TnTC OMA3TA DAILY 3 $ 1372 : TUESDAY , ITJBBinTAIlY 15 , 18S. ! ) WORK ON THE BLDFF TRACT Another Fcatnro of Exposition Adminisln- tion Comes Under Scrutlnj , LANDSCAPE IS RECEIVING ATTENTION flrrrn TrniiMtilniitril After a Novel ami ftrntio Set'il ! ) ) the Tann < itrit on lilt * ( ironml , Tlip ftnlement made by 3Iannser ; KIrkon- dftll of the Department ot DulMlngs and Grounds of the oxpoOtlcn. at the meeting of tbu Hoard of Directors last Friday -when tlia charge made by Director Yoiingj rcgard'dg the Auditorium una under dlscwslon , Ins had the effect of mosl effectually scaling the mouths of all cmplo > e ot that department ml they are afraid to allude to anything * hat ! s not exactly "according to Holo. " At that mictUig. when Director Yottngo said that Inpcctor Ilalcer liad told him the gal- Jerlffl of the Auditorium were weak , Mnn- ngcr Klrkcndall Jumped to hla feet ami nhouteJ , "That man la not fit to bo In our cmploj a minute ! " The other employes In the depntmcnt are "not ao slow , " end they lave accepted this statement at Its face \alue and wisely keeii their own counsel re garding the thkigs they ec While this cmlnrgo applies to these who nro In the employ of this department , there tire numbers of people "lio are In positions to know what Is going on , but vho arc not compullrd to "kiip It darl < " for f--ar of he- liiI ! discharged. Some of thesn assert that It Is not nloniIn connection with the erection of the ibtilldlnB * ) that some peculiar condi tions have been noticed but they oill atten tion to some of the atiango proceedings In conncctlcn nlth the landscape work on the grounds , tthleh they say Is somewhat re- iriarknble. to say the least A well known llorlst ot this city , who has taken a great Interest In the preparations be ing made for beautifying the grounds , from thc > nature of his business calls attention to Homo of the things which ) m\e boon done , uhlch he says Indicate that things arc run ning at Iroso ends UMUCII'3 UIItnCTIO.VS TQNOnnD. "You TV 111 remember , " said this tlorlat "that Hudolf Ulrlrh , ont > of the foremost landscape nun In thU country , was engaged to supervise thLi part of the work. It la not iieccssaiy to refer to the changes made 111 his pluiui by Cieraldlne onel the manner ' , j 5 tthlrli Oeraldlne ct some one t'Kse , attemi''i [ to get lid of Ulrlch , but nuttcis were dually llxed up about the time Geiuldlno 'res gncd' and work was commwiced on the blult tract Ulrlch took charge ot tliLi work end laid out plans and gave explicit Instructions Just how tl.o work was to he done Then he went auay with the understanding that he waste to come back In about thiee wecka and supervise the tiansplantlng of the dig trees which are now standing along either side of the main promenade * on the blutl tract Ho did not come and no one COHM to know whether ho Is coming again or uot. I know , however , that his Instructions , have not been followed and the work tiaa beco lone in a cureless , Ignorant and slipshod nnnnor. If thcee big Ueos llvo througli the summer It will bo nothing Jcso than a miracle. They were not handled according to "Ulrlch's Instructions , or accordIng - Ing to the method employed by any reputable florist who knows his btis'ncss. ' They wore set out under the direction of a man named 3IadKInson , who was brought to Omaha from Lincoln. I undcrstznd ho acquired all hta knowledge of tree planting from books and 13 a theoretical llorlst Ho Is in charge of the landscape work and I suppose he has been putting some of hla theories Into practice. The big trees were planted In holes about. elx feet In diameter and about five feet < iocp Hadkloson had them filled in with live liormi manure nnd the trees were pet In this nnd tbsn covered with the same material Everybody knows that this kind of diessng Is extremely hot and the result baa been that these trees have "bled" nearly all wln- ter ; by thnt I mean that the oap haa been running out of the cods of limbs where branchco wcio cut off How a tree is going to li\o without oap la a myvtory to me" GHASS SKED WASTED. There are a great many other things about the "landscaping" of this tract which have excited remarks from people who have very little Knowledge of such matteis but whoso curiosity has been excited by the methods t-mployed For IntUanco , the full force of the gardenet's department was employed for two or three weeks last October in towing l > lno grass seed on this tinct to make sod for this summer. Nearly a ton nnd a halt cf blue grass seed .was sunn on the lower end of the bluft tract , n space ot about twenty acres , the a\erago being about 135 pounds to the aero. A compe tent ( lorlst who was naked about the matter said that fifty pounds to the aero nvould bo .1 liberal allow mice. Hut that Is not so material ns Is the fact that there Is caicely a spear of grass to be se n at this time. The seed sprouted In the fall , but It as so.vn so late that the frost killed the tender shoots and there Is absolutely nothing to shitiv for the trouble. Resides this , road- iways have been graded thtough this tract , lju lid lugs ha\o been erected on It and ma terial nf all kinds has been pilcJ all o\er the ground , so that It would have been Im p possible for any grass to grow on the tract It It bad Lcen started a year before. The money spent for seed and the wages of the anen who sonmr It have therefore been en tirely wasted and Fill ! there Is no grass. HUJ01M1UII 1-KOU Mil. YOU.VfiS. Oil * llitlci-r'H l.i'tt.