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    10 THE 03IAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , MARCH 20 , 1891.-SIXTEEN PAGES ,
CONGRESSIONAL FUNERALS ,
Otrrious Items of Expensa of Burying Rap-
rpaontatiVos and foaators.
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A U. S. SENATOR AND A BOSTON GIRL'S ' PUG
P , T. Hnr n urn's fjltcrnry Alct'iotls
Imst I > ny of the Ooiifi'dprnoy
Frnnil Buickton In \ \
toii Dij-lomutlo O
WASIIIXOTOX , March 25. [ Special Corre
spondence of TIIK UP.I : . ] All Washington Is
still talking ol the funeral of Senator Hearst ,
nnd it is wondered whether the government
will hnvo to pay for the special train acrosi
the country. It was only the decided objec
tions of Airs. Hearst that prevented this
Journey from being turned Into a picnic , and
I am told that a great many so-calleit very
respectable ladies nnd gentlemen tried to
toke advantage of It In order to got a frco
rldo to California nnfl back. A number of
society ladles wanted logo , and It was only
through the posltlvo instructions of Sbnator
Stanford that they were kept oft
the train. A congressional funeral
Ls often as much of a picnlo to the
mourners as a funeralmarch , nnd it Is a
question ns to whether the custom should
not bo done away with. It Is in many cases
not nt nil popular with the family of the do-
roascd and no person cares to have a com-
nilttco of unsympathetic men chosen to weep
othisgravo. The cost of congressional fun
erals comes up for discussion hero every
tlmo a long trip Is taken and the Items nro
fought over In the committees of congrcsi.
It costs about $10,030 , moreorless , forasona-
torial burial and whou Senator Miller of Cal-
fornla died It cost Just $7 , r8 to carry him to
Calitoinia to say nothing of other expenses
not down on tbo bill.
TUP. 1TKMS Of A COXnitKSMOXlt. fn.NIIll VI. .
When a congressional funeral is held at
the capltol ns Is often the case , tbo expenses
nro generally berne by the government and
the congressman who dies hero Is burled In
the richest stylo. Undo Sam Is charged
double rates for everything , and there is a
fixed etiquette nnd dross for the occasion.
The pall bearers and other dignitaries con
nected with the ceremonies rrust ouch wear
whlto silk scarfs which cost us much ns a
dress , and ono of which a leading congress
man of Pennsylvania tells mo , ho gave to his
laughter after the ceremonies were over atone
ono Of these funerals , and she made it up
into a ball gown. The cheapest of these
scarfs are of the best of material nnd the same
scarf Is never used moro than once. All the
parties connected with the funerals must have
J2.50 gloves , and the Washington undortak
crs run up bills of $500 and over. There are
few caskets bought for "Undo Sam's dead
which cost loss than $ -100 , and there are few
funerals managed under his auspices which
cost less than $5,000. Carriage hire for such
occasions is double Its value , and at Grant's '
funeral in New York the carriage hire cost
$5,000. Grant's funeral cost the government
all told considerably over 820,000 , and the
government paid a fortune to bury President
Uartlold. All of the expenses of a funeral
hero at "Washington nro trebled In case the
deceased Is a statesman , and it Is snfo to say
there is no moro costly place to die in tlio
world than hero.
SOMi : KXPKXS1VE FUXEnA.1.1 } OF THE VAST.
I took' occasion to toolr through the ac
counts of the cleric of the tiousoof representa
tives for several congresses as to such matters -
tors yesterday , and I llnd.Home curlons Items
among them. Acongicssnmn named Allen.
who came from Massachusetts bore nnd
was buried at the expense of the govern
ment. Ills Inneral cost between $1,000 ,
and & .000 , and though he lived only u
day's rldo from hero , the trnnsportatlpn
alone cost fSUO and one of the lunches cost
$122. Ono of the mourners lost n hut nnd ho
charged Undo Snm ? J.CO ) for It. nnd among
the lunch Items there was ono of $10 for
Apolllnarls water , SiO for sandwiches nnd
$ iy for spring chickens. Another luncheon
during this trip cost ? l.'il ) , nnd it Is probable
that the congressional coinmittco fecl.wcll.
It cost $ laia to bury Gum-nil Williams at
Detroit during thu Fourty-sixth congress ,
and when Senator Bnrnsldo died the scarfs
used at his funeral costl-4-l. I doubt not In
Senator Hearst's oiso the family would hnvo
much preferred to have had no funeral what
soever in connection with the government ,
nnd the expenses mentioned hero will hardly
relate to it , though the committees will of
course bring In their bill for expenses.
SO Ml' DIPLOMATIC OOSSU- .
The Japanese mission Is still vacant and
Senator Blair is , 1 understand preparing to
, go to Cbinit. These nro two of the best mis
sions in the g ft of the government , though
the statesmen hero do not seem to apprcclato
them , if 12,000 a year in Pekln Is equal to
$17,600 in London , and Blair will probably
savd money while ho Is in the vast. His
house will bo furnished for him and ho will
have servants and other extras for which the
government Yrill probably have to help pay.
Ho will bavo as good a cook as you can got
anywhere ouisluo of Paris nnd
ho will llvo better in China
than ho has over lived here. Ho will Imvo
plenty .of eood society In the company of the
other diplomats who llvo nt I'ekin , and his
summers ho will spend In the mountains
nunr the city or In taking tours about the
const in ono'of our imvnl vessels. Tho. mis
sion at Toklo , Japan , Is more expensive , hut
It is much plcosnntcr as far as the Intercourse
with the people is couccrcd. Tokio Is as
lively a plnco ns Washington. It has Its court
' society , its clubs , and from now on it will
have its senate and houso. bringing the best
men from all parts of Japan there every win
ter. There are several hundred foreigners
living In Toklo , and ono has all the advan
tages of civilization. Some of the native
bookstores hnvo the latest editions of all for
eign works nnd the markets arc equal to these
of Now York. The Japanese are very friendly
with the Americans. They pridothomsclves
on being llko us , and the man who gets this
$13,000 place will Imvo ono of the softest
snaps and pleasantcst positions In the gift of
the government ,
1 have Just received a loiter from Edward
Bodloo , who is now nt Amov. Uhinn. Ho
writes that Amoy is an "earthly paradise ,
whcro sea and sky , land and lake , plain and
peak , niako a paimrouia that excels aught I
have over seen iu my life" Ho goes on to
congratulate himself on his position and its
advantages for thu study of the Chinese
language nnd the philosophy and questions
of Iho-far oast. IIo predicts an Increase in
trade between China ami the United Stntos ,
and evidently has a high Ulru of the abilities
of his celestial brothers.
