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THE OMAHA ; