FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED .HIKE 11) ) , 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY MORNING- , FEBRUARY 5 , 1808 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
GIVEN AWAY FREE , and OougS GIVEN AWAY FREE.
MMJ 31ZK OILETTE PHOTOS UHJ SIXE OILETTE PHOTOS
cnlnrftud from any Photo ) given ( Knlitre > ctl from any i'liotolglvcn
away with S25.00 worth of away with S25.00 worth o
merchandise. murclmiulistt.
ASK FOR COUPONS. ASK roil 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
Exactly
As We Advertise It. the Town ever Knew
Thousands of EVERY PAIR
Shoes on A
Wonderful
areain ,
Today the Third Day's Excitement ,
BKJNCJ YOUE. JUDGMENT WITH YOU
AND YOU'LL BUY SHOES by the BOSEET
IPS MEN'S.
* rw
amvs 9:1.00 : SIIOHK KOH : EN'S
BOYS' AND YOUTH'S
COO pair ladles' $1..V ) DonRoln. IJutton Shoes ,
We , In the H son-cut.
SfiO pair ladle * . ' $2.W nntl $3.03 Dongola e&3& * & .
Shoes. Jl.ro on mo In floor „
2(0 ( ipalr l.ulU's' line $101 k'.d llneil anil FIVI3 ! ) ( ) ! .LAU JJJMJj (
fancy box calf shoes ? 2 K
l.fi'O pair l.idles' black and tan Oxfords ,
worth up to $2CO , KO at O-Sc.
CO ) pair ladles' Itochestor ban 1 made , turn
and welt. 5G.OO , JG.flO shoes. po at } 'J 50
400 pair ladles' M.W. $1.0) and 5.00 but
ton and lace shoes go at Jl.OS.
WO ladles' fancy embroidered velvet and
warm Slippers , \.vorth up to $1.50 , KO at Me.
JIU.VS $100 SIIOHS FOR
IMHN'S SHOES OX MAIN FI < OOU.
1..1CO pair men's Fhoes black airl tan nnd
wine.- worth JL'.SO and 1.0) . at Jl CO
500 pairs boys' and youths' J2.CO shoes seat
at JI.S5.
3 WO ip Ur men's shoes , worth $3 SO , $1 CO ,
J'i.00 and $0.00. In blaek and tan , go at fl ! K
$2.25 , $2. 0 53.00 and $3GO.
HARGAINS IN BASBMKNT.
Infants' line Donpola Shoes , 2 c.
Children's Shoes , Cjc and ? uc.
Hisses' cloiiKdln , lace and button E-hoes ,
north up to $1.CO. KO at me anil Me.
Little Rents' box calf shoe1' , Sc.
Hoys' good solid shoes for $1.00.
Ladles' , misses' and children's Rubber
Hoots. $1.00.
Small sizes In Ladles Slippers , worth up
to $1.M , BO at 3''r\ '
I3OSTON STORE , OMAHA.
IGth and Douglas Sts.
TWO MORE WESTERN STAI'ES
Bwoll tbo List of Positive Exhibitors at
TraiumissiBsippi Show.
COLORAD3 AN1) NEVADA GETTING READY
of ( InState CoiiinilH-
l.iiok Hvor tinJrounilM
mill ArrmiB1 ' r Space
anil
The representatives of the Denver and
Colorado Exposition commissions who ar
rived In tte city Wednesday night visited the
exposition grounds yesterday in the com
pany of u tpeclul committee appointed to
escort them , and when they returned they
had ibeen duly enrolled In the great and
growing throng which li singing the praises
of Omaha for its grit and enterprise in con
ceiving andi executing such a gUantic euter-
and International
prlso as the TraiumlBslssippl
tional Exposition.
The Colorado ambassadors to Omaha nro
\V , S. Ward , chairman of the Denver com-
mlralon , and n member of the Colorado
commission , end A. T. McDonald , deputy
city auditor of Denver , and a member ot the
Denver commlfslou. They walked over the
main court and through the wain buildings
In. company with Dudley Smith and C. 13.
Llowcllyn. and aluo viewed the 'bluff tract.
