Nebraska Newspapers

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/TTV HE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED 10 , 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY FJDBKTSJAKY 5 , 18)8 ! ) TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COLT FIVE UEXTtf.
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IBih and DougSas
Lll-E SIZE OILETTK PHOTOS
LII'E SI/K OILETTE PHOTOS
enlarged from any I'hotogiven ) ( Hnlargcd from any l'liotoglvcii )
away with $25.00 worth of away with $25.00 worth of
iucfcluindi.se. lucrchaudisu.
ASK FOR COUPONS. ASK rou COUPONS.
Word for Word , This is the Climax
Price for Price , of Shoe Selling
Shoe for Shoe. Truly it's the Great
est Shoe Sale
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Exactly tjWf - * j 5 - vTC * * - f. * ' * \ Qw-5tr
As We Advertise It. the Town ever Knew
Thousands of EVERY PAIR
Shoes on
Wonderful
Bargain.
Today the Third xcifemsnt ,
BRING YOUK , 3 UDGMENT WITH YOU
AND YOU'LL BUY SHOES by the BQSEN
BOYS' AND YOUTH'S
00) pair ladles' $1 30 Donsola Button Shoes ,
Kc , In the ll.isen'ont
. .TO pair ladled $2.W and $3.0) Donsola
Shoes , Ji.ro on m.iln . floor.
20) ipoir l.iclles' fine Jl 00 k'd lined and
fancy box calf slices. J2 2o
l.fi'.O pair 1 idles' black and tan Oxfords ,
worth up to $2.50 , go at SSc.
COO pair ladles' Itoehestcr hanl made , turn
and welt , Sfi.OO , JG.OO nboes. KO at $2 W
100 pair ladles' M.iiO , JI.O1) and Jo 00 but
ton and laeo shots KO at Jl.tiS.
SCO ladles' fancy embroidered velvet and
warm Slippers , north up to Jl.BO , KO at Me.
iMCN'S SHOES OX MAIN FLOOU.
l.P.CO pair men's Fhoes black nirl tan and
wine worth S..rx ) and M.O ) , at J1.59.
iiOO palis boys' and youths' $2.00 shoes go
at $ lKi.
3 GJO 'ptiJr mo-n'H shoes , worth J3 50 , $1 CO
fi.OO and JO 00. In black and tan , go at $1.93 ,
J2.23 , $2.iO J.i.00 and $3.CO.
HARGAIXS IX . : .
HASH.MiXT. pa < H > O.VKOKIIS FUJI
Infants' line Oonjrola Shoes , We.
Children's Shoes , Coc and 7Gc ,
JIlsics' doiiKOla , lace and button 5-hoes ,
vorth up to Jl.ro. KO at 7i > c an 1 SOc1.
Kittle Rents' box calf shoe1 * , SSc.
Hoys' ( -ood solid slices for $1.00.
Ladles' , misses' and children's Rubber
licots. $1.00.
Small tlzes In Ladles Slippers , worth up
to Jl.CO. go at We.
BOSTON STORE , OMAHA.
ICth and OouRtas Sts ,
TWO MORE \YtSTERN \ STAl'ES
Ewoll tbo List of Positive Exhibitors at
TramraiBsissippi Show.
COLORADO ANO NEVADA GETTING READY
N " ' " " ' l' ' 1 > CoinnilH-
lo lt Over tht' nniuiiilH
iiml llullilltiK-SlieH.
The representatives of the Denver and
Colorado Exposition commissions who ar
rived In Ifoe city Wednesday night visited the
exposition grounds yesterday In the com
pany of a special committee appointed to
escort thorn , and when they returned they
liad ibeen duly enrolled lu the great and
growing throng which Lv singing the praises
of Oinnlm for Its grit and enterprlso In con
ceiving anil executing such a gigantic enter-
'prlbu as the TranamlsslBslppi and Interna
tional Exposition.
The Colorado ambassadors to Omaha arc
\V. 3. Ward , chairman of the Denver com
mission , anil a member of the Colorado
commission , and A. T. McDonald , deputy
city auditor of Denver , and a member of the
Denver commission. They walked over the
main court and through the rnaln buildings
In company with Dudley Smith and C , 13.
lilawollyn , hnd also viewed the 'bluff ' tract.
While examining the latter section of the
KroumlB they picked out n location for tbo
.building which Denver proposes to erect ,
deciding that a slto juu.est of the Hortl-
culture building and slightly to the smith
of it would 'tici a moit desirable and sightly
location for tl'elr ( building.
About no-iii the delegates returned to the
Ml I lard hotel and were entertained < U
luncheon hv tno executive committee. They
were both verj cwohntlc In their prul&cn ot
< ho beauty of tfio bulldliiKs and the masnl-
< udo of all the operations. Mr. MacDoiuld
exprresed his sciilliiicnl.i In no uocortalu
term * and Mr. Ward fully agreed with him.
"I wan simply aetoiuulotl at ttie beauty of
the buildings and at the inognlllcent uMn on
wlilch tlio whole work la being carried out , "
said . .Mr McDonald. "The arrangement of
thu grounds makes It possible to secure the
most beautllul rrjnlta and I believe your ex
position will he a perfect dream nhcci It Is
cotrcilcted. I had no Idea the thing was pro-
Jccted on such a nlMMtlc scale. I have felt
considerable enthusiasm In the matter of an
exhibit by our city onil state , but I am free
to confess that my Ideas nave been greatly
enlarged alttco seeing the preparations that
are being mule , Tlure can be no question
about Denver being represented , but I chull
endeavor to convince our people that our
preparations must bo on a scale which shall
bo In keeping with ttic magnitude of your
l > repcrations "
WHAT NEVADA WILl DO.
A ITprcBcntatlve. of Ne\ada is In the city
In the- person of Vice 1'resldent 11. 11. Max-
eon of Itciio , chairman of the Nevada Ux-
jiosltlon eommUslon , Colcncl Maxson ar
rived yesterday for the puiiioso of con
ferring with the exposition management re
garding additional space , which bo says ulll
lie required by his state for its exhibit.
"Wo already ihavo COO feet In the Mining
building , " aulJ Colonel Maxsou , "which wo
will flll with an exhibit of our mineral re
sources , but v > aant the same amount ot
spaceIn tbo Agriculture building for too
exhibition of our products of the soil , I
have a carload of minerals wblcb will bo
hipped her * when the time cornea and our
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people want to send a fine collection of
agricultural products to show 'the wo. Id
that Nevada produces something besides
minerals Our mineral exhibit will iiclude
flnn specimens of gold , silver , lead , cinnabar
and antimony and It will make a fine show
ing. What we want to do in addition to
this is to show s.me of our wheat which
runs seventy-three pounds to the bushel
and all the other products which are grown
in our state.
"No\uda grows cveryth'ng mmlrcd ( or tlio
nustenanco of man , " oald Colonel Maxson ,
proudly , "and wo are not dependent upon
the uncertainties of the weather. We irrl-
Dite , and our crops are alwijjs assured. We
have all kinds of climates ulthln our bor
ders cod can grow anything tl.at Is dcalred.
In the southern part of the otatec raise
flga and tropical fruits , and wo propose to
ii'-iko a nhowIciR which rfiall bo diversified
enough to satisfy any kind of taste. We
liavo not a dollar of funds with which to
make our exhibit , cither from a state appro
priation or from private eulocrlptio : ! . but
we Intend to have an exhibit , ncverthelcs1 ,
and I am here for the purpose of making
tlio neceec.iry arrangemcatB. "
Colonel Ma.xsjn met the executive commit
tee at noon and cojcludej the desired ar-
raagomratij for ar < ace for h's state.
lim.IO.S OK iMJllHAMCA'S YULT1I.
Knrly UlNdiry of the Stntt * ( u lie
rre.vi'iiteil Iiy 111:1111IIKItc Olijri'tN.
Bx-Oove-rnor Hobert W. Kurnas , president
of the Nebraska Pioneer association , has
made a suggestion to the Nebraska Exposi
tion commission which may result in In
stalling on the exposition grcunds a rcl.c
of ttiu early days in this state. This la the
old stone chimney of the first house erected
on what is now Nebraska soil , being the
' chimney of the olJ llaptlst mission erect d
In 1833. Mr. Kurnas negiccts to state wturu
the mission referred 13 was erected , but he
wr tes that the chimney Is still standing
aid could easily be taken down and > ; e.novcd
to Omaha , where It could be reconstructed
with the ctoncs In their same relative posi
tions and form a most interesting relic of
the old days in the territory.
Ho has been asked In submit an estimate
of the cost of this work and Commissioner
I'oyntor , who la In the city , sild IIP had no
doubt tbo board would adopt the suggestion
and erect the old chimney near the Ne
braska building.
Another suggestion In the line of an his
torical exhibit will also bo considered by the
Nebraska commission at Its next meeting
and will undoubtedly bo udopteJ. Thi
BtlKKeBtlon comes from the Nebraska 111.1-
torl.al society , the olllccra of which propose
to loan to the commission , for riaklng an
historical exhibit ait the \pcsltlo.- , all the-
Nebraska relics belonging to the society and
co-opt-rato with tba commission l-i Inducing
persons having Inteiestlng relics to loan
them for tbo purpose of onlarslt.g thr
exhibit.
Mliiht Illnxlrnlf I'liNtnl CnrilN.
Tbo Washington correspondent of tno Now
Yi/rk Times makco the following auujfstlou
In a letter devoted to a dlscuFg'on of the
special postage ( tamps to bo Issued by t-c |
Ravtrntnent in commemoration of the ex
position :
An nrmy ofliror. who has Just received
from Spain some iMuta ! cards , carrying
typical Spanish scenes In phototype , In-
eluding prominent bulldincx , buK-IU-ht plct-
xiren and otheiSUKSS.SIS ! h If Omnlm is
to bo uivcrtiHcu ut novernment cxnunto
thraUKli the PostJlllce department , a bet
ter plan than that of getting up a special
set of stumps would be to provide special
postal cards , with pictures of the exposi
tion buildings and grounds , and perhaps
borne pictures of Omuliii , except the hog-
btleklng establlslinu-ntH , and put them on
the market. They might ( mil largo use
from Omaha , nnd nlsa bo demandeil by
thojo wno desired to inao o Elections of
sets , The cost of the postal cards need
not b greatly increased , aa processes lor
In'cvnpnl'ilf ' ' C ° "l(1 ( , beufouni1 'hat ' would bo
( vn\ \ i i i tlll > luanlltleB need - def
cenl K th ° C ° 3t pcr canl to a f"ctl < 5n
of n
vi\v .nnsi-v MVKHS I'HKPAKATIO.V.J
Sfn4i f * < k-ttt t i
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The New Jersey Exposition
coramispioi Is
proving a most energetic body of piib'jc.n
and the attention the exjicitlt on Is recelviiii !
at the hands of the people of that state ij
a moat promising Indication of the ehowln- ?
which will bo made when the exposition I
opened. The chairman of the commission
Is Colonel Robert Mitchell Kloyd , a ret red
pip ta 1st ci Jc-rsc } City , who ! s spor.dlns
Mis entire tlmo and his private mean , ? In
furthering the fcitercata of the expositor
amocg the people of hla
state. He la re
ceiving the most ardent fupport from the
leading newspapers of New Jersey and the
neighboring states and the reports coming
from there Indicate-that the work tbo cba i-
man Is doing will bo trogly ! o evidi-nro
vhen the- gates of the exposition are opened
The I'hihdelphla Press of : aat Sunday con
tains a long Interview w'th Colonel Kloyd
regarding the progreca that U being made
In New Jersey , from which the follow as li
clipped-
"Wo IKOO to the
got legislature to np-
-v nrbto $20.000 for n New Jersey building
anil for other expenses Incidental to tlu
1 roper representation of the state , " , ald
olonel Kloyd. "The Idea Is to have a bulM-
ng constructed on ttie sectional plan , bn
; . , , ' tlle clnso of " 'o ' exposition tle :
maiding may be taken to Sc.i airt and used
jy tlio s'.ato ' during the encanipmcot of the
.latlonal guard.
