Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 20, 1892, Page 4

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D., BEAL Average Circulation for May, DURING the week THE Ber will pub- lish full and complete telegraphic re- ports of the national democratic gon- vention. This paper has unsurpassed facilities for this increased service and cun safely promise as comprehensive a report of the Chicago convention as was made of tho Minneapolis convention. ‘With its leased wire, full Western As- socinted Press and special correspond- ents it may safely be assumed that no western paper can present a better re- port of the democratic convention than will THE BeE. Newsdealers will con- gult their best interests by ordering liberally extra copies of THE BEE in advanco of the opening d THE way to get over a difficulty 18 to bridge 1t OMAHA never went backward now she will bound rapidly forward. and Tir Miner election law in Michigan may be constitutional, but it was a pieco of outrageous political chicanery, never- theless. GOVERNOR RU LL, tho political gosling of Mussachusetts, tells the peo- ple that Harrison is not a strong candi- date. Mr. Russell ie batter authority on masquerade balls, Tv MIGHT be worthy of remark that only two other newspaper men were _ ever nominated for the vice presidency, Schuyler Colfax and Henry Wilson, and furthermore thoy were elocted. WHITELAW REID will not make many specches becauso, he says, the head of the ticket is abundantly able to manage the oratorical part of the campaign. It’s a wise editor who can use his blue peneil upon himself. 5 BRILLIANT and vehement speaking before political conventions is all very well. But what the republican party wants this year is the speaker who can convince people and make votes, and candidates whose record needs no de- lense. AN IowA man has not been presented to a democratic national convention since 1864, when the name of Augustus Cwsar Dodge of Burlington was placed In nomination. But thename was with- drawn almost as soon as presented, which will probably be the fate of Hor- nee Boies, GENERAL GEORGE A. SHERIDAN, who is one of the ablest and most elo- quent stump spenkers in this country, has returned from Kurope, where he investigated fully the condition of the free trade laborer. His work in the coming campaign will be greatly strengthened by this experience, WiiLE Omaha is a much greater city than Des Moines, her citizens can learn nlesson from Des Moines which will prove to their advantage. For many years it has beon the custom among people at tho Iowa capital tu patronize home factories and merchants. This sustom has stimulated manufacturing greatly, and indirectly helped to build ap the retail trade of Des Moines. —_— Toe Ninth Towa district is republican and there is no reason for not electing a republican there this year. Tom Bow- man hus very clearly shown the people of the district just whav a democratic congressman is and they are eager for a return to the old faith. Bowman will ot run again and there is plenty of good matorial from which the republi- cans may choose. ‘PHE canvass of the votes on the Ne- braska Central bond proposition has de- veloped tho fact that one out of every ton voters was oither unable to read or write or had not familiarized himself with the Australian ballot, ext fall when more than eighty names will ap- penr on each ballot it will be confusion worse confounded, unless cach party opeus un Australinn ballot school. — 17 is expected that the house of rop- resentatives will this weck consider the resolution providing foran investigatiou of the Reading railroad combination No sorious opposition is anticlpated, and doubtless the resolution will bo adoptod with practical unanimity. The purpose of the investigation is 1o asce tain whether the combine of the unthy: cite coal roads is hostile to public policy, and it is bardly possible that the com- mittee can fail to ind that it is, since it is clearly designed to advance the ive of coal to consumers. Certiin localities may be benefited by the com- biuation, but for the couutry at large iy is & monopoly that must inevitably prove oppressive. NEBRASKA'S COUNTRY ROADS. One of the matters of general interest discussed at the late meeting of the Ne- braska Bustness Men’s association was the bad condition of the country ronds of the state. It appears from the state- ments mudo that in parts of Nebraska the roads are much of the time almost impassable, and that nowhere are they kept 1n as good condition as they ought to be. One member of the association said that these highwaysare not worked as they should be and declared that the whole system of caring for them is wrong. Men who work on the roads spend a large proportion of their time in idleness. Another speaker said that the poll tax idea was only a makeshift for the real work that vught to be done. He thought a sufficient tax should be levied to put the roads in good condi- tion and the work of improving them should be done systematically instead of at haphazard. He stated that in his sec'ion the farmers had lost more dur- ing the past few months by roason of the fact that they couid not get their grain to