OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUKE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY HORNING , MAY 4 , 1808 , SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
A FEW SAMPLE FAKES FRESH FROM THE FAKE FACTORY.
World-Herald , Friday Morning , April 22.
FLEET STARTS TOR HAVANA.
Monitors Proceed First , to Be Followed by the Cruisers Will Open' ' Eire on
Morro Castle at Daybreak Saturday.
World-Herald , Monday Morning , April 25. World-Herald , Friday Morning , April 29.
FLOTILLA LEFT GAPE VERDE
WILL MOBILIZE AT FORT CROOK , ;
Cruisers Minneapolis and Colum
bia Put on Scout Duty to
Locate Fleet.
Enemy's ' Vessels May Try to Hrcnk
the the Blockade Atlantic or Coast Swoop Towns. Down on Rendezvous of Militia After Musteriiig In
Navy DepirtmsDt Narvona Over Where Recruiting Office at Omaha.
abouts of Daneerjus Graft Spanish
flans Not Fatbonablo.
World-Herald , Saturday Morning ; April 30.
BATTLE PROBABLY
RAGINGJEAR MANILA
Admiral Dewey's Fleet Should Have
Arrived Ere This and Engage
ment Begun Before Dawn.
Latest From Hong Kong Declares That
the Insurgents Have Captured a
Suburb of the City.
Provisional Government Established on the
Island Leaders Will Consult United States
Consul Looking to Formation of Cabinet ,
STORY OF THE GREEK WAR
Bomance of the Struggle for Independence
on the Peninsula.
NEW NOVEL OF SOUTHERN LIFE
noetor-Tfce Cltle.
-
Everyday Mfe ot
Jf Ue Puture-Jounl' . Ilemnrka-
Library-Good. Tnl . IB
ble -
MiiBn lne .
Some of tbe
fcom Its
Irreparable
iThe romance ot war U
may be a. varled
horror. . War literature
M all the various phases ot great struggles
ot men
groups
between nation * or between
matters. This U a
.who differ in essential
especially appropriate
tlmo when war 6torles ere
priate and none that have recently appeared
. is more entertaining or moro appropriate
with the Greek war
than the novel dealing
for Independence In which B. P. Benson baa
given a graphic history of that heroic atrug-
" simple love etory ,
glo "Tho Vintage" la a
heroic activities. It la a
In a netting of
lory of peasant life In which patriotism pre
dominates , but love rulea , a story conven
tional and healthy In tone and true to We ,
will Inspire heroism and lead
a * tory that
others to nobler lives. Mr. Benson hau evidently
of Greek peasant
dently made a careful etudy
of the Greek
careful study
Ufa and still more
the independence of the
which ended In
kingdom , lo preparation for thl8 work , but he
In
Imagination
hw not hampered his vivid
the least , and there are incidents narrated
the
bo Tcmembcred by
hero that will long
reader * . It la hla first work of the kind and
happily .removes unfavorable impressions
created by aomo of hta earlier work. Harper
& Bro. , Now York. tl.CO.
Teresa Hammond Strickland , In a new
" has made a < >
novel , "Under the Ban ,
and reasonably euccereful attempt to depict
the condltlona brought about In the south
by long continued and hurtful social evils
which finally resulted In the war. She writes
conditions she describes
not aa one to whom the
scribes are unknown , for aho waa born at
Andereon. S. C. . at the foot of the Blue
Kldge. Her father was Judge Jacob Picker-
log Heed of South Carolina and her maleri
nal grandfather Judge William Hammond of
Georgia , and both were leading public men.
HOB tltory covers the subject of patrimonial ,
not Imported , slavery. The high-hearted so
\ ciety common to Virginia and the Carolina *
Is painted with a loyal sympathy for the In
nocent who suffered for the temporizing pol
icy of the founders of the union for those
-who were born heirs to an Increasing cause
of discord carefully nurtured under the high-
cat legaV sanctions. The author IB not an
alien emotional theorist writing of slavery
aa It was supposed to have been , but one
"born In the purple" portraying It as It was
Rand , McNally & Co. , Chicago. 41.