A BTonv or riuxi : STOCKTON.
A sallow , dark-facet ) little man who looked
almost sickly by his contrast vvltti the burly
statesman's wifn whq sat by hi. " side , rode up
from the capltol In ono of the live-cent
bcrdics yesterday. The face of this man was
oJtromoly sensitive , Ills eyes were dark
and full of soul , ills jot black hair shuwc-d
out from under a derby hat and ho seemed
rather to shrink from notice. As ho got into
the car bq limped slightly , and ho uat there
packed bctvucn two big women Itlto a tund-
wlch until the car came to the transfer
station at the corner of Lafayette park , Hero
n crowd of women ruined In , They saw
that the kordlc was full , but that made no
difference , and , young and old , they
stopped in nnd looked at the
mon Inviting them with their eyes
to give them scats. A number ot 'men wore
congressmen. These sat still but when a
gray haired lady entered the hcrdlc , this llt
tlo dark-faced man stood up ana gave her n
scat. The condition of lib health however ,
evidently prevented his remaining standing
and ho quietly stepped from the hcrdlo and
waited for another car on which ho would
bnvo to pay an extra fare. This dnrk-fucrd
roan was Frank Stockton , the novelist , The
pray haired woman was twlco as strong as
tie was and aha ontcrod the hcrdlc knowing
ionic mrm-would rlno nml glvu hern seat.
The women of Washington are uniformly
well treated in the Htrect cars. As a Tula
they give uotlmnlu to the men who rlso to
clvo thorn places nnd they will not Olscom-
jnodo thcum-lvc * in the least to ( 'lvo scats to
their sliters.
MAUAMK'6 INXl AND THU bKXATOIt ,
I saw a fuuny instance of thU on n Penn
sylvania avcuuo uarycsU-rduy , A very well-
dressed mid ovlaimtly wealthy young lady
from Boston \vas8catod In the center of ono
side of the cur. She Imd thQURllc'tof uglr
English pugs beside her , nr.d this pug was
trotting tm and down over the two vacant
sonUvhlcb were the only ono < loft in the
car , when a well known senator of the
United States entered with M3 wife. The
lady stood for a half mlnuto expecting the
woman to lift down her dog. hut she merely
drew the dog down towards her , allowing
it tJ occupv ono sent , while the sen
ator's wlfo took the other. In the
meantime the senator was standing and had
bcin detained for a moment rtt the entrance
of the car by a friend. Ho came along In
front of his wlfo nnd looked at tbo dog. The
young maiden from Boston saw him but
made no motlon'to take the dog from the
seat , and us she did so , I could see a faint
fluili crawl up to the senator's forehead and
overspread bis dark rosy checks. It was a
flush of nnircr which soon quickened Into
action. Without saving a word to the girl ,
ho took his big thumb nnd forollngor , placed
them Khurerly on the neck ol thu pug nnd
dropped him cooly on the lloor. Ho then sat
down in the vacant scat without looking nt
the girl. The whole car broKe Into a roar of
lauithtcr , the girl's face bccamo ten times
redder than that of the senator , nud at the
next block she loft the car.
i'ii INK STOCKTON'S UTRKAIIY AVOHK.
Frank StockUm Is doing some literary
work licfo. Ho curries his work with him
wlicrovor ho goes nud ho has seine of the
most curious literary methods of any of the
American authors. Ho plans his novel nnd
writes It out In his head , so to speak , before
ho puts down a word on paper. IIo thinks it
out down to the conversation , Including the
commas , periods and exclamation points , and
when helms the whole story ready nnd not
till then , no dictates It. After beginning his
dictation ho goes right along from mornlhg to
morning until Ills completed. Ho dictates
about a thousand wards in a morn
ing nnd ho walks up and down the
lloor while dictating. Ho once told mo that
ho could dlctato better than ho could write ,
niicl that the only writing ho did was his pri
vate letters. IIo sometimes dictates the last
chapters of u book heforo the llrst , nud ho
says ho does not see how ho can write a
novel without ho has outlined it beforehand.
Ho docs not revise his stories to any great
extent , nnd his memory is a most phenomenal
ono. IIo likes Washington well enough to
como hero nourly every winter , but the most
of his work is done at his homo in New Jer
sey ,
WIH P. T. 1HI1NUMMUTUS. .
I had a curious experience with the great
showman and advertising philanthropist , Mr.
P. T. Barnuin , about a year ago , which is
worthy of being printed. Iwas prep.iringan
article for THE BEE nnd I wanted na
expression from Mr. Barnuin on the subject.
Iwioto asking for It , and bv return mall ic-
celvod the following reply ;
NEW YOUK , April U5 , 1890. Dear Sir :
Yours received , 1 have more calls from mng-
tulnos and popular newspapers for what I
can \vrlto than I can supply. Every penny
cnruod by my pen is given to worthy charita
ble objects , and I don't ' write anything with
out receiving liberal payment , therefor.
Trulj' yours , P. T. BAHNUM.
P. S. I nearly finished n fortnight ago an
article on the subject you name , for which
cither of th r eo or four magazines would gladly
pay ir.o liberally. P. T. B.
In response to this. I wrote to Mr. Bnrnum
telling him that while I could not giVe hlmas
much perhaps as some of the magazines , I
would gladly pay what would bo n good news
paper rate for the matter , nud thut t could
give him n very wiuo circulation for it. A
few dajs after this I received another letter
which read as follows :
NEW YOUK , May , 1800. My Dear Sir : My
tlmo anil brnln are entirely too valuable to bo
sold for the amount you mentioned. Yours
truly , P. T. BUINIJM.
