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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 6, 1897)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATURDAY , MATCIT 0 , 1807. eteppcs , Horn's roni > pHon can bo formed of the work to be done. The plague and famine In India are se verely affecting ( he cotton tittle of Lan cashire. Last year the county sent to Bom bay 729,000,000 yard of pltco goods , or about one-third the total quantity of cloth for- wan'.tcl lo India , and when It Is realized that the plague has practically cut off almost all this buslcctfl , the loss may be Imagined , The I'.ullan empire takes 40 per cent of the piece good * made In Lancashire , and the midden failure of the dcmind has precipitated an Industrial crlcU. In Lancashire generally there have been stoppages of thousands of looms for weeks past , but the district mwt seriously affected by ( he plague and famine I.1) cast LaM-antilre , where at Least 70,000 looms are engaged on Indian goods. Sonic yearn ago the Cotton Spinners' and .Manu facturer * association for northeast Lan- oii < hlrc , after prolonged conferences with the work peopH , adopted n standard list of wages which provided for uniformity of payment. A number of Independent firms , however , have been paying.from G to 10 pur cent los * for Hume lime pant , nnd Imvo been able to keep * their shed * In full employment. An effort will bo imulo to Indues these r.uriufac- tnrer to come Into ( he association and adopt the Ktanilnrd rate of wages. The great mass of alTcuted operatives are strongly oppo.'ed to any tcductlon In the rate ot ray , hut arc willing to agree to a temporary restriction of production , realizing the necessities of the case. U Is reported that the Russian government has under con.ilJcratlon , a pchcmc for renr- Kanlzlnc the scale of punishments by exlls to Siberia. According to existing rules , state nnd criminal olTcndcra are liable to exile , for a longer or shorter period , to the nearer or further piirta of .Siberia , ra may ho directed by the particular nrtlclo of the law code under wlilch they are convicted. For lighter offense * the period Is. of course , shorter , and the appointed place of exile M nearer to Eu ropean Itusuhi than for more setlouu crimes. Not all exiled to Siberia nro treated as con victs ami employed on government works. The largei' proportion ot them am ulmply or dered to live for ft fixed period In one ap pointed place , where they must nt certain In- torvuKs report thcmsolves to the authorities. At the expiration of their term they are free to move about Siberia , and 4 certain number are not even forbidden tn return to European Illifusla , with the customary exception ot the capital cltlra and the provinces In which they otand. Even while living out their term of oxlle , such offenderIt , courageous enough nnd sulllclcntly provided with the necessary means of support for BO long a Journsy. have rarely found much dttllculty In sccretely re turning to Europe or getting abroad. The Tratiflslberlan railway will remove many of the chlsf obstacles to escape ; and the need ful passports nre more easily procurable than might be ( supposed. Rumor points to the Island of Saghallcn as the probable fuluro destination of Russian exiles. At present thl9 Island Is used only for criminals of a very low type , guarded by military ofllcers , who , If reports of Russian papers may be believed , are not much better than their charges. . * * * t. t.Y" The atmosphere of South Africa Is once moro thick and troubled. The action of the Transvaal Valksraad In making the supreme court of the republic subordinate to It to already stirring up discussion , and the rela tions between the Transvaal and the British government are likely to bo strained. The speeches that have been madu 'by President Krugcr and the chairman of the Volksraad when that body'was prorogued last week nro not reassuring , and the report that President Kruger la considering the question of a closer union between his republic and the Orange Free State adds to the feeling of uncertainty. Meanwhile , Cecil Rhodes Is bearing himself with calmness and boldness before the parliamentary committee of In quiry In London. He appears to feel cer tain that his trial is only for effect and that In spite ot all the proteased efforts to got at the true Inwardness ot the Jameson 71 111 the sympathy of the English people is with him. And ho Is probably right. 1'AHSIXt ; VIEWS OK CLEVELAND. One Good -Act. Dufrnlo Express ( rep. ) The Express rejoices' that President Cleve land will not go but of ofllco without ono act for which wo can heartily commend him. The veto of the Immigration bill Is a triumph ot sound , courageous statesmanship over bigoted and unjust clamor. U Is an act -worthy of the old Cleveland the Cleveland who was mayor of Buffalo and governor of Now York. Triumphant Clover iiiniMit. Kansas City Star ( Ind.-ilcm. ) The whole record of the administration Is a history of triumphant government. It has encountered Intenae1 opposition. It has met with bitter and unrelenting antagonisms , but It has yielded no particle of principle and resorted to no form of subterfuge. As patriotic as Washington , as unselfish as Jefferson - forson and as courageous1 as Jackson , Grovcr Cleveland retires to private llfo the foremost citizen of his day and generation. ConnplciiiiilN Ai'tx. Chicago Times-Herald ( rep. ) It Is possible to find fault with Mr. Cleve land. Ho Is too careless ot tlio amenities of llfo ; his distaste for party leadership has been too acute ; ho has had "to learn too much on the bench ; " ho has many faults , perhaps "tho greatest of faults to bo con scious of none. " But recalling his three conspicuous acts of patriotic statesmanship ( sound money , merit system , arbitration ) , well-disposed men of all parties must re- Kard the Cleveland administration as ono of the most Important In our history. Whether they are democrats or republicans they will Join In wishing the retiring president "good bunting" for the rest of his life. Tin * < ioil anil tli , . Hurt. New York World ( dein. ) The