Q THE OMAHA DAILY 13EE : SATURDAY , OCTOBER 1 , ISOvS.
drawn on April 10 , 1895 , the fame day as
rhc voucher for the $180,000 to iclmburse
the sinking fund , for the misappropriation
of which Mr. Hartley WHS convicted. It was
on this same day that , the law was signed
by the governor reducing the Interest rate
unoh state warrants" from 7 per cent to G
ccr cent. In spice of this law the voucher
which la drawn In Mr. Webster's favor was
registered to draw 7 r-er cent intftcst. It is
stated that Treasurer Dartlcy took a largo
number of. warrants. In which he was espe
cially Interested and had them registered on
that day as BOOH-os ho heard Vhat the bin
reducing the rate uf Interest had become a
law and that thcso warrants were -dated
back for the purposo'of giving them an Il
legal rate of 7 per cent "interest. The
voucher drav. n for Mr. Webster had been
promptly turned over to n firm of warrant !
brokers known to have been In close rela
tionship to Mr. Hartley's dealings.
AnticipateHI * Service. ' ,
Of the appropriation of "cot more than
$4,000" for services whlth were to be rcn'- '
ilcred Mr. Webster has drawn every cent.
Npt only that , but he drew part of it before ,
under the law , he was authorized and en
titled to draw It. The first voucher was for
J2.000 , drawn on June 13 , 1893 , and was Is
sued upon ihe bill for "legal services In
the United States circuit court of appeals
In the Nebraska maximum freight rate case ,
said cases having been finally disposed of In
said court .and my duties In said court at
nn end. " The second voucher for $2,000 was
drawn February 24 , 1896 , as the payment
of "balanco In full forsettvices ns attorney
in the maximum rate cases , as provided In
the act of 1895. "
This $2,000 was dntwn In direct violation
of the law which provided that no money
shonlC bo paid out until the service men
tioned had been rendered. In February , 189R ,
the maximum rate case was still pending
in the United States supreme court , and it
was long after that date that It was ordered
to a rehearing. A flnnl decision was not' '
rendered nor the services of the attorneys
In the case completed until the flrst part of
189S , and money was drawn out of the ap
propriation for expenses In connection with
this case during the current fiscal year.
This haste of Mr. Webster to get hla
hands on nil of the appropriation for the ex
penses of the maximum rate case , notwith
standing the legal limitations , was ot course
entirely uncalled for and only on a par with
his later attempt 'to ' throw upon Attorney
General Ghuichlll the entire blame for the
dilatory proceedings and unwarranted post
ponements of this case which kept It hang
ing up in the courts for nearly five years.
To ci'iti ' : A iMiijii i > o.vn HAY
Toke T < axnVlve Uromo Quinine Tablets. All
drugglntrt rtfuml tlio money If It falls to
cure. 2.W. The genuine lias L. n. Q. on
each tablet ,
CHANGE THEIR CONSTITUTION
lloliemlaii Vnloii Delegate *
tlie IiiNiiraiu-e Department of
tin. Soulaty.
Important changes In the insurance plan
Fof the Bohemian Catholic Benevolent union
wcro madp. at Friday morning's session of.
the.national convention , , This , formed the
only Important ' matter that was considered
or acted'upon , In fact , the greater , part of
Thursday was also devoted to a considera
tion of these changes.
Under the old constitution there was but
ono Insurance department , the members
, of which were the male members of the
.union and their wives. The reformed con-
I Rtltutton makes thrco separate and distinct
Insurance departments ono for men , nn-
| other for women and a third for boys be
tween the ages of fourteen and eighteen
[ years. Thq men. can take out Insurancq 'in
lV * amounts of $500,1 , $ LOpO and $1,500 ; ' Iho
| wnmon.for , $ lJO ! ; nd l the hoys tor $100
jand $200. *
This radical change was the result
.ot a sentiment that the old plan
kworkcd an Injustice * by reason of the
[ fact ( hut while only t'ho male members
| of the order paid Insurance dues , the
women were given protection. The constl-
I I'ttlon ' m.ulrea that when the wife of a male
i member dies , her husband shall bo paid
$300. in this way the union has expended
some $78,000 , whllo the ccrtlncates upon
which the payment was made still required
the payment of $650 , $1,300 und $2,000 on
the death of the male members ,
Under the now plan the women will bo In
a class by themselves , and will have to pay
Insurance assessments. The boys' class Is
nn entirely now feature , and Is being tried
as on experiment. All the various Insurance
departments will be managed and directed
by the same board of managers.
A telegram of congratulation was sent to
the St. Louis Hlas. . the offlclal organ of the
union paper , on Its celebration of Us silver
Jubilee.
