Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, July 06, 1891, Page 6, Image 6

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    LONDON FINANCIAL REVIEW.
Little Demand for Discount During .tho"
Past Wcok ,
HEAVY INVESTMENT IN B1ITISH FUNDS ,
Amrrlcnn Itullrond Securities Panscd
Through n Period of Unusual
. Activity Tlio Purls
Bourse.
LONDON , July 5 , Discount during the put
week was quoted nt 1J/1 ? ! there was no
demand , On the stock exchange business
was cjulot. The increase of Invosttnont busi
ness Is largely uuo to thy rcloaso of consid
erable amounts of capll.il ihrough half divi
dend und Interest pnymonts. Among the
dividends announced are ; London nnd West
minster bank , US per cent ; Joint Stock bank
end Union bank , Viyt pur cent ; City bank , 11
percent ; Consolidate ! bank , 10 percent.
Continued In vesting In British funds caused
on Increase for the month of ? ( c. Kupeo paper
fractional lluctunlton closed unaltered. In
foreigners thn principal feature has been the
selling of Portuguese tjecuritlcs owing to ills-
nulctlng reports on the financial condition of
Portugal. The fall for the week Is 'iyo.
Husslans were also sold and losl He. Spanish
lost c. Chilian rose : ifjC } on reports that
Ilia collapse of Bulrnaccdn is Imminent.
In Knglish railways there was n malarial
advance on the expectation of favorable divi
dends ; Northwestern ro o tJfc ! ; Cathnm IJfe
nnd others on iho avorngu of Jfc. American
railroads , which were heavy iho llrst part of
the week , now appear to bo entering a period
of activity.
The whole current of dealing since Wednes
day has been ono oi buying , dally
increasing In volume which was only torn-
pornrily checked by yesterday's holiday. The
public seem to bo waklntr up to the fui't that
the best speculative medium in the immedi
ate future Is the American market ,
Tlio week's variations In American securi
ties Include the following Increases :
Loulsvlllo & Nnsbvlllo , UJu'c ; Denver
Si KIo Grande , prof/erred / , 'Aytc\ \
Union I'nclllo and Wnbasb , preferred ,
I' c ; Denver nnd coi.imon find Wabash -
bash debentures , 1 ; Ohio Si Mississippi
JSfe ; Lake Shore , Mexican Central and Nor
folk it West 1'olnt preferred. yo each.
Canadians were llrm. Gr.ind Trunk lirsts
nnu seconds preferred rnso J c. Mexican
railroad was stead v : seconds rose li-j'c. and
and lirsts IJ c. Among miscellaneous secur
ities Hudson Hay advanced J c , and Kast-
mnn's 5Jc { ; Whlto Hell's asbestos dropped
1'4C. ' A rcducllon of Iho inl < ! rim dividend
from 10 to ! y < j per cent was the causa.
llnvanii Market" ) .
HAVANA , July 5. Sito\K There has been
seine demand , but since the middle of the
week t > uvers have reduced their offers itnd
and the market closed < iulot and weak. Mo-
Irssos sugar , regular to good polarization ,
2.'W@'iigold } per quintal : Muscovado , fair
to good , refilling S. > to 'JO degrees , 21U > ( ? ( )
sJ.IU.f ; centrifugal , 92 to 90 polanzallon , "VA.
Stocks In Iho warehouse at Havana and
nnd Maian/.as , ! i,12G boxes , Itl9,000 ! bags nnd
U,5X ( ) hogsheads. Receipts for the week ,
1,000 boxes , 94,000 bags and 325 hogsheads ,
of which Sb,0H ( ) bags nnu nil the hogsheads go
to the United Stales.
BACON-$1:1.00 : gold per cwt.
BiJTir.it Superior , ? 'J5.00 gold per quintal.
Fi.ouii $ lt.0i ! ) gold per barrel.
AMCUICAX .TiitKii : : > BBBF 89.00 gold per
quintal.
HAMS American sugar cured , f 17.00 gold
per quintal for northetii , and $ .23.00 for south
ern.
ern.LiMti ) In kegs , J12.00 gold per quintal. In
tins , $13.00.
I \im : Nominal. Shocks , nominal.
Win re NY BUANS $0.75 gold per quin
tal.
Cm\viNo : Ton tcco $21.00 gold per quintal.
Hoorri Nominal. Freights modor.itq.
EXCIIAXOI : Weak ; on bond ,
Spanish gold , Jli.UbfelJ.IM'.f. '
Bail \ \ celt for tlio Tobacco Market.
LUUISVIU.I : , ICy. , July 5. The past week
has been a bad ono for the loaf tobacco mar
kot. The offerings have detcrloralcd in
quallly ana the buyers have not paid as close
attention as usual , frequently neglecting the
breaks altogether. In consequence prices In
everything have weakened , and in
some the decline has been consid
erable. Prices will average from $1 to
(5 lower than they were two weeks ago. This
fact may bo duo to two causes. The ex
tremely favorable weather for the now crop
may have a bearisn tendency , nnd again It
may have happened that b'uycra bad fewer
orders than usual last week. Medium and
common grades have felt the weakness most.
Burley not possessing special qualities to
recommend it has been , without friends , and
there has been a poor market for nondescript
nnd badly conditioned hogsheads. Prices of
darks have boon bettor sustained than those
of hurley. Good green rivers have boon in
demand and Uavo sold well , nnd anything in
the way of a nice wrapper was sure to cause
.active bidding. Hogio ouyors are , however ,
doing nothing out picking a llttlo here nnd
thoro.
Purln Weekly Kcvlow.
i ? , July 5. On iho bourse during the
week business wai sluggish and there was a
general decline. The monthly liquidation
luslconcludod.shoHod considerable dlfllculty
arising out of the shortness of stock. Con-
tangoes were unusually heavy at the open
ing of the settlement , butsnbsoquontly light
ened ns it was seen that no failures wore
probablo. The end of the settlement lott tbo
bourse notably languid. The week's decrease
include : n per cent routes , 10 centimes for
the ncconnt. Bank of Franco , 10 francs , Hto
TInto , (1)4 ( franca ; Credit Flncicr , 1) { francs.
