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Such Price Reductions on Desirable Goods Have Never Been Mnde Before. Conic Early for Choice. Note the Reduced Prices on the New Buttcrick Patterns.
SPECIAL ' SALE ' IN China Department. Soaps Are Down-
Men's' Furnishings Bargains That Arc Bargains. There is a great war going on between all 1-1 nr
FOR SATURDAY $1.50 Decorated Fruit Bowls 29c large soap manufacturers. Soap is cheaper than it
50c Cut and
Engraved Tumblers 5c has been for five years , tf the wai continues , soap
25c Decorated China Sauce Dishes 5c
1,000 DOZEN MEN'S SHIRTS 25c Decorated Plates 5c will go much lower.
50c Crystal Cake Stands 15c 10 bars any brand of Laundry Soap 25'C
The brisk cold weather still keeps bought from a manufacturer at a very low
up a demand i'or winter clothing. price , wiilgo on sale Saturday. Your choice All size 25c to 50c Beer Stines 5c Santa Glaus Soap , 10 bars for 25c
"Wohavo them and can fit you in of this lot for Plain white Cups and Saucers , each Ic Domestic Soap , .10 bars for 25c
any w/.o in both suits and-over each. Shirts worth Individual Beau Jars 3ic "White Russian Soap , 10 bars for . ' . .25c
up to $1.50 each.
coats. We have placed a price on Hardware Stoves and Any brand of Soap you want , 10 for 25c
all Winter Clothing that will ' , Silk Soap , "White Paris , lloo Cake all Laundry
pay you to buy and lay for anoth Ladies' Kid Gloves. House Famishing Dept. Soaps , 10 bars for 25c
er year , especially on Over 500 dozen ladies' kid gloves worth § 1 to $2 Saturday All Day Bargains. 1770 , Pearline , or any brand of Washing Powders 3c
coats. Saturday we will offer go on sale at Wood Wash Tubs Saturday 25c Gold Dust AVashing Powder , U Hi. packages 15c
inducements the
special to buyer Lasts and Stand
Saturday 23c
oJ'a Winter Suit or Overcoat. Wool Soap , Go Small Bars only 4o
Early Styles in Millinery. Wood Chopping Bowl , 14 inch , Saturday 7c
All wool Cheviot Suits tit $2.08 Coffee Pots Saturday 5c
. Flowers will be the feature of the . Most Canned Goods Sale
All wool Fancy Cheviot Suits at $ * .75 season. 2 qt Covered Pails Saturday 5c
Your choice of an elegant line of model hats from abroad show flowers , in some of them Granite Dish Pan Saturday 29c 10c size Mustard Sardines 6c
§ 10.00 Suits at so many as to need little else. Eoses and violets lead , a qt Granite Coffee Pot Saturday 29c ! Sc size Oil Sardines only 5c
All Wool Beaver Overcoats at 3.95 and there is some showing of larger flowers but the Wash Boards Saturday 9c 5c size Oil Sardines only 3ic
' All Wool Men's Ulsters at 3.95 dainty blossoms arc most in favor. Delicate grasses , 0 foot Step Ladders Saturday 45c Tall cans Columbia Ked Salmon lOc
$10.00 Kersey Overcoats at. i. . ' . 5.00 heather blooms , lilacs , lilies of the valley , velvet pansies - Large Package Tooth Picks Saturday 2-ic
Middle cut Steak Salmon worth ISe I2-ic
$10.00 Frieze Ulsters at 5.00 sies , almost every flower of nature is accurately copied. Eoll Toilet Paper good Saturday ,
$12.50 Overcoats and Ulsters at 7.50 Berry ell'ects are very good. You can find all the new Snow White Codfish , boneless 4-\c \
$1(3.50 ( Overcoats and Ulsters at 10.00 styles and combinations at Hayden's. The most im Experiments in buying a Piano are costly. Norway Mackerel 3c
$2.00 Men's Pants 95c portant early styles of hats are the English Turbans , But " Why Experiment At All ? ' Herring 3c
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$3.00 Men's Pants 1.75 Spanish Turbans with their large roll , wide sweeping Gallon cans solid packed Apples , worth 2Sc , only J9c
Our entire line of Boys' Winter Knee Pants Suits brimmed walking hats or with narrow roll , and new CHIMING , STEINWAY AND FISCHER PIANOS , Bright new Cranberries only 4 < } c
style short-back sailors , all of them here of . You can not find cither of the above 3 best pianos In the world anywhere else
reduced to $1.25. $1.95 and $2.5)5. ) This includes all course. In Omaha Dut our prices are lower than you will llnd anywhere else on Seedless Naval Oranges - \2 * < c
our \restee , Junior and Double Breasted Suits. Our We are clearing out this season's goods at any price earth llalaween Dates Avorth 12Ac pound 5c
Emerson Piano In fancy case $175 , $185 and ? 203. ,
wish to
Spring line of clothing now on display. We offer you pay for them. Come Saturday for rare V'oso & Sons In fancy case at ? 193.
