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HAS a builder of the Budensick cliiss
anything to do with putting up the
Midland hotel ixt Knnsus City ? For the
saUo of the injured Workmen wo hope
a thorough investigation will lay the
blame for the disastrous ctilamity of the
falling roof where it belongs.
Tne anti-prohibitionists of Iowa nro
not going to lot the cold water advocates
have it all their own way. Active work
is going on through the state in organiz
ing personal liberty leagues which will
test the strength of the prohibition
party when election day comes around.
A NOVEL suit has boon brought into
the municipal court of St. Paul tlio re
sult of which will bo of interest to
horsemen. A citizen claims $150 dam
ages for injuries to his horse's foot
Caused by the horse-shoo catching into
the cable slot. The city's defense is
that the horse was not properly shod ,
moaning not shod in the vvay made nec
essary by the introduction of cable slots
on the street. The case will probably
bo appealed to the higher courts before
a final decision is rqachod.
Tni ; senate has lent its oar to the
Nicaragua canal scheme and passed a
LIU incorporating a Now York syndi
cate for the purpose of constructing a
ship canal through Nicaragua or Costa
Rica. No government subsidy was
asked by the promoters of the canal at
this stage of the proceeding. Should
financial difficulties threaten to swamp
the company after Investing millions ,
in the manner of Do Lcsscps' Panama
canal , the syndicate will probably not
bo backward in appealing to congress
for pecuniary aid' in helping American
capitalists out of a hole.
. FitOM time immemorial it has been
the custom for both houses of the
British parliament to hold protracted
sessions all through the night into the
email hours of the morning. An inno
vation was made by the commons by
which that liouso will sit no later than
12 o'clock at night , except upon , occa
sions of extraordinary importance. It
remains to bo soon whether the house
bt lords will follow the commons' ox-
umplo. It is a surprise to most Ameri
cans that the lower house displayed so
much unanimity In breaking away from
a habit and custom so deeply rooted in
the British breast.
IT Is gratifying to bo told that Omaha
is as well advertised in the cast and at
favorably thought of by eastern capital-
jfetVfts ahtf Western cityr , but It will be
unfortunate If fJilch assurances diminish
seal in keeping the claims and ad <
Vantages of Omaha prominent in the
attention of those w.ho nro on the look'
ut for profitable investments. Thi :
city cannot bo too well known. It car
stand the moat thorough inquiry and
Investigation regarding Its situation
and possibilities as a commercial ant
manufacturing center. The danger if
not in having too much but too little
attention. There \yill bo no difllcultj
in averting this if all who are Intoreatpt
in the progress and prosperity of Omnlu
will make the proper effort.
THE situation in Parkins county
Nob. , growing out of the conflict re
gnrding the county seat , is becominj
serious. Thus fur bloodshed has bcpt
averted only by the most zealous effort
of the law-rcspcctlng citizens , but thi
passions of the contending factions an
at the fighting point , and recourse ti
violence may happen any hour. Sucl
an outcome of the contention it is tin
duty of the authorities , county am
state , to prevent , and thorough incas
ures should bo adopted and.flrmly car
rlod out for this purpose. The dotqr
minatlon of the question in issue mus
bo made peaceably and lawfullynnd th
warring factions ought to bo mndo t
understand that Its determination I1
any other way will not stand. No ques
tion can bo Bottled by violence in th
state of Nebraska , whoro.tho law
are ample for every requirement , th
courts always accessible , and justice 1
assured to all citizens. Wo conlldontl
trust that the issue in Perkins count
may not go beyond the point of hot an
angry controversy It has alroad
reached , and that the prudent c6uns (
of its law-respeoting citizens will prt
yall to the extent of averting any r <
course to violence. Hot-headed an
reckless men , being advised an
warned must if they persist in thpl
euurse.bs compelled to regard the law
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The Nr.w Tariff Bill.
The bill revising the tariff .agreed'
upon by n jnajorlty of the ways n'nd
means committee , the most important
portion of which was published yesterday
morning , is designed 'according to the
estimates of its f rnmors to offcpt a re
duction in the revenue from imports of
about fifty-three million dollars. Of
this amount over twenty-two million
will bo dropped by the additions to the
free list , if the bill should pass In Us
present form , and boyonil this the
effect of the reduced duties on the
revenue can bo determined only by cx-
porloncc. It Is safe to say that if the
full amount of over thirty million dollars
In revenue Is not cut off by the reduction
of duties ns intended , the result
will not fall short of this sum by an
amount exceeding 11 vo million dollars ,
BO that the bill in its present slmpo
would almost certainly effect a reduc
tion of revenue from customs of nt least
forty-eight millions. Add to this say
twenty-live millions taken from Internal
tnxos and the reduction of revenue
w.ould perhaps bo ns largo as would now
bo expedient to make.
