liiel Hint Ilicsc cnrf IIH well
IIH Iho slreplug curs run Ihrougb from Ht.
lM\\h \ \ to Now York In a Killd VrMlbule Irnln ,
I'irimplK the nugiimtloii Hint Ibesc Improve-
nu'iils will enino Into liinncdlale favnr ,
Norxtin riiro ulll l > o eliariied on Ibis Irnln ,
mil only ( list class HckrlR will be aivrptcd.
Ainit ofcoriiiictlni. lines In Ibn Wr t nil
Honthwcul will ftiriiUb fiuthcr Inrorriintlnn ,
or plenBo nddrcea Clliuiliuouiiil , VanclulUi
Line , Bl.
AN OLD
VETERAN.
H. Hcrltecbtrr.
Mtvenn' J'olnt ,
U'U. , onllorod foi
" 5 yraia of Ncr
vous 1'roetrotlon ,
liiioru than tongna
can tell. 1'lijslcl.
ans \ elleil ooth-
lug , ouo bottle o |
DR. MILES'
NERVINE
,
\
brought him m.t , nlep am made him feel like .
Dew man , Dr. .lullim C. tlnilernooil , ileinuldc ,
Tcnn. , utl reil from periodical pervoiin attacks ,
Imt found tffect kfter using ono lioitlo ol Monlne ,
Trlol tolllo and aidant book FltKK at
DR.
I'oi sale by Uuhu Jc Ca , 13tU and Dotiglat