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GLIMPSES OF LIFE IN HAVANA
How the Capital of Cuba. Looks to an
American Visitor.
COSTIJMIS OF THE HAVANESE WOMEN
Hovr Uie I.nricc Hotel * Arc
Pew nicjclt-N There unit
Kodak * Allowed Activity
nt the Cemetery.
A casual observer would oy there WM
my little difference between the gowna and
costumea of the Havaneso women and those
cen In the largo dtlcs of the United States
or Kurope. They catch on to the prevailing
fashions without much delay , writes a corro-
pondcnt of the Hartford Courant , and adopt j I
them to the extent of their purseH. One
f
doen not fc-o eeal cloaks or other fum on the
BtrectK even In the winter months , when the
temperature Is between 70 and SO , although
I saw a fur cape for sale In one of the shops. '
If a ale of them ever occurs the purchaser
in undoubtedly ono who contemplates a trip
north. Most of the women who appear on
the strteta In the daytime hood their faces
with black lace scarf , * nnd us > c fans to progoon '
tcct their faces from the sun. Frequently ,
you nee young women walking together
dressed vxactly alike. This Is so frequent as 1
to be noticeable to strangers. On a Sunday
afternoon I noticed In front of a fashionable
residence five women , probably members of
the same family , all gowned precisely alike ,
In a heliotrope colored fabric. It was sug
gested that the head of the family was
pleased with the goods and bought a whole
piece Very few of the women are pretty ,
acccrdlng to the .American standard of
beauty. They age early and rapidly , and re
sort to cosmetics and powders to continue
their youthful looks long * after their beauty ,
If they ever had any , has passed away.
Ono might Imagine that everybody in
Havana was rich , as thcro is an utter ab
sence of dogs , which cannot bo accounted
for by lack of poverty. Without asking for
an explanation , one may conclude that they
have gone with the rcconcentrados. The
bicycle fad doesn't seem to have taken hold
of the Ilavancse. I saw hut t\\o bicycles on
the strcctfi , and those were on the outskirts
of the city , where there was a little patch
of concrete pavement. There are very few
streets In Havana whcro It would bo a I
pleasure to ride a wheel. The business por-
tlon Is paved with block
granite , In very
good condition. The roads In the suburbs
nre execrable. The favorite drive Is on the
beach road , but there is vcrv little pleasure
in riding the road Is so full of ruts and de
pressions that carriage springs are severely
tested. The condition of the streets and the
almost entire absence of country roads Is
probably the excuse for not Indulging In
bicycling.
HOTBL LIFE.
The Hotel Inglaterra Is considered a fine
hotel for Cuba. You would not be oatlafied
with the cooking and general conduct of the
dining room If in the UnltcJ States. There
la scarcely any variation of the menu from
meal to meal and day to day. It Is printed
In both Spculsh and English , but as the
waiters cannot unJorataud the English part
of It you arc hopclc&ily lost If you under
take to give them an order. But I started
to tell you about the bedroom. It Is very
roomy and at least twenty feet high. Broad
wooden blinds open out on an Iron balcony.
Iron bars
perpendicularly placed make ac
cent to jour room from the outside Im
possible. The floor Is marble and the walls
ore covered with a heavy dark paper of a
Moorish design. A half circle of colored at
glasses over your window make a very
beautiful rainbow effect on > the marble floor
when the sun ehlncs Into the room. The
beds are a pretty picture to look at. Tile
bedsteads are brass with a symmetrically
curved mcsqulto canopy tastefully draped
to protect the sleeper from those musical
pests , which do business every month In the
year. Tuo plcturo Is somewhat dispelled
when you discover there Is nothing between
you and a very flexible wire mattress ex
cept one thin quilt cud a sheet. The effect
13 something like gett.'ag Into a hammock.
Another peculiarity of the room Is that the
partition which separates you from the ad
joining room reaches only eight or nine feet
from the flcor , and by standing In a chair ,
if inclined , you can look ! ii on jour nelgh-
lora.
lora.There
There are a few I'ncs of street cars with
mules for motive power. The charge is 10
cents , and travel by this racthol Is natura'ly
somewhat restricted. When the war Is over
there .ought to be a grand opportunity for
ente//rising Americans to put in a flrat-claca
trolley sjstem with B-cent farerf. The favorIte -
Ito means of tran.ipovtatlcii In the city Is
by their one-horse victorias , of which there -
ore thousands , end- they will carry two
porsom from cac point to another within the
city limits for u peseta , or 20 cents of their
money , equal In value to 14 centa , United
Elate ? . TI.U Is about the only cheap article
Jn Havana. are
THE CEMETERY. the
There Is a commendable absence of drunk The
enness In Havana. I saw but one person
Intoxicated , and he wan hanging around the and.
'American ' consulate , asking assistance. HP of
was an Amertccn , I am ashamed to say.
Ills etory wan that he had been stranded
here , and , I dug en American sailor , had of
been abu.ieJ by the Spanish , to prove which
tie showed me the cuts on his head , He New
apparently deserved all ho sot.
The cemetery Is an Interesting place to
.visit ind one Is repaid for the trouble of a the
two or throe mlle drive to see some of the Is
fine monum nts there , especially one erected
by the city to < he memory of thirty-Fix fire to
men who perished in a conflagration eeveral
years ago. It Is ot Italian marble , 'grand In
proportions and elaborate In workmanship. of
Medallions In life size of the dead firemen
are cut in relief on one of the supporting in
blocks of marble , nine on each side. Tie
main shaft Is surmounted with a figure of
en angel holding the d ad body of a fire
man In Its arms , and on e.ich side nnd angle
Is some beautifully worked deelgn commem-
ciutltiK the ncravlon. The whole structure
mutt bo about Inst
saventy-flve fet high and
po.'slbly thirty feet square at the base. It
was made in Italy and must have cost nover.il the
liumlreJ thousands of dollars. The Havana
funerals all occur ut ! " > o'clock In the aft'r- farms
noon and soon after that
time you see pro- the
ceralons coming Into the
cemetery from all N.
directions. The carriages remain at the en Into
trance while the bearers carry the easkot
to the grave , followed by the mourners. I A.
aw several funeral processions wending city
their way slowly up the hill without hearse true
or carriages. Thee wr.ro of families too out
poor to nave anything but a plain coffln.
This was being carried on the shoulders of ing
men , and as the distance lo sometimes sev-
crul miles , it requires quite * a number of
nble-l-oJIed men , who relieve one another
frequently. Nearly all the lota In the ceme
tery arc Incloied with Iron fetfces , and nl- towed
nw > 't every grave mirk has n writh nf mo- , ,
tnlllo flowers attached to It. There Is an f\r v
appearance of neglect noticeable throughout Forv
tJ.e cemetery , but that seems to be charac- torln
t rlstlo of tbe people , of
THE MILITARY. lotto
The ono predominating element li Ha \ put .
vana at the present time Is the soldiery. on
The streets are. literally filled with tinl-0 '
. formed men and youth. The average Span-1 , ! wt
J Jsh ofllcer or sldler would not Impress an I Vff
American favorably. As ele-r
a rule they are not it
well let up. and they are generally under- The
elzed. They all luck tbe West Point cut , aboard
which Is BO much admired by Americans.
They may understand the theory and prac
tice of war , but the true martltl ardor does the
not otm to reach down Into their backbone from
and legs. None of tbe officers would ever ago
bo accused of wearing corsets , as some of count
our fledgling * In the military service are.
The uniform of oTlcerBJand ( mcn seems to
be of the > amo material a fine gretxi and have
white stripe glnptom. or eomo similar fabric &
( or both coat nd iroiiieri. The officer * total
. tr 4 Uw ( Ut item on their oott ilmM on
and a white cam-as cap ; the enlisted men a
Panama straw hat , with ono side folded up
and fastened with a roJette.
performed and
never iw anything so
slovenly done before. Thcro was no sizing
up of the men ; a boy of five feet two Inches
would be between men six or eight Inches
taller. Talking In the ranks seemed to bo
allowed at all times. At Inspection the
man became t Immovable only when the ofll
cer approached | him and relaxed Into so
ciability Immediately after the officer had
passeil Some had leggings , many had not.
They were a job lot of misfits , assorted
sizes and colors , from fifteen to forty. The
regulars are having a hard time of It. In
summer about 60 per cent sicken and die.
At the present time some of them are beg
glng on the streets , not having received
their pay for more than six months. This
re f era to tbe enlisted men. The officers are
paid , and i , apparently enjoy themselves.
NO KODAKS ALLOWED.
It In the policy ot the Spanish authorities
to suppress everything that Illustrates the
condition of affairs li ? Cuba. A careful '
search to obtain photographs of the people
or of any event connected with the war was
fruitless. The use of kodaks In restricted , It
permitted at all. Viewy ot the tomb of Co
lumbu and the monument erected on the
spot where ' ho landed are freely offered for. J
sale. One Is a little- skeptical about be-
llcvlng | | that the remains of the great dls- | '
coven are actually resting In Havana , but
good authorities say that It U unquestion
ably ' correct. <
The morning after the Maine explosion an
ctcr { photographer took some very peed
views | of the wreck , but the authorities very
goon suppressed his traffic and he retired
with a , generous stock of good photographs , ,
although ' there was a great demand for
them and fabulous prices were offered. j i
It seems to a stranger In Havana that ;
one-half of the population are engaged In ,
selling lottery tickets. They are offered I
you by all classes , ages and sexes , and the
boy or man In charge of the lift suggests i
that you Invest. Almost every store eau ; '
supply you If you want them. Half-clad I
mcn _ ' women and 'children Importune you !
In j Spanish to help them out. The wonder
ID where all these wretched people get the
money to start In business. Possibly they
sell on commlu-slon , but It must take a ,
great deal of confidence to trust them on ,
the strepts , with so much valuable property."s
YOUXCJ I'lTl.MlAX TAKKS A 111(11)13.
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Mnrrleil Qnli-tly nnil Uiieipretecllr lntne i ,
California I
SAN ' FRANCISCO , March 17. Walter
S nger. Pullman , one ot the twin sons of J
the late George M. Pullman , the palace car
magnate , was married yesterday to Miss i
_
Loulso Lander West of this city. The unthe j
expected wedding took place at the home
of Rev. John Bakeweil , rector of Trinity
church , on Telegraph avenue , Oakland.
Late yesterday afternoon Mr. Pullman , unaccompanied - |
accompanied , made hl.s appearance at the
county clerk's office In the Alameda county
court house. He made application to Deputy
j
County Clerk Mason , for n license to
marry. Ho gave his full nar.e as Walter5 ;
Sangcr Pullman , a native of Illinois , aged , | I
23 , and at present a resident of the city ' t
and county of San Francisco. The name
of his Intended bride he gave as Louise
Lander West , a native of California , aged
24 , and a resident of the city and county
of San Franclfico. The license was made
out In duo form and Mr. Pullman rejoined
Miss West. Taking a carriage they drove $
to the 'humo of the clergyman , who per
formed the ceremony In the parlors of his
home , the clergyman's- - wife and a Mies
Robbing , a friend of Mrs. Bakeweil. acting
flB witnesses. After the ceremony the
couple went away as quietly ss they had
come , without making explanation or leav
ing any address , and the clergyman was
Ignorant of the Identity of the couple he
had married.
The acquaintance of the young people Is
most of a few weeks standing. Mra. Pull '
man , who resided at the Palace with her
sister , Mrs. Hugh McDonnell , is a daugh
ter of tie late Chester H. West , who was a
pioneer of 184D , having made the trip around
the Horn with the earliest goldseekers. He
becauo a banker In thld city and was at
one tlmo very wealthy. He left but little
property and ho ! daughters made their own
way In the world , teaching In the public
schools.
Hugh McDonnell , who is now young
Pullman's brother-in-law , Is a wealthy mine
owner of New York City. The late General
Frederick Lander was an uncle of the
Misses West and they are the nieces of
Judge Edward Lindcr of Washington , D. C. "
Mrs. Pullman , the brldo. Is of medium
height. She to a chatalne , with a pro
fusion of reddloh brown hair , steel blue
eyes , long eyelashes and an attractive face.
COMIIIN IT10XS OK STKKIMAKERS. .
, Ifroilueerii the Liitont to Try I
Coiixnl III ut Ion.
CLEVELAND-1 March 17. Concerning the
re-iult ofthe.tvo daxsmeQtJng ; of the Bes
semer furnace operators , which has juat
clcaed here , the Iron Trade Review , In its Jj
lasuo of this week , will say : The merchant
300
makers of Bessemer iron in the central west If
perfecting" organization , somewhat on get
llneSvOfnUic- Bessemer Ore association.
objects are to reduce selling cost , ellm- .
inato ( he manipulation of Ihe middle men Wc
. get a margin over the Increased cost
fhclr ore. The meeting this week made the
progress on theplan. . the
The announcement of the proba'ble ' failure
the "w-lrd VonsoIldaJlori
, based on the
development of irreconcilable diffcrencts at
' "
'
York , was "fo'llowed quickly by the the
giving out at Chicago of Information con
cerning a consolidation , taking In a part of cu.
plants originally under consUeratlon. It
now stated , however , that efforts are still
being nWdd at'tho'eastern end of the line the
accomplish something on the original plan the
before the expiration of options , April 4 , and
while there is believed to bo little chance and
agreement , tbe announcement of the be
limited consolidation may- have its Influence "We
securing concessions.
nent
SU.Yll.S .UO.VUV FOIL HliUIUiW fr\UtM .
fcr
Wlilow of Huron IJc Illmch Siionortn to
HU IMillnntliropy.
