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THE OMAHA DATJDT BEE : SUNDAY , ATJCHJST 30 , 1806.
TVTever was such a complete /Commencing on Monday morn1'
ing when the doors ihrovV
WILL are
stock of dry goods shown
'
open at 8 o'clock. We will offef
west of Chicago Never was in each department bargains so
such a marvelous aggregation of remarkable as will make every
visitor a buyer , We cannot givd
tempting , astounding values in
you an abstract of all the different
new merchandise displayed in items , Let the following brief
Omaha. chronicle suffice as samples.
Walk down the center aisle from our Qfrand
o
entrance and luxuriate in the beautiful new Laces , new Trim
mings , etc. You will be specially drawn to a lot of Initial
Handkerchiefs Warranted Irish Linen , hand Embroidered ,
at 5 cents each.
Those who want something dainty will be
delighted with a four-corner hand embroidered Handkerchief
marked 5 cents trimmed by the way with lace cheap at
10 cents.
Swiss embroidered beautiful open work
Handkerchiefs at 19 cents' would be cheap at 30 cents.
At a quarter of a dollar a poem in
Handkerchiefs all linen , hand 'embroidered , scalloped , hem
stitched and lace edge wonderful value.
Every lady should see our Art Depart
ment an attraction and an education Battenberg d'oilies
at 39 cents one only to a customer.
Battenberg Squares 14-mc/t , at 75 cents
each one only to a customer.
Reason for limit : We want them to cover the West.
They will be a great advertisement.
Don't forget to look in Show Window
you will see Renaissance and Battenberg art pieces more
elegant and a greater variety than you have ever seen
anywhere.
We had almost overlooked a lot of Art
Plaques at 50 cents each. We would like to confine these to
out of town buyers , but will not depart from our regular cus
tom. You can own one for a half a dollar.
Take home a stamped Laundry Bag at
15 cents.
At 10 o'clock we will sell in this depart
ment 25 dozen only outing flannel Petticoats different
colors scalloped and stitched , at 23 cents. We could sell this
entire lot at an advance. We want them to go as far as pos
sible one only therefore to each customer.
Turn to the right when entering and you
will see a display of Dress Goods and Silks that will
amaze you.
Ill Dress Goods Department
Will sell 3 cases of all wool and silk and wool
Fancies at 25 cents per yard. We have sold worse goods
at 50 cents.
At 19 cents at 29 cents at 39 cents
All the woolen and fall goods kept for this occasion from the
seven slocks taken recently by us in settlement of accounts.
Ill Silk Department.
3 special offerings for Monday and Tuesday :
No. 1. 3O-inch Black Armure all Silk sold everywhere
from $ t.oo to $1.25 , at 50 cents.
No. 2. A mixed lot of wash China and fancy Silks a }
25 cents worth double and some worth treble.
No. 3. At 50 cents all our wide. Jap. and Cljiina Silks ,
sold at $1.00 and $ i 25 beautiful designs and colorings.
In Black Dress Goods Department.
Three special surprises these you must come to see
the surprise will be genuine.
Don't miss our Book department we have
just received one thousand copies cloth bound Bonnie Brier
Busk will sell at 15 cents Some place this book next to the
Bible.
Thousands of books to select from. We use this depart
ment as an advertising medium Profit is nevir considered.
Iii Our Flannel Department.
A large assortment of neat patterns in Out
ing Fiannels. Our roc line for this week. 6 i-jc. At loc we
offer a beautiful line of the richest patterns made , usual value ,
150 our usual 150 cloth.
cloth.Blankets
Blankets-
A large line of White , Grey and Sanitary.
Good weight , cotton , soc ; cotton and wool 11-4 , $2.00.
Strictly all wool , very fine , $ J.cS. } The $2.00 blanket is from
the stock aggregation sold by , ' fqrmer owners as high as $3 75.
Dorft miss /hem. , .
9-4 Unbleached 13l-2c bleached
- Sheeting , - ;
150. A soft finish , yard wide , .bleached , our 6ic quality 50
per yard.
A 45-in bleached pillow case , nicely made ,
2-in. hem , SG each. A similar offering compelled one of NcW
York's largest stores to close its doors every 15 minutes.
Men's Furniskings.