Routine committee work was taken up In
the afternoon. Reports on slight amend
ments to the constitution were read , but
no definite action was taken. At 7 o'clock
the delegates again adjourned till 9 this
mornlnc , when the final reports will bo
made and officers for the ensuing year will
be elected ,
In the evening the Bohemian version of
"Tho Master and Man" was clven by the
Katollcka Bcseda. a locnl dramatic society ,
at Metz's hall. This Is the third tlmo this
| ) loy has been acted by the society and It
was enthusiastically received. At the close
of the last act the grand chairman of the
union , JosephChalupsky , presented a gold-
headed cone to Rev. John Vranck , chaplain ,
in token of the union's appreciation of his
services. And the day's program was ended
in dancing.
On Sunday there will be a big parade
at 8 o'clock. Four hundred and fifty mem
bers of the Union will form at the Church
of St. Wenccslaus , Fourteenth and William
streets. Headed by a band tha procession
will then march to Seventeenth and Hickory
streets , where 100 Oerman Catholics will
join them. Thence it will proceed to Seven
teenth and Douglas streets , where it will
bo Increased by 100 moro Germans. After
n final ttop for the Irish delegation at the
Church of St. I'hlloraena at Ninth end
Howard streets the procession will return
and hear mays at St. Wenceslaus.
Four bands will furnish the music and
many of the paraders will bo In uniform.
A Woman's Words
Afflicted with Many Diseases-
Weak Stomach , Heart Trouble
Life was Misery until Hood's
Snrsaparllla Cured.
" About two yearn ago I was in a serious
condition. I could not cat or sleep. My
stomach wag very weak and I bad heart
disease so bad that I could not lie down.
I was also alUlctod with female complaints
and my llo ( wia misery to me. I could
not do my housework and was reduced to
n mere skeleton. Ono day I decided to try
Hood's Sarsaparllla and I began to ( eel
bettor from thq flrst few doses.I could
soon elcep well at night. This niedlclno
has dope me so much good that I value It
very bjghly and recommend It to my
frlendi as a medicine that does all It
claims to do.MRS. . JENNIE M. DEFNY ,
Arnold , Nebraska ,
It you have decided to take Hood's Bar-
eaparllla do not' buy any other Instead.
' Sarsaparilla -
Hood's parilla
Is the best In fact the Ono True Blood 1'urlfler.
AlldruggliU. $ lUJor$5. Get only Hood's.
Hnnr1 Pill r sure-mildeffective.
.1 luuu a riiia All drujijlJtj. .
LIBRARIES AND THEIR USES
Topics of Deep General Interest Under
Consideration at Congress.
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND'S ' SUGGESTIONS
Celebrated 1'rclnlc MiiUrN 11 Ilrlef Atl-
ilrvNn in 1,1 IK.itltlt tinUencral
Trend of DlNctiNxInn
Imminent MlirarlniiH ,
An Interesting feature of yesterday morn-
Ing's meeting of the Transmlsslssippi Li
brary congress was the unexpected visit of
Archbishop Ireland of the Catholic church
and admirable address from him to the
librarians. Archbishop Ireland Is hero from
SI. Paul for n few days and with Bishop
Scan n ell paid a call to the librarians and
was most cordially received by them.
Ho replied briefly to Chairman Brett's
Invitation to speak and enthusiastically
praised the work of the public libraries In
America as It Is carried on today. Among
other things ho said : "This nation today
Is congratulating Itself on the victories In
war and right well may the people of this
country feel proud of the marvellous
achievements of our army and navy. Back
of these magnificent victories there was
something moro than great battleships and
splendid armament , and even more than
wlso leaders and bravo commanders. It
was the superiority of the mind of the com
mon soldier and of the ordlnnrv sailor.
The superiority of the American soldier and
sailor Is dut in a great measure to the pop
ularity of education. He has a greater mind ,
ho knows mere and can think more than his
rivals. In this popular education that Is
dolnc " 0 much for our nation In times of
peace , as well as In tlme.of war , the libra
ries do more than our schools. What wo
want today Is to continue the nopular educa
tion beyond the school. This further educa
tion of our men and women largely rests
with the libraries and with the librarians.
So I say this morning that I feel honored
at mcetlne with a set of men and women
who are doing so much good for their coun
try. I bow before you In respect to your
grand work that Is going on quietly , but all
of the time.
"Intelligence Is the great power of the
world today. But something Is
needed to use Intelligence well. This Is
moral education. Libraries have the effect
of strengthening the morality of the public ,
and for this reason your work Is to be
endorsed. To bo sure books'may bo mis
used. One of God's greatest gifts to us Is
the art of printing , but printing has been
used to Instill poison Into the minds of
young and old. So there Is the proper use
and the Improper use of books. You must
help your readers to discriminate , and In
this you are working for the greater , grander
civilization of the American people. "
Ili-Kiiliir ScNNloii AVork.
The regular program of the morning's ses
sion was opened by Rutherford P. Hriyes ,
formerly a member of the Ohio Library com
mission and now of Chicago. Ho
read an admirable address on
"Library Legislation and Library
Commissions. " In brief It explained
the Ohio state library law and Its workings.
D. A. Campbell , state librarian of Nebraska ,
from Lincoln , participated In the discussion
that followed , and spoke of his experiences
In this state , whore the library has had to
contend with scant support by the common
wealth.
