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liKAM AMONG JlIL NliGROtS
Mobbed with Admiration by the Colored
People of New Orleans.
RUTHLESSLY CRUSHED HIS TALL HAT
nnil i\HHriK
IlurliiK III * Trluiniilinl Tour iif the
South llcriillci'lloiin of a
Hot Time.
In the spring of 1880 General Grant , after
IIH ! memorable tour of the world , \lslted
tlio soiHlicni stntcs nhil brought his tri
umphal Journey to a close at Now Orleans ,
\thero he remained n week to two. There
I accompanied the general to what proved
to bo perhaps the most exciting demonstra
tion of negroes of those times , n demonstra
tion which General Grant called his most
astonishing experience.
A now generation was entering on the
scene , and although the men who had boon
conspicuous In the service of the confeder
ate states had cordially welcomed Grant to
the defeated section , there were people In
the Crescent city who could not bring them
selves to the point of taking part In the
street demonstration In honor of the hereof
of the union nrm > . Many of those who
secluded themselves during the public cere-
mrnies subsequently called on Grant at the
residence of his cousin.
As the hnnr for thu arrhal of the Grant
party approached , the streets swarmed with
black fares , shining with enthusiasm mid
hope. Somehow they conceived the Idea that
Grant had come , not as a private cltlron ,
but as their Moses , to restore their political
supremacy. They were more serious and
less boisterous than on other public occa
sions , when their loud laugh distinguishes
the southern from the quiet northern gath
ering , The escort of the Grant party was
first n company of United States regulars ,
then a post of the Grand Army of the He-
public , and a civic society or two , It was
not ImprcsslM ! as a procession , but as It
came , the fervor of the Inflammable ncgto
nature reached clmost the limit , and when
3 they shouted Msnv of them did not
know Grant's fare n-l so we three were
almost equally the object of adoration.
A path was made at inst from the cnr-
rl ( ? to the door , but nt o\cry step wo wore
obstructed nnd crushed by the pressure of
the crowd. Inside the ohapc ! door toe
found matters hardly better. It took n
long time to reach the altar. "Kmpcror
\Vllllam , " nn old negro , had charge of the
reception. HP stood on the platform , hli
fact- beaming wltfi fen or and perspiration ,
obviously speaking at the top of his voice ,
but to us his words wcro Inaudible. Theii
the cdiolr of ft bundled \olces burst fortn
with "Do Bridegroom's Come" The ma1--
shttls , nil old negro bachnlori , had little
knots of their hair tied with narrow blue
ribbon , nnd In their white cotton-glo\ecl
hands tlioy held rod , white nnd blue batons ,
which they waved tolldly. 1'very bit of
spai o In tl'f ! iurch VVRS occupied exclu
sively by the negroes. Not only that , but the
crowd outside bad climbed to the open windows
dews , and as they filled them cntlreh , not
a breath of frcs.li air could enter. Only a
great outburst of melody from the cholt-
prevented n general hysteria , vvhlcli toaa
plainly Imminent. To the singing the people -
plo kept tlmo with their feet nnd tholr
swnylng boilfcs.
It was hardly conceivable that any ne
groes In the city were kept Ignorant of the
event , PO thoroughly had the preachers be
trayed the general Scores of them must
have worked all nlgtit to erect the plat
form nnd arrange the decorations. Ovei-
the pulpit was a huge portrait of Grant ,
draped and festooned with Ilowcis , and op-
poslto was a similarly decorated portrait
of Lincoln. Grant had not spoken a word
from the moment wo were fairly surrounded
by the multltndp. Now ho whispered , n
ho tolped his Hushed face : " 1'vo been In
Africa , but 1 never had ns hot a time as
this. "
I oould not help noting that he took Ilt-
tlo Interest In the scenn and the speeches ,
but I learned the reason later. Occasionally
a seat snapped under Its heavy load. The
pressure from the outside at ono of the
windows became so great that a do7cn men
and women were pushed Into the room ,
falling with slnieks which wcro echoed by
those upon whom they fell.
When Gr.int arose to speak there was a
renewal of the cries , but the little pastor
I
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GRANT REMAINED SILENT.
it passed , the black mass fell In behind ,
filling the street from curb to curb.
Service at the hotels and restaurants
where the negroes were employed was ut
terly Inefficient. The blacks were absorbed
In the ono subject , lee exalted by a new-born
hope to concerij themselves about their usual
business.
The general was disposed to bo as quiet
as possible without appcarang discourteous.
When first asked to receive a delegation ot
colored preachers of the Northern Methodist
church he pleaded fatigue ( After some per
suasion he consented to meet them at Wes
ley chapel , with the stipulation that there
should bo no general negro demonstration.
"I had enough of that nt Jacksonville , " the
general explained.
