THE OMAHA DATTAr BEE : iWEHNlUSDAY , FEBRUAKY 0 , KS98. SIX HEADS ARE TOO J1ASY Plan for Iho Concentration of Exposition Management. NEED OF DIRECTOR GENERAL APPARENT Subject of tiiMtiKiirntlnF ? NIMV Mi-tlioil ( o lie DlMMiNxrit ill Dlrri'lors * MvetliiK to UiIlilil Next I'rldii ) Arirrnodii , There are Indications that when the Tlnard of Directors of the exposition meets 3'i'day of this week , at 1 p m , there wll be a chungo Inaugurated In the method o administering the affairs of the exposition Up to this tlmo the nork of preparing to the exposition has been clasMflcl under six departments , each having at Its head a manager , who Is a member of the executive committee which Is vested with full author Uy in all m-Utcrs connected with the expo- ell Ion As the work of preparation has ad vancid , the province of ono department tins Infringed upon the functions of the others and considerable confusion has resulted In the inaction ! workings of thu cntcrpr c there nre six heads , nnd troso hiving busl ness with the management arc scut abou from pillar to post without being able to llnd a man whose derision can bo regarOei as final This condition of affairs has excited a Rrcnt deal of unfavorable comment fron outsiders coming to thu city to trans' c business with the exposition mnnagcmen and criticism from people who have hat occasion lo conduct negotiations by corro spandente These matters have como to the .nrn of the directors nnd have been seriously tlls-naauil by mcml/cri of the executive com inlttie Tlero has been no disposition wlnt over on the iiart oj those t.mlllar v 111 tin affairs of the exposition to tritleiso tin , Jneiilbera of the executive committee for tin sn lonlltluns They are re-garde.il as the Ionic.U outcome of the system of manage ment which was Inaugurated at the Incep tion of the exposition Dach member o the executive committee Is the active heai of a large business cntciprise on his owi iir-Lount nnd to add the guidance of ono ol thi extensive depirtments of the exposition to Ii s burde IK la lllte piling Ossa upon ] ' lion Meetings of the executive com mittee are held every day , but each mem ber Is loaded dovvn with his private busl- nr-iH , ns well as v.lth exposition business , and the sessions of the committee rauly last over an hour. 1'nch head of a depart ment Is thrown almost entirely upon his own resources In the minagement of his fltpiitmcnt nnd works out the details in the wi ) that srems to him to bo best , while lenialnlng In darkness ns to what the * other department * ! are deilng The result Is that In some- matters the departments are work ing at cross-purposes and the recipient of i uripspondcncc from two or more * uf them Is at i loss lo toll what to do ONU CASH IN POINT. This condition of nffalrs was well exempli fied recently In the cane of the business con ducted vvllh the olllcers of the United States milt at Philadelphia To an agent of the exposition who was rcccntl ) In the City of lirothurly Love , o e of the mint olllclils sai.l Why don't ) our exposition hnvu ono head' \ \ o IITVO hid letters from three or four dlf- fen nt people connected with the exposition regarding the medals , and each one wants bomethlng different from the others. How can wo tell what to do' " Other Instances of the same kind nro occurring constantly and strangers coming to the city , especially those vvhi > have had to do with former expo hltlons , continually remark that thu exposi tion seems to have no head lite conviction has been growing upon many of the illrcctoro that n change miibt fee nude and Homo position created where the general direction of the work of all the de- TMirtmonts shall bo conlrall/ed A number of the directors have expressed themselveii In favor of creating borne such position at this time There Is a difference of opinion among them as to the advlsibllltv ot crcat Ing the position of director general , with thu authority that such designation Implies Imt the consensus of opinion seems to be In lav or of creating the ollico of general nuper- Jnlendent of the exposition , an olllcer who shall hive general direction of all depart ments under the supervision of the execu tive committee It Is thu decided opinion of ninny of the directors who have given the mntter attention that some step of this Icliul must bo taken nt once to avoid the In- oxtrlcablu confusion which must inevitibl ) followIf the present sstem Is continued Thu ndvocitcfi of this latent plan nrguu that it would allow the emplomont of a conipe tent man to supervise all of the work , and thus prevent departments from working In rontrniy directions , while the full nuthorlt ) of the executive commlttco would bo pre- ourved. HERE Ann oruncrons. Certnln of the concessionaires vvho have hnsmcss with the various departments have ( been making most vigorous protests for nemo tlmo at the unsatlsfictory manner in 'which affairs are conducted The concession al ! cs. ns a rule arc men vvho have had much to do with expositions and miy bo consid ered as experts In the matter under con Hldcratlon The ) are , \ unit In declaring that they are unable to tell Just whatTlo do , us the ) nro told one thing by one department and something directly contrary by another 'Iho leprcsentatlvcs of the different dopirt- J jnents of the federal government on the ( Hoard of Control who have been hero hive expressed the greati-st surprise when told that there Is no ono man when Is In general charge A man who has had considerable oxpc-rl- rncii In exposition work , but who Is now engaged In business in the city , remarked verj recently that exposition affairs were setting In a ver > bad tangle "I have been watching things pretty closely , " said he , "and I can see thnt the minagement In gut ting Into u verj bad condition I don't bo- 1 llovo the olllcers reull/o the shape affairs me In , but I inaku the prediction that In. . Ifsa than a month the ) will have n very rude awakening and will then bo glad to nolvo the dlfllculty In/ / any way It Ls simply Impossible to conduct nn > exposition with six heads each , running his dcpurtment In dependent of till the not No ono laving liunlness with them knows vvho Is authority nnd everj thing Is bound to bo tangled up There Is something to be considered beslles getting the bul'dlng ' * ready but this t sl < tooiim to have overshadowed everything else Unless everything Is centralize- ! within a very short tlmo there will bo such confusion thnt It cannot bo remedied and thu exposition will be u failure" CHH. KiMiivi.i , ii vs ins liiunvvM-n. Horne < Tlilnk ( lint lie llnx IU'iM'l\ Court run N ' 1'rrnliin-iil. At the meeting of the executive commit tee of the exposition jtsterday afternoon < h i only matter of record was the following communication from ono of the firm of architects which has had general supervision - vision over the designing of the e-xposltlon buildings , "WAMCnil & KIMI1ALL. lUlCIIITBCTS , I UOSTON OMAHA. Pub. 7 , 1898 To the i\- j rcuttvo Coninrittca of the TransmlssUsippl * nnd International exposition Dear Sirs j As a stockholder of the exposition and as i Jtr Walker's partner. I wish to protest i against the constant , growing and nnvvar- > milled liiboleiico of Thu Dee toward .Mr Walker "This continued abuse of an Important cmplovo of thu exposition by one of Its man agers Is not enl ) an unfortunate spectacle for the public , but Is certain to work harm to thu exposition Mr Walker's oul ) offense eeiMiis to Ho In the fact that he , a vice precedent of the American Institute of AlchltocttJ , has Insisted that the usual J courtesy bo show n by Mr. Hose water's depart ment to the exposition architects , unless It bo considered an offense to hnvu obtained for the exposition some free advertising In certain periodicals that seem to bo out of the regular line of thu Department ot Pub licity "An U hat been at the reauiwt of the ex ecutive commltteo that Mr Walker has al lowed three attacks to go unanswered , I fed justified In asking the comr.ill'cf to protect him from nny fur'Vr ftl' is- > Yours respectfully. THOMAS U KIMUVU , The letter caused some mrrrlmert among the members of tbo commltteo and was finally referred to Manager Hosowater of Hie Department of Publicity and Promotion for reply. inrc.\'i : Convention Work \-miilntr I'ortit mill ( iPttlllK 111 Mlltl" ' . Thorn was a mooting last evening of the executive committee of the Tmn < mlsslsilppl IMucntlonal association , held In the office of Superintendent of Schools Pearsc , thoie present being State Superintendent W H Jackson ; J M Olllnn secretary of tha Poard of tteltiratlon , Victor Ilewewatcr auj Prof. Pearao , the latter the chairman Nearly two hours were devoted to reports roncirnlng the progre s that Is being made for the greit cduratlo-ial gathering tint Isle lo 'be held here during the exposition nnd n general dlscuralon of wajs and means to make the event succe sful. Each member of the committee as chairman1 of a subcommit tee ehowcl that matter * are assuming defi nite and sweeping form nnd all of the re ports gave n very good general Idea of th nxignltudo the convention will assume The committee decided after a thorough dls ri' slon of the nitration , to hold the convrn tlon on Juno 2S. 20 and 30. lnrlu lve Al executive business relative to the mtetln ; will be conducted from rooms Nos. 605 am MS , city hall. M\V : .iiJiisif"i7u > iMisis \ in IMIIVO SlnO On in in I i 11) i > Cninlnir on to Look Over tin * Ctriiiiinl. The Newark , N. J , Now a of list Saturdaj contains a column article relating to the exposition and cuts of the Government build Ing and the proposed New Jersey building The latter Is a rather plain looking struc til re , 20x00 feet In dimensions , and built o wood throughout. A IC-foot veranda extends across the front nnd about one-fourth the length of the Hides The building Is to bo constructed In such a way an to bo taken down nt the close of the exposition and re moved to Sen (3lrt , N. J. , where It rill be used by the governor at the annual encamp incuts of the mllltli of the state Arrangements nre being mndo by the Xo'v Jersey commission fe/r n trip to Omahi It the near fiituro to look over the grounds am gain more Inspiration for the work In hand Under the direction of President llobcrt Mitchell riojd , the New Jersey commission Is making more nctlvo progress than anj of the other eistern states Proposes u iM-nlc f'niilll A California man hns made ii llcatlon to the Department of Concessions for the priv ilege of operating a scenic canal on a large ac-ile He wants about three acrcn of grount In a long strip and on this he proposes to construct a canil with n strong current produced by artificial moans Along the sides of the canal he .savs he will construct a aeries of views of California sconerj , in cluding the Yosemlte vallej and falls , with the foreground constructed of earth anil locks ffter Mie fishlon of a cjc'orinn Ho Is soliciting the co-operation of the officials of the counties In California with a view ol having them utill7e the foreground for ex hibits of thoagricuHur.il rcid other icaourcca of those counties Ihla proposition la now under consideration by the coiiesslons de partment and SufTbrlntendcnt Hums states that a concession will probably bo graated. I'rmliH'lx \rUiiiiNHN A'nllry. The Pueblo ( Cole ) Ilusiness Men's asso ciation has endorsed the action of the con ference of representatives of the flvo coun- tl"s of the Arkansas vallej , held at La lunta recently , asking the count > commis sioners of each county to appropriate a smill sum to enable a fine exhibit of the icsourcc's of the valley to too made nt the exposition The Pudblo representatives at tills meeting were C. II. Schmidt and Wil liam LI Kbbcrt. Mr Schmidt resided In Omaha for several jears and Is well known : o all of the older citizens here. Ho urged Iho commissioners of Pueblo county to com- ; ) lj with the request of the conference and ilso brought the matter befoie the Business Men's usbociatlon On his motion the asso ciation urged the commissioners to make thu ippropriatlon