TTTT ! fVHrATTA T ATT.V TIT ? ! ? . A V T * WlttJTT A T > XT 11 1 QO COLORADO SURE TO EXHIBIT Centennial Etato Decides Firmlj to Do Justice to Itself. ENTl.U3IASTC : MEETING AT DENVER Slnlo CJiiniiiil * loii llrorjsnnlic * * nnrt ( iuln It rn it ) * III vMnUr 1111 . \ < -tl\c IliiMlp lit llrliiitr ot tlu > ( Irrnt Kx-ioxltliiii. Exposition matters are tn a most flourish ing condition In Colorado anil thcro Is no longer n question about the Centennial stale being represented at the exposition In a manner which will cause Its citizens to s-voll with pride when visiting the fircat fair. fair.The Colorado commission held a spirited meeting In Denver Tuesday night and heard the reports ot the. representatives who had vlsltrd Omaha , "Messrs. A. T. Macdonald nnd W. S , Ward , and then the position ot the state commission , towards the vurloun county nnd district organizations was de fined In the following motion which wan offered by W. S. Ward and seconded by Mrs. Kmnm Homan Tlmyor , well known In Omaha and ono ot the exposition city's firmest friends : The state commission extr-nds to the sev eral local organizations , such ns the Ar kansas valley counties , the western nlopo counties , the city of Denver and the north ern pountlcs , ItH hearty appreciation of thrlr I'lTorts In furthering the Interests of the state In the coming Trnr.smlsslsslppl and InttTiinllonnl Kxpoxltlon and assures them of It.M 1curliest sympathy nnd support. And , tlmt the secretary bo Instructed to inform the several organizations that thu Htatc bo.ird lias In Its possession nKalKti- inents of space with regulations regarding them , together with plats and all Informa tion which Is likely to be of service to local nrgnnlzallona , and suggests that they nt once put thomsclvcB In correspondence with the sccrutnry In Denver , In order tlmt their own Individual efforts may bo expedited itntl simplified. Oovornor Adams Increased the state com mission by adding three members , Deputy City Auditor A. T. Macdonald ot Denver , Miss Grace I-spy Pattoii , state superintend ent of education , nnd C. U. Schmidt of Pueblo , a resident of Omaha for many years. Thn resignation of George M. Mlschko as secretary ot the commission was accepted nnd A. T. Macdonald was elected to the va cancy. It was announced that the horticulturists of the state have raised about $9,000 with which to make an exhibit of the horticul tural resources ot the state , and Mining Com missioner II. A , Leo announced that the Rtito mining exhibit 1st stored In the capRol building and can bo transported to Omaha < it slight cost , with such additions as maybe bo needed to make It one ot the finest min eral collections In the west. The exhibit to be mada by the horticul turists will bo under the general super vision of Mrs. M. , ' Shute , secretary of the State Board ot Horticulture ; agriculture will lift under the supervision ot Messrs. Illlls nnd Allison , line arts \\lll be supervised by Mrs. K. A. Thaycr and the educational ex. hlblt by draco Kspy Patton. The members ot the commission were rcatly pleased with the locations assigned Colorado In the main buildings , as shown by the report of Messrs. Ward nnd Macdoo- ald , and the committee felt very much en couraged at the outlook for a fine exhibit. Another meeting of the board will bo held today to further advance the work of the commission. AI < O.TUB JIOIJTB. aillltM tit Ole llccoi'itlini WiiltliiK for the \cliriiNkn iIliiMliic'.MH ' .Men. Prom every section included In the j Itinerary of the coming tour of fcforasha { ( business men comes the most cheering nous. In reply to letters of Chairman Creen announcing the route there have been received many replies which Indicate the Interest taken In the success of the exposi tion , under Whoso auspices this tour will lie. undertaken. W. O. Uoyd , president of the Mcrointlle club of St. Louis , writes that the delegation will be met at the 'Southern hotel by a committee comprising members of the Merchants' exchange , Business Men's league and Manufacturers' association , nvhcnco they will be escorted to the rooms of the Merchants' exchange , where addresses ot welcome will bo delivered by cx-Qovornor Staanard and ex-Mayor Waldbrldge. chair man of the Missouri commission. The com munication refers to the wide publicity cer tain to bo acquired through the medium of such a reception , and announces the fullest sympathy and Interest In the great object , for which the tour was projected. The Louisville Commercial club , through Its president , T. L. Jefferson , announces that the delegation will bo heartily welcomed. To those who have experienced the cordial character of Kentucky hospitality , the na ture of this reception will ibo readily under stood. C. B. Murray , superintendent of the Cin cinnati Chamber of Commerce , writes that the visitors .will be tendered a reception on the trading floor , where ample opportunity will bo afforded to exploit the Intcicsts of the gre-at exposition. By way of diversion < - a trolley ride through the city has ibeen ar- 3 ranged , during which the delegation will view the beautiful surroundings of the great Queen City. This trip will Include a view of the Ohio river from the magnificent now bridge , and A flying visit to Covlngton on the Kentucky side. Mayor LlnxwoIIer of Uiyton , 0. , In his * letter , says : "Tho citizens of Dayton will esteem It a pleasure to meet the people ot your delegation , and bid them welcome to the Gem City ot the West. " Hon. D. T. West , editor ot the Sunday News of Springfield , O. , writes : "Wo will BCO that you are property received and given nn audience. Not only will wo throw open the gates of our city to the Nebraskans , but will garland our outer walls and strew your path-way with roses. " Mayor Tuggart ot Indianapolis announces that the Commercial club of that city has the matter In charge , and will extend a very cordial welcome to the delegation. 