20 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , SUNDAY. MAY 4 , 1890.-TWENTY PAGES.
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Winter Overcoats
That were not even smoked or wet ,
Placed On Sale Tuesday Morning.
Street.'S
1216 Famam Street. :
Not one dollar's worth of this stock saved from
without . Clothing , Furnishing
Everything goes reserve. the store. Remember
the fire , will be carried to new
, Hats , etc. , saved from the fire.
nishing goods
\fl \ member our present location- between 12th and
Everything at prices that will sell them. 1216
13th streets.
Farnam street.
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Koply of the Board of Trade to the Secre'
tary's Letter.
PEOPOSALS FOE EEOIPEOOAL TEADE.
IIow Commercial Relations Between
This Country and HIT Sister
fil American Republics May lo
Greatly Strengthened.
Not long since , Hon. James G. Dlalno ,
secretary of state , requested all boards of
trade to send suggestions for consideration in
the Pan-American congress. The board of
tnulo of Omaha scat the following sugges
tions , and the committee which drafted them
ore gratified to note that most of thorn met
with the approval of the International Ameri
can congress in Washington :
Hon. James G. Blaiao , Secretary of State
Blr : Having been duly appointed by the
Omaha board of trade a committee to con-
Elder and reply to your communication ad
dressed to our secretary , concerning
the meeting of the International Aineii-
cnn congress in Washington in which
you ask of our board that , either oftl-
chilly or by suuh individual members as it
might select , it make such suggestions as may
occur upon consideration of the subject re
ferral to in the act of congress authorising
the president to arrange a conference be
tween the United States of America anil the
republics of Mexico , Central and South Amer
ica , llaytl , Sun Domingo and the empire of
Brazil , which act fully sets forth the matters
to bo considered and acted upon by the con
gress when convened , and as stated in your
letter , viz :
First Measures that shall tend to preserve
the pcaca and promote the prosperity of the
several American states.
2. Measures toward the formation of an
American customs union , under which the
trade of the American nations with each
other shall , so far as possible and profitable ,
bo promoted.
8. The establishment of regular and fre
quent communication between the pcrts of
the several American states and the ports of
each other.
4. The establishment of a uniform system
of customs regulations in each of the Inde
pendent American states to govern the mode
of importation ami exportation of merchandise
ami i > ort dues ami charges , a uniform method
of determining the classification ami valuation
of such merchandise in tht ) ports of each
country , ami a uniform system of invoices ,
ami the subject of the sanitation of ships ami
quarantine.
6. The adoption of a uniform system of
weights anil measures anil laws to protect
the patent rights , copy rights ami trade marks
of cltlzcim of cither country in the other , ami
for the extradition of criminals.
0. The adoption of n common silver coin , to
bo Issued by each government , the same to bo
legal tender In all commercial transactions
between the citizens of all of thti American
states.
7. An agreement upon ami rocommcmlatlou
for adoption to their respective governments
of u definite plan of arbitration
of all questions , disputes ami differ
ences that may now or hereafter exist
between them , to the end that all difficulties
ami disputes between such nations may bo
peaceably settled ami wars prevented.
8. Ami to consider such other subjects ro
luting to the welfare of the several states rep
resented as may bo presented by any of satil
states which are hereby invited to participate
In said conference , ami
Having fully considered the "i'l1 * ' re-
/cftl Jft'UtftfWSn-'rfffirfi'ffvast imiwrtunco o-
the action of such congress to tno nations
taking puvt la the same , ami , It may bo , to
bowo extent to nations not In the same repre
sented , wo have to say i
That , In behalf of and for said board of
trade , we most cordially endorse the action
of the congress of the United Suites , uml the
president In causing the assembling of such
international American congress , uml wo
fully believe that Its deliberations will result
In great good to all the peoples roprescuted.
luu ultimately hasten the accornplunaieut of
the purposes desired by the projectors of the
convention and inure to the benefit of all in
terested in its sittings , as nations or other
wise.
wise.We
We recognize the fact that the North and
South American continents are naturally
bound , the one to the other , in the strongest
of commercial ties , that of feasible inter-navi
gation , ami that nearness of location which
makes them substantially of but one family ,
and that the varied products of the conti
nents from the most northern to the most
southern borders of the same , ara desirable
for commercial interchange and the purposes
of international trade , and that year by year
tlicso facts are being demonstrated moro and
moro.
