THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , MARCH 30 , 1898.
IOWA FINALLY GETS IN LINE
Appropriates Twenty-five Thousand Dollars
for the Exposition ,
K
PASSES A BILL LATE IN THE SESSION
mil Sum , TrllhVlint Wn Approprl-
nteil I.nut Winter , Will Help
to Mnke a Goo *
( I 1)E3 M01NES , March 29 , ( Special Tele
gram. ) The senate conference committee on
the Transrnlsalsslppl lispoMtlon appropria
tion today reported In favor of giving 125,000
and Gaist opposed It , declaring that It was
bad faith cud that tliero had been no under
standing that so large an amount ohould
be given. Ho wag , however , defeated and
the senate , 30 to 18 , adopted the conference
report. The liouoo concurred In the report
without opposition.
Ths telegram announcing ( fiat the Iowa
legislature had appropriate ! $25,000 for the
orcctlcn of a building and for defraying the
expenses of a state exhibit at the Transmla-
eUilppt Exposition , was received with con-
nlJerablo catlsfactlon In this city , especially
around exposition headquarteia. All along
there bad been a feeling that .when the time
came. Iowa would do the right thing by
tha exposition , but there were some who
feared that the legislature would put the
matter oft until the last minute end that
tiuu It would be eo late that the etato coulJ
not be represented ID a creditable manner.
The fact that the legislature tins appro
priated the sum ot )25GOO put Iowa well lit
In the front ranks of transmisil&'lppl states
this sum being exceeded by only Nebraska
nhlch appropriated $100,000 , and Illinois
which appropriated $45,000 for a building
and an exhibit. With the appropriation thai
lias just passed the legislature , Iowa will
have the sum ot $35,000 available tor a build-
ini ; and an exhibit , the sum ot $10,000 having
"been appropriated by a former legislature
"With the money now available , the Iowa
commissioners ulll begin active operation !
and will bavo the building and the exhlbll
ready for the opening day of the great show
While tha Iowa commissioners have dciK
llttln lr < the way of preparing to build , the ]
have gene eo far as to secure plans for UK
state building and now they will advcrttai
for bl if a at once. They expect to award'i
contract within the next fifteen days am
begin work upon the building Immediately
thereafter. They have made conslderabli
headway ID securing an exhibit , having al
ready worked tip an Interest among the farm
tr.-i , manufactuivrs and business men of tin
Btate. Jn addition to this , they have tin
exhibit that was displayed at the la t stati
fair rnd iiiucd of the exhibit that was nhowi
at the World's fair. With this and wha
lliey can gather within tbo next sixty days
It Is certain that the state will bo repre
eenled In a manner that will bo eati'Jfactor ;
to. the residents ot the great commonwealth
The site for the Iowa building was Be
Iccted in cut In ago and hnft bcoi held by tin
exposition managers , they bcllcv'ng ( dot th
legislature would make a good sized nppro
prlatlon. This site Is regarded as th
choicest upon the grounds. H Is located Jus
west ot the Nebraska building , facing th
Brand plaza , surrounded by large trees an
flowering shruba.
? STIltd UF MOXTAX.1
Vlee r > renli1i > nt of Hie Kxpoxltlo :
.Y iiUen Great KntliiinliiNm.
(
Vice 1'realdent Sutherlln of Montana I
arousing the people cf his state to the pltc'
of enthuPla-sm reached by him during hi
recent visit to Omaha and In quoted at grca
length by the local papers. A recent Issu
ot the Helena Independent contains a col
umn Interview with Mr. Sutherlln , In whlc
he- speaks In the most enthusiastic term
of tha exposition and the many benefits whlc
Montana will gain by the exhibit which wll
bo made. In this connection It may b
noted that a check In full payment for Man
< taia's space was received yesterday at expo
eltlon headquarters In this city.
Among other statements made by Mi
Sutherlln In the Interview printed In tb
Independent Is tbo following : "Space la 1
great dBtnand at the exposition. The peopl
of the cast are awakening to an oppreclatlo
of the Importance of the exposition , an
double the space available could be di :
posed of before the exposition opens.
co < | ld have eold the bpace arslgued to Mor
tuna In the Agricultural building for { S
foot , such la the demand for more roon
Some oC the slates wore Indifferent an
law , but now they're rucnlng to get lot
for their otato buildings and space for o
litblts , anO. already the space In some <
the buildings has all been taken. This I
especially the case In the Agricultural bullc
Ing. Tula Is one of the largest bulldlngi
about 90x700 feet , with a thirty-toot galler
oil around , and every foot of the main floe
has been , allotted , while some of the state
tiavo had to go Into the gallery.
"Tho rapid advance made by the exposttlo
management during the last three month
fc. ample assurance that the exposltlo
will bu ready to open June L A perco
must oe the work that Is going on thcr
Vforo he can appreciate the Immensity c
the enterprise. The tmccess of the expos
tlon Is assured. The Interest In It Is Ir
creasing every day. t am satisfied tha
Montana will bo benefited for the money es
pended on Its behalf and I feel cure tha
every dollar will be put where It will brin
the beat rfeulti. "
i
KANSAS WILL HAVE : A DISPUVI
Governor T.ocily ApiiolutN Five MVIII
li > m of n- State Coinnilnnlon.
TOHEKA. Kan. , IMarch 29. ( Special Tell
ilram. ) Kansas will have a display at tl
Omaha exposition. AVhlle It may not be i
Creditable as the state deserves on accoui
the refusal ot the populist laglslature la
I * Inter to make an appropriation , and the d
| ay of the governor In appointing e , comml
ton , the chances are that It will bo 01
that the citizens ot the state will not 1
mihamed of. Governor Leody today a
pointed flvo members of a commlssli
, to raise funds and arrange the exhlb
the members are : ex-Governor Geori
W. Gllck , Atchlson ; A. W. Smlt
McPherson ; John E. IFrost , Topek
A. H. Grief , Plttsburg ; and A. C. Lam
'Wellington. From six to ten other comml
loners will soon be appointed. The govern
stated today that ho would came them n
later than next week.