In the "Day Dreams of a Doctor" there 1
the simple story ot the everyday life ot i
country doctor told by ono who Is entire ! ;
familiar with that life. Dr. Barlow ot Rob )
Inson , 111. , who has been a contributor ti
medical Journals , evidently believes that a
yet tbe halt has not been told ot tbe peculla
life and work ot the physician , Us rcsponsl
bllttles , cares , trials and compensations , tb
dangers he Is often called upon to face , am
tbe Invaluable service ho renders to society
and In these pages he bas endeavored to con
vey to laymen , In a pleasant , readable man.
ner , some true conception of the physician'
life and Its Influences upon himself and oth
en. The reader Is taken In Imagination with
the doctor on his dal'y ' rounds and many el'
the Incidents peculiar to a doctor's life-
some pathetic , others laughable ; some ex
citing , others commonplace , but seen in
new llgtot which come under his observatlo
and absorb his attention. It Is Indeed
book ot pleasant reading , either for th
physician or the patient. It has a good 111
rary quality that greatly adds to Us value
Peter Paul Book company , Buffalo * $1.25.
The first thing turned to In the May Me
Clure's Magazine will be Rudyard Kipling'
poem on the torpedo. In a recent statemeu
fey UauUnant O. . Armatwm Uat "U >
' -i - ' .JM' . , * -
torpedo has brought Into the navy a tresh
zest , a new romance and possibilities moro
brilliant than were existent before Its adop-
Ion , " Mr. Kipling has found an idea ot just
ho sort he loves , and deevloped thereon a
) oem in his noblest manner majestic in
movement , felicitous and dramatic In de-
crlptlon and mystical and deep-searching in
entlment. It is truly great in its individual
expressions and greater yet In its complete
effect and impression. Dana's reminiscences
relate this month to Meade , Hancock , Sedg-
wlck and other generals of the war. The con-
lltions of the present moment give a special
nteiest also to Hamlln Garland's Intimate
story of the last year In the Il'o of General
Grant , since Grant Is still our proudest mem
ory and our readiest Inspiration in a season
of particular warward impulse. While In its
main lines Mr. Garland's story Is , of neces-
lity , the familiar ono of unspeakable suffer-
ng borne with heroic patience , yet It adds
a number of new incidents and unpublished
passages from Grant's lest conversations that
are of great interest.
Rev. Joslah Strong , In a small but well-
Jllcd volume on "The Twentieth Century
3Ity , " discusses what ho Is pleased to call
the danger arising from tbe vast movement
of population toward the cities and , the
; rowth of their preponderating influence In
: ho nation. He points out principles which
10 regards as best suited to the solution of
the social problem presented and makes a
itrong appeal for action before It Is too
ate. It Is a thoughtful contribution to cur
rent llterature-on social topics. Baker &
Taylor company , New York. 50 cents.
Maurice Jokal , the great Hungarian poet
tnd novelist , la to be represented at the
Paris exposition by a fac-simlle of Ills own
private library. This library contains a
book case in which are over 200 volumes of
tils works and another with translations ot
these works in fourteen different languages.
Still another case contains 200 massive gold
and other caskets with diplomas from the
principal Institutions of Europe and numer
ous autographic letters from reigning sovereigns
eigns and famous men ot letters. Jokal , whole
lo now an old man , has lived to receive
higher honors than any author of our time.
A supplement to the "Women's Manual
of Parliamentary Law" has Just been pub
lished under the title ot "Shattuck'a Ad
vanced Rules. " The former book has not
only been adopted as an authority by nearly
every woman's organization in this country ,
but by many clubs comprising men only.
The present book alms to supplement "The
Manual" by providing In a condensed form
a resume of parliamentary principles and
rules for the especial use of Advanced stu
dents and largo assemblies. The ready refer
ence table for presiding officers will bo
found especially valuable. Leo & Shepard ,
Boston. CO cents.
