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STRIKIUG FEATURES OF THE GREAT SHOW
Vlidnnii Of Ihnutr That Ilejight the
I-e. Ctnrm lh Mind niul 1iehnIn
the fleIulder.L'nlitter Zor
Intnd.
If a i1thr delres to t extremely de
lighted &t the TranimtzsIlpp1 Exposition
be csn turn away from the more or Ies
- ' . tcreot7 exbthlts ot rnschlacry * u1
nricu1ture ant hotticutture and seek thc
picturesque ! lde ot thu estern show. ft
as just sich Journey through the gtouns ,
witts the crespondent ot te t. Louts
Globe-Democrat. . that led me hither snd
thtth'r In searth ot the odd and. unique
sights anct picturesque crtects. And It will
pay any clsltor wbo 1oes the artistic and
thc unique to do the asnie.
A genial sno and a clear , limpid sky tnarte
tc atT-5 01 the long lagoon sparkle with
silver and gray.gre'n huu as I pasaet
iown a noble flight of steps to a water land-
log and entered a gay-co1oretl gondola. The
awarthy gondofler. au'rea In a garb of strik-
-jag eoloDs. dlp3 his oar and we glide away
Zroin the hnposlng perlstyle at the east. end
0 ! the lac.on. A gentle breeze rutfle the
wter until it seems to be crlmpled silk In
the afternoon sun. One can easily Imagine
hImself In Venice as be reclines in a gon-
- Ioa ! rowe4 by a gandfler. and g1es
tnoothly down this grand canal. Along th13
waterway the landscape gardener and the
architect hare reached their higbet poIuti
of artistic eIect. . here it Is tbit genius is
displayed in flits superb little Vhite Cly. "
' And one must sail a1ong this lagoon to catch
the full inspiration of the beauty of archi-
iecturaI outline-a. One sails by gently slop-
It log swards of green and clustexa of shrub-
bcry , and beyond. between the earth and
SIQ . are the majestic outlines of beauttiul
- ; ! whIte pa'aces. Everything Is glittering
vlHte , With here and there touche. ot pearl
. . end gold. Everything is built In the classic
style of arthltccture. With a broad sweep
of riston one gains the full perspective of I
these ' .hIte palaces that flank the 'agoon ' ,
nod In the vlsi-a at the Iar 'esteru end
looms up the Ionic outlines ot the Govern-
! nent building. on whose golden dome stands
the statue of Liberty Enlightening the
Vorl1 , " truly a fitting statue for that buIld.
log at a time when this government Is engaged -
gaged in a war to give freedom to Cuba.
The .u&oQn n Icliht.
One can traverse this lagoon for an hour
In continual delight , for every passing mo-
inet and every gentle turn of the gondola
beneath arching bridge or jutting reetment
opens up in any directIon new and inter-
eating ristas of arthitectural beauty. Then ,
too , these white palaces are faIntly ml-
rored In the waters o the lagoon with the
picturesque effect or a mirage. This liquId
street is a haven of rest for a tired ls1tor
'who glides along listlessly in a gondola. and
passcs teaming fountains , terraces of ma-
-
ble steps at the waters edge. and marble
urus In artistic groupe , and cathhes
glimpses of green lawns dotted with bril-
hunt bloom. Winding walks lead away
and are lost In the blosaom-ladened shrub-
beT7 Then a glance at aU the hlte buildings -
ings leads one almost to think that this
white city was built ages ago. when the
Greeks reared their palaces and temples
along the same classic lines. One can easIly
forget the material of which these buildings
are constructed and imagine tbn to be
real marble. with superb facades reaching
skyward. and vast lengths ol columns and
arches. relieved by gilded domes and scuip-
tured irIee. These buildings are In the
distance , and in the changing shadows or
sun and cloud who can tell the dierenco
between stafr and marble far away across
the shimmer of the lagoon. . The elements
of atmosphere , proportIon and perspective
form an ensemble which gives an Impression -
sion of reality , and the visitor surrenders
himself to the magic spell of Its beauty.
In the search for the odd and unique the
exhibit of the government in the Govern-
Inent building presents many interesting
objects. Beh1d the green translucent walls
of its aquarium one sees salt-water tlsh of
crious forms and brilliant hues. darting
- ' in and out of miniature ocean caves. where
- color runs riot among the sea anemones ,
corals and swaying seaweed. Stardsh. now
sthtlonary and apparently lifeless , glide
away before the plane of glass , and strange
crabs and mollusks crawl over the pebbles
at the bottom. All the characteristic fea-
turc's of submarine life are seen.
tuce SnnL'N Exhibit.
In the Government building the display
of the United States Postoce department
Is proliVc of odd attractions. The mounted
carcass of "Owney , " the postal clerk's dog.
Is sccn in a glass case. He 'was a small
gray terrier of the Scotch breed. This dog.
after baying traveled on postal cars over
all the United States and Europe , and via-
ited Cbioa and Japan , as shot and killed
by order of the postmaster at Toledo , 0. . last
August. The postal boys were trying to get
'Owney" to go to the ashvilIe Exposition ,
but he did not want to go south. The dog
always selected his own route of travel.
The boys put the dog in the basement of
the Toledo custom house , and be bit one
of the clerks. The postmaster ordered the
dog Lobe shot , much to the regretoI thou-
radz of postal clerks. lu the gIass case
in which 'Owney's" carcass Is mounted
there are displayed the several hundred
medals he bad received from all civilized
countries of the globe. and among them are
gold and silver medals from England and
France. and from the emperor of China and
the znllcado of Japan. In the zostomce display -
play there are many things that have been
sent through the mails sgainst the Ia. and
the list comprises rattlesnakes. centipedes ,
horned frogs and infernal machines , These
snalies , which were sent bile alive through
the mails. are now preserved in alcohol ,
There are mounted wax figures of the man
on horseback 'sho carried the mail during
the days of the pony express across the
plains. The improvement in handling mails
is shown from that time up to the latest
mail car of tod.ty. One of the interesting
personages connected with the gorerument
exhibit Is Colonel John B. Brownlow of Ten-
neasee. who is in charge of ( he postodlee
display. He is the on of "Parson" flrun.
low , who gained fame in the civil war.