Messina Lemons 9c
only
special values in Spring Overcoats. values. Smith & Harncs Piano at ? 193 to ? 330. Fancy
21 other different make * ; . New Evaorated Peaches only 8c
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New Pianos i'or Pent.
Special Sale in Cloak Dept. Salt Lake Evaporated Peaches 6c
New Evaporated Apples , old style 6c
Ladles Jackets In plalu and rough materials In black and colons to close Furniture Specials.
at $1.98. New California Prunes 44c , 5c and 7Ac
Our Hats are the best in quality , best in style , Just arrived tin elegant now line of dressers and rockerri very ' '
. Whole Rio Coll'eci J'resli roast < OAc
Silk Waists. special prices. ,
best in finish and lowest in price.HAY Dininjr chairs GJU , 75c , SI.25 , worth 81.00 to 82.00. fresh roast ,
Golden Kio Collee J2ic
HAY DEN BROS. 3 special lots for Saturday ma do of heavy warp taffeta silk In all the Chiffoniers , worth SS.OO and $10.00 , at $ T > .00 and $0.50. ,
. ne\v rich plaids , checks , changeable and plain colors , full fronts , Wool Top Mattresses at $1.33 , Sl.CO , $1.75. Exposition Blend , something line I5c
. ' . very bias
nig spring stock . In. Wo s' .v good liats . and straight tucking , perfect fit guaranteed at $1.50 , $0.50 and $7.50. Fine sideboards at 810.00 , S12.00 and Sllt.CO. Grade Java and Mocha only 25o
at from Me to $3.00 all colors and shapes. High
; COO new spring styles In dress skirts In black and all the newest shades , Iron beds complete with inattrcwj and spring1 , SI.SO.
Wo have on display 2 tables of bats at
lined throughout with best percallne , Interllnedi cud bound . . ' in Fine. Curtains for .
75o ; actual value $1.00 and $1.25. at $2.4S. Some special bargains Saturday. At the Traiismississippi Headquarters.
Ci > another table wo show a line of soft
hatti for 60c In black and tan colors , fully
wortli 75c nnd $1.00. Chicken and Meat Prices
$1.00 buys a bat at Haydens' that sells
In this city for $1.50 and $2.00 , and we invite Fresh Dressed Chiclcoiw nt
Inspection. These $1.00 bats como In stiffer No. 1 California Sutfar Cured Hams
or soft bats , full fur , silk trimmed , full Choice Plclded Porlc ( > u
leather sweat band ; and a good neat bat. -
Dry Suit Pin-k ? °
If there over was a $2.50 ) mt sold for $1.50
No 1 Sncar Cured Hrjukfabt Baeon " 3
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Hayden Uroa. have It. Our line Is complete.
Special prices for Saturday are 50c , 75c , 3-pound Pails Lard
$1.00 and $1.50. At the Great Trnnsmississippi Headquarters.
DECIDE ON A DIFFERENTIAL
Railroads Roach a Solution of the Chicapo-
Denver Question.
WILL INCREASE FARE ON FAST TRAINS
rslilPiilNRrei oil the 7 I 'llioil of
Srtllrnicnt , IiiMivlnir UetallM to
lie \Vorlii-il Out liy the
1'iiNKrnKor Men.
Passenger men In Omahn am speculating
on the results of the decision of the presi
dents of the lines between Chicago and Den
ver to charge excess faro on the now fast
trains between these two cities , via Omaha.
The amount of the excess faro to bo charged
on the new trains has not been definitely
-t flxcd , the details of the new arrangement
having been left to the general passenger
agents of the Interested linen to work out.
The meeting of the presidents at which this
decision In the long-drawn-out controversy
rtas reached Is said to have been n brief
one , nearly all the presidents , before the
meeting convened , being of the opinion that
to charge excess faro would bo the best
solution of the trouble.
Ttio passenger departments of the various
lines hero have received no news from the
Chlrngo meeting nave that conveyed through
the press dispatches. Conversation with the
passenger men who nro In Omaha filiowi
the general belief that the excess faro will bo
charged only on through travel. A pas
senger from Chicago to Denver or from
Denver to Chicago will bo charged $1 or $2 ,
ivtotovcr the oxccea ohnrgo may be , In addi
tion to the prlco of the regular ticket , If ho
wants to travel on one of the new fast
trains. It U not thought that any cxcefw
fa to will bo charged on the fast trains be
tween Omaha and Denver or Omaha and
Chicago. In either direction. ThU settle *
jiicnt of the conlrovemy will lenvo the Santa
Fo and tdo Missouri Pacific an differential
lines to ell Intents and purposes.
What the effect of the charging of excess
faro In thn west will bo Is a matter of con
jecture , lletwecn Chicago and Now York
nnd Chicago and Philadelphia excess faro Is
charged on the limited trains and with profit-
nblo results. Hut the class of travel be
tween these cities Is somewhat different
Iroiu that In the west. The now move will
lie an Interesting experiment , and will bo
closely watched by railroad men all over the
country. During the coming spring and
mimmcr It Is expected that travel will be
heavy on all western lines , partly on account
of the exposition hero and partly because of
the promised development of various western
ontorprlscs. Uy irany railroad men It Is
thought travel will bo sutllelently heavy to
make the now fast trains between Chicago
and Denver pay for themselves , oven If excess -
cess faro bo charged.
Up to date the amount of travel on the
no'.v trains hia been fairly good. Through
travel haa not been so numerous , but local
travel In Nebraska and Iowa has greatly ex
ceeded all expectations. Thtough travel , as
veil as local , should under the existing con
ditions gradually Increase from thU tlmo on
until Into In the autumn. Kach of the new
trains coats about $1 per mile , or means an
oxpcr.so of about $1,000 each way a day be
tween Chicago and Denver. With two now
tra'na this makes the additional expense to
each company about $2,000 per day , The
jirffilJenta of Ihp lines have evidently con
cluded that the HOW trains cau be uado to
pay for themselves ,
Late reports from Chicago In local railway
circles are to the effect that the excess faro
on fast trains 'between ' Chicago and Denver
will apply only to the new trains recently
put on Uy the Union Pacific-Northwestern
and by the Burllngtou , It Is said the new
trains that the Hock Island will place In
service on April 1 will take two houis
longer time for the trip , and will therefore
bo exempted from making the additional
charge. N'o authentic Information as to the
amount of the excess charge lias i > eeu re
ceived.
STOI.i : A PASSK.NfiHIPS TICKET.
SiiouU Thief MiikpM 11 lluiil oil a Ml -
Honrl I'm-lllo Train.
All the railroads entering the city report
that the number of sneak thieves on their
trains In and out of Omaha has greatly In
creased lately. The railroad detectives are
kept busy looking after suspicious charac
ters on the trains and about the depots.
The new criminals are supposed to have
been attracted hero by the exposition. Sev
eral thefts of small articles from various
trains in and out of the city have been
reported recently.
On Monday a passenger who was going tea
a point In southern Indiana had her pocketbook -
book nnd ticket stolen from her on a Mis
souri Pacific train but a few minutes
after It had left the depot. She left ber
seat across 'the aisle , and left her pocketbook -
book In the seat. She merely stepped to
the opposite window for a moment , but
when she returned the pocketbook was miss-
Ing. The thief evidently got off the train
at the West Side station and made straight
to the olllco of a ticket broker. The ticket
was sold that afternoon. Its value was
$17.50. The broker llrst said ho paid $5 for
the ticket , and then later reported that he
had only given $4 for It. The railroad com
pany furnished the woman another ticket
to replace the stolen one , and she left for
her homo the following day. I/ocal detect
ives and the special service agents of the
railroad company have been at work on the
case ever slnco the theft occurred , but up
to date have not succeeded In capturing any
one that answers to the description of the
man given by the broker.
I'ort Arthur Tliut * ClutiiKt'x.