The measure submitted , it need
hardly bo said , will bo subjected to a
great deal ot criticism , will encounter
vigorous opposition from every interest
that it would affect , nnd will bo
the source of an extended discus
sion in congress. The additions to
the free list nro moro exten
sive than were generally * expect
ed , nnd us they Include lumber in
various conditions , salt , tin , flax , hemp ,
cottonseed oil , petroleum , and some
other articles for which protection has
always been urgently demanded , and
In the production or manufacture of
which largo capital is engaged , such in
terests will bring all their forces to bear
against the measure. The proposed re
duction in Iron nnd steel nnd their prod
ucts is certain to bo stoutly resisted ,
though it cannot bo shown that such re
duction would not still leave _ the iron
and steel industries amply protoctcd.
There will doubtless bo a very vigorous
protest , also , from the cotton manufac
turers , although the bill treats this in
terest with quito as much con
sideration as could reasonably bo
asked with a due regard for
the interests of consumers. Respecting
the reduction of the duties on sugar the
bill is not likely to fully satisfy any
body , nnd it is very likely the framcrs
of the bill found this one of the most
diflicult questions presented to them.
The proposed reduction would perhaps
do away with the amount of revenue es
timated , cloven million dollars , but it is
not apparent that it would equally ben
efit consumers , or indeed bo of any ad
vantage to them. There is no reason
to bollovo that with the sugar-rofinlng
industry in the control of a trust the
prices of sugars would rule any cheaper
under the rates proposed in the
bill thau they are at present. In
that case the government would lose
the revenue and the people would de
rive no benefit , thus defeating a most
essential part of the object of tariff re
vision.
But the. feature of the bill which will
bo roost vigorously assailed is that put
ting all wools on tho" free list after July
1 next. It had been reported that this
was the intention of the majority of the
committee , but it was not generally ex
pected that they would go so far as this.
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Wo have no doubt that so radical and
sweeping n change would bo ill-ndvisod ,
and wo cannot easily conceive the rea
sons that led the f tamers of the bill to
adopt this provision. Hud it boon thought
best to place carpet wools on the frco
list , tboro would bo a defense for such
action in the fact that it U necessary to
import fullyninoty-fivo per cent of this
class of wool , but to .sweep all wools Into
the free list can not bo defended as a
wlso'or necessary policy. The wool industry , -
dustry is a very important one , and
should not bo recklessly imperiled , as it
unquestionably would bo if all wools are
placed on the frco list ut the date named
in this bill. It is moro than probable
that after realizing on the prosqnt
year's crop moro than half the wool
growers in the country would abandon
the business. There is not the slightest
probability that this provision of the
now tariff bill could pass cither house
of congress. The woolen manufacturers
are qulto fairly dealt with in the bill ,
and it will not bo surprising if vorj
little opposition is heard from this
source.
A ? had been expected , the republican
'
member's ot the Ways and means com
mittee ooclined to consider the bill In
committee , and this attitude they will
probably adhere to. The majority hav
ing gone on in the preparation of the
bill without consulting the minority , in
violation of precedent , they will doubt'
less bo permitted to bring the measure
forward In their own way , and nt thoii
own time without any suggestions from
the minority. This they may bo ex
pected to do at an early day , when there
will begin a tariff discussion which will
occupy most of the time of congress foi
two or throe months.
$2OOO Per Front Foot.
The proposition to sell Jefferson
Square to the goyernmcnt for a half si
million and to use the proceeds foi
"pad ? " purposes is all very well , but il
is like counting one's chickens before
they are hatched. The government
has n , wovd to say as to where It pro
poses to locate its public building , am
nlso something to say about the cost o
the tand. 'Just because four or five
hundred thousand dollars are voted foi
the slto , the government docs not pro
pose to pay a' fancy price foi
a plcco of land that can hi
bought cheaper in the open market
Take the Jefferson square project n
a business venture , would qny capitals (
pay toy it at' the vote of $2,000 per fron
foot ? But that is just about what tin
Jefferson square boomers are asking.
The square has a frontage of 204 fee
on Slxt6enth street. At the price o
82,000 per front foot , the net cost wouli
amount to J528.00Q. But we prcsunv
the Uoomers would not be hard on th
government , and would throw off th
odd 523,000 in order to clpso the bar
gain. '
Now tho.truth Is , there are a nuinbe
of available altos nearer to the busiuos
center ot the city , and much moro dc
'
Simula for heavy buildings , o'wlng t
the nature of 'tho subsoil ot Jefferson
squaroj that can bo bought at a closer
figure than $2 , < WO per front fopt. But
oven if the price of a slto that is en
tirely suited lor the now postofflco Is
worth as high as $3,000 a front foot ,
tha property owners in the vicinity
would undoubtedly contribute Hufllclont
to cover the difference between the
price askoA for the land nnd the np-
proprlation of $400,000 or500,000. .
Tin : BKK docs not cnro to go Into a
lengthy discussion of the merits and
demerits of the now Union club. It
may bo the purpose of the promoters of
the club to llvo up to their promises of
fostering the business interests of the
city. But the club has taken a strange
way of showing Its regard for the city's
commercial welfare. In the first place
two-thirds , if not moro , of the members
of the Union club are identified with
the board of trade. As members of the
older asdocialion they have plenty of
scope to take an active hand in promot
ing manufacturing and commercial
activity in the city. There Is ,
therefore , no excuse for establishing anew
now club that shall follow in the sarao
path traveled by the board of trade. A
division of the business men into two
camps will promote anything but har
mony or strength. Rivalry will in no
way promote the welfare of Omaha.