The mcnth of April , 1S9S , has taken Its
place In American history by the side ot the
memorable Aprils of ' 61 and 'Co. April In
deed has been an eventful month thU year ,
and nowtiere have its dramatic Incidents
been more ably set forth thau In the edi
torial departments of the American Monthly
Review of Reviews for May. The diplomatic ,
financial , political and military phases ot
the Cuban eltuatjon are exhaustively re
viewed in the Illustrated "Progress of the
World" and ' 'Record of Current Events"
donn to the outbreak of hostilities between
tbo United States and Spain , while "The
War Qutrtlcn In Cuitoons" and "Leading
Articles ot tbe Monlli" throw Important
Ide-ll&bta on the discussion.
The tragedy of the Maine and a descrlp-
tlcn of the Cuban capital are timely and
deeply Interesting articles In the May Mid
land Monthly , both profusely Illustrated.
Miles Mtana Irving of Tarrytown , N. Y. ,
who wrote the description ot the battleihlp
Iowa In < tbe Midland for August , 1897 , la
the author ot the 'Tragedy of the Maine. "
Her Illustrations were obtained from sur
viving officer * of the Maine. In pleasing
contrast wKti these war suggesting arti
cles U a fine description ot a visit at the
birthplace of Longfellow , Portland , Me. , and
a talk with Mn. Pierce , the poet's ourvlv-
Ing slater. The -prlie story In this number ,
"My Strange Mirror. " * by Mr . M. C. Fa-
vllle , la an Intensely Interesting mystery
tale , <
The cover pages of tbe National M ga-
sine ot Boston for six month * past make
an Interesting collection. There is aa origi
nality and continuity ol Idtaa la Uw rlea ,
DIAGRAM.
The Bee presents Its readers with the headings ot a tow sample fakre fresh from the local TV ko Factory as a graphic
Illustration ot bow the take bualnera U worked by unscrupulous newspapers. The Pakcry muet spring sensations all the
tlmo and when It baa no facts to build on It Indulges In wild guesses. Sometimes the gunsscs turn out correct , but
more ottcn they miss Ore. At all tlinos they arc utterly unreliable. For example :
On Friday morning , April 22 , the iFakcry announced the the American fleet which had Just sailed to blockade Ha
vana would open flro upon Mono caatlo at daybreak Saturday. It did not open flro on the caatlo at daybreak Saturday
nor at any other tlmo Saturday. La to Saturday night 'Mono ' fired a few shots at ono ot the vessels , but they wcro not
returned , because the Americans had positive orders not to flro upon the shore batteries.
On Sunday morning , April 24 , the Fakcry proclaimed the departure ot the Columbia and Minneapolis from Old Point
Comfort on a "mysterious mission" and that they had suddenly been ordered to escort the Purla homo or retake It it
captured. Of course there was nothing mjstcrlous about It ; they did not look for the Paris and the Paris como In safely
without any escort whatever.
On 'Monday morning , April 25 , the Fakcry announced the departure of the Spanish flotilla from Capo Verde. On
the following Wednesday It contradicted Itself by a dispatch saying the flotilla was still at Capo Venle , and In reality
it did not sail until Friday , or four < ! ays after the Monday Take was perpetrated. I
On Tuesday morning , April 26 , the Fakery described minutely a dastardly Spanish plot to blow up Commander
Sampson's war ships. Of course tboro were no ehlps blown up , no attempt to blow them up , no plot except In the fakir's
Imagination ,
On 'Friday morning , April 29 , the Fakery blazoned It forth In largo typo that the Nebraska mllltla volunteers
would bo mobilized at Fort Crook. This wan a fake pure and simple. When the order was given It was to mobilize at
old Fort Omaha and Fort Crook was not oven contemplated by the War department.
On Saturday morning , 'April ' 30 , the Fakery announced that a battle was probably raging near Manila , that Ad
miral Dewey's fleet should then be engaging the enemy and that the losurgentu had captured a suburb of the city. All
this was premature guesswork. The facts ao developed were that Admiral Dewey did not engage the enemy until
Sunday noon and no word of the battle was received In this country till Sunday evening.