"At tbo exposition the building would be
no New Jemcy headquarters , where exhibit
ors and visitors from New Jersey could moel
oil feel at home. It Is very lir.ooi-tant that
we ohsulil have a state bullddlng at the exec -
oc itln , for ths IMkotas , Colorado nnd other
3ta.es arc growing cnccmouBly and will con
lumo great quantltli-d made In the east.
More. t'.isn a ecorc of the lurgest rcanu.'ac-
urlng firms ki the state have agreed to scud
-ploadld exhibit * to Omaha and others are
onsldcrlng the iratte-r. same or the Newark
' .tma are getttlnot exhibits
ready now a d
.hers ore writing about
cpnco and Iran. ior-
atlon.
"Maniifacturora. agriculturists and edu-
* ars , I'1 ' Elizabeth. Nsw Ur-jnswlck. Jersey
It ) ' . Kahway , Trenton and other places have
jocn vis ted and the subject presented to
-hem , with encouraging uiusjjc.-ts of a large
Dumber of thoinjiccomlng exhlijltors. "
TuriiiTN CniultiK In Oiiiiiha ,
Adolph Peterson , bocrotory of the Daven
port Turncemclnde , wrltcB to the Depart
ment of Publicity and Promotion that the
picspects are most encouraging for the entire -
tire Iowa turubezlrk coming to Omaha tu
paiticlpato In the turnfcst which will be
In progre&j during the exposition. He pass
that the thrco Davenport L'irletU s. the l-ru-
est being ths Turnscmclnclc. with a mem
bership of COO , have voted to comu to Omaha
Instead tf holding a bezlrlckfe : In the st.te
and three societies outride of Davenport luvc
votoi the same way. if the soctle-s | In Iiur-
llncton anil Des Molnea take the ramo posl-
lion there will bo no question about the
matter.
Nt ) u received by the department from
the Kansas turner sodrtle Is to the effect
tha all of the societies In the state will
co.-no to Omaha Instead of holding a state
tumfcst.
' \YUron lirSlide .
The committee of the Wls-onsln Exposi
tion commL'Blon , charged with tbe duty of
soliciting lumber from the numerous lum
ber firms In the sta o for the * purpose of
constructing the Wisconsin building , hap
commenced Its task. Tbcro will be 63,000
toot or lumber required , the value being
SALE.
Final reductidns in
Ladies' Cloaks , Cloth
and Plush Capes ,
and
Children's Jackets.
S7.5O
and
$25.00
to
H
LV x ) Indies' iu'\v styleQJosiks in plain
Ki'i'ST.v. black , In-own , jjrc'i'ii .111.i tin : ;
JllsO ImiU'll' . rough OfY'dS. C.ltMi | ) I'll. * ,
in llifl ) : , . iia\.v , brown and ii'ivn. Hi.o
panai'iils h.nv lii'VPtofnrc Ivrn inuUcd
from S7."d to Mi-VOii. oil > jsala ifuw : it
! ? . ! KS , .S-t.itJ : ni(1 ( S7.TM , iiml1 nor oni" old *
sl.vle Kiii'iiii'iit tin tuir st > eoncl1"1nJ < irl.
CliiltlK'ii's Cloaks tlint were $0.00 Mii.l
S7.00. KO Saturday : it § 1.50 and * 'J.S. ! )
4
estimated at caout 52,000. The committee
-.ire pair- . 3 dlllii'tv ' In . f ' ng ma
a"nount. n d t is leaves but about $3.0' 0 of th
amount required for tho' 1 > uil t'ns aid ; i'n
mntntenance. The ccmmlss'on feels ecr-
: ln this ams-jnt can bo raaed ( without dim-
culty andi that thettato wfll be well repre.
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seated.
! iivltilloi.H : ( u t : < lt Aiurricnn
IVesldent Wattles Is Msulng Invitations to
the heads of the varisus commercial Lodle. >
of the republics of South America and also
to the newiijapers of t'.jc leadins cities , In-
\itins them to visit Onicha" and the exposi
tion at an early ilnte and see the magnitude
of the affair , la order to satisfy tliemcolvca
- . - to the Importance of making exhibits of
the resources of their countries. This notion
of the president l.i In connection with tha
effort being made through the ministers o !
these countries ot Wcshlngtcn Induce traelr
R'vernments to talie official action li : HIP
matter.