Whllo examining the latter section of the
grounds they picked out u location for the
> ibulldlnK which Denver proposes to erect ,
deciding that ti nltu jutt west of the Horti
culture ) building and slightly to the sauth
of It would bo a m H desirable and sightly
locution for tl'elr ( building.
About no-fl the dele-Rates returned to the
Mlllaril hotel and were entertained at
luncheon by tno executive committee. They
were both ver > emuhatlc In their p l'to of
the beauty of tfio bulldliiEB and the niazni-
< udu of all the operations. Mr. Mac-Donald
nxfirrasoil his Bcntlmeiitfl In no uncertain
terms and Mr. Ward fully agreed with him.
"I was simply astounded at ttie beauty of
the buildings and at the magnltlcent i > Mn on
which the whole work la being carried out , "
said Mr McDonald. "The arrangement of
the grounds makes It paialblu to securu the
most beautitul results and I believe your ex-
fiosltlon will be a perfect dream when It Is
conflicted. I had no Idea the thing was pro
jected on such a gigantic scale. I have felt
considerable enthusiasm In the matter of an
exhibit by our city und state , but I am free
to confess that my Ideas have been greatly
enlarged since seeing the preparations that
nr being nudr. Tluro can be no question
About Denver bolus represented , but I tl.ull
endeavor to convince our people- that our
, ( ircparatlotui must be on a scale which shall
- i > eoliig with the magnltudo of your
\\nn. NIEVADA wn no.
A rcprcfccntatlvu of Ne\ailn U In the city
In ( hi ) person ot Vice I'realdrnt II. I ) , Max-
eon of Hetio , chairman of tha Nevada ix-
jiosltlon commission , Colcnel Maxson ar-
rlvinl ycsttYday for the ( iiiiioso of con
ferring with the exposition management re
garding additional space , which ho says \\lll
tie required by his state for Us exhibit.
"Wo already < have COO feet In the Mining
building , " said Colonel Maxsan , "which wo
will nil with an exhibit of our mineral re
sources. but no want the same amount of
epaco In the Agriculture building for the
exhibition of our products of Iho soil. I
have a carload of minerals which will bo
her * when tie time comes nd our
.
people want to send a fine collection of
agricultural products to show ' .he worlJ
that Nevada produces something besides
minerals Our mineral exhibit will delude
flnn specimens of gold , silver , lead , cinnabar
and antimony and it will make a line show
ing. What we want to do in addition to
this is to show s.mc of our wheat which
runs seventy-three pounds to the bushel
and all the other products which are grown
In our state.
"No\ada grows cveryth'ng recmlied for the
oi-Qtenanco of man , " oald Colonel Maxson ,
proudly , "and wo arc aot dependent upon
the uncertainties of the weather. We irrl-
Eate , nnd our crops are ah\a > s assured. We
have all kinds of climates within our bor
ders cad can grow anything tlat Is dcalred.
In the southern part of the otate we raise
figs and tropical fruits , and wo propose to
iiMko n showing which chall bo diversified
enough to eatlsfy any kind of taste. We
have not a dollar of funds with which 1o
make our exhibit , cither from a state appro
priation or from private sutacrlption , but
we Intend to hnvo an exhibit , nevertheless
and I am here1 for the purpose of making
the necesEiiry arrangements. "
Colonel MaMfiJn met the executive commit
tee at noon and co-.icltideJ the desired ar-
for araco for h s state.
IIKI.IU3 OF .XKIlHAMvA'S . YOUTH.
llnrly HlNtnry of ( lie Stale to lit-
I'rrscntrd Iiy Innnlni.'ie < - OlijcclH.
Hx-Ciovornor Hobcrt W. Furnas , president
of the Nebraska Pioneer association , has
made n suggestion to the Nebraska Exposi
tion commission which may result in In
stalling on the ) exposition g re u a els a rcl.c
of the early days In this state. This la the
' old stone chimney of the first house erected
on what Is now Nebraska soil , being the
l chimney of the olJ llaptlst mission erect d
In 1833. Mr. Furnas negiccts to state i\turc
, the mission referred Is was erected , but ho
wr tes that the chimney is still standing
a.u ! could easily be taken down and < ; e.norcd
to Omaha , whore It could be reconstructed
with thu stones In their same relative posi
tions and form a most Interesting relic of
the old days In the territory.