In this respect the Union club
will bo of no benefit to our com
mercial prosperity. If , however ,
the Union club is to bo n silk stocking
affair for the purpose of occupying Mr.
Pnxton's club rooms , the "business at
tachment"- should bo dropped immcdl-
, toly. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
TIIK roadorless sheet tries to make
npital out of the statement made In the
BEE yesterday that Jefferson square is
mpructicable as a building site for any
massive structure , owing to the nature
> f Its sub-soil. The roadorless bheot
docs not controvert what wo said , that
ivatcr Is within twelve feet of the level
if Sixteenth street adjacent to the
quaro , and that u bed of quicksand un
derlies the square at n depth of not
more than twenty feet. But the Ucpub-
ican wants to hold the BKK
accountable for the faults of nature.
Moro than this , the readerless organ
a dishonest , and is ready to trick the
government into the purchase of land
unsuitcd for the erection of n massive
public building that requires founda
tion walls of from twelve to twenty foot
below the street level. Property own
ers along Sixteenth street know that on
certain parts of the street the subsoil is
unsuitcd for any kind of a heavy struc
ture , and hnvo put up lighter buildings
n consequence. There is nothing
secret about the matter , and , therefore ,
the BEE need not bo silent about n fact
which architects and builders speak oi
every day of the year.
OVEU ton thousand bills have boon
introduced durinptho first twplvo weeks
of the fiftieth congress. This number
exceeds by 30 per cent the record of any
previous congress for the same length
of time. From this avalanche of bills
some important , but ho majority'trlvlal
and of a private nature only thirty-one
hnvo passed through both houses and
received the president's signature.
Hero is certainly a statoof affairs which
shows that the present way of conduct
ing business in congress is unsatisfac
tory. The calendar is loaded down with
claims and wants of private individuals
which clog the proceedings of both
Houses. Senators and representatives
use the time of the session In pushing
through pot schemes for political offec
nnd waste valuable hours filibustering
to make an impression on their constit
uents. The merit of a bill has very little -
tlo to do with its success. If it goca
through it is largely n matter of luck
and chance , and the moro important
the measure the slighter the chance.
THE Omaha public building bill if
now in the hands of a confcronco com
mittee , nnd it is thought from the char
acter of the committee that the outlook
for the measure is favorable. Of the
senate conferees Spooncr and Yost rep
resent western sentiment regarding
public improvements , nnd the format
will certainly and the latter probably
favor the bill as it was passed by the
senate. There is little reason to doub
that Senator Quay , of Pennsylvania
will bo equally well disposed
toward it. Of the houso"confereos Dib
bio , of South Carolina , will doubtlcs
insist upon the , house bill appropriating
$400 , CCO"f6P the purcbnso of a site , bu
Mr. McShnno will unquestionably fyayi
the assistance of General Kennedy , o
Ohio , in support of the senate bill np
propriatlng 81,200,000 for site and build
ing. Wo think it reasonably sure tha
the senate bill will have the support o !
the majority of the conference commit
tec. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A n&sOfiUTiOK has boon introduced
in the Council Bluffs city council pro
viding for the creation of a board of OX'
aminors for the purpose of passing upon
the qualifications of engineers On steair
railroads within the corporate limits o
the city. Whether the Council Bluff
council will bo able tp enforce such ai
ordinance , should it bo adopted , is f
quqstion. However , a law of such a nature
turo should bo passed by Btatg legislatures
tures making it necessary for stoan
railway engineers to bo licensed nftoi
having been examined and endorsed a
qualified by a board appointed for tin
purpose. The public Is directly inter
cstcd that no incompetent men shoul <
bo employed to run 'passenger onginoi
and imperil the lives qf travelers. En
glncqrs of steamboats are obliged ti
pass a rigid examination before u boar
of examiners nnd to show a license t
that effect. Tie ] same law ought to ap
ply to engineers ot steam railroads.
Other Lands Tlmu Ours.
The record of English events durln
the past week has not disclosed nnj
thing of very great Interest for nnybod
outside of England. The conservative
nro still congratulating themselves eve
the successes In Doncastor and Dopl
ford , and nro feeling stronger nnd mor
confident. Still the ministry have ne
boon wholly free from harrnssing cii
cumstances , chief of which has been th
stinging criticism of Lord Ramlolp
Churchill on the financial conduct <
ho government. This Is n matter .with1
vhoh | Churchill Is not only entirely
aihlliiir.but regarding which ho fools
a strong Interest , nnd the failure olthe
government to successfully confute his
ihnrgcs of folly nnd extravagance gives
dm a victory far moro satisfactory than
my glory ho could' probably have won
ind ho remained a member of the gov
ernment. Ho is the sort of man not to bo
atisllcd with a slnrflo success , and may
> o expected to lc'throw his shining
anco' ' In the face of the government on
his subject whenever opportunity shall
offer. It can easily bo understood that
such an outlook Is not pleasing to the
ministry , but there Is no way to get rid
of it so long as Lord Randolph Is un-
ottcrod by any obligations to silence ,
nnd ho has already bald so much that
probably there could bo no Inducement
) fforcd that would keep him silent.