In the Government building one can see
the life of the aborigines of America Illus-
V trated in a series of life-like and life.slze
alay gures. For instance. there is a Papago
Indian woman of the lower ( ' , olorado valley.
ho is modeling a clay vase. Another In-
diaa Is shown as a siin dresser and another -
other model represents an Indian flint flakes
breaking the rocks in his ork. Ip this
government exhibit the wax models of rail.
itary figures are quite interesting just at
this time , when the country Is engaged in
war. These models show all the Etyles of
tLilitary uniforms for the army anti navy
from the days of George Wazbtngtoa to the
present ,
Fbcse picturesque things of this exposition
: aiay uetr be brought toethsr again Ia tk
I west , and this "Thite CIty the northern
outskirts of Omaha is well worth a liberal
! patronage alike from the tourists of the east
I and the people of the great transmisslsslppi
! section of this country.
A l'uintr for trav Englnnil.
Two years ago , writes a correspondent of
the Boston 'l'ranscript. when the national
I lttder from nebraska , whom the east styled
: "IbO boy orator of the l'latte , " persisted In
not aipreeiatlng what the east is and Is
calatle of , we were impatient to desperation.
I lint he was no worse In tendency , though
be was in intensity , than New IngIand is
tn lack of apprecIation of ebraska in this
hour of the triumph of her Tranarniasissippi
Exposition. As I was beholdIng with won-
des and admiration her preparation for the
second grutest industrial exhibition on the
continent , r by the Associated Press dispatch -
patch that the l.Inssachusetts legislature hail
'turned down" an appropriation of 16.000 in
I
I connection with this exposition. Massa-
: chusetta men contributed upward of $ ' { 'O , .
; t.DClo , probably. to "turn down' a famous
Nebraskan in 1tG. and every $1,000 expended
in visiting this expositIon prior to November
I will be worth * lO.OO In campaign funds In
lstl. Vhen will statesmen ( ? ) learn that
the time to spend money for sound political
gains Is before prejudices arc aroused and
bitterness engendered ?
Since March I have traveled more
than I5OO miles , and most of it beyond
the Mississippi. The wheat crops and the
general rise in price of products have gone
a long way to counteract the bitterness of
transmississlppl prejudices. and the famous
Nebraskan would not find free silver as al-
luring. even to the west , as it was two years
ago ; but let the railroads of the east fail
to give tempting rates to Omaha. and let
New Englanders go to Europe instead of
to the World's Fair , sr. . and my word for it.
after spending several weeks In close touch
with the people of thirteen states beyond
- the Mississippi , It will be an easy matter
for aotnd one to solIdify the far west against
the railroads and the east. On the other
hand , let the railroads and the people unite
lii having the east know the west as there
baa never before been an opportunity to
k-now it , and let the west see that the respect -
spect of the east assumes definite shape and
sympathy , and no oratory will ever again
solIdify the far west against the east. ? .ias-
sachusetta better have thrown a hundred
thousand dollars lath the sewer than to have
bad It hinted in every paper from the Mis-
slasippi to the coast that she refused this
appropriation of G.OsD. I do not remember
ever before to have blushed for 3laasachu-
setts when auay from home.
It , . Was of Coinpnri.on.
Aside from the standpoint of wisdom , it
Is worth one's while to see the exposition.
I saw the \Vdrlds fair on the opening and
closing days. on the Fourth of July. New
York and Chicago days , and wrote thereof
more than oce for the Transcript. I saw
the Midwinter fair at San Francisco on its
one great day. and the Atianta exposition ,
ad tow I have seen the Trausmississippi
ExIOsitlon from the vantage ground of such
experience. I do not hesitate to say that
this latest exhibit is vastly more grand
than San Francisco or Atlanta , and-yes , I
weIb my words well-more beautiful in
many ways than the Worlds fair.
There are few things quite as large , but
the one grand view from the Court of
Honor to the Administration building is
more beautiful by day or by night than
anything at the World's fair. Foreign
countries have made no such response by
way of exhibits as at Chicago ; there is no
Ferris wheel ; there are no wooded Islands
in an annexed lagoon ; there are no undressed -
dressed South Sea islanders ; there are fewer
grand statues ; fewer monuments to the
genius at art ; but there are many things
every way equal , and somefar superior.
There is no Woman's building. but the
Boys' and Glrls building is much better.
and the Auditorium is a great improvement
upon that at Chicago.
The arrangement of the great rectangle
is better than at Jackson park. Looking
down upon the Court of Honor from the viaduct -
duct arid the bug distance over the lagoon
bedered by the vast array of clean build-
togs , modeled after the White City , always -
ways connected by a beautiful eolonnade. to
the Administration building. standing like
a grand monument at the head of the sect-
angle. one can but say that the artist has
secured most happy effects. The govern-
meat exhibit Is by far the best that It ha
ever made ; the electrical display in foun-
lain , in isgoon and as the trimmings for the
buildings Is better , as is the exhibit in the
Electrical building. Everything pertaining
to the products of the 'west Is equal to or
better than that of the Columbian exposi-
tion. The agricultural exhibit is better. es-
peelally as relates to wheat. sugar beets
and other timely products ; the stock display
is to be by far the best the world has ever
seen ; the transportation exhibit Is as good ;
the army and avy are more interesting ;
the life saving service practice is greatly
Improved ; machinery is not so extensive ,
but better as relates to agrIculue mining ,
irtigation. The educsiIoal exhibit Is dab-
orate and excellent , showing especially what
strides have been made in five years.