-r ( o KlrUciKlllIl CiillH Out n Hot .Mint. OMAHA. Feb. 14. To the Editor of The BeeIn your Sunday IESUO I see published a letter from Irspector naker to Mr. Klrk- ondnll , manager Grounds and IJulldlngs de partment , In which he denies over making n statement to me lot regard to the strength ot the Auditorium building. I have no wlnh or desire to do Mr. naker nn Injury. At the last meeting ot the direc tory , after Manager KlrKendall reported on the condition of the different buildings , I considered It my duty ns n director to call attention to what had Ijocomo a commcti rumor , a id which had been \erlfled. In re- ipcct to the faulty construction of the Audi- torlum building. I lequcstcd that the matter bo looked Into and It the building bo found in n safe condition there would bo no harm done. If found as reported , It could bo placed In a safe condition before serious damage as done Instead of taking these remarks in the proper oplrlt , Mr Klrkrndall got excited cited and demanded to Kuan the iianio of niv authority On learning that It was Mr Baker liu jumped to hla feet and exclaimed "That man Is not lit to bo In our employ " Are we to understand from tlilo that men employed In the Department of Oroirada nnd Ilulldlngs are under Instructions to "keep It dark , " nnd that their situations depend on their following three Instnictlms to the let ter ? That certain members of the directory are barred from recelUug Information except such nn Is doled out at the pleasure ot the licads ot the departments ? The developments lei Uitd case uceiu to point that way , for the next morning after the directory meeting ilr Ilakor Is "called down , " and then ap- > onrs his letter to Manager Klrkendall 'wulch U kindly given to the pmsa In which mycraclty Is called Into question , and iwhich leads mete make this statement. Several rumors had reached mo aa to tha Instability of the Auditorium building and ou the morning of January 12 I met Mr Ilaker wltli Mr Itosonater In the business olllcu of The Dee Mr Kosouiiler was dls- cunslng the aihlralilllty ot a director gen- \ l rtiid enumerated cascn where money had been wasted through the lack of n competent mail In general authority on the grounds Mr , lUkcr made no dissent to these sentl- uienta in the presence ot Mr. Roaewater , but IN hen Mr. Ilosewatcr was called away the conversation was continued for some Umo between Mr , llaker and myself and was eub- etdhtlally < ts follonti , Mr. llaker Bald there -was no need of a director general , that /everything was working smoothly and thcro iY > tr good men In charge of the different iwork * . I then said : "Mr , Baker , on your reputation ai a builder , would you eay lliat the Auditorium building Is being properly constructed ? " Ho aald : "No , I don't , and I called their attention to certain things in regard to tbu building , but was told that Ilr , Tamiu would * ttend to that. AfterwurUs > Ir. Crcedon , the contractor , came to me and watiteJ DIP to nsslst him In making certain rhansts lo BtrcnRtliMi the gallery. I told him 1 would Imve nothing f > do Mlth the building. " I am Informed thnt Mr. Hiker has said substantially the rama to oilier partlrn alfo. In .Mr. Maker's letior to Manager Klrken dall lie Mys "Thoso minor matters sou speak , of hare beto attended to , whlcli make the strength of the gallery doubly strong " This goes to show that thcro Trredefects and some one "of good authority" had pointed them out to Manager Klrkondall If these defeats have been corrected there could have been no harm la bringing the matter up nt Uio directory meeting and a statement to that effect by Manager Klrken- dnll would liivo quieted nny doubt existing In the mind ot ths public. I cannot sec what good will result In the publliatlon ot a letter from an employe written under such circum stances. niKD M YOUNGS. TO u VM KICTI ms IUIMHNH. roinnilHt'p rjxtoniln flu * \ ' - < Miiiin < litliiin for titlilbltnrfi. The cxecuthe committee of the o > cpo-5ltlon took uteps nt Its meethR yruterday after noon to prorldo additional room for the ctti- stant Krowlng class of exhibitors who vvnnt to occupy Bpaco In the Manufactures bulld- log , by ordering plomt drawn for an nnticx to the Manufactures bttlldlrg 'n which will be placed the foreign exhibitors. This annex will aland at the west end ot the big build- tag , and will face west on Twentieth street. It will be extended EG far north ce may bo ncccisary nml will afford plenty ot room for nil exhibits In this class which may be accepted The architects will at once com- mcnco the preparation of the plans for this unncx : and Its construction will tie pushed After wrestling with the matter for ncvcrnl months , the special committee of the ex ecutive committee , to which was referred the task ot dc.ci.llng upon the form of tickets , passes , etc , required for the exposition , sub mitted a report yesterday which was adopted The committee comprised iMan- ngers .Llndsey , Klrkendall nnd IJrure , and Minagr Heed acluJ with them for the rea- ECU that the Concessions department Is more or less Interested In the matter. Thu com mittee report awarded the contract for print Ing the tickets , etc , to the follow lug par ties , each being awarded the Items enu merated nt 'he prices stated In each CMP- To the Security IJenU Note company of Phila delphia , 2 000 oecaon card passes at $03 ner 1,000 , 2,000 Invitations or letters of tran- mlttal nt $55 per 1,000 ; 13,000 term caid passes nt $1 CO , 2,000 term press passes .it { 1 00 , CDO.OOO , more or Iciss , special day tlclv- etc at $130 ; 1,000,000 concessions revenue otninp. * To the Uees Printing company. Omaha , 5,000 photo full term lithograph books at $22 per 1,000 , 0.000 photo employes' coupon books at $32 , 7,500 photo commutation tick ets at $1750 , 15,000 one-trip passes at $ .120 , 1,000.000 single almlsslon tickets at 13 cents per 1,000. 500,000 stagle aJmLalon night tlcK- ets at 15 cents ; 300,000 single admlco'on ' children's tickets at lu cents , 3,000000 con- censlcn tickets at 12'i cents per 1000 , 600.