Xoliis of llu- Kip
The Son PranciFco papers say that Cali-
forU will have the ( Inott aaJ mo < t exten
sive mineral exhibit at the expo Itlon that
the world has ever seen.
Mrs Clara tirwlck Colby , president of the
Nebraska Woman's Suffrage CEsoc-latlon , lua
requested the Nebiatka I-jx-poaltion commis
sion ts grant the acHsclarlsn a roam In tin.
Nebn-ski bullillng as headquarters.
The fallowing Is thn tuJJ list of the Mary
land Exposition commission ci i.ointed re
cently by ( he governor : I Mrs. Markland of
Oak'nnd. Harry J. Hopkins of Anninolis ,
Mrr. Will'am ' Kccd of Kaltlicove , Miss Lillian
Korwood of Uol Air. r I
The New Jersey .TS'iiborry will bo In evi
dence at the cxyCEhion rp.ong tbo p.x'.ilblts
frm tnat state. Ine Aipf'tlcan Cranberry
Clcowerh' association la nj-ij lng prcpiratlona
to show lo the world the 'jrBby tickler of the
gominand'R palate " for y.-hlch the state I ?
famous. . , i I
F. F. Ford , who IB In'f'h ladclphla lo the
Interest of the expoaltish , | wr tej that the
Men's club of that clty'iW niklns urep-sra-
tlc a for coming to tbo exn ; sittn In a body
and making a a'.ay of ' a lout two weckn.
ArraiiRCinents aru belnt/r ; aJe for apec al
Ircpers Vihlch will be ugej'cs ' lieidriuartero
while Ir. Orsialu as \vll fen ( uroutc , and
bookings arc already beingmade.
S. II. M. HycrB of n'e.i Molaca writes O
I'resldent Watt'ea for Ipfor iatlon regirdlng
a poem to bo delivered on atho opening day
3f the exposition. Mr.'Hyere w.o he wrote
the poem which wa. delivered at the opening
of the loua ncml-ccat'endjcl a.ul also tl e
Io-\a [ > oem at the Worldfl Fair. < : nd ox-
pro.ues an interest In tlie niatter concernlag
the TransmUsl&ilppI Expoaltloa.
Tlc members of the Et'Jotrph Rvnosltlon
" -.mmlssion . , which recently visited Omaha ,
I'nve reijuejipd the county cimnnlga oneis of1
the oountv in which St 'Jii t/.i Is sltuatr-I to
make an a nroprlation jrtJtSM for a cjunty ;
exhibit. The carnmlslsaiiEiU Lave expressed
their o-itlre wllllncDcc.1 ip ( sake such an ap-j
nroprlation If It can bo doqd lesi'ly. Action |
u > ' .s deferrvd until this p.lnt in establlbheJ.
SliKiur In Itlilc mi tlu > CUIIN !
CHICAGO , Feb.I , "Toil" Sloano Btartcfi
for San Francfcco last nl ht. It U prob
able ho will lave the choice of muntn sent
to fhe post by W. 1) ) . Jep-.lnsa , ncgotl-itlons
lo that end hiiVlnr beeti' conducted by wlro
during the last wet-k. " The ttrlng com-
prlstB n few taken fr rn tha cast last fall
und a lot of "dark ont-s" from Ilancho del
Paso , whleh John W , Mnokny selected anil
placed In Jennings' caro.
Si-lioiiiK-r'H Cn-\v .MulliiIi-N.
LONDON. Feb. 4 , Thu four-masted
srtooncr Independent Is nnchoreil off the
New London llg'nt , awaiting1 'n revenue
cutter , whlci has been summoned from
Newport t > take the sciooner's crew , -which
had mutinied ami la now locked up In tlio
hold of the 'vttacl , - <
OUR ENTIRE STOCK OP
TO BE CLOSED OUT IN TWO LOTS.