Some singular incidents have occurred
in the house of commons which give
fresh force to the axiom that "politics
make strange bod-fellows. " .These ro
tate to Gladstone defending the loroign
policy of Salisbury and complimenting
Jhatnberlain In connection with his
mission to the United States. Churchill
talking for Purnell , Purncll going to
the rescue of Smith of the ministry ,
nnd more of the same sort of concilia
tory .proceedings which might'load a
stranger to the issues that separate
those men to suppose that tlioy all
quartered in the same camp. On the
question of paying the bill of expenses
tor sending Chamberlain to the United
States to negotiate a fisheries treaty ,
amounting to the generous sum of about
nineteen thousand dollars , Mr. Glad
stone voted with the tories , and took oc
casion also to speak in most eulogistic
terms of Mr. Chamberlain. His course as
a whole must have greatly surprised
many of the liberals , but it was really
an example of magnanimity quito con
sistent with the character of the "grand
old man. " The policy of the liberals
not to obstruct or embarrass the govern
ment in its plans of local reform is
being well adhered to , nnd doubtless
with good effect upon public sentiment.
It very likely will not have tiny effect to
modify the harshness of the govern
ment's Irish policy , but it will bo suffi
cient if it shall favorably influence the
people , and this it can hardly fail to do.
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Political affairs on the continent ot
Europe continue free from outward agi
tation. Nothing has recently emanated
from any of the -cabinets giv
ing cause fori uneasiness regard
ing tbo situation- ! The appearances in
dicate that all the assurances that have
been given that peace would bo main
tained nro to bo fulfilled. Still the
question may bo pertinently asked , how
long is this placid condition likely to
continue ? The answer may depend
upon the success btHussia in. the effort
she is believed to bo making to effect an
alliance with Franco. The promise for
such nn effort , If iVIs really being mndo ,
cannot bo rogardedtas at present very
favorable. Ther"p" . is undoubtedly a
strong sentiment , ; Franco in favor of
an alliance , but it is not influential
enough with the present government to
accomplish anything. President Carnet -
not is not a soldier , and as a
civil engineer ho will prefer
pence to war. The French people
ple are not anxious to precipitate an
other governmental crisis , and they
will support the president. Russia may
have the good will of Franco , but she
will not bo able at this time to secure
her help for inaugurating a great con
flict the end and the dire consequences
of which no man could foresee. If Rus
sia cannot or will not strike without
having the active support of Franco
she will bo compelled to delay her blow
for an indefinite timo.
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Roumania eoorrfs to bo the only ono of
the parties to the Balkan controversy
that has achieved any substantial pain
from the later diplomatic moves , but
she has had a single' purpose in view ,
and has been able to show that it is
for the interest of at least ono of the
great powers to support this purpose.
"Sho has notified the porto that Aus
tria gives her assurances that a Russian
violation of Roumanian territory would
bo considered a movement against Aus
tria and a cause of war. The march of
Russian troops into Roumania would not
only bo aggression of a positive kind ,
but would specifically threaten Austria's
own defenses. It is a safe conclusion ,
therefore , that it would bo resented by
the latter as a hostile movement. Still ,
to make a hypothetical case , and act
upon it by a spocilic promise is notico-
aiio , and Austria's purpose is presum
ably not only to warn UUssiaTTmt to In *
crease her friendly relations with Rou-
mania. This kingdom must have an
additional bias toward Austria as hav
ing voluntarily given her pledges of
protection. Russia could convoy forces
to Bulgaria by sea without violating
Roumanian soil , but in any great war in
the peninsula Roumania would find il
ditllcult to preserve her neutrality.
The Bulgarian government is said tc
be firmly resolved to reject any proposal
to dethrone Prince Fordlnand , oven il
such proposal sh'oulfl" como supported bj
the powers. This is a plucky stand fet
the little principality to take. Russiti
and Turkey , which enjoy the honor o !
being joint suzerain over Bulgaria , a
agreed that Princq Ferdinand has IK
business on the throne. His olectlor
\yas not in accord With the provisions o !
the treaty of Berlin , which is in a sonsi
the organic law of Bulgaria. The othoi
powers agree with'R.ussla and Turkey ir
this respect mainly because the terms o
the treaty on this pqnt } boar but ono In
' torpretatlon. But the government o :
Bulgaria snaps Its fingers at thopowors
They have got a prince they like , ant
they propose to keep him. If the powon
do not like their prince , so much UK
worse for the powers. It is to bo hope (
Bulgaria will emerge from the war that 1 ;
threatened withundunlnlshod territory
Her area is limited , but her confident
in her ability to stand against the some
r what formidable alliances that is boinf
formed against her is ono of the inoa
refreshing exhibitions Europe has glvoi
us for some year's.
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The effect of the proposed , intormar
rlago of a prince and princess of Eng
laud and a prince aud princess o
Greece , the contracting parties in each
, case being first couslna , will bo to kcop
the two thrones strictly within the fam
ily. Tlio next generation of European
monarchs will bo mainly brothers and
sisters and first cousins. It is difficult
to see how the tics of consanguinity
could bo any closer. . The empress of
Russia and the princess of Wales tire
sisters who have the king of Denmark
for a father and the ulng.of Greece for
a brother. The prince of Wales and
the crown princess of Germany are
brother and sister. The Crown Princess
Stephanie of Austria is closely related
to the royal family of England , nnd there
are degrees of connection without num
ber besides these between the different
hrones. How much rooro intermarry-
tig this race of kings and queens will
land is an interesting question. The
lorcontagcs of insanity , imbecility nnd
ongonital diseases are largo enough ,
surely , to teach the adoption of a wiser
lystom of matrimony than the ono fol-
owod. The hold of royalty on 8cvor.il
of the nations of Europe is not so rc-
narkably firm that it can afford to let
the .quality of its stock dotorlorato
urthor. England could cut loose from
, ho throne now with scarcely a jar to
the governmental machinery.
The north of Scotland is rapidly de
veloping into another Ireland , and great
rouble is expected there before long.
It will bo remembered that it was pre
cisely this very region that in former
times furnished the bravest troops for
ho British army ; and oven now , though
; ho proportion of Scotch and Irish
, roops has largely decreased , largo num-
jors of the marines como from the high-
ands and islands of Scotland. An im
portant idea is now being considered by
some of the leading crofters' , which is
-his : That , when called upon to jpin
, heir ships the marines shall , acting in
combination , refuse to do so until the
and of which they have boon robbed Is
restored to them. The government
would , in such case , bo quito powerless ,
and the question would then bo forced
.o the front. In this event there is llt
tlo doubt that the rich men who have
stolen the crofters' land to make way for
their own dcor forests would bo gradu
ally but surely dispossessed by similar
processes to these which have been
adopted in Ireland. Thus the landlord
system is gradually perishing in all portions
tions of the United Kingdom.
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The presidential election in Mexico ,
which comes off next Juno , seem s to bo
practically decided in advance , as no
ono of the candidates yet named against
General Porlirio Diaz is able to con
centrate anything like an effective op
position. There is a chance for a some
what greater union of the hostile ele
ments during the next three months ,
but with the enormous power of the ad
ministration influence and patronage to
aid him , the present incumbent will
probably bo re-elected by an overwhelm
ing vote. Indeed , had there been much
chance of defeating President Diaz it
would have organized itself against the
recent amendment of the constitution
that allowed him to become a candidate.
Having boon able to carry by a vast ma
jority this alteration in the fundamental
law for the express purpose of making
him eligible for immediate ro-oloction ,
and in spite of his own record of oppo
sition to two successive terms , his
friends may well regard his triumph in
Juno as a foregone conclusion. This
country will not object to such a result ,
since General Diaz has been a firm and
sincere friend to the United States
under all circumstances , as well as ono
of the ablest presidents that Mexico has
over had.
*
*
For the first time in history a Mahom
etan sultan who claims to bo n lineal
descendant of' the prophet , and who is
the ruler of ono of the most fanatical
nations under the sun , has appealed to'
the supreme head of the Catholic church
for assistance and advice. An envoy
has just arrived at Rome , bearing a letter -
tor from the dusky monarch of Morocco ,
in which the latter requests the pope to
undertake the mediation between him
self and the foreign powers in con
nection with the abuses of tno protege
system. Leo XIII. , who was for many
years a nuncio at several of the northern
courts , is exceedingly proud of his woll-
morltcd reputation as ono of the most
remarkable diplomatists of th'o century ,
and ho cannot fail to bo exceedingly
pleased at this flattering tribute to his
fame.
*
There is a widespread and very bitter
fooling in Germany because there seems
reason to fear that the condition of the
drown prince differs materially from the
assurances which attending phySlClaHS
have boon led to make. In 'so far as
these assurancof sprang from ovor-san-
gulno or mistaken judgments , they are
only to bo regretted , but the idea is
gaining ground that there has been in
tentional concealment of the gravity of
the symptoms. Just professional cau
tion is very far removed from unwar
rantable representation , no matter how
good the motive.
TUB FlULil ) OF INDUSTRY.
Trade Is reported brisk in the clothing lino.
There are 250,000 Knights of Labor la good
standing.
The Indianapolis gas trust intends to have
250 miles of plpo laid by Juno 1.
West Chester , Pa. , offers now manufac
tories immunity from taxation for ten years ,
Thcro is an Italian chamber of commerce
in San Francisco composed of Italian mcr-
clumts of that city.
N A $3,000,000 Iron and coal company has just
been organized at Tlnnovlllc , Ky. , the center
of a rich mineral district.
At Irwln , Pa. , a company has been , organ-
izc'd to manufacture hardware novelties ,
lawn mowers and other machinery.
Harper , Kas. , has refused to accept the
waterworks constructed for it by a Mr. Hill ,
tha test having proved unsatisfactory.
The Southstdo Land Owners' Protective
association of Plttsuurghas resolved to pub'
Hsu the names of tenants who do not pay
their rents.
Electric railroads have uccn laid In thirteen
cities. Ono of them at Montgomery , Ala. ,
covering cloven miles , carried 1,000,000 , pco-
plo last year.
