THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , JUNE 15 , 1892.
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lorcat nt thin time to Grovur Clovo-
lit nil nnd the Nobrnhkii Contrnl.
VOTH the Nebraska Coptnil bonds
nnd you will BIO the Union Pacific
ilopot under roof before the snow ilios.
TIIK oratorical powers of our governor
nnd our innyor nro bolng tried loan
alarming extent these welcoming daya
Go TO the Coliseum and then bo pre
pared to knock down the man wbosnoko
of Nobraaka-aa "inuroly nn agricultural
Btnto. "
Tins is iv prnnd year for Columbus ,
nnd ho is having a great boom. Why
don't the people's ' party nominate him
for president ?
Till ! ! republicans of Nebraska uro pot
ting' in line for the campnipn with
energy nnd promptness. A number of
spirited meetings have already boon
hold tind there Is enthusiasm every
where.
MK. GLADSTOKH has snatched a few
momdnts from his Midlothian campaign
to write an article for the Nineteenth
Century on Dnnto. H ho Is defeated ho
may thinlc his experience and some of
Danto's qulto similar.
IOWA hiia reason to bo proud of her
representatives In this year's West
Point graduating class. There were
three Iowa boys in the class of sixty-two
monibor.4 , and tliolr ranks were third ,
Hovonth and thirteenth.
SALISUUUY'S party has dropped the
Irish bill , and , in a tired way , will ad
journ next Monday. The conserva
tives have done about as much with the
Irish question us our democrats have
done with the tariff. "Fizzle" would
fit either party.
THU great ratification meo ting nt Ex
position hall Monday night was u very
enthusiastic and well-omonod opening
of the campaign. Nebraska cities arc
all alive this year and will vie with the
country in burying out of sight the
bourbon and the crank.
WK PAUSE in our joy to note that
Oscar Wilde is coming to America
soon. This is too much. For , whether
ho comes to revive the sunllowor craze
or to patch up a peace between his
brother nnd wife , Mrs. Frank Leslie ,
his coining must bo regarded with
apprehension.
EVEUY citizen of Omaha , and for that
matter every citizen of Nebraska ,
should visit the great industrial exhibit
nt the Colinoum , which affords striking
proof of the marvelous advance which
Nebraska has r.lrondy mudo in manu
factures , and realize tbo posslbilitias of
industrial growth in the very near fu
ture.
ON SUNDAY the Now York Ikruhl re
ferred editorially to the hot wave in the
west , mentioning Omaha as one of the
warm places and cautioning the people
of the mlddlo states to loou out for
"prostrations from the direct solar
rnys. " The very next day there were
100 cases of prostration from heat in
Now York city , four of which wore fatal.
THK way to compel the completion of
the union dupot without further delny is
to vote the bonuH nskcd by the Nebraska
Contrnl. The Union Pacific will never
allow itself to bo distniteou in giving
ample depot facilities at liberal terms to
the ro.ids that now cross Its bridge ,
rather than to allow tlioin to cross over
a competing bridge into the JofTorson
Square dopot.
Tin : report that Dictator Palacio of
Venezuela has Hod from his capital nnd
escaped from the country , leaving the
ro'jol hosts under General Crospo In con
trol of the situation , is not unexpected
nawu. There have boon indications for
Borne time that the revolution would
provo successful. What the ollect of
this political overthrowing will bo can
not bo predicted.
Tin : mayor lias rcquostoil a gonornl
BUbpoiitflon of biwinosd in the city this
afternoon in order that all dorks nnd
employes may Imvo an opportunity to
attend Ihoslutm battle ntC'itmp Uroolco.
The wholosnlo houses generally will
clobound there will bo no delivery of
freight by the r.illroid : < j , but the retail
iiiuivliiuiU Imvo not largely shown a
willingness to respond favorably to the
mayor's request , It is to bo hoped they
will ( loctdo to do HO , its 1J is dunlrublo
Hint nobody Bhall bo denied the prlvl-
logo of visiting the camp who nmy do-
Biro to do BO. There will bo very llttlo
trading done thin afternoon , BO that the
closing of the rotitll stores will cause nn
appreciable loan to the proprietors.
CIMS1XU t'P TtlK nAXKS.
From every part of the country there
cnmos ovldonco of republican satisfac
tion with the results of the Minne
apolis convention. The uniform ex
pression from tnon of character and
inlluenco in the party is that the
strongest and most available candidate
\vis : chosen , Trustworthy lenders
everywhere announce their purpose to
give earnest and zealous support to the
ticket , and counsel unity and harmony.
Only republican dissension and defec
tion can prevent ronublican victory next
November. With a united nnd harmon
ious party success Is assured. Every
consideration for the progress and wul-
faro of the country demands that re
publicans shall forgot all former differ
ences nnd close up the ranks. The
party has a mission as Important as any
in Its history. The reactionary politi
cal enemy was never moro earnestly
detormiiicd than now to completely
overturn , if given the power , the poli
cies which have enabled the country to
rcnll/.o the unparalleled nnd magnifi
cent material pi'ogross of the lust quar
ter of a century and to pl.ico the na
tional credit higher than over before in
our history. The democratic turty
is now assailing in congress the
Amnricnn system of protection , and
the avowed purpose of Us mjst trusted
lenders is to destroy that system if they
shnll over have the opportunity to doso.
