TIIK OMAHA DAILY IWK : TUKSDAY , MAY 17 , 18JU
Til 10 IAII ) > Y IJK10.
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KVKIIV MOICNJNO.
PAPtR IU Tilt CITY ,
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nli * . f ( irtinr N und f.th
onncll HIiifN. 13 1'i-dfl F twit.
( Jlilcnrd ( illlff , .1 7 i Iminl r of rc.
Nn York llwiinolMlnml IR.Trllnirn ! lliilldln
WMlilriitlori , M3 I'oiirii-nritli mrsnt.
All rorntiiiinli'rftimii Mdiillnst I" iinwt ( ifi'l '
ertltnrlnl iixilliir olioilld Im iulilfn nil lo llm
Mllfirlil li.pnrliiif ) lit
All I tmlri'M Inlti-rnnri'l rmnlltnti'1 * lui'ilO
I mlilrruM'fl In 'I Im IN o I'lilillMiltiir ' iiiii | nir.
Olri nh * llrnfU. rhnrlo iiii'l ' poitnnict' union
In Im iniidd jinyiililn til llin ordiirof llio umi-
lniny
Tlic BCD PiiWIsliI-K Company , Pripriclors ,
HVUHIN HTATII.MI'.NT OP ( IKWM.A'l'lON.
fliitnnr Nnlirnnkn. ! „ ,
Ciiunly of lloiittliii. I , .
( Iriirnii II. T/mliurU. mtrriilnrv of 1 tin ll'i"
rillill lln | ; riMiiliniiy , dom wileiiiiilv iwimr
Hint IliniiclunU'lritnliill f TIIK IIAinr.r. \ \
fur III" vvi'dli I'lidliiK May II , III ) . ' . WIIM nn fnl-
JOWI
Huiidiiy , Miiy R Hli-i
Moniliiv , Mnyli . * ; ' ,
'I iir dnv , Miiy in LIIi i
! " "d"1 ! .yMn'y ' V ! ; " . ; . " . ! " . . ! " . ' . ; ' . ' . . ; . w \
I'tldiiy. Mny I.I f.l'n'i '
Knliiidny. Mny _ ' 'IM ;
Av"rn 1 ' - ' ' '
< ( .iiii.ii-'T/.Hrrrn''K.H' . ( . : | .
H nrn In lii'fiiin ' mti mid HiitKi'illii'd Hi my
IIIIHCI lliKllllidiiy of Mny. A. H. INIC.
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Aii'liiuii t lii'iillllliin Mir A | H H. UIIIH >
( Hii'i'i.iNii tlm navy anil rolililui ; llm
Wiml I'oliit MliuliuitMof tliolr Hiinp Utlilrt
li'itiiu'ralli' I'oiiKWM1 Itlua of onuioiuy
'or liltiNl'ir only.
IT IH vury miny to uuilorHtaiiil wliy n
man \\lio o\vn \ a ullvi-r niluoHliinilil waul
fivi > nil \ nr , liul wliy aiiyono uUo Hlioiild
llio Lord only Uuowii.
Till' ' nn wit Ilial T. .li'llnrmiu Coolldco
IIUH ImiMi riinllriiiDil an iiilulHlor lo
I'ranri' l a rnllnf. 'I'lu-ro uovi'r WIIH any
\ It'll ' olijiM'lloti lo Mr. Coullilpi oM'npl
tin' way ho wrllo'i liln naiiio.
11 IM ( | utn ! tioliloiu Unit HID uuwnpapoi-H
lo not I'onlalti lutiilllunni'o of HOIIIH hnr-
rililo railroad colllrtlou. 'I'lioouly roiu-
mix appa out. woulil HIMMII lo Ito lo Ulii-
llnu ' | ' ( , every roml to lay 11 ilou-
lilo Irai'lc.
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Mit. MAtiNVAiinSntii'i.iNu li.w ro-
I'clvcil u Hiiiall | ) orlloii of llio luiittllH duo
him liy Imlnj ; lodiKOtl inoinhoi'Hhlp lu the
I'lnyorti dull of Now York. The fuel
thai thlH yonntf luillan IH u cul ; IH alioul
IIH I'hiar IIH HI
Till ! fnio ullvnr roptibllciin pujioi'M of
llio wn'tl am luivlnir nn ull'ii'lt of llm
Imrroni jiml now. Tlmy Imvo liuoii t'lii'M-
liiK l'n < til"nl | , I liirrlHon loiifj and loin ) ,
lull limy urn now ino/u Hum ro.ulv lo HI-
n < | il him Hliico llm oppnMli.1011 to him IK
i'iynliill/lnir nroimil .liilm Klmrnmu.
HlCNItV WATI'llUHIlM III
through u ( fliiHM ftlniK'fiiHlly '
lh hnuvniri to illiiciivcf Hm
horoscope. Hill Hm Hurl of looking
Ilirmit'li n wlildi llm iivurnijo
. ioo'4 iilu in
H Tliiii'i Ihnii Hint liml Imitiliiulmllm uu.xl
nuirnliiff. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Tile. iiillroiu'H ' on hl. to deal moro
l.'ononMinlv with Omaha than to Arrant
only u rate of mm anil oim-lhinl fnru
ilni'lii.r | the tlimo opoltlon. . Tim Man-
iifaolnrorH mill CoiiMiinmrH iihsoolallon
U rljlil' in tlm opinion thai ono faio
Mlmiihl lie Krautoil , nlu' ' H' ' " rallroiiilH
wo'ilil uiidoul'liully lltul II to Umlr ad-
vaiitiuo to do thin.
Tlin ilumourtvU tire htmii'V ; thiayoar ,
Ihoy waul to HIIIVIKM ! A tiirtto of four
joiirrt of lilliisful ( inU'O'luildliij , ' , followoil
In an < > iiml | term of criunhs anil lahor
It < whi'llod llmlr apintltiiH | up to tlm
hli'lu-hl limit. TUi-y want It badly.
Pin' p oNoiu'o of till * faol has rttrlppoil
tlii fiMthniH oil tlm lum ry vulture and
t < Nt'iml * bit lor , iiHMinoliijr am ! wild In
all lit hideous I
Till bulldliijup ; of I'.nlliinoro after
tlu > wir was vcrv larnoly duo to llio
It iltlmuro anil Ohio railroad. It wan a
diMimimlrallon of what u slnjjlo
rallwaj may do for a oily. The
ka ( . 'out ni I i'outi < inilaturt | a similar olVort
lit hohalf of Omaha , anil ilmro caii hone
no doiiht ( hut i < itially | KnitKylnif rcnuhs
would follow the carrying out of tlm
ol that
I'ltKMDKNT I'OLIC of llm l-'lU'morH III-
liiinoo wrltos to u Nontlmrn limn that the
alhaiu'o platform iloox not doinand the
lu'iihioiiia of union holdiors Hivrotary
M > l.atn vv clt os about the MIIIIO limo to a
tun llio u man that the alll im-o p'al-
fo.'iu does iloiiiu-ul tlm pniiHloalii of
unma MiUHor.s. Of cousin tiMU'y , the i\l-
It.iiu-o and the Iowa domoi'tMoy are
lioiiiitiful and hhiuinu'
\ ' . \ rHYiionv undorstaiidH the vuluo of
orijaiu/atloii. The HnlMor.s anil Trail-
oi-i oM'hanno of Ontahii has just had au
o.saiuplo In the ivquo-a froni ilui ilop.u t-
itmut \hointorlor \ for bliN on n r > clmol-
lioiiv ) to l > o ori'Otoil for llio UHO of Indian
puplU at Klnnilioaii , S. 1) Tito o\ls >
lonvo of the oM'l.niiK" uUiuolu i\ttt > ntloi\
to Omaha buildoi'H am ) i'ontru'lo' ami
IN uio ! a K'mnuitoo ' of tholr rojpon-.i-
blllty _
IT I ) \h lutoomo the fashion In tltn&u
laltor du\N for the domooraoy to at-suinn
itn allOiotlmr ) uui < | uo and Mturlluij , ' dU-
\ < \\\M \ \ \ With ooliHsal iiEtsurancu ami
b tndni'i. to the p.iM , the duuun'riii'y
It.t * liushiul the ilorlsivo lauijhtor In the
unitfsa'id lutH appo.troil upon tlm > .t.i o
i\ \ llio ohaiuplon of "Koform. " ThU
iHM'itnllh tlm iminlnatloii ol S'liu .1
Tllilou , niidovorpovviuMd by I in aiuhu'lou *
bnlilii'ioo ' the poop'o almost lut Simuol
\\illiln llioallf. . Tlm niacool itooiiioit to
lolonml and HUiTnoihnu nunpUttiiH Imvo
IUHMI ( iMiht ( ; on thai abiuiru plutlorm.
Hut II IIIIH iiovor liooii k'oiivonlout for the
( I * mot'catx lo o.\ plain why the nluulunl
biMuorof llm "rofonn" aiiHiialjjnx mu t
ulw I\M I'oum tiom Now York , llio lo ritl >
pioiltiiU umi ropcuttoiitutlvo of Hm
tjaii | ; of polilloul thuya yet ua-
\ nAMI tin , /
'lliniiHflntl ] flo < 1 | ioHluli tm who fire
liloltitiK lo iMoil the ntnotnlnaliofi of
1'itwlilntil II rrl Mii ) liavo Iwnn iinldnw
fron wild the tminn of H < iiiHlor Hhnnnnii.
Illiiwli'tflii r | ort < ] Uml limy liml con *
ctinlrntcd upon llm (1l llo iilnlnt < l Ohio
win lor H llm mml nviill lilo rainillilmn
lo opno t lo lli prmldnnl nl Mlnnunp-
ollx. umi ( i Iw'llnf Imi HOinowli it wlduly
ohliilnod Uml Mr. Hliurtnntt WM mil
uvor > io lo llm iiinof lili timn > I" llil ( ! 0n
unction. I In HMH HUH ! iiollilnc for Mm
piiblli ! iiur on llio nulijot't , tlnnf , ' ! ' ' " rt
tiiiiltcrof Hiich liiiporluuco II WIIH nol
iMiriii ) ( inal/lo in oxpiicl nonio oxproMlon
from him. Tlm p'llllldmin who iiro
iMlnir IIH ! niiinn Imvo nol lilllmrlo lionn
hln frlumlM , umi ihln limy oxiiliilu why ho
IIIH nol foil imlliiil upon lo roioul llm of *
fort lo malto him u limilor of llm
illwilTccldd and < lUorfuul/.liiK ; oliuiiiiiil In
tlm topiihllcmi parly.
The Clni'lniiiill Cinmnnrlnl ( , 'mrtlr hut
purliupt timio authority thmi any olhor
tmw-ipapor In llm I'ounlry lo Hpouk for
Hi'iialor Hliuriiiiiii. That Jottrnnl Hityd.
with loforoni'o lo liln | iMlllon ( , Uiul k'il
In ilui ) lo him lo nay liml ho IH not u imi- :
illilulo for Mm olhcu , has nol bonti a ran-
iliilato for H Hiiico 18H4 , ami thai ho IH
, llm Irloml mill Hupportur of I'riiHlilonl
IlmrlRon. There can ho no IrailiiH wild
him. Ho will Hlmiil ( Irmly In ! IH ! plni'o
mill I'limfiilly | iroluut lilH honor , lie IH
uol iiarty to lliln iimvomunl In any HOIIHII ,
and itiiiHl nol \M \ run uuctcd with U lo llm
cxti'iit of ( ilalmlliK' Ihul ho hi n I''indl-
ilato. " Tltof'oiiimriri'ii'f/fiH/jii.tyA ' / / llnl
Ohio will hut-illy pruHont Iho miiim of
Mr. Hlmrmmt to llio lionvonllon , hul U
will volu for him If otlmr Nlitlun do HO lo
null an oxlonl IIH to make hln noinlmi *
lion prooahlo , iijiil If llm Mimm.ipotlH
rouvdiitlon tthonld fall to tioiniualo liar-
rlHiin on Dm llrnl or Hui'oml bitllol ami
llm hoimr should io ; lo Slioi'inan ho
would ai'iii'pl it.
It Is highly prohthlo Uml UIH ! WIDI In-
iipli'cd by Koualor Khormim , ami on Unit.
iiiHUinpllon , whllo llaiMUils | him of any
rounivtlon or sympalhy with llm movo-
incnl of llio iiialronluaK U Hllll luavoH
him in Iho po-dtlon of civilly ouroiiniuo-
on m , to Iho movomoiil The imlilli-lans
who are ploUluc aualnsl I'roiildonl liar-
riHonilo not ox ) I , thai any avallablo
mini whom limy Hhould ntroo lo minporl
will puhlldy fall in with Ilium. Tlmy
know porfi'i'lly well Uml whoever dlil
lliln , undorHtaiidln ; , ' Ihi'lrmoUvufi , wouhl
luvito tlm i opnihatlon of cvory honusl
anil fair minded roimhlirau in Iho land.
All tlmy ilnilro Is that Iho man upon
whom llioy ayri'o Hhall not. ri'fiiMo lo
allow lilnHi'lf to ho iirtod to ant'i oui/o
llm pro.slih'iil In otlmr words , Hhall
lacltly njrroo lo lol tlmm do with him
whal limy t'liii.
It musl candidly ho said Uml lltln up-
lioani to bo the attllndo Of Sjiialor
Sherman , an It IH oxplalnod by llm no ws-
imper whirl ) comes moro Hourly than
any ether to beliit ' , hlH or an Ho Is nol
with llio plollurii , bill uollhur Is ho
a alnsl llmin , and knowing llial llm USD
of IIH | illHlin oiMhod 11111110 ( , 'ivos thorn
HtrenHi ( and I'onlldonco ho pormils II lee
> o iloao , wilh a wllliiiiu ( : s lo accept
whalovL'r bonolU may coino from Hitch
UHU. II ia Impo-iBlblo to doubl thai Hits
position musl cniupi-oiiiiso Suualor Hlier-
man In the urood opinion ofthons.indH
of rupublltMiiiH , Nobody v.'lll quosUon
liUtltrhl or llm rljjhl of any worthy
ell i/.en to aspirn to bo president of Iho
I'liilcd ' States if ho bo ell lblo to thai
I'ru.il ollluo , bat U is to bo hou hl by
open and honorable miHhoiN , and no
man is worthy of ll who would neel ; il
liy any otlmr. Suimlor Slmriiiau , of all
Iho ilistlu uislmd republicans , could
cast all'ord lo Impurll bis houorahlo
fiune by bo'comin Urn o indidalo of
npii ( ! -M'olciii r politicians.
.1 COMMiU'IAI : , I'llXI'HAST.