Xotnhie Features ,
The Art buildingl Is
there any art exhibited -
hibited beyond the MIssiSsippI ? Yes. much
of it ; the building is beautifully arranged
and elegantly filled. One Frenchman , Do-
raad-Ruel , Rue Lamtte. Pads , has sent
zoooo worth of
masterpieces and a rep.
resentative to place them for the best ef-
feet. Some of the best works of Jules Du-
pro , Isabey , Constable , Boudlo , Clays , ftob-
en fleld , Bonvin , Dla.z , Sisley. Brngwyn ,
Childo liassam. Bonington , Louts p. Des.
sar L1Ipostolet , Renoir , Gilbert , liouguer-
eau , Pi.tvls de Chavannes
, Pissarro , Huguet.
are on exhibltoo. !
The Midwayl Ve3i , if the truth must be
told , there is as much fun to the square inch
as there was at Chicago-judging from what
I saw of both. The Streets of Cairo are better -
ter , If possible , also the Strdets of the Na.
Lions ; the ChInese and the Japanese have
done better. Ilagenback Is fully as good ; the
old plantation rivals anything of the kin
on the Midway ; the devil's cave-well , I dl
not venture In ; the Moorish palace is as
good ( ! ) ; the scenic railway is about the
same ; the chutes are 0. K. as are a multi.
tude of other things of which I beard but
lacked the time to sample.
There has been great enterprise exhibited
from the first. Much has been learuei since
Jackson Park was transformed into the
White City. There have been no such hick-
erings as in connection with the Columblan
celebration , no such extravagant waste of
time. talent and money as l 1S3. A million
dollars well used In 3S baa gone much
( arthesthan some millions went at Chicago.
The citizens of Omaha raised 4.OC.C'O , the
state voted U'O.OOO , the county another
flc.ooo , the United States SO.CO. Illinois
$45SC.C , Iowa OOO. and many other states
made generous appropriations.
It has been a great pleasure and profit to
spend two days in this latest revelation of
America's greatness. the teat e have bad
of the possibilities of the west. I have seen
and learned snore in two days than from
u.000 raile of traei. Indeed , seven Dips 10
the Pacific coast with eyes wide open , left
so much unseen and . -unknown of the vast
west that I raise my bat It grateful appre.
elatIon of what the TrnamisstuPPi ) Expo-
sftinu has taught of the very things of which
1 ba e been trying to learn ja the last
twenty-three *
CHINA'S ' TROUBLES CRO\VINC \
Powers Take Advnzitage of Riotz to Prsz
for More raTo.
NEW COMPUCATIONS WITH JAPANESE
fluii.l3tftkcs Demaud.i for Fnrther
Coneesiulons in thr Line Tung
1'enIusn1-Frnncc Also
I'reiusrs n Clntns.
VANCOUVER. B. C. , June 9.-Oriental ad-
vices are to the effect that China and
I
Japan are having trouble again. Compilca-
tions have occurred in ChIna , one after an
other. and now the Japanese consulate at :
Shashl has been burned down. The Chinese
indemnity has been wholly paid , Wei.Hai-
Wet is evacuated and Japan has assurance
from ChIna that no part of the province of
$ Fukien shall be leased or ceded to any for-
I eign country. The obligations of the hi-
moneseki treaty hare thus been fully ills-
charged by China and now a new complica-
tlon has arisen. it seems that rioters at
I Shashi raided the Japanese consulate , Set
fire to the building and also destroyed all
foreign residences along the river Yang Tse.
A Shanghai dispatch says the rioters are be.
Ileved to have been instIgated by Chinese
lIkEn othcals who were recently discharged
: from service. On receipt of the news of the
: riot the minister of the navy issued instructions -
structions to the coinanders of the cruiser
Takao at Shanghai and the gunboat Maya
at Saseho to immediately proceed to the
3 scene of the disturbance for the protection
I of the Japanese residents.
Shaahi where the riot occurred. Is one
of the ports opened to foreign trade under
the Japanese treaty of lSi'5. and was opened
on October 1 , ISt' . It is situated about
fifty miles above Ilankow.
Japan had adopted the method of Great
Britain and France , and has obtained a
guarantee that the portion of the Chinesa
empire In which it is most Interested shah
not be alIenated. At the instance of the
Japanese mlnister plenipotentiary , the Chinese -
nese government has agreed that no part of
the province of Fuklen halI ever be ceded
to a foreign power. P'ukten is the part of
the mainland hying oppotite of Formosa. The
treaty relating to the Japanese settlement at
Tien Tam has been signed by China. Japan
has been granted concessions , both on the
upper and lower reaches of the Peiho.
France has demanded from China an in-
deranity of : o.oc.o ( sets. the erection of a
church as a memorial , and extension of the
railway from Nanning , In Kwangsi province ,
to the coast of Ewang-Tung as a compen-
satiori for the murder of a French priest.
It is omlally reported In mandarin ci-
des that Russia has secretly demanded a
lease of not only Kinchon. a few miles from
Port Arthur , hut also of Fuscheoua Sul Pref-
tural , a city further north than the former
city. These , with the possession also o
Kaipeng. at the head of the LIao Tung peninsula -
insula , will give the Russians entire control -
trol of the peninsula.
The steamer Empress of Japan brings the
following news from China and Japan : A
major in the Russian army , accompanied
by a number of non-commissioned ofcers ,
has been engaged In a topographical survey
of Hanig Tong and Kaiwon. Cores.
