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THE OMAHA DAILY B E : 'MONDAY , MARCH 14 , 180 .
PLANS FOR PUBLIC COMFORT
Exposition 'Managers Are Wrestling with
Come Pressing Propositions.
HOW TO CARE FOR VISITING CROWDS
Mnttrri Still In a Srlinloon State , Al-
JiniiKli 'Mnch Tliotmlif nnd Dl -
* cumlnn linn Hccn II e-
* loncd Thereon.
'The providing of accommodations for the
convenlenco ot the general public at the ox-
I > Lltlon Is ono ot the things which ha.i been
receiving a great deal of attention at the
bands of Iho executive committee for several
months. This Is a very largo subject and
ono with many branches. With an average
dally attendance of fully 40,000 people , which
the most conservative admit Is a low esll-
'Jnnto , the accommodations of different kinds
which must bo provided must necessarily
lie calculated ci a huge scale.
Tim moat Important constdcratlcn is water.
With the warm weather which will un
questionably prevail during the greater part
of the exposition season , thousands of gal-
Iciis of drinking water will be consumed each
day and arrangements will have to bo made
fcr having water tanka at every band. Many
-people from abroad will decline to drink
Missouri river water , notwithstanding it can
be demonstrated that it Is about the purest
water to be had anywhere , but thousands
will Insist on having water from Borne of the
veil known mineral sprUips. At the World'a
fair water of this kind was sold at different
points about the grounds In mechanlal vend
ors , a penny In the slot producing a glass
of the sparkling liquid from the tank Im
bedded In ice. Hugo water tanks with Ice
In the water and others with Ice surrounding
the water receptacle abounded on every side.
The lesson Imparted by the state fair In
Omaha In 1S95 Is an example of the effect
of neglecting the water supply.
Another feature almost equally Important
\a the providing of ample accommodations
for eating. Several concessions have been
let for eating places-of vailous kinds , and
two large restaurants will bo In operation
In the great buildings which are now being
erected at the cast end of the main viaduct
on the bluff tract. There will be several
restaurants ocii the Midway , but these will
bo very largely for the convenlenco of the
employes of the concesslcrtis In which they
nro located. A restaurant will be locatcj
on Twentieth street Jiwt north of the Ad
ministration arch and another at some po'nt
In the main court to be determined upcm.
In the event of a great rush of people
however , these plates would be literally
swamped.
Arrangements havn not yet been made for
lavatories and closets and this Is the feature
which has been the subject of the greatest
discussion on the part of the .excutlvo com-
mlttee. The ma'ii ' discussion has been dl
reeled to Ihe polnl of whelher lo provide
these accommodations without charg'mg
fee for their use , or to establish both pay
end frco accommodations. This matlcr has
'been discussed lime aflcr lime and no con
clusion reached , Ihero being a decided dif
ference of opinion In Ihe committee. Foi
that reason no work of preparation has ye :
keen commenced , allhough a number of prop
csltlciis have been before the committee foi
several months.
The care of the sick on the grounds Is
another mailer whin comes under the clas
slflcallon of public comfort , but In this tea
turo ample provision has been made ,
( hospital will be constructed on Twentieth
slrcet Jusl north of the Artm'iilstrallon arch
n/nd / this will bo equipped with all modern
conveniences and will be In charge ot a
corps ot physicians. An ambulance of th
most Improved patlern has been purchase
and Is now In Ihe city. A hospital corp.-
iwlll bo organized end sick people will b
well cared for.
Lltllo progress has been made In Iho mat
4cr of boot black stands.-tho local artists la
that line being Imbued with the Idea tha
there Is very lltlle profll in conducting a
plant on the ground * .
OIIXXESOTA SKM-3CTS ITS SPACE
CoininlxiilonrrM 'jlrrniiKo ( or Kxlillill
mill Secure 11 ItnlliUiiK Site.
Minnesota will bo creditably represents
at the Transmlsslsslppl and Internationa
Exposition. The expo-Jtlon aulhorlllea havi
had this assurance for some time. But th
assurance was transformed into fact on th
occasion ot the visit ot a portion of th
commission ot ( Minnesota to the exposition
ihere yesterday.
In the party were : > F. H. Peavey. vlco
president of the exposition commission ot
Minnesota ; E. J. Phelps , J. Newton 'Nlnd
and James Alan 'MacLeod , all of Minne
apolis. They arrived In Omaha yesterday
morning , spent nearly the enllro day at the
exposition grounds and returned to Minne
apolis last evening at 6 o'clock. Tbo party
comprised three ot the working members of
the commission and the architect ot the
Minnesota state building at the exposition ,
( Mr. MacLeod.