- 005 conce slon restaurant checks at 12' cents per 1,000. \\H\T cxi.iroit > rii VY Yirr no. llonril ( if Trail ) * TnUcs Mold < if tlir llnlli-r of > IuKliiK ii 11 l > lillilt. The California Board ot Trade lus taken hold of the project ot rnaktas an exhibit of the resources of the ontlto stnto and an nounces that It will take entire charge of the matter under certain conditions. The board states that Invest ! j.ition s'mva ' that about $15,000 will bo required to make a creditable showing , exclusive ot any pay ment for space , and It will iako bald of the matter provided the exposition authorities will donate 10,000 feet of floor space to the state free of charge nnd that the people of California will raise the necessary $15,000 by April 1. It thtso conditions arc compiled with the board will proceed to make an ex hibit which it Is announced will include the following showing- First California' " * mineral resources. In cluding all minerils found here which are u ed In the mechanics nnd the arts. Src- end Her bul ding in iterlal , itv mood * , , marble ble- and stone. Tlriiil The capabilities of her resources. I-'ourth The full round of her agricultural products Fifth A com plete de-tailed presentation of her horticul tural nnd vltlcultural products. SNth Her Illustrated geogriphy , by meins of relief mips. Seventh Her TO inuf.itturlng capa bilities and existing manufacturing- Indus trie * Eighth Her educational proKress and advancement. Ninth The attractiveness oC her natural sceneiy. Tenth The attractions of her health lesorts. n'cvenUi The salu brity nnd clemency of her climate , as 11- lustritp't by ornamental and semi-tropical In nMl ns piosented also In thermal st uistlcs.nnd , finally , by proper statistical flits , her present stilus mil 'juast progress , and the advantages nnd Inducements this state offered as a place of residence. The people of Los Angelas county have raised $10,000 fer making an exhibit of tbo resources of tholr county and the Southern Pacific railway has offered to transport ex hibits to Omaha for about one-third regular rates un the going trip and icturn them free. free.No No official communication has yet reached the exposition authorities In Omatta regard ing the suggestion of the State Heard of Trade that 10,000 feet of floor space bo given to California. I'llNV roil 'run ii'iMMi msPPB.VII. . Ynotlii'r Importimt. Dnpiinipitt from ( he "While CottiiRe" The "whlto cottago" on the bluff tract of the exposition grounds , which Is being usoil ns the office of the Department of Hulldlngs and Grounds , seems to be a popu lar resort for sneak thieves. Documents cf various klnJs have been In itho habit of disappearing very mysteriously , and nobody seems to know what has become of them Under the custom governing the employes who use the ofllco as headquarters the building Is supposed to bo occupied by some one at all times. Tbo night watchman Is Joe Schwartz , a swarthy foreigner of un certain ago , who has been the body guard of Dion Oeraldlno for many years. lie was brought hero from Chicago by Oral- dlno and put on the exposition pay roll as a "rod man , " and BO rarrloj for several months , although ho did very llttlo vvoik In that line , being employed an an errand boy nnd spy for Gcruldlne. Since In has been acting as "watchman" for the cottage the place has been found deserted and tlio windows unlocked. The latter part of last week the plan for tli a plllm * which Is being done for the north viaduct across fihorman avenue was stolen from the white cottagtt and has not been found Tlio plan showed the location of each pile and on It the engineer , who supervised the driving of these piles , has noted the data which shows the force required to drlvo rnch pile , from which data Is obtained tha amount each pile will boar This data hie' been dulv entered on the plan for the Information o ! the engineers and architects , bul the Piitlra thing has disappeared. The responsibility for the loss has Dot been phi > ed and no Information Is obtainable at the offlco of the department , all the em ployes being afraid to open tho'r ' mouths This is not the first tlmo data which might cause contractors n little more work hns disappeared from this olllco , but no stops Imvo been taken to prevent a re-petltlou of the occurrence. iuuii Kmmlrx Iimpi-rlM , Hon. rrcoman Knowles , cine of the repre- sentatlu'H of South Dakota In the. . congress of tbo United States , was In the city yester day and made It a point to visit the expo sition grounds Ho was greatly pleased with what lie oavv and oxpressel hla satisfaction at the substantial evidences ot progress and tlio magnitude of the preparations which uro being made , Mr. Knowles said ho had been homo on a abort visit and was en route to Washington , where he eald he would take great pleasure 'n lending all tbo a < slotanco In his power to Ucprtsentatlve Mercer In securing the passage of the Indian bill with the amendment providing an appropriation for tbo Indian congress In connection with the exposition. OuniUttoiiH III .Vrlzouu. VIce President Charles It. Draku of Arizona territory wrltrti to the Department of Publicity and Promotion from Ills home at Tucson that ospcaUlaa matters are tak ing a more encouraging turn In hU baili wick. He says that tbo action of the legis lature In refuting to mnku en appropriation for representation at the exposition boa served an a wet blanket ou all effortd to arrange for an exhibit , but matters have received an impetus recently tbrougU the efforts of Governor McOord , who called the ] attention of the mining men of the state , at a recent ortiventlon held at Phoenix to the fact that the territory would not bo repre sented by any exhibit nle private enter prise took hold of the matter md made the necessary piovlstcii. The governor suggested Hint the mining Intorcets of the territory subscribe- a