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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 24, 1899)
o THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , SEPTEMBER 24 , 1899 , Telephone 618 694. Bee , September 24 , 1S09. A Grand Exposition of New Fall Goods The whole store full of tempting autumn merchandise ; every department at its best new fabrics , new colorings , new garments , new 'Styles and at .prices that mean economy to the buyers. Suits , Capes , Jackets and Purs- Wo sell on ly the vovy best and lat est style gar- men ta , o u r reputation for fine goods is known so well that it is hardly necessary to mention that wo protect our customers in everything they buy. You nro always welcome to visit our Cloak Department nnd you will never bo urged to mnko n purchase of any thing not entirely to your own sails- faction ; while the garments wo sell nro nil good they are not high-priced ; wo will appreciate an Inspection. Flno Fur Collarettes from $5.00 to $20.00. Fine Suits frcm $10.00 to $30.00. Flno Jackets from $10.00 to $18.00. Flno Ualny Day Skirts , $8.00 to $10.00. Flno French Flannel Waists from $4.23 to $0.00. $ Fine Black Silk anil Satin Waists from $5.00 to $10.00. Flno Golf Capes from $10.00 to $16.00. Fur Trimmings We have just received a very choice line of fur trimmings , Including genuine Mink , Marten , Beaver , Persian Lamb , Whlto and Black Till- bot. New fancy Silks- Over five hun dred styles of new fancy Silks. Does that make the choosing easy or hard ? At least , you have the choicest silk fabrics to select from , and foreign and domestic markets to pick from. At 73c , 85c , $1.00 , $1.23 , $1.50 , $1.75 , $2.00 , $2.50 , $3.00 a yard. Stylish silks for -waists they como In ] waist patterns only no two alike the wry choicest of this season's novelties $4.00 $ to $8 00 a pattern. Colored Peau do Solo at'$1.35 a yard Are you thinking of buying a new col ored silk dress ? It.so , pJease allow us to call your attention to our new fall silks. We are proud of our stock. More especially of this new line of col ored dress silks finished alike on both sides no mussing no cutting no cracking every yard shown under a good strong daylight. 'You will find every yard Just as represented. ' Special Soiled ruffled curtains 70c at 55c , 75o at COc , $1.00 at 75c , $1.23 at 95c , $1.50 at $1.15 , $1.75 at $1.25 , $2.00 at $1.35 , $2.25 at $1.40. $2.75 at $1.50 per pair. best that could have been made , ho being a good , strong , clean man and no doubt will bo elected. " J. C. Yutzy. Warmly Received nt HitHtliiRN. HASTINGS , Neb. , Scipt. 23. ( Special Tele , gram. ) The nomination of Judge Reese- for supreme Judge was anything but a surprise. to tha republicans of Hastings and the Fifth Congressional district , ns many of the racst Influential politicians of this vicinity were constantly of the opinion Reese would prove the winner In the nomination and -would be the right jnan In the right place. For a while there -was a 'favorable ' feeling hero fo Crounpe , but the second choice- stood for Reese and now the entire republican party of this community stands solid for Reese. The majority of the leading republicans eay that there was no mistake made In glv- Ing the nomination to Reese. Mayor Fisher , J. N. Clark , M. A. Hartlgan , W. P. Mc- Crepry , Fred Olmstead and other prominent republicans my that there never was a more ibrlght and better prospect for a republican victory In Nebraska than there Is this fall. Each and every ono agrees that M. B. Reese la the right man in the right .placo . nnd tha * If ho cannot bo elected there Is no show for any other republican on the stnto ticket in Nebraska. IIlKlily SntlHfnetory In North 1'lnttc. NORTH PLATTK , Neb. , Sept. 23. ( Special Telegram. ) Leading republicans of Lincoln county are enthusiastic over the nomination of Reese , T. C. Patterson says the nomination or Reese Is the very 'best ' possible and insureo the success of the republican party in Ne braska. Postmaster Hill It la a first-does nomi nation ; highly ( satisfactory. A. II. Davis People who know Rccso are for him regardless of politics. Ho la a win ner and the most logical candidate that could bo named. K , B. Warner An excellent nomination. W. V. Hoagland The best nomination thai could have been made. It marks an era , the nomination of n Jurist instead of a political representative. Wilcox's nomination is n strong one nndi adds strength to the entire ticket. Commander Evans Is an able lawyer und the old soldiers can indorse him. Sentiment t Allen , ALLEN , Neb. , Sept. 23. ( Special. ) Republicans - publicans hero express great satisfaction over the nomination of M. B. Reese for supreme premo Judge , I'lmnro County 1'leaied. PAWN15K CITY , Neb. , Sept. 23.Special. ( . ) News of tha nomination of M , B. Reese for judge of the Bupremo court was received by republicans hero with manifest delight. Democrats nnd populUts concede the nomi nation to bo a very stnjng ono , nnd all agres the Judge will poll more than his party vote in Pawnee county. "A Little Spark May Make Much Work. " TTie lUKe "sparks" of bad blood lurking in the system should be quenched luith Hood's Sarsaparilla , America's great blood purifier. U purifies , 'vitalises and enriches the blood of both sexes and all ages. Cures , salt rheum , dyspepsia , catarrh. Easy Triced Prutty , too and Dress Goods what a touch of style at 15c , 20c , 25c a yard. PLAID DRESS GOODS Plaids made neater i > rottlnen ) In little blocks , squares , cubes , wonderful va riety at 15e , 20o , 29c , BOc , 7Sc , $1.00 n > ard. All Wool Mixed Suitings This dress fabric Is sure to win favor a school dross , street dress , nt a medium price ; wo recommend this fabric. 39 Colorings , All Wool , 29o a Yard I BLACK DRESS GOODS. Wo have the largest black dress goods department In this city. Every piece shown under good strong day light. Every class ot weave from the staple Henrietta and serge to the extreme French novelties. HANDSOME CREPONS 65c to J8.00 a yard. FRENCH NOVELTIES $1-00 to Jfl.75 n yard. SPECIAL VALUE in Golf Suitings at $1.26 n yard , Other flue values $2.00 , $2.26 , $2.60 n yard. Corsets- At the corset department in our store you will find all the lead ing popular makes of cor sets at § 1 each. So many models to select from , you are 1 sure to be well fitted. Long , medium and short models. R. & G. Thom son's glove-fitting ; G. D. Chicago rivalst ; Ferris good sense waist ; W. B. Kabo , with patent loop eyelets ; J. B. , black , white , gray or fancy col ors. Price only ? 1.00 each. Black Silks We carry only the better grades of black silks and at prices abso lutely rock bottom , Black Peau do Sole. $1.00 , $1.25 , $1.50 , $1.75 , $2.00 a yard. Special quality and value at $1.10. Black Satin Duchesse , $1.00 , $1.25 , $1.50 , $1.75 , $2.00 a yard. Our No. 9 quality 27-Inch Satin Duchesse at $1.00 it ) equal in value to any $1.23 you can buy elsewhere. It Is a beauti ful , rich quality. Black Taffeta , 50e , 60c , 75c , $1.00 , $1.25 , $1.50 a yard. Black Bengallne $1.00 , $1.25 , $1.50 , $1.75 , a yardl Percallne Our ebony black percaline skirt and waist linings , are absolutely fast black and will not crock. 301n. wide and lOc , 12 0 , 15c , 20e and 23c per yard. OPEN BUCKEYE CAMPAIGN Seventy-Five Tlioimnml I'ernoiid Gather nt AUroii to Hear Judge anil Governor IloONe.ve.lt. AKRON , 0. , Sept. 23. The republican state campaign was opened here today with one of the largest crowds known In the history of politics In Ohio. Judge Nash arrived from Columbus at 7 o'clock this morning , accompanied by bis daughter , Mrs. Babcock , Colonel Charles Dick , Secretary of State Klnney , Auditor of State Gilbert and H. M. Daugherty , who was hls,3cadlng opponent for the nomination be fore the Columbus convention. Governor Roosevelt nnd his escort , the Tlppocanoo club of Cleveland , did not arrive until after 12 o'clock. An Immense crowd greeted them at the station and the party was taken to the Hotel Buchtel. From hero Judge Nash , Governor Roosevelt , Senator Hanr.a , Colonel Dick and other distinguished guests went to the Elks' club rooms , where they ate dinner with the newspaper men. This was nn entirely nonpartlsan affair. Afterwards Judge Naah nnd Governor Roosevelt velt received the college delegations , of which there were several , from Obcrlln col lege , Western Reserve university , Ohio State university and other state institutions. The parade moved nt 2 o'clock. It was In Blx divisions and In charge of Captain A. Wagencr as general marshal. There were 15,000 men in line. The most conspicuous features were the escorts of Colonel Roosevelt velt and Judge Nosh , the ono of the veterans of the Spanish-American war and the other veterans of the civil war. The meeting was held at Grace park , within whoso confines fully 75,000 people gathered , only a email portion of whom could get within range of the voices of the speakers. Judge N. D. Tibbala presided , President Ira Priest of Buchtel college of fered prayer , and the Columbus Glee club of 100 voices sang. Judge Nosh was the first speaker. At the conclusion of JuJge Nash'a speech Governor Roosevelt was intrduced , Iloiiorx for ItooHpvelt. CLEVELAND , Sept. 23 , Governor Theo dore Roosevelt of New York arrived here this morning from the east , en route to Akron , where he will speak thU afternoon nt the opening of the republican campaign. The governor was met at the station by a commltteo from the Tlppecanoe club and escorted to the Hollendon hotel , where ho took breakfast with Senator Hanna , Colonel Myron T. Herrlck , Hon. James H. Hoyt nnd a number of well known republicans. After nn Informal reception , during which many shook hands with the New York executive , he left for Akron on a special car , accom panied by Senator Hanna and a large party of friends , the Tlppecanoo club acting ai en- cort. JOIU-M CluillviiKcii NiiBli nnd aicl.rnn. COLUMBUS. O. , Sept. 23.-A special to the Dlsputtlj from Toledo , O. , says : Mayor Jonen , the Independent candidate for KOV- ernor. today challenged George K. Nash nnd John I } . Mcl ean , republican and demo- crutlc candidates , respectively , for a Joint Grunt Ailviinue to Miner * . MONTGOMERY , W. Va. . Sept. 23.-Two collieries on New river granted 5 cents ad vance to the miners today. Eight hundred miners returned to work. o III In tle Siilitrriiiiuo. NEW YORK. Sept. 23.-The stock of sold coin in the New York subtreasurv Is now J127.000.600. This Is eald to be .larger . than any previous holding of gold In thirty years. Blankets 4 You don't have to bo a judge of blan kets at our store. Every blanket we sell Is .1 dependable blanket. Wo don't hesltnto to tell you what it is made of , cither. If It's wool wo say so ; If half wool , halt cotton we tell you , nnd If it's nil cot ton wo nro just ns frank about it. This Is a safe place to buy blankets. Prices will stnnd nny compnrlson. COTTON BLANKETS Grey or white nt 45c , 7Bc , $1-00 , $1.15 , $1.35 , $1.75 a pair. Half wool Blankets nt $2.50 $ a p-alr. All wool Blankets , grey , red or whlto , also plaids , at $3,00 , $3.40 , $3.75 , $4.00 , . "il.25 " , $1.33 , $480. $5.50 , $6.00 , $7.50 , $8.50 $ , $0.00 , $10.50 a pair. COMFORTERS Comforters bettor than you could make them ; Sllkollne covered , filled with one sheet laminated cotton. Como ana see how beautiful they are , nt $1.00 , $1.25 , $1.35 , $1.75 , $2.50 , $2.75 each. Housekeeping LinensNev table linens are In almost every housekeeper's thought At this season for the dining table , for breakfast and luncheon service , ns well as the covers for sideboard or trays , and there nro towels wanted for the kitchen nnd bath room. This store Is splendidly ready to supply all such needs from the best showing of linens 'we have ever gathered In our Linen Store. Ono particular value John S. Brown & Son's 40c extra heavy Grass Bleached Huck Towels , size 22x41 , hemmed ready for use. Special price Monday only 25c EACH. Laces- No w here in the newest designs and in the most satis fying assort ments , elabor ate novelties. Embroidered Allovers on Taftetas.Mous- selloo do Sole and Satin , Moussellno de Solo Appllquo Allovers , Liberty Silks , Chiffons and Moussellne de Sole , In nil the nsw and wanted shades. Spangled and beaded Allovors for fronts and yokes in bfack , black and steel. Handsome new Venice Allovers , In whlto and cream , some In renaissance effects. Trimming Laces in all the latest de signs , Including the bowknota to sep arate , black , white and. butter color. In both Silk Applique and Venice. AGHKTB rOH FOSTER KID OLOVBI ATTD McCALL'S PATTERNS. , BELDEN 4 Ca WE ONLY EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS HOUSE IN OMAHA. T. H. O. A. BDIUHNa. COB , 16TH AND DOUOLAB ST8. FLORSCHUTZ CHARGES FALSE State Department Fliuln No ( Iround K.vlNtH for the lleiithclm Spy Stories. WASHINGTON , Sept. 23. Tbo State de partment has examined U < e charges made t against United States Vice Consul Flora-1 i chtltz at Coburg , Germany , of being a spy In fho employ of the German government and has satisfied Itself that there is no ground for the charges. The department immediately upon the publication of the statement of the man Bonthelm at Atlanta to > the effect that Florochutz had used his olllco to clonk ex tensive spying operations directed against the French war office , forwarded a copy of the publication to the United States consul at Coburg , with the Instruction to make an inquiry Into the matter. His reply , which has been received , states that he has made n thorough Investigation of the charges and that he has proven them to bo untrue , so the department has dropped the matter. j SUM ! A CIjEIlIC TO HltKME.V. Cnnnulnr Ilnrcnii to IiivcHtlentc the DoliiKN of CoiiHiil Lunge. WASHINGTON , Sept. 23. The president has hold up the appointment ot William H , Dledorlch , to be consul at Bremen , and bar sent George Murphy , ono of the most expert of the clerks In the consular bureau here , to take charge of the offlco in place of Louis Lnngo , the retiring consul. Mr. DIederlch Is at present United States consul at Madgoburg and was slated for transfer to Bremen. It Is not known whether there is to bo a change In the presi dent's Intention as to .Mr. DIederlch or whether it is deemed desirable to have tno affairs and records of the office thoroughly investigated with a view to turning H over in good shapo. Too UIINJto Moo Vlnltnrn , WASHINGTON , Sept , 23. Representative Tawney of Minnesota eaw the president to day and Invited him , while on his western trip , to make short stops at LaCrosse , WIs. . and Wlnona , Minn , The visits will be ar ranged for if it can be done without too serious clashing with dates already made , It was stated at the White House today that owing to the press of public business the president would not bo able to see visitors except on matters of special Importance. \o JVuw Cam-it nt llaviinii , WASHINGTON , Sept , 23 , Surgeon General Stornberg has received a a dispatch from the nctlng chief surgeon at Havana saying that there are no moro new cased of yellow fever nt Havana , and but two convalescent caeca. The Indications "ro that the fever situation It under control. forlilu to the Grunt A Vr odd I nit. WASHINGTON , Sept. 23. Adjutant Gen eral Corbln has gene to Newport to be present at the wedding of Miss Julia Grant , EARLING SUCCEEDS MILLER An Unexpected ChuiiHTC In the I'rcnl- deiiejof the ClilciiKO , .MllwnuUre .t Ht. I'liiil Itallivn ) . MILWAUKEE , WU , , Sept. 23. At the annual meeting- the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad company , he ? la this city Saturday , former Second Vice Presi dent Albert J. Earllng1 of Chicago wan elected president of the road , vice Roswrll Miller , who was elected chairman of the ] Under Garments Warm under gnrmentH for women. Very warm nnd comfortable , neatly made and serviceable nro theeo flannel ette garments. NIGHT GOWNS At 75c. Of flannelette In stripes of blue nnd pink. At $1.00. Of flannelette in striped' ' do- elgns ; collar , sleeves nnd yoke trlnl- med with braid. At $1.25. $ Of flannelette trimmed with lace edging and brnld. At $1.60. Of flannelette , round yoke ef fect , trimmed with braid and edging. KNIT CORSET COVERS Knit Corset Covers without sleeves nt 2uc. Corset Covers with sleeves nt 50c. Extra good quality Knit Covers with sleeves nt $1.00. Kid Gloves The best of makes only/ / are found here , either hook , lacing or clasp , $1.00 per pair. Wo will continue this fcpeclal price during the coming week on Foster Gloves , regular $1.50 quality , all sizes , colors , tan and English reds. Our genuine Kid , aleoprlmo Germaii Lamb stock nt $1.00 per pair , In all colcra and black , arc the best in the market. Hosiery and New autumn lines Underwear-- even better values than ever before offered. Ladles' medium weight Olack cotton hose , high spliced heels , double soles , extra long , 25c per pair. Ladles' black cashmere hose , good weight , ribbed tops , 25c per pair. Ladles' black fleeced cotton hose , dou ble toes , soles and heels , extra fleec ing , 2Gc per pair. Ladles' Combination Suite , complete lines of the Onelta style , at 500 , $1.00 , $1.50 , $2.00 , $2.50 and $3.00 per suit. Ladles' llceed cotton vests , extra quali ties , at 33c or 3 for $1.00 and 50c each. Ladies' natural wool vests , flat goods , 75c each. Men's Natural Wool Underwear , good weight , finished scams , the beat that can bo had at $1.00 each. Men's Neckwear 25o each for handsome silks , made in the latest shapes , of puffs , tecks and band-bows , , - , 50c each Jor the .choicest ot novelties , a& well as the plain nnd staple patterns , imperials , fcur-In-hand , tecks , puffs , band-bows and strings. IlrliiK your hand l > anr aKre to our xtore mill have it checked free of chiirRp. We will also Rive nny Information thnt we cnn nml try to make yon feel nt home. board of directors. Earllng will have abso lute charge of all matters of operation. Earllng was also elected a director In place of Charles J , Dickey ot New York. With thla exception the board of directors re main the same as last year. Officers of the road were elected as follows : President , A. J. Earling of Chicago ; vice president , Frank S. Bond of Now York ; general manager , W. I G. Collins , Chicago ; general superintendent , H. R. Williams , Chicago ; secretary , P. M. Myers , Milwaukee. OIL EXPLOSION KILLS SEVEN Two Men Killed Onlrt-rlit nnd Three Other * Injnreil Nonr WcllN- vllle , Ohio. WELLSVILLE , O. , Sept. 23. Whllo mak ing preparations to "shoot" the Rayl oil well on the Rldlngcr farm nea" lioio this afternoon the well overoflwed nnd the oil Ignited from the fire under the boiler , cann ing a terrible explosion. Two men were killed outright nnd three others injured , two of them , it is thought , fatally. The names of the dead nro : CHALMER WILKINSON of Jowo't , 0. JOHN H. WILLIAMS , East Liverpool , O Injured : John Rayl , Wellsvllle , O. ; Charles Rogers , Hookstown , Pa. ; Harry Karnes , Sclo , 0. Rawl and Rogers will likely die. The Rayl well is the largest over struck In this territory nnd Is good for 200 barro/s / n day. The flro was extinguished before any damage was done to the well. GUAIIAIVTKBI ) JIV THE BDITOn. How Reporter Jnuk IlOK-crw Got a Vreo Ride to DOM Molnci. Jack Rogers was a newspaper reporter and broke. Ho had hung around the Dubuque newspaper ofilccu for a Job until he had been requested to move on. So he decided to move on to Des Molnes , says a writer In the San Francisco Bulletin. But how to got ( here was the question. Jack put on his thinking cap and the result was that two hours later he found himself on a train and the con ductor standing by his seat , "Ticket ! " said the conductor , "Seo hero , conductor , " eald Jack , easily , "my name's Rogers , and I'm a reporter on the Des Molnes Air Blast. I'm broke and I'm In a hurry to get back home with a good big scoop. You lot me ride and the ofllce'll fix It up with you. See ? " "Well , " said the conductor , "I guess that'll do all right. The road feels friendly toward the Air Blast. In fact , the editor is in the back coach. Como along and I'll In troduce you. If he says you're all right it goes. " Jack was knocked ail in a heap at the turn things had taken , but ho had nothing to debut but to follow the conductor. They halted In front of a man In the back coach , nnd the conductor said : "Mr. Smltcm , this is Mr. Rogers. He Egys he's a reporter on your paper nnd wants the offlco to pap for his transportation when he gets to Dea Monies. " "How do you do , Mr. Rogers , " said the rdltor , pleasantly , extending hla hand. "Glad to see you. Sit down here with me. " The conductor didn't wait for any more , but went off. "Well , this la nice of you , " said Jack , too astonished and embarrassed to talk straight. "Of course , I'm not on your paper , but I'm broke and yarned to the conductor , hoping to get n job and square it up later. " "Oh , that's all right , my boy , " said the other , "Neither am I on the paper. I'm only riding on the editor's pass. " j SAYS TRUSTS ARE A BENEFIT President of Steel Workers' Association Billoves in Big Combine * . CLAIM DO NOT PREVENT COMPETITION Industrial O'oinnilxi'iloti Hear * \nvrl TeMlnuin ) " Concerning il > < * Iron IniliiNtry front Theo- ilorc Hchnffcr , WASHINGTON , Sept. 23. Theodore Schnf- for of Plttsburg , president of the Amalga mated Association of Iron and Steel Work- era , wns the first witness before the In dustrial commission today. Ho said that about 70 per cent of the Iron , steel nnd tin workers were organized. After 1S82 the Iron workers suffered 30 par cent reduction of wages , the steel workers 10 per cent and the tin workers 25 per cent , but since the recent prosperity began the wages have been almost leveled up by advances. The trade was now more prosperous than It had ever been , but the wngw were not quite as high as In 1S92. The workers In iron , steel and tin were not getting the ad * vantage under the sliding scale of the recent Increase in prices. This was due to the fact that mills were filling contracts made six * months and In some cases n year ago. Out with the filling of contracts baaed on present prlcoa the advance would Coma. Many of the mills were non-union owing to personal difficulties which arose between employers and employed rather than to di rect hostility of the employer toward or- ganlzod labor or the union scale. Mr. Schaffer said his association had never called upon state boards of arbitration In caee of strikes. The Incorporation of labor organizations would bo advantageous. The obstacle to incorporation nt present was that the workers were not yet educated up to and prepared for It. Ho was opposed to compulsory arbitra tion. Ho felt that the workers could not got Justice from state or government boards. This opinion was based upon the Interpre- j tatlon placed by the courts upon laws passed In the Interest of labor. Ho protested against the employment ofj j women in mills , declaring It to be Injurious morally nnd physically. He also expressed the opinion that the sanitary conditions in the mills were not good. Ho explained the campaign against Sun day work nnd said much progress had been made In the steel mills , tin mills and finishing mills. He favored a restriction of Immigration. The Huns , Polanders , Rus sians and Italians were the most objection able. able.Asked Asked about trusts , Mr. Schaffer said ho had such respect for them ho would not call them "trusts. " Their effect thus far had been beneficial to the iron , steel and tin workers. As a general rule , ho said , he believed the members of his organization would prefer to deal with combinations and targe corporations than with smaller in dependent mills. Ho believed if the big combinations could bo regulated by congres sional enactment strikes could be avoided. In his experience he had always had fair treatment in negotiating with these com binations. Ho did not believe they pre vented competition. "Is not a labor organization as much of a trust as ono of these combinations of capi- 'tal ' ? " asked Kennedy. Trttdt Conference Mixed Iilonfi , "I would delegate the answer to that question to the late Civic Federation at Chicago cage , " replied Schaffer. "After reading tbo proceedings there * I don't know what I be- < llove. " "Do you ndt intend to control the labor market ? " "No , " lie replied , 'Uhat may ultimately be the result. Wo ask only for a fair share of that which we create. I have never known of a case where the price of com modity was raised as a result of our de mands. " In concluding his statement Schaffcr said that the Amalgamated association proposed to start a newspaper devoted to the educa tion of Its members and iteach them that employers have Interests in common with tbcm which entitle them to as much respect as Investors of capital as they are entitled to as Investors of skill and muscle. E. B. Norris of Sodus , N. Y. , master of the state grange of Now York , was the other witness today. Ho thought the con dition of the farm laborer , physically and morally , was much better than In the old days. Ho had more privileges , he was bet ter educated and informed cud obtained wages high enough to enable him to lay aside something If he wcro sober and In dustrious. There was plenty of work eight or ten months in the year and those so dis posed could obtain work the year around. Improved machinery had opened up new avenues of Industry. The established rule was ten hours for a working day on a New York farm. From five to ton years ago there was a general exodus from the farms to the cities , .but during the last two or three years ho had noticed a tendency to return to the farm. Progressive farmers nowadays , ho said , kept close track of the expenses of each crop and nt the end of the year could tell exactly what crop was profit able and what was not. Ho spoke highly of the foreign clement In his section of the state. They went mainly Qermans and Hollanders. "To tell you the truh , gentlemen , " Bald Norris , "tho Germans control a majority of the farms in Wayne county. They are born I agriculturists. They go on a Yankee's farm j and sooner or later they own the farm. The trouble with the Yankees in their deslro to speculate. They usually manage to specu late themselves out of possession of their farms before they get through. When they quit the German's buy the farms. " \t'diild Encourage IiuinlKrntloii. As far as agriculture was concerned , lookIng - Ing solely to the class of immigrants who came to his section , bo would encouage im migration. He thought capital employed in aBrlculture was less remunerative than for merly and was not one-quarter of what it was In other lines of Industry , He thought the formers were paying an unjust proportion tion of taxes , because the system did not roach personal property. He thought the New York farmer had no advantage because of hla proximity to the New York market. On the contrary , the farmer with access to . the Chicago market was better off than the fanner who lived in western New York , The great need of the agriculturists of the country , in his opinion , was organization , a broader knowledge of tbo nffalro of the i country and of their own buslncsa. He eald the railroads and elevator men took advan tage of the fanner and he greatly depre cated speculative purchases and sales. Ho thought American agricultural products would continue to go into the markets of the world. Especially in the fruit line , the supremacy of the United States and Canada was growiing yearly. The farmers were op posed to