A few weeks after this , nn article on the
subject above spoken of , appeared signed by
Mr. Barnuin In a weekly publication Issued
In Now York city. 1 mot the editor of this
publication nt Saratoga and asked him what
ho paid for the article. Hoiopllcd : "I did
not pay Mr. Barnuni anything. Ono of my
writers called upon him and dictated the ar
ticle to him , and Rave It to him for nothing. "
This , however , was probably a matter of
friendship , for I happen to know that Mr.
Bariium does write articles hlmsolf and gets
gooa prices for thorn.
OEKI'.ltAl.JOEttHEKLUH'S LAST It.Ul ) .
The memoirs of Jefferson Davis by his
wlfo ay but llttlo about General Joe
Wheeler's connection with the lost days of
the confederacy. General Wheeler was the
broatest cavalry loader of the south , nnd ho
Is as active now as hd Was when ho followed
this fortunes of Jefferson Davis down into
Georgia. Ho is n short , slim , nervous , wiry
llttlo fellow of about ono bund red and twen
ty-live pounds weight. Ills black hulrhas
bccomo tinged with gray and whlto strands
nro creeping Into bis full black beard. His
heart is still vounir , however , nnd though ho
has made u fottunc since the war closed as u
planter , there is nothing snobbish about him ,
and ho one of the most popular congressmen
at 'Washington. IIO told mo tlio other day of
his last days with Jefferson Davis.
"I saw him. " said ho , "when ho was still
president at Charlotte , JS.C. Ho had been
uriven away from KicnmonU , but ho still
kept up his show of authority. Ho held his
cabinet meetings , nnd ainoutr the others who
were present at the tlmo were \Vado Hamp
ton , John C. Brockouridge , Uogeau nnd my
self. 1 knew that the war was over and I
wanted Mr. Davis to fly. Ho did not seem to
think as I did , and ho held n cabinet , meeting
at which ho told mo ho had decided to move
my troops on to Cokcsborougb , N. C. I then
had elirht brigades under me. out I told Mr.
Davis that my men thought the war was
over , and I thought it doubtful whether I
could hold them together.Vado Hampton was
morosanpulne , and ho said pompously , 'Well ,
General Wheeler's troops may not obey ,
but whatever I order mine to do , they will
do. ' This put mo In rather u bad plight but
I doubted what Hampton > > nla. Upon reach-
lug my soldiers I found that , they had all dis
banded , imd the best I could do was to get
500 men who said they would stick to mo and
the president. This 500 were splendid fel
lows nnd I Started with them towards Cokes-
borough , but I soon received orders to go
toward Washington and Georgia. As I wont
south I stopped at Yoruvllle , where Airs.
Wudo Hampton was , and called upon her.
She told mo thut General Hampton baa Just
como In and a moment later ho entered. He
was as tired and as sad n man as I have over
scoii. Ho had found that his boost about
bringing his soldiers with him was nn un
founded ono. He had to start out with a single -
glo company but his men had nil dropped off
before ho Una got to Yorkvillo nud no had
ridden fifty miles on a strctcn In order to got
in Well , from Yorkvillo I wont on south ,
but I received nn order to disband my troops
before I reached Jefferson Davis , I had dona
so and was lying iu the woods In company
with several of my soldiers when a company
of federals discovered us , I had torn the
stars from my coat and they could not tell
my rank. I llhally told them who I was , and
they said as I wanted to bo with Jefferson
Davis , they would take mo tc him. There
upon they carried mo to Agusta and put me
on a boat In company with Jefferson Davis ,
Alexander II , Stephens , Clement C. Clay and
John H. Uoagon. . .This boat took us to Sa
vannah and from tncnco wo were carried to
the northern prison. I was sent to Fort Del
atvaro. but was released odor n time. "
1IUMC G. ( JAHI'KXTEU.
Mr. II. declares ho prefers his wlfo
to use Spanish Court Fnoo Powder , as it
has not the vulgnr appearance of some
of tlo other preparations. For sale by
all druggists. Samples free.
s Succeeds ,
Thu man who' dabbles In science may win
For lumselfa _ glorious fame ,
But bo's far more likely to blow In his tin
Ou a dog churn , and glvo it his name.
The man who succeeds U the mau who works
'With muscle and ucrvoand wit
Who hustles and rustics and never shirks ;
In short , who can "git up and git. "
Among the many articles acceptable as
gifts none Is mow appropriate than cut glass.
UorillnfTor's ' American Cut ( iloss Is by far the
best. Their trade-mark label Is on every
piece. YoJr dealer should bo able to show It
to .
you.
_ _
Fllegondo Blatter : "Ibavajust hoard that
my family physician 1s dead. Just think ! ho
was scarcely thirty years old. " "Then I
iiuutsay thut 1 don't sco how you can hnvo
any conndenca In a physician who dloa so
early , " _
Do Witt's. Llttlo Early Kisers ; best little
lulls for dyspepsia , aour sionmolu bud breath.
"Detroit Judge" and Jack Prinro have
submitted their grievances toUrlffothlo \
adjusted matters so satisfactorily that tha
three have formed u triangular mutual ad-
uilratlou society.
OMAHA TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION
Establ'sbmeut ami Eomarkabh Growth and
Prosperity of the Organization.
RESULT OF ITS LAST ANNUAL ELECTION.
Educational Work Taken Up by ( lie
Stationary Kngliioora Ijntost
Notes iui'1 OoHsIp of tlio
Imbor Unions.
The members of Omixlia
Union No. UK ) fool proitl In knowing tnat the
Australian ballot system has become n Inw In
.tits stnto. They tnUo upon tlicmsclvos much
f the credit of bclnRtho llrat to agitate Its
iossngo In Nobrusltn.
TUrco years npo , before the law had boon
doptcil In any ot the slates the unionhacked
up by the Central Labor union , held n mcot-
ff and' drew a bill similar to the ouo thut
in recently passed.