Heavy Camel's ' Hull' Underwent1 , nearly nil wool , ( u hummer ) , 50 ° -
Spocliil Fast Bltiuk Socks , all blnolc or bhick with whlto foot , splendid
Mon's Nifiht Shirts , full length , nicely trimmed fronts , ijood oolton , 30"
Never nculn , uftor seelnir these , will you wear yourself xmt making night uhlrts- *
AH Silk String Ties , now Persian patterns , 12K1.
Hosiery.
At 15c , two numbers x
For Boys , a very heavy , bleyela stocking , sizes ft to 10.
lor Girls , iv genuine llormstlorf dye , Imported IToso , sfcci 5 to 0.
Ladies' Hose at 25c. We challenge competition
here two numbers.
A fine gunge Ilormstlorf dye , Mnco yarn full rogulnr. Imported hose.
The heaviest and boat full regular made , lleeeed fast blaelc huso over sold at 33tf
Ladies' Underwear.
At 25c
Heavy combed Egyptian yarn ribbed vests and pants , soft fleeced.
At 50c
Heavy part wool , natural color , ribbed vests and pants , soft ilocced.
Goods carried from last year when they sold for $1.00.
No house in the country is in a bettor position to buy Underwear and Hosiery
than wo , All our purchases are made direct from the luamifanturor You got the
benefit of our wholesale connection. NO I1OUSK IN AAUJUICA SULLS
IIOSIKRV AND UNDERWEAR at lower prieos-TALL TALK-allov
us to prove it , PLEASE.
Cloaks and Capes.
This is a great department \yith us. We ask you only to look before you se
loot your fall garment tills in justice to your puckctbook and in deference to
the dictates of Dame Fashion.
As a spoola ! attraction wo will offer on our second floor at 10 o'clock on Mon
day morning 250 ONLY Ladies' Pine Capos and Jackets.
Tlieso garments are the bHtnplo lines used by A. Friodlander & Co. , Bond
street , New York City. Honest , truthful Cloak buyers will tell you that this
firm leads in the manufacture of stylish , well made goods. Wo bought this
lot AT OUR PRICE.
Every garment correct in form perfect in finish now this season.
To induce you to buy early wo have marked those lower than they ci n bo
bought fo" in the regular way by any dealer. A visit will convince you of the
great saving to you. Oblige un , if you please , by looking elsewhere bcfoio you
call. While values are fresh in your mind's eye is the lilting time to in poob
the goods. Wo will delight at least 250 BUYERS.
This week will close all the Fall Goods laid aside for tills occasion from tko
seven stocks , which aggregated over $58,000.00.
THOMAS 1507 and 15O9 Douglas
1.1. . Omaha , Neb.
CAMPAIGN OF CHEAP MONEY
Brief Skotcb.es of the Managers of the
Free Silver Canvass ,
EXPERIENCE OF JONES , THE BOSS
Political Career * of Hlx AxHncIntcH
TlUman , StumMollnc , Slcl.euu
uiid St. Joint Sonic of the
( CopyrlKht. 1890. )
WASHINGTON , AUK. 28. Senator James
fc. Jones , who , as chairman of the demo-
cratlc national committee , Is managing
Mr. Bryan's canvass for the presidency , has ,
up to the present tlmo , had small experience
as a maker of presidents. Ten years ago
ho was almost unknown otitsldo of his own
state , and , as a matter of fact , he was past
middle ago when ho entered national pol
itics. After two terms In the popular
branch of congress , he entered the senate
t ten years ago , and has every since remained
f a member of that body. Ills present term
I expires In March , 1897 , but he will probably
bo re-elected without opposition.
Senator Jones' devotion to the cause of
frco silver Is earnest and of long standing.
( / Three years ago ho was outspoken In his
f , . opposition to the repeal of the purchasing
" ' clause of the Sherman act , and WHS the
last of the democratic senators to sign the
compromise agreement , later repudiated by
I President Cleveland. When , as a resut of
i the president's acttlon , unconditional re
peal went through , the Arkansas senator de
clared that his party. If he could help It ,
should never again listen to a compromise
on the silver question , and thus far lie has
more than kept his word. At the late
Chicago convention ho proved himself by
long odds the ablest and shrewdest of the
' silver leaders , and his election an chairman
< & of the national committee followed as a
| $ I matter of course.