This was distinctly promised , and the af
fair was regarded as so trivial an Incident
of his visit that the newspapers made no an
nouncement of it. It was expected that ho
would be driven to the place at 10 o'clock
In the morning to speak a few words of en
couragement to a score of colored preachers ,
nnd so the entertainment committee did not
cheese to accompany him 1 was asked to
go with the general , nnd Rev Dr Hartzell ,
n northern preacher then In charge ot the
church nITalrb In the city. A northern news
paper man and a veteran northern soldier
I had no local political ambition to bo in
jured and had lively curiosity to see the
negroes.
Kraut Tolls Stoi-lcH ,
It was n long drive and on the wny Grant
was more than ordinal lly communicative ,
which Is saying a goad deal. It was nnd still
Is a popular fallacy that ho was in all situa
tions a reticent man. However self-con
tained ho may have been In nn official ca
pacity , socially ho was genial , cheerful and
chatty. As ho lighted n cigar , the can Inge
being open , he said
"I have the reputation of being n hard
smoker. There are people who Hay my poi-
trnlts are bad because there Isn't a cigar In
the mouth. That's a slander. I never In
my life smoked to excess , and now I consume -
sumo only three or four cigars a day. I am
n slow smoker and a cigar lasts me a good
while , "
As wo passed the university buildings
the general said that If the war had not
come when It did , ho should have been n
icsldent of I lie south , n professor In a
southern college.
"General Sherman , " ho explained , "had
been the professor of mathematics In a
college In Mississippi" I think It was Mis
sissippi "and decided to give It up , He
wrote to mo nt Galena , asking If I cared
to take his place. I nlwnya liked mathe
matics , It was the study I bad done best
In and I thought I might enjoy the work.
It was decided that I should go , but then
the rumblings of Impending \\.ir caused
me to chnngt * my mind , and with some re
luctance I finally declined It. "
When wo vvcre within about two blocks
of the church wo were shocked by the spec
tacle of n solid mass of black humanity.
As they caught sight of the nppioathlng
carriage they made a furious rush , and
with yells they suiroundtd us. The two or
three policemen in the neighborhood did
all they could , but were powerlets. That
the general of whom It has been said that
the sudden appearance of the enemy never
surprised him was surprised nnd .ilarnu-d
by the unexpected body of negroes , and vve
soon found the situation really dangerous ,
] \ < * KI ° < > < ' * ticin Him in ,
"Let ut get out of this , " exclaimed the
general. "Driver , turn about and go back "
It was useless , however , to make the at
tempt. It was the determined purpose of
every man , woman and child In the mass
to shake Grant's hand or touch his person.
The olr was tilled with cries. A tall old
negro forced himself between the wheels ,
K'Cardlees of a busy club , and reached
Grant's hand , crushing a now silk hat as
lie did It. Then straightening himself to
his full height , with hands above his barn
head , ho shouted "Dress Gawd ! " 1 done
shuck his han * ' "
For nearly half an hour the scene was
be > end graphic portrajal. These Ignorant
people , long deserted and neglected by their
frightened lenders , sincerely believed Grant
had come to New Orleans for the sole pur
pose of "leaJin' ua out ob de wlldernes , "
und the marshals soon restored quiet enough
for his words to be heard. Ho spoke briefly ,
saying In effect that the colored people had
their futuic in. their own hands. He urged
them to stick to the Dlble and the spelling
book , and they were bound to win the re
spect of all mankind , and enjoy their full
share of material prosperity. To some , who
evidently expected him to announce that
he had come to consecrate himself to the
restoiatlon of their political rights , the
speech was appalently disappointing.
A young negro , a teacher In the university
for colored people , made a brief , but really
eloquent address.
"General Grant , " he said , " you have been
famous for epigrams that live In the hearts
of the American people. You spoke the senti
ment of a determined patriot people when
you declared > ou would 'fight It out on thla
line If it takes all bummer' But there was
one sentiment , nobler than all , one that
had sunk deep Into the hearts of millions.
When the landlord at Jacksonville would
have driven back the colored people ns they
escorted you to your hotel , you said'Let
them come ; for where I am there the col
ored people may be also "
For a moment It seemed ns though the
crowd would rush on the raised platform tn
lay hands on the hero , but the preachers ,
seated In the nearer pews , quickly passed
Sqott Chin from his seat to the platform ,
He was a tall negro , n preacher for sixty
jears , born In slavery. Ho seemed taller
because ho was thltt , and ho wore an old
blilo army overcnat which spread nt the
bottom , and gradually contracted toward
his narrow shoulders. As his bend also nar
rowed at the top , he was exactly pyramidal ,
Then a woman with the "gift of prayer"
'TAKH US TO A GOOD HAT STORK I'Vl
GOT TO DUY A HAT. " SAID GRANT
gave nn extraordinary exhibition of th
rower of an uneducated mind Before sh
conttcd Giant had shaken hands with th
preacher nnd wo moved rapidly toward th
door , a path having been cleared by th
ze'ulous marshals We were not , however
to escape so easily When v\o drew nea
the door , the people In the windows begai
to drop Inside and make for thu same exl
to head us off. Ido gloiy of glories wa
to have shaken Grant's Imnd. Peen wo wer
tn the midst of the same excited ttironp
and through the door we could tee u toll
mass filling the streets.