NEW YORK. March 17.It was learned will
night tint the Baroness de Hlrsch re
cently sent from Paris gent
a large sum of money ,
interest of which Is to be applied to Dml
maintaining and extending the Hebrew
ami agricultural lnterr.ts founded by
late Baron do Hlrsch near Vlnelind ,
J.
The colony waa gradually falling
decay nnd dome of those Interested ap
pealed to the baroness.
. Sutoman , the agent for the fund In this
, said : "The report Is substantially
, but I am only sorry the story has comu .
before all the details of the 9lans are per
fected. I can say nothing further concern A
the matter at present. "
ners
llrlnur * In MiutnUli FUlilntf lloiit of
TUNTA GORDA , FJa , . March 17.-The his
Spanish fishing smack Carmen ha been the
Into this port by the United States the
revenue , cutter Forward , It had been seized
violation of the navigation laws. The
Forward left T.impn scnrchlnp for a lllttxiH- Mayor
te-rlngexjudltlon re-ported to be in the vicinity
Cape Uoin.1113. At the entrance to Char-
-
harbor the Forward came , upon the
Carmen at anchor , mulling preparations to
to sea. Captain Rogers bent an ofllcer child
board the Spaniard , and nscerulnlng that worth.
fitrnnKer had been there f r more tlmn
twenty-four hours without
reporting to the
,
customs . authorities placed the Carmen un-
arrest , brought It to thin port nnd turned to
over to the deputy collector of customs. the
Carmen had live and salted fish and
, the result of Its catch since leaving
Havana. Its master says he has only been the
engaged In llhlng around the Tortugrau and
waters f Florida bay , having cleared
Havana for that puriwae several days
and put Into Charlotte harbor en ac prlao
of stress of weather.
Gold "Wo
NEW YpnK. March ' 17. Lazord-Freres It ,
engaged 11,000,000 and Muller , Schall
Co. $300.003 In sold for Import , making a will
for the day of $1.300,000. and the total turn
like prwcat BtovcuMt to
URGE PURCHASE OF STATUARY
Decorations for the Grounds Must Be Fonght
FORCES UNITE AGAINST COMMISSIONERS
IJxccntlvc CommllU'o , 1'nrk Cominlii-
Ion nnil Women' * llonril l'rc
tlie Countllriirvftontiitlvci
to 'lleconxlilcr ' Action.
The members of tbe exposition executive
committee , each arU every member of tbe
executive committee of the Woman's Board
of Managers and members of the Board of
Park Commissioners are expressing the
greatest disappointment at the announcement
that the Board of County CommUstoners will
refuse to co-operate with the exposition man
agement and the park board In securing for
the decoration of the exposition and as a
bequest . to the public parks tbe lot of perrna-
ucnt statuary which the exposition desires
to purchase from Captain Edward Keincys ,
the well known sculptor of Indians and wild
animals. The proposition as made by Captain -
. jan | . Kemcys j , through a representative who
has been on the ground for some time. Is to
design an original group , In the size kaown
as semi-heroic ' , showing an half-naked Indian
astride , , his pony in the act of administering
the | ' death blow to a buffalo. In addition to
this he proposes to furnish .eight stag.e
"sure ! of wild cnlmals
, life size , the- exposition -
position management to have the right to
select { ; tbe animals , the only1 provision being
| that they ' shall be of a distinctively western
' > P8- All of these figures are to be of
cement on an Iron frame , the material being
treats bv a patented
process which Is gunr-
anteei to make it permanent In Its cliarac-
ter. For this work the
sculptor asks $15-
000 and the exposition
management a'Jked
the ; park board and the county commission-
"s to co-operate with It ; each contributing
? 5,000 toward the purchase , with the provl-
tlon that the statuary Is to become the
property of the city after the exposition for
the decoration ' of the city parks.
President Wattles of the 'exposition and
Park Commissioner H. E. Palmer were dls-
cursing the status of this matter In the
office of the
former and 'both expressed the
greatest [ ( regret at the report that the county
commissioners would re'use to co-operate In
the matter.
:
MOST REASONABLE PROPOSITION.
"
"If the county refuses to act' with the
exposition and park board In this matter , "
sald President Wattles , "it means that the
exposition grounds will .
, . , not. be embellished
with any statuary. We have been trying to ;
devj 1. e ways an-J means for .securing some
, ,
kind
of
J.lnu ; statuary ever since the exposition
was started and have been unable to see
way to do it , but this proposition promised any
to put an end "
to ouY troubles in"that
line.
\\o have been
Invcstlga-Ing the statuary
question foi- some time and have learned
enough about it to know that tills
propotl-
tlon io
a most
reasonable one and to the
advantage of the
exposition lo
accept , but
wo have
not seen our way clear to devote
$15,000 to that
purpose. After going to
great expense to erect beautiful
and laying out buildings a
magnificent nrounds , If we do
not have statuary to add the finishing touch
it will be
like
giving a man a fine eult of
clothco and sending him out In the street
without any hat. Statuary is absolutely
essential to the carrying out of our plans
but wo have not
the money to pay for it.
We have at'ked the
park bo-ard and the county
to help us out of this dilemma and we feel
Justified In saying that this of
proposition la
'tho best
" that we can expect to receive. "
"I feel very much disappointed about the
matter , " said Captain Palmer. "The board
w\is well satisfied with the proposition and
we are especially
anxioue to secure the
Indian and buffalo for Jefferson
square. We
bellevo it will be the handEqmcs and bert
ornament for that park" " .that could possibly
be secured and would
soon 'become
land
mark. I hope the cc-mmlsfloners will a not
piss the resolution U.ut has been
Introduced , but will help us to get this
statuary for our parks.
PROPRIETY BEYOND QUESTION.
" ful.
"Statuary is o thing you can't put n
fixed value on , "
continued the
captain. the
"Kcmeys is one of the most celebrated all
sculptors of wild animals and Indians In the bo
country and what could be more appropriate
than a statue of an .Indian and buffalo In
Omaha , the recognized center of the Indian this
country In the olden days. The only ques
tion our board has had tn Ihe matter ban feet
been the permanency of tbjs
, material , but on
am Informed that there are statues In
Europe made of the saaie material which
hove been in existence hundreds of years ,
and a recent Issue of one of the principal
scientific papers published | n this country
contained ' an article regarding a gigantic
statue of this kind which was erected about
years ago and which Is still standing.
