II.- ctf tbf y ply. i Tlf batei > ati pdi/r Pit Etblr I inn . unt vnte ultin tin poy. too > , mlic you nil pur yo * give in IJn , ore lit nft I H th t- Jill i I n > 10.nil t.ik it h nen TATTV ) tfr V 1 A V ATTTT rp GENERAL HANNA AND STAFF Character Sketches of the Be- publican Oatnpaign Managers. MEN WHO PULL THE' POLITICO WIRF.S to IMrrot Vcnr'M rrrflldcnllr.I llnttlr for Mound MIIIII- > , J'riiUM'llon ami tlir Anllon'N Honor , Copyright. 1S96. WASHINGTON , Aug. IS. In electing to the rcpubllraii campaign Just open- IliB , Mnrk llanna has given fresh nnd fin- quent proof of his friendship for .Major Me- Klnlcj. for , while tlio post of chairman of n picsldj'iiHal campaign committee l one j of honor from the politician's standpoint. It j nlso one demanding extraordinary labor , tne.t mid oncigy. Upon the chairman falls the burden and stress of the battle. He must be both field marshal and brigade commander. When others limp an.l fnltci lie must ne > ver bo found vnntlng. The party councils may bo torn with strife1 and jeal ousy , but the chief must ever present a unite" ! and limiting front to the enemy. Ills j mall Is larger than that of nnj other man In the country anil his callers are numbered literally by the thousands Most men would io ; era/y In a .single day over the Intrlcac-los of tliu position which HIP man from Clove- i Jnnd will hold during the ne-xt three months. I Hut Mi Hanna thrives under a load that would crush an ordinary man. Ho has the nerves of a IllKnmrck and the digestion of a LI Hung Chang. Loss of nlco | > no\cr troubles him. He ilscp every morning rojy and refreshed and icaily for anothnr hard day's work. Mr. Hanna has of late paid the , penalty of success In becoming the target | of the lampoon , the cailcaturo and the camnt | palgn Ho. It has hern nald of him , among other things , that be Is a pinse-pioud milas | llonnlro and a domlnccrlnt ? boss. As a matJ ) tcr of fact , ho In n man of distinguished np- pcaranco and IB described by thoje who know him best as refined In characlci and man ner , a student both of books and men , pa tient to a fault , considerate to all , but witlnl ntcady In aim nnd firm In purpose , and endowed dewed with the saving gifts of humor and common sense1. Ncvci , perhaps , wab there a bolter exemplification In our politics of the mailed baud In the velvet glovo. From his earliest > nuth Mr. Hanna has known clearly Just what ho wanted , and. more Important still , the best way to get It. Gl\cn a desired object , he puiaues it relentlessly nnd without lest. This has enabled him , a poor boy. from n small Ohio town , to roll up a fortune of many millions , and now that ho has turned his attention to president-making , to handle with perfect altlll the tremendous forces placed at his command Mr. Hanna has been following politics as u diversion fern n dozen jcars or more He was the cham pion of Shciman In 1SS4. 1SS8 and 1892. Ho bcllovcd the Ohio senator was the great est financier In the country Tour years ago lie was the soul of the Sherman cause. Ho fought for Sherman , and continued to fight until nil hope was gone , for ho Is one of these who hoist the white Hag only when the last ditch Is reached Itcallrlng in the end that Sherman's sun had set , he accepted scrvlco under the MiKlnley ban ner. Ho quickly cameto believe In his new chief as thoroughly as he does in hlmsolf. and has pursued the Canton ma jor's campaign with all the energy of a Donaparto. In the canvass for the nomi nation ho called Into existence a vast and perfect organization , and spent his money as freely as be did his tlmo. This prelim inary canvass , which he began three years ngo , cent him nearly , If not quite , ? 100,000. but Mr. Hanna counted It tlmo and money well spent. Now that his favorite Is nominated , ho has sot out In the same careful , systematic , methodical way to secure pop.ilar endorsement of the nomina tion made at St. Louis. Mr HRima IR a man sparing both of time nnd woids. He does not waste ono nor mince with the other. If you want to know the real character of the roan you lia\c only to question this veracity. This was done once slnco the present campaign opened Some one made a statement which Implied that Mr Hanna had dealt In a double-faced manner It was called to his attention by n friend , and ho was asked what reply should be given to the public. His answer is worth recording1. It was short and to the point If not In the most elegant dic tion. "It Is a d d lie ! " ho said. Mr. Hanna believes In calling n spade a spade , but he knows , too , that morn lllcs can bo caught with honey than with vinegar , and , what ever the result of the present campaign , it will not bo charged at the end that the republicans were wanting tu brains and money or In all the sinews of successful warfare Should success como it will be accepted by Mr. Hanna as a matter of course. Should his party bo defeated he will go down with colors flying and with his face to the foe. The members of the executive committee Rclcitcd by Mr Hanna to nld him In con ducting the McKlnley campaign show him to bo a shrewd Judge of men Ho takes prldo In the fact that be Is a business man and not a politician , but ns n business man ho has surrounded himself with the cleverest politicians ho could find. Colonel M. S Quay , who Is to conduct the campaign In the eastern states , Is what Thomas C. 1'lott admiringly terms "a sly old coon. " Like Hann.i , ( Juay knows what he wants and the best wn > to get It. His gifts ns a strategist were In evlilenen at an early age. One day when he was 0 years old , as ho tells the story his father brought home n pocket blblo and a tin sword with a red hilt Ho might ha\o his choice ; his sister was to have what ho left Ho chose the bible , because - cause ho knew that his sister would have no tiso for the sword and that It would eventu ally como to him as it did Subsequent exercise of his shrewdness and foresight made him first a county , then a state and finally u national boss. I use the- word ad visedly , for Quay does not object to being called a boss. Dostes , ho holds , arc an es sential part of our body politic , and so long as there are political battles to bo fought bosses will bo needed to win and lese them. In fact , there Is nothing of the senti mental about Colonel Quay. Ho Is. on the contrary , n keen , able , methodical man , who bos made politics his Ufa work and whoso methods are Beu'roly pratlcal Ho Is not a an orator or a speaker Ho does not believe In u speaking campaign , or In meetings to listen to speeches A procession or two , and a few mass meeting may , In his opin ion , be well enough to keep up the enthusi asm of a campaign , hut do not make -votes or chnngo results Ho puts his faith , on the other hand , in money , In Influence and in activity without nolsei. Indeed when dlrcet- tng a campaign ha maintains , so far as tbo public ls concerned , a silenceus unbroken as the Sphinx. Hut this Hllvnco Is born of experience , and the conviction that men who do not know are not apt to tell. As a nnt- tur of fact bo Is not a recluse by nny man lier of means In his personal relations , lie IE gracious and unassuming He never turns you away with a short answer , sate as "No" Is a small word Anyone , when lui U in , and not Indisposed , or In con ference , may see him. and may talk as long ns he lias anything to say As a rule , It Is tbo visitor who docs the talking ; but when a friend comes into his room In whom he has confidence , ho will open thu doors of his speech and chat lntt > ret > tiiigly hour after hour. Associated with Quay In the management of the eastern end of the republican cam paign are \V , T. Durblu of Indiana , N. I ) . of Scott of West Vliglnlu and Joseph H. .Mauley of Maine. Durbln ami Scott are political managers of high repute In their respective states , and Manley baa hud a hand In the management of every national campaign during the last dozen years. Mauley was in for many years the most trusted lieutenant of the late James 0 , lllalne , ami never had It brllllanf chieftain a more devoted and capa ble follow IT. Ho Is a many-sided und suc cessful man of business , but ho llkei hot to be known as a practical , common sense politician , Personally he Is a man of singu 20S lar charm. Ills manners tre frank and the pleasing , he looks > ou squarely in the eye when Im talks to you , and he U an easy and always interesting talker. As a polit ical fighter ho believes In giving and taking the hard knocks , but as he ls always open and honest In his methods , his enemies reaped as will as fear him , and In private life he 1 > incut popular , Mauley believes lu youug , : i en , a.id mn * * ] of bis success In Maine politic * JIM IMPH due to his employment of tbo younnrer eltmnnt In his party , ( lost nil 1'Jw.sll CUj-ton c/f Arkansas lua ch r e of the sou'liorn ind of the rcpub- Ilc n ( . . mpilcn , Clayton stands for an ( Itmerit tlint has almost disappeared from cur pilllks. Ho It a native of Pennsyl vania and vretit lo Kansas before the wnr. lie was then a Dourbon democrat , and consorted with the young "border ruffian" , clement about Lcnvtnworth , vhere bo lived. Hut ) vhen Lincoln Itsuc-d his first call for troops to suppress thn rebellion Cl > ton was the Til it trail In tbo state of Kansas to rullst In Hie union army. He lost an rrm hunting rabbits In Arkansas after he bad escaped the tl.ots oi the enemy in an nrr.icd conflict. Ho settled there after the war , niarj > d a southern lady , and was governor of the state In the era of ua- rorlclnly that followed the surrender of ( he confederate : nrmy Ho left public llfo an a United , States senator about the time Uoisey , who was bis colleague , was playing n mighty roleIn the drama of our later day politics. Since 1884 General Clayton bns | been a member of the republican no- | tlotml committeeHe Is n tall , well-formed man , with a thin voice1 , a long nose and a lint'bet foco Hint Indicate. * an Intense tm- lurn As he cnirles his armless sleeve by lilt side * , ho looks the plctuie of a worn nnd rusty soldier. Than ho no man better I'liot.a thu south , or the best way of win ning political huttlci there More Imporv" taut still , ho is a flghlrr who never knows i wbpn he Is whipped. | Henry C. I'nvnc of Wisconsin Is conductpi. Ing tbo western end of the McKlnley cau- \ass , with headquarters In Chicago. He Is one of thu most astute nnd faiceful of the rcpubllraii lenders of tbo northwest , and would have been chairman of the national committee In 1S92 If he could have left his pilvatei affairs for the time the office de mands. Aasoclatevl with Mr Pajne are Cyrus Leland of Knnsaa and C. G. Dawes of Illinois Dnvvos Is a new-comer in tbo nntlo'inl Held but Leland , who Is one of tbo Keenest politicians In a state noted for Us clover wire-pullers , has been a member of the national committee for several years past. Aside from these I have named , the new national committee Includes several men of long experience and superior ability as politicians Snmuel Kcsscmlcn of Con- nortiout was secretary of the national rotn- mlttre In 18SI and 1SS8 and a member of liic executive committee In 18S4. 1SSS nnd ! SrO Ho U n nephew of Wlllln-.n Pitt Keseii'ltn and inhnlts much nf his ability. J'osatu- dcn docs his work without brass bands , and la a shrewd oltbon Ho his nevci made much money out of politics , but soil of man ages for the love of the thing. General James II Wilson of Delnwaiewas a majoi sencrnl before ho was 30. His In terest in politics came late In life , but for soveial years past ho has been the repub lican leader of bis adopto.l state. George L Sboup nf Idaho Is a tried nndctcrnti cam palgncr , nnd George L Wellington of Mnrv- land Is the brilliant young chieftain who has lately wicsted his state fiom the democrat/ H C Kciens of Missouri , or "Uncle Dick , " KB his friends call him , has bc * > * n signally successful both In business and politics Ho Is rich , shrewd and gencroua , and not only knows how to make a dollar , but bow to put It to the best advantage. Mr. Kerens Is one of ex-Prcsldcnt Harrison's most trusted friends and took an active and Important part In the campaigns of 1SS3 nnd 1892. John M. Thurston of Nebraska la the heio of a career possible only In America. 