It must then bo important , for the encour
agement of the trade and commerce naturally
growing out of these relations , as well as for
the growth of the friendly relations existing
among the nations directly inter
ested , that all Just and reasonable
means shouU bo adopted and all
these influences exercised by them which
tend to the enlargement and permanency of
peaceful relations between them , as well for
tnolr individual aad collective benefit as for
their commercial , social and political pros
perity and stability as recognized govern
ments.
Wo endorse and favor each and nil of the
measures which it is proposed , by the act of
congress referred to , that the international
congress consider , from the first to the sev
enth Inclusive , u.s stated in your communica
tion.
tion.Wo
Wo note with spscial sat Isfnction the sug
gestion that a common silvcrcoln bo adopted ,
as referred to in the sixtli proposition. A
system of uniform silver currency by weight
and by name , which in North , Central ami
South America , would bo received as of the
sumo current value wherever presented , must
go very far towards facilitating trade be
tween these countries and tend greatly to
promote thut community of dealing which all
the nations dwelling therein apparently so
much desire.
Silver is so largely n common production ,
in the several Americas to bo represented In
tills congress , that for its delegates to en
courage and endeavor to systematize its use ,
as a circulating money medium in and be
tween their respective countries , is but a
natural sequence of the apparent deslro to in
crease and render as Sensible us possible
traflio interchange of the various commodi
ties which these countries produce. The
constant presence of uniform silver coins and
their great convenience in dally business
transactions , from north to south and from
south to north , among these nations would
naturally tend to unify and stimulate a lively
recognition of that bond of commercial and
political union which , it Is apparent , would
noon follow Its adoption as an equalized , es
tablished and common tnulo currency among
the people of tlicso lands , In their Interchange
of commodities and their business transac
tions , whenever and wherever carried on
throughout this western hemisphere.
Under the eighth and last sub-division of
your communication the following sugges
tions , as made by us from the standjwlnt
which wo of this mid-way western state oc
cupy , .ire presented for consideration , viz :
The commercial relations of the state of
Nebraska with the Hopubllu of Mexico ami
the Central and South American states , are
very important and constantly' increasing.
As extensive as they are nt present , they are
but small in comparison with what they
would soon become with moro direct and con
venient trade intcr-communlcatlon.
Nebraska is ono of the larger , though
younger members of the American union its
superficial area being 75IK)5 ) square miles and
its admission as a state dating A. D. 1807 ,
At that time Its population was placed at 00-
000. In IbTO It was l'.k.UW , In I860 It was
45ii'IO. > I In lb It was 740,01,1. It Is now esti
mated nt not less than 1L')0,000. ; It is safe to
say thut the United States census for 1890
will show this estimate not to bo too largo.
The state ranks first of all the states of the
union in Intelligence , the national census of
180 showing that but U 1-10 per cent of Its In
habitants could neither read nor write. The
iKWUliUton of Omaha , the leading commercial
city otNobrasku , in 1800 was l.bOl , In 18TO it
was lOjfc iln IbbO , ' 'SUI7S ; in lb 5 , 01,835 , and
at this time IMs fully lilO.OOO and the progress
of thostutehas , Inuli respects during these
years , kept puce with Its Increase of popula
tion.
tion.Tho
The people of our state are engaged , almost
entirely in agricultural pursuits , for , c&cpt
in the cltlca , where trading and the usual
commercial truQlo of business centers is ecu- -
ducted , they are all tilling the ou" . The state
has no lumber regions , nor mines , not ° vcn
coa' ' having been yet discovered in paying
quantities. It has no navigable waters , ex
cept the uncertain Missouri on its eastern
border , and the navigation of this stream for
commercial purposes , farther north than St.
Joseph , Mo. , has virtually been abandoned
for years. Our products consist largely of
cattle , corn and hogs and most of these seek
a foreign market. These products are up to
this time principally necessitated to take u
railroad route to New York ia order to reach
tide water for shipment to foreiga ports.
