2 TJTE OMAHA DAILY BEE : FRIDAY , ITEBKUAllY 4 , 1808. I for ono nm with you with both handa nml I promise you that t shall do all I can to Influence others" KXTKXT OP Tiir : EXPOSITION. Manager Hoscwntcr of the Department of Publicity otiil I'romollon was tailed upon by the tcE'tn.i ' tcr to tell the vlsllora about the nlvcrtlaUiK that had been given the ex position ami Mic present condition of the en- trmrl c He told rtbout his recent visit to Mlnneapull * lo arouse Interest among the ntrcBontatlvM of the commercial Interests nnd the delays which surrounded the com mencement of work In that flection. Taking to the present condition * , Mr Itoflcwatcr said that eighteen of the twenty states In HIP tr nsmlisl Hln > l region nro now organ ised end worklns lo sceuro slate exhibits of their resources , and a number of states out- ultlo of this region are also Interested nnd luxe stale * commissions typo tiled , whirharo nuldnR preparations for representation Ho called ettcntlon to the Illinois building , now bclnR erected oil the grounds , nnd said t'.ie Wisconsin bulldlnit will bo commenced iory soon In states along the Allantlr seaboard of much Interest Is being manifested In the cxp-il'lon ' as by the western states ' New Jersey Georgia , Florida. Alilximi , Marland anJ West Virginia hive commls- clons H' oliitcJ and working. " slid Mr Ho'c- vai r end pmxirallons are almost rlpo for the ti oolntmcnt of commissions In Masai- chusci i llhode In'and , I'cnnsylvanln nnd Kcntuckj Work li being done In other slMis , and fully thlrty-IUo stales will be icircrcnted In the exposition when the gales nro cneiicd No other exposition In this country , except Chicago , las over hid more than eight plates represented. Very llttlo bpieo will rcrraln In any of our bulldinga If f.are was nlloltcd to Hiose whoio np- ' pllCBlIofj are now on flic. Wo will bo com- ] I died to c/rect additional buildings In order to accommodate the gioat number of ex hibits which ere sure to como to us. Thla cposlll 41 lias hern more thoroughly adver- tnrd lhan the World's fair Wo have been ] l-runted the same orl\ lieges icgardlng the pilmlErilon of foreign goodn for exhibition I nnd now Nivo a 1)111 nendlng In congress , ] which Iirs pvsed one branch , pro\ldlng for nn Indian congress The spi'slil onstage c.amp to be Issued f r the exposition , 'as fl led mo.o space In the ne ! > arcra thin . win glvin l- > the AtVuiM and Nashville ex-1 fitlon1" Hut v.e 1'iven'l stoiprl on this j iiln o' lhr > o-tan We have hid patrnhleta resni ling the expo , lllon printed In Parts In ' Urcssels in Sto-kholm and distributed nil over tho'e countries" SHORTENS THE DISTANCE. M > or A I ) Kejcs of I\iilbiult cH're-jsed tlio mini lia Hint the Mlnncaota ronimls- sljn may bu relit 1 on to * co that the state Is properly r < lprci'"ited. notwithstanding the fi 'int HIP legh'aturp made no ci proprli- tlr-n Ho raid one feature of the exposition ha l int betn inokcn of , [ 'a Influence In ext - t nl ng n copiminlty of feeling between the ] i nlo < f the west He slid the tr'u ot the Minnesota partj lad dlrcndy shortenel the < 'IK anre between Minneapolis and Omaha I' ' dttclt br.ollloon this point nut ex- pro sod the thniiKs of the \laUors for the 1 nnriPi I i which they had been onter'alued Prof C "I Jordan , superintendent of the Mint enpolli schools. Joined li the expression i' suiprlao and gratlflcitlon at wlnt haJ 1 > eu seen j > t the exposition ( 'rounds Hoi i- * 1 ho couldn't spcaK fcr tlic ISoard of ftdu- cVion , but believed tint a good "jlo lns of HIP \vorh of the ac'ioola woull bo shovn W n Kirk i < banker of St Paul and m m- 1" r of trp statp commission , silil the dule- r i i n had como to Orraha to learn what ' y were expected to do and tliPii go home nn I do It Commissioner Schurnieler of St J'nil and II Wilson of Parlbault coincided with the brief , but pouted statement ot Mr Kl k. Clnrles P Nojcs , president of the Cliam- brr of fnmmcrce of St I"i ul , said tlio bodj mcr v hlrh lie preslilcs Is ready and willing to co operate with fie state commission Ho t < Ul he wai > glad he cntno to eco whit had Icon done and expressed his surprise at the inagrltu e of the exposlron and the i rogicsa . rl h has been imde v/lth tlip buildings Thomas Kllpatrlck one of the memhcrb of the Peaid of Dliccto s of the exposition si eke hrlcHj en thp frlendlj relations be- t.Mra the people of different sections of the " ( US' US'W W M Liggett , superintendent rf the slate cxi pr mcnt station spoke \ery briefly to the flcit tl at n n.iy will Ei'jely l > o found by the stiti c ) minlS3lon for making , i state e\hiblt P W Handall secretarj of the -tate Tali , Rborlitlrn , said the preparations vhlch were l'i t\ ' 'LIICO fit theep sltlon grounds , wcro j-rintl > be\ond his expectations and he ccm- int idcd tl-c expos tlon management for the < ! Prfvrl- . whi h had IPCT alspliyed lie t- 1 Pi't ho believed the boaid of mniagers 0 I P I-ali association will rtndcr miter ! 1 isilitnnpi to the state conriiUston TJe txlllilto vMch ncro prepare ! for Chicago are In the < ustod > cf the I'j r association and l.n Ijollcved thoj will be placed it the dis- P > sal of th" comnilsslnn nil aFsLtinc ? will bo terdi'ied in man > othejwaa Jens 1C Oro-dahl , editor of the Hc-J Wing UepjblUan , said he v as n incmboi of the 1 u loglsliturc In Minnesota and was on the e mmlttep which had charge of the b 11 milIng an approprlat on fo- the exposition HP nkt If ho had Kuc\a as much about the p'aii and scope of the exposition nn he Ij.rt . : iiuri | 1 b ) seeing the 1,1011 ids ho would lave voted for tu ! > bill Instead of against It He ovprcsred tlio belief fiat htate rppreson- titl n can bo secured without nny dllll- cult } . 'I ho party relumed homo on the regular train on the Chk'.go , St. Paul M nnejpalli K , Omaha road , which left the Webster tiert dep t at 5 53 p. in PLAN OP THE COMMISSION. ! ' lj Dnii'oith of Minneapolis ' .lid general rl-rpo of the visiting dclepatljn toil acted In the capacity of nener.il marager Al- triin'i tlio Mlnnesut.i I > ijsltloi ecmmls-jioii Is n > l jet organized , It Is sattlcd that M , Hutifrith Is to bo the sccrrtarj of the com- ii'lrrlon nnd the dctnlls of the tt'n have itilin Oly been left to him lie wis for sev eral joars tlio spcrctaij o/ the Mlnncapolh t'u'ii'iimlil ' ilub cad was nppol'ited ' > i mem- bi i f th commission by tlie govcinor on niiount of hh wile aciiua'ntiiicp ' with the biHltiPNs and ( irofcMlaiml Interests of itm s ito Spcakins of thu vvurk rf the commis sion Hid mrinlng , Mr Danfurth sxld lhe < ( ) lun of operation lad not been foimulatcd ileliiilteb , hut the membiia of the e immls- cinn were agreed Hint sudi i < ctlon shall be tiKen as will nsenio a cicilltablo reyrescnta- tl n on the part of the state ' Tin ) inniiufacturliiK ludtmtry of our i tnto . will bo well represented by exhibits made j lj reprcsentatlvp Huns from all sections , " Mid Mr Danfcrth , "nid provlblon will un doubtedly bo made for the exhibition of nil nf our agricultural nnd Kindred Interests Tlio principal Unty of the state commission w II. therefore , bo to stimulate these Inter est. ) to make these exhibit * ami to co-operate vUili the p\pcutlon ! management no far as jiijsb'o In promoting the exposition amortf ojr people Wo will ho obliged to depend in o.i pilvatc subscriptions entire ! ) , as our k-ln at.iro madn no n | > proprlatlon for the pin rose , but I do not ant clpato any dllll- e.ilty o > i that scoie on-uNr ; TOR A IJUILUINO. "Whether our state shall have a s'j.te bur ng remains to bo determined. Wo have iip\pr.il propositions from some of our best architects to furnish plans for a build- I Int ; and superintend Its to-a'.ructlon ultlicut aiy cos' to the rommlaslon and I have al- I irad ) suggested the erection ol a bnlldlm ; | which will 1m a d splaj of our resources In f build ng material , the lower po-tlon of the ' building , for a distance of about twelve or , fnui icrii feet from the ground to bo of rtono . frini aonio of our quarries and the upper portion to be formed of 1053 from our forejts. Such a bulldtiii ; could IIP made very liindsninp ami attractive i nil could be oretted at a very mull cost , but , as I Maid before , nothliirf has been determined The me-mbera of our com- 1:1 Us on are hire to nick Infoimatlon and nfter rctunilnt ; homo something will un doubtedly bo done at once to get the work Btatted. " The mcmbrro of the vlsUIng delesatlon all edmlttcil tbit the people of their tate had taken little Interest In the cxpoiltlon , un'll very recrntl ) , und had been disposed to Ignore It , Slnco the- promotion depart ment lad cent Its agents lute the aUto to arouse ai : Intercut hi the mutter and the tihould bo In every fatally inodlclno cli-st and every tr.ivi-11 r's Blip. They niu luvalim'jlo when tlio tiumai h li out cf vnlrrt euro limilicL . tillloumoti , nml II ll r tcuulilo * . tllia lUid ( lUdtut. had dlicusacd the project they said the people had commenced taking an Interest In It and now realize th t a golden opportunity will be forever lost unices prompt action Is taken. mKII AM ! COLORin7IMIOSPJCTS. . of tillOniuiiili liiiiM Conic In ArrntiKt * f ir 'dinc-r. W. S. Ward and A. rr. MacOonnld of Den ver , Oolo , arrived In Omaha last evening ns the reprc-iontntlvcs of the Colorado and Denver Imposition commissions. Mr. Ward la chairman of the Denver commission fitnl a member of the etato commiisslon , vvlillo .Mr. MacDonald Is n member of the Denver com mission. They came to confer with the rx- pcslllon authorities regarding spice and other details for the exhibit which la to bo made by Colorado and by Denver Mr. Ward sild that the exact plan of the Denver commission has not been fully de termined 11 Is desired to erect n rltv btil'd- ' Ing nnd Inntal therein exhibit. ? showing Den ver's resources nnd lt prlnclml buildings , Its cducallonal faclllllts , etc. Just what can bo done In this dirc'llon , hs said , de-pcnds somewhat on. the conditions governing such mailers In the oxpo'ltlon ruin' Mr Ward also said Iho repots which have b : n sent oul from Denver nboit clashing of different Interests In the state commission end between the state commission nnd the boJIcs which are working up exhibits I'l dif ferent lurto of Iho slalo are vvllhottt founda tion. Ho declares mcst emphatically that the rlate commission and these other bodies , Including the Denver commission , nro work ing In perfect hirmeny nnd lo Iho ono end of securing as full representation as possible of t'to Industries and rcsotircci' " of the slate. Ho said two ircrrlbers o the Btate comu's- ilcn , Messrs lllshop and Hooper , have tpn- dorod tholr resignations to the governor on account of n slight mlsunlcr umlliig. but the governor hao not accepted Iho resigna tions nnd will Jiot < 'o so. Mr Ward SIMI thorn can lo no question but Ihat Colorado will bo roprcsetito-l In n creditable manner. Ho admits that the state commission has been cafily handicapped l < y lack ot fumls but mjs this will not interfere with n line e\- hlbll. nr- the ncAor.il bei tlcns of the state ate new well organ 7ed and are worklrs In har- moii ) with llo slnto coium's'lon ' and largely under Its direction u\Trni : OK rtMis is IMIHSSIMS KMiiixKloii In riritviliK rnntcr Tlinn llie PruinntrrH Mini nllt'lpnle'l. Therp Is much satla'actlcn In exposition quarters over the decision of the supreme court sustaining the validity of the $100,000 of bends voted by the pccnlo of Douglas county fcr imtlclpillon in the exposition h > this coi.ntj. Manager Llndsey oP the Way ? and Means department eald tbla vvo ild have no bearing uion the off arts thai aw being made to Incicasp the fciibbcrlntlon ll < t U'e need ( ully $200.000 moro uiilHcrlptlons. " cald Mr Undsoj , "and vvo inujt have that amount. Thlb expMltlou is growing over ) da ) , and nothing vvo c u do can top It We are compelled to enlarge - largo our buildings and pro > ! de for still other build ugs than those alrcadj crec'ed or contracted for. It to uoelcas for people to talk about confining tno allair It Is a gigantic undertaking wo are like the nuin who caugnt the bear bj the tall v > o have to go along with It. The people of Omaha do not seem to realize the magnitude nitudeof the \.holc altilr but thoj must aeo It and como to the aujIsMiice of the management Th'a docljlcn of the supreme court 's a ireat ; l.elp , to be cure , but it will not be nearly sufficient to carry out the pi ins vvhlch must Lo completed" The count ) commissioners will los no time In i call/ing on the exposition bonds. Chair man Klcrstcad started for Lincoln at once to resistor the Londb aid turn them over to the state treasurer In return for the cash Ho telephoned to the auditor before starting and that ofilcial agrocit to w.Mt In Mi olilcc until Mi Klerstcid s arrlvU In order that Hit- bonds might be registered without de lay. They will then be turned ever to the state treasurer , who will Issue a chcclc drawn on the permanent school fund of the ii'.itc and pajaulo to Dougl.is c-ounty fcr $106,830 VI.IIIHKCI * Iliilsc4 > nml riiiHiiKrniilm. Manager Lindsay sa > 3 , coiicer.ilng the poslllon taken bj the Womf.i's Doard ro- faullng the suggested exhibition of the photographs of juung women whose csin poalto photographs are to form the modci for the woman's head on one side cf the exposition souvenir incdil "Xo ono la going to compel the women to exhibit these plc- tuiea unless they wish to do t > o I never Imagined thcio would bo any objection on thcli part to such a prozeedlij I bpol e to soiiio of the wcincn and