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report of the Chicago convention as was
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With its leased wlro , full Western As-
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advance of the opening clny.
Tun way to get over a dilllculty is to
bridge it.
OMAHA never wont backward and
now she will bound rapidly forward.
TllK Minor election law In Michigan
may bo constitutional , but it was a picco
of outrageous political chicanery , never
theless.
GOVKUNOBRUSSKLL , the political
gosling of Massachusetts , tolls the people -
plo that Harrison is not a strong candi
date. Mr. Russell ie batter authority
on masquerade balls.
IT SHOUT bo worthy of remark that
only two other now&p tpor men wore
over nominated for the vlco presidency ,
Schuylor Colfax and Henry Wilson , and
furthermore they wore oloctcd.
AW Hum will not make many
bpeechos because , ho says , tno head of
the ticket is abundantly able to manage
the oratorical part of the campaign
It's a wise editor who can use his blue
pencil upon himself.
and vehement speaking
before political conventions IP all very
well. 13ut what the republican party
wants this year is the speaker who can
convince people and make votes , and
candidates whoso record needs no do-
fonuo.
AN IOWA man IIIIH not been presented
to a democratic national convention
since 1801 , when the name of Augustus
Cajbur Dodge of Burlington was placed
in nomination. Butthoimmo was with
drawn almost as soon as presented ,
Which will probably bo the fate of Ilor-
.aco Boies. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
GKNKHAL Guoitan A. SHERIDAN ,
Who is ono of the ablest and most elo
quent stump sneakers in this country ,
has returned from Europe , wlioro ho
investigated fully the condition of the
free trade laborer. Ilia work in the
coming camptign will bo greatly
strengthened by this experience.
WHIM : Omaha is a much greater city
limn Dos Moines , her citizens c.tn learn
n lesson from Dos Moinoe which will
prove to their advantage. For many
years It has boon the custom among
people at the Iowa capital to p.ttroniio
homo factories and merchants. This
justoiu has stimulated manufacturing
jroatly , and indirectly helped to build
op the retail trudo of Dos Moiiics.
Tun Ninth Iowa district is republican
&nd there is no reason for not electing a
republican there this year. Tom Bow-
nun has voiy clearly shown the people
of the district just what a democratic
congressman Is and they tire eager for a
return to the old faith. Bowman will
not run again and there is plenty of
good material from which the republi
cans may choose.
Tin : canvass of the votes on the Ne
braska Central bond proposition has developed -
volopod the fact that ems out of every
ton voters was either unable to road or
write or had not familiarized himself
with the Australian b.vlloU Next fall
when moro than oltjhty names will ap-
po ir on each Imllot it will bo confusion
worco confounded , unless each party
opens an Australian ballot school.
IT is expected that the house of rou-
rewoiitiitlvoa will this week consider the
re-olutlon provlding-foran invohtigatlou
of the Reading railroad combination.
No serious opposition U anticipated ,
and doubtless the resolution will bo
ntlopttuj with pr.iotic.U unanimity. The
"purpose of the iuvqitlg.itlou Is to ascer
tain whethor.tho cqmblno of tlio anthra-
cllocoal roads is hostile to publlo policy ,
and it is hardly possible th tt the com-
inlttco can fall to Und. that it Is , alnco
it id dourly dc.slgnod to adv.incu the
jjru'o of coal to consumers. Certain
lotiilltlos may bo bonolitod by the com-
bliKUinii , but ( or the country at large it
is a monopoly that must inevitably
pruvo oppressive.
NKintASKA'S COVNTIIY rt
Ono of the matters of general Interest
discussed at tha late meeting of the Ne
braska Business Men's association was
the bad condition of the country roads
of the state. It appears frmn the state
ments made that In parts of Nebraska
( ho roads are much of the time almost
Impassable , and that nowhere are they
kept in as good condition as they ought
to bo. Ono member of the association
said that those high ways arc not worked
ag they should bo and declared that the
whole system of cnring for thorn is
wrong. Mon who work on the roads
spend a largo proportion of their time
in idleness. Another speaker s-tld that
the poll tax idea was only a makeshift
for the real work that ought to Do clone.
Ho thought a sufficient tax should bo
levied to put the roads in good condi
tion and the work of Imprpving them
should bo done systematically instead of
ut haphazard. lie stated that in his
sec'ion the farmers had loat moro dur
ing the past few months by reason of the
fact that they could not got their grain
to market , when the price was high ,
than it would havqcoab to build several
'
macadamized road's across the , country.
The consensus of opinion was , that a
radical reform Is necessary in this mat
ter , and the association adopted n reso
lution Xavoring the creation by the
legislature of a state road fund , to bo
expended in building and maintaining
good roads throughout the state. The
question of good roads is obviously ono'
of very great importance. It affects
directly the interests of a largo majority
of the agricultural producers of the
st.ito , and also the welfare of a largo
number of retail merchants who depend
chiefly upon their trade with the
farmers. These two intimately con
nected interests constitute a part of our
population which contributes most
largely to the commercial prosperity of
the state. The agricultural Interest Is
the chief source of that prosperity , and
whatever will contribute to Its growth
and welfare should bo n matter of
primary and supreme concern. Good
roads arc as essential to the success of
the farmers as araplo transportation
facilities are to the manufacturers nnd
wholesale merchants. This is fully rec
ognized in other states , and while the
complaint of bad roads is not peculiar to
Nebraska , it would seem that less at
tention has boon given to this important
matter bore than in most other agri
cultural states.
The suggestion that the legislature
should levy a general tax for the
creation of a htitto road fund is worthy
of serious consideration. At any rate
the matter ought to bo there uglily in
vestigated by the next legislature and If
it bo found that the present system of
taking care of the roads is not adequate
ono should bo adopted which will bo.
It is evident that there is an urgent
demand for radical reform in this matter -
tor , and there is certainly no valid reason
why Nebraska cannot have good uoads.
- A'Bir I'ORK REPUHLIC.IXS.
The republicans of New York are
manifesting an interest and enthusiasm
which are an augury of victory. They
are preparing botlmea for a vigorous
and aggressive campaign. A ratifica
tion meeting is to take place in Now
York City this evening and It is ex
pected to bo a not tblo ono. The state
convention of the republican league is
to bo hold Juno 28 and 29 , and the
league clubs are preparing to make it
the largest convention they have ever
hold.
hold.Thoro
There is no evidence of any disaffec
tion In the ranks of the party in the
Empire state. It is true that some of
the men who opposed the ronomination
of President Harrison have not publicly
expressed their acquiescence in the re
sults of Iho Minneapolis convention , but
It is not believed that any of thorn in
tend to disturb the harmony of the
party , and that in due time all of them
will fall into line and do effective work
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for the ticket. The nomination of
Whitelaw Reid for the vice presidency
it is beginning to bo apparent will exert
a wholesome inducnco upon the dissatis
fied element of the party in Now York.
But that which will carry the greatest
weight is the fact , recognized nnd can
didly admitted by the democratic and
mugwump press , that President Harri
son is the strongest candidate for Now
York the republicans could have found.
Tlioso who opposed him may bo reluc
tant to admit this , but they will cer
tainly bo compelled to see it , and when
they do so they will hasten to avoid
political ostracism by giving a hearty
and energetic support to the nandidatos.
No republican who , in the present
political exigency permits personal dis
appointment to control his conduct , and
by his example or influence creates and
encourages disaffection , can hope for
any consideration from the party in the
"
future. With the "urgent necessity that
"
exists for maintaining republican" poli
cies and principles , the demand upon
republicans to remain faithful to the
party was never moro pressing.
The spirit that is being shown by the
republicans of Now York will have an
Invigorating oiled upon the party gen
erally. A most Important task devolves
uixm the republicans of the Empire
state , and the fact that they manifest an
earnest purpose to enter upon the work
before them vigorously and aggressively
evidences coiilldonco in their ability to
win , and the Inlluonco of this in the re
publicans ot other utatos will bo very
groat. The activity , enthusiasm and
confidence of the republicans of New
York is always conttgious in u national
campaign.
There are excellent reasons for be
lieving that Now York should not bo re
garded as a doubtful state this year , and
that Benjamin Harrison and Whitolaw
Hold will carry the state by a much
larger plurality than was given tlio re
publican presidential ticket in 188a
Leaving out of consideration the fao-
tlonal lljiht In the doirocratlo party , the
fact that the vasi financial and
commercial interests of the state
are entirely satisfied with the
present administration , that the repub
lican policy of reciprocity is acceptable
to the farmers , ana that there IB a well-
founded apprehension that tt change of
political parties in control of the govornT
moit at this time would bo inimical to
the general welfare , warrants a fooling
of confidence that with proper effort the
republicans can carry the Empire state
next November by n largely incroasc l
plurality. The thlrty-sl * electoral votes
of Now York are not absolutely nccesi
eary to the election of the- republican
candidates , but none the loss It Is dosir-
nblo to have thqm.
TitiniE Is a very good prospect of the
anti-option bill becoming a law before
the close of the present session of con
gress. The finance committee of the
senate has agreed to report the measure
without delay , and it is thought that it
will pass the senate. Of course it Is ex
pected to encounter some opposition in
that body , but It is not likely to bo any
more vigorously opposed than It Was in
the house , where it passed by a very
largo majority of the members voting.
The republicans of thosonato will trirdly
bo disposed to permit the democratic
house to enjoy all the credit which maybe
bo gullied among the agricultural producers -
ducors of the country from favorable ac
tion on this measure. Unless there are
strong constitutional objections to this
legislation , and none have yet boon
presented , the senate would make n
serious mistake by rejecting the meas
ure , which has been asked forby nearly
every farmor'i organization In the coun
try and l y thousands of farmers who
have signed petitions. It is not known
what efforts the speculators have boon
making to influence senators , but there
is reason to believe that since their de
cisive defeat in the house they 'have not
boon doing much.
Tun overthrow of Dictator Pnlaoio of
Venezuela , was nn occasion of rejoicing
for the political prisoners who had boon
confined by him for too freely expressing
their disrespect for * his administration.
