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Water Tails at the Batt of Two Inches Per
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CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE ABOUT THE CITY
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I Weed Pnrtqim.nt Wn,1id Out on tli
flhIIr $ tretN fl,141 Another Scc-
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; Omaha got oaced yet'rday. ThIngs In.
SIde nnd outside were moistened by * ht ,
mnt zecro an most perSIstent rain that
? L isItee the alty thIs ear It raIned
ncr2y nil tlay , but the heavlest showers
vcrc in th afternoon , when It poured down ,
Earnetimes In hueketatul. sometimes in tor.
rents nod sometlme.s In sheets.
City Ciiitneei Itosewatir estimated that
uijng the htavIest of the storm the water
eatne down at the rate of one Inch In thIrty.
flv.
flv.t
, \t : : u &clock thQ atm nine out arni It
Th.oked as though the storm might Iass over
, to let the erowda enjoy the oIvn air concert
01 the United States Marine band at the ex.
- - - p081(101) ( ) , but later Iii the ntternuon It raI7wd
agaIn. 3:30 : the w nther omeer reported
that .DS of an Inch of mlii had fallen In
thIrty.fiv minutes. Iietwcen noon and
Oelock the fall amounted to LGI Inches and
the ebance8 for more unsettled weather
zuft1 additional showers were pronounced
to be very good at that hour.
Speaking of the water the forecast officer
rmnrketi thntdnceIarch 1 , thIs year. there
had been .tO of an Inch of water In excess
of the amount that Is regarded as normal.
Last year , 1S97 , there was a deficiency of
I jJj Inches. Since March 1 the preelpita-
lion has been i1.1 Inches , exclusIve of the
1ieay fall of yesterday.Vhen the total
. - . Zalt for the last twenty-four hours shall
be nddd In it wilt be fonnd that Omaha
as taken quite a good deal of water since
darch 1. -
t Innang.tblltt tiiCity. .
There was considerable damage (1000 by
- the severe rainfall of yesterday afternoon.
l'tio most extensive as that to the east-
era section of the lagoon at the exposition
. grounds. Several sewers were badly overrun -
. & - . run , and the gutters throughout the city
wcre tinable to carry off the % vater as fast
as it came down during the heaviest part
of the storm. As a result alt the Street
crossings became impassable for a time.
The heavy rain between 2 and 3 ocloek
; was accompanied by sharp lightning and
- - . heavy eaIs of thunder. During the time
; ; most electric lights were doubtful. telephone
- and telegraph communication was Interrupted -
. .
. rupted and the street cars came to a stand-
atill. The street car service was inter-
ruptcd for about tea minutes , the power
4 beIng cut otT. The bridge cars got across
-
- the river nil right , but could ant get by
Ninth and Douglas for quite a while. that
being where the big cars slip their trolleys
onto the Omaha circuit wires. Iiistead of
vu1ting for the power to be turned on and
then making the circuit of Douglas , Fourteenth -
teenth and Twelfth streets , the bridge cars
unloaded their passengers from Council
Bluffs at Ninth and Douglas streets in the
drenching rain , and proceeded to run back
to Council fliutf , while the passengers were
I left to seek shelter as best they could.
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? aved l the Sever' .
flcsldents of the north and northwestern
portions of the city only suifcrcd little from
the effects of the storm , owing to the fact
that the sewers were in good condition and
carried the water of ! as rapidly as it fell.
In former years when a heavy rnins1I oc-
curied all ot that. secUon of the city in the
.
- vicinity of Thirtieth and Spaulding streets
was flooded and sidewalks wcre vash d
away. Since then a large sewer has been
constructed and now the water from the
bluff runs dowa the side struLts and finds
fts way into this sewer before It an
apread out over the level laud. Ycat.'rJay
Some of the houses were surrounded with
nater afl(1 many cellars were filled. This
as about the extent of the damagt' , with
tim exception of the wasbiu out of a few
yards of the rotten block pavement on
pauiding street. just eaSt of Twenty-ninth.
Out on the north bottoms beyond the cx-
position grounds the whole country was coy-
ered with water to a depth of six inches.
soon as the rain subsided the side ditches
openilig into the main ditch nIon hherinr.n
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avenue were opened and in a f. moments ,
with the exception of the mud , there was
othlng to indicate that the rain was anything -
thing more than a gentle shower. so quichly
bad the water disappcit-h trom the tirfcce
of the ground.
The people living aba ! ; the west shore of
Cut-Ofl lake were given something of a
scare. The water h.onrel In upn thm ( rein
the bluff and for a time th 'y thought that
a waterspout had burst. They prepared to
snove to higher land , but before they had
sna4le any great ) iei1ay. the ruin
' and they felt at ease agaIn. rliay sufed ,
10 damage. aside from flaing Iheir cellars
tilled with water
That portion of the city in the vicinity
of Twenty-fourth street and Patrick avenue
bad the usual experItice , though they dId
ot suffer as much a usual. SevrnI l'locks
of land 0U the east sd at Twenty-fourth
street crc floothnd t the depth of a foot ,
but as soon as the rain atoppel fahilog. the
water receded and in the course of a nhour
the trouble was over , t'iouh ftero was
mud nearly knee deep.
"nI air \'iish&iI Out ,
The inrushing waters caused considerable
nronvetiienCe to the residents of the small
ranie dwellings that mark the lowlands in
the south and cast portions of the city. In
aomc of the dwellings the families were
compelled to abandon their ground floor
tOoIflS and seek refuse In the upper floors.
\Vhile the storm was at its height about
1ZO : o'clock the floors of some of these
dwellings resenthied a wreck-dotted ocean
during a storm.'ash tubs , chairs , tables
tinti oilier impedimenta floated about in wild
confusion.
Some of the cellars of buildings in the
down town districts of the city were flooded
to the depth of an inch or so.
t The squad room at police headquarters
as vartially under water for a time. The
damage sustained , however. was nominal.
The wooden taveinents In every section
of the city suflered to some extent , espe.
daily on hilly streets , as tiid also the wooden
sidewalks in outlying portions oC the city ,
I. The long hill on Jackson , from Sixteenth
* tnd Thirteenth streets , Is dotted thickly
'with paving blocks washed dowu from con-
'verging streets. At many of the Street car-
sers the manholes wereunnble , _ to accom-
motiaie the henvy thaw of water and they
were undermined. Farnain , hlarney and all
the blily streets resembled cataracts and at
hines when the storm was at its izeight it
l booied as though the curbs could hardly
contain the big volumes of water.
- On these streets street car traffic was
abandoned ( or nearlya half hour. the cars
.
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- - leIng unable to gain any headway against
the volume of on-rushing vater.
"r.'nt.M Hf tiii. Iiglitnii.g
At the street raIlway power house heavy
shocks of electricity were felt at intervals
'through the heaviest part of the storm , but
damage resulted , The only damage to
0
the trackage and roadbed of the car corn-
Dan ) ' W35 at Thirty-first and Farnain streets ,
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, - where the track was undermIned ( or a con-
elderablu distance. The break , however , did
1 1ot aflt'et traffic
. any ,
\VUlIe the storm was at the height of its
fury the telephone serylce was given a
paralytic stroke. Cotntaunicatloa to the exposition -
position grounds was entirely cut of ! for a
thue and some of the private telephones were
rc'nlered out of order Some of the short
out of town wires were rendered inoperative
for a short time. Tht' only loss sustained by
the company was the prostration of a few
; oh's at various points about the city.
The telegraph lines sustained but triflIng
damage and the flre alarm system for a brief
iei1Ot sas inoperative. Just before the
heevy downpour ceased the wires became
overcharged with electricity and a great
many of the fire alarms about the city were
Set to ringing furIously. From the railroad
yard termInals little or no damage Is re-
ported.
casualtIes were reported at the police
station as a result of the storm.
Lnuuin Vnil Iir'nks .gniu.
The storm did serious damag to the
piling of the legoon at the exposition
grountis andanother , heavy expenditure vllI
be necessary to repair the breaks. About
100 feet of the sheet piling was washed out
completely , carrying great quantities of dirt I
Into the' lagoon , and about 200 feet ad-
ditloznl 'as more or less damaged by the
effect of the water. None of the breaks
occurred where the repairs were made after
the Inst heavy rain ,
The greatest damage occurred near the
Machinery and llectrIcity building on the
north side of the lagoon near the steps
which lend to landings near the water level.
Two sections were washed out here. one
about fifty feet in length and the other
about forty feet. In both cases the sheet
piling was broken entirely away front the
maui plies , showing that the defect was
in the method of fastening the former to
the latter. The famous Geraldine sped-
fIcatlons for attaching the sheet piling to
the main piles ealied for a waling piece
extending front pile to pile , and to these
strips the sheet piling was fastened with
nails. No attemlt was made to hold the
sheet piling by means of waling pieces
on the outside bolted to the main piles and
the nails were not strong enough to hold
the weight of the wet earth.'hen these
setlons gave way ihe massive balustrade
extending along the lagoon at this point
was carried down in the wreck. The heavy
tubs of cedars , oleander8 and other shrubs
which had been placed along the balustrade
wer buried in the debris.
Directly opposite this point , In front of
the Mines building , a section of ihing back
of the small bit of parking bordering on the
boat landing was indermlned and washed
out at ( he bottom. About forty feet was
thus affected , the earth being washed out
over the flower bed referred to , spelling the
whole arrangement. The ground in this
immediate vicinity was honeycombed and
the pavement gave way in spots.
The piling just west of the bridge at
Twenueth street , on the south bank of the
lagoon , was bowed outward for about thirty
feet , the center being six feet out of line.
There was no gutter at this point to carry
oft the water , the delay in completing the
bridges preentlng the paving at this point
being properly finished. Two or three other
places about the banks were affected more
or less by the water , but no other serious
break occurred.
It.tiiring the 1)niiinjc.
It is the opinion of experts who examined
the damage done by the water that. the only
way a repetition of the occurrence can be
iirevented is to concrete the entire stir-
face about the lagoon. Since the brick walks
were laid the fiequent rains have percolated
between the bricks and have caused the
earth to settle until with every rain the
water stands all over the pavement in spots.
the water being nearly three inches deep in
some places. The surface drainage being
thus destroyed. the water makes its escape
through the earth toward the lagoon wIth
the result that the banks are thoroughly
saturated and the pressure against the p11-
lag is more than the form of construction
will support.
As soon as the damage was inflicted as
many men as could be found were put to
work to repair the damage. . Snperintendent
Foster and the entire force of the Building
and Grounds department took a hand and
men were sent out to pick up as many men
as possible. Mr. 1-'oster said the repairs
would be made as fast as possible and will
probably be completed before the end of
the week.
The electric light wiring along the ha-
goon sustained but little damage , the feed
mains not being damaged at all. The taps
leading to the pests which were carried
away vere broken of ! . but this will not interfere -
terfere with the lIghting of the lamps on
the other pests.
The downpour of water taxed the capacity
of the overflow pipe of the lagoon and the
surface of the water in the basin was
raised fully six inches above the normal
level. The eiectrie 1ihts surrounding the
fountain in the Mirror were covered entirely -
tirely and the water rushed Into the over-
.
110' ; pipe in a torrent.
The Government building roof leaked like
a sieve and It was necessary to remove
some of the exhibits entirely. Oilcloth Was
used very freely to cover over such of the
exhibits as could not be easily moved.
I , t'rfert's v1 ( Ii tlzi Iii Lityl rig.
The force of running water Interfered
seriously with the iaying of the large water
mains for which trenches have been recently
dug on Twenty-fourth street between Far-
nam and Pierce. South of Leavenworth
street the excavations were marie in filled
earth and this has caved in at various
Points. At I'ierce street the water has corn-
pletely undermined the street , leaving only
a crust of earth overhead , which is in danger -
ger of giving way on the passage of a ye-
hide overhead. Between Leavenworth and
Farnam streets the pipes have not as 3'et
been laid and the trenches , from eight to
ten feet deep , have caved in all along the
line , in irtairy places dislodging iarge see-
tions of cedar block pavement. At the ter-
niinal of the trench on hlarney Street water
has gathered in the excavation to a depth
of seven feet and has undermined the street
to a considerable extent. The excavations
are ( or piping of the largest size , thirty-six
inches In dIameter , and it is estimated that
the pumping and refilling necessary to repair -
pair the damage will amount to about
$1,000.
Residents of the southwest portion of the
city as a whole , however , were not seriously -
ously annoyed by the downpour as little
damage was done in that. sightly atid well
drained locality. The foliage in lianscom
jiark , which has become dense in the last
few weeks , was heavily saturated with
moisture and the upper lake , in the channel
of a former waterway. was over its restrainIng -
Ing wall for several hours ,
At Twentieth aiid homey streets there is
rallier a mysterious hole which the street
car company has madafutiia efforts to fill.
It is about three feet In diameter and was
recently filled with cinders and tainped
? 00. Yesterday afternoon it was as usual ,
however , with a volume of water pouring
through into some unknown subterranean
channel ,
0 Thirty-first street beginning at Walnut
the sewer was practically washed out , the
water running In a channel that was In
seine idact's fifteen feet deep , On Nineteenth
street , beteen Leavenworth and dason ,
there Is a similar washout sad at Sixteenth
and Jackson streets the water is charged
with the doubtful impropriety of carrying
away a large number of very rough and Uneven -
even cedar blocks.
tnrrlae , L1eei14c. , .
Tire following marriage licenses were is.
sued yesterday by the Count ) ' judge ;
Name and Address Age ,
John BI'altner , Tacoma , . . . . . . . . . .
Nellie tthow , Tacoma , . . . . . . . . . . . . .
\v. B , Sebenek , South . . . . . . . . . . . .
Grace M. llidlager , Independence , Neb. .24
Harry hi. Finley , Omaha. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
iar' E Lemon , Denver. . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . 34
F. M. Wulienwatier , Seward , Neb. . . . . . . .
Lena A. Bechtel , Seward , Neb,3
SOUT11 SIDE SChOOLS' MCIII
Chlldrcn f'roui Below ram Give Theit
Song8 in Chorn.
SPLENDID SUOWING OF ACTUAL WORK
Seennt2 Sectinis of the C.rent l'ullie
eliioi InsIenl 1'CMIIVSt 11flJ05Ctt
hr a t.nrse .tn.licnee-Vea-
titres 1sf the ( Icnsion
It was South Side night at Boyd's
theater last evening and the "Festival of
Song" by the pupils of the public schools
on the south sIde of the city was enjoyed
I by an audience that nearly fIled the large
auditorium , Under the able direction of
! illss Fannie Arnold , supervisor of music in
the public schools , a program that brought
otit the musical ability of the school children -
dren to good advantage was admirably rca-
dereit. The selections were Identical Mlth
those glvea on the preceding evening by
the pupils of the north aide schools , and it
would be dimcult to say to which section
of the city belongs the degree of excel-
letice. Tonight the pupils of the central
district will give their concert at Boyd's
theater.
The music presented by the children last
erening was that actually done in the
schooi5 and not an exhibition in the sense
of elaborate preparation. Of the choruses
"Water Lilies" and "Away to the Fields"
in the first part were best sung. A hearty
encore followed the latter. In the second
part the rendition of "Wanderer's lIvening
Song , " "The Country Fair Waltz' ' and "The
Spacious Firmament" were especially good.
All of the patriotic airs of the third part ,
which was perfectly accordant with the
spirit of the times , were well sung and cordially -
dially received. In this part the songs seem
helped by Mr. Jules Lumbard , basso. and
Miss Minnie Coatsworth , mezzo soprano.
But the musical feature of the entertain-
meat was not the only one that interested
the big audience. The assemblage of nearly
700 school children , gaily attired in light
clothes , banked in fifteen solid rows , tier
above tier , presented a picturesqu ' spectacle -
taclo that was greatly admired. It was as
pretty a stage setting as the theater has
had within its walls for a number of sea-
soils. Between parts two and three there
was a quick change that made the picture
all the more pleasing. Capes and caps of
the national colors were passed to the pupils
while the curtaIn was down and when it
was raised there was seen a good representation -
ation of an immense American flag. One
rots' of children appeared in white , the neSt
in red and so throughout the rising tiers.
In the upper left hand corner the children
were in blue capes and caps and held in
their hands white stars , giving a good imitation -
tation of the blue field and th forty-five
stars in the national flag. The scene in
itself constituted a grand feature of the en-
tertainmeat and was very well received.
Vhen the national anthems were sung with
this pretty picture in the background it was
truly inspiring. The audience heartily
joined In singing the concluding number , I
"America. "
Mr. Martin Cahu acted as accompanist
and Miss Arnold personally led the choruses.
In addition to the Pupils from the south
side schools the members of the Omaha
High School Celian ! club sang in several
numhers. The lers000el of this club (01-
lows : Soprano. Grace Northrup , Marie Manger -
ger , Kathrlne Dorsey. Cathryne Gonde ,
Floreitmo Templeton , Ruth Hammond ; alto.
Alice Towne. Florence Jordan , Lulu EJ-
wards , Nellie I'alnter , Besste Marshall , Ce-
dila A. Wilson ; teuor , Ahhert Falibrother ,
Fred ICavan , Arthur Nelson ; bass. Harold
VIllinms , Edward Droste , Stuart Mao Diar-
mid , Fred Thursion , Walter Goldsinq.
The mass meeting called for last night for
the purpose of taking steps in connection
with the proposed packing house celebration
was not as well attended as might have'
been .N 0 doubt the stormy weather kept
many at home. Enough were present , however -
ever , to talk over the proposition and take
the preliminary steps. At the suggestion
of F. A. Cressey a committee appointed
to confer with the packers today anti endeavor -
deavor to have a representative from each
packing house and the stock yards dde-
gated to serve on the committees in charge
of the entertainment , This idea was considered -
sidered a good one from the tact that the
celebration will be solely for the benefit of
the packers. Mayor Ensor appointed on this
committee F , A , . Cressey , James II. I3ulla , tV ,
S. King , L. C. Gibson and John Flynn. It
is understood that the commIttee sell ! meet
at the stock yards 015cc thIs afternoon for
the purpose of starting on a trip around the
packing houses.
Should the packers fall in with the scheme
and delegate a representative to serve as requested -
quested the committee will meet at the
council chamber this evening for the pig-
pose of filling out the balance of the coat-
mittees. In . .
case the..packers refuse to ren-
tIer the assistance required Ia this matter
the celebration will be abandoned.
'i'it ! . ! Ji'i. , ,
In spite of tb'i fact that the paved streets
in the business part of the city were
i
cleaned only a short time ago the mud is
again.ankle deep. The greater part of the
acetanulation on the pavement is caused by
dirt being spilled front graders' wagons.
While there are ordinances governing the
passage of dirt haulers' wagons over the
Paved streets they are not enforced , and
tight wagon boxes are seldarn seen. One
ordinance provides that tail boards shall be
Used on all wagons engaged in hauling dirt ,
but no attention Is paid to this law. antI
the Police bav never been called upon to
enforce it.
An immense amount of gradIng has been
done this spring , and no doubt muci more
will be done before winter sets in. In
nearly every instance the dirt teams crosser
or travel on the paved streets. Dirt ccii-
stantly leaks from the wagons , and a trail
of mud Ia the result , The graders working
on the postoiflee site crossed Twenty-fourth
Street at L In hauling away the dirt taken
out , and now there is a Patch of mud at
this crossing nearly a foot In depth , It has
been suggested that this matter be looked
alter by an inspector , and in case the laws
are not right changes could be made , In
Omaha a grading contractor must first an-
cure a permit , making a deposit in cash ,
equal to per block of pavement. This
deposit is held to insure the cleaning of the
street at the completion of the work , The
plan is considered a good one , and in this
way the city , should it be adopted , would
be saving a great deal of money. Contrac-
tora never pretend to clean up the muss
on paved streets when they finish a job ,
the work devolvIng upon the street commis-
abner. This makes additional expense ( or
the city and keeps the streets in a deplor.
able condition the greater Part of the iliac.
FIrCM 8tnretI iii .triiinurn ,
Fires were started yesterday for the first
time under the big batteries of boilers at
the Armour plant , This was done for the
purpose of sweating out the boilers and dry-
log the grate bars , No attempt was made
to get up steam , The engines at this plant
are all practically set , as is also the shaft-
big , A Iorion of the steam pumps , to be
used for fire purposes , etc. , are in position
and the balance will be in working order
in a few days. In the office building quite
a force is engaged putting on the trimmiuga.
Door and window diudngs are being set and
raIlings and cages constructed , All of the
concrete for the floaf the big reservoir
has been laid , this work being finished up
last nigbL Steam 4tttrs and electricians
are working in all tnts of the plant and
the end Can already tti peen.
Plans were recelvT by Superintendent
flown yesterday forbtlii stn1es which will
be located on Q stkj'cast of the offlee
building and extenilingto the west end of
Q street viaduct. account of the
weather yesterday i , qpt of door work was
practically suspend , , it the work on the
interior of the building was continued.
Superiatendent iiothV has withheld the
placing of an ordettThf a gas machine on
account of the talk htiiof a local gas plant
being eiected. It is , aouneertainehen gas
will be supplied here , tiat an order will go
forward in a day or typfor a gas maker.
b. i. Simpson has about completed his
labors here and is now in Chicago.
. . tiritri. ' do. flMMii ) .
% V. L. Holland is receiving a visit from
his mother.
w _ II. Overton has returned from a trip to
\Vlnona Lake , lad.
p. j , O eill of itavenna a business
VIsitor In the city yesterday.
Tlit , uniaved streets are almost impassable
on ncouat of the depth of the znud.
liss Etta Itced has returned lionie from
I'emu , stherc she ntis attending school ,
Ytaterday's rain caused a big washout at
th. ' corner of Tuentleth and N streets. -
Mrs.'Ioln Sifter of Horton , itas. , Is here
Visiting her brother-In-law , John Sautter.
Mrs. George I. . Dare has been called to
Ide. Grove , In. , by the serious illness of her
sister ,
i1ls3 i'annle Lewis of Loveland. In. , is the
gutat of Mr. nail Mrs. Ienna Ailberry.
Twenty-fifth anti .1 streets.
_
t , J. Nagle hs OIefleti a free bureau of
information for the Ancient Order of United
\t'orknten at hs ! store , Tweaty-sixth and N
streets.
The frequent rains have caused the sreeds
to spring tip all over , the city and it sviiI
take considerable trork on tue part of the
street commissioner to cut theta down ,
Mi's. Fred Drews , Wife of Superintendent
Drews of the South Qmah Brewing corn-
patty , returned last eynIng from Germany ,
where she has been spending some months
with her parents.
A Pot of tar which was standing on a tint
Cal at Armour's caught fIre iluring the storm
( sterday afternoon and the American Via-
trict telegraph sent in a fire alarm. Both
hose companies responded promptlyand the
blaze was extinguished without any loss to
speak of.
'cdncsdav evening a sneak thief entered
the salcon of II. Thompson on Twenty- fourth
Street between N and 0 streets and extraCted
$23 from tlit' till. Tue barteijijer was taking
a little nap at the time and ilid not discover
the Ios of the money until some time after-
wards. There is no clue to the thi&f.
INCREASES IN BEAUTY
t'ontinuerl front FIr't Page. )
Itced , Congressman Diagley and others. The
Pal ty will spend the itny in Omaha vIsiting
the expoiition anti tht oal Congregational
chuithes are making ingeinents to nfford
the visitors pioper ente4ainment. The mdi-
cations are that the1party wili be augmented
at Chicago by a lai'ge'delegatlon from till-
nois and nill be a very'arge delegation by
the titus Omaha is reaclieI.
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I.I i.s ( ut t he Frt1-rnjtI ( ) rdi'r to Cele-
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Tue Knights of the Maceahees of Nebraska -
braska have had June11 set aside as.Ne-
braska Maccabees' d y the exposItion , and
are making great prepatation for the day.
Unfortunately , the raU'pads have granted
only a fare antLona-titiad rate , and th at-
tenlanee will not 1e garly as large as It
could l'ave beca ladtltq 1-cent a mile rate
been granted. Howqvgr , more . than 500
Maccabees are cspcete.4'In the city on that
day , but tie attendance will b more local
than it would have been under lower rates ,
and t".e officers feel sure that it the 1-cent
a mlle rate can be secured not less than
2.000 vtsitors swill come to the exposition on
that day.
No set program will lie followed out in
the morning. as many of the exeurslonists
I sslll not arrive till late. and in the after-
at 1 o'cioclc the Maccabees wIll meet
I , at the Nebraska building , srhterc they svlll
! be addressed by Mayor Moores and F.
Floagsbcrg of Trenton. Neh. After the
speaking the lodge will parade' through the
I grounds and be dsrnssetl ! ! to meet down
I town in the evening. The Ladies of the
Maccabees svtli be cntertaincd in the evening - I
ing by the Omaha ladies at the hail on the
corner of Seventeenth and Dodge , and the I
Inca will be entertained by the Omaha
Maccabees at Corning and Twenty-second
Street. Refreshments swill be servcd to the
visitors in the evening and everything pos-
slide still he done to make their stay in the
city a picasant one.
. ' . ' ' ' ' ' tIN I'tit ITI ON.
( ( s-sc's : A' ! 'I'll II .
( ' ( ' ! ( ' Gti Ii ) Itf.'flr lII ( Mut4it' , Itittil
. ir No
The concerts were given as usual last I
night and a surprislii number of people refused - I
fused to miss an opportunity of hearing
such delightful music merely because the
clouds were still rampant with a Promise 0
a repetition of the deluge of the afternoon.
Operatic selections were prominent In the
program of the MarIne band. which played
in the Casino garden early in the evening ,
selections from Carmen , Boccacto and th
Wizard of the Nile being among the most
enjoyable numbers. Verdi's overture , " 010-
vana ii' Arco , " and aottscbalk's famous
composition , "The Dying Poet , " were also
played with the dellc'tcy of interpretation
that is one of the notable features of the
work of this organization Mr ante1mann's
composition , "The'oICe of Our Nation , "
was repeated and received with the warni
approval that It. has previously Inspired.
The Thomas orchestra played an exeep-
tlonally pleasing program in the Authito-
rium that well repaid an audience that hail
dared the elements to hear it. The over-
lure was \'eber's "Oberon , " and this was
followed by a suite , "L'Arlesienne" Iiy ihizet.
the various rndvements of whith emphasIzed
( ho versatility of tie orchestra. A cello
solo by Mr. Bruno Steindel was one of the
most delightful numbers of the evening.
Mendelssohn's beautiful "Spring Song" was
perhaps the most popular number and Liszt's
symphonIc poem , "Lc Pn'Iuiles , " Schu-
mann's Tratimerle , " Thomas' "PolonaIse
Mignon , " Strauss' famous 'Beautiful Blue
lanube" ) and a concluding march by 11cr-
lbs completed an evening's entertainment
that to most music l&cers left nothing to be
desired ,
The programs for today are :
l'heodoro Thomas orchestra concert. Audi-
torlum , tI1 : p. in.
Overture-Tue hall . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . Sullivan
Ballet - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
( a ) l'reiutle , "The liuntret'sei"
b ) intermezxo 'SiowVahtz. . "
( ci l'izzicato.
( ill "I'roeession of Itaeeiiu. "
Waltz Mos'einent-Serenade No. 2. 'olkniann
March Moscment-Symlihohly . . . . . . .ltaff
Dance of SyIihs-Damiuttion ; ci' Faust. , . .
( a ) PizzIcato. Polka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Strauss
( Ii ) March , "l'ersian" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .tmauss
"InvItation to the Dance.\\'ebttr.Ilerlmoz
( iiis'otti-Neur the Bail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gillet
I \larei-TIie Queci : of Sheba..Gohihinark
Marine lrniai concert , llavliion at : Grand
l'lnza. lOut ) a , in. .
