Omaha daily bee., 1893-08-20
PLAIN GRANITE PREFERRED
Officials Figuring on Substantial Material
for 0mahss Federal Building.
fAEcY WORK TO Be SACRIFICED
soventy-Fivs Thousand Dollars VIII Bo
ThuS Savsd-Dest Possible Material to
DO Secured--idvantages OF
tho Various stones.
WASHINGTON BUREAU or THE BEE,
5l3 FOURTEENTH STREET,
w ,antNnr,N Anu 4.


s'1t Is my opinion that Secretary Carlisle |
cil favor the modification Of the plans for
the supcrstructurc of the Omaha public
building so as to make the bids for granite
come within the Appropriation" says Scna
tor Manderson. Tho supervising arcni tect
has finally yielded To the argument that it
would be better to do away with the pro-
posed carving, which would tost SIS, 900 and
cut off some unnecessary ornamcntion pro-
posed In the event limestone or sand stone is
used and put the money into superior ma
ter. a.
"1 have contendcd all along that it would
be better for Om ha TO have plain, sub
stantial granite, rather than fancy lime
or sandstone building, as the granite will
stand the wear of u century and never
change, while sandstone changes III color
or often carries dampness and gathers moss.
A granite building is the same in tho
texture and appearance during u lifetime
The climate IN Omaha is admirably adapted
to the use of granite, aud since we are to
have large, substantial structure, | think
the pest possible material should be used.
OF caurse the agents for the limestone and
sandstone are energetic in behalf of their
materials. and will leave no point uncovered
to carry their purposes, but 1t is my opinion
that we will yet succeed IN having granite
secretary and supervising architect will
decide the question next week, or very soon
thereafter"
Bryan Roundly Eidiculed.
Today's New York Sun (democratic) in its
best vein of sarcasm, devotes a half column
of comment upon Representative Bryan's
silver speech in the house the other day.
The Sun declares that MIR. Bryan's speech,
"Gittcred like a pyramid of cart wheels
and many an eye in Nemaha and Pawnce
counties will be dazzled by it," But it says
further that there is nothing in il but glitter
and tiligree. In the next sentence it cx-
claims: "Ihe peacock, says the old saw, is
ashamed of its legs and the Sun copies Il sec
tion of Mr. Bryans grandiloquence which
begins ut no place and ends no where"
In commenting on "the whenceness of the
whithern features of Mr.. Bryan's speech
and after pointing out the butterflies of the
Nebraska members pointless eloquence, the
Sun concludes:
1--WE hate to call the boy orator of the
Platte down from the silver lined clouds,
but we must do it. The work worn and dust
begrimmed are just the persons whose in
telests Mr.. Bryan Is opposing by his clamor
for a cheap dollar. The man who works
with his hands has but one thing to sell,
He's a creditsr for every day he works.
He's the inevltab bic and chief loser by an in
ferlor and demoralized currency. The
'moneyed interests can take care OF them
selves i'll the long run Those of them en-
gagged in the silver business, for instance the
capitalists, can wait until better conditions
ccme. The laboring man cannot. What he
loses he loses absolutely. The railroad
hands, the small farmers all the working
men of Nebraska would be injured by Mr..
Bryan's dollars and the silver sound of his
sentences will not help them"
Mr.. Bryan has been greatly embarrassed
today by members of the house who insisted
upon calling his attention to the Suns
editorial ana asking him for an explanation
The searcher after eagle feathers from the
First district of Nebraska is at loss to un
derstand why the Sun, the great New York
speech approval and insists upon pokinp
heartless fun at him.
New Western Postmasters.
Postmasters appointed today: Nebraska
Waco, York county, w. f. bradley, vice j. j
Evans, resigned; Winside, Wayne county
f. l.. Metten, vice A. Fl. Carter, removed
lowa-Durant, Cedar county, III. j. Branch
vice ID. Pingrey, removed. South Dakota
Newark, eMarshall county, Lawrence NJ
Buck. vice Mrs. Jane f. Lawrence, resigned
Wyoming-Jetsam, Laramie county, II. f.
Wheeler, wee Mrs M. 7. Wheeler, resigned
Western Pensions.
The following pensions granted are re-
ported:
Nebraska: Increase-Jamcs Mickle, AL
bert Il. Sims Reissue-Danicl l.. Burdick
deceased Original widows, etc.-Hannal
o. Burdick.
miscellaneous.
Examiner Howey has charge of the Firs
National bank of Lemars which failed thu
week Examiner McHugh wired Conn
trollcr Eckels today that the First Natonn
bank of Dubuque was in good shape an
woulds undoubtedly resume business mex
week.
John A. Horbach of Omaha is in the city
1t is believed that he is here to push tn
claims of Captain John G. Burke for tn
position of adjutant general of the army.
PERRY S. HEATH.