Descriptions of the scene that ensued
when the prison doors wore thrown open
are both stirring nnd pathetic. Hundreds - ,
dreds of pale , gaunt men , who had suf
fered for their opinions , were instantly
surrounded by their families and friends ,
and as they greeted each othorHho air
was rent with the shouts and cheers of
the assembled multitude. Thus one'
good result at least has boon achieved
by General Crospo and his followers.
But there will probably bo another gov
ernment roared upon the ruins of thatof
Palacio that will bring further trouble
in its own time , and other rooolllons-as
just as this may succeed each other for
years in that South American republic.
A higher civilization is needed to insure
permanent institutions thoro.
A MEASURE of great interest to
railroad employes is the bill just re
ported in the national house of repre
sentatives designed for the protection
of freight trainmen. The bill provides
that automatic brakes shall bo placed
upon oil freight cars and power brakes
upon all locomotives. The law will un
doubtedly reduce the number of fatali
ties among trainmen after it has been
put into operation , but in the meantime
the death roll will bo a long ono. It
seems like nn unnecessary concession to
the railroad companies that the opera
tion of this much needed law should bo
deferred until after July , 1808. The bill
under consideration seems to have boon
drawn with the purpose'in ' view of mak
ing the change from the present system
as slow as possible. The idea appears
to bo that it is bettor to kill the train
men for a few years longer than to
throw away the brakes now in use before -
fore they are worn out.
MAJOR WARNER , the republican can
didate for governor of Missouri , will
give the democrats of that democratic
state the hardest kind of work to defeat
him , and it would not bo very surpris
ing if ho should bo olocted. Many
republicans now express confidence that
ho will carry the state. Major Warner
is deservedly very popular and is
especially strong with the old soldiers ,
who will rally to his support almost to a
man. He also stands well with the
farmers. The republicans of Misso uri
intend to make a vigorous ana aggres
sive campaign this year and they have
a loader in Major Warner who knows
how to carry on such n contest. The
republican party has boon 'growing in
the state and while it is not doubted
that the electoral vote of Missouri will
bo cast for the candidate of the Chicago
convention , the election of the repub
lican candidate for governor is by no
moans out of the question.
OUR citizens have had their eye-tooth
cut on the national drill. They wore
led to believe that there would bo at
least 4,000 or 5,000 national guards at
the encampment. On that basis the
money guaranteed for prizes proposed to
be given for competitive drill would
have boon realized at the gate by tholm-
monso concourse of people at homeland
from abroad , but instead of 4,000 or 5,000
wo have had loss than 1,000 militiamen
and the parade and sham battle have
proved a disappointment in spite of the
favorable weather. Jt seems to us only
rational that the number of prizes
should either bo reduced or the. amounts
for each prize cut in the middle. In
view of the limited number of companies
contcstincr s.uch a concession would only
bo fair to all concerned.
MR. LACEV , comptroller of the cur
rency , will retire from that office Juno
30. Personal reasons Impelled his res
ignation. The letter of Secretary Pos
ter to Mr. Lacey doubtless voices the
sentiment of all who have had business
relations with the otllco of the comp
troller of the currency. Ho has boon a
faithful and efficient oUlcer , and while
there have boon several disastrous bank
failures during his administration , with
developments which seemed to reflect
unfavorably upon the ni'inagromont of
the olllco of the comptroller , investiga
tion relieved that otllolal of all blame
or responsibility. Mr. L-iooy was ap
pointed from Michigan , nnd his suc
cessor will probably bo taken from that
section of the country. There will bo
no lack of cundldatos.
Tin : sudden excess of enthusiasm
shown by the W.-lt for the "Nebraska
Central slnco election may prove fatal
to the paper and injurious to tbo road.
ALL things being equal , the Board of
Public Works should give preference to
homo contractors on public works. This
will Only bo a practical way of giving
effect to the principle of patronizing
home Industry. 4
Tin : Atlanta COIIM Uittion announces
thni It Is roridy to sti port candidate
who will auroly bo .jttofontctl. This is
cheerful resignation i the Inevitable.
Old.
A dntiRhter of Dtnytor General Davis of
the World's fair toJkuia prlro f jr brend-
making a faw Jays npo n\Lft Salla somlnnry.
She scorns to tiavo trprotorenea for studying
homo kncacft.
Solidly K
Int Oeean
There will bo twWty new votes In the
'doctoral ' college ; ofgkilf lilabo , 3 ; Mon
tana , 3 : North Dakota , ' 3' South Dakota. 4 ;
Washington , 4 ; Wyoming , 3. They will bo
solidly republican.
Ali.inilou the Attempt.
Stain : C y Journal.
The levooi along tbo lower Mississippi are
breaking. They will break every tirao the
water rlsns very hltrh. The government of
the United Status has not money enough to
inako levees which will not broak. ,
Ho U mi Org.tnlrcr.
Inter OCMH.
Land Commissioner Carter of Montana Is
mentioned as a good man for chairman ot the
republican national committee. Mr. Carter
showed excellent organizing ability at Min
neapolis , and nothing snccoedi llko success.
A Uncord to Ho I'roml Of.
Glvbc-Ecmocrat.