Hu has been asked to submit an estimate
of the cost of this work and Commissioner
I'oynter. who Is In the city , said he had no
doubt the 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 aUo bo considered by the
Nebraska commission nt Its next meeting
and will undoubtedly te adopted. Thl !
suggestion comes from the Nebraska Hls-
torl.al society , the ofllccrs of whUh propose
to loan to thu commission , for making an
historical exhibit at the \pcslllo.i , all the
Nebraska relics belonging to the sJclcty and
co-uperuto with tha commission H Inducing
persons ha\Ing Intelestlng relics to loan
them for the purpose of enlarging th ?
exhibit.
Illiixlriilr I'oHtitl CimlN.
The Washington corresinindcut of thu Now
Vi/rk Times makca the following eugsrstlon
In a letter devoted to a ellsouru on of the
upeclal postage ( tamps to bo Issued l > y tie
government In commemoration 3f tha ex
position :
An nrmy ottlcrr , who hue just received
from Spain BOIIIO iioital carels , c.irrylng
typleiil Simnlsh scenes In phototype , In
cluding prominent Inilluincs. bull-iltht plct-
ure-x and ofhfisuas.vrs th-i | f Omaha is
to bo .tuvertiBcu at Kovernment expense
thraugh the 1'oauillco ileiurlnieiit , u bet
ter plan tnun that of trotting up u upccinl
set of stamps would bo to provide Bpociuj
postal cards , with pictures of tha exposi
tion buildings and grounds , and perhaps
borne pictures of Oiniilia , except the hog-
btlu'klnt' estubllshme'iitu , and put them on
the market. They might ilml largo use
from Omulm , nnd also bo demanded by
those wno desired to tr.ake collections of
sets , The coat of the postal carels need
uut b Kruatly Increased , tuj prociiuca lor
e fouml thrit
wnn nevnpnl hru ' , n < 1 thc nuiintlties need -el
C ° 3t " ° r Car(1 to a fractlon
of u ce t
VU\V.IIJ1SSHY MVICKS I > IM21'\ItlT0\'J
Statv CiHiiiMlNKlon .UrmiKln forji
( < > IIIII--I.-II.N\ | K\lillil.
The New Jersey Exposition commission Is
proving a most energetic body of pushc.r
and the attentico the cxpclt on Is recelvlna
at the hands of the people of that siate I.j
a most promising indication of the allowing
which will bo made when theexpasltlon l
opo-.ed. The chairman of the commission
is Colonel Robert Mitchell Floyd , a ret red
oil ) ta.ist of Ji-rzey City , who Is spondlns
his entire time and his private mean , ? in
furthering the Intercata of the expositor
nmosg the people of hla
stato. He Ij re
ceiving the most arJcnt Fiipport from the
leading newspapers of New Jersey and the
neighboring states and the reports coming
from there indicate-that ' .ho work the cha.r-
man ig doing will bo strorgly ! n evlde-nro
vhon the eaten of the exposition are opened
The I'hIUdelphia Press of laat Sunday con
tains a long Interview w'th Colonel Floyd
regarding the progrcca that U being made
In New Jersey , from which the follow nc ! : >
cMpped :
"We hceio to got the legislature to op-
, . ' . Drlato $20.000 for a New Jumey building
end for other expenses lnldental to tlu
roper representation of tht > state , " , ald
-olonel Floyd. "The Idea Is to have a buIM-
II B construttcd on tue Bectlonal plan , so
j , , , ta"er , , " 10 olnso of " 10 exposition ( lie-
nulldinG may be taken to Sea Girt cuid usi > d
) y the s'.uto during the encampment of the
.National guard.
"At the exposition the building would be
ho New Jerecy headquarters , where exhibit
ors and visitors from Now Jersey could moot
. < .id feel at home. It Is very lir.ooi-tant that
we obsulel have a state bullddlng at the ox-
'Csltl-n. for the Oakotas , Colorado and other
3ta.es are growing onormsusly und will con
lumo great mtantltU' . ) made In thc east.
