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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 19, 1896)
- _ _ - - . - - - - - - - . - - - F------------- - . - - . - - - - - - - - _ . _ - - - _ _ - - - - - - _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . 1 ' : S TIlE OMAhA DAiLY ninit sUNDAY APRIL 19. 189 ; . BOLLN SAIl ) ThAT lIE TUOR IT Testimony of Thomas Swobo in the Em- 'LezzThment Trial. MONEY IJSLD FOR PRIVATE PURPOSES I'rirt r I t Siiiik I n IIiisIiieiP anil l'urt fr IIect I on I1eflMp$1t1- 1IllCCM tit,1L. (0 At the opening of court yesterday In the bun trial , the direct examination of Thomiw Swobo wn retimcd. lie tetIfleI that. bun liati told hlni , when aRked about a 11Ip In the drawer containing the words , "noUn , iooo , " that ho had taken the amount tcprcsenteI by this slip and had USOLI It for election exn'cs. At that time a chock was made out by Coulter , in the iresenco of the witness and bun , bearing the same entries - tries , but more in detail , and was abatItuted for the original sill ) found in the drawer. Referring to a large batch of siii , ciieck , memorania , etc. , tile witness testified that when iJolin was a'ked about them hG admitted ( lint ho had taken the money Indicatcd on a largo proportion of the slips charged to him , but in a few instances iloiIii atd he did not remember whEther ho gOt tlio money they reprconitetl. Mr. Swote aio stated that flolin had said he had used some of the money "In his brick buene'a" at Louts. yule , I'eb. Tue full amount of the checks 01111 slIps which were attributed directly to Holizi aggregated $14,616.97. The other checks Which were in the drawer were then testified to by the witness as having been given by the following parties , payable to the orler of Henry helm , trolsurer , anti carried In the drawer as ca9h : James StCiileImOn , $2,414.21 ; Johx Qrant , $500 ; U. M. Hitchcock , 2iO ; Saunders , MacFariand & Iickey , $3OO Henry Pundt , $1,030 ; Aaron Calm , $1,000. The witnesi , stated that Councilman Jacob- oen hati IUtII in $100 , of which there wa no IllClnoranium. Some of tile checkovero afterwaril taken up by the Illakers , and oth- era vcro not. On cross-examination , Swobo testified that the cash book showed that there should 1iac been in the cash ( Irawer , the morning of Juno 19 , when ho took charge of the cage , the Olin ) of $26,121.68. The bundle of checks , aggregating about $5,00 , the witness esti- 110(1 , were not carried a assets of the 0111cc. Asked if ho knew what these chks ye- presented , Swobe said that lloiin had told him that the checks of Stephonon nOd Grant represented money 'advanced on their contracts - tracts With the city. The checks of Hitchcock and all of tile others except that of Calm , rerconted money borrowed from I3oiln The Cahn check 11011 been given in pay- nient for taxeo and wac takcxi up the morn- lug the witness took charge. in response to another uuestion , the witness iaid he diii not remember a check for $1,050 gIven by W.V. . Lcwe , which hal been turned over by' John 1111811 to helm and which had been carried as cash , MONEY FOIL ELECTION PUI1POSES. The attorney for the defense attempted to draw from tile witness a statement that Frank Johnson had admitted to the witness that the 10,000 deposited in tile MIdlanl State bank belonged to the chooi fund , but tile uLletlon was ruled out He testifled , however , that ho ilaI gone WIth I3oiin to demand the $10,000 fran ) the batIk , but met with a refusal. Iteferring to tiio check for $1,000 given by l1oiin wilich Bolili admitted ilaving Used for eleotion purposes , It waa attenipted to show that 1301115 illId told the witness that he had taken tile money as an advance of two llOfltilO' salary , intendillg to put it back , but tim witnesi , denied that IhoUn had mode such a statelnent to illm. On re-direct oxamlnation the vltneza aid tile checks referred to by 1dm wore given to Ilolin by tile malcer , and were not en- tereti on the cash bcol s. The trcasurqr sini- .pi drew 1110 check -trasur r and the fiend was drawn from the bank , the city fLinds simply being ( lecrcasea uy the amount tilus drawn olit , with no curresponding offset - set , Theodore Oi'on , comptroller ( luring l3olln's 'term , was the next witness. He tetlfled that hID ilad been instructed by toe city council to clleci ( ho the cash in tile lrcasllrer'a office alLl that ho Ilad informed liohin of such in- strtictione. lie spoke to. IJolhli of tills matter about tile IflhlidiC of April , 1805 , and again On tile . lOt of May , but flolin to'd ' tile witness that it. was hone of tue comptroller's busi- neiu to look at the cash ) , 'altO that lIe (13dm ( ) ball given a suflicient bond , and would not allow the comptroller to rount tile cash. Iteforring tq tim lundio et cflecks which represented amounts taken traIn tile cash drawer by Iioiln , tild witness testified that 110 had , In the prence of otilor parties In Boiln'e private omce , handed the checks ' separately to flolin , and had asked him If ho remelnberod getting tile money tho'o checks represented. 13dm adluttted , tile wItiicsi testified , that he had received the lflOlO ) repreentcl by all of tile 'dlecks , except one for $500 and another , wiiicn he said represented - sented taxes on his own property. Thin WitllC5 also testified that at the tlfle Swobo took charge of the cffice the witness and J. W. Fcad made a cursory cxam'nation 0 tue accounts of tile office to determine about the condition cf affars. Tile county attorney sougilt to show by this witness the result of this investigaton , but tile objection was raised that there was nothing to snow that the witness was au cx- mert accountant. The county attorney tile ) ) attempted to 5110w tl.at the witness , hy virtue of ilis pOsitiOll as cqmptroiler , was an ox. iert , but tilt ) attefllptVflS not successful , and tile effoit was abandoned. TOOK OUT A SACK OF' GOLD. 3. Ic. Couiter. deputy under i3ohlii , was recalled - called , lie ideottiled a memorandum of $1,000 , Wilicil was cilarged to 130111) . At the VIne Poll ) ) got the 11)0)10) ) ' lie ( phd the wit- floss that lIt' ilad taken a sack of gold COIl- taming siooo out of tile Eafo in tile vault of tile treasurer's otlice , and told the WitIleSs to make a memorandum of the alnoullt , The wittiess said ho did not know vhat iioiin ( lid with olD ) llOIlO ) . Tile IH000Y Was tile money of tue city and was taken just before tile election iii Noveulber , 1893. The witness identilleil a cileck , dated February 2 , and cail'ng ' for $500 ; a memorandum 81111 calling for $50 ; a ciieck dateil January 21 , 1(05 , call- illg ( or $2,000 ; a check for $1,000 , dated Dc- colilber 27 , ISOI ; a cileck for $1,000 , dated AtigulIt 28 , 1S91 ; a check for $2,500 , dated January 22 , 1605 ; a check for $50 drawn on one of hahn's personal check blanks and carried ill tile ( Irawer as cash : a Cileck for $500 ; a check on 01)0 Cl Itoila's pere'onai check blanks for $ G5 ; a cilecic , dated August 15 , 1104 , for $500 a check for $1,177.28 on flolln's blank , ( ira'n by himself ; a check far $500 , dated August 1 , 1891 , all of Wilicil rcpreentct1 lllOflC obtained by Ilollii either by taking CaBil from the drawer or by a Cileck on tile city funds II ) blInk drawn by Colilter as deputy or by itoilti i&iinsef , no entry of which was Illade on the cash book. I'AID A GAS fliL.L. Tue vitlle33 aIio identifIed a draft for $ G5 , a gas bill for 1301111's houi'e , whicil lied been Paid OlIt of the cash drawer by tile witness mIller direct instructions front 1301111. A cileck for $200 dranil by 1101111 to tile order pf 'Mrs. Cienienta" tile vitness did Ilot 10- jn&tnber having S'CCfl , 'rho check was signed "Henry Polio" and was idontitlel by the vitnera as being it * Ilolin's hunllwrlttllg , Tile check' was not offered ill evidence. A check for $500 (1raul ( by Julius Treltschka to tile order of henry IJoln ! , rcprceenting tile bal. 8)1CC duo on a iiquor iicense , was Identilled by the witness , who said it wn sent to tile bank and thrown out. It came back and wa Itot carried as cash , Two Cilecka of $300 each , \rittell on blank checks of 'E. 0'an Court & Co. , " allIS signed "E. D'en Court , " wcre Identified by tIle witness as cheeks Which .vero cashed by tile witness 'vith city funds under the instructions of 1301111 , 'rIley were paid by checks drawn on city funds. One check wa endorsed , ahowing tllat $220 ilad le n paid on It , the other had HO en. dorsement. Two notes given by Ed Wtttig to htienry noUn for 250 each and a cbeclc for 00 were idetifled by tile witness as baying bee given In piyment for a liquor itcense , but had never eon paid , A note for $250 given ty Christ Teft to Uoiin In part payment for a liquor license waB Identified as having been carried as cash , but not pakt , A check drawn by Jolla Groves for $208.33 $ was identifIed by the witneas as having been cashed with clt' r funds and carried as cash. Court Was then adJuruvd uotil 93 ; Mon. ay tnornin. . JtifN ( tAt'f IT A'tYe ills 1iiflre iteeCItlE' ( front ( Iii' SO,1 ( ) ( ( I Ifli II for $ fl turila 'I'iritel Oer 14) t ii ( ' i'reuIti'rlnn The la1tea' aid to tile Presbyterian boa- pital held open house at Kuhn & Co.'s drtig store yesterday. Arrangemenu , for tile affair had bccn corn- pieted some time ago , and it was pretty tltorotlgilly advertised , so that the total re- ceipta of the day mollnted up to llncotlfltable stacks of red chips and blue chips , netting a ilanlsome ( profit for the benefit of the hos- lIltal , The room was llantlsomely decorateil with srniiax anil flowers and beautiful women , who dispensed Kuhn's delIcious drinks at lCtlhn'O expense , assisted by donations of nil tiio cream used In tIle soda water , frcnn tile Waterloo creamery , antI tile Ican from Miss Uuttfleld of her be5tltlful punch bowl altlod at $100 $ , > timerotts other donations - nations , Including a most excellent orehcltra , tended to m3ke the event of Kllhn's spring omlening in aid of the l'rcsbytorlan ltcspitai very successful. There were the old fashioned thirst- quclIChers at Sc a 1rink , tile bitter , tile sour , tile still ( Irlnke' , the atrated lOc boveroges and fancy mixed drinks galore , servell as only soia watcr can be served , at ICtihno. Among tile ladies Wild served were no- tiCOll Misses Cock , MciCeli , Sargent , Clark , Tukey , IicklnsonVtbater , Sloan , Motlnt i'reston , Editil Preston , McGaw , MIen , Sadie Allen , Christian ; Mesdarnes Carrier , \VIlhelin , Ludington , Tiiden , Allison , Iloobler , Allen and otheru. The reception lasted until late at nigilt , when the keys wore again turned over to Kuhn & Co. , and overal tired women retired - tired ith tiio asuranpe that they had done a good day's work forthe aick. GitOCl1tIES 7 II.tlIIF1L SIlOS' , SllIIlINV(1 1(1 IhIlveiteell S1ielt frIll , ) ItnoitIilili , Detectives hudson , Uloom end Donahue yesterday recovered a quantity of tobacco and cigara wilicil arc supposell to have been steen from the grocery stcre of M. ilachinan. They were found in IL barber chop at Twul- tioth anti Pierce streets. run by Tony and Joe CalabrA. Both men were arrested on sus- picioll. Only a part of the goods stolen were ro- covered. A quantity of candies , cigarettes and grocerice are still out of Sigilt. Tile store wan robbed on April 0. The tilleVeS entered - tered the ijlace through a cellar door , which they opened witll a skeleton key. Tiley attempted - tempted to force the door at the head of the rtairs , but filiding it too stout they entered by tearilg a hole through the wail. The Calabrac maintained that tiley had purchasad the goods from a stranger anti had 110 knowlalgc , that they wore stolen. ivot 'I'io Slit'tl ( The tracks of the UNION I'ACIFIC are so smooth anti the cars furnished so corn- plete that you can imagine yourself in your own luxurious apartments at home. Inspect tile Buffet Library and Smoking Cars as tiloy Ilas.a through Omaha every morning. City Ticket 001cc , 1302 Farnarn street. 13FT'1'EIL SERVICE To St. I'LtUI3IIllllCllllOhIPl 'Itt "Smut CIt : 11,111(0. " Two trains daily. St. Paul pas,1ger leaves union depot , 5:10 : a. m. , daily , U. P. transfer - fer , 6:00 : a. rn. , Sioux City , 9:10 a. m. , arrive St. Paul , 6,55 p : m. , Minneapolis , 7:25 : p. in. St. Paul lilflited leaves WebCter Street depot , 6:15 : p. rn. , daily , arrive Sioux City , 11:50 : p. III. , St. Paul , 7:25 : a. m , , Minneapolis , 8:00 : a. ni. Supper tsrved on St. Paul limited betwen MIsnurt'aliey and Sicux City Ill North- wertern dining car , a Ia Carte plan. Ticket office , 1401 Farnani street. Card ( If 'IlilLUks. \\e Wish to return GILt heartfelt tilanks to the Veteran , Durant , Council Bluffs and Omaha fire department. the Grand Ariiiy of thin Republic , Metropolitan polIce of Omaha for their kind assistance to u. at the funeral of S. J. Galligan fiom MOTHER AND FAMILY. $75 buys an Erie wheel , strictly high grade ; $65 buye a new ' 95 Waverley scorciler fuliy guaranteed. I have but eight of tilde wheels ; they Cannot. be duplicated. F. M. Russell , 313 South 15th street. 'Phone 503. A.rII 131st 19 the date the Wabash will sell those cheap tickets to nil points south , including tile famous Hot Springs of Arkansas. For particulars or a copy of the llomeseckor's OLlidO call at Wabash office , 1415 Farnam street. or write 0. N. Clayton , N.V. . P. Agt. , Omaha , Neb. _ _ _ All hour tinrt. The flying Nortiiwestern Line trains to Chicago. "No , 2 , " "TIle Overland. " Omaha 4:45 : p. m. . Chicago , 7:45 : a. m. The "OIIAIIA-CIIICAGO SPECIAL"- Omaha. 5:45 : i. m. , Chicago , 8:45 : a. in. Modern art Ilad to atop a while after these trains were built. - City ticket office , 1401 Farnam street. p A. L. Deane & Co. , 1116 Fornam street , sell tile Union-the strongel wheel made. You'll say oo it you take time to examIne it. Cash 01' easy payments. 'Fhie iL'ilNIL 'l'il ) ' Tile IIurllngton's "Vestibuied Flyer" Is tile best tiain from Omaila to chcago : Is because - cause no other train Ic ao good. Sleepers - chaIr cars - diners - track- EVEI1YTIHNG in and about tile Flyer is as good as It can be. Leave Ornaha-5:00 : p. m. Arrive Chicago-8:20 : a. m. Tickets at 1502 Farnam street. _ -p Hamilton Warren , M. D. , eclectic and mug- notis pilysician ; special attention to dicasee of women and children and al obscure and long standing diaeaces. 119 N. 16th St. , It. 2. JIOMESEIIICEI1S' IdXCUI1SIONS 'Ii , ( lIe tIiSHIllII1'tICIIIC itlIIlTLll ) ' . Very low rates for tile round trip to points in Kansas , Arkansas , Texas , Okiailonla , In fact to nearly all points in tile Southern states. Don't forget tue tlate' , April 21 011(1 May 5. For full partieLlIars , books , land ialnptlleta , ate , , call on your nearest agent or colupany's otilces , N. E. corner 13th anll Farnaiii , or dpot , 15th and Web. ster streets. Olnaha , Nob. ' J. 0. PIIILLIPPI , TIIOS. F. GODFREY , G.F.&PA. P.&T.A. Funeral designs. A. Donaghue , 109 S. 16th , 1IL1 IN tilt' 'J'ile Aliti tile Burlington ticket cifice tile place to reserve your berth if you are geing to Europe tills summer , All lines represented IteInellIber tile Ilunlbor - 1502 Farnam street. $50,00 bilys a $100.00 bicycle at .t. L. Deane & Co.'s , 1116 Farnanl street. "l'Ite ( ) vci'Jiil1 Is the fastest train out of Omaha , and car- rica tile finest equipment of SIIY line in tile I rest. Tickets via the UNION i'ACIFIC can be secured at 1302 Farnam street. tlaion riding school at Armory daIly , and I Tuesday and Wcduesday eve. LOESOUS free , I Si : 1' . 1st , ELECTRIC LIGHTED , STEAM hEATED. SOLID VESTIBULED , Omaha , Chicago , Limited , via the I , Milwaukee , " F. A. Nash , g n&al agent ; George liayoes , 1 city pasaongor agent ; city ticket olilce , 1504 Farnani street. - p C : to hours Saveil , Second class passengers for San Francisco I via the UNION 11ACIFIO cow mayo ten hours time. "Time i money. " Buy your tickets via "The Ovcriaad Route. " City Ticket Offle. . Q2 Farnam street , Our new importattoii of , pring uitIngs now In. 0 , A , Linquist , 31 3. 15th street , - . Samuel l3ui'na anne ncoi three days moro at the innual toilet sot sale , $1.S , $2.e8 , $3.83 forlnerly $3.00 , $5.00 , $0.00 , - . Philadelphia Press : Tile front wheel of a bio'cle ) rhoyld b9 called 'l'ride , " Cor Often It etiL bcrorc L tall. SENATE EXPOSITION BILL Pull Teit of tLo Mcasnro PaRsed by that Body. GOVERNMENT'S ' P/IRT Ifl THE SHOW , tILlrllriL ttotl ( If Fl f ( 'riiisiil for It liiIliiilg 111111 fl ItllllIlr(4l flILd lifty TilfitINIllIll for itIt Copies of the senate bill , atltborizing tile holding of the 'FrausmitsIssIpPi and Inter- natonal exposition in tills city in 1898 , wilich ha passed that body and was ro- ferled to the ways and means COlnIllitteo of the ilouse of represolltatives last Monday , have been received. 1ioewitil Tile lIce prints the bill in full : An act to authorize anti encourage the Il0lhinff of fl 'l'ransmissirslppi anti Jilter- national exllosition itt 1110 cIty ot Olnilila , in the state of Nebraska , ill tile year 1S9 $ . 'herens , it i. dcsirable to ellcttlrago the ilolding or a Translniasissippt nntl lllterna- tionni exposition tLt tIm OILY of Omaim , in tile state Cf Nebraska , in tne year iSlS , fertile tile exilibitiOll of tile resourcts of tile United Statcit of AmerIca and tile progress anti civ. iiizatlon of tile \Veslerll nelnisphere , and for n. ( liSlItny of tile arts , induttrics , lflflllli- factures antI products of tile soil , 1)11110 antI t\\ihereas , It is desirable that an exhibition -hali he made of the great inpies of the transmissli'olppi region which cntrlbUtt5 so largely to domestic ulltl interllatlonal commerce ; and \Vilerea , Iiicouragcincnt olloIlki be given to an exhibit of the arta , industries , nianu- factures nntl products , iilLlstrative of the progrestt and developulcilt Cf that and other SctlOll5 of tile countrv anti Wherells , Stleii exhtbti n should be an- tiOlllLl as well as interllatiollal in ite character - actor , ill which th peollie of tili9 country , of Mexico. the Central and South Anlerl- can governments and other states of tile world 5110(11(1 ( participate , and t'llauld , tilde- fore , luive tile 'nnction of tIle COIIgICSS of tile Ullited States. Wilerens , It is desirable nnd vili be hirhl henelicial to tIring together at eucil an exposition , to be held at a. celltlti IlaSition in the western part of tile United Statet' , tile paOIie ) cf the United States and oIlIer siats of tht 'ontlncnt anti Whereat' The Transmlssisi'Ipili anti Jilter- national lX1)OSitlul1 itesocintlon has under- taiclnl to holti eucit eXpoSitiOn , beginning on the first tiaty of JUlIe , lblS , nIlti closIng on I tilO first dn of November , 1898 ; thorelore , Be it enacted by lila senate and Ilcuse of representatives of the Ufliteti States or America in congress assembled , that a transmlssisrlppi tLfl(1 internatlunni Oxposition hial1 ho ilelu at the city of Omaha , in the state of Nebraska , in tile year 189S , Ululcr tile fluslicOa of tile Transalississippi and Internntionnl Expositicn association , arovided that tile United Stntes silnil not be liable for any of tile expense attending or incident to such exposition , nor by reason of the same. FOREIGN EXhIBITS. Sec. 2. Tilat Itil aiticios whicil shall be imported from foreign countrIes tar tJe sale purpose of exhibItion at said exposition upn which tilero shall be a tariff or euit- toms duty shall be admitted free of payment of duty , customs fees or dilarges , illaler ruch regulation as tile secretary of the treasury shall Prescribe ; but it shah be lawful - ful at lLllY 11)1)0 ) during tile exhibition to nail for delivery at the close thereof any 'oods or property Imported for and actuniry on exhiblticn ia the exhlbtton ! building or on the gl'ounln , subject to such regulation fertile tile security of tile revenue and for tile collecticn of import duties as the secre- tnry of the treaaury shIll ! prescribe. pro- Videti that nil ELIcit articles when solti or withdrawn for consumption in the UnIted States 511011 be subject to the duty , if any , irniloseti upn such article by the revenue laws in force at the ( late of importation , and all penalties pre5cribOi by law shall be applied and enforced against the persons who may ho guilty of Rll illegal sale or : ithlJra\vni. Sec. 3. That there shall ho exhibited at said exposition by tile government f tile United States , from its executive depart- meats. the Smitilsanlan illstittltioll , the United States F'lsh Comm1sion anti th Na- tienal museum , such articles and material as illustrate tile function and administrative faculty of , tt-ie governlnent in tinie of' pace Itflll itS rcsources 119 a S'aL' power , tondill to demonstrate. the nature of our ini.titu- tons and their adaptions to the wnllts of the POilio , and to secure a complete and ilarmonious arrangement Cf such govern- mOnt exhibit a board shah ha crated , to be charged with tile selection , prcpaat1on , arrangement , yale keeping anti exidbltlon of such articles and maicrials as tha heads of the several tlcpartments and tim dl. rectors of tile Snliti1ioaiai inctitIlion aPt ] Nnticnai museum may respectively decide shall be embraceth In said govsrnnlent cx- lliillt. The president may also desigtlnl ( additlcnni articlcs br exhlbltiin. Such b'ar&i shall be compcscd of one i'eron to it : IlRmed by the head of each executive de. lartmdylt and museum and by the presi. dent of the United States. The prositleal shall llflflle the chairman of sniti board , xintl the bbnrd itcelf shall salect such oIlIer clilcern as it may deem necessary. Sec. 4. That the 'ecretni'y of the trc'asllry shall cause a suitable bllilliflg or itliidings to he erected on tlla SitO selected for the Transmississippi and International exlloFi. lion for the government exhibits. nat hc Is hereby authorized anti