Nebraska Newspapers

    X '
TTTE OMATTA DATTArBET3' STrNT > SEPTEMUER 27 , 1SJW. 18
TnrrTIVP ? TIII ?
Lull/A 1 Mb lllb
Demand foi Campaign Litorattiro Snr-
pascs All Bccords.
WORK OF THE REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE
> ! } Iho Million I'rlntril
nnil IH.ilrllnitcil MKiilHrnnt De
mand flir HlKM't'llL'N Oil
the TurllT.
WASHINGTON , Scpl Correspondence (
Of The Hec. ) The literary bureaus of the
national campaign committees have never ,
since the war. done such clllclcnt work as In
the present contest , Political manager * say
this Is a reading campaign. Usually the
great demand Is for small pamphlets and
leaflets touching the main Issues. This year
the cry Is for exhaustive- documents laying
bare every phase of the great financial ques
tion which Is agitating the country from
center to circumference- . The democratic
campaign committee has Issued ono sovcuty-
six page pamphlet. The republicans tipped
the high-water mark In a document consistIng -
Ing of forty pagec , and , strange to say. this
Is ono of the most popular pamphlets In their
list. The demand has been phenomenal and
probably exceeds anything In the history of
political campaigns.
Already the lepubllcan committee has
Issued over 20.000,000 copies of speeches
made In congress by prominent men on the
silver and tariff questions , and In one day
lecently shipped an aggregate of 792,000 doc-
umentrf , all of them going to republican
Btate committee * * and congressional candi
dates to bo distributed among voters. Here
In Washington the congressional headquar
ters farm a distinct feature of Interest , and
something about the inside workings of a
J. W. DADCOCK. CHAIRMAN.
great campaign and the men who are direct
ing Its operations and the methods they em
ploy will not be amiss.
The committee used to occupy limited
quarters In some by-street of Washington ,
where a few clerks and a small mailing
force were employed In sending out about
1,000,000 copies of congressional speeches to
candidates for congress. In this campaign
the committee occupies the entire second
floor of the Hotel Normandlo for Its execu
tive force , consisting of editorial writers ,
Btenographers , clerks and messengers ; near
by the committee has rented two buildings ,
where about 150 clerks and packers are em
ployed In folding and shipping documents.
QUARTERS OP THE COMMITTEE.
Tbo committee rooms at the Normandtc
overlook McPherson Square , and are among
Iho most pleasant quarters In the capital.
There are. altogether , ten spacious apart
ments. Including two basement rooms , where
eome of the light packing Is done. Five
ot the number are occupied by the officers
and their assistants. The remainder are
reception rooms and apartments devoted to
the use of the" executive staff , typewriters
and telephone attendants.
The olllcers o ! the committee are Repre
sentative Joseph W. Habcock of Wisconsin
chairman ; Representative Lewis D. Apsley
of Massachusetts , vice chairman ; Repre
sentative David H. 'Mercer of Nebraska ,
secretary ; Warner P. Sutton , assistant sec
retary ; and William B. Thompson of Wash
ington , treasurer.
With something like Inspired foresight
there was this jear a much earlier organi
zation of the committee's working force
than usual. The republican convention was
held Juno 18 , but weeks prior thereto the
energetic chairman of the committee had
his headquarters located In one ot the most
accessible parts ot the city and a force at
work preparing the printed matter that war
to bo sent out during the campaign. At
that time It was supposed that the Issue
would bo well defined between the pro
tective tariff and the Wilson law. Few
statesmen anticipated that the silver ques
tion , would project Itself upon the political
LEWIS D. APSLEY , VICE CHAIRMAN.
arena llko an avalanche. The declaration
of the St. Louis convention for the gold
standard sounded thu key note ot the cam
paign , but tbo gauge of battle had not yet
been picked up by the opposition ,
CHANGE OF PLANS.
Then came the Chicago convention. Free
coinage was declared to bo the policy of the
democrats who nominated Mr. Ilryan , and
the hottest political campaign since the
war was begun.
Long before the managers bad recovered
from their surprise , long before the excite
ment which was engendered by thla bold
divergence ot political declarations bad sub-
Bided , the L'orgrcgslanal committee was at
work. Even before the men had been
selected who were to direct the campaign
us members of the national committee , half
a dozen printing presses were- running and
thousands upon thousands of documents pre-
eentlug the aound money side of the ques
tion were going out from the Washington
headquarters to the various elates where
republican success was In danger. By the
early days of September upward of halt a
million documents a day were being mailed.
To no man Is duo BO much credit for the
remarkable work which the republicans are
doing as to Chairman Habcock.
Immediately after the organization ot the
notional committee Habcock went to Cleveland -
land and had a conference with Cbalrmaji
lUnua , Ho was able to report that 300,000
documents were going out from congres
sional headquarters each day , and that
orders had been placed to Increase the
amount to 500,000. Whtio the democrats
and populists were still looking about for
suitable headquarters , the republican chalr-
man was sending out his tlrst edition ot
10,000 Campaign Text Hooks , which was
Boon supplemented with further editions
reselling an aggregate of 50,000. Chairman
llanna could but bo pleased , and com
mended the work of the puuliliig westerner
In terms of highest pralso. As a result of
the conference the jurisdiction of the con
gressional committee was largely extended ,
and the chairman waa authorized lo take
the atato committees as well as the con
gressional nominees uuder bla care. He waa
given carlo blanche lu other material re-
ENORMOUS SHIPMENTS.