It lasts as long as that I believe we wll
our ( money's worth. "
The executive conimltteo of the Woman's
board spent considerable time at ls | regular of
weekly : meeting dls'cucalng this statuary
question. They had a material interest < ln
of
matter , as thla committee first agltatcc
matter of securing several pieces o will
statuary for the exposition grounds
<
with a view of having them
placed In the parkii afterward ant for
progress of the matter has been watcher the
with a great deal of interest. Ater , ( dls
. sng ! Uio matter at length tbe women
formulated a letter to the Uard of County has
Commissioners , urging that body to jolr
exposition management and
Ooerd of Park Commls and
In
sloners In purchasing the statuary
giving several rrasonn why this shouli
done. Among the reasons were tbese Mr.
consider the present an unusual oppor > In
tunlty for securing euch valuable and perma
decoration. The far-reaching educa have
tlcoalalue , both ae an exhibit of high ar the
the exposition and as a perpetual legac ;
fore
our community we deem of very gren
Importance. Wo believe thcee works of ar
bo a most fitting souvenir of the great Ing
expedition and that tue large body of Intelll
citizens will commend the wisdom an' what
get'croslty ' of the men who provided them be
that tbe appreciation of all claesss o
cltlmis will Increase wltb the years and
reflect honor upon those who eccurcd them. '
Th'a letter was signed by each Indlvldua
member cf the executive committee ana sold
trancmlttrd to the county ecmtnl'islonem. are
will
KAX8AS 31 US VISIT TUB tillUUMIS sold
this
I.rnvfimortli CltUpim Sve Whnt Ik the
1'rrpnrpd for I lit- bear
strong delegation of Leavenworth busl-
men accompanied Mujor T. S. ClarkEon and
the exposition executive department 01 these
return from a trip to Kanrua to arouse ticket
Interest of the people of that state li
matter of state representation at the
exposition. The committee consisted o
John D. Edmond , Edward E , Coombs They
general manager of the Leavenwor.h Strec cad
Railway company ; E. G. Kre-zdorn , former
county attorney ; Louis Latte , editor of the edition
Leavenworth Tribune , and George P. Roths
, a prominent merchant ot Leaven
.
Tbe party was escorted to the exposition
grounds by Major Clarkson , and then wen Louis
the Mlllard hotel for luncheon , after which rpaco
various exposition offices were vlsltec exhibit.
a large amount of Information ocqulrei W.
regarding tbe expoiltlon. The visitors , with at
exception of Mr. Coombs , returned home wbllo
yesterday afternoon.
The vlitt to the grounds wai a great fur which
to tbe Leavenworth delegation. Mayo A.
Edmond spoke for the committee , saying gation
expected to lee tomcthlng fine , afte ran
hearing Major Clarkaon talk so much abou
but we were simply overwhelmed by thi trate
preparations which are being made. W * county
utlr our people vigorously when we re la
and there 1 DO doubt but Kfniu wll making
wtll r j > rwenUd by. exhibit * , and all ot Uw
our people wilt ylfllt Oiia'ha during the
summer. " . ,
lajor CUrkson reports j that his mission
very successful. Ule hhd a long Inter
view wltb Governor Ccedy and the latter
agreed to do all In b\t \ > f oer to help the
matter along. He Mid
he would appoint a
strong commission At. one and would ask
ho next legislature to r aim burse any. sub
scriber who will asstat In a'slng ' the $15,000
which must be raise * to make the $15,000
raised by the rallrcwfai vallable. Major
says this latter promise on the
part of the
i governor irks ail-that was nec
essary to Insure the 'raising of the money
and that It will bo on hand within a very
short time. The governor hM been urged to
appoint his commission at , once and to call
a meeting of thit body at Omaha In the
near future i so that the commissioners may
; ee for themselves whether the exposition Is
all that It has been represented to be.
KOIl iiovs' .A.\n" iHEs' iiuu.nixo.
Cxrcnilvr CommlttiTi. of WOIIIIIII'H
llonril Settle * on DrtnllH.
The executive commltte' of the Woman's
Board of Managers has taien flr.al action In [
approving the plans ( or the Floys' and Olrn' !
building and the construction of this build-
ng will be started nt otice. The general
> lan of < the building has not been changed ,
hero being only a few minor alteiutlons.
The structure will be for the use of the chlla
dren and women and will not be en
cumbered with exlilblts that will Interfere
n any way with the use for which the bulld-
ng la designed.
It Is estimated .that . the building will cost
about $8,000 and the furnishings about $1,000
additional. To cover thl expense the board
now has on hand $4,025.67. A conservative
estimate of the revenue to be derived from
the rule of concessions In the building. In
cluding a restaurant , the USP of the large
hall for lectures , etc. , tihows about $2,000 In
sight from this source and $1,000 will be
derived from the sale of the Hatchet , leav
ing but a small amount to be raised In tome
other way.
In conriectlcn with making use of the larqe
room In the center of thelfrulldlng fqr lee-
urea , etc. , Prof. Edward Daniels of this city
ire submitted ! a proposition which Is looked
upon with great favor by the women and
will prcbably be accepted. He suggests
hat a screen suitable forNshowlng projected
pictures , views , etc. , bo fixed In the room
n question , for the use of the lecturers , and
10 offers the use of a very valuable set of
apparatus belonging to himself for producing
he pictures which may beprovUed by
such lecturers , thus caving the expense of
ransportlng bulky anJ expensive apparatus.
The professor says he has the apparatus
used by the Into Dr. Howland at Washlng-
on , comprising a projecting lantern , polar-
scopes , microscope , spectroscope and all ac
cessories , being a collection such as Is
possessed by only a few universities. Ho
says these Instruments were-1 made In London
irder the eye of Prof. JTyndall and cost
4,000. He offes to allow them to be used
n this buldlng a.s an Inducement to noted
lecturers to appear , thty having to bring
only their ell'cs.
l'ltl2I'AHiS IfOK AUBATIC I'
Ilriiiitlful I'Vntnro ot I tie ninlt Tract
IlelnK ArrlnniA'il.