they seemed ID favoi the idea , but If the ) don't want to do It , that settles It 1 have received pho tographs of two young women In Missouri , tv In Nevada and two In Montana llach of these have consented to having her picture exhibited , as .suggested , and 1ms alee consented to having them pub- Ibhcd. In one of the leading magazine i have no do.ibt the &ame co.iacnt v,111 be given by all of the olhers who will by s-- Iccteil. "dome of the vice presidents have delajed the matter very seriously b ) putting the die for making the selection lee fai ahead Same oj them have fixed a date in March This Is unfortunate' , as these pictures should all bo In inhnnds by the middle of this month , but I suppose thcro is no way to change mat ten ; now. "As for the plan being a 'fiasco , ' I have seen nil Indication of such au endlns The pictures are coming In and these I have re ceived are of vcr ) handsome young women " Slnlo lZ\i > iiHllni > I'linil. The monthly statement made to Governor Ifol-omb by Iho Nebraska Hxpoalllon com mission has been completed by liookl.coper Althcn and fhavvs the following condition rf the $100,000 appropriated by the legisla ture for state participation In the exposi tion : Drawn since Totnl n\peudeil for lust report driwn Halniles and v. ige t $ -JsTSO $ . ' ! , KMS ! I'm nit nro .mil llxtiiics IViJI Olllco Huppllcn Ifi'i 37 WJSI Consti ut-tlon 3,121 7" > I2ni < < a3 AKileultur.il dppiitmont . . 4070 l,0i > 0 ! Hortloiiltuial dcp n tnient . . 14S01 2(10ii ( Apilr ) ilepirtment IICT ls")2J Live stock ileputment 20 SI 50V n U.ilry ilepartment 3 JO 75SM I'onltry di-p-irtmeiit 3'W 1,2:1 : .n rijiluiltiiri ! ilipirtmont. . . . 4070 8120 IMucutloiml depaitmcnt . . . 9ltO fi,2tl 01 ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' i'ostnge . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . . , . . . . . 'lOOJ Total drawn . $ OCSiM Unc.\iciuleil bilineo . $ u'JJU,74 llurr'iii of I'nlillu Coinfoi-l. A mtctliig of the Uuicaii of Public Com fort of the exposition set for last nfxht was poatpone-l until the next regular meeting night on account of a lack of sufllclcnt mem bers being present. Secretary Dudley Sin th Htatrd that a large number ot communica tions wtro coming In from the muny hotels and bearding places of the city and In all of them tlio prices given for accommoda tions during the summer wcro very trason- able llo stated that from present Indica tions visitors to the cltv need feel no hesi tancy In making arrangements for long no- Journh : u In no Instance would excrbltant yrlcea bo ehaiged. Tlio special committee of HIP executive board having1 In chaige tickets nnd stamps held n Ions session for the con sideration of Jes.uns presented by various eastern flrmii. _ i'r r. iciiiiiinii'M riii m. 1'rof Wlllaid Klmball of Lincoln , musical director of the exposition , vvas In Omaha ) estprdny endeavoring to perfect arrange ments whereby the various musical Interests of Omaha may bo linrmonlrcd and organized Into ono body which shall form the nucleus for a choral society for the exposition. Ho spent the day cctisultlng with the people who aru prominent In musical matters. Prof. Klmball announced that 51183 Julia Otllcer. n young woman well known In Coun cil Hind's musical circles , now living In Chicago cage , where she has attained prominence In musUfil matters , has been appointed agent oj the oxpc ltlon lo engage the soloists who will bo required In the rendering of upcclal music. Cuuut ) U ' MAUYV1LI.13. Mo , Feb. 3. ( Special. ) The Commercial club of Maryvlllo U mak ing arrangements to make an extensive , ex hibit of Nodaway county product ! at the rransinUslaslppI Exposition , Nodaway Bounty la the etxlb county In Mliaourl , In point of wc-ilth. and rauka first among tlio agricultural counties. ONLY APPLIES TO PRUSSIA Decree Excluding American Fruit Not Thought to Eo Goaorali KILLS- HOPE CF RECIPROCITY TREATY -nI AtillmrltlcN nt StuHKrnrt Slop Mile of DrliMl rniltH , Aim-rt- 'riio > Condilii Ic- Inlllc 7lno. WASHINGTON , Teb. 3. A brief cable gram from Ambassador Whlto at Derln ! , that came to tha Department of State last evening , conveyed the only olflclal Informa tion so far received as to the decree ot ex clusion of American , fruit from Pru&ila This cablegram was so meagtr that a re quest has been nent to Mr Whlto for further details. While It Is not positively Known , It Is supposed the decree appll"s only to Prussia , end not to all Germany , a considerable limitation Whether or not It also applies to Canadian fruit U n matter of speculation , anil In vlovv ot the large trade In Canadian apples this will bo Im portant for the Dominion authorities to consider. The German ambassador was a visitor at the State department early today nnd spent Homo tlmo with the olllclals. After talking with Secretary Sherman and Assistant Sec retary Day the ambassador wns half an hcur In clrso consultation with Mr. Kassnn , the peclal commissioner for the United States In the negotiation of reciprocity agreements The ambissador had no news from Ucrllt ! directly tu to the last ( Jeered which threatens to kill all hope of the ne gotiation of any kind cf a reciprocity treaty or agreement within the terms ot the pres ent tariff act. so far as Germany Is con cerned. It Is gathered that the bast" of tlio decree , or rather the reason ofilektllj to bo act out by the Prussian govern ment fcr the exclusion , Is thit some Kh'i ' > ii"nts of American apples , coming ftom Cillfo-nla have been discov ered to bo affected with the disease known as "San Jose ocale " but Just bow German ppples are endangered , even If this fact bhould be established , U not made plain One of the standing complaints against American dried fruit , the trade In which with Germany has pssumcd enormous pro- portlora. Is again brought to oiliclal notice by a report tint comes to the State de partment from United States Cons il Ozmun at Stuttgart and Is today made public In the dally consular repoits Ho traroinlts a no tice Issued b > the thief of police of Stutt- Kirt , to the effect that most of the samples of American applelnirs , or dried apnlcs , tiKcn fiom the local retailers , show the addition of metallic zinc In quantities of 0 " \ grams to the kilogram ( i 2048 pounds ) , and warning all dealers that they will bo punished and their Broils confiscate 1 If further sales of such goods 010 made This complilnt was ma Jo to the department first about two jears ago the Germin chief of police In Cologne asseit- Ing In his notice that the zinc was present In the apples , because the "AnericanH 'ry the fruit o'i zinc tras , instead of wooden bars rn we do " Immediately one of the most cnterpilsing of our consuls In German ) v Islted an agri cultural exposition then going on In Ger- mar/ and icportcd