All the campaign work of the committee
ii clouo uudor the ponomJ BupervUlou el
the chairtrftn. nn.ilstcd by ViC Chairman
Aplcy and Representative Mercer. Toe
organization , however. Is wholly the work
ot the chairman. How admirably the com
mittee machinery operates Is Illustrated by
circumstance that A carload ot litera
ture numbering 231,000 documents was re
ceived nt 2 o'clock Friday afternoon , Sep
tember 11 , and by 6 o'clock 200,000 ot the
documents bad been placed In t-nrelope *
nnil rcsblpped to different abates. The
Whole system of bookkeeping by which thcso
thousands of pamphlets are kept account of ,
so that a. glance at the record will show
how many documents of any description are
on hand , lion- many have been Issued , what
number are being printed , etc. , was the
plan of the chairman. As a result there
has been no confusion , no blundering , no
delay , but every part of the work has been
pushed with a steady energy that hns chal
lenged the praise of republican leaders In
all parts of the country
Under Dabcock's management the con-
DAVID H. MERCER , SECRETARY" .
gresslonal committee has developed from an
Institution auxiliary In character except
In a congressional campaign to one of In-
llucnce paramount with any working de
partment of the republican organization.
Ho Is a Vermonter by birth , but a west
erner by choice and affiliation. One of
hla colleagues recently said : "He went to
Iowa and Wisconsin with nothing but an
axe on his shoulder , and hewed his way to
wealth and Influence by hard work and en
ergy. " Ha Is a remarkable combination ot
those qualities that make great men In the
west.
TO WHOM CREDIT IS DUE.
As chalcmaa of the congressional commit
tee In ISO I , he contributed more than any
single Individual to the success of the re
publican cause. Tbo democrats controlled
the house In the Fifty-second and Fifty-
third congresses by great majorities. In
the Fifty-fourth their number was reduced
to 105 , out ot a total membership of 3S7.
The republicans that year waged one of the
most carefully managed campaigns In the
history of the party. General attention
was quickly fixed upon the hustling chair
man who had wielded the thunderbolts.
In the organization of the house he was
given tbo chairmanship of the committee
on the District of Columbia , and common
report In congressional circles Is that ho
passed moro beneficial bills and wiped from
the statute books moro obsolete legislation
than any member that ever filled tbo posi
tion. Habcock Is what popular parlance
deslglnntes a "mixer , " a hale fellow well
met with all men , shrewd In business , openhanded -
handed by disposition and a natural-born
campaigner. He Is In politics for the ex
citement and because it affords an escape
for bis pettt-up enterprise.
Another strong factor In the successful
WILLIAM H. THOMPSON , TREASURER.
upbuilding of the committee Is Vice Chair
man Apsley. He Is the most popular mem
ber of the Massachusetts delegation In the
house , and was associated with Babcock
In the management of the congressional
campaign in 1894. The two men are warm
friends. He Is strictly self-made , president
and treasurer of the Apsley Rubber com
pany of Massachusetts , and llko his Wis
consin associate , not In politics for the
salary , but the pleasure of It. Ho has
helped to Introduce business methods Into
political campaigning and to redeem practi
cal politics from the reproach and odium of
corrupt methods. Men llko these make
politics respectable and a legitimate object
of ambition. The best commentary on
their work la that they closed their accounts
at the head of the committed In 1S94. after
i signally successful campaign , with not a
dollar outstanding.
WORK OF SECRETARY MERCER.
Representative Mercer , the secretary of
the committee , represents the Omaha dis
trict In the house. A better choice could
not have been made. He Is another type of
the high class westerner , popular , aggres
sive , self-reliant and practical. He has
worked as a harvest hand In the summer ,
taught school In the winter and practiced
politics between times. A man of broad
experience In many fields ot enterprise , be
has proven ono ot the best working mem
bers of the house. It was natural that a
man who had overcome untold illlflcultlca
to pass a bill In the last hours ot congress
appropriating J 150,000 to support a Traus-
mlsslsslppl Exposition at Omaha should not
escape n keen observer like Babcock In or
ganizing hU committee , He waa offered the
secretaryship and accepted It.
William H. Thompson , the treasurer , and
Warner P. Sutton , assistant aecretary , are
neither of them members of congress. The
former Is ono of the leading business men
of Washington , whoso Interest In the re
publican cause Is of the most sincere ami
disinterested character , and the latter Is
an experienced diplomat and a. successful
politician , who served his country for many
years with marked ability as consul gen
eral to Mexico , and as chief clerk , by Mr.
lllalun's appointment , of the Panamcrlcan
congress , Mr. Thompson has served the
committee faithfully as treasurer In several
previous campaigns and la one ot the bar
monlous elements In the concert of lead-
era who are commanding the batteries at
the Washington end of the campaign.
They have waged a remarkable campaign
so far. Within thirty days after the Chicago
cage convention the great work of the com
mittee was beginning to tell , and from all
sections of thu country republican party
managers were writing the chairman that
the timely work performed by his committee
was having a marked effect and that thou
sands who had been stampeded for free sli
ver were returning to the republican fold.
DOCUMENTS PRINTED.
The committee has so far printed twenty-
three different documents. The most popu
lar one is a. sixteen-page condensation of
the speech delivered by Representative
James T. McCleary of Minnesota In the house
last February. The speech was maile In
reply to his colleague , Representative
Towne , who was generally credited with
making the best speech on the silver ques
tion In the last session of congress. The
committee has already Issued 2,500,000 copies
of McCleary's speech. Next In point ot
popularity Is a slxtecn > page pamphlet con
taining the speech of Representative Dab-
cock on the "History of Money and Financial
Legislation In the United States. " Another
very popular document U the one referred
to In the first part of this article , consisting
of forty pages , and dealing with the silver
question In a conversational form. Tbls Is
a document amazingly popular with students
of the question. Four neighbors dlscuia tht !
problem during three evenlnga. Kicli bat
diRuxcnt views and advance * bla specific
Jroiu tt * tiaodpolnt of > popu
list , n frco sllvcrlto and a sound money
man.
Senator Sherman Is represented In the
Hat by two speeches , ono attributing the
financial difficulty to deficiency ot revenue ,
and another embodying his famous speech
In the senate ot August 30 , 1892 , In which he
Kavo a complete history of the passage of
the act of 1ST3 , showing that all tlio Pa
cific coast senators. Including Stewart and
Jonis , voted for the bill on the only roll
call which was had on the measure In the
senate , while ho himself voted against It.