Henry A. Dreer of Philadelphia , the leadIng -
Ing propagator of aquatic plants In this
country , Is beginning his arrangements for of
furnishing the aquatic basin * , which will bo
prominent and very b iufiful feature of
the floral decoritlon of tie1'.bluff tract. There
will be three of thcse basina just north of
the Hortlculture bulldfng , directly In the
center of the bluff tract. Tfae middle basiti
will bo eighty feet In diameter , and at the-
cast and west sides will .be1 smaller'basins ,
each twenty-five feet In diameter. The large D.
basin has been excavatedand , the planting
this will be' commenced "at onco. The
bottom will be puddled and covered with
sand to the depth of several Inches. On
this frames will be set and the entire basin
will be planted with many varieties of beau
tiful water lilies. In a short time the broad
green leaves will appear and float on the the
surface of the water , and about the latter
part of June the flowers will begin to ap
pear. These will present a great variety of
colors , and their fragrance will scent the
air for a considerable distance on every
side. the
The slJe basins , however , will bo the for
greatest attraction to lovers of the beauti by
. These bcslna will be cemented and
supplied with heating apparatus to maintain
water at a temperature of SO degrees at the
times. In each of thcso basins will to
planted one specimen of 'the beautiful
Victoria Rcgla , one of'the finest varieties of
water ll'.Ies In cultlvntjqn. One plant of of
immense variety wllI-flH one of thece the
basins. Its broad , flat leaves , two or three trip
In diameter with upturned edges , float
the wate-r and between the leaves will of
appear the huge flower , fully a foot In dia car.
meter and of surpassing beauty.
These plants are "started" In a green will
house and put In the basin after the
weather hi sufficiently warm.
co.NTOrt.Acrs . KOH EoifiiA's nuii.niixo and
Stnti8 Honronentntlve In' Oninlin ( n at
_ Complete 'ArrnnKcmcntN.
Brlard F. Hill , northern passenger agent
the Nashville , Chattanooga & St. Loula
railway. Is In the city a" ; the representative
the Georgia Exposition comm'sslon and
close all matters with reference to the '
erection of the Georgia building on the ex
position grounds. He has selected the , site
the building- , being on the west side of
bluff tract near Sperfcer street.
Mr. Hill sajs the pldn for making the ment
Georgia building entirely of native wed has
been changed and It will bo of staff ex- tary
torlcr with the Inside finished In native
woods. The structure will .
cost about $6,00.1
tions
all of the Georgia exhibit will bo placed
this bulldlngr
"Wo are going to have'a ' fine exhibit , " ild
. Hill , "and our people ate coming hero make
force. They have been making great
preparations for this .thing and wo will
something to be proud of when we- open from
doors ot our building I will close the
contract for the erection'of the building be will
I leave town arid 'tfe will commence
chipping our material as 'coon as the build-
la ready for it. We1 have our exhibit lights
material prelty well Is ( land and I know water
I am talking t , when I say It will
a magnificent sbowl foe
Certificate * of I In chef cost
The management of tl e Hatchet Is Issuing each
certificates to those boyi and girls who have
100 copies of the paper. The returns same
not all In , but It'Js mown that there sitions
be at least 100 cnfldr ! who have each ments
100 or more coptta if the paper , and at
entitles them to o/ie t dmlilort ticket to only
exposition grounds , The certificate * shall
' witness to the Met t lat the person re- occur
celv'ig : It is entitled : to ajv admission ticket Ing
the recipients are , Intruded to present
certificates ' to the oecretary of the
Woman's board after ; Ma ) 0 and receive a .
In exchange.
The reception eccordfd the Hatchet li vei'y of
gratifying to the women aqd they are la high
feather over the eucc/ss jof' their venture. value
eay the paper went'"like hot cakes , " Lelber.
they are seriously coruilJerlng the ad sons
visability of re-peattrg the , experiment. The his
of 25,000 Is almost exhausted , tors
rnent
\oti-n ot Hi * . l-sioi tlon. part
GeorgeMlthaurc , the total agent for the among a
Anbeuser-BuBch Brewing association of St.
, has made application for 2E6 feet ot because
in the Manu-'aotiirei building for an amply
. their
. P. Andrue of Minneapolis wag a caller 110.
.
exposition headquarters havUlg ( stopped tees.
raselng through the city to vtolt the made
expreltion grounds and -We the progress
is being made. '
M. Allen , presl nt of the Cozad Irri
compaqjr , Is | n the lty to make ar- missed
gem tots for an irrigation exhibit by hU in
company. He says the exhibit will Illus Five
the system in practical uoe In Daweon matinee
and the Irrigation company will work During
conjunction wltb the cocoty officials In with
-
oo exhibit to ebo f tbo resources of ingIn
When
oouutjr with irtijtUoa ,
LUMBERMEN GET THROUGH
Eighth Annual Convention Erjugbt to an
Earlj Close ,
MUCH IMPORTANT BUSINESS TRANSACTED
Short Srnnloim Full of Work alvc
Wny ( o a IMrimnnt Drive About
Toivny an Kxritrnluu nnd
n Ilnniiupt.
The eighth annual convention of the Ne
braska Lumber Dealers' association , which
convened on Wednesday , closed a most successful
ccssfti meeting at noon yesterday. The
attcnjanco was remarkably gnd , over 150
delegates and visitors being present. A
good deal of Important business was transacted
noted and yet plenty of time was found for
visiting. In fact half of the two days In
which the convention was sitting was taken
up with the program of enjoyment provided
by the local entertainment committee. As
a consequence the visitors are leaving the
city well satisfied with their stay In Omaha.
WINDING UP BUSINESS.
Yesterday morning the final session was
held In 1 the Patterson block and proved to
bo full of bjislneBs. In order to give the
afternoon to the visit to the cxposltlcjr
grounds ( It was necessary to finally adjourn
* t noon. As a consequence a large amount
ur business was rushed through.
The first business of the session was the
report of the auditing committee to the cffeci
that it had found the report * of the secre
tary and treasurer correct. George W. Bab'-
win read a paper upon "Retail and Credit
Business , " and then the report of the com
mittee on resolutions was received.
The resolution that September 9 bo set
aside as "Lumbermen's "
day" at the exposi
tion and that the association be calk-d to
meet In special session that
on date- was
favorably reported and was unanimously
adopted.
Another resolution which was also adopted
authorizes the secretary to visit such points
In the state where Interest In the aBsocia-
tlcn Is lacking for the purpose of enlisting
the Interest of local lumbermen and securing
membership. A resolution giving the secre
tary a salary of X40 a month and traveling
expenses on condition that he devote at least
one-third of his time to the work of the as
sociation was amended by striking out the
salary , and as amended was passed. The .
question of salary was left to the board of
directors.
After considerable dlscutslen a resolution
that lumbermen In placing insurance should
give preference to thos ? who confine their
business to lumbermen's ai-'aoclatlona was
passed. The same action was taken on a
rtisolutlcri calling upon the Lumber Exchange
association of Kansas City , which docs a big a
business among Nebraska lumbermen , to
confine Its business to members of the asso
ciation In the state.