market, when the price was high, than it would have cost to build several macadamized roads across the country. The consensus of opinion was that a radical reform is necessary in this mat- ter, and the association adopted a reso- lution favoring tho creation by the leygislature of a state road fund, to be exponded in building and maintaining good roads throughout the state. The question of good ronds is obviously one of very great importance. It affects directly the 1nterests of a large majority of the agricultural producors of the state, and also the welfare of a large number of retail merchants who depend chiefly nupon their trade with the farmers, These two intimately con- nected interests constitute a part of our vopulation which contributes most largely to the commercial prosperity of the state. The agricultural interest is the chief source of that prosperity, and whatever will contribute to its growth and welfare shoula be a matter of primary and supreme concern. Good roads are as essential to the success of the farmers as ample transportation facilities are to the manufacturers and wholesale merchants. This is fully rec- ognized in other states, and while the complaint of bad roads is not psculiar to Nebraska, it would scem that less at- tention has been given to this important matter here than in most other agri- cultural states, The suggestion that the legislature should levy a genoral tax for the creation of astate road fund is worthy of serious consideration. Atany rate the matter ought to be thoro ughly in- vestigated by the next legislature and if it be found that the present system of taking cavo of the roads is not adequate one should be adopted which will be. It is evident that thereis an urgent demand for radical reform in this mat~ ter, and there is certainly no valid reason why Nebraska cannot have good roads. NEW YORK REPUBLICANS. The republicans of New York are manifesting an interest and enthusiasm which aro an augury of victory, They are preparing botimes for a vigorous and aggressive campaign. A ratifica- tion meeting is to take place in New York Cily this evening and it is ex- pected to bs a notible one. The state convention of the republican league is to be held June 28 and 29, and tho league ciubs are propaving to make it the largest convention they have ever held. There is no evidence of any disaffec- tion in the ranks of the party in the Empire state. It istrue thatsome of the men who opposed the renomination of President Harrison have not publicly expressed their acquiescence in the re- sults of the Minneapotis convention, but it is not believed that any of them in- tend to disturb the harmony of the party, and that in due time all of them will fall into line and do effective work for the ticket. The nomination of Whitelaw Reid for the vice presidency it is beginning to be apparent will exert a wholesome influence upon the dissatis- fied element of the party in New Yorlk. But that which will earry the greatest weight is the fact, recognized and can- didly admittod by the democratic and mugwump press, that President Harri- son is the strongest candidate for New York the republicans could have found. Those who opposed him may be relue- tant to admit this, but they will cer- tainly be compelled to see it, and when they do so they will hasten to avoid political ostracism by giving a hearty and energetic support to the candidates. No ropublican who .in the present political exigency permits porsonal dis- appointment to control his conduct, and by his example or influence creates and encourages disaffection, can hope for any consideration from the party in the future. With the urgent necessity that oxists for maintaining republican poli- cies and principles, the demand upon republicans to remain faithful to the party was never more pressing. The spirit that is being shown by the republicans of New York will have an invigorating effect upon the party gen- erally, A most important task devolves upon the republicans of the Empire state, and the fact that they manifest an earnest purpose to enter upon the work before them vigorously and aggrossively wvidences confidenca in their ability to win, and the influence of this in the re- publicans of other states will be very great. The activity, enthusiasn and confidence of the republicans of New York is aiways contagious in a national campaign. There ure excellent reasons for be- lieving thut New York should not be re- gavded as a doubtful state this year, and that Benjamin Harvison and Whitelaw Reid will carry the state by a much larger plurality than was given the re- publican presidentiul ticket in 1888 Leaving out of consideration the fac- tional fight in the dew ocratic party, the fuct that the vast fluancial and commercial interests of the state uwre entirely satisfled with the present administration, that the repub- lican poliey of reciprocity is acceptable to the farmers, and that there is a well- founded approhension that & change of political parties in control 8f the governs ment at this time would be inimical to the general welfare, warrants a feeling of confidence thut with proper effort the } able to have them. ropublicans can carry the Bmpire