Moro t'.ian a score of the largest ir.anufac-
uring firms i the state have agreed to send
-plcadld cxhl'jIM to eOmaha and others arts
onsldcrlng the iratter. some of thu Newark
' .rms arc gctttlnK exhibits ready now atid
" fe Wrltl"K al)3Ut u"lnco and
" .ManufacturcrB , agrlculturlits and eelii-
ors in Ellzitieth. Nsw Ilrunswlck , Jersey
Ity. Italiway. Trenton and other places have
jocn via i cd and the subjen presented to
-hem , with encouraging ,
inspects of t large ;
number of thcinbecomlng _ exhlUltors.1'
TuriicrN Coining iTTonin hi. :
Adojph Peterson , iecrotnry of the Daven
port TurnBemclnde , writes to the Depart
ment of Publicity and Promotion that the
prcspecta are most encouraging for the eu-
tire Iowa turobezlrit coniliig to Omaha to
paniclpaio In the turnfcst which will be
In p.-ogreaj during the expoaltlon. He MJB
that the thrco Davenpcrt e.--cle'tls. the 1 rte ? -
e > st being ths
Turngcmclnele. with n mem
bership of COO , have voted to coino to Omatm
Instead cl holding a bezlrksfc-'i in the st.tc
and three societies outside of Davenport luvo
voted the sameway. . if ths > societies In llur-
llncton nnd Des Molnes tafcc the came posl-
lion there will bo no quektlon about the
matter.
Newa received by the department from
tha Kansas turner societies Is to the effect
tha all of the soclotlrn In the state will
como to Omaha Instead of holding a state-
tuntfest.
'WiNCOiiNln'H Sllllf ItlllldlllK- .
The committee t > f the Wls-onsln Expci- !
tlon commlfslon , charged with the duty of
soliciting lumber from the numerous lum
ber firms In the statue for the purpose of
constructing the Wisconsin building , hap
commenced Its task. There will bo 03,000
toot of lumber required , the value
Final reductions in
Ladies' Cloaks , Cloth
and Plush Capes ,
and
Children's Jackets.
57.50
sa
l itf and
) Iiitlli's' iie-\v style Qlosiks In plnlu
Ki'i'M-y. bl.u-U , In-own , Ki'i'i'ii .ii'.i tiin ;
aNo liuuclo. I'oiixh e'll'jrts. c-utt > ] lil : < ,
In lu-li. ) ! : na\y. liro\vn and s'lVii. I'Do
pimm-tiis h.nv lu'volofprc bi-e-u m irke-el
from S7.0 to ir .Oii. oiljsalc ifuw : it
$ : i.li ) > , J-r.S ? ! ( and -ST. . " ' ) , ami' not one oltl'
styleKiU'imut on uur
Cliildi-'ii's Cloaks tliut were ? 0.dO an.I
i > 7.00. RII Katiml.iy at § 1.50 and .yj.DS.
estimated at Qbaut 52,000. The committee
-.ifc pairrij illllii'fv ' In . f ' ng .13
a-nount. a d t Is leaves but about $3,0 0 of th
. - mount required for tho''bull i ng ajid I'n
maintenance. The ccmnifis'on | feels eer-
* 3la 'Mils ' ama-Jiit can bofraac ( < l without dldl-
rulty andi that the rtato ivFll be well reprc.
'
sentcrt. .
Invltiilliiiis to Siiutli Aiiii-i-U-iiu lloilli-N
IVcsldent Wattles Is iasiiing Invitations to
the holds of Hie varbus commercial Lodle. .
of the republics of South America a'-id als-3
to tlio oewii.iapers of t'e leading cltlEB , In-
\ltlng them'ta visit OniKha" and the exposi
tion at an early elate end Bee the magnitude
of the affair , In order to satisfy thcmEcIvca
v to the importance of ranking exhibits of
the resoiireco of tlielr countrlM" . This action
of the i resident | .i in cor. ietlon with tha
effort being made through tlic ministers o'
these countries at Woshlngtcu to Induce I'jelr
governments to take oinclal action la th ?
matter.