A committee consisting of JohnE. Emblem
nnil Chtu-los Abernotliy was appointed to go
to Lincoln and labor for the bill. At that
session of the legislature these gentlemen
spent most of the winter at the capital , but
fatted In their efforts.
The next sprint ; the union hold its elec
tion according to the strict provisions of the
system and so perfect was it In every respect
that , the members concluded to adopt It
at all future elections. Last year the print
ers followed the sumo plau , and again last
week tlioy voted according to the details pro
vided for bv the bill as it Is now In form.
The election was held in Fuller's ' hall and
was conducted the same as will bo nil future
stnto , county and city elections. The bal
lot box. the Judges and clerks were stationed
In the south end of the hall ; the booths on the
cast side and the registrar Just inside the
door , and bcaldo him the man who distributed
tickets. Whenever a voter entered lie gave
tola nnmo to the registrar , who looked through
his book to see that tuo man was properly
registered. If his natno was found coriect.
he was given a ticket and with this ho walked
to one of the booths , whore the ticket was
mounted. This being done , the voter passed
to the judges , wlioro his iintno was
written down and his ballot deposited
In the ballot box by the Judges.
As only flvo voters were allowed within
the room at any ono time , the election was
as qulut and as orderly as a prayer meeting.
The candidates and electioneers wore kept
a respectable distance from the polls , tuus
preventing them with interfering with any
voter while he was in the net of preparing
his ticket.
To test the olllcloncy of the system , a rush
was made during1 the Hrst hour , and during ,
that tlmo fifty-eiuht votes were cast , and the
number could easily have been increased to
twenty , so well did the plan work.
The ofllcers elected are as follows :
T. F. Sturgess. president ; C. W.
Bigelow , vlco president ; W. A. Pangbuni.
recording secretary ; Joe Stomm , financial
secretary : J. M. { Slrpless , treasurer ; execu
tive committee , Herman Hathls , Frank
Kennedy und.T. B. Corcoran ; flnnnco com
mittee , P. M. Tracy , John C. Clark , F. M.
Thompson ; sorgeant-at-arms , George D.
Henderson ; sick committee , Gcorgo Farell ,
FranKlCeatloy and Q. H. Fredorlcka ; read
ing clerk , Nelson fiadway ; delegates to In
ternational , W. O. Boycr and William Max
well.
The Stationary KiiRiucers.
The educational work of the stationary engineers >
ginoers association has been greatly Inv
proved since Mr. Anderson , of the smelting
works , was elected Instructor last January.
His last effort was giving Instructions In the
use of the planlmetor In computing the horse
powbr ot enginesfron > Indicator carets.
Mr. 1'iilincr Interested the association not
long ago with a description of. his lllter , for
filtering condensed water from tha exhaust
pipe of his engine , Ho3nado a sKtitch on the
blackboard and described the doVlco In de
tail. The water leaves the lllter without a
particle of grease visible. The lllter Is Mr ,
Palmer's ' idea and bo In
own can seen opera'
tlon at his engine room.
Mr. Austin addressed the association
few days ago on the different types of bailers
from the cat Host In use down to the modern ,
their advantages and disadvantages. He also
proved on the blackboard that the term
"horse power" had 110 application to steam
boiler. A boiler that would develop forty
horse powur with one engine might develop
sixty horse power with another. The power'
of a boiler was its ability to evaporate wate
and the economy of a boiler was its ability \
( ! vi\porato tno greatest quantity of water with
the least quantity of fuel.
The nso of coal oil to remove scale from
boilers was argued pro anil con last Friday
evening at some length. The majority fa
vored keeping the coal oil out.
Another verv interesting subject that came
up for discussion was "tho loss of current
during transmission to the motor by the pres
ent trolley system. "
Mr , Austin of this city has been appointed
local correspondent and agent for the Sta
tionary Engineer , a weekly paper of the or
der published at Chicago and Now York.
Western Ijnoorors.
The broom workers in tuo JEureka factory
of San Francisco are out on a strike. The
strike Is on a question of wages purely , the
strikers resisting the cut from yj < j to 3 and
from ! t to ay cents per broom on certain
work. The employers have not replaced the
strikers by thirteen Chinese , but old take in
four , two of whom , however , the strikers In
duced to leavo.
Last week some fifteen or twenty ropre-
ontiUtvcs of the bulldlntr trades unions of
lull fora in and Oregon met to discuss the
rncticabillty and wisdom of organizing n
building- trades federation for the Pnciilo
: onst. The meeting ; which was hold in So-
: lnl hall , San Francisco , was a long ono and
iovered a great scope of Industrial territory.
An attempt was made tp obtain from every
jno present a guaranty of support from their
respective unions , yomn were willing to
give It ; others could not. Again , others did
not feel like taking too bold a stand on the
ipur of the moment , for fear of porcipltat-
ng troublous complications with the em
ployers. A representative from the wood
workers remarked : " \Vogot into u mess of
that kind some tlmo ago , and It didn't do us
nnv good either. "
The sense of the mooting , however , was
for the immediate organization of a building
trades federation , no it was decided that an
adjournment should bo taken until this week ,
when a permanant organization will bo
formed. Moanwhllo all the building trades
unions will ho requested to snnd delegates
vcbtcd with authority to act. It is under
stood that some of the trades will stand out ,
but the others nro anxious to go ahead any
how.
.lournevman bakers' union No. fit of Cali
fornia celebrated the fourth anniversary of
its existence by a banquet at Irish-American
hall , Ban Francisco , Friday night. Many
prominent laboring men , besides members of
othur unions were present. Plates were laid
for 150 persons.
J , J , linrrett , president of the union , de
livered a short address appropriate to such an
auspicious occasion , after which many toasts
were offered. The following were responded
to : "Tho Day \Vo Celebrate Fourth Anni
versary of Union No. HI , " W. O'Nolll.
"Federated Trades ana Labor Unions of the
JJaclflc Coast , " A. Fuhrman and II , Soule.