Under the head of library extension the
theme of traveling libraries received much
consideration. P. Ai Hutchlns of Madlsop ,
WIs.'Secretary df the Wisconsin Free \A-
brary Commission , delivered a ' thoughtful
address on the workings and beneficial re
sults of the traveling library in the Badger
State. Among other things he said : "Whllo
the people of our cities are to bo provided
with books through the medium of our met
ropolitan libraries It Is also Important that
wo have regard to the reading of
our rural population. It Is moro
difficult to secure a competent
library county committee In the country be
cause the people In the rural districts do not
as a rule know how to select books. A
common fault with the country libraries Is
that not enough fresh books are secured to
keep up the Interest. The traveling library
Is the great boon to the country districts.
In the traveling libraries the selection of
books Ir In more competent hands. Books
nro collected every six months and sent out
to thj llltlo pastofllces and country stores ,
where the traveling libraries are given
homes , and sent about the country. Since
Its establishment five years ago In New
York state the traveling library movement
has excited a tremendous amount of popu
lar Interest. By last May there were twen
ty-five different systems of traveling libra
ries In twcntv different states. They are
today sending out 1,700 traveling libraries ,
or moro than 75.000 volumes. In the
states of Now York , Ohio , Iowa and
Michigan the traveling libraries are sent out
by the states. In all of the other states rho
traveling libraries are sent out by Individ
uals or by Individual associations , princi
pally woman's clubs. "
Traveling I.llirurlt-n UtneiiNNdl.
A paper on traveling libraries written by
J. I. Wyer. librarian of the University of
Nebraska , was read by Miss Ahern. H. , W.
Hughes of the University of Chicago was
unable to bo present to deliver t'ho address
which ho promised. Mrs. John C. McCfln-
tock , former president of the Kansas State
Federation of Women's clubs at Topeka ,
read a highly Instructive paper on "The
Relation of Women's Clubs to the Travel
ing Library. "
In the discussion that followed , Mrs. C.
F. Stouteuborough , president of the Ne
braska State Federation of Women's clubs ,
responded as follows : "You who know rae
expect that I will stand up for Ne
braska , and I propose to do It this
morning. Our state has accomplished a
wonderful amount of good through the
traveling libraries. Two years ago Ne
braska took up this subject. Wo then
looked around for models In other states ,
but only In one state. New York , found
anything In the way of traveling libraries
after which wo could pattern. We organ
ized the movement with great enthusiasm ,
but not without some discouragements. We
collected 10 cents from each member , and
between October and January had secured
$200 for the work. In the flrst year wo
bought sixty books for eight clubs , and the
movement was fairly started In Nebraska.
The work Is supported entirely by voluntary
contributions. Wo are fortunate In having
a most generous , self-sacrificing and pains
taking librarian , Mrs. G. M. LambcrUon of
Lincoln , Success has been the outcome of
the organization. Wo all are firmly
convinced that there Is no bet
ter work than that uf
traveling libraries , The same women who
stood back of the charity for our sufferers
from drouth In 1893 are the women who
today are standing back of the traveling
libraries , They gavs the poor of the coun
try districts food and clothes then ; today
they give them good books and magazines. "
Ilelntlou On iitf Xec < .kNlty.
Mrs. W. W. Keysor happily concluded the
morning's program. In part she said :
"The relation of traveling libraries to wo
men's cluba Is ono of necessity. Unless
our study In our clubs can bo made effect
ive and thorough It will pass away. We
want to hear no more , annual reports o (
clubs who have covered the history of the
world and the history ot art In one season.
When we hear reports of the thorough study
ot one period , say , the reformation , we
know that effective work is being accom
plished , and for this work wo must
have books. We must go on
enlarging our libraries. Whllo we
are watting for the whecjg.
of legislation to gtvo us state old wo women
must stand back of the traveling libraries
and glvo them our loyal support. When
the state finally takes this out of our hand ? ,
as It fiomo day must , then wo must set the
people to work at the libraries in their
midst. A sadder thing than no library at
all Is to sco a library unused. Wo can
augment the work of university extension.
There will never bo n time- when we cannot ,
for we can carry our work Into homes where
the term "university extension" Is not un
derstood and will not be understood for a
long time to come. "
I'rcNlilrnt Iaiu1'renlilun. .
At the evening Session William C. Lane ,
librarian of .Harvard university , nud prcsl- ,
dent of the American Library association ,
was Introduced as the chairman for the
evening. He spoke briefly of the librarians'
privilege of Imparting knowledge and tiOwcr4
to his fellow men and of his responsibility
ns a public servant. "Tho program to follow - ,
low , " ho added , "will deal "with the mis
sionary aspect of the public library. Libra
rians have what they know to bogood and
it Is their wish to Impart It and the purpose
of the speakers tonight will be to make
that conception more clear and broad. " The
general subject was announced to be "The
Value of the Library to the Community , "
and the different phases of the material , the
social and political and the spiritual values
were taken up.