March-The Gridiron . . . . . . . . . . . . .Itakemaun
I Overttire--Mnrning. Nooti a nil NIght . .Siipio
Cilnrn'terI'tie-Dmagmns Cull . . . . Ililenbt'rc
Soiig-t.omleirihi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \'erdI
March-The llrttle Rlei't . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sousa
, "Inmish , lk'Iter. titith \'eIter..ltelner
Selection-The Serenade . . . . . . . . . . . . . .htertt'rt
Cneert Mazurka-l.a Czartno . . . . . . . . .Ganne
tinrch-Aiiniral . . Devey . . . . . . . . .Santelmaita
"hail ( 'oluinlila. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1'l'les
Six p. .
Overture-Setnir.imitk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .flossini
Mnrch-TIie Stars nnl Stripes Forever
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sousa
Selet1on-Merchint : nr Venice. . . Mereadante
Spring Sour ; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mendelssohn
Piccolo Solo-Concert l'olka. . . . . . . . . . Jieger
Mr. Henry Jaeger.
I BenedictIon from I luguenots. . . . . . . Meyerbet'r
, "Spring nit the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :
Gems from . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"The Comic Tattoo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fahrbach
Grand Fantasle--Tite Voice of Our Na-
tlon Sante'Iiniifln
I II.t 'I i : ' .tTI N ( ; 'I'll II COFItT Itnisit.
1' a ii s Ciii' t Iii ( 'iii ii S s Ii ii Ii 1 I ii g'M Ih'eu-
rttlora ! Ias' ! Ieen L'urrieil Out.
The county commissioners and Superb-
tendcnt liouck have about completed the
work of decorating the court house , and
at'ould pleasant weather prevail. the dec.
tric current will be tunted on Saturday
night. The decorations follow the general
plan of last year , so far as colors are con-
cernoil. Flags and bunting ilIi be used In
iwofusmon , but. the buntIng will not be strung
from turret to dome , as was done last fall.
This year staffs have been erected at hit'
four corners of the dome and from these
' the stars and stripes will fly. The figure of
Justice at the apex of the dome wIll have
. her heath encircled by a wreath of mean-
descent lamps , while far above her selil wave
a ten-foot flag.
The general decorations of the county
building swill be in Ak-Sar-Ben colors ,
painted cloth being used Instead of bunting.
On each of the four fronts of the building ,
electric designs will be placed , con-
slating of stars and flags. Shields , made
brilliant at night by electrIc lIghts , will be
placed on the four sides of the domes. These
shields svill be in the national colors and at
night will be lighted by red , white and blue
lamps.
: : it ! rue tIi ItigOrgan. .
Absolute proof has at last been received
that the big organ which Is to be placed In
the Auditorium is on the road to Omaha.
The bill ' of lading has been received by
Musical Director Kimball and this shows
that the organ was shipped front the Maryland -
land factory June 4. It is coming by fast
freIght and should arrive by the last of this
week. About ten days or two weeks swill be
required for , its Installation. This work
will not interfere with the ordinary use of
the building , as the builders wIll be corn-
pellet ! to do their work at nIght and during
the early mornIng , ahen the building Is not
required for other purpoes.
it ( 'e'pt liii , a uuiI lIed triL
The reception and musicale be held in
the rooms of the Bureau of Entertainment
in the gallery of the Mines building yes-
tcrday afternoon was postponed on account
of the maui and wili occur atI o'clock today
This will be the first formal function to be
held in these rooms. Mrs. Hadden-.lexander ,
the pianibi. will play anti Mr. Clark , ban-
tone , and Mr. Cowper , tenor , will sing dur-
g the afternoon.
t.'I.uru , , i Irltliuug ,
In preparation for the presentation of the
"Iaughtens of Jairus" on June 13 , the Exposition -
position chorus Is doing rIgid rehearsal work
In the City bali. There was a goad attend-
anee last night to int'et Holmes Cowper of
Chicago , stho swill be the soloist on Monday
nIght. Musical DIrector Kimball wIll con-
I duct. In the closing chorus last night the
I solo Itarts were sung by Mr. Cowper , ( Thoral
Conductor Thomar , i'ehley and ilrs. Kelley.
i'at for t Iii' ( 'tilidreri ,
A great treat Is in stone ( or the young-
titers s'iIi visit the exposition next Mon.
day. Iou Magulre , the mIneral specialist
in charge of Utah's minerai display. has
agreed swithi Mrs. Ford , secretary of the
: ; o SVII'l' ( ( ' oil lItI artli ( 'ltll you sre f ( '
ritticit I ha t Is iit'ts' Ii ) foot ss'ed 1' tnt nt Di cx
L. SillgunIil-'i'otla ) ' for thu IIl'.t tint ? 7
shiost' it iit'st' linen ruiis'as sliu for 111011-
iii ilit' ia'tt' gruy ithiuhi' : hint tlOt' tint I ,
sliotv tltt' IhIIst-gncl ( s\'lt ( suit' OH thu
lit'tV i'htgllslt list-4 : aiiitl lits : ttIst'8t' $ : . .
I'i'ii liii' iri'niliug ) ( itt si'i-oii ; : . guIle :
lt' ) , , litlt ihils shine , tinlt' * * 'uiuflhly 11 $ st't'li ' '
ittil twill ss'tar Just as long Iin : bct'ii , , 'T .
' ( ' ( ' by Its lit ) , tdltl&r ( f't
titei tt Is lit ) Iuu' IIld. & ' that vIli ht'gin t .
'
to ( 'onhlnii' ( with 'it. tj it relief giver. I '
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Drexel Shoe Co. ,
_ _
Oninliii's Vi-to-die Slice house. '
l41t ) FAI'ii ' , STItEEF. . _ _ _
, ,
1'
KoiIiks : tIIIII eahtt'rds-tt lh'aahit ) nut !