directed to CCII. tract therefor , in the sama manner and under the same reguiation as foi' other public buildings of tile UtIitel States ; btlt the contract for said lIlildiflg or htiiidingr yhall not exceed tile sum of $50,000. The recretary of the treasury is authorized and requiretJ , to dlsp.se of such brllidillg 01 buildings or the material cmposing 11w same nt tile close ofthe oxpoition , giving pre'arenca to tile city of Omaha or to tile said Transmisslsslppi and International Exposition - position association to jurcilase tIle Iame at an appraised value 10 be ascertailleti I- ' such ) manner Its may be determined by the secretary of tile ter'ury. LIABILITY OF GOVERNMENT. Sec. 5. Tile United States . shall not be liable all account of said exposition for any expense incident to or growillg out of same except for th construction of tile building or buildings hereinbtfore provided ( or , anti for tile purpose of ilaving the CXIense of transportailon , care and custody of exillbits by tile governmellt , anti tile mailltellancl' Cf tile said building or buildings , and the safe return of articles belonging to tIle raid government exhibit , anti oIlIer contln- gent expenses 10 lIe approved by tile secretary - rotary of tile treasury UOfl itemized no- Collnts anti Voticilers , anti tile total cost or I naili bLllltiillg or buildings i'linhl not exceed tile sum of 50,00O ; nor shall tile expanses of said government exilibit for each and every PUlP050 connected thorovith , including the I trallsportation of rame. to Onlaila and from Omaha to Vnsllingtoll , exceed tile Ellfll of $150OGO , ulnolinting in all to IlOt exceetling Ill , ) sum of $200,000. See , 6. That tilt' cPmmiCsioll aJpointetl tInder tills Oct shall not be entitled to any compensation for their services out of tha tIcantir ] ' of tile United States except their actual ( xlenses for transportation und a reasonable stm to lie tixetl by tile secretary of tile treasury for subsistence ( Or cacii lity they are necessarily absent from ilonle DII tile busineict of sititi commfniolJ. Tile rjiilcer , , of aitl ColflnlissiOll $11011 receive Rucil compensation as lIlfl be IIxcd by said eomtnission , subject to the apprval of tile recretary of ( lb treasury , \vllicil silail be POiti OLlt of tile sums Llililropriateti by congress - gross in nit of 811011 exposItion. See. 7. 'flInt medals. with appropriate (10- vices , embjelns 1111(1 Inscriptiolls commemorative - orative of 51(111 'Fl'allsnlinsissipii and international - national expbsition anti of tue awards to be niatio to tile. , exhIbitolt' ' tilerL'at. 511(111 be prepareil nt $01110 Illillt ci' tile United States for tile boltrtl of directors thereof , subject to tile irovisiolls of tile flty-econd tec- 1101) of tile coinage act. of 1893 , 'upon tile payment of a tltllll not less tilafl tue cost thereof ; and nil the ilrovisions. Wiletiler I penal Or otilerwise , of saIti coinage oct. igainat. tile coullterfeiting or imitating of 101)15 of tile United States , tthail apply to ilte medals struck and issued under tills ct , Sec. 8. Tilat the United States shall not Ill lily lflflnner , nor Under any circumstances , LIe liable ( or any of tile acts , doings. pro- eetiiitgs or representations of salt Trnns FJllssissippi anti Intel'Jlatiollal lhxpositioll litsoclation , Its officers. agents , servallts or flliioytt5 , or any or 111cm , or for service , ; niarles , labor or wages of SUitS ollices's , 'I igelIts , servants or enipioyes , or any of 11Cmor for nay subscriptions to tile capl. al sLeek , or ( or any certificates at stock iOntis , mortgages or oltilgation of any kind StIlled by said corporation , or ( or any debts , iabIiiIies or expenses of ary hint ] whatever LttentiIlg lltlCil corporatioh or accruing by eason of tile same. G 'rilIlt. Ilotiting 11) tills act Hilahi be so con- trued as to greate any liabIlIty of tile Jnited States , direct or Indirect , for any iebt or obligation incurred , nor for any Iaim for aid or pecupiary assistance froal : ongrosu or tile treosury of the United itates In support ci' liquidation of any debts ) r tbiigattpns created by said commission a excess of appropriations made by con- tress tberefor. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ tI'1910VAL COMES FItOM ALL. West UzItteti In Support of , * ho Ihxpo- b I ( loll. Officers of the Transalieslasippi and Inter- hational exposition are entilutartlo over the , roEpects for the great exposition of 1898 , eelinj that all of the cities and town8 in lie transallasissippi country will be on baud 0 eud their aid and Influence. Every mali trtng 1etter of eucouraaewylt to ocrotar7 -I Wakefield , The 1t4rs are from city and county officials , buaiUcls men anti capitalists , The vice pTeSiIefltin ( all of the trflnallliesill sippi states are Ilaril at work and report that in theIr respective Ioalities the citizens are taking hold of thot matter and pushing its interests to tile frttflt , Yesterday Secretary Wakefleiti receIved the following resollltlnlia which were adopted by tile city councliiot tile city of Chamberlain - lain , , S. D. ' \ bereas , The Tramisssslf ! pi Commerc'ai congress , composed of leading men reprenent- illg all classes of bUlilless interests of tile states and territories lying vest of the Mb- sissippi liver , , iitl , at a nlceting helti during the month of Novelber last , determine that all exposition of all the products , irslustrles anti civilization of ' the