'Ibitty yeais ago ho was a hack driver In Chleago Dut by hard woik and hard knocks he sained admission to the bar and begun practice- Omaha Identifying himself with the poli tics nnd giowth of his state , he has since won fame and fortune. He Is a splemH-l orator and a born leader of men. Charles L. Kurtz of Ohio is a long-headed fellow , who has 'oug ' been Senator Koraker's right- hand man In the politics of the Huckoye state. Garret A. Hobart of New- Jersey ro- signed bis place on the national commit tee when be was named for vice president by the St. Louis convention , but bis expe rience and ability make it certain that he will have much to do with the shaping and conduct of the republican campaign. Mr. Hobart has already been through three presidential campaigns , and in 1892 was vice president of tbo national committee Hut the gicutest triumph of his political career wns achieved last jcar , when he brought about the election of John W. Grigga ns governor of New Jeisey. Grlggs suc cess was a personal triumph for Mr. Hobart. The latter originated the Idea of running him for governor. He took personal charge of Grlggs' canvass for the nomination , and In the fierce fight In tha convention it was his hand which held the lever and gave Grlggs the pri/e. In the campaign , which ended in n signal tepubllcan victory , he was the recognized lender , the woik throughout the state being mapped out by him aud executeel under his direction. Mr. Hobart Is In many respects an Ideal campaign manager. Fertile In resouicc and quick to discern the weak points In the line of the enemy , ho is always cheer ful , welcomes the advlco of others and keeps his o\\n counsel. Tills year he will do his best to secure the electoral vote of Now Jersey for the republican ticket The pivotal state of New York has no representative * on the lepubltcan campaign committee this year. However , the man agement of the McKlnley compalgn In that state Is in tbo bauds of National Com- mlttceniaii Frederick S. Glbbs , a devoted and trusted lieutenant of Thomas C. I'latt , and the tatter's wishes and advlco will be potent In Its direction. Mr. Platt's public career lias made him for years past one of the best abused men of his time , and his friends and enemies have often be-en puz zled as to the real motive of his interest in politics Ho was pluroply asked this question once at a dinner , and replied "f Just saw jou take a glass of champagne. What did you diiuk it for ? " "Oh , It vvas pleasant , and stimulates me. " "That's why I'm In politics , " replied Mr. Platt. "It stimulates me. " Politics , In other words , is Mr. Platt's fun , and the harder he Is opposed by his natural enemies , the democrats , and by fac tional enemies In bis own party , the harder ho lights and the more he Is stimulated. It is , perhaps , the most amazing feature of Mr. Platt's career during the last ten jcars that , while he has re galucd and Increased his political strength , tie has also developed a business capacity that has brought him the teapcct of thu meicantile community. a Kstlm.ites of his wealth vary , but be IB generally placed among the millionaires a He never expects to hold political office again , unless some president should make ) a him secretary of the treasury. It has been life-long ambition of his to hervo In that oflle'o , and it Is no secret that he was sorely disappointed when ex-President Harrison risen passed him by for the late Secretary Wlndom. Hut Mr. Platt's career as a politician will end only with bis death. of IA1IH ( AM ) I.NDliVl'HV. to Detroit has 700 union moldcrs and the organization bun a strike fund of J2JOOX Under a icctmt law no now bakeries can of bu established lu Ohio bulow the surface of to the sidewalk. There weio GO.OOO unemployed people In New York City prior to the strike of the garment workers. Of the 40,275 members of the amalgamated ? carpenters aud Joiners of Grt-at Drltaln " only 3SS vvero unemployed June 1. " Six thousand glass workers withdrew from the Knights of Labor on July 20. The Uos- I ) ton pavers have also withdrawn. cini ni Trades unions are well organizoel in Ilel- nirf fast , Dublin and Cork , and the Irish trades rfui congress was recently held at Limerick. ol According to reports from eleven of the In leading cities of the United States building to operations this year are IS per cent ahead cl the tame time lust year. The Minnesota Slate Hoard of Arbitration has Its first work. It has been asked to in be vestigate the printers' ' troubles with the newspapers of the twin cities , The strike of garment workers now on New York Is assuming large proportions tions , upward of 0,000 workers being out is a life aud death struggle against the to sweat'Sbop system. The wages of cotton workers in the St. Petersburg , Russia , dlitrict for a year of 2S3 duja and a clay of twelve hours only reach rubles ( at face value about $100) ) , while highest mechanics' wages on record are only COG rubles. IlrlcXmaklng in the vicinity of Chicago was never at so low an ebb , Only three of ten yards are running , aud In the Dlue Island district , where 700 men are usually by employed , there are but -100. The uulon has dwindled to half 1U former intwbcrBbly of be 2,500 IUUQ. be JUBILEE YEAR OF NEPTUNE Fiftieth Anniversary of Ono of the Most Famous Astronomical Discoveries. TO BE CELEBRATED THIS YEAR A IVotiilrrfiil Mntlirmnflrnt Triumph Sir ItoluTt lluH' I'ourtli Ar ticle * nn the "llommioen of tinHklcn. . " ( Coprrlgbt , 1WC. by the S. S. McClure Co ) III tbo course of the present year we bnvo lo celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of ono of the most famous astronomical discoveries of modern times ; Indeed It may truly bo saU of ono of tbo most famous discoveries over made In the whole annals of astronomy. There Is no chapter in the history of science which contains Incidents of a moro dramatic character than those which are described In the narrative of the discovery of the planet Neptune Nor are other associations wanting to lend additional attraction to this splendid achievement. The human etc- ment , without which no story could bo com pletely . Interesting , la hcic also present , nnd a memorable controversy , the smouldering ombcrs of which still occasionally burst Into ( lame , has arisen with respect to the dis covery of the lomolest planet In our systc.ii At the present time , when the lapse eif just half a century has again stimulated a general Interest In the subject , there scorns to bo a flpccl.il propriety in attempting once moio to draw attention to the series of novcr-to-bo-forsotten Investigations which brought Neptune Into light To tell the story from the beginning , It Is necessary lo commence ) with the latter part of the hist century , when those who loved to heat about the stars vvero as tonished ry the announcement of the first Mmmiom/SLJm PROF. LK vnninii. discovery of a planet which had ever been made since the time when history com menced. The older planets , Jupiter , Saturn , Mercury , Venus and Mars , bad been known to observers of the heavens prior to the very earliest ages of which we hnvu nnj roooiel. No fresh additions had been mide to the slender list of five , until William Herschel , then organist at the Octagon chapel at Hath , suddenly sprang Into fame by the announcement that with a home-made telescope , ho had , on the- night of the 13th of March , 17S1 , dis covered the vast orb which presently re- celve'd the name of Uranus. Herschel was led to this discovery by having Imposed upon himself the task of examining ; all the stars he could find whose