Could Xnl UNI'IIIU * ,
"Can't wo get out through the hac
door ? " asked the genoial. and finding ther
was such u door wo fougbt oun v\ay townr
thu pulpit again. After having nur fee
trodden on and a hard struggle we emerges !
The driver liad been shrewd enough t
make a c'rcult ' nnd outwit the crowd , nn
as he drew up we threw our e > lvcs Into th
carriage exhausted The multitude froi
all sides made an Impetuous rush after ui
The foremost burled How era Into the car
rlnie n huse bouquet narrowly missing
the general's bared head , for he had taken
off his silk hat arnln. In n pitiful attempt
to rwjtore MR respectability. The liorscs
were put to their best gait
"During the whole tlmo until 1 had made
my speech , " Grant said , " 1 was wretched
at having to speak. 1 never made n speecn
until 1 WHS 40 yenrs old , nnd I never enjoy
any occasion where 1 have to do It. " Then ,
taking off his hat he turned nnd said
"Driver , take us to n good hat store. I've
got to buy n hat. "
No Hill tiitrur Kmmuli.
At HIP most Important lint store In the
town there was not n hnt of any fashion
that was large enough for Grant's head. 1
have forgotten the size ho wore , nnd only
remember that something was said ot Hi
being ns largo ns , or larger than , Webster's
Leaving an order for the hnt he had to bo
content with Rtich brushing and smoothing
of the old one as the hat man could do.
It was a pleasing evidence of General
Grant's power of endurance and quick ic-
cupernllon , that after this exciting nnd
somewhat distressing experience , he Wai
still ns spirited and vigorous ns In the
early morning. He visited several shops
where ho chatted with merchants , many ot
whom were old acquaintances , as though
he had Jubt risen after a night's rest. Al
though past the prime of life nnd notably
stout , his wonderful vitality promised many
moro years of nctlve life.
Lute that night I was aroused from sleep
and handed cnids of several reporters.
They had heard the rumors of a wild time ,
almost n riot , nt Wesley chapel , nt vvhlcn
no icporters were present , nnd nppealed
to mo for pnrtlculais.
LANGDON KAIN12.
CHNSl'S IMU IMTIHIH.
( liiivtUiniN Tlic.v Will Klre nt tlie I MI-
Iiltn \ our lli'iHM- .
The census schedules for 1000 , says Les
lie's Weekly , are under five heads : the In
dividual , corporations , agriculture , mortality
and special. The questions to br put to In
dividuals are- Your age , conjugal condition ,
place of blith , patents' birthplace , nllen or
naturalized , number of years In the 1'nlted
States , occupation , months employed , lit-
eiacy , school attendance and ownership of
roperty. Uvery person over 20 years Is
onsidered a responsible representative to
answer for each and every member of his
amlly. The above questions are the ones
ou will be compelled to answer. If any
urther questions nro put to you yon may
afcly Ignore them. If you are out , your
neighbor next door must answer for you
is he Is supposed to know all abcut you.
tcfusal to answer or any falsification of
actb Is n misdemeanor for which the guilty
one will be fined $100 , an alternative pun-
sbment , however , providing for the possi
bility of the delinquent not happening to
lave the ready money. Is not mentioned.
The schedule under "Individuals' Is lather
nodcst , while Inquiries pertaining to manu
facturing establishments are pretentious ,
lore ore the questions that will make per-
urers of many nn honest merchant or
radesman Name and ebniactor of organi
zation , whether Individual or co-operative ,
or other form , character of business and
< lnd of goods manufactured , amount of cap-
tal invested , firm members , co-partners or
officers , amounts of their salaries , number
of employes , amount of wages ; quantity niul
cost of material need In manufactuies ;
amount of miscellaneous expenses , quantity
nnd value of products , cbaiacter nnd qunn-
: ity of power used ; diameter and number
of machines employed The president , trcas-
uier , secretary , agent or nny direct officer
of any corporation , business , factory or
firm Is answerable for all And any refusal
to answer , or any false statement , is nn of-
fenee for which the culprit must pay a $10-
000 fine or go to prison for ono year , or
both.
The questions relating to agriculture In
clude * : Name of occupant of each farm ;
tenure ; acreage , value of farm and faim
Implements ; average quantity and value of
different products ; number and value of live
stock. Statistics will also be gatheicd re
lating to special classes , Including , the In
sane , the feebleminded , crime , deaf , dumb
nnd blind , paupeiiam , juvenile delinquents
nnd Inmates of reformatories and benevolent
Institutions , and last of all , In the cities ,
fcoclal statistics relating to public indebted
ness , valuation , taxation nnd expenditures ,
to religious bodies , to electric light and
power , to the telephone nnd telegraph busi
ness and to transportation Including steam
boats , express facilities and street railways.
hi'\Mhii iitti'oirrnii'i ) WOIIK.
lie Gfln the NfUN , lint HUM Trnulile
In TcllliiK It in niiKllNli.