The party recently arrived at Wonsan and
is reported to have committed gross outrages -
rages on women and others along the road.
They murdered a Corean and afterward
proceeded to a police station and killed one
of the sergeants. After this they attacked
a hut where the French missionary llved.'but
were repulsed by the latter. who fired a
pistol at them. It is reported that three mis-
stonaries of the International MissIonary al-
ltance have been murdered in the arovince of
Hunan. The name of one of thevictitas Is
given as Mr. Chapin , son of a former mis-
slonary of the American board. The Japanese -
ese statutory and conventional tariffs , which
were expected to be put Into operation In
October next , will not come into force this
year , owing to the delay In the ratification
of the treaty between Japan and Austria-
Hungary. The authorities are inclined to
enforce the taris on the 1st of January ,
lstii.
lstii.From
From Hong Kong comes news that six
blue jackets on the cruiser Buena Ventura
have been attacked by plague. One man has
died.
died.A
A private letter received from Yalung , in
Tibet says , Tibetians declare they have
heard nothing of the capture and maltreat-
meat of H. Savage Lander and say he
must have fallen into the hands of a wandering -
dering tribe. On the night of May 1I o
Mayko coast at Shinorger. Japan ,
about 200 tunny boats , manned with
about 1,1.00 men. seven boats from
Omninito and sixteen boats from Shim-
akeshl. 'with crews numbering collectively
about 127. encountered a violent storm and
are missing with all hands.
It is not at all improbable that there wilt
soon be witnessed a general rising of the
country r.eople of South Formosa , on aim-
ilar lines to the outbreak which occurred in
the central districts of the islands in June.
1s. The feelings of the populace have been
wrought to the bItterest point by the india-
crinminate butchery of innocent countrymen
and helpless women and children by Japanese -
nese soldIers in the Hosan district.
Tehul ( bandittl ) , who Invest the Island ,
have for come time been partleularly daring
in the Hosan district and the Japanese , bar-
tag traced the band to Its stronghold in
the hills. not more than twelve miles ills-
tant west of the town of Hosan itself , seat
seatI
an expedition against them. The tehui took I I
refuge in a cave in which they held oit from'
the 1ith to the 20th of April and then retreated -
treated wIthout losing a man by an exIt
unknown to the Japanese. The Japanese I
troops. smarting under defeat , allowed their I
lust. for blood to overcome all soldierly in.
atinets , for on the return to liosan they at-
taeked a peaceful village called Loonabtleng.
I The inbabttants were awakened at early
dawn , finding the village on fire at several
points. and on rushing out were bet and.
cut down , by a cordon of troops drawn around
she .J.ace. In all there were twenty-tour :
men. two women and tour children killed.
HONG HONG , June t.-It is &nnqnced
In a dispatch received here from C4ntou ,
that a rebellion has broken out at Chow
Chow Pu , in the province of Kwan Tang.
The rebels have captured the city. hare
kiled a magistrate , his wife and others , and
have burned the yamen. Troops have been
sent to the scene of the outbreak. A serious
disturbance has also broken out at Ning
P0. province of ( 'ho Klang.
JEWELRY THIEF GETS AWAY
I
) ian Caunhit Slrniius Iii , tllowed to
l'lcnd Guilty to a Chartc of
Vsrrnncp anti Iteiexsiied. I
I
J _ P. Carroll. one of the two men who , It
La alleged , attempted to steal a diamond set I
loeket from Frenrer's jewelry- store tea
days ago. pleaded guilty to a charge of va-
graney and was ordered to leaTe the city.
The oense for which Carroll was arrested
would seem to warrant holding him to the
district court. According to one of the
clerks , Carrohi took the locket from a tray
and bad started to the door with it , when
be was brought to a halt. with a zeoher ,
HOSPITAL SHIP A SUCCESS
$ Iek nnd WnunddGfr'n Treatment
hitherto Vnkitoren In
War Iawe
WASHINGTON , . .funeSurgeon Gert-
erat Von Iteypen of the tavy is back from a
trip to New York. where be Inspected the
naval ambulance ship. the Solace , and raw
the sick and wounded hronght up from Ad-
tniral Sampson's deet. fifty-tour in all. The
wounded included those who participated in
the engagements at Cardensa , Clentuegos
and Matanr.as. The men are doing well
and there will be no fatalities resulting.
One of the men will lose an arm , as that
member s-aa so blown to picees by a shell
that amputation above the elbow was nec-
I essary. All the other ptients seill be more
fortunate. Surgical seleoce has made such
advances since the civil war there , will be
no such great loss of limbs and other per.
znanent disfigurements as occurred thirty
years ago. One of the -inert brought up ott
the Solace had his thigh bone shattered by
a piece of Spanish shell The rhell went
into the fleshy part of the thigh , crushing
the bone to splinters and emerging on the
other side of the leg. . It made a gaping
wound completely through the leg. with the
thigh bone severed. During the clvii war
such a wound aoaid hat'e necessitated amputation -
putation of the leg near the hip. But , Un-
tier the present methods of antiseptic treat-
meat , amputation was not necessary in this
case. The treatment already has shown that
the limb will be raved , although it may be
a trifle shorter than before. Not only is
amputation avoided , but the present meth-
oils of treatment do away with much of the
Intense suffering the soldiers of the clvii
war had to pass through. The other wounds
under treatment are not of a serious character -
acter , and call for no special surgical skill.
The sick men. about forty.tour in number ,
have no signs of contagious di-ease , their
ailments being chronic. such as consumption -
sumption , heart disease. etc. They were
taken away from the fihtIng ships , as the
northern latitude will aid in their reeov-
ery , and also because sickness on board ship
has a depressing influene on the fighting
.
crews.