magnitude exceeded a certain limit. In the fulfill ment of this scheme ho happened on the night In question to bo reviewing the vn- rlous stars in the constellation of Gemini , when his penetrating glance vvas attracted by an object which seemed different from the ordinary stars which are strewn in such thousands over the slry. Closer In spection revealed that this object was a planet. Hence came the announcement of the superb discovery of a mighty orb which revolved far outside the orbit of Satuin An Immense enlargement was thus given to the dimensions of the planetary system ns they had been previously understood.il THE DISCOVERY OF HBUSCHEL. When Herschel bad directed attention to this new object Uranus it was naturally submitted to careful observation by astron omers nil over the woild. They weie anxious to learn all they could with reference to tbo nature and the movements of this newly added member of our solar system. It was presently found that the planet required a period of about eighty- one jears for the accomplishment of u complete revolution around the sun. As the years pasbed by , observations were accumu lated showing the several points which the planet occupied lu the different stages a of Its circuit. More and more accuracy was thus Infused Into our know ledge of the various circumstances of the motion of Uranus At Inst astronomers were able to follow with all needful precision the mighty highway which the great planet pursued as it traced out what was then supposed to constitute the frontier of the solar system. H was found that , like the orbits of all the other gieat planets , the highway of Uranus was not exactly a cir cle ; it was In fact an oval , or as we should say more accurately , an ellipse , and the details of the size and position of this ellipse weio carefully studied and became exactly known. As soon aa the track of Uranus through the heavens had become deti'rmlned it was possible to liud with some approximation the position which the planet occupied at any particular date , even though that date were antecedent to its discovery. In fact u time table vvas formed from which the locality of the planet , not only for each year , but oven for each day , could be as certained for any past epoch extending If necessary to centuries before Herschcl lived. It happens , singularly enough , that planet of the slzo of Uranus and situ ated at Its distance from the earth bears striking resemblance , though of a very bupcrilclal kind , to an ordinary star. Such planet Is indeed very liable to bo mis taken for a star , and as the history of the Uranus vvas studied ) It came to the Knowl Ini edge of astronomers that though this ob pit ject had never been recognized aa a planet fre before the ) eagle glance of Herschel first me detected It , jet that It had In n certain BU Lo sense often come under the observation ret preceding observers , Nor Is this fact at 1 be wondered at , when wo reflect that atwa Uianus Is bright enough to be visible with wli the most moderate tclebcaplc power. Those fK earlier astronomers , who In the course lie recoiinolterlng the heavens , happened of light on Uranus , not Unnaturally took ab fci granted that It was a fixed star , It KB never occurred to them that It was any do thing essentially different from one of the I'll thousands of similar looking objects lying sp all . around. They never Imagined Jei that , it called for any further rli recognition than was Implied by ex noting its magnitude and the exact of position which It occupied lu thu sky These ofwe early obbervatlons lu which the planet was Iti mistaken for a star , nnd bad its jilaeea by recorded In catalogues with thousands of ex undoubted stars have slnco pioved to bu signal service in connection with the immortal discovery which v.o are presently set forth Little could any ono of those ancient Pi In cient astronomers have suspected that while ti th his attention was fixed on a supposed star whose place be vvas so carefully measuring , to was just on the very brink of a discovery sowl wl covery which would have rcudered his name famous throughout the ages. The records m which these astronomers have left possess , however , great Importance for our present th purpose , because we are able by their aid he learn the track along which the planet neU U was moving during the century which preceded - coded Its discovery. Thus , the study of to these early investigations permits us to ' leaTn the exjict position occupied by Uranus , before attention hail Li years been directed CUBITS OP PLANETS. If a planet were permitted to pursue 1U movements without the Interference of any external forces , so that It wan guided solely the supreme central attraction of the sun , then the orbit of the planet would > n Invariable , Bach revolution would .e . performed along the same elllpso pro- > clscly as that which -MU' ' travcMcd during the preceding rovolutttb > When the high way which Uranus w , jfolpRlnR } at the tlmo of Its discovery nnd for. jenra subsequent thereto nnrv compareMlh the track which the same planrt < wns pursuing In these earlier yenrs bfforft Hc-rachel's time when It was unwittingly observed by pre ceding astronomers It' ttns found ; bat tbo two tracks did not agr tj. No Joubt the differences wore1 but. small between the actual position In which Uranus was found by the early obscrveWKud the positions which calculations baled on the latter ob servations Tvoulel have f assigned to the Planet. Hut they were quite large enough to be unmistakable "hon we remember how accurately the determinations of posl- lions can bo effected ) a our observatories It was therefore clear that there must bo Homo other Influence upon the planet Uranus besides that which wns due lo the supreme controlling attraction of the sun Aatronomerft had been long accustomed to find thnt the movements of the planets varied from the movements which the > so planets would have had If tbo sun's nttrac * lion had been the solo guiding force. In all such cases It had been the custom to seek for an explanation e > f tbo observed discrepancies In the effects produced by Iho attraction of the other planets. H was known , for Instance , that the move ments of the earth vvero In this way af- fectcd by Jupiter , and that the move ments of ' Mars were affected by the ntlrnctlon of the earth. In fact every one of the plnm'ta exeielscs n dis turbing effect on ; ho movements of each of the other plnnc'H , the amount of these disturbances depending primarily upon the mass of the disturbing planet , and also , of course , on the other circumstances of the movements of each of the