According to the Spanish reporter , relates
the Times of Cuba , Havana's list of crimes
and accidents Is on the decicase. Hut the
city editor suspects that yesterday was nn
elf day with the teporter. However , he Is
really beginning to like this leporter , al
though ho scaicely ever sees him. He usually
sneaks into the olllec like a cat , looks cnu-
tloii3ly about , and then drops his , copy upon
a dc&k or table nnd burrles away as though
ho weiP glad to get away alive.
The following la his icport ns turned in
last evening-
Accident The black man Euscblo Om
Garcia suffered various accidental bruises
on the left hand of a grave character , caused
by fhe unkadlng of rails nt Regla.
Dull Kscapes A bull from the cattle yard
of Don Teodoro Cajlgal escaped yesterday ,
badly damaging the scat of the black man
Fedorlco Gonznle/ , who < \as In the net of
attentively watching a game of base ball.
The police horgeant Senor Buldomero Gar-
gollo killed the bull with grsat skill , emptyIng -
Ing his revolver Into It In order to prevent
greater disasters. The man whcso seat was
hurt will not IO able to sit down for some
tlmo.
Fight They vero detained and taken to
the Vlvac by policeman No. SO. Don Josu
I'rleto nnd Don Jesus Rodriguez , who wore
found fighting In tlie public way. Doth had
binctal bumps on the head , which each had
given the other.
Disrespect The gray man Francisco No-
gul was anested for not respecting the
police. Ho was eeen making faces nt ( in
officer of the law on a corner when his back
was turned.
Disobedience The colored lady Amahelln
Gugol was detained and taken to the Vlvao
for refusing to live In the arsenal ward sot
apart for ladles of her distinction.
Severe Fall Finding himself working on
a big piece of timber , Don Pablo I'rleto , on
the Regla wlmrf ho suddenly fell damaging
himself conhlderably Ho had been standing
on the end of the timber which ho was sawIng -
Ing off
roil wnvrnio VITIII\ : ,
Survivor * of I InI'Ull Unr Itciiifin-
licriMl l > HIP Opiii-rnl < i < rrliMM-lil. .
WASHINGTON , April 22. ( Special. ) The
following western pensions have been
granted.
Ibsno of April 10. 1S9U.
Nebraska Renewal. Ansel Lawrence ,
Lincoln , $6. Original vvldows , etc. Alma H.
Glover. Gordon. $8
Iowa Original John K. Clnik , Webster
City , $ C. AddltUnal Owen K. Newton ,
Fort Madison , JO Iticreubo Special April
11 , Martin Holllngsworth. Cordova , 51 to
$ G ; Tutrlck Scally. [ 'airfield , $ C to $10 , Harrison
risen C. Skcel. Arlington , $0 to $10 ; Thomas
G. Ryan. Leon , $6 to $8 , Philip Iledlnger ,
Ottumwa. $21 to * no , Lewis A. Feeck , Manson -
son , It ! to $8. Helsbuc Hnill Magnus ,
Davenport , $6 Original widows , etc.1
Minors of John W Reames , Malvrin , $12.
South Dakota Increase Jo e'ph 11.
liobler. Keystone | G to $10 , Charles C ,
Lowe , Illjou Hills. * f > to $ &
North Dakota Inereae. Special , April
11 Norman Ililllngton Hunklnt > oni to $ G.
Colorado Original Thomas Danford
Iloulder 50 Increase. John i ) . Cook ,
A Ellen , $6 to $8 ,
POSSIBILITIES OF INVENTION
Surprising Results Achieved During the
Past fifty Years.
APPLYING THE LAWS OF SCIENCE
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Itlotuirlt'B Kviiltiili-il TluMirlcn
'il mnl llrninloil 11.1
Wlmllj .
The application of science to the arts of
life during the last fifty years , vvrites 1'rof.
Simon New comb , L. L. D. , in the Inde
pendent , has led to results so surmising
th.n too arc apt to look upon almost any
claim made by nn Inventor ns possible.
When scientific men maintain that certain
things cannot be done , or nt least cannot
bo done In the way proposed , the public Is
very apt to recclxu their words with Impa
tience. Have not things npp.uontly Impos
sible been done In the past ? Why then
should they not bo done In the future ? When
the public entertains such n feeling as tills
It may bo useful to point out that , after
nil , the gieat Inventions of the age have
proceeded on tnthor narrow lines , and have
been In strict accord with scientific dis
coveries.