While at the exposition grounds the visi
tors selected space for the exhibits of Min
nesota to the extent of nearly 8,000 square
feet. This Is exclusive of that which will
* > - bo occupied by the state's own "building. " In
the Agricultural building all the available
space that was left unpromlscd was taken
< by the Mlnnesotans. It amounts to about
1,000 square feel. In the building devoted
to the mining Industries about 2,000 square
( eet was reserved. In the Dairy , Apiary
and Horticultural buildings the Minnesota
men were Informed that they could have all
the space they needed ; and they expect to
take advantage ot this offer by making lib
eral displays in each ot the buildings named.
The 'Minnesota ' state building will be ono
of the most attractive of the smaller build
ings on the exposition grounds. A site for
Its location was definitely selected yester
day. It will stand on the bluff tract and
will be juit little north and east of the
handsome Horticultural building. The di
mensions of the building are to 'be ' 60x100
feet. While not very large , the unique de
sign selected will make It most Inviting.
The style of architecture is that of a Swlai
cottage. Constructed entirely ot Minnesota
logs with their bark on , the exterior will
present an appearance well calculated to re
mind ono that Minnesota's chief Industry
lies In lt lumber camps.
The building will bo two stories In height.
The plan of the first floor shows a largo re
ception room , squarely In the middle , to
.be filled up In modern clubhouse style , with
all the atlendant conveniences. To the
right as ono enters the reception hall will
bo the parlor for women , which will be
tastefully furnished. The men's parlor will
bo to the left of the reception hall and. will
< bo equally inviting. It will bo fitted up as
a logging camp and Its every detail will sug
gest life in tbo timber regions of Minne
sota. On the second floor there will be the
offices of the state commission to the ex
position , tbo office ot the secretary and Ihe
living quarters of the secretary , Janitor and
other attendants. Porches will surround the
ground floar and balconies the second.
Architect MacLeod said to The Dee Jusl
before leaving lor Minneapolis that work
will be commenced on the state building ae
soon as the final drawings can be com.
'pletcd , which will bo at an early date. He
will make a half dozen trips hero to super-
visa the work of construction and a regulai
euperlntendcnt will look after the work foi
the commission from the start ot the build
ing to Its completion.
At a meeting ot the commission recontlj
In St. Paul It was decided that $25,000 will
bo required to make a creditable exhlbll
and erect a stale building. After discussing
ierral plan * for railing thl * money It wai
decided that the qulckoit way would bo to
divide the amount to be Mixed among the
creril counties ot the stale according to
Iho assessed valuation of the property In
each county. The counties have been aiked
to carry out thta plan and It Is proposed
to aik the legislature to reimburse them.
Governor Clougli and Lieutenant Governor
Olbbs are Inking an active Interest In the
mailer of having the state well represented
and are urging prompt action.
No attempt will be made to have an edu
cational exhibit on account of the short
tlmo before the exposition wilt open , but It
U announced that extensive exhibits In all
lines of manufacture and agriculture will
be made. The millers of Minneapolis will
unite In making a largo exhibit ot their
products. The Slate Agricultural society has
offered the commission the large forestry
exhibit belonging to the society and this
will bo Installed in Ibe state building.
The lumbermen , quarrymcn and Iron mine
owners have been asked lo contribute the
material needed for the construction of the
stale building.
TAMC AI1OUT I.MHAV \JIIK.SS. .
Conference Held to Cnnnliler Uotnlln
of HiiI'rnjrct. .
WASHINGTON. March 13. ( Special Tele
gram. ) An Important conference , partici
pated In by Mr. Ro owatcr , chairman of Iho
Bureau of Publlclly nnd Promotion ; Assist
ant Commissioner of Indian Affairs Tonner ,
Major Larrabee , In charge of the executive
branch of the bureau , and Major Powell ,
chief of the Bureau of Ethnology , was held
this afternoon upon the proposed Indian con
gress ut the Omaha exposition. Major
Powell , who is greatly Interested In the
scope of Ihe congress , Is of tbo opinion that
better results could be obtained It the
groups of Indians were made up from the
principal tribe ? , and that thcso groups
would represent the whole life of lhat people
ple , Ihclr tribal customs and their religious
exercises and festivals , as well as their
peculiar oklll and workmanship mider primi
tive conditions , Included within. Mr. Tonner
brought out the fact that the appropriation
of $15,000otiM have to Include the cost ot
BUbslatenro and some material which the
Indians would need In the cornstiucllon of
villages nnd manufacture. With an assur
ance from the railroads lhat transportallon
chargrs of the Indians would be nominal ,
tholr number could bo materially Increased.
Estimates of subsistence- expense will bo
left to Caplaln W. H. Mercer of the Omaha
agency , who will have general cupcrvMon
of the Indian encampment. Captain Mercer
IH expccti > l here Ihls week. It was ngreed
between Major Powell und the representa
tives of the Indian bureau that there should
be hearty co-operation In organizing nnd
selecting groups and exhibits to accompany
them.