All Iniolli ont obsorvorrt know thai
the uoinnmivo of Iho country has
incroasoil during the lasl three yearn ,
but very few are aware of the oxlonl of
llio growth as oomparoil with the
tliuros of llm iirooudint ; three your.s
during whioh there was a doniouralU :
ii.lmlnislrallon. llonco , Hlatistlca jusl
made public , anil hiviu < r the anlho > > ity
of tltooh'icf of tlm bureau of nlaliMio.3 ,
will lie iuno'ally ; : Inleieslia ami
' 1'lto porioils covered by tluno llitros ; [
are for thrco yours oniliii" ; March ill ;
ami for Iho thioi.-yoarH ondinn
March IH , IS.V ) , riUDuctlvoly. The
Htatlstlci show thai our oxp.irts offer
for the former porlod were
in oM'oss of thist < fortlmlatlor by the
sum of over $ Vl | , OOO.OIIU , or an annual
avocado O.NOJSS of moro than $187-
(11)11,0110. ( ) The country also Importoil
moro mot'chaiulisi ) during the lltroo
years ondinir M irolt ! tl , IS1.llian ) for
the pro/oilliiK' Ul > o period , bill the
ONee-ts was luucli loss than Dial of
experts , bcinn aboiil $ : tlO,000Oil ) ) , In
both periods llio b.ilanco of Inulo w.ts
in fa\or of tlm Unlloil Status , hut the
iiilrjiosr.ilo sum for Iho three yours imd -
Ins : M irch ill , HS ) , was loss than $ . ! ! ) ,
OJO.MHI , whllo for the thrco yo.irs oiul-
inir March ' < ! , INDl ! , tlm bal.uieo In our
favor aK' ro alod over $ Sl,0liCOI ( ) ) , i
very notable lioittrast. T.iklnn llm
total value of our foreign comnmico ,
ImpiirlH anl experts of morohmidUo
combined , for each of Urn two perm , ! * ,
audit Is founil thai the oxcus-t in favor
of Ihotltreo years ondlii ) ; with March
ill , ISiCJ , w.isovor $871,0)0,00) ) ) .
TluiMi staitclics , Iho aulhantleliy of
whlohlll not l.o Horlously oimstloiio.l , ,
pro-unii a htrlliinu conirast hotwcon tno
comiueivo of the country ilurlun the llrst
thrco yo > r.s of the lliu'ilson admlnlbtr.k-
lioa unit the last three o ( the ailitiitiU-
tratloa of Cleveland. Tltoy show a com-
uiorol.il projj i ess ilu-lntj the last thrco
yo\i : > which wnl bo Kmtlfyiiitf lo every
dlUoii , roir.inllcss of hU politics , ami a
tiubstautl.il addition 10 the wealth of the
country that probably was never before
oiualled | la a like poitod. Theyuhow
lit it lUiruij ; the past Utreo years this
country has' i unity boon onjuylng a hl h
ilo ivu of p.o ponty , and it wou'.il bo
alMUM to coiUniul Uut this Is lu tut
mimsuro ihio to ivtiublluiui | iiU > . Uu-
Huostlonably a pu-l of DID lueroaso has
eomo from roulproolly. hul the assuroil
al.iliUlly of the lluauohl aud bujlnoss in-
l i-itet * of the country lias had union to
do with th ivmiukablo commercial
proKros-i. L'onlliloneo , the sunso of soeu-
rUy , I * .sjoiUI l to tlm tlovolopmuiit of
, ami tlu > ropublloan pjlloy of
a s tin ml currency ai > d ol
tin Ir.diisin i of Mm
ronlliliiiico nn 1 tln-ruliy
ntt < > * and riliiniilitt'-A cni'n pi .nn.
No bettor nriotiionl ; for rittnlnliiK llio
ropiililluiin | nirly In control of Iho k'ov-
ornmnnl can I n foiinil limn In pro niitoil
In tlin nbovfl ahowltif ; of ( lonnimrdal
] iiogr ii ilurltijf llio three ywirii of Mm
IliirrUon iiilinlnlilrallori , and lo no cla i
of the iioolu | ) iloon U ndilniH" ! ll o'f ' moro
Hlrongly limn lo Iho fnriuar of Ilinuoim-
Iry , who Imvo boon Iho liri'isil !
In llm prinpnclly v/lrlch llio
( ( iioli'il uvldutmo. The prosonl adminis
tration Inn boon ospuclully MollclloiiH to
pronmto the InluriMtH of Iho nj'ri'iillural !
iiliipn , anil In no illninllon Imvo Us ulToi'ln <
bum moro Hiici.'OHHful. The I'oiumorclal
conlniHl noloil inurlli. however , Iho
1'iirufiil iiltonllon of every
votur.
All ATI ! Till ! U'lltl
Kuiillon M ) of Iho churl or for metro
politan I'illni ri'iulH ni folltmn : "Tho
urivor umi rotinuil nliall huvo power lo
regulate and provldo for thu lldhlln of
HlioclH , laying ilown of KIIH plpon ami
uroiitlou of liuni ) posts , oluot"l towers
or olhur iippnniltiH anil lo ro'ulato ( , Ihu
Hiilo ( mil IIHU of ( , 'ni mill utuulrlu HtfhtH ,
mill llx mill tlnloriulno Ihu prlco of KIIH ,
the cliar " uf uluctrlu ll 'hl mill Iho runt
of tM" iilutorH within llio oily , ami rugH-
Into Iho inspection thereof , mill to rof'U-
Into telephone Hoi'vluo mill Iho IHO of
lolophoiioH wllhln Iho clly ami lo fix
ami iloluriiiluo Iho oliarfios for tulo-
phoiiUH mid ti'luphouo Horvloo coniioo-
lions ; ami lo prohibit , or rotfiil'ilo ' Iho
orocllon of lulor.ipli ( , tolupliouo or clue-
Irio wire polo * or olhor poluH for whut-
ever purpose ilosinxl or used lu Ihu pub
lic ground1) ) , si routs or nlloyn , mid Iho
placing of wires Ihoruou , mid lo rculi'o ( |
Iho loiuovnl mid placing timlor ground
of any or all Iclophouo , lolocraph or
oloc.lrlo wires. "
Tlioso nro certainly ample powoi'H to
protoi'l Iho ptihllu from oxlorllou mid
defectlvo Hurvli-'hy ! the companies on-
joyluj , ' frauuhiHus for Iho Hiipply of lljjlil
und the USD of the telephone. These
powcru Imvo , however , hccu o.xorolsoil lo
a very Iliultod oxiout only. The loruut
( rcalioii of iho ollh'.o of clly oli-utrli'lmi
has hi-ou the llrrtl Htop lowanl uhaliiir ( ,
Iho ovorliuail wlro nulHiiiiuu uuil Iho pro-
lection of the puhllo from Iho daii 'or of
ikifccUvo iiisiilutloii mid roi'ldt-s-1 oxpo-
Hiiro lo iloailly currouls from Htrool car
line anil motor ami oloctrlo ll litin ; , ' lines
llirntiiru wlii'H lhal oulor Into dwolliii s
ami Inisincha IIOUSUH.
Mill apimiiiliiifr u oily oloislriclmi ho-
fotomiy ordluaui'o is paHiod rofjulatltif ?
overhead wlrus IH pulling the curt before
fore llio horse.
II IH to ho hoped Iho council will ill
llio oarlioHl posHihlo day ouaut mi elee-
Irlo wlro ordiuaiico wilh iirovisloiis llinl
will enable the clly electrician loouforco
I be removal of usoloas mid dauijorous
overhead wires mid the ro-Btriiifjiiif' ' of
wlros on n HOlof poles i mi form in height
mid located HO us not to obstruct travel
mid Iralllu. It would ho not only u waste
of money but , u farce to employ u clly
olocli'iciau without dol'mintf bin duties
and powurs.