Notice of now train service on the Kansas
City , PUtsburg & Gulf railroad has been re
ceived hero. A now train between Kansas
City and Slloam Springs will bo placed In
service , leaving the former place at 9:45 : a.
m , and arriving at the latter point at 7:50 :
p. in. Returning the now train will leave
Slloam Springs at 0:60 : a. m. acid arrive at
Kansas City at ' 1:40 : p. m. The through tralna
to the gulf have had their running time
changed. Train No. 3 will leave Kansas City
at 7:30 : p. m.i reach Sheroveport , La. , tfio
next evening at C:10 : p. m. and arrive at
Port Arthur at 8:10 : a. m. Train No. 4 will
li'iwo Port Arthur at 7 p. in. , reach Shreveport -
port at 0:35 : a. in. , arriving nt Kansas City
at 8:25 : a. m. This makes a run of thirty-
seven hours and forty minutes for the south
bound trip and thirty-seven hours and twcn-
ty-Ilvo tnlnutra for tto northbound trip.
Uncle Inland' * Illlliilivt
The Chicago , Hock Island & Pacific Kail-
road company has filed a $100,000,000 mort
gage In the ulllce of the register of deeds of
this county. The document runs to the
Central Trust company of Now York and Is
payable 100 years after date. The mortgage
Is given to secure a series of bonda of do-
nanlnattoii or $1,000 and $5,000 , all of which
arc payable In gold coin , drawing 5 per cent
Interest , payable soml-annually. The mort
gage covers 3,207 rallw ) of roadbed that ex
tends through and across ICO counties of
several of Uio western statea. The mortgage
says that the money Is borrowed for the
purpose of refunding old debts i.nil also for
the purpose of making extensions of nciv
lines ( torn tlmo to time as miy bo deemed
expedient.
Tnlte infr MrmliiTX ,
PIKIinR , S. D. , Feb. 25. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The Ancient Order of United Work
men lodge in thin city Initiated thirty now
mombi'ra tonight , and a bamiuot was served
at the close of the Initiation ceremonies ,
No .Vi'TV Cut.
MONTREAL. . Fob. 25. Although It was expected -
pected that the Canadian Pacific would again
reduce ratoa today , the conference with thn
United States passenger agents has evi
dently kept them from It ,
Siinlu 1'V '
CHICAGO , Feb. ? 5. The gross earnings
of ttio Santa Ko system for the mouth of
January ere reported at | 2SCO,4O , an In
crease of $090,519 , compared with the same
month last year. Operating expenses , $2,3Cj- (
014 ; Increase , $381,210. Net earnings , $491-
435 ; Increase , $15,303. Foe the seven months
ending January 31. net earnings were $0,721-
S23 ; increase , $977,017.
Hnllroiul Mini IH III.
CINCINNATI , Feb. 2. . W. P. Walker ,
freight traffic manager of the Chesapeake &
Ohio railway. Is lying at the St. Nicholas In
a'critical condltlop/rom a otroko of paralysis.
Ho has been hero a few days attending the
Scottish Rlto meeting , where ho served yes
terday as master of ceremonies. The attack
came after ho had retired to his room. Ills
wlfo end ecti , Stewart , arc with him. Mr
Walker lived hero before taking his present
position. Ho Is widely known In railroad
and Masonic circles.
Itallroad .Voli'x ami I'erNonnlx.
President Horace 0. Durt of the Union
Pacific has returned from the conference of
presidents In Chicago.
Western railroads have declared a rate of
one and one-third regular faro for the round
trip on the certificate plan for the general
conference of Latter Day Saints at In
dependence , Mo. , April 5-20.
'For ' the Otoe county , ( Nebraska ) beet
sugar meeting , Nebraska City , .March 2 , the
railroads will make n reduced rate of one
and one-third regular faro for the round trip
from all -points In Otoo county.
Traveling Passenger Agents Mnrley of the
Michigan Central , Thorton of the Baltimore
& Ohio Southwestern and Nelson Vandcrpool
of the New York Central are In the city
seeking business for their respective lines.
On account of persistent reports that the
Kansas City , Plttsburg & Gulf will abandon
Port Arthur as a terminus for Sablno Pass
the officials of that line have served notice
that there Is no truth In the statement. It
is announced that lighters will soon bo done
away with and that freight will bo unloaded
and loaded directly at the docks.
Freight business on western lines con
tinue * to Improve and all the roads are be
ginning to get flhort on freight cais. The
Missouri Pacific Is today over 300 cars short.
The shortage Is largely duo to the heavy
fililpment of grain , principally cccn , off the
Central Kronen In Kansas. The corn Is
destined for St. Louis , and from there is sent
both cast and south.
Vice President Warner of the Missouri
Pacific Is In New York conferring with Presi
dent George Gould about the annual report
of the company that will be presented to
the directors at tholr annual meeting In St.