"Our International Union May It within a
short time Include all the operative bakers of
the American continent , " W. Mr-arcs. "Iron
moulders' Union No. lt > l A speedy and vic
torious ending of tholr great strike , " Joseph
Valentino. "Friends of Labor , " Gambarth ,
O'Connoll and Gannon. "Tho Eight-Hour
Movement May the agitation continue the
woild over until a stanuara working hour Is
established , " J. I ) . Condon.
The I'uclilo coast laborer * have decided to
send tnelr committee back to Sacramento to
urge the passage of the bills providing for an
urgent necessity fund and a Iroo employment
bureau. The committee was censured for
not having Interviewed the governor before
ho vetoed the eight-hour 1)111 and tha hill pro
viding that ? - ! a day shall bo the minimum
rate of wages on all -city and state contracts.
I.llbllfOtOH. .
Toledo horsemen organl/cd.
Brass unions are spreading.
Initiation fees nro going up ,
There Is ainllkln ? machine.
Now York has 10,000 artists
The California legislature defeated the
eight-hour bill nnd ono to pay unskilled
men nn city work $3 irflny.
St. Louis llnomijr. won $3.60.
Colorado has mlnersLnlllanccs.
'Frisco ' tnotnl roiKft'orgnnlzod. '
"Frisco " unions oxclmlo Japanese- .
Albany will not take fat flromon.
Clnclntmtl Knlgwfatof I nbor debated tariff.
Pottstown puddlers.got.only # 3.GU. *
Brooklyn clgarmakcra gain points.
Perth Ainboy DniYij fire organized.
Now York has nMmtiucso cnrpontor.
Qulncy (111. ( ) stoatvinQtintcrs struck.
'Frisco pointers nisll c eight hours.
Springfield railroaders want lulvancos.
'Frisco box-sawycrS nnd nallera are out.
Lowell weavers nan , average $3.50 n week.
England will revive Industrial villages.
Washington moulders want > ) for nlno
hours.
Munclo bollormakcri struck lor advance.
Bight hundred Ne > vork hat makers
struck.
Lnst year's wool clip was 207,000,000
pounds.
i'nlosthio , O , , pottery girls struck for less
hours.
Grconcnstlo , Ind. , butchers have a list of
bcut "
Dennlson , O. , Pun Handle shops cut hours
and force.
Victoria , B. C. . minors are charged with
ntlmldtUIcm.
'Frisco ' school-boys struck till a teacher
was reinstated.
Western flint-glass mills will shut down to
teop up prices.
Ono hundred and fifty thousand Now
York girls get 00 cents n day.
Chicago cabinet-makers want eight hour s
J nud weekly payments.
Brooklyn furnlturo workers kick against
overtime und Sunday work.
Denmark proposes nn International union
of machinists nnd blacksmiths.
The boiler manufacturers are forming an
nsuranco nnd inspection compnny.
Providence workers were discharged for
refusing to work on St. Patrick's day.
The cornerstone of the printers homo nt
Colorada Springs , will bo laid on Gcorgo .
Child * ' birthday , May l ! > .
Canton ( Swltz. ) municipal authorities have
decided that all employers must share profits
ivltli the laborers.
Now York jockeys organl/cd. They wan t
> 00 for winning n stake race , $ > for ordl
-.rnry and S10 for losers.
Qulncy ( III. ) plasterers , cooper * , black
smiths , stonemasons , barbers nud stonecut
ters nro yet unorganized.
Now Hampshire unions went a legal day
of nlno hours , the conspiracy law abolished
and the extermination of Piukortous.
Near Madagascar 15,000 Islands are unin
habited. Ono can live there by working
twonty-llvo days a year. No clothes are
worn.
The Boss Plasterers' association of Chicago
lias decided to refuse the demands of the
journeymen for nn Increase of wages.
It Is stated that the steve moulders In St.
Louis will strilco for hiRhor wnuos und a gen
eral adjustment of grievances on May 1.
Six hundred miners employed In the East
Range mines at Ncgauuee , Mich. , went on n
strike on Monday because they had not ro
celved their pay. , ,
Eight hundred ? weavers of the Atlantic
Mills In Providence. K. I. , struck on Friday
last against excessive tines Imposed for ni-
leged Imperfections in the cloth.
Representatives bf , the different brotherhoods - -
hoods of which thejomployos of the Illinois
Central railroad nrq members have , it is stat
ed , arranged for n confederation.
Value of 8tro3tIla1iwn.Y ' \ f-"ntiolii o.s.
Nmv YOUK , Mntqh | 34. [ SpocJal Corre
spondence of Tun Bi K.-Tho value of a street
railway franchise necessarily varies in differ
ent cities , but that tt has mord or less value
Wherever it , operates , cunnot bo gainsaid.
Thus far Omaha ha's a6vqr received any return
turn foe the privllopp conferred on the fran-
(
chlscd corporations'tpxcept in the way ol
tnxes.andpvcn Itt this the latter have shown
great tax-shirkingabilities , A number of
cltlos in this country5'havo'fared bettor in
these matters aud'havcsuccbddodin exacting
at least a partial return for the benefit
granted. It Is true that Omaha is to bo com
pared with neither Now York nor Chicago
but yet the satno principles which operate in *
these cities are applicable hero though in a
less degree.
Comparatively llttlo bat been done in this
country to preserve for the people a duo
share In the benefits of street railway monop
olies. In Ca'nada a beginning is being made
in Toronto where , In pursuance of the wishes
of a largo majority of the citizens ns
expressed by their votes , steps
have been taken Jfor the , acquirement ,
by the municipality of the street railway sys
tem. The city proposes merely to own the
"
undertaking and"to lease out its operation on
terms similar to these obtained by British
local authorities. In the United States , tbero
are a few instances in which stipulations
have been made in the franchise for a rever
sion of the wbolo property to tbu municipal
ity at the expiration of the charter ; in other
cases , u right of repurchase nftor tbo lapse of
u prescribed number of years has boon pro
vided for. The United Stutas contains but
one public railroad and that is operated in
connection with the Brooklyn brldgo.