fund for making a collective exhibit of the resources of the territory and that nn effort bo afterward made to Induce the legislature to reimburse the subscrlbets. Mr Drake says this tURnestlon of the gov ernor Is bD'np Agitated and ho o\prefljs th" hope that something wilt icrnp of II. RttilnfHPil 1 > > iM nrl lliinril of Trnilf. TIc meeting of the Hoard of Trade of N'ew- ark , N. J. , last WcdnnstMy night was ad dressed by Colonel Hoben Mitchell I'loyd , chalfmeci of the Xcw Jersey exposition com mission , and IJ O Halstead , the New Jersey ngeit of the Department of Pub'lclty and Promotion both of whom presented the ad vantages which the people ot thnt state would derive from mak i g n fine showing at the expedition. At the cc.ocli.Blon of their talks n resolution was unanimously adopted endorsing the work that Is being drae by the commission and declaring It Ide cense of the Hoard of Trade that the state and Its manufacturng Indunlilea sl-ould be well represented. crH Mn > i\lillilt J. T. Downing ot New Yoik , representing the book establishment of Charles Scrlbner & Soaa , la In the city and In connection \vlth his business htxe has been Investigating the scope of the exposition. He tiaa become Im pressed will. Its magnitude * and has come to the conclusion that hla firm should have an exhibit He is Intending to Interest the firm in the matter It possible and believes tint It Is very likely that a good exhibit will be the- result Mr. Downng Is a Princeton grad uate and while In the city bos availed him self of the opportunity of meeting some of the alumni of tlio university. Mnnnroiitrry U'niil A Cii.N llullilltiir. llruco Lcffingwell , advertising manager for Montgomery Ward & Co of Chicago , has submitted the drawings for the building which his firm will ereU on the exposition grounds to the orchltocts-ln-chlof for ap proval. Mr. Leffiugwell will again come to Omaha as soon ns the plans are approved and will at once let the contract Ho bays work will bo commenced within ten days after the plans are approved. The building will bo a very attractive affair , of classic aichltccture , and covered with staff. It will cost about $8,000. P % iH'lii > r t' fomiiiltlct * t Work. The executive committee of the Trans- mlsslsslppl nducational convention met at tlio Commercial club rooms this afternoon with all the members present except J. n Utt. A preliminary clicular was agreed upon and will bo Issued In abcut a week , setting forth the plan and scope of the convention. The committee also considered the matter of an otllclal badge- , but no definite action was taken. Stiitiinry for N Chairman William Neville and Members Poy ntcr nndVhltford of the Nebraska Expo sition commission are in the city for the pur pose of sitting ns a committee to pass upon the models of the groups of statuary which are to adorn the Nebraska building. The statuary Is to be provided by Klmball Broth ers of Lincoln , the staff and plaster contrnc- tois ou this building , and the models will bo submitted to the committee for approval before - fore work Is commenced on the full-sized groups. ( liu lAiullforliitii. T. U. Klmball , one ot the arcbltects-ln- chlef ot the exposition , and Chlet Draughts man AVcatherwax went to the exposition grounds yesterday to make an examina tion of the galleries of the Auditorium build ing hi otder to asceitaln tbo exact condition of that building , in view of the statement ot Director Younga to the effect that Inspector Haker had said the galleries were weak. The greater part of the day was spent In making the examination. DcKlK" for One-Cent Stamps. John A. Mcrrltt , third assistant postmaster general , has notified the Department of Pub licity and Promotion that Walter W. Pollock , the agent of the department In Wisconsin , has sent to the Postolllco department a photo graphic copy of Lamprecht's painting ot Maiquettc discovering the MKblssippI river General Merrltt enys the photograrli will bo used In making the design for the 1-ccnt stamp of the exposition scries. KrelKlit CIiiliuHHoiliitltin. . John Nlchol , president of the Freight Claim association , writes to the Department of Publicity and Promotion to acknowledge the receipt of an Invitation to the assocla tlon to hold its October meeting In Omaha Ho saya ho will lay the matter before the association at its meot'ng In Dtcivcr , May 4 MINN Tiieljrr of TCTHI. Miss Forest Tucker of Galvestcn , Tex. , la In the city as the representative of the Texas Exposition commission , and Is en gaged In making arrangements for oxhiblki of a novel aad attractive nature- which will form part of the display to be made by the Lone Star etatc. Wo arc anxious to do a little good In th's world and can think of no pleasanter or bet ter way to do it than by commending One Mlnuto Cough Cure as a provontatlvo of pneu monia , consumption and other serious lung troubles that follow neglected colds. Silent CONIIIOH ( "lull. The Silent Cosmos club met ot 4GOO Boule vard avenueFilday evening. The " .Mer chant of Venice" given by Mr. Jensen was highly appreciated. Then follow e-d "A Tilp to Mount Vornon" by Miss Kstolln Forbes , which was both Interesting nnd Instructive A letter from the chairman of the execu tive committee of the National Association of the Den fwas then rend , In which much re-grot wxns expressed nt the inability of the committee , to accept the Invitation of the Sllont Cosmos club ind the Commercial club to hold a convention In this city the coming summer. The reason given wus that the constitution nnd by-laws of the- association do not call for a meeting before the year 1S9" ) The club mombera have about decided to work for the 1S99 convention The club ad journed to meet atGOO ( Boulevard avenue February 23. linll'N null ) I'ruvrrnin. nt. Hev. Thomas Vmlerwood Dudley , Protcstnnt Kplscopil bishop of Kentueky , will speak twice In Omuhii todiy. The quiet diy observance- the 7srebrn ka division of the Woman's auxiliary of the church will brrln nt Trinity cathodr.il this morning Tim exerclEci will bo these usual on such occasions. At I p. m Bishop Dudley will npealc to the women at the cathedial. This evening the bishop will addiess tlio men of the olty on ttio subject of " .Manhood , " his sermon belnjr intended for men only , The hour Is from 8 to 3 o'clock. Ulshop Dudley in ono of the most eloquent of Episcopal dlvlnoH nnd has jiiovon by his romluet for yeais hU tltlo to iiMnho > l Ills li'cturo on this toplu Is a most ( interesting one. llnrliil for llliiurliiini , Chief Gallagher has received a telegram from W. T. 13den , agent for the ( American Express company , stationed at Vcrdlgre , Niib , to forward the body of Wllllum Un/f- ! liiitn at once , aa red itlvcv * have placed In his hands mifllcleut monuy to cover the expense of shipment. Blngham died In the county Jnll la t Thursday while awaiting trlil in tbo federal court for selling liquor to Indian' The body will bo forwarded to the iclatlves 1'rliifli'iilx' Oluli. Secretary R M. White has announced trat the Principals' club will meet at the school board rooms , city hull , Tuesday , at 1 30 o'clock. The subject for discussion is "What Is obedience' ' How Is It best scoured ? " The discussion Is to be opened by Mlsd McCarthy , followed by Mlas Vincent , Miss SlinoriB MISH IJiittrrllelil nnd others , The following marriage licenses were Is sued yesterday by the county Judge ; Name nnd address. Age Jacob Q Pugh. South Omaha . 19 Violet Wales , South Omaha. . . , . . .17 John Dredler South Omaha . 22 Joalo Dufet , South Omaha . . U Ti'iuihffi-N Currt-iii * ) * fur ( iuld. NOW YOIIK , J-Vb , U. Currency to the amount of JIW.OOO vvoa transferred to Cin cinnati today through the United States subtreasury for u local bank b ( > re in ux- change for gold deposited therefor. SIOUX CITY fOMES IN TOO Cots the Benefit of thjjjaw Ento on Sugar atid , Bico. PORT ARTHltt ROUfE'tXTENDS ' ITS CUT i > " * i < -j Amilliriortlicrn I'i'ljit 1'tit nil 11 Pur ity vvlfli Kaniri | , CI\Mi . > M-i > tt un the ( iutf ltuc DrliiK i\tfiijit-ii. The Kansas City , .PUUburg & Gulf rail- real 1'is carried out Its previously announced Intention ot placing Omaha on the sanio basis as Kansas Pity regarding freight rates on shipments from the south It reduced the rate on sugar from 27 cents to 24 cents per 100 pounds , the latter figure being the rate on suga- from Now Orleans to Kansas City. The Port Arthur Route 1ms also given notlco that on "Wednesday , rebruary 1C , It will extend the p.tos enjoyed by Omaha and Kansas City on shipments from the south to Sioux City , la. The reduction In the fate to Omaha was tiot unexpected. The extension of the came rate to Sioux City wtca great surprise to f i eight men and for a time considerably dis turbed the serenity of locnl freight circles Whether any further reductions will be made by the Port Arthur Iloule la a matter of mmfi speculation , but the prevailing opinion Is that thcro will be no more for some time nt least. Aa a matter ot fuct efforts are nan' being made to clear tip the muddle In northbound freight ratea from the southern territory. All the southern Hues rut.nlng out of Kansas City have comblnptl against the Knnsafl City , Plttsburg K. Gulf railroad to force It ( o iccede from the position It las taken In announcing that rates .from the south to On aha must be the same ns those to Kansas City Now comes the news that Ifio Southern IViclflc has taken up the cudgel against the I'ort Afthur llouto , formIng - Ing on alliance with the oil cr southern lines to bojcott the latter line for Its determina tion to protect the northern Missouri \alloy territory Speaking of the latest move of the South ern Pacific , a prominent railroader said to 1 ho Dee "I do not think this action on the part of the Southern Pacific will do It much good. Hut I am afraid that the combination of southern lines Is going to hurt the Port Arthtit Uoutc. The new line would be all right If It had Its own tracks Into the leading northern and southern cities , but as It has not. It must do business w 1th other lines Now , while no line can refuse to handle cars for the Port Arthur lioutc , because all rail road companies are common carriers , a con necting line cart put another line to many Inconveniences In the Interchange of traffic Such action by all lines Is very apt to pinch the new line pretty hard , and 1 am afraid It will not bo able to stand the strain " The meeting In Memphis on Saturday de cided no'hlng definite In the way ot settling up the differences among southern lines on this matter. It Is announced that there will ho another meeting of the representatives ot all hr lines to definitely decide the matter this week. What will bo clouo cannot be foretold , but the rumor throughout railro.ul circles Is that the othir lines will force the Port " \rtrrn- Route to maintain in the differ ential between Ondha auJ Kansas City on all shipments from.thersDuth under throit ot inaugurating a tiaijlc war against the Port Arthur Route , Up until noon on Monday no other line had met the 31 cent rate on sugar from New Orleans Tnto Omaha , nor had any other line given notice of the extension of tbo rate into Sioux Pit. Cull Uiion Con > ? > ' < ' < > - < o PUSH llic Antl- WASHINGTON. Feb. 14. A special meeting ot the American Association' of General Passenger and' Ticket Agents con vened at the Arlington hotel today. Wil liam A. Turk , goi\cfal passenger ngent of the Southern Rallnay company , presided. Thcro was i large attendance ot the mem bers of the body. As a rule this associa tion does not meet but ouco a year , but the an'l-scalplng bill , which