The material good which the library
brought with It was presented by Henry J.
Carr of the public library of Scranton , Pa , ,
who said that there was no expenditure of
public money which brought such an Im
mediate and extraordinary return as that
Invested In libraries. They nro less ex
pensive , he said , than prisons and reforma
tories and a great deal more effective. Mr.
Carr outlined the history of the growth of
public libraries In America from the origin
of the crude school district libraries In 1S3G
to the first Important gain , when a free
library law was passed In New Hampshire
In 1843. The next Important date In library
annals was 1833 , when the convention was
held In New York which proved the fore
runner of the American Library association.
The flrst material value In a library , Mr.
Carr said , was naturally In the tangible
worth of the volumes and other property at
tached to It. A more presumptive but none
the less real value was In the feeling of
ownership taken In It by citizens , thus
stimulating prldo in their community. Its
\aluo to worklngmen la their pursuits was
pointed out as well as to the unemployed
tradesman who Is In need of a wholesome
distraction.
Value in Oilier AVajH.
The social and political value of a pubMc
library was spoken of by Charres R. Dudley
of the clt'y library , Denver , Colo. He said
that our government was run on the theory
that every citizen was a political expert.
Although It Is a thinking age , he remarked ,
it Is too often the case that ) people are ready
to let the other man do the thinking rather
than make ths exertion themselves. Mo
physician would be allowed to practice , said
Mr. Dudley , and no lawyer would "bo called
to a case without specialized knowledge
ajong his line and the American citizen *
should similarly learn of the science of gov
ernment from Infallible sources. Prepara
tion to hold public office should bo made a
matter of the most thorough study apd at
present branches of political science are"
taken up very seldom In high schools and
are often only elective In colleges. The li
brary is able to take up a largo share of
this burden and can offer material more
trustworthy than hearsay or newspapers.
hqsamo topic , was .dlseupsedJjy . Superin
tendent C. 0 , Pearse , who. raentloned Inpl-
"
"donts In his experience with school children
showing the good brought to them by the
public library. Many children , he said , who
have had no opportunity all homo to ac-
aulre good breeding or to learn social
usages get an Invaluable glimpse into higher
things from books In which pleasant views
of life are taken. They obtain a taste for
good reading that will last beyond theit
school Hves.
The value of the public library to th
education of the Individual was spoken ol
by Miss M. E. Aheni , editor of Public LI.
brarles , Chicago. She remarked upon th
unsuitable reading which had formerly beea
offered , to children In public schools when
they had grown up in the narrow and un
fruitful atmosphere of McGuflle's readers.
Only 10 per cent of the students who enter
public schools , she said , ever reach the
high school , the large majority falling out
either from the necessity of earning a live
lihood or through the poor judgment of
their parents. To such as these the library
offers a boundless field of self-culture , Jf.
the lives of men who toll seem to them
commonplace and narrow they have a
refuge In a realm as unrestricted as the
world's history , where they may commune
with the greatest minds that have come to
narth. To the tradesman the public library
Is nn Aladdin's lamp , which opens a new
and unsuspected world of beauty. A short
discussion on the same theme followed by
Johnson Brlghom , librarian of the Iowa
State library , DCS Molnos. He presented
the view rather of a taxpayer who saw
the necessity of the distribution .of clean
and elevating .literature among hs } nelgh-
bor.3. ' A few ; remarks along the same , llne
followed by W. 'P. Payne of the'- public
library , Nevada , la.
.Spiritual lU-iiefltN Alio.
*
Rev. Mary A. Safford of Sioux City , la
concluded the program with an earnest
and scholarly address upon the spiritual
\aluo of the public library to the com
munity. She said that the library was a
blessing not only to those who read but to
all who even indirectly felt its influence.
The debt of religion to the library , she said ,
Is far greater than is usually realized for
religion not grounded In intelligence Is
nothing higher than .superstition. Religion ,
she added , cannot rlso above the level of the
popular Intelligence. .It Is not enough to
mean well ; good-.lntenjjons must bo wedded
to right thinking.So much of wrongdoing
and suffering is tbraught about simply by
Ignorance that the library becomes a most
Important factor lathe uplifting of the
ration's life. The palliative measures of
penal Institutions are valuable because they
are necessary , but they are not so Important
as those which are preventive. The speaker
did not deplore the fact that a large amount
of the present reading is In fiction , for she
said that in this commercial age the stimu
lus was helpful to thet imagination and
broadening in its tcnde'ncy.
iiil of KlKhtliiK liVan. .
CONSTANTINOPLE , Sept. 30. Advices
Just received from Van say fighting has oc
curred at Alasjigorb , between the Turks
and a number of Armenians from Russia.
About fifty Armenians were killed.
TODAY'S VVEATHER FORECAST
CloailN nml Tlirraleiilnn Kli-iuciitx In
XeltriiHUn , f. IK lit Shot * ecu In
Southern loua ,
WASHINGTON. Sept. SO , Forecast for
Saturday : < -
For Nebraska Threatening 'weather ;
*
warmer In southern portion- ; southeast
winds.