Mr. Roscwator also had a conference with
Director of the Mint Roberts as to the
representation of the mints at Omaha ,
medals and souvenirs. Final arrangements
will be perfected at Philadelphia tomorrow
by Managers Llndsey and Rosewater for the
exposition.
of nrptilitleun Clulm.
L. J. Crawford of Newport , Ky. , presldenl
of the National Republican league , has writ
ten to the Department ot Publicity and Pro
motion that he has prepared a circular letter
to bo eent to every member of tbo National
league commltleo nnd to every president ,
vlco president and secretary of every state
league In the country urging them to co
operate with the Department of Publicity
and Promotion In securing the largest pcs-
slblo attendance al the convention to be
held In Omaha this summer. In closing , Mr ,
Crawford sa > s : "I can assure you that the
attendance will bo large and I hope lhat
wo shall bo able lo make It Ibo largest con
vention In Iho history of the league. "
liu Arkiinxii * .
Reports In the Arkansas , papers Indlcato
that great intcrcsl Is being taken in all sec
lions of that Ftate In the matter ot having
a. etalo building and exhibit at the exposi
tion. A committee has been appointed to
solicit material from the lumbermen and
older building Interests In the elate for the
erection of Iho slale building and vice presi
dents have been appointed in each county
to co-operate with the commission in raising
fundo for the. neccteary expenses.
TO CUUI3 COLD IX 0X12 DA *
Take Lixatlvo Brome Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money If it fails to cure.
23c. The genuine ha * L. B. Q. on each tablet.
SOUTH OMAHA NEWS.
On account of the fine weather yesterday
work on the Improvements at the packing
houses progressed as usual. The foundation
ot Swift and Company's new smoke houses
are now out ot the ground and a few laborers
were employed all day In preparing material
so that 'tho regular force would not bo de
layed today. Quito a gang of carpenters
worked at the extension to the Hammond
plant. This new building Is now up to the
top of the windows of the first story , and
the carpenters were engaged in preparing
timbers and girders for the second floor.
A dozen or moro men were engaged in re-
paving the Swift cattle runway with brick ,
and quite a stretch of paving was completed
before night.
Over at the Cudahy house a lot of new
boilers have been set and the brick facing
has been placed around them. Some addi
tions and Improvements have been made to
the tank homo , but Superintendent
Cameron has decided to postpone the erec
tion of the new buildings contemplated until
the price of brick drops to a reasonable
figure. The improvements and additions at
this house which are already planned will
keep quite a force of men at work all sum
mer.
mer.Moro activity was shown at the Armour
plant than at any of the others , as It Is
understood that P. D. Armour Is anxious to
commence operations hero by May 1 if it is
possible. The walls of the power house are
up to the second story , and a largo force
was at work yesterday In placing the iron
posts and cross-beams. The south halt of
it hla building will be used as an office until
the business warrants or demands the use
of the whole structure , which is 200 feet
square , for power purposes. Work on the
Interior of the north row of buildings Is
rapidly nearlng completion and tbo contrac
tors are about through with the big beef
houses. At the present time Armour & Co.
are working between COO and 600 men , while
the force employed by Rocheford & Gould ,
the contractors , is down to about 200. It
Is the Intention to commence work on the
fertilizing plant within a few days and
Ihts will give employment to a largo number
of men. This building will be erected at
the west of the north line of buildings and
will bo large enough for the needs of the
concern for some time ito come. Arrangements -
ments are also being made for the com
mencement of work on the smoke houses ,
which are to be located just east of the
power building.
R. C. Howe ot Chicago , who Is to be the
superintendent of the packing house here ,
and Jullen E. Smith , superintendent of mo
tive power for the Armour company , are ex
pected here today. F. F. Miles , who Is
superintendent of the provision department
at this point , has gene to the Pacific coast
on business connected with the shipment ot
supplies to the Klondike country.
Whllo there was llllle doing at the stock
yards yesterday , qullo a force of carpenters
worked on the new exchange building.
Permanent floors wcro being laid , stairways
built and doors and windows fitted Into
place. The electric light chandeliers for the
big corridors are ready to be placed In posi
tion as soon as the carpenters and plasterers
get out ot the way. There Is considerable
work to bo done on this building yet , but the
Intention now is to have it ready for oc
cupancy by April 1. The offices in this
building are all well lighted and are con '
sidered very desirable.
Stump * to IIuy llulilea.