In order that the county may ) o properlj representel Ill-sum i-i'H of Arizona. Governor Myron McCord of Arizona has sailed an address to the people of that ter- Hcry. urging upon them the Importance of iav' ng their , terrltorv properly represented at the exposition by an exhibit of the dlvei- slliei' ' resouues of that section. Ho sa > s .ho terrltorj will bo given tbo best oppor- : unlly It has ever had to lay before the u'oplo In the thickly populated districts of : he east the advantages of the state in tiio way of agriculture , horticulture and ninlng and Inducing Immigration Ho siiKKCijts that subscriptions bo raisol at onto anl energetic action taken to provide 'or representation The governor suggested .lint a meeting be held at Phoenix some time .his week to perfect arrangements. Ururo a ( 'olorailo i\Iillill. : W S Ward and A. T Macdomld , delegates from Di-nver , Cole , who were In the city the latter part of last week to look over the exposition grounds , have carried back to , holr reopl" a most enthusiastic report of what they saw They speak In the terms of highest praise ot the city and the exposl- , lon iln an interview printed In the Denver lepubllcm nnd urge the people of their stale to more energetic efforts in order that the state may bo properly repi evented They state tint the most prominent locafons in ho main buildings have been reserved for Colorado and they urge that nothing ( bo eft undone to fill the space crodltabl ) . Wntrr UIII-MIHI | | t ii There were no developments yesterday In ! io situation between the exposition man agement and the management of the Omaha Water company. Manager nierbower spent he greater part of the day In consultation vllh the nttornojs of the water company , 1 > ut announced last evening that no conclusion ms been reached Ho said that as soon as ho course to bn pursued Is determined upon a formal reply will bo made to the exposition olllconj and the posit ) on of the jvater com- uny made public. \ < | | | 'X Of till * I3X | > ONHIOII. The Wisconsin Checseniakors' society at Is annual meeting In Madison lust week ap- lolntcd a commltteo to arrange for a state .heesu exhibit at the exposition The commltteo of the Portland , Ore , Chamber of Commerce on mining nnd min eral lesourcrn Is woiklng up Interest among ho mining exchanges of thu state In an ex- ilblt of the mineral resources of the stito at thu exposition. ( Among the specimens of ere which are lelng collected for the Montana mining ox- ilblt will bo ono from the Hast Paclflc mine Tills specimen weighs " 50 poundti nnd will mi 77 per cent lead , 7f > ounces of silver and S In Rold to the ton. The Department of Publlclt ) and Promo- Ion hna ricHlved notice that rome of the m-mbers of the Idiho exposition commls- on will bo In Omaha gome time this week o look over t'lo ' ground and arrange * cer- aln of the details connected with the ex- ilblt to bo made b > that state Alderman J J Wolf of Kansas City , agent of the exposition at that point , telegraphed ho Department of Publicity ami Promotion ant uvenlng that thu Hoard of Count ) Com- nlrHloiiHrs of Jackson county , the count ) In /hlch Kantas City 1 situated had appro- irlated $1 000 toward the titato building to 10 erected by Missouri The Omaha delegates to the meeting of ! io National Dalrjmen's association , which onvenes at Topeka , Kan , February 20 will eflve Omaha In n special car. vvhloh will be- prorated with Hags and banners advertising he exposition The delegates will weal inndiionie badges , on which the exposition III Lu made prominent and each member 111 wear a silk tat \ largo lot of exposl- loii advertising matter Is being prepared for thin party , and this will bo thoroughly dis tributed along the route \Plilli-nlluii for liijiiiii'tlon. The hearing on the application of Kitchen Hrathord for an Injunction to rutrala hack- men from standing with their vehicles before the lUxton hotel , elthur on rarnam or Four teenth street was on hearing before Judge Scott all day jeaterdiy When adjournment was token In the afternoon the huailug v.as not completed , auJ It was continued until next Saturday , SALE OF MONTANA UNION Not Considered a. Pr fitablo Piece o Property. ROAD LIKtLY TO GO TO NORTHERN PACIFIC Union I'nHlIu 1'lniU Hint II llu * 1.title Usefor Mininliiln Ill-it m-li In Which It llolili tin In- tercit. The probable transfer of ( ho Union Pt- ciflc's Interest In the Montana I'aton rallwaj to the Northern Pacific rallrojd caused considerable siderable- gossip ! ti local railway circles. H in gc-orally conceded tint eilch a transfer 1 * very likely to take place \\lthln a short time and will bo Ui accord with the pollcj of the new owners to free the reid from everything Hot U not profitable to the Union Pacific and to build up the miln line and Its service. T ic dispatch from Now Ywk. published n jcstordaj moinlngM IASUO of The Hee statin ; that tbo Union Pacific directors had decldei ! to sell the compaay'ii hilf Interest In the Montana I'n'on ' to the Northern Pacific could not bo coullrmed or ilonled at the headquar ters In this city Ptesldcnt Hurt Is lu Chl- oj o and the other olllclnla , while of the opinion that the transfer would soon take place , could give no authorltatlvn statement on the matter. It Is Ki.cwn ut the head quarters that the now dlit-ctory of the Union Pacific has been considering the disposition of Its half Interest lo the Montana Union to the Northern Pacific for some tlmo. At a tcccnt meeting of the dlreclnrj In Now Yoik John A Munroo. freight trafllc manage" , was called on from here to give tcatlmonv con cerning the mnount of trallle received from the Montana Union last > car nnd was askoi for other InforiuUlcxi about the little load In Montana The Montana Union railway was once n part of the Union Pacific sstcm , but was one of Uio llrst of the branch lines to bo separated bj foreclosure proceedings under the re ceivership As long as the Oregon Short Line was n put of the Union Pacific HJB- torn , the Montnni Union still hod Its value as a