I V Senator Jones Is a big man , both mentally
and physically. He Is nbovo six feet In
height ami In a group of his fellows would
bo singled out Instantly as a man of mark.
Ills head U largo and bald ; his color Is high
and his eyes are blue. He dresses after the
fashion of ante-bellum days. Ills usual garb
Is a suit of black broadcloth , with long wldo
skirts to the coat , and he always displays
\ a wealth of Immaculate shirt front. Ilia ad
dress Is bluff , but kindly , and ho Is a rapid
and entertaining talker. 1'atlenco and tact
are his best qualities as a politician.
Arthur Sowall. candidate for vice presi
dent , Is expected to take an active part In
the management of the eastern end of the
democratic canvass. Although not a poli
tician In the accepted seme of tbo term , Mr.
Sowall lias been from early manhood a quiet
worker In the cause of democracy. Ho In
herited his political beliefs from his father ,
a democrat of the old school , and In his
time ono of the party leaders of bis city
and state. He has never aspired to an office
ml what few political nominations he has
taken were only accepted after the most
earnest solicitations of his friends. How
ever , In 1S8S , and again In 1892. he was a
member of the democratic campaign commit
tee and has been for a dozen years or more
a man whosa word and advice stood for New
England to a grrater extent , possibly , than
the word and advice of any other democrat
of that ( section of the. country.
Mr. Scwall In a man of rare executive
ppwer , and a splendid judge of human na
ture. 'Moreover , the Maine candidate Is a
man of Intense convictions , and when once
ho believes In a thing , ho supports It with
all the vigor and energy at his command.
Ho belles In free sliver as ho believes
In the Bible , and will Unlit In the present
campaign with all the force of a utronc na
ture. Than ho there will bo no harder
worker for the success of the Chicago ticket ,
and he will glvo every moment of his time
to the cause from now until November.
Another of Chairman Jones' most valued
ftdvlners will be the venerable Senator Har
ris of Tennessee. No ono knows Just how
old the senator Is , for he refuses to tell
when h * WM born , but Uiw i * satisfactory
evidence that If ho Is not eighty years old ,
ho Is dangerously near It. He served in the
house as long ago as 1849 , and ho had been
an office-holder In Tennessee before that
dato. A generation and more ago , ho was
governor of his state , but left that office
when the war opened , to bxcomo a volunteer
aldo on the staff of General Albert Sidney
Johnston , and was with that olllcer when ho
was struck down at Shlloh. Mr. Harris was
first elected to the senate In 1877 , and will
probably remain a member of that body as
long as he lives.
Senator Harris Is a remarkably vigorous
old man and still takes an active Interest In
public affairs. Ho Is a fiery , and , on the
whole , Impressive speaker , and ono of the
ablest parliamentarians In the senate.
When any especially knotTy question arises
his fellow senators always turn to him
for Us solution. His homo Is In Memphis ,
but ho spends the greater part of his tlmo
In Washington , living quietly on Capitol
Hill. He keeps up the habits of the old
school of politicians , to which ho belongs ,
and likes to end a busy day In the senate
with a bracing toddy and a stiff game of
poker. The senator's devotion to the cause
of free sliver dates back to "tho crime of
' 73 , " and ho has , perhaps , done as much as
any one man to give It Its present promi
nence.
The now democratic national committee
la made up In about equal proportions of
old and new men. Among those who have
seen service In their present capacity In
former campaigns are Henry D. Clayton
of Alabama , Carlos French of Connecticut ,
Samuel Pasco of Florida , Clark Howcll of
Georgia , Alvah W. Sulloway of Now
Hampshire , William F. Sheehan of Now
York. William P. Harrlty of Pennsylvania ,
Bradley 13. Smallcy of Vermont and 13. C.
Wall of Wisconsin. The new men of note
Include Thomas C. Mcllao of Arkansas ,
Thomas Cahan of Illinois , John 0. Shank-
lln of Indiana , Newton C. nianchard of
Louisiana , William J , Stone of Missouri ,
James Smith of Now Jersey , Joseph Dan
iels of North Carolina , John H. McLean of
Ohio , Benjamin It. Tlllman of South Caroline
line and Lawrence Gardner of the District
of Columbia.
Carlos French Is a wealthy manufacturer
by brass and Iron goods of Soymoro , Conn.
Ho served a single term In congress ten
years ago , and 'has been a member of the
national committee since 1892. Samuel
I'asco Is a member of the Federal senate
from Florida and a political strategist of
ability and of high repute In his own state.
Clarke Howcll U the editor of the Atlanta
Constitution , and ono of the brightest of
the younger politicians of the south. Alvah
W. Sulloway of New Hampshire Is a man
of unusual ability , and Is known all over
his state as n party politician of honest
motives and habits of clean fighting , Ho
has been a member of the national com
mittee for the past eight years.
William F. Sheehan of New York Is still
on the sunny side of 40. Ho was born In
Iluffalo , and In his early youth sold news
papers and was a ferry boy on the rivers.
The democracy of Buffalo sent him to the
state -assembly In 1884 , and he was re
turned every year being several tiroes
chosen speaker until elected lieutenant
governor on the ticket with Governor
Flower. In 1893 he managed the New York
end of the Cleveland canvass. Ho Is now
a lawyer In New York City. Mr , Sheehan's
manners are crisp and business like , but
cordial. He Is an earnest and vigorous
speaker and an uncompromising democrat.
William F. Harrlty holds the place In Penn
sylvania politics long claimed by the late
William A , Wallace. In 1893 he did moro
than any other man , Whitney alone excepted -
cepted , to bring about the nomination of
Cleveland , and hla management of the cam
paign that followed was as brilliant aa It
was successful. Colonel Bradley B. Smallcy
of Vermont was collector of the port of
Uurllngton during Cleveland's first term
and Is a director In several New Ene-
land railroads. He was for a number of
years secretary of the national committee.
Ho takes an active Interest In political af
fairs , and Is an energetic campaign
worker. Edward C. Wall of Wisconsin
has Just turned 50 , but Is a veteran and
masterly player lu the game of politic * .
Ho has made a fortune In electric cuter-
prises and has rhen by proved capacity
to the leadership of hU party la Wiscon I
sin. |
Thomas o , McIUe , the new member of
the national committee for Arkansas , was
born In that UU forty-fit o year * ago , aud
Is a lawyer by profession. He has been
for a dozen years or more ono of the ablest
of the southern members of congrc-ss , and
an earnest advocate of the cause of free
silver. Thomas Cahan has been for some
time past recognized In Illinois as ono of
the trusted lieutenants of Governor Alt-
geld , who In a private capacity Is expected
to take an active and forceful part In the
present campaign. John G. Shanklln , who
replaces Simon 1 * . Sheerln , long secretary of
the national committee , U editor of the
Evanstlllo Courier , and has served as secre
tary of state for Indiana. Newton C.
nianchard has represented Louisiana In
both branches of congress , and holds high
repute In the south , as a shrewd and clever
politician. Ills term as senator will expire
In March , 1897 , when , like Ingalls of Kan
sas , ho will be "a statesman out of a Job , "
William J. Stone Is governor of Missouri.
Previous to his election to that olllco ho
served for several terms In the popular
branch of congress. He Is a veteran of the
free silver cause and at the Chicago con
vention was the leading advocate of the
nomination of Illand. It Is expected that
Governor Stone will have active charge of
the western end of the Bryan canvass. James
Smith Is the senior senator from Now Jer
sey and a political warrior of tried skill and
valor. Senator Smith believes in practical
politics there Is nothing of the sentimental
ist about him and ho regards discipline
and organization as the first essential of
success. Ho will bo at Chairman Jones'
right hand from now until election day.
Joseph Daniels , who replaces the veteran
Matt W. Hansom of Nnrth Carolina , has the
confidence of the young democracy of his
state , but hnj yet to win his spurs In a
national contest.
John H. McLean of Ohio , on the other
hand , has been active In national politics
for twenty years or more. McLean owns the
Cincinnati Enquirer , and ho has besides
a lot of real estate In Cincinnati and other
property which puts hm | high up In the
rank of millionaires. He was In Europe
studying German when his father , the Into
AVashltiKton McLean , wrote him to como
home and go Into the ofllco of the Enquirer.