\Vorld-Herald , Tuesday Morning' , April 26.
PLOT TO BLOW JJP
SAMPSOfS WAR SHIPS
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Spaniards ai Havana Hope to Send
Them Sky ward , "With Torpedo
Boats at ; Night.
Desperate Dons RemejAber the Maine and
*
Lieutenant Feral Proposes to Strike
the Blow.
4
Yellow Fever Increases in.the Beleaguered City
and Black Smallpox- Appears Exhausted
Soldiers Targetsr'fbr Disease.
Ttie designs have a classic , aa well as Idyllic ,
daintiness that Is always admired , and more
than that compel attention while tbe In
dividual la at a loss to explain the eubtle
reason as to precisely why he admires the
picture. There la an honest devotion to
real art in the National Magazine that la
refreshing.
Beginning with the present week Collier's
Weekly changes Its make-up to the extent of
reserving a special and separate section of
eight pages for Its latest pictures and de
scriptive articles from the army and navy.
This section Is entitled , "From the Front , "
and the current number has for frontispiece
a spirited drawing , by an artist who bas
spent much time lo Cuba , of a dash ot
mounted Insurgents. There Is a page ot
character sketches made by Fred Morgan , In
the senate , while the debate on Intervention
was In progress ; a page by Klepper ot the
ctart of the Third United States cavalry for
the front ; a picture ot the Solace , the first
special htepltal steamer of any navy to take
the ea ; a picture ot target practice at Key
West by the flrst-clces monitor , Puritan ; a
group of sketches , by Nadeeny , Illustrating
New York's excitement over war news ; a
largo picture of the ocean flyer , St. Paul ,
Captain Sigsbce's new ship , and a , full-page
drawing , by Walter Russell.
Literary Note * .
The Homo Magazine has been taken from
Blnghampton to New York City.
Harper's Weekly Is securing some espe
cially fine Illustrations of war events.
Senator Maeoa ot Illinois contributes an
article to Alnslee's Magazine on "Tho
Tragedy of Cuba. "
The title of the new story which Mr. S. R.
Crockett has written for publication In the
Pall Mall Magazine , to commence after the
conclusion of Mr. Anthony Hope's "Rupert
of Hentzau. " Is "The Silver Skull. "
Ttio Macmlllan company have secured the
American copyrights on "The Downfall , " by
Zola , which has hitherto beca published In
this country toy Messro. Cassell & Co. A
new edition Is now In press and will be
published at an early date.
In the Review ot Reviews W. T. Stead
tello the dramatic llfe-htetory of George Muller -
ler , founder of the Bristol orphanages , whenever
never asked anybody for money , but has
received and expended millions In direct
answer , as he believed , to prayer.
1IOOSTS TUB I'HICK OF FLAGS.
Wave of FntrlotUm Send * Dantlnit Up
More Than Trrlce.
Ono ot the results * of the patriotic demon
strations of the last two weeks has been a
veritable boom In the flag business. Local
dealers who handle that sort of goods eaj
that they have eold moro flags during the
recent excitement than they had sold in
several years preceding. la fact , stores have
been almost completely cleaned out , and It
would be a difficult matter to buy half a
dozen large flags In Omaha today. Two
weeks ago the usual price' for wool bunting
was 40 cents a foot. Now flags cannot be
bought for lees than $1 a foot , and tbe prices
of the email flags have risen nearly la pro
portion. The big sale was last Monday and
Tuesday , when everyone was buying flags to
decorate their houses and places ot business
In honor of the departure of the local mllltla
companies , but there has been A continued
lively demand all the week. The pressure
has let up now , and It Is not expected that
thcro will be any further inflation of prices.
Contractor * Ilelay.
President Tukey of the Board ot Park
Commissioners la seriously considering the
advisability ot cancelling the contract of the
Canton Bridge company to construct tbe
bridges over the lagoon In Kountze park.