connecting line with the Union Paclllr , because of the connection with the Oregon chort Line m Silvei How. I5ut since the Oregon Short Line has become n separate property , the relations between the Union Pacific and the Montana Union 1mo not been plnsn. It In * linnn nnnnrmit fnr unmn limn thnt the latter proper ! } Is now ot more value to the Northern Pacific thin to the Union Paclflc. direct connection being made with the Northern Pacific mnln line at Gnrrl- son The Montana Union Is essentially n mining road , and all Its traffic Is dependent upon the mines in that section of the coun try It Is Ilfty-ono miles In length from Garrison to Dutto The Anacondi branch from Stuart to Anaconda. Is eight miles In length A half dozen inKoJ trains are run oxer these htrlps of nnd each wa ) daily none ISI.Mvrs v rvsr TIIMV S 'i" loiI"iiriililii > il liv ntlicr lloiuln \ \ III HiM.'t The officials of the Chicago , Hock Island iS. Pacific at Chicago are now flgmlng on anew now tlmo card , the -passenger portion of which contains trains Nos .51 and 22 , the- fast trains between Deiner and Chicago vln Omaha Officials of the pissongor and of the operating departments from all part- of the main line , both cast and west of the Mireourl rlvei , ha\o been summoned to Chicago and they are now there going ovei the new time cards of the other lines that Lave established fast train service between Chicago and Denver and planning the best tlmo for tholr own new fast trains between the same points. SInce the adjournment ot Monday's confer ence In Chicago without results. It has been practically conceded In rallwa ) circles that the lead of t'lo Northwestern-Union Pacific and of the Burlington "ill bo followed b > the Rock Island It is said that the Itock Island had fixed upon May 1 aa the date frr the Installation of its now fast train ser\ice but the establishment of fast sen ice b > the other lines has piactlcally forced the Hock [ rfland to advance the date for running Us irst las' tiafp between Chicago and Denver It would surprise no ono in local rallwaj circles lure to KCO the Hock Island's fast trains go Into service on Sunday mext The proposition that was advaiced at jes- crdaj's meotlng to allow the Hock Island o become a differential line to Colorado 3p-lnss and Pueblo , while- maintaining slindard rates to Denver , is considered b > some lallroaders as an extremely likely lutcomo of the controversy. While the Hock Isl nd Is not the short line to Denver , the Burlington and the Ncrthvvestern-Unlon Pa- clhc being much shorter , the Rock Island lees have the shortest line to Colorado Spil'igs and nearly as short a line as ante > to Pnoblo In the summer tlmo there Is considerable travel to Colorado Springs , and a differential to that point would make the oad using It the popular route Whether the other lines will agree to such a solution of the controversy Is doubtful , but It is understood that the whole question may bo referred to the olllclals of some eastern lines for arbitration. OniiMc < M iv Mil "CliU-Hiro Siit'c'lnl. " The officials of Northwestern and of the Union Paclflc railroads have just re ceived notice of a o' ! = ngo by the Lake Shore oad on Its night express train from Chicago o Now York and Uoston that will prove a Jig teen for tlio eastbound "Chicago Spe cial , " which the Northwcstern-L'olon Pacific roada have Just p'aced ' In service On .Mon day , Tcbruary 7 , the Lake Shore Inaugurated ho service of a mow night train for Now York and IJoHton , leaving Chicago at 930 > in. It will be a fast train , and at Elkhait. ml , will overtake the eastern express of the . .ako Shore that leaven Chicago at S 25 p in rhU now train will contain thiotih ( ; slewing cars and roaches for Now York and will nako direct connections with the Boston & Ubany train for Hcoton and Now England mints As the "Chicago Special" of the \orthvvcstern-Unloo Pacific arrives in Chicago cage at 8-50 p in , passengers will have orty minutes to nuke the clange to the .alto Shore's might oxprccu 1)clllj oil by n ArivK. . The Union Paclflc had a wreck at Valley Monday tl'H delaved traffic for neveral lours and Injured ono man The accident mppened to freight train No 22 , an oast- ound train , foi the greater part inailu of ars filled with stock and corn Vllliam Joss a stockman , who was Idlng lu the- caboose , was Injured bout the body and sustained some rulses to his head This morning ho was opting easilj , and was icniuvoJ to his oino at North Horn ! on "tho Overland Llm- : ed" train The accident 'was ' cmised by lie bioaklng dovvn of a freight car ov ned by lie Ilurllngton and heavily filled with corn. Two other freight cars Immediately foi- owed the ono that broke down vvero also v recked. ( 'llllim- | IMllT ( 'onxllll'l-lltlOll. In regard to a report that on and after Sunday next thu Hurllngton would run Its 'hlcago special train through Omaha in- lead of having It cross the Missouri river at Plattsmouth. Arthur II. .Smith , assistant genual passenger agent of the H & M , last night sild to The Dee "Wo uro now at work on the now tlmo card lining up the tialim to glvo the best possible service to iif many people as poslble The mallei of lunnlng the Chicago special through Omaha Is under consideration and we hope to make It a fact Hut thu matter has not been de cided upon and will not bo for some little time yet " Will IJvti'Jiil I N ilm' . DIJNV13U. Cole , IMi 8 A bpoclal to the Hepiibllcnn from S.int.i IV , N. M , BaH. The county elerk of Lincoln county t3da > re corded two mortgage deeds r.lvcn b ) t"ie LI 1'aso-Northwestern rallrou ) Inlorostn to the New York TIIINI compnii ) The llrst covers the c oul lands ut Sulndo and l for J1.5COO * ) . and the other COVC-IH the railroad and U for JJOW.OiX ) With | J,0 , OM at the tllnpisal of the coininny , the ii Paso road will bo pushed strnk'M thruuyli via White OlltH to u connection with the Hoc k Uluml at or near Toxllne , In the Panhandle coun- > ln > I'ni on u l'n ! Train CllICAOO , Kb 8 There Is po.fslblllty that the Hock Inland will put on a fait train between Chicago ana Colorado Spring * to met' the i mpc.J't.oa'bf ttio Hurlin ; ton an'I th Norihner't-n 10 Itrnvtr The mat tcr has not Rene bojond the conjectural Btftge as ) Ct jut If thi cfiiterenfe tomorrow betwopn ( ho four rc Is1 does not n.stilt In something dennlto it U Jl cl > ' tult thiv ll ° 0l { Island may tnko pomo uch step. K n ih In tin * ( inlil ' Ve/ili / < -inliiiif ( < < to ST. PAUL. Minn , Pebi S More railroad chamjes arp necessary bqfause of the great rush of travel to the Klondike , the Northern Pacific having annouticej that Its coast train , vv hleh has heretofore left this city at 4 30 each afternoon , will , beginning with next Satur day , leave hero at 1 3d | f'm ' dally nnd thu It will nnko the trip iwtv 'hours ' faster thin b"fore making n giln of' ' flve hours In the II rough trip This makes close connections vvlt'.i the fast mall from the east , as the Northern Pacific carries the through mall to the coast The Ncrthcici Pacific also announces that If the business keeps on gaining as at pres ent indicated It inn ) add another train to accommodate - commodato the trallle. To the army now moving west this city and Immcd'ato vicinity has within a few- hours given neirl } 300 recruits while the .uronm of gold seekers from the east kcepa steadily Increasing. m > \ niiMinvri < ui < ITS ci.vm. ICtuifiiiH I'ncKItt Vln cr Will I'rolinlil ; Hi * .Si-llll | Dill of ( unit. WASHINGTON , 1'cb S There seems to bo a probability that the negotiations now pending between the government and the Union Pacific reorganization committee will result In the settlement of the government's claim against the Kansas Pacific without the necessity of a foreclosure sale Up to } ea- tcrday the best offer made by the commlttco for the government's Interest In the road was ? 2COO,000. nnd upon this being declined another proposition was mido on a basis of $1.500,000. which was nlto declined. The government was fixed In Its purpose not to accept less than $ C 030,000 , the principal of the debt , and as the difference between this amount and the offer already made Is only $1 503,000 It Is believed that before the time arrives for making the motion for leave to pay oft the Hist mortgage , and for a po-U- poncment of the sale , the full amount will have been offered and accepted Hvii.ito u > s " \\Fi.ij 111 iu ) .v nniMir. Illinois ( ( iinniUsIonci s < ; < ( \i-tinii for HIIHI St. l.miU. SPHINGFIULO. Ill , Keb S. Nearly every railroad running Into the relay depot at | 1 L'ast St Louis was reprcsontel this aftei- ' noon at the meeting of the railroad nnd warehouse commissioners , and from all Indi cations a new depot will bo built at East St Louis. I J Havvn of Cincinnati , general superintendent of the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern said the new depot will cost about $300,000 The commissioners gave the nllioids sixty dajs' tlmo to consider the proposition of the- Terminal Railroad asso ciation , which proposes to spend about $ r.00,000 on Improvements In terminals , depot , etc. Tin ; TMII10 IUI.I.IMJS. DurlliiKTloii Will I'tif nc Trnlii on Us iiiiii-i. . mils ii , , ( . . LINCOLN , rob 5 Commencing nc\t Sunday the Burlington will put a fast train on the Hillings ( Mont ) branch , shortening the time between Lincoln , and Billings four hour' , and making the rup In twenty-two and a half hours The change Is made necessary fcj the Increased Alaslfan buslnew and in order to make connections with the North ern Pacific foi the Paolflc roast. Senlpi-i- Ticket IN Oooil. SAN TRANCISCO , Keb. S The damage suit instituted by Peter D Peterson agilnst r. r O'Connor , gencVal ticket agent of the Oregon Rallvviy and Navigation companj , In this city , resulted InI vccdlct In favor of the plaintiff. The suit grew out of Petornon's arrest for forgery in'signing the name of anotler to n ticket ptirchised from a scalpel The court Meld that after the ticket had bcti Imposed of by the part ) to whom It was Is sued ho ceased to have a-iy right lo It and Peterson could not bo guilt ) of forgery In signing the foimei ownei's name. ICIoinlll.cTi'aicl DIsruplH Ilnli-H. CHICAGO. Teb 8 Local rates between Chicago and St Piul and Minneapolis are bcco-nlns demoralized over the Klondike sit uation Alrcad ) the thioufih lates that have been made In connection with the Alaska buslne1 ; have resulted In some Instances in paitles being carried fron Chicago to St Paul at oire-half the regulir rate It is to waul off this demoralization that the wert- orn roads aie so anxious teJ reach a definite understanding with the Canadian Pacific ItiillT\ii > > oi'H mill Pri simllls. 0 W Thompson , who has been trainmas ter of the ninth , terth and eleventh districts west on the Wabaah railroad , has resigned hla position and accepted n position as traln- nastrr of the Denver , Lcadvllle Gurinlson Milroad , a part of the Union Pacific , Denver & . Gulf oatem Ho will have his hcadqunr- .crs lu Denver Mi Thomiison h a thor ough rallrcid man and has made many friends In Omaha < .ra > si > n Him n l ! 'i > niil. M n GrijSjii , the burglur ciiptured In the homo of George Rldenoui , nil Hurdetto street a few nUhti ago , hns been found by : ho police to bo An old time thief Con- i letor Peterson , liming in < b irgo the gang of carpenters vvorlvlng on the New Sheiimn lits on Sherman avenue tilled cit ttin t i- lou yesterdn ) afternoon and Identified a quantity of tools found In Gi iyon's POSM.S- slon as soni ( > vvliltli had been tuolui fiom men TvorKlng for him It la estlmited th it ibout $13 worth of too's have been taken by Graybon from the flats i ITS 'i in : i MON i uivrins' iiii-rln | < iMii1i > nt ClnrK , rnrincrl ) of Oiniiliii , 'Itfsltrns ' COIJORADO SPIUNOS Fc'b 8 Superin tendent Charles 13. Clark of the Union Printers' homo of this city. Ins mailed his rejlgnatlon to President William Prescott of the International Typographical union , to take effect Juno 1 , next The reason as signed for Mr. Clark's retiroi .at is the 111 health of Ills wife. Mr. Clark went to his present position frra this city , where ho norkel at his trido foi a number of jears. During the last ycir of his residence- Omaha his health failed him and ho was Incapacitated from performing manual tabor to any great ex tent , but since going to Colon.do It Is ro- poi ted ho has bee.i iivuch hotter. r\lcliilM Tluui fill * Itoiintlnn UOSTON. Fob S-FT J Hi Inz of this city hns contented to extcnd'lilH donation of $10- < XM to the Kansas uhlvcrslty to Juno 1 In lesponsu to the numerous 11 quests of niem- beis of the Methodlit Piotestant church , piovldul the members of that denomination in'io ' nil cvjuil amount of cash foi thu uni versity. r' Ointihn Is KoliiK ( o Iiavu u ball club mill IN tfuIiiK t < > i > nlilt ) the v\liol > \voilil nut Dl oL .ShooiJwfVi done Unit loilfl n 'o on ( | iiilli'l ( bottqiu hlioi-s oh. lint tin-to anhit - , of ( juSlti'il butlom hlioi'.s iihiilc anil tluTit ; iuan inuiiy ( nialltlt * ) UN ilii'ic m o hho-i's but vvhc'ii vvo hull juii a bi.Vh' ijullti'il botldin sh i for 'J.-Ti or a joulliH lor $ J.oo you can jiift put It ( lown that that's the best ijulltoil bottom tom HHH ! > ever iiiaile Now \ve li.ive ono that \vo only ask M fK ) for but lliem is u vast ililT TCIUV In Urn bliouh-Vet tills Ifl.W ) hhoe Is the eiiial | of nny over ell ( at that pike niaybo bettei tlieiu'n no hjillt leather 01 himiijry holes on our ifll.OO anil § : . ' li.'i ( jullleil bottom hoes > thu met It Is In tln'in eKe vAhy do thu inuthiMA buy them again ami again. Drexel Shoe Co.t 1410 FARNAM STUEIU' BACK FR01I POUT ARTHUR Hospitality of tbu Gulf Eoul is Oouirnentctl Upon. EXPOSITION IS ADVLRTISED EN ROUTE Int Olnti TiiurlstN ItcMitrn from n hK UIIJH' .louriic ) 'I'liriiiiuli the llnlni > I.mill of Cotton ami Mnuitollii Illii noiiis. nighty members of the Omaha Commcrrlil club party to I'ort Arthur , Tox. , rcturnenl homo from their six da > s' Journejlng through the pouthlind last evening , reaching this city shortly after 0 o'clock. There wore eighty-seven In the party when It left Omaha last Thursday morning. The seven who did not return homo last evening separated from the main party nt Beaumont , Tex , on Monday - | day for a trip toQilvcston. Houston nnd other southern cltlcd. Among the seven were Judge W. U Mcllugh Postmaster Euclid Martin and George C. Tovvle. The excursionists vvero somewhat tiled last evening and were all glad to reach their homes , bait thoj united In expressing their highest commendation ot the trip which they had Just completed Thcv said the ex cursion hid been one of the most thoroilghlj enjovable thej had over taken Thoj pralsoi the hospitality of the olllclnls ot the Kansno City , 1'lttsburg & Cult tallioad who without Lhargo tendered the special train for the excursion Thoj hod lots of goo I words for the southern folk with whom they met am' for the balmy climate of the southland Thej declared they would not have missed the trip for anthing Hut nbovo all they wire , superlative ! } happv to get bark to their own firesides , nnd announced that theli only 10- gret was that the > had left their wives am ! sweelheaits at homo The special train of the Kansas City I'lttsburg R. Qulf tallroad that bore the four scoio excursionists arrived In Council muffs shortly before S 30 o'clock last evening and the Omahans came home on the motor cirs There was some delaj in the run north ftom Kansas Citj , which was left at 10 o'lloik jostprda ) moi nliiR At the breiltfnst of the party vcstorday morning nt Kansas Citv the touitsts showed thcli appreciation of tin courtesj shown them bj Hairy C Oir ol Kansas Citv , genaial passenger agent , am : M. lj Scovell of Shrevcport , La , assistant general freight agent ot the I'ort Arthur Route bj presenting to thcbo two railroad olllcials I wo handsome umbiellas of the coi- rect bt > Io and with gold-headed hindlco. TI31LS OP THE Till P. Throughout the trip the Traii nilssl3lppl and International i\posltlon was dub ad vertised by the Omahans A cooderibe amount of exposition litimture was dlstiib- uti-d en loute htops belli ? made at all the cities towra and vllligcs on the Port Ai- thur Route The places tint were visited on the southbound trip were skipped whcu the 5iartj was headed toward the pole stir and vice versa Ao ono of the leturned trav- olera said to The Hee last evening " \Vo just stopped wherever anil whenever we pleased We had our own spec'al train and on pulling up at a place we would hold a conference acid decide about how Icng we wanted to stop there Near the expiration of the tlmo limit the engineer would toot hla whistle three times and the fellown would all come a-running It was a trcit to stop off at some of those old Aikanois towns and points In Indlam terrltorj , Louisi ana and Texas At I'ort Arthur we had a splendid time When we airived there on Satinda > .1 dinco for that evening had been arranged for us , at the flue hotel there , and , thoimh there were ulghtseven of us men there were enough partners for all who danced , and that was nearly all of the eighty-seven. We had a grand boat ilde on Sablne lake and OT the Gulf of Mexleo and caw .several big stcamero loaded with ex ports at Port Aithur The big ship channel there Is ft success and It was while we were there that the first steamer from I'ort Ar thur lor a foreign smrt waa loaded with a mlx"d cargo ' Our partj was a ccagenlal one and we nildo ourselves on our good behavior throughout the trip Just before wo went , ho Kansas Cltj Commercial club took a slm- lar | art > down there and ltd conduct was omewhat Indecorous Therefore it v.as a ii itter of plcastne for u& to have our coi- itict show out In strong contrast There was not an accident of any kind to mar the trip the weather was all that could be a-sked for. and eveijlhlng seemed to combine to nako us have n delightful time- " Wo are anxlout , to ao a little geol In this world and can think of no pleasanter or bet ter way to do It than bj commending One Minute Cough Cure as a prcvcntatlvc of pneu monia , consumption nnd other serious lung troubles that follow- neglected colds. itoniii : ] ) OP HIS M-\HICInit. Ri'iirKi * rnt > ltli > ) Seimriifril from n Vnluiililr niniiioiiil Mm ! . George Cackley has reported that ho was lobbed of a diamond stud , valued at ? 