The patriotic duty ol republicans is to
rally to its support and defeat the de
structive designs of its Inveterate enemy.
The democratic party is in favor of a
monetary policy which would debase the
currency of the country nnd reduce it to
the single silver standard , with consequences
quences inevitably disastrous to all busi
ness Interests and to the financial credit
of the government. Whatever course
the national democratic convention may
take regarding silver , the party is
already committed , by the votes of a
largo majority of its representatives in
congress , to the free nnd unlimited coin
age of that metal , and if it should attain
to power the government would un
questionably adopt that policy. The
duly of republicans Is to do all In their
power to avert this danger.
The democrat c party is hostile to the
system of reciprocity by which the for
eign commcrco of the country has been
increased within a comparatively brief
time many millions of dollars , and from
which a much greater increase is as
sured if tlo system is maintained. Rec
iprocity stands in the way of frco trade ,
and therefore the democratic party an
tagonizes it. That party opposes the
restoration of the nation's merchant
marine , so essential to a rapid exten
sion of our commerce with other na
tions and particularly the countries of
this hemisphere , except at the sacrifice
of American shipbuilding interests ; it
has arrayed itself against the construc
tion of a navy adequate for protection
and defense ; it has attacked the olli-
cioncy of the postal service by refusing
necessary appropriations , and in every
way tUo democratic party has planted
itself squarely across the path of Amer
ican progress and threatens by its re
actionary purposes nnd tendencies to
stop the march of the republic to the
attainment of greater prosperity anil
power.
In comparison with the great and
patriotic duty of defeating this political
organization nnd perpetuating repub
lican policy nnd principles , the minor
differences among republicans are un
worthy of consideration. They should
bo forgotten in the presence of
the paramount demand for the con-
tinuunco in power of the party
whoso record in control of the
government supplies one of the grand
est chapters of American history , and ,
which can bo trusted to fullill Its pledge
to maintain every policy and principle
upon which that record has doen made.
A. NATIONAL BANKRUPTCY LAW.
The president of the Nebraska State
Business lion's association said In his
annual address that ho believed it would
bo a benefit to the business men of the
state to have a national bankruptcy law
onactoi1. Ho suggested that a law is
needed that would enable honest men
who had met with misfortune to got a
in uio worm again "without tnoir
former creditors standing on their neck ,
financially speaking , all the timo. " In
this ho doubtless voiced the opinion of a
largo majority of the business men of
the state , many of whom have spoken
to the same effect through commercial
organizations. In fact , this view predominates -
dominates in business circles through
out the country , judging from the nearly
unanimous expressions of boards of
trade and other commercial bodioa.
These expressions , however , appear
not to havooxcrted much influence upon
congress. Early in the present session
a bankruptcy bill was introduced in both
the senate and the house , but no far as
known it has received no sorlous consid
eration in either house from the com
mittee to which it was referred , It was
recently reported that the house com
mlttoo contemplated giving the measure
some attention nnd might report it at
the present session , but that there was
not much probability that this would bo
dono. In the same connection It was
bald that the senate committee having
the bill in cliargo had doeldod that
there was llttlo use in giving it any con
sideration until the house did some
thing , the understanding being that
there ' is very strong opposition to it in
tho'lowor branch of congress. It in to
bo inferred from this statement of the
situation that tlioro is very small ohanco
of anything bolng oono regarding na
tional bankruptcy legislation at this
sosblon of congress. LJolng purely a
practical question , with no politics in it ,
It possesses no present Interest for the
congrcbtiional politicians.
There has buon a vigorous growth of
public opinion within the past two or
throe years , mainly of courfao in business
uirulos , favorable to the enactment of a
Bound and just national bankruptcy law.
The law of some years ago was very do-
feetivo and its olToot was to oroato a
widespread prejudice against such legis
lation , but time hits olTacod this fooling
and now there nrocomparatively few
business men who have given the sub
ject Intelligent consideration who are
not In favor of a good national law , It
has boon found that having as many
bankruptcy lawa us there uro states does
not result in securing justice to either
creditors or debtors.
A IfO/lO WITH WAOEM'OHKKHS.
Every laborer and mechanic In Qmnhn
should cast bis vote for the Nebraska ,
Central proposition. The building of
the Nebraska Central bridge , together
with the now depot , overhead roadway ,
tunnels and tracksconnccting thobridgo
with South Onmhn , will glvo employ
ment to thousands of worklnpmon for
the next two years. The building of
freight houses and shops , and the oper
ation of the proposed transfer facilities
will permanently employ hundreds of
wngcworkcrs.
But this is not all. The assurance of
this great enterprise will stimulate cap
italists to Invest in elevators , factories
and mills which will employ an army of
worklngmon In thofr construction and
will glvo steady employment for hun
dreds , If not thousands , of skilled and
unskilled working pooplo. The bugbear -
boar about the increased taxes should
have no weight with intelligent workIngmen -
Ingmon who own their own homes. The
tax on accoun'i ' of the Nebraska Central
bonds will bo a moro trlflo. It only
amounts to 31.23 a year for eVery plcco
of property assessed at 81,000. The
average assessment is ono-flfth of the
actual value , so that the worklngman
who owns a house nnd lot worth S2.COO
will only pay 02 cents a year toward the
Nebraska Central. This is not counting
the tax which the city and county will
receive from the Nebraska Contrnl for
its bridge , depot and other improve
ments. But oven If the tax were $10 on
every $1,000 worth of property , it would
bo olTsot by the increase in value of all
the property in Omaha and Douglas
county by reason of the boom which Is
sure to follow.
What is true of workingmcn is true ol
all wagoworkers. Every wagoworkor is
interested in inctcasing the demand for
labor in any direction , because wages
are governed by the law of supply and
domnnd. Give Omaha moro railroads
and factories and you will create an ac
tive demand for labor. Instead of bolng
a drug in the market at any price the
employer is willing to pay , skilled nnd
unskilled labor will bo in demand and
wnjrcs will go up to thn top notch.
Men who nro employed by the Union
Pacific , the BurlingtonMissouri Pacific
and the Northwestern arc just as much
interested in carrying the Nebraska
Central bonds ns any other class of
wngo\vorkors. The Nebraska Central
will not decrease the number of working
people or clerks now on the payroll of
these roads , nor will it cnuso any do-
crcaso of thbir wages. On the contrary ,
the competition that will follow the
construction of the Nebraska Central
will hold up the wages now paid nnd
afford au opening for employment to
mon who may bo crowded out by favor
itism or other causes.
THE Board of Trade has passed a reso
lution requesting the city council to put
on a sufficient force of men to fully re
pair the wooden pavements upon all the
principal business streets of the city.
The request is timely , but the work of
repairing the sidewalks should bo made
general , for there is no part of the city
whore it is not needed. Dilapidated
plank sidewalks are the rule , and the
impression made upon the minds of
visitors is very bad , many of them re
garding the plank sidewalk nt best with
disfavor. A stronger reason for putting
the walks in good condition is the dan
ger of injuries to persons for which the
city will have to pay roundly. There
can bo no valid excuse for the wooden
sidewalks bolng in the condition they
are , and improvement in this matter
ought to bo prompt and comploto.
THE visit of a largo number of members -
bors of the Masonic fraternity to Omaha
during the third week of August will bo
one of the most interesting local events
of the year. These distinguished guests
of the city should bo generously enter
tained , and Omaha could extend a liberal -
oral hospitality to no class of people
moro capable of appreciating it , or
whoso good will and favorable report
would bo of greater benefit to the city.
As already announced , provision has
been mndo for the entertainment of the
anrinors , out our citizens generally -
ally will bo asked to subscribe a fund
sufficient for extending a proper hospi
tality to the commnndorios of Knights
Tomplai- who will bo here nt the same
timo. There should bo a ready and frco
response to this call , and It is confi
dently expected there will bo.
Tim injunction to patronr/o homo in
dustry is likely to bo strongly impressed
upon the minds of everybody who visits
the Manufacturers exhibition. They
will find there not only that a great
many articles of general use are manu
factured in this state , but that they are
made as honestly and of'aa good material
ns like articles manufactured olsowhoro.
Why buy anything made a thousand
miles distant from Nobranka when an
a"ticlo equally good and costing no moro
can bo had with the trade mark of aKo-
braska manufacturer upon It ? Au
things bolng equal , it IB manifestly the
wound polioy to patronize homo indus
try. The people of Nebraska are learn
ing this and the Manufacturers exposi
tion will do niiieh to advance popular
education In this respect.
EVURY retail merchant In Omaha is
vitally concoinod in preventing the de
feat of the Nebraska Central proposi
tion. The building of the now bridge
and union depot with tha approaches
nnd trackage facilities will Infuse now
life Into Omaha. It will give employ
ment to thousands of working people
and will put millions of dollars Into cir
culation among the grocers , provision
dealers , clothiers , dry goods merchants ,
furniture houses , and in fact every line
of trade from the butcher to the boot-
tuakur uud hatter.
TliK organized fight against the Ne
braska Central on the part of the cor *
porations that now monopolize every
avenue in and out of Omaha should
open the eyes of our citizens to the fact
that they could batter afford to vote
92,000,000 to the Nebraska Central than
to allow the project to bo defeated.
IN MANY regions bordering on the
MIssUslppl river extensive systems for
draining the bottoms have boon in oper
ation for many jy Ta * Public nnd prl-
va'o attention sHpuVU bo called to this
mutter in tbo us oulll rlvor bottoms.
Atlor n grout flowS6 ? overflow tboto ia
nothing moro prsjttj nt of disease tlinn
stagnant pools ofifcjkiSpr hero and tlioro
ever the bottomajjf uj rlvor. The bottoms
toms ought lo bo rpiularly { drained to
Itcop oil malarla ijd' many otbor dls-
O11S09.
Tin : cnuso lor thiy surprising victory
of the ropubllcn.ljftfln Oregon has been
explained. It ficptnsYhat the democrats
had two bundleiwtairintcd matter on
wool. Ono was Jor tha manufacturer
and the other wjw.Jpr the farmer. In
some way the fnrmpra received SOIPO of
the matter Intended to teach the manu
facturers that the democratic party
wished to secure for them cheap wool.
The hypocrisy and duplicity of the
alTalr were apparent nnd the farmers
voted right. Another two horse game.
I'nrnwoll to clitrkson.