bodies The studies of mathematicians have so farei | - focted our methods of calculating the ef fects of these forces that we nre nblo to elctcrmlno bow much each plnnet Is forced to swerve from Its track In virtue of the pull exercised upon It by every other planet , Generally speaking the disturbances which observation showed to tnko place In Ihc movements of the lipavcnly bodies nd- mlttcd of being completely accounted ferns ns consequences of such attractions Thus , for Instance , in the case of two mighty neighboring planets , JUpltcr and Saturn , there was an irregularity In the movement of Jupiter wlhch was most satisfactorily explained to be n consequence of the at- tinotion of the plnnet Saturn , nnd a cor- lespomllng Irrcsulnrlty in the movement of Saturn was sitlsfnctorlly attributed to the dlsttnblng effect of Jupiter When It appeared that Uranus was per forming movements which indicated that the planet was affected by certain pcrturb.i- tlona attempts were naturally made to ac count for these perturbations by showing thnt they were the consequences of the at tractive power of the other bodies In tin1 solar system The effects 'which Jupiter could produce upon Uranus admitted of being estimated , nnd so nlso the disturbing Influence of Saturn , as well as of the other planets , could bo certainly ascertained. After due allowance had been made for nil known souice's of disturbance It wns , however , found that there wore still certain discrep ancies outstanding between the places ac tually occupied by the plane > t discovered by Herschel nnd the places In which calcula tion seemed to locate it. The belief in the universal validity of the Jaws of gravitation Is so well founded thnt U suggested the possibility that the perturbations of Uranus which could not be > otherwise accounted for must bo due to the attractions of some other plnnet which was quite unknown to as tronomers This gave rise to one of the grandest Intellectual iirobloms which the mind of man has ever undertaken to solve SEEKING THE , DISTUHHEU. Let It bo observed that the facts -with which astronomers had to deal In their quest for the unknown planet were simply these- The position In which Uranus was actually found differed Ifrom the positions which that planet would have held had there been no other agents noting upon It , except those which nre already known. Accord ingly two accomplished mathematicians , Le Verrlcr In France and Adams in England , undertook to investigate the v hoi eabouts of a conceivable planet which should bo capable of producing precisely these disturbances In the' motion of Uranus vvblch bad actually been observed. It need hardly bo said that the solution of tnls question Involved re finements of tmthematical research which could not be hero reproduced. Wo may , however. Indicate an outline of the methods which had to bo pursued In this extraor dinary . Investigation First , some well con sidered guess or assumption had to be haz arded as to the distance from the sun at which the supposititious planet might bo likely to re-'olvc. Its orbit should certainly be picsumcd to lie outside that of Uranus , and from a certain curious law which governed tbo distances of the other planets from the sun with some regularity , It was possible to anticipate what the distance from the sun of an additional planet revolv ing outside Uranus might bo reasonably ex pected to amount to The weight of the hypothetical planet could also In the first Instance be only estimated rather vaguely , but the assumptions being made It became possible to calculate the effects which such body. If It really existed , would produce upon Uranus. It could hardly bo expected that a first attempt of this kind would provldo a satis factory explanation of the 1/rcgularltlcs In mop. J. c. ADAMS. a 10 motion of Herscliel'a planet , but by inak- ig successive trials in which the unknown Innet wns placoel at ellffere-nt distances om the sun and nssumc'cl to ha\e illnVrent ingnlttHlns light gradually dawned on the tibject. Doth of the Illustilous astronomcm 0 Vcirler unel Adams , each pursuing his searches Independently , the other , came last to tbo < ; < ) ) ! ( . ] Lfulou that It as qulto possible to determine the bouts of the , , , .unknown planet ) the ( is study of action re- ected , so tei tpeak , , In the movements f Uranus. Indeed , It 'Is'n moat remnrk- blo circumstance tbAt the two inveutl- ators should have cohcii/rerl not only In , otermlnlng the track "dr the unknown " lanct , but even In nfc(5eri'ilnlng ( ' the very pot In the heavens wlilch 'ilia ' unknown ol > - L'ct occupied. When AVlairis and Lo Vcrq ler found that this hypothetical body did xcrclse precisely thaf" Itind and degree f attractive power nptfu Uranus , which rould provide the necessary explanation of Is perturbations , thelrcicaiifldcnco that the lypothetlcal body must ! have a veritable tt xlstenco rose to abnolutea certainty. LOCATING THlSfl'LANBT J , ' La Verrlcr's calculation's1 having been comc iletcd , he not only ascjerYhlned the track tl which the unknown 'plttnct moved aud u- he mass of that body , ' but ho was able Bt learn its movement through the heavens , as to know thu platd among the stars hlch It occupied day after day .At last Is felt to confident that this planet could low be detected by the tvlefacope that on ho ISth of September , 1S1C , a day from encoforward to be memorable In the an- ials of astronomy , Le Verrler wrote to Dr. Inlle , astronomer at tliu Uerlln observa- ory , requesting him to direct bis tele- cope on a particular spot of the sky which 'as carefully Indicated , and there , said Verrler in effect , you will see a planet ihlcb I have nol seen , and which no human ye baa ever Been , luit which , nevertheless , iiust lie In that spot , because my cal- Is alculatlons have pointed out the neces- Ity for Its existence. It may sound almost ko a romance vhen wo are told that this stonUhlng prediction wan literally fulfilled. the very evening of the day on which Verrler's letter was received at Ilerllu r. dalle was able to comply with the re quest made of htm. Ho wai fortunately In possession of an accurate chart of the gtnri In that part of the hearrni which the spot Indicated by Le Vorrler was situated , This circumstance greatly facilitated his search. Ho compared the several bright points which his telescope showed him in the heavens with the stars which had been marked down on the chart. Most of the stars In the sky could bo readily Identified with the cor responding stnrs on the chart. There was , however , ono starllkc object In the field of the telescope which was