state & next November by a largely increased | plurality. The thirty-six electoral votes of New York are not absolutely neces- sary to the election of the republican candidates, but nono tho less it is dosir- THERE is a very good prospect of the anti-option bill becoming a law before the close of the present session of con- gress. The finance committes of the senato has ngreed to report the measure without delay, and it is thought that it will pass the senate. Of course it is ex- pected to encounter some opposition in that body, but it 18 not likely to be any more vigorously opposed than it was in the house, where it pussed by a very largo majority of the membors voting. The republicans of thesenate will nardly be disposed to permit the demoecratic house to enjoy ail the credit which may be gained among the agricultural pro- ducers of the country from favorable ac- tion on this measura. Unless there are strong constitutional objections to this logislation, and none have yet been presented, the senate would make a serious mistake by rejecting the meas- ure, which has been asked for by nearly every farmer’s organization in the coun- try and by thousands of farmers who have signed potitions. It is not known what efforts the speculators have been making to influence senators, but thero is reason to believe that since their de- cisive defeat in the house they have not been doing much. THE overthrow of Dictator Palacio of Venezuela was an occasion of rejoicing for the political prisoners who had been confined by him for too freely expressing their disrespect for' his administration. Descriptions of the scene that ensued when the prison doors were thrown open are both stirring and pathetic. Hun-, dreds of pale, gaunt men, who had suf- fered for their opinions, were instantly surrounded by their families and friends, and as they greeted each other the air was rent with the shouts and cheers of the assembled multitude. Thus one’ good result at loast has been achieved by General Crespo and his followers. But there will probably be another gov- ernment reared upon the ruins of thatof Palacio that will bring further trouble in its own time, and ather revellionsas just as this may succeed each other for yoars in that South American republic. A higher civilization is needed to insure permanent institutjons there. A MEASURE of great interest to railroad emptoyes is the bill just re- ported in the national house of repre- sentatives designed for the protection of freight trainmen. The bill provides that automatic brakes shall be placed upon all freight cars and power brakes upon all locomotives. The law will un- doubtedly reduce the number of fatali- ties among trainmen after it has been put into operation, but in the meantime the death roll will be along one. It seems like an unnecessary concession to the railroad companies that the opera- tion of this much needed law should be deferred untii after July, 1898. The bill under consideration seems to have been drawn with the purpose in view of mak- ing the change from the present system as siow as possible. The idea appears to be that it is better to kill the train- men fora few yoars longer than to throw away the brakes now in use be- fore they are worn out. _ MAJOR WARNER, the republican can- didate for governor of Missouri, will give the democrats of that democratic state the hardest kind of work to defeat him, and it would not be very surpris- ing if he should be elocted. Many republicans now express confidence that he will carry the state, Major Warner is deservedly very popular and is especially strong with the old soldiers, who will rally to his support almost to a man. He also stands well with the farmers. The republicans of Missouri intend to make a vigorous ana aggres- sive campaign this year and they have aleader in Major Warner who knows how to carry onsuch a contest. Tho republican party has been ‘growing in the state and while itis not doubted that the electoral vote of Missouri will be cast for the candidate of the Chicago convention, the eloction of the repub- lican candidate for governor is by no means out of the quéstion. OuR citizens have had their eye-teeth cut on the national drill. They were led to believe that there would be at least 4,000 or 5,000 national guards at the encampment. On that basis the money guaranteed for prizes proposed to be given for competitive drill would have been realized at the gate by the im- mense concourse of people at home and from abroad, but instead of 4,000 or 5,000 we have had less than 1,000 militiamen and the parade and sham battle have proved a disappointment in spite of the favorable weuther. It seems to us only rational that the number of prizes should eithor be reduced or the amounts for each prize cut in tho middle. In view of the limited number of companies contesting guch a concession would only be fair to all concerned. Mi. LAc comptroller of the cur- rency, will retire from that office June 80. Personal reasons impelled his res- ignation. The letter of Secretary Fos- ter to Mr. Lacey doubtless voices the sentiment of all who have had business relations with the office of the comp- troller of the currency. He has been a faithful and efficient officer, and while there have bean several disastrous bank fuilures during his administration, with dovelopments which seemed to reflect unfavorably upon the management of the office of the comptrotler, investiga- tion relieved that official of all blame or responsibility, Me. Lacey was ap- pointed from Michigan, and his suc- cessor will probably be taken from that section of the country. There will bo no lack of candidates. Tiue sudden excess of enthusiasm shown by the W.