The flvo selected today were notified 1
telegraph this afternoon and they are e
peeled to come to Topcka and hold a co
Jorenco tomorrow. They will flrst map out
plan of campaign , to embrace every con
munity In the state , and will then take stc
to get subscriptions. Whileno promise w
be made that the state will reimburse t'
subscribers through the cext legislature , y
that will probably bo done. It was given o
in the governor's office this afternoon th
the railroads of Kansas had already plcdg
$15,000 to the fund. The governor thin
that at least $30,000 should be raised. Th
will leave $15,000 for the commission
ralso and It Is believed that there will
no difficulty lu raising It.
( Dooiuril O in it ha uud theKxfionltlo
John W. Darry , editor of the Northweste
Lumberman , published at Chicago , Is spen
lag lew days In Omaha. The last IESI
of bis paper might almost be designated i
Omaha edition , as this city was broug
Into euch prominence. In the flrst pla
there were several pages devoted to a car
ful and very full report of the dolngn
the lumbermen of Nebraska at their recc
meeting In this city , and several more pag
descriptive of the Nebraska lumbennct
T excursion to the northern mills. Conald (
able cpaco was also given to a deecrtptt
of the exposition , full page engravings a
companylng the descriptive matter.
Want Xr imper lieniliiiiartrro.
The executive committee ot the Nebrail
Prm association Is holding a meeting
Omaha for the purpose ot seeing what i
rangementa are being made by the expo :
tlon management for the accommodation
the member * of the fraternity. ThU coi
tnlttee concilia of Editor * Simmon * of t
8wr < l Reporter , Dayton of the York B
fcbllcan , Bowlbjr ! th Cr U Democrat a.
aundera of the Columbus Argue. Tha com
mittee vtalted the Nobrask * building at the
xpoaltlon ground * In company with Major
Ilarkson , bat the members were unable to
etermlne Just which room In that building
lad been set < asldo for their ajMclutton.
The committee' patted a resolution , which
will bo laid before the executive committee
f the exposition , asking that headquarters
or the newtpaper representatives be sup-
lied on the grounds. The committee also
waited upon Manager Klrkendall and had
a ehort talk with him upon the question ot
accommodations and admission to the
grounds. Mr. Klrkendall agreed to lay the
whole matter before the xecutlvc committee
at once and promised early action on the
matter.
HIIAHK OF TUB COMMK.IlCIAk Cl.UIt.
Wlint tlint' IIoilr I" Uolnit to Help the
Kxponltlnn AloniC.
Matters ot vital Importance concerning the
position are being considered now by the
Commercial club , and for the list tow meet-
ngs of the executive committee every one
of the twenty-five members has been present
and has done everything possible to ad
vance Omaha and , the exposition.
At the meeting held yesterday r ports wre
made concerning the success ot efforts thai
are being made to Interest New York state
nanufacturers and jobbers In the exposition ,
Betters have been written to many com
mercial cluM Jn that state , and Omaho
dealers have been urged to write to the
Irms they buy from and request that they
'nvestlgate the exposition and make exhibits
iere. So far few firms from the Empire
tate have signified their Intentions ot hav-
ng a representation , but the club Is confl-
'ent It can Interest many of them before
ponlng time If It has the support and as-
Istanco ot all Omaha dealers.
The Commercial club hcs been In an un
comfortable position for several months be
cause of tbo fact that It Invited and se
cured many conventions for the coming
summer with the understanding that an as
sembly hall would be provided. The expo
sition management , In turn , assured the
Commercial club that It would relieve It ol
all responsibility and take care ot the con
ventions after they were secured. The mat
er of a hall for the largo conventions ,
such as the Republican league and the Na-
: lonal Teachers' association , has been much
n doubt until yesterday , when Major Clark-
on apcaured the club that the exposition
joard had secured the Crelghton theater foi
: heso largo fl&semblica and Crelghton hall
for smaller gatherings.
Up to the present time the Commercial
club has secured the location of eighty-five
: onventlon3 , and ot these fifty-seven have
been definitely arranged for , the dates se
lected and the number uho will bo la at
tendance made known. Negotiations on
pending with others and cnany more wll
be eecured before Juno 1.
Weed was received frcm Congrresmar
Mercer that Commissioner Jones has beet
delayed a few days , but will be In Omaha
this week to arrange for the Indian aupplj
depot.
The following new members were electee
by the executive committee : Henry T. Bar
ton , John R. Webster , J. B. Huso , W. A
Carter.
MO.M'AXA WIKL 1IAVC A HUIMH.VU
Silver Slntr Proponeto lit' Hlsrlit li
MM p.
HELBNA , Mont. , March 29. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Th'j recommendation of Commls
signer Southerlln that Montana should have
building at the Transmlss'sslppl ' and Interna
tlonal Exposition at Omaha have met th
approval of Governor Smith and the othc
members of the com.nlEson. ! Governor Smlt
said today : "We have decided to follow Mi
Southerltn's recommendations. I think tha
about $ -4,500 will be spent on the building
That amount judiciously expended will gtv
us a commodious structure. From what Ml
Southerlln said Jt was very apparent tha
the state should have a building. The com
mlsslaners all favor Jt. "
This will be welcome news to Montanan
who are anxious to have the state make
good showing at Omaha In a modest wa
without lavish expenditure , as was the cat
at the World's fair. The flrst load ot Moc
tana's exhibitsconsisting , ot a very fine col
lection , left yesterday In a special car eve
the Great Northern road. Shipments here
after will be made at regular Intervals.
Cnllfornln' * llvuiitlei.