For South Dakota Threatening weather ,
wifh showers -In' western.jiortion ; variable
winds , , I
(
For Iowa Threatening weatherj prob
ably light showers In southern portion ;
warmer ; southeasterly winds.
For Missouri Threatening ! * weather and
rain ; warmer in extreme northwest portion ;
southeast winds.
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LICKED UP BY THE FLAMES
Great Destruction by Porest Fires Is Reported
from Colorado.
LITTLE PROSPECT FOR RELIEF SOON
Iiiiiueiinc.Tract of Vnlttnlilc Timber
Already lltirncil Over Iiilmtil-
tnntH l''Ijfor their ll\e
anil I.euve 1'mi'erty.
DENVER , Sept. 30. Reports from the
western portion of the state continue to tell
of fho ravages of.vlh6 forest fires' , which
'bid fair to "devastate the greater part ot
the , forests ot the fetatc. A special from
vOleuuopfl Springs , the center of the burn
ing district , gays :
The fires In the mountains near hero have
taken fresh life today , owing to high winds.
The sun'has been , nearly obscured all day
and the atmosphere Is heavy with smoke.
Jha' fire c$3t of GlenwooJ Springs Is
fortunately In nn unsettled part ot the
county and aside from the Immense loss
by the burning of timber no loss has oc
curred up to the present time.
The stock on the range , as far as heard
from , 'has escaped the fire.
There ore no Indications of rain ,
and this seems to bo the only
clement able to stay the fury ot the forest
fires. Throughout Eagle county high winds
have prevailed , giving a fresh Impetus to the
forest fires that are devastating the timber
domain. In consequence new territory Is
being devoured. The blaze Is rapidly ex
tending along the Grand Reserves of Ol-
rard mountain , west ot Homestake creek ,
and from present appearances will sweep
the country to Bear mountain.
Back of "Mfnuturn to the heads of Willow
and Two Elk the country Is devastated , little -
tlo remaining to feed the flames. From
Hoosler mountain the wind has driven the
fire to the edge of Gypsum creek. The set
tlers of Upper Gypsum , Gannon , Collins and
others are fighting desperately to save their
homes and stop its passage across Into the
magnificent forests of West Brush. If it
gets Into Brush , the finest body of timber
In the state Is gone.
No loss of life has been reported , but sev
eral people have lost their homes and their
crops. All the game Is leaving the coun
try , escaping the smoke and heat of the
blazing woods. Dispatches received here
say that WJialey's peak , between North
and Middle park , Is now a mass of flames
and It Is feared they will extend to both
of these beautiful camping grounds. The
fire has already cut a swath thirty-five miles
long , from the Grbnd river almost to Dll-
loa In Summit county. The width Is us
'
yet unknpwn. At Gunnlson , Crested Butte ,
Wolcolt and Glenwood Springs the fires are
still raging.
Battlement government reserve , bounded
by the Grand river on the north , Roaring
Fork on the east and the Ounnispn on the
west , Is a. mass of llames. This reserve
runs through thq.counties of Garlleld , Delta
and Mesa. The b'lg Wh'ito River government
reserve , starting In Gorfleld county and ex
tending through1 Jtoutt and , Rio Blanco ; is
also on fire. Reliable reports show that the
fires are now'ntedfly " 300 miles In clrcumfer-
'
enie with Glenw'Ood' for a center and prac
tically every moun'tiUn range with timber Is
ablaze. ,
Itnliin ( liieiicliVlHcoiinlii Flron.
MILWAUKEEj'JSept. ; 30. Riports received
at the .railroad offices In this city are to the
effect that tbg orcst fires in the northern
part of. the fltwtqiVpreiqucncned by a heavy
fall of ralnrlafi last night. The heaviest
loss was ? uffer.Cka.t ( Cumberland , .where
twenty-five families were rendered home
less by the flames and a large sawmill plant
valued at $225,000 , was Wiped out. Wires
are dow'n In all directions and particulars
of ( ho ruin wrought have not yet been re
ceived. Only one death as far as known
has resulted , that of Mrs. Jacob Correson at
Drywood. Tw o children ot Mrs. Correton
were seriously burned while attempting to
rescue thelr , mother. The pecuniary loss Is
not expected to reach over $1,000,000.
MINNEAPOLIS , Sept. 30. A special to
the Journal from Chlppewa Falls , , Wls. ,
says ; The forest fires are still creating
great havoo tbrouch this section of the
state. No rain has yet fallen In the dis
trict tributary to this point and the lumber
companies are sending hundreds of men
Into the woods in an endeavor to save the
standing pine. H Js expected that already
500,000,000 feethave , been destroyed. All
trains coming Into Chlppewa Falls from the
north and westaro hours late. The Wis
consin Central Is experiencing great diffi
culty in handling traffic , as its wires are
all down.
Scene of Denotation.