-IL for the Nebraska Central since election may prove fatal to the paper and injurious to the road. E————— ALL things being equal, the Board of Public Works should give preference to home contractors on public works. This will only be a practical way of giving Leffect to the prineiple of patronizing home industry. Tue Atlan that it is ready to sy who will surely be cheerful resigantion itution announces port «_candidate efeated. This is the inevitable. Publiq Ledyer. A daughter of Diregtor General Davis of the World's fair todk the prize for bread- making u few days jo at La Salle seminary. She seems to have apreterence for studying homo kneadS. i Solldly Republican. h"fiwum There will bo twHiiy new votes in the electoral college olgrill Idabo, Moa- tana, 3: North Dakofa, outh Dakota, 4 Washington, 4; Wyoming, 3. They will be solidly republicas P Abandon Attempt, Stouzr City Journal. The levees along the lower Mississippi are breaking. They will break every time the water rises very high, The government of the United States has not money enough to make lovees whioh will not break. He I8 an Organizer, Inter Ocean. Land Commissionor Carter of Montana is montioned as a good man for chairman of tho republican national committee. Mr. Carter showed oxcellent organizing ability at Min- neapolis, and nothing succeeds like success. — A Record to e Proud Of, * Globe-Democrat. Thero is not a single thing in the record of tho present administration that needs defence or requires apology, but there are many things that merit the highest praise for sound patrietism and practicai useful- ness. ot e Under Soparato Departments. Chicage Ewentng Post. ‘What we need most is a now secratary of agriculture or the restoration of the de- moraiized weather bureau to military con- trol. High winds and oyclones are becoming too frequent. Politics and the elements re- quire two separate bosses. LT e Indiana's Big Luck. New York Tribune. A Welsh tin plate firm on the same day that the Minneapolis convention adopted a protection platform announced the com- pletion of arrangemnnts for removing its twenty mills to Indiana. And yot free traders aro shouting that 1t will take us a century to compate profitably with Wales. Sl ggmesie A Kick at Chicago. Springfleld Republican. Tbe words, “Visit the World's fair at Chicago in 1893, have been painted in enormous letters on the summit of South Dome inthe Yosemite range. It was an outrage upon the scenery of the region and the rights of tourists for which the adver- tising department of the exposition is respon- siblo. —— s Blaine May Write History. Senator Hale pooh-poohs a rumor recently ocurrent in. Washington that Mr. Blaine would seek to succeed him in the senate chamver. He thin¥s the ox-secretary will devote himself to writigg political history, something after the stylefof “Twenty Years in Coneress,” and will ballikoly to spend his winters at the national cgpital, where he sull has a house. Human Crimes Charged to Providence. Chicago, Tiymes. When the people of Jolinstown were over- whelmed by waters from a broken dam it was announced thata visitation of Provi- dence had wrourht 'the havoc. - And the owners of the fishing pond sorrowed only because of the destruction of their sport. Another “visitation of Providonce” has de- stroyed other hundreds, and investigation proves that the desiros of a fishing ciub wera met atv the costof human life. A broken dam was the orizin of the flood on the Cone- maugh. A broken dam caused the destruc- tion of other cities in Pennsylvania. Pos- sibly there remains another that will not be broken when 1t falls-on - the heads of thoso responsivle for these murders. B Correct Form th Eating Green Corn. New York Sun. It isn'tovery hand that can drop the knife and fork and go back to aboriginal habits without offense to the proprieties of the board. Itisn’t everybody that may munch the corncob or tear the chicken from the bone iu public. Flingers and jaws must work with moderation, with deftness, with skilland with the nicety of refinement, or thoir combined use 1s intolerable. A soft and delicate hand may wield a drumstiok or sustain a corncob with an archness as weil calculated to fire tho wsthetic, if romantio, heart asis the fluttering of a fan or the tap- ping of a well-shod toe. ALl depends upon the manner. —_——— Grant and San Domingo. New York Times. It is curious to find one of the features of General Grant’s administration brought into notice again by an announcoment from Paris that our government has acquired Samana Bay in San Domingo. The an- nouncoment s probably promature, but our new navy certaly involves tho pos- session of coaling stations, and there is no doubt