, $17
I ? SUITS or OVERCOATS SUITS or OVERCOATS
For For
Today we give you the choice Your choice of 1,200 , mens'
of anman's suit in the house strictly all wool cassi-
in cassimere , worsted cheviot or lliere SUitS in double and sin
vicuna every suit made and cut gle breasted sacks In this lot arc
in the latent style A great many the very latest shades of plain
of them silk and satin lined single colors and new stripes , plaids ,
and doub breast sacks and
e and mixtures also clay WOrSteds -
round and square cuts also 3 and Steds in sacks and frocks and
' 4 button frocks and Prince Al
R3E11 K\9 ff * 9 BTlB f& 50 W
berts- All the e as well as your fiiEraS eLASa ,
choice of our finest
IS
JVEB08AT
! made ot the best Kersey , Chin- Not a garment in the lot worth
jchiia Irish Frieze and C , vert less than Si 2.50 , and from that
cloth go today for up to $17. Take your choice forTe
To close out entire stock of MEN'S ODD PANTS we place them a'l in (3) ( )
three lots today
ai 3 ALXi THE § 3.00 PAKTTS GO AT $1.50--
S9R&m | \ AXI. THE C4.0O PAINTS GO AT $1.98
i W AI.Ii THE $5.00 PANTS GO AT S2.5O-
dll'LinYS ' WANT THEIR PAY
Men tfho Work for the City Find Causj to
Eoi.
DZLAY ON LEVY CAUSES rV.UCM GRUMBLK.G
PrcsNiiro HeliiK' llroiiRlit oil the
3Ii > nr to Aot ut Oncik Sonic l < 'cn
lureN or tli < - ItcdniilliiK
Honil lioiiosllioii ,
The delay in final action on the levy or
dinance Is being liberally and vigorously
"ciisaed" by sevcial hundred city employes
who have not been able to draw salaries for
from ono to three months. As a largo pro-
poitlon of their displeasure Is vented to the
members of the council the latter are also
becoming decidedly uneasy and they are
j r.iaktag a vigorous effort to Induce Mayor
Mooies to act it once In order that the
matter may be fettled. In the meantime ,
the mayor Is fully occupied In court , end ho
has been unr.blo to even get time to run
through tils mall.
I I' Is morally certain now that In case thcf
levy ordlnaneo Is vetoed It will bo passeu
over tbo veto..ie or two councllmcn say
that they arc in favor of adding another
mill to the street cleaning appropriation , but
thcio arc at least fho votes ready to pass
the 01 alliance. o\cr the veto and It Is not
likely that the ilxth will be lacking.
The Ja.ii.ary salary ordinance Is now in
the hands of the finance committee and it
will Lo { meed wltlio'it delay as soon as the
| lovj orQIrmnco becomes a law. The back
salaries of November nnd December will be
paid out of the proceeds of the proposed
reiuiul.-.K bonds , and It Is proposed that tbe
lun.i un.iunncj will bo paesed at the same
meeting at which the luvy IB disposed of.
Tlurj may bo a hKcli in this part of the
pru tdm , however , as thcro is some dls-
position to licbltato to violate the charter
jii-j.islou b > ias3i.-ig an ordn.aucc which In-
\ol > cj the paymm.t of the claims of tbo
fiarbtr company which have been repeatedly
lui..cd down by previous administrations.
ll.ei'i ! Is also a tremendous cnposltlJii to
the refunding ordlnaneo from another quar
ter. The ordinance iirovldca only for talcing
up the general fund warrants and leaves the
outrtanding .i > ccial fund warrants as charges
on the districts on account of which they
were Issued. The people who hold these warrants -
rants declare that chta action is virtually a
lepjdlatlon of the obligation. They have
been holding t'jeso warrants for years and
have all a'.ong becm Ud to bellevo that they I
would get their money when the refunding ;
binds were Issued , nut under the charter
limitations the council can only issue about |
(330,000 In bonds end the loeclal claims are
discarded In order tint the payment of 500,000
to the Ilarber Asphalt company may bo i.iro-
vlded for. If It was not for this claim the
refunding bonds could be made to redeem
nearly U not all the eperlal fund warrants
now outstanding and which are not other
wise i/ruvlJeil tor. Tue holders of ti > ecla !