Lculs on Tuesday , March S. It Is rumored
that at this meeting S. II. II. Clark will bo
elected president. Ho Is now In Texas , and
Is said to bi > rapidly recovering from his
recent severe Illncsw.
Four large poles have becji set In the
depot platform in front of the new structure
of the HuTllugton. To thcao are attached
ropes to support tbo large derricks In USD on
the new building. The polea were formerly
placed on the north side of the tracks , but
on account of a recent accident to a brakeman
on top of a car that pissed under the ropes
the poles have bem sot close to the no\v
bulldlug and the danger of a similar accident
removed.
Tha following changes In the general traffic
department of the Southern Pacific are an
nounced : William Sproule , now general
freight njt-'nt : , will , on 'March 1 , take the
position of freight traffic manager , In place
of iMr. Smurr , deceased. A. D , Shepard , as
sistant genera ! freight and passenger agent
at Loii Angeles , gees to San Francisco * as
general freight agent. G. W. Luce , now as
sistant general freight agent , goes to Los
Angeles as assistant general freight and
passenger agent. S. W. Ilostwlck and G. K
Parkyns have been appointed assistant gen
eral freight agents at San Francisco.
At the meeting of the American Association
of General Passenger and Ticket Agents held
at Washington , D. C. , eovcn colors were
selected as the standard colors of the now
safety paper upon which tickets are to bo
printed. The colors of the paper adopted by
the association for the different kinds of
tickets are as follows ; Green for one way
first-class tickets , canary for one way sec
ond-class tickets , f.ray for round trip
tickets , pink , blue and orange for special
forms of coupon tickets ; white for ekelnton
tickets. For local book tickets any of the
above named seven colors caa bo used.
( OPPOSES SUNDAY OPENING
Lccal Organization of Evangelical Ohurches
Shows Its Hand.
OMAHA MINISTERIAL UNION MOVES
i-Hciit n. Communication to the
lioaril rt Directors of the Kx-
liOMltlon Asking Unit 'I'llfir
Vle\t lie Ailoiiled.
Rev. Alexander Gllchrlst , Rov. A. J. Turkic
and Rev. J. D. Kerr , representing the com-
mlttco appointed by the Omaha Ministerial
ualon to present to the exposition manage
ment the protest of the union against keep
ing the gates of the exposition open "cii the
Lord's day , commonly called Sunday , " pre
sented to President Wattles a communica
tion addressed to the board of directors of
the exposition. This recites the fact of the
appointment of the committee at a regular
meeting of the union and states that the
committee has attempted to hold an Inter
view with t'io ' cxecutlvo committee of the
exposition , but has been refused that privil
ege ; It also states that this action on the
part of the executive committee has been
duly reported to the union and a resolution
adopted Instructing the committee to press
on in the good Vorlc. The communication
expresses the hope that the board of dl-
lectors will take the matter In hand and
see to It that the "Lord's day" Is not pro
faned by allowing the gates to bo opened
and that the Interests of the employes on
the grounds are protected by not compelling
them to bo on duty at that time.
This communication was given prompt at
tention by President Wattles. Ho wrote a lot.
tcr to the committee and explained that the
subject matter of Its communication was ono
which had never been seriously considered
by the exposition management and that the
time had not yet como for Its consideration.
Ho Informed the committee that when the
time comes for this matter to bo taken up
the action of the Ministerial union will bo
given duo and careful consideration. The
president further explained to the committee
uiui mo executive committee nau simply loi-
lowed the practlco adojitcd at an early stage
of the exposition In not giving the commit
tee a hearing , as the extremely largo num
ber of similar requmts would , If granted ,
make It Imposslblei for the executive com
mittee to transact anliunlnew and It had
been determined to ) truat all alike.
ii.vToiim * .Y\Ki..i'mAi7v ! TO swi.vo.
Women About to JKHHC tin.Sjirrlal
I'nPIT fur llo. > H anil ( ilrlN ,
Preparations for Issuing The Hatchet , the
children's paper to bo Issued by the Woman's
lioard of Managcrs of the exposition In aid
of the construction of the Girls' and Hoys'
building , are making fairly good progress and
the paper will probably bo out early next
week. A very vexatious delay has been
caused by the dltllciilly of getting the half
tone cuts of children's pictures , which will
form a prominent feature of the paper.
Anxious mammas wanted new pictures for
the purpose. It Is thought at headquarters
that the trouble Is now over and that mat
ters will now -proceed rapidly.