Work on the main building of the Southern
Agricultural wqrks at Atlanta , Qa. , has boon
carried on night and day , oloctrlo lights hav
ing Keen introduced.
The crematory for tbo consutriptlbn ol
garbage a't Chicago nus been completed-
is the Intention to erect similar buildings In
each aistrlcfof the city.
It is said .that the. strike of the employes of
the Boston and Sandwich , Olas * cocipnny , nt
Sandwich , Muss. , Is hilling Icciil trade nnd
practically ruining the town.
' It has been stated on good authority that
it will require upward of 2,000 cars to trnns-
l > ortotho orange ! crop of California , now
just coming to perfection , to eastern market * .
The Southern Pacific has ordered twenty
switch engines from the cast to be used In
Los Angeles , San Pedro , Mojavc , Oakland ,
San Francisco , Post Costu , Lnturopo nnd
Sacramento.
W. H. Tift of TIfton , Gn. . has Just purchased -
chased 10,00o acres of yellow plno timber
lands for f 10,000 , making his present pos
sessions of timber lands In Georgia amount
to 100,000 ncres.
The clothing trades nnd the other ten nee-
ttons of the Central Labor union and nil the '
assemblies of Knights of Labor of. Now \
York nnd neighboring cities hnvo voted
moral nnd financial support to the Heading
strikers.
Htnmpa.
A'cio Tin k ll'orhl.
The envelope trust is lacking in ono Impor
tant detail , ] t docs not bear the stamp of
public approval.
Nobody Wnnta It.
Sl.Jivufs Pott-Dtnxiteli.
Some ambitions city should now make ap
plication for Dr. ftlcGlynn's presidential nom
inating convention.
Tlio Need of Amcrlgnn Youth.
.dllf ! Cdll/oriifa.
The youth of this country need to ho taught
less about music nnd frco hand drawing and
moro nbout handling a trowel or a Jack plane.
Braking HIniscirSolUl.
Augittta Chronicle.
The president kissed a largo numer of lit
tle children at Waycross , on his way to Flor
ida. The president Is very solid In the wire-
grass
Shrouds Next in Line.
KcliraslM State Juiiriuil.
Even the grave must pay' tribute to monop
oly. The conin "trust" Is the latest. It will
probably bo ono of the most exacting aud ex
orbitant.
Bulling the Human Market.
AftiincupoKs Tribune.
The New York assembly has passed a law
Increasing the cost of n man's Ufa to a rail
way company from $5,000 to 110.000. Voters
become valuable as the campaign ap
proaches. _ _
An Expensive Hobby.
New York Sun.
Senator Blair's crank hobby has cost the
taxpayers of this country at least a hundred
thousand dollars. Ho should bo suppressed ,
oven if it has to be done with shot and shell.
Ho should bo captured and sunk.
A Monopolist MS Bad ns an Anarchist.
Kcw York Herald.
Look at It how you will , trusts mean war
against the best interests of the community.
If wo don't abolish them they will abolish us.
It may bo a long fight nnd a hard fight , but
it Is a light worth lighting. A monopolist is
Just us much an enemy to orderly society as
an anarchist. The latter blows us to smith
ereens by a single explosion , the former lays
us under tribute and compels every man ,
woman and child to add to his bank account.
Wo are his slaves , and have no rights be
cause ho wants them nil himself.
Missing.
James Jeffrey Roche.
Hnvo you seen my sailor boy as you came
across the sea !
Have you scon my sailor boy , with the
laughing eyes of blue ,
With the sunlight on his hair , and his face so
young and fair ,
And the smile ho used to wear , bravo and
true ?
Oh , ho kissed mo on the check as ho sailed
nway to sea ,
Sailed away from Glostcr Towuand , I novcr
saw him more.
But the ships they como nnd go , and the tides
they ebb and How ,
And the waves are moaning low on the
shore.
Ah 1 they told mo ho was dead , but I know it
is not true ;
For ho comes to mo at night , when the
world is all asleep.
And ho speaks to mo by day , when the tem
pests sweep the bay ,
And the billows are at play on the deep.
For ho said ho would como backand ho never
broke his word. %
Have you seen my sailor boy ) Ho is coming
soon , I know.
I would go to him to-day , if I only know the
way ,
Though the grave before mo lay , I would
go.
Probably Fatally Injured.
A probable fatal accident occurred at the
corner of Thirteenth and Dorcas streets yes
terday morning. George Hughes ,
who resides on the western out
skirts of the city , was driving a
two-horsc-team attached to a big road wagon.
Tbo horses became frightened at a piece of
flying paper and ran off. Hughes at the
point mentioned'was thrown out , and
In the fall sust amcd n fractured skull and la
tcrnal injuries that will most likely result in
death. The patrol wagon was called and the
injured man was taken to St. Joseph's hospo
tal , where ho lies in a critical condition. Ill-
is a man of family.
INFANTILE
SKIN DISEASES
Our oldest chlld.now Blx yours of age , wli en nn
Infant six ruoutlw old wan attacked with a viru
lent , maKltHimut skin dlseasn. All ordinary
remedies fulled , wo called our family physician ,
who attempted to euro U ; but It tprcad with al
most incredible rapidity , until the lower portion
of the llttlo fellow's jKTHon , from the imclcllo of
his back down to hts knees , was ono solid rasli ,
ugly , painful , blotched and malicious. W had
norm at night , no peace by day. Finally , wo
\\eroudvlbeil to try the CUTIUUHA UCMKDIFS.