monopoly. The National Orange was urgently demanding pure food law * . The Industrial commission nan decided upon an extensive inquiry into the subject i of railroad finance , rates , discrimination , i etc , , and had summoned for ex amination before the commission early In October Interstate Commerce Commissioners Martin A , Knapp and Charles A. Prouty , Senator Reagan of Texas , together with A. J. Vanlandlngham of St. Louis , DavU Blng- ham of New York , Frank Ncal | and N. B , Kelly of Philadelphia , representative ship- pars and business men , and tbo following railroad presidents : John K. Cow-fn , Balti more & Ohio ; M. B. Ingalle , " 'Jlg Four" ; Albert U. Stickney , Chicago & Great West ern , nnd 8 , n. Galloway , New York Gen- ; tral. ' The commission ling Appointed n ntimbiN of experts nnd assistants. Prof. Edward I/O- land Durnnd of the 1.eland Stanford , Jr. , university wag selected to collate nnd pre pare the- data ( or mining the basts bf the commission's final reports to congress. Prof. 3 , M. Lindsay of the University of Pennayl-i ' vnnla was appointed to Investigate nnd report - port on the subject of railway labor and Prof. Joseph French Johnson of Lnnsdowne , Pa. , was named to Investigate and report on. the subject of construction and financiering of American railroads. | Thomas F. Turner of Canton , 0. , was named ns special ngcnt to investigate ) the subject of alien labor. His work will bo especially to ascertain the effect tit Chinese labor upon labor nnd Industry In the nest. 1M.M1M3 IX FIIKICJIIT CAUS. Thorp In .So Min-h HnnlncNM thnt 1'tOO- < KM > fnrn Cnnniit Ilniidlr It. , For many years the great railroad sys tems bf the country have hud n surplus ot equipment. There has not been buslnets enough to call for nil the freight cars they could put on the. rail ? , and many of the cars were nllowcd to rcmnln idle in the sheds nnd yards. Now th'j situation Is revcmed , roportfl the New York Herald. The grcnt trunk lines , particularly In the west , are c-n- plaining thnt they cannot get enough rail road cars to accommodate the demands upon ' them. Not coly are cars coming cast with the crops ot prosperous farmers , but they nro going back flUed with merchandise ( supplied from factories that nro working overtime. There nro 1,300,000 freight cars in use on the 187,000 miles of railway In this country Just now , and some of the trunk lines eay they could use 10,000 more cars If they could get them. The lack ot cars for pas senger service Is proportionately ns great , but is not as severely felt. Severn ! explnnntlons are offered for this car famine. The volume of Increasing bus iness has simply overwheJmed the rnllroads. j At the same tlmo the car fatorles nro , loaded up with orders , materials are ex tracted for far ahead of possible supply nnd n very largo percentage of the product has been promised for foreign export. It Is said that In one largo car factory thirty-six per cent of this year's output goes to England , Russia , Franco and Mexico. "Tho gist of the whole matter Is , " said Senator-elect Depew , "that buflnoss hns Improved very much faster that anybody expected. For n long tlmd many of the railroads have been obliged to sidetrack a creat deal or their eouloment nnd some ot them do not seem to have taken the best of cnro of it while it was not in use. Now they are caught short. "Wo do nut feel It in the east so much as they do in the west , because our trips are shorter. You take the thousand-mile trips , or more , on some of those western roads nnd It takes a long tlmo to turn the rolling stock around. I think that most everything that will carry freight Is In uao now. All signs indicate that good times have corao to stay. " Keeping track of the various freight cars , seeing not only that they reach tholr points of destination , but get safely back again to the railways thnt own them , Is one of the most intricate problems of the railroad busi ness. Every company employs a large force of men , under the charge of a car ac countant , to look after its cars. By n system of reciprocal Interchange that It has taken twenty years to bring to Us present point of perfection the business Is carried on now without the necessity of sanding a force of "tracers" over the various lines on the lookout for stalled cars. A few years ago the business was all dona this way , and It is still In vogue to some ex tent on some of the smaller western roads. Men trained to tell the cars cf their own company used 'to "be sent all over the coun try , riding on the rear "platform of frelgb * and passenger trains , keeping a sharp look out on freight trains that passed them and getting off at all the principal yards. AVhen they spotted a cor belonging to the com pany that employed them they made a notn of it , and sent a report every night to the main oQlco. Now all this work is done fay a system ot bookkeeping , and a great deal of the work devolves upon the conductor of the train. He has a good deal more to do nowadays than to look after the safety of his train and cargo. His duties are more like those of a purser aboard ship. He carries a record of every car that his train hauls out , makes a report of where it was detached from his train and Into whoso hands ho delivers It. On tha New York Central , for instance , If a conductor takes a Union Pacific car to Al bany nnd leaves It at the Delaware & Hudson freight yards there his responsibil ity ceases at that point and ho reports to the main office. It then becomes the busi ness of the Delaware & Hudson people to look after it to Us next point of destina tion , and so on , until the car gets back into the hands of the Union Pacific. If it Is too long a tlmo en route , the Union Pacific people ple send t6 the New York Central , and the car is traced by telegraph. Cars are novcr entirely lost sight of , hut they are frequently "retained" longer than appears neceesr.ry by roads short of rolling stock , and some pretty sharp telegraphing has to be done to get them on the move ngnln. Railroads that UBO cars not their own have to pay the road that owns them slx- tenths per cent per mile , the settlement of accounts being made every month. Of course , If the railroads did not work together in this Interchange and help ono another , the eystcm would not bo worth anything. In England the cars are kept track of by some sort of n clearing house system , but the distances are so great In this country that it has been considered im practicable. Think for a moment of the enormous num ber of freight cars that are sent Biootlng north , south , cast and west from Now York every day. They are scattered from the At lantic to the Pacific ocean nnd from Maine to the Gulf of Mexico , Notice a freight train of fifty cars , and every car in the train Booms to belong to a different line. But every ono Is "down on the books" some where and on demand It can bo located on n few hours' notice. C. H , Bwlng , car ac countant of the Now York Central , told mo that freight cars are never lost , except by fire or by running Jnto a river , nnd even then It Is shown by the books that the cars lest were on that particular train , The Pennsylvania railroad has about 60,000 freight cars to look after. The New York Central has 53,000. They are sent to all parts of the country. No matter where they are they twing in revenue , for other roads have to pay for them if they send them on long-distance trips. The average "life" of a freight car Is about twenty years if it is kept in proper repair. Within tha last ten yeara there has been as much Improvement In freight cars as there has been in passenger cars. They are built larger and with easier facilities for loading and unloading. This does not take Into account the refrigerator cars , mall cars , express oars and other cars made to meet the requirements of a sp clal service. Drunk mill Illnordrrly ( 'iiln. A most exciting cat fight occurred re cently in the bauk room of N. Bergmcyer'a saloon , reports the Greenup ( Ky. ) Democrat. Thirteen cats met there , presumably to dis- cuss plans by which they could most effect ually disturb midnight slumbers , when In the midst of the discussion , and while a large tomcat was making an Impassioned address , j ! a dispute arose and the fun began. Fur flew nnd a. din was made that aroused the town. It was dangerous to attempt to quol ) the riot , as the cats seemed perfectly wild. After a few minutes they ceased from fhecr exhaustion and three cats lay atone dead , the others staggering on to their various homes. They presented such an appearance of iu- toxlcntlon lh t George Motes , the b rb r , made nn InvcatlRatlon and found that the cats had been drinking beer which had been left in n keg In the corner of the room. Ho determined to watch the keg nnd Into thnt evening MW n cat walk Into the room nml slyly creep to the keg , whore It drnnk until hilarious. This story may nppcnr Incredible , but It Is n fact nevertheless. CltJAIl I.AIIICI.S HI5CniTIVK. They Ho Xot Indicate the tluntlty of ? the Article. A brnnd or inbel or mnrk put upon nn nr- tlclo Is commonly supposed to Indicate to the purchaser , nctunl or possible , tno nature - turo of the article itsolf. In regard to clgsrn this supposition hns only a bnsls of truth , I'sports the Now York Tribune. Most consumers cf clgnra know their "favorite brands. " na they call them , nml fool pretty confident about the quality of those brands if they buy their clgnrs nt counters where thy hnvo nlwnys obtained good ones. But few consumers cnn tell oven approximately what will be the elo and shape of the cigar contained in n box marked , lor Instant * ; , "Conchas Regalias. " There Is much difference between a , "brnnd" of cigars nnd a "label. " "A good brnnd" IB very often tnkrn to mean "a. good quality. " Very likely thnt wrts the original Intention of cigar brands , ns It still Is of whisky brands. But by the actual present custom ot the trndc the name which Is burned or branded on the wood of the cigar box the "brnnd" prrperly an called hns no necessary connection with the qual ity of the clgnr , but only nrcldrntnlly , s-j far ns some particular mnke , peculiar to ono factory , may bo for the time exclusively nppllcd to the manufacture of good tobacco. The "brand" lulls the cigar seller something - thing about the size nnd shape of the clgnr. As years go on the application of those brands t&coinca moro nnd more loose nnd Irregular. Until rccmt yiMrs there used to bo a regular gradntlcn of size In about thin order , beginning with the largest : (1) ( ) Portosto , (2) ( ) Purltano , (3) ( ) Concha nnd (4) ( ) Conchlta. Even this arrangement was not by any means the earliest. "Regalia" was known to the trade ns n designation of largo size long before anybody ever heard of "Perfecto , " "Henry Clay" was once a brand Indicative of both size nnd quality , n brand nnd a label In one , when the cigar was made in only ono Havana factory. And later re sults of competition , as well ns of Cuban dlaturbance-s , nro seen In the actually pre vailing scnle of