Though It transported in 1890 over thirty-
eight million passengers , representing across
income of more than $1,000,000 , its peculiar
situation precludes ) any comparison with
other street railways.
Among the various methods adopted by
American cities for obtaining special reve
nues from rapid transit privileges , the sys
tem of demanding a percentage of gross re
ceipts bos been jnost commonly resorted to.
The city of Baltimore , when it gi anted its
first street railway charter in 1851) ) , stipu
lated that 20 per cent of the gross
receipts bo contributed to the public park
fund. The proportion was later reduced to
0 per cent , which Is now received annually
bv the city from all lines in operation. Cin
cinnati railways pay the municipality % per
cent of the total earnings each year , At
Hrst Now York city obtained 10 per cent of
the gross earnings of certain lines , but this
condition was not long maintained. The leg
islative act of 1S81 provided that nil future
franchises bo granted for now street railways
only on condition of payment to the city , be
sides the price bid at auction for the fran
chise , of U per cent of the gross earnings an
nually , during the llrst three years , and 5
per cent thereafter.
The systematic sale of the franchise has
been curried on most cxtc'nstvely In New
Orleans. The first ono disposed of , netted
the city $630,000 in lb"0. In 1S81 , another
yielded $300,000 , while two years later an
extension of time was granted the llrst com
pany iiu eturn fur the , paving of a portion of
the streets over which thp line ran. A third
franchise was gnuitbd. In 1833 , in considera
tion of the cOtnpany.i paving certain streets ,
ncd a fourth in IBsf ) yielded nearly an
eighth of the totaljmillfcipal expenses for the
year. Clovolana'has also had streets
paved by a street I railway corporation
in return for the privileges granted. In 1881
a law enacted by the.Now York legislature
gave the aldermen of Nojv York city the
newer to sell strcoCVailRav'frnnchlscs , under
certain conditions , W Unction. The free grant
of the Broadway rffr'fitr.df way r.ilsod such u
storm of public lndtonin.u | ( that In IteO the
disposal of the frantwipito the highoit bid
der was made compulsory. During the fol
lowing year two mltvorfitroot railway fran
chises were disposed Mf'nccording ' to that not ;
for ono 211.2 per ceflt/Hf the gross receipts an
nually was secure < ftiudfor | ] the other 85 per
cent. The now Iaw ( iri80t places a dUcre-
tionary control oren -tim proposed means of
rapid transit In n"Urtird , of commissioners
who are required to sell tie ) franchise at pub-
He auction upon such terms as they think
proper ; but the prfyilegals only fern doll-
nlto period of tlmo-at thoexplratlon of which
it will bo subject to resale.
It is thus evidentthm the demand for a return -
turn to ttio public for street railway fran
chises Is bv no means n npvetty. Nor ls it
confined exclusively t the largest and most
densely settled cities. Omaha can well com
pare w'lth what Baltimore was in lb.V.i , nnd
the local street railways are undoubtedly able
to turn over that shuro of their profits which
results from the value of tho'franchUo alone.
It is always well to Icarrj by experience , and
the city , if it prflllUfby these lessons , will
grant no further franchises without a reason
able return. Vitrroii UOSBWATKH.
St. Joseph Ncs : JSt. Agedorc Truolov
Is Ilka ghosts ,
Do Mascus How sol
"So many speak of it and so few have seen
It. "
BRONCHITIS.
Bidam's Microbe Killer Cures BronohttU--
Hoiul the Evidence.
four ycArs nitn I was tnkon nlth n novoro cough
1 consulted our lion phr ) klfin irliu pronounced
my C.TO bruhohltls of n very nKxrnvntud form. 1
took thulr proscriptions without relief , mil llimlljr
RIVO up. thinking consumption wn my llnal rtostlnr
1 tnoil Mlcroba Klllur to my utlcr nitunlslimonl.
mr liofilth wna much Improvo'l ' before I Imduioil
the second JUK. 1 continued to nso It nnd my liron-
chllla la now n tiling of thu past , Ironildor niyaclf
noiinilnnd woll. Am nunrly nlxtjr-olKht years of
nge. nnd Inbur nearly ovary dny In tlio ronr.
K. S. ItAV.MONI ) , St. Joseph , .Mo.
Mlcrolio Killer rollori-dnio of n eovoro rough nnd
nervous prostration. 1 hnvo bci-n perfectly well ( or
nyonr. J. It. MAKTi.V ,
With .Mormotl .V Juccnrd , St. I.ouln.
My wife hud n very Imd couuh. Slio used Microbe
Klllor for It nonrljr rnrml. In liter , her Konernl con
dition hm boon troutIr lenovnteil.
U. W. JAUUKIt , 2572 fnrrnr St , St. Louis.
I Imvo boon n lni { Mlcrolio Killer for about tire
months. Ihndthront traulilo with btonchltU In Its
worst form. Air tliront Is entirely ri'llnvcrt ! niy
lough also. MIIS. A. K. HIlltADKIl ,
1319 Knst Klxhtli Ht , Kansnn City , Mo.
My wlfo u ed jrour Jllcrt 1)3 Klllor for n severe
rouuh which the iloetorn Imd failed to relieve. ho
reeelvod ( 'rent benefit from tlio llr t f < > w ihnu * . llor
coiiuli Is now n llilnit of tin. pnnt , and she foeH nl-
most entirely noil. J.S. HOWAItl ) , Tlpton , Mo.
My llronclilnl nllectlon nnd stumucli troulilofrom
which I Imvo sutTcrod for ) Oir . Ins bjcn ncnrlr
cured br .Microbe Klllor. I almoxt foci llko n now
man. r. II. KKNNKDV , lion die , South Dnkotn.
WIUTi : KOH LAlHIi : CIKCUr/AH FIIK15.
THE MADAM 3IIGBRUE KILLER CO. ,
ST. JOSEPH , MO.
For unto In Omnlin by Shonnnn , V McComicll , 1313
Uodgo St. , Kuhn & Co , und Max llucht. "
A $10,00 BOOK FOR ONLY $1.00 !