The suerers , both Iek and wounded ,
showed their delight when taken aboard the
Solace. It is appointed like a modern hospital -
tal , with cheerful wards and every facilIty
toward restoring health. Some of the old
tars speedily named the Solace the "Ice
Cream Ship. " as the ice-snaking machine' '
aboard permitted the nurses to give the sick
and wounded lee cream aa1one of their deliI I
cacies. When chickcn was served to some
of the patients they declared they were now
lIving in a hotel. The aubsthatial food fur-
fished by the navy is added to by many delicacies -
cacies , such as lemons. oranges , jellies ,
chickens. etc. . which hare been furnished
by private contribution , and are looked upon
in ease of the sick as almost as essential as
solid foods.
Dr. Von Reypen is grated with the-work
of the Solace. It ta a .distlnct departure
in the care of sick or wuodpd and t the
outset was koked upon as rather experi-
mental. During the civil war our sick and
wounded were kept in hospitals at the mouth
of the Mississippi river. at Key West and
at other points near toe ene of action.
The intense heat of th south added to the
dIstress of the woundel' ; largely increasing
the death rate. Dr. Von P.eypon determined
upon a new policy in t.e present 'war. He
Intends to remove all the sick and wounded
to the north. the Solace making trips back
and forth between the feet and northern
ports. He feels that the experimental state
is now passed and the plan of an ambulance
ship , continually moving the sick and
wounded from the scene of action , is an
established improvement on the old methods ,
The British naval observer visited the
Solace at Key West and said that it was the
first hospital ship of the kind he had ever
seen. He was impressed with the complete-
teas of the Solace's outfit and indicated
that this modern device for mitigating the
horrors of war would attract the attention
of foreign countries and be generauy
adopted.
The Solace arrived at the Brooklyn navy
yard last Sunday and transferred its fifty-
four patients to the naval hospital at Brook-
lyn. It sailed at 4 o'clock Vednesday afternoon -
noon to rejoin Admiral Sampson's fleet and
take away such further sick and wounded
as may be there. Dr. Von Reypen sent
aboard $1.C'O worth of delicacies contributed
by private organizations and parties and
also gave the chief surgeon of the ship $ .OO
for further use in this line. This is in
addition to the substantial food on the ship.
EDWARD LONG'S CONDITION
Asnuhled nod Benten in Nehiraska
dcnnd cnt to Omaha to
He Cared For.
Ed ard Long was brchght to this city
SVdnesday bruised and bleeding from an
encounter with footpads in Nebraska City
Taes4ay night. The robbers secured 4 and
gave him a beating about the headlrom ,
which he is still .iffering. and which may
result seriously.
Long is a packing bo.rze eL ? loye and
has worked during the winter in St. Joseph ,
Mo. A few days ago be lost imis position , and
collecting his savings , started In the di.
rection of Omaha. He laid over a short
time in Nebraska City In the
hope of obtaining employment , but
was unsuccessful. Tuesday night be
went to the depot with the intention of
taking the train for this city. As he passed
through the railroad yartla about S o'clock
be was snddenly assaulted from behind and
thrown to the ground. The marks on Long's
head indicate that be wasstruck with some
heavy instrument. He lay senseless for an
hour and regained conacirusness to find that
his pockets bad been iuroe4 inside out
and his money taken. From the suddenness
of the attack Long was ttnat.Ie to judge of
the number or appearatu of his assailants.
The injured man was taken to the depot.
but his wounds were nor .attended to and
Wednesday afternoon ai order was obtained
( rota the count comnusvioners to ship him
to this city. Long was deited by a police
surgeon and gIven the scanty hospital
facilities at the central rtston.
WAYFARERS BADLY BEATEN
James 31t'Ardle uud Joists Bracken
Set t'jiou b a Crovsd and
llougbtr Trtted
James McArdle. who ifves at 1037 South
Twenty-third street , and John Bracken , a
roan who lives in Council Bluffs and is via-
Iting In Omaha , left the Liaveniorth street
car at Twenty-third strut Wednesday about
midnight and started sdnb. Before they
bad gone many steps a crowd of six or seven I
TuaDs attacked them without any provoca.
tion whatever and beat and kicked them In
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a shameful manner. McArde is confined to
, bed with his injuries , having been badly
bruised about the bead and chest. and
Bracken fared but little better , Neither of
the men can give a iiesezlptlun of their as-
satlants , as it was very datit where the assault -
. sault was made. No attempt ass made to
rob the two men and the assailants did not
act hike they aere drunk. Both of the men
who were assaulted are htrangere In the
neighborhood and know no reason why they
should bate been singled out by the rowdies.
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ONE SCALPER TAKES LICENSE
Others Laugh t Scorn ie City's Little
Ee'gilaUng orainanci ,
BROKERS AGREE ON ONLY ONE POINT
lntntion to itralat the Lieen.e In-
s5ector is the Only Thing
Thr- hOld in Common
Just at L'resent ,
The announcement of City License InSpector -
Specter McVlttie that he proposed to arrett
every ticket broker doIng business In the
city without a license has bad the efect of
bringing just one scalper to his ofilce to
take out the license required by the city
ordinance recentiy passed. The broker con-
I ducting an open-air office in front of the
f maIn entrance of the Paxton hotel called
yesterday morning and took out the necessary -
sary license.
The license inspector said be should call
upon every ticket broker in the city some
time on Thursday or Friday and notify him
that he must take out a license or quit the
business. Then it they did ot comply with
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the ordinance at once he would make as
, many arrests as were necessary. Most of
the ticket brokers say that they have no
intention of taking out any licenses , and on
the first arrest will combine to make a
test case against the constitutionality of
I the new ordinance of the city regulating
1tbeir business.