that all of the fruit evap orators exhibited , about fourteen In num ber , wcro fitted with the alleged harmful ? lnc tr.is , which WPIO freely used In Gei- INCLUDES ALL TKUITS. Durlnr ; the afternoon further advices wore received from Ambassador While as to the nature of the decree It w-oJld seem tin : the full details arc not ) et oValnable In Perlln , but It Is cxoccted t * . at the amlar- sador will cable the eatlie decree as SODI as ho can obtain possession of It. The Im portant facts that wcro establ ohed by the last advices were : rlrst , that the decree of exclusion tnes the wc-d " \ni"ri"an" as descriptive of the , 'ace of origin of the fruit , which would seem to laclu le CoiaiUan fiult without ques tion , second , that the de iee , Instead of cr > , iblng only to frpf'i fruit , as vas at flr.'t sup > oscd , Includes In the prohibition all r..led fruits from America. State dcnrtment officials have met ) ct r" . ovcred C'oii their surprise > at the ruetl'tid ilppted by the Gciman goveimiiPtit on ac "oiollshlng Its object In this matter , and un- doubtclly'tlie corrctocodcice to follow will set tills out very clearly Tno objection to the course pursued is t irce-fold In the Jlrst place , It is said to ' 10 entirely v.ithoutocedc ] , , and ] I 'cour teous toward the American ambassador at Peril ] ! , to make the decree and put It Into clfcct without the rllghtcst warning t'o 'li n In the second naci ! > , b ) making the decree ' iKo effect at oiue. and stopping all fruit In transit a greit Injustice- done to sh'o- ncrs who thus , without warning , are made IT lose heavily on their o o'tal ' Invested li f'e fruit Third , the decree Is ccndcmnel In that It makes no proxlbian for the ndn.L sh i of fruit of aLsoltitc purit ) , iiermlta no demon stration of oilgln or hriltbful condition pod. In fact condemns all fruit , good and bad alike These considerations are to be bt-ongly uiged inon t'io Gerrran Kovsri- nient > is reason ? wh ) It d'.iculd cither revoke or modify the decree on the lines Indicated before any more radical action la taken. ouc\M7ic rmT'TnTr cvm'Mf.N. Iti-pulillciiii Cniuci i svtiuisil CoillinlUi'c ( ii-Hlim 111. \\iirl.ltl r nnloi. WASHINGTON. Tcb. 3 The rcpullcan members of both houses of congress held .1 caucus tonight at which the icpubllom con gressional committee was practical ! ) organ ized for the camtalgn. About saveity Ben- ato-3 and represoatatlvos atteaded. The del- cgatlons of all but eighteen of the elates announced the selection of their represen tatives on the commltlee. The committee. rs far as chosen tenlglit h as follows : Colorado , U 0 Wolcatt , Coaiiectlcut , 0. H P'att ' , Idaho , George L. Sho-ip , IlliioU , Joseph G Cannon ; Ini"iiia , Je so Ovcrftreet ; Iowa , J A T. Hull : Kansas , Charles Curtis ; Ma sachuict's , John Slmpkiiis ; Michigan , George Sri'dlng ; Mlrnrflota. James T Me- Cleary ; Missouri , Charles n Puarcu , Mon tana , Thomas H Carter ; Nebraska , David II 'ilerccr ' ; New Hampshire , Jacob II. Oal- llngcr ; New Jersey J. C Loudenslager ; New York J , H Ketcham ; Norlh Carolina , Hlchmond Tearson ; Ohio , H C. Van Voorhls ; Oregon , George W Mcllrlde , Pennslvatila , W. C Arnold , Tennessee , Henry II Gibson ; Texas , U U Hawlp ) ; Virginia. J It Walker ; \VaBtilngton , John L. Wilson ; AVest Vir ginia , Warren Miller , Wisconsin , Joseph W Ilabcock ; Womlng , Krcncls II. Warren. As soon as the other delegations select their representatives on the committee , which will bo within n few days , another caucus will bo called to perfect the organi zation by selecting oHlccru and mapping out tlu campaign work. It seems to be practi cally beiuled that Chairman Dabcock will bo re-elected , that Secretary Mercer also will succeed himself , that Representative Slmpklns of Massachusetts will bo made vice chairman In place of Mr. Apsley of MnsBachu > ctt3 , who was not re-elected to this congress , and that General Orosvcnor. 'tho present chairman of tbo caucus , will continue In that office. Tile caucus tculght was very brief. Gen eral Grosvcnor presided , and after the call of the states and the enrollment of members thn meeting vui adjourned. ouui : v u v > v ci\ni ov vim IZSTVTJ : . SnjH HH I'nriiK'iIlliiUlcr > IlHiiiiiri > - Iirlnlril < Jnrrii mi-ill I'liuilx. WASHINGTON , Keb. 3. The Corean mln- kitcr , Chin Pom Ye , t/a tiled a claim with the State department to recover $1,500 from the estate of the Ute Pom K Soli , former mlntater to tbU counlry , who died In Wooh- Ington last fall. Mr. Soh left \erbal will bequeathing his property In this country to L'verett Fraser , consul general of Corea In New York , In trust for Mr. Sob's relatives In Corea , To legally convoy the property a bill la now pending In congress. The present Corean minister alleges In his communication to the State department that Hie houoe oa rourtconth street , which rep- rceonls the whole of Mr , Sob's estate , was not Mr. SolTa property , because bought with money entrusted to him by hU government. Tlio State department baa Informed tbo minister thal0tfio matter Is not within the department's .Jifrjsfllctton , and his proper course 1 * to Institute civil suit to recover the valuoof the property ftflcr Iho bill irnns- fcrrag It bus. been passed by congress , This the mlnftttr Intends to do. CI.OCIC roil ( MLAHV'S 111 II.DINC. nf liny ( o HP Told liy n WASHINGTON , , Tcb. 3. ( Special Tele gram. ) Omaha U to have n clock placed In the toner of the now public building Hearing completion. Specifications nr well under way for this timepiece anil bl.ls will bo Invited by , Supervising Architect Taylor within a fortnight. The clock will have an Illuminated die ) , adapted for cither gas op cloctrlclty Above It will bo a 2.000- poutid boll to mark the hours. It la thought the clock will cost about $3.000. Senator Allen's favorable report on his proposed amendment to the Indian appro priation bill regarding1 an Indian congress at Omaha now sends the amendment to the appropriations committee , of which Sen ator Allison la chairman. Allison having had n talk with Secretary 1)1133 on Allen's bill and having reported It favorably. It Is bcllovcd loua's senator can do no lcra lhan report the amount desired for the purposes of congress $13.000 favorably. and attach the same to the Indian bill when it comes to tlio senate. Mercer has Introduced n bill to remove the charge of desertion , from the military record of Lav erne Walker. Daxo Hone , formerly of Omaha , now of Denver , Is In the city. John A Smallvvood of Council nillfT" . la. , was lodav appointed clerk In the railway iiM.ll service. Sophia Hopper was lolay appolnlcd post mistress at Green Island , Jackson county , la.lco Henry Hagodorn , dead , ov Icv svs I'roxhliMit Adhere * < n Hit l'rt' % Inn * llr- tiriiilimllun. WASHINGTON , Keb 3 Mr. Schlff and Mr Plerco of the Union Pacific rcorgi nl/a- rlon committee had a conference today at fie Whlto House with the president and Attor ney General Gilggs The conference lasted more than an hour and was devoted entirely to a discussion of mailers relating to the Kansas PI clfie railroad It 13 understood that the reorganisation committee has quali fied as a bidder for the reid at the sale fcr HIP Kansas Paelllc on Tobiuaiy 13. and trut at the conference today it Is understood an effort was made to secure a moJIlicatlo.i of the puipoae of the government to bid at the sile , at least up to tlio full amount of the prlrclpal of the road's indebtedness to the government which amounts to about $ | J S03.000 TMs puipcse was announced b ) the- president In his last mes age to ccn- PTP& , mil it lo stated that the president \ 111 strictly adhere to his determination inJ ao Informed the representatives of the reorganization committee No understand ing or agreement was anlvod at which changes In any rerpcot the relations of the goveinment to the read or to the reorgaul- 'at'on ' committee \a the mattci no\ stands ll'o sale will ba proceeded with nt the time jpec'fied ' by the court PVKK. lilll "tt Iilt'li Ir inis s in ' 1'itKo la Throe 11muvimiP Siiiiarr WASHINGTON , Teb. 3 Secretary Dllsi has sent to tl'c nubile land committees of the senate and house a bill pictured by Polsncl Young , the /ictleig superintendent of the Yel'onstono National park , for an c\ tension of the limits of that reservation by ibout 3,000 sqtare ( illce In t'aU extension Is Included the existing limber reserve In Wjomlng which abuts p-irtl ) on the cpst and partly en the southern portlras of the enervation It also embraces a nortlon of the reservation set aside or President Cleveland In hh order of February 20 , 1SOO , knovn ns the Teton forest reaarve , also In Wyomln , ? Another stirp ! Incfuded h that at the .lotll'i nest corner , where -there Is a largo amount cf irarshy land , to vvhlch Iho animals resort for feed. To the northwest of the park. In Mdntaiia , Is a strip of mountainous count ! ) In which wild game abounds and v.hlch Is the locality where most of the poachers get Into the rark Thh nortlon Is also to be In- ( luded The Teton .csorvatloa takes In the Jackson Hole country , where cti accourt of th dlHlciilly arising over tbo game lawn , thcro was considerable trouble with the Port Hall Ii'aho Indians , who went tuero to hunt laet 5 car. inbTit vi-xs v-TioN iTT MIIH ( Not Ipprippi lull' 1l ! > no % Tor SPI-- ( nrlnii IiistltiidoiiH. WASHINGTON , Tcb. 3. Judge Hgncr In the cquit ) court made a lullng holding that It Is unconstitutional for congress to ap propriate ironoy for sectarian Institutions io granted an Injunction restraining the treasurer of the United States frcm pajlng to the < . lectors of the Providence hcaplti1 ! nnv money bcloiiFii.g to the Unlteil States or Iho District of Columbia , The application for the Injunction was made by Joseph RradfieH , who maintained that the question arising in connection with the payment of the money Involved a pr n- elplo and a precedent for the appropriation o' United States funds for the use and s'tp- poit of icliglous societies ccutiary lo the constitution. I'OH THU 1MHV.N CONfiitCSS. \llvn A 111 1 > mini cut to Inillim Hill 1'a- ornlil } Itoiinrleil. WASHINGTON , Feb. 3. ( Special Tele- jrram. ) Senalor Allen , from "the committee on Indian affairs , reported favorably today his proposed amendment to Iho Indian ap propriation bill appioprlatlng $45,000for the Indian congress nt Omaha , between Juno and November , 1S9S. Nous fur ( hi * \rnij. WASHINGTON. Teh. 3 ( Special Tele gram ) Lieutenant Colonel James Jackson bra been detailed cs profe'sor at HIKiop Scott aoide-m ) . Portlind , Ore rir.n Lieu tenant Abraham P. Diifllngtan , Thirteenth Infanti ) , has been detailed as professor of nil Itary wclonco and tactics at the Univer sity of the State of Missouri , Columbia Mo , relic v'nir rirst Lieutenant Walter A Thurs- tca , Si > 'eenth Infintr ) , who will Join hlo compan ) The leave of absence granted Second Lieu tenant Nathan K Averlll , Suvcnth cavalry , Department of Colorado , has been extended eco month. SonnlorViiItlinll III WASHINGTON Peb. 3 Senator Walthall of MlEsit-sippl Is .sorlously 111 al his apart ments In the Calfo , this city. Last Thurs day ho was seized by a chill In tha senate and was forced to leave the chambci. Ho has Hlnco been iouflncd to his bed Ills physician says that the senator Is suffering from an atlnck of grlp. Ho wan thought to bo teller on Monday end Tuesday , bul hla condition became worsu ) cstcrday At present - ent Mr. Walthall Is iiot thoughl lo bo In a critical condition , but he Is very 111 , Ills friends , however , anticipate no serious ro- BUlt Of llU IllllCSt ) , > HMM.LS | | [ > I > I ClKirlnnH Vet In It , WASHINGTON , Feb. 3 Secretary aillss sent to congress today a report of the Davvcs commission , holding that the Mississippi Choctaws under 'Mtorr treaties are not en titled to any of the Ohoctaw citizenship rights , except an Interest In the Choctaw annuities. The commission says that If they are co-tenants with the resident Choctavva In these Indian territory lands they must first go thcro and occupy them with their co-tenants or forego uny use of them. HUM > ( > ( niwrunNi'il Mliril WASHINGTON , Feb. 3 , Dr. Booker , sec retary of the apostollo delegation , says the question of mixed marriages between Cath olics and Protestants has not recently como to tbo attention of the authorities hero nnd that any action on the subject , such as U currently reported , la confined to the St. Louis diocese and has no general application so fjr ai IB known here. Conllrin'H I.uilliiK-lnii'M .Nomination. WASHINGTON. Feb. 3. The senate today confirmed the nomination of Colonel M. I. Ludlngton , assistant quartermaster general , to bo brigadier general and quartermaster ceueral , DISCUSS MR , DINGHY'S ' HAT Worthy Congressmen Diverge from Moro Serious Topics , MEMBERS ALSO REFER TO THEIR ANCESTRY Coiixtilrrnllou of < lie Korllflrnllotin Hill IH Toinpnrnrllj' l/iilil Aside lor ( Inrntlnn of tPnlltlun. WASHINGTON , Teh. 3. The houeo spent the day ostensibly considering the appropria tions bills. In reality Iho grcalcr portion of the tlmo was cctisumed In the d'scusslon of political toplevj. The cxlslenco ot prcn- pcrlty In this coitnlrj was again the main question of dlspulc. The fealuro of the day \voi3 \ the d'acovery ' by Simpson , Iho Kan os populist , and the exploitation of thb alleged fact , thai Mr , Dlngley , chalriiiin of the w.is and means committee , vvoro a Londai-mcde pol hat. Jlr. Dlngley explained that Iho hat was nude In Now York Tlio London trade mark was simply