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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 24, 1898)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE THURSDAY , SI , DIVIDE NEBRASKA BUILDING Locations of tbo Different Headquarters for the Exposition Period , COMMISSIONERS APPORTION THE ROC MS Sirnelure Ofrrrpil for Acceptance nnd ltd Apartment * DmlKiinteil for Special l'cMi m tier of Ucclilcd On. The Nebraska Imposition commission com pleted Its builncfis and adjourned shortly after noon yesterday. There was llttlo busi ness to bo done , the disposal of the report of the npeulal committee on employee and the netting auldo of the various amounts for each department having m&clo almost a clean elato. CommliBloivcr Whltford announced that the Nebraska building haa been entirely com pleted and Is ready tor acceptance. At bla suggestion a committee ot two , Novllle and Whltford , was appointed to make a thor ough examination ot the building In com pany with the architects and accept It It the work U foLiid to bo In compliance with the epeclncatlonn and plnrs. Commissioners llojdston and Duttcci wcro appointed a committee to make arrangements for lighting the Nebraska building. Superintendent Pcgler of the poultry bu reau tendered bin rc < ; lgnatlcii and It was ac- ceptc.l. Mr. Uoydston nominated C. M. Rich ards of Omaha as superintendent of this bu reau and the appointment was confirmed. On motion ot Commissioner Poynter Flah Commissioner Low May was asked to make en estimate of the cost of making an exhibit representing the fish Industry of Ncbranka in connection with the flnh exhibit In the- Gov ernment building and submit the same to the next meeting of the commission. LOCATINO TIIK OKF1CKS. According to the report of the special com mittee to designate the uses of the several roomo In the Nebraska building the llrst floor of the building will contain the follow ing : Headquartere for the educational de partment ; headquarters for the Nebraska I'reso association , telegraph and telephone rooms , postofllce , men's waiting room ant ] toilet room , frco check room , women's wait ing room and toilet room , Intelligence olilce , general registration room. On the beconil floor will bo rooms net apart as follows : I'rl- vato room and reception room for the gov ernor , headquarters for the Ncbraeka Expo sition commission , cloak room for the com mission , a room for women's clubs and socle- ties , olilce for the hostess of the bulldlnc ; and the official stenographer , a room for a largo collection ot Indian relics belonging to the late General Crook. The north wall of the balcony on this Iloor will be occupied by the Nebraska Historical society , with a dis play of Interesting relics. The report ahc llnds that there Is room In the nnglce and alcoves on both floors of the building for about twenty desks for the use of such fn- tcrnal societies as may dcsiio to take ad vantage nf this opportunity for establishing headquarters In this building. EMPLOYES NUHDKD. The force of employes to be en gaged for the Nebraska building Includes ono hostess at $75 per month , one assistant hoatees at JGO , ono cus todian at $ C5 , ono postmistress at $50 , three Janitors at $45 each , two policemen nt $30 each , two mreseiiEor hojs at $23 each , one clerkIn the Intelligence office at $ GO , tvvc cmplo > CB In the check roomi at $40 each , one porter at $1.50 per day , one general registry clerk at $50 per month. oi.n coiiisuim FOR CONVI\TIO\S KnlKlitH of Ak-Siir-Ifn ! Willing < Olio Up Their 1 > Mi ; The Coliseum may bo transformed Into o Iwgo convention hall to accommodate the Mgger gatherings to bo hold bore durlnp the coming summer. This possibility la r result of a Joint meeting ot members of the exposition board , Knights of Ak-Sar-Iler and Commercial club yesterday afternoon The meeting was attended by Mayor Moores G. 1) . Wattles , W. U. Uennett , J. C. Utt O. A. Andreescn , C. A. "Vllhelm , Clcmout Chase , J. K. Bautn and Major Wllcox. The meeting was called for the purpose o ! devising fiomo means of securing o < - build ing a large hall. All the discussion centered about the ColUcum building , hownor. frcit the fact that the Knlghta ot Ak-Sai-Bei offered to turn It over for the purpose on condition that they were provided with suita ble quarters for the construction of floats am for their meetings. These quarters will be In the shape ot sheds about the building. No conclusion was reached , but Major Wll cox and President Wattles of the exposition were o olntcd a committee to visit the Coliseum and Ha surroundings for the pur pose of making an estimate of the cost oi transforming the building Into a convention ( hall and of erecting sheds. This committee wilt report at a meeting to be hold this after. noon at 4 o'clock. It Is believed that the Coliseum will afford a suitable and big enough hall It the cost of putting It Into shape Is not too large. The building will scat about 10,000 people. 