ONI : of Iho ino.sl extensive loclco.ils
thai has ever h(3on ( alloiuploO in Ihls
country IR now in i/rojjrods in the i > rmi-
llo qiiarrlos of Now Kn lmul. The
Crauito Mminfaittiror.s ! iiRHociation ,
whii'l ; controls every ranilo ( juarry in
the Now Knglun.lHliilo * , liasclmod dotvu
all its iiuarrlos mid i f.inllo ynrds for an
inuoliiiilo porlod aud moro than " 5,000
bldllcd worlvinon are thrown out of em
ployment. The ollci't of thin lockout
throaUuis disaslor lo ' , ho hmldiiiK' Irados
if Now Vorlc. There nro . " 0,01)0 ) Inillil-
( Inhorors in the city of Now York
who will liavo to ( pal work for waul of
slono to complolo Iho buildings now in
proeosH of cotiHlruclion. The pavorn of
Now York huvo made common cuuso
wilh Iholr loukod out brotnors In Now
inland. What the result will bo if
Iho I'Vdoralion of Labor lakoa n hand In
this contest U in haul to foretell. The
uu' 'lu buiwuun the iiiilllouitlroowuorH
of Iho quarricH and Iholr lute employes
must. uoHc diniiHlor lo both. Al Ihis ills-
laneo il is very dilllcull to judf'o who is
Iho a rossor. 'J'ho sympalhy of Iho
public IB wilh Iho wor
Hr.fotti : iiieroasiu Iho number of
electric lights or lamps or making any
contract that can bo construed into an
extension of llm oxistiiif ; eloctrii ! lijjhl
franchtso , llm mayor and council should
endeavor lo Hoeuro Hiieh conco ? ions
from tlm Thouii-on-lloiiston company IIH
will ive Omaha as low a rale for olec-
trle li hlin as is conceded to any oilier
city of equal or smaller population.
Such a doinand \ uol unreasonable. On
llm conl.ay tlm company thai oujoys
Urn monopoly of electric street
should voluntarily ( ? lvo Omnlia as
terms as il Divest toother citlussimilarly
Hltualcd.
IT is only a very few chronic grum
blers who have lost faith in the fnluro
of Omaha. This city sllll posiessos
every ndvauVn e it h.is always enjoyed
and ol which it cannel be deprived , II
has not pushed Its advantages as
vigorously as could lu wished , but there
Is a better tendency apparent. A prune
essential to progress is enlaced rail
road facilities , and thosellm pjoplo can
have if they desire. The succosj of the
Nebraska Central enterprise would } , 'ivo
a lioincndou * stimulus to Omaha's
pro.sperity. Hut lu any event Nebraska'B
moliopolis uill continue lo advance.
novrftNoi : Mi'KiNi.r.Y sols an hono.--
able example to all ronublliuii leaders
who have o may beromo tlm objects of
faclloii'il nterissl by absolutely refusing
to pormlt himself to bo ro Mi'dod as a
c.indul ito for tlm presidency. Ho thinks
1'rosidoat 11H'l'isjn is entitled to a re-
nouiinatUiu , and bt'llovliiK' in fair play
ho will not allou his name to bo itMiii to
imporll th.il result. Thuro are souie
oldec st ttijsuion than Oovoruor McKiu-
ley who intrht ( leara t > valuable lesson
Iroui UU
A r. t'Tl.iN ( o lux payers wlio iiro
c-itllcd upon to Kolucl pavim ; material for
streets abutting Umlr property may nol
bo out of pi a co al thistime. . Huforo
hiL'iiln for oheap iiavciuenl to hiivu
taxes i-otmmibor thai Hie cheap pnxo-
muni U the most expensive in the Ion ) . '
Wllll.K MrTululTaril tiiullli l Investl-
jj the cjuisos tU'il led lo the col-
Inpti of lh ( n-ifJ ) wiiij { < > ' Mm i j'inl ' > -
hoiiilil an I in i i > x cilitiritfi at lo lh < )
i ml of r-bm.iHVi llm north wintf
II won ill bo , , lnl onlor for him
lo tnnko u v t.j thoroiijfh Initwi- :
lion of I'm ' whtoflitriicluro ( wilh a
vluw lo provHiitinK li * * t " " 'll ' ' n'
bio to ovorlako * lti tnnifilos of Mini portion
tion of the count il4 _ | > itil lhal rornnliiB
Intni'l. Wo mnjiiiH , well know llrnt ni
hint whal oullnv Jinmcinnry lo mnko
llio bullillnx' mifoliti | ( ) habllnblo.
I'rimf l'nlll i' ,
Afir VnrMTilliintr. '
The ilomocnUlc jhif Iv hiw uclthnr Iho will
nor the capacity i u rm the countrv well.
I'Vir proolii nail tinrticiinr ) < , co tlio homo of
roprcsoatntivcv , , .
\VlllTn Ci'iiiiiinir 1'nlili'N III.
to tnu preioiitthrlHy eonifrcM , thu
cadet * ntoit Point miy tuivo lo buv thulr
own ROiip , but thu covormnuiit will see itml
llioy Imvo plcntj * of rlvor mill linrbor waicr
lo wmli In free of
\VoiliK HIIM | | < i.uiiili-r Tlniii U'oriU ,
Hlntr-ltmiieiiit <
Tlm ( iroionl mnriniUtratloa hni not taado
ntiy loud iirofosiioni of dovntion lo llio rnuso
of civil Harvluo rnfonn , but II Imi dona Ion
lltnu ni inncli for the improvement , of Ilia
vurvlcu nn win Uotm by the prouodlni ; ono.
Vorlli-rntlni ; lor Dlllcn.
Clt'nt'jH Time *
The Blalno bootnnrs nro BOllhiR vociferous.
It dee ? Rodin , however , thai the ropiiDllcims
who nllll Inilil oil nomiimllliR Illnltio for the
tiroildomty Hhould properly ! > o claiaed with
thoHO viiturnn ilumocrnU who piitlcntly per-
sisl tn voting for Andruw
Tlin l.rniun of I\IIIH : Ivni it.
Kt'dill lilohr.
OiiiAlm tins ilnuldod to uio no moro woodim
pnvoaioiils on Its business ntroots. H Is
buld that the prouro.is of the ngu lins pone
iinst thoin. Hut it Is liy nn muiins suitlod
what thu iinvotncnl of Iho fuluro will Im.
Durability mid choapnots iiro tlio clilof ro-
iiulruiuoiiis.
I'M-nliliMit lliirrlHiinM Opportunity.
( II'MIJII ' llrntltt ( ilcin. ) .
( iuucral ( irnnt once suld that , no innttor
how duspur.tto the political situation might
nipuir | to the niimlillo.uiH , the ilumocrnts
could no rolled on with coalldaiico to commit
HOIIIO blundur whtuh would Ki-ciUly Improve
II , which suyiun KOO ? to prove that General
Grant was lit wise m politics us In war.
Oao of the hsuoi oa which the proiotit
democratic hnusu ( if reprosantallvas was
cluctud was thu etr.xvuruaco ( of the Hood
coiifrross. "Tho lilllloa-dollur conuro ! "
waiit laialllnr and elTuottvo c.uapaltra cry In
l.v.lil. The ouoplovcro aaiiuod at the ox-
pciiihtiiriii of Ituod and his followers , and
tliuy promptly turned out thu republican
looters , lollltiK hi the democrats.
\Vhon the Kifly-second coatrossnssoniblod !
ono of tin ) llril acts of tlio liousu of roproson-
lativefl was the adoption of the resolution
plcdubtK thu support of its mnnmcri to a
policy of rigid economy in Bovoniniontnl dis
burse munU. Yet , tUo S'imo ' UOIHO of raprc-
soatatlvos , n few days IIKO , p.iisod by a two-
thirds vote n rtvur mid harhor hill carrying
aiipiDprliulons , liimiedtato and contingent ,
airurok'atiiiif nunrly fT.J.OOO.OOO.
Tuts .sum Is moro ihnti twlco the amount
npltroprlaliHl liy any fornor ; river and harbor
bill la the history of ttio government. The
pabstiKO of the uiiuwas un act of ahaineloas
and Inoxcusnhle prodluiillty , not oxpoctad
oven hi a corrupt and prolll nto houso. fur
less In out ) \vboM > inombursore chonea
larRolv on the Ulstluct Usuo of retrouchmont
and reform.
liy rotunmiR tlio hill wilh bis objections ,
1'rusldi'til H.irrlsou wljl huvo the chaneu ,
which 1m will havtlly fnil to Improve , to de
liver n slump speech to tbo country In Iho
form of a vote moasaso to conprnss. If ho
could send la Uml mos.siijro immediately
after hi * runuailiiatioti at MInueapoli'i , ho
would start his rimpUKii for ro-oluciion la a
fiisliioa thai would make more limn ono
himdred fool democratic coiiRruismoii buothu
point m Cioaeral Uraal's rumarlis quoted
auovo.
cuMMi\i ox run uox itiixvK.
Ivrxnsns City Times : CandlUates soolthip
olllclal honors at tlio Omnlia conference will
liml many oxcollunt politicians among the
delegates. H will rcquiro real ahltity ana
strntRhlforward methods lo win the respect
of thu conference.
New York Commercial : 1/Yom / tlio re
ports wo huvo as to the procooulngs in the
iMulhodlsl conference nt Omaha ills very
ovidcnl lhal itinornncy a oharactorisliolliat
lias murltud Muthudism from I Us birth U
on ttio voruo of passing Iiilo dosuotudo.
ChlciiL'o Nuws : The Molhodlst tjononU
eotiforonco now In session al Omnha mniio
short work of llio much talked of constitu
tion InvolviiiK the title of thu lay dcleiatus
to their scats in thai body. Thuro does nol
seem to bo any doutil as lo llio proptioly of
lay duleu'itos bulujj Uicro. Tliuy de lro to bo
lliern , .ind Ihulr ecclosiastlual con f Hires pon-
orally appear to desire their presence.
Now Yorlc World : The Molhodlsl confor-
I'nci ) of Trov lias pelitionod the Bouoral con-
fereaco at Omaha tn modify tin ) discipline seas
as to permit ilaucbie. ICllher dancing Is less
dclrlmeatal lo nloty ihau ll once was or con-
U'mpnr.ii'.v pli'ty H more sophisticated and
stands U heller. Anyhow , the objccllon to
oritinurv danciiiL' , imdor proper conditions of
limo and place , is practically ob olotu.
New York Trlbuiio : The proportion to
pbiro all llie Methodist ciiurchcs In this cltv
undtir the earn of ihu Now Yorlc conference
has common seaso nt least in Its favor. * *
* The question will come before thuoneiMl (
conference at Omaha for present decision.
The limit rational decision would bo to put
the wliole of tliU city into the Now York
roufcrouca and lo uhunga the iiama of the
other body lo tlio Hrooklyn coiiforonco.
Now York Sun : On Tuosdav resolutions
worn Introduced l-lo Iho Molhodlsl general
conference at Omaha supcostlng efforts for
an organic union of thu northern aud south
ern branches of tlio Motiiodlst church. In
Iho Interests of both Methodism and patriot
ism liiis union oucrlit to bo brought about.
The supunuion u Kcoqrnplucal only. In doc
trine and church polltv llioro Is no dlffcranco
between thu two. Yet tlmy are organically
as distinct as if thov wore the churches of.
distinct nationalitlub.
Now York Herald : The female communi
cants of llio MothodU' persuasion , being In
dependent souls and nol ox pectin i : to bo car
ried to llio aides on flowery bciu of ouso
lliroufjti any sto i.il merits of tlielrliiHU.inds ,
their rathcr.s , tnolr brothers or tiiolr uncloi ,
tnvo never tnlion IttnUly to 1'aul's omincntly
Oriental aucgcslioii , "Lei nol jour women bo
lio.ird m ibu ehurehoi" ' ' Oa the contrary ,
thov always have DOOHhoard , , and , added to
thu , tuov II.AV prtmSsu to take pan in tuu
dollhoralivo nasembUrai of Iho church.
Without doubt it wlUJiii-a cas.o of "when sUe
"
will she will. "
* * of i ifititut'ii r.i nt.
The Sivlvatlonlsts. tu end to display their
plans for social nmljparal reform.
Afier much cogitation Italy lia * decided to
particlpatuand will Unu exhibits in her own
"
w.ir liliv "
A model in tnlnlfiMiva of Fort HtiunuMn ,
sltiKiti-d near uhicftyjnvlll appear in the ov-
crimiunt exhibit , j/i i
'Iho Now Yjrk siilteTiuildinfr , a combina
tion ot Iho Italiaa MuaUiance and colonial
style , wilt oost 5100OTO.
. World's fair build-
The Kfnor.il tint of the -
lacs wilt uii palo ivorv. Several of them ,
however , will how muJilttutton of luat
color.
Tim tlboratioa of catrlf r plscons and the
Kcoil | ot a record of their tluht ulll be at
inteivsiini ; feature of the live slocU exhibit
ut thu exposition.
1'rcsldenl Harrison lias accepted the invl
tatiou , couvurcd to him oy u cominiitce , to
attend ( tic dcdicalioa ceroiiioiila * of ttio ex-
IKniltoii building * next October.
The meteor which pventlv foil near Hol-
oua , Mont. , wltt bo o hiUHoJ. it i > comPO -
PO > IM | of nickel nud , inuuetlo Irou and
weigh * , la two pieces , liiJ ( toundi.
I.tlHirm , the novro rojiul'lic , has accaptcul
the Invitation to participate In thu expos !
tioa. i'orty-ftvo uutioai and tblrty-oao col
> MIft J fruTimcf hnvc now ncccptod , ( inil
ha nRjretfnto of their npprjnnniiyns , with
tvlrtv yet i < i hear from Ii | lr.U5v >
llollfindcn Imvo decided to construct and
iroirnt to thn lair nn exact roproJuctlon of
ho Half Moon , the ship In which Henry
lui/ion dUonvorod tud explored ttio river
which l nur < tils natno.
Hr 7ll Imi apnllnd for 00,000 feel of inaco.
\ ftfi'cUl con > ml loner ha treen nppomlod
0 Inko vhnrKO of Iho oxblblU which wilt
romprno groups of cinchona , coffco treoi In
arlntr , cuchtiicnl , cactus , mammoth palini ,
furni , bnint > ooi , o'.c , and models of fruit.
Tlm Now YorU School nf Imlustrbil Art
f.tid Tcchnlcnl Dcniifns for Women will make
n notable oxhlblt tn the Woman' * Ijulldlnc.
1 will ornomuo the work of f.'ju women ,
lunlU of the Institution , In the line of lire-
i.irhiff worKltn ; dcilcm for body brtmcls
und bifrnln cnrnnts , tapestry , table linan ,
wall | i-iper < , oilcloths , italncd cla s scrccni ,
window shades , ctn broidery , lncre , calico.
irintn , oti ; . . etc. , and alto many finished
nbrliw made from these dosiRns.