Tlio effect was ( .Imply marvellous. In three or
tour weeks a complete euro was wrought , leav
ing the little fellow's person as white and heal
thy na though he had never been attackul. In
my opinion your valuable remedies saved hla
and tocluy ho is a strong , healthy child ,
pcrrectly well , no repetition ot the dlbeaso hav-
lug ever occurred ,
aro. n. SMiTir ,
Att'y at Law and Ex-Pros. Att'y , Aahlatid. O.
HKFKIIUNCI : : J. Q. Welst , Druggist , Afihland , O ,
THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN
Are born into the w orld every day with some eczematous -
zematous affection , such as milk crust , scall
head , scurf , or dandruff , sure to develop Into un
agonizing eczema , the itching , burning and dls-
tlguration of which make Irfo a prolonged tor
ture unless properly treated.
A warm bath with CUTICUIIA BOAT , an oxquls-
ito Bklu lleautltler , and a single application of
Cimcinu , the ( Ircat Bkln Cure , with a llttlo
CUTICUIIA RESOLVENT , the Now Illood Purlller ,
are often fculllclont to arrest tbo progress ot the
dlseaso , and point to u speedy nud permanent
cure.
llence.no mother who loves her children , who
takes prldo In their beauty , purity , aud health
nnd In bestowing upon them a child's greatest
Inheritance. a bkln without a blemish , und n
body nourished by pure blood , should fall to
make trial of the CimcuiiA UEHKUIBS ,
Sold everywhere. Price , CUTICUIIA. 50c : SOAP ,
2'ic ; ItEsoiA-KSiT. (1. Prepared by tlio POT-TEH
Dunn AMU CHEMICAL Co. . lloston , Mass ,
CB Sendfor"HowtoCuro SklnUlseases , " 01
i , 00 illustrations and 100 tutuimonliiU.
DABVIOHklnandRcalp pVescn-oil nriil boautl-
DJiDl 0 tied by CPTICUIIA MisuiUATKn Bovr.
HOW MY SIDE ACHES1
1 'Aching Bides and Hack. Hip , Kidney
_ and Uterine Pains , llheumatlc. Bclatlc ,
SkNeuralcIc , .Bhaip and bho tluif 1'alns ,
, ' , ( IIKMUVKII IN ONK iiisUTi : by the CUTI-
CUIIA ANTI-PAIN PIMRTKII. TUB Ural aud only
palu-killlns plaiter.26 centt.
A Henmilsoono oftho Volunteer Pita
Dopnrttnnnl by u Kx-frontdont of '
the Durnnt Flro Company.
Ono of the Many Thrilling Kxperleno *
ca HoVa Hnljout to Wlint an Em
inent Writer Has to Hay About
Blccplosanosa.
Prominent In the Fifth district nf Omaha.and
hURKlne the bankt of the great Missouri rlvor ,
xtand tint vnnt and solid workshops of the Union
1'aclllc Hnllroml Co. ' 1 ho several structures In
clude the paint shops , the car Miops , the tx > llcr
Hhop * . the blacksmith nhop-t , thcnmchlnoBhon * .
and boiler works , lusldo thu. o buildings fully
hWunrkmcn , wearing the Jean ovcrnlN whlcn
constitutes the uniform of labor ( a manlier parti
than soldiers' trappings orcourlersMaces ) move
amntiRKrcat machineryor deafen the nlr witha
coiitlnous rat-a tat-tat of their hammers.
1 n the machine shop hugu mnclilnci bore , ahmr
or punch thick Rteel as nuMly as a carpenter
carves wood or a child with scissors cuts out Ills
nlaythlugs. lu the blacksmith shop forty odd
lorgos
CAST A t.tminm.uiK
upon the smoky walls. In the roundhouse twenty
Htalls contain each an < Mitlno ) ( that seems lu It *
narrow house monstrously enlarged ) In process
of repair or manufacture. KacheiiKlua suggests
a hiiR * beehive and the men ciuulliiK or climb
ing upon It seem like Industrious bees.
In the midst of such surroundings at the black
smith-shop , the reporter In nnestof an Item of In
terest , found Mr. Jamoi Caualtan , n man \\vll-
known aud popular among his fellow-workmen.
Hswell ns to every banking oHtabllHhment nnd
business house In this city , nuil who has been
cmplo ) ed In the same shops for 21 years. In re
ply to an Interrogative from theicrllio Mr.t'alla-
nan replied : " 1 came to this country from
Qucenslown , Ireland , In ISfiO , Ju t after Lincoln
was elected tirosldont oftho united State' . Iro-
maluedln Now York city until 18'M. when I
came to Omaha , where I secured n jot ) of work
ns helper In the U. P. Shops and have worked
hero over since. I worked under Mr. Hoir. the
first master maclianlc the ti. P. Co. had In these
shops. In IMiOl worked under the present fore
man , Mr. A. A. Qlhson , and have been In his em
ploy ever slnre. While they were building the
U. i' . llrldKo I was taken fiom thn shops to as
sist nt the Ironwork there nnd while their em
ployees were carried away dally by Blokness
many of w horn died , I never was effected in the
least by the exposure and work which was 100
feet below the surface. It was there I cot the
name or the "cotton w oed man" by the chief en-
Rlnecrbecause ns ho nald I was proof against
the mUlady that was continually decreasing his
force of workmen.