ST. PAUL , Minn. , Sept. 30 A Cumberland ,
Wls. , special to the Dispatch says : Cum
berland presents a sad sight Uoday. The
mill portion of the city Is a smoldering heap
of ruins. The loss is about $183,009. Forest
fires werq swept into the' city from the
southwest at about G o'clock rust night by
a tornado. The air was filled with smoke
and burning cinders and the flro started on
the east an4 west sides of town at about
tl\a same time. . The , flames spread with a
rapidity that threatened not , only < the entire
city but the , lives ot theinhabitants. . The
town was filled with smoke and flying flre-
-brands and'thb'people were - -running-
bVery 'direction panic stricken. Two- freight
trains standing here took about 200 people
ter-Sbell Lake and hundreds more sought
the western lake shore for safety. The
buildings burned were the combined
saw and shlnglo mill , planing mill ,
dry.sheds . and barn of the Bea-
verdara 'Lumber company and twenty-two
residences. The loss Is roughly estimated
as follows : Beaverdam Lumber company
$150,000 ; residences , $25,000 ; livery barn ,
Saloon and other buildings , $10,000. All the
property was Insured except the residences.
About forty farmers southeast of the city
lost all their homes and crops.
. CleniiH Out South DaUola Town ,
MINNEAPOLIS , Sept. 30. A special to
the Journal from Ipswich , S. D. , says ; The
eiutlro business portion of this city was de-
s.troyed , by fire early this morning with the
exception ot ono block.
Children Knjoy TlieinxelveH.
Yesterday was Children's day at the expo ,
sltlon or at least It was a day set aside
for th children of the state , outside ol
Omaha and South Omaha. The little
ones took advantage of the opportunity and
came in largo numbers , staying on the
grounds from early morning until late at
night. They visited the buildings , looked at
the flowers , gazed upon the Indians and
spent their time along the Midways.
The largest crowd of children came from
Blair. There were over 000 of them and
all were tagged , BO that there could bo no
mistake about where they belonged. In ad
dition to the Blair contingent there were
large delegations from Mlndcn , Mlllard ,
Hastings , Beatrice , Holdrego , Wymore and
half i' ' dozen other towns. They came on
the regular1 trains and were accompanied by
their 'teachers and parents. At the depots
they pll d off the steam cars and 'lost no
time reaching the street cars , so eager
were they to get Inside' the exposition gates
for the purpose of beginning { heir sight
seelngv Each child in the party wore some
badge indicating the town , the road over
which It came and the time of the departure
of th 'train for home. This helped ttie ex
position guards wonderfully and late in the
evening when onq of these gitardJans saw
a cbiid wandering about the grounds bq
Immediately informed It where to go In
order to catch Its train for home.
OLD TIMES AND NOW ,
( Continued from First Page. )
lived on corubrcad , bacon and coffee. The
coffee was obtained by browning the bread
crusts. On tills diet he said that ho and hla
wife grew fat end continued healthy. Mr.
Smith Is the author of "There Arc Many
Holes In the Skimmer. " Yesterday he was
requested to rcclto the poem , but begged off
on account of having a. very severe cold.
Major John D. Furriy brought dowa the
house by asserting thnt he came to Omaha I
thirty-two years ago and worked on a farm i
where the main buildings of the exposition
stand : On this ground he husked com and |
dug potatoes at the rate of $30 per month. 1
The major pointed With prldo to the fact
that he has seven sons and two dnughters ,
all born In Nebraska. He also Informed his
brother old-timers 'that he was never sued
and bad never sued a man.
A. Yost of Kontanelle , one of the early
aspiring towns , has resided In Nebraska
forty-four j ars. When ho came hero ho
had $10 , and later on was offered A lot on
the west sldo of Jefferson square for Just
that sum of money. Ho refused the offer ,
thinking that Fontanelto was the coming
town. Mr. Yost was the first mall carrier
In the state and rode a pony express bo-
tiween Omaha and Fontanclle. At one time
ho said thnt While a few miles west of
Omaha , his party , numbering sixteen , was
attacked by Indians and two of the men
kllfed.
Mrs. Howitzer was called to the platform
and after having been voted In as a member !
of the society , stated that she came to the
territory forty-ono years ago as n bride of
thrco months.
James Hess of Bellevtle , whllo ho did not
boast of being the original pioneer , detailed
the early raids of the grasshoppers whefl
they came In clouds that darkened the sun.
Ho lives In the house that ho built shortly
after locating la the town , more than forty
years ago.
A short talk upon the soil , the climate
and the possibilities of the state was deliv
ered by Dr. Abbott of Fremont , who came
here In territorial1 days.
Dclos Sheldon dated his residence back to
1856. The doctor told some Interesting In
cidents relative to sending wheat to market
at St. Louis and receiving 6 cents per bu&hcl
after paying the freight and other charges.
Ho also told of standing on the hills west
of Omaha and watching the Mormons go by
on their long Journey to Salt Lake , on foot
and pushing their little carts which con
tained all of their personal belongings.