The slitera of the Homo of tbo Good Shep
herd of this city and the sisters of the Pool
Clare at Benson are Interested In the collec
tion of cancelled postage stampx and In
many business housed In this city are Ilttlt
boxe In which o\ery cancelled stamp b
placed lo order to sive them 'for the sisters
The stamp * turned over to the sisters of tb B.ie <
Good Shepherd Are sent from here t to <
Lucerne , Switzerland , while the Poor ro
sisters send their * to the missionaries lu
Chlca. It la staled by those IntorestH In thli \
collection that 5,000 stampa will procure In
Cbloa A female baby. This baby the mlulon
rlw tik * nd rtr , Tbo rare and antlqu *
tampi collected by the abler * are weld at
varlou * prices according to their value t
antiquarians and amateur stamp collectors ,
while the common stamp" are sold for a few
cents a thousand , according to quality anil
variety and employed to make various kind *
of mosaics and pHuron for purposes ot dec
oration. Several hundred stamps are dally
collected In this city and turned over to the
sisters. Stampa on the foreign ma I In of the
packing houses are eomctlmca quite valuable
and arc of rr.urh more use than the ordinary
2-ccnt stamp
FOR A JtOXPAllTISAJf SCHOOL llOAtin.
Mini * Merlin * of Cltlivim < o Clionur na
ilnilciiendrnt Ticket.
Tonight at Plvonka's hall there will bo a
mass meeting of citizens who are of the
opinion that the Board of Education should
be ncnpartlsan , and it is understood that
an effort will bo made to induce a number
of bunlness or professional men , regardless
of politics , to allow their names to go before
the conventlcno. While the prime movers In
this eclirme assert that they have no candl *
dates picked out and claim that all they
want is to elect members who will not be
governed by a party wlilp the scheme Is not
looked upon with favor by politicians of
cither party. H Is thought that there will be
a large meeting and every effort will 1)6
mrule to Induce the best people In the city
.to turn out and express Ihclr views on the
subject under consideration. It Is not the
Intention , so It In stated , to cast any reflec
tions on any of the present members of tbe
Hoard of Education , but tbo feeling among
these who signed Ihe call fee this meetiiiR
seems to bs that there should bo moro busi
ness and less politics In ttie handling of
ochool affairs. The members of the beard
who retire are Talbot , Shrlver , Dabtock nnd
Cheek. Mr. Talbot states thai he will not
be Q candidate again under any clrcum-
s'.njices .IB ho bos plenty to do looking after
hla private business. It Is alee understood
that Mr. Cdeek will not allow his name to
bs used. Ho was appointed some months ngo
to fill the vacancy cause-d by the ccslgnatlcci
of A. L. Bergqulat nnd the appointment ,
coming as It did , wan quite a surprise to
him. Mr. Check has served on the board
for five years or moro and considers thnt It
Is t'me to give someone else n chance. Mem
her Babcock Is being urged to stand for re
election and It Is understood that ho will
not oppose the wishes of hU friends. Mr.
Shrlver has not announced himself , but It la
uculCTatood lhat he would accept If Uio
InaUon were offered to him.
Infortitntloii for Miiior | DentrrN
At the last meeting of the city council a
resolution was passed unanimously request
Ing the different ncnapapcrs published In
this counly lo hand 'to ' the city clerk not
later than 4 p. m. today a sworn atatcment
of their circulation In Douglas county for
the month of December , 1S07 , January and
February , 1S3S. Attention la also called In
this lesolutlon to a relent decision of the
district court wherein each edition of a
dally paper Is a separate and distinct news
paper. By the terms of the resolution the
figures of each edition must be given scra-
rntely. Theao' figures are to be kept on file
by 'tho ' city clerk for Ihe guidance of appll-
canla for liquor license.
City GiiMxIp.
F. O. Denham Is In Jail for ihrcalenlng to
do violence to his wife.
There will bo no meeting of the city coun
cil until ono week 'from tonight.
The Mohicans meet tonlghl al "Paradise1
flat lo lalk over Ihe prospccls of war.
John Lundy was locked up late Saturday
night by a policeman because ho was acting
In a suspicions manner.
Fourteen double deck cars of sheep ar
rived at the yards yesterday from Fort
Collins , Colo.
There will bo n mcellng Tuesday evening
ot the committee of St. Martin's Episcopal
church in charge of Iho removal to mukc
arrangements for preparing Ihe grountta al
Twenty-fourth and J streets' ' for the church
AT TH JOTELS
"Michigan timber" land Is quite valuable
after the timber Is cut off , and although th
state Is being rapidly cleared of its forcot
its resources are not lessened , " said P. G
Spangler of Saglnaw. "The noli which for
eats thrive in is well adapted to the culil
vatlon of fruit trees , and the forest land
when cleared are set out in fruit trees with
cut removing the old stumps. Peacheo ylol
l > n three years and are in such demand In
the market that Ihe state Is becoming preeminently
eminently a fruit-raising state. Most all o
Iho government forests In Michigan hav
been purchased by capitalists and there I
no timber land to bo had with the exceptlo
of a little In the northern half of the elate
The tariff on Canadian lumber hea given
now Impetus to the mills in Michigan and I
fact to all the lumber-producing parts ot th
United States. Nearly all Michigan lumb'6
Ls shipped by water. Saglnaw sends lumbe
to every part of Ihe counlry and all of thl
Is etarted on the lake and shipped at leas
part of the way en water. Lumber for wesl
ern points Is shipped through the lakea t
Chicago , and New York shipments are mad
to Tonawaoicla and thence -via the cana
Much of the Minnesota and Wisconsin lum
ber is shipped by the lakes. The rates b
waler are extremely low. Frequently on
vessel carries as much lumber as thre
tralnn could haul. Michigan has exhaus'e
mcfet ot its high grade timber. Thin Is th
only kind of logs which the Canadian lum
bermtn can afford to ray the tariff of $2 pe
1,000 feet on , so the Import logs do not affcc
Mlctlgan lumber interests In the least. "
Terminal Pnrnsrni ; > lm.