'Actors ConiliiHT. ! An Associated Press dispatch from Port Townscnd. Wash. , announces that the steamship Klenshln aiaru arrived at thai port from lions Kong and Yokohama , bring ing as passengers thirty Chinese actors whc are the vanguard of 400 soon to land In the United States to participate In the exposi tion. tion.Thcs.0 Thcs.0 actors are a part of the company which will occupy the Chinese village or the Midway , for which Hong Sling has the concession. Sling Is expected in the citj In the near future to begin the work ol erecting the Chinese village : Wong Chin Poo. the Chinese commissioner who has made plans for an elaborate dis play of Chinese goods and manufactured articles on the bluff tract , has written thai ho will bo In the city In a few days to beglr ctlve preparations. Anl < n for ih Lincoln Cnr. Manager Ilabcock of the Transportotlot department has written to the ofllclals of tai Union Pacific railway asking that the olt car which served as a means of conveylni the remains of the martyred president , Abra ham Lincoln , on Its last Journey from Wash Ington ta Springfield , III. , to reaurrectec from the scrap heap In the Union Paclfli jardo and put In condition for exhibition at the exposition. NMt'c CoiiiiniNNloii The Tennessee Exposition commission ha organized by electing os chairman J. T Ussary , state commissioner of agriculture and , W. T. Davis as secretary. Mr. Davis In addition to eervlng as secretary , wll have charge of the educational department See That Stamp ! It Is the Government Internal Revenue Stamp over the Cork and Cap. Bulo ot every bottle ot OLD CRO IT WHISKIESi Ccrtfntr ! ! to the Age and Purity of the Whisky. NOTK. It ! the Government's Guar. antte that gee * with this Untllnjr , bee that the name W. A. GAWIS & CO. U printed on the stamp. ' ALL DEALERS SELL IT position which h filled ta theNnnhvllle exposition. In a letter to th Department of Exhibit * , Secretary Davis saye the Ten * iciieo commission haa appointed a commit * .eo to visit O.r.aha and make arrangements for an exhibit , which committee , ho soys , will reach Omaha In a few days. nvlilcnocw Intcrr > t of Tcxnnn. Dr. Qcorgo L. Miller has received a letter rotn Allen IMackcr of El Paso , Tex. , which ndlcatcs the remarkable Interest of Texas > eoplo In the Tronsmlrnlsslppl Imposition. Mr. Blacker was thirty years ago a promi nent citizen of Omaha and Is now as prom- ncnt In the southern state. During the last residential campaign he was the political editor of the El Paso Tribune. Mr. IJIackcr wrote to Dr. Miller for the rposo of securing some facts about the exposition and cuts of the main buildings to bo used In a special exposition edition the Tribune proposes to Issue. Ills request wa turned over to the Department of Pub licity of the exposition -which will supply the Tribune with everything wanted. In the letter Mr. Ulackcr vvrltts : "Texaa proposes to attend largely and Is now organizing for the work. The publisher of the nl Paso Tribune Is contemplating a Nebraska-Texas edition and asks mo to assist him In the work. Wo calculate upon an edition of 20,000. There will be a largo attendance trom Texas at the exposition If It is not too expensive , and a very creditable contribution , whatever It may cost. TexaS has surpluses to exchange with Nebraska , besides a largo coast which Texans fondly compare with the Mediterranean. " More Wcftlrm I The contributions to the composite pho tograph which Is to form the model for the woman's head on the exposition medal continue to bo received by the Departmeut of Ways and Mcams. The photographs ot Mri. Adelaide de Luna of Nex Mexico , Miss May Cro3scn of Carson City , Nov. , and Miss Nevada R > land of Ilcno , Nov. , are tbo latest contributions , and thcso have been forwarded to New York to bo merged Into the composite picture. WuiilM ( -Show . Sclirnxkn Cation. O. M. Dunklc , a farmer of Hlinvvood , Caas county , has notified the Department of Ex hibits that ho has a number of cotton plants grown on Ills farm which ho desires to con tribute to the disp'ay of the resources of Nebrtakj. Ho says ho has several plants In various stages of growth and offers to send them to the exposition If they are put on exhibition. Hilton of the K\io Ulon. . The Department of Exhibits Is preparing the rules for the Dairy bureau , and these will bo promulgated within a few dajs. .The premium list for short horn cattle will bo Is sued In a day or two. S. D. Kiamor of Chicago , a music pub lisher , writes that ho is about to publish n march entitled "Salute to Omaha , " and ho asks the privilege of calling It the official march of the exposition and placing on the tltlo page a cut of one of the main build ingsTho The rush of business In the several de partments of the exposition has made It necessary to provide many of the departments with telephones , and the 1'st ' of exposition 'phones Is as follows : President's odlce , 1411 ; Transportation department , 2072 ; Conces sions department , 1S9G ; Buildings and Grounds department , 1S9D ; Electrical bureau , 187C ; hecretary's onice , 1S9S E. W McConnell , a cycloiama export , has arrived In the cityto take charge of the construction of the cjclorama which will be erected on the Midway. This building will bo 400 feet In circumference and about 4S feet In height. Construction on it will bo commenced at once , and Mr. McConnell sajfi everything will Le In readiness for opening by May 25. The cyclorama will contain a eccno showlnc the battle between the iMerrlmac and Monitor. MllloiiH ( : i\oii Avvny. It Is certainly gratifying the public to know of ono concern In the land who aie not afraid to bo generous to the needy and suffering. The pioprlotors of Dr. King's Now Discovery for [ Consumption , Coughs and Colds , have given away over ton Million trial bottles ot this great medi cine ; an * have the satisfaction of knowlns ; It has absolute ? cured thousands of hopeless cases. Asthma , Bronchitis , Hoarseness and all diseases of the Threat , Chest and Lungs are surely cured by It. Call on Kuhu & Co. druggist , and get n trial bottle free. Rogulai size , COc and $1. Cvory bottle guaranteed or prlco refunded. Take > otlov. that the April Harper's Is now ready. You ought to have It. .AMUSEMENTS. . . . . L. Frequent repetitions of "Tho Charity Ball" have lent an added smoothness and effect - foctto the performances at the Crelghton , where the Woodward company continues to please large audiences. Mr. Blakemoro haste to a great extent recovered his voice. Miss LMontrose haa discarded the blonde wig , which at first detracted seriously from her porforma-nce. UIIss Crncst has moderated the quantity of red with which she formerly dis figured her face , and every member of the company shows a decided Improvement over the original performances The specialties area source of never-falling pleasure. Nothing so slde-spllttlngly funnv as Tom "Nawn's Irishman has been seen of late on the local stage unless It Is the farce which Mr. Cooto and Miss Klngsley , with the help of Mr. Conger , are playing this week at the Crelghton. U Is hard to say which of those two "turns" is the more diverting ; and since both form part of the same entertainment a double portion of hearty laughter Is assured , and It is not necessary to Judge between them. Harry Bdeson and Ills dog also come In for a large share of popular favor , the animal showing a degree of Intelligence really wonderful. The bill as above will bo presented unchanged throughout the week. The comic opera. "Tho Serenade. " which will ibo produced at Boyd's on . .Monday night by the Bostonlans , comes hero widely heralded as the biggest light opera success heard In this country In jears. All the famous artists of this organization , Includ ing Henry Clay 'Barnabee. ' William II. ( MacDonald - Donald , Jcsslo Bartlett Davis , Eugene Covvles. Alice Nlelson , George rrothlngham , Josephine Bartlett , William K Philip , Harry Drown , flraftonBaker , Nellie Gulstl , Helena I rederlcks. Jennie Hawley , Charles n. Hawley - ley , W. II. Fitzgerald. S. I , Studlcy and others , are admirably fitted and the opera la said to bo tastefully mounted. "Ilobln Hood" will bo sung Tuesday evening. Till.Police. . that the April Harper's Is now ready. You ought to have it. Cuiiiil < . | e n MlK- Corn Ural. ST. LOUIS , March 23Ono of the. biggesl corn deals carried out In recent years Ir the St. Louis mnrkot lins Just been made between the Coiiso'hHteil iuwntor companv of this city ana a lygo oxp.Ttlmr house nl Baltimore. Within tlio last two dais close to 1,000.000 bushels of No. 2 cash coin hav been sold on n basis of the Slay pricethf understanding being that the grain < wlll b ( whipped out within the next few days , Secrecy was malntilned In conducting tin < leal. but Tales Muller & Co. of muimori are understood to bo < ho purchasers. It li said the corn was bought Mr export. > tlci > , that the April Harper's Is now ready. Yoi ought to have It. Ulienl frop. COLUMBIA , Mo. , March 23 Scitterlm reports received by the state weather bureat Indicate thnt the severe cold prevalllni throughout Missouri for the- last forty-elgh hours has damaged the. growing wheat croi miterlally. It Is thought that the frul crop has not been seriously damaged , as thi buds "were " not uutllclenUy swollen. Til UP Xotlff. that the April Harper's Is now ready. Yoi ought to have It. Murrluirn Th follow Ins- marriage licenses were. Is sued yesterdiy by the county judge : Name nnd Addre s. Age James C. Nelson. Omaha . . . . . I Lelso M. Smith , Omaha . , . , . 2 W. n. Van Oorden , Omaha . 2 Hittle SunJ ra , Oniah * . 2 EFFECT OF RAILROAD POOLS rlls that Grow Ont of the Great Combinations of Lines , ISTORY OF MISSOURI VALLEY GROWTH eorue P. Slono of ChlonKo Tell * How the Mfe Hlootl AV'n * Sucked from the CumniL-rcp of Tlil ItcBlon. Ono of the strongest Arguments against : io proposlitlcn to legalize railway pooling hat has yet been made was that of Goorgd Stone , secretary of the Chicago Hoard of Tado , before the Illinois Grain Dealers' osso- latlon last Friday evening. Among other things Mr. Stone < uld : The proposition to establish pooling Is not y any means now , and we are , tlurcfuic , ot left In doubt ru > to Itn effects upon the uslness Interest" of the country. The llrst romtnent pool .was thn Chicago-Omaha nnd .tia formed In 1S70 and was found In Its peratlon Immensely profltnhlu to the rail- 'oads ' , go tha * In the year 1877 practically all cmpftltlvo tralllo .was pooled. IJurlns those years business suffered , lo- alltles nnd shippers -vvcro discriminated isalnst nnd secret rebates to a greater ex- cnt than ever before or since vvtre granted. Discrimination In favor of the IndiiHtiles In which some of the parties of the pool vvcru 'niMiclnlly Interested placed other Industries ! inder great nnd sometimes fatal dlsidvan- , iges. Ono of the most mischievous nnd de- monllzlng pools that were established "about 'his tlmo was the Southwestern- Hallway n - oclntlon , a vampire iwhlch for u dec.ido iiLked the llfcblood ot the commercci of the dlssourl valley. The Southwestern Railway association iolvocl the problem of hoai to get rid of competition nnd to rob the people within thu 'etter ot the law. Knns-is city built a line : o the south and thought she- had a line svhlch could bo used to light thU pool. It liad not been In operation n jcar before this issor-iatlon , with Its subsidies , had It bound hand nnd foot. Another outlet to the entt via. Omnha and Council 13luffs was also shu .ip , leaving- the Missouri liver country a ! he mercy of the pooling line * . These pooling' arrangements , although os- etislbly for thc > equalization ot tralllo com- jinsitlon , for the encouragement of feeble 'nes nnd opposed to any unfair and unjusi proportion of remuneration received by great ml controlling trunk lines , degenerated Intn recklesfl and unscrupulous abandonment of the terms of such agreement , creating confusion , distrust , an unsettling' of freight rate- " , antagonism and a general welfare resulting In disaster ta manv of the pirtles 0 the p o Inj ? combination , ns well as to bu I less Interests generally. It Is IIOA piopo-ci ot only not to forbid pooling , but nctuall > o Install It In the body of the law ItHelf. 