330 , on a Dodge street motor car last night Mr Cackley sa > s he loft his place of business at Sixteenth and Capitol avenue about C Z > ) p m and boarded a Dodge street car at Sixteenth street for his home In the northern part ot the city The car wan crowded to the doors and Mr Cackley was able to get no further than the platform , vvhcio he remained tlghtlj wedged vvhl'o ' the car ascended the Doclgo street hill At the top the pressure was somewhat relieved and Mr Cickloy was given an opportunity to oh scivo that his diamond stud had beeen cate- ftilly unscrewed from his shirt fiont He could form no Idea of who did the work and the police have no clew to work upon Michael Ilovey , a stringer In the city , was assaulted by a hlghwajmaii about 1 o'clock this morning and robbed of $17f. Ilovoy has been employed In a Minneapolis brovvery un til recently and came to Omaha two weeks ago with his savings Hit nppnt most of last evening In a saloon on the northwest corner of Thirteenth and Harnoy streets , and after disposing of hta spare change made a draft on a llannel sack sov.ed underneath his shirt for more This clreumstanco was observed hj Bomeono In the Baleen nnd when Ilovey started for his rooms after the saloon hid clcsod the stranger was close on his heels Hovoy sajs the man came upon him from behind and threw him to the ground The bandit then thrust Ills hand Into Hovoy's shirt and tore the sack fiom its place. Hovoy describes hU assailant as a short negro , but from several streaks of black grease on his fate the pnlleo bellovo thu robber wca a vvhlto man , who had used that disguise There are three lltthi things wnich da more work than any other three little thlngii cre ated they are the ant , the bco and DoWltt'fi Little Earl } Ilkcrs , the last bctag the famous little pllh > for Htomach and liver trouble.ii - DRUG OEPT. H becomes h nrsh , brittle , wiry , falls out , loses its color , turns gray. All that it needs is FOOD. Food will soften and imellowit , increase jts growth , bring MME. back its natural YALEt color. AND HER LUXURIANT The most easily TRESSESJ absorbed and most natural hair food is ir il It is absorbed by th.3 hair , cirno.l Jew 1 1 j t a > h\iv ro : > ts or follislea , makes strength for the hair , just as good teed doas lor the body. This is the true and only natural way of ti\nting hair sickness , such as dan Iruff , hnrshnoss , falling out , loss of color , i. c. , by moans of food. food.Stimulants Stimulants , medicaments , oils , pomatums , are all artificial ; there fore can do but little good , and soni3tlm33 do harm. Mmo. Yale's Hair Tonic is composed or nourishing ingredients , and is not oily , sticky , or a stimulant in nny other sense than good lood is It is entirely different < rom all other preparations of the kind , and is the only one that has stood the test of tmu , based solely on its merits. Mme. Yale's Hair Tonic Makes -\voak hair strong , thin hair thick , harsh hair soit , restores gray hair to its original youthful color. It is not a dye , but a lood. It is not aitiflcial , but natural. Not a grease , but a cleanser trom graise. For sale by all dealers. Try it. Regular price $1.00 , Our price G9c. DRUfi OEPT. . ? OMAHA , NEB MtniMpn iiin ni * > vIM i nfrnpiM" * J1ARRILS HIS BMEl'AURLSS ' Mexican Noblerann is Pnrdoued Through Efforts of the Matron. INNOCENT OF ANY INTENTIONAL CRIME KCIM-III-S ii Sfiilrnt'f ofThliU 1 riil'H for IvIllliiK it Vlall In Sfir-l ) < foiiNU mill I.IIii-rati-il Viler , 'Jlirc-e learn. KANSAS CITV , Mo , Teh S A scion of n noble Jlexlcin family , languishing unknown In the Kansas state penitentiary for MX ) ears for murder dore in self-defense , his pardon after tlneo jears ot untiring effoit on the pirt of the matro-i of that Institution and their final marriage b ) o Justice of Ihc peace , culminating In i rovclntijn of his Identlt ) , me the chapters In a most roinaik- able slory of leal llfo madu public heio to day. day.Tho The prlnclpils ere Prcflcillana L Corplo , whoso Kite father , Presclllum Coipio , was n mllllonaliu and ex postmaster general of Mexico , and Mrs Ma tie U. Pebbles of Dls- palch , Kan , a widow The fator ) is most Interesting In thu eirly SO'a a ) omg Mexican who gave his name as Camllo Lope/ came to Kansas City with a bunch of cattle from Guanajuato , Mexico , his home. He was a handsome , dashing ful- low , who dressed well and spent money freel ) In n short time his money was gone Ho wont to Wichita , Kan , and made a liv ing as a street vender One night nfter an unusually good day's business ho was lured Into a icsort by n Mrs Sam Dod on Dodnon soon arrived on the scene nnd began making trouble for tha Me'xlcan Mm Dodson claimed In court later that Dodson wis demanding an explanation of the Mexican's conduct , and the Mexican sitd that Doils'on and his wife had tried to rob him At any late , Lope ? stabbed Dodson to death with a long-bladcd knife Lo.iecould not talk Hugl'sh. ' ccid ho did not know how to go about making o do- fer.i'o The court asslpned him an attorney , and In the trial he was convlctoJ of mur der Judge Christopher Heed bcntenced him to thirty ycara In 'tho penitentiary Tim general opinion was that the sentence was unjust , but Lopez had cielthor Influence noi money with which to secure a new trial At the penitentiary Ix > pez loiined to talk I3nglLih fluently. He worked at the tailor trade , but was sent into the library fre quently acid thcro met and became ac- qt ilnted with the matron , Mrs Mattlo U Pebbles The matron became Interested In the good looking Mexican , and as they often worked together , film diow from hfin hln stoo Keeling positive that Lope/ was Innocent Mi.s Pebb'en ' set about to prove ho to the governor She visited Wichita nnd gatheied 'jots to show that the killing of Dolnon