This pamphlet gives copious extracts from
the spccchf * of Senators Stewart and Jones ,
delivered In 1874 In advocacy of the gold
Btjndnrd. Sixteen months after "tho crime
of ' 7.1" tht-y commended gold as vociferously
as they now denounce It. The practice of
silver organs and silver orators , extending
oven to Mr. Ilryan , of quoting Mr , Hlalnc
as opposing the demonetization ot silver ,
from a speech delivered In the senate In
1S7S. Induced the committee to print 1,000-
000 copies of the full text of the document ,
which has been sent Into every part of
the country. The committee has reports
that the reaction created by this speech
among republicans who for a time became
wedded lo the free silver doctrines Is ex
ceedingly marked.
TARIFF SPEECHES.
The list Includes speeches delivered by
Hon. L. 1) . Apsley , Representative Dlnglcy
of Maine , Representative Martin N. John
son of North Dakota , nn able refutation
of the "Seven Financial Conspiracies ; " a
speech by Representative Mercer and Reed's
great tariff speech of ISO I. The tariff ques
tion , by the way. Is treated directly In but
four of the documents Issued by the com
mittee. They nro "Apsley on Reciprocity , "
Reed on the tariff. Hlalne'a reply to
Gladstone , reprinted from the North Amer
ican Review , and Grosvcnor on the effects o !
the Wilson bill. Indirectly , In connection
with the money question , the tariff Is
touched upon In the speech of Congressman
Mercer , and In a document , In conversa
tional form , entitled "The Poor Looking
Forward. "
Ono of the most fetching documents Is
sued by the committee Is the speech of
Judge George W. Aldredge ot Texas , which
handles the silver question with a Judicious
and highly seasonable Injection of western
humor. Judge Aldredgo la a democrat. He
delivered his Interesting speech some months
WARNER P. SUTTON , ASSISTANT SEC'TY.J
before the national conventions were held ,
and Senator Cattery of Louisiana , having
Inserted It In his remarks In the senate.
It becomes frankable matter and Is sent out
by tlio committee In franked envelopes by
tens of thousands.
Among the ammunition used by the re
publicans In the southern states where they
have a fighting chance Is the printed form
of the address of Secretary Carlisle to the
worklngmen of Chicago , delivered last April.
There has been an enormous demand for
this speech In Kentucky. Texas and Mis
souri. One of the latest documents pre
pared by the committee for circulation Is
a compilation of the leading features of
the anti-tariff utterances of Air. Bryan In
the house , March 16 , 1S92 , and January 13 ,
1804.
1804.Tho committee finds that In sections where
the silver question has been thoroughly cov
ered In the way of documents the tariff
question is slowly but surely coming to the
front as an issue. The earliest demands for
tariff literature came from southern states.
A great many orders came from the Pa
cific coast. In the cast and middle states
the demand was wholly for sound money
literature. Within the past two weeks , how
ever , orders are Increasing In number from
the middle section of states and the demand
Is gradually extending eastward. Chairman
Babcock and his associates regard this as
ono of the most favorable symptoms of a
reaction and upon It base strong hopes that
the 1st ot October will see the tariff ques
tion overshadowing the money problem.
cmmcii is OIMS.V.
Iloston Transcript.
Our pastor comes to work refreshed-
Looks llko another man ;
An' Satan trembles when he sees
That Iieiilthy coat o' tan.
Yls , pastor llko n giant comes
To wrustle 'rlg'nal Hln ;
An' wife Hbo wrastlea 'rlg'nal alecp
Ot husband's with a pin.
She never somnolates , herself
Ketch Huldy iloln' that ;
Sho'd lose th * sermon perhaps a look
At Missis Jones's hat.
Th' church's debt wo tiicklo now , "
Ily varied ways nn' menus ;
When moral Buaslon won't piuvnll ,
Try oysters , pies fin' beans.
TUB OI.D-TM1KHS.
William Henry Smith of Burlington cnme
to Iowa In August , 1833 , and has lived In
Hurllngton over since , and unless an older
settler Is heard from he will bo regarded
as the plooCer ot the pioneers.
Joseph Bowman , one of the pioneers In
the collar Industry , of Troy , N. Y. , has just
died , at the ago of 81 years. He did much
to develop the collar Industry and kept pace
with Its developments.
Lady Georglanna Grey , aunt of Earl Grey ,
Is nearly 100 years of ago , but , though she
la not very brisk upon her legs , manages to
keep Informed on politics and the talk of the
day by having guests to dinner almost every
night.
The oldest man at the bar ot New York
City Is William Cookson Carpenter , who
was 93 years of ago on July 30 last. Hla
eyes are bright and shrewd , and bo might
easily pass for 70 , Ho was born In Now
Brunswick , and baa been In practice In this
city for sixty years ,
A census of cejitcnarlans recently taken
In France , gives 213 persons of 100 years or
over. 117 of them women and CO men. The
oldest was a woman who had just died at
150 , In a village of the Department of Haute
Garonne. Nearly all the centenarians be
longed to the lower ranks of life.
After smoking tobacco fifty years or more
Mrs. Hannah Chard , a Gloucester county ,
New Jersey , centenarian , has thrown away
her plpo with the determination never to
use It again. The old lady became con
vinced recently that smoking was shorten
ing her life. "AunL" Hannah still enjoys
good health and Is looking forward to the
celebration of her lOSth birthday.
Peter Neeb of Shelbyvllle , Ind. , who cele
brated his hundredth birthday last week ,
has been a moderate drinker of whisky all
hla life. He la In perfect health , is lu pos
session ot all his faculties , has never to hla
knowledge been sick lu bed a day , and has
never had the rheumatism , On hla birth
day ho related bis reminiscence * ot General
Lafayette , Daniel Webster , Henry Clay , John
Calhoun and others.
Partheula Bragg , a negreas , who lives at
Frogtown , a settlement of colored people ,
about six miles from Versailles , Ky. . la
probably the oldest inhabitant ot the Blue
( rasa atato , She Is In her 120th year ; as a
slave uhn belonged to the Kentucky family
< if Hamlltona. Among lier earliest uc-
quatnjancea was the pioneer , Daniel Hoonc ,
She says she nursed the great commoner ,
Henry CUy , in hla childhood. "Aunt 1'ar-
flny" Is the "Mother of Frogtown , " the
greater proportion ot lla population being
her direct descendants ; her children , great-
granchllclren and great-great-grandchildren
number abut 200 , She baa burled four hus
bands and now Hvea with a married
daughter , who la SO years old. The old lady
U wonderfully strong , considering her great
ago.
OMAHA AND MEXICAN PRICES
if-fU.
Striking Facts foY"Yfago Earnora and
COST OF THE NECESSARIES OF LIFE
An OliJiTt lii'Buon TlliintrnlliiK Holnll
Prlcrn I'ntlor frVJMirer In .Mex
ice nnilic iiolil Stiinil-
uril l'nnhiiinliu.
It >
Labor Commissioner Powers of Minne
sota. In an address'to Vorklngmen on Labor
day , made a sensible suggestion concernliiB
tlio financial qiiestlotir * He suggested to all
worklngmcn of nilddlo ago who had homes
and families , not to accept as gospel asser
tions of politicians with respect to the al-
IcRcd evils of the gold standard. Instead ,
they were urgid to discuss the matter with
their wives , particularly thb cost of living
now compared with , that of twenty or more
jcara ago. Mr. Powers declared that such
comparison will show that the average of
wages Is higher now and the amount re
ceived will purchase moro of the comforts
of llfo that were beyond the reach of most
families twenty-five years ago.
Mr. Powers' suggestion Is equally applica
ble to the conditions existing In silver
standard countries. A comparison of wages ,
prices of the necessaries of life and the cost
of household utensils In Mexico and In this
country brings home to heads of families
the fact that depreciated dollars means
higher prices for all articles. Several of
those tables have appeared In The uce.
Later lists of prices in Mexico , from two rt > -
liable sources , arc published , together with
the Omaha price for the articles named.
They deserve the thoughtful consideration
of the heads of homes In Omaha and vi
cinity.
cinity.A MERCHANT'S OUSRnVATIONS.
A letter from Mr. J. L. Pernet. a coffee
dealer at Orizaba , Mexico , to Mr. II. C. Nail
of Louisville , published In tlio Louisville
Courier-Journal , contains some Interesting
statements on the condition of labor and
prices In Mexico. Mr. Pernet says :
"It docs not require any great ability In
a man who has lived In this country any
length of time to clearly understand that.
If there Is any great amount of prosperity
hero It Is not In any way. or to any extent
whatever , caused by the fact that the cur
rent money of the country Is silver , but on
the contrary , any man , with any experience
and common sense enough to comprehend
the simplest business proposition , can easily
see that If silver has any effect on the gen
eral prosperity It Is detrimental and not
beneficial , and you may bo absolutely sure
that any man who makes a statement to the
contrary Is either without experience and
Ignorant of the 'truth ' , or for some reason of
his own Is willing to misrepresent It.
"The population of Mexico Is about 12-
000.000 ; of this about 9.000,000 are Indians
who are In a state of seml-clvllizatlon ; as a
rtilo peaceful , quiet and , In their way , In-
duitrlous , but generally very poor , though
some Individuals among them , and some
tribes , have acquired considerable property
These Indians supply the common labor of
STAULE GOA'EHNMENT.
"As you know , up to about fifteen years
ago the government of this country was
very unstable , and U Is'only since the begin
ning of the administration of those In power
that there has boon any encouragement to
outsiders to come In and make Investments
or embark In enterprises for the develop
ment of the resources , of the country. Since
that time , however , there has been a considerable
'
siderable Influx of 6a'pltal , and railroads
have been built , factories established , mines
opened , etc. , and thcr has been considera
ble progress towaril ' agencral _ development
of Industry.
"These things httvo irequlred the employ
ment of operatives , and mechanics from the
outside world , and the' activity that has re
sulted has been largely mistaken for pros
perity that has not yet become a certainty.
"I think that mining and manufacturing
have generally proven profitable , as well as
certain branches of agriculture , but doubt
If there Is a railroad In the whole republic
that dcclnres a dividend tboi'pli thov nro
all liberally subsidized by the government.
CUnnENT WAGES.
"Labor , as n rule , to which I know of no
oxceptton , Is , as compared with that In the
United States , poorly paid.
"In this place , which Is one of the most
Important manufacturing centers In this
country , wages are paid as follows :
Per Day.
Journeymen carpenters . Jl 00 to $1 00
Journeymen brick anil Btone-
ina-sons . 75 to 1 09
Journeymen blacksmiths . 50 to 1 25
Per Month.
Itnllrond engineers ( passenger ) . ilf > 0 00
Railroad engineers ( freight ) . 110 00
Railroad firemen . 4500
Railroad brnkeraeri . 33 C8
Railroad conductors fpnssenKcr ) . 110 00
Railroad conductors ( freight ) . 10003
Section hands G2' ' $ cents to $1.25 per day ,
owing to varying conditions , locality , etc
Wages of common laborers rungu from
25 cents In some sections to CO rents In
others , In rare cases little more , but 37'/j
routs per day Is considered the nvcrjgo
for the country.
"This Is not a complete list , but other
trades , as well as clerks , bookkeepers , etc. .
are paid In the same proportion , and In sil
ver money , of which one can buy today $1.90
for $1 American money.
"I have not a list of prices of dry goods ,
but they are relatively quite as high.
Calico , 3 to 1 rents u , yard In the
atates , coals here . I2 ! o
Common domestic , TVs cents there ,
coats hero . 20o
Common lawn , 7 cents there , costH
licro . 18c
Common cotton shectlnp , 2 yards wide ,
about 20 cents , costs hero . 75c
"Thus you see that , while wages are low ,
the cost ot living is high , nut right In thu
face of these facts mere- are men assorting
dally that as much can bo had for a silver
dollar In this country as for a gold ouo In
that.