On tlio Itcrlln Hourso.
DRUMS' , July fi. On tbo bourse during ibo
past week business was stagnant. Bank nnd
Industrial securities were especially weak.
The Until quotations include the following :
Prussian 4's , 105.70 : Doulsuo bank , lBO.il.1)
Mexican fl's , 88.50 ; Roubles , 233 , making a
reduction of Ion points for the week ; Boch-
umors , 10(1 ( ; Harpouers , 182 ; short exchange
on London , 20.25 ; long exchange on London ,
20.2S ; private discount , ! % Tno deprecia
tion of tlio rouble b duo to tuo expected fail
ure of Iho Russian harvest.
Frankfort Financed.
FHANKFOIIT , July 5. On the bourse during
the week business was dull and prices
dropped. The tlnnl quotations Include : Ital
ians , f.ll. 10 ; Porluguoso , SIXl.M ) ; Russian ,
J97.70 ; Spanish exchange on London , & 0.l ! ) ! ;
prlvalo discount , Q % ,
WONT nl3 INYlSllVIHWRD.
Kv-ProMdrnt I Injun DccllucH to Talk )
for Publication.
Ex-Prcsldent Rutticrford B , Hayes and his
BOH , R. P. Hayes , cashier of ibo' First Na
tional bank of Fremont , O. , arrived In
Omaha yesterday morning from Beatrice ,
whore Gonoial Hayes delivered an address
before tno Chauttutqua assembly on Satur
day. Major Paddock , Howard B. Smith and
several atliors mot the ox-president and his
sou at ttio depot and escorted them to tbo
Mlllard hotel. After resting un
hour both General Hayes and Ills
son , accompanied by Major Paddock ,
went to the First Congregational church and
heard Dr , Duryoa expound the gospel. The
afternoon and evening wore pas&ed very
pleasantly calling upon tbo families of How
ard B. Smith and Captain J. C. MclColl , who
are related to the Hayes family.
The ex-presiduut was seen last night at the
Mlllnrd hotel by a 11 BK reporter.
"You understand that I never have any in
terviews , " said General Hayes , the vorv In-
ilant after shaking hands with the * reporter.
"That Is un Indexible rule of mine , and although -
though I dislike to disappoint a reporter , I
must refuse to give you anythlutr for publi
cation. "
"Would you not favor the public with your
opinion , or a prediction , as to political re-
tults In Ohio this fall I"
"No , sir. I have absolutely nothing to say
about politics. 1 have nothing to say for
publication upou any subject. I will uot bo
Interviewed. "
General Hayes then Inquired very pleas-
fatij nbout ex-Uov rnor Snundors , Mr ,
Hoiowntor nnrt several other prominent real-
donlfl of Omnbii.
"Do you think thn people of Ohio will como
up to tin ) support of Major McKtnlcy mid
elect htm this full ! " tbo reporter naked , nftor
chattlnit a few moments nbout cropi and
ChautnUfiua Msombllcs. A stony sluro nnd
the swish , swish of a Inreo pnlm leaf fnn
were tbo ouly apprcclablo reply to the Inter
rogatory ,
General Hnyei appears to cnrry tne wolgnt
of Increasing year * with consldoruble forti
tude nnd well preJServert vlnor. Ho Is now
ilfly-nlno yours old , and but for the
fnct that his pray hairs arc more numerous
mid ho keeps his whiskers some shorter than
ho did llvo years ago his appcurunco remains
very much the sumo.
Tuo Nebraska division of the Loyal
legion will tender General H.tycs
ft reception and"uTnficr at , Iho Omaha
club rooms this evening at 8 o'clock.
General Hayes Is comniniidcr-ln-chlof of the
Loyal Legion of the United States , and the
Nebraska division will solzo upon this oppor
tunity to oxuross its appreciation of Its com
mander's ' presence In the west. Prominent
member * of the order from Lincoln , Ik-iUrice ,
Fremont and other cities will Join with those
who rasldo In Omaha to make the occasion a
very pleasant ono.
The ox-president will leave for homo Tues
day morning. His son , U. P. Hayes , will RO
from Omaha direct to Duluth , whuro ho has
some Important business to look after.
The soft glow of the tea rose Is acquired by
ladles who use PUzQtil'sComplexion Powder.
Try it.
Ij.VHOIl'S EM III QMA'.lt'lON.
Eva MolJoiitild-ViilcxIi Addresses tlic
Otnatiu U'orltci-H.
Grand Army hall was well UlloJ last evenIng -
Ing by representatives of the different labor
organisations to hear the address of Mrs. Eva
McDomild-VnIesli. The meeting w.is under
the auspices of the Independent club , and
Secretary De.wor occuplotl the chair. Mrs.
Viileih Is Uio state leuturer of the Minnesota
alliancu The little lady spoke lit Wuhoo on
the Fourth and will leave this morning for
her homo at St. Paul.
"If wo want to gain success politically nnd
socially , " said the speaker , "wo shall have to
unlto and stand solidly together. I want to
see Intelligent lecturers como from the alliance -
lianco to the cities and spoalc , and those from
tlio cities go down into the country and talk
to the fanners. The people who nro doing
ttto best work in our cause today are those
who have graduated from the ranks of some
labor oriranl/atlons , and I hope to see moro of
them taku the Held.
- "There Is no question of greater Importance
than that of wages , and certainly no question
which our people can ho more Interested In.
The masses are beginning to discuss the eco
nomic questions. Fifteen years ago such a
thing was hardly thought of. I regard the
mlllfonnlro and pauper as products of the
wage system. These two go side by side in
our nresent system. Wo don't want to ex
terminate the millionaire , but wo want to
change iho system and have them do honest
labor. Tak'a away thu extra facilities
for these people gottinir hold of all
the good things of this life nnd
make them ( jot down and hustle. I bollevo
the wage system simply a step oti tno road to
the progression of the raco. If wo go back
to the barbarian , who was contented to live
in a hut and subsist from band to mouth , we
shall lind that the llrst stop toward civiliza
tion was the Institution of slavery , nnd slav
ery was tbo llrst step toward the wage sys
tem of toJay. Slavery was a blot on the niv-
ilbatlon of this country for some years after
its abolition.