Considerable discussion aroae over the mat
ter of the distribution of price lists by
wholesale dealers. In the past thtse lists
have not fallen Into the hands of members
the asi'oclatlcri alone. No satisfactory
scheme was decided upon , hut the , "board of
directors will wrestle with the problem ,
OFFICERS ELECTED. It
J. J.
Bonekemper of Sutton was unani
mously re-elected president of the associa
tion. P. D. Smith ot Lincoln was in the
same- way re-elected vice president. S. W.
Llghtner ' of Monroe and O. 0. Snyder of
O'Neill were elected directors to succeed J.
. Brewer of Alblcn and Bird Crltchfield of
Elmwood , whose terms expire th.'s year. They
will serve for three yeaM. The secretary
and treasurer will be later elected by the
board of directors , which will also eeloct the
place and time for holding the uext conven "
tion.Before At
Before a final adjournment was taken all In
delegates collected In a group In front of
the New York Life building and a photo
graph of them wus taken without mishap.
This was or.o of the fcal acts of the eighth I
annual convention of the association.
A number of the delegates left the city In
afternoon , but the big majority remained
the entertainment that baa been arranged
local dealers. At 2 o'clock over 100 were do
taken out to the exposition grounds In am
tallybo coacbci ) , where the progress made In
building of the White. City was explained the
them by members of the exposition direc and
tory. an
At 6:05 : o'clock last evening nearly 100 but
the delegates boarded a special train at
Webster street depot for almoit a week's no
to the north and the white pine dis
tricts of Wisconsin. The train was made up
three sleepers , a baggage car ard a chair
. It went out over the- Chicago , St. Paul ,
Minneapolis & Omaha road. The excursion the
visit Sioux City , ftlankato , Winona , La
Ciusse , Mcrrlllau , Eau Claire , Chlppewa to
Falls , Rice Lake , Ashland , iMason , Drum-
mend , Qlayward , Shell Lake , Cumberland
, .Minneapolis. It will return to this city
8:30 : on the morning of March 23.
Last night a banquet was tendered the
delegates .who did not take the trip at the
Commercial club.
by
ACCOMMODATIONS FOIl nilMTI.V. ing
to
U'liut the K\ONlloi > Will Offer to '
tlio VIollliiKT ( iiiiirilMincn.
President Wattles has commenced active
operations -toward
securing a militia encamp
for Omaha during the summer and cay
completed arrangements by which mili fov
organizations desiring to come -to the
exposition will be provided with accommoda
and
such aa their necessities require.
At the meeting of the executive committee done
yesterday the president was authorized to
arrangements to provide suitable camp
grounds for such of these organizations as
desired to come , a largo number of troops the
different dates having already made
the
inquiry regarding the accommodations which
be furnished by the exposition. The Tie
president recommended that these accom but
modations bo provl'ed : Camp ground ] , HrlR
for the streets In the encampment , dead
, sanitary conveniences , tents with Capla.
temporary board floors , provided tents can Noral
aerured from the government without bim
; straw for tents ; one free admission far man
member of the
organization who
ac-
to
ccmpanles U.
These accommodations are substantially the and
as have been provided by former expo
, and It Li expected that the Induce move
thus offered will result In gathering
Omaha a large force of militia. The
return asked of the troops Is that they
participate in any parades which may
during their stay. A proper camp the
ground will be provided In the neigh p t
borhood of the exposition grounds. nsherH !
a
I.envi'H .VolliliiK ( < > HlH The
SAN FIIANCISCO , March 17. Tie will
Herman Lelbcr of the North American
Commercial company hns been flleii. No rotln
Is placed on the property. George
. Sidney Lelber and Julian Lelber.
of the deceased , nnd Isaac Lclber , city
cousin , ure named In the will us execu -
and trustees. When the llnul hettlc-
Is rmule , four years hence , tn greater next
of the property will be divided equally ested
the three HOIIK , who are trustees , nnd
fourth son , Kffdar Lelher. The two as
daughters. Amy and IClsle , will get nothing ,
It In tUuU-il they hnvo already } > mn mid
provided for In the settlement with free
matncr. Each will , however , receive declined
monthly until she Is married the sum of would
to be regularly paid to her by the trus- her
Many bequests of small amounts arc- June'
In the will.
K. S. willnril III.
CHICAGO , March 17.-H. S. Wlllnrd has Illinois
a stage performance , the first time
twcnty-klx years. He wau obliged to the
up appearing at the Wednesday probably
nt llooley's on account of sickness.
his trip south the food did not agree
him , eating canned vegetables , result SAN
In a sllK'it attack of lead poisoning. necr
he reached Chicago be had , however , pajiy
apparently recovered. ucu
DEATH OP JOH > s JiAcmmiMiv.
One of lirnbn'n 1'lonrrr JunrnnllMtN
Suddenly Summoned.
The death of John A. MacMurphy , a well
known Nebraska pioneer and journalist , oc
curred at hlr ) late resilience1921 Douglas
street , late Tuesday aftertioon , Mr. Mac-
Murphy has been In poor health for some
time , but there was no reason to expect his
sudden end until an attack of heart failure
Induced his death In a few hours. It Is
expected that the funeral will be held Sun-
day morning and that the remains will be
taken to Plattsmouth for Interment utvlor
the direction of the Plattsmouth post of the
Grand Army of the Republic , of which the
deceased was a member.
Mr , MacMurphy was a native of New-
Jersey , where he wa born In 1S3S. Ho waa
educated at Plnkcrton academy at Derry ,
N. II. , tiul soon after entered the profession
which he followed during the remainder ot
his life. His first newspaper work was In
New York City. He came to Nebraska In
1857 , but at the outbreak of the war he re
turned to Now York , where ho served for
three years as a member of the First New-
York Mounttd IliOcs , reluming to Nebraska
In 1804. He then located In Omaha nnd wno
engaged In special work on the local papoia.
Ho wrote extensively for the Omaha Repub
lican tnd was ono of the first legislative re
porters for the Omaha papers. Ho was suc
cessively the editor and publisher of the
Blair Times , the Nebraska Herald , the
Schuylcr Sun and the Wahoo Wasp. He then
founded the first stock paper at Siuth Omaha ,
the Hoof and Horn , which has since become
the Drover's Journal. After he bad disposed
of his South Omaha Intcvests he was one of
the- proprietors ot the Beatrice Times for a
short period. Ho was married to Miss Har
riet S. Dakln at Decatur , Neb. , thirty jears
ago. Mrs. MacMurphy has been closely ttj-
soclatcd with the literary enterprise ! of Ne
braska and Is well known end esteemed In
the women's club circles of Omaha.
In speaking of Mr. MacMurphy Kite mornIng -
Ing Dr. George L. Miller said that ho had
undoubtedly been connected with more news
paper enterprises than any other man In
Nebraska. "Mr. MacMurphy wns present cA
a meeting of tbo State Historical uoclcty at
L'ncoln lost winter wtiero I was asked to
road a papar , " said Do. Miller , "and at that
time he was called to the platform where he
related some of his experienced In Nebraska .