states west of tile Mississippi river , matlo at 501110 celltral gatetay , woulti ho of great value , not only to tile transimisslsslppi states , but to all tile ilonle-seekers of tile arid ; and , 1110 said Translnlssissippl Commercial congress , dill , by a unamimous vote wisely e1ect the city of Omalla as tile proper location for Sucil expolitlon ; tilereforo , "Resolved , by tile city councii of tIle city of Chalnbtrinin , That we heartly approve tile action of tile Transmlssie'slppi collgress that we consIder such an epOSitiOlt to he of the Iligilest importance to tile tranernissis- sippi states fluId territories , of which our OWlI stab is not tile least , and deem it but just that congress recognize this enterprise by making such ll appropriation as riIl aid materially in tilC success of tills Ualertaklllg , to WIlICil We ilerchy request that our repro- i'entatives ill congress 1150 tileil' best efforts totartl briaging'bb&ut SilCil an At the lest meeting of the city council of tile city of itawlills , Vyu. , tue following resolutiolle were ndcctc'd : "Whereas , Tat portion of tue Unitcd States lying \vest of the Mississppi ! river abounds in econolllic rerotirces of all kintis tilat are comparatively little known to tue world at large ; anti , 'Whereas , Any lllCflfls iy Wilicll tile rroti llcte , ret'aurces anti civilization ill this portion - tion of tile United States may become atl- vortit'ad and more generally lIllowli 'ouiti be to great ativantago to tao ileoPle livilIg in that scction , and to tilO CoulItry at large , in drawing tile attention of capital to tile PoSsIbilities containeti Ill tile devoloplucut of the various resources of Saul region ; therefore - fore , be it "Reolved , That we heartily entlorso the project of holding all expooltion. at tile city of Omalla dtlt'ing the tumlner of the year 1SOS ; "Resolved , That we believe that ouch an exposition at' ' is proposed to be held at tue cIty of Omalta in the year 1EOS will result in untold advantage to all ( ho tranelllissiesipi : country alIt tile nation at large : "ltosolveti , That the United States congresa ehlotlid lend such aid and nesit'tance to suc1 proposed eynoiitioll a. IllaY be Ilecessary to fully carry out tile illtelliton of its projectors - tors ; "Resolved , That we request tile nallator.l alit reprcselltati\'CC in tiit congress of tile Ullitot ] Staten fronl ( lie state . ) f Wyoming. to lelld tlleir ae'istance to the iloitlillg of said oxplaition , In all wayn Ill their power , and especially by tiltr votls in favor of any bills that Inay propose aid thoreo. "Reaolvetl , That a copy of thor'a resolu- tiOlls be cent to Hon. Francis E. ' .Varren , lion. Ciaronco D. Clark anti lIon. Frank W' . Mondeli. " At the meeting of the coulcll of Boone , Ia. , the following resolutions \vere unanlnlousiy I adopted : " \Vltcreaa , At a eetlng of tile Tranr.- misSieL'lpPl Colnlllcrciai coagress , ileld in the city of Omaha in 1593. action was taken providing - viding for tile iloidin.g of an exposition , to tild TrauslniLtilslPPi and JIlter- bo known as naticnai exposition , icr the purpose of. e' hibiting tile proriucts , manufactures , arts , in- duetrics and resources of tile tranemissis- sippi states ant ] tcrritoric. ; and , 'w'ilereas , Believing that tile colllmon interest - terest of all the states anti territories lying \vest of tile greatit Mliippi river will 1)0 greatly prolnoted , and the material lilterest of our state be ijOlltfittd , nhouitl tile Iroponed oxpontion be belt ] , tiireiore , be it "Itesoiveti , 13y tile city Coullcil of tile city of Boone. Ia. , That we heartily aphrovecr tile ) ioltling of said'expositioll. IlIld request our tellatort1 lint ' reproontativCs in con- grCE' tc tise their btst endeavors In prc' thiriil 'iogfblatldn at , tilteplp.qllt.12qn of' ' c3nreh' ' , giving nd.tinah recognItion to editi' exyooiton. ! - . "ltctoived , That a copy of the foregoIng re'oiutIc'ns be seIlt under seal. of the city of floone to etcb of tile senatorp alIt ] repreellta- tives In congress frenI Iowa , anti also to tl myrr ot' the city of Onlaila. " When the city coililcil of tile city of Aurcra , Nob. , convened Friday evening , the foiiovIng r003itltions were introduced anti 'ln1limOttSly atlrpted : " \Vhereae , A corporation has boon or- 'anIzcd under tue nalno of tile Tranemis- alsppi ant ] International expositioll for tile purpose of bettering anti devciopitlg tile re- -ourcce of tile western states alIt terrItories. Believing the comipon Illterent of all tile weeern etates and territories , with tileir vast IllltlC'VeiOped ro'aurcea , also tile easterll etates , vili be greatly belloflteti by such OIl oxposlton ; tilerefore , ho it ItescIved , By Cite city councIl of the city of Aurora. Nob. , tile IllOYO of tile city. concurring - curring , that tile holding cf thu said Trane- 'nIssieppi ! exposition at Onaba : in tIle YCOV 1898 , iii hereby lleartiiy approved , and that the senators anti reprenantatives in COIl- zrc3s from Nebraska are requested to use 'ileir ' best efforts to procure the necessary ppropriatiOlls for a national exilibit and proper building' , for tile expositirn. "Resolved , That a copy of tile foregoing resolutions be mailed to each senator alit representative froni Nebraska in congress , 'liso to each of tile local papers for publlca- tion. " A.31UIBi1iXT5 R1VV Tliiec Nigi7 ; , a'j j BF SUN , MON , 'l'UES , Ctllnlllenclne vithi fl It'll tiricu . Til 0 I ( 0 (1 f I bIt' , ( II IIill It k lng vorld , Jolly oIHeMcory I I d it tr Pxcollell C. en , tt IllulY i a tile II U ticai ( 'ycill Ntlvoity , THE BICYCLE CIRL A sa I ire OIl t'iO ' ItO WVt ) loll mann I ty anti til tii I jtg Jnze , ! lltLtitleO Jlrko 2.'S' . SOc. 7tc. Nl.Ztlt lit icas : rrc. . , :11,00 : , BOYD9S THEATERa fhursay Even'rn AiiI 23d1 Annual Benefit Omuhu Lodge No , : : o , B. Is. ' 0. Elks. Elks' arnivaI The Court ' of KlIlg Cervus Alces I , [ I , 13. Morrlil..hiestersEd S. Thompson leo. W , 3hieitls.J1arIequil15Ed. 1' . Mulcn C The only anti original ELKS' BAND. I A. Jacobson , IV ] 13. McCune. A , J , Van Kuran , Jo Barton told Tilos. 5 J , Kaby , Soloists , 'J'IIE J.t'1'1IS'1' 1111' . 'lIe Didn't Say a % VunI , lint Tore Ills hair , " 1113 LATIST VERSION OF' 'tNCLE ! TOM AND U J4'ITI.hJ EVA , :13. : 8. TIIOaIl'SON , unlqtle Impersonation of tile world tCllUWflCd tregedlan , llCllry Irving , TIlI OMAHA ILKS QUAET1IT'flJ , eorge S. Cliateiain as Jack AiIeruon In the pantomime - mime la000iogue , A i'itOi'OIIAL. . Admission $1.00. lie and 25c , State on eaSe 'ednesday , April lId , at C a. In. 1111 ? ( 'D1l1'HTltT Tel. 1531 , liLa j1U4Ltx11 I , Paxtost & i1urjo , - Managers , 5our IgIits , ComIll0110Iijg- J TOt uT rATIi3 PUTNAM ' Aatl an emciellt company , presenting [ 'HE OLD LIME KILN 1i , C , 'I' , Dsrey , auUlor "In Old Kentucky. " eats 110W 01) sale , tb , lIe. I.Oq , ito and 11.00. MA'I'IXEE % 'EtJ'ESlAY , Anvil i1tNT10I1. i IZt'i)1J'S MAICI' ] A. Cil.tNOE. Moy ( lie ShIne IcpnrInetl ( O'r to ( lie A II hOt nilli ( 'ie'il liotiMe (3ctierzoil' , The hayden store now presents a very metropolItan air-many changes have been made ( l its appearance in the last week. All tile 111gb shelvIng hes been removed from the Sixteenth street side , anti new oak show cases arc being placed ill its stead , This necessitated tllo fllliing ! of a more SUitable Place for the 51100 departnlent , witose mammoth proportions ilati beconie more or less of an cncroachlnont upon the surround- lag tlepartnients. Tile result is that the bee are now occupytlg : a large Silare of the west annex , AlIt is more easily of access than ever , directly west tilroUgll the tn'tln aisle from SixteentlI street anti just oft tile Iodgo street cntrctlco. Much more space 11118 been acqulretl for tills , OflO of the IllOSt illlportant tiepartlnents in tilO etore , and on acount of Ito privacy is nItICil more to Cite liking of custelners. Mr. Tholnas , the manager , itas atitici a now feature in the of a shoe poiishillg do- partnient , presicl over by an attIldellt , 'LilO "siline. your Illoes , anli , " for nothing , Wililo you wait , Cola fun , ( ) ( , .iii.i SlIet'l Conlbino to make tile weekly excursions via tile UNION PACIFIC tile IlIret Popular of any now running , They are itersonaily con- diletell aIlti offer every collvellicnco to tile traveilllg IltIblic. Get your tickeha at 1302 Farnani street , A. C. Lulin , City Pass. & Ticket Agent. CIlellJj Ititit's OIl I Ill' 21 tel. To poillta in Arzona , Arkallsae , Missouri , Texas , Nebraska , Kansas , Colorado , \S'yo- nllllg , etc. Just about halt regular tarIff. Call at the liurllllgton Tcket ! 0111cc , 1502 Farnalll street , alltl get full ihformation. 1p - Gatolinc stoves repaired , stove storagewa' ter fronts. Orn. Stove Rep , \'ks , , 1207 Douglas. Holler ThaD HaEIAS ThtL's witat we want tite flrelllahl who is flrlag tlcilgille that is PttIIlIlR tite trttln vith otIr IZTGO.42 soda rounllttl on-to keep tll lng lti ticii In tIle Ill 0 bOX In , , aer lo Iia % ' , it llrcl late us FtOll-S. } V.0 COfl ' 101 1 flrltig the soil't water otit of It. No' we'll lIre 1:1050 : 1)11005 at Y II : VIne loinfr'i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SOc lIt)0ht' & ' Sart'apartlla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . coo lIl's : Ctt.ttt 11 Cu , o. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' .1It'oeI's , Plsterq . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lOc I'.llfle'tt ( ) isl y Colnp3und. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . COo Cuticllla : . ) alt . . , . . liunyadi'tIlel' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe l'lcrce' ' , F'ti rlts l'rcscrittton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fliectl Ic ' , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ) ) ffy'I ahttlt W'hItey. ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SOc Wtrnel's' leafs Ctlre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lao It , stettt'r' llltters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Cc Ayers haIr \'lgor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Castorh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ClIallIlIerlaIn's Cough , Cure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lOc IllIney's Catarxli Cure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Cc cur PRICE 3U& ' L DRUC STORE. 1 ( itlt 15111.1 Cii'.oago. p. S.