"It tooic a great deal of education
for our psople to learn that the blajlc man
was created just as free ns the white man ,
and that ho was entitled to just as much lib
erty.
"Of course we have some fault to find with
the wage system , but still it is an improve
ment on any system which preceded It. In
these days labor has risen to the dignity of a
commodity , and is bought and sold in the
markets. Times have been changed very
much by the invention of layer-saving ma
chines , but the extensive use of ? uch ma
chinery has caused an over supply of our
commodity labor.
'Tho young men nnd women of today don't
look forward to an independent life out to
the employment of their services In some
largo corporation. The key note of the Amer
ican people's idea of liberty was the develop
ment of the peoples individuality. But In
the great workshops of today a person's in
dividuality is rapidly being crushed out.
The man ana woman in the factory nro be
coming a part of the machine they operate
and their individuality is being lost The
errors of the wagj syatara tod'iy pUuo it in
the best possible condition for the coming of
a better ono.
"I know some employers who would give
all they have If they could bring about a bet
tor system. Thov would bo glad to see anew
system where industrial matters woiild boon
a raoro scidutilic basis. The motto of the
manufacturing establishment of today Is not
the golden rule to 'do unto others as you
would have others do unto you. ' but do your
neighbor before ho gets a chance to do you.
Wages nro regulated by the law of supply
nnd demand and there Is always a great sup
ply of labor in the market. The miinfaeturors
nave built up a wall around themselves
nnd they call it protective tariff , but while
protecting themselves they have loft the
doors wldo open for the Importation of cheap
labor , consequently we have always an un
limited supply of labor In this country.
When a manufacturer finds the standard of
American labor too high , ho goes to Europe
and Imports a lot of low-class foroicnors , who
will work for little or nothing. Not long ago
my attention was called to the largo number
of tramps in Minnesota. Some ono said that
any man wanting work could get It , but I
hardly think that Is so.
Fifty years aso a shoemaker , carpenter or
blacksmith had to servo n long apprentice
ship before they were competent to work
alone. Today n shoemaker doesn't make
shoos , ho repairs them. It is the same way
with the others. A machine has superseded
these workmen to a great extent. So pro
gressive have wo become that llttlo children
have been taken into the factories. A philan
thropist would say that the system was so
perfect that llttlo children could now go to a
factory and earn a few pennies a day. Look
out of your window every morning and see
the string of little children wending their
way to sono largo factory. There are over
a million and a half of children in
this country who ; go to work
three hours before the school house doors are
open , and don't return to their homos until
tbo school doors have been closed three hours.
These are the children to whom wo must
look to as the citizens of the coining genera
tion.
tion.Tho
The speaker then told about the condition
of factory girls and stated that the average
pay of working girls was $ \.l \ per week.
The address was well received and was
loudly applauded.
Do Witt's ' Llttlo Early nisorsj only pill to
cure sick hoadachcand regulate the bowels.
I'KltHOXAL
J. D. Hagan of Sidney is at the Dcllono.
J. M. Kings of Uentrico is at the Milturd.
F. O. Stalnger of Grand Island Is at the
Mlllard.
G. I ) . Goodcll of Chcyoniio is n guest at the
Murray.
Lew Dockstador , of minstrel fame , and
his wife are stopping at the Murray.
Colonel Al Faitbrother returned to Omaha
last night from an extended trip to Interior
points. He starts tonight for his home In
Durham , N. C.
Dr. S. D. MotYor returned yesterday from
attendance upon the commencement exorcises
of Yule collOKu whcro his son , George W ,
Mercer , graduated. Ouiuha had six repre
sentatives In the Yiilo class of ' 1)1 ) , viz : George
W. Mercer , Herbert Holcomb , Augustus
Kountzo , Fred Preston , Wallace Oroutch
and Franlt 1'ro.stoii ,
t Authority.
"I believe the Ferro Manganese Waters of
Regent Spring to bo the cost tonlo waters in
the world , " Dr. W. P. Mason , Prof. Uou-
selaer Polyt. Institute , Troy , N , Y.
"Delia , I saw you on the porch last night
with Mr , Twiddles of Boston , nnd tonight
you wore walking on the beach with Mr.
llunglo of Chicago. 1 trust you are not flirt
ing , Delia. " "O , no , mamma ; I nm only
making a collection of souvenir spoons. "
Mrs. Fussy You have heard my daughter
aitig , Mr. Caustic. I want your advice. Her
voice needs cultivation , and I think I shall
send nor to Paris. Mr. Caustic Send her to
Eeypt , madam , or lloog Kong : Ita farther
awny ,
T I 1 IT A\T TH t I\H If I TTPttO
TALK ON TRADE MATTERS.
Chicago Business Mon * Ezpresa Their Opin
ions on Omaha.
A VERY BRIGHT OUTLOOK FOR THE CITY ,
Plenty of Capital nnd Hard Work
Arc Hound to llulld ' Up a
Great Grain Market
at Omahn ,
It has been said that the pcanlo of Omaha
nnd Nebraska do not fully appreciate the
great Importance of the warehouse bill passed
by the state legislature at its recent session
and there may be n great deal of truth in the
statement. The fact Is , however , that the
grain men all over the country nro alive to
the importance of the movement in Omaha
toward the upbuilding of n grain market and
the subject Is boiug discussed In eastern grain
centers. Having an hour or two to spend In
Chicago recently I dropped around to the
board of trade building and was surprised to
tlmt how much Interest Chicago's grain men
take In Omaha and how well Informed they
nro regarding the situation hero.