'Mayor Anderson of Jackson , Tcnn. , after promising a hoirty welcome to the visitors , uays arrangements have ibeon made to have Ilev. S. Wright 'Butler ' of Omaha preach at the Presbyterian church In that city on the evening of Sunday , February 20 , Captain > M. J , Sauudors , chairman of the executive committee of the 11 arbor Improve ment association at New Orleans , writes that the newly organized Progressive union " of 'that city will have charge of the arrange ments for entertaining the delegation. As the party will reach the Crescent City In the midst of the annual mardl-gras festivities this stop Is looked forward to with pleasing anticipation , aiAIIJUO.VUS AUK CVDVUIITISIXG IT. Informa tion IlroailciiMt TliroiiKli tliv'liiinil. * The railroads ot the country , and espe cially those running Into Omaha , art ) taking hold of the advertising ot the exposition avlth a vigor which is bound to carry the news Into every housdhold within hundreds ot miles of Omaha , that tlio greatest expo sition this country has ever seen Is to bo Jield In Omaha during tlio summer. Thesa roads uro clamoring for advertising matter and requests are pouring Into the olllco of the Department of Publicity and Promotion tor the handsome framed posters which arc designed to 'bo ' hung In offices and hotels , and for pamphlets and other advertising matter , as well as for cuts of the buildings , which are to too used in the advertising mat ter Issued by tbo roads. The latest folder Issued by the Chicago , Bt. Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha Hallway company contains eight pages which are de voted to the exposition. Including a nine- Inch cut of the olllclal blrd'eyo vlow of the grounds. These folders are distributed nil over the country In the railway stations nd. In places frequented < by tlio traveling public. The Wabaah road devotee two pages In its latest folder to exposition matter , Including outi ot the building ! , etc. , anil has applied tar sixty of the large , /rained postern , which It proppses to 'hang in Ita stations all along iti lluus and In tu offices. The Chicago & Northwestern road U about to Usuo several hundred thousand rest. pocket memorandum books , In which several page * will tie devoted to exposition matter , cuts of the buildings , a map of Omaha and copious information concerning the city. The H. & M. road Is about to Issue 01 new official ; wall map , showing Its lines and this will 'bo ' flanked by half-tono cuts of the op position buildings. Thousands of pamphlets nro being distributed all along the tines of thin road , The Missouri Pacific Is preparing to Issue a pamphlet of Its own regarding the expo sition. The iHIg Pour has made requisition for a large supply of framed posters , ( blrd's-eyo views and pamphlets , wftlch It wishes to distribute In Us otTlces la tbo principal cities of the country. General Passenger Agent Eustls of the Burlington road Is using cuts ot the buildings In the literature Issued by that road. The passenger departments of the nock Island and the Milwaukee roads have applied for lirgo supplier of pamphlets , posters , etc. , to bo distributed along their lines. A\OTIIIH IMIK.UI KOH Tin ; MIDWAY Inventor Sulinitln Otttllupn for a Jc- hlcilly Xovol I'Vntiiro. ' The Department of Concessions has under consideration a proposition for a mechanical novelty called a "whirling splralus , " and wis Invented by Frederick W. Thompson , the Inventor of the "giant , see-saw" which was operated at the N'ashvlllo exposition. He proposes to erect a stcol , cylindrical towr 200 feet In height And fifteen feet in diameter having a spiral thread tunning around It from top lo bottom. A largo car fits uround this cylinder and Is furnished with several heavy pinions , or cog wheels , which mesh Into teeth In the spiral thread. Two flftcen- horse power motors operate these pinions and raise. and lower the car , giving It a circular motion wihen ascending or descending. Four arms , each thirty-four fcot In length , project from the car at right angles and at tlio end of each of tboco Is suspended a small car , capable of containing several people. These cars are reached by bridges passing ; through thu arms. At the top ot the tower Is a plat form which may bo reached by passengers when the car Is at Its highest point. The carrying capacity of this machine Is said by the Inventor to bo 250 passengers at each trip and the tlmo occupied In making the trln will hovnntv inlnliloa Mm nnr trnvnl. Hag two miles at each round trip. The department Is having tbo plans of the Inventor examined by engineers before tak ing action on the proposition to Install the machine. r.oirisivrvA MIox Tim nnoii.vn. Slnlp Iloprriii-iitatlvcN Conic < o lAir- * rniiKii tin- Local l'r < ' | > ara < toiiH. William Carter Stubbs , Ph.D. , director of the Louisiana experiment station , and Major J. G. Lee , commissioner of Immigration of Louisiana , arrived In the city jeatcrday to arrange for the exhibit to bo made at the exposition by their state and to take a yen- oral survey ot the situation. The making of a state Exhibit U virtually In the hands of those two men , the logioia- turo having , at Its last scasltn , passed a resolution directing the State Board of Agri culture to make a suitable exhibit ot tlio state's resources and pledging the necessary money for this purpose. The afternoon was spent In consultation with the officials of the exposition arid today the visitors will Inspect ' the exposition grounds. . \nl > llriitloiiH for Space. Among the applications for space which have been received by tbo Department of exhibits recently are the following : C. 0. Scholl of Chicago , self-acting lawn swing and door frames , twenty-four feet ; Eaton & Glover , New York , engraving machines for Jewelers , 150 feet ; Welding Compound com pany. Now York , flfty feet ; Burlington ( la. ) Basket comoanv. sixty feet , for baskets : Sandwich (111. ( ) Manufacturing company , COO ( cot for agricultural Implements ; Marks Chair company. Now York , 200 feet , for chairs ; Photo Colortypo company , Chicago , thirty-six fcot of wall space for pictures ; United Typewriter Supply company , Omaha , 22G feet ; Hygienic Optical company , Now York , 100'feet , optical exhibit ; Wllaon- Mollno Buggy company , Molfno , Ills. , 720 foot , buggies and wagonsj Ida Wurzbairg , Chicago , ninety-eight feet In foreign section ; F. Schneider , Omaha , space for soda foun tain ; S. Lubln , Philadelphia , clneograph , 120 feet ; Adolf Dant , Philadelphia , 240 feet , sea shore novelties ; Gaune & Schroedcr , Amster dam , COO feet for an operating exhibit , show ing gem cutting machinery ; Miller Lock company , Frankfort , Pa. , 240 feet. Tilnlio 1V11I II i > Ilriirfflrntcil. BOISE. Idaho , Feb. 10. ( Special. ) The Idaho-Omaha Exposition committee has Is sued an appeal for funds for the purposeof making a creditable display at the exposi tion , the legislature not having provided any appropriation. Certificates will bo Issued to contributors , who will be reimbursed , should , the next legislature make an ap propriation. The commission estimates the total cost of the contemplated Idaho ex hibit at $16,000. In its appeal the