Nnlii * nf ( heKM >
The Son rranclsco ropers say that Call-
forla. will have the finest an.I moU exten
sive mineral exhibit at the expo Itlon that
thc world has ever seen.
Mrs Clara Ucwlck Colby , prcsldsnt of thc
NcbiMbka Woman's Suffrage association , has
requested the Ncaiaika Kxpooltion commis
sion ts grant the arsoclarisn a room In the ,
Ncbr'ski building as headquarters.
The following Is the fu.ll list of the Mary
land Kxpobltlon commission ci i.olnted re
cently by the governor : f Mrs. Markland o !
Oak'nnd , Harry J. Hopkins of Ar.'imolla ,
Mrr. William Ucoel of Ialtltcore ! , Miss Lillian
Norwood of Del Air. i . '
The New Jersey . -ra-nbarry will bo In evi
dence at thc exycBhlon 4tponR the r.V.iiLiIts
frcm tnat state. Ine AipiIcan { Cranberry
Cfrowerb1 association la ii-iJlns : { preparations
to show lo the world the jifisby tickler of the
gourmand's palato" for Vhkh the state Is
famous. .1 ' |
V. ! ' . Ford- who Is ln f'h ladclpbla l-.i the
Interest of the wr ten that the
Men's club of that city 4 : i5 yrepara-
tic 3 for coming to the n In a body ,
and making a atuy of ) out two wecko. '
Arrangements are ) bolnty" raJe ; : for apec al .
Crcpe-rs v hlch will be useJ cs licsdauartero j
v/lillc In Omaha asvll ts etiroute , and
bookings are nlrojdy bcl.igmade. ( I
'
S. II. M. Byers of T'f < i Molaca writes ID' '
I're-sldcnt Watt'ra for Ipfor iatlon regirdliig I
a poem to be delivered 0.1 , the opening day j
it the exposition. Mr. Ilyett B-i.a he wiote j
thc poem uhichva.i dellroreil at the opening .
of tlio Iowa ficml-coitt'.iSltl a.ul also tl c
Iowa poem at the Worlds Fair , end ox-
prci.iics an Iiitereat In thn nlatter concerning
the TrarBinlfsls.'ilppl Bxponltlon.
The inembsrs of the FtJoEriih Kxrosltlnn
" mmlssion , whk-h recently visited Omaha ,
l'ave > reeiurated the O'-unty conunin eineis of
the ) Bounty In which St. Ji cr.'i Is sltuate-1 to
make on a nroprlntlon j > lJK03 for a county ,
exhibit. Ihe commlulsoiuiu l.avo expressed
their ontlro wtllinpDCKi Jo $ ake euch nn ap-j
Droprlntlon if It can bo eloflej lesi'ly. Action j
u-'s deferred until this p-int IK rstabllblied.
Mori IKlo ! ( ! ( ! < on the * Count
CHICAGO , Feb. 4. 'Toil" Bloane started
for San Kranclsco last nllit. It Is prob
able ho will have Ihe cholco of mmnts tent
to vhe past by W. I } . Jeo-.lnxa , nccotlitlons
to that e-nel naVIng be0U' conducted by wire
IiirliiK tie lust wee-U. " T ; > O strliiR com-
prlsiB u few taken f orn ths enst last fall
and a lot of " ( lurk nne-s" from itaneho del
Pnso , which John W , Mnekay selected nnd
placed In Je-nningb' care.
.Si-liuoui-r'k Crctv Miillnlex.
I/DNPON. Feb. i The four-masted
schooner Independent Is anchored on the
New London IlKht , uuultlnt ; 'i\ ' revenue
cutter , wlilci has been suminoned from
Newport t > take the sciooner'H crew , which
had mutinied nnd Is now locked up In thu
hold of tho'vessel , *
OUK. ENTIRE STOCK OP
TO BE CLOSED OUT IN TWO LOTS.