QlolifDeinncrat ,
Colonel Clnrkson has arrived very near the
end of hla rope as chairman of the national
committoo.
The Allghty ir. "
Kew York ] Jcral'l.
It Mr. Clovolauu nnd Mr. Hill were to con
sult solely the welfare ol the ilomocrntlo
party they would ratlro from the presiden
tial contest at nnco.
TiilltlUK Through Tliolr llata ,
St. Paul / tnnter I'rct * .
The words of truth nnd soberness spoken
In prohibition conventions sometimes Imvo a
Rropgy sound. Chnlrmna Miller of the Vir-
slnln convention of that party said they
would bury both the old parties in one com
mon grave this coming autumn. Something
.must bo done at once to vurt such a bad as
sortment of cornsos.
The Stiiinprilo I'lnyotl Out.
I'/iltrtifdii/ita / / Accord.
There was gratifying ovldonco of our
capacity for solf-govornmont In the failure
of the stampede business at Minneapolis.
The convention stampede is at best but a
modified ease of mob rule. Enthusiasm nnd
sentiment have their value In n deliberative )
gathering ; but It Is risky business when they
take the bit In their mouths and make It a
runaway.
Dentil Disrupts 1'liuii.
Kntimt City Times.
By the death of Colonel PolU , the farmers
alliance loses a popular leader. Undoubtedly
his name would have been very prominent
nt the Omaha convention had ho llvod. The
people's party had determined to Ignore the
sectional question by placing his name en
tholr ticket. It is not easy to recall a sub
stitute from the south who will provo ac
ceptable to all factions.
Cooling tlio Ilustlorg.
I'MladcliiMa Knqulrcr ,
The placing of _ six..compani03 of the
regular cavalry od the "runlors" terri
tory In Wyoming cnKmotf bo called n negatlvo
action. It will cither' ' have the effect of
calming thosooxcitablojgontloraea or stir
ring them up to furt er mischief. From
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what Is Known or their "character it Is moro
than likely to have the latter effect , but
tholr outbreak then will bo short-lived , it
Is the evident Intention of tbo administration
to enforce order at any cost , and any fresh
hostilities will bring- about the long oxpcctod
declaration of martial Jaw. There will bo
peace after that. J
Bigger Tliiin His GrmuUlro.
Ctitcaga fKmea.
It la high time tojrotlrx ) that grandfather's
hat under which"satirlsfVhavo represented
Harrison an struggling. Boajamln is nt all
points a bigger man than was" bis grandsiro.
William Henry served n brief time only in
the presidency , and then was completely
mastered by dominating intellects in his
cabinet. His military service was such as
many an ofllcor has since had among the
Indians of the constantly retiring nnd now
wholly disappeared frontier. The grandson
is n man of superior ability. If his heart is
cold his brain is clear. The hat of the car
toonists doesn't fit. They represent it as too
largo. It is in fact too small.
V , KEItllASltA.
Fremont Tribune : Mr. Rosowntor saw
what bo wanted and asked for it and got it'
Things are going Mr. Kosowator's way this
year.
Grand Island Independent : These who
were yelping for Hosowatar's scalp had not
the courage to take it , and ho wears it yet
and a bolt with it , and there is harmony all
along the lino. Ho has been an enthusiast
from the start for Harrison and it was emi
nently proper that bo should bo placed upon
the national committee , to say nothing of tbo
duty of tbo delegates to keep faith with the
state convention.
uiui-uiu iiuwo ; xne soiocuon 01 iur. rujso-
water as a member of the national republican
committee is < n accordance with the ex
pressed dcsiro of tbo republican party of
Nebraska. It Indicates that the Nebraska
delegates were actuated by a desire for har
mony , nnd it assures a harmonious campaign
In this slate. Nebraska was practically a
unit for tlio ronomlnatlon of tha president ,
and the result is received in this state with
conoral approbation. Tbo prospects for re
publican success in November are most en
couraging. Matters arn shaping themselves
for certain victory. All that now remains is
to put up a state ticket that will harmonize
all factions. This can bo done , ana the News
believes it will bo done.
ALL FUJI I11K TICKET.
Norfolk News : The "groat leaders" nnd
"shrewd politicians" were not in it at Min
neapolis. It was the common , every day
delegates that nominated Harrison on the first
ballot.
Broken Bow Republican : Although the
contest between the Harrison and Blalno fac
tions was a heated onp. , the cholco of the con
vention will meet tbo approval of the great
masios of the republican" party and reconcile
the warring factions by the selection of Hold
for second place , asjpoVbly | no other strong
man favorable to the , [ present administration
COUld. trVl'
Kearney Hub : President Harrison is In
tbo American rath'on liian tbo republican
heart. His sense ( ' ' 'lustlco and love of
human liberty are fchhr&otoristlcs that the
people lovo. Ho | s endowed with moro great
capabilities than faifa Cd'tho common lot of
statesmen. Ho willbo > bls own successor.