The public sometimes foigets a very neces
sary distinction between the scientific In
vestigator and the Inventor. These two pro
fessions , though often confused , mo really
quite distinct. The Investigator properly so
called Is concerned solely with the laws of
nature , nnd the consequences of the Infinite
variety of conditions under which these
laws operate. All he alms at is to predict
the result of every possible experiment , to
bhow how the course of nature goes on un
der all circumstances. The Increase of
know ledge Is the goal from which ho must
never turn his eyes , Hxpcrlciico shows that
it he seeks to make the acquisition of knowl
edge subordinate to money making ho will
fall In pursuing science with that singleness
of pin pose necessary to success. Perhaps
wo ought rather to sny that the really BUC-
-ossful man of bclcnce must bo too much
absorbed In his work to think of devoting
his tlmo to new Inventions.
Thu Inventor is one who , having mastered
the laws discovered bv the man of science ,
shows how they may be applied to a useful
purpose. It Is not nt all necessary that he
should be an Investigator. So far as the
writer Is aware , ndlsnn , perhaps the greatest
Inventer of our time , never published n sMen-
tlfic paper , and never attempted to add to
1'iir knowledge of electricity or any other
agent. He wisely chose the functions to
which he was best adnntcd. lie mastered
the laws of electricity as thoroughly as nny
one before him had ever done. Then he
used hli great genius In show Ing how they
could be applied to useful purposes. Tile
really gicat and useful Inventors of our
times are men , who , like him , are thor
oughly conversant with the laws of nature ,
nnd apply natural processes to the gaining
of useful ends. The visionary pnradosers
and speculators , the perpetual motion mer- ,
the clicle-bquarers and a crowd of others
who trv to impose on the public with
claims of great discoveries and Inventions
nro of nn entirely dlfleront class. How
these classes are to be distinguished maybe
bo shown bv some examples which have at
various times come within the writer's
knowledge.
TIlC ItlllllllllllCITN.
A few vcarb ago public attention was
widely called to certain men who claimed
that they could produce rain. Some , In
cluding the better class , pioposcd to do it
by making a great noise , especially by ex
ploding bombs In the nlr. One of them
went so far ns to write a book proving that
rains followed great battles. The mode of
proof was very simple. After nearly every
j great battle it had rained somewhere , either
In the neighborhood where the battle was
I fought or borne other part of the continent.
Battles after which no rain was recorC < M
i were conveniently left out of the discus-
i sion. The reader v\ns not expected to con
sider that it Is raining somewhere on every
continent nearly all the time , and that , if
tl'o combatants wished to do s > o , they could
not well fix on a time for the battle when
it was not going to lain somewhere within
a very few hours. That thltt theory met
with anything but ridicule was due solely
to lack of knowledge of atmospheric mo
tions To one who Knew that the rain
v\hich falls on us today conies from a mov
ing mats of uir weighing thousands of mil
lions of tons which yesterday might have
been hundreds of mllea away , the idea
that great atmospheric currents could beset
set In motion and brought to a particular
bpot by firing bombs would seem to be ns
nbsuid as that of opening a cannonade from
Governor's Island to bring the Knlf stream
In shoio to warm up New Yoik haibor.
And jet so little appreciation had the pub
lic of this fact that a large appropriation
was gotten from congress to send nn ex
pedition down to Texas , theio to pioduc *
rain in the dry beason by exploding dyna
mite bombs.
\ll AllClOIlt IlllMI.
On another occasion nn Inventor appeared
nt the Nnvv department with n proposal
for a new engine which was to utlll/o
nearly all the power generated by the burn
ing of coal , instead of wasting eight or
nlno p.irts out of ton , as every Hteam engine
must do Such a result could not have been
otherwise than tempting , nnd the claims
put forth seemed very plauslblo to ono who
did not add to a knowledge of steam engi
nery that common sense appreciation of
new conditions which scientific attainments
ilo not nlwnys bilng. The Inventor came
armed with nn endorsement from ono of
the most eminent naval engineers. The
logical result of his theory was that It was
possible to run nn engine with the heat nt
the ocean and thus get along without nny
coal. Tto : eminent engineer endorsed thu
plan and shoned what splendid results for
our dccaslng commerce would follow wheii
this result was reached. Very naturally
the secretary of the navy was much con
cerned lest the Invention should not get a
complete trial , nnd l > Is said that the en
gine was actually put in operation nt the
Washington navy yard.
Now , the fact Is that the proposed engine
lind rcnlly nothing new about It In prin
ciple. It was to all Intents and purposes n
common engine In which ammonia was usen
jnsteail of water. The Idea was so old-
"
"fashioned an to be worn out. Time nnd
again It had been shown that no advantage
was to bo gained In mieh a wny. Of course
there were differences of detail , quite likely
a number of now features were Introduced
Into this ammonia engine. The difficulty
wni > to discriminate between the new fen
tures of the engine , which did not In nny
wny tiffed ( lie principle , und the sun-
version of a law of nature. The Invento *
did not pretend to have discovered any new
law or to have gotten nny now appliance
Ho had merely altered the form of the
engine. Ho was allowed to run It for
short time , and then he and his machine
pasted Into oblivion.
Aerial .Navigation.