Omaha's flrst postmaster , A. D. Jones , was
escorted to the pratform to give testimony.
He nee only explained that ho was the flrst
postmaster la Omaha , but the flrst In the
state. Ho came here forty-flvo years ago
and slept out along the river bank with a
log for a pillow. There was no town , but
ho was a postmaster Just the same and
used his hat for a posttofllce. His appoint
ment , ho explained , was simply for the pur
pose of giving standing to the town , which
had been platted and named Omaha City ,
notwithstanding the fact that It was with
out house or Inhabitant.
The- last man to 'give his experience was
David Anderson of South' Omaha , who set
tled hero In 1850. Ho was the first settler
on what Is now the city of South Omaha.
Ho crossed the plains seven times between
Omaha and California.
IXVITK XEW YOIMCUUS TO TIIK KAMI
Committee oh TrniiNporOitloii Toll *
How Onialin Will AV < - , . , , < - Tlicin.
NEW YORK , Sept. 30. George L. Miller
of Omaha \ In this city , together with Hon.
J. Sterling IMdrfcin , ex-secretary of. agricul
ture' '
THese gentlemen compose what Is
know-n as the committee on transportation
for the Transmlsslssippi ' and International
Exposition nt Omaha , whose pnrposa Is to
tender personally to persons In this city In
vitations to be present at the celebration of
Now York day at the Omaha exposition and
also to Invite a delegation to represent New
York at the Peace Jubllco to bo held at
Omaha directly after the celebration of New
York day.
Mr. Miller saidVo : arc anxious that
New York City bo represented. The west
holds out the hand of friendship to New
York and her men of affairs ask the men of
affairs of New York to drop for n few days
their work and como out and grasp their
hands and accept the hospitality of the
thriving city of Omaha.
"New York day will bo celebrated on Oc
tober S. Dr. Depew will deliver nn address
and possibly there will bo otber addresses
We , on our part , will assure you a royal
welcome and a good time.
"I want to thank the peopleof New York
for the courtesies thatliavo been extended
to members of our committee and I only
wont a chance 'to
' reciprocate
on the part of
Omaha when your people como out to see
our city. "
liny I\.TI-INCS.
Out at the exposition grounds everything
is ready for the arrival of the Chlcagoans.
The , exercises will be held In the Audi
torium at 11 o'clock and will be opened by
music by theOmaha
Omaha Concert band , after
which prayer will be offered by Rev T J
Mackay , rector of All Saints' Episcopal
church , The address of welcome and the
delivery of the golden keys to the city will
be by Mayor Moores.
The keys will be rp-
celved by Mayor Harrison of Chicago. The
address on behalf of the exposition will be
by President Wattles , who will bo followed
by Mayor Harrison , having for his subject
"Chicago. " This will bo followed by a
musical selection by the band , after which
Hon. Charles O. Dawes , comptroller of the
currency , will epeak upon "Relation of the
West to Chicago. " The next address will
be by Congressman J. R. Mann , member
from the First Illinois district. The last
address will be by Senator William E. Ma
son , his subject being "Our Country. "
After the exercises In the Auditorium
the visitors will be at liberty to enjoy them
selves as they see fit , but at 4:30 : o'clock
they will be at the Indian camp , whore a
sham battle between Indians will be fought
for their edification They have already re
served some 500 seats In the grandstand.
Following the battle the visitors will bo
at liberty until 9 o'clock , when they will
bo called upon to attend a reception at the
Illinois state building , where Major and
Mrs. Hamblcton will act as host and
hostess. At this reception them will bo
music and light refreshments for those who
desire to be present.
At about the time of the beginning of the
reception there will be fireworks on the
North tract. The display will be the most
elaborate yet seen. Innes' band will ren
der an elaborate program on the Plaza ,
which will bo specially Illuminated for the
occasion. In addition to the Illumination of
the Plaza myriads of additional electric
lamps have been placed around the Illinois
building and along the avenues leading to
the main entrance.
Sim m Iliittlc PlmiH.
Everything Is In readiness for the ebam
battle that will * ake plao at the Indian
grounds at 4.30 o'clock this afternoon. Cap
tain Mercer has itt i \ up his oun { .cats and
has accommodations for T > .0'JO people.
.The battle will { jo between the Sioux and
after hearty eating use
Horsford's Add Phosphate
It relieves drowolnoaa.
tjbnn9at tltu > i Put upaely in bnltWi.
the Dlackfect , about 2 , * > 0 Indians appearing
on each side. The Sioux will bo under
Ooes-toWar , who will direct their tuo\c-
monts from the eastern portion of the bat
tlefield. The nlackfeet will undoubtedly bo
led by Llttlo Man as head chief , with Looks
High nesting. Doth sides have been fur
nished with nn abundant supply of am
munition ami they promise to put up the
hottest sham battle that has been seen upon
the grounds.
Miinlo l.nM Mulil mill Toilny.