George P. Dudley Is visiting in Kansa
City.
City.Frank
Frank Beers of Gering , Neb. , Is at the
Mercer.
D. J. Davis of Juleiburg , Colo. , is at the
Morcor.
A. A. Weaver of Chicago is a guest at the
Mercer.
E. Schwartz of New York is a guest at
the Barker.
A. S. Burdotte ot St. Louis is registered at
the Mlllard.
W. G. McFarland of Beatrice Is registered
at the Barker.
F. W. Enderly ot Gerlnp , Neb. , spent Sun
day at the Barker.
Mrs. S. M. Ray left last night to visit
friends Inthe oast.
Pryor Markel has returned from a ten
months' trip In China.
J. A. Wendall of Newark , N. X , is at the
Mlllard for a few days.
Mrs. E. M. Pelgram and daughter of New
York are at the Mlllard.
R. L. Harris and wife of Sioux City , la. ,
are stopping at Ibe Barker.
John A. Crolghton went to Chicago yes
terday to spend several days.
E. S. Loopoldt and wife ot San Francisco ,
Cal. , are stopping at the Barker.
Councilman D , T. Mount had been con
fined to his home several days through ill
ness.
ness.MIES
MIES Clara McGee of Denver , Colo. , U
visiting friends lu the city and stopping at
the Barker.
Charles J. Stlne , Mies Olllc Evans and Depart -
part and O'Brien , vaudeville artists at the
Crelghton this week , are at the Mercer.
E. L. Phelps of New York Is at the Mlllard.
Frank H. Peavey , Edmund J. Phelpa and
J. Newton Mead of Minneapolis are at the
Millard.
iNebraskans at the hotels : George F. Burr
and wife , C. Henry Nold and wife , H , W.
Lansing , P. < H. ( Matthews , Lincoln ; J , F.
Kwaler. 'Bertha ' ; J. > B. Sexton , Geneva ; W.
G. 'Hyer , Ravenna ; John A. Adams , Su
perior ; 'Fred Kldd , 1 * Goodman and wife ,
" Nebraska City ; M. C. MoCoy , Platlsmoulh ;
R. W. IMiOlnnls , York ; S. Sonnenachcln ,
Slanlou ; R. J. S. MoCallum. Gibbon ; W. F.
Bullerfield , Norfolk ; J. E. Boquet and wife ,
Nebraska City ; F. L. Clark. Fremonl ; P. S.
McGulrc , .Beemer ; C. W. 'Hoffman , Geneva ;
II. O. Colly , Gcnca.
. CORBY Lizzie , wife of Franto Corby , on
Saturday , March i : . 1S93 , at 10 p. m. , aged
24 years and 9 month * .
Funeral will be held Tuesday from the
home , Twenty-fourth and Corby streets , at
2 p. m. Deceased was born Lizzie. Lauer ,
\ and -was the daughter of Henry Lauer of
the old American house , and was well
known in German-American circles.
COST OF RAILWAY LABOR
r < * t
Some Interesting 8t < $ $ cs Gathered by the
RnllwnyAgo. , ,
ENGLAND GETS OFF EASIER THAN AMERICA
Percentage of nromiiCnrnlnRit Pnlil to
Labor In thnt . Country Only
TtTo-Ttilrili f. of the
Ynnkcp Clint-Re.
The results of thp operations ot the En
glish railways for thjj year 1S97 were on the
whole favorable. Th'ero' ' was an Increase Ingress
gross earnings of 3.C3 per cent , but a growth
In expenses cut the Improvement In net
earnings down to less than 1 per cent. Still ,
there was an Improvement , and the cross
earnings wcro the largest In the history ot
the English railways , according to the cur
rent Issue of the Hallway Ago.
Collating the essential figures ot the rail
way systems of the two countries , wo cot
the following ehowlng , the American figures
being taken from the last statistical report
of the Interstate Commerce commission and
the English figures from the tabulated state
ments of the nineteen great companies , Just
Issued , which cover practically all the rail
way lines of England. The English pound
U calculated at $5 :
United -States. England.