not represented by any point on the chart. The > attention of the experienced practical astronomer was In stantly concentrated on this object. U was perfectly clear that the orb ho vvas now looking nt could not have been visible to the painstaking astronomer wi.o bad some years before been stud j Ing that port of the sky , and taking note of all the stnrs U con tained with a view to the preparation of the chart. There seemed to bo only two possible suppositions to account for the discrepancy between Hie chirt and the sky. One > would be that HIP objeet In question wns a star which had sprung Into visibility at Homo period subsequent to the observation made for tbo preparation of the map The other supposition would bo that the suspicious object was A veritable planet , Hint Is to any , a wanderer over the heavens which h.il , been In some other part of tbo skj , at the tlmo chart wns made , but which had slnco moved Into the position where It was now met with in September , 1S46 Closer examination showed that the latter was the true Interpretation of tbo new object. It wns found to bo lu motion ; It wns therefore Indeed n planet Subsequent Investigations with high magnifying powers on the telescope disclosed that tills new member of the solar sjstotu possessed a characteristic by which a planet can often bo distinguished from a star. No amount of innrnlfjliig power will ever exhibit a star otherwise than ns a brilliant point of light Such an object never presents the appearance of n disc with perceptible nrei nn 1 a circular or oral outline. On the other hand a planet may frequently be- observed to show n distinctly marked disc. This test was here applied , nnd the' new object wns presently shown to possess the planetary llgurc , nnd thus Its true i character was illus - trated In another way STARTLING TUB SCIENTIFIC WOULD The scientific world stood nmarcd at this astonishing discovery. In nny case to have ) nddcd jet another iniRiilllcent plnnet to the sun's retinue would have been a notable- achievement Hut the circumstances under which this plnnet wns brought to light made tbo Incident murk an epoch In the history of the human Intellect. Here was n supcib planet , eighty times larger than Hieni oaith , dlscovcicd , not b > n mere accidental survcj. but In consceiiciiti | > of lellned m.ithcui mat leal anticipations , which Illustrated lu the most emphatic manner tbo truth of the law of universal gravitation , Ihc name of Le Verrler wns Immediately elevated to n pinnacle of renown transcending that vthlch had been attained by nil ) niatlicb niatlc.il astronomer since the davs of Newel ton. ton.Thero There can be no doubt that oven If Le Veirlcr or Adams had never lived Neptune , would in the1 couise of the last fifty jenrs have been discovered In some other way. We fre-qucntly icad in the papers announcements of the detection of an additional planctaiy member of our svstem , but iio'one" attaches to such achievements moro than n very small fraction of the significance ? that must ever bo attached to the discovery of Nep tune These small planets aie usually dis covered by diligent comparison of the stars lu the sky with the stars on the chart and whenever a new objeet Is thus brought under notice It Is carefullv looked after. Theie can be no doubt Hint Neptune would In course of tlmo bnve been found by this sim ple survey work , aud though Its detection would have been a great reward to the diligent astronomer who wns so fortunate as to have first dropped upon it , yet It would haves been a nutter of much regret had Neptune been thus picked up , instead of having been the object of that wonderful mathematical triumph by which Indications were given of the exact spot In which the search was to be made > Indeed , as a matter of fact , Neptune hnel once been very nearly discovered In what may be described as an accidental manner before either Adams or Le Vcrrier was born Astronomer Lalando records In his great celestial catalogue a certain "star" in n certain place on the 10th of May. 1785. Sub sequent Inquiries Instituted by Adams showed that this object was not a star , as Lalando thought , but , that It was really the planet Neptune A reference to the origi nal manuscript observations of Lalande brought circumstances , of much Interest to light. It appears that the astronomer had observed this object on May S , us well as on the date two days later , but as his observa tions showed n different position on the 10th from that which ho had set down on the 8th , Lalando concluded that the latter was erroneous. Wo now Know that the discrepancy In the two positions was simply due to the movement of the planet In the Interval. Little did Lalando dream that a superb discovery hnd lain so nearly In his grasp , but we cannot regret that he did not make It. Hnd ho done so It would have been what wo may relatively describe as a more accidental achievement. Wo should have been doprlvetl of tbn most glorious Illustra tion science has jet Riven of the principles of theoretical astronomy. DIVIDED HONORS. The fame of the discovery of Neptune was not to be solely the property of Lo Vcriic-r , but that It would have to be shared with a young English mathema tician , J. C , Adams , who had recently taken an exceptionally brilliant degree at Cambridge nnd had nlso , as we have said dlscovcicd the planet by calculation ere It bad been telpscoplcally seen. Adams had also , like Le Verrler , provided In structions for the practical astronomer by which the telescopic search for the planet might be undertaken. Prof. Cballls of Cambridge commenced to search for Hie planet in accordance with the cumulations of Adams , but he was unfortunately not provided with that special appliance for facilitating such PJ research which was available to Dr. Oallo nt Herlln. The Catn- bildge observer had not yet received a copy of that star chart without which the task of discriminating the planet from among the hundreds of adjacent starw Involved nn arduous and tedious piece of work Prof Ohallla did , however , manfully un dertake the laborious duty of Instituting careful survey of the region. Wo now know that In llie > course of his work he had , on moro than ono occasion , unwit tingly observed the' plnnet Neptune so thnt Micro cannot bo the least eioubt that thei process which hn was pursuing must neces sarily In duo Hum have resulted In complete success , Dut while Challls was engaged In this laborious work news reached Cambridge' of the discovery of the planet which hnd alre-ndy been effectc'd nt Ile-rlln A consiel orablo controversy thereupon ensued. The French * nation