commis sion says : "In this state 'wo now have under exist ing canals 2,000,000 acres of the choicest farm and fruit land in , the world. Of this no less than 400,000 acres is at present under cultivation ! Wo want enterprising eastern farmers to > buy these Idle lands. Wo cannot get them without organized -and persistent advertising. The exposition presents the finest opportunity to d.ssemtnate Informa tion about the state and to advertise the fruits and grains , the mines and lands we have for sale. " .llliincHota'H Cniiinilnxlmi llncrcaxril. Governor Clough of ( Minnesota appointed as additional members of the commission to arrange for a representation of this state at the Trausralsslsslppl Exposition : V. Simp son , Wlnona ; J. II. Ilich , Hed Wing ; A. T. Stcbblns , Kocheater ; Cd Weaver , Mankato ; N. S. Gordon , Austin ; 0. II. Myron , Ada ; E. O , Valentino. Breckenrldgo ; C. II , Graves , A. D. Thompson , Duluth ; J L. Greatalnger , C. P. Noyes , Conilo Hainlln , George U. FlntU , U. A. Kirke , St. Paul ; E. J. Phelps , Thomas Shovlln , W. W. Heffoinnger , L. C. Pryor , Minneapolis , and M. N. Leland , Wells. Local Firm . \iilto for Space. The Orchard & Wllholin Carpet company of thld city has decided to place a display of its goods at the exposition and for this purpose has applied for 2,000 feet of apace. The application has ibecn signed and has been presented to the exposition people by W. I. Klcrstead , special furniture commis sioner. The head of the Orchard & Wll- helmy company says that ho has already placed the orders with eastern manufactur ers for the goods and that they will bo of exclusive and original designs , equal to any shown at the World's fair. lllilx on UKKxnlra. . Bids wore received at the oillco of the De partment of Buildings and Grounds at 11 u , m , yesterday for constructing the colon nade and central pavilion uhlcli will form the exedra at tbo eaat ; end of tbo mala court of the exposition grounds. There were five bids for the carpenter work and one bid oh the staff work. These were laid before the ex ecutive committee and all will probably bo rejected and the work readvertlsed. Will Malcu it Ilotfl of It , Another hotel for tbo purpose of catching the exposition trade will open in tbo north ern part of the city. The large building at Nineteenth and Lake streets has been vacant for seven years. Now , however. It Is to be occupied. A lease has been signed and men will bo set at work at once to remodel and reconstruct theInterior. . The building when ready for occupancy will have about thirty sleeping rooms. Xolm of tlio ICxii George W , Barbour ot Detroit , Mich. , haa been appon.od honorary commissioner for the Art department. Special Commissioner Muentoferlag of Omaha sends from Switzerland the applica tion of Ilobert Neusa , proprietor of the Cle opatra Needle works , ( or an exhibit of pias , glues caikets , etc , ilduna , the Swedish women's Transmlssls- slppl Exposition club , bid its meeting at Patterson hall yesterday afternoon for work in the Interest of the Swedish department of the exposition. ( No labor will be spared on Us part tor progress and uucces * . TO cuun ooi.u IN O.M : HAY Take Laxative Brome Quinine Tablet * . All druggist * refund the money if it falls to euro. 25c. Tb icnulas lui L. I ) . Q. on t'AtU tablet. , ONE HEAD THE PRESENT NEED Consolidation of Control Ibo Salvation for Trarumisaitsippl Show * EXPOSITION NEEDS BETTER MANAGEMENT Rntrrprl f < linn llcnelinl n. Slnprc 'Whrrp Closer Supervision of llic Work In All Department * In Kciiulrcil. The ono topic in exposition circles at tula tlmo l the appointment ot ft director general - oral or eomo other officer , by whatever title ho may bo designated , who shall have gen eral supervision over the work ot all of the departments and who shall have authority to reader a decision on any matter that may bo presented. This subject haa been given a great deal ot thought by nearly all of tbo directors since the matter was discussed tn the meeting of the directors about two months ago and the opinion haa become gen eral tbat the tlmo hna come when decisive action must bo taken. Many of the directors confess to a feeling ot delicacy about pro ceeding In the matter without first having the recommendation ot the executive com mittee , while others eay that the matter L ) of too Important a nature to allow the per sonal feelings ot any person to stand In the way of carrying out what they declare la simply a plain business propwltlCQ. Those \\lio have had moat to do with the actual working ot the present six-headed organiza tion are most emphatic In the declaration that there must bo n single bead who can guide all the departments. Not n slngljB suggestion has been made by any of the directors of a man to fill the pro posed position and thcro Is some difference or opinion ad to the exact authority that should bo conferred upon the officer , but there Is fllfTnlTfinn nf nnlntnn ns tn thn ilnelfn- blllty of centralizing all the work. A canvass of those members of the board of directors who are most accessible In ttie business dlstrlct'of the city shows the senti ment which prevails In the beard. Few ot those who were called upon were not pre pared to express an oplnlcci , the majority having vcey decided opinions on the subject , \\hlch they had no hesitancy In expressing. Thosa opinions follow : TIME IS AT HAND. John C. Wharton If the time haa not already arrived when the exposition must have a director general I am satisfied that It will come very , very soon and action should bo taken at once. I fully appreciate the great debt of gratitude the community owes to the men who have BO ably man aged the enterprise thus far and every body must admit that they have accom plished wonders , but I am thoroughly con vinced that there must bo n man placed In general charge of this work who will have authority to say yes or no on every proposi tion that may be presented. When I was In California recently I met M. II. Do Young , editor of the San Francisco Chronicle , who was at the head ot the California Mid winter fair. He said to me that our plan of organization was faulty and would have to bo changed If we wanted to make the exposition a success. He took the pains to show mo why this Is so , and I am un wavering In my Idea that we must make a change before It Is too late. If It Is not done there will bo confusion worse con founded in a very short time. I have some hesitancy about moving tn the matter without the full consent of the executive men remain on the committee , but I be- llevo