record of the clcelng administration Includes some good things accomplished , Homo worthy purposes defeated and many deplorable mistakes and blunders. For the Kood things done Mr. Cleveland Is entitled to most of the credit. For the mistakes , the blunders and the evil-doings the respon sibility Is wholly his. No president ever made his administration so purely personal , none over rejected the advice of his own party's leaders or alienated the men who should naturally be the counsellors of an administration as ho him done. From the hour of his Inauguration ho has wrapped himself In a cloak ot exaggerated self-es teem and repelled the approach to his per- BOH even of senators , who are , under the constitution , a part of the executive branch of the government. Mil oh to CoiniiMMlil. Chleaico Tribune ( rep. ) If Mr. Cleveland made no notable record during his II ret term ho certainly has made ono during the term which closes today. In ( hat record there U much to blame , but there Is much to praise , and the latter far outwclglis the former. The men who voted for Ilryan last fall will dispute that , but tbo verdict of history will be that ho saved the country from ovlla which would have scourged It for years. Had It not been for the Inflexible deter mination of iMr , Cleveland the Unltud titates would have gone from the gold to the silver standard thrco years ago. Three or four billion * of credits would have been obliterated. Industry would have como tea a standstill , The tlmee would have been BO liad that by comparison the bard times of the last tbrt-o years would seem enviable prosperity. 1IU II lull Sluiuliiril , New York Tlmra ( dern. ) Ill retiring from the presidency , Mr. Clevo. land only nominally retires from the public nurvlco. Ills official example will be a continuing Influence. Ills eenae ot the ob ligations of ofllce as a public trust has been higher and more austere thuu that ot any president slnco Washington. Future presi dents will hesitate to fall visibly below hlu atandardu of fidelity. But It Is not alone by recorded example that ho will continue to nerve his countrymen. Ills great abilities and the wisdom of 'his long experience will bo at their service for counsel. Mr. Cleve land la as young In spirit aa when bo flrit entered the white house , as ardent In n up- port of good causes , and us ensrgetlo In hli disposition to labor for their success. 1IU active career as a patriot , an unselfish teller for hli country's welfare , and aa a democrat U not at an nd. Ha taltea hli place aa a private cltlicn , respected by rtvory enlightened and unprejudiced Ameri can , with record ot public duty performed with "inwlenee nd ability that entitles him to recollection nn one of the greatest of our president * . A t , ' n ! i | no Clln < ( < ChlmRo llpcoril ( Ind. ) Mr. Me viand has lltllo ot compromise or concession In his composition. Ills Intellect U not of the brilliant order , but Is rather plodding and painstaking to the last degree. Ills firmness at tlmt.i amounts to obstinacy. Having reached a conclusion by careful processes of thought , ho proceeded doggedly I and arbitrarily to put It Into execution. His I error coiislnteJ oftentimes In bluntncsn of method rather than In faultlneai of plan. Ills Venezuelan message Is an Illustration In point , the sullen threat ot war In the cloMns word. * of that document being a diplomatic blunder not In keeping with the statesmanlike spirit of the message. The dozen years In which Mr. Cleveland ban been prominent In national life con stitute In themselves a cycle In the history of thi ! country which closes with the iMs- flenslon In his party. During this period di.iciiralon has turned on ISF.UCS with which h < ? has been especially Identified. Some ot these Issues are left as n heritage to his successor. But the striking personality of the man who has forced them upon the coun try Is now removed from the Held ot politi cal action. Henceforth his ofllclal career must bo judged from the hUtorlan's point ot view rather than from that ot the partisan. Time , doubtless , will temper criticism and magnify the strong points In his unlijuo character , _ _ TIII : COST OP < JOVHHXMR\T. l I'viH'iiHi'N n ( Jrnve Problem for SliittHiiuii , Philadelphia I.cdKrr. Representative Saycrs , cblcf of tha demo cratic minority of the appropriations commit tee , said In the house the otticr day relative to the enormous amounts appropriated by the present congm'S to defray the expenses of the government ; ' "Let me admonish the gentlemen upon the opposite nlJo of the house that It Is not within their power to enact a law Imposing duties upon imports that will meet appro priations unless the next congress ohall re verse the present policy. " Mr. Saycr's statement ! ) showed that the federal expenditures In 1897 will bo $131- 000,000 In excess of those of 1887. In that year Mr. Samuel J , Randall was the leader of the house In respect of appropriations , and ' the , agricultural bill amounted to J654.71G ; at the last session It amounted to $3,256,532 , or In ten years there was an In crease In the cost of maintaining this single department ot $2COO,817. In that decade there have been republican and democratic congresses , and In the matter of growing appropriations they have not differed one from the other. The Fifty-fourth congress has broken all records , it being estimated that Its aggregate appropriations will amount to more than 11,050,000,000. The Now York Sun's recent carefully prepared - pared exhibit of the cost of government from 1800 to 1S93 , both Inclusive , Is Instruc tive and valuable. It shows that In the lost thirty-five years the expenses have enor mously Increaacd , the per capita tax having grown from $1.91 to $5.48. During the ten years from I860 to 1870 the civil war was fought , yet in the latter year the per capita tax was only $4.25 , as against $6.48 In 1S95. The Sun's table Is as follows : Top- ipcnTer Year. ulntlon , illture. Capita. 1100 . G.30S.4S3 t 7.4flO.OOO Jt.33 1810 . 7,239,851 . r,300 , ( 0 .7.1 1S.20 . . 9 , < MS22 13,100,000 1.36 iseo.oo is ouo.ooo .01 1610 17.0fi9. 