la now pcuJ- ing before congress , caused this extra s3s- slon. slon.Tho The association adopted the follow in 5 resolution elution : That the president or the American As sociation of Genera' ' p.iest-nger and Ticket Agents appoint nt this meeting an active BtandiiiK committee on anti-scalplng legisla tion by the sever 1 stiles of the United States , which committee shall consist of , thiee general passenger agents from the . territory of eac.h of the 'following ' named | associations , viz. : New Unglund , Trunk l-ilne. Southeastern , Monti tal Passciwu , Western I'ossongcr , Southwestern Passen ger and Transcontinental. The prca'dont appointed as the standing committee the following. D. J. Flanders , J. n Watts , A. C. Kendall , New England ; J. R Wood , George II. Daniels , D. B. Mar tin , Tiunk Line ; C. D. Ilarman , J. C. Hallo , C. T. Attnore , Southeastern ; C. S. Crane , n. P. Homer , R. O. McCormlck , Central Passenger ; P. S. Hustia , Geoigo H. HealTard , John Sebastian , Western Passenger ; E. P. Turner , M L. Robbina , H. C. Townscnd , Southwestern ; W. I\ White , S. P. . Morse , Ohirlcj S Kee , Transcontinental. | It Is said to be the intention of thia com- mlttco to agitate antl-fitalplng legislation before - fore all the state legislatures. ' During the session the following was also unanimously adopted- Resolved. That -v express our r-nrnp < 't belief In the necessity for national Ipglsm- I tlon on this question , nniH repec tfully urge upon our renrebontutlvos In congress that i Immediate .and favorable action be taken I upon this measure , which ha * our unqu ill- llcd Indorsement ni : being In the Interest ot the general public us well as the transporta tion lines. The business < for which the meeting was called having been satisfactorily adjusted the meeting adjourned. 1MJT.S 0V TOURIST Sl.ini'I\G CAHS. llnrlliiKIon AVI11 Hun Tlioin from SI. I.oiilN < < PorUiiml. ST. LOUIS , Feb. 11 The Burlington route , commencing on February 10 , will In augurate a line of tourist s'ocplng ' cars be tween St. LouU and Portland , Ore. Trains carrying these cars will leave St. Loula every Wednesday on thfl Burlington fast Denver express at 813 p. m , running direct through , via their line to Denver Did Salt Lake City , and over the Oregon Short Line and Oregon Railway and Navigation to Port land. This is the llro' line of tourist sleep ers to bo ostabl shed via this route. IIi Tonic ( " 11 riof tile Hnl > . Jamcn Tyrell , traveling freight agent of the Missouri Pacific railroad stationed nt the local oinco. U greeted by hla fellow rallroad- ors in a peculiar manner nowadays. When ever they pass , whothur It bo at church , at the theater or on the street , they lift their , arms in nurso-Ilko ifaJblon and pretend to I bo soothing an lafant to soft clumber It all happened on'Friday night There was a party of morq tlian a score of young Iowa fanners and their comely wives , all i bound from the territory surrounding the ' town of Onawft to Yale * Center K n Mr Trrell accompanied the party to Omaha and VMS hero Joined by William C. Barnes , trav eling passenger agent The other railroaders say that there wa ei o very attractive > oung woman In the party , and that the rallro.vl repTseniatlvci were * exceedingly- courteous In their attentions to her. With her w s her sister and her g'Mer ' had a btby The wait : t Webstrr street station for a change ol cars was a long one nnd the mother of 'he little" one grow very tired of holding it ami soothing It to Meep. iSlio mil lly hinted to Mr. Tyrell and ho could not do otherwise but offer to take the b.ahy In his arms , especially ns the pretty girl was near by Ho stood thcro for a quarter of an hour , then a halt hour , then .1 . full hour not a little bit ruf fled bv hh first experience ns child's nurse nnd ho might have been performing the du- tlrs of that olflce yrt bad not the train cime along. Mr Tyrell Is a single man and bo states very emphatically that after this he will attend only meetings of stockmen and look after such business-is Is prop-rb within the scope , of the freight department iiitinititvNcr.n rottv OITI.KT. Will Hun liltrrrlmlit from tin'Mlmls - nliipl lo the Count OLBVnLAND. O. Teb. II. Calvin S nrlco has Just completed arrangements whereby eastern ni'il western outlets arc provided for his railroads In Ohio , Indiana and llllno'o Price owns the Lake Eric , S. Western , the Northern Ohio , the Detroit , Toledo & Milwaukee , and the Cleveland. Akion & Columbus railroads Ho has also a heavy Intelesl In the Ohio Southern. Mr. nrlco 1'ns decided to build an exten sion of the Northern Ohio from Akron to Newcastle , Pa The announcement Is made that the Buffalo , Rochester & PUtsburg rail way has decided to build an extension from Punxsutawnev to Newcastle The rindlay , Tort Wayne & Western railway , which has permanent tratllc nrrimjometitH with the Ilrlco roadfi , Is about to extend from Fort Wa > no to Kankakee , and thence to Chicago With thcso three extensions built freight can move from Chicago over the LaUo Krle & Western nnd Its 'onneo'loiu and from St. LouU over the Clover Leaf or any line reaching Newcastle , thence over the Buf falo. Rochester & PUtsburg and to the sea board by the Beach Creek and the Lt-hlgh Vallev or Jersey Central. This line Is straighter than any of the western Pennsyl vania lines , It has connections with all the Important lake ports. It can bo operated at low coat and fuel Is plentifully distributed along its full length. Jlli ma Dillon IK \iiMiliitcil | .Six'cl.il MIIS < T for tillOoousloii. . TOPEICA. Kan , Tcb. 14 In the federal court today Judge Williams etrteicd decrees of foreclosure ag.ilust the thrco lints of rail way known as the Central Branch of the Union Pacific , naming Hiram Dillon as spe cial master to conduct the sale. The prop erties Involved , which are separate from the Union Pacific pjstem proper , have been leased for many > ears to the Missouri Pa cific The suits for foreclosure were instl- tired by Samuel Carr , as trustee for the mortgage holders. The properties to bo sold and the amounts of the several mortgages are as follows Central branch proper , 100 miles , $2,7SGlSb , AtchU'on , Jewell County & . Western , thlrty- thrco miles $710"OC ; Atchlson , Colorado & Pacific , 255 miles , ? 