Manager Llndsey has received California'
contribution to the exposition medal , Vic
President Parsons having selected Miss Mat
garct Winston and Miss A. Montgomery , hot
ot Los Angeles , as the two handsomest youn
women In the state. The photographs bav
been sent to New York to be Incorporate
In the composite photograph which wll
form , the model for the head on one side c
the exposition medal.
Menu. Couiitj'M Fruit.
Mesa county , Colorado , Is making cnei
getlc preparations for a fine display ot frul
at the exposition. The people of that count
have organized an association to carry thl
purpose Into effect , and a large number c
boxes of fruit have been placed In col
storage- . The exhibit will bo distinctly hoi
tlcultural , and It Is promised that the show
Ing will be very fine.
Railroad employees all believe In Dr. Bull'
cough syrup , the old standby.
USKS HIS IMSTOL !
Dnndlto Hepelvr nit Unexpected Wei
puttie In New Mexico.
tO3 ANaiiL'ES. Cal. . March 20. Meage
details have been secured here by the Bant
Fe railway ot an attempt to hold up tb
westbound Saata Fc passenger train nea
Grant , 'N. ' M. , today. The train was flagge
some distance from the lonely station an
slowed down. The fireman and englneei
however , suspected the cause ot the flaggtni
and were moving ahead when the robber
opened fire aad wounded the fireman.
The train was stopped , and five moske
men approached. Express Messsenger Fo\\
ler stepped1 from the train and opened Ai
with a brace of pistols. The robbers wer
unprepared for this and fled. One of thei
was severely wounded by Fowler , nut i
comrades got him away. Fowler Jolne
e 1 New Mexican officers who are now followln
the trail. The train proceeded west. Not )
lag was heard of the robbers.
IT WIA.VrS AUGUKSS1V1 * ACTIO )
Cincinnati Chamber of Coninierc
ln MK n IteNolntlon.
CINCINNATI. March 29. The Chambi
Ai
ir
today a resolution expressing confldcnco 1
tbo wisdom and patriotism of the admlnt :
tratlcn In dealing with the iCuban questlo
but that resolution was carried oft Its te
with a whirl of enthusiastic patriotic
when the following uubi'tltute , offered 1
General Hlckenlooper , was adopted In 1
stead :
Ilcsolved , That from this time forth v
Insist that the honor nnd dignity of tl
nation demand the enforcement of n IIr
and vigorous po'.Icy. which \\1I1 have fi
Its purpose , peacefully If we can. bi
forcibly If wo must , the redress of pa
wrongs nnd the complete and unqualllli
Independence of Cuba.
There was no opposition to the subatltu
and Its parsago was erected by chouta
applause.
One Xot Uuoti u for 3Iu on.
LA CROSSD , Wls. , March 29. Dr. Geori
B. Powell , who accepted the challenge Usui
to Senator Mason by Baron el Cardo , a Spa
lab editor , has received the following lett
from Senator Mason :
e WASHINGTON , March 29. Dr. George I
Powell , Iv Crosse , Wls. Dear Doctor :
thank you fjr your nngnlllccnt letter at
the spirit of patriotism It shows. I mu
decline to let- you UK lit for me. Lets clcc
out the who'e nation and move them oft tl
continent. I enclose u letter from a youi
man of Dayton , O. , who wants to tal
your place. Very truly yours.
WILLIAM E. MASON.
Money to 1C quip \utloiinl fianril ,
ALBANY , N. Y. . March 29. A propoaltli
Is under eerloui consideration by the go
ernor , the comptroller and the chairman
financial commltteei ot the legislature
have Introduced In the legislature a bill ma
ing a contingent appropriation of $1,000,0
to be used under the direction of tbo go
ernor for the proper equlpmenUand necetsa
expenses ot the national guarda ahoultl th
to G4lUd Into actlv * iervlc * ,
FIXING EXPOSITION RATES
Cheap Travel in Prospect 'for ' Those Who
Want to Visit Omaha.
WESTERN PASSENGER MEN CONSULT
'robnbllllr tlmt One Cent a Mile Will
lie the nanl for the Travel
from the Stntei Ad
jacent.
The most Important passenger meeting
.hat lias been held In Omaha In a number of
years Is now convened at the Mlllard hotel.
The subject ot reduced rates to the Trans-
mlsslsslppl Exposition Is under considera
tion , and tliD probabilities are strong that a
o\v line of rates to and from Omaha during
: hc exposition will be adopted for all points
between the Mississippi river and the Kocky
mountains.
The morning trains brought In a large
number of the passenger officials from other
cities. The majority ot these were taken
n hand by their local representatives during
the morning , and shown the progress that
lias thus far been made on the exposition
rounds and buildings. All the visitors ex
pressed their surprise at the broad scope of
ho exposition and their coufldeiikH thit the
affair would bo a ouccces. ntuoiig tnc via-
ting passenger men were noticed : A. F.
Merrill of Chicago , Militant general ticket
agent of the Milwaukee ; W. W. Avery of
Ktnsas City , assistant general passenger
agent ot the Port Arthur Route ; G. II. Mac-
Hao ot St. Paul , assistant general passenger
agent of the Omaha road ; S. F. Boyd of Chicago
cage , flrst assistant general passimgcr and
ticket agent of the Uock Island. At the
meeting there were also a number of local
pafacuger officials present. John Francis ,
general passenger and ticket agent of the
Q. & M. , represented the Burlington route.
The Union Pacific was represented by As
sistant General Passsnger Agent Hutchison
and Chief Clerk Murray ot the passen
ger department. General Passenger
and Ticket Agent Buchanan ol
the Ulkhorn represented the Northwesterr
lines oiid General Western Agent Nash ol
the Milwaukee waa also on hand. Clialr-
man Caldwcll of the Western Passenger as
sociation la not In attendance.