This contract was let come tlmo ago , but
no work has been done on account of tbo
failure of the company to deliver the Iron ,
Tbe local representatives assert that the Iron
was shipped lest Thursday and should arrive
here today. They allege their ability to
put up the bridge * In ten or 'fifteen days
after the Iron la on the ground. The mem
bers ot the board think that It will now
bo Impossible to complete the bridges by
May IS , aa required by tbe contract , and un
less the bridge company get * action at once
they will cancel the contract and proceed to
build wooden bridges. These can be bulll
< n about ten day * and be ready In ample
i tkaa lor U opening of th exposition.
BACK TO THE STATE COURT
State Wins Ono Point in Collateral Bart-
'
ley Suit ,
CASE AGAINST OMAHA NATIONAL BANK
Jndjrc Manger jataln * Attorney Gen
eral Smyth' * Motion , bnt Sng-
gentn a , Move , for the
Dank' * Attorney * .
Judge Munger yesterday remanded the
case of the state against the Omaha National
bank back to the district court. U had been
sent to the federal court by-the district
court on the grounds that federal questions
are Involved , but Judge -Munger declared
that as the case stands , now there are no
sudb. questions In It
In discussing the motion , which had been
made by Attorney General Smyth some
weeks ago , the court stated that the peti
tion of the state simply charged that state
money had been deposited In the bank , that
some ot It had been checked out to Presi
dent Mlllard when ncne was owing him and
that President Mlllard had converted the
money illegally to his own use. In none
of this the Judge declared Is any federal
law Involved. He lntlmate l , however , that
he did not consider that a sufficient cause
of action against the bank was con
tained and that upon motion by the
defense to make the petition more specific
other Issues may bo raised which will In
volve the national bankjng laws and there
fore make the case a proper one for the
federal court.
TWO RAILROAD CASES.
Judge Munger also decided the case ot the
Chicago , Burlington & . Qulncy railroad
against the Union Pacific'railroad and the
receivers In favor of the plaintiff. The
action was brought to compel the latter road
to use four miles of track between South
Omaha and Qllmore on an agreement signed
by President Adams , which was meant to
enable the two roads to use each other's
tracks uader certain terms. One objection
raised 'by ' the Union Pacific 'Was that Presi
dent Adams had not been authorized to
enter Into such an agreement , but the court
found that the recorda'.showed sufficiently
that enough authority < h rl been glveo. An
other objection was that the contract was
preliminary in character , requiring
notification by letter i that a lease
for trackage was deslreU before the track
could bo used. ' The testimony
showed that the Burlington had scat
no such letter , but Judge 'lounger found that
sufficient notification bad .been given In a
verbal conversation betf een General Manager
Holdrego and President Cfark and that the
two had practically agreed to enter into a
lease. Finally it was Insisted that the Union
Pacific could not make'eo much money under
the terms of a contract q another plan , but
Judge Munger presented figures to show that
it could make more. He. therefore , found tote
to the plaintiff.
In the suit of Ira Cook against tbo Union
Pacific Judge Munger made a division. The
action was for the pcatetslpn of two full
lota and a part ot a third which had been
deeded to the road on an agreement that It
should build a track over U , The evidence
bowed that one of the lots'to under water
in the iMIesourl river and the court returned
that to the plaintiff. The other boa a switch
line upon It and tbe court maintained that
that Is a part of the road , and therefore gave
that to the railroad company1. } The part ol
the third lot is not covered with tracks
and this was awarded to the plaintiff. All
the lota are located In the neighborhood
of the smelting work * and were deeded to
Give the road ingrtaa to the yards.l
The sale .of the. Murray betel property
under foreclosure proceedlnga brought by
the Mutuel Benefit Life Insurance company
was confirmed. Objection * to the ealo had
been made , but thcce were overruled.
A motion to remand'the caae of William
Hawke against John C. WaUoa to the district
court waa overruled. In tola action tbe
plaintiff la seeking to recover Nebraska City
iand alleged to tave been conveyed to tbe
defendant by means ot forged d eda.