'lhl Is a nlch-handcd i > rcy > o-HIcm and at tacks the viry citadel of the law , contem- I'atlng practically tts overthrov. WHY HATUS WIKB HCDUCID. It Is claimed ) by the other side that the reduction In freight rates -which ha taken ibco dtithuT tlui list itvvcnty-ilvo vears was iccompllfhod ! ) > the rallroadi. The rall- 'ouls ' never voluntarily reduced n tale Thi iro'lstlblo forces of competition ieduced rates and compelled ! rallroidi to conform to thosu trade conditions which all Industries must reeo nlzo If the common pro peiltv 1' to bo secured and the turbulent tftects ti monopoly averted. The representatives of the people. In m > pinion , will never venture to vote for such 1 'proposition ' : 'they ' nvlll novel Insult the In- ollgence of the people liv arranging theni- telves upon the side of monopMUtlc rallvv iv management nnd dictation. Lut the grett ivcst stnndi as one solid body against such iropoxed Iniquity ) and present an unbro'.en Ino at this critical time upon this question Let us declare ourselves without exception .n favor of the unimpeded course ot com- nurco In nil respect1 * and let the rillr-nds .vlthout equivocation or Ingenious device of liny kind , conform to the law , respect Its .nindntcs , uphold Its authoiltv and complj ivlth the - -demands- thu 'people for proper ind reasonable facilities at leasoiuhlc rates nnd deal In good faith -with the povp'o ' ot this country , from whom their franchises have boon received and by whom they have been confeiied. Let the railroads tn'.ce their chances In the grext world of commerce. Let competition Ir all the activities of business hold undlsputoi and unhindered sway. The. forces of com petition cannot bo stajed ; they are as In cvltablo as the precession of the se lions they will break down every hairier creo'.n n their path ; they will dcstr y those who op ; > ese their unhindered anil beneficent < ? > vny hey will shatter all legislation that disputes .heir proper Influence In fixing lates for the transportation of persons and property. Mr. Stone summarized h's ' objections tc lioollng 'n the following reasons- It would wnother competition ItMould bo against public policy. It vvculd i-reate a k'ast nnd dangerous monopo'y under the protection of the government Itself. It woult : ake away from the Interstate commeice aw one of Its foundation plllaia It would .10 subversive of the common good ami the highest intere ts of the people. It Is op posed ixy the great mijorlty of the people nnd of the commercial bodies of the country : t would bo clis-i legls'atlon It Is In Its vcr > 'cature contraiy to the genius of republican ns-tltutluns and \vould be a constant menace o that public tranqulllty which Is n condl- .lon precedent In commercial pioapeilty and , \lilcli Is already seriously disturbed bv monopolistic domination and capitalistic reed. fvTi : * TO "TIIB CO\ST. TrniiHconiliii'iidil TrclKht Unrenii in ScMxInn. MONTCRBY , Cal , March 23. The Trans continental Freight burciu , which Is meeting here , begun work In carneat , nearly all the delayed .freight ofllclalsUlmvlas arrived. A 3. 'Vanlandlnfitiam , A. N. Joh < nsc-- and J. J Walt constitute a delegation of Chicago ano St. Loula buslnss men wfao aeeomp-inled the tralllr/ / men hero to work for a reduction f\ \ the idlffoience nf the traascontliuatal rar- .cad and less than carload rates Sail Fran olsco Jobbers also 'have representatives n the conference. Thlafight / Us the blgqics which will come before 4ho convention. 1 gained by the eastern men It means prac tlcally lining Kiway with the middlemen fo ccast retail dealers. Tbo subjects > far eonsldcied have beei chiefly relative to frelgtu ntes from tasten points' ' and the Missouri river to Pacific ccast points. There 'was ' an Increase madt In rates on machinery , etc , 'from ' $1.10 tc $1.15 In carload lots ; on toys , tfiom $1 U 51.iO : for left ! than carload lots ; paints , oil ! and varnish , fiom $1 to J1.3.T for les than carload lots , liH being applicable- from cast ern fo Iiaelflc coast points. The dlvlslor of sales was discussed end laid on tbo table. iiuiu : vu fjii : > OUT OK I\IYTUNCR > VIori1 It n I CM for tilt * \V 'Ht < Ti 'I'm \Kiocliilliin. . CHICAGO March 23 The Western Jolr. Traffic Association bureau , as far as Its power to ccotrol rates or direct the actions ot the western loads In rate making is con cerned , ha * passed out of e\lstence. Chair man Mldglej will retire on the first of nex month , ntd leave matters In the hands o Commbslor.ers Parker , Shulo , Courtrlsh and Wcllngton. The roads have a ccntrac with these commltsloners that haa jet one year to run , and during that time the ; will be emplo > eJ In looking after the frelgh rate sheets , the compilation ot statistics am similar matter * } . All this was settled at a meeting ot ttu executive