The meeting was called to order some'
what after 11 o'clock , and some little time
wan spent In preliminary organization. Dis
cussion of the exposition and the rates thai
should hest be made for It centered nrouiu
the report ot the local committee , consisting :
of the representatives of the Union Pacific
the Burlington and the Elkhorn railroads
The report was o lengthy one and recoil ,
mended a scale of rates similar to the rate :
granted for the Tennessee Centennial al
Nashville. A member of the meeting salt
to The Bee that In all probability the rates
finally adopted would ho on the basli
of 1 cent per mile for tickets Is
sued on short limits , fivedayi
or possibly iten being the lowest limits al
lowed. For tickets with longer limits It Is
believed that the rates will be on faro foi
the round trip. It is also understood thai
'tho ' rates of 1 cent per nillo will apply Ir
the states of Nebraska , Iowa , Kansas ant
portions ot Missouri , Wyoming and Colorado
From Chicago , St. Louis and adjacent point :
It la regarded as practically certain that :
one-faro rate for the round trip will be It
effect throughout the exposition. One promt
nent passenger man eald to The Bee Just be
fore the meeting that a one-fare rate fron
Chicago and a rate of 1 cent per mile foi
nearer points would be made by this llm
whether any agreement to that effect \va-
entered Into or not.
There will be another meeting this morn
Ing at 10 o'clock. Ita \ expected that today'
meeting will be more fully attended , and tha
reduced rotes to the exposition will bo defl
nltely agreed upon. Yesterday was chief !
spent In visiting the exposition grounds , li
conferring with the representatives ot th
exposition directory and la informally dla
cussing the subject of rates.
WIIITXEY SAVES HIS PKT CAI.F
Hln Gun Trnp Work * All ItlKltt , bu
IIIflctn Hie Shut.
One of the Union Pacific shopmen natnei
Whltaey lives out on the border of th
city , Just where 'the limits of Omaha rui
Into the plains ot Neraska. ( Not long ag
ho purchased a calf , and as the robbers li
his edge of the town had no scruples agalns
stealing live stock ho was forced to tak
great precautions against the possible los
of hts pet calf. Ho rigged up a shotgun
the trigger of which he connected with th
door to the barn. Ho was 'bound that th
thief who should attempt to steal bis cal
would get a load of shot fired Into him. Bu
cao night ho fell a victim to his own trap
Ho heard the calf making a terrible rackc
la the middle of the night , and at once con
eluded the much feared thlof was about i
make away with It. He grabbed his re
volver , slipped on a pair of trousers an
ran down stairs. Jt never occurred to hit
what would happen should ho open th
door to the * barn , and he had no soone
touched the latch thaa he caught the wliol
load of shot In his arm and side.
Dr. Galbralth. curgeon of the Union Pa
cine , was called to plok out the shot. , H
says the Injury might have resulted serlousl
bid the shot struck Whitney squarely .1
the front part ot hts body. As It was I
merely went In bis arm and grazed -the sld
of his body. Whitney says the darned ol
calf can take care ot Itself In the future.
NEW TRAIN SERVICE IX 1VES1
Rock Inland Hun Speak * of the Won
ilrrful Improvement.
In speaking of the new train service o
western lines First Assistant General Pas
scogcr and Ticket Ageut Boyd ot the Roc :
Island line said to The Bee : "This sprln
has certainly seen wonderful Improvemen
In the passenger eorvlce offered by all weal
era lines. There has never been such grea
Improvement during any corrcspcadln
period In the history ot the west. And ye
there Is a , call for faster trains. Our ne' '
trains will be ready for service about Ma
1 , and they will be as fine as anything o
the rails. In regard to the excess fare b <
tween Chicago and Denver , all I can rtiy I
that It doeto't affect us , because our ne
trains are not yet In service , and we're nc
going to cross any bridge until wo come t
It , It does not appear to be Imposslbli
however , to get around the rule to chars
n excess fare on the through trains betwee
Denver and Chicago. On the limited trai ! :
between Chicago and Albany many passer
gers avoid the payment of tha excess fat
- . by bulng tickets from Chicago to Alban'
a N. Y. , or Poughkccpslo , N. Y. , and then re
y buying there to New York City , getting tt
s through ride on the limited trains wlthoi
' the payment of any excess fare , and wit
but slight Inconvenience to themselves. "
Hnltliuore & Oliio Inn-rent Viiyiiient
NI3W YORK , March 20. The receivers i
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad will pay
April 1 the Interest on the car float certll
catcs on the loan of 1853. extended fro ;
18S5 , and on Baltimore & Ohio cqulpme :
trust series " , \ . " The principal of the equli
ment has been arranged for. Interest wl
not be paid on the Philadelphia division loa
and Parkersburg branch loan of 1879.
IlnrlliiKtou KurnliiKN Increase.
CHICAGO , March 29 , The net carnlnj
of the Burlington system for the month
February were $100,475 , an Increase ot ? 5S
33G over the same month of Mst year. Fi
the months from July , 1SD7 , to Februar
1S9S , the net earnings of the .road have bci
$1,917,006 , an Increase of $1,645,059 over tl
corresponding period of the previous fle :
B
year
Depot Roof Already I.enUInff.
sTho roofing put on the temporary depi
ot the Union Depot was a goad quality
flooring lumber , and It was thought th
when this was well coated with paint
would be sufficiently tight to shed wate
but the eaow water has toaked through ai
shown that this roof Is not waterproc
Ruberold i now being laid on top of tl
flooring.
IlurrouirbB QnlU llnllrondluir.
Local rullroadera were greatly Bucprlai
yesterday to learn ot tbo reslcnatlou
Edgar N. Kur.rodfclm for a Dumber ot years
local freight agen af the Union Pacific rail
road. Mr. Bar rough * hts resigned In order
to go to the' tfoMlko country. He will
leave on Thursday tor the far-tamed gold
fields of Alak7 = rcccuip-anlcd by Herman
C. Stuht , caherLOfitho ! Mutual Lite Insur
ance company. The two will proceed at once
to Klondike. ann llf there be Joined by
a tbtrd friend , wtioitJas gone * ahead and pros
pected , on a > 1.COO,900 gold field.
oivrs ' 'frfVi.ou.uio ' CEXTRAI * .