"Why mich assertions are made Is beyond
my comprehension , for they are absolutely
and equivocally false.
CHKAP MONEY AND I'OVEltTY.
"It Is as dlfllcult for a poor man who
depends on his dally labor to acquire a
silver dollar In this country , as a gold one
in that. If not moro go , anil one. gold dollar
will buy $1.90 of this monoy.
"That is the rate of cxvlian o now. U
has fluctuated from 84 to 9u per cent In the
last Mix weeks , and. In the last five year.i ,
I liavu seen It range from above 30 per cent
to 101 per cent. What moro argument can
bo necessary ?
"I have Illustrated , that under silver the
wages of the poor are low , while the expense
ponso of living Is high.
"Heine a businessman , you can appre
ciate the Inconvenience- necessarily
detrimental effect that a medium of ex
change , fluctuating1 , ail this does , muit : liavo
on general commerce. ! and thu msrch&nt who
sells goods must prpttjct hlmuelf against un
favorable fluctuation * by putting high prices
on his commodities. So I think It would be
there , with gold driven from circulation ,
and silver , uusupporUd by the credit of the
government , the niedfum of txchanije.
Mr. Pernet Inclosed1 In his letter a price
list Issued by ono ot the beat grocery ntorcs
In the City of Mexico. The pi Ices corres
pond with that of WHor 13. Stevens , cor
respondent of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat ,
who U now In Mexico. Mr. Stevens explains
that prices In the 'City of Mexico are loner
than In most parts of the republic , on ac
count of better transportation facilities and
more active cotnpetltlpn , The list waa sub-
milled to a prominent Omaha grocer , who
furnished the retail prices for comparison.
COMl'AltATIVB I'ltlCi : .
. . , , Mexican Price Omaha Price.
Articles. ( Hllvtr. ) ( UulU. )
JIame. American , p r
pound . I .SO * * .35 J.l ! ? 13
Cuttee. per pound . UO .CO .toftta
Tea. KUnpowtler , per
_ l""iJ . 209 , W M
Tea. Hyson , pr pound. J.75 .KWJiW
Sugar , American , per
puund . . ,
Flour , Mexican , per 23
I'oumli . I.75&S.OO
Flour. American , per 23
pounJn . . . J.ss
lluckwheat Hour , per
pound , , . .H , 4
Corniueal. white. per
pound . , . .10 , J' |
Corn rai-al. yellow , per
pound . , , . .U .Mi
Hominy grits per
. . . . . . . .IS .tli
Mil ironl. ppr pound.
HI. p p-r Y.mimt
i 'irn Mnfi h. rr pound. 40 i > 1
Stnrrh , p r txmnd .
Star h Mexican , prr
pound .
Table wilt , pvr tmunJ. .
cVrnmon Mil , p r pound.
llroom * . l.W
\Vht k lirt m
\Vfi ! > h tulvoo.1 .
llitrket' . wood. . . . .
ScruliblnR l > niMi * .
Hhoe bninlie * .
t'lothf * pin * , fprlne. per
doicn .
ClntlK' ! ! pln * . opllt , per
Mnrkcrtl. pT kit .
Ml dl pIcklM , per plnl
lioltlc . 1.10
pound
New Orl nn < moln c . . ,
tr itnllon . S.M
VlnrRHr. per pnllon . .m 355.12
lVp | r , tilacli. p r pound 1.00 WS ? ?
Urled npi > ! e ! , per pouml M "
Piled prachet , per ,
pmmd . -M - "
Cnnnrd fruit , nil kinds , , .
1.60 '
tr tin .
powder , per
HnkltiR
it
iiottnd " . . . . . . . 1.00 .JUT *
These 'prVces"eslabIlsh the fact that the
eoit of the- necessaries of life In Mexico are
In every Instance moro than double and in
many Instances treble what they are In
Omaha. Rvory worklngmnn , every house
keeper will i-eadlly sec from thN comparison
of prices what a gmat gulf there Is bet noon
the condition of a free slhcr country and
that of the United States under a stable
currency good for Its face the world over.
PRICKS OF ntiY aoons.
The aiobMcmocrnt correspondent gives
the prices of dry goods In Uurnnxo , the second
end city of the republic. The llgures were
obtained not from ono but from sieral of
the leading merchants , In response to an
ofllclal request , and with care as to details.
A vara Is commonly called n > aid In 13n-
KlUh. It Is really a little IMS. about tblrty-
tbrce Inches. The prices on thcso goocli
are per vnra :
Otmdalajara ( Mex. ) manufacture , 22'u
Inches wide , lOc.
Knglleh manufacture , 77 Inches wide , 69c.
Ungllsh manufacture , 8H Inches wide , 75c ,
Muslins
Kngllsh mnnufacture , 32V4 Inches wide ,
25c ,
Hngllsh manufacture , 31 Inches wide , 22c.
Kngllsh maiiufncture , 3 Inches wide , ISc.
Ungllsh mnnufacture , 28 Inches wide , 15c.
Calicoes
Orizaba ( Mex. ) manufacture , 23 % Inches
wide , 12V4c.
English manufacture , 22 Inches , 18c.
Kngllsh manufacture , 27 % inches , 23c.
French manufacture , 31 Inches wide , 31c.
Orizaba ( Mex. ) manufacture , 2016 Inches
wide , 25c.
Ginghams
Parras ( Mex. ) manufacture , 21V4 inches
wide , 13c.
Kngllsh manufacture , 22 Inches wide , ISc.
Orizaba ( Mex. ) manufacture , 2G Inches
wide. 25c.
English manufacture , 23 Inches wide , 22c.
Outing and canton flannels
American manufacture , 27 Inches wide ,
31c.
31c.French
French manufacture , 24 Inches wide , 3Sc.