officers of the roads which arc members of the Jotat Traffic bureau toda > There was a general opinion that the or ganlzatlon had become too expensive for the services It was able to render to the rail roads and It was a foregone conclusion tha Ha powers would be limited very largely. Xorthm" < t > * rii OtlleliilN in Tot\n. Marvin Hughltt , president , and John M Whitman , general manager of the Chicago i. Northwestern Hallway company , are in th city from Chicago. They came In jraterda moaning from Sioux Clt > , la. , accompeiile by General Manager Oldwcll of the Fremont Elkhorn & Missouri Valley railroad. The will bo In the city until 7 o'clock on Thurs day morning , when their special tral-.i w | | CASTORIA For Xafanti and Children. eave for a daylight run over the- line be- ] ween hero and ChtUgo. The upeclal trala lui turned over t , Jtjo ) Colon Pacific by the Hkhorn at South Omaha and brought Int4 ho union depot. "At tnle point the visiting allway maRr.ato ) fhiuljan opportunity to sec ho depot buildings 1'course of erection there nd to look o\er tntf'feroiind ' that has been elected for the Utildn Pacific's new pertni- cnt structure. During the morning the via. : or went out to the exposition grounds , and ( xpreesed their saUsfactlcu nt the progress elng in a do there. At ! noon they took lunch t the Omaha club , , } he gueats of General lanager Hldvvpil of the Elkhjrn. During the ay they tailed at the Union Pacific head , uartew. - t OUI.P IIOAII carrs , vIX.IUSCTIO.V. : . Tcxim JuilKC lJum a Writ . \Kiilnnt the llojrotlliiK Lines. OALVESTON , Tox. , March 23. Judge D.ivid E. Dryant of Iho United States circuit ourt today granted MI Injunction restraining ho MUsotirl , Kansas & Texas , the Gulf , Colorado & Santa To , the Texas & Pacific , ho International & Great Northern , the 8t , . .ouls & Southwestern and the Texas anJ N'ew Orleans ralluajs from enforcing the notlcrn which they recently gave to the effect hat they would not roccho any freight from < ie Kansas City , 1'lttsburg & Gulf railroad , except the charges bo prepaid at local rates , and which regulatlono tiavo fcoeu familiarly ( tiouti as boycotting , The writ Is made returnable at Paris , Tex. , on April 1C. The pra > or was based on the same general linen of the oration In the case of the Miami ( Lone Star ) Steatmtilp Com rany against the Katy , the Santa To and [ ntcrnatlcnal railways , but the allegations were much more complete and went furthei. It being averred not only that the defomlanl lines had threatened to boycott the Pitts- burg & Gulf , but that they had actually done so In that they had refused to receive certain shipments tendered them at different points. ur.nuci'sr TIIU TIMI : TO nnNVisn. Union ! I'arlllr anil llock INIIII < I for Mi | > rrinnc > . KANSAS CITY , MaMrch 23. As a result of the bitter fight now going on between the Union Pacific and Hock Island railroads for the contract for carrying the United States malls for the next four years , Kansas City will be placed within fifteen hours of Denvor. Tor the third tlmo In ten days a new tlmo card will go Into effect on the Union Pacific tomorrow , and the Overland mall train , which now leaves here nt 7.05 p. m. , and arrives In Denver ut 11:20 : a. m. , will leave at 7 o'clock and got to Denver ati 10 o'clock next morning , making the run of 010 mllee , Including all loops' In fifteen hours. Whether the Hock Island will again reduce - duce Its schedule to meet or beat that of thd Union Pacific remains to bo seen. Will CoitNlilcr i\ititNltloit Ilntcn. The meeting of the general passenger agents of western lines to consider reduced pates to the exposition will In all probabil ity bo held In Chicago on Tuesday of next week. March 29. It Is commonly believed that thp Western Passenger apfloclatlon will adopt the ratna for the exposition that will bo recommended by the loral committee , consisting of the general pacsenger agents of the Union Pacific of the 11 & M. and of the nlkhorn railroads What these rates are will not be glvon out until after Tucs- daj'd meeting. The local committee docs not care to have the rates publicly dlicusscd unlers they are agreed to by other western roacb for fear tlu prpvloua discussion might hurt the chances , of n. general agreement to the rates proposed. It Is said the rates uro the lowest ever recommended for an exposi tion on the etarV. , Slntiv C'ft > 'c < V St. I , lll In. lleports from Kirkfiv llle , Mo , are to the effect thnt work will , soon bo begun on the proposed Sioux City & St. Louts railroad. It will bo remembered that the survey for this line was cojnplqted about the first of the > ear. The projected line would , If built , touch Unlon\lllelUr.ksville and Shelbyvtllc , Mo. Tuo directors o { the company that Is backing the enterprise visited Kirksvlllp. Mo , last week , aml.yild there was no doubt about the construction of the line. Most of the directors are business and professional men of Sioux Cltv' , la. , of high standing. The directory comprises the following : T. P. Gere , Sioux City , president : r. A. Seaman , Sioux City ; A. L Stetssn , Slou\ City ; P. C. Hills , Sioux Cltv , secretary : D. C. Shull , Sioux City ; R. Z McCoy , Alloiton , la. ; M. Dummitt , Shelbyvllle , Mo. ; S. M. PlcUlcr , Klrksvlllc. Itorlc iHliuuI'n Ilt'iiot I'lniiN. Officials of the Rock Is'and ' have notified General Maruger Hcldrege of the D. & M. that tbo Rock Island will move out ot the Burlington's temporary depot structure' on April 1 , 1803. At Union Pacific