Aniuttinecmenl linn Aluo Settled
w Ith tlirUiilnn , I'nclfle.
NEW YORK. March 29. It Is announced
that the Union' fttclfic , Denver & Gulf
company has kccurcd control ot the
Colorado Centr'af1 7 per ceat bonda.
It hao likewise made a complete settlement
with the Union Pacific re-organization com
mittee ot all matters In controversy. A
spocdy reorganization la now looked for.
The Independence of the Union Pacific , Den
ver' & Gulf system Is expected to bo very
advantageous to local Colorado Interests.
Hrlce Mecnre * Control.
TOLEDO. O. . March 29. The Detroit. To
ledo & Milwaukee railroad has passed Into
the hands of Calvin S. Brlce , the formal ac.
on hlnghig on the resignation of J. R.
fegruo of Cincinnati , as general manager ,
mdc public today.
Rnllronil Xoti'H nnil Per oiial .
F. M. Freiser , a prominent railroader of
t. Paul la in the city ,
Traveling Passenger Agent Thorpe of the
Pennsylvania lines Is In the city.
Assistant General Superintendent Good-
ow of the Milwaukee Is lu the city from
Chicago.
J. R. Wentworth of St. Louis , superln-
endent ot car service ; Superintendent Rath-
> urn and Civil Engineer Bush ot Atchlson ,
11 of the MlEsourl Pacific railway , are la
ho city.
Judge Sanborn of the federal court bos
Igncd an crder discharging the Unlca Pa-
Iflc receivers as receivers of the Union
aclflc , Denver & Gulf railroad. This fol-
OHS up the order of a few days ago , accord-
ng to which the flnanclal differences be-
ween the two systems were settled.
O null a railroaders- have just been notified
hat two familiar characters In local railway
Olrcles will come here * no more as repres
entatives ot the Lehlgh valley railroad. J.
A. S. Reed of Chicago has been succeeded
> y Charles A. Parker as northwestern pu-
enger agent for the Lehlgh valley , and E.
I. Stokes of Chicago , traveling passenger
gent , has given way to Charlce H. Heller
of Kansas City ,
A. E. Stllwell. president , said In a recent
ntcrvlew : "When the Kansas City , Pitts-
> urg & Gulf road was first started , some per.
ona said It would never be built. But it
vas built. Then they said we would never
10 able to pay off our llrst coupons. But
hey were paid and paid on time. Then they
aid wo would have to barrow money. But
\o didn't ; the road made It , and bos been
making It right alcng. And for the second
oupons coining due April 1 , there Is money
n the bank to pay them. During the year
S97 wo paid out over $10,000 a day for new
onstructloa. We ha\e- one line of stcamera
unnlng from Port Arthur to Mexico aad
nether line to Central America. We load
a steamer at Port Arthur every ten day.j.
and wo have 2,000 tons ot freight contracted
or every month ! iai the > car , for flvo years ,
or our Mexican steamers. We are now
> reparlng to build'an elevator of 000,000
lushela capacity at Port Arthur , also six
warehouses. "
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DUATH iir.com ) .
Editor of Southern Stilton.
'
. BALTIMORE. 'March 29. William IH.
Edmunds , founder jnd editor of the Southern
States magazine' ' 'dlc'd this morning at hie
homo In Rolandi paijk. He was one of the
founders of the Manufacturers' Record and al
one time proprfetor ot the Aanlston , Ala ,
Hot Blast. " ' {
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Xoteil jCMenno Jinlwre.
CHICAGO , Marcftt28. , Judge James Gog-
gin ot the clrculttscourt , one ot the mosl
unique characters-iu the legal profession
died today , agrd"S5. < He had been 111 sev
eral weeks. Judge Goggln was widely knowr
for the courage and sense of Justice he
showed on the bench. Ho was specially fa
mous for the vigor ot his decisions agalnsl
arbitrary acta by the police.
Second Karl or Cmvdor.
LONDON , March 29. John Frcderl-ili
Vauglua Campbell , second carl of Cawdor ,
Is dead. He was born In 1S17 and succeeded
to the title In I860. He was a member ol
Parliament from Pembrokeshire from 1341
to I860.
Settle Cnthollu KnlKlit * Trouble.
PERU , Ind. , March 29. Peru and Ander
son cornmandcrles- the Catholic Knight :
of America unanimously decided to sustalr
SInJor General J. W , Nordhnus , com
manUer-ln-chlef. also to continue ulleglanc (
to the order. This ends a six months' 11 sh
with only Etflngham (111. ) commandery out
There Is great satisfaction over the result
The officers of the order are Major General -
eral Nord.iaus. Vincennes , Ind. ; chief brig
aciler , J. W. Volport , Peru , Ind. ; chaplain
Most Rev. Corrlgan , archbishop of New
York ; adjutant , Francis Murphy , Vln-
cennos , Ind. ; judge advocate , George Hater
tepen , Hamilton , O. ; quartermaster general
J31en , Sterling , 111. ; surgeon. General Jume :
Burta ? , Petersburg , Va. ; commissary , A
Harrington. North Platte , Neb. , and aides
de-camp , Charles Solomon , Anderson , Ind.
Colonel Cross , Minneapolis , Minn. , and Col
onel Schelhloter. Ironton , O. Major Genera
Nonlhaua left for homo today.
Frt'illnir In Trim nit1 Stay * .
KANSAS CITY , March 29. The feedlm
[ n transit privilege In live stock Is not t (
> e withdrawn by the railroads on April :
: n the state of Kansas. The Santa Fe unc
Kock Island railroads served notice on nl
the other Kansas City lines today that thej
had decided not to withdraw the privilege
This action , it Is stated , will force all com
putlng roads into line.