What wo of Nebraska want in the way of
promoting our commercial interests and gen
eral prosperity moro rapidly and in which the
states represented in the international con
gress are vitally interested , is the improve
ment of the Missouri river and a deeper har
bor on the southwest coast of Texas.
Wo desire the improvement of the Missouri
river all along our eastern border as n state ,
and thence to its confluence with the Missis
sippi , in order that our grain and meat ex
ports especially may have a cheaper and
moro feasible route of transportation when
starting on their way to foreign ports.
There can bo no sound reasons presented
why the products of Nobraskat for instance ,
should bo hauled by rail to ftow York to bo
shipped to the South and Central Americas ,
much less to the moro northern state of Mexico
ice , rather than bo sent half of the distance ,
in round numbers , by rail or by the Missouri
and Mississippi and consequently at half or
less than half the expense to the producer ,
to bo shipped to their ultimate destination in
foreign lauds from some port on the Gulf of
Mexico.
In pursuance of this proposition , Nebraska ,
in conjunction with her neighboring states , is
deeply interested at the present time la u pro
ject which is likely to bo , and la fact doubt
less will be , of great and favorable interest to
the international congress , should It iomo ! before
fore that body , as it probably will , for consid
eration. It is the plan , now distinctly out
lined and brought before the people of the
United States and its congress , to sacuro'on
the Texas co.ist of the Gulf of Mexico ono or
moro deep harbors of capacity sufficient to
float any vessel that navigates the seas.
In furtherance of this plan the design is to
obtain governmental aid In the surveying and
construction of these harbors and to open
them up to the commerce of the world at the
earliest data possible , and on terms the most
liberal.
To tills end thrco interstate conventions
have already been held , all very largely at
tended by delegates duly appointed by the
governors of the states and territories lying
between the Gulf of Mexico on the south and
the British Possessions on the north and be
tween tlvo Mississippi river on the east and
the 1'nclflo ocean on the west. Many of the
larger cities within this rudlus.by , the ap
pointment of delegates through their respec
tive mayors , boards of trade and othor'organ-
izcd commercial bodies , were also represented
In all these conventions.
The first of these deep harbor meetings
was hold nt Fort Worth , Tex.'In July , lbS8.
In the month of September following the
second was held at Denver , Col. , and the
third was held utTopcka , Kan , , on October 1
of the present year. These meetings wore
attended by leading business and commercial
men , and the action taken by them was in
full accord with the views of the people they
represented.
Tills movement has Its permanent organiza
tion In which each state and territory directly
interested , hns its representative. , Through
tills organizationrecoKiiltion has , been secured
by congress which at Its last session mudo an
appropriation for the purpose of ascertaining ,
through u commission of government engin
eers , at what point or points on fhb Tip us
coast such harbor or harbors could best bo
constructed. Such commission was appointed ,
has completed Its work and tiled Its report
with the secretary of war , as it is , under
stood.
The result of securing the desired harbor
on the northwest coast of the Gulf of Mexico
will not only bo to open up a comparatively
now and direct route for commerce between
North and South America , but us well to in
crease American trudo with the eastern con
tinents.
What wo of Nebraska , as a part of the
"great west" doslro to secure through the
success of this deep water project , Is a moro
practicable way to carry ou our trudo and
necessary Intercourse with the foreign coun
tries represented 4n the International congress
and by moro direct routes by land and by
Water mid-no longer be under the necessity of
our commodities and products to
, and to rocelvo theirs la ro-
turn , by way of unnecessarily and circuitous
lines.
lines.What
What wo favor in this connection , in addi
tion to the completion of the proposed deep
harbor is that the congress of the United
States should take such action as will secure
to American steamship companies currying
mails between the United States and the
South American and Central American states
such favorable rates for the transportation of
these malls as will encourage tlicso compa
nies to enlarge their facilities for ocean car
rying freight and traOlo and so bo the better
able to aid in the moro rapid development of
that increased trade between the North and
South American continents , which is at pres
ent impatiently awaiting encouragement and
financial countenance from our government
What the people of our state , as wo believe ,
further desire is. thut the Nicaruugua canal
measure should bo promoted by our nation in
every constitutional way , to the cad that this
important work may bo the moro speedily
completed , and thus another great , aitiflclal
channelbo opened up for the lutarch mJ o f
commodities , between the states interested in
the deep harbor movement , in both North and
South America.