of the eligibility of Samana Bay for that purpose. It Is probably that desir- aleness that has instigated Germany to con- cern for the “autonomy" of San Domingo, which wo are not in the least likely to threaten. It was the desire of the people of the republio for annexation to the United Statos that led to the appointment of General Grant's commission in 1871, and publio apathy was such that congress took no actlon upon & favorable report by this body. It is certain that our present desires go no fur- ther than a cualing station, if they go so far. Milllons in Fla . Insurance Chroviele. A wave of fire, reachiug at no time the proportions of a replly groat conflagration, but {n other respocts of unparallelod fiorse- ness, intensity and destructiveness, swopt over the United States inithe year 1891, The value of property ddstroyed, as closely as careful 1nvestigation gan determine it was no less thau |r{t:71;.w1—uu amount groater by $35,000,000;tham the national loss by fire in the procedwg:year. [n no other of the seventeen years:during which the Chronicle's record 67 /fires and losses has been kept has the déyastation by firo beon so severe. The highest point hitherto at- taed (excepting omjy:the preat conflagra- tion years wbon Chioago and Boston wore burned) was in the yeay lpvm, when property valued st $123,000,000. was swept out of Good Riddance,to Bad Rubbish, Philadetylia Press. “General” James R. Chalmers of M ippi has announced his ‘‘resuaciation’ of the republican party consequent upon the renomination of Mr, Harrison at Minneapo- lis. It may be necessary to inforca the pres- ent generation of voters that eneral’ Chalmers 18 the hero of Fort Pillow, where a number of negro troops were wassacred dur- ing the rebellion, After bis state was made democratic on the Mississipp! plan, in 1575, snd the “Shoestring” congressional district constructed with aan lmmense republican majority, he managed by the wost outrage- ous frauds and crimes to carry it for the democrats. The last time be did this the outrage was so unblushiog thet the demo- cratio congressmen refused to stand by him, and be was u-seated. This angered him and he flopped over to the ropublicans from a de- sire to get revengo on the democrats; qut he has wlways been a woight and a disgrace to the party. s s to bs hoped that ho will stay with the democrats now. 1t 1s the presenco of such worthless whites as he that is mak- 10 diffieult the reorganization of the ropubli- can party in the south. THE cnIc Comments by the Chiengo Pross About the Great Demnoratic Gather From the Tribune: 1t Is expectoad that Governor Boies' name will be presented to the convention next weel by Mr. Duncombe of Fort Doawd, In., and the orinters ave particularly cautioned not to get his name wrong. A great deal de- pends on Mr. Duncombe now. If the democrats feel that thoy must have a candidate who is a thorough-going partisan and an accomplished boss, thev ought to drop Gorman and take Senator Hill. The former hias done some fair work in the way of sup- pressing ropublican votes in the state, but unlike tho senator from New York, he has never stolen a legislature, Fyom the Inter Ocean: “If we go to Now York for anomince we shall walk through a slaughter-house 1nto an open grave,’ said Henry Watterson. Tho convention can suspend the two-thirds rale br a majority vote is the claim of the New York Times. That will bo a question for the delegates to vonsider and iv might give Mr. Cleveland’s friends the victory, but can thoy afford to secure w victory in that way1 The fight in Chicago Is in many respeots liko that at Minneapotis, T'he minority is trying to fina some combination thut will de- feat the majority. It falled In Minneapolis, and will probably fail in Chicago. From the News: Senator Brice Is not particularly delighted with the outlook at Chicago. To those who are upon terms of intimacy with him he con- fesses that the symptoms are too Cleveland- ish to be satisfactory to him and his faction, As an instanco of the glorious possibilitios of tho human 1magiaation, attontion 1s callod to tho intimation of a New York delegato that R, P. Fiower stands a chance of being prosident of ths United States. The campaizn nofse For Cloveiana and Boles May roally have como to stay ; Yot still there's room For any boom But ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay! Tammany has arrived in full force m\d has already begun to snort and plunge lLike a wild freight on tho down grade. From the Herald: It is altogether probable that the two- thirds rule which has so long prevailed with respeot to the nomination of presidential canaidates in national democratic conven- tions will be in operation for the last time at the pending convention. Itis understood that the national committee will recommend its abrogation, and will urge the adoption in its stead of a provision whereby at future conventions of the party the vote.of a major- ity will be sufficient to nominate. With such an array of candidates as the varty has toselect from, both in the east and west, there ought to be no serious difficulty 'in_agreeing upon aman who is available. Tho list includes Flower ana Slocum, in addition