FISH IN NEBRASKA STREAMS
f
Superintendent O'Erieu Tells of the Work
Being Done ,
TROUT PLANTED IN THE WHITE nIVER
Coniiiilmilonvr Kxnvcts to Make n Klnc
lliln > * nt thr Kxponltlon , Occu-
lt-liiK-IliiaiMcrN In the ( iov-
rrnnieiit llnllilliiir.
The Nebraska Fish Commission's car has
juit returned to South Bend from < i trip to
Jhc streams of northwestern 'Nebraska. ' Tht >
car Is In charge of Superintendent of Hatch
eries O'Brien and Assistant Superintendent
Hempcl , who placed a large supply of trout
In the White river and other tributaries of
the Nlobrara. iMr , O'.Drlcn says that their
efforts to stock these northern btrrama with
trout are very successful , as the streams
are admirably adapted to the ilsh and arc
so swift and ha\e such Irregular channels
that It Is Impossible to seine the fish out.
This part of Nebraska Is largely glveu to
grazing and the sodded ground docs not wash
Into the rivers and make them muddy and
unsulted to mouotaln fish. Streams In that
part of the state arc not subject to audJeu
freshets. In fact they have little high water
there even In wet seasons , so when the
streams are once stocked the fish arc not
carried away every few months as they are
In many places.
ENEMIES OF THE FISH.
Mr. O'Brien says that the great problem
which faces fish commissioners and fish
wardens Is how to protect the fish In streams
which arc used for Irrigation purposes. Llttlo
or no provisions are made to prevent the
fish from going out Into the ditches and
dying when the water Is exhausted. Where
screens have been put In use they have done
little good os screens which are fine enough
to keep small fish from passing clog up and
shut oft the water supply. ' .Mr. O'Brien has
bec i In correspondence with wardens in
Colorado , Wyoming , Arizona , Idaho and
other western states , and their testimony
Is that no practicable screen has yet been
put on the market. Streams In the western
part of Nebraska , where Irrigation Is carried
on largely , are suffering a great loss of fish
In this way. There la also some trouble with
poachers who build brush dams across the
streams and seine the fish stopped by these
obstructions.
At the South Bend hatcheries new Jars are
to be put In use > for the purpose of hatching
the little pike. Formerly cans have been In
use , but Mr. O'Brien has secured a supply
ot the new Chase hatching jars , which are
the latest Improved glass jars and have a
capacity of about two gallons and will hold
350,000 pike eggs. Pike eggs are * secured
from Lake Huron , but most of the other
kinds of eggs are produced at South Bend.
The Nebraska Fiah Commission expects to
make an exhibit at the exposition and will
probably do so In the Government building ,
provided arrangements can be made with
the government authorities for the use of
aquariums. < At this late date It would be
impossible for the commission to secure
funds and have aquariums constructed , but
an exhibit will be made If the government
will grant these concessions.
COUIIT LUTS MOIIIIU.NSTOCKIOR OUT.
llcclHlon of Unltoil Stale *
Court \Vlirnnka llovrrniMl.
ST. LOUIS , March 29. The court of ap
peals has rendered a decision In the c-iso of
EJgar M. Wcstervelt , receiver of the Cltl-
zera' National bank of Grand Island , Neb. ,
against George A. Mohrenstocker and others.
The case Is reversed and remanded for a new
trial. iWestervclt obtained a Judgment for
$10,000 against Mohrenstocker and his sure-
tics In the lower court. The appeal court's
decision clears Mohrenstocker from any
charge ot criminal Intent , It having been
alleged that he had appropriated $10,000 to
his own use while cashier.
Shin M > Nterlou ly Dl
PHILADELPHIA , March 29. The Ger
man bark Maria Seldenberg , from Dublin ,
January 31 , In ballast , for this port , Is
missing , and fears are entertained that It
has foundered and that Its crew of twenty-
one men found watery graves almost In
sight , of land. Seventeen days ago the
missing bark -was sighted off Scotland
lightship , outsl-lo of Ne * York harbor , and
orders weru put on board of It by a pilot
boat addressed to Captain Menkens , its
master. Instructing ) him to proceed to Phil
adelphia , where ho had Just been chartered
to load crude oil for Marseilles. Since that
time the Marie Seldcnberg has not been
seen , or heard from. The mysterious dis
appearance of this ship Is one of the strang
est events In shipping annals. It had only
100 miles to cover when last sighted to
reach the Delaware- capes , and It should
have reported there ttie next day. Tugs
arc cruising for It and Its agents are watcu-
Ing day and night for news of the missing
ship.
Mock MiirrlnKc Mnkeit Trouble.
CHICAGO , March 29. The romantic cir
cumstances surrounding the alleged mar
riage between Mabel Evelyn Shaw and
Frank Flske Farwell at Providence , R. I. ,
In December , 18UR , were recalled today by a
bill filed In the superior court here by "Mrs.
Evelyn Mix , formerly Miss Shaw. " Two
months ago the p'alntlff married H. L.
Mix , a student at Harvard university. She
now asks that the ao-called marriage with
Farwell In 1898 bo declared null and void
on the ground that she was then a minor
and that the ceremony was understood by
her to be a mock marriage. Miss Shaw
was prominent In Cambridge , Mass. , so
ciety. The alleged marriage to Farwell , It
la said , was the outcome of a wager of
a box of chocolates.
TO CURB COLI > I * DM * DAY
Take Laxative Brome Quinine Tablet ! . All
druggists refund the money if It falls to cure.
25c. The genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet.