The U Ml grain man I met with
whom I could claim acquaintance was
Daniel Butter of F. S. Logan Si Co. , who
is a great admirer of Omaha and who has
much confidence in her future. Speaking of
the warehouse bill recently passed by the leg
islature of Nebraska , Mr. Butler remarked :
' it U bound to bo a gooJ thing for Omaha and
for the whole state. Without such n law
crnln men nro forced to sell their grain to
arrive nt Chicago , St. Louis , Baltimore or
some other noint. In doing this they nro
under this dlsa I vantage they have no inspec
tion law and consequently are obliged
to accept the nrieo of a lower grade , no nuit-
tor what the grade or quality of the cr.iin is.
Under an inspection and warehouse laxv In a
center like Omaha , and with the inspection
kept up to a grade 01 * quality equal to Chicago
cage , London , Liverpool , Glasgow , Hull ,
Bristol and all of the Irish coast would buy
from Omaha direct. Not because the grain
would bo better or worse , but because of
the advantages the railroad companies
would give them on a through freight.
That so far as foreign business Is con
cerned would increase the trade of Omaha ,
but independent of'the foreign dom.ind , Now
York , B iltimoro , Philadelphia , Monttoal and
Boston , besides the whole of the Now Eng
land states would buy corn In Omaha , for
the very good reason that all the terminal
charges which are incurred here in Chicago
would bo saved. To cut tbo whole aigumont
short , the farmers of Nebraska by a ware
house and Inspection law would save from
1 to" cents on their corn i > nd with a good
railroad qut probablv 3 to 5 cents a bushel. "
After leavingMr. Butters I walked through
the corridors of the board of trade building
and , attracted by n familiar sign , dropped In
nnd had a short chat with Colonel John Con
nelly of the Hrm of Schwartz , Dupoo & Me-
Cormlck. Their business Is confined mostly
to the option trade and they do not
give much attention to elevators and
warehouse laws only so far as
they directly effect their branch of
the business. The conversation naturally
turning upon Oinitha Mr. Connelly remarked
that Chicago was receiving a largo amount
of speculative business from Omaha. It was
nor , so very long ago that Omaha was looked
upon as not being a good speculative point ,
so fur as the buying of grain and provisions
wis concerned. The city has changed very
materially in that respect of late and now all
the Chicago brokers who have ofllcos in
Omaha report a largo and growing
business from Omaha. Colonel Connolly
nelly af.poara to think that we miy
do quito a largo cash business in grain at
Omaha nnd that the buying and soiling of
the actual stuff may be carried on quite ex
tensively , but that trading in options or
speculation pure and simple will for some
time yet bo based on the Chicago market.
The next llrro that I felt at liocrty to
claim au acquaintance with was Hoscnbaum
Bros. , who , lu addition to their
grain business , also do a largo live
stock commission business , having at onetime
time n branch ofllco at the stock yards at
South Omaha. Mr. Hheimstrotn thinks
"Omaha has many natural advantages , such
as a location in a great grain producing terri
tory , splendid railroad facilities , etc. , but
that it would take hard wont to build up a
great grain market. She will bo at a dis
advantage In that the trunk lines will
wuntthelong haul and will not like to slop
Iho grain at Omaha. They may , however ,
give milling and transit privileges ; that is ,
allow the grain to bo halted there for a cer
tain time and then rcshlpped on the through
rale. The future ot the grain mar
ket at Omaha will depend very
largely upon whcthen catptal can bo
induced to go into it. It will bo n pressing
question where the money is coming from to
carry the grain produced by the formers of
the west until It Is readv to bo placed upon
Iho market. Omaha will make a good grain
market with half a chance. "
I had hardly stopped oulsldo of Rosonbaum
Brothers' olllco when 1 fortunately mot
Hlchard Gunning , au old Chicago board of
trudo man , and for a short time
located In Omaha , where ho formed n largo
circle of friends. Almost the first word
spoken by Mr. Gunning was in regard to the
efforts being put forth at Omaha to build up
a grain market. "It Is ridiculous , " said he ,
that a city the slza of Omaha
and the distributing point for
such a productive grain country should not
bo an important erain market. There is no
reason why there should not bo a number of
largo elevators built there. The only trouble
is lo get men to Invest thulr money in such
enterprises. The bankers ought to take up
the grain business , as Its development would
bo of great advantage to them and the nature
of tho'businoss is such that thov would bo
well protected on every dollar invested. "
Mr. Konnett of Kennctt , Hopkins & Co.
was found in his ofllco , and though busy as
usual had time to tulle a few moments on
Omaha and her prospects as a grain market.
"Omaha is a gro'wiug and enterprising city ,
and its business relations with the older
cities to the east are constantly becoming
closer. I see no reason why enterprise
and capital combined should not
make of Omaha an important grain market.
She is doing a largo business now In a spec
ulative way on the Chicago board of trado.
i'ho handling of grain and live stock has
como to bo a great business , and It Is a grow
ing business , and Omaha is located in iho
center of a territory most productive of those
commodities. Look at the growlh of the
llvo stock business at South Omaha
and draw your own conclusions ns to
possibilities of the grain business. I know of
several houses that already have sent cash
buyers of grain to Omaha. All that the
Omaha people must do to insurq success is
to put plenty of money into it. "
Mr. Nash of Nash , Wrlcht & Co. , was the
next grain man encountered and ho appeared
to be fully alive to all that was being
done in Omaha in the grain business.
"There is ono dlfllculty , " said ho , "to bo mot
In establishing a market at any point and
that Is tno trading of the different cereals ,
Omaha should establish the same grauc.s as
Chicago because the rigid inspection of grain
at Chicago Is what has brought buyers here
and made a market of It. When navigation
U open so that Chicago can reach the t > ou-
board on us good terms as St. Louis It Is al
ways the case that Chicago grain tunes the
lead because of tt o superior grad
ing , A considerable proportion of
Nebraska corn grades Np. it at Chicago , but
that is no reason why Omaha should make
her grade low enough to take It all lu as No.