3 I 24,100,01)0 ) .41 1KO 23,101t > 70 57,200,000 .to ; 1MO 31.443.321 CO.OrtO.OOO .91 1870 3SKi.371 1 W.000.000 18SO Wi3,783 170,000,000 3.39 1S90 C2.480.540 321,700,000 C.ll U93 70.000,000 ( est.-383,000 , COO G. S The Sun estimates that for 1897 , the popu lation being placed at 72,000,000 , the per capita tax will amount to about $7.16 , or nearly double what It was five years after the close of the costly rebellion. With regard to the appropriations of the Fifty-fourth congress It Is proper to say that Speaker Heed has douo all that an honest , courageous , patriotic public servant could do to keep them down. He has persistently opvosed schemes of extravagance , and his efforts have been commonly supported by tha republican majority of the house. Too much credit cannot bo given to Speaker 'Reed for his vigilance , persistency and de termination In limiting appropriations , and the country can have no greater cause ot congratulation at this time than that his election to the speakership of the next house Is already assured. The senate has seriously offended by frcqupntly Increasing the amounts voted by the representatives. The house- has been In thla and other Important matters the really economical , conservative body ; the senate has been the extravagant , radical one. To roll back the wave of extravagant ap propriations will not bo an easy task ; It Is likely to provo an Impopslblo one , and It consequently may not bo possible , as Mr. Sayors has stated , for congress to secure sufficient revenue to moot expenditures from any tariff that It can dovlse. It Is not Im probable that congress may have to go out- sldo of the tariff to obtain the needed ways and means , and there Is no good reason why It should not do so. Those harmful luxuries , spirits , beer and tobacco , may well bo made to bear a heavier tax for the uses of the treasury. Indeed , It Is not unlikely that congress may have either to secure addi tional revenue from a tax upon these things , or from duties on tea and coffee. These lat ter are necessaries of life , and they should not bo taxed so long as pernicious luxuries are Insufficiently taxed. The ono thing cer tain Is that the government must have rev enue , and that It will be the first and most Important duty ot the Fifty-fifth congress to provide It. The revival of national pros perity depends upon It. MIKTII IV HIIY.ME. Detroit Journal. To pools , when you've quaffed From springs Pierian , cither Write on but ono Bide of the wheel , Or , better still , on neither. Clilcauo Tribune. i And the kingly Orover sighs As he settles In Princeton , slnco III * IIOUBO la full of princesses , With not a singleprince. . ' New York Truth. When I sit down ut set of sun To count the things that I have done , I'm glad It Is nobody's biz How very small the number Is. ' ' i Chicago Hecord. ( What Julln , gives up during Lent- Am ! for It wo respect her Is making love oh , punishment ! To her good-looking rector. Indianapolis Journal , Of all sad words of tongue or pen ' By mankind writ or upoken , "We'll hear these saddest unes ngnln : "Well , winter's backbone's broken. " Detroit Journal , Man nnd maid they nit and sit , In the parlor every night , And never cnro for gas nt all , If their hearts bo only light. I Cleveland Plain Dealer. The Grecian chief drew forth his sword. "My friends1 ho said. "I'm getting bored ; Go straight to Hheol with your Hag , And there display your silly gug " " ' "Autonomy ! Real EsUto Owners Willing to Douato lisa of Land. OLD FAIR GROUNDS MAY BE SELECTED Manof tlic Mlltrr Pnrk Advoonlo * In Fii > or of it Locution Xi-nrer to tin * llnlii < * Mft Cvijtor of the City. Negotiations have been pending for tome lime looking toward a change In the location of the Transmltslsslppl Kxposltlon , a very strong sentiment having developed In favor i of having the site located at a point n rarer [ to the center of population of the city than Miller park. When the question of-a site was undsr discussion by the Hoard of Directors of the exposition there was a strong o03ltloti [ > lethe the proposal to locate the exposition so far from the center of the city as Milter par ) and predictions were freely made by people entirely disinterested that tlio proposed site was too far away to Insure a good attendance After the matter hod been settled , however thcep.people acquiesced In the choice of i slttTand thu matter aryearcd to be dropped Shortly afterward Dion Geraldlne , stiperln tendcnc of construction ot the' Departmcn of Hulidlngs and Grounds , arrived In the city to assume the duties of his posllloi under Manager Klrkcndall , Mr. Klrkendal drove the new superintendent out to the giuunJs the morning after his arrival am Mr. Geraldlno expressed the greatest dla appointment at the great distance from the city. As they drove along by the corn fields and vacant lots ntretchtng away In the ills tancc'Mr. Geraldlno reiterated his disappoint ment and was very positive in his prophesy that the exposition could never be made a success at such a great distance from the city. After looking over the ground thor oughly the two men started toward the city Mr. Gcraldlnc continuing his expressions o disapproval at the selection. Mr. Klrkendal drove around by the old fair grounds 01 Sherman avenue , near Ames avenue , am asked Mr. Gcraldine's opinion about tha locality as an exposition site. The fair grounds and the surrounding vacant proport } were looked over and Mr. Geraldlno ex pressed the opinion that this might bo made a most attractive spot and an excellent ex position site. RESULT OF INVESTIGATIONS. Investigations were at once commenc2 < with a view to seeing If the vacant grouni In the vicinity of the old fair grounds couh be secured for exposition purposes. These negotiations were conducted very quietly nm little opposition wa encountered from the owners of vacant land adjoining the fair grounds. As the matter stands at the present time Herman Kountze has given the free use o the tract of forty acres lying between Six teenth and Twenty-fourth streets , and has ttald he will donate to the city ground for