Wo believe our people are also in favor of
the construction of an international railway ,
extending from some southwestern point in
this country through the republics of Mexico
and tha Central American states Yucatan ,
Guatcmela , S.m Salvador , Hodnras , NIcnr.ru-
gua , Costa Klca and the Isthmus of Panama ,
to and through the South American states , to
the Argentine Republic , and wo are confident
that the sitting of the International American
congress and Its enlightened deliberations
will result In forwarding tills movement to a
successful termination at an earlier day than
it otherwise would have succeeded.
The completion of such an international
Iron highway betweea and along anil through
countries so naturally allied to each other by
virtue of that comity which should exist , and
wo believe does exist , between the various
people who inhabit these lands , would nronso
a new and livelier Interest In the
mutual wclfaro and In the joint commercial ,
political and .social advancement of all the
American slates.
By the triumph of this great woik that con
tinental brotherhood of sentiment which of
late years lias so unmistakably manifested it
self , would bo greatly enhanced aad these
patriotic relations , which people of a common
Interest so naturally manifest for each oth
er's welfare , would become ties so strong as
not to bo easily sundered , whether tested for
defensive or offensive purposes. ,
Wo are fully of thu opinion that , despite the
apparently insurmountable obstacles which
nature has throwiijin the way of the construe
sion of tilts road , the sumo skill which twenty
years ago penetrated the Hocky Mountains
here , and sealed them there , and so laid Its
iron track through , and over them to the Pa-
clllo coast will , with its present experience ,
soon surmount every barrier and remove
obstruction which may Ho In the way , and
erect this important commercial uveniio this
highway of nalloim and that , when It Is fin
ished , It will become a cordon of steel moro
formidable to the enemies of American liberty ,
than u standing army.
In conclusion , wo feel authorized to say that
when these great works of internal Improve
ment between and for the mutual benefit of
the states represented in this international
American congress ore completed , the people
of our state would favor the greatest liberal
ity and reciprocity to regard to trade and
commerce between these states , oven to the
adoption of us fuvombla laws concerning du
ties on imports and cxixirts on the part of the
United States us maybe enacted by the Cen
tral and South American states. Most re
spectfully , CHAMPION- . Cn tsu ,
CIIAIU.KS II. Uuow.N ,
Fituu W. GIUY ,
Ki7cui > Murn.v ,
W. II. NASOX ,
Committee.
OMAHA , Neb , , Nov. 1,1889. ,
Why Ho Thought So.
Merchant Traveler : "What sort of a
bird is that on your bonnet , dear ? "
"Why , it's an oriole. What did you
ask that question for ? "
"I thought it was n snipe. "
"A snlpol"
"Yes : judging from the bill that
came with It. "
British etnlgration to the United
States has decreased 8,000 blnco January
I , compared with last year.
STRAY SHAFTS OF SUNSHINE ,
Many Quips and Sharp Thrusts from the
Jolly Philosophers.
"TKREE WEEKS , SIR , " SHE SOBBED.
4
The Minister's Henmrk Recalled Sad
Memories Kcmlndcd Him of
the Scriptural Swine Still
the Age of Chivalry.
Keen Hopnrtcc.
Jeweller's Weekly : Miss Gidcljnjjfi
Oh , pupil ! What can bo moro brilliant
than a diamond ?
Mr. Giddings A girl's wits When she
wants one.
_
Where the Rule Failed.
Philadelphia Time3"You : should never
take anything that doesn't ajjrco with
you , " the physician told him.
"If I'd always followed the rule ,
Maria , " ho remarked to his wife , "whore
would you bo ? "
The Killing 1'aHslon.
Chatter : Housekeeper Oh , Mr. Gilt-
cdpo , do you know the news ? Your son
ajul the cook have eloped.
MivGiltodKO Tluuuloration ! And I
had my mouth sot fora good dinner !