TUo American poonJtJloVjO to honor true man
hood and millions will testify to his croat
worth nnd require ' his Cervices four years
longer. ;
Plattsmouth NowsV In tbo ronomlnatlon
of Benjamin Harrison * the republicans havu
made a very \viso cholco. Tbo president has
proven himself to bo ono of tha soundest.
cleanest and most reliable of tbo long list of
illustrious executives , und the fact of bis
having galcud the confidence alike of the
worldugman and the millionaire without any
attempt at political egotism Is , to say tbo
least , renmritablo , and a matter of ilncoro
congratulation. _
LOOK JIUIU
Tbo thousands of visitors who afo within
the gates of the city this week , upon many
occasions , have been heard to express sur
prise at tbo greatness of Omaha.
During tholr stay hero most of them will
bo brought to the full roalU.itlon thnt , nt-
thourh young Inonrs , Omaha U ono of thu
foreman cities on tlio continent.
To aid them In reaching a conclusion Tins
HBR hrn carefully compiled a few statistics.
I'optilntton In I8W. l.ttflt
I'oiiiiliitlr.n In 170. . in.'ist ;
I'oiuilnt on In ISSi ai.SH
tmimlntloii In | 8S\ OI.S.H
ropiiluilon in 18UJ. . . , . . . . . . . . , , U9.43 ?
Ijurlng the year 1891 the real estate
trnnsfors nmounto.l to 8HiD2l.S2l.
The aclun ! rcnl ostnta valuation U S250. *
000,000 , while the imojsmont for taxation is
based on n one-tenth valuation.
Omaha hat twenty bank * , of which nine
nro national , eight savmcrs nnd throe uro
state bunks.
During 1801 the clonrlnes wcro $231,128,805.
The DOS toll ! co receipts for the year were
f 204.5SS.20. Tnls department irnvo employ
ment to forty-six clerks nnd sixty-six car
riers
Omaha has ono of tbomostconiplnto wntor
works systems In the world. The plant roit
S7,000U00 and has 170 mlles of ninins. The
pumping capacity is 85,000OJO trillions dally.
Thuro nro ninoty-llvo uilles of street roll-
wny , molnly electric. Tbo system omplovs
01)0 ) mon and operates 27B cars. The monthly
pay roll Is & 10.000. '
Umnha has llvo publlo pirks.
Omaha has slxty-llvo mlles ot paved
streets.
Omaha has ninety-two miles ot sowora.
Thuro are sixty public schools , employing
2P8 teachers.
There nro twenty-two church nnd prlvnto
schools , employing 1G3 teachers.
The school census shows over aO,0."iO chil
dren of school ago.
Omaha is n nlty of churches , having 11G
houses of religious worship.
There are slxty-llvo hotels.
There nro thirteen trunk lines of railway ,
covering 33,233 miles ot road operated from
Omaha. Ono hundred and thirty pjs.iongor
trains nrrlve daily.
Omaha has the Ictrgest smelter in the
world. Omaha has the largest lluscod oil
works In the United State * .
Omaha is the third largest packing center
in the world. Last year the stock receipts
were : Unttlo , 2,5113,793 ; hogs , 7,100,805 ;
shoop. 7SJS(15. (
Omnbn 1ms tbo larccst distillery In the
world nnd throe of the largest broworioa in
the United States Omaha has the largest
white load works in the world.
Aside from the packing houses Omaha has
ICO manufacturing enterprises with a com
bined capital of $ S,03S,000. Last year tholr
products amounted to $ i,000,000. ;
The principal shopi of the Union Pacific
railway are located in Omaha. They cover
llfty acres of ground and represent an out
lay of $3,500,000. They furnish employment
to 1,200 skilled mechanics nnd 200 day labor
ers.
There are 207 jobbing houses , with a capi
tal of 8M.110.OUO. During IS'Jl tholr sales
amounted to $50,211,700. ,
PENALTY OF PEN WORK.
Forger Griffin Scot tlio Kml of n Spell ot
High Life-Court Notns.
In the courts the day was unusually qulot.
as most of the lawyers were spectators nt
the encampment grounds.
Judge Scott called A. C. Orlflln , the forger ,
up for scntonco and gave him a term of two
ycara , together with a line of $10 nnd costs.
The sontcnco was suspended during the
pendency of iin npno.il to the supreme court
and n bond fixed at $3,500.
On October 3 , 1SS9 , Grlfiln forged the
names ot August Peterson and Hans A.
Johnson to a note for $1,385. Griftln not moro
than llvo years ago inherited a fortune of
MO.OOO , which ho soon spent in riotous living
and for a time flow high.
In Judge Davis1 court the case ot the state
against Charles E. Rlluy is on trial. Rlloy
is nuargod with burplary , that on July 28 ,
1891 , with Herbert Lewis , bo broke into tbo
residence of George W. Wearham
at Seventeenth and Ohio streets and
stole § 238 of household property.
Edna Cameron has asked the courts to di-
vorco her from her husband , Lincoln Cam
eron. She alleges cruelty.
In Judge Ferguson's court tbo case of
Robert H. Olmstcad , administrator of the
estate of William A. Daniels , deceased ,
against Bernard H. Post is on trial. On Jan
uary 10 , 1891 , walking along North Seven
teenth street , near Burdotto , Daniels was
run over by ono of Post's wagons and killed.
Tbo plaintiff sues for $5,000 , alleging care
lessness upon the part of the driver who had
charge ot the team.
l' ° enmlo I'uruchutlst Killed.
Bnuux , Juno 14. A female parachutist
named Grossman was killed hero la attempt
ing a descent from nn altitude of 500 feet.