the situation Is of such vital Import ance tbat the board should act at once. John I * Webster I believe the time will come , If It Is not here now , when we must have a director general. I am convinced that our form of organization Is faulty , nnd It should bo remedied before the matter gets too far along. It might bo possible to cure the defect by enlarging the powers of the president , as was suggested some time ago , or It may bo necessary to create a new of fice , but I bellovo a change will be abso lutely necceaary In the near future. As soon as exhibits begin to nrrlvo and the rush of "getting ready" commences , It will bo ab solutely necessary to have some ono with full authority to decide the many points that will bo continually arising. ONE HEAD A NECESSITY. J. II. Mlllard I think , as a plain 'business ' proposition , the exposition should have ono head. A man with ability enough to properly manage such an extensive enterprise might command a high salary , Ibut It seems to mo sudh a man Is a necessity and should be put In full charge at once. Such a course would relieve the members of the executive committee of a great responsibility , and I should think thy would be glad of sucha change. They are nil busy men and I 'think they have accomplished wonders , hut the ex position Is growing every day and they can not devote their full time to it to the ex clusion of their own business and It would bo unreasonable to expect them to do so. Some ono must do so , 'however ' , and a man should bo employed for that purpose. r ruiut uuurpiiy i nuvu LIJUUKUI All aiong that wo must have a director general , or some officer with full authority to manage the affair. It Is a plain business proposition and ought to bo plain to everybody. C. F. Weller Wo ought to have a dlrc-clce general by all meana. There is no room for argument oct such a plain business proposi tion as that. The thing Is getting too big for busy business men to manage It In tbo limited tlmo the members of the executive committee ought to bo expected to take from their own business. Every member of that committee has a largo business of his own to attend to and thcy'are compelled to depend on their subordinates in the exposition. Wo ought to have a man on a salary , who will give the thing bis whole attention and carry out the Instructions of the executive committee , C. F. Manderson I believe the tlmo will coma when the exposition will have to ha\o a director general. Whether that time has come now I am not prepared to say. I think the executive committee Is the beat Judge of that and I shall bo In favor of relying upon the committee for a recommendation la tbo matter before taking action. NO OPINION TO EXPRESS. Thomas L. Klmball I have given the mat ter very llttlo thought recently , and am not prepared to express an opinion. The general - oral Impression among the directors , when the matter aa discussed some time ago , seemed tn bo that building operations should bo pushed as fast as possible and that when the tlmo came a director general , or some other officer , should bo placed in charge. Whether that time has arrived , I am not prepared to say , John A. Crelghton I have given the matter very llttlo thought and have no opinion. When I hear ( ho discussion on It , I shall bo prepared to act as I think the situation requires , John Johnson The tlmo has come and a director general should bo appointed at once. I ibellevo the board of directors ought to In struct the executive committee to take the necessary action to carry out that Idea. Thcro should bo some man In full charuo of all the work and ho should bo vested with authority to paes upon the hundreds of questions which are coming up all the t'mo , He ought to bo right on the spot at all times so that people will not have to 3iin all over town to find whether they can do this or tint. ' C. M. Wllhelm I have given the matter little thought and should want to hear from tbo executive committee before expressing an .opinion , but It seems to mo that there should bo one head to any concern to avoid confusion. O , W. IHoldrego I liellevo we should have a director general , but I am not prepared to gay whether he should be appointed uow or when the exposition opens. One director who declined to allow hU name lo be used In orancctlon with the statement said he thought President \Vattlo3 mutt be perpetrating a huge joke when ho said he would favor a director general , or a general superintendent , "when all of the executive committee are in favor of it. " "Tbo president knows perfectly well , " eald this director , "that certain members ot the executive committee are unalterably opposed to tbo Idea because they think H reflects on them and they will never favor it , and for the president to eay lie will favor U when they do In equivalent lo raytog lo U forever opposed to It.r , > T\VO OKXTI.IJlinV' ' iul IOWSt.\.YA. Here i ArrhhRc J nn > Slate nt tlii * KxiQ il < lnn. There or6 at present fn the city W. 0. Stubbs , Ph. D. , chic ? b ? the gdvernmcni experiment stations ofl/btiUMana / , nacl Major J , G. Lee , head of 'Ihi ' elation at Baton Rouge , on business connected with the rep resentation of that stji ot the exposition. It they are successful in making desired arrangements the Loulstanlacis believe the agricultural exhibit from their state nil ! lead all others In Versatility and luxtlrlahco ot products. The legislature which meets In May Is looked to for a suitable appropria tion and Governor Foster U so nwurod that provision will be- made that he has authorized tlio expenditure bf $15,000 to sot forth the resource * of the slate. Prof. Stubbs eajs , therefore , .tlmt he oxpeca | that a gooa showIng - Ing will be made from "the most fertile 40,000 square mllea In the country. " Prof. Stubbs and Major Leo are Just now tatcrcatcd In the outcome ot n constitutional convention which Is being held In Louisiana nnd which they state Is very Incompletely reported In the papers. The convention \\ad called by a heavy majority at the last elec tion tor the purpose of revising the consti tution In the Important regards ot the elec tive franchise , the state Judiciary and the school system. Ifl epcaklng ot the able government ot Louisiana , Prof. Stubbs said last night ! "The present constitution Is a reactionary measure framed Just after the war and too much In accord with the carpet- bagging enthusiasm of that period , It allows the negro rights which he Is In no condition to accept cad which result In an Injury to the state and ( q nil concerned. The proposed constitution will place upon the ballot the restraint of n educational qualification , or a property qualification , or both. The provision will probably bo made that n man must be able to read and write end expound Intelligently the constitution before ho ehall bo eligible to vote. It may bo added also that ho must be possessed of from ? 