The motion to remand toe oaio ot ElUa-
World-Herald , Sunday Morning , April 24.
CRUISERS SAIL ON
MYSTERIOUS MISSION
Orders to the Columbia and Minneap
olis to Stop the Dance at
Old Point Comfort.
Officers Hurry Aboard and the Fast Men of
the Flying Squadron Quickly
Put Out to Sea.
Report Circulates That the Pair Go to Escort
the Paris Safely Home Instead of Tak
ing the Transport to Key West.
beth Pestle against the Omaha & Repub
lican Valley railroad , a personal damage
suit for $15,000 , was also overruled.
FALLING THE GRAND JURY.
The special venire drown to fill up the
grand Jury contains tbe following names :
H. B. Irey , Lawrence Fay , Morris Morrison
and Tom Hazen , Omaha ; George W. Have ,
William Andereon , B. P. Morton , Auburn ;
George Holland and Ferd Harlow , Falls City ;
W. W. Carder , Lincoln.
The following were drawn to complete the
petit Jury : B. B. Howell , W. A. Gardner ,
Omaha ; O. M. Druse , B. Hallett , Lincoln ;
J. G. Downs , Pender ; C. M. Andrew , Carroll ;
J. F. Bills , Tekamah ; James Harrop , River-
ton ; James Ireland , Fair bury ; R. H. Meyer ,
Dodge.
The grand Jury will be sworn In this after
noon If all the mmebcrs report.
Jamea G. Harris , treasurer and trustee
of the Union Pacific system under the re
ceivers , has filed a report with Judge San-
born , showing that he has still on hand
$43,121.48 of the $334,320.88 set aside to pay
Interest coupons accrued prior to October 12 ,
1893 , on funded debts of the branches of
the system. Judge San born bas Instructed
that all claimants against tbo balance file
statement with Master In Chancery Cornish
on or before May 25 , and has instructed
the treasurer to pay no more except under
order of the court.
Deputy United 'States Marshal Pearsall ,
who has been In Washington on official busi
ness for the last two weeks , has returned.
Deputy United States Marshal Allan has
gone to Pender after a prisoner.
GIVE COLOXBL , WELLEll A MEDAI *
Traveling Men Snrprluc the Illchard-
non nrair Company * * President.
Colonel C. F. Weller of the Richardson
Drug company was treated to a very pleasant
surprise yesterday In the presentation to him
of a handsome medal , the gift of traveling men
who were associated with Colonel Weller In
the years he was on the road. Since Colonel
Weller quit traveling he has been In the re-
tall drug business , later In the wholesale
drug business and recently hod the honor
ot being elected to the' presidency of the
Wholesale Drug-gists' association.
The medal Is representative of the different
periods of Colonel Weller's life. At the top
of U are the war symbols of the United
States , representing his service in the late
war ; next Is a railroad train , the home ol
the commercial traveler ; then comes the
mortar , the symbol of the retail drug trade ,
and last Is a gavel , emblematic of his posi
tion as the head of the Wholesale Druggists'
association. Fred M. Odena presented the
medal In the presence ot the employes ol
the Richardson Drug company. Colonel Wei-
ler expressed his surprise and appreciation
In a few well chosen words.
School nonril Dlnatlnfled.
There la a good deal of dissatisfaction on
the part of members of the Board of Educa
tion because the council baa saddled tbe en
tire task of painting the fifth floor ot the city
hall on the board. Superintendent Banker
says that on account ot the scaffolding that
will bo. necessary it will cost more to deco
rate the fifth floor than all the other floors
combined. The board was willing to eland
thlii It the council would give It the undis
puted control of the entire fifth floor for five
years , but the council refuses to make any
concession of that character beyond their
own terms ot office.
Mortality Statistic * .
The following births and deaths were re
ported at the health office during tbe twenty-
four hour * ending at noon yesterday :
Births John Coffee , 2021 North Twenty-first
street , girl ; John A. 'Benaon ' , 1518 California
street , boy ; Jena Jensen , 925 North Twenty-
fifth avenue , boy ; Angela Alta , 61C South
Twelfth street , boy.