The parachute would not work and the
woman fell into a lake on the outskirts of
the city. She was killed by the fall.
I'UIXTJCU l-.tltAdllAVJUS.
Philadelphia Times : Soldiers In search of
bcur have been punished for being out after
taps.
Chicago Post : Connecticut has broken her
record of ono four-logged chicken this veai-
by producing three of the same kind. "The
number of dead duoks In the state Is not
given.
Now York Herald : Do man datsnnnda do
best puht ob liU life In "ralsm' do devil , "
doah broddorn. 'H line on do las' day dat
Hatan'll play do game ob tit for tut , an' git
squar' by raisin' him.
Judge : Skidds Why did you fo-ivo your
now boarding house ? Didn't Mrs. Small DTJ-
niUo to treat you like ono of the family ?
Qaskotos. . That's why I luft-
Puck : "Pity a poor orphan , sir ? "
"Ilavoyou no father or mother ? "
"No , sin Ihey was divorced last year. "
Sittings : A question has arisen In the Lon
don hospllitl as to the value of iiloohul In
treating dlsoaso. Wo don't know about dis
ease , but in tro.itlng a barroom It has a grout
vuluo.
llEFOIir. AND AFTEO.
Thren sweet maidens sat In row.
With three grim dragons behind 'oin :
And niieh swcot maldoii hud a young beau ,
And ull of 'em made 'urn mind 'om ,
Hut these three mnldons nro matrons now ;
In throu brown stone fronts you'll Una 'em
All alone for since the very ( Frst row
They can none of 'urn make 'em mind 'em.
Detroit Free I'ross : "You are In rather a
demoralized condition , " said the Oleomargar
ine to the Oracked leu.
"Yes , " replied the latter , "but I'm what I'm
cracked up to bo , anyhow. "
Buffalo Courier : "So you didn't know thai
my wife und I were bora on the same day , '
said No. 1.
'No , that's queer , " answered No. 2. "It reminds
minds mo that my wife and I were married on
tlio same day. "
Philadelphia Record ; Chestnut III11 has a
veuetarlan eo strict that he draws the line a
horHO radish , coogoborilos and oyster plunt.
ll.iltlmoro American : "I have oomo , " salt
the proud farmer , as ho laid a nmmmotl
vcROtubln nn the editorial desk , "to bring you
this , for 1 always heard newspapers liked to
KOt blx beets. "
Sotnorvlllo Journal : If a man tolls yat
that ho has never made any mistake ? in hi
Ilfu , you may bo proltysuro that he ban neve
done nnytlilui ! worth rjontlonlug ,
Washington Btar : "So you come t'roucl
Minneapolis , " nald a thick-sot man with loud
clothes.
"Yos. "
"HlK crowd , wasn' doro ? "
"I should Bleh so. Why , honns' , you'd a
t'onght doro wuz u prlzu fight ioin' ; ou. "
1111 HAD HIS H'AI.
Inter Ocean.
My stmvlrid brush In mUslng and my shoe lion
can't bo found ,
My comb und brush I cannot sec , my cane I
uowhoro round ,
My tull silk hat Is ru filed up , my pens liav
Bono astray
lint all this woo Is naught to mo , for baby'
had hla way.
What though my shoos are minus strings , my
mamisorltitsawry ?
I know Unit this hutouoiisbabo'H been suarec
u heartfelt cry.
What though the lloor Is ever strewn wltl
toys , by nlKht and day ?
In tlioru not platinum In tha thought tlr.it
uaby's hud his way.
It hurts to Imvo my mustache pulled , and
BUIIIOS at 4 u. in.
Are not just united to my mind ; but Jotin 1
fond of tlium.
And , uftor all , It deems to tuo , no man oat
wull unlniuy
That there Is lots und lots of fun when baby
has his way.
Bo , aon and heir , continue on thy happy , bios
cuiuor ;
Ne'er vlmll thy daddy Interpose to ralao the
Whato'or discomfort comes to me , cease no
thy Joyous play ;
An far as I'm concerned , my boy , go ou ant
liuvo thy way ,
DESERTED THE CAPITAL
Senator and Congressman Unable to Trans
act Important Business.
DEMOCRATS READY FOR THE CONVENTION
OonUncrntVI1I Stnrt for
Chicago thu 1.alter 1'urt or tUn I'res-
ont Ucuk Still Talking of
lllnliio'A Sncrrnsnr ,
WASUJSO rex Uimiuu OP Tnn Br.n , J
Mil KouiiTKKSTii STIIKKT , J.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Juno U. J
Owing to the sjdilen death of Representa
tive Stncithouso of hoiilli ( Jarollua , which
occurred early this morning from tin attack
ot heart failure , the sojslons of both the
house and sctiato were oxcoodinuly brlof to
day. A few minute , } nftor ndjoutntnont
the capitol priHontod u deserted appearance ,
for.on account of the great hoat.lho members
were not slow to avail themselves of the op
portunity of seeking a cooler place where
they could holier defy the torrid rnys of the
sun. The two or three members who braved
It out tried to write letters to tholr constitu
ents , but thay soamoj to ha unanimously of
the opinion that It was outlrolytoo warm to
discuss polities.