Ha Old BO. commencing at directing enve
lopes and holding In turn every position
on the pnpor. Like Ills father , Mr. McLcnn
Is a politician who believes In giving and
taking hard knacks , In this respect ha ro-
somblcs Donjamln H , Tlllman , the now
member of the national committed for South
Carolina. The democratic campaign In the
south promises to bo n noisy one , and
Tlllman U sura to bo in the midst of It.
Moreover , there is not a man In the
south fit to cope with him uhun
his oratorical bowie-knlfo la out. Tlllimin
thinks In pictures and has a nimble wit.
Even the unterrlfled John James Ingalla
would have a hard tlmo of It with the oye-
eyed leader who In halt a dozen years has
ivorked a revolution In the politics of South
Carolina and has fought his way almost
Mnglo-handed to a scat In the federal sen
ate. The now secretary of the national
committee Is Lawrence Gardner of Wash
ington. The treasurer Is William I1. St.
John , a natlvo of ( he south , who resigned
the presidency of a Now York bank to en
gage In the free silver crusade.
Such , briefly sketched , are the men who
are directing the national campaign for the
democrats. They are a brainy and sagacious
band , and fitted In every Way to cope with
Chairman Hanna and hli able and experi
enced aides , It Is , Indeed , a battle of the
glantr.
The blcyulo book has conio to take Us
place with the various gift blank books
that thoughtful caterers to the public taste
provide. It Is a diary for a trip on the
\\hcel , suitably bound and Inscribed , It
has blank spaces for the record of events ,
the autographs of chance acquaintances
who may prove Interesting , and photo
graphs of bltu of scenery that one may
wish to secure with that vade-mecum of
every bicycle Journey a camera. Tbe book
Is not practical , but ministers to the senti
ment of the trip , and such Impediments as
road maps and other material aids to
wheeling are not for its dainty aud orna
mental leaves.
Theories of euro may be discussed at
length by physicians , but the sufferers want
quick relief ; and One Mlnuto Cough Cure
wlI | give It to them , A safe cure for chil
dren. It U "the only harmless remedy that
producer Immediate results. "
AN EPOCH IN'ITS HISTORY
The Saratoga Convention of the American
Bar Association.
IMPORTANT PUBLIC MATTERS CONSIDERED
Illtfrnalloiifll Arbitration DlNCiinNccl
il ml Approved Honoring n Xe-
liraHUaii SiniiMiarof
' tin * I'l-oeu
SARATOGA , Aug. 27. ( Special Corre
spondence of The lice. ) Competent critics
have declared the Saratoga meeting of 189C
the most successful onu In the history of
the American Bar association , and that It
succeeded to an unprecedented degree In
securing the attendance not only of an
unusual number of lawyers but also of the
general public. The presence of Lord Chief
Justice Ilusscll was , of course , In itself a
great attraction. The transient population
of the gay summer city of Saratoga fur
nished an audience to hear the distinguished
guest nearly filling the great Convention
hall which the citizens of Saratoga erected
some three jears ago for just such oc
casions ,
To Omaha and Nebraskans generally the
recent session has also a special Interest be
cause ono of Its results was the election to
the presidency of the association for the
coming year of our fellow townsman and the
Xtstur of the Nebraska bar , Mr. J. M.
Woolworth. In this case , however It may be
with party nominations , presidential honors
have been conferred for the first tlmo upon
a citizen of the trunsmlusouri country. In
addition to the presence of 'Mr. ' Woolworth ,
who also read a paper before the association ,
the Nebraska bar was represented by cx-
Souator Mandersun. Mr. W. S. Curtis ,
formerly n lawyer of our city , but now
dean of the St. Louis Law school , was an j
Interested spectator at the meetings and
particularly those of the section of legal
education.
Asldo from merely routine matters , such
ns the election of olllceis , reports of certain
committees nnd the dUcusslon of proposed
changes In the constitution of the society ,
there was much In , thc proceedings to In
tel est others than uu'fribers and even others
than lawyers. 1 I ,
Tha association Old .not confine Itself en
tirely or even largely , to "talking shop. "
Few of the papers anil'addrcsses ! were of BO
strictly a technical character that the stu
dent of political sclenos or of history of In
stitutions an well qq tpo lawyer would not
find them profitable. All this -vas evidenced
by the personnel of Oie audiences , which
though not always largo , were usually Indis
criminate , and no $ v/itlroly professional ,
The press dispatches at > d reports during the
session have already1 acquainted the general
public with the nature of most of these
papers and addresses , ! and In the case of
some of them , Buclris. President Storey's
annual address , a ncarty complete report was
given , Of these , therefore , It Is unnecessary
to make further mJntton here , but some of
the other papers drqqrve a more extended
notlco than the meager reference In the
dally press. ' '
ARBITRATION TUB THEME.
If ono were to seek for the characteristic
feature of the late Saratoga session , that
which would distinguish It from all former
sessions ho would find It , I think , not In the
Increased attendance alone , nor In the pres
ence of eminent visitors , nor yet entirely
In the character of the papers , but more
than all , In the prominence given In Its
deliberations to the subject of International
arbitration and In the Impetus afforded to
the movement In behalf of that great re- .
form. The central feature of all the exer
cises was naturally the address of Lord
Hutsell , and his subject was "Arbitration. "
That ho was able to bold the attention of
his great audience for moro than two hours
was partly due , of course , to the personality
of Uie man , to Ills prominence and to his
Impressive delivery , but It was also duo In
part to his subject , which commaii'ird a
popular Interest hardly possible to any other
legal theme. The truth Is , the meeting ol
the association this * year occurred during a
time of a rapidly growing arbitration senti
ment. Following the visit to our shores of
the Cremer committee from the House of
Commons to ask the co-operation of our gov
ernment In a general arbitration treaty
caino the action of the Now York State Bar
association , -\vhlch \ , through Its committee ,
petitioned the president In April last to take
steps toward the establishment of a perma
nent court for the arbitration of differences
between the United States and other sovereign
eign nations. Then a few days later in the
sama month of April came the celebrated
international arbitration conference at Wash
ington. The Venezuelan controversy , with
Us dlro possibilities , served to emphasize ,
upon a sober second thought , the desira
bility of some better method of settlement
than war , and the American Bar. associa
tion , meeting after all these events , has
fallen Into line with the arbitration senti
ment and advanced U.
IMPORTANCE OF RUSSELL'S ADDRESS.
The address of Lord Chief Justice Russell
has already been published In tills paper
and Us details may be assumed to bo fa
miliar. It Is fortunate for the cause of In
ternational arbitration to have had such an
advocate , not so much on account of the
Intrinsic merit of his address , but because
U came from a successful man of affairs
and the presiding Judge of one of the high'2
est tribunals in the world. Necessarily a
popular address upon a subject BO long and
so often discussed as International arbitra
tion would contain little that Is new. The
evils of war are generally acknowledged
and the speaker widely avoided the danger
of descending Into platitudes and truisms
by dwelling too long upon this hackneyed
portion of his theme. Nor can the addfcss
bo said to have dealt exhaustively with the
history of international arbitrations or with
attempts to put theory Into practice. The
learned speaker stated that : "There have
been , since 1815 , some sixty instances of
offcctlvo International arbitration , " But a
pamphlet distributed In the hall at the close
of the address contained a list prepared by
Prof , Moore of Columbia university , which
enumerated eighty instances of arbitration
In modern times , and expressly disclaimed
an attempt at completeness ; while the news
papers of the last week would have fur-
uiahed two additional lnntancen of submis
sion to arbitration , one being the boundary
dispute between Chill and Argentine , re
cently submitted to the British crown.
But the Importance of Lord Russell's ad-
ilresa did not consist In such details , nor did
U purport to be a monograph on arbitration.-
Us great value lay In Its practical character
and Its suggestions to the friends of arbitra
tion of the real difficulties which they must
face , In ono paragraph of the address , Lord
Russell , perhaps unconsciously , dcjcrlbes
his own attitude. Speaking of the "Inter-
Parliamentary Peace Union" organized In
1889 , ho said ; "Its members are not vain
Idealists. They are men of the world , They
do not claim to be regenerators of mankind ,
nor do they promise the millennium , but they
are doing honest and useful work In making
FtraK'htciand lens difficult the path of Intel
ligent progress , " This was thw tone of the
address throughout. The great lesson sought
to bo Impressed by It upon the advocates of
International arbitration was not to expect
success too soon , nor to seek It too gen
erally by sporadic attempts , but rather to
concentrate efforts first upon securing per
manent peace between the two great English
n peak Inn nations.