to Cleveland and Hill in New' York, Abbett in New Jersey, Rus- sell in Massachusetts, Gorman in Maryland Gray in Delaware, Pattison in Pen: vania, Campbell in’ Obio, Carlisle in kKen- tucky, Gray in _Indlana, Palmer, Stevenson and Morrison_in Illinois, Boies in Iowa, and Patterson in Colorado. Delegates do not as a rule in any natiunal convention become maudlin during sessioas. They are mon who want to do expeditiously the business for which.they are assembied and finish it up so as to go home. They know bear play is not politics. Throee-fourths of the yelling and moukeying at conventions is done by boys under age, women who be- come hysterical and porsons furnished with tickets for the purpose of delaying a conyen- tion by these stupid and silly interludes until intrigue shall possibly accomplish an end or fail after trying to do so. The great- ost “demonstrations,” so called, in conven- tions have been, as a rule, in behalf of for doomea candidates. Delegates’ minds are made up generaily before they come to a cor- vention, or, if aliered after coming. 1t is by arguments more substantial and more seclu- sive thau women’s parasols ana boys’ whis- tles. P — CULLED CHAFF, Philadeiphia North American: Having a high old time—the thermometer. Atchison Globe: About all the difference wealth makes in o man’s condition is that it lengthens the chain by which he Is bound. Indianapolis Journ barber shut up Sun; merely closed his sho) MBLED, New York Evening Sun. Hp thought the hammock just the thing To pass o plonsant uminuie Until one day ho chunced to spring And fourd he was not In It. Brooklyn Lite: “Is Smithins a smart law- yer?’ “Very, Man went to him with u case involving #130. Said he was willinz to spend 81,500 to get it back. Smithins made him out a bill right off for §1,:50." Now York Commerclal Advertiser: The laundry propriotor in Connecticut who sloped with an attractive widow in his empioy, und left a LIl of sule of his business to his dis- curded spouse, established a precedent that Dbusiness women will appreciute, Philadelphin North Amerlcan: If Old Sol's boum continues it is likely to make the others : “I'd like a job, sir, as waiter,” said the upplicant. “You have had experience in waiting, I suppose?’’ queried the restaurant proprietor. “Indeed I have." “1or how lon “Why, sir, I've for twelve yeurs, alken meals at restaurants THE NOBLEST WORK. New York Herald. The noblest work of God's an honest man, To other works u greate ling brothers Well pleased, He paused. ilis crowulng deed o sean-- ough!” thought e, “LIl never make another."” And “miual‘s praised, and mankind loud re- olood, All'ln their secret hearts folt exultation, While this ideu every Ego volced, “I'll have no rival now throughout crem- tion!" Columbus Post: Corbett has been examined by a doctor und pronounced perfect. 1t now séems assured that he and John L. will whip euch other, “Why cowes not my love to me?" Don'v be hogelsh. This Is Siftings: SOreats i postess. his other girl's night. Judge: the truth Badgered witness (wearlly)—*As much of it as you wili let me." Lawyer (florcely)—"*Are you telling Binghamton Republicsn: The ambition of a politician to get before u convention iy only equalled by the aabition of a toud to get ce- fore o luwu mower. ~~——— TRAGEDY OF THE FLANNEL SHIRT, Chicago dews. Formerly he wore white linen “Thit he looked quite cooi and thin In, But he really found bls ueckwoar very Lot, B0 ho Laid usido his coilurs And borrowing some dollars Fouud a fluunel shirt aud bougnt 1t on the spot. With a grin of expoctation And his spirit in clation ow thut Limp appurel on his baok, or e found 1t soft and spacious And b Breathin; He wallowed In capicious room—& thing star-hed bosows lnek. But n & moment gloomy 1o sent thiat shirt so roomy To u lnundryman who made 1 cloan as new-- Bug iy cd ack st And s spir As ho drew it fram the bundle forth to view. It was well und neatly finished, But nud suddenly diminished, It was warped and dwarfod and twisted all askow. No wonuii in surf-bathing Would dream of e'er enswathing Her form (n garb of Inches 50 lmmod suly fow . Tho second time thoy washed it Aund on & serub-bourd swashed It 1t camg Diselclooking still more. young aud rall; For In & manner dazing 1t L runken so snzing They tucked it 1n au envelope and sent It buck by mall. A “from corn WORKING FOR THE STATE What the Nebraska Devalopment Oompany Has Done and Will Do PUTTING HER BEFORE ALL THE WORLD Great Proparations Being Made to Estab- 1ish a Supplamentary Exhibit in the Nebraska Building at the World's Falr—Plans In Detail. A yoar or more ago a number of the pub- lic spirited men of this city and state arrived at the conclusion that the legislative appropriation for the Nebraska exhibit at the Worid's Columbian exposition was not sufficient to properly advertiso the great re- sources of the state and give the people of tho world a full and correct idea ot the many advantages possessed by this commonwealth. The matter was talked both publicly and privately by D. J. O'Donohoe and others. No definite action was taken for some months, but on April 27 D. J. O'Dono- hue, William Hayden, W. G. Striver, G. Jamison aud J. Hayden associated