Gross earnings J1,1.VUGV,3G $ M'.100,000
Operating expenses . . 772,950,011 2'K4S3.000 '
Interest nnd llxed
charges 3TA2.-iO.-l33 99,815.000
Dividends S7.W3.371 G3.WO.OOO
Expenditure for labor. 40SS1G31 97,705,000
The first thing that strikes the eye In the
above table Is the enormous disproportion
of the labor account.Vo arc familiar with
the fact that labor Is more highly paid In
America than In any other country , but
even that knowledge hardly prepares us for
such a striking dissimilarity In the relation
of the labor charge to other Items as ap
pears above.
Engllfh rallwuys Justly pride themselves
on the fact tl.ut they pay their total ex
penses o' operation for less than 07 per cent
ot the gross earnings ( last year It was CO.62
) er cent ) , and a disposition at times makes
tself evident over there to consider the
American railways extravagant because , on
he average , they spend from fiO to GS per
lent of their groca earnings in operating.
The above flgurey show , however , that the
abor charge on English railways Is only
; 6.5 per cent of the earning ! , while In Amer-
ca It amounts to 40.7 per ent a difference
if 14.2 per cent.
The amount paid In dividends by the Eng
Ish companies on about one-third the cnpl-
al of the American lines In $24,000,000 leua
han the amount paid In dividends here.
The amount paid In labor , however , Is $371 ,
000,000 less. The payments for labor In
England arc 15f' per cent of the dividends ,
n America they are 535 per cent. Or , to
ut It In another form , for every dollar paid
o the stockholders In England labor gets
1.55 ; for every dollar paid to the I'tock- '
lolders In America labor gets $5.35.
'For ' every dollar paid to the bondholders
or what Is the equivalent th reot ) in Eng-
and labor gets OS cents. For every dollar
.laid to the bondholders In America labor
gets $1.33. For every dollar paid In Eng-
and as dividend anij , fixed charge on capital
: omblned labor gets' fit ccnM. In America
t gets $1.03. Labor In England gets only
il per cent of whatgoes , to capital. In
America capital gets less than labor. In
England labor constitutes 4G.S9 per cent ol
Lho operating expenses. . In America 60.65
? er cent of the operating expenses GO to
labor. i , n
Ilnllronil Note * mid Peritonitis.
For the first week In March the gross
xirnlngs of the Missouri Pacific amounted
o $462,000 , an incfeasd of $69,000.
Phil La Montague' , traveling freight agent
f the Kansas City''Omaha ' railroad , was
n the city yesterday from St. Joseph , Mo.
General Agent Lothrop of the Union Pa
: lflc was In the city yesterday from Pitts-
burg and reported bualntss from the east to
bo very good. 11 < (
James WarrlcU , traveling freight agent of
the Union Pacific In Colorado , was in the
city yesterday from Denver. Ho went from
cp to Chicago.
All of the western roads have- agreed to
run homeseekers' excursions to all points
In the west and northwest March 15 and
April 5 and 19. The rate for the excuslons
ivlll be one fare for the round trip , plua $2.
The largest business transacted by the
Burlington through Ottumwa , la. , during a
period of twenty-four hours occurred one
day last week. Over 2,500 cars were handled
In ono day and twenty-eight locomotives sent
Into the roundhouse wore almost Immedi
ately called out for service again.
All of the railroads west of the Missouri
river will weigh mat's next month and on
the result of this weighing the compensa
tion for carrying the malls for the next four
years will bo adjusted. At least $10,000,000
la Involved. The defeat of the Loud bill In
congress saved the companies a big slice of
their compensation. Had the bill passed and
gene Into effect at once a large amount of
matter now passing through t'ho ' malls at
second-class rates would have been shut out
and the tonnage much reduced.
Disagreeable sensations resulting from
cough vanish before Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup.
MILITARY M.VTTEHS.
By the orders Issued Saturday by Secretary
of War Alger , creating the Departments ot
the Lakes and the Quit , the Importance of
the Department ot the Platte is greatly liu-
creased and a moro symmetrical apportion
ment of all the departments Is made. Milt
tary men have contended for years that the
Department of the East , which Included the
entire Atlantic seaboard , was entirely too
large to bo bandied to advantage end the
changed made appear to flnd approval In
all departments of the army. These changes
entail a loss to the Department of the Platte
ot the entire Eighth cavalry , stationed at
Fort Mcade , S. D. , and commanded by
Colonel John M. Bacon ; the entire Eighth
regiment of Infantry , stationed at Fort Russell -
sell ( Cheyenne ) , and commanded by Colonel
James J. VanHorn , and two troops of the
Ninth cavalry , located at Fort Washakle ,
Wyo. These troors are D and I and are
commanded by Captain John F. McBlaln
and Captain John F. Gullfoyle. respectively.