"As I started to say , I was always n hearty
mu and w as never under the care of any doctor
until about two yearsn o , when 1 took a cold
which set tied m my throat and chest. I would
hawk arnVsplt and had pains over my eyes nnd
In the small of my back. Had n severe cough
nearly all the tinm. Had dizzy spoils at times ,
nud moro than once I had tosfezohold of Homo
support to keep from falling , I wont to some of
tlio best physicians In tlio city , and w as examin
ed by them. I also took treatment , but derived
no benefit whatever. There was for three
months that I could not speak above a whisper ,
and I had n continual uoarnoss nose would
stop up so I could not breathe through II. My
throat would nil up with mucus or phlegm dur
ing the night , and to get rid of It In tbo morning
I would have to gag for mi hour or more , and
frequently would vomit.
I WAS IN A VF.IIY ClUTICAf , CONDITION.
last fall and scarcely think 1 would have been
able to work during the winter had It not Have
been for Bomo of my fellow workmen who had
lieeu successfully treated byDr , J. C. McCoy and
his associates , through their Instrumentality I
visited his ofllco In the ItauiRO block and at once
sought his services to see what ho could do for
mo. 1 began to use his tiuatment , KOlnK to his
olllco three times a week besides talcing his modi-
cluoicgularandatthe end of one week found
myself much Improved , [ continued to Improve
right along and the chauRo
WAS BIMI'I.V MAHVKI.OU8
I don't think I ever enjoyed better health In
my life than I do at the present time. 1 have np
moro pains or nches , have had no trouble with
tny speech , do not take colds as easy as I used to ,
my cough troubles me no moro and 1 feel like a
new man altogether. Mr. Cnllnlmu is probably
ns well known in and around Omaha as nny busi
ness man in tlio city , having accumulated-con-
blderablo of this world's goods and la ono ot the
most popular men around the works. He war
JAMES CAM.AIIAN.
for years president of the Durant Fira co mpan
or
, Jgiits ot
Honor , and can bo found at tno Union Pacltlo
blacksmith shops , or at his residence 70B North
Fourtoenth-st. , where ho will fully corroborate
the above statement.
CERTAIN EVIDENCE.
Discovered Which May Be Beneficial
to the Header.
In the practice of a skillful physician tUora
occursinuny cases 11 ko the case ot catarru'inea-
tloned. In many cases the patients have palaa
about the chest aud sides and sometimes lu tuo
back. They feel dull nud Hlcepy ; the mouth had
a bad taste , especially in the morning. A sott
of Ptlcky Bllmo collects about the teeth , The np-
potlto is poor. There In a feolmg llko a heavy
load on the stomach , sometimes a faint , all gene
sensation at the pit of the stomach , which food
docs not satisfy.
The eyes are buuken , the hands and foct bfl-
come cold nnd feel clammy , After a while a
cough sets in , at flrst dry , but after n few months
it Is attended with a gi-oenlsh-colorcd oxpector *
ntlon. The patient feels tired all the while , and
sleep does not teem to allord any rent. After
a time he becomes uei vous , Irritable and gloomy
and has evil forebodings. There Is a giddiness , a
a sort of whirling sensation In the head whoa
rising un suddenly , The bowels become cost
ive , the skin IB dry and hot at tlmei , the blood
becomes thick and fitngiiant.the whites of thccyca
become tlngodwlth yellow , the kldnwya score A
ions become scanty aud high colored , deposit *
ing a feodlment after standing. Thcro it fre
quently n spitting up of food. Homtlmes with n
sour taste nnd sometimes with a KwretUh taste :
this Is frequently attended with palpitation of
the heart aud asthmatic symptoms ; thn vision
becomes Impaired , wlthspott ) before the eyes ;
there is a feeling of great prostration and weak
ness ,
Permanently Located.
Dr. Crefap J. McCoy , late of IlelleVne Hospital ,
Now York , nud his associates , late of tlio
University of Now York City , nlso ot Wash
ington , D. C. , have located permanently in
the Itamgo block , Omaha , Neb. , where
all curabfo cases are treated skillfully.
Consumption , Wright' * Disease.
Dyspepsia , Hhcuniatlsm , and all
nervom diseases. All diseases
peculiar to tux. a specialty.
CATARRH CURED !
Consultation at olTIco or by mall , } 1. ODlco
hours 9 to 11 a. in. , - to t p. in , ,
7 to H v. m.
Sunday Hours From 9 a. m. to 1 p. in.
Corirspondcnco rocoh H prompt attention.
No letters answered unless accompanied by
4c in stamps.
Address all letters to Dr. McCoy , Hoomi 310
and Ull , Uamgo IlulUlliit' , Omaha , Neb ,
PRINCES TEA
FOR BALK BY
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