The Wagner concert announced for last
night brought out an Immense crowd. It
Is safe to say that about every local mu
sician of prominence was present. In splto
of the high grade of music rendered , the
vast midlenco seemed to bo moro enthu
siastic even tbah , usual. It seemed as
though many feared they would be uuablo
to secure seats , so Intense was the Interest
la the musical feast which had been pre
pared , but when the grand organ-like tones
of the "Taunhauscr" overture fell on the
car a sudden hush came over the assem
blage. Never has this supreme work been
heard hero to greater advantage. It was
given with an authority which at once re
moved It from the domain of criticism. In
n-sponso to the determined encore the band
gave limes' "Love Is King" two step , which
seems to have leaped Into universal pop
ularity. Following this came the beautiful
"Isolden's Lltbested , " from "Tristan. "
And then came the gem of the evening ,
the "Magic Fire" music from "Die
Wnlkurc , " which was played with a per
fection and delicacy which It Is hard to
believe possible from an organization com-
poswl almost exclusively of wind instru
ments.
Some of the announced numbers wcro
omitted , unfortunately. This was owing to
the necessity of giving some special feature
In honor of the visiting Georgians and It
took tlie shnpo of a series of Illuminated
pictures thrown on a screen by a stcreop-
tlcon. Dewey and Hobson and the explo
sion of the Maine were all received with
favor by those who had not yet seen this
pleasing feature. The spectacular anvil
sccuo and cannon accompaniment , which
was announced for the concert tonight has
boon postponed In consequence of the In
ability of the electrical department to glvo
the necessary attention to the details of
the electrical effects , but will be given next
week as soon as the Immense preparations
necessary for Chicago day have been com
pleted. A special feature of the Sunday
afternoon concert , which will bo given in
the Auditorium at 3 o'clock , will bo Han
del's celebrated "Largo" by band and organ ,
the organ obligate being played by Mr.
Thomas Kelly. Much Interest Is being man
ifested in the request concert of Monday
night.
Scores of gray-haired men wearing bright
yellow badges were upon the exposition
grounds. They were the surviving mem
bers of the First Iowa cavalry , organized
Juno 13 , 1SGI , and mustered out March 1C ,
18C6. The old \cterans had been holding
their annual reunion at Council Blurts and ,
having adjourned , concluded to spend a day
at the exposition.
\otcn of ( i\iiosllloii. .
D. C. Welch , superintendent of the Old
Soldiers' Colony company at Fitzgerald and
who has been at the exposltlon.'has returned
to his home.
W. O. Post of the Atlantic & West Point
Railway company of Georgia , who has been
assisting ex-Governor Northea at the state
building , has returned to his homo In At
lanta.
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Matinees Sunday , Wednesday & Saturday ,
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ItOUUUT MVUKS
Violin Virtuoso.
COSTiiIAT , fc HAM ,
The Arlvitl of the Milk Train.
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Descriptive Vocalist.
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Prices , 25c , 50e. 75c. Matinees. :5c , SOe.
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AVIS U MS S D A V SI ATI X 15 1 J.
Chas. E. Calllhan's Big Scenic production
"A ROMANCE OF GOON HOLLOW"
A lotnantlc comedy with all the original
effects. The historical steamboat race ,
Robert E. Leo against Nntchey. A novel
of realism.
The Crmp'hl'nn I ' ' "ion * n r c
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Two Orphans
Next Week TWO ESCUTCHEONS.
TWiaiia'Wonderland Theater
Bert Davis , Manager.
1315.1317 Far mini St.
The most moral show In the city for ladies
und children.
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31 IDWAY ATTIIACTIO.VS.
! Old Plantation
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100 Southern Negro Dancern , S Infer * ,
and Cake Walkers I'lckinilnny
Quurtet , Hamlsomu Theater ,
Sto the Village.
Streets of All Nations
Grandest , Best Amusement
Place on Exposition
Grounds.
250 People Jteprcsentliig Different
Nations.
Don't fall to take n rid a on
GRIFFITHS' ' SCENIC RAILWAY
on the MIDWAY , and sen a representation
of the BATTLB OF MANILA In the Ore.
Tunnel. The patent right for theae rail
ways In any part of the United Htatw for
nalo by J. A. GrlmthB , at hlu office on the
Midway.
THE AUTOMATON
from Hgyptuin Hall. London , Eas
Alidwuy , 1O cents.
fR.TZ MUELLER
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SCHLFIZ PAVILION
JJim opened a new place tit the
Llvo bt Jtk Exchungo near tit
Indiun VilluL'u , who'-o rofresh-
inciitHof nil kinds can bo hud.
TIII : i.iiinv ( ; I\H.S iiMnvisuH , I
On the Went TUIdway. are Klvnif the I
finest exhibition of Klouu unpruvlnK.
Kluaa liliiwliuf and KUHS ! spinning-nml *
nulllnK tht'lr KootlH UH low as tlio lowU
fit , with a r ihiMon of 10r ii'lmlxHlin I
nn each purchase or'a souvenir made 7
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