Monterey ( Mex. ) manufacture , 21 Inches
wide. 31c.
Jeans-
United States manufacture 23 hidhcs
wide , 44c.
Parras ( Mex. ) manufacture , J22 Inches
wide , 25c.
Ungllsh manufacture , 24 Inches wide , 2fic.
The Guadalajara sheeting , 2214 Inches
wide , at 10 cents a vara , Is the coarsest cot
ton cloth made. It cannot be compared with
the Imported sheeting , and is almost un
known to American families. If a gardener
In the United States wanted the cheapest
stuff he could buy for covering of his vege
table frames , what ho would get would cor
respond to this 10-cent Mexican sheeting.
An American farmer might use It for hay
stack covering , but not for sheets on his
bed.
OMAHA PRICES.
The foregoing list of Mexican goods and
prices was handed to Mr. Thomas Kllpatrlck
of Oinah.i , for examination. Replying to
questions as to the price of goods of like
quality In this city , Mr. Kllpatrlck said :
"We do not have any sheetings as narrow
as 22 % Inches , and we are not aware ot thfir
being made In this country. To correspond
with the 77-Inch goods , we have 0-4 , which
Is 81 Inches , at 11 % , 1G % and 18 cents per
yard.
"In muslins , wo do not keep anything to
correspond to 32'31 or 33 Inch goods , but
wo sell 30 Inch at 5 , C , C % and some flue
grades up to 12 % cents.
"American sheutlngs and muslins are
always recognized as being better than
English gocds , being Indeed the best made
In the world ,
"Calicoes To correspond with 23 % and
22 Inch , wo have the best brands of Amer
lean calico , which we sell regularly at 5 and
G cents , and vhen they are a little off In
style , they are often sold at from 3 to 4
cents. To correspond with English manu
facturers. 27 % Inches wide , wo have a num
ber of fancy weaves , usually In French
styles , very handsome , prlco 9 and 10 cents.
As corresponding with French 31 Inch , and
Mexican 29 % Inches , wo have what wo
think nro about the same goods tor from
9 to 12 % cents.
"In Ginghams to correspond with Mexi
can 21 % Inch and English 22 Inch , wo do
not have anything ao narrow , and BO far
as wo know they are not used In this coun
try , but to correspond with the 26 Inch
Mexican at 25 cental , wo have American
made ginghams at C , G and 7 % cents. Wo
have nothing to correspond with the 23
Inch goods.
"In Outing and Canton flannels , to cor
respond with the American manufacture 27
Inches wide at 31 cents , wo retail goods at
5 , 7 % and 10 cents.
"Wo have nothing to compare with the
24-Inch French or 24-Inch Mexican ,
"Jeans Wo are not sure what Is meant
by 'United States manufactured jeans' or
' 22-Inch Mexican Jeans , ' but wo think that
they may refer to what Is known with us
as corset Jeans , and If eo our price for the
best quality Is 10 cents. "
HARDWARE PRICES.
Following is the list of prices of hardware -
ware and household utensils In Duraugo :
Mexican money.
H.indenwB , 4 feet long . N.U ) to jj ro
Th I - pound nxea . 1.1.8 to 350
Ordinary table knives , per dozen. . . . 0.0) ) to U.OO
HalclietH , each . 1.5J to Il.flO
DltHton'u double Imndn.kWN , (1 ( feet. . . , 7 SO
ILirlivd wire , p r 100 pounds . 9.00
iVitton rope , per pound . CO to 47
Tin coltue polH , accorilltur to elze. . . . 21 to 1.30
Tin pans , 3 quarts , each . 1.75
Slop p.iils. uccnrdlnK to nlzc . 3.M to 41X1
ICpttlea , Iron , each , according to BZB | 1 ) to B.CO
Krylntr pans , according to size . 21 to 100
HcUftom , according to & ! ze . C ) to 2.00
1'i-nrl buttoim , per KTU . 60 lo .1.00
Ordln.try vullxe , leather . : uo
Ordinary /ullso. II.UMT . fi.co
Cook Htovo , No. 7 , Mexican make. . . . 30.10
I.UIIIIIH , pint . 1 CO lo U.OO
1. interns . 1 . ' ,3
111-uil ; hooka , 120 paKC's , Mexican limku 1.87
Ix'nal cap paper , line "luallly , ix.r
rrntn , Mcxicun make . 2.13 U 10.00
Note paper , per ream , Mexican . l. Tfi
Writing fluid , per quart , Mexican. . . . S7
Cut imllH , per ki-nr , Mexican make. . . , 13(0
Wliu nallu , per hug , Mexican make. . 13. (0
They are so llltlo you hardly know you
are taking them. They cause no griping ,
yet they act quickly and most thoroughly.
Such are the famous little pllU known as
DuWltt's Llttlo Early Ulcers. Small In
slzu , great In results.
Dohn "Queer Statistics" says that the
steam engines of thu world represent the
work ot 1.000,000,000 men.
Dottle of CUTICURA RESOL
VENT , greatest of humor cures ,
is often sufficient to complete
n permanent cure of the most
torturing and disfiguring of
cUin , scalp , and blood humors.
rEEnTunEjIBATMENT FOB All KIH AND
DLOOII IIuuoui. Warm baton with C'l'TicUH ' *
Hiiiigc'Dllu application ! of Cuilcuiii ( olal-
meat ) , the ideal Lin cum , and mild do.ei of
( JlJTICL'iu lltauLVCNT , greatcit of humor curei ,
Bclil Ibrouihoul tht world. ti\tt , Cftirtm. MC.I
S'i r. lie i lUtoiiriir. We. init IL 1'oitii Utca
nt > CHKU. four . Sele I'ropito4ioa. / .
eiCT-Uu * to Cure trujr Jluioer , * milled fttt.
BENJAMIN WHITE'S STORY
! ny Captain Jack Craw ford , ' -Tlie Vocl SeotU' '
"Ileujamln White , " the court clerk called.
and "llonjnmln Whlto" again.
