Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-06
The Wrong Lady Gets a Patent
Office Appointment.
NEBRASKA FARM MORTGAGES.
.-prscy, ConneIl and Thurston Tell
What They Know About Them
A Private Junketing Party
Coming West.
WASHINGTON BUREAU, THE OMAHA BEE, !
5l3 FOURTEENTH STREET,
w Asu1NnTnN ID C. MnN q

Kew York city, was appointed to position
in the interior department and assigned TO
the chiefship of the division of minerals, in
the land office. His wife, Julia +. Cole, was
given place by Public Printer Benedict
B,th husband and wife were very Extensively
partisan democrats. They gave utterance
to their political opinions on every occasion
they wished in language quite expressive
Last winter Beverly fell down stairs at the
department and died from his injuries He
had an accident policy for $4,000, and the
acquaintance of his wife supposed that in
view of their intense partisanship she would
not have the hardihood to apply for posi-
rnder this administration. But she did.
She land her claims on the fact that her hus-
band died sin the line of service,n to use q
pension Office phrase About the same time
that Mrs. Julia Il. Cole applied for an APP
pointment in the patent Office on the grounds
named, Mrs. Gardner, the widow of Mar
cellus Gardner, gallant union soldier who
was chief of the draughtsmen's division for
many years, who made remarkably fine
officer, and who also died sin the line of
duty" put in an application for place. it
is believed that when Mrs. Cole was ap-
pointed last evening it was intended to APP
point Mrs. Gardner. 1t is undoubtedly
''r,istaken identity case and will make
lively row.
ciEvELAND's AUCTION.
Ex-President Cleveland's seal brown
horses his carriage, harness, brougham, vic
toria, landau, robes, etc, which have, since
the l4th of March, been kept out on the
Cleveland farm, on the Tarrytown road, five
miles west Of Washington will be sold at
auction. A lot of other persoual property
will be offered for sale from the Cleveland
farm # the articles enumerated fetch good
prices. The sale will attract n large crowd
of people who have mania for buying the
property of notables.
NEBRASKA MORTGAGES
owing to the fact that congress, at its last
session, provided that the forthcoming
census shall embrace n report upon the
rumber and extent of farm mortgages,
great deal of attention is being paid to this
subject in the eastern newspapers at the
present time. The BEF correspondent had
talks with several Nebraska men on the
sloiect, and this Is what they say:
Representative Connell-Farm mortgages
are certainly not on the increase in Nebraska;
on the contrary, they are rapidly being paid
off, and there are very few foreclosures.
] consider that there is no better
investment for capital than farm mortgages
we'll placed through responsible men. In
Nebraska there is some increase in the mort
gage loans recorded in the cities The reason
is that there are so many big blocks being
erected in Omaha and other places, in which
eastern capital is invested. But the farmers,
now that they are recovering from the drain
consequent upon opening new country, are
asking fewer favors of the moneyed men
each year, and are becoming moro and more
Independent of outside ad'
y , Hon. John M. Thurston-"There is less
and less investment of eastern capital in
the mortgages on farms each year. 1t is very
seldom that one hears of the foreclosure of a
farm mortgage, and the fact that there are
80 many of these instruments recorded argues
well for the prosperity of the state 1t shows
that the tenants are becoming landlords, and
those who rented farms are saving their
money and buying for themselves. They
pay part cash and give n mortgage for the
balance. / consider a western farm mort
gage, placed through responsible agents
or companies, an excellent investment"
Representative George w. IL. Dorsey:
NEBRASKA is increasing in wealth and popu-
lation, and suppose farm mortgages are in
creasng, owing to that fact. l wish to say
that great many men in the eastern part of
the state VINO, years ago, mortgaged their
farms, are now paying off their mortgages
are fast accommodating wealth and farms, and
to my certain knowledge those who, twenty
years ago, were paying per cent a month
for money, are now loaning their surplus
funds to farmers in the western part of the
state at 8 and per cent per annuu. There
are very few foreclosures of farm mortgages
in Nebraska. Where the loans are placed
by careful corporation or firm they are
good investments have had ten years ex
perience in that business, and the different
banks with which | am associated have
loaned several millions of dollars, and know
that not n dollar has been lost by our Gus
toners. We have been compelled to fore
close small number of mortgages, but the
expenses"
DoRsEY's GUESTS.
Nebraska man has very pleasant
junket in store for some congressional
friends this summer but il ISN'T n junket at
the expense of the government While the
tariff debates were in progress during the
last congress the western men found that
the easterners had very little conception of
the western country and the real needs of
that great section. Congressman Dorsey
frequently said that he should like TO have
some representative New Englanders and
New Workers make western trip with him
so that they could see the country aud un.
derstand how il was growing. But last
summer congress sat until so late, and the
campaign coming on, there was no time for
the proposed trip. When congress adjourned
last March, Mr, Dorsey renewed his invita-.
tion, and made up little party of congenial
spirits to accompany him on the
tour The party will consist
setts, Representatives Stewart, of Vermont,
Mckinley, of Ohio, Burrows. of Michigan,
Bayne, OF Pennsylvania, eX-Reprcsentative
Con, of West Virginia and Brigadier- Con
eral John Il. Brooke, in command OF the De
partment OF tho Platte. Representative
Reed, of Maine, was invited but could not
accept. The object lesson will commence in
Fremont, MIR. Dorsey's home The travellers
will meet there about the middle of July and
will go aboard special Pullman car CHAR
tered by MIR Dorsey for the trip, From
Fremont they go TO Denver, thence TO Chey-
euue, goult Like IIly, lSOlSe CltN, luauO
Seattle, Tacoma, through Washington terri
tory to the Cmuer d. Alene region, Idaho;
stopping at different points en- route, through
North ana South Dakota and then back 70
st. Paul where the party will disband. The
trip is expected 10 last from four TO SIX
weeks, but tho tourists will not be tied down
by any time table and they will stop of
wherever the fancy may siaze them The
entire trip win be made in the Pullman car,
which viii be prQyisloned with everything
that is good, anl an experienced steward will
be taken along 10 look :after tho creature
comforts OF Nh. Dorsey's guests. 1t is moi
likely that any travelling Will be done al
night as every one will want 10 admire the
beauties OF the scenery of that western coun
try. When the party goes through Montana
aud the Dakotas the elections Will he ON
and as there are three magnificent speaker:
in the party, Burrows, Mckinley ana Gon
all leading apostles OF the doctrine Of pro
lection, they may expound the true faith.
cAPTIvATED cLARKsoS.
Those who called at the office of First AS
slstant Postmaster-General Clarkson, ol
Thursday, saw handsome woman abou
thirty years of age, dressed in semimourn
ing awaiting for a document being made ou