Other portions of the paper have not boon
delayed , but are printed and ready to bo
Issued. The paper will be Issued In the
large magazine form and will have thirty-
two pagra besides the cover. It will be
printed on enameled book paper and the
typographical appearance of tbo paper will
bo pleasing.
The paper Is designed to appeal more espe
cially to children of all ages , although there
will be much In Its pages that will Interest
the children of larger growth. About eight
pagrti will be devoted to stories written by
: hlldren , and a great mass of material has
been received by the editor from all parts
of tbo state. The amount of originality and
genius shown In the stories sent In by con
tributors who are less than 1C years old Is
truly remarkable , and the task of selecting
the articles to be used has been no easy one.
Lack of spjacc hna compelled much merito
rious matter to be declined.
The Juvenile contributors to The Hatchet
are : Walter Gentzke , ago 14 , West Point ;
Edith Emily Buss , ago 11 , Fremont ; Hattle
Codfagton. Auburn ; Ruth Shlnrock , ugo 13 ,
Kollom school , Omaha ; May Ulackley , Wal
ton ; Ruth Murdock , ago 14 , Nehawka ; Jose
phine Vlfqualn , Lincoln ; Nettle Grlmshaw ,
Omaha ; Mary T. Lamnltis , age 9 , Hastings ;
Willie West. Omaha ; Edna M. Doll , Nebraska
City ; Clarence A. Lucas , Fremont ; Margaret
Hitchcock , Omaha. Amanda Wolfe ot Kear
ney contributes a poem on George Wash
ington , and A. E. St. John of Council Bluffs
also breaks Into e > eng In musical measure.
C. L. Shear and R. Kent Beattie , fitudcots
at the University of Nebraska , contribute
articles relating to the work of that Institu
tion. Mrs. Ella W. Peattlo contributes a
special story to The Hatchet , and a number
of articles will appear In the paper which
will make it r. number well worthy of preser
vation.
'MISSOURI ' llUSIiRVKS ITS SPACI3.
Chairman SnmiiMoii UIONPN the Ar-
raiiufiui'iit liy 'IVK'Kruiih.
Missouri will occupy 0,774 square feet of
tpaco In the main buildings ot the exposi
tion. This result followed the visit of the
special committee of the Missouri Kxpcal-
tlon commission , which visited Omaha about
ton days ago. A telegram from Chairman
Clark II. Sarapecn to the Department of Ex
hibits asked that the space named be re
served for Missouri , nnd gave notice that the
check In payment for this space will bo sccit
by moll at once. The space taken by Ml -
sourl Is divided among the main buildings as
follows : Agriculture , 2,220 feet ; M'ties and
Mining , 2,400 ; Horticulture , 1,188 ; FUG Arts ,
9CO.
9CO.In
In addition to , the space occupied' In the
main buildings , 'Missouri will erect a state
building for headqua'rters and this will be
elaborately decorated with products of the
state. The commission Is meeting with
great success In Its efforts nt making a
fine showing of the state's resources nnd a
great deal of Interest la being manifested In
all parts of the state In the matter of hav
ing an exhibit that shall be representative
of the vast resources of the mom. Important
state In the west. Several of the county
courts , which correspond to boards of com
missioners , have made appropriations from
county funds to assist In the work of pre
paring county exhibits and the other county
courta are rapidly following these examples.
The work of the atatu commission la laid
out along broad lines and Its olllcors express
the belief that the greatly diversified re
sources of tlio state will bo fully and fairly
represented ,
IlH.VX'ISIl I'KtTpI.U DI9.U ) IX IJAU.VnST.
the K&poHltlnn III ( Ml for All
It IN Worth .Vinv.
The Denver papers are printing columns
of matters regarding the trip of tbo Colorado
delegation to Omaha Tuesday. The delegates -
gates returned homo thoroughly Imbued
with the Idea that the state and Denver
must make a showing that will equal or
excel that to bo m > de by any other section
and they have been talking that theory to all
the people all the time. They are high In
their praise of the preparations which are
being made and stat < > most emphatically that
the people of Colorado will miss the grandest
opportunity that has ever been offered them
If they fall to take advantage of the oppor
tunity and have a showing at tbo exposition
which will do the state Justice.
A mass meeting of the people of Denver
will be called early next week 'by Mayor Me-
Murray and the mayor announces his In-
tentlon of putting the 'matter squarely before -
fore the people and aiklng them to turn Th
and give all the assistance possible to make
up for the valuable tlmo that has been lost.
It has been estimated that Denver could
erect a creditable building for about $0,000 ,
and an effort Is to bo made to raise this
money at once In order that the site chosen
'or the building may be secured before some
other locality takes It.