2. The main reason why Nebraska corn
grades low Is because it is full of dirt , not
bolni : properly cleaned. II Omaha will be
rigid in the matter of inspection she will
gain In the opinion of buyers nnd not lese
auvthlnp with the sellers or producers , "
James It , Tanner of Sprlnglleld , chairman
of the Illinois board of railroad and ware
house commissioners , says the Illinois ware
house law upon which the Nebraska law Is
based has been an unqualified bilccess.
Wlillo there have been some minor amend
ments made from time to time as were found
advisable lu its practical application , the law
today Is substantially thu same OR that which
was enacted by tbo legislature fourteen
years ago.
"Now , " said Mr. Tanner , "tho farmer
knows that when bo ship < his grain to Chicago
cage it will bring a fair market pnco. No ,
2 wheat will not bo graded No. U by Inspoo
tors whose Interest It Is to have it so graded.
Tuoro are eighty Inspector ? in Chicago and
every car Is Inspected and graded when It
comes into the warehouse aud when U goes
out agalu , TUo men being appointed by the
state have no IntcV&ll in givlntr grain n grade
other than that . .Li. which It is Justly en
titled. Of coursa.wa have nad a llttlo dim-
culty In the onforVMmcnt of the law on some
occasions , partlctflhHy with the railroads , but
whenever thn tnsfjfs under dispute have
been taken Into tticmcourts the commission
lias invariably beoWSustnlncd. "
Itwas irnntRraMtyltie to hear the many
predictions nvidft u.y * > Chtcaio business men
ns to the success that Omaha Is bound to
achieve If she \vlfl only take advantage of
the opportiiiiltiaiJspresentod. The onlv
doubt apparently In the minds of Chicago
non us to the succjs of Iho grain movement
here was as to whether Omaha capitalists
and bankers would mil their money into the
enterprise. ' * * -
"Cold , couctb , coflln is what philosophers
term "a logical sequence. " Ono is very
liable to follow the other ; but by curing the
cold with a dose of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral ,
the cough will bo stopped and the cofllu not
needed Just at present.
"Iho Pilnter'H Patron Sulnt. "
This is what u Washington coinpoiillor
once called Gcorgo W. Clnltla , tind it
scorns to mo doci'VOliv. ( .
For months there has boon lying on
my dealt wnlting to bo rend the "Recol
lections of George W. Childs. " Last
wcolt when the thoi'inoinotor porsovor-
Injrly climbed to 100 ° , when everybody
oust of the Mississippi river mopped his
moist brow nnd iiUomnled , at the risk
of Ills life , to drown himself in ieo water
or still moro vicious beverages , I sat
comfortably In my oyrlo with the
'
ghost of n bre'eo/o for a
fan , and hot water and tboso
"Recollections" for companions. I
passed a most satisfactory afternoon ,
and closed my book with a sigh of re-
grot.
Tlio cailso of regret was the absence
of more such tnqn its tlio proprietor of
the Philadelphia' Ledger. I have road
tlio straightforward record of a man
ttho , born on May 12 , 1829 , has never
boon out of employment since his
twelfth year when ho began work as
an errand boy in a Dultimoro bookstore
'
at SU a weo'k and who would as liof
carry a bundle today as in the humble
olden timo. "I carry bundles very
often , " adds Mr. Childs , "but I under
stand that certain young men of tlio
period would scorn to do us much. "
Would that certain young men of the
period had souse enough to be Gliildsos !
Then they couldn't possibly bo thorn-
solves , and how the world would bo
bonofittcd by the transformation !
There are different kinds of great
ness. There is tlio greatness of the pool ,
the artist , the statesman , the inventor ,
the merchant , tlio warrior , the naviga
tor , financier ; there is that rarest of all ,
the greatness of goodness moro needed
than all the rest , as upon it depends the
salvation of humanity. Mr. Childs is a
foremost American , not because ho is
successful and rich , but because he is
filled with the milk of human kindness.
"If I am successful , " ho writes , "I owe
my success to industry , temperance and
frugality. If asked what , as tno result
of my oxporionc/oJHs the greatest pleas
ure in life , I shijiit'u. say , doing good to
others. Scominglv the moat ditnoult
thing in the womflis to bo prosperous
and generous utrthb smno time. Doing
generous grows oh ono just as beiti" ;
moan doos. TUo'd spositton to give and
to bo kind to othcfre should bo inculcated
and fostered in cliildren. It seems to mo
that is the way to improve the world
and make happy the people who , tire
in it. "
When n man notouly professes to want
to help his kind but _ does it , ho makes
the best pos'siblo citizen , nnd
is the only roal'Christian. ' Sucli a man ,
if ho attains wealth , does so legitimately
because ' of supotrpr business capacity ,
andi'not because ofi taking unfair advan
tage of his neighbors.
"This property , " once said Mr.Childs ,
referring to the Lodger , "was built un
without breaking-other people down. "
Nobody grudges him his well earned
fo"tuno ; ho has nr.ido a newspaper pay
despite the fact that ho excludes all de
tails of disgusting crime , nil rejwrts ot
vice that cannot bo road aloud in the
family circle , all scandal and slang and
all objectionable advertisements. I re
joice that success is possible under such
circutnsta'ncos , for I have been told again
and again that it could not bo attained
without pandering to the lowest tastes
of the great majocity. That the major
ity have low tastes is as true ns deplora
ble. Ignorance is bound to be vulgar ;
so , too , is education when devoid of sensi
bility and aspiration.
Loving his kind , Mr. Childs treats his
employes as ho would bo treated. Ho
gives ills printers comfortable , woll-fur-
nishod rooms with walls colored to suit
their overworked eyes. He gives thorn
vacations and money to spend while oil
duty. Ho never forgets Christmas , and
tho'thousands of dollars thus disposed of
pass under the name of "profit-sharing ; . "
For thirteen yours Mr. Childs has boon
paying his printers $10,000 a year moro
than the typographical union rates re
quire , or moro than ho need pay , because
ho has been making money and ho fails
to see why Ills employes should not share
in his prosperity. In 1S70 his printers
wore ready to have their wages reduced
to10 cents a thousand ems , or 5 cents
le&s than they wore receiving , the fonnor
rate haying been fixed by their union.