Very few of the congressman who
attended the Minneapolis convention have
yet returned. Some sonutors have put In
their nppiaranco , including Massrs. Gal-
llngor , Hlgglns , Hnnsborougb , Stockbrldco ,
Wolcott , Sawyer nnd Allen , but most of
these wrroon tbo wrong side of the light ,
nnd they positively refuse to express tnelr
opinion on the outcome of the convention to
outsiders. Several parties have boon mndo
up to leave Washington this week to attend
the Chicago convention , ono leaving on
Frldiw nnd at innst ono other on the following -
ing day. They will bo largely mndo up of
representatives of the local democracy , ln-
luding the two sots of delegates from the
district of Columbia to the convention nnd
heir friends.
Araong.tho members of congress who will
ccompauy them nro the following : Air.
janlmm of Khot'.o Island , Messrs. William
I. Springer , Scott , Wyko , James U. Wll-
lums and W. C. Nowborry of Illinois , and
Mr. Caluo of Utah nnd some others.
nicotine ( if Domnurntlc Clubs.
Mr. Lawrence Gardner , the set-rotary of
ho National Association of Democratic
31ubs , which was organized July 4 , 18S3 , will
eave hero on Thursday for Cblcaco to mnko
ho necessary preparations forlho meetlneof
bat organization , which will bo hold in Chi-
: ago on the same day the convention meets.
L'hU subconvcntioii consists of tx commlUon
if two from each state and torrilory nnd It
IBS come lo bo considered quito uu import
ant nuxillury. What llttlo political
alk there has boon here today has
ind" for its center the convention
of the Ohio democrats , now mooting
it Columbus. This is the last of the btc
state conventions to select delegates and
.hero seems to bo a very pretty light bo
.ween the Cleveland nnd antl-Clovolniid
orcos. The latest ndvlco from Columbus in
dicates that Mr. Cleveland's frlonds will not
mvo things so much their own wnv ns they
have been claimi'ig nnd the probabilities
now are that the Ohio delegation will bo
evenly divided between the two factions.
The gossip about Mr. Blalno's successor as
.ho head of the State department continues ,
ilthough there has been no indication that
.ho president has yet taken the matter under
us consideration. Speculation has tempo
rarily dropped the name ot Minister Lincoln In
this connection and taken up that of Willinin
Walter Phelps of Now Jersey , tbo present
representative of tbo country to the Gorman
empire. It Is pointed out in support of this
suggestion that Mr. Phelps would bo u
source of strength to the president in his
campaign , not only in Now Jersey but in
Now York also , where ho Is very popular.
AlUcclliinrnitf.
The forty-fifth annual session of the
American Institute of Homoopatjy , now
mooting in this city , has broucht together n
largo number of tbo disciples of Unhnoman.
Among those In attendance are Dr. W. H.
HancheU. editor of the Medical Record , nnd
Dr. Amelia Burroughs of Omaha ; Dr Charles
Holapotcr of Beatrice. Dr. A. P. Hunchott of
Council Bluffs , Dr. A. C. Cowpertbwulto of
Iowa City , la. , and Dr. Stone of Denver ,
Colo. They are having n decidedly good
timo. Dr. W. H. Hanr-hett will tomorrow
read a paper before the institute on the
modern treatment of dipththorla.
Senator Manderson is going to make an at
tempt to have repealed the order recently
promulgated by the secretary of tbo interior
prohibiting the commissioner of pensions
from answering inquiries from sona'tors ana
members of congress with regard to the
status of pension claims. Mr. Matider-
son thinks that while this order
may possibly facilitate tlio business ot the
pension ofllco , yet it may operate to the dis
advantage of a largo number of old soldiers ,
who should bo notified as promptly as possi
ble of the evidence that will bo necessary in
their cases before they can bo 11 n ally adjudi
cated.
N. B. Bussoy and J. C. Rood of Omaha , J.
F. Bryan and James Johnson of Denver and
J. A. Harris of Sioux City , la. , nro In tbo city
in attendance upon the National Association
of Master plumbers now in session hero , to
which they are delegates.
The appointment of Ole A. Borgrud as
postmaster at Duff and Myra Hopoboom as
postmaster at Platte , Sarpy county , has been
recommended by Sonntsr Maudorson.
I' . S. II.
NEBRASKA'S QHBAT SHOW.
Visitor * Unto Tlmlr T.ycn Opened 1 > J tin
Sights nt tlin ColUtMiin.
"Is this Chicago or Omfthnt" was the wny
n visitor oyprossod his surprise nt the oxtonl
of the Manufacturers oxposltlon ns ho stodd
looking nt the machinery In the Coltsoua
building last availing. "It Is not i
very patriotic thing for mo to nay ( "
added another stranger In the crowd , "but
thU certainly boats our great minimi exposi
tion at Cincinnati. " As the crowd WAS In
terested the Cincinnati man explained thnt
ho was taking n roundabout wny homo from
tha Minneapolis convention nnd
that the enterprise of thn Nebraska
manufacturers had nearly tukon his breath
nwny. At the Cllnclinmtl expositions they
show as much of nninufnclurod goods , but
they do not cnrry on the actual woric of man
ufacture.