Whrn n man ot apparently fifty Mine out ot
the prisoner's pen.
Ho loaned on a ratio of hickory wood , and
walked with a limping gait ,
And stood at the bar with determined fare ,
and there awaited his fate.
"Dcnjainln Whlto , " hU honor snld , ft * the
crowd In the court grew mill ,
"The charge which 1 see against ur name
Is assault with Intent to kill ;
How do you plead ? 'TIs a serious charge ,
with a heavy penalty ;
The court would advise that you ponder well
before jou enter a idea. "
The old man slowly 'raised his head , and
looked In the Judge's face ,
And said : "It's true , w'at you tell me ,
judge. 1 know It's a serious rase.
1 ain't goln' to make no trouble for the
court and lawjors here ,
Fur all the wltnoswes In the world , I guess ,
couldn't get me clear.
Hut If you will hear what 1 got to sny , 1
won't take much of your time.
Twill show > ou the poner os urged mo to do
this most despei.-ito crime.
ily striking a human belli' with this cane
with my utmost might.
A deadly weapon > oti call It , an1 I reckon
that's nearly right.
'Wny back In ol' Indla.ny , on Jolulu' farms
there were two
Voting boys ns were constant playmates , an'
together they upward glow ;
In nil o' their spurts and pleasures , they
were like t\\o common pins ,
They stuck so closely together , the folks
called 'em Siamese twins.
One of 'em was me , jour honor , an' the
othsr leg o' the tongs ,
Was a tow-hi-aded rnscal , named Hilly , a
yon of ol' Simon DeLong's ,
We hot in the school house together , an'
\\ohclped one another on sums ,
111 all o' that deestrlck I reckon there want
slch affectionate dm ma.
Wo grew up from boyhood to manhood , our
friendship still solid an * true ,
In fuel It got brighter and brighter , and
stronger the older we grew.
Polks talked about Damon nn' Pythias , some
chaps o' the long ago days ,
An' hinted as how mo and Dllly was copyIng -
Ing artcr their wajs.
Wo's heard that a war was a comln , ' an'
one April day us two chums
Hitched up an' went Into the village an'
there heard the llfcs an' drums.
An1 Hilly DcLong ho says : 'Charlie , tliem
drums Is fer me an * for you ,
Lets list an' go fight fur our country , as
loyal men all ort to do.
Well , wo both enlisted your honor , an' was
ordered right off to the south
To do our duty as soldiers , o'cn right nt the
hot cannon's mouth.
An' In all o' the marches and strges , In all
o' the desperate fights ,
Us chums could bo found right together , an'
wo. bunked together o' nights.
Wo shared with each other our rations , we
shared all our sorrows an' Joys.
An' I reckon , your honor , wo acted Jus * like
wo did w'en wo was boys.
Fur I tho't the hull world of Dllly , an'
Hilly tho't likewise o' me ;
There wasn't two chums In the army more
loviti1 than we was , you see.
Ono day In the heat o' the battle , my chum
got a shot In the breast
An' w'en I was knuclln' besldo him ho made
a most earnest request.
That I'd say goodbye here an' leave him , you
see we was belli' driven back ,
An' the robs was a whooplu1 an' yellln' like
demons close on to our track ,
'Go , Charlie,1 ho said , 'an' God bless you ,
fall back with the rcclmcnt , fur I
Must stay where I am , you can't move me ,
an' perhaps hero I may die.
If you live till the conlllct is over , an' back
to I bo ol' homo shoujd go ,
Please tell them I fell like a soldier , that 1
fell with my face to the foe. '
I looked In his eyes for a moment , the eyes
I bad long loved so well ,
An' Judge , if ol' Glnerat Satan with all
o' the forces o1 boll
An * all armed with bin/tin' hot sabers had
over that bloody field come
A wagln' of extermination , I'd a stayed
right there with my chum.
I knowcd all the horrors of capture , starva
tion In nilh-rcekln' pen ,
The blous an' curses o' demons dressed up
In the .semblance o' men ,
Exposures to storms and privations , an'
suffcrln' no tonsue could portray ;
But there was my chum layln' helpless , an'
right there by him I would stay.
They tuk us 'way down to Atlanta in cattle -
tlo cars all o1 Hie way ;
I sot all crouched up In n corner , In my lap
poor old Hllly's head lay.
I'd fixed up his wound as I could , sir , fur
all o' the surgeons behind ,
Was busy attending thu wounded o' their
own confederate kind.
Ho kep' up a twlstln' an' groanln' . fur the
pain nearly drove the boy wild.
An' I kep' a Boothln' an * chccrln' Jus' like
ho was only a child ;
I sometimes tho't he was dyln' , and the
pain nearly drove the boy wild ,
Most as bad as poor Hilly was suffering
from that offul confederate shot.
W'en wo got to Atlanta they ordered me
out o' the car with the rest.
I told 'em of Billy's condition , of Iho great
gjpln' wound In his breast ,
An' axed If I couldn't stay with him , ap
pealed to their fccllii's as men ;
Rut with blows an' with curses they rushed
me Inside of a great prison pen.
An' nex' day wo Btarted fur lllchmond , a
leavln' poor Hilly behind ;
My heart an' my soul was In torture , an'
my eyes with hot tear drops wor blind.
My God , how I Buffered , your honor , with
a most unendurable pain ,
Wen tlio horrlblo thought kep' a comln'
I'd never tee Hilly again ,
Three months on Hello Isle , an" I reckon
your Honor knows well what that
means.
Three months In that hell-hole o' Salan ,
amid tbo most horrlblo scones ;
Hut all ray woo was forgotten , an' my heart
was Just crazy with Joy
W'en with a new lot of arrivals I saw the
dear face o' that bov.
From his wound ho had nearly recovered ,
an Judge , you m&y Uugh It you
chooso.
Hut uo bugged nn1 wo klusfel Jus1 Ilka
women , nn1 danced In our old noteless
Till the boys must hare , thought wo wor
craty , but wo didn't kccr , not a pin ,
Kur Hilly was llvln1 nn * klckln' , an' wo w i
together acln.