Prolitahlt tlivt'rsiru.-Vt' have all the CAMERAS
1101)111:1 : r Ittst irifi II ' koll1k4-Prt'ihto ;
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( ' : tIIh'r1-Pot'o ; eniprts-AluIlaIze camS
t'rls-Vit'e eant'ra-Dla 11101111 c1IIIL'rIi- ;
Ihulk't ( 'a ini'rns-ltuII's eye canier.ts-for
llelsllrt ; nuil liruilt jn tahiug hticturt's of .
stiiiitnor shtOrt-St'01lel'Y iiiitl ( lie great
t'XlOsit ) ioii-41 inss hIltit'-Fhliil-elRtiflI. ; A ; ! '
etis-Fltn , gootlt-lt ; test. styltat. Fye
hlse of tlark room and btirnislier for
etistoiiit'rs ,
i11eAIoe &Penfold Co
tmater I'ho4o Suppl7 house.
1404 Farnata Street. OMAHA
Ozait. Paiton hotel ,
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A'
4d Officidi Souvenir Meddis 4
GoI Plated anU Flue Silver Olficial Soti
I venir Coin MeIs.
, lii (1uahItitie of fifty tliiI lip-call he ohtaimu.itl
by dealers at a good discoulit , 011 the ] 'CVC1'C ti(1o (
I of the lnedal ii I'epreSellted a lflOlllttC(1 ( I Ildiall , Spent'-
nIg fl buffalo , Oii the ob't'rso 51(10 , a COhhhIOSitO
)1Lotogl'a)1l of 4S young 1adiu ui'oin the ' .I1raits-
? iILSiSi1)1)i states , I
Call on or address , j
t . JOHN A1 WAKEFIELD , Secretary , I
I I Seh'vk' & ' l3ui1(1illg ( EX1)OS'tt'lOhl Gl'OUhlhi.
ton1an5 board , that ho will Like charge of '
as many of the chIldren as care to get under
iits a big and will take them through the
' Mines bullilitig , deliveriflg a running lecture
, on the mngnlflcent specimens of nIl the ores
found in this wide country. iir. Magulre
is a perfect mine of informatIon regarding
everything pertaining to minerals , and he
has the happy faculty of imparting infornin-
tlon that produces a lasting impression. lila
talk to the children will give them a great
deal of information regarding the precious
metals and minerals In general svhich could
be acquired in no other way.
: , .i ( 'N ut t lie lttHuPuit iOn.
The nuniber of paid admIssions to the cx-
positIon grounds on June S was 2.662.
Bookkeeper Dan Althen of the Nebmasica
commission is on the sick list and is confined
to his room.
A matInee concert by th Thomas orches-
tat will be given In the AudItorIum building
Saturday of this week at 3 o'clock.
The feitce of the ostrich ( aria onVest
Midway was bulged out by the wind. but
'was pnopped up before any damage resulted.
A twenty-foot board walk has been laId
front Twenty-fourth street to the entrance
to the Main court just west of Tsrcnty4ourtli I
street.
The iron bridges across the lagoon at I
Tsscntleth street have been completed at last
and the work of finishing the approaches swill
be Pushed as SOOn as the ground Is dry I
enough for nonking.
A force of drapers Is at work in the Audi-
toriurn hangIng flags and bunting from thereof
roof trusses for the purpose of improving
the accouStles of the building as atil as to
add to the appearance of the InterIor.
The electric light dynamos were shut down
and cov'retI during the storm. as it seas
feared that some damage might result ( miii
the electrical tltsplny from the hetivens. The
power for the machinery In the Machinery
hall was continued wIthout any mishap.
The Irish-AmerIcan Exposition club is
now establIshed in its permanent quarters
in the Barker block. The rooms will be open
daiiy front S a. in. to 11 p. in. for members
and their friends. The business meetings
in future swill be held on Friday evening of
each sveek.
The arrangements for concerts on tile exposition -
position grounds next Sunday wIll be the
same as for last Sunday , Including a concert
by the Marine band In front of the Gow-
emnment butiuing at 2:30 : p. a : . , and on the
Slid ! . tract at S o'clock. a concert In the
.tutiitorlunt by the Thomas orchestra at
1 P. iii. I
The soloists who wIll sing with the expoel-
tlon chorus In the prescntatton of the
"Daughter of Jairus" 2te't Monday evening
In the Auditorium are MIss Soi'IiIa Markee ,
soprano ; Mr. holmes Intvper. tenor , and tim.
henry Kuss. basco. A full rehearsal of the
choiua. soloists and orcbesra , swill be held
in the Auditorium Saturday evening.
June 29 has been designated as "Montans
day" ani arrangements are beIng nude by
President Suthenlin of the Montana commis-
slot : antI General Manager Clarksor for a
celebration appropriate to the occasion. The
Montana building wIll be formally dedicatoi
and it is expected that a l'imge number of
people front that state will be present to take
r'srt in the exercise.
The water which drained from the East
Mldsvay flossed along the Missouri I'aciflc
switch until it reached the power house ,
where it carried away a part of the embank-
meat in its journey. schich It. continued over
the main track of the railroad. A section
crew soon arrived , however , antI made a
drainage sufficient to canny it away before
any damage to the track bath occurred.
The greatest trouble in the leakage of
buildIngs seems to be occasioned by the clogging -
ging of drainage pipes on the roofs of the
buIldings , as well as the pIpes not beIng
sutficlently large to carry the large quantity
of water away as it falls. EspecIally was
this so in the TransportatIon building. A
number of carriages and wagons swore wet
considerabie , but no serious damage was
done.