fund warrants assert that this IB an unquali
fied outrage. They rontend that the special
fund balances have been transferred and mis
appropriated by the 1O3EO financial admlniA-1
tratlon that provloiibly iirevallcd and that I
thcro Is cot tbo slightest possibility that tbe
war radio will ever be redeemed by the
funds to which the ) properly belong , They
declare that tht > prcpobcd action Is strriily a
WEO of allowing t'ao warrant-holders to hold
the sack ,
Aliirfnlllv SlullNllrH ,
Tbo followlot ; birth : * and deaths were re
ported at the health . 'dice during the twenty-
four hours ending at n-on yesterd'-y :
Ilrtl.B-01a ! C. Olsen , 303-1 South Nlne-
tocnth street , boy ; dunning Dcdlent , 1103
Pierce , girl ; Peter Lind , Fifth and Hancroft ,
boy ; Jefferson Dav n , 402. ! Lafayette , boy.
Deathb No deaths reporte.l.
'Will ' Force n SliortnKC.
A member of the public library board
takes exception to the views of members of
the city council Iti respect to the levy for
the library fund. He rtatra that the library
beard has alwaja run its business on u
cash basis and baa not spent money until
It was In sight. For that reason the pro
posed Issue of refunding boJo does not ta-
cludo a dollar to redeem warrants Issued on
account of the library fund. Ho says that
whet the council now wants the bc.ud to
do [ a to Incur an Interest charge of 7 per
cent en its expenditures ar.d take chances
on piling up a lot of floating Indebtedness
that may la\e to be refunded at come fu
ture date. "As a matter of fact , the library
fund , as It now stands , contains $3,000 In
csali , " ho rays , "whllo the statement on
which the council Laaes Its calrulations
makes this appear over $9,000. The latter
is mere.y a paper balance ) and under tbo
proposed levy the each at the disposal of the
board cannot possibly exceed $12,000 or $13-
000 , when the board asked for $17,000. ' "
Coni | > Ilciilliiii with ConlrnctorH.
The action of the council In changing the
permanent sidewalk specifications has caused
i complication In regard to the bids that
promlseo to maketrouble. . After the tipccl-
flcntlois we.ro approve , ! by the Hoard o'
Public Worlw , b'ds were received and the
contract for the construction of permaicnt
walks during 1SOS was let to C. W. Norrls
& Co. , who were the lowest bidders. Subse
quently the council ordered the guarantee
period cliEngcd from ono to five yearn a- !
increased the amount of the bond. It Hccme ,
to be taken for granted that th'ci ' will ncccs
sitato a readvertlsoment , but Norrls & Co
declare that the/ are roaiy to accept the
contract on their bid In splto of the addi
tional requirements , and threaten to lake tin
matter Into the courts un ess they are oo-
commodate-d.
KOIKJKH I.U < ; IIT IN > iu\vuiKii : :
.Mil ii Who 'U'orlccil Omnlm Firm'
Fliuillj Ovcrliaiilcil.
Chief of Detectives Cox lin.1 a telegrai !
from tlio chief of police of Milwaukee to th *
effect that bo has placed under arrest H
Dennett Wootson. who la wanted In this ell
for forging check.i In amounts verylm ; froif
$8 DO to $23 and afterward succetHfuliy pas ; ,
lug them on the Continental Clothing store ,
Kellcy , Stlger & Co. mid C. II. Forby. The
name signed to the tViecks was E , II. llrown.
Chief Cox has been tracing tills man for two
mciillm and has been in cQiiiiiiunkation with
tbo police of Kansas City , I'jorla , 111. , Jollet ,
111. , and other places.
It WFH found that under the name of E. II.
Wllma and as an advoaee agent for the al
leged McKay Ciiera company , Wootson and
hl.i wlfo teglstcied at a North Sixteenth strc2t
hotel on November 21. Hln wife , Edi.a
Wllma , bi-ciircd a posltlcn as dancer In lk
Gulll's dance hall and tbo pair .stayed In
Omaha severil weeks. During this time t'jo
checks were forged by WootEon. From hero
the pair went to Peorla , thcnco to Jollet ,
where MIB. Woolsan secured another engagc-
ment , and Wooteon continued on to Milwau
kee , where he- was urrcsted at the Klrliy
houso. Chief Cox left at c ice for Milwau
kee with requisition | > ijcifi for his prisoner.