headquarters It was said that no word had been received from the Hock Island regarding the entrance of that road Into the Union Pacific's temporary or permanent depot. As the Rock Island has a contract for the UPO of the Union Pacific terminals at Omaha , which still has some 901 jeans to run , the conclusion Is apparent. Ilnlluny > otfN "nil Pcrnniiuln. , \ . A. Graham , attorney for the Rock Island at Toreka , Kan. , Is In the city , and sajs that the people of that section of tlio country Intend to move on Omaha In a body during the exposition. The railroads of Nebraska have declared a rate of one and one-third regular faro for the round trip , to Kearney , N'eb , March 30- Aprll 1 , on account of the annual meeting of the Central Nebraska Educational aasocla. tlon. Gross earnings of the Chicago and North western road for the month of February were $2,586,873 , against $2,206,831 for tha cor- lespondlng week of last jear. From Juno 1 last , gross earnings cf the road have been $27,200,218 , against $23,837,027 for the corresponding spending period of the preceding fiscal year. Tnl.e- that the April Harper's Is now ready. You ought to bavc It. SOUTH OMAHA NEWS. I Officers of the stock yards company are seriously considering the matter ot erecting a foot brldgo across the rallrcaJ tracks nt cither the foot o ! N or O streets. It la hardly probtblo that the < N street location wilt be chosen on account of the dnraago to the < buitnos3 houses along the loner end of that street , The plan of purchasing a couplet ot lots abutting on T cntsixth street near 0 street for the eastern terminus nf the bridge has been discussed and It Is more than likely that should any action bo taken this route will bo chosen , Whllo no plans have ns > ct been drawn the matter has been considered Informally and It Is more than likely that the bridge will bo built. In rasa the sugges tions made are carried out the viaduct will bo built strong enough to allow street cars to run ncroas In order to make direct con nections with the exchange nnd save the long walk from Twenty-fourth street. Those doing business at the exchange arc In hopes that the Hanscom park car line will bo extended to the northern gates of the stock vards before long. It Is understood that the street car people have virtually agreed to make the extension from Shcely Rtatlon as soon as the Durllngton depot at Thlrty-jsevcnth and F streets was completed and Inuse. . Such a line \\oulJ accommodate a great many people who live In thevlclnty of Hanscom park , and It would save them a long rldo around by Sixteenth street. lliirlliiKtuii to ( ict ( lie Alloy. < Tn compliance \vlth Instructions from the council City Attorney Montgomery Is now en gaged In drafting an ordnance allowing the illurllngton ro = ul the use of the alloy in block 10 In llurllngton Center addition. This alley lies between L and LM streets aivl Is about 100 feet east ot the main line of the Uurllngton road. As the railroad company owns -nearly all of the land surrounding this alloy the city officials do not see any objection to al lowing the railroad the use of the property for a tlmo at least. The ordinance will pro vide that the privilege granted shall at all times bo nuibjeot to the rights of the city -and that the tracks contemplated shall bo laid according to the established grade. At the present tlmo the alley Is not In use , as that portion of the city Is not built up to any extent. It Is understood that the llurllngton people Intend making a number of Improve ments In that section of the city and natur ally the Fourth warders are anxious to have the council grant the request of the ralltoad company The. railroad company will agree , It la understood , to pave the space between the tracks should the council desire to have the alicy paved , but this expense will hardly bo necessary , as the railroad people do not deslro the use of the alley for any great length ot time. .No IHi Kiiil AVuiiln Ilj'lrnntH. Residents In the north end of the city are working hard for additional lire protection and It Is asserted that a number of new homes will be erected In that section as noon PS hjdrants are located. The present condi tion of the water fund will hardly warrant the location of more hydrants during the fiscal year , but the city olllclals hope to bo able to grant the request of the north cudcrs for at least one hydrant. At every fire which occurs In that section ot the cllv the Uro department Is handi capped by the lack of water and the neces sity for la : Ins a long line of hose. It Is especially desired that a hydrant bo located at the corner of Twenty-sixth and K otrcets and If the necessary arrangements can bo made the hydrant will bo ordered located. IllfTcrmcc O\or n H rail p. Some of the property owners on Eighteenth street between J street and Missouri avenue deslro to have the grade changed , as an ap plication Is soon to be made for the grading of this section of the street. According to the proillo there Is quite a cut between J street and Missouri avenue nnd It appears to be the desire of the residents to lessen thla out as much as possible The proposed change calls for a lessening of the cut from six to seven feet. Most likely there will be a fight on the proposition , as It Is known that Ed Cassldy , who owns considera ble property In that section , wants to have the street graded according to the original grade on file , a majority of the property own- have , however , signed a petition favoring the change. "SlniiliiK" UiiKraileil Loin. 