brands. As brand differs from brand In shape as well ns In length , it would take much complicated mathemati cal research to place the brands In the ex act order of the volume of tobacco Indi cated bv each. Roughly speaking , however , they run , be ginning with the largest , ns follows : (1) ( ) Perfecto Elegante , (2) ( ) Perfecto Flno , (3) ( ) Purltana Flno a thick cigar ; (4) ( ) Purltana Extra , ( B ) Brova thick nnd blunt ; ( G ) Brova Chlca , (7) ( ) , Concha Ucgalla , (8) ( ) Concha Especial , (9) ( ) Conchltn , (10) ( ) Relna Flna , (11) ( ) mlt Due , (12) ( ) Opera and (13) ( ) , Chlquita. About all this matter of brands nothing is so certain as thnt the whole business Is In a shifting and revolutlonnry condition. Thus , the Pnnctela , not mentioned nbovo , would bo placed by same after the Perfecto , be- caufio It Is about as long , and by others nftcr the Conchn , because It is thinner.It was .much . < > nslcr to maintain n hard nnd fast rule when the whole cigar making industry wao ostensibly confined to Havana , nnd nil cigars , even if made elrcwhcre , had to pre tend to Havana origin and conform to Ha vana customs In order to maintain the Illu sion. It is curious to note , however , that facto ries all over the whole world still stick to Spanish words nnd traditions In branding and labeling their output. If n Rhode Island clgarmnker wishes to say that this box Is somothlng really uncommonly fine ho mark1 ? It "Dellcloscs. " The colors of Spain still rule In the ribbons that tie bundles of cigars yellow and red , the latter very rare. When Cuba has become Amcrlcanlszed red , whlto and blue ribbons may make their appear ance in cigar boxes , but that signs of the times has not yet been observed. No less curious is the persistently glaring Spanish character of the labels and nil the decorations In gold nnd colors on the insldo of the lid of a cigar box. The name of the lithographer , with "New York , " may bo printed small but qulto legible in n corner of the doolgn , 'but ' the design Itself must have a Havana air nbout It. Portraits of American nnd English public characters have to be done for this purpose as If the in dividuals were seen through gaudy Habanero spectacles. Chanucey M. Depew gets n look ot a toreador , Lillian Ruesell , In "La Flor do Libby , " has to look like a senorltn ; the Prince of Wnlea blazes with a moat , unchar acteristic and un-Brltlsh brilliancy. The same conservatism Is often seen in the choice of the names themselves. Ono ad vanced maker has named his cigars "Cuban Pluck , " In plain , colloquial American , but the restoration of the atnlty between Spain and thla country is celebrated in Spanish by "La Comblnaclon , " nndi "El Principe Al fonso" still keeps his place in glowing colors , though the original long ago pansed through kingship to the grave , and his child is no longer sovereign of Cuba. WE'llK GHOW1NU TOO KLKSIIY. Incrcnuc in the .Size of the Amerlfnii nnrlnir the Iant Ten YcnrM. The anthropological department of the United States government has recently noted with eomo ararm a great increase in the size of the American citizen. Figures collected from makers of "atoro clothes , " reports the Now York Journal , show that within the last ten years thuro hail been an average Increase in the glrtli of Americana of ono Inch and a quarter. It has been necessary to Introduce a now size In the ready-made tallorlng tiuslncbs. Waist coats and trousers are now mndo to contain nn American wllh a circumference of forty- oovon and a quarter Inches , whereas tha limit of 1889 was fortyilx inches. That sire Lhe leading tailors then believed would never bo exceeded. An increase In ten yeara of an inch nnd n qu&rtor in tlio equatorial nieamirements of tha residents of this country , if maintained continuously at that ratio , meantt an increase In 100 years of twelve Inches and In a thou- nand yeara of 125 Inches. In other words , In the year 28S9 there will bo Americans al large who will ho sixteen fact around , A remarkable reason Is given by the an thropological department fnr this added u\olrdupols. It is nald to bo duo to the in creased consumption of farinaceous foodi The dairy lunch counters which have sprung up In thousands during the last few yuan are to blame. They feed tlio public on thlngi which go to mnko up ndlpoiao Uwsuo. The average citizen a few years ago used to lunch upon a sllco of roast beef , but ho now takf * a bowl of milk full of crackers , a uauctr ccrn starch pudding and a hunk of pie , Thceo artlolfs are exceedingly fattening , There are many reasons for it bosldea diet The invention of the elevator tenda toward * theaccumulation of weight , The telephont also eaves a great deal ot walking and li n-spoiifllblo for tha accumulation upon the American of enormous quantities of utout- noss. There are also Innumerable laborsaving - saving devlcio In factories and home * ( hut conserve muscle. Tnet in Detroit Journal : "Oh , yea , Indeed ! " re plied the teacher , carnc tly. "To be sure I use the story of George Washington and the _ cherry tree for inculcating morals. That la , in Its essentials , Somewhat modified to com port with modern Ideals , the story has a profound effect in stimulating boja to bt truthful and candid. In what particulars do I modify it ? Well , I Hulwtltuto Buck Ewlng for George Washington , for ono thing. Yea , " It u&ed to bo thought that it you upared the red you epollod the child , but It k now well understood that there are other w } of arriving at this uaaio und.