Mr. Cliilds rofubod to take advantage of
what scorned to him unfair , consider
ing his financial status. Ton years later
ho and his life-long friend , Mr. A. J.
Drexel , sent a chock to the Inter
national Typographical union for ton
thousand dollars. Is it strange that the
printers east of the Mississippi have
voted to sot a thousand cms apiece on
the birthdays of Mr. Childs and Mr.
Drexel , May 12 and September 13 , as a
donation to the fund begun by those
generous-hearted citizens for tno erec
tion of u memorial building in Phila
delphia as headquarters of their union ?
Thus the fund grows at the rate of
$7,000 a yearl Is it strange that n Richmond
mend compositor ahould declare that
"if all omplnyon * wore like Mr. George
W. Childs , thei < o woulo bo no labor
" ' "
question ? ,
In the name ofahumanity and common
sense , why cannot there be more such
employers ? Why should there bo an
irrepressible conflict between capital and
labor ? Why cutinot capital see that
the way to'i ' destroy anarchy
is to stop sowinyt ho seeds of ferment ?
Why will not capital apply ono single
Christian procqpt.to . dally Ufa and bring
order out of approaching ohaos ? Is it so
dllllcult to do unto others as you'd be
done by ? Mr. QifldH ) does not seem to
find it so , and could ho bo multiplied in
definitely , trndo'unions would have llttlo
excuse for being , ' "
Mrs. Winslow's' teething Syrup for chil
dren teething reUtivcs the child from pain.
US cents a bottle.
Three Dinners and a Contract.
Every ono knows that the road to a
man's heart is through his stomach , but
oven a wife who wants a new spring
bonnet does not use the knowledge to so
good advantage as tlio shrewd and wily
salesman , bays the Now York World.
A short time ago there came lo Now
York a m.xn who hud the giving out of
an order for SiiOO.OOU worth of material
in his hands something or other about
railroad construction , I believe. The
competition for the order was something
tremendous among the dilToront
firms furnishing such material. The
Dalesman of ono of the firms invited the
man with the mission to a dinner , and
instructed the chief to servo absolutely
the host dinner ho could , without regard
to price. A few days later ho repented
the Invitation and within a woolc and a
hnlf n third dinner was oaten nnd the
two men might have boon taken fof
friends of n lifetime when they got to
the cigarB , An hour aftonvnrd the con'
tract was signed. As the salesman's
commission on the order amounted to a
good many thousands of dollars ho could
alTord to pay for the dinner.
DoWitt's ' Llttlo Enny tltsors ; best little
pills for dysjiep-sln , sour stomach , bad breath.
13FFI3OTS Ot < ' COFJPI2R.
Ail Excellent Mcdiulno In It.s Plaoo
nnd u Mental Stimulus.
CofToo owes its stimulating and re
freshing qualities to colToine , says the
Boston Journal of Cominorco. It also
contains gum and sugar , fat , acidscasein
and wood and fibre. Like tea , it power
fully increases the respiration , but , un
like it , does not affect its depth ,
Uy its nso the rate of the pulse is in
creased and the action of the skin di
minished. . It lessens the amount of
blood sent to the organs of the body ,
dictonds the veins aud contracts the ca
pillaries , thus preventing the waste of
tissue. It is a mental stimulus of a high
order , and ono that is liable to great
abuse.
Carried to excess it produces abnor
mal wakofulnosH. indigestion , acidity ,
heartburn , irritability of temper ,
trembling. Irregular pulse , a kind of in
toxication ending in delirium , and gro.it
injury to the spinal function ! ) .
Unfortunately , there are a great many
colToe tipplers who depend upon it as a
drunkard upon his dram.
On tlio other hand , colToe is of sovereign
eign olllcacy in tiding over the nervous
system in emergencies.
Co-Moo is also , in its place , an excellent
medicine. In typhoid fever its action is
frequently prompt and decisive. It is
indicated in the early stages before local
complications arise.
CotTeo dispels stupor and lethargy , is
an antidote for many kinds of poison ,
and Is valuable in spasmodic asthma ,
whooping cough , cholera infantum and
Asiatic cholera.
It is also excellent as a preventive
against infectious or epidemic diseases.
In districts rife with malaria and foyer
the drinking of hot colTco before passing
into the oiicii air has enabled persons
living in such places to escape contagion
Have You Got a Horse ?
Even' man who owns n horse should knew
that Ilallcr's Ilarbod Wire Llnlmont is the
only remedy that will give prompt relief to
all sprains , cuts , bruises and galls , and is
warranted to effect a complete cure.
She Unuoiled the Serpent.
Lust year n monster snake was soon
in the neighborhood of Donnoll's mill , in
this countyand its length was estimated
by several parties who saw it at from
eight to fifteen foot , says the Greensboro
bore , N. C. , Record. An attempt was
made to kill itbut it went into a thicket
on the banks of the creek.
Nothing moro was scon of this monster
snake until recently , when MihS Ida L.
Robinson saw a cow , the property of
Abuor SchooUield.down and struggling ,
and went to see what was the matter.
Imagine her surprise to sue , coiled
around the neck of thocow an immense
snake some four inches in diameter and
at least ten feet in length. The cow
was being choked to death , and the
bravo girl took hold of the snake with
with both hands , and , being a strong
girl , she , with great difficulty got it
loose , or perhaps frightened it until it
uncoiled itsclf and ran into the thicket.
After awhile the cow , with aid from
the ladygot upon its feet and was driven
home.
The snake was of a brown color and
showed no signs of striking or biting , as
is common to all our native btinkcshen : o
it is believed to bo an anaconda , which
has made its escape from some monago-
rie.
rie.Edward
Edward Starr saw this or a similar
snake last spring near George Donnoll's
old mill , which is nbout six miles north
of Greensboro , in Monroe township , and
said it was at least ton feet long.