There Is not a single thing In the record of
the present administration that needs
dofotico ot requires apology , but tucro nro
many things tbat merit the hlchoat praise
for sound patriotism nnd practical useful
ness.
Under Hopantto Doprtrtnicnts.
Chicago Evenlno I' t ,
\Vhat wo need most Is a now secretary ot
agriculture or the restoration of the de
moralized weather bureau to military con
trol. High winds nnd cyclones are bocomlnp
too frequent. Politics and tha elements require -
quire two separate bosses.
Imllnim'it It IB Luck.
New York Tribune.
A Welsh tin plato tlrm on the same * day
that tha Minneapolis convontlon adopted a
protection .platform nnnoanosd the com
pletion of arrangements for removing Us
twenty mills to Indiana. And yet free
traders are shoutlnir that it will take us a
century to coraoato profitably with Wales.
A. Kick at Chicago.
Springfield RewMtcan.
Tbo words , "Visit the World's ' fair nt
Chicago In 1S93 , " hava boon pulntoel In
enormous letters on the summit of South
Dome In the Yosoralto range. It was an
outrage unon the scenery of tbo raglon and
the rights of tourists for which tbo adver
tising department of the exposition Is respon
sible.
_ _
, . Itlnlne Mar Write History.
Senator Halo pooh-poohs a rumor recently
current in. Washington tbat Mr. Dlahio
would seek to succeed htm In the senate
chamber. He tblnics the ox-soorotnry will
devote himself to wntt g political history , ,
something after the style of "Twenty Years
In Congress , " and will'bc likely to spend his
winters at the national c ; pltal , where ho still
has a bouse.
II u ma n Crimes Charged to Providence.
VhlwHjOiXUnes.
When the people of' .fo'tmstown wore overwhelmed , -
whelmed by watorsltf'ora a brolcen dam. It
was announced that' a visitation- Provi
dence bad wrouirht ° the haVoc. And tbo
owners of the ilshlng pbnd sorrowed only
because of the destruction of their sport.
Another "visitation of Providence" has de
stroyed other hundreds , and Investigation
proves that the dosirns of a fishing club were
mot at the cost of human life. A broken
dam was the origin of the Hood on the Uono-
maugb. A broken dam caused the destruc
tion of other cities In Pennsylvania. Pos
sibly there remains another that will not bo
broken when it fulls on the heads of the so
responsible for those murders.
Correct Form 111 luting Groou Corn.
JVcui York Sun.
It isn't every hand that can drop the knlfo
and fork and go back to aboriginal habits
without offense to the proprieties of the
board. Itlsn't everybody that may munch
tbo corncob or tear the chicken from the
booo la public. Fingers and jaws must
work with moderation , with deftness , with
skill and with the nicety of refinement , or
tbolr combined use is intolerable. A soft
and delicate- hand may wield a drumstick or
sustain a corncob with an arcbnoss as well
calculated to Dro the aistbotto , if romantic ,
heart as is the fluttering of a fan or tbo tap
ping of a well-shod toe. All depends upon
the manner.
Grant nnd San Domingo.
Kew York Times.
It Is curious to find ono of the features of
General Grant's administration brought into
notice again by on announcement from
Paris that our government has acquired
Samana Day in San Domingo. Iho an
nouncement is probably premature , but
our now navy certainly Involves the pos
session of coaling- stations , nnd there is no
doubt of the eligibility of Samana Bay for
that purpose. It is probably that dosir-
aoloness thai has instigated Germany to concern -
corn for the "autonomy" of San Domingo ,
which wo are not In the least likely to
threaten. It was tbo doslra of the people of
the republic for annexation to tbo United
States that led to the appointment of General
Grant's commission In 1S71 , and publlo
apathy was such that congress took no action
upon a favorable report by this body. It is
certain that our prcuant lioiiro * go no fur
ther than a ouahng station , if they go so far.
Millions In
Insurance Clu-tmtcle.
A wave of fire , reaching at no time the
proportions of a rojjjy | great conflagration ,
'
but In other res poets 'of unparalleled llorjo-
ness , intensity and 4oitruotlvoness , swept
over the United States InUho year 1391. Tha
value of property Udstroyod , ns closely as
careful investigation can , determine It. was
no loss than $ ? j t,7 p,9iS7 nn amount
greater Dy Wo.OOO.OO .tbjf ? the national loss
by lire in the proooatntoyoar. In no other
of the seventeen .vonrs 'tlurlng wnlch the
Chronicle's record 'o'f ' 'dres and losses has
been kept has the do'ugtation by Ore boon
sosovoro. Tbo hlgljpstiiipolnt nlthorto at
tained ( excepting oujp tlio craat conflagra
tion years when Chlbatfo and lioiton were
burned ) was In the ypr'ljJSO ' , when property
valued at $123,000,933 , twas swept out of
existence. oiit o
flood Hlddlllicojt'o Hail IluhliUh ,
I'Mlailclvhtti Prett.
'General" James H. Chalmers of Mississ
ippi bos announced his "renunciation" of
tbo republican party consequent upon tljo
renomlnatlon of Mr. Harrison at Minneapo
lis. It may bo necessary to infom the present -
ent generation of voters tbat "General"
Chalmers is the hero of Fort Pillow , where a
number of negro troops were massacred dur
ing ttio rebellion , After bis state was made
democratic on the Mississippi plan , In 1875 ,
and tbo "Shoestring" congressional district
constructed with nn Immense republican
majority , ho managed by the most outrage
ous frauds and crime * to carry It for the
democrats. The last time bo did this tbo
outrage was * o unblnsbjug that tbo demo
cratic congressmen refused to stand by him ,
and ho was unseated. This angered him nnd
ho Hopped over to the republicans from n desire -
sire to got revenge ort the democrats ; rn t bo
has hlwayi been n weight nnd n disgrace to
the party. la Is to ba hoped that ho will stav
with the democrats now. it is the presence
ot such worthless whites ns ho that Is tnnlc-
intf dlfllcult the reorganization ot Iho republi
can party In the south.
Til a CHICAGO fU.M'TJU.V. .
Comment * | > y tlin Chlrngo l'r m About the
( Irrnt Dcinnorntlu ( InitialInc.
from tlif Trtlmne :
It Is expected that Governor Dolei' nnmo
Will bo presented to the convention next
week by .Mr. Uuncombo of Fort JJodgd : la , ,
mid the t > l Intcri nro particularly cautioned
not to get Ills n 11 mo wrong. A great deal de
pends on Mr. Uuncombo now.
If the democrats feel that tlu/y / must have
n candidate who Is n thorough-going pavtmn
nnd nn accomplished boss , thov ought to drop
Gorman and tnito Senator Hill. The former
has uonc some fair work in the way of sup
pressing republican votes In the state , but
unlike the senator from Now York , ho has
never stolen a legislature.
from the Inter Ocean :
"If wo go to Now York for a nomlnoo wo
shall walk through a tlaughtor-houso into nn
open prave , " said Henry Wattorson.
The convention can suspend the two-thirds
rnlo bv n majority vote Is the claim of the
Now Yoric Times. That will bo a question
for the delegates to consider nnd It might
give Mr. Cleveland's friends tho-vlctorj , but
can they afford to secure u victory In that
way ?
Tbo fight In Chicago Is in many rcspaots
llko that nt Minneapolis. The minority is
trying 10 find sotnu combination Unit will de
feat thn majority. It fulled In Minneapolis ,
and will probably fall in Chicago.
from Vie Keics :
Senator Drlco Is not particularly delighted
with the outlook nt Chicago. To these who
are upon terms of intimacy with him ho con
fesses that the symptoms are too Ulovolnnd-
Ish to bo satisfactory to him and his faction.
As nn instance of the glorious possibilities
of the human imagination , attention is called
to the Intimation of a how York delegate
that U , P. Flower stands a chance of being
president of tha United States.
Tbo campaign noNe
For Cleveland nnd Holes
May really b wo come to stay j
Yet still there's room
For unv boom
nut ta-ra-ra-boom-do-ayl
Tammany has arrived In full force and bos
already begun to snort and plungellko a
wild freight on the down grade.
From thu IIcraM :
It is altogether probable that the two-
thirds rule which has so long prevailed with
respect to the nomination of presidential
candidates In national democratic conven
tions will bo In operation for the last tlmo at
the pending convention. It is understood
that the national committee will recommend
its abrogation , und will urge the adoption la
Its stead of n provision whereby nt future
conventions of the party the voto.of a major
ity will bo sufficient to nominate.
With such an array o candidates as the
party has to select from , both in the east
nnd west , there ought to bo no serious
difficulty in agreeing upon a man who i < \
available. Tbo list includes Flower and
Slocum , in addition to Cleveland and Hill
in New York , Abbott In Now Jersey , Hus-
sell In Massachusetts , Gorman in Maryland ,
Gray in Delaware , Pattlson In Pennsyl
vania , Campbell in Ohio , Carlisle in Ken
tucky , Gray in Indiana , Palmer , Stevenson
und Morrison in Illinois , Boles In Iowa , and
Patterson in Colorado.
Delegates do not as a rule in any national
convention bcnomo maudlin during sessions.
Thov nro man who want to do oxpcdltiouslv
the business for whicli they are assembled
und finish it up so as to po home. They
Know bear play is not politics. Throe-fourths
of the yelling and monkeying at conventions
Is done by ooys under ace , women who be
come hysterical and persons furnished with
tickets for the purpose of delaving a conven
tion by tneso stupid and silly Interludes
until intrigue shall possibly accomplish an
end or fail after trying to do so. Tbo great
est "demonstrations , " so called , in conven
tions bavo been , ns n rule , in behalf of fore
doomed candidates. Delegates' minds nro
made up generally before thov come to n con
vention , or , If altered nftor coming , it is by
arguments moro substantial and moro soelu-
Blvo than women's parasols and boys' whis
tles.
U Ull.i.X'F.
Philadelphia North American : Having a
hlphold tlmo thu thermometer.
Atchlsou Glebe : About nil the difference
\\ealtlim.ikes In n mini's condition Is Unit It
lengthens tlio chain by which ha Is bound.