Then we formed a plan for escaping by tun *
nclln1 under the line ,
An' tuck In a regular soldier , a feller named
Jonathan Stlue ;
An' week after week there wo Inhered tilt
freedom seemed drawln to hand ,
An' wo cherished the blessed rellcctlon that
soon with our comrades wed stand.
The sun went down , the west was declining
an' ITO U again would appear ,
We felt that us three would bo sloalltt1 to
ward our own colors so dear ;
Hut alas fur our fond expectations , an * all
of our labor an1 rains ,
'Iho guard to our tent cum m.irchJn' an1 wo
found uurselM * carryln' cbalus.
That spawn o' the devil betrayed us , that
damnable regular client
Had told of our plot to the rebels fur sake
of A mouthful to eat.
An' Hilly an1 mo made a promise If wo over
should strike on his trail.
We'd brwilt In his traitorous noKKln , It wo
spent a hull lifetime In jail
I met him , Judge , right In tills city an1 all
o' the sufterln' an' pain
That Hilly an' me had encountered cum
rushln' back to me again
An' right on that Instant I downed him as
I would any traitorous cur ,
An' I laughed fur to hear him beggln1 when
1 told him Jus' what It was fur.
They tell mo the blow nearly killed him ,
but that he's rceovi-rln' now ,
An' wants me to rot In a prison fur sort o1
fulfilling my vow ;
Hut ono boonln' thought Ml sustain me , that
If Hilly Doling Isn't dead ,
llo'll .Homo day run Into the rascal an * foller
my lead on his head.
An' t liopo l line has dealt more Indulgent
with him an' he's stronger than mo ,
Ills muscles moro Kolld and springy , his
sinews more activenn' free.
So's his stioku Ml be mote satlstyln' an' fall
with more power , fur then
The world Ml bo rid of a critter that ain't
lit to live 'lining men.
An' judge , please your honor , I reckon as
how 1 can't ; set any ball ,
An1 Instead of the A. P. reunion , I guess I
must languish In jail.
Vo see , I have tended reunions almost since
the war right along ,
In hopes I might meet my old comrade , my
chum , dear ol' Hilly Del.ong.
An' at Hurllngton down In Vermont , sir ,
tomorrow the old boys will meet ;
I was here on my way when I met him and
tackled the- CUBS on the street ,
An * It some loyal comrade would ball me ,
right back from Vermont 1 would
come ,
An' report to ycr honor fur service , for ycr
bee 1 might light on my chum. "
The Judge called tlio district attorney and
whispered some words In his ear ,
The lawyer seemed flll > d with amazement ,
and to all the court It was clear
That hn looked on the old man with favor ,
his story had struck tlio right place ,
For a tear and n look of compassion was
fixed on the old judge's face.
Ho drew from his pocket a check book and
filled In the blanks with a Jerk ,
With quick , nervous movement ho signed it
and handed It down to the clerk :
"Misdemeanor , the charge has been put , sir ,
and guilty Is your plea , " then he said ,
"Tho court puts the fine at ten dollars with
costs , and the fine has been paid. "
The court was adjouiucd and his honor came
down from his seat on the stand.
Made his way through the lawyers and bail
iffs. and grasped the old man by the
hand ,
And hustled him out ot the court room and
Into a carriage near by ;
Each man la the crowd staring after with ,
wonderment fixed In his eye.
Then followed a rambling discussion , some
blaming the judge for hU act ,
While others with weighty opinions his ac
tions with eloquence backed.
But all were of just ono opinion when a
bailiff cried out to the throng ,
"You lose sight of the name of his honor ,
that check was signed William IJe-
Long. "
OKAT1I 1'HACTICAI. .1OICI2.
I ' 'ill ill TriK Mly OOM N Two IilvrM lit
a lliiiirilliiKT HOIINC.
NKW ORLCANS , ? cpt. 20. A double
tragedy occurred In a Hoiirbon street boardIng -
Ing hou.so this morning. Harry Goldsmith ,
a solicitor for n debenture company , and
Joseph Goldstein , a clothing drummer ,
boarded In tlio house. Recently they have
been playing pranks on each other. This
morning they quarreled about a Jolio that
Goldstein bad perpetrated on Goldsmith.
The latter secured his revolver and asked1
Goldstein to bis room , and shot him twice
In the head , indicting mortal wounds , Gold
smith then turned the phtol to his own head
and blew out his brains. Ucth men were
young and unmarried.
- I > OH < P IIU Until Aflor Kli-cllon.
ST. LOUIS , Sept. 20. It was announced
somu time ago that the Carriage Iliillders
National association would call a conven
tion and exhibition In St. Louis , October 13 ,
H and 15. Many eastern members of the
association claim that times arc Inauspicious ;
there have been many business reverses , and
members feel unable to bear the expense
of a trip to St. Louis. H was suggested
that the convention ! ) < * postponed until after
the November election , or else until next
year. A mretlng of the executive committee
will bo held In Now York next week , or else
a vote ns to whether the convention shall
bo held or not will bo taken.
Tetter , eczema and all similar skin
troubles arc cured by the use of HuWltt's
Witch Hazel Salve , It Eootheo at once , and
restores the tissue's to their natural con
dition , and never foils to euro piles ,
.MnnyVrrrkN on ( In-
LONDON , Sept. 2B , Advices received here
from Spain , France and tlio west of Eng
land show that Humorous wrecks' have
occurred on the epasta , and that the gale
has ilono much damage everywhere ,
-You'll find it's ths
most perfect waterproof floor covering that's
durable , sanitary and artistic that is if you
get it here in plain colors and a great variety
of artistic designs including the new inlaid pat
terns like inlaid wood noisless and easily
cleaned six to twelve feet wide -for kitchens
halls bath rooms. Let us price it to you ,
Orchard & Willielm Carpet Co. ,
1/H 0 Douglas Struct.