Journalism. I had known him for twenty-
five or thirty years , but I was surprised at
the extent to which he had figured In news
paper work both aa a publisher and as a cor
respondent. He was a man of remarkable
energy In some respects , nnd hla life has
undoubtedly exercised a broad Influence on
Ncbiaska Journalism. "
.SAW THI : UK ; i-iiti : i.v CHICAGO.
Omnlin Mon Wlin WltnoNHOil flip Con-
llnurnlloii onV MliifK liiy.
Two Omaha men , Frank D. Kennard , a
merchant , and Charlro E. Miller , an cm-
plojo of the office of the county treasurer , a
saw the fire In Chicago Wednesday , whcro
number of persons were killed and a still
lariie.- number were Injured. Mr. Kennard
was in Chicago on business and Mr. Miller
was there on his way homo from attending
the funeral of his mother , who recently died
n Ohio. Both wore some distance from the
sccnu when the flrc broke out. but they has-
cned to the spot and remained on the ground
until train time. They reached home this
morning.
Mr. Kennard , In speaking of the fire , said
was the most frightful thing that he was
ever called upon to witness. All of the
buildings seemed to be on fire at the simo
time , and the progress of the flames waa
greatly facilitated by the explosions resultIng -
Ing from chemicals In a photographic supply
house that burned. While watching the lire
Mr. Kennard saw tbrco mcn jump from the
windows of ono of the high buildings. They
struck the pavement some fifty or seventy- [
flvo feet below and were Instantly killed. is
Mr. Miller In epeuklng of die fire , said :
"It was the wort't thing that"I ever saw.
11 o'clock when the Ilro broke out , I waa i
the Masonic temple , and my attention was i
attracted by the passing of fire engines.
Going to the street , flrc fighting apparatus
scorned to bo coming-in from every , direction. of
followed and Inj a few minutes wen at the
scene of the fire , just after the flames had I
burst through the roof of one of the build
ings. Everything was confusion and It wa ?
some tlmo before the firemen commenced to
unyihlng like cffcrtlvo work. While I of
not up on handling fire apparatus' , I don't '
think that the Chicago did good work on i
start. The mcn seemed to be excited
did not get at the flro In anything llko
effective way. Slrcams were turned on ,
they did not eeem to reach the flames.
Another thing I noticed
was that thcro wrn Is
effort to Iteep the crowd back. Mcn ,
women and children crowded in around the
engines and firemen and for a long time In
terfered wl.h their work. Later on. how pay
ever , a line of policemen was thrown about
burning district and the crowd was
driven back. After that the firemen seemed
gain on the flames , but they were still Ing
burning when I left , a little after 4 o'clock. ' of
HAWKIXSOX SAVS IIB WAS ItOIIIIEU.
to
roller Sny He Wnn Drunk nnil Itnlilicil "
IllniKoir.
C. S. Hawklnson , until recently employed cal
tbo Great Western Typo Foundry and liv
at CIS South Seventeenth afreet , re-ported
the pollco that Wednesday night at 1 men
o'clock ho was held up and robbed of $17 at and
Seventeenth and Jackson streets by two
highwaymen.
The police discredit Hawklnson's story end the In
that he was drunk and unable to account
the
his money.
Hfl.wklri3on , when he appeared at the police coun
station , had several u ly gathcs on his face
head , which ho tay.i was done by the aesce
Coun
hlghwa > meri , but which tLo pollco say waa
read
by falling and striking his head en the
The
pavement.
first
IlIrnlKy of ( lie Demi Mini.
Coroner Swnnson received a letter from the
chief of pollen at Columbus concerning ( MVO
man who was found clsnil In a South
Eleventh street lodging holiso Tuesday.
man pave the name nf John Branf , ' , .
his real name Is John Hrlp. Paul
of Genoa , NVIi. . Is a brother of the
innn. and other relatives' are Frank Joliii
. Silver Creek , nnd n man named I
of Falrchlld. WIs. The Co'um-
pollcv report f.at the dead man In a of
of some means. Ho owned land at
Falrc-illil , Win. , and was on his way there using
buy more land when he mot Ills derail.
Frank Capla arrive 1 In Omaha at noon
h.iHitaken Charge of the body. Hu Is a a
brother-ln-liiw of the < lctd man and Ml I re
the body to his home for Interment. three
llullilrrv mill Tr.-ulcr * ' Mft'tlni ; . la. ,
Friday evening1 the Hulldtrs' and Tradero
exchange will boU a mooting at Its rooms in grand
Life building. MatterH of especial Inter- of
-irchltcctH. . Imllilor * iiinl material fur- ' "
will bo dlscusifd. After the session In
lunch and smoke talk < A 111 be indulged In fered
hour Is 7n : . ice , !
they
DKNVnil. March 17. Mr * . E len M Hen- Rio
fore
of Chicago , president of the Genera
Federation of Woman's Clubs , Is In thla police.
to confer with the local biennial boari an
ri-eardlng the national convention of to
Women'H clubs , which meets In this city cloth.
June. At n meetlns of women Inter
in the Ooorw Washington Mcmorla
association , Mrs. Henrotln expressed hcrHol :
ojifOHpd to the movement for n imtlona hia
university t Washington , because , uno to
, no Institution In Waphlngton can be been
from political Influence. Mrs. Henrotln dltloim
to cxprepH un opinion au to who
be her probable successor In olllco at
retirement , which will tnku place Ir Carter
' I.as
people.
lllllllllH . . „ _ .
PHILADELPHIA , March 17. The steamer
, willed sailed yesterday for Ban The
Francisco , Is aground on the west side o Epls
channel below Marcus Hook. It wll Wor
get off ( it high tide. seek
to ci
Fruit Ilrulvrn Sunpeml. regard
FUANCI8CO. March n.-TJie plo- hear
fruit tlrm'of Luke O. Srezovlch com more his f
has suspended. The total Indebted the !
1 * taoW > ; UMCU unknown. and
COUNTY | THE CHIEF LOSER
* _
'ublio Funds Suffer from the Loose Rcvonn *
Laws.
EFFECT OF IMPROPER ASSESSING METHODS
'oiniiilmilonvr llnrtc
Uonril'a llliKiiot nt tin * Action ot
tin DnnKlttN County An-
vmiorii' M
The . members of the Board of County Com-
ulsslonere , are pretty thoroughly dl.'gusted
vlth the action of the county assessors In
lecldlng to list propnty at substantially the
a mo value as last year. However , they
ro powerless to prevent this course , ftrvt
lothlng Is left for them to do but express
heir dl c.ust.