Indianapolis Journ-.l : Wntts : "Dli ] your
barber shut up Sunday ? " 1'otts : "No. lie
mi'roly closed his shop. "
TUMIltED.
JVric Yoili Eccnlno Sun.
ITo thought tha hammock just the thlnr
To pass a pleasant minute ,
UntH one day bo chanced to spring
And found ho was not In U.
Brooklyn Life : "Is Smithlns a smart law
yer ? " "Very. Man vent to him with u euso
InrolvloK * 1SO. bald bo was willing to spend
91,500 to not It back. Smithlns made him out a
bill right off for tl.5U. ! ; "
Now York Commercial Advertiser : The
laundry proprietor In Connecticut who sloped
with an attractive widow In his employ , and
loft , a bill of sale of bis business to his dis-
c.uded spouse , established a piecedont that
business women will appreciate.
Philadelphia North American : If Old Sol's
boom continues It Is likely to make tbo others
wilt.
Olilcano News : "I'd llko a Job , sir , us
waiter , " said thu applicant.
"You have hud ovpurlmieo In waiting , I
suppose/ " queried tbo restaurantptoprlutor.
Indeed I have. "
"I1 or how lonsV"
"Why , sir , I've taken meals ut restaurants
for twelve yours , "
TUB NOIir.UST WOttK.
fi'cio Ytnlc lleraUL
The noblo-st work of God's an honest man ,
'Io other works u tfroatur , ruling brother ;
Well ple.ised , Hu panted. Ills crowning deed
toHcun
"Emiusli ! " thought Ho , "I'll never make
another. "
And unuols praised , and mankind laud ro-
joloed ,
All In their secret hearts felt exultation ,
> VhIld this ldo.i every Kgo voiced ,
I'll buvo no rivul now throughout crea
tion ! "
Columbus Post : Corliott has boon examined
by u doctor and pronounced pnrfout. It now
seems assured that be and John L. will whip
each other.
Sittings : "Why comes not my love to me ? "
sere una it poutess. Don't bo buguUh. This la
his other glrl'aiilcht.
f
Jmleo : lawyer ( fiercely ) "Aro you telling
tha truth ? "
lliidKured wltnosi ( wearily ) "As much of It
as you will let me. "
Itinehumton Republican : The ambition of
a politician to ut buforo a convention Is only
uiiunllod by the nmbltlun ot a toad to gut LO-
furo u lawu mower.
' OF TllK JfLAXNKr HllIltT.
Chlaiuo ficu's.
Formerly bo woru whlto linen
That lie looked ijnltu cool und thin In ,
Hut ho really found his neckwear very hot ,
bo ho laid asldo liln collars
And borrowing some doll.irH
1 ound a lliinnol uhlrt uud bought It on tbo
spot.
With a Krln of expectation
And hi * snlrlt In elutlon
Ho drew tbut limp apt ) irnl on hl.s baolc.
1'or be found ft noft nnd spacious
And ho wallowed In capacious
Ilroathlnjrroom a thliigsUr bed boioinalnok.
Hut In u moment iiloomy
Hu aunt that ublrt so roomy
To u laundry-man who made It oloan ns now
llut U ctimu buclc etraiu'cly nllereJ
And tbo owner's uplrlt fnltorocl
As he drew It from thu bundle forili to vlow.
It was well and neatly llnlihocl ,
Hut nud suddenly diminished.
It was waritwlunddwutfod unJ twisted all
UHkUW.
No woman In siirf-hathlne
Would dream of u'or ( inswatlilnc
Her form In garb of Inchua no 1m mod jstly few .
Tbo kucond tlmo they watbed It
And on u vorub'bourd swashed It
It cunio buck loolclnx still moru ycung and
trull ;
Vet In a manner dazing
It bud hhrunlvuii BO tuuuilni ;
Tliey tnekud It in an envelope and sent It
back by wall.
WORKING FOR THE STATE
Whai the Nobraski Devalopmont Company
Has Done find Will Do ,
PUTTING HER BEFORE All THE WORLD
Orrnt Prcpnrntlmu Itelnj ; Mmlo to Kitnb-
llsli n Sitppljmontnrjr Kxhlblt In the
llutlilliig nt the World's
1'nlr Plnus In Dotutl.
A year or moro ago a numbar of the pub
lic spirited men of this city nnd stata
arrived nt the conclusion that the legislative
appropriation far the Nebraska exhibit nt
the World' * Columbian oxpoMtlon was not
sufllclcnt to properly mtvortho the great resources -
sources of tbo state and give the people of
the world a full nnd correct Idea ot tha many
advantages potscsscd by this commonwealth.
The matter was talked both publicly
nntl pilvntely by IX J. O'Donohoo and
others. No- definite nctlon was taken for
seine months , but on April 27 D. J. O'Dono-
hue , William Hnyden , W. O. Shrlvor , O.