Chief Clerk Templeton of the Buildings
antI Grounds department has a vIvid recol-
iet'tion of the storm. the was usIng the
telephone in the cottage on the bluff tract
when one of the forks of lightning that were
cIrculating through the atmosphere at that
time collIded with the telephone wire. The
flash ssas not severe enough to inflict any
permanent injury , hut it caused him to drop
the receiver rather more hastily than usual.
lBs ear was slightly burned , but aside front
this and a lingerIng numbness in his arm
and side he escaped injury.
STEALIXCS OF' OE MCIII
Record lilado by tbeGitng of Thieves Now
Infesting Omaha.
BURGLARS , SNEAKS AND PICKPOCKETS
II t.i. Sort of 4cni iuip Itetiri-se'uute
fit i lie Ii'tuurt .tiuuul. to Shiv
I'olls' , ' l , the 'ietuuuru of
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the Gutuug ,
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One successful burglary and one attempt
at burglary Is the record \Vcdncsday
nIght.
Jelieman & Goldberg's store , at 121 North
Tenth street , sras entered by a rear door and
a hInge quantity of cigarettes , cigars anti
other articles acre taken. The unsuccessful
attempt sas made at the store of Johnsou
Bros. , 1243 North Nliicteeiitb street , during
the early hours of yesterday morning. The
thieves tried to force open the front door
I of the Idace by means of a chisel. They had
almost conipieteti their work when one of
I thteiti broke the pIte glass of the door and
I the crash it math' aroused Mr. Johnson. who
sleeps over tue store , and he threw up h's
window and fired several shots at theta.
The ) ' fled , but left their chisel behind.
For the second time inside of ten days J.
A. Kervan , the tailor , has malIcit : t VictIm to
sneak thieves. Wednt'silav night two well
I dressed men entered his store while his
clerk seas alone. and wlill one of the men
engaged hint in conversation about a suit
,
ho Intenled ordering , the other selected two
suit laitterns and itiade his sway to the
street , the oIlier folowing with a cheery
good evening to the clerk anti the request
that he hold a certain piece or goods to hits
order.
A medicine titan extolllng the vIrtues of
his ware at Slxteeiith and Capitol avenue
caused Levi .tltschuier of SO5 ( 'timing street
to 5(01' ( ' and see what he had. During hIs
brief halt a piekpoitet ; secured his swatch.
Some sne.tl : thief in broad daylight
\Vedncsiiay sliouhilereil a trunk which stood
In front of the stone of the Excelsior Trunk
comlany anti niati' away svlth it. The bold-
floss of the theft. disarmed the stispicion of
Pedestrians , as no attempt was made to
stop hint , although : the act was wItnessed
by a score , among them a polIcema.
A pocketbook containing $0 aitti a goht
swatch valued nt nearly that amount worn
tim proceeds of a rainy night's work at the
exposll Ion grounds by pickpockets. Mrs.
M. M. Burnhain of 1819 Pinekney Street iot
the swatch and N. J. Byiandt , a guest at
the Saratoga hotel , the money.
Georgia Taylor , a notorious panel svorker ,
added $5 to her accuinulatcn of stealinga
W'ednesday night , the property of a stranger
. named J. G. Wilkins. She is locked up at
the central station.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
A sudden attack of asthma caused tb
death of James Smith yesteriliy : morning at
10o ) Capitol avenue.
The subject announced by Rabbi Leo M.
Franklin for his lecture on Friday evening
at 7:15 : o'clock at Temple Israel is , "Spain
and the Jests. ' '
Malachit ( 'arriker of Nebraska CIty wan
brought to Omaha last night by Deputy
UnIted States Marshal Iloman and swill
anasver to the cbarge of mailing non.tnall.
able matter.
William Cooper , an alleged party to the
theft of $720 from Louis ! thivaine a few
nights ago , has been lodged in jail. lie was
captured In CouncIl llluffs atiti brought to
this cIty on a requisItion warrant for grand
larceny.
Joseph : homes , who broke a cologne hot-
tie over his svifes head on Tuesday nIght
was arrested last night on a warrant for
assault nail battery. His provocation was
the sale of a sandwich sehich hIs wife made
over' the counter of her lunch stand against
lila stishes.
Tliert' alt' Is i'it'itlit to Ilit' tirld
maitietl 1iiiil tall lhuiiO-I , I has stootl tite
test of t'iis ; :11141 y'l ht'uls ; I iteiii nhl--\\'tt '
tttt , iiiakIii ; . ; i lint' hi'lllty ; of t in'in' itt tly
' ' ! t'iiitit'd : at I lit' lxloIIit)1i ) ) , lii
IUIlt1IUgitIO11t . Tb ; : !
( , : notliu\sn
I ii t ii t' (1 % I ti I igttu''t' a Vt' iiitk : i ii g i-llitt' .Z I ,
i''iIl1I1'liItl ) ' ltltiit't's Oil thit' ' . dSt'ell _ _ _ _ . . _ , -
:15 t'lsy lt'riils-"i'uiI ni't' iiivlied to C'ullIC il' " _ _ _ _ _ _
tIie'naiid our entire ( f'1k '
, Ii IIsII:1E : : : : , ) I 'I
) IusiC aud ArL 1513 Douglas
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For I lie iiihi roofli itiul hiit'lit'p tile list
as iIt't'tsP'Ili'i' : 11:4 him t'aI'itt't for hut
liarlor tilitl tlinhiig rooitis-\'tt ( 'till shots' )
i'hl gtsai hoop t'ovt'ritig for titiy liurtloll
of 'Oh1l' 114)111(1 lIt Just I iitt lirl'e you ought _ . _
lit lil'-t't' ; lire ren'ly ' to ( ( fl'j' your Ilooms , ' -.c' . '
fi.tuiit kllclit'ii to ltarl1r-roiii oil cloth to t _ J 1-t.4
pttlirnt.1 butt
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Ohuahln's ) .xiJtisl Curpet IIous. ,
1515 Dodge St.
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