-W'e belIeve that one.hnif of t1ose "tiocs" anti 2x4 Pe ( ought Id be tIled out of town. 1tElI'iSEIhlC1hltS' HXCIitSiON ; , /iiril 21st , 1515(3. ( To points on the Frenlont , Elkilorn & Mis. sonri Valley railroad in Nebraska , including pointsi in tile upper portion of the fertIle Elk. horn river valley. Ask agents for parUcuiars , or senti to the undersigneti for maps and printeti matter. J , It , I1UCIiANAN , 0. P. A. , F , E. & M , V. Il. IL , Omalla , Nob. 1i02 FARNAM ST. Is the UNION PACiFIC City Ticket Office. NEW STORI GRAND OPENINO GRAND UNION TIA CO. 1i3 S. Sfxtccittht Oppotito Roqtoit Street 8I Store ! SATU1WAYAPRIL25 limb Invited tocltlronenlng. Tin not silt1 your rpgretq. iltit Conto ntttl sco the fItl'qt. 1110) of Tc'te , Coffees , Spicc , iiaklig I'owdcr 1,111 Hxtrttct" , eflr SitO't , It , S ila city , ltlltl be presoIltel will , a beautiful. . . . . . PANEL PICTURE l430 inchq fqeo the otto trattled In alit WinIOWI tt'llresellt mit a e ilnrnline lit tin tIli'Iq cIt 4 or 5 yenrq ( iros't'ti iti WilitO anti Ill Ilk , w i I it a it'aut I ftll it It Ii lt of I ii I Ie ; a S her gl'eetttlr to nil 1ltlTCilncrs of nir Uotti't ill addition to tile prcmlunt' , or tlckctM fli'etl rctctlinrly , 4 full line ( If llPstllt ) I v i I I ii II i III ) ' ny od t , I our t ore. Every pltrChlaMCrof One tlolllui of Tea 0 r tItle Colt of llaltittg Powder will Ic- r'IVt ) It Itetltiflll , , l'rc'4cIlt llh'eOillteI3' FR I ] 5 , I Ii fl iti I t bait , to Itl"ItI 1 to r , I ( It ) , I Ito bra tI t I fu I 11 ' ( 'CII rtl i I'tl 0 ! , t iu open I ttg tl II yS'e it to it ot at ra it eI' rs I ( I y.llr e I I ' , Ii a V I ng stilti oori I I t to ti CII liii r ItIlCOtI S to r tile JItst , year , alld lln'C collie to stny. GRAND UNION TEA CO iI13AiQUA11'fIJiiS 79-81-53 lIONT ST. , NP.W YOflIC FASHION'S FEAST. The Only Costume Book iii Amrica. Every lady knows that in the mitter of style we Arnricans have always been a season behind. . Efforts have been made from time to time . , to overcome this condition of things , but without - out : success until now. Just before the close of j ' . - , 1895 a representative of a syndcate of leading I dry goods houses arranged with fourteen of the Jeacting niod.lers of Europe to furnish the syn- I dicate tvic a year , in April and September , t'o iIustrations : each of coming styles , These I twenty eight styles are pubished in book form I -half in colors-and we take pleasure in stat- I ing that as a member of tile syndicate before I referred to we have the exclusive right on this I - unique and elegant publication for this city. E. Felix of Paris , the most famous mod- eer in the world-maker of "The Bernhardt" co5tumes , over which ladies have raved for . 'ears-rernarked to our representative , after consenting to give us four styles yearly : "In OIC year's time this will be the only costume book left in America , " Every illustration issignedand guaranteed authen'tic , It was the intention to sell the book at' $1.00 , but as a special attraction we will.selL a limited number at io cents each , at our book counter. I The few ladies Wh. ) have seen the book have gone into ecstacics over it , and have pro- flOUiICCd it a thoroug1 work of art , Every lady who- bows to Dame Fashion . mist have one , ' 4' ' - - ( A Loiig Procession of Baby Buggies . Made tq your liking at ' 1 prices that are exactly righv Every cent counts for qual Ip . ' . . ' Ic ity in the make up of the ' ' s . ' I Whitney Baby Carriages- . ' there are others , but none . quite so geode Prices start ' - . . 7 . . atsl.5oandgo as Iiighas . : I8.75. . Chamber 1. Toilet Sets Complete with jar. Seven styles that we counted cheap at - $7.50-They go at r p3,95-the set ; of 12 , , pieces , I - The -r ? Ic 99-Ceiit I Store. i Street. ) ) I MRSI ii 3ENSON Special Sale of. . Si.iii Umbre11as zoo Umbrellas worth from $2.00 to $2.50 to bcsold for , . , , $1.50 j . Among these arc handsome Dius- . IEN and PiAlU. . handles , saute as found on $4 Urn- brellas - - Ebony , Congo , Alsatia loops and crooks. Silk . carriage Shades i with RUFFLE , for 98C , worth $ i .50 , One lot of 4.but. ton KID Giovis , LIZCS 6 : to 3 , svill be closed out at , b 75C , former price , i $1.25. ; : il4 ' Haiiclsonic line h of ME1'AL BELTS t with Medallion atiti I' L Enamel Buckles , 5CC U , Real shell Buckes ! gold trim- mcd , $1.50. A large iiiic o new NEcI\vEu , 'I Have you seen the ne' ' ' stock col- . Jar ? One of Della Fox's favorite pieces ofIusic given free witb r each purchase. IIaydils' Shoes . MO1DAYI . . ' - ? . c"t ; ' - . . I. - . C.c , I , . ' . , ' ' _ , i , : , t , * _ : 4 . . .5 . I ' : ' I ' I 1OND.Y $ Z.2S , WORTH $3.00. Tim above siiowtt the style of our Men's Fine S.ttin Calf Shoes OIl 81113 Monday at 82.25. LsdIos' Fine "Rochester madoht Vesting , Cloth Top , Lace Shoes worth $5.00 , only $3 , 48 Monday. rad1hs' Fine "itoclicetci' mudo , " viol , Tan Kid , Litco Shoes , worth $5.50 , only $3,138 Monday. All sizes and vidtfn. Mall ordet'a filled , I : , i i"I' "I' - - - ' 1 reeth Extracted PInlssTy Without Ca DR. BAILEY , I LEADING DENTIST , ' 1 ( itli and Ftti'iiamn Sts. 3rd Floor Paxtou Block Tel. 1055. Lady attendallt. , . ' ' Gorinati sltukoll'I 7 4 . et Tcetll , OIl rtlbbCr ilttte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ lest Tootil , On rtlbber iiittt . . . . . . . . . 7 , lest 'reotul , On ( litllllitlulll PitLtC . . . . . . . 31.O lost Tooth , on gold plate. . . . . . . . . . . j:1JJ reetli Without P1atei- ridge Teotil , IiOt tooth , . , , , . . , . , . , , , , . , old Vrown , warranted 2'2lc . , , . .5,0O to sa.c1 Oglia Orowna . , , , , , . , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ' , . . , rotiling but 22 Ifarat Odd used in our bridg A' and gold crowns , at glYQu in pailliess sxtracting when called for , Itelianjo dcutal wori at reuaoutbiv AR YOU AFIjAID1 1 ' I I iie'ci' hurt. 'retli ' ' I 'I'ttlcti * Painless I , Out Dentistry s7Ltli. Pith Floor ' 1ir(1s'Il flhlc , Out I 6th tind Pain , flouglu. P ! ' wr1'pi31S0 : J