Jamison nud .1. HayJon associated them
selves together for the purpose of forming
nud becoming incorporated under Iho laws
of tbo state , Tbo mooting was a fruitful
one , nnd before adjournment the Nebraska
Development company had boon born , with a
capital of JoO,000 , divided into hares of 3
each. The articles wore duly lllod for
record and the charter Issued authorizing the
corporation to contmuo In business until the
Ilrst Tuesday after the first Monday in
January , 1001.
Object unit Otltnnrg.
The objects which this company proposes
to accomplish nro belt explained by section ! i
of the articles of Incorporation , which rends
ns follows :
"Tbo general nature of tbo business to bo
transacted by said corporation shall bo tbo
exhibition nnd presentation at the World's '
Columbian exposition * In Chicago , and thu
advertising thereat for thn bonollt of the
state of Nebraska of the products tborof and
the dlfToront uses nnd purposes to which said
products mnv bo put , nnd the different ar
ticles of fuel , utility , oto. , which can or may
bo made , produced and manufactured from
said products. "
At a subsequent mooting D. J. O'Donohoo
of Omahn was elected president ; G. Jamison
of Lincoln , vice president ; William Hnyden
of Omaha , treasurer ; W. O. Shrlvor of
Omaha , secretary nnd J" Hayuon of Dodno ,
Nob. , director. Immediately nftor this Pres
ident O'Donohoo opened up a correspondence
to ascertain whether or not it would bo pos
sible to secure spauo in the Nubrasica build
ing. On Juno 1 , President O'Donohoo re
ceived the following from George II. Davis ,
director concral :
" 1 have had referred to mo from the ways
nnd means committco of tbo World's Co
lumbian exposition the correspondence
relating to your application for permission
to distribute gratis various articles made
'from corn and other pioducts of your stuto
to visitors nt the Nebraslsa state building In
the World's Columbian exposition. There
will probauly bo no objections to the gratu
itous distribution of the samples of Ihcso
preparations , nni any arransomunts you
may conclude with the committee on ways
and means with reference thereto will bo
satisfactory to me. "
Whnt It May Do.
A few days later Sam A. Crawford of the
committee on the ways and moans wrote
President O'Donohoo as follows :
"The director ecu oral has Informed you
tbat you nro at liberty to give away such
articles us you desire , under rules to DO pro
scribed bv this committee. The rules which
will bo prescribed will provide that the
samples to uo given awnv snail bo distributed
onlv from the claco where your exhibit is
made , and will bo such ns will not interfere
with any concession upon the grounds for
which the grantee is paying the exposition
an income. "
Tb.s matter was fully explained and laid
before the Nebraska commissioners , who at
once toolt the advertising scheme under con
sideration and that it received favorable con
sideration is apparent from the expressions
In the following letter from Commissioner
( Jeneral Garncau , jr. , of Nebraska :
"The space allotted to you in the Nebraska
state building is about -5xtiO feet on the ilrst
floor , located opposite the oftlccs In the state
building. This space is to bo used to sbow
the uses the products of the soil of Nebraska
can bo put to , as shown by your articles of
corporation submitted to the Nebraska
Columbian commission , and such other ad
vertisements of tbo resources of tbo state of
Nebraska as may bo permitted by mo. "
So much for tbo history of tbo Nebraska
Development company. As soon ns the com
pany had secured Its space It filed its indem
nity bond in the sum of 810,000 and signed by
Hoyden Dros. , W. A. Paxton , tbeCady Lum
ber company , A. P. Hopkins , VV. U.
Shriver. tbo Murphy-Wasoy company ,
the Omaha Tinware Manufacturing
company , Koctor-VVHholmy company , TUB
BEE Publishing company , the World-Herald
Publishing company and the W. A. .Pago
Soap company. This bond has been ap
proved and now tbo ofllcora and directors of
the company nro pteparing to place Neb
raska In the front ranks at the World's
Columbian exposition.
I'rcNldcnt O'DmiohOG'ft I'liins.
The plan of advertising Nebraska is bosl
explained by the following Interview \vbicli
was bad with President O'Uonohoe yejtor.
day , who said :
' In the llrat plnco wo propose toliavo every
county In Nebraska represented. Wo will
have sample * of alt grains nnd praises as well
ns samples ot the root crops. The
grain snmploi will bo enclosed lit no i
glass jars which will bo arranged In coses ,
properly labeled , showing the location ot tin
county , ns well as the farm on which they
were raised. The nnmo of the donor of the
sample * will also appear. Thou wo will
have substantially bound pamphlet ! tor free
distribution which will gtvo n short sketch
of the stnto , the several counties , the prom
inent towns , the prlco of vacant nud Im
proved lands. Next wo propose to snow
what it costs to raise crops , the profit nnd
tha number of bushels that wo can ralia
per aero.
"Tho book will contain agricultural sta-
tlsllus that will bo Interesting to the thou
sands of people who will visit the exposition
with a vlow to llndlng out something
about the great west ,
"Wo will also treat the cities nnd towni
fairly and the plan will bo something IIKQ
this ! Wo expect to have largo sized photo
graphs of the principal buildings In Omaha.