At the present time the public Is much In
terested over the question whether aerial
navigation Is possible. Can science answei
this question ? In an absolute way It caiv
not. The best It can do is to point out cer
tain limitations of the Idea which can IH
removed only by the discover y of some rail' '
Ically new law or by the production of arti
ficial conditions of which wo up to the pres
out tlmo have no conception Abstractly there
Is no known reason nhy a man should noi
make artificial wings by which ho could 11) )
as rapidly as a bird The dlillculty Hca It
T
losing out all the odd pieces of elegant Flemish Furniture.Vo
bought these goods in complete suits and now offer the odd
pieces at a fraction of their value because the sets arc not com
plete. They have already been reduced to a special price for our
April Sale , but haven't gone fast enough to suit us , and to make trad
ing on these odd pieces more lively we make this tremendous cut in
price. No one that uses or wants to use Flemish Furniture can af
ford to miss sceinor these goods. We also offer a few fine pieces of
C3 J
Parlor Furniture at from one-third to one-half value.
Flemish Sideboard , exquisite design , hand
carved nnd polished , largo pattern French
plate , bevel mirror , swell top , April sale
price $ : UiOO.
now reduced
Handsome Flemish Side board , canopy
top , vciy ornamental nnd attractive , largo
French bevel mirror , construction the best ,
the best Flemish bargain > ct
offered , April sale pi Ice $11 ,
now reduced to
Lugo Elegant Sideboard , china closet ,
heavy and massive Flemish piece , richly
hand carved nnd finished. This handsome
piece of furniture C feet wide , chln.i closet
has mirror back One of the finest
ilcccs In our store April
sale price $ SS.50 now re-
luced to
Hero we have n correct representation of
the Original Antique Flemish Dining Room
Cabinet , handsomely hand carved , some
thing that can bo fully appreciated b > thu
lover of the genuine antique designs. This
was on special Apill /Jr A XT 50
sale at $69 now ic- 7fb § . | J )
duccd to T
Flemish China Closet , large , roomy nnd
handsome rich carving , has minor back.
This Is a double cabinet , has two drawers
between upper and lower
china clobot April tale price
$45 now reduced to
Sot Flemish Dining Chairs leather seat
and leather back , correct Flemish design ;
set consists of ono largo arm chair and sK
regular diners , April
sale price $38.50 , now
reduced to
Set Flemish Chairs , full box frame , one
largo arm chair , 6 regular diners , nicely
carved and finished , April sale price
$2375 now i educed to ft * " ( sol 60
set of seven chairs ,
only
.Mahogany Sldeboaid , serpentine froi > > nnd
ends , choice carvings and handsom. Iv pul <
Ished , bus laige French bevel minor-
Apt II sale price $1U
now t educed
to
Another and a very fine one M ih g.iny
Sideboard , full swell ftont nnd on is Funvh
be\cl minor , mild brass ttimmings
Apill sale ] iiIce $42.00
now t educed
to
Ilandsomo massive 3plccimahogany
finme Parlor or Library Suit , upholstered In
choice silk tapestry , veiy substantial _ ontl _
ilch \prll sale piico
$1 to 8 now i educed . $73
\ Ilargaln Four Parlor FieriH W
suit Rocker , Aim Chair , Pallor Oh ilr niul
Reception Chnlr handsomely uphol-torod 111
silk vclour , with silk embroidery lrk hand
somely polishes ! and cai vi d _ ma'i ' ui > y
' fiame the pilco for four
| pieces $ IS April bale ptlco $32
four pieces .
A veiy choice fl-plcce Parlor Suit , exquis
ite dchlgn. fiamo solid mahogany , back
neatly Inlaid , the fcatuios In thla bull mo
biought out In the ilch , artistic lines and
hnudbome design , upholstoied In Mlk dam
ask , slightly soiled the silit ls _ spe'i ml at
$ Mi r,0 , but at this closer
April bale 3 pieces , a gieat $57
bargain at .
Hero wo have a two-piece mahogany
fiamo Suit , divan nnd aim chair hand
caivcd and pollbhcd , rich plain de-ten Inlaid
lines pilce on this two-pleco suit Is $42- ,
now for a baigain at jhf / t5Q
our April sale price , the Jj jt
two pieces
A voiy handsome three-piece Suit uphol
stered In satin duma&k the finest work
made , full upholbteted nnd tufted this la
something cxtiaordlnaiy fine and noti e
piice $225 do you want
a baigain' ' Apiil sale
price only
S454-14SS-14S8 Oougias Street ,
We are Sole Agents for the North Star Cork Filled Refrigerator Best Made ,
giving to matter such a combination of
strength and lightness that the desired appa
ratus can be made , nnd In Inventing methods
by which its motion can be controlled. Hy
no process can wo make a pound of steel
weigh less than a pound and by no
process can wo give It more tban a defi
nite strength and stiffness. We can dimin
ish friction but v\o cannot avoid It alto
gether. Wo do not know how light an en
gine may possibly be constructed. Give our
Inventois plenty of tlmo and pel hups they
will bo able to 11 > Discover some ways of
avoiding the laws of gravitation 01 some sys
tem of electrical propulsion by which bodies
will bo held above the e.nth as the great
masses of hydrogen thrown out by the sun
are held above that luminary , and the proj
ect may be a brilliant success. If this lesult
Is reached It will be by the scientific Inves
tigator and not by the Inventor.