ono or more permanent buildings. John I Redlck has agreed to give the free use 01 the vacant land in Oak Chatham addition adjoining the fair grounds on the west am extending from Twentieth to Twenty-fourth street ; negotiations are pending between the promoters of the change nnd J. J. Brown for the use of the old fair grounds , and the use of a large tract of ground lying along the cast side of Sherman avenue has been aecurcd , making In all about 160 acres. It Is proposed to connect the fair grounds and "Kountze Reserve , " as the forty acres belonging to Herman Kountze is called , b > a broad boulevard through Klrkwood addi tion , the addition adjoining the fair grounds on the south and lying between the fair grounds and Kountze resarve. To do thla it may be necessary to close one or two ol the streets through this addition temporarily , but no particular opposition to this is an ticipated. Some of the warmest supporters of the Miller park site have fallen In with the now Idea and It has found great favor' wherever It has been mentioned. Practically all of the advocates of Hanscom park Bite have signified their approval of the new location and a large number of the directors who voted for Miller park have likewise ex pressed themselves as being In favor of the proposed change. The railroad Interests are practically a unit In favor of making the change and the street railway people have supported the Idea from the llrst , as they could reach the new location with scarcely any change In their present trackage. The matter has not been brought before the Board of Directors , as that body has had no meeting slnco the one at which the site was selected , but a meeting of the board will he held next Friday and It Iu likely that this question will come up for consideration. I'OIXTS FOR TIIK MA.V.lOBMKXT. Pertinent SiiKKt'Mlonx UN to the Ar- riuiK iiii'iU of KvlilhllH. NORTH LOUP , Neb. , March 3. To the Editor ot The Bee : Now that the Trans- mlsslsslppl and International Exposition Is an assured fact , It Is well to cast about In time to give a word of warning to the gentle men who have the active management of the work In charge , so as to avoid , if possible , some of the grave errors Into which the managers of other great expositions have admittedly fallen. Though having no doubt of the fitness and capability of the esteemed gentlemen already selected to fill the several positions ot honor and of trust It will not perhaps bo out of place to call attention tea a few points in which the coming exposition at Omaha may bo made superior to all Its predecessors. Ono of the chief features wherein great Improvement may be attained In the mat ter ot well-lighted and convenient build- Ings. Although It may be desirable to erect stately and Imposing structures to house the various exhibits , it must not be forgotten that the average sightseer will not desert the ground floor and struggle up long flights' of stairs , however attractive bo the displays on a second or 'higher level , and the result Is a neglect of many really desirable dis plays ot deserving but ill-used exhibitors. The main building at the Centennial 'Ex ' position at Philadelphia , though covering an area of twenty acres , had practically all Its exhibits on the flret floor , and the conven ient arrangements Instituted there liavt * not since been excelled at any great exposition , The bitter complaints that wcra made by gallery exhibitors at the Chicago AVorld's fair would seem to bo sufficient to prevent thu repetition of a mistake of BO grave a character , and even In the government buildings , where BO much good taste Is dis play was exhibited , -Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Wlllcts calls especial attention to the serious mistake of displaying In galleries on second floors and characterizes the efforts of the department In this direc tion as being "absolutely without value. " However great the name or reputation of the architect furnishing the plans , no design that does not treat 'this great fact as of primary Importance is worthy the attention of the committee on eroctlou , No matter Do you tlrlnk being dealers In good wines nnd liquors wo naturally menu- do you tlrlnlc something stronger tliau water ? If you do you probably want tlio boat money can buy and you have 110 objection to paying less for the best wo uro new hero we have a reputation to make would wo sell you unytliliig but good goods think you ? Call on ns or telephone us all customers get a sample bottle of choice liquor free , MAY & HILLER , Family Wine , Liquor and Cigar House , 1303 Douglas. what plausible argument * may bft advanced In support ot other arrangements , the great public , b'fore whom kit expositions must ultimately bow. hafT'dftlded that It wilt no' go to any trouble layolvlnR serious bodily effort to examine ejhlblts that ate not readily acccsulblc allfrlho decision of the public Is euprcme afal final , Another point In , , which grave mistaken have bwn made Is , ln the Insufficiency of labels on exhibits , setting forth cxpllcltcly what each article Is , eo that he who runs may read. tt t each artlq1e.Mhowcvor well known or simple , be fully , even descriptively , la beled In large , bold-faced type. If th'a be not done , a great < le Ji of the educational force ot such an opposition Is Irretrievably lost. Let It not be supposed that the simple article ? need no labels' ' . ' It ninety-nine per sona In a hundred wbnld know what the simple article woa without a label , the bun- drcth person Is all the more In need of being Informed. I > et t lib" care till and system atic labeling carried-'out tn the govern ment exhibits at the World's falro servo as n model tn this direction and little will bo left to be desired. Another error In the location and arrange ment of exhibits Is In allowing them to be placed In long , unbroken lines of Intermi nable continuity. Nothing Is EO exasperating to the weary or hurried sightseer aa to see something ho desires greatly to examine at close quarters Just on the other side ot one ot these unbroken bulwarks and yet has to travel a half mlle