ARBITRATION RESOLUTIONS.
The close of Lord Russell's address was an
opportune moment for the presentation of
the report of the committee on International
law , The report was read by Everett P.
Wheeler of the New York City bar and
was quite In line with the address. Its
cautious and yet hopeful tone Is Illustrated
by the following excerpt :
"Civilized nations ha > > united In so many
agreements to facilitate commerce ami
promote friendly Intercourse that It certainly
seems that they will goon bo willing to take
another step In advance. The International
vailing rules , International copyright , trade
marks , the protection of neutrals , the Postal
union , and the privilege * conferred upon the
Red Cross society are Instances ; and may
aptly be followed by International arbitra
tion.
"Experience shows that many arbitrations
have been held between different nations ,
which have resulted In the peaceful termina
tion of disputes between them which would
otherwise , probably , In many Instances ,
have led to wars. Whllo It cannot be said
that In every Instance the result of the
arbitration has satisfied both parties , yet
your committee Is of the opinion that on
the whole Its decisions have been satis
factory and beneficial , and that It ia deslra-
blo to provide , by treaty , for a system of
International arbitration In advance of the
dispute to bo arbitrated. "
And In order to bring the association thor.
oughly In line with the current movement
for International arbitration , the committee
recommended the adoption of the resolutions
passed by the national conference at Wash
ington , last April , and which were in part
as follows :
" 1. That In the Judgment of this confer
ence , religion , humanity and Justice , as well
as the material Interests of civilized society
demand the immediate establishment be
tween the United States and Great Britain
of a permanent system of arbitration , and
the earliest possible extension of such a
system , to embrace all civilized nations.
" 2. That It Is earnestly recommended to
our government so soon as It Is assured of a
corresponding disposition on the part of the
British government to negotiate a treaty
providing for the widest practicable applica
tion of the method of arbitration to Inter
national controversies.
" 3. That a. commute of this conference bo
appointed to prepare and present to the
president of the United States a memorial
respectfully urging the taking of such steps
on the part of the United States as will
best conduce to the end In view. "
These resolutions uero adopted by the
American Bar association with hardly a dis
senting voice. They are somewhat less
specific than those of the Now York State
Bar association , but they are sufficient to
commit the former unequivocally to the
cause of International peace.
SOME LESSER ADDRESSES.
It has already been suggested that the
press reports hardly did Justice to some of
the papers , though this Is not unnatural ,
considering their number. Ono of those
less noticed efforts was an address by Montague -
taguo Crackanthorpo of tbo English bar on
"Tho Uses of Legal History. " Mr. Crack-
anthorpe Is ono of the companions of Lord
Russell on his American tour , and the ad
dress , combining the practical knowledge of
the lawyer with the learning of the his
torian , was highly Instructive. The speaker
showed by many illustrations how law Is
the product of social conditions and can best
bo understood In the light of history. Ho
referred to Instances In his own professional
experience , where a knowledge of thu his
tory of a disputed doctrine had materially
assisted him In presenting actually litigated
causes. Both Mr , Crackamhorpo and Prof.
Emmatt of Johns Hopkins , who presented
a paper on "Legal Education In England , "
strongly emphasized thu Importance of the
study of Roman law , Mr. Crackanthorpo
maintained that Roman law constituted a
much moro important clement of English
Jurisprudence than has hitherto been sup
posed. Prof. James F. Colby of Dartmouth
college read an Interesting paper before the
section of legal education on "Law as a Col-
leglato Study. " Ho showed that the real
precursor of the modern law school
WBH the chair for legal study
and that there had he en altogether
some 210 of such chairs founded In American
colleges. Ono of these was established at
the University of Pennsylvania as early as
17CG , another at William and Mary in 1779 ,
and still another at Yale In 1801. Out of a
similar foundation , the Dane professorship
at Harvard In 1817 , has grown thu present
great law school of that Institution. Prof.
Colby argued that while the college chair
of law led the way to the law school It
should not be displaced by the latter , but
should bo continued as a feature of the
academic department In order that some In
struction in law might bo provided for all
undergraduates.
The last paper read before the association
was ono which well Illustrated thu wldo
range of subjects discussed there. The
writer was Major J , W. Powell , director of
the Bureau of Enthology , Smithsonian Insti
tute , and his subject was "Tho Study of
Primitive Institutions. " As Is well known ,
Major Powell Is not a lawyer , and , as ho
remarked at the outset of his address , his
only connection with lawyers lay in the
fnct that ho was a trustee of a university
which maintained a law department. Yet bo
presented a paper which was of great In
terest to lawjers , and which Lord Russell
took occasion to compliment In high terms.
Major Powell's paper treated of the legal
conceptions of the American Indians , of
whoso customs ho has so long been a stu
dent. Ho showed how wldo was the In
fluence of legal fictions In savaga life , and
how the most advanced legal conceptions of
property and personal rights are fore
shadowed In the crude notions of the Indian.
Next jcnr It Is not unlikely that the meet
ings of the association will bo moro ac
cessible to Nebraskans. The most urgent
Invitation for the next session came from
Denver , although Indianapolis expressed a
desire to have the association meet thero.
Should It go to Denver , without having here
tofore met west of Chicago , It would bo a
sufficient departure from precedent to glvo
further force to the claim of the conven
tion orator that the seat of empire lias been
transferred across the Mississippi.
CHARLES S. LOBINGER.
I.AIIOIl AM ) INDUSTRY.
Boston has 8.r > ,000 trades unionists , being
one of the best organized cities In the United
States.
Japanese watchmakers get 20 cents a day.
The use of natural gas In this country was
greatest In 18S8 , when the product was
valued at $22G20S7G. Last year It was
$13,000,050.
When the Transslberlan railway Is com
pleted In 1900 U will be possible for a globe
trotter to encircle the globe In thirty days.
Twenty-four years ago electricity as a
mechanical power was unknown. Now
$900,000,000 $ Is Invested In various kinds of
electrical machinery.
An Independent telephone company at De
troit has secured a subscription list of 4,000
names , of which nearly 3,000 have signed a
three years' contract.
Slnco IBM , It la estimated , 48,219 men liayo
been killed In mining accidents In Great
Britain.
Illinois has 703 trades unions , with a
membership of 190,750. Chicago alone ha
309 organizations , with a membership of
111,210.
Detroit leads the world In making gelatin
goods. A chewing gum man will put up
slicks in gelatin tubes and Is to have GO-
000,000 tubes made In Detroit.
The Standard Oil heading factory at Ko-
komo , Ind. , which has run thirty years 1 '
without a stop , was closed down Indefinitely
last week , throwing ISO men out of em- !
ployment. It Is thought the works will
bo removed to some point whcro timber
Is moro plentiful.
Ernest Faber , director of the Johann Faber
pencil works In Germany , has stated that * '
there are twenty-six pent-ll factories In *
Bavaria , employing about ROOO workers and
turning out 4,300,000 pencils per week. The
firm of Faber alone makes nearly 1,250,009
pencils a week.
U has been asserted repeatedly by English
and other European writers that the waste
fulness of the United States Is prodigious.
The value of tho1 materials treated as refusa
or the careless wusto In the handling ot
products not so regarded would support In
afllucnce ono of the smaller nations ot
Europe.
The free employment bureau , for which
thu last New York legislature appropriated
$5,000 , has begun operations In Now York
City. The credit for Its establishment Is
duo thu Working Women's society of that
city , who prepared thu bill and looked uftor
Us passage. Lists of applicants 'far ' work
are to be posted throughout the state , and
corrected weekly , Thus fur the state has
merely gone Into this enterprise as an ex
periment , and only $5,003 has been appro
priated to keep It going for one year , but It
It proves successful moru fund * will be al
lowed , thu facilities Increased and the in
stitution made u permanent one. Most of
the New York trades unions , If not all ot
them , are heartily In favor of the ucliemu , „
and the only criticism thus far heard liau f
come from a radical socialistic newspaper. 1
which opposed thu bureau on thu ground * '
that It would bo used In tlmo of labor i
troubles for the purpose of collecting workmen - '
men to taku the places of strikers. Superln- 4
tcmlunt Jlealln BB > H that the bureau will uol '
bo used for any such