'Many ' of the lots In different parts of the city which have never been graded arc badly lu need ot "sloping , " as portions are con stantly falling across the sidewalks , making It extremely disagreeable for pedestrians , especially In muddy weather. There Is a piovlslon In the statutes which allows the city council to order such work done and In case the property owner refuses or neglects to comply the city is empowered to do the work and chaige the cest to the property. It Is thought that It should become a part of the duty of the street commissioner , to look after such matters and make a report to the council when ho finds the sidewalks Impeded by the caving In of bluffs. Oltl/oiis' ' ( Jim Company. The Citizens' Gas company has perfected a temporary organbatlon , the cfllcors being : A. II. Noyes , president ; E. R Duflle , vlco president ; W. A. Schrel , secretary ; C. C. Keva , treasurer. The company will bo re organized en or about April 1 , when perm- ncnt officers will bo selected. Representatives of the new company are out hustling for business and so far have obtained the signatures of many persons who agree to use the gas to bo made hero for heating and Illuminating purposes No date has been set as yet for the commencement of work , but It la understood that something In that line will bo done before long. lllcrli ] iool Soolnl It hen Leen decided to postpone the so cial to bo given by the High School Liter ary society until Friday evening. The social will bo hold In the assembly hall en the third floor of the building and an Interesting program has been prerared for the occasion. , It is understood that the proceeds will bo Say , my fiiond. you should sec tlie now thins.it IIo > ie'M ) befoio you cioko tibout hard times any more why only yosloi-tlny he iccolvcil nnotlit-r new lot of picture fiamo moulding' ' from tlu > little n.utow white and gold black nuilchl KI ecu nnd natural wood to Hits HI eat wide ones every one rlsht up to date - not a home In Omaha but that can nf- fotd to have all the plutuies i ef mined the pi lee Is to little the popular kind- then there ate iiewvater colors origi nals home of tlXMllnebt ever .shown In Omaha. A. 110SPE , HUS1C HI M 1513 Douglas I I DON'T ' 'fn : " - ' ' -1 15o afiaid to 'dijvelop your own pic ture what's tliejtiho Imvlnn a canu-ta if yon can't linlbhutho nlcttuos It's easy when you Know , ' how and we'll tell you how besides , we will furnish jou the chemicals at this littlest bit < ) f a pi ice you would ho astonished to Know how little an cnthe amateur developing and printing outtlt costs coino in and \ ve111 show you everything you need our line or cametas embraces all tliat is desirable In all the popular prices. The Aloe & Pen fold Co AMITHUH PHOTOnilAPIIIO SUl'l'I.IKS BIG HOS Farnnm Street. Opposite raxtou uoiel. j READ THE SUNDAY BEE , ALL NEWS DEALERS. BOSTON STORE DRUG DEPARTMENT Bright Eyes Clear akin , roses nml dimple * , may alt b * jours If jou will do what U needed to got them , "Tis not hard. Only to follow some elmpll rules ot health , and to help lualth with Mine. Yale's Beauty Specialties. We have bought a large stock of the and nru celling thorn for a time at cut price * } to t < rove what Bargains wo have to offer In all departments. Inco xvo commenced selling Mine. Y.ilo'a b entity specialties In a special department w have been croivded with ladles who nro bca utltul nnd who wish to preserve that brautf ladles whose beauty for a time k under a n ecllpst * , and who wish to make tha ocllpst pass anay under Mme. Yale's Instructions. How to be beautiful and remain beautlfu 1 to ripe old I\RO Is truthfuly told In Mm * Yale's great book , "Woman's Wisdom. " fre o to all who ask for It. Call and get It. del advice as to what yo u need from our .vilraladles , who will wait on you more satisfactorily than mala clctk s. Save money and buy non at our special prices. HB VERY DUST TJID WORLD PRODUCES. II r. Pi Int. Mm * . Tnls'i JTnlr Tonic rtstorra the hnlr nnd itopi It from falling out . ft 00 t . ( i Mme Tali's Hair Cleanser , for nhiuiipoolns . , . . . 100 1 Mme. Yale's Frultcur.i ( for rcninlc W.-akne ) . IN Mme. Yale's La PreckU , for frrtKIra . 1W .ft Mine. Yale's Bkln Fcod ( * mnll , for wrinkles ) . l.V ) 11 * Mme. Yale'n Skin FnoJ ( Inrse ) . .100 & Mmo. Y l 'a Unit rood ( small , for developing Kojlc , liust nnj Arms ) . . . 1 (0 1.1 Mine Yale's Uust Fool ( larso ) . SCO i Mine. Yale's Complexion race 1'owitcr , three shades pink , wliltc truiu'tta. . . , . . TO IS Mme. Yale's Complexion Soar * . . . . 21 .IS Mmn. Yale' * Complexion Dlcacli ( for Motli I'ntchcs n > 1 [ .her Spots ) . ! M i-7 * Mme. Yulo's Complexion Cream ( for sofunlnc unit rrflnlng ttic M ln ) . 100 , C Mm * . Yale' * IS ) clash Ortmi-r ( promotlnn KTOwtti Of ti,0 , ijebrow nnd Kislus . 1 M . Mme Ys/e's Special lotion ( Plnipl * Cure ) . 100 . Mme. Yalc'i Special Ointment ( IIHck Head Cure ) . 100 .19 Mine Yalc'i lllood Tonic ( purlflnit tlie Illood ) . 1 to , f9 Mme. Yale'n Hani Whltencr ( makes linnds ted , delicate nml wlilto . 100 , C Mine. Yale'n Elixir of Ilcauty ( Skin Tonic ) . . . 100 .f Mmu Ynla'a Magical Secret ( for Softening VV'ntcr ) . 1 . ' 0 lit Mme. Ynle'n Great Scott . 500 : f > 9 Mme Yale's Gnnt Scott ( small ) . 100 . .69K Mme. Yale's Jack flora leaves ( Liquid House ) . 100 , K > Mme Ynle'n Jnch Hoie Uuds ( Up BaUf ) . 100 .It * Mmo. Yale' * race nnamcl , white nnd plnlt . 'W , ? 3 Mme Yale's Eyebrow Tenclls . , . . . 23 .IS Mme. Yale's Tertlllzcr ( for Constipation ) . Iftl l.U Mm ? Yale's Mole and "Wart nxlermlnator ( lurcc ) . , . 3M : Mine. Yale's Mole anilVart nxtennlnator ( small ) . 1 Of ) .f > Mme Yale'n I.lly Skin Whltencr . 109 . (9 Mme. Yale's Skin Hcflncr . 100 . .63.O Mme Yale's Complexion Dnifh . , . 1 ( < 0 .O Mine Yale's Antiseptic. . 100 , 9 Mme Yale's Digestive Tablets ( for Indention , etc , larce size ) . ICO .CK Mme. Ynlo's DlKc tl\c Tablets ( for Indlucstlon , etc , small size ) . to . * Mine. Yale's Complexion Tablets ( large sire ) . 100 .r * Mme. Yale's Complexion InbleU ( rmull size ) . , . M .Si Mme. Yale's Pertlllzer Trbtets ( lirge size ) . . . 100 .CJ Mine. Yale's I'ertlll/cr Tablet * ( large elze ) . 60 .SI BEAUTY SOUVENIRS. We will present every Indy caltlnu at our d rue depirlmcnt with Mme Ynlo'n two cil ntlfla books , entitled "Woman \\lsdom' nnd "JMiU to llmutj. " Tlicy contain udvlcn from Mine , Yale on the subjects of Health nnd Ilcauty that cannot bo obtained fiom nny other sourcn. BOSTON STORE , Drug Dept. used In paying for a piano purchased last spring by the boclety. Mnnl < ; City ( iooxlp. The Ideal club will give a dance at Ma sonic hall tonight. Henry Mies ROCS to Nebraska City today to bo gone until Saturday. John Schultz leaves for Thurston county today on a business trip. P. A. McGlnnUs of Fremont was a busi ness visitor hero jealerday. Mrs T. D. I'errlne and children have gone to Bethany , Mo , to vlait relatives. Degree of Honor lodge No. 103 will give n dancing party at Workman hall this even ing. Miss Maclgo Thompson , Twenty-fourth nnd J atieets , lost an angora fur collar jester- day. day.Tho Cistern Star will glvosan Invitation dancing party at Masonic hall Saturday night. The election proclamation ot the ma > or appeared in the official paper of tiic city last evening. The women of the Tlrst Presbyterian church met yesterday and gave the church a thorough cleaning. Mrs. Jeff Ogg will entertain the mlslon- ary society of the Flr&t Methodist Episcopal church tlhs afternoon. The local horee market Is dilly growing In favor , large numbers of people from out of the city attending the sales. On April 1 the cltj will have to pay JG30 41 at the state fiscal agency In New York City , which amount Is the semi-annual Interest on street and alle > Intersection Ing bonds. tieoigo Dire IB placing twelve water hyj drarIn Highland pnik to bo used l sprinkling the grass and flowurs. Mia James 11 Uulla , Twcut-third and > 1 streets , li slow ly rcfcolulng hero strengthjj but Is litlll conHncd to her home. J. A. Deck has bcui appointed by thtt finance committee of the council to oliccla up the books ot the city oniccri. NctMondiy evening the Union Vctornn'd Republican club will ircct at the otllco of I' . A. Agiiou In the South Omaha National bank hulldTng for the put pose of electing olllcers. The open meeting held by the Uoad Tcm plan Tutsdiy cvrnlng was , n very onjoyabla affair. On account of thu -sagrtcablei weather many wcro kept in.ay , but atlU there were quite a number of vlsl'Q-a. A general rovlslin of Iho lUglHtntlnn will bo undo on April 2. In cam n peiucui hal moved fiom tlio precinct wlu-io IIL lived ] last fall It will tc iipcwnry to ob'aln at certificate of transfer from ono pieclnct t ancthcr. The giadcM omplojcd In various pirts of the city tried to rcsumo work yesterday ! nvunlMK , but found that theioJs nearly four Inches ef frost In tlio giound. It wati Impcsslblo to break the am face with a plow and the gangs were laid off for a ( Jay or two. Tnl t * > olIre. that the April Harper's la now ready. Voa 'light to Lave It. i. Shooniaii Is linrrylnir ncross the countrj" with the icport for thrpros. . Idont tlie cxcltomuut \ > almost as jjieat as when he broupht In the olllolal ropoi t on our mcii's § 3.00 shoes this rcpoit hhovvod them to bo the' biggest values over offerotl for that money No wonder for haven't we made .special efforts tills billing to pioduco a shoe for tlireo dollars that for dniablllty style and finish would have the regular $5.00 worth to It these have tlie bulldog- wide and nai row coin toe single lighter or heavy soles our guarantee goes with each pair. Drexel Shoe Co. , ' Shoo Ilnnne. I Oninlin'M Uv-to-ilntc 1419 FARNAM STREET You'll be wanting to clean up the yaid pii'tty soon now a rake if you've tlio light kind be.itsyour ( Ingots we've the jard rnKo thnt don't pull all the gias up by tlie roots lines tinii In just enough and tlioj'io not going to bie.il : evety time yon look at them them will bo lots of little lopalrs to lie made and It might 1)0 well to note thnt we'to tlie head < iuar- tcis for builders' supplies nu > bu lt' only a fence board jou want to put uj ) we've tlie innleil.il it might bo an addi tion or a whole new house tliere's wlieru wo t'ome in our llguies aic money Hav ers they don't cost anything. A. C. . . RAYMER , WK DHLIVKH YOUIl PUUCIIASI3. 1514 Farnatii St , Do you hear the call nature is calling you every day "care for your teeth" home day you will wisli you had listened to natuic'H warning some people think their teeth need attention when they dent others think they don't when they do n good dentist can tell you positively we're good dentists and we examine teetli absolutely ftee of charge then wo don't add It to tlie woik you have us doom ombinull gold lllllnga are ? ' . ' 00-bll\cr and gold alloy ? 1.00--a flno bet of tooth for ? 5.00 and we guarantee them fact is they are tlio usual $10.00 kind I/ady attendant. . i BAILEY , 13 Year * 3d Floor Paxton Dllc. Bxpcrlnaoe. lOtb ana *