or less ot avenues ( Just then possessing no posslb'a Interest ) In order to approach the object near enough for cicso examination. Let the cares of exhibits bo broken up Into group.3 , not greatly longer than wide , EO that anyone can , on a moment's thought , go In any direction to examine any object that may fall under one's eye or momentarily pleases one's fancy. The continuous strain on the nervous and physical force necessitated by an attend ance at sitch an exposition Is. at best , severe cnd\igh , without EO complicating matters that a maximum ot labor and effort .a ' required In "doing" It , and a llttlo forethought In this direction will avoid much complaint and hundreds ot miles of weary and discouraging travel on the part of patrons In the future. Last , but no't least , let all previous ex positions 'be outdone In the way of providing conveniences for the public comfort. Let an abundance of good , pure drinking water and an ample sufficiency of clean , commodi ous closets bo placed within easy reach of everywhere and do not permit the abomi nation of having water cold or a charge made for these latter conveniences under any consideration. The great mars of peopb who will attend the exposition are not used to paying out money for these things and will do so only under protest. With a proper regard for thess and like particulars , there seems to bo now no good reason why the Transmlsslsslppl and Inter national Exposition may not mark the most Important milestone In the history of the great west , and bring into our territory thousands of Interested visitors who will attend , learning ot our great resources , and , learning , Invest. UH. E. W. BLACK. HXPOSITIO.V PHOMOTHKS IX MKX1CO. Clvvii n AVnrni Welcome liy Prcnlileiit Illnz. The first t cws which has been received from the exposition promoters who made a tour of the southern states and then started for Mexico was In the shape ot a bundle of papers received yesterday at exposition headquarters. These pafiers proved to be copies of the Two Republics , the principal paper published inthe'City ' of Mexico. Its Issue of February 27 contained over a column of an account of th'o jvl'lt of the delegation of Transuiisslsslppl Exposition representa tives and the reception of the party by President Diaz on ! { eb.ruary 2G. The account Included the full ( extof , the speech made by C. S. Montgomery. , ) ) } presenting the ex- poaltlon project , setting forth the origin , plan and scope of tnc"exposition , and closing with an Invitation ip 'the ' republic of Mexico ' to join with thc'tranamlsslsslppl states In making an exhibit . ; itt'tuo , exposition. The account concludes as follows : "General Diaz expressed the' liveliest Interest In the great Industrial exposition , and at once realized the value to Mexico of the aims and objects of the Transmfelsslppl congress. II- said that as soontas , tie. { formal Invitation ' was received , wlth | _ a'R the plans and full details ot the expoSiil6r\ \ would take up thd matter'and see fp'H'Jthat ' | 'Mexico made'an ' exhibit worthy of h5r.Bpat ' natural resources which wcro not sulBclpntly known abroad. ' In fact , the delegates 'could count upon bin most hearty co-operation , as ho well knew the Importance of Mexico being properly represented at such a mammoth affair as the transmlsslsslppl states are preparing for next year. "Tho remarks of the president were pithy and emphatic and the delegates retired fully satisfied that Mexico's exhibit at the expo sition will be by no means one of the least of Its attractions. " The ea me paper also contains an editorial warmly supporting the TransmlsslEslppi Ex position project , and utrongly recommending that Mexico take advantage of the oppor tunity thus offered to make an exhibit of Its resources and advertise to the world the adyantages pooseased by the southern re public. Nothing has bosn heard from the party as to. when the members will return to Omaha , It Is expected that they will stop at Guthrle on the return trip. XOHTH DAKOTA'S UUife PASSRS. the KxiiiiNlllim nnil Pro- vldi'H for a CominlxNlon. BISMARCK , N. D. , March 5. ( Special Tele gram. ) The bill recognizing the Transmls- slfalppl Exposition , which passed the house today , was passed through the senate today by a vote of 42 to 1C. Thla bill had a remarkable history , was plgcon-holcd several times and had to bo recalled from the house by the senate to correct a blunder and was found today to have gene to the governor , although not having been passed or considered by the house. It was hustled back to the house , and although some opposition was mani fested to It , by the efforts of Colonel Louns- berry and an exiOmalm newspaper man , the bill was carried , although when tlio roll call was first completed there was a majority against It. The bill provides for a commission and their expenses. It was Impossible to secure an appropriation , as will be eeon from the fact that the governor has tonight vetoed all appropriation blllrt because ho fears a deficit. .SOUTH DAKOTA WILL IE IIEHE. III'rlvntu SiiliHiirliitlniiM 1li < > Sum of of )5 ) 5IIOO Will lln ItulHiMl. PIERRE , S. D. , March C. ( Special Tele gram , ) Owing to a burning deslro of the mombonl of the legislature of South Dakota to make a record of great deeds and small expenditures , appropriation bills were slaughtered In bundles without regard to merit. In the carpage/ the appropriation asked for the Transmlsslsslppl and Interna tional Exposition woDt. to sleep , with the [ iromlso from inanyipnenibers of both houses : hat should an extra , session bo called , which Is considered probably , the bill would be brought up and af f4lr < sum , eot aaldo to properly exhibit the , rppources of South Da kota , The following resolution was unan imously adopted. AVhorons , There 'x to bo held In the city cT Orrmhn , Neb. , In the summer of 1S3S , nn exposition , to bo knonn ns the Trnnsmln- Msslppl nnd International Imposition , In * * Inz ( llstlnctlvely 1111 exposition of the Industries - tries of the Btutes nnd ( eroillorles went ot the Mississippi river ; he it Resolved , by the