Syrup of Figs ,
produced from tha laxative and nutritious
juice of California tigs , combined with the
medicinal virtues of plants known to bo most
beneficial to tbo human system , acts gently
on the kidneys , liver and bowels , effectually
cleansing the system , dUi'elllng colds at d
headaches and curing habitual conitip it en
An Immense -Knttl T.
There is now on exhibition in the
show window of a Sacrtftnonto ( C 1 )
store a fine live specimen of what is
known as a timber rattlesnake , captured
in Fresno county recently. His snake-
ship is over four feet Jong , and bears on
the end of his tail sixteen .well-formed
rattles and a button that ho raises and
trills in a men-icing way when excited
by the approach of strangers In tlio
screened box with the rattler are two
horned toads that sejain to bo perfectly
at ease in company with their deadly
companionwho takes no noticj of them ,
but contents himself with keeping an
eye on what is going on , and occasional
ly darting from between a pair of strong
jaws a long , quivering forked tongue ,
black at its extremities , and changing
to a bluish red toward tlio mouth. The
color of the snake is a dirty brown , with
vorv dark irregular stripes across the
baclt , tlioro being but a small contrast
between the top and under side of the
body.
Nothing adds so much to a person's appearance -
anco ns a line Illicit head of hair of oven
color , and to assure this use only Hall's Hair
Honowor ,
A Written Guarantee to
CURE EVERY CASE or
, _ MONEY REFUNDED.
Our ci.ro 1 permanent and not a pmtchlntf up. Cnstw
treated llvo y > Att ago l'ave n r Ken ai/mptum
Inco. By ilfscrlblnntMu folly we can treat jou \ > r
nmll.and veel'otliouamo urone Ruirantcoto euro
or n-fund all money. Tlioio who prefer lo como lure
for treatment cnn do no und we will pay railroad fare
botu WBJB and liotil bills while ueio If o full to euro.
Wo challenge the world for a cam tlmt our SIAOIO
KDUKDY Y/lll not euro. Wrlto for full particular and
get the evidence. Wo know that jou , arc tLeptlcal ,
Justly to , too , as the mo t eminent I'hytlclnnsnaio
noverbicnablotOBlTO more than temporary rillcf.
In our flro J ears' praitlco * llli the J1AHIO nr.UI.OY It
lias been mott diricwlt to ovircome the prejudices
ocaln > .t all so-called Bpcclttcs. nut under our strong
Buarantcc ) on khould not hesltato to try thin remedy.
You take no cli mo of lotlnif jour money. Wo ( ruar-
anteetocuroorrt fund e ery dolln r , and ns o bavo
reputation to protect , also financial liocUnsof 1300 , .
000 , It Is perfectly fafo to all who will try the trial-
incut , llerotoforcyou have been mittlnRUpand pay Inn
out ) our money for different treatments and although
you are not yet cured no one has pr.ld bacUyour mon
ey. Iionotwattoanymoromoncyuntlljou tiyus. Old
chronlcdeepBiatoilcabe cuiidlnS5to 00 days , In-
vtstlgatoour financial etanJInu , our reputation as
builneis men. Wrlto us for names and adilnssta of
tlioto w o have curtd who 1ml o gen \ pcrmliilon to ro-
fortothrin. It cunts ) OU only postage to dolhUilt
111 nave > ou a , world of uf ( erlnB f lorn mental strain ,
and If ) ou nro married what may your ofr | > rlnif Barter
throuch your own negligence. If your symptoms aio
sere throat , mucous patches In mouth , rheumatism
In bones and joint' , hair falling ; out , eruptions on any
the body , fecllntcot K'ncral depression , pains
nlieadorbonts , youliavono time to watte. Thoio
who are coniUntly taUtig nurcury and potash should
dUcontlnuolt. Constant use ot lhe odruif wlllmrtly
brlntf tons and e itlne ulcers In thu end. lion't fall ta
writ * . All correspondence sent > ealod In plain envel
opes , Wotnvltothomojtrliirld Invcftlgatloa and will
do all In our power to alii you In It. AddriM ,
COOK Jtn.VKDY CO. , Omaha , fi'rltraiha.
Orllco 1 Jlh an ! J'arnam , cecond floor , cntruico Uthti
FOR MEN
MAPIP PHPC
liIMulu bunt ONLY
460U for u cuu : of Lost or K.UUng Manhood.
Ooiiurul or Nervous Debility , wo.iknevj of
botlv or niliiU , tlio oirupts of orrorsor uxcussui
In old or yuuiiK thai wo uumioLciiru. WUBIU-
ranteo every casu or ruf uml ovury tloljur. Hvo
cluys trial troiitiiiuut $1 , full count ) S5. 1'ur.
coptlljlu lionullu runllztul n > tliroo ilnys. lly
mull , securely nnukuil from olisurv.Ulon.
COOK REMEDY CO , OMAHA. NBU.
LADIES ONLY
MAR IP FEMALE REGULATOR. Snfo ami
nliHUlU Cortnlii ton day or money rufumluU.
1'rloa liy mull IBoaluil from olmurvutlou.
COOK UEMEDY OO. , OmaUa , Noo.
OMAHA
ttuuuws' and
DIRECTORY
BICYCLES.
A , U , Pcrrigo&Oo. 0. Daxou ,
AllMakes ; , All I'rlcos , All Sold on Monthly
Parti. Payment ) , f
1315 HoilKO Street. 1C071J Fnrnnm St. , Onntm
BOOK BINDBRgi & ST.'ATIONBR3
Omaha Republican Printiug Oo. ,
Lair trlufs , bank suppllix , nml UTerytliltu In ttia
printing lino.
10th nml Douxln * troot < .
Ackcrnmtm Bros. & Hointzo ,
Printer , " , binders , olo-trolrpers , blnnk book mnnu-
fnrturer ,
lllftllownr I ftruot , Onuhi
anthracite and lilt SITS. Ktti ftrojt ,
mlnotn coil.
Omaha , Neb.
21SS. litli stroot.
Nebraska Fual Jolinson Bros. ,
S13S. IStlntraJt 914 Farnnm Sircot ,
Omaha , Nob. Omahr , Neb.