Deaths General Charles C. Wolcutt , 60 ,
St. Joseph' * hospital , chronic nephritis. In
terment at Columbus , O.
CHILI IS UEOOMIXO INSISTENT.
Demand * n Anmver of Argentina OB
Boundary Dlnpute.
VALPAIBAISO. Chill , May 3. Excitement
his been caused here by the announcement
In the Tlempo ot Uuenoa Ayres , that Chill
haa reserved to demand from Argentina an
answer before June 16 , definitely aolvlng the
boundary question.
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COMMERCIAL CLUB'S WORK
Meeting of the Executive Committee Does
a Little Business.
DECIDES ON A FUTURE HOUSE WARMING
General Itcccptlon to Member * and
Exiionltlou neiircHcntntlvc * if
Be Held Soon Other Mat--
tern of Interest. .
In order to celebrate the cleaning , reno
vating and refurnishing of Its club rooms
the Commercial club will have a house
warmlnn some evening next week , the 'date
to bo decided upon within the next two
or three days. This was decided on by the
executive committee yesterday. At this
gathering of club members their friends ,
their -wives and all of the exposition repre
sentatives in the city will bo Invited to
participate and partake of the hospitalities
ol the club.
The United States representatives of the
exposition now In the city have been In
vited to the next weekly meeting of the
executive committee , and It they accept they
will lunch with the club members as their
guests. To complete the arrangements for
this lunch and gathering Messrs. Lewis ,
Georjjo and Bedlow were appointed on the
committee of arrangements.
The idea of holding monthly meetings
durlnc the summer montts waa brought up
for discussion and the members voted to
abandon all such gatherings during the ex
position.
Commissioner Utt reported that a number
of persons went to Chicago and submitted
bids for furnishing supplies at tbo Indian
agencies in the northwest. lie said that he
Is of the opinion that some of the Omaha
men will land contracts.
President iBaum , Secretary Utt and C. S.
Hayward were named aa a committee to
confer with the exposition management and
ascertain what will be expected of the Com
mercial club in the way ot assisting to en
tertain conventions and gatherings thai
would be In the city during the- summer ,
This committee Is Instructed to report al
the next meeting of the executive committee
of the club.
By a unanimous vote it was decided tc
keep the club rooms open each evening dur
ing the summer , after the opening of the
exposition , and lavlto Important person
ages to make the place their headquarters ,
A proposition to allow liquors to fan sold IE
the rooms waa frowned down , the member !
by a unanimous vote declaring that they
would not convert their quarters Into a sa
loon ,
PAINTING UP VEHICLES.
Postmaster Martin reported that all of the
mall nagoca and iho vehicles connected
with the postofflco were taking on new
coats of paint and that before the opening
ot the exposition tbe carriers would be oul
In new uniforms. This report brought fort !
a requeet that the secretary bo requested tc
communicate nlth the proprietors ol 'bue
and hack lines and urge them to at onct
paint , varnUh and otherwise beautify theli
wagons.
Secretary Utt reported that two more con
vent lone had been secured through the ef
forta of the Commercial club. He said thai
the Mechanics and Superintendents' aeaocla
Uon of the Burlington railway system bac
voted to meet In Omaha on June 7 and
that the grain dcalera ot Nebraska , Iowa
Illinois , Minnesota and South Dakota woulc
meet hero Juno 1C to 17. Ho also reportec
that the Eclectic Medical association had re
quested him to secure some person to de
liver an address ot welcome and a prayer a
the opening ot the convention. It waa aug
gested that the mayor was the proper per
son to deliver the address. The auggretloi
waa adopted and -John Steel was appointee
a committee to secure the service * ot i
preacher. *
The announcement was made that the Kan
aa City. PltUburg & Gulf railroad had mad
a rate of 22 cents on all grain shipped fron
Omaha to Port Arthur , tbe rate being th
acne aa that from Kanioa City. Thla an
nouocement broujht on a lengthy dUcuailoi
on the necessity of Omaha securing greater
elevator capacity , but before any action waa
aken In the premises , the 'committee ad-
ourned , leaving the question open for con
sideration at some subsequent meeting.