South Omnhn , Lincoln , Nobiaska City , Ilo-
ntrlce. Urand Island , Fromout and n hun
dred or more other places. These , tocothor
with tbo blrdsoyo views of the towns , will bo
framed nnd hung about the interior of our
room. The pictures will nlso bo reduced in
sl7o and bound In book form to be given out
as souvenirs. In addition to these wo will
hnva largo pictures showing tbo Omaha ot
ISjj. the South Omaha of 1SSI , the ICoarnoy
of 1800 nnd other towns when they were in
their In fancy , that the pcoplu may compare
thoui with their present greatness. "
How It Will lie Opomtoil.
The rules ot the Columbian Imposition
prohibit giving nway advertising matur
upon the ground , but the promulgations of
the Nebraska Development cqmpauy have a
feature that is not objectionable. In Us
building U , will have n fully equipped kitchen.
Hero will bo baited cake , maoo wholly from
Nebraska products ; pan cakes of Nebraska
Hour , and cnndy from the Nebraska sugar
manufactured at the Nebraska sugar roQuor-
loi. This will be done by nn army ot white-
apronod Nebraska boys and girls. This food
will bo cooked nnd oaten upon the
ground , nnd wbllo tha members
ot tbo company do not expect to
run a restaurant , they do ox poet to feed
thousands ovcry day. Then they will have
a bureau of Information , where n stranger
from any part of the world can ask nnd ob
tain reliable information regarding any city ,
town or county in the stato. This adver
tising schema is not for ono locality , but Is
for the state at largo.
In spnaklng of the disposition of thn stock
President O'Dououoo sum that tbo plan was
ta-diiposoot It to individuals in this stato.
The Idea was to Interest the farmers to an
extent that oaoh innn would 11 nd that ho had
tin object In making the Nebraskauxhiolt tha
best on tbo ground. Tbo exhibit would
In no way interfere with the regular state
exhibit , but would merely bo an addition
and would bo for the purpose of bringing the
stnto moro prominently before the publlo.
AVImt Muy He Ac-rimipllaheil.
Two classes of people the members of tha
company hoped to Interest in Nebraska.
Onu class was tbo farmers of the east who
were on tbo lookout for cheap homos ana the
most productive country In the woiId. The
other class wus the manufacturers who worj
looking for locations where they could Increase -
crease their wealth and their output. If tbo
farmers nud loproaontatlvo business men of
tbo stuto put their shoulders to the wheel
Mr. O'Donohoo nad uo iaoa but tbat Ne
braska could make an exhibit that would not
only bo creditable to herself , but would in
terest and astonish Iho people of the entire
world.
OKOANIZINO FOR. CHAKITY.
Commit Womou Tormlng a Much Needed
Society Inr Their Sox.
A number of Gorman ladles of Omaha have
decided tp organize a society for the assist
ance of the poor and sick oQho city , and par
ticularly slok women who are unable to pro-
euro the proper medical attention. The soci
ety will bo called "Tho Woman's Health and
Free Medical Society. "
A meeting of German women wns called
for Metropolitan hall yoslerday afternoon ,
but owing to the lack of thorough aavortiso-
munt there were only about a do/en present.
It was decided to postpone the organization
until next Thursday afternoon. Tbo place
of the meeting will bo announced later.
Got n I.lKht anil 11 Dlninonil.
A couple of pickpockets performed a neat
Job at the fair grounds Saturday night , nnd
us a result Julius Meyer is minus an expen
sive diamond pin. The fellows placed themselves -
solves one on each sldo of Mr. Mover and ono
of them politely asked the other for the loan
of his cigar for a light. Tn reaching for the
cigar hU hand passed Just under Mr. Meyer's
chin and the diamond disappeared. Mr.
Mover did not notice his loss until n few
minutes after , when the thieves had madi
themselves scarce.
Caught n Couching Tarty.
A party of a dozen young follows who hod
Imbibed' enthusiasm with sundry cooling
beverages came tearing past the cornbr ol
Sixteenth and Wlrt streets early last evenIng -
Ing in two expren wagons. It was a neck
and nock raob until Officer Corey stopped
tbo fun , nnd the whole posse were looued
up for fast driving.
Ills J c Wax UangcroiM.
Attorney L. U. Wright was arrested yes
terday afternoon on complaint of his wife ,
who snld that sbo was in danger of her llf
from nts drunken fury. Wright came boon
yesterday accompanied by a belligerent Jug ,
nnd chased his family out of doors. Ho woi
booked as druulc and disorderly.
* * * & CD.
Largest Manufacturers an'l It3fillorj at
.
In the Wen. ,
Our Own
Special Wire
We beg to announce that as soon
as the democratic
convention opens
Tuesday we will
bulletin the news
in our windows
received over our
own special wire ,
and in the meantime -
time we shall con-
tine to sell boys' long pant suits and
children's 2 and 3 piece Suits at ya off
regular prices , which were from $2.50 to
$20. We take % off these former prices
and you get an awfully low priced suit.
All our own make , guaranteed to be the
best in the world ,
Browning , King & Co
Prom now till July , , 4 our store will bo . open . I I Q 0 > W " ( "ftf Kill 'Jlu * u DfJIIglaS'SI c U.
iivery tiny till 8 p ui auturiliiys till lu p. in. "JJ JJP