Just Ijlko Anybody Kino.
Somerville Journal : The man who
asks , "Is lifo worth living ? " shows by
asking the question that ho thinks lie
doesn't think it is , but ho will dodge a
runaway hor.so just as glibly as the man
wl)9 ) would rather do almost anything
than die. _ _
Tonsil Case.
Yonkore Statesman : Mrs. Yonngwifo
Did you ever try any of my biscuits ,
judge ?
Judgfi-r-No , I never did ; but I dare
say they deserve it.
Hcinlndor.
Lewiston Journal : A ministerial
friend 'of ours tolls the following : A
couple came to bo married , and our
friend , beolng that the lady's name on
tlio marriage license had the prefix of
Mrs. ' , remarked ; "I see by this thai you
have been married boforo. lias your
husband boon dead long ? " The lady
feoi/.ed a handkerchief and , with a sob ,
replied , "Just throe weeks , sir. "
I'roper I'lnoo to Play.
' Light : Tangle Do you mind , Maria ,
if Air. Gaxloy and I play cards hero for a
while ? Draw poker , you know , ought
to bo played in a drawing room.
Mrs. Tangle I think , my dear , that
the ante room would bo a moro appro
priate place. _ _
Still In the
Jowollor's Weekly : Singson Mips
Phyllis , I bought a little circlet today to
symbolize our betrothal , but I dropped
It while crossing Broadway , and before I
could recover the bijou it had been run
over by a foui-horso boor wngon.
. Phyllis Oh , how dreadfull But is
the diamond injured ?
Singsong-No ; in sporting parlance ,
"though Eomowhat bruised , it is still in
the ring. " _
A Sharp Criticism.
Texas Sittings : She was visiting her
artibt cousin's studio upon an invitation
to criticise his latest work. Ho had the
canvas upon the easel , and occasionally
touching it up hero and there , would
walk away' A few paces , then turn to ob
serve the effect.
"Fred , " bald ehe , finally , "I think I
would bo afraid to turn my back upon
that picture and walk away as you do if
I had any debiro to finish it. "
"Why ? "
"Why , I'm almost certain that if I
had painted that picture and should got
a little start away from it I would keep
on going and never come back any
more. "
The Operation Seemed Incomplete.
Washington Post : "I've changed my
barber , " said young Doddloton.
"Why ? "
"Well , I don't like some things ho
does. I wanted to got shaved and ho
went over my face with a wet towel. "
"Did ho stop there ? "
"lie was going to , when I told him I
thought the job was incomplete. "
"What did ho do then ? "
"Ho said ho didn't know I wanted a
close shave. "
The Occasion.
Epoch : "Wore you over sandbagged ? "
"Yes. "
"When ? "
"When I bought that last lot of sugar
from you. "
KchocN from Cnnadn.
Chicago Times : Querist Is there any
thing in the world moro slippery than an
eel ?
Close Observer Yes.
"What is it ? "
"A trust fund. "
The AKO of Chivalry Still.
Baltimore American : Let those who
say that the instincts of chivalry are
dying out In the rising gonoratidn listen
to this true tale and forever after hold
their peace. At No. 20 primary public
school in tills city a child was asked
lately if the following sentence was cor
rect : "Is it him or her ? "
The child promptly replied : 'iTho
sentence 'Is it him or her ? ' is not cor
rect. It should bo 'Is it her or him ? ' because -
cause a gentleman should never go before
a lady. "
The Xorro Would Ho Attended To.
Louisville Post : Enter clerk with his
face all swollen ifp with an angry tooth.
"Ah , " bays a sympathetic friend , "you
bhould go to the dentist unmudialoly and
have that tooth pulled out. "
"I know I ought , " says the sufferer ,
"but the fact Is , I havoivtgot the nerve. "
"O , don't bother about that. The den
tist will find the nerve. "
How Soon Arc AVe Irjolt < Mi.
Now York Tribune : A gentleman
who lives not a thousand miles from this
city has recently been abbont from homo
several months on business. Not long
ago his wife received u loiter from him ,
which she began to read aloud at the
breakfast table. But she was somewhat
interrupted by a young son and lioir ,
who apparently found other things moro
interesting than the letter.