Si2 SO SSO
SOUS or OVERCOATS W * > MEHS' ' SUITS or OVERCOATS
A i/TL
For For
Today we give you the choice l Your choice of 1,200 , mens"
of any man's suit in the house strictly all wool cassi
in cassimere , worsted cheviot or mere SUltS 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 ( rocks and
' 4 button frocks and Prince Al
berts- All the e as well as your „ 6RAY ami
choice of our finest
FRIEZE
8VER88AT EH ULSTER
made of the best Kersey , Chinch Not a garment in the lot worth
ch ! ia Irish Fnezi and Covert less than $12.50 , and from that
cloth go today for up to $17. Take your choice for
EACH
M& * To close out entire stock of MEN'S ODD PANTS we place them a'l in (3) ( )
laiS three lots today
ALL THE 83.00 FAETTS GO AT $1.50--
A&X , THE S4.OO PAItfTS GO AT $1.98
$ ALL THS 155.00 PANTS GO AT $2GO-
OVuS WANT THEIR PAY
Men Who Work for the City Find Causj to
Kcv.
DZLAY ON LEVY CAUSES rV.UCM GRUMBli : G
llroiiKlit on the
jur lo Act ill Onuc SOUK * Fe'll-
turtN of I HofiinilliiK
Ilonil I'roiiosltlon.
The delay In final action on the levy or
dinance Is being liberally and vigorously
"cussed" by scvciul bundled city employes
who have not been able to draw aalarlcs for
from ono to three months. As a largo pro-
poitlan ot their displeasure Is vented to the
members of the council the latter are also
becoming decidedly uneasy and 'they ' are
mnkiag a vigorous effort to Induce .Mayor
.Mooi03 to act Ht once In order that thc
matter may bo fettled. In the meantime ,
the mayor Is fully occupied In court , and ho
has been unable to even got time to run
through his mall.
1' . U morally certain now that In case tlio'
levy ordinance Is vetoed It will bo passcu
over the veto..10 or two councilmeo say
that they nrc In favor of adding another
mill to the street cleaning appropriation , but
thcio are at least flvo votes ready to puss
the oiiilimnco o\cr the veto and It Is not
Illtel } that the tl.xth will be lacking.
The Jani-ary salary ordinance is now In
thu hands of the llnatico committee and It
will U > iccccd vitl.u'.a delay as soon cs the
lovj orairmnco becomes a law. The back
salaiics of November and December will be
paid out of the proceeds of the proposed
reun-ir.K bonds , and U Is propped that the
bjiiu on.luancu will bo paescd at the same
meeting at which tlio levy Is disposed of.
There may bo a liKch In this part of thc
prL/s.am , hov.over , as there Is some dls-
petition to he&ltato to violate thu charter
pi'j.islou b ) lasting an orairancc which In-
\oliej the paymoi.t of thc claims of the
I.urbtr company which have been repeatedly
tui..cd down by previous udmlnUtratiuns.
ll.cre is also a tremendous coposltljn to
the > refunding ordinance from another quar
ter. The oretfcuiue tirovldcs only for taking
up thc gcnoral fund warrants and leaves the
ouU'tanamg . iiecial fund warrants as cnargcs
on the districts on account of which they
were Issued. The people who hold these wur-
vauts declare tt-at clils action Is virtually a
repjdlatlon of the obligation. They have
been holding t'.icsc warrants for years and
have all a'.ong bcc < n ltd to believe that they
would get their money when the refunding
UnJs weic Issued. Ilut under the charter
limitations the council can only Issue about
$330,000 In bonds and the ) iiicclal clalm.1 are
discarded In order that the payment of JC9.000
to the Ilarber Atplialt company may bo pro
vided for. If It was not for this claim thu
icfundlng bexids could be inado to re-deem
nearly If not all the Epcelal fund warrants
now outstanding and which are not other
wise iJTuvIdcd tor. T\ie holders of nieclal
fund warrants eEAort tint this 1s an unquali
fied outrage. They contend that the special
fund talances have been transferred and mlB-
expropriated by the loaeo nnatnlal adtnln ! -
Iratlon that previously prevailed and that
thcro Is not the slightest possibility that the
warrantx will ever be redeemed by the
funds to which they properly belong. They
declare that the pressed action la sitri/ly a
case of allowing t'jo warrant-holders to hold
the sack.