The member * of the state commission are
also thoroughly alive to the situation and
strong efforts will bo made at once to raise
enough money to make n good showing of
the resources of the state. The energy with
which the work Is now being pushed makes
It more than probable that the Colorado
exhibit will do full Justice tn the prominent
places In the main buildings which have
been .reserved . for the Centennial state.
IllilN on tinVlailiicf. .
Bids for the construction of the viaduct
across Sherman avenue between the main
court and the bluff tract were opened at the
oltlco of tbo Building and Grounds depart
ment. There were nix bid * for the carpenter
work , as follows : Hamilton Bros. , $7,3S3 ;
Wostlako onstruction company , $ Ci.10 ! ; Mahoney -
honey & Wakeflcld , ? CS70 ; R. C. Strehlow ,
$ CCS9 ; William Goldlo & Sons , $ CC40 ; George
Moore & Sons , $5,115. There were three
bids for tbo staff work on the viaduct , on
follows : Alexander & Son , $1,175 ; Smith &
Eastman , $1,057 ; O. S. Sarsl & Co. , $957.
These .bids were laid before the executive
committee by 'Manager Klrkendall and con
tracts ordered made with George Moore &
lon and with O. S. Sarsl for the carpenter
work and the staff , respectively.
Can Mnlit * IIiirmlrHM CoIlliloiiN.
J. S. Connolly'of DCS Molnea , a "collision
expert , " wants the exposition management
to make arrangements whereby lie TUU bring
two trains of freight cars to Omaha and
give a realistic exhibition of what a railway
collision looks like. He suggests that this
exhibition could bo given on the vxposlton
grounds and tfiloks " ! t would bo a strong
drawing card. Ho bays that bin long ex-
pcrlcnco In the business enabled him to make
collisions entirely harmless.
A n oilier Siiliscrlitloii.
An addition wns made to the assets of the
exposition ycsteiday by the subscription of
Benjamin F. Smith , who snt In his check
for $3,000. .
\OtCH Of (111iHINlll ( | < MI.
Assistant Secretary Dearlng la making ar
rangements to pay the employes of the Ne
braska building today.
Among otlior things contemplated for the
Montana exhibit Is a collection embracing
the forty varieties of native wood , .
The Manufacturcu committee of the Board
of Trade of Newark , N. J. , la sending out
to all manufacturers In that city a circular
letter calling their attention to the resolu
tion adopted by the board directing that all
po&slblo assistance should bo given to the
Now Jcrsy Exposition coininlRHan , The
committee says : "Having carefully can
vassed the subject , we take pleasure In call-
Ing attention to the many new and in
creased channels of trudo afforded In the
vast territory of the transmlssluslppl region ;
we also appreciate the desirability of hav
ing a full representative exhibit of Newark
manufacturers at this Important commercial
exposition. We , therefore , respectfully In-
vlto your attention to a careful study of the
wants nnd markets of that region , In 'the '
liopo that you may find It beneficial to
your Interests to prepare a display of your
goods for exhibition at Omaha. "
'llll'HI'lllHTHT ' Illllll ) ' IlllriHMl ,
Mrs. Slegmund IIIrBchberg of 215 North
Thirteenth afreet was ( severely burned lust
evening about the arniH and fucc.
While olio wan lighting a KaKollne steve
Mr . HlrsuhborK's npron caught lire and
Immediately the upper pnrt of her body
watt enveloped In Humes. Bhe rushed Into
tlio street , screaming for help , nnd two
studentH from the Orelghton Medical col
lege , who happened to be passing by at
tliu time , pulled off : their couts and throw-
Ini ; tbcm over the womun'H Hliaulck-rn , suc
ceeded In HinothorlnK the fire , but not be
fore she had been caused great agony and
Buffering.
Mrs. lllrschberg was assisted to Preluhton
Medical college , only a Hhnrt distance from
her borne , nnd there nhe. received medical at
tendance. In thu ineuiitlme an alarm of
lire had been sent In anil the deptrment
responded to the call , but the housu did nut
tnko lire.
1.OU.VI' IIIIKVITIKS.
The Omaha Curling club will hate a game
at the lagoon this morning.
At the request of the War department
County Surveyor 'Mdllrldo ' has prepared a
protllo of t le Fort Crook boulevard and has
turned It over to the olllcers of the Depart
ment ol Uio Platte , '
TiS CATTI.miE.V.S ASSOCITIOX. .