MM. Ywln Kullar of Mitchell , S. IX , Imi
ippliod for .ipacu In Ihu woman's building
'or a utilqno aim b.'atitlful opera cloak , llio
only ono of Hi bind existing. Tlm garment ,
which is llftv-iovun Inches In loiigth and cir
cular In iIuMx-n , Is compound uatlroly of cer
tain Hinnll ntul particularly dcllcato fonthors
of pralrlo chickens. Only llvo or six
'oathors ' of this peculiar kind ate loutid on n
slngio bird , consequently the cloak repre
sents nol only ton yours' patlnnt ; lubor , but
the plumage of hundreds of bird .
TnoaBrlcultural building , nn ImnosliiR and
beinulfiil struoiuro. is rapidly approaehniK
comnlutlon and will bo llnlshod ivoii to all
lutabs of ornntnuniailon before October I.
It measures r/X ) by 800 fcot , and has nn
inncx JWO by 5.1J fool , and n connected as
sembly hall which has n sealing capacity
of 1,500. Cloo by on llio south is ttio
lulry building mr > asurir\x 100 by 20J fool.
I'ho nurthorn portion of llio main lloor
of the building will bo occupied by Inn
agriciiltur.il and other food exhibits of
foinlgn nations which , it Is already assured ,
\villbooxtonslvo. Occupying nearly all of
Iho remainder of tbo in. ta lloor will be tlin
oxhlblt of roronls imd olhur farm products
from the slalcs of llio union , livury ntato
and territory , ll U oxpcctud , will bo ropru-
sontod by Its prod acts. This , upon this ono
vast lloor covering nearly ton acres , , will bo
displayed In all their vnrmly and perfeollon
the pick of thu faun products of the world ,
On the six ncroi of lloorlng In the annex ,
which Is vlrtuullv an extension of that of thu
main building , will ho shown every descrip
tion of iiLTicultur.il machinery , Including
not only the best and most Improved now in
use bin also such as will lllustr.itu Iho pro
gress of the Industry , iroui primitive timu to
tlio present. .
In thu grujteallonos of the building , which
mo most novel in . onstrueiion and perfect lu
point of avuilablliiy , will bo located oti the
iiotlh front the wool oxhiblt ; on the
won otid the nplury display , which
will Include working colonies of bees ;
oti tbo south front the tlalrv Imple
ments , and on Iho great central sections the
exhibit of the brewing and tobacco Indus-
trim and HID wo.ilth of maijiillleoiii uxhlbits
of llouif , meals , bread , p.islry , sugars , cnu-
footionory , canned foods , oils , bonps , choco
lates , ule. OnUldu tin ) building will bo
shown Hoveral m.ignilleoal exhibits , put up
nl n giant cost , o ! ihu Iriig.itlnn systems of
the great vesl. On the lagoon Just soiilh ot
thu annex to thu ugrlrultiir.il building will
be Installed traction and poilublu engines
and a wonderfully intoroulng exhibit , of
windmill machinery. All visitors will bo
interested la the agricultural oxhlblt , but Its
chiuf v-iluu will run upon a much broader
aud moro Hluuilluant fuel. The exhibit will
alTord a vast amount of Informatluii to u any
thousands to whom it will provo of incalcula
ble bonellt.
_ _
VI Jll'KH A.COMICAL. .
Oliloago I'osl : The Chllds-Droxol homo for
thu prlnlnrs Is . " , ( ) fcut aiioxe the luvel of
liiiku Mtchlgan , and the ajcd typoj who RO
thuiu arusuro of u hlih old ttniu.
Washington Star : It U usually hard fora
iniin who slri'tcliiM thu truth to get out uf the
way of thu lucoll ,
Huston Ti.insrilpP "So tliat fellow Is a
Knight of l.-iboiV Soums to Im rutliur a inls-
iiiiiiior , \\hurever lie goi > s ho pi events men
friini laboriiii : . "
"To lie suio. Doesn't the good book .say ,
When the knlirhl eoniuth , no in. in cia
worKV"
Ohlcaso Tribune : The Hword Swallo-.ver
( iui.it N-ott ! This won't do ! 'I'hnru are tliir-
ti'on of us sitting down to dinner !
Tlio Ijivlag pKelutoii Thliiuun notlilac !
Them uru only l\\ul\o. Ynu'vu inlbcuiiutua
thu ttto-liu.Kled ghl.
New York Sun : Mr. lllowhard I toll you
\\lmt. 1 belluvu In a man l.oiu suiiuiuu ] In Ills
o n finally. I\o wonnn trould uvoi - Tutu-
phone -Tliiu-lliu-a-lliiK-bi-r-r-r-r ! Mr. lltou-
liuidr \ < -nso mo a iniiniuiit. Hullo ! Is that
vim , my doai t Voiy null. I'll bo homo t.t U
What's Unit ? Woman's siilTi.iso inootliu ? All
right. I'll mind thu baby. Telephone Ting
ling.
coMims : TIIINI.NO USIMSS. : :
H'lic/ifiii/'im / .Slur.
He had studied all his llfutlniu In very patient
w ay.
IIo had so'irched through huinaii wisdom till
Ills hair was thin and giay ,
And vet o , it'll day lie Hilda himself unequal to
tlm till ;
Of answering the questions that lildllttlo cliil-
diuii ask.
Now Yoi k Trlbuno : "There la a ruddy glow
of youthful vitality about your pauorin this
country. " ri'iimrlcud a visiting Kngllshniaii ut
nsouliilsiithoiliu In thlselty the other even
ing. "Vou might L'II ftirthur , " said a genllu-
iiinii who was present , "and say they are
road. "
Judge : Cowboy ( with bushy locks ) Cut my
Il.irueiVliy , you're not going tOMicrlllcD
tlKl-,0 lll\lirllls ! llK- ) . ?
I'owbov Yi'J. I uni. The Hist thliiK I know
people will bo taking me for onu uf those
dangeil pianists.
Kale I'luld's Wasliliislon ; Pmltlibou If you
call on Miss I'.irUur. I'll bat lhal her fatliei
will kleU you down sfilrs.
Dlelison I'll I iKu the lint. They llvo In nn
nparlinvntun the ground lloor.
Hhixlruntnii Uepubllfan : "lli.po sprlncs
oturiml In Iho hiiinan biuast , " hill thuio Is
inuio siinni ; la thu lunuhon a follow situ
Down on a I null.
rhtuago Times : The Actor's fair In New
York nutted over $ IUO.in.i. Tnl § show , whit
tlio stugij can uceompllsh by mluutlni , ' ohureh
inuthods.
_
nalveston NnwaVlion : the suales fall
f loin the young grocer'uyos ho llnds that Ins
computltors h ivo not lieun itlvlug full weight
KiTitr.Kix .11 1 rttintXKKX.
Jtimtn triiltaimli Httni.
ICathlcon Mnvournuon ! The bor.g Is still
rinsing
As fri'nh and us clear as the thrill of thu
bird * ;
\\urld-woary hearts It Is. sohbbu and sing-
In pathos too s\MM > t for the tendcrcst words.
O , him * wo for iitlea tnu ono uhu llrsl
lueathnd It
O. luivua for-'otton his rapturous art
Onriiiuol to the mantur ho > u genius bu-
qilualhud It ?
O , why ait thuii bKunt , thou voice of Iho
l.uiU !