senate ot the state of South Dnkotn. the house of representntlves concurring , That wo express our deep In terest In , ami approval of the ends nnd purposes of sild ; exposition , nnd It Is these so lisa of this legislature that by prlvnto Hiibserlptlon nnd otherwise , the people of this Rtato should do everything In their power to secure nl such exposition a cred itable exhllvt of all tbo varied Interests nnd resources of South D.tkotn. nnd we recommend n liberal pntronnge of the stame by our people to go Marcus Daly $10,000 better. Wealthy men of South Dakota assured the Omaha members today that a subscription would be started at once to ralec $25,000 for the purpose of getting to the great show , Look for the committee when the Ice goes out , or before. It the snow censes to fall and the winds to blow , lluiidrcds are walling to got out on the first train. SHWTAXA MAKI3S AI'I'HOIMUATIOX. Thirty Thoii.intul Dollnrx Available for KxiiiiMltloii Purpose * . IIRLKNA , Mont. , March 5. Late last night the senate passed the IIOUM bill appropriat ing $15,000 to bo used In preparing an PXV htblt to the Transmlsslsslppl Exposition. To this will bo added a similar amount donated by Marcua Daly , who promises to duplicate any appropriation made by the state. AttraetloniH nt Imposition. K. 0 , Solomon of this city Is the Inventor of a yacht racing device which he proposes to Install at the exposition grounds as a source of amusement for the visitors. The device Is designed to operate In the lakes or lagoons of the exposition grounds and comprises two yachts , each controlled by a cable concealed beneath the water. The machinery Is ao designed that the rmult of the race cannot be foretold by any one. The motive power Is electricity. KviioNltlou rronuitorM Coining Ho inc. The exposition promoters who have been making a tour of the western states arc ex pected to arrive In Omaha this evening. o I. OCA I , 1IIIHVITIICS. Rev. Charles W , Savldgo of the People's church Is preparing the third volume ot ser mons for the preset. The present day shift ot the police force , which Is under command of Captain King , was photographed yesterday. Teutonla lodge No. 2C2 , Order of the World , will glvo n prize masquerade ball In Knights ot Labor hall tonight. The children's annual masqucrado ball , under the auspices of the German Women's turnvereln , will bo hold In Gormaula hall thla evening. The Union Veteran Republican club of Douglas county will meet at the Continental block at 8 o'clock tonight for the purpose of 'electing ofllcers. An oyster supper will be given under ths auspices of the King's Daughters of the First United Presbyterian church In Patterson hall. Seventeenth and Farnam streets tonight. Seven or eight applications for the posi tion of police matron , left vacant by the resignation of Mrs. Cummlngs , have been filed , and will bo up for consideration by the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners at Its meeting next Monday night. Sometime ago , owing to the demands of other business , George N. Hicks tendered his resignation as agent of the New York Llfo building. The company has recently accepted the same and appointed Henry Wy- man , formerly cashier of the American Na tional bonk , as Mr. Hicks' successor. P12HSOXAI , I'AKAGIIAIMIS. 0. W. Dergcr , Chicago , Is at the TJarker. C. C. Moore and wife , Randolph , ore In the city. T. H. Dronson , Hamburg , la. , Is at the Mercer. J. H. Hclwlg , Rising City , Is stopping at the Mercer. L. J. Norton , Napa , Cal. , Is o guest at the Mercer. M. M. Anson , Muscatlne , la. , Is stopping at the Mercer. , C. E. Wllklns , Philadelphia , Is stopping with the Darker. CharlM E. Casey , Pawnee City , was In the city last evening. Leo Spratlin left last evening for Lincoln on a short business trip. John H. MacColl , Lexington , Is calling on old friends in the city. 1. L. Flsko , a merchant from Beatrice , is registered at the Barker. Ben Spoils and R. W. Smith , stockmen from Ulysses , are In the city. O. B. Hlllis left last night for St. Paul to visit a few days with his family. Thomas J. Swan , the cattle king of Cheyenne. Is stopping at the Barker. Eight members of the Morrison Faust company are domiciled at tbo Barker. Mrs. Frank Crane of Chicago Is the guest of Mrs. A. I ) , Smith , 312C Chicago street. W. J. Robinson , manager of the Bay State Cattle company , is In town from Klmball , Neb. Neb.Mrs. Mrs. J. O. Phllllppl left yesterday for Den ver , where she will visit friends for a fort night. Miss Dick left for Chicago yesterday , where she will visit frlendu for a short period. Mrs. W. F. Sweesy returned from Chicago last evening from a fortnight's visit with her son. J. 1C. Chambers , Union depot ticket agent , left yesterday on a business trip to Cin cinnati , O. Chief Clerk Vandervoort of the railway mall service has gone to Denver to examine some of the ccrks In his division. Charles Mctz lias gene to Hot Springs , Ark. , to bo absent for a week. Ho will ho joined In St. Louis by a party of friends. H. II. Marley , travellrfg pareengor agent for the Michigan Central , with headquarters In Kansas City , was In Omaha yesterday. G. L. Pork , division superintendent for the Union Pacific at North Plattc , who has been In the city on business , left for homo last night. S. C. Woodson , St. Joe , Mo. , C. E. Shurtz , Norfolk , Neb. . E. F. Brown and W. C. Heath , DCS Molnes. are registered at the Mercer , Mlsa Bertello , iMIss Armuby , Mrs , N. Kncass , Charles Sautcr , A. Chadwlck and L. Joshstone , members of the Lewis Morrison company , are registered at the Mercer. Charles Anderson of the Burlington , accom panied by hla wife , left for Denver last evening , where ho will assume tlio position of assistant city ticket agent for the eamo road , Nebraskans at the hotels : E. D , Walker , Cedar Rapids ; W. F. Black and H. P. Nell- son , Gothenburg ; F , C. Felts , Ewlng ; II , B. Hcrshey , Gibbon ; Mrs. R. S. Gray , Bellevue - vuo ; P , J. Murphy , Rogers ; William Hayncs , Alliance ; Mrs. A. Smith , Elgin ; B. F. Grimn , Tekamah. Say did youse ever BCXJ ono of dein Stoecker