thom- selves together for the purpose of forming and becoming tncorporated under the laws of the statc. ‘The meeting was a fruitful one, and before adjournmeut the Nebraska Development company had been born, with & capital of $30,000, divided into shaves of 82 each. The articles were duly tiled for record and the charter issued authorizing the corporation o continue in business uutil the first Tucsday aftor the first Monday 1n January, 1904, Object and Ofosrs. Tho objects which this company proposes to accomplish are best explained by seotlon 3 of the articles of incorporation, which reads as follows: ““The ganeral nature of the business to bo transacted by said corporation shall ba tho oxlabition and presentation at the World's Columbian expositior® in Chicago, and the advertising thereat for the benefit of tho state of Nebraska of the products therof and the different uses and purposes to which said products may be put, and the different ar- ticies of fuel, utility, etc., which can or may be made, produced and mavufactured from said products.” At a subsequent meeting D. J. O'Donohoo of Omaha was elected prosident: G. Jamison of Lincoln, vico president; William Hayden of Omaha, treasuror; W. G. Shrivor of Omaha, sceretary and J. Hayden of Dodye, Neb., director. Immed:ately aftor this Pres- ident O’Donohoo opened up a correspondence to ascertain whether or not it would be pos- sible to secure space in the Nebraska bui ing. On June 1, President O'Donohoe re coived the following from George R. Davis, director encral : *“'1 have had roferred to me from the ways and means committee of the World's lumbian exposition the correspondenco relatiug to your application for permission to distribute graus various articles made and other products of your stute to visitors at tho Nebraska state building in the World’s lumbian exposition. There will probably ba no objections to the gratu- itous distribution of the samples of theso preparations, ani any arrangements you may conclude with the committee on ways and means with reference thereto will be satisfactory to me.” What it May Do, A fow days later Sam A, Crawford of the committen on tho ways and means wrote President O’ Donohoo as follows : “The director general has informed you that you are at liberty to give away such articles as you desire, under rules to bo pre- scribed by this commitwee. The rules which will be prescribed will provide that the samplos to o given away sball be distributed only from the vlaco where your exhibit is made, and will be such as will not_interfore with any concession upon the grounds for which ihe grauteo is paying the exposition an income.” The matter was fully explained and Imd bofore the Nebeaska commissioners, who av onee took the advertising scheme under con- sideration and that it received favorable con- sideration is apparont from the expressions in the following letter rom Commissioner General Garneau, jr., of Nebraska: “Tho space allotted to you in the Nebraska stato building is about 0 feet on the first floor, located opposite the oftices in the stato | building. This spaceis to be used to show the uses the produects of the soil of Nebraska can be put to, as stown by your articles of corporation ' submitted to~ the Neoraska Columbian commission, and such other ad- vertisements of the resources of the state of Nobraska as may be permitted by me.” So much for tho history of the Nebraska Development company. As soon as the com- pany had secured its space it filed its indem- nity bond in the sum of $10,000 and signed by Haydon Bros., W. A. Paxton, the Cady Lum- ber company, A. P. Hopkins, W. G. Shriver, the = Murphy-Wasey company, the Omaha Tinware Manufacturing company, Rector-Wilhelmy company, T Ber Publishing company, the World-Herald Publishing compsay and the W. A. Page Soap company. This bond has bean ap- proved and now tno officers and diroctors of the company are preparing to place Neb- raska in tho front ranks at tho World's Columbian exposition. President O'Donohoe’s Plans. The plan of advertising Nebraska is best explained by the following laterview which had with President O'Uonohos yesten day, who said : “In the first place we proposo to have avery county in Nebraska represented. Wo will have samples of all graios and grasses as wel as samplos of the root croj The grain samplos will be enclosed noat glass jars which will be arranged in cos properly labsled, showing the location of the county, s well s tho farm on which they were raised. The name of tho donor of the sumples will aiso appear. Thon we will havo substantially bound pamphlets for frea distribution which will give a short sketch of tho state, the soveral counties, the prom. inent towns, the price of vacant and im. proved lands, Next wo propose to show what it costs to raise crops, the profit and the numbor of bushels thut we can raise per acre, The book will contain agrioultural sta- tistics that will be interesting to the thou- sands of people who wiil visit the oxposition with a view to finding out sometbing about the groat west. “Wo will also treat the cities and towns fairly and the plan will bo something like this: Wo expoot to have largo sized photo- graphs of the principal buildings in Omaha, South Omaha, Lincoln, Nebraska City, Bo: atrice. Urand Island, ' Fremout and a hun dred or moro othor places. These, torether with the birdseva views of the towns, wiil be framed and hung about the interior of our room. Tho pictures wiil also be reduced in sz and bound in book form to be given out as souvenirs. In addition to theso wo will havo large pictures showing the Omaha of 1855, the South Omaha of 1584, the Kearney of 1863 and other towns when' they were 1n thew infancy, that the people may compas thom with their present greatness.’ How 1t Will e Operate The rules of the Columbian Exposition pronibit giving away advertising matter upon the ground, but the promuleations of | the Nebraska Develo pment company have a feature that is not obfectionable. In its building 1t will have a fully equipped kitohen, Hero will be baked cake, made wholly from Nebraska products; pun cakes of Nobraska flour, and candy from the Nobrasks sugar manufactured at the Nobraska sugar refiner- fos. 'This will be done by an army of white- aproned Nobraska boys and girls, This food will bo cooked and eaten upon the ground, and while the members of the company do mot expect to run o restaurant, they do oxpect to feed thousands every day. Then they will have a bureau of information, where & stranger from any pact of the world can ask and ob- tain reliable information rogarding any city, town or county in the state. This ndver- tising schome 1s not for one locality, but is for the state at large. In speaking of the disposition of tha stock President O'Donohoo said that the plan was tordispose of it to individuals in this state, The idea was to interest the farmers to an extent that each inan would find that he had an object in making the Nebraska exhivitthe best on the ground. The exhibit would in no way intorfore with the regulur state exhibit, but would merely bs an addition and would be for the purpose of bringing the state moro promivently beforo the publio. What May Be Accomplished, Two classes of peoplo the members of the company hoped to interast in Nebraska. One class was the farmers of the east who wero on the lookout for cheap homes ana the most productive country in the world. Thy other class wus the manu‘acturers who w looking for locations whero they could in- creaso their wealth and their output. 1f the farmers and representativo business men of tho state put their shoulders to the wheel Mr. O’Donoboe bad no idea bui that Ne- brasia could make an exhibit that would not only be creditable to herself, but would in- terest and astonish the people of the entire world, —————— ORGANIZING FOR CHARITY. German Women ning & Much Needed Soclety for Their Sex. A numbver of German iadies of Omaha have decided to organize a socioty for tho assist- ance of the poor and sick of the city, and par- ticularly siok women who are unable to pro- cure tho proper medical attention, The soci- ety will be called “The \Woman's Health and Free Medical Society."” 7 A meeting of German women was ocalled for Metropolitan hall yosterday afternoon, but owing to the lack of thorough advertise- mant thera were ouly about a dozen present. It was decided to postpono the organization until next Thursday afternoon. The placo of the meeting will bo announced later. o Got a Light and a Diamond. A couple of pickpockets performed a neat job at the fair grounds Saturday night, and s a result Julius Meyer is minus an expen- sive diamond pin. The fellows placed them- selves oue on cach side of Mr. Meyer and ona of them politely asked tho other for the loan of his cigar for @ light. Tn reaching for the cigar his hand passed just under Mr. Moyer's chin and the diamond disappeared. " Mr. Moyer did not notice his loss until a few midutes after, whon the thieves had made themselves scarce. e Caught a ng Party. A party of a dozen young fellows who had imbibed enthusiasm with sundry cooling beverages came tearing past tho corner of Sixteenth and Wirt streets early last oven- ing in two express wagons. It was a neck and neck race until Ofocor Corey stopped the fun, and the whole posso wore looked up for fast driving. E e His Jag Was Dangerous. Attornoy L. R. Wright was arrested yos: torday afteruoon on complaint of his wifo, who said that sho was ia danger of her lif¢ from nis drunken fury. Wright camo home yestorday accompanied by a belligerent jug, and chasod his family out of doors. e was booked as drunis and’ disordorly. == BBROWNING, KINGE &: & CO. Largest Munufacturers anl Ratallors of Clothing in tho Wost. Our Own Special Wire---- We beg to announce that as soon T fas the democratic convention opens i Tuesday we will bulletin the news lin our windows # reccived over our Zown special wire, and in the mean- time we shall con- fine to sell boys™ long pant suits and children’s 2 and 3 piece suits at s off regular prices, which were from $2.50 to $20. We take % off these former prices and you get an awfully low priced suit. All our own make, guaranteed to be the best in the world. Browning, King&Co Vrom every awy il 8 p. m.'Saturduys now till July , 4 our store will be open il 10 p. . |S.W. 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