5,37S,913. The former receivers of the Union Pacific sjstem were named as receivers to collect the rentals from the Missouri Pacific pend ing the sale Both the Missouri Pacific and the Burlington companies are said to be ajix- ious to secure the Central branch lines. CMC'S \CIKIC ( "UTS OKK IAV IIOl'K. lloiliUM-i tlicTlniP "flits "ChlfiiKo Sio- ] clnl , " Ijfn > ln ; DcMnt-r I.rilcr. BDNVCR , Cole , Pel ) 14. Colonel George Adv , general agent of the Union Pacific lallroad , today received a telegram from the headquarters ot the toad notifying him that beginning tomorrow the "Chicago special " the faat train tuauguiatcd by the Gulf , Union Paclllc nnd Northwestern roads , will leave Denver daily at 4 30 p. m. Instead of 3 30 and will arrive at Chicago at 8.45 p in. the following day , the same as heretofore. This reduces the running time ona hour. 'WltliilriiYt ' * tinDlUVriMillnl. . KANSAS CITY , Feb. 11. ( Special Tele gram. ) The old rates from New Orleans on sugar and coffee , 27 cents to Kansas City and 30 cents to Omaha , will bo restored February 25. Notice was given by nil the interested lines today. Thia action was forced by the Pittsburg S. Gulf , which re- ftucd to be a party further to the w Iplng out of the differential between Kansas City and Omaha. The Pittsburg & Gulf was led Into cutting the Omaha rate to 27 cents by the Southern Pacific , which straightway Joined the Texas boycott against the Pitts burg & Gulf. The Memphis restored the dif ferential by cutting the Kansas City rate to 24 cents and was prepared to cut It to 21 if the Pittsburg & Gulf had maintained the Omaha cut. IlooliircH HH ItcKTtilar Il > lileiul. MONTREAL , Feb. 14. At n meeting of the directors of the Canadian Pacific railway to day the usual half- } early dividend ot 2 per cent ou the preferred and 21per cent on the ordinary stock win declared. The state ment for the jear shows' Gross earnings , $24,049,034 ; working expenses , | 13,745,7jS , net earnings , ? 10 030,775 ; income from other sources , $340.703 ; total net income , $10,641- 4S.J ; fixed charges , $ G,7S3,3G7 ; net revenue available for dividends , R8G1.115 , out ot which a dividend of 2 per cent on prefer ] ed and I'/i per cent on the common stock for the Juno half jcar vtas paid in October last. Ilnllioor < > A. Ohio K-nriiln .s Inrri-nsr , BALTIMORE ! , Feb. 14. The gross caintngtt of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad for the month of January , 1898 , Increased $07,000. The total gross Increase for the seven months ending January 31 , 18'JS , Is $ G13OG3 The total net Increase for the same period is $7.10,624. 111 } N < l 1)1 V IcIl'lUl. PHILADELPHIA , Feb. 14 The annual report - port of the Lohlgfi Coal and Navigation com pany for 1S97 shows gross receipts ot $2,2S9- 736 ; disbursements , $1,320,602 ; not recolptu , $760,133. A 4 per cent dividend on htocit was paid , aggregating $573S6G. Hiillriinil .Notr mill IVr Geneial Passenger Agent Lomax f > f the Union Pacific has returned from Chicago. Freight Trafllc Manager Munroo of the Unlo'i Pacific has icturiied from Denver. General Agent Ten liroeck of tha Union Pacific's ofllce In the city of Now York , Is at headquarters. Assistant General Freight Agent Lane of the. Union Paclllc la rapldl } recovering from lib attack of tonsllltls , but Li still confined to his room. President Horace G Hurt of the Union Pa cific railroad and Mrs Hurt have returned to Omaha from St. Louis In the president's private car Miss Jeaslo McCoy , formerly connected with the car accounting department of the Union Pacific hero and now occupying a Iixx ? L. Slioomiui Ims found llio center of Biavlty Its at1 our stoic wlioie wo Imvo : i Mioo now ilijit will Jiiht suit the nmjorlty of Oinafia ladles It's a filioo that won't co-.t much money yut It has all the style of the 'many lilKuer-nrlcoa ont's Mailo In the latest dollar or full lonnd to. } with kid tops ami flexible solo * We'vo Just added these Miie-to- l > lease-shoe.s to our already law ladles' department The pi Ice why , that's only $ t.SO ! ami you've uovor In your life neon any sueh value in any shoo for that money Ho sine to ask to BCU this shoo when you come to the More. 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In fact its use is the royal road to perfect health and beauti ful womanhood. It cures their complaints and nervous trou bles of any nature and revives the vitality which is lacking in all such cases. For women of all ages. A discovery by a woman to cure women. Trice , $1 per bottle ; 0 for ยง 5. Our special price Very Best the World Tier. Our I'rlre I'rli f. 