.Mortality .SI tUtlu ,
Thu following births aud deaths were re
ported at the he-alth . 'fflce dnrlns thc twenty-
four hcurfi ending at non yesterday :
IllrtLe Ola C. Olson , 3034 South Nine
teenth street , boy ; Chinning Ucdl-it : , 1103
Pierce , girl ; Peter Lmd , Fifth and Dancroft ,
boy ; Jefferson Dav u102.1 Lnfayottu , boy.
Denthb No deaths roportcJ.
'Ulll ' I ' < > ! < a SIi
A member of the nubile library board
takes exception to the views of members of
the city council In respect to the levy for
the library fund. Ho Platen that the library
baird has alw.ija run its business on u
cash basis and has not spent money until
It was in sight. For that reason the pro
posed issue of refunding be > " < ! o docs not In
clude a dollar to redeem warrants Issued on
account of the library fund. Ho f > ays that
wb-t the council now wants the bc.ird to
do fa to Incur an Interest charge of 7 per
cent en Its expenditure ! ) and take chances
on piling up a lot of floating Indebtedness
that may bave to lo refunded at oomo fu
ture date1. "Afi a matter of fact , the library
fund , as it now ntacds , contains { 3,000 In
coh , " ho f/ij'H , "while the statement on
which the council laata Its calculations
makes this appear over $9,000. The latter
Is merc.y > i paper balance and under the
propcsed levy the cash at the dlr.posal of the
board cannot possibly exceed $12,000 or $13-
000 , when the- board asked for $17,000 , "
CoiuplU'iilliin Illi Ciiiilrni'torH.
The action of the council In changing the
permanent sidewalk specifications has caused
a complication In regard to the bids that
pnmisea to make trouble , After the cpccl-
flcatlons were approved by the Hoard of
Public Works , b'ds were received and the
contract for the construction of permanent
walks during 1S6S wan let to C. W. Norrls
& Co. , who were the lowest bidders. Subac-
' fluently the council ordered the guarantee
period chengcil from one ) to flvo years n- !
incrt'Eseil tlio amount of the boid. It ficcinc ,
to bo taken for granted that thVi will neces
s'.tato a rc-advcrtlsoment , but Norrls & Co
declare that they are reajy to accept the
contract on thrlr bid in splto of the addi
tional requirements , and thre-aloa to Mkc tin
matter Into the courts m esi they are ac
commodated.
FOIKiKIl C.UXiHT l.N M II\V
Mull \Vlio WorlU'd Onilllill
Chief of Detectives ! Cox has u tclfRrar
from the chief of police of Milwaukee to th'
effect that lie has placed unelnr arrest II
Dennett Wootson , who la wanted In this ell
for forcing checks In amounts vpryln ? froi. '
18.50 to3 and afterward succeiHfulIy paw.
Ing them on the Continental Clothing storv ,
Kellcy. Sllgcr & Co. 6 < id C. II. Korby. The
name signed to tlio checks was 12. II. Ilrown.
Chief Cox lias lee i tracing this man lor two
months and lias been In communication with
the police of Kdiuws City , 1'jorla , 111. , Jollet , i
111. , and other places.
It WRH found ( hit under the name of 13. II.
Wllina and as an advaoco agent for the al
leged .McKay Ci.iera company. Wootson and
ll.i . wife reglsteie'd at a North Sixteenth strest
hotel on Nove-mbor 21. Ilia wife , K6w
Wllmu , secured a position as dancer In I lev
Gulll's ' ilanco hall and the pair stayed in
Omaha seven ! wee-Ks. During this time t'ao
chce-ks were forged liy Wootson. I'Yom hero
thei pair went to I'eorla , tlienco to Jollet ,
nliere Mi . Wootsau sesurcd another tdgage-
jiient , and WootJion continued on to Milwau
kee , wliero he was urrostc-d at tlio Klrliy
hoiiEo. Chief Cox left at cncei for Milwau
kee with requisition \ i.iein for his prisoner.