Granting the possibility of aerial naviga
tion the question whether It will ho n com
mercial success or a meie curiosity Is a
dllllcult one. It Is to be decided by the prac
tical man of business. In considering prac
ticability wo are not to overlook the extreme
cheapnebs of steam transportation In our
times. It Is difficult to see that air can have
any gicat advantages over the ocean as a
vehicle to sustain goods In transportation.
At first sight this statement may seem sur
prising. Does it not take ten days and a
largo amount of coal to carry n cargo ot
goods from New York to Liverpool ? Might
not the bavins bo very great if they could
bo carried in ono or two days through the
air' Wo are not piepared to admit tliat the
saving could , under any circumstances , be-
very material. The cost of carrying n pair
of boots from New York to Liverpool Is
nnvv less than that of carrying them fiom
a store to the homo of a purchaser In the
same Uty. If wo calculate what an extent
of wing hurface would , under nny circum
stances , be required to support n weight of
ono ton In the air , wo shall bee the hope
lessness of the Idea that 5.000 torn ) can bo
transported from Now York to Liverpool
cheaper than It can now bo done. Tlie man
or"tho future who Is able tn spend a small
fortune nn a flying machine may possibly
enjoy the luxury of flying from place to
place , nut he will not carry much baggage
with him until some now law of nature Is
discovered.
(
Aliilinniii DciiiiMTnlM Ai-tlic ,
MONTGOMERY. Ala. , April 22 The dem
ocratic state executive committee met hero
todnto outline a plan of campaign for a
constitutional convention. A resolution
was adopted Instructing the chairman of
the executive committee to appoint t
campaign committee , "of which ho ehall be
chairman , to take charge of nnd cqnduct o
campaign for n call of the constitutional
convention , nnd the election of the demo
cratic nominees , state and county. " The
committee placed Itself on record as op
posed to the repeal of the act calling the
constitutional convention.
T o rnlliircN In
CHICAGO. April 22. Liabilities
Ing over $106,000 , und no assets , were
scheduled here today In a petition In bank
ruptcy filed by John C. Anderson , Insurance
agent.
A petition In bankruptcy vuia also filed
, by IXJIUH Leubrle formerly a number of thn
i firm of Leubrie Ilrotbera of Ht Louis which
I assign * d in 1SS4 The claiira against the
' I uld firm amount to JlM.oO'j. '
Genuine French Flemish DlnliK Table ,
ono of the Impoited kind , woiK nnd inning
all done by hand This choice
table Apill Hale at $22 now
i educed to
Dining Table , Flemish onk , has rope ,
turned legs , banister brace , a CDIICL-I Flem
ish design , I'xtemU 10 feet long , handsonicU
finished , April sale pi ice TT < | PT * * 7r\
? 2..7C , now i educed 35 A C
A very rich , handsome Flemish 10-foot
Table , double rope , turned lei ? , tine Flem
ish pattern , IS-lnch top , oval groove rim ,
the best of make , April
sale pi Ice $40 , now reduced -
duced to
Flemish Dining Table In a pillar c\tcn-
slon , 10 feet long , has IS-lnch top. clcgint
finish nnd carving , great
value nt our April sale price
of $35.00 , now reduced to. . . .
Elegant Solid Mahogany Round Table ,
handsomely cm veil nnd polished , a very
choice niticlo , and the Apill bale pike is
$4650 , slightly imperteet and now
for n bargain , * T " 6 iO\50
i educed jj3 > JJO
to . * i *
A very rich , plain Inlaid line Round Top
Solid Mahogany 10-foot Table , "Chippen
dale" dcblgn , Api II Bale
pi ice $55 , now reduced
to
An extra choice 5-foot Mahogany Round
Table , pillar extension , veiy fine hand carv
ing , handsomely polished , latest de.sign
This tnblo was a baigain nt _ our spccUl
April sale price , $97 , but
now look reduced
to
Very fine Colonial Mahogany Sideboard ,
handsomely hnnil carved and polished swell
front , r , feet wide. This very choice pico
In the regular way would cost you $120
Our April sale pi Ice Is
$ S5 , this eiUiblto | Sideboard
'
board now reduced to
PROSPERITY IN NEBRASKA
Immigration Will Be Greater Than at Any
Season in Fifteen Years.
FILLING UP THE STATE HELPS OMAHA
Ineri'ilNliiK' Di-nianil for HIIIINCN Until
In Coilillrj ami T MM ( "oiiNld-
eraliUAcllvll > in tlic
K l.lllL- .