WooUon has relatives living In Davenport ,
la He Is also bu' poscd to bo the man who
beat a number of ootplo In this city and also
In C'eJur HaplJs , la . out \arlous uuma ut
a magazine pnc sltlon. Ho went In tliU city
under the nemo of W IL Wilson an.l In
Cedar llapldg under tbo name of 10 , II ,
Jacobs , .
BIG COLON.ZA110N SCHEME
Plan to Loiato Settlers in the West
Indies.
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND MEN FOR CU3A
All In Co Tliorc In ( die I'urty MJI | >
ueniiollH Mnn SPI-IIIKH n ( ; reat
Ktiiry tin | lii > 1'-oiit , . . , f
MINNEAPOLIS. Minn. . Feb. 4. A cpeclal
to the Journal from Aberdeen says : Jim
Patterson of Minneapolis , who is well known
throughout the northwest , lias boon In Aber
deen on a peculiar inlwikri. lie U working
quietly but poralstcntly on a scheme to toke
100,000 men to Cuba nnd land them there
on the Fourth of July. He < uys bo Is backed
by a syndicate of Americana who-have largo
land Intercuts In tlio Islands and asfierts
these Americans are anxious to cut up their
largo holdings and dl'poso of small planta
tions to able-bodied men. They require no
cash down and all the money the Intended
purchaser needs Is enough to pay his
oxidises to Cuba , n'.ilch Mr. I'.ittortcei says
will bo nominal. lie says thcro will bo
enough etcaniLVH at New Orleans on July 3
to eorry the 100,000 e-xcur.jnlstn | to Havana
and other portu on the Island where they In
tend to land. The coirpiny guarantees pro
tection from SnHii'flh ' Interfemico fiom New
Orleans to Cuba and whan the men r.vo thcro
they will be such a f-rmldablo body that
Spain will not dare to Inturfeio In the peace
ful pursuits the Immigrants Intend to pur
sue. If an atten it should he made to Inter
fere the men will bo Instructed to arm t'.iom-
telvcu and protect tilthrlh'hli ! . Tlio cum-
jceij's cgrnt cuserU that aast amount of
iioney has been lr t by American flrtporty
jwncrs over there boiuusp the .Spaniards
.vould not allow them to work on their plan-
atlons. They Intend to iilaeo n man
> n every few acres mid If ha
stands up for his Tights and works the prop
erty , he will become the abjoluto owner of
Ma plantation In a few years.
Tlio company guarantees t j furnish the set
tlers with machinery and arm the/m , If It
becomes necessary , through Spanish Interven
tion. Mr. Patterson Rays lie has been very
successful In securing men from tlio two
Dakolns. Montana an ) Minnesota , and that
the glgantlo excursion Is al-eady an assured
succcsb. Mr. Patterson siys bo will leave
for eastern points t'unday nl'lH : to prosecute
his labors In securing men fo-r the big ex
cursion on Independence day , the largest
excursion of men on peaceful pursuits the
world has ever known.
Ilnxli-r Illicit from N'eiv Yurk ,
County .ludgo Haxler him returned froin
New York , \uiero tie \\ua callcil to give
testimony In nn i-Htato ruse Involving
nearly JVXJ.WX ) . lie did not get n chance ,
however , to jIv ; hlx tiBtlmony , as the
bi-arliiK was i > j tponed until February " 1 ,
at which tlmo n expects to return , in thu
meant line the JmU-o will hear any and all
mutteru that can be tnUeii up4t > y agree
ment of attorneys. Mr . lluxUr IB Btlil In
New Yolk and will remain far Home tlmo.
KiiJuliiH UKCipol | | | < 'iiiiiinUHliiii.
IIAIUUSIU'Itr ; , I' , , Feb , -l.-Attoriiey
Ocnoral MeC'ormlek Isauc'l a bill In ciiuliy
In the Ijauptiln i-ounty eourl thin ufternooit
to riHtniln the Capitol commission fr m
awardlni ; thu contracts for thu new
houso.