Wootton has relatives living In Davenpjrt ,
la Ho IK elsa sutjpoac-il to bo the man ulio
beat a number of uooplo In this city and also
In CVlur ItJpl.Is. la , out ofarloua oums xi
a magazine pre ( > slilon. Ho went In tliU cliy
under tbo nemo of W 1L Wilson and in
Cedar Itapids under the came of U , H.
Jacobs , .
BIG COLON.ZA1ION SCHEME
Flan lo Loato Scttlnre in the West
Indies ,
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND MEN FOR CUBA
All to < ! o Th < ! In Om > I'arly Il
iicnpoIlN Ainu Sirlii s u ( irvnt
Js'lory on tinIiopli ; of
I AlM-rdr. ' ! ! , S. I ) . ,
MINNEAPOLIS , Minn. , Feb.I , Ate
to the Jonrnal from Aberdeen says : Jim
Patterson of Minneapolis , who Is well known
throughout the northwest , has been In Aber
deen e > a u peculiar miKsUri. He Ls working
quietly but peralstently on a scheme to toke
100,000 men to Cuba nnd land them thcro
on the * Fourth of July. Ho says ho Is backed
by a syndicate of Americans \\ho-liavo largo
land Interests In the Islands and asserts
these Americans arc anxious to cut up their
largo holdings and dl'poso of ainall planta
tions to able-bodied men. They require no
cash down and all the money the Intended
purchaaer needs Is enough to pay hla
oxidises to Cuba , w'.ileh Mr. JMttortcn says
will bo nominal. He says thcro will bo
enough eieamevs at New Orleans on July 3
to tarry the 1CO.OOO excursionists to Havana ,
and other ports on the Island where they intend -
tend to land. The coui. > iny guarantees pro
tection from Span'wli ' IntiTfumico fiom New
Orleans to Cuba and when the men cro thcro
they will ho such u formidable body that
Spain will not dare to Interfoio In the ijeace-
ful pursuits the immigrants Intend to pur
sue. If an atteir.gt should IQ made to Inter
fere. Iho men will be Instructed to arm Mie-m-
tolvch and proton tilth" rlh'hta. The com-
; > En > 's c-Keinl ce-'orls Hint u > ast amount of
iioney IUH been le' t by American t > rri > erty
jwncrs over there bocuuBO ( ho Spaniards
, \ould not allow them to w.rk on their plan-
atlons. They Intend to ijluco a man
n every few acres and If ho
stands up for his .rights and works the piop-
crty , he will become the absolute owner of
Ma plantation In a few years.
The company guarantees t. . furnish the set
tlers with machinery and arm them , If it
becomes necessary , through Spanish Interven
tion. Mr. Patterson nays lie has been very
successful In securing men from the two
Dakotas. Montana an1 Minnesota , and that
tha gigantic excursion Is al eady an assured
silccefb. Mr. Patterson siya ho will leave
for eastern points PumJuy night to proxi-cuto
his labore In securing men for thu big ex
cursion on Inilcpendc-ne.0 day , the largest
excursion of men on peaceful pursuits the
world has ever known.
llailrr Illicit from \c v York.
County Judgn Baxter IIHH returned from
New York , wm > ro Sic was cjlltel to jrtvo
testimony In annt.ito cnue Involvlnu'
nearly JMO.tXiO. lie did not get n chance ,
however , to give hlH tintlmony , us the
hearing wa iMWtpone-d until F < 'brunry ! ! l ,
ut which tlmo tie < ! x | > L e > tH to return. In Iho
nicuntlmu the Judfei will hear any nnd nil
matteTti that can lie- taken up Hby aureu-
ment of attorneys. Mrtt. llaxti-r IH Htlij In
New Yoik n nil will ii-imin f > r name time ,
iil : ] lllH lilt * C.lllllol CoillllllMMlllll ,
IIAKIUSWUO , I'-i. , 'Feb. -Attorney
Orneral McC'onnlck lssue'1 n bill In equity
In the Dauphin county court this afternoon
to restrain the Capitol commission fr m
awarding thu contructa for thu nuw
llOUbO ,