HOW TO BUILD
A HOUSE.
ThN book will save you
hundred * of dollars if you
are thinking about build-
- .
If youarethtnVlntrof ImllJitii ; a heuK you oticlit to btiy th
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lued on JIuiMmir. Neatly four hundred ( trawliiKS. A IIO
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It contains 104 pages , 11x14 Inches In rl'e , an ] conshti ot
large 9X ti plate paucs , Rhine plans , elevations , | xn.pective
views , descriptions. owner ? n imes. actuil cost of cnnstruction ,
nactutlvart. nnjIi.ituKtloiiiHOW TO 1IUILU 70 Cottages ,
liliaii. Double Houses. Ilrlck lllock Houses , tuiUMe for city
suburtis. town and country , houses for the farm , an t worklnif *
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$800 to $6 , < ; co i atanarni , fatthler. School House , 1 own Hall ,
Churches , and other public bulldtnffs , together with specifica
tions , form of contract , and a larke amount of Information on
the erection of buildings , selection of site , employment of
Architects. It Iswotth $10 to any one. but we will send It la
paper cover by mall , ( mtpald on receipt ol Ji.oo I bound la
cloth. $300. Address i ll orders to
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LA GRIPPE.
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and occasional doses of Quinine ,
will relieve all pains in the
bones , cleanse the system and
mak you feel like a new person.
Sure cure for liver , kidney
and nerve affections. 250 pack
age. Sample for 2c stamp.
Turkisk Cough Cure. The
only cough cure that will re
lieve cough at once and cure
with a few closes , Take no
substitute ; will return money if
it doesn't cure the worst cough
Price 500 bottle ,
Turkish Remedy Co. ,
Omaha , Neb.
LEE. WING
Chinese Physician
1543 Larimer St. , Denver ,
Colo.
SPECIALIST.
To thodo RiifJorlnu ; from the
elTccts of "ny of the fullonlni ;
diseases , nnil do lro lioalth ,
should write l.no WlnR nt unco.
Alldlnraues poctillnr to wom-
< > n , f tilling woaknosM , lost man
hood , ncrrouHdUoaion.rocuii
dlsi'iisp.i. nominal \VL'iiknut
„ . . - youthful fully , urlnnry trout
Ics , kidney nml liver trouble * , hi-nrt dlsenso , IndlK
eitlcm , chL'itiindlunn trouble , consumption , bron _
cliltlH.couKh * . cnlcn , iHtuinn , ctitnrrli.nllillsoiwsiif
tlio blood. Bcrofula , nyphllls , dlnensou of a private
nntitro.conorrhon. Kert | , Piles' tumor * , cancer , alf
rlioum , rhuumnllim. i.oralyMi , nil akin diseases , co
tlvencii , ( lyBpepsln. nouralRln , dcnfnoia bnldncm
note eyes , eruptions lapoworm , tun , malnrla , nni
dlscn oiof tliuKonorntlvoornnns , nouinttor of how
lonit'timdlnp. A turotiunrantcod In every case 01
money refunded. If you have falloil lp iiot curer
e ) Jowhero , do not < lo < iiilr , but nlvo 1KK JVI NO a citl
and hnvo n chat with him , which Is strictly conllldon
tlnl. Consultation examination free. Only n mnl
mini for remedies. Thounnnds Imvo heun cured u' '
dllforcnt cllncaios by I.to VVIiiK ( . .lilneroog -
ftntilo remedies. Many tenijnonliU can bo founil
nnd oen In his ollicc , or ) ' ! - ( *
1C43 Larimer St. , Denver , Colo.
KnoloKo ntnmp for reply. _ _ _ _ _
BROWN STOCK FARM.
1891. STALLION SEASON. 1801
MON WOOD 11212.
Blrotl by Monoii. bv Nutwood , 2:18V : ,
Jht limit I'rofuco , by I'nncosts : .
M ( linn Anthem , l > y Otiylnr 100.
: til ( linn Aiisustii. by IlvMlyk'H Ilollfounilor.
4th Until Dolly Mills , by Seoloy'HAiiicrloaiibtnr
giUD TO INSURE.
Brood ta , Cells and Fillies For Sale ,
InuluilliiK two by tlio sretit jllnck Wllkos ; slio
of Wlnxlow Wlfkes Si 14 ; nNo a fiisblomiblu
broil i-yeur-olcl WIIUus gtnllton-u KOOU onu.
o'uml for ntulo Riioi or liotter , como and HOC
M"p. ? BROWN , - Pap 11 1 on , Neb
BIRDS EYE DICE
Landed at Special Hate .
BLACK DIAMOND'DICE
in.MOO.
ros.
rntnmp. Addn-s a.lirill I to. ,
_ Wtbuh * . ,
Cut this out und send tt Itli ortlur.
N. M. RUDDY ,
OPTICIRN
$11 South 15th St. , Omaua.
, Dealer in Artificial Eyes
Selections sent to liy oxuioss to auyimrtof
tno U. S.
I CURE FITS !
When I My curp I ilo not rnsan morul/ ( top them
tot * tlroo and then hV8 them rvturn < > ln. I me in a
ndlul cum. I barn nuda the dUeuo of FITS , Kl'I-
LltraV or VALLINO RIOKNES3 llfe-lontf ttudf. I
vimnt raj remudjr to euro tha Her t c . Il c u j
otben hare hlled It no roaion ( or not now recelrlng a
cure. Bend t nnc for a trettlia ni | Kr o Jlottln of
mylofilllblartmetlr. Olre Kipro nd VottOOict.
ii. u. IIOOT. ai. c. . i a rcoti at. , N , v.
libefore
N.K.FAIRBANK CO.
The Mouth
Is the Portal of Life , and
The Teeth
Arc the Principal Organs which'Regu
late the Health.
Good digestion waits on appetite and health on both.
"Shakespeare. "
Her anything pertaining to your Teeth , visit
DR. BAILEY , The Dentist
Office Third Floor , Paxton Block.
Telephone 1085. 16th and Farnam.