There Is not perfect union among the
ticket brokers , those who have been here for
a number of years and recognized as lead-
lag mejubers of the brokers' assoatation not
being inclined to hang together with those
who have come into the city especially for
the exposition business. It is said that it
is through the work of the new comers that
several travelers have been put off trains
recently because of something wrong about
the tickets they bad purchased from the
brokers. There has been quite a good deal
of changing of dates , trainmen say , since
the opening day , and the home brokereal-
lege that the brokers who have come here
recently from Chicago and other cities are
wholly responsible for such practices. The
railroad men say that there always has been
more or less changing of names and dates
and other manipulation of tickets by the
brokers , and that their work is merely more
noticeable now because more railroad tickets
are being handled now by the brokers.
Iovl nsr Troops Wistwnril.
The Burlington railroad has been notified
of the movement of a regiment of troops
from Chtckaxnauga park to San Francisco.
Three special trains will carry this regiment
( roam St. Louis to Denver over the Burlington -
ton line. The route west of Denver will be
over the Denver & Rio Grande , the Rio
Grande WeStern and the Southern Pacific
lines. It is expected that the trains will
leave St. Louis on Thursday night No advices -
vices concerning the movement have been
received at the headquarters of the Depart-
nien of the Missourt , U S. A. , in this city.
Rnilrunii Soles and I'crpsonnlpi.
General ilanAger Dickinson of the Unl
Pacific is tmr Chicago.
Assistant General Passenger Agent Smith
of the B. & M. is in Denver.
General Manager Holdredge of the B. & 2,1.
is out on a trip over the : lne ,
Messrs. Ten Broeck , Williams and Smith
of the Union Pacific's passenger department
arrived here on Thursday morning alter a
trip over the line with the passenger agents
party of S. A. Hutchison. The remainder
of the party went from Denver to Kansas
City. The arrivals report that the trip
was all that could be desired and that most
of the visitors spent their time alter leaving
Omaha in discussing the attractions of the
exposition.
LAYING STONE SIDEWALKS
Counctziien Bend Their Energies to
the Inm.roemmicnt of Outlyinmr
Thoroughtareit.
About the only things that the members
of the city council seem to be looking after
now are sidewalk laying and paving. All
other matters are apparently cleaned away
and there is nothing new arising to require
their attention. They might like to turn
their attention to increasing the Street
lighting , but the scarcity of money available
for this has dampened their ardor. Never-
thelesa there are presented at every council
meeting ptItions for additional lights , but
there ar& as regularly turned down by the
chief executive , whose action is as regularly -
larly sustained.
The laying of permanent sidewalks , however -
ever , is bethg carried on at an extensive
rate. At every meeUng some councilmen
present resolutions for the laying of such
walks and they are all passed. A big batch
of theta were allowed at the last meeting
and an additional number will be put in
next Tuesday. Never in the history of
Omaha were So many permanent walks
being put down.
A start at least has been made upon the
paving of South Sixteenth street. Con.
tractor Murphy has not yet completed the
intersection at Tenth and Mason streets.
but wilt do so in a few days , and he will
then transfer his force to Sixteenth. During
the last few daa be has had a small gang
of maca at work preparing the guttering
mains along the curb on the stretch between -
tween Howard and Leavenworth streets.
The work of placing stone steps at the
Street corners down town In place of the
wooden aprons. where the gutters are dry ,
which was begun last fall , has been recom-
rnenced in the last few days. About two
dozen of the sh nes will be put In place at
the principal corners and it is expected that
every intersection' where the atep are
needed will be graced in the same . .ay In
the near future.
Inveittigating Maelounld.
The committee of the whole of the council
at next Monday's meeting , will determine
whether or not the investigation of Garbage
Master McDonald , asked for at the last
council meeting will be held or not. and , if
it Is held , bow it aill be conducted. The
resolution was referred to the judiciary corn-
taittee , but that body will bring it before
the committee of the whole , A number of
the councilmen have expressed themselves
as opposed to an investigation , because they
do not believe that anything can be done
to MacDonald under his contract ,
Mortality StalIm.tiea.
The following births and diatba have been
reported In twenty-four hours , ending at
noon yesterday. to the health commissioner ;
Births-Harry H. Sage , rOIG Charles street ,
boy ; M. H , Itolcomab , fl4 North Twenty.
first Street. girl ; Emil Peterson. 1i114 Do-
cas street. girl.
Deaths-Matilda Clousen. 311 ViIiiarn
street. 40 years , Elizabeth Davia , 1102 LeaT-
nworth , 7 rears ; Clark Bright , UI North
Taenty-tourtb. 47 years , consumption ; Jay
Helphrey , North Eighteenth street , 41.
years.
eli5 is.ii Sit-n in tulform ,
lu ascordance with the instructions of
Mayor aloores , the superintendent , elevator
men and. janitors of the cIty ball appeased
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on duty yesterday in neat blue uniforms
and caps and brass buttons.
BROWNELL HALL TO REOPEN
Sonmethming About th Seuly Engage.
VrtnIpni and Head of
th School.
Brownell hall was closed temporarily a
year ago. It is to be re-opened September
it , . next. for the purpose it always baa been
used , a boarding and day school for girls.
Feeling that Brownell hall is a part of
Omaha , has aided to give It standing and a
good name , and it ought therefore to be a
part of its prospelty and grow with its
growth , ' those Interested in It and who have
been more than generous to it during its
already long life have come to the front
again to provIde for a new start. Accord.
i lag to the announcements , in the future as
in the past the institution will be under
' the direction of the bishop of the diocese.