claimed for Lo Verrler the ciodlt of tbo discovery of Neptune , and was at first Inclined to deny to AdJina miy share whatever In the Immoital achievement It urged ' that Le Verrler , quite unconscious of thu labors of Adams , had completely worked out the position of the planet and In conse- eiuence of that work , and eolcly In consequence quence of It , the planet had been telescnpl- cally discovered at Uerlln. These who put forward tbo claims of the English mathema tician urged the undoubted fact that the calculations of Adonis were really prior to tlio.io nf Lu Verrler , though it was admitted thnt the optical discovery by Dr Galle antic ipated tbo discovery which certJlnly would have ' been made by Challls when he bad completed and compared hid observation at Cambridge. The English claim demanded that the fame of the ellBcoyery of Neptune by mathematical icsearch should bo equally shared between La Vcrricr and Adams , Gradually this claim has come > to bo al most universally recoKnired an a just one. U true that certain French writers speak of the discovery of Nrptune as simply duo to La Verrler , but Impartial Judgea generally refer to It aa the joint result of the concur rent labors of the French and the English astronomers. UQIIEUT 1JALL. The kingof pllla Is Beetham's Ilcccham's. Mm. 1I > T * ' IVfiillnr III HIT. Mrs. Ivan Dyers of llartwell ban a very peculiar ring , and it is safe to say that there none other of like design in Hie country. The ring itself is only a wire circlet of gold , but attached to It Is an oblong opal fully half an Inch long , which extends nearly to the joint above. On the other aide of the wire , extending toward the knuckle , Is a large solitaire. Doth the opal aud the diamond are exceptionally fiiie stoaei. COMMERCIAL CIMS WORKfo Some Things Accomplished During Uio Past Six Month1 ; , SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF SECRETARY UTT Iiitrr4nlne < l Vlnllnrs , Srrtircil CeniA on- llonn ( or i\iniHltloii car , ItroiiKliI In : \e - inti-ri > rlwoi unit MntU- llnclf IIIUTIIJVifftit | | , "Iho follow ins Is a statement of the principal work of the Commercial club of Omaha from January 1 to July 1 , 1S9G : 'Scvcntj-flvc new menibeis have bee1 ! ! added to the > list , as compared with a total of 100 for the entire jcnt of 1S95. "Thero are now about 550 paying mem bers , and the dues collected during the cur rent voar should be approximately $7,000 , against ? fi,735 for 1VJ5 , and $5,923 for 1S91. "Tbo Indebtedness of the club has been reduced by the sum of $ tlGO 19. "Tho club rooms are accessible nt nil times to membeia of the club nnd their friends. "All organlratlons In the city devoted to the development of the Intel csts of the city and state arc permitted to bold their meet- ! Ings lu the club looms. j I "Ono hundred and eighty-two business mcctlugs have been held In the rooms of I the club during1 the past sK months. | "Iho following associations hold their | meetings regularly In the club rooms , vl ? . . llusluess Men's association ( Knights of Ak- i Snr-Ucn ) , TrnnsmlsslEslppI and Interim- tlon.il Exposition nssoclatlon , Omaha Knlr nnd Speed association , lletnllcrs' associa tion , Retail Grocers' association. Heal Es , tate exchange , and meetings nre frequently held by Insuianee organizations , medical associations , etc. "The high standard of the reading rooms has ' been maintained. Tort-live different newspapers ' , magazines , etc. , are iccelvcd regular . "A first class restaurant Is maintained and during the past six months has been bclf-subtalnlng. "Tho work of tbo club has been broad , nil mailers pertaining' to tbo Interest nud com mon welfnre of the city nml state being given careful attention. A number of new enterprises have been located in Oniahn and efforts made to secure otheis. Good re sults may jet follow some of the work done In this ellicction , which has not thus far borne fruit. The club Is particularly desirous of Increasing tbo number of Job bing houses nnd is devoting much time and effort In thnt direction INSUHANC15 HATES REDUCED. "During the je > ar 1 ! > 94 the city was visited by dlsasteious tires , and tbo insurance com panies in consequence iniscd their rate's on ] all buildings exceeding throe stories In height. The failure to control these fires was attributed to Insufficient water pressure and nn Inefllclciit flro departinc.il * Prin cipally through tbo efforts of Iho executive committee of this club during the venr 1 ! > T tbo fire elepaitmeiit wns rooiganlzc-d ai.l the wnter scrvlco greatly Improved. The intos were then reduced. The mobt Im portant rc'sult , however. Is that propertj Is now comparatively safe and tire loibes arc reduced to a minimum "Tho standing committee on union dei.ot has frequently reported progiciid and has kept constantly before tbo railroads the urgent necessity for belter depot facilities While a definite plan has not as jet been adopted by the roads , there Is no doubt but that the railroads have decide. ) to con struct a depot as soon as the piclimlnarlcs can be arranged , and that the same will be completed before the opening of the Ex- posltlon In 189S. "Tho club has reason to feel proud of its record In securing and entertaining excur sions , fairs and festivities. Its efforts .lie now largc-Iy directed to attracting convon- lens , etc. , to Omaha In 1898. Already a large number have been secured and suvcr.il propositions have liven made that It is ex pected will be acted upon favorably In the near future exposition jcar , through the efforts of the Commercial club , will be made the great convention year In the history of the city. "During the past six months Omaha has entertained the Nebraska Poultry exhibit , the Grand Army encampment , the Ladles' Relief corps , the Nebraska Retail Jevvelers" convention and the Commercial Law League of Ameilcn. The Young Peoples' Christian union and the Scandinavian Singing society will meet In August and September , respec tively. Thcso gatherings were secured largely through tbo efforts of this club. "Within the past six months the club has had the gratification of Inaugurating and successfully carrying out a grand ratifi cation jubilee of the Transmlsslsslppl and International Exposition , which was organ ized In the club rooms In pursuance of reso lutions adopted at the Transmisslsslppl con gress held under the auspices of the Com mercial club In 1895. The club has devoted a large portion of Its energies to the promo tion of the interests of this great enter prise , and stands ready to assist It In every possible way In the future. DISTUIHUTING ADVERTISING MATTER. "Tho