CHICHEBTER'S EHOUSH. RED CROSS V DIAMOND BRAND
r \\x\iS <
THt . ORIGINAL AND GENUINE. Th. nnljr 8M > , Hurr , i4rrH < U ritl ron l .
I ntllr . * &Jik Prngelit for CAfcA . fr Kngtlt * Diamon . t Hratui In Iteil toil Got J m ullle
boxei .mlodwlth . bine rlbtou. TaLe no oilier . kind. Rtfutt Subttflutlont and ImttHti
M pill. In pMlctoardatt \ , plm r > , dnnrrron . ,
. , . , ppcri , r. * tmanlrrfi lit At Druitglit. cr linil nl
4r.U , lump for r.rtlcnlin . tntlmouUU . nd "It ur for tnillc.1 inlitlfr. til return Mail.
JOiniTcillmonl ( ) Ii. Aam l\iptr. . CHICHESTCR CHtMICAL Co. , StHcll.o , i Won. .
bold by all Local llruaald *
OF OMAHA.
ABSOLUTELY
*
FIRE PROOF ,
NOT A DARK -
OFFICE
IN THE BUILDING ,
68 VAULTS ,
INCANDESCENT
ELECTRIC LIGHTS ,
PERFECT
VENTILATION ,
NIGHT AND DAK
'ELEVATOR
SERVICE ,
DIRECTORY OF OCCUPANTS :
GRpUND FLOOR :
E. R. NAUOT n COMPANY , Tolcgiayh 1'olos , OITYTUEASUUEU. ,
Gross Tics Lumber , otc. OMAHA UEAL K8TATE ANI > TIUJ9T 00. '
MUIU & OA.YJ.OKI > . Kind Estate. UESTAUKANT KllANOAfS.
CITY COMl'l'HOLLElt. J , D. ANTES , Kotundii Olgnr Stand.
FIRST FLOOR :
T11K OMAHA 1IEK COUNTING ROOM , Ad AMKKIOAN WATEK WOHKH COMI'ANY.
vertising and Subscription SUl'EUINTENDENT 1IEE HUILUIXO.
SECOND FLOOR.
THE PATRICK LAND COMPANY , Owners JIAHSAUHUSETTH UlUTUAl * Lll'II INSUR
of Dundee 1'luco. ANCE COMPANY.
TIIKEQIIITA1ILK LITE INSURANCE COMPANY
IK. H. I ) . niHNEY. '
PANY .
Ol'NEW YORK.
J. II. McINTOSH , Real Extate mid Uinns. DR. CHARLES ROSLWATEU.
THIRD FLOOR.
IU. A. MATTHEW ? . Dentist. MANHATTAN LIKE INSURANCE COM *
JOHN OUANT , CoiitractorforStrofltnndSlde- I'ANY.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE AbSOUlATION.
walk P.nomt'nts.
( DR. W. J. OAL11RAITK.
UOIIEKT W. I VTIUCIv. Law Onicoi. DR. OSCAR H. IIOKK.MAN.
iw nioHAims. ERNEST RIAUi. Real Estate.
EQUITY COURT KOOM. J. M. CHAMUEKS , AuatruoU
FOURTH FLOOR.
NOUTHWESTEKN MUTUAL LII'E INSUK- % 1' . M. rl ! < LIH , Arcbltuct.
ANUfiCOMPANY GEOROE W. SUES & COMPANY , Solicitors ot
CONNECTICUT MUTUAL LIFE INSjUU- Patents.
ANCE COMI'ANY. OEOHOEKER , Agent for United States Acol
PENN MUTUAL LIKE INSURANCE COM- ' limit liiHuranoo Company ,
T. R. EVANH , Itcul Eht.ito.
OMAHA COAL EXCHANGE.
HAUTrOKD LIKE ANI > ANNUITY INSUR
ANCE COMPANY. ROYAL PUIILISIUNO COMPANY.
' E. K. EKEN11EUO. Fresco Palntor.
COMI'ANY.
MEAD INVESTMENT THUS. V. TUTTLE , Fllleou Wall 1'lastor ,
11OWAUD. Insiiriiiioo.
WEll&TEIt & II. A. PII ERRY , Gen. JlnnaKcr Silicon Wul !
PInster MniifK. Co.
ALEX MOORE , Rojl EMnt and Loans.
IIOHN BAHII AND DOOR CO ,
( } . L. PLOWMAN A : HHO. , Steiiostanhoi * .
FIFTH FLOOR.
IIKADQI'AHTEUS. U. B. AU.MY. DEl'AUT- ClIIEK PAYMASTER.
MENTOI'TIIE I'JATTE,3S Ofllccn , PAYMASTER.
DEPARTMENT COMMANDER. ASSISTANT QUARTERMASTER.
ADJUTANT OENEHAL. INSPECTOR SMALL ARMS PRACTICE ,
GENERAL.
INSPECTOR
OHIEI OK ORDNANCE.
Jt'DOE ADVOCATE.
OUIF.K QUARTERMAHTER. ENGINEER Oi'KIOER.
Oil COMMISSARY OK HtlJlSISTENOE. AIOES.DE-OAMP.
MEDICAL DIRECTOR. ASSISTANT SURGEON.
SIXTH FLOOR.
IIARTMAN A : C'OIiLINS. Manufacturers' U. S. ARMY PRINTING OITIOE9.
UNITED STATES LOAN i INVESTMENT
LAMItERT SMITH ft VANDENJIURO , In- COM PAN V ,
and Loans.
Htinineo THK IMPLEMENT DEALER.
C. I' . ItEINDORPK , Architect.
AUTI1UR JOHNSON , Contractor. EDITORIAL ROOMB OK THE HEECompet
REED PRINTING CO. ing , Stereotyping and Miilllng rooms.
SEVENTH FLOOR.
THE OMAHA PRESS OI.UII. i THE CENTRAL WESI I'UIILISHINa CO ,
SOCIETY OP STATIONARY ENGINEERS , I I1ARIIER SHOP.
A few more , elegant office rooms may be had by applying
or R. W. Baker , Superintendent , office on counting room floor