200 to ? 500 worth of property to enjoy the privileges of the ballot. Thus , the negroe , ? will bo kept from the possession ot the olllcra In the outlying districts of Louis- lEcia , In pome of which parishes they out number the whites by eight and nine to one. In the wnolo state they nro only slightly In the majority , but the proportion of 225,000 whites In Now Orleans to 75,000 blacks leaves them heavily In the ascendency In the planting districts. "In regard to the changes which will bo made In the judicial system we expect that the whole plan will bo revised. As the state courts are at present -constituted they are most expensive and cumbersome. Wo have five supreme judges at nn ancual salary of $3,000 each , twelve appellate Judges drawing $4,000 each and a largo number of district Judges with a yearly salary of $3,000 , bring ing a total yearly expense to the state of $230.000. The new plan contemplates the abolition of the appellate courts , when morn business will fall upon the d'atrlct courts , which 'will ' ibo enlarged. A probable educa tional feature of the new constitution will bo that each school district will 'bo ' empow ered to vote taxes for the education of Its own children. It docs not enjoy this privi lege at present and districts which 'Include an almost entire colored population are maintained by the taxes of outsldo taxpayers. 'Dcsldes ' these thcro will bo many loss Im portant changes , as for Instinco. the name of our 'parishes , ' which Is the old French term for 'counties. ' The des'gnatlon was first applied about 1840 and will now probably bo changed to the modcrni title. " Sirs. Freiuniit Will Write. The Department of Publicity and Promo tion has made arrangements with Mrs. Jessie Dentcn Fremont , tho.jw'Jdow ! of the "Path finder" nnd noted explorer and the diughter of Thomas H. ncnton. pnq of the most noted men connected with the hfstory of the great west , whereby she will wrlo | several articles regarding the expcslttbn. ' Milchwill be pub lished iu the leading 'magazines of this country. "t * \Vnn < t n Klrenlnii'n Day. Charles S. Fowler , fchalcnvvn , of the board of control of tne Nebraska Stafo Volunteer Firemen's association. ln"a ' communication I to President Wattles.'st'atos . ' thai at the last meeting of the assbfc'latlon the board was Instructed to arrange for' a "Firemen's diy" at the exposition and he announces tint he w-ill soon visit Omaha to carry out the In- structlcns In this particular. HEPUTV FOLLOWS T1IU &TKIICI2II. Woiiinlcil Man1 Who Got Up mill Him .Shot il ] < Mvn Affalii. WILKESBARUE. Pa. . Feb. 10. The first witness called to the stand In the Lattlmer case today was Morris Engleman ot West Hazleton. Engleman said that on the day of tbo shooting he was on the road near the deputies. This was at the time the strikers were In Lattlmer. Ho testified that ho was told by the deputies to go Into his houss as ho was In danger of being shot. On cross-examination by counsel for the de fense Engleman said that he thought the deputies were doing all that they could to preserve peace and to disperse the strikers In a peaceable manner wltbout violence. The witness said ho did not see the strikers Carrying arms , but admitted that they might * oi.n liarm nrmnrt. Daniel Ferry , a grocer ot Hazleton , who was driving along the road to Lattlmer on the day of the shooting , testified that he saw the strikers who were marching and that they were quiet and orderly. Ho also saw the shooting at Lattlmor , being near tbo deputies at the time. Ho heard first a single shot and saw a striker fall. Then there was a volley and several fell. The witness said ho saw a wounded man , who was lying on the railroad , get up , but ho was ehot down again. Ho said ho saw William Raught , after the shooting became general , run after the striker as far as the railroad track and shoot at the striker. Counsel fop the defense asked the witness It Sheriff Martin was not in as much danger of being shot as were the strikers when the shots were fired by the deputies ? "No , sir , " replied the witness , "ho wff quite out of danger. Ho was out of line of the firing. " Joe Zappa , ono ot the men wounded at Lnttlmer , said that when the strikers reached Lattlmer the sheriff stopped them and told tbo leaders that they could not go on to the mine , but the leaders said they were going and about twenty men pushed past the sheriff and the shooting commenced , August Catskl said the deputies pushed and prodded the strikers at West Hazleton nnd forced them out of the road ; that ho nnd Martin Locka , although some distance from the other strikers , were followed by two deputies who struqlc them with their guns. The wltnces said ho was standing near the trolley car on which the deputies embarked to go to LattJrner and ho heard ono of the deputies , wjion ) ho docs not know , say : "Let thorn go unUlfwo get to Lattlmor nnd then we'll shoot Jjjem. " At this point the defence agreed to admit tha following facts In jj'rdor to hurry the trial along : The meeting of the strikers at Harwcod ; the presence of the deputies and strikers at West HazleUoti ; the -fact that the deputies were armed ; tlio fact that ap parently tbo strikers were not armed. RECEIVERS WILL TAKE PART No Intention of Letting the Government To All the Litigating ! SOLICITOR KELLEY ALSO OFF FOR ST , LOUIS Will He Present Wlien General Cimlti Miller * the ( Motion for n ! ' < > ( - l > oncniciit Some Fact * About the Itonili Judge W'Jlltam R. Kelly , general sjltrltor for the receivers of the Union Pacific rail way system , lolt for St. Louts yes terday afternoon to attend the pro ceedings In the Kansas Pacific fore closure matter before Judge Sanborn. Judge Kelly said that ho could not say just what would bo done at St. Lotils for the reason that 'ho ' had no further In structions In the matter than the summons to appear thcro at the time the government's representatives will make the three motions above mentioned. Judge Kelly wilt make an appearance In court for the receivers of the Union Pacific railway system , the Kansas division of which Is popularly known ns the Kansas Pacific railway. It Is not known here whether or not the reorganized Union Pacific railroad will be directly