CORNICE.
Eagle Cornice Works F , Ruompiutr
Manufacturers ofOalvan- Oalvanlred Iron cornices ,
lied Iron Cornlco , Dormer window , door
Window caps , metallcskT- caps , tin tali etc. Tin
IlKhts etc. 1110 and till Iron nnd slito roofer.
DodgoSt. 811 Karnain 8t.
CEMENT AND LIME.
J. J. Johnson & Co , ,
1183. 13th atrjl'
Omaha , Nob.
DRY GOODS.
M. E. Smith & Oo. , Kilpatrick-Kocb. Dry
roods furnishing Goods OD. ,
Dry ,
(
, notloni , itontt
goods , notions. Dry KOOiH
fiirnl hln
Cor. llth and Howard sti. Corner lltli nnl Harnoy
ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES.
mu'itorrAUTOMATIC
Wolf Electrical Oo. Electric Motors
IllUbtratcd C'atalu.-uo nnd D ) n imiM. CntaloKiii'
free. frc'C. II A. Klnnuy.dun'l
1C1I Capitol Avenue. ActMJ3.V.V Ufa HldV.
FARM MACHINERY , ETC.
Parlin , Orendarfl1 & T. G. Northwall ,
Martin Oo. , General western ngont
Corner Jones and Uth sti. Skandla Plow Oo ,
Omaha , Nob. 1310-1. > "il Shormin avo.
FLOUR.
S. F. Oilman , Omaha Milling Co. ,
Mcrchiint Millar ) ,
101IN. IGthstroit
Olllconnd Mill 1I1J N'oith
C.B. Illack - Manauor. lull .Struct.
FURNITURE AND CARPETS.
LIQUORS.
Her & Oo , , William D.irst ,
I.lquor Murclnnt * . U'lnci , I.lquori anil 01-
llli Il-unoy ittMil.
Maimfiiptiir'rslCiiinnly'i
Knit India lllttorJ. 131,1 Knrnixni St. , Omi'u
L. Kirscht & Co , , Friok & Herberts
Wholesale Liquor Dealer ! Wholesale I.I < inorIe l.irJ
1001 rarnam Street 10th St.
R , E. Grotto ,
Importer and .lolibir of
Wlni't and I.lntiuri.
1020 anil lir. . ' Fanmm SU
Price Ihti on application'
LUMBER.
G. W. Douglas & Oj John A. Wakofieltl ,
ImportedAmerican for
Hardwood I.mnbjr , lamlCriiicnt.Mltnaukca
lldraulo ! Cement and
1.110 North IRtli Strait. CJulncy Whlto l.lmo.
Charles R. Lee , WyattBullard Lum
Hardwood lumber , wool ber Oo ,
carpets unit purquot
flooring. Mth andliard Strootf ,
9th and Douxlai.
Cady & Gray , Louis BradforJ ,
I.Ime , cement , oto. , etc Lumber , llmo , ceinoiitotl
cor , 9th and Douglas ( C.I Douxlas struct.
MILLINERY AND NOTIONS.
0. A. Stonohill , I. Oborfeltlar & Oo. ,
Millinery , Notions Importers and Jobber ! In
Ctoa'n , Eta Millinery.
206,210 and 212 South 11 til
110-1138 IIHhSt. , Omaha Etrect.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS , ETO
MaxMoyer & Bro. Oo. A. Hoapo , Jr. ,
M'f'if Jowolcr , dealers In l'lnno , Orunnn , ArtUU"
musical InitrumuntJ.
( to , MntcrlnN , Ktc. ,
Fnrnam and 10th. ISH Doimlni Street.
OILS.
Consolidated Tank
Line Oo.
Itcllncd and lubrioittnr
oil * , axle Krnaso , oto.
It II Until , Mant or.
PRODUCE , COMMISSION.
STEAM AND WATER SUPPLIES
U. S. Wind Eugine & A. L. Stranj &
Pump Oo. ,
Hnlllil.iy wind mllli ul ) l/JMOOl ( Karnain i
nnd Vij .101101 it. ( J F
llOKfl , acting nmmiKor. Omaha , Nob.
TEA , OOFFEB , SPIOB3 , OIGARa
Consolidated Coffou
Company ,
1414 and 1I1Q llarnarit.
Uuiaha. Nub.
TOY * . BILLIARDS.
II. Hardy & Oo. , The Bninswiok-Balk
Toy * , dolli , albumi.fanor n Oollendor Oo.
good * , housofurnUbliu Illlirl mari'iiidln ,
, children's carriages Haloonflxturm
goods
407. WJ H. 10th atroot.
riages l.'ll'J I'lirnamiL Oniulm
SOUTH OMAHA.
UNION STOCK YARDS CO. , LIMITED.
A. P. Boyer & Oo Hunter & Qroou ,
13-Ul Hiclianuo HulMUu , 70 Kictmnge llulldlnf
South Oumlia. Ho u th Omanii.
S. J. OofTmin , Sm ley
& Co. ,
211 KicliaiiKO llulldln
South Umaha.
JOHN A. MCSIIANK. FlIANU U. CONUOtf
McShane & Condon ,
INVESTMENT HANKERS ,
300 S. 13th St. Flr < t Natlooal lUulc Uulld-
ing , Omaha. Nap.
Denl In stocks , tiondi. soourltloi , commercial pa
per , eto Nfuullato loans on Improroil Om itm rual
itstnle Short llmu IUIIIH. with uunk ilouk , or oil all
IiiroT d colluteruUucunty _
WANTED
Total Irkuoi of CITIES.
COUNTIES. SCHOOL
cw uix H H ia * * ? DIOTRICTB , WATER
COMPANIES , 8T. R.n.COMPAHIE8 , ta
Corrctpoiultncu ftohcltcd.
N.W.HARRIS &COMPANYBankerfc
10 .105 Dearborn Street , CHICAGO- )
13 Wa'l Btroot. NEW VOI11U
70 BUU U BOBTOM.