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C1fl Mme Vulp's Digestive TubMs ( for ImllQictl m etc tmalt tilzu ) . ro 13 Mme 'Vole's C'omi > li\lon Tablets ( InrKc * lz' ) 1 CO 13i Mmo. bale's Complexion TahlctJ ( mall lo ) 'd 33 Mme Yale's Tcrtlllzer Tablets ( Ir.rue pe | ) 1 00 Mmo. Yale's rertllUcr Tablets ( larte Blzu . . Si ) BEA.ury SOUVSNIRS. \\'o will present cvi-ry laily nlllns nt GUI iluiK clcpirtmc-it with Mme Yi'o's Iwo crl books , cntltlcil "VVomun'H VVIsJom ' nml J'nk to 1 : nim. ' Th' } > ntilti nihlci rnun Ynla on the subjects of Health ana Uciuty thnt cannut bi. obuliuil fiom mi ) uthir si/ui Otiiaha. Neb. similar posl'lan. with the Oregon Short L neat at Salt I-ako City , Is lu the city rencv.lng old acquaintances. George < M. Entrlkln , assistant genenl freight agent of the Kansas Cliy , Pittbburs & Gulf railroad , is in the city from the head quarters In Kansas City. General Manager Dickinson , Superin tendent of Transportation liuiklngham and other officials of tha Union Pacific have re turned fro.n a trip of inspection over the Wyoming division. H , r. Stratton , formerly chief clerk In the freight auditing department of the Unlo.i Pacific and now connected with the Nickel Plato in Chicago , was In the city on Sunday visiting old friends , John A Ejler , general llvo stock agent of Iho Burlington. Is icjolcliig over the nr- ilval of a youug man of nlno pounds at lilu home , anl predicts that the newcomer will bo president of the liurllngton some day. A letter fiom George 11 Haynca , city pas senger agent of the Milwaukee , tela hi' frl.-nds that be is ci Joying u line .sojourn on the Pacific coast. The vessel on whlcli lit was to Ball from Ai-toria for Liverpool ton days ago has I. en delay e-d in 1U depaiture by accident. On Saturday thi > Un'on ' Pacific will run a special train from Denver to Omaha for tne accommodation of the eighty tourists of the Minneapolis Journal's party , which Is ic- turning after a brief sojourn In Mexico. Ar rangements arc being made for a stop of sev eral hours In this city and a visit to the ex position ground * The Mlssouil Pacific railroad has applied to the exposition manugpinent for 1,000 square feet ot space In the Agriculture bulling at the exposition. The railroad company piopcses to make an extensive agricultural exhibit of products from Ne braska , Kansas , Mlnsourl and the other states through which the line op rates. The Milwaukee has laiiieil the latrat and undoubtedly the most artistic railway calen dar of the year. The map of the system on the front of the calendar is suromded b > clifslc figures , nnd the llp for each month contalra a handsome picture of some point on ono of the Milwaukee's lines. The month of Juno la made striking by a fiuo rcvro- ductlen of the AdmlnUtiatlcn arch at the Tianbmlaslss'ppl ' and International Exposi tion. StrulM i ( let ll.iaril James Connors , nrnsted for tno theft of a roupio of horse blankets nnd a nluMi cap , the pioperty of John I' ichs , 3I.3 South rif- teenth ulreet , pleaded guilty to u cn.irpo of iH'tty larceny nnd was BonteiiLpd to thirty clay a In the county Jail. Connors nus served I'l.uio liuylitK Is made cicy nt our Moio nil boeauso wo'vo hoiiKlit In JIUBO ( liiaiitllk'.s at a t'lii'apLM' iirluo tliiiu over bofotc and wi > cut our jiriuo lo you till It's nlxiiit what lliu dealer formerly paid We've over twelve dlrtVient makes to hhovv you every one new and up-to- date all tlio popular vvoods repiesented lu tlio natuial Kraln and color and uo matter wJmt piano you may fielect you can luly upon Us IHnj ; Just as repre- hented Jiy us and then , added to all tills , Is tlio easy way we let you pay for It If 1011 v.ant a piano tliero In really no exctibovliy you shouldn't have It better come in thl.s week and talk It ever with us. A. HOSPE , 18IC OIKl fill 1513 Douglas several other sentences foi hlmllai thefts , and nssi-its th it us lung us ht Is penniless h" will continue to itoal so th it tit county will bu foiml to n-pd him Siirtltorx of III ) ' liiid % Willttrinrm - Ix-rcil lit llio Ci'iii-rnl fiin < TIIMiriU. "WASHINGTON , 1V1) 1-1 ( SpPtUD-l'eu- slous h P'e l > et-n l sutJ as lolloi.vs Issue of Jaiui iry 29. Nebia"taOriginal ! George W Mr-Hoy , Kouney. $1 , SUUUP ! Slniy , Shelton $12 ; J irob Schm < V H''ilng ' Hty , fO ; IMw ird Whltmori' , ViiVntlne. $ S ; David S Pirk- hurtt So'ith Omaha , $2 ; John I. , Olliu , H.iRKIns S , Charles li Bee ti'in DouglK , $ ' ! , O rnr Brown , Roldleih' nnd Sillors' Home , Hull , $0 Additional William T3 Taylor , Blair , fft to } S lit 'toriitlon nil 1 InciP isc Jntnes IT.vlgRH , Sirgenl , $10 to J21 Jnc-rciiHe Chnrlus I ! l > i > wls Ough $ J to $ S ; William Welch. Nova. $ S to $10. Up- l-siio Joseph H Hamjy , Fl'li > , . 517 Orig inal widow , ote Llbfolo J. Parker. Buttp , J ? . low f Orlulnnl ITcnry Albert , Ix-vvls , ? Sj I iiArc'nce 1'urceJ Otrrlson. S1) , Jnir u W. lli.agim , Afton , } > S ; Lucius U Minwnrlng , Whentland , t $ , ne'.rji W Btvro. . o tiimvva , } fi Additional JiimtM II JliKtn/lo Knox- vlllo , $ ; to SS ltestor < itlon nnd inlilltlon IT Xeblnii N Miller , dead Maquoki i. JS to $10 Ilt'Htora'lon and mippVim > ntu ! Oeorgu Ilppl , drad Tails rand , $1 Hotor iilon mid n lsmv D inlel ( lurkpy , dead , I'le isintvllv | > $1' Increase Il.inHom Hiidglns , Oska- lees i , } fl t $ Orliflnal widow , c > ( pSo - iphrunK Wi-iithorly. iMnrnhii'lt MII , J17 ; Martini M. Ucdo'l , Decitur , $12 lli-noAiil Special , rcbruarv 2 , minor of John B , I ovvry , B'dnoy ' , $10 Colorado- Origin il Wllllum F Mniry- mnn , Dr > nvv r , $ .s ; John Andcuon Monu- imnt $12. Mniqtlls n h Hui-l1 Silldii. $12 ; Hfrbert Bnu'Dtt , Isidore } " > Incn me Spc- i * -il Jiinuury 2. George R. Giles , Crlpp'u CrppJt JS to $12 North Dnkot i : Oilglnnl GcorBO F. llhokH , lyi Mouro , $ (1. ( Montiinii' Orlqlnal Alfred IB nngird , AVhlto Sulphur SprlngH , Jfi. ntlh Siiiill | | < > > > for Culm. HIA , Fob 11-It was nn- rounLtd today In Cub.ui Urtlrs In tlilH city ilint a cargo of ! nnns and ammunition wan sucessfully Hhlpped on a tug boat late Hat- urimy night from a point on the Delnvtuio rlvi-r below Wilmington , Del Tbo canto Is repotted to hive c'onslsli'd of POW ) roiindH of cnrtrldgoH and about too iliiiv ) The tug bout l.s uld to h ivc liei n ono of nevrn pent out on tbu night fiom vnrlom points along the toni4 with onlurs to roiiiK'r.- VOIIH nt n point off the Mlantlr coast bc- jond the Jurlsilletlon of the United 9taUn jovcrnmtnt nnd there to transfer their car goes to a steamer r.v , . . ,