fi-cent cigars Stoecker he's my dad and ho makes dem out of tobacco wltl a real tobacco wrapper dey ain't no snide 'bout dem an' ' I Jos' hear lots of do fellera say dey Is as good as lots of do 10-ceut clgars- = when you get n Stoecker cigar you get two fur ono-dat Is two of dem fur one 10-centcr an' dey's Jest us good. 1404 DOUGLAS. DANCER FROM HIGH WATER Unusually Heavy Rainfall Onuses Rivera to 'Em Ramdlr. OHIO VALLEY THE CHIEF SUFFERER Ulrrr Conilnti t'p Ton Inclir * nil Hour nt Cliii'liitiutl SI. loul N Klooili'tl nnil Mirny Train * Arc Inlr. CHICAGO , March 5. The storm which raged throughout the middle west on Thurs day night stands unparalleled , not only for the great extent of territory over which It raged , but Or the amount of water precipi tated. At Cincinnati the rainfall reported by the weather bureau was u.3. < Inches , and Hoods are reported from almost every tele graphic stAtlon fiom HttsburR on the east to Kansas City on thu west and from the lakes to the northern lumndnry of Tennes see , tn sonic instances" the ind reached the velocity of a hurricane and much dam * ago to dwellings , barns , fences , orchards nnd forests has bren reported from various points throughout the district. At C.tlro. 111. , several buildings were unrooted .inil one dwelling was blown down , causing the death of an Infant Inmato. Throughout southern Illinois , Indiana and Ohio , the damage to property In the form of washouts , making tralllc 'Impossible , and the wrecks caused by the softqnlng of the roadbeds Is Immense. A not Inconsiderable loss to the people , as a whole , will , bo thu washing away ot bridges and roadways , which have been built up In the rural districts at a cost of millions of dollars , and which in many cases have been totally destroyed. Owing to the demoralization of railroad ; tranic. the local malls to the deluged district have been greatly delayed , while the through service over the trunk Ilnoa cast nnd west and , north and south has been badly crippled. CINCINNATI , March G. An unexpected and unprecedented rainfall bete has given rise to dlsagreeablo forebodings of another Hood In the Ohio. Rain began to fall at 6:30 : last night and during the early morning It assumed the form of a cloudburst , so that at 7 a. in. the rainfall registered three Inches. Since 7 the rainfall has kept up heavily with lightning , and at 9 a. tn. the fall Is about four Indies. The result has been a sudden swelling of all the little streams , and there will certainly be a rise In the Miami and Licking rivers , which will Immediately swell the Ohio at thl. point. Already great damage has been done to the gardens along Mill creek , which is a raging torrent. Iloth the steam railroad and electric line to College Hill arc closed on account of flooded tracks , Reports continue to come In of losses caused by thu lieavj rain of last night. The town of Lockland , 0. , Is Inundated. At Cummlnsvlllc the Hood Is doing more harm than the recent high water of the Ohio , because the latter was still backwater , while this Is a raging torrent. Houses , weakened by the Ohio river flood , were moved from their founda tion by this overflow. No trains have arrived on the Big Four on account of a landslide at Trautman'6 station , which has carried away part of thn track and covered other parts. Many houses In that vicinity are threatened. Anderson's ferry Is Inundated , trom surface flood , caus ing more loss than the high water of the Ohio river. All the houses on the river front are tn danger. North oC the city the flood Is beyond precedent. The newspaper train on the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern , ran Into a washout at Cochran , Ind. The cnglno and tender plunged Into a hole. No ouc was reported hurt. VERV HEAVY RAINFALL. From G p. m. to 11 a. in. the rainfall hero was 4.89 inches. Reports ulnce noon show unprecedented damages from the heavy waterfall last night and today. All bridges across Mill creek are In danger , and all the railways except three on this side of the Ohio rjvcr have bridges crossing Mill creek. Cumminwlllo , Wintotl Place and all tlio sub urbs along Mill creek are under water and hundreds of families are homeless. The tele graph wires are down" all around tbo city , owing to landslides. Some of the railways j whoso general ofllccs are here , have been unable to communlcatd with other points on their lines. The flood extends up the Miami valley , Dayton , Sprlngflcld , Hamilton and other points suffering the same as this city. The Llttlo Miami river is very high. The Ohio hero Is rising ten Inches per hour. The rallfall stopped at noon. CAIRO , 111. , March E. A heavy thunder storm , with rain and wind , struck this sec tion at 5:30 : a. m. today. Roofs were torn off , j > late glass windows smashed , a frame church under construction was destroyed , one house blown down and the wreckage burned. Eight persons were Injured , with one killed and burned In the ruins. No other lives lost. The wind had a velocity of fifty-six to eighty miles. The storm struck Cairo from the south west , accompanied by roln and heavy thun der , with continuous flashes of vivid light ning. The residence ot James Dardenell , In the track of the Btorm , was entirely de molished and all the occupants moro or less hurt. The ruins caught fire , but the flre company and heavy rain prevented the flre spreading to other buildings. The badly wounded were : Mrs. James Dardenoll , back broken ; Mrs. Cary , Injured Internally , will probably die ; Sol Pettls' child , burned to death. Others In the house escaped with Blight Injuries. These were all the casualties. A great deal of damage occurred through roofo and skyllghta being blown oft. The principal buildings damaged were the Doug- A .Sick Woman IA an ilij.