represented at the proceedings. Ttio announcement that the government would ask for the postponement ot the rale until after congrcu should act In the matter , nnd would request leave to pay oft the prior lien and take the property , created quite a stir In railroad circles hero. Even to those who have bcc.n keeping close tab on the Kan sas Pacific proceedings the announcement was a surprise. President Burl ot the Union Pa cific Is In Chicago and was there apprised of the move of the government. Thomas M. Orr , assistant secretary of the receivers , said the matter was news to fjlm , and up to noon ho had received no other Information on the , Dee. The prevailing opinion among railroad men Is that the Union Pacific reorganization committee n 111 finally decide to raise Its bid to equal the amount of the principal of the debt of the Kaiiwis Pacific to the govern ment. If such decision Is made any tlmo be fore General Cowln appears before Judge San- born to make the motions Indicated the fore closure wks at TopekauKau. , next week will proceed uninterrupted. PROPERTY' INCLUDED. AVhllo the sales are commonly spoken of as "tho Kansas Pacific foreclosure sale , " thcro are really four foreclosure sales. The first Is that of the first mortgage on the eastern division of the Kansas line , 140 miles of road , The second Is the sale ot the first mortgage of the middle division of the Kansas line , 250 miles of road. The third sale Is that of the government's lien , or the second mortgage , on both the eastern and the middle divisions. The fourth sale Is that known as ' "tho Kansas Pacific con solidated mortgage. " This mortgage cov ers the entire Kansas division , but Is sub ject to the other three mortgages , namely : the government's lion and the first mortgages on tlio eastern and on the mid dle divisions. It Is for the purpose of Indefinitely postponing the foreclosure sales In all of these cases that the government's special counsel has been Instructed to ap pear before Judge Sanborn at St. Louis. It Is believed 'that the Union Pacific reor ganization committee will be represented at the hearing In court by Wlnslow S. Pierce of Now York , chairman , ot the Doard of Di rectors of the reorganized Union Pacific rail road , and by his assistants , Larry Greer ot Monr VnrV nnil ( T n. Smith nf Tnncltn. Knn. But what the representatives of the reorgan ization committee will do In the matter la not known hero and may not be known until the government has made the three mottona previously enumerated. HOW IT IS OPHIttATEJD. Speaking ot the application of the govern ment for Jeavo to redeem and for a post- ponement Of the Kansas Pacific sales , a prominent railroader said : "Tine present re ceivers are operating the road under the suit of the third mortgage bondholders ( com monly called the consolidated mortgage ) . Dy this means It Is expected that the Immediate sale of the property will Ibe deferred and that the government will have moro oppor tunity to negotiate for a 'belter ' prlco than has 'been offered by the reorganization ccon- Tnlttee , which now controls the first mort gage , and Jo. tbo meantime the 'benefits ' of the profitable operation of the road , If It continues to bo profitably managed , will un der the receiver appointed In the govern ment suit 'bo ' to the advantage of the govern ment by way of reduction of Its claim. 'Notices ' of the application to too made next Saturday hive been served iby telegram upon the reorganization committee and upon the counsel of the respective underlying mortgages. A'mplo ' authority for this action on the part of the government la conferred by the act of 'March 3 , 1SS7 , 'which provides that wihenever In the opinion ot the presi dent It shall ibo deemed necessary to the pro tection ot tbo government's Interest In any of the 'bond-aided ' roads the secretary of the treasury Is required to redeem or otherwise clear off the paramount lieu or mortgage toy paying the sums lawfully duo out of the "Tho amount which 'will ' oo necessary to pay tho'first llenholders In th'.s case Is something over $8,000,000 , the same amount Which the government would Ijave been com pelled to pay them had It acquired the title under the pending sale. The situation of the government Is regarded by Attorney General Grlggs , who advised the present course , and other leading officials , as greatly Improved thereby , and It Is now expected that Judge Sanborn under the circumstances will will ingly consent to a postponement of the sale To.an Indefinite iporloJ , or at least to a date sufficiently remote to allow the government ample tlmo In which to dispose of Its Inter ests to tbo best advantage. " T.VI.IC OP CO.VSOXID.YTIO.V. o 'Paper ' iMulcen One Coiniinny of \ortlMvesU-rii SyMtem. . Fe-b. 10. The Post today says : "The consolidation of the different com panies which fro to make up the Chicago & Northwestern system has been definitely decided upon. 'Chief ' of these roads are the Chicago & Northwestern , the Fremont , Elkhorn - horn ft. Missouri Valley , the Ohlojgo , St. Paul , 'Minneapolis & Omaha and the Sioux City & Pacific. Together those lines em brace 7'JCG ' miles of road. 'For ' years they have 'been ' operated In the closest harmony. The connection between them has been al most as close n If consolidation had ac tually taken place. The actions of all have been directed by ono head. 'Marvin ' Hughltt Is president of all the companies. "It Is now proposed , ( however , for financial reasons , to consolidate all Into one company and make ono set of securities answer for all. In carrying out the plan there will bean an exchange of tbo present securities of tha smaller companies for these of the Northwestern , a largo Increase of .which will bo issued to meet the requirements of the deal. The exchange -will ho liberal enough to prevent ony opposition to the plan on the part of the holders of the securities of the Li. Slioomnn. htnrtcd nwny out on Tenth HtreiH adjust fillil to our storilt' funny lio\v iiuuiy jieoplu come our way , nnd tliPii rtfjahi It isn't for wlion you think of , alul , see tlip Mioo values \vu jjlvo It's a > vomli > r our sloru IB largo enough look at tlu.00 prlco on tlioso $3.00 men's box-toed congress shoes a shoo tlmt'rt real rnlnu to every incu of It three soles and every ono leather Just tliu shoo for html out lootwear - Holhl an a rod : and o coinforiahkv. Then Wi > linvo a $ 'J.OO shoe m 'aci ' ww box too double extension holes round cap toe inado for wear and comfort- both of lliesta felloes arc worth oveiy cent of $3.00 If