Omaha daily bee., 1892-10-18
DMAHA'S GREAT SHOWING
Interesting Census Report on Our Manu-
features Made Public.
QUITE AN ENCOURAGING INCREASE SHOWN
After Making All Possible Allowance for
Changes Incident to the Business
There Is u Decided Relative
Increase in Wages.
WAsHISGToN BUREAU OF The BEE, !
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WASHINGTON. ID. c., Oct, IL. !

WAsHINGToN BUREAU OF The BEE,
5l3 FOURTEENTH STREET,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Oct. IL.
The census office today issued pre-
lminary report on the manufactures of
Omaha for the year ending MAY 81,
1890. comparing the figures with those
of 1850 under a system which includes
only the industries on which report was
issued in 1880 The following per
centages of increase are shown:
Number Of establishments reported, 256. 40;
capital invested, 1860; number of hands
employed, 32S5O; wages paid. 543. l5; cost of
materials used, 99572; value of products at
works, 30; population of city, 36o.23; as
sesseo valuation of city, l66 .oS; municipal
debt, less sinking fund.- 69S.Ol. In
this period also wages increased from
an average of S43l in 1880 to s646
IN 1890, or nearly 80 per cent. After making
all possible allowance for changes due to the
relatively greater number of men employed
in 1890 and for the more thorough enumera-
| tion and the advance in the quantity of manu-
| factured products thero Is a decided relative
I increase in the amount paid in wages.
Bishop Graves in the East.
Right Rev. A. r. Graves, D.. bishop of
| Nebraska, preached three sermons here yes
terday. The bishops morning sermon at
st. Pauls was an interesting resume of the
| work in Nebraska. his text was from st.
| Mark, xvii, 15, "Go ye into all the world aud
preach the gospel unto overy living crea-
| ture."
| He found the country west of the Platte
thinlv settled. Bishop Graves said, with
| but 300, 900 people IN 81, 600 square miles.
| The great problem was how to get them to-
| gether for religious purposes. The end was
accomplished by securing large force of
| missionaries and giving each one cnarge OF ten
| or twelve parishes. The problem of educa-
| tion for these scattered people was anotheJ
| difficulty A school had been established
| Kearney. Neb., with accomodatio !tor
| $50 pupils. How to furnish churches was an
| other problem. Vacant school houses and
| saloons were taken possession OF, and one
| sod house had been built as a memorial, the
| only sort of structure which was lmpervlous
| to the sand storms OF that section The men,
| bers had in creased steadily.
| The BISHOP wanted money to support min
| isters and divinity students, to build
| churches and chapels, and provide SCHOLAR
| ships for the diocese.
| Zone of the most interesting figures of the
| Episcopal convention in Baltimore has been
| the bishop of Nebraska, Rt. Rev. A. Il.
Graves, DID,, who has done wonders for his
| church since he took charge of the territory
Of the Platte A little more than two years
| ago he was called from one of the leading
| churches in Minneapolis to take charge OF
the work Iu this field. Bishop Graves was
in Washington yesterday. With character
istic western energy he was not content tc
preach once. but led three services"
| Gradually Nearing the End.
Mrs Harrison is little weaker today
| The progress OF her disease Is gradual. bu
| regular, and each morning finds her littl
| weaker-a little nearer the end. She sleeps
well. She slept great deal last night, bu
her sleep is not refreshing. Sne wakes from
| it much exhausted, with little more of her
vitality gone. She has rested quietly today.
The presidents aunt, Mrs. f. II. Newcomer
| of Indianapolis, arrived this morning ant
10 fnY,
time Although the president attended thu
public reception as usual and shook hand:
with a number of of visitors. he was unabl
to reply to any of the well meant words o
sympathy which were spoken to him: N
visitors were received by the presidenU
family today.
News for the Army.
| The following army oruers were ISSUED
today:
A board Of officers to consist OF Brigade
| General Wesley Merritt, Lieutenant Colone
| Marshall |. Ludington, deputy quartermaste
| general; Lieutenant Colonel Charles X
| Greenleaf, deputy surgeon general, Is con
| stituted to meet at Helena November 70
the purpose of selecting site for mliitar
post at that place, as provided Tor under a
| act of Nav II. The board will examine sue
, | sites as may be- offered for the purpose, sill
l | uated within radius of ten miles OF Helen'
and especially as TO their suitability for tn
| purposes required, including such matter
| as permanent Watef supply, uiaiuaso, ioo'
4 | ton for target range, etc. Rough topt
I | graphical sketches OF such OF tie site
1 | offered as are considered by the board to
/, desirable for the purpose, should be mac
and submitted with it's report.
Western Pensions.
a The following western pensions granite
: | are reported by The BEE and Exam in,
Bureau of Claims:
!, Nebraska: Orginal-Francls M. Umhel
hover Additional-Paschal Il. Hickerso
| John X. Lowell William j. Farris, Georl
Y, Currie, Elijah Jenkins, Jesse l.. Poynte
Oscar f. Underhill. Renewal and increase
| Obadiah S. Comar Increase-Lorenzo
TAYLOR. Reissue-Ethan Atwater. Orig
nal, widows, etc.-Vesta l.. Clark, Hanna
M. Cross, Climena Z. Nichols, Jane M. Hu
bard (mother).
n Iowa: Original Abraham l.. PaIme
Simeon Ciaywell (deceased) Robert spec
Q Christonher NJ Johnson, Charles w. Cllfto
Robert X Blair, Henry Hodge. Additional
James Boldman, John w. Bartlett, Jam
n Kevap Myron Osborn. Reissue and Il
crease-Job g. Williams. Original, widow
Il etc'-Frances Dinneen. Margaret Fole
PhIloma M. Brown, George w. Chir
d 0ather) Julia A. Woolayer.
South DAKOTA; Original-James Misc
Additional-Lambert Wright, Gerald Grac
miscellaneous.
v W. s. Clark of Nebraska is at the Oxfor
y Rev. MIR. Nash of Fargo has been made
member of the committee on credentials
II the supreme council OF Scottish Rlte now
-, session here.
N N j. IA. Renwald has been appointed DOS
master at Summitsyille, Ia, vice }. Re
% wald, resigned.
The thirty-third anniversary OF the raid
John Brown was commemorated by speci
services in the colored churches here.
~ Ex-Minister Kasson is IN Washington
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