Every so often "Uncle Sam weighs his
mail When Drex I * Shooman buys
shoes ho weighs values If there ever
was a real value In a $2 man's shoe It
Is lu our box too congress three soles
every one all leather a shoe for hard
wear solid as a rock yet comfortable
Another now one added at that price is
a double extension sole lace shoe with
the wide round cap toe i3 could be
asked nnd had for this shop but by
making the price : we give you such a
shoo value as 'no' one else can fact is
no butter value 'was ever made on a
$ U shoe. , /
Drexet Shoe Co. ,
Uinnlia'i Up-to-date. Shoe Houac.
110 FAKNAAI STREET.
Your home will : always be clean and
comfortable during the summer months
If you have ypur lloors covered with
mattings Moths'and Insects eat Into
carpets but uotli'ii'ig of that kind can
happen where mattings are used They
are the neatest , coolest and cleanest
lleior coverings In the world , and our
Atock Is complete In all the Into designs
and colorings Our reputation as value-
givers In carpets Is simply magnified in
our popular-priced mattings No trouble
to show them , _ I
Omaha CarpetCo
Omaha's Exclusive Carpet House ,
1515 Dodge St.
BEWARE OF MORPHINE.
Mrs. Plnkhom Asks Women to Book Porrnanoiit
Cures nnd Not Moro Temporary Bollof
From Fain.
Special forms of sulTerluff lend tunny al
woman to ncqutro the morphine hnblt.l
One of those forms of suffering is n dullI
persistent pain in the side , accompanied by [
heat ami throbbing. There id dlsiuclinii-l
tlou to work , because work ouly increases [
the pnin.
This is only one symptom of n chain of
troubles ; she hus others she cannot boar
to confldo to her physlehm , for fear of.
mi examination , the terror of all sensitive , "
modest women.
The physician , meantime , knows her condition , but
cannot combut her shrhildmr terror. He yields to |
her supplication for something to relieve the pain.
He gives her n few uiornhlnu tablets , with very
grave caution as to their u e. Foolish woman I She \
thinks morphine wlllhelp her right along ; hho be
comes its slave 1
A wise and a generous physleinu had such a cnso ;
ho told his patient ho could do nothing for her , as
she was too nervous to undergo nu examination. In despair , she wcutto visit
a friend. She said to her , "Don't give yourself up ; just go to the nearest
druggist's and buy a bottle of Mrs. Lydla K. I'inkham's Vegetable Compound.
It will build you up. You will begin to feel bolter with the Hrst bottle. " She
did so , oud after the flf th bottle her health was ru-cbtablished. llero is her owa
letter about it :
" I was very miserable ; was so weak thatl could hardly
, get around the bouse , could not do any work without feel-
i ing tired out. My monthly periods had stopped and I was
BO tired and nervous all of the time. I was troubled very
i much with falling of the womb and bearing-dowu pains.
A friend advised me to take Lydia K. Piukham's Vege
table Compound ; 1 have taken five bottles , and think it Is
the best medicine I ever used. Now I can work , and feel
like myself. I used to be troubled greatly with
my head , but I have hud no bad headaches or palpU
tation of the heart , womb tiouble or bearing-down
, pains , since I commenced to take Mrs. IMnkhnm's
medicine. I gladly recommend the Vegetable Com
pound to every suffering woman. The use of ona
bottle will prove what it can do. " Wits. LUCY PKASI.EY , Derby Center , Vt.
iin roil TIII ; SKTTI.KUS.
TlitirNloti unit Stark Arumllrfore t lu
lu il In 11 Committee.
WASHINGTON , March 29. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Senator Thurston , Congressman
Stark nnd Attorney Van Oradalo appeared
before the full committee on Indian affairs
ot the house today In the Interest ot Senator
Thurston's bill granting a measure ot relief
to settlers on the Otoo and Missouri land
In Gage county , Nebraska. Doth Mr. Thurs
ton and Mr. Stark addressed tha committee ,
urging upon It the Importance of passing
I the bill at this session In view of the hard
ship which euttlera have been compelled to
underco on account of rulings made by the
nterlor department. While no action was
akcii on the bill , It Is understood that a
nujorlty cl the committed are In favor of
: ho measure , although Judge Lacey of Iowa
s outspoken In his opposition.
General A. W. Greely , chief of the signal
service , was soon today by Senator Thurston
n behalf of the Transmlsalpsippl Exposition
management In view of making a credttablo
exhibition of the signal service at the expo
sition. General Greely said he was heartily
n favor of the projsct and that under ordi
nary circumstances ho would gladly co
operate with the local people In seeing that
a creditable display was nmdo , but In view
ot existing circumstances he could uot
[ iromlse much at this time ,
CO.VrilACTS FOH A'LASICAX ' MAILS.
Two Honiiil Trip * a Month ( or Four
Yenrn.
WASHINGTON , March 29. The pcatmas-
tcr general today awarded the contract for
carrying the malls , from Juucau to Wcare ,
Alai'ku , to 'D , C. Richardson of Seattle ,
Wash. , at on annual compensation of $50-
000. The contract provides for two round
trips a month for a period of four yearn ,
beginning July 1 , 1898.
The contractor obligates himself to pro
vide supply and relief stations and to stock
them -with ample supplies of provisions ,
reindeer and dog ? . The contract also calM
for Laplanders , carriers and dog teams In
sulflclent numbers to Insure regularity of
pervlce.
\i-tti * ( or theArmy. .
WASHINGTON. March 29. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Gccond Lieutenant William Cham
berlain First artllllery , has been relieved
from duty at the United States artillery
school , Fort Monroe , Va. , and ordered to join
its battery.
Leave ot absence for five months ha heen
granted Second Lieutenant Joseph T. Grabbs ,
Eighth cavalry.
Thedesignation of batteries D and G , Sixth
artillery as light battterlca has been made.
The acceptance of the resignation of Flrat
Lieutenant Michael J. O'Urlca , FKth Infan
try , has beea revoked.
Post Chaplains Wlnflcld Scott and William
Hubbard have < bcen placed on the retired
list.