I parents and guardians , giving patrons the
I advantage of having in their midst a place
; to send their chIldren where they will be
taught , not only from text books. but where
they will be educated in soul and heart as
well. The managers of lirownell hail an-
tiounee that when the school is opened it
will be in poItion to offer the atudent the
I advantages of modern methods , the best
' instructors , and a building thoroughly reno-
I rated and repaired. cbrtul , convenient ,
well heated , with sanitary plumbing in per-
feet condition.
I Mrs. L. It. Upton , who is to assume the
I duties of principal. has had much experience -
ence in organizing schools and helping to
t re-establish those temporarily embarrassed.
She has taught in the west many years ,
though born and bred in the east. Her last
position was president of the Milwaukee
College for Women. Mrs. Upton is eon-
minced that before the close of the school
year this old time-honored and much love. !
institution will be all its well wishers would
have It.
CLOSING UP THE MAY TERM
Juilc of the tIatrlet Conet Flail
Their lIusiues is Almost
Eu dcii.
The judges of the district court have prac-
ticahiy agreed upon th date of the adjourn-
meat of the May term of court The members -
bers of the bench held an informal meeting
and with a couple of exceptions theylis-
covered that they could finish their dockets
next Wednesday. There are two or three
matters that were likely to run past that
date , and for this reason it was thought
advisable to hold the term open until the
end of next week.
The work of the jury of the May term of
court will end with the present week , at
which time all of the memhers now serving
will be excused , leaving nothing but equity
and ex untie matters for adjudication.
Judge Stett is through with his equity
docket and is ready to quit at any time.
Judge Faweete Is still absent. but will return -
turn next Monday. and then will resume
work. It will take him about two days to
dispose of everything that is on his call.
Heretofore it has been the Custom of the
judges of the district court to spend their
vacations elsewhere , but this year they wilt
remain In Omaha a greater portion of the
'he attractions of the
exposition to those of the lakes , mountains
or seaside.
Cert Will Act as ( 'cnur.
The Streets of Cairo and the Streets of
All Nations bad another legal round In
Judge Scott's court and at the end the
former exposition concession got slightly the
better of the latter. It was a continuation
! of the old fight between the two streets ,
eacb contending that it had the right to
exhibit camels , donkeys and the life and
customs of Egypt.
In passing upon the case , the judge raid
be would not make a final order until after
he had investigated the moral conduct of the
reople in the streets , but that be would hold
temporarily that the Streets of Cairo had
the concession from the exposItIon manage-
meat. HIs final order will be entered next
Saturday.
llnr'i. Ci.inte Stir , . .
In Judge Keysor's court the case of Frederick -
erick Bang , administrator of the estate of
William Bang. deceased , against the city of
South Omaha , is on trial before a Jury. The
plainti seeks to recover damages in the
sum of Ej.Cg'o , alleging negligence upon the
part of the defendant.
During the evening of December 3 , 1S7 ,
William Bang was driving south on Twentieth -
tieth street , in South Omaha. t'pon reaching -
ing Z street his team passed over a high
bank. The next morning Bang was found
dead beneath his wagon , his head and body
being crushed. The plaintiff alleges that the
Street at the point where Bang was killed
was In a dangerous condition , and that there
were no signal ligts to warn passersby ,
John Strcxmmnn on Trial.
The criminal court , assisted by a jury , is
hearing the case of the State against John
Brennan , who is charged with stabbing and
cutting with intent to wound. The prosecuting -
cuting witness is Omeer Mitchell.
On the evening of May last there was
a row in Huston's restaurant , created by
Brennan. An othcer was called to quell
the disturbance and Mitchell responded. He
arrested Brennan and bad him near the
door. when the latter pulled a knife and
commenced striking right and left. During
the affray lbs officer was severely wounded.
.tusvrcrs ChrJ'itIe's Suit.
In the case of Harry 1.1. ChristIe against
the Omaha Gas company and the city of
South Omaha. wherein the plaintiff seeks to
secure an order to prevent the laying of gas
mains in the South Omaha streets , the de-
fendant. the city of South Omaha , has filed
its answer , alleging that in every respect
the proceedings attending the passage of
the ordinance. granting the gas company its
franchise were regular ,
GIVES HIS NAME AS SOMERS
Mun Found Dying in lana Clt is
i'nrtinliy identified as an
Omaha itraldeut.
Word wri received by the police today to
the effect that the name of the man found
In a dying condition at Iowa City is Somers
and that his home is in Omaha. Nothing
further was learned. The proprietor of a
cigar store at i1S North Sixteenth street
called on Chief Gallagher yesterday and
said the man's description as publIshed in
The Bee yesterday answered that of a man
who used to hang about his place , but who
of late had been missing. Officer Keyser
investigated the report and found that the
missing man was employed in a planing
mill near the Union Pacific tracks.
tericral Stunner in Ton-n ,
Brigadier General Edwin V. Sumner
of the Seventh cavalry. U. S. A. , arrived -
rived in Omaha on Thursday morning from
Denver and at once proceeded to army head-
quarters. General Sumner has been appointed -
pointed commander of the Departments of
the Missouri and of the Colorado , and .1-
* ernately makes his headquarters In Omaha
and in Denier. lie aiil be here for several
days supervising routine work , and It is s-aId
there is no special significance to his visit
here now ,
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EVERY DAY IS FLAG DAY NO\S \
Banners of Afl Sorts Greet the Eyes o
Exon Vizitora.
INCOMING TRAINS BRING CROWDS
Untominrit Weather has I.lttle Effect
on the ltnllrond linslnee'-Ea- '
cursioft Tiekn Are ? nrIy
All tiring I2xlen.Icii.