values aio Judgort by the nrlco asked elsewhere , Drexel Shoe Co. , 1410 1'AKNAM STREET Your market and butcher shop ought to use Pcnrlintu surely. There's no place that needs to bo' ' h kept cleaner. jjO There's no place that's half a. * tjp hard to keep clean. Soap and1 water is of no use at all. IK takes Pearline , and nothing' ' but Pearline , to keep do\vr > 1 the general grcasincss. How many places you sec , \vhcr * the whole shop and fixtures in' it seetns to be fairly crying for Pearline ! tst smaller properties. Their position wilt be considerably ( benefited toy the exchange. "It has not yet been fully determined whether the consolidation wilt ha carried out under ono general plan or piecemeal. In any general plan that might bo adopted It Is feared flint jealousies might 'bo ' aroused be tween the holders ot securities of the dlfler- out companies. Alt such misunderstanding might , It Is thoug'ht ' , be avoided by taking up the consolidation of the companies sepa rately and treating eaeh on Its own merits , Should this plan ibo adopted the work ot consolidation will begin with the Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha , the stock holders of which may bo osked nt their next annual meeting to vote on a plan pre pared for their consideration , That part of the plan once out ot thu way the Fremont , Klkhorn & Missouri Valley would bo taken up and dealt with In the name nay , and then would come Die Sioux City & Pacific. The arrangements for the consoltditlon of the Omaha have progressed considerably further than those ot any of the other roads. " When the consolldttlon of all the rnads In the present Ts'ortliuestorn system has been completed , the plan now under considera tion \\111 hnvo by no means been consum mated These consolidations will -bo but the solldfylng of one l.nk In n great chain extending over the entire continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Once thcsD consolidations are out ot the way the field will. It Is 'believed ' , be clear for the further consolidation of the North western and Union Pacific systems. The two roads -iro ted > iy piaetlcally one. All affairs relating to through business arc so arranged as to g-uard the 'Interests and suit the convenience ot eaeOi , and the final con solidation of the two roads will In realty be more a matter of detail than the Intro duction of uny radical change In the rela tionships which now exist between them. AVhcn they become ono In name , as they nro now In action , the completion ot the weste-nt end of the chain already alluded to will have taken place , nnd nothing will re main ibut to weld It to the eastern end , which has already been formed ( by the unification of the Now York Cantral and the I > ako Shore roids. The Vanderbllt main line \\lll then extend from New York to San Fran cisco. It may be that by that time absolute ownership of the Central Pacific will have 'been ' secured. "Whether It Is or not the pres ent rights of thu Union Pacific over that line ore Inalienably secured. UXTUXSIO.V OF IKKKAUGI.VG PKHIOIl KlHtlllcrH 1'roniMit Their Vlcnn ttt Commuter. WASHINGTON , Feb. 10. The subcom mittee on Internal revenue of tUc committee uu ivuya uuu miruiia uvu u iituiuib vuuuj tu Oeorgo W. Harris , representing the Kentucky distillers ; J. E. ilcNarrara of W. W. Johnson & Co. , Cincinnati ; J. H. Holmes of Cleve land , J. B. Pontofrlest of Plttsburg , nnd S , J. L/anaban of Baltimore , who appeared to advocate the pascago of the Ilromwcll bill extending ICie period Inlilch whisky In bond can be regauged from four to eight years. The contention of .the delegation and Its prlnclial spokesman , Mr. Harris , was that both the government and tile distillers would be benefited by this extension. Mr. Harris asserted that the government had lost $100- 000,000 In revenue In the Ifst four years from the Kentucky distillers alone , owing to the reduction of production Under the old law from 1891 to 1834 , 101.000,000 gallons had beeti produced In Kentucky , while from 1801 to 1897 but 61,000,000 gallors bad been produced , a loss of $90,000,000. The danger fcom a bonded period of eight yrors , with a period for regauglng limited to four years was , fie cald , ttat the loss by evaporation after tbo four years , for which the government allowed nothing , was so gveat that It practically con fiscated the whisky. The whisky was de serted by Its owners to escape the deficiency tax. IlIIKKR IT TO GH.VUHAI , OKPICnitS. Putt Train ImliroKlIn IN JMxposcil Offer for it Time. CHIIOAGO , Feb. 10. The fast train ques tion was gone over ag > : in today by officials ot Uho Atchlson , Northwestern , Hurllngton and Rock Island , and at the conclusion of tno mcetlpg u was uecmeu vnai mo enure matter should lie referred to a meeting of the general officers cf the Interested roads and their action In the matter will Ibo final. The olllcors who are to dispose of the affair are : President Hurt of the Un'on ' Pacific. President Oible of the Ilock Island , Presi dent Illpley of the Atchlson , Vice President Harris of the Burlington and President Hughltt of the Northwestern. No date has boon set ( or their meeting , and pending their decision of the matter It Is expected that no low rates are to bo made to Colorado rado common points. . iMiuIci > Korinal Offer. NEW YORK , Feb. 10. A member of the reorganization committee of I do Union Pa cific read In this city toilay wld tfiat the company had tnadii no formal offer for the Kansas Pacific property except the cclglnal bid. Itullroiiil NotcN nnd I'rrHoimlM. C. C. Chapln of Chicago , Inventor of the Disc gun , was a caller at Hurllngton headquarters - quarters yesterday , J. F. Anderson of St. I/3Uln , general western agent ot the Stone Mountain route of the Georgia Railroad company , Is In the city. President Itlplcy of the Santa Fo Is quoted as saying that the company would this year spend In the neighborhood ot $3- 000,000 In Improvement ! ) to roadbed olid equipment. The latent rumor Is 'that ' the West Shore and the New York , Ontario & Wfotern uru to bo consolidated. President Flower of the latter road Is said to be favorable to tbo scheme. President Hill of the Great Northern says that ho IIRH begun the construction of a number of feeders to the main line and pro poses to make It tbo greatest revenue-earn ing road west of the Mississippi river. A uow branch linn Just been opened from Park Itaplds to Leach lake , Minnesota , and a largo force of men Is now grading a Una from Deer creek to Fosaton , Minn. , which will bo 200 miles long , Thin line