club has distributed extensively adv - v 01 tlslng matter pertaining to Omaha. Press dispatches have been sent over the conn- tiy setting forth our prosperous condition ; untruthful and damaging reports relating to Omaha and Nebraska have been expohcd and refuted ; fraudulent solicitors of aid for No- biasKu Hiifferois have been denounced through the Associated press ; special issues containing excellent cuts and important commercial facts concerning Omaha have been distributed throughout the couutiy ; numerous newspaper aitlclcs have been fur nished for publication to papers In various sections of the United States ; handsome souvenirs of Omaha have been distributed extensively The development of the proposed - posed exposition will enlarge our advertising work , as greater facilities will bo afforded. "The most Important work of the club Is In relation to transport.itIon rates , as they affect Omaha ship ] crs During the last six months final arguments have been made In the cases pending before the Interstate Com merce commission relating to unjust rates to points In Iowa and to Texas points ami decisions are expected at an early date 13f- forls have been made to maintain the Mis souri river as a basing line on eastern rates and to prevent any chanpc , n earload rates tu tbo Missouri ilvei. Chicago und other east ern jobbers constant ! } seek to make carload and less than carload rates Hie same , which would be very mueh against the Intercut of this locality , DISCRIMINATION IN RATES , "Tho rates from Lincoln are much less than the rales from Omaha to a Infge part nf the common territory , while the distances from Lincoln to a considerable portion of this territory are greater This constItutes a discrimination which has been unjustly borne for many yearn , "April 20. 1898. the Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Vnlley rallnay and the Union Pa cific railway issued tariffs , making rates from Lincoln and Omaha tbo HUIIIO to com mon points on their respective lines Iho jobbers of Lincoln enjoined these loads and this club has Intervened , and Ihe case Is set for final hearing .September 11 We should succeed , as justice Is on our side , "Hates from Omaha , as compared with those from Kansas City , Ht Joseph , AtchIson - Ison and Lenveuwurlh to common points In BoutheaHlein Nebraska , distance. considered , have been unjust und unreasonable Through the efforts of this club the H h M Hallway In Nebraska and the Missouri Puclllc railway put lu effect July 1 tariffs which remove the discrimination which has heretofore existed "Much attention IIUH been given to classi an fications which affect Missouri river terri tory , and thu efforts of eastern jobbers to obtain undue advantage have bc.cn frus trated. "It will be seen that one of the most Im portant duties of the club In relation to rates and classifications Is to prevent the cic.'i ! , < .i ( ! .l crlmlnntlons. and thnt It la iMlng for t'iftt foatuir , AS v.pll ns worklnR foOl tlic rcnovn1 : of pxlRtlng discriminations. Other Inii'ottin' steps Imvo btem taken to secure ? nilelltlor.nl ficlRht adjustments thnt cnnuotfll IK > jnnitc public at this tlmo , "The johblnx tra.dt < of Omaha Is in a pros perous condition , Tim packing lioimo and stock yntil bunhtos la Improving rapidly. The ratio of fnorrSso In bunk cleainnccs for the pn.st six mouths exceeds that of any other city In Amcilca. Nebraska this yeur will have the Rrcntrst crop In Its history f.tid Is certain to uap lirgo commercial bcnr- llla , not only In the Increase of the Undo of our present manufacture nnd mcichnnts , but by iho location hold of additional Indus tries. Ibo outlook , Iholefoie. Is icnysurlng. trnn "Many minor mnt'cra Imvo been consider * ! nnd acted upon by the club which nre omlltc.l In this report , us It Is only In tended to mention the morn Important work accomplished. CONUUCTHD nrnNOMlCALLY "Attention Is railed lo the fnvornblo re sults attained by this club with the nx- pendltuio of less than $7 000 mutually Min neapolis nnd St Paul cnch collect dues aggre gating $20,000 per ye-ar , while Kansas City , t'li tlnnuRh Us Commercial club and freight bureau combined , collects $10,000 per annum. Tbo woik of this club commends It to nil those who de-slro to see the city grow nml prosper. Ha success Is circumscribed , how ever , by the limited resources nt Its com mand To moemipllsh all to which It can reasonably aspire , it must bo supplied with additional funds. "H U Iho duty , and to the prisonnl Inter est of every rttlreii of Omaha , to become lilt'iitlfle-il v\ltb the club , nnd by the pay ment ' of the small annual dues nld In the good work It Is doing and place this city jv n position te > compete with the constant efforts . , being made by Its commercial rivals. It must be apparent to nil that the odds are ngulnst us in our competition v\ltb oilier clubs having the financial support ns slioun | nbovc "Tho iiiombcrsblp of this club can , nnd should , bo Incioased to at least 1,000 active workers. "I respectfully ropommond that this re port ho published , ns I consider the showing made sulllclcntlv favorable lo constitute nu elllclent appeal to the public for Increnseel support. I also recommend that the good work of the mombeishlp committee be con tinued , and that the dlioctens of the club give this committee all the assistance In their power. Very icspcctfully , "J i : UTT Sccictniy. V Purifies and Beautifies . by restoring to healthy activity the Clogged , Ir ritated , Inflamed , Slug gish , Overworked Pores. Sold throughout the world Pin * * Dee AHP Cm * ( ' rtr'rnni ! , Mu Mn , USA . * . . Our Window Is always interesting ! This week we are showing a special line of choice Scotch Cheviots. They look pretty in the win dow but when you examine the quality and texture then you'll leave your order. Beware of "imifa/ton" Scotch C/u viots. Pants to ordur , 91 to $12. Suits to order , 315 to 350. Samples Mailed. DrnticIioB lu all Principal Cities , 207 South 15th St. SPECIALISTS IN Kcrvous , Uirouic uud 1'rivaie ' fliseiss. WEflFMEH ' All 1'rtiutu LMIC * I ' iiIIliord r of lloa Ireulninut by luall con > ultuttuu ( r u > SYPHILIS Cured for Ufa tnd the puliui Uion/uamj 1 nifd from lln > ltm. J'lhr.fl FIRTULA iiEcrrxi , ULCKHH , HYDHOCKI.KH AMJ VAniCOCni.K p rm > nintly * nJ > ucc ifutly our > 4. Mtlhcxl new ana unfulllng. STRICTURE AND GLEET Bjr n w nulhod without p ln or cuttlnc. Call on or * ddrc wun itimp , Dr , Searles & SearlM , Ihe Keeley Institute 88OT WHISKEY , MOHI'IIIM ' , OPIUM , TOBACCO AND CIGARETTE HABITS , rVrito for to nil a and testimonials , Corrospontlunce confidential. Blair *