"My child , " she said in a tone of ma
ternal rebuke , "don't you want to hear
this nice letter from papa ? "
"Papa , papa , " was the puzzled reply ,
"Oh , yea ; .you menu the man who used
to live at our house. "
A Chip.
Puck : "Johnnie , " said a prominent
mine operator to his youngest the other
day , "I'll give you a dollar if you'll dig
up the front yard all.ready for your sis-
tor's now garden. "
"All right , " said Johnnie , thought
fully ; "but I shall have to ask for i per
coin of the contract price in advance.
Not as an evidence of good faith , but for
working capital. "
"WorkMVhat do you moan ? "
"Well ; you BOO , I guess I'll just bury
the quarter somewhere , and toll all the
boys in the neighborhood that a pirate-
hid some treasure 'round there. When
they strike that quarter they'll mak
the dirt fly , I can tell you. In thut way
fact I can clean " ' up about Y5 'per cent. In
"Well , what ? "
"In fact I don't know
, but what I can
nl-o arrange so as to ilnd the quarter
myself. I'll work it just like that sailed
mine you were telling mamma about un
loading on the street , last night. "
And the father wept tears of joy as ho
thought what a cold day it would bo for
Jay and Rufus when his boy grow up.
Ho Mi-ant Well.
TCITO Haute Express : When a man
means well much may bo forgiven him.
For instance , ono of our now converts
lately tackled a hymn which was new to
him , if not to any ono else , lie bo0an
in this way :
"Shall I bo can-led to the sides ,
On llowery beds of e. so . "
And there ho stuck. But only for a mo
ment. With a genius born of now founj
fervor ho finished
"Willie others let their prayers arise ,
Till corns grow on their knees. "
Ho had the sentiment all rightthough
ho didn't stick exactly to the text.
A Modern Application.
Boston Transcript : "And so these
are the tourists bound to the soashoroP'
said a tired traveler , who couldn't get a
beat in the car owing to the pleasant
manner in which nearly every passenger
monopoli/ed extra scats with bag and
baggage. "Do you know that I waa
thinking they might bo relatives of certain -
tain other tourists mentioned in the
Now Testament ? They were bound to
the seashore , too. You remember it
bays : 'The whole herd of swine ran
violently down a steep place into the
tea. ' " t.
The conductor smiled grimly , tlmn
nulled his face down and wont off sound
ing the refrain of "Tickets , please. "
A Ilrutal Joke.
Merchant Traveler : "Is there any
change in your pockets ? " she tusked.
"Yes , " said ho.
"Well , give mo some money. "
"I haven't any. "
"Hut I thought you Bald there wan
change in your pockets ? "
"So there is. There was money in
there yesterday , now there isn't. What
do you call a change ? "
Music ol' Our Mother
Cleveland Plain Dealer : Itov. J.
Hartman.in order to make a point clear ?
occasionally tolls a story. Yesterday
afternoon ho was addressing the Baptibb
ministers' mooting upon the advisability
of establishing Gorman Baptist
churches , and was explaining thut people
ple are always glad to hear their own
language in a land whore their language
is not generally Ubod. Ho said that lie
had felt that way himself bomo yuara
ago when traveling in Europe , Wherever -
ever lie wont ho heard foreign languages
that ho could not understand and ho
longed to hear English unco more , t'no '
day when sitting in a grand cathi'dial
he put his handbOmo now lint in a chair
near by and was admiring the beautiful
features of the cathedral when aory
largo woman walked to the chair and
bat down on the hat.
"Why , my friend , you might have
known that you could not get in lliat
hut , " exclaimed the reverend guntlo-
man.
"My dear BJr , I bog your pardon , "
waa the reply.
"Iliad not hoard my native language
for so long , " continued Mr. Hartnmiu
"that I was delighted to find homo mnV
who could uho it. So I forgave tl ,
stranger Immediately. " .
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Twelve cartloads of crushed eggs ,
sandwich papers and other rubbish
taken from the white house ground
after the children's offf-rolllng
on Easter Monday.