Kathleen Muvoiiriieon : Thy lover still lln-
xort ;
Thu loir ; night Is waning thu stais pulo
and few ;
Thy Hud burunndur. with truinulnua lingers ,
U houud with Ins teaisus tlio Illy w.th dun ;
Thu old lurpstrliusquavor Uiu old \olco U
In sUhs and In sobs moans the yoaniln : ro-
The old vUlnn dims , and the old heart Is
breaking-
Kathleen Mavnurncuii , Inspire us ngultil
pricci won't buy
llioCHUUI0 moil-
icines. Ir 1'ierco's
Ooldeii Mcilicul
UiMxncry ( for thu
Liver , lllotxl mill
l.ungs ) and Dr.
I'lci-cu's Tavorito
1'rt'pcriptiou ( for
woman s eak-
IHVSO and nil-
nienU ) , cneh cost $1.00 JXT liottle , niul bis
1'lenhfliit Pellets ( the oripuial little U\er
1'ilU , 'X wilts n vinl ) . < oi / 110i ioioi ( .
The * ) OCHUIIIC meilicines nro now Mild only
tbronsU drugKibfc. , regularly nuthoruc.1 us
iigmt-s , and at the nbovo lo KvtnlilUhixl
jiriooi Hut if you Rot tbo genuine , they're
the clicapcot modidno * you can buy ut nny
iiriw Thej'ru sold on a txvulmr plan
' ' vnluo nveivf.1 or no pay. " In e\ery C.OMJ
they're in min' ' v < J to UnoJH or ciuv , cr the
wioaoy i rofuudSl.
Uiwiitlwrutsil ilmJer * may offer spurious
Imitatioiu or uli > tmit.a nt lower pricvv. than
aU > vilknaroof nlUuch.
" li > oov ry " iJ n jwrfect roimMy for wrof-
tila in nil it * fonn MMiiethlnK tlint puriftt
the blooil , as well ai c'niuu to. That , it it'
UVcu ta time , will cure
WHY PRICES HAVE DECLIXED
Important InvcHigntion to Bo Undertaken
by the Eensto.
IT WILL INTEREST AGRICULTURISTS
POWIT ( liven the 1'ominllteo tn
Kvtmbifl All ijiipitliin * Ill-tiring on tlio
Siilijort Si-opa , , t tlin Work to
III ) 1'olKllll'M'd.
. „ . nuilfflC OF THR j.r.t ,
513 I'ouiiTBBtrit STURRT ,
WASHINGTON , I ) . C. , May til.
The sonata committee on agriculture U
about to outer upon ono of ttio most Import-
nut and comprehensive Investigations over
suggested In congress. It Is nothing loss
tlmn au Inquiry Into the c.iutcs of docllnltig
prices for certain agricultural products , the
tulluonco of crop reports on speculation nnd
In general the oonsldarnllon 01 agriculture ,
and wbothcrsuch conditions can bo changed
favorably by loglslnllvo onnctmont. A roso-
lutlon to tins olToct paired the sonnto on
April 19. The resolution authorizes Senator
Paddock's commlltoo to alt during ttio recess
and sessions of the senate , uuu to sund for
persons nnd papers. The snuthorn Aonutors ,
who vlow with dlimny tbo fall in the prices
In cotton , are particularly anxious to provo
lliat ttio resull Is duo to the decreased price
of allvor.
1'oday n plan was formulated for the In
vestigation , which will result In n most com-
prohonslvolmpjtry , undorSenator 1'iuldock's
supervision , throiiL'h varioussubcuininlttoos.
Il will indiulo the investigation of the con
ditions ot nil stiiplu crops present nnd pros
pective , soil nnd cllmntlo conditions , nverago
yield tier ncro , facilities of iransporliillon to
tinimry mnrUols , nnnunl production nnd con-
Biiyipllon , ptusont nml pinspectlvo eompoti-
tlon iind molhods of marKollug. Thu nuos-
llon whether llolillous dealing In stuplo pro
ducts tends todiiprcsH prices will nlso'bo con
sidered. Cost of lands , iniiulilncry nnd plants ,
foot of middlemen , qualities of products ,
prices , cullivaltkblo nro as. dlvorsillcallon of
rarmini ; induslry , Irrigation ni n possible
faclor in Increasing prices nnd nil corrollu-
tivo subjucls will bo fully discussed.
. Mint .Make Another lli'lguitlcr.
In loss tlmn tlvo weeks 1'roHldont Harrison
will liovo tlio opportunity of making nnotlior
brigadier In thu place of ( .cneral Stanley ,
who wilt re tint It Is remarkable how many
appointments of general olllcors have fullon
tol'roildcnt llnrrisun 'J'huy include n major
gunotai in conseiiuuiicn of tlio death of General -
oral Crook , thruu brigadier gonoruls on the
n tlrotuonU for HBO of Ciunoral llriorsoa ,
Gouoral Ulbbon und Oeiioriil Kniilwhilu
now n lourth Is to be tiududon lliurotlroineni
of llcnotMl Stnuluy , un udjulunl ( jiuioral on
iho rotirciueiit of Uonural Drum , n quartermaster -
master ( toncr.il oa tlio retirement of ( Jenoral
Ilolablrd , a commlssiiry gunoral of subsist
ence on tlio rotlrcmonl of Uonoral MucFoo-
loy , a surgeon general oa llio rolirumenl of
( liaioralNlooro ; mid another on llio doalh of
Goi'cral Hovuter , n paymaster general on the
rntiroiiiciitofGenur.il liochcstor , n chief of
urdniiut'o on Iho rellromenl ot Gouor.-.l Hur-
rett , and thu list is still further to ho ex
tended , since next month fiiiner.il Koltim
will retire , lonvlng a new adjutant , gonornl to
bo uppolutod , wnllo in December General
LuBerry ) will also bo reliriid , Ihus reiijirinu
n now commissary ceiioral.
Colonel Shiiftor , First infanlry , is tlio
ranliiugofllcor. Ho , however , aid not onlor
Iho regular army uiilil Iho close of Iho war ,
nftnr a previous aorvicn in Iho voluatuors.
beginning in IHil , ns n llrst lieutenant of the
Hovonlh iMichlBtir. infantry. His retirement
dons not occur until ISOfl , nnd > t seems probable -
able lhal he will bo passed over at present in
favor of some ofllcor whoso retirement comes
onriicr. Such a case Is that of Colonel
Eugene A. Can- , Sixth cavalrv , who U not
only the second highest colonel in iho nrinv ,
whether of staff or HUP , bul bus a roamik-
ublo record of service , having oulcrcd West
Point as n cadul Irom Ids native stale us
long ugo ns lb-10. On graduating in 1S1I ) ho
was assigned to the mounted rltlomon
and then , after some yonrs , was transferred
lo the cavalry , when ho had reached the
grade of captain nearly three years before
the outbreak of the civil war. In
IbtU ho was made colonel of the Third Illi
nois cavalry ana not long nforward briga
dier general ot volunteers. During the last
twenty live years lie has performed much
frontier semen , and ho has been for more
than thirteen years colonel of the Sixth cav
alry. Iloiotires in Ib'.ll , so that his promo
tion to the star would not inlorforo with the
chances of its enjoyment in turn by others of
the leading candidates. Tno friends of Colonel
nel Cnrr mink lhal Iho decision In his favor
has iilrcRdy been made , and ho is undorMood
lo have iho support of Secretary ElKins , hut
the result of the recent slrugclo suggosls
thai tboro are no certainties to be counted on.