MATTERS IS THE IIISTIIICT COURT.
Lawyer * Not Inclined to Prcn * Their
Cnv * to Trial.
Up to this date the Judges ot the district
court find little to do In connection with the
work of the May term. Few of the lawyers
are ready with the cases on the respective
: alU and the Indications are that the bus
iness of the term will be rushed through
with an unusual degree of speed , resulting la
an early adjournment.
In the criminal section of the district court
_ couple of cases were set for trial , but they
joth went oft the call , leaving Judge Sla.
baugh with nothing to do. In one case the
complaining witness was beyond the Jurlsdlo-
: lon of the court and upon the application of
ino state a continuance was granted. In the
other case the defendant pleaded guilty and
was remanded for sentence. In this cata
3eorgo McKenna was accused of forgery.
He signed another party's name to an order
and thus succeeded. In securing 50 cents.
Judge Scott passed upon the case ot Au
gust Relter against Johanna Rclter , granting
a divorce and the custody of the children to
the husband , who Is required to pay the costa
of the suit. This Is the case wherein both
iwrtles filed charges , alleging Infidelity. At
the original hearing the children were p'aced
In the custody of the father , pending the
final determination ot the suit.
In the case of Barney Hughes against tfco
city of South Omaha Judge Fawcett haa
granted a permanent Injunction , restraining
iho city from constructing a sidewalk along
Thirty-sixth street. U was alleged that It
was the purpose of the city to extend the
sidewalk into the country and along a lot ot
unoccupied property.
Jessto Watson has asked the court to dl-
vorco her from her husband , Alfred Watson.
She alleges desertion and asks the restora
tion of her maiden name , but falls to Inform
the court what name she possessed prior to
her marriage with Watson.
The May call In the county court was duo
this morning , but it was passed until to
morrow by Judge Baxter. The Judge ex
pects to be called cast tomorrow afternoon
to bo absent for several days , but he will
not know to a certainty until tomorrow
morning.
The case of John Boleon against the
Omsha Brewing association Is on trial be
fore Judge Dickinson and . Jury. The plaint.
Iff seeks to recover the sum of $2,500 , al
leged damages. He eayo that ho started a
saloon In 1897 and was clcsol up by tbe
defendant after he had operated the place a
few months.
In criminal court the cases against Fred
Maxflcld and Fred Glllam have been dis
missed. The former was charged with con
tempt end the latter with burglary. Both
are cases that have been on the docket for
a number of years.
Johanna Nelson haa applied for a divorce
from her husband , Robert Nelson , while
Laura VanWert asks for a divorce from her
husband. Wlllard VanWcrt. The former al
leges failure to support and the latter
cruelty.
The National Bank of New EtagMnd and1
the National Bank of Sandy Hill. New
York , have brought suit against the city , the
former claiming $300 and the latter $265.
The plaintiffs allege that they are the hold
ers of some grading and sewer norranU that
were Issued five yeatw ago and have not
been paid. Suits are brought on the theory
that the statutes of limitation run on city
warrant * after five years. ,
Ilrltlnh-Anifrlcnn tMretlnir.
British and Canadian-American club will
meet In Commercial club rooms , Sixteenth
and Farnam streets , Thursday evening at
8 o'clock prompt to adopt such arrange- ,
menta for entertaining Britten , and Canadian
visitors to our exposition aa may be deemed !
necessary.
All ex-British and Canadian subjects oia.
heartily invited to attend.
( ilven to HI * Guardian.
The Board of Insanity has passed upon
the charges filed against Adolph von Oos- .
zezyuskl and has ordered him Into the cus. .
tody of W. F. Wapplch , his guardian. Ti
members of the board do not consider the *
man dangerously Insane , but are ot th *
opinion that aome one should look atUr *
until hl condition la Improved ,