Every day appears to be flag day in
Omaha , and the threatening skies and occasional -
sional showers apparently have no diminish-
lag effect on the display of stars anii stripes ,
contention banners and streamers of the
national colors. The display of flags and
banners has rather Increased than decreased
since the opening of the exposition , and Is
agreeably commented on by visitors. This
is one feature of the down-town show that
has remained the same through all kinds
of weather. and doubtless the display will
ho augmented rather than decreased as
other and larger conventions than those
that have yet tact here asscrnble
All the trains coming into the city
yesterday were fairly well filled. much
more so than one would suppose , consider-
ins the untoward weather. Mackintoshct
and umbrellas were greatly in evidence to
the passing show on the down-town streets ,
and the unfortunates who left theirs at.
home sincerely regretted the oversight and
overshoes. Strangers were noticed on the '
busiest aireets , and the stores reported calls
from a number of visitors. Oue leading
shoe store sold the first ala pairs of shoes
yesterday morning to strangers. There was
aol. the crowds on the streets that
there have been on previous days ,
however , and the street cars toward the
exposition grounds and convention halls
seem to capture the bulk of the travel.
Joint Agent Lee of the railroad terminal
lines is kept busy stamping tickets of tour-
Ista who stop over here on their way easter
or west. According to the nujnber of tickets
stamped at his oiflce this week the number
of travelers who have stopped of ! here baa
exceeded expectations for the second week
of the exposition , and a rainy wek at that.
The railroads report through travel to be
good , although local business has been welt
nigh demoralized by the extenslee business
of the unlicensed ticket brokers. The railroads -
roads look for a great amount of travel
next week , especially on Nebraska day.
AT THE TROCADERO THEATRE
What Omtmntmn' , SruTcniile of
Amuienment I , . Like \'hIen
limit , to Otsen ,
There Is probably no point in Omaha at
present where there is more bustling activity -
ity than in the new Troradero theater at
Fourteenth and Ilarney streets. Carpenters -
ters , iainters. electricians and other artisans
are hard at work hurrying on the comple-
lion of the new theater for the opening on
Monday. \ ' . V. ' . Cole. the manager of the
Trocadero , said this morning that there was
no doubt but that the building and furnishing -
ing would be conipleted in time for the
opening.
The new building is a substantial brick
structure of the old German style. From the
outside it has an inviting appearance , and
the appearance within is altogether pleas-
lag. The main entrance is on Harney street ,
and the lobby into which it opens is 'very
attractive. It has a tile flooring , and the
walls and ceiling are colored with light
blue. Tablets with the letter 'K are set
in the wall. The large auditorium is Eu-
rounded by a spacious balcony. and the corn-
blood seating capacity Is somewhat more
than SfO.
There are eight boxes , two lower and
tao upper ones on each side of the house ,
and each box will accommodate five people.
On the main floor there are OO leather
covered opera chairs or the finest style and
there are as many more opera chairs of
fine wood in the balcony. In open spaces
back of the opera chairs on the main floor
and in the balcony are 150 small tables ,
about each of which are four comfortable
chairs. A pleasing innovation about the
Trocadero is that these tables will be reserved -
served and coupons sold for them just the
same as for boxes or orchestra chairs. Spectators -
tators will not be allowed to enter and take
any table they choose , but must first purchase -
chase a coupon for that table at the boz
oce. In this way Manager Cole expects
to keep out the objectionable element and.
prevent intrusion on parties that have previously -
ously reserved tables for themselves. A reserved -
served space off from the balcony is intended -
tended for private parties of twenty or
twenty.Ave. There will be no bar or sample
room connected directly with the Trocadero ,
but patrons may be strved with refreshments
by orders from an adjoining place.
The building has been built for a per-
nmanent institutIon and not merely for the
exposition. It is steam heated , is lighted
-with GOd incandescent mmi's and is auto-
maticaily ventilated. The balconies and
girders are of natural wood and Iron. The
prevailing color Is rich maroon and the
marble ti-imninings are of the best. Tennessee
marble. There are numerous retiring rooms.
FEDERAL BUILDING NOTES.
More than 300 pounds of mail were real
to the exposition postofflce for the first. de
livery yesterday morning.
The United States Civil Service commia.
sion anonounces that an exarnintiori will be
held by its postoffice board of examiners In
South Omaha on July Ii for the positions 01
clerk and carrier In the South Omaha post-
olfice. MI applications must be filed with
the board at the South Omaha postomee not
later than July fi ,
The Mee Lee Wah Chinese Village Corn-
pany baa paid the duties on all the goods
which it. brought to the exposition , the
amount of theduties being more than l4OO ( ,
IL as the original intention of the corn-
panT to keep the goods In bond and pay
the duties on the goods sold each month
but upon finding that any goods sold couid.
not be taken away from the exposition till
the closing , in case the duties were not
paid in advance , the company paid the duties -
ties on its goods rather than suffer this Inconvenience -
convenience and be troubled by the cuStou
o1flcIal.
Taco Stitudirrs Caughi.
Two swindlers who passed as man and
aife and who confldenced Mr-s. Ada Ilrinn
an Omaha boarding house keeper , out of
clothing and jewelry valued at Il , are Under -
der arrest at Chicago. Chief Gallagher was
notified of their arrest yesterday mornIng.
The two have an assortment of aliases
but Von Suizer , the name they were known
under here , is their favorite. The Von Sul-
sets secured the stlea articles from Mrs.
lirthe , with ihom they were boarding , by
pretending they wanted to Use them In
dressing for a social function to ahlcb theZ
were invited.
Shot Through the iinnil ,
Joe McGrath. . one of the operators at the
Board of Trade , La telegraphing with his
other foot now , Wednesday. on his wa
down town , a dog ran at his wheel. Ide. .
Graib U-it'd to draw his revolver , and the
weapon was discharged , the ball g tzm
through the palm of liii right hand.