Commissioner Harte , In speaking of thoae-
Ion of the assessors , said : "The men who
1st the property In the
county are as pow-
rful In their particular line as Is the cz.tr
if Russia. They fix the values as they see
fit t nnd nothing Is left for us to do but
ccepl these values and make the levy ac-
ordlngly. ; Wo can raise the valuation or *
piece of property , but In doing so we
mist reJucothe
value on some other piece ,
and must do so In a manner so as to not
hang the aggregate valuation as returned
o us by the assessors. The whole sjstcm
T assessment la a delusion and a snare.
Icn are elected to olfico who arc li > 110 wlso
itallfiod. They know absolutely nothing of
allies , and simply accept the lists as turned
n by the property owners. Each year
liousands ; of dollars worth of property us-
opes taxation , simply 'by reason of Incom-
letcncy and neglect of the assessors.
"An assessor will go Into a business house
and attempt to make an assessment of the
iropcrty. Ho Is helpless the minute ne
liters the establishment , and must rcljr
.i.10"- ' upon what the proprietor tells him.
hus the county loses much of Its revenue.
\galn , the assessors get together , and , for
HMtuiice , they will agree to assess the land
n ono precinct at $5 per acre , when as .1
natte of fact the land Is worth $50 per
1CTB and thev knowIt. . When the bookii
come In we know of the absolute falsity of
ho assessment , but can do nothing , owing
o tin fact that we me tied hanil and foot.
"
"U seems to bo thepurpse of every
assessor to keep down values and In doing
0 they are causing a great Injury to the
credit of the county. Each year this Is
lecoiulng more apparent , and unless dic
late legislature changes the
revenue- laws
ery soon the assessors will bring about
1 conJItlon of affairs that I hate to con *
emplate.
LEADS TO INDI3BTEDNE.-S. .
"In 1891 the- assessors returned the prop
erty In this county at $2ri.414,399.2r , but
since that time they have gradually brought
about a reduction , and last > ear they ns-
essed the entire county at $21,414,1)73.92. )
everybody knows that there wai a shrinkage
n values during the early ' 90's , but It was
lothlng like that found by the cusi'ssorH.
This great reduction plays sad havoc with
our finances , as will bo nnllzcd when It la
stated that the levy placed on the county
valuation would bring In but $357,883.28 If
ho entire tax co-jU be collected.
'While the valuations and the revenue *
iavo decreased each year , the expenses have
increased , the expenses for the last fiscal
year 'being ' $329,297.78 , leaving only a small
iitrplus. If every dollar of tax was paid.
The county treasurer to'lso that only abojt
5 per cent of the tat for the current year
collected , so It Is easy to see where wa
are drifting , ar.d all on account of tbe p'.an
agreed upon and pursued by the assessor *
who list the property.
"Another thing that we have to combat !
the expense of mckiug tfic assessment each
year. Last year to make tbo assessment
the proptrty In th city of Omaha cost the
county the sum of $ G,2ll and even at thai
expense the work was not well done. Un
der the provision.- the law governing the
city's assessment , the tax commissioner *
opened a sol of bookn , made plats of all
the additions end listed all of the property -
erty fcr the sum of $3,497 , or a trifle more
than one-half of what we paid for doing
practically the same work.
It io contended that If wo raised the val
uation we would have to pay mucu rooro
than our proportion of the state tax. This
all bcnh and In not true. Even If It
was true , there Is no rc-aon why the rcnl-
dents of thlo city and county should not
their proportion of the taxes lor the
support of the state. "
Asked wdun he thought the condition of
Klines would change wltb reference to 1H-
property In Douglas county , Commis
sioner Harto replied : "Not until the office
acscreor Is created and ono man Is elected
who will glvo all uf his tlmo and attention
the t dulled of the ofilcc. When that
"mo comes wo can elect a good man a
man who will not be handicapped by politi
promises , and a man who will bo com
petent to do the work. With the single as-
FCtBO law In force , the Incumbent of the
office cnn select his deputies and ean secure
who will c'o the work la an equitable
satisfactory i manner to all parties con
cerned. "
CCg0'
County Surveyor McBvldo IB at work on
plain r tluit will be used by Hie accessor *
locating and lifting the roil cntate In
towns and country districts of the
county.
The book.-i ttat will be used by the county
assessors have been about completed by
County Clerk Haverlcy'6 men. They will ba
ready ; fco delivery the Ic-at of the month.
npc.CEr.ors will begin their work oa the
of next month.
Numerous bidders on doing the paving on
Went Dodge find Center street rmda
called at tha olllce of tdo county sur
VGV01 to look over the specifications and
secure bidding blanks.
.1IATTKII.H IX KiiiitAI , COURT.
! " . KIiiK Hofiiro C'oiniiilMxloiicr
Wntil'-li | | for n llcnrliiur ,
John F. King , thu man arrested a couple
clays ago on the euargc * of fradulcntly
the Unite. ) States malls In the pro
motion of a swindling scheme , WOH given.
hearing before United States Commlnalonei
Wupplch. The same story wca told by tl.o
pcliulral wltscr.8i.ii , Sam Ooodalo of
Weeping Water , W. H. Orcen of PorUinouCi ( ,
and O. W. Hurt o' Chy Center.
Commissioner Wapplch held King to the
jury In the sum of $ f > 01. In default
ball King went to jail.
Each answered an advertisement inaertrit
a local paper by King , 1m which lie of
a salary of $10 a week for their serv
as traveling rolciimcn and expensc-a It
put $100 cipltal Into Ms business. GooJ-
paid * 100 and Crcen ? 45 , but Burt , be
embarking Into the cntcrprlre , mw au
attorney and cti his ndvlco consulted Iho
. KUig's arrest followed. King haft
office In the Pnxtun block and proponed
send hla men out on Ihe road to sell fiber
.
Edward A. Bangs cf Boston , aa trustee.
begun proceedings In the federal court
foreclose a mortgage upon lend that ( ) < :
platted Into Walnut HI ! and Carter ad-
to the town of Weeping Water. The
mortgage was originally given by John M.
, but In the mcinwhllo the property
patst-d Into the bin do of a number of
. All are tnmcd as dependents.
Illaho | > Worllilu.'cton ( Jorn ICimt.
standing committee of the Nebraska
Episcopal dlocw > II.IH re-guested HUhcp
Wortblngton to cancel Ills olntmt-ntH and
needed rent nnd ho linn lift-n ndvlicil
consult medical expcrtn In New York In
to the exact nature of the functional
dllllculty which recently has a'armrJ
friends In Omalm. The. Intense pain and
frequent recurrences of OKHO attack * of
bUhop have cuueed mucb anxiety , lit
ilr . Wortlilngton 1U yettertefc