Fort Worth Pi > opli > > til : < liitv Urt-nl
Pri'iinriilIOIIH I'or ( Inuillii'rii ; ; .
The twenty-second annual conventl > n of
the Cattle Raisers' association of Texas ,
which will convene In the city rf Fort Worth
on the Sth day of March , next , promises < >
bo by far the largest and moi't enthusiastic
gathering of cattlemen ever held , either In
Texas 01 cut of It. The 1,100 members of the
aMoclatlon will I.e there , almost to a nun ;
the ranchmen who are not miMiuors will at
tend to take advantage of the trall'ig fj-
rllltlta onvrcd by such a largo ( gathering ;
thn live block commission men from nil n\or
the United StaUa and money lenders \\l\\ \ \ not
fall to put In an appearance , while the EPOP-
ulatorB and the cattle ibuyois , iut only of
Texas , but Indian Territory , Oklahoma. Kan.
t'as , Nebraska , Wyoming , Montana , Dakota
and Colorado will want to tike advantage of
the largo gatlieiliig of Texas cattlemen to
replenish their herds and stock up for the
season , and consequently , will bo largely In ,
evidence at Fort Worth during the sitting of
the convention.
The second annual fat stock show will beheld
held at Fort Worth simultaneously with the
convention , namely , the 8th , 'Jth and 10th of
March. It Is expcctt-d thut hundreds of rani
of fine stock of all kinds and dus > rlptlons
will bo on exhibition at the Foith Worth
stock yards on this occasion.
The Foil Wortli pocplo have provided va
rious forms of entertainment for the visitors ,
nioft prominent among these may bo men
tioned the broncho riding anil roping contest.
Several carloada of horses and stcera , the
wildest ami "woollcst" that could bo found ,
have already been procured , the best "muti-
elm busters" and ropers from all ovur the
country will content for the liberal pre
miums , amounting to several hundred dollars
lars , that have 'been offered to the succecilful
contestants. This feature of the entertain
ment will be given on Thursday , tlio 10th ,
beginning at 12:30 : p. m.
The ladles of Fort Worth will glvo a
reception to the visiting ladles at thu Worth
hotel , from 3 to 0 p. m. , Wednesday , tlio iUh.
The citizens of Fort Wortli have neciircd
the services of two of tlio largest and brut
'brass ' Ixuids that could bo procured to illir.
course swcot music and lots of It during tlio
entire three daya' entertainment.
Tlio principal railroads In the ntato hava
consented to put on sale for this occailon
round trip tickets at ono fare , with a max
imum rate of $5 for all Texas poltita , and one-
half rate for all polntu ouUldu of thu state ,
Tlio citizens of Fort Worth will uau to It
that the accommodations will bo qulto u nplo
for all who may attend.
JIKUI HS'P U1AI.I.AI-I- IlKCOVSIDKII
IHr.-Hor * of ( hi- I'nl.lliI.Hmiry Do
.totVlHli Him to HcHlKTii.
At the meeting of the Library hoard last
night all the members worn present. Di
rector Wallace gave notice of hla rcslgna-
tlon and the board adopted a revolution re-
iiicstliig | him to reconsider his determina
tion.
tion.Famuel
Famuel Roes presented his claims with
reference to the loss of books In the burnIng -
Ing of his c.itahllsliiiiHit , the adjustment
being left to the tiook committee.
The Western Art association , by Us pres
ident.f4. . T , Llndsey , made a formal re < | ue"t
for the frco use of the third floor of thu
Library building for the purposes of an
art school. After some discussion tlio mat
ter waa referred to a special commltti-o com
posed of Directors Reed , Sudborough and
Lcavltt , with Instruction * to report at thu
next meeting.
The memorial tablet to Byron Reed was
accepted and ordered placed In a prom
inent position In tlui hallway and thu rc- >
port of the executive committee , rearrang
ing the houre of service for the Janitor and
engineer , was adopted , to go Into effect
March 1. Under the new nchednle Janitor
service will bo provided at nlijlit and onu
man will bo on duty In the hulldltig at all
hours ,
The librarian's monthly report was read
and ( lied and bills'approved to thu amount
of $1,735.
lul .Snllx for Iliuni-
SAN FRANCISCO , Feb. -PreHldrnt
Dole of Hawaii returned to Honolulu on Ilia
HtcamcT Marlpora , which Halli'il at 2 o'clock
thU afternotJii. A number of thu Hawaiian
delegation 'way ' at liund to bid him farewell ,