Whllo the Immigration to Nebiaska this
spring Is nothing aa compaied to what itMU
along In 1880 , 'SI and ' 82 , when government
land could be had In almost any portion of
the state , there are more people coming In
than nt any tlmo during the last fifteen
years und most of them are pcusons who are
coming tu stay. Many of them ate bringing
their families , Intending to purchase homes
ut once nnd put in the spring crop.
Regarding Immigration , Land Commis
sioner McAllestcr of the Union 1'acific Hall-
road company says : "Wo do not expect a
boom , but we are looking foiward to the
coming of more bottlers than during nny sen-
son in the last ten years , We are telling
l.ugo tracts of land almost dally and in ad
dition to this wo aio disposing of hundreds
of qumter sections that will bo Impioved
this season. The good crops of the past
have resulted In placing Nebrabka In the
front tank of agricultural states and thu
people of the cast nro not loiilng any time
In getting out hero. Moat of the men who
are coming bring money with them and
everything Indicates that they are the bebt
kind of citizens for a state. They ate
largely farmers vsho have sold out in the
Htatcbfrom which they come , though , of
course , many of them have been icnteis who
now Book to own farms of tholr own. "
Hegardlng vacant lets and homes hero In
Omaha , the demand continues active , yet
there is not the slightest Indication of a
boom. Speaking of the bitunUcm , Garvln
llrotberb said. "Tho conditions simply show
that real estate Is returning to the normal ,
although prleos continue abnormally low.
The thoughtful citizen Is fast making up bin
mind that the present la the most favorable
tlmo ever offeied to seano a homo ut a
reasonable pi Ice. Houses and stores are
well filled and the general tendency of
rents Is upward. While there has been no
general advance In valuen as yet , except In
a few localities , prices are ( Inner. The
great Impiovcmvnt nnd lne.rcabo In all linen
of business , together with newly added In
dustries In this city nnd more particularly In
South Omaha , has provided permanent posi
tions for a large number of employes nnd
brought In many new losldents of a dcsiiable
class. The city la suffering today fur want
uf moru six to eight-room dwellings for
rental purposes ; there Is every Indication
that u gcoil deal uf building will be done to
supply the demand. Reports from the coun
try Indicate that farm lands nro rapidly ad
vancing In value und selling freely. His
tory will probably repeat Itself and the ad
vance In prices of lands will undoubtedly bo
followed by a corresponding advance In the
value of city property "
Hero In Douglas county farmers arc pri
paring to creel muro commodious
and barns , showing that they nro feeling the
wave of prosperity that Is sweeping over
the land. Few If any of the farmers la
this vicinity are dculrous of belling on the
other hand , many ot them nio adding to
their possessions by acquiring more land ,
thus increasing the size of their fnrm.s that
they may Incicnso their ncicago of grain
and have more pasturage for their stock
In the city now buildings are being erec
ted on every hand , and It Is almob * Impos
sible to go a block In any direction vvi'h-
out seeing men excavating fet fmindaiu.ua
or erecting now buildings. While Ir ( n Into
that few of the now buildings arc large ,
seoies of them will cost from $1OUO up to
$11,000 each. With the low prliea on ma
terials , mechanics figure that a house that
costs $2,000 would have cost $ StiOO ten ycara
ago , so that It will bo seen that a large
portion of tinhousrs erected me as good us
they will average In nny city ,
As yet there has been little done In tha
way of erecting business houses , thnmh ; on
the outlying streets sevoial fine UUHIIIOSH
'blocks ' with living looms above the first
floor are going up. The uichltects of the
city , howcvur , are firmly convinced tha1 < i'i
the isejhon advances a number of fine bloeka
will bo elected In the heart of the city In
fact , several of the architects say tin' ' lot
owners are aliendy figuring with them now
on plans for Mich buildings.
In the building line the rocoids In tha
oil ) ce. of thu bnildlni ; Inspector bhou 'bit
this has been thu busiest month in 1011
years past. lAlready during Apiil pir
bavo been Issued for the iTpctlon of forty-
six dwellings costing from $ l.wm 13 $10 ( > o ,
and fully half as many moie an , nva ling
examination , so that It l.s safe to i.rtJI . Ui.it
by the close of the month pcrmlia will have
been Issued for the erection of at least
ftosoiity-fivo dwelling ) und ( ottnges
Hardly a dwelling benne Is bi ng built to
rent , ns In almost uvory lilstume ilie owner
of the property In building that he may buvo
a homo for himself and family. There aie a ,
few fiats ami upirtmcnt bouses being built ,
and In about every case they lire rc'iiic-d for
a long term before Ijc-lng half eomplelci ] ,
n.icii.K . .IU.IKIKiiiH iiiniMi-ir.
MUMl'HIS , Tmin . Apill 22 Cuinnol M.
Lewis Clark , of Louliville. the will Known
racing Judge , eommittid HuMdo huc-i today
In his roe mat the Guston hotel
Best Dining Car Service.
Only Depot In Ghica o on the Elected > orjM