placed thereto plewo the Anglo- maniacs , who always preferred , things because - cause thev were Ilncllsh. All allempta to Increase the appropriations In the fortifications bill , or lo amend It In any respect , wcro voted down today. A bill was nafscd In tlio house today ap propriating $10,000 for a aurvoy and rcvort en the practicability of securing a suitable cbiniicl In the southwest iiass of thp Mis sissippi river. i ( The hoi.oo then resumed consideration of the formications bill The debate drifted dlrcctl ) Into politics iKid Mr Iljrke ( dem , Teand ) Mr Giosvcnor (0 ( ) Jolnod Issue on Iho subject of McKliiley prosperity. SIMPSON nni-'nus TO TRUSTS Mr Simpson ( pop , Knn ) followed end agiln tcok up thu controversy ho had a few dab ago \vlth Mr. Pitney ( rep , N J. ) over the trust' , which he catd were organlrcd In Now Jerse ) to pro ) on Kareca and other states In a humorous ve'n ' he said the people of Now Jersey were nol to blame that legislation In tliat state was knocked down ti > the highest biddeia , ati they were Iho dpsccudants of the He'shnu When naked by Earn Smith ( rep , Mich ) why he hail done- nothing to exterminate the liuatJ Mr Slmison replied lhat he was 1'clnlcss in the house "In thi.s house , " eald he , "the speaker Is the whole thing I had as well file a bill In the Potomac as in this house " Mr Pllro ) , In reply to Mr Simpson , re ferred Indlrecll ) lo the fact that Mr. Slmp- .scu was bori In Ne\v IJrunswlck. Ho re membered , he oald , tbat after the war ot the revolution many of the torles and Irall- crs In New England were depoitej to the nolghbai'ng province of Now Brunswick. Ho did not mean to imply , he said , that Mr. Simpson a ancestr ) was necessarily ta'ited by Hat fact , but he asserted his pride In his o\vn aaccstr ) . He also paid a glowing tribute to his Etate The political d'scus'lon ' w.'a continued b ) Mecsrs Shafroth ( rep. , Cole ) , Calncs ( dem , Tenn ) , McCall ( rep , Mass ) , Gicenc ( pop , Xob ) ard Ivlng ( dem . Utah ) . Mr. Toote ( rep N Y ) then devo'od fiomo llmo to criticism of the fortifica tions bill. At the late or , appropriations provided in this bill he said It would re quire fifteen years to carrv out the plans of the Endlcott board. He asserted that on the South Atlantic and gulf coas'j there was not a. gun that could be fired In defense - fenso of the harbors. CANNOT SPEND MOIIU MONEY. Mi. Hcmenway ( rep , Ind ) , In charge of the bill , dkiiled that thcoo coasts were dc- fcnseleis. At Charleston , said he , there were three eight-Inch guns , 0110 ten-inch gun and eight morlars If the coast was In the condition reprssentcd by the gentle man from New York he said , ho would bo willing to appioprlato $40,000000. Mr. IiHiicnv.ay declared that the ccast was fair' ) well protected , not as well as he would like to see it , or as It would be , The periling bill carried every dollar which the govcrnme'it could afford to appropriate at this time. Mr. Livingston ( dem. , Ga ) read omc statements from southern papers , charging that In the distribution of munitions of war New Orleans and other southern ports had been neglected. Mr Livingston said ho had no knowledge on this point , but he pro posed to mal.e inquiry of the piopcr au- thoiltlcs and If the allegations shculd provo true he warned the house that pro vision would have to bo made for southcin ports At 3 o'clock the general debate closed and the bill was taken up foi amendment under the five-minute rule. Mr McC'.cllan ( dem. , N Y ) offered an amendment to Increase the appropriation for runs and mortars from $1,000,000 to Sn.OOO.OOO It was voted down During the debate Mr Simpson made nome humorous rcimrks about Mr DingWs hat and said It came from London. Hcplv- Ing , Mr Dlngtoy said the hat was made In Nov.- York and the manufacturer put In a London mark to make the dudes purchise them , vvhTcupon Mr. Simpson said Mr. nitrsley was not a dude. Mr Dlngley sild Mr. Simpson was given to talking through his hat and ended by denying that hp ( Dingle ) ) had Imported wool before the passage of the Dlngley bill. The whole episode cnmed a great deal of amusement in tlirt house Without completing the bill , at C 05 p m. , the house adjourned riurnnrT cvsi : ui IN 'run SIN vrn. < o Sent In < ho SiMinti" from OI-PKIIII l.IUrly Jo lli scttli'il. WASHINGTON , Teh. 3 In his Invocation at the opening of the senate today the chap lain made n fcivent appeal for the icstora- lion lo health of the aen'or ' senator from Misblselppl , .Mr. Walthall. lA bill repealing an act granting American registrar to the steamers Clarlbel and others was reported nml passed. Mr. Fryo ( Me ) , sild that the act had bcpn passed under a misapprehension as lo the vessels being owned by Englishmen. Germany's older prohibiting the export of Ameilcan fruits called out a rpuolutloii from Mr Davis ( Minn ) , chairman of the comml'- tee on foreign rolatlc is , calling on the pres ident , If not Incoinnntlblo with the public in terest , to transmit to the Bcnato the corre spondence and other Information bearing upcn Iho mailer In his possession or In that of the State departmccit. 'llie resolution was agreed to In accordance with notlco previously given , Mr , Caffery ( La ) called up Informally the resolution reported from the coramlttco on privileges and elections , declaring that Hon. Henry W Corbett Is not entllledto a seat In Hut nenato from Iho utato of Oregon. During the discussion ot the arurcprlatlon bill Mr Cullora yielded to Mr Whlto ( Cal ) for the Introduction of tbo following Joint resolution : HeHolved , That of rlfht It belongs wholly lo HIP people of the Hawaiian islands to ( fitalillHi ) nnd maintain Ihclr own fonn of government and domestic policy , that the Vnllc-il States ougM In novvlio lt > Interfere therewith nml thit nny Intervention In the political Affairs of these Islands by nny oilier government will bo regarded ns nn net unfriendly to the United States. The resolution was passed by the senate May 31 , 1S91 , hiving Leon reported by Mr. Turplo of the committee on foreign rela tions Mr. Whlto asked thai Iho resolution llo on the table. Mr Chandler , who lias since Joined In n minority report asserting tlio right of Mr. Corbotl to a scat In the senate , gave notlco that ho would call up the case Informally tomorrow nnd press It to ano ( as early as possible. i.\Ir Caffery presented an extended legal argument In support of 'tho resolution pre sented by the majority of the committee on privileges and elections At the conclusion of Mr Cntferj's speech , Mr. Llndity ( Ky ) gave notlco that tomorrow , al Iho conclusion ot 'Iho routine , ho would submit some remarks upon a matter - tor personally concerning himself ami In which ho thought the senate would have some Interest. ' .Mr Cullom then called up the agricultural appropriation bill , the reading of which was concluded last evening I'cudlng 'the ' sub mission of certain nmendmeiils lo Iho bill , Mr Plait ( Conn ) expressed his regret that the committee had not stricken from the bill the appropriation for the purchase- and distribution of seeds Ho read n letter from a number of members of a Connecticut grange , In which the statement was made that the seeds sent out by Iho Agrlcullural department wcro not good , could not bo de pended upon , and wcro of no use to the farmers or gardeners. in reply to Mr. Plait's brief statement , Mr. Allen thought that the chief opposition ito the government's distribution of seeds cama from these who themselves bad seeds fo,1 sale. The amendment to the ngrleitllural bill offered by > Mr. Warren , providing for a division of Irrigation and reclamation of arid lands for the Investigation ot HID meth ods of constructing Irrigation canals and of stoilng and distributing water In the re clamation ot arid lands , the whole to cost ? 21,300 , was discussed brlell ) by Its nuthor , and by Mr Stewart ( Nov. ) . Mr. Cullom proposed ns a substitute for Mr Warren's amendment the following For the purpose of collecting- from agri cultural colleges. aRrkultuial experiment stations , and other1 uoiircn" . Including ; itnr- Hcal ngenti nnd cvrqltipef , ipiaetlcil lufoi- m itlou mil Onta on the subjictof Irrliri- Hon mil publishing1 the sump In bulletin form , $20,000. The amendment was adopted ami , the bill , carrjlng $ ' 5r > 27 20J was passed. A bill providing for the appointment of ail additional district Judge for the northern Judicial dislrlct of Texas was passed The senate then at C 23 p m. went Into executive s > esslon , and at 5 2S p. m. ad journed. uni-ouT TIII : \\ri-srAi.iMNr : HIM , . l"ii\ ornlilccllon Tn ljn li > ( In nt i01:1111 ' 1 1 ( < _ < . WASHINGTON. Teh. 3 The senate com mittee on Interstate commerce ) today decided to report the antl scalping bill with a recom mendation that It pass. Tl.c most important amendments made by the committee were llie following , offered b ) Senator Tllliran , ro'atlng to railroad passes 1h.it Rlvlni ; free transportation to persons or propei ty , except ns allowed by seetl-.n 22 of the act to i emulate commerce , .ipproveil Kelirunr ) I , lss7 , sh ill be deemed nni unjust dlscilmlmtloii under sectljn 2 of said net nnd Hiiill be punlsliPil ns provided In sec- Hen 10 of snld net , mil In addition to the penalties on liullv Idu.ils provided In spptjon 110. the corporation ? vvhlch nny be giiliu I of any sucn ofCensp shnll be punished b ) | fine us In ° ald section piovldcil. That .all free parses issued bv or on be half of any i.iiliond corporation subject to Ihc ptovlsions or said net Blmll be signed by some olllcpr of the corporation .uithur- ired b ) vote of the dlrcrtorn to sign the same nnd every such nillroul corporation shill ketj > n iccoril showing the d ito cf evpiy frtp piss the name of tie person to whom It Is Issued , thp points between which the passage is granted and vvhpthor n slnn'.p trip or tlmo pass , nnd If for .a time , tie- time for which It Is lsucfl , and tbls rei oril nhall be nt nil times open to the Interstate commerce commissioners , or to their repiesent itlves wha mny bi > duly authorized In writing to examine the same. The honso bill was used ns a basis of pro cedure and the section of that bill was changed so as to remove all restrictions as to 11. o person to whom a ticket holder may sell his ticket. Originally the person | to whom the ticket could be sold must bo cno "Who would In good faith pcrsouall ) USD It In the prosecution of a journey " This clause was eliminated to read ns follows lows"That the purchaser of a transferable ticket in good faith for personal use In the prosecution of a journey shall have the right to resell the same. " Sc'tlon 3 in Iho bill was also amended so as to reduce the penalty for Hie first offense ngafcist Its provisions from $1.000 to $100 , to eliminate nil provisions for Im prisonment nnd provide a penalt ) of $1,000 lor the second olTense , ri'o foNCrnRT oii.inr.Ton. ( if I < S rill/fllR 111 lllMVIlll S.'dl.-d WASHINGTON , Teh. 3 Japan has been removed as a factor In the consummation of the annexation of Hawaii by the United States This has been attained by the con clusion of an agreement between our gov- en mert and that of Japan , as represented by Minister Toru Hoshl , which , by p-actlcally settling thu status of tlio Japanese In Hawaii , removes Hie only substantial differ ence that hiB cxljlcd between the two gov ernments. The Japanese government , for Hi , part , announced some tlmo ago that It no longer cared to Interpose nny objection to the annexation of Hawaii based on princi ple. Since that tlmo the correspondence ! be tween Minister Hosnl and the State de partment has been directed to Batlsfaclory settlement of the rights of resident Jipa- nc o In Hawaii , and this last point has now been adjusted , so far aa the executive braneh of our government Ih cipablo of actIng - Ing Independently , tbo agreement being re duce J to the shape of a wrlttrii memoran dum. The exact nature of this agreement has not ) ot been made public , but the gen eral scope of it Is understood to bo n recog nition of the lights of the Japanese In Hawaii lo claim equal lights with Japanese In the United States after the taking effect of the ircaty with Japan pioclaimcd In 1805. 1805.ThU ThU document , which has not been gen erally taken Into account In the considera tion of means for adjusting tbo questions that have urlaon ovei the * status of Jap anese In Hawaii , goes Into effpit In Jul ) next ) eui , nnd among other things It confers upon Jipamao within the terrltoiy of the United Stairs all of thu rights accorded to Iho clll/cns of the mopt favored nallon , vvhleli of courao carries with It rights of naturalization and the oxorclso of the rights of franchise. Presuming that annexation Is effected , the Japanese In Hawaii will In IS1) ) ! ) have the ramo rights as these In the present limits of the United States , All that icnmlnu to he fixed Is the status of the Japancuo during the tlmo that mu-U olaixno between the rati fication of the annexation treaty and thu beginning of tbo operation of the Japancsa treaty of 1899 Inasmuch as the pending annexation treaty provides for the appoint ment of a commlDslon lo visit the Islands and prepare such legislation as may bo neccosary lo consummate tbo amalgamation of the territories , this laat question can This is hard work , most people think. But is it any harder fori a man than the old-fashioned way of washing - ing is for a woman ? And yet how many r j , women , apparently bright and Intel- vj jj ligent , still persist in that clumsy , _ j3Lwearisome , expensive way of Why don't they get Pearline and save the hard work , the ruinous wear and tear , the needless rubbing and wrenching ? Pearline can't hurt the clothes. It's the most economical thing to wash with. Why don't they use it , like millions of other women ? wo rnally bo ndjustcsl along with other details In the bill to bo reported to congress. \ttltoliilliuMiln li ) ( InI'rc lilrn * . WASHINGTON Tob 3 The. iire-sldent to day sent Hie following nominations to the sonnto1 Interior Hugh Henry of Vermont , to bo pension Agent nt Concert ] , N. II. ; J. W. Johnson to be register of tlio land ofllco nt Lincoln. Neb ; John W. llo < , to bo receiver of public mionoi nt Qlenwootl Springs Cole , ; Harry llalle-y to bo receiver of public mono ) a nt Lnkovlcw Ore Treasury Walter S. Vlclo of Indiana , ( o bo surveyor of customs at the port ot Kvnns- vlllp. I ml. N'ivy ' Commcdoro Charles S. Nortor , to bo rear admiral. War M I Ludlngton , assistant quarter- mister general , to bo brlpadler general .mJ quartermaster general , Postmasters W. HI StnlllnRs. Augualu , Ga. ; Harry A Griffin , Oalveston , Tex. ot llolKlnti SiiKiir , WASHINGTON , Tcb. 3 United Stale * Minister Ilellnmy Storer reports to the Stit department that the total exports of raw sugar from Dolglum In 1S97 was 39I.7S7.01C poumls , of which 1.14,723,208 wont to the United Stcitcs The exportation of rcllned sugar was 125,633,234 pounds nnd of thin 1,162COS , known an pulverized , went to the United States. Inll > TrriiNtir ) WASHINGTON. Fob. 3. Tixla's state ment of the condition of the troisliry shona : Available cash 'balance ' , $2.23,351,092 ; gold r - serve , $164,485.552. l-'lrr IliM-oril far n In > . NKW ALDAINY , Ind. , Keb. 3. The Klrst Presbtorlan church , the largest in the clly , was deslrocd by flro last night. Loss , $50- 000 , Insurance , $20,000 The flro was oaiuoil by a defective Hue. The First National bank building , adjoining , was damaged $2COO , which was Insured. MUNOMlNnn. Mich . Teb. -The S.UVT" * Ooodmaii Hiiwmlll nt Mnilnotte , WIs , WIIM burned today Loss SWOOO The mill was not In operation. It will not bo rebuilt. COLUMHUS , O , Teh 3. The Main Stieot School building burned today. Three hun dred chlldtcii wotc marched out safcl ) and In an ordcil ) manner by thc'tcacheis. Hooks pud wraps were burned ST. LOUIS , Pcb 3 The Cherokcc-Lanjon Speller company with ofilccs In this cily , has received a telegram announcing the dcslrue- llon by lire of Its largo plant i.t Hleh Hill , Mo. tctlay. The plant was one of the twelve spelters managed m this state by this com pany It was valued at about $13,000. WILCOX. Neb. 1Mb 3 ( Su-cal | ! Tele gram ) The Wllcox roller mills , owned by A. Ueckstroni , were totally consumed b ) fire rlbout 3 n m , together with n largo quiu- tlt ) ol wheat nnd Hour. Loss about $ G,000 ; Insurance , $ J,000. Cause of flro unknown. SCHANTON. Pa. , Teh. 3 Plro tonight totillj dcstiocd the big Young Moil's Christian association building , which con tained two .stores , In addition to the asso ciation assembly hill and rooms , a largo livery stable , a milk distributing depot an.l ono of a row of two story dwellings It Is not possible to estlmato the dun age or Insutnncc , but the foimcr Is probably $225- 000 The fire started from an explosion of a , lot of cinematograph films used In giving exhibition cuitaln pictures In a vacant Htoro room. ItllH'IvJIlIl * I'rtMllllH III Vl DETROIT , Fell -The snow blockade Is still unbroken" nt many points In western and northern Michigan Ludlngton Is "till wholly cut off from tie oulerworld by the deep MIW along HIP western division of the rilnt & Pere Mniqncttc railroad. Two hundred men , o\or thirty cirs and snow p'ows are it woik upon n Imrilenpil nine-foot snow banto iipni OtistPi. Cominiinl- ration with Mnnlstoe w is resumed todny. No malls linve ) et reached Oreenvll'e ' at the Junction of the Toledo , Siglimvv Muskepnn and Dptt lit , Cnml ! Itnplds & . Western loads Melon ? ere weather pre vailed loda ) nil over tie iitate. iN Ilniin flni-Ii on r iirii ' < s. SAVANNAH , On. Keb. 3 The trl U by courtmnrtlal of Ciptiln Carter continued thli morning. J. W. O. Storley , eleilt In the United States engineer's olllce , tpstllled Evidence * was given by Storley tending to "how that In recent ) eirs the Oivnois hivu hnil a flngei In nearly every coiitnipt let by Captain Carter , either In their own name or that of some one contipcttil with them Spveial new witnesses were Inlro- duceil later In the day. Their testimony was Immaterial. ALBANY , N. Y. , Teb. 3 In the .spnatc today SIi. llrush Introduced n resolution of censure dliectcd at Edvvaid Murphy , Ji , United States sen itor1 from this itntc. The preamble of Hie lesoliitlon allures that tli > - slate of New York "bis been grossly jnls- leprcsentul b ) one of its spun tors , " who cist bis vote for the Teller re-nlntlmi , "thus aiding In HIP enunciation of principles cal- eul lUil to fester distrust and dlsistcr lethe the financial and business Intercuts of thu state. " Cold \ \ IMIVlnllH Non BOSTON , I'el ) 3 A cold wave of n se verity almost equal to that of labt week pievnlls In Maine nnil New Hampshire. At Nashua , N. II. , the temperature fell 23 degrees below zero this morning , nnd the lange was from tint flguie to 10 below at Itumforil Palls , Me , In Boston and vicinity the temperature was about 10 bolavv 7cro , Itclilnj , trjls , bleeding p-ilms , uliinchrn nnil'i nnd painful lluicr ; uiili , plmplcc , UlakliiiuU , ell ) , motliy fcl.lndr ) , thin , mid filling huh , itch- InK.ncil ) m ilpn , nlljlold nulcl.1) tuvvnrinhitlH vrlth < niKbihoi" : , iinj ( .inilo ntiuiiiiln0'n with Oonct.r. . ' . ( ol-itmjnt ; , tbo treat eLia cure. I * > ! ! throughout Ibo wurlJ lorrin Ilfitrn AND Cucu. ( n KAM ] 1 , H | Irfi.lHIl C j * llow 10 1'ruluwv Muf Vhh itaiitl < free. I'axton ft Hnr.'ug , j,5M | , > Tfl | . i5.n. O. D. Woodward , Amusement Director. . . 'lOMKIIT. . Avnnn\v\iti > STOCK ooui'y Presenting BANKER'S SONS SlM ; .Vl _ lUiiJNA : SPIX'IALTI S-Oln Ilujden Ha > icn anl Hctticrton ( oo anil Nelllu Donor " ) 'v < * ' * J 1'AXTO.V & lll'Il01iS3 , / < ' - - Manactrii Tel 1313 y Mitt , mill I vfiilntf .ion O\UTUOUSK , in tlio hupcrl ) Hutravaganza Miss Philadelphia Bupporteil by iiiv.cno.v si : viuiooici ; co i'ioi'ii : I'rlren I wer I'loor. tl W , IJc Hal , 7c-cnc. Matlnto-Ivowcr 1'loor. 7loMo , Jlal. Wc-2i , Monday , TuctiJaVnlmiiJj > - THU I'lliWI.KV HOTEL BARKER COn. 13TH AND JONES ST. , OMAHA , UVTKS tfl.r.O > M > 1U.OO I'KR D.VV , iitctrlo curs direct ( o vxpoiltlon iroundi. ritANK IIAJIICIIH , Cashier BAM DAUMAN. Chief Citric. THE MILLARD 13th and DougliiH Sts. , Omaltn. CUNTIIAliLY LOt'ATED. _ iMKUIOA. > AMI nimoi'UAN I IAN. _ J , 12 , MAUKUL ik SO.V , I'runs.