-t , -f | iuv I. uf nla1 tire pcti too tltttl s > iniutiiy | of fin lull" , fur PEOPLE GET TIRED to cotiip'rti'Ur ' ml Ih * poor itumt l-ciir ti-.rlr us vij in Mlenp * . l > ut thtre li cn wlio i.evMtltfs llMmlng to u . ami WOMAN'S PRAYER 'a ' nl > n nFRUITCURA ' h 1i"on 'fi\t \ by tiia poo.l I nl lllmtclf , upon llic ill.lnc nilfrlon or cnrtnc nil FEMALE COMPLAINTS. It l ! < ( Unit-nil tn ninl welds with lili-h to i1 < crlb ami do It Justice ninl riwey to the publlft Its inarvclon * pnwci. I'lullcurn it n FEMALE TONIC t mt rrnrrlics Itin fciuAli1 tyntcni , ncllnt : tiron tin \nilon.n crtta ! ! * with the tlioiviiBtincM of srarrh Unlit , seiiiirullnq thROOI ) fnun the bail and ill U In ? tlio Kcrnm of illst-nxc Ihrvmqli the eutl t olunnols of the body , building up healthy Doth anil PURE BLOOD Nothing has OUT equaled It , nothing else ran tnlio Hi place. MME , YALE 1 n toncfnctrcM of her race nnd i cx , frr lo 'Mr l > olont : < our FOHSS of iiraln * . l.ct nil in mile I rut profit liy her untiring rforl * In ln-hnlf of liu- niniilty. I'riiltrura li n gunrnnteeil rurc for nil ulliiK-nls ppcullnr lo mnm-n. Solil cvcrjwliev * . lirMnrc * hrnlth ninl Mleimtli. , Mine. Yale's Oulile tu Hcuuly , m\llrd : free. AiUrcM , MMK. V.U.i : . Hili-nKO. Mmo. Ynlc's Complexion Soup fi r Itcnuty , lass High echonl , roof of one wlnf ? Mown nil ; Lutheran clutrcli , Jn t completed , cupola blown down ; Gilbert block niul First Mis sionary Hi\itlst | churcli. The tonn was very sovcro nouth on the river. Tlio steamer Buckeye State catno Into port with the tops of both chimneys blown off. The wind for Hvo minutes nt the signal office registered sixty miles nn hour. WASHOUTS NEAR ST. LOIMS. ST. LOUIS , March G. Tlio heavy rnlns of yesterday and last night hnvo greatly de layed nil Incoming nnd outcolng trains. Nearly every train Hint pulled Into Union station this morning \vaa ( mm ono to four hours late. Several trains did not pet In at all. The Missouri Pacific nnd Iron Mountain suffered most. The trades of both systems lie along river banks. Before mldnlRht they had washouts reported from Doles , New Hnvcii , Chamois , Osuio and Etlah. Tlui trains that went out Thursday nlnht worn held at New Haven and Chamois nnd told not to move until morning. The Ineomlni ; train Mo. 8 , the through express and Xo. 10 , the Ctumonball , did not Ret In Friday morn- IIIR. They wcro combined nt Scdalla nnd will bo sent over the Wabash tracks. It had not arrived up to noon , and will not get In until tonight. Morning trains on the Iron Mountain were sent out over the IlllnolH Central tracks as far as Cairo. The Mem phis & Hot Springs special and the Texas special on the Iron Mountain are both unable to get In. The .Mobile & Ohio St. Louis express No. 2. duo hero at 7:04 : , Is Indefinitely delayed. The Vnndalla mall express will get In when the His Pour tracks are cleared. The road Is blocked by a washout nt Highland. Fifteen Illinois Central freight cars are ditched cast of Elllngham , III. , by spreading rails. That road's New Orleans express pulled Into the union station three and a half hours behind - hind time. The conductor said they bowled through a swamp front the time they loft Cairo. sunuuns FLOODED. The western suburb * ) wore partially Inun dated by the severest floods experienced In thirty .VOLTS. Acres of ground were sub merged , houses tindurmlncd , property de stroyed , and residents placed In temporary fear of their liven , From thn north to the south across the western city limits the waters covered the lowlands. In many In- atances families found themselves hemmed In so that It was necessary to await rcscuo from neighbors on hlghur ground. Polleo- mon on hoiEeback released many from their waterbound prisons. Great damage was donu to railroad property and the plants of the flro brick companies In tbo southwest portion tion of the city , where acres of water spread In every direction. i INDIANAPOLIS. March G. Three and twenty , one-bupdre'dths Inchca of water have fallen here slnco ,1 o'clock yesterday. The resulting flood hag caused much Incon venience and considerable damage. Street car tranic hcs been Impeded and the flooded tunnel under the Union station necessitated roundabout routes for several southaldo linos. The greatest damage came to Jnclroon park , on the north side , whore 200 acres were flooded by Fall creek's overflow. The water stood three feet deep In thU locality this morning and the residents are being trans ported In boats and on horses. The rain continues , but the Indications are that the worst Is past. _ 1'c-II Into Itnil Coiiiiintiy. August Ludwlg , n farmhand from Soward. Neb. , arrived in toA'n yesterday and de cided to hnvo a touch of high llfp In a great city. Ho wandered down Into the bad lands and fell In with "Music" lluiton : , a colored woman who resldi-H nt 12H Capitol nvonue. "Music's" voice WIIH low and weot nnd Ehe beguiled him to look Into a photo graph album which reposed , upon a ci-nt ( > r- Inble. While August gazed the woman Inserted - sorted a deft hand Into his pocket nnd wlth- Urow It i\llh a wallet containing $ : , o. jjolh parties wcro arrested and locked up tit the station. Will CIIMI > . The motion to dtomlsti tli9 appeal In tlio Crolghton will case will bo decided thin morning by Judge Fawcett. A decision In favor of this motion will throw the case out of court. _ Coughs , Hoarseness , Sere Throat , do , , quickly relieved by Brown's Bronchial Troches. They surpass all other preparations In removing hoarseness and as a cough remedy nre pro-cnilncntly the best. It was u hot nie.ssiif'u Drex L. SIioo- nmn carried to the senate but do yon know wo nro Bending you incsHapcH every dny that arc far more Interesting to you they nre money-paving IIICSHIIKGH IIUu our boys' youths' and mines' § 1.50 shoos they are not n 91.50 Khoe wo Hiniply nut Unit low price on them we could get $2.00 and .f2.no easy but wo only iisk $1.50. Drexel Shoe Co. , * 110 FAKNAM STUECT. The piano you want Is a good grndo for n llttlo money you don't care lo pay for the niaker'K name what you want Is plntto not names you want tone hiHtlng tone rich tone sweet tone HID llnlsh of the CUHO haun't much to do with the tone but It benutltkti the room sonio of our plano.s are more highly finished than others but the goodness of Its music Is always the mime we have ouc slightly used up right piano for ? KJ5-$15 dowu and ? 10 a month , AHOSPB , Jr. , Music and Art. 1513 Douglas.