The loss ot eleven troops of cavalry and
eight companies of Infllltry to the Depart
ment of the Platte Is more than made up
by the gain In territory and garrisons. The
gain amounts to twenty troops of cavalry ,
twenty-two companies of lufantry and three
bUtcrlcs of light artillery , in addition to the
infantry and cavalry school at Fort Leaven-
worth , Kan. , making the total strength of
the department four -full regiments and two
companies of Infantry , thirty troops of cav
alry and three batteries of light artillery.
No changes will bo > niado In the location
of the headquarters of the Department of
the Pl-ilto and Brigadier General Copplngcr
remains In command. ) Aa rearranged geographically
graphically the following elates aud terri
tories are now Included In this department :
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Oklahoma and Indian Territories.
With the addition of the two regiments ot
artillery , authorized bycongress last week ,
the artillery force of the army will consist
of seven regiments. Men for these new regi
ments are now being enlisted In the large
cities of the cart and the War department
has already made the assignment of field
officers to command the additional forces.
Colonel E. B. Wllllston , who is to command
the Sixth artillery , la promoted from lieu
tenant colonel of the Third artillery , while
Lieutenant Colonel F. G. Smith is promoted
from major of the Second artillery. The
three majors of this regiment are : S. M.
Mills , promoted from captain of the Fifth
artillery ; W. P. Vcse , senior captain of the
Second artillery , and E. K. Russell , captain
of the First artillery.
The Seventh regiment of artillery will bo
commanded by Colonel William Sinclair , '
promoted from lieutenant colonel of Iho
Fifth artillery. Lieutenant Colonel J. G.
Ramsey is promoted from major of the Fifth
artillery. The three majors are : J. P. Story ,
promoted from captain of the Fourth artil
lery ; G. G. Grecnough , promoted from cap
tain of tbo Fourth artillery , and F. G. Gru-
gan , promoted from captain of the Second
artillery. It la understood that the junior
officers for these regiments will bo an
nounced as soon as examinations for pro
motions can bo held. As a result of the in
crease In the artillery force a number of
other changes will result , among them being
the following : Major Randolph of the Third
artillery , to be lieutenant colonel' of the
Third ; Captain Charles Morris of the Fifth
artillery , to be major ot the Third ; Major
McCrea of the Fifth , to be lieutenant colonel
of the same regiment ; Captain J. W. Mur
ray of the First artillery , to bo major of
the Fifth ; Captain J. D. Durbank ot the
Third artillery , to be major ! ot the Fifth.
In the recent discussion before congress to
reimburse the surviving officers and sallois
of the Maine for the losa of their effects the
question arose as to what constituted such
effects. There is no regulation covering all
of the clothing and accoutrements belonging
to the naval service , but a liberal construc
tion has alwayu been given In case of loss.
For the benefit ot the people living in tbo
west who have no idea of the value of a
naval outfit the following figures are given :
A captain in the niivy is supposed to bo
credited with uniforms , etc. , to the value
of $884 ; underclothing and miscellaneous ar-
. tides , $127 ; civilian dress , books , etc. , J135 ;
total , $1,416. A lieutenant Is supposed to
have a uniform and attachments valued at
$817 , with the game value of other article ! !
as a captain. The ncalo is gradually re
duced with the rank of the officer until the
outfit of a sailor is reached , when a value
of $100 is placed upon the equipment. A
reasonable amount Is also allowed the sailors
for articles ot comfort. A bill now before
congress provides liberally for reimbursement
for everything which the sufferers by the
Maine disaster could reasonably bo supposed
to have lost.
In response to the toasl , "Our Array and
Navy , " at a banquet at I'eorla , III. , recently
Captain J. G. Oallance , Twenty-second In
fantry , Fort Crook , paid this fitting tribute
to Captain Slgabce of the Maine : "The calm
deliberation Captain Slgsbee , the commander
ot the Maine , has exhibited during all the
trying Incidents since the fatal explosion
has marked him as one of tbo great heroes
Wo could often , al'l | you with properly
fitting glasses when' you suffer from
headache or other causes. Weakness In
the visual orgam } Irnds to many other
nervous affections. Our stock contains
novelties whoso banty mid usefulness
cannot bs gainsaid. In charge of this
department Is a graduate optician who
thoroughly understands the eye prac
tical made '
and scientific examinations
0PTIC/U.-1 /
free of charge wo guarantee our glasses .
to bo eye hcljw. GOODS
TheAloe&PenfoldCo
jlcloutlfio Optician * .