The crowd moved on only to have It , * place
taken by another. This Union Boston goullo-
man , nnothor Mlnnonpols delegate , did tin
talking and the people pricked up tholr onrs
ns they hoard him remark , "Wouldn't my
Boston frlonds open tholr eyes if they know
what you western people were doln I1' Ha
mntlo other romnrks , but they wcro drowned
by tbo noise ot the machine turning out
burbed wire at lightning rapidity.
"Nebraska will not Imvo to apologize for
this exposition , " said W. V. Mono. "It If
the best thins I ever saw , " said J. H. Platt
of Creston , In. , "nnd 1 Imvo scon several
pretty good things in my Itfo , loo. "
The crowd nt the Coliseum was
eminently n good-natured ono nnd
the pnoplo all appeared to feel
thnt thuy were pottlni ; tholr money's
worth. They crowded and Jostled oixoh other
in the endeavor to got a good view of the
machinery and the goods bolng manufact
ured , and It was noted that ladles who never
smoked n cigar In tholr lives or climbed n
barbed wlro fence , were apparently us much
interested In these lines of manufacture
as In anything olso.
Several people wcro hoard to Inquire why
there was no music , but the noise of the
marching , which almost drowned their
voices , sooinod to giva tbo reason. The man-
ufaclurnr.-t employed a hand on the
opening night , but the musicians tuft
In distrust , the loader remarking
that nothing but n bass drum nnd tuigla
could bo heard in tha midst of suc.h n din of
machinery.
President Page haa nrosontod the ofllcors
of tlio visiting military comrmiuos with com
plimentary tickets of admission to the expo
sition.
Joy Morton of Chicago , who is heavily In
tcroitod In the Nebraska City Starch niut
Cotoal mills , was nt the exposition yesterday.
Speaking of the pure food show ill Now
York city ooueornlni ? which so much was
said in the papers at tbo time , Mr. Morton
romaritod : "Tlio pure food show was gotten
up by the Uetnil Grocers i association of Now
York and was exclusively n food oxblbit.
The manufacturers of all kinds of ooroal
goods , Hour , meal , etc. , were the principal
exhibitors. The show was hold during
March In Licmiox Lyceum , ono of the llncst
exhibition halls In Ko\v York City. It ran
for thirty days , and with nu nvor.igo attend
ance of ever Ji,000 people per day. Tlioro
was nothing shown from Nebraska excepting
the product of the Cudjhy Pncning com
pany , but tnoir display there was ns notnlng
compared with their exhibit at the present
Omaha exposition. Thu exhibits of No-
urasUa Hour , cereal goods , starch , etc. , hero
nro much bettor than anything at tbo pure
food show.
Mrs. Judge Lake , who visited the euro
food show , corroborated tbo statement that
there were no exhibits in the great Now York
exposition that could compare with the best
displays in the Omaha Coliseum building.
Mr. Morton remarked that ho hail paid
close attention to the work of Tin : Ben in
thn interest of homo industries and that it
was most commendable.
Moro than ono man was hoard to remark :
I must bring the children here , they will
learn moro than they could in n month at the
best school in the city.
KX)04ltlOII | Xoll'H.
Ono of tbo smallest booths has thlrty-ilva
olcctrio lights.
A harnois shop was started at the Coliseum
building yesterday.
The "paint" house , which is attracting so
much attention will be a part os Nebraska' !
exhibit at the World's fair.
The box factory in the Coliseum building
is manufacturing papar boxes for thn Ne
braska corncob plpo factory.
Secretary Bradlov's books show that 4'U
people are employed m the Coliseum build
ing , onu half of whom nro operating ma
chinery.
People who arc Interested In paving ina-
torlal will have n good opportunity to exam
ine the quality of Nebraska paving brick al
the Coliseum.
The Nebraska State Business Men's nsso-
elation , in session m Omaha nt the present
time , will attend the exposition In n body to-
night. AU Omaha jobbers and manufac
turers should bo prcsout to hulp entertain
them.
The Bomls Omaha Bag company con
tracted yostordny for the onllro output of
cotton bagglne of tbo Kearney cotton mill.
The ICoarnoy cotton mill will also manufac
ture a good many other different grades of
cotton cloth.
The best tirao to visit the exposition U
really during the daytime , as the crowd I *
then much smaller nnd visitors can bettor , ,
witness the work of manufacture. All tbo
machines are running from 10 o'clock in the
morning until 10:30 : in the evening.
There is some comment on the nbscnco
from the exposition of prominent bankers ,
lawyers and professional mon of Omaha , who
like to see tbo industries of the state devel
oped , as it brings money into their pockets ,
but do not oven oncourapo by tbur presence
tbo work of these who are striving to enricu
thorn.
& GO. . i 1
Largest MantifaeturoH and Kat.illoM . ol
Ulolhinit In the West.
Shoulder
Arms
Ladies who wear blouse waists will
appreciate our half price
sale of ladies' and child
ren's blouse waists this
week. $1 waists now 50c.
$1.50 waists 7Sc , and so
on up to the best made.
xx All at % price. In order
to givcTvisitors a chance to try our cloth
ing we continue the 33ya per cent off
sale on men's suits. Special prices will
also be made on hot weather neckties ,
underwear , etc. The best selections , of
summer coats and vests , straw hats etc. ,
will always be shown by us at the most
reasonable prices.
Browning , King & Co
IS.W. Cot I51H & Douglas Sis