Senator Mnnderson received today n letter
from J. H. Duraont of Omaha , requesting
him to at once pass n bill through congress
extending tlio tlmn In which iho Nebraska
Conlral bridge may bo completed. The letter -
tor encloses another , signed by .1. II. Mc-
Shane , .1. L. McCaguo , O. M. Carter , A. L.
Keed and other * , making the same request ,
Mr. Dumoift writes that ho is protly sure
that the proposed sclicmo will bo a go if the
company can got an extension of time , as ,1
number of prominent capitalists are coiibiu-
oiing investing lu Iho enterprise.
Senator Mnndcrson has no cower to pass a
bi 1 through congress , and his exporiencn
with the present Nebraska dclognlion in the
house U th t any bill receive * more altonlloi
on that ftldo of Iho capltol than ft bill In
which .Vobra tc U Intorwtod. Ho will. how.
ever , see what can bo done In tno direction
Indicated.
A postoftlco has boon Mlnbllshod al Pror-
nor , I'ottawattnmle county , la , with Albert
I ) Perkins a * poitmnilcr : also ono at Terry ,
Lawrence countv , S. D. , Michael A. Mc
Isaac , postmaster. The following oost-
maston were npnolntoil : T.V. . Hardwlck
Chateau Crock , lion llomtro county , S. D.
vlco 11. ! ' . Wilson , resigned ; 13. K. Nicholas
I.aCSranpo , Ynnkton county , S. I ) . , vlco Mrs
K. Mnrihatl , resigned.
Senator Mnndorson will start within a fen
days for a ten days' trip to Nebraska , whlcl
will bo devoted entirely to business.
C. .1. Grcono aud wife of Omnha nro In tin
clly. They leave tomorrow for Now York
City. P. S , H.
Western I'l-
O. C. , Muy 1(1 ( ( Special
Telegram to Tun USB. ] The following list
of tensions granted Is reported br TUB Hen
and Examiner Bureau of Claims :
NobrnMcv Original V. Walter Owen ,
Churlos Drink , Sylvester Harmon , J. K
Ankrum , Hunrr .T. Sturcoon , Miittai Dan-
luls , Amos D. Harrison , William Uotsig , Asa
Lincoln , Samuel VV. Jackson , Krcdorlck Stn-
ploton , William Jefferson , James Phclpi.
Kdwtn J. Ganllnor , John Smith , Uanlul
Klctnsmlth , Frodorlclc W. Krclnhordor , Lu
cius AustMtus Munger. John W. Hawk. Ad-
dilioiinl-Gcoruo Pratt , Chester UnnUtor.
Increaio- Wilder K. Wells , Jasper N. Jonoi.
Kcissuo-Goorgo . Ltuton. Original wid
ows , olc. Fannie B. Graham.
lown : Original-James K. Palmer , An-
Ihony Bulls. Wobsler llakor , Mvron U.
Bailey , Jacob Atnoling , August Olhmor ,
Lorenzo Worthlngton , Snnuiol H. Strawn ,
Samuel Kratzor , Jnmos It Pottlt , John Oa-
brlolson , Isaau Dlofendcrlor , David A.
Townsond. Wellington Bud. Huch Miller , J.
Madison Williams , William Achlor. William
McCnbo. Silas N. Lee , James f.aihburn ,
Isaiah YnnMotre , Christopher C. Collins ,
Henry C. Poor , James H. Dunlap , Henry K
Armlntrout , James Hicks , Abraham Sim
metis. Kllllan Itivors , Huston A. Doollttlo ,
Alvtti Pomoroy , Eugene KlddellVilitnic
Harms , W. Leroy , Lllbo Edward Iliinks-
nuclit , Bcnamlu ] M. l < "nller. Deacon J
Whltnkor , John M. Clark , I'M war .1 ICen
nodv , Watioit Muse , Knos J. Partrldce.
William B. Freeman , Samuel Bundles
Henry M. Pelrco , Krauklln 11. Wells , Honrj
C. Kllngnmn. AddiUonal-Chureh Ball ,
Henry C. Hough , Urlan Jennings , Anghu ! ' .
Sala. Supiilumentnl Judas Toivnau. In
crease Isaac llcrlug , William Dunn ,
Thomas Gales , Honrv Haul/ , Thomas
Kullor , Harlan P. Brillon , William II.
Green , William 1 ! , McCall , Adolpli Klein.
Original widows. etc. Hannah Kllca ,
Orissu Y. Bomlss ,
South Dakota : Original Charles \V.
Truav , Gcorgo H. Lalghton , Andrew J. Me-
Conmihy. Addillonal--Ti'iiothy Cole , 1'Vr-
gust Anderson. Original widows , etc.
Charlotlo Norton.
Colorado : Original John II. Poste , Wil
liam Hnw kins , Harvey B. MUCH , William B
Meiiil , John T. Wnsson , Moses Yules , John
Hall , Jatpcr N. Luuo , Lemuel Kurd , Chnl-
mers Stockton , Isaac Eyer , Thomas i , .
Shrove , James Fleming , George M. Leasure ,
John Farsati. Original widows , ele. Sarah
L. Lutes.
Wyoming : Original George . Plugree.
A'ATIOXAT. OUril If./J.S C'O.IUM IIKit.
KBAIIXKV , Nob. , Mny 13. To the Editor ol
Tin : BII : : : Tlio government of the United
States has paid n largo Indemnity to the fam
ilies of thosu worthless .Italians who were
killed in the riot at New Orleans.
The outrage iho Italians committed them
selves upon nn American cili/on under thu
American Mag. If this government had ex
ercised proper care in wotocllng American
citizens , within forty-eight hours alter Chief
Hcnncssy was assassinated Iho government
of the Umtod Stales would have made u de
mand upon llio government ol llaly lo anolo-
giro for Iho iusult und lo huvo paid a largo
indemnity lo the family ot thu murdered
man.
man.Tho murder of Captain Crawford of out
army a few years ago by u gang of Mexican
greasers Is another sample of American pro
tection. His cuso was about Ihu foulusl on
rocoul. The ovlacncs In his case bofcro Ihu
Dopartinonlof Slalo is conclusive of that gal
lant olllccr being assassinated. If ho nad
not been , why has not thu Stulo department
dismissed iho case long ugoi
The Italians have n government behind
them that feels an interest in protecting its
citi/cns in all parts of the world , while Iho
government of the Uniled Slates Is too weaker
or < oo couardly to prated American cili/ons
nnvwhoro. / . T. Cuvwroim.
The Fryoburg ( Mo. ) academy , which derives -
rives part of its fame from the I'ircumstancu
that Daniel Webster taught therein for a
timewill bo 100 years old thlsMuunnor and
thcoccasion will bo celebrated ceremoniously.
THE
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mediate and permanent relief. "
W. II. McALISTKU.
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Largest Manufacturers and Hauliers of
,
lilollilng In the World
It Cant Rain
Forever
Ever since Noah's flood , people have
relied upon this fact , and
though we have had our
faith tested pretty thorough
ly this spring we feel no
hesitancy in guaranteeing
that the sun will shine again
and when it does it will
shine upon one of the finest arrays of bar
gains in men's suits ever shown in
Omaha. $7.00 , $8.50 , $10 and $12.50 for
men's light weight suits that two weeks
ago were considered bargains at twice
the money. New importation of nobby
styles in men's neckwear , just in.
Browning , King &Co
To ctvo . our employes . tlielrovonlnB . * . wn eliuo . 1C . \ \ ' . r.\r . I Sits f-
ntb.U : iv m oxccpt Saturdit ) * at II | v m. ( O.II.V.UI Idltl u