was lone In self-defense Then SIB ! obtained Iho wlgmtuicH of prominent men to a petition for his release It was thrio years ago this month tli'it Mrs Pebbles began to Intereit lerself In Lopsz'n behalf ami on January 10 of th's ' yiur ho was pardoned by Governor Lecd ) . In the meantime Mattlo Pobblas had left ho penltcnt'aiy ' and was living with a ttown son and daughter near Dispatch , Knti Hoth of her chlldicn have recently married and for i time she has been living alone When ' . . .opevvcs freed ho wrote her a long letter It resulted In bringing Mrs Pebbles to Kansas City Sunday morning nnd jesterday It wa * given out todu ) , they were nmirled by Judge Kbort in a i"om In the Ilieuvort .louso a second class hotel Then followed the revela tion of the man'sjdentlty. T'io 1,700111 ls short nnd slemder. Ho has Tlii > vvotht "f It Is Hint Hie Jin-Wilt htijuily < > r ofKnns can't lusl IOIIK at tlio jiilci-s vvc'iinuKlut , ' now * ( > If you want ti Kimnmti'i'il ni'vv OIK.III youM ie'tli'1' roliic to tla- hlonhi'fulu ( Ills Wi'lik s fjoiio hy tNiyou in.iy liu < lhaji- Milnli'd unto tlu- > ollciliu'H : Piano Ciihi- UiK.nibiutli . 150.00 , now ? ( ) ' . ' m. nialHii.iti' disc OI-KHIIH. woilli $ U5,00 ! , now stKKt. c.uil Top Orcaiib , vvoitli $110.00 , now 5.7:1 : 1 H ) . Handsome Organs , vxoitli ? 100.00 , now $ < " ! ( ) ( ) . Plain Case OIKIUIK , woitli 5 > SSOO , now aio KimlallnMasoii ) & Iliunlln IMnu Kairanil in Votny OIKHIIH Our term aio ? U casliS' ! to S5 a inonlli To out of town ciisloiniM-H $10 ranli anil $5 a month Tills IH your oj > | iortunlty he- cuiu .1 ! ) .irn'iln befoio stoi'K Is liiolcuil , A. HOSPE , ISIG Dnfl AH I5'3 ' Douglas iletlcnte fiaUtcs long t > i light Mai It hilr ind pii-icing b'.i k cvi The miiilo i liiensu pi.lies lu.i age at II juiis < eul Urn of his luule at Id She Is inthei tal Hei fai e Is i omul .ind lull while her dark brown hilr Ii llecki 1 with ( , 'iij I he couple Mine stalled for Mexico on their lioni'j nuK.il to visit Corplo's Tamil } VI'IMI , Kill ! I.V1 Hii > HI > KVrYTIO > . XiIilrcNi Will lli > Si > ii ( to I\ITJ : Mi-llio- illxt illlnUlfr. CHICMGO , rob S Tho. Northwestern Chiisttan Advocate of tomorrow will ront.iin an appeal which Is signed b > a large num ber of la > men and Is to be sent to every minister of the Methodist IZpiscopnl chinch thioiighout the world It says that at the close of the last geneial conference u com mltteo was appointed to adopt such mcabuies us vvould promote fnvoiablo action lj the ministers iipoi the proposition to ninrciil the lestiictlvo rule , so the general conference fchnll be composed of an eiu | il number of ministerial and laj delegates. Thu committee fimls tint In mm ) amiu il eotifeionccs thei vote on this question has been taken without debate 'Hie laineu feel that a subject of such Importance dc- Ketvcs the freest acid fullest discussion of Its met its , nnd In no ea u should aitlon bu taken In n wiy that could seem to bo discomIrons to those vvho are patlentl ) wait ing fintcinnl action. Iho question will again como before the annual eonfcionco ut Its session in 183S iui a. pioposcd amendment to chnngo the discipline so lint Iho number of lay dele gates to the general conference from all the confercmca shall bo the same as the number of ministerial dclogitex The fol lowing reasons are given for Its considera tion T.ie piesent plan of mlnm II ) Iny rep- ii'fi ntnllun him failed to Hitlslj the diuiili , nnil IIIIH cieiteil in Impieision Hint our ministers dlstiiist the lujnu'ii , tno aduptl m of this .imuiidiiKMit will not enl ) colicit tne si- ivlli , lUt will e iny to Its lot-'lr il i ( inclusion the action of 1S7J'ilth ail- inltted 1 i ) men ns dclc uti s In the gtncial eonli lenii' . It Is unjust to the chinch to dcpilvo It ot the adviint igcs that mlrlit IK' iiiliipil ; fiom the experience and wbdoni of lay men vvho have helped to make- the i 'li ' fe i enc o grow It Is not just to give to sixty-seven ron- ferenccs equal representation uinl to llfty- livu lonfiiinee'H iiniquul n-jin s ( ntatlun , when the Hl\t-Hi vcn i oufi lenii s , with llielr nlnet-one Iny repiCHIntalives , liuvi only about [ M , < M inembiTH , anil lim llflj-llvo confi n nies , with their 111) ) 11) itpiisuil- utlvi'H , have ovir J.tW.OO ) 1111 mbciH Tno present plan gives puvvel to iieK.itlvo leMsl.illi Hi but powir la onlj SIUROHL ifllnn itlvu li-plsl itlon The pjvir of afllriiiutlvo 01 negative li-iilslatlon Kliniilil bu equal with buth inlnlsti > in nnd In ) < n < n ivt-iy othei 1'iotcst.int di nonilnalion In- rludlnjr the Mnthodlst lljilsiopil i uicli South , tin- ( . 'in iillun Mtl'ioilUt a. .1 . thu niiKllsh Weslcynn , mw hnvo cqu u Iny .mil mlnlsterlnl j'cpri sentutlon. In vli vv of It.s uniform HIICCCSS , there eiin bo no duiiliL of the wisdom , an well n DIP jus-tin , of KI lilting- like i quill npie eiitntlon In tnu AIi'thodlHt ; | ) ( > al ( hiirili. It l iiniiUMtlonnlly | ili'iitc'd by tha churcii nt large , an IH Imlli .itcil ly thu iilmust unanimous vote In livut of II by lit Ic ist fouilri-n c onferuni o In ) men's .IH- hoclatlons , two Ktatu i oiiveiuloiis anil Hc-veril local lay association ! ) It Is tin * Hlinplo < | ULHtlon of iqiiil i'p- ri-senl.itlon , ami the only plan mm IIHIOIU the ( Ttiich , and Is IIIK iimplli ated b ) any olhi i iHstu , ntt vvnn > all fjrnioi pioiio ltlnnii vvhlih have been niKiitlvcd illhii h ) gi 11- i-ril confiiiiKi in tlon or the inlnlsii-rliil vote. It is ilg-ht and It is wise U In il moi-rille It HpilnnH from and ajiptulH lethe the people It Is In line with letmlilli an Kovcnuin nl , and In huimoii ) wit i Hut Kcnlus and Nplilt of tin at-o It l'i (1 ( slnil only for the j-loiy of fiod and the advance- inent of His cause among us The Advocate will nUn contain a Inr n number of opinions from bishops , mlnlsttri and laymen In favor of equal lay repre sentation , TO ciiiii ; roi.ii i > IIM : n\v Taka Lixalno flromo Qulni.io Tablets All drugglsU refund thu money If It fitll to riiru. " 5c. Iho gen'ilne ' , has 1 , II Q. on each tablet.