GtmrdliiMT Secret * of War.
WASHINGTON , March 29. Representa
tive Dennett of New York Introduced a bill
today making It unlawful for any person or
persons , corporation or association , to print ,
publish , photograph or reproduce by any
process whatever so as to make public any
Information giving the power ot the guns
or the strength of any fortifications ot tbo
United Statr . The bill names the maximum
penalties ot ten years' of Imprisonment , or
$25,000 fine , or both.
I'ertuliiliiK to INtntofllcfN.
WASHINGTON , March 23. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Postmasters appointed : Iowa Clyde
Summer , "Bluff " Creek , Monroe county ; George
O. nnrger , Llbsrty Center , 'Warren county t
William W. Smith , Moonnllle , Tama county.
Wyoming Jennie Carmody , llrucc , Fremont
county.
Ciineeln U'llrleii'M
WASHINGTON , March 29. The secretary
of war today signed an order recalling th *
acceptance of the resignation , of First Lieu
tenant M. J. O'llrlcn , Klfth InMntry. Thto
ofllcer figured In the court-martial proceed
ings held at Atlanta , Ga. , a few months ago
as a ritiiilt of trouble with Captain Honicyn.
Captain llomeyn was court-martialed , but
was allowed to retire without punltilimciit.
Moro recently the I lieutenant was charged :
with conduct unbecoming an olllccr and ou
these charges Lieutenant O'llrlen resigned ,
On the Intercession ot Influential friends the
secretary hao been Induced to withdraw the
acceptance of the resignation.
XoiiiliiutlotiM liy the 1'reNlileiit.
WASHINGTON , March 29. The president
today sent these nominations to the senate :
State Campbell L. Maxwell of Ohio , to b
consul general at Santo Domingo. To ! >
consuls , Charles O. Green of Rhode Island ,
at AntofiiijAfta , Chill ; Louis Kaiser ot Illi
nois , at Mazatlan , Mex.
Treasury Frank E. Kellogg , collector ot
Interim ! revenue. Sixth district of Missouri.
Interior W. A. Uunbar , register of tha
land oflico at Vancouver , Wash. ; Columbui
T. Tyler , receiver of public moneys at Seat
tle , Wash.
1'oiiiillnln ( or Culm I.lure.
WASHINGTON. March 29. The popullsU
and silver republicans of both houses held
o 'conference today and It resulted In resolu
tions being presented by Senator Allen In th
eo-ato and Representative Hell In the houoo ,
declaring for Cuban Independence.
n > inn 7.01/v ciHii.\r. TO AMHUIOA.
AVI 11 llellvcr n Serlo of Kldeell
Lecture * .
NHW YORK , March 29. Emlle Zola ha
agre-ed to come to the United States to give
a scries ot fifteen lectures. Edmund Gor.ion
of this city line received a cable from him
accepting the terms offered for a lecture
tour. Mr. Gcrson translated aeveral of Zo'.a'o
works Into English. Ho wrote some tlm
ago , offering a very largo sum as an Induce
ment for the lecturing tour. The aubjcaln
of the lectures are not jet known , but the
case of Captain Dreyfus and the antl-Semltlo
agitation probably will bo leading themes.
Zola hen been permitted to take an appeal
from Ills convlctlcn , and the time ot his vMt
to America will depend upon this.
AVnr on Huniir 1'rleen.
CHICAGO , March 29. Chicago whole-Gala
grocers are selling sugar at precisely tha
same/ price that the sugar trust la soiling It
at New York. The Chicago wholesaler also
pays tbo freight from the refinery here. Thll
unusual state of affairs Is the result ot a
war among the local wholesalers. The war
promisee ) to extend to other Jobbing center *
and may sooner or later extend to the whole
country.
E&nloNloti t I'oTrder Mill * .
NASHVILLE. Term. . March 29. An ex-
plralon occurred at the Sycamore powder
mllla , twenty-five miles from thin city , at
7:20 : o'clock this morning , by which several
persons were severely Injured. . The hock
was plainly felt In this city.
The farmer , the mechanl | > 'and the blcvcls
rider are liable to unexpected ciito and
bruises. DoWitt'e Witch Hazel Salve la th
best thing to keep on hand. It heals quickly.
and U a well known cure for piles.
A few more piano and orKin
taken from our cut and slash sale
chance of a life time.
} ? ( M ) ClouRh & Warren Or an. this week
? 28 ; $5 cash and &J per mouth.
-iSi. > Sterling Or > ? an , this week $ : ; $5
cash and $3 per month.
$75 Story and Clark Organ , this week
? IO ; $ fi cash and ? ! ! per mouth.
? SO Knrrnnd & Vatey Orfian. this week
§ 11 ; ? 5 cash and f 1 per month.
? SS Klmball Orpin , this week ? : H ; $5
cash nnd § 5 i > er month.
? 0r > Farrnnd & Vntuy Organ , this week
§ 48 ; ? "i cash and ? 4 per month.
You can find nowhere else the re
nowned Pianos Hiieh as this new scale
Kimball , Knaho , Kr.inleh & Unch , Hal-
let & Davis , Whitney , Ulnze and many
other celebrated manufacturers ou tunna
a little better than rent.
A. HOSPE ,
Music and Art. 1513 Douglas
January and May can romp together
if January only knows the secret of re
taining his youth Ily the use of pure
health-giving rejuvenators tonics winea
and the proper drugs such as are to
be found at our store the wret is nu
longer n secret as we nrn willing to re
veal it to you if you ask our advice r.l
to what will restore enfeebled nature to
health and strength 1'artlcnlar atten
tion Is given to Illllng doctor's prescrip
tions None so dilllcult but that our pre
scription clerks can properly fill. >
TheAloe&PenfoldCo
Sclenttfla Optician * .
K05 Fnrn .TO Street. ,
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