1(03 ( Far.urn Street. , t
l-wttou UotcL f.'u
of naval history , as well as one ot Ihe great
palrlola of our counlry. There he stands on
what might almost be said to be a hostllo
shore , viewing the remains ot hla ship , sur
rounded by a clamorous throng of all sorts
and conditions of men , watching his actions
with bated breath for a single word ot ex
cuse for himself or accusation for others , and
where a single word.from him might plunge
tliU country into all the horrors of war , he
has not committed a single Indiscreet act nor
has ho permlltcd a single inopportune word
to escape his lips. "
.Sergeant . Heldt was ono ot n number of
enlisted men who passed the examination for
promotion to the grade ot second lluctcnanl
and he remained on the eligible list for a
year , but no vacancy occurring he was not
promoted. At the expiration of this period
Heldt claimed that he was still eligible for
appointment , and Insisted that ha bo con-
Inued on the list ahead of men examined
ater. The officials of Iho War deparlment
o not agree with Heldt , and the attorney
encral has been requesled to pass upon the
question.
General Miles has recently made the fol-
owlng ruling in regard to condemned anl-
mala : "Tho retention In the service of cav
alry or artillery horses which have been
: ondemned by an inspector as no longer fit
for cavalry or artillery service for the pur
pose of mounting members of the hospital
corps when on duty In Iho field or for fur-
ilshlng horses for officers of Infantry when
temporarily acting as field officers , or for
USD as draft animals , will no longer be per
mitted. "
It has been decided by the quartermaster
general of the army to have placed In front
of the caps of enlisted men a melal eyelet
or the convenient insertion of the cap orna
ments. This device will Insure a uniformity
n the arrangement and a security In the at-
achment of these emblems.
The destruction of the battleship Maine
las brought the promoters of air ships and
balloons to the front and within the last two
weeks the chief signal officer of the army has
been deluged with letters from Investors
calling attention to the value of their de
vices. All kinds of suggestions are made
and In most macs the old ot the government
Is urged Jn developing the plans , etc. So fir
the War department has not adopted any ot
the many suggestions.
Chaplain W. H. Pearson , IJ. S. A. , luc bron
placed on the retired list on account of di's-
nblllly. and Ilev. II. C. Oavlll of IllinoU ap-
polnled to fill the vacancy.
Upon the recommendation of nrncr.il Mar-
rlam , commanding the Department of the
Columbia. Iho government has abandoned Iho
propcscd Klondike relief expedition.
First Lieutenant J. A. Shlpton , First artil
lery , now stationed nt Fcvtresu Mn"op , V \ . ,
has been appoint ! ? , ! military attache to the
American legation at Brazil.
The quarlcnnaster general of the army has
awarded eontracls for service supplies , In
cluding clothing and equipment to the extent
ot $155,000.
Ltcutenrnt O. II. Patlen has returned to
Port Crook after a mould's leave.
Prlvalo Henry Schrotcl , company E ,
Twenty-second infantry , Fort Crook , ha
been placed on the retired lUt.
Rev. E. H. Fitzgerald , the new cliaplala
of the Twenty-second Infantry , is now pleas
antly located In quarters at Fort Crook.
First Sergeant Charles Jordan , company
A , Twelfth infantry , Fort Nlobmra. hen
upon his onn application boon placed upoa
tbo retired list.
While the officers at Fort Crook ere not
eaylnj ? anything for publication the fcelln *
prevails hero that there will yet bo a skir
mish with Spain.
Brigadier General Merrlam , commanding
the Department of Columbia , ' baa gene to
Fort Slovens and Chinook Point , Oregon , to
make an examination of the defenses.
The death of Drlgadlor General William 8.
Rasccrans leaves only one officer In the army
today who has by nanio received the thaiika
of congress. General Rosecrans was tlnnkc < l
by congress ifor hla distinguished gallantry
at the tattle ot Murfreesboro , Tenn.
Pcnco is wlmt wo wint nntl wo don't
care what It costs It's different with
shoes price cuts quite a fljjure $ . ' 5 l n't
much for a man's shoo wlien It has the
rlRht value to It We've always jjiven
shoe values for that money years of
shoo buying experience enables us to
pass the poor and select the good A Spo.
clal effort lias been made for this spring's
trade In $3.00 footwear and wo know
exactly what value there U In the line
we are now offering and now we can
warrant every pair these come In the
bulldog , wide and narrow coin toe sin
gle light or heavy soles and at one price
only ? 3.00. ,
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
1410 FARNAAI STREET.
Wo surprise everybody with our Im
mense showing of all-ready framed pic
tures have the walls of our new piano
room covered with them some of lhc o
nro priced at less than the frames would
cost some nro not but , taking them all
together , the prices wo have made nro
such that you and your friends can af
ford to add a new picture to your homo
perhaps you have a picture that needs
framing we frame l < pfp n force busy
all the time at our Izurd street factory
our reasonableness In charges Id what
mulct's the business so largo all the Into
up-tonlato mouldings to t > elect from.
A. HOSPE ,
Mosic and Art. 1513 Douglas