will roach Ilcd river. President Molten ot the Northern Paclllo stated nt n meeting ot the directors bit week that the not earnings of the road for the first half of lla fiscal year would bo JG.940.000. The Wagner Palace Car company Is build- IriB one of the finest private cars ever con structed for Clans Sprockets , the suiar king , and president ot the San Frauc'sco A Sau Joaqutn Valley roaJ. In order to show Its appreciation of the boycott declared on It by competing lliu's , the Kansas City , PlttRhurg & Gulf has con tracted for twenty-five carloads of Hour , to bo shipped from Minneapolis to London via Port Urthur. This Is the Hint shipment made from any Minnesota point over this now route. The Union station of the Pennsylvania lines at Chicago Is to bo Improved nt a cost of J30.000. The following roads occupy this station : The Plttsburg , Fort Wayne ft Al ton , the Chicago , Milwaukee St. Paul ami the Chicago , Durllngton .fe Qulncy. When that building was erected It was considered the largest and handsomest In this country. U Is stated that the Panhandle , to save $15 b > running HH trains of fourteen cars doubleheador. In experimenting In that di rection in four days lost ? 350 In broken couplers and delay In trnllle. Hauling Much trains when the thermometer Is below zero , says ono of the employes , will hardly bo attempted again. The Adams Kxprrss cars would not stand the strain and exeesulvo speed on favorable stretches , and the order was withdrawn , Because of the great number of dogs beIng - Ing shipped over all lines to Pacific coast points for export to the Klondike the rail roads In the Western Passenger association ha\o found It necessary lo make reduced rntca for the animals. The charge is $3.iiO per dog from Omaha and all other Missouri river points. From any of the Pacific coast points to Alaska the charge for the transpor tation of each dog Is $7.50. Kach dog la re garded ns fitly pounds of excess baggage. President Callnuay of the Lake Shore and formerly of the Union Pacific , recently said , uhon asked h\s \ views regarding making the passenger rate In Ohio 2 cents a mile , that so far as- the Lake Shore la concerned the patuago of such n bill would have but very llttlo effect. In fact , ho believed It would bo a direct cause of nn Increase In their re ceipts , for the reason that It would bo cer tain to force the smaller roada to reduce their passenger service and the larger lines \\ould profit thereby. senger Agents , the membership of which comprises practically all of the transporta tion llnu ( of the United States , will hold a special meeting ta Wushlngton on February 11. which will be of very great Importance , not only to railways ot the country , butte to the general public as well. The main purpose for which the meeting will bo hold Is to dUcuss the best means ot securing antl-scalpliig. legislation , not only by con- grccs , but In e > cry state of the union thttt haa not at proiont an nntl-scnlplng law on Its statutes. It Is held In Washington to further Impress upon congrcaj the fact that the transportation llnra throughout the coun try , as a whole , are In favor ot legislation of thla character and dMro such rratrlctlin placed upon the anlo of tickets us will In sure the maintenance o ( rates filed with the Interstate Commerce commission and the observance of the Interstate commerce law. Till UN < in Tri-i'N. The Fratoriml Union of America held a joint business mid social session In Myrtir hnll last night. After the business and lunch bad been disposed of nn Infoimnl talk wns given on "Trees" by Mrs. S. H. Townc. Mrs. Towno xpoko in ere especially of the trees about Omaha , of which Hho has been a close student. It wan shown that thlM city made no Hmall pretensions us an ar boretum nnd that eight varieties of the oak fnmlly alone could be found within Its boundaries. A tree on tint promise : ) of G. A. .Toslyn was described whle'i was brought to this city from Chlim nnd Is do ing well amid Ita foreign surroundings. Tflo evening wns concluded with u dance. l.'ImlH 111 * TriiniiVlfi - . J. R. Powers and Anna II. Iloss were ar rested last right on conipalnt of thu woman's husband , Wllllim Soott Ilo s. lie says that lip and Powers wotked adjoining farms near Fullerton , Neb. , for n. numhor nf years and that a short time HKO ho moved Into town and Powers loft with his family for Lincoln. A few days npu hit wife disappeared and ho had reason to bo- llcvn that she bud cumn to this city tu moot Powers , who had abandoned his fnm lly In Lincoln. Powers nnd Mrs. Itoss ncru found at a lodging house at Thirteenth and Jackson streets. ClilliI IJlcM from HiiriiN. John Nelson , .1 years old , died early yes terday morning from burns received on Inat Tuesday. The child's mathor Ilws on Houth Twenty-fourth street and was working at the washtub nn the day mentioned , whllu the boy played In the vicinity. A boiler of boiling water had been left In thu kitchen while Mrs. Nelson WOH hanslng nome clothr.i In the yard. Thu child full Into the tub during her absence and icculved fatal burns. > IJ < | iiiir Afti'r lloiirH. Pat Ward , an old man was walking around town last night , nnd about 1 o'clock this morning went Into u saloon at the northwest corner of Ninth Htreet and Capitol avenue , nnd ordered some beer. There was some dispute over the prlco o * thu beverage , and the bartender , a colored man named Max Smart , took a shot at hla customer , grazlne1 his fonihe.id. Hjth par- tics were placed under arrest , Mm.Wiir DeafII'H Hour. OLKVIOLANU , Feb. 10-Dentli fiom coal ijas was near being- the fJto of M.orrli Ablltzky , his wife nnd seven children Ihl.i morning , at their home , at 2')27 ) Fort street. The milkman found uvory member nf thu family unconscious. All nine suffered from RUS , which escaped from a li.isuburncr. The mother and her daughter , llertlm , ur In a critical condition , The others will re cover. Not every ilny in ilio year or cvon a your do you Imvo micli orpin- buyliiK opportunities ns w nio ot1'jrln& you In the following Huloct few. I'luno Case Organs , worth $150.00 , now Elaborate Case Organs , worth $125.00 , uow $80.00. Carved Top Organs , worth $110.00 , now $7i.OO. : Hanilsotno Organs , worth $100.00 , now $0:1.00. : I'laln Case Organs , worth $88.00. now $18.00. These are Klmlmlls Mason & Ilumlln Ktlna Karrand & Votoy orgaiiH Our terms are | U canh $ . ' 1 to $5 u month To out-of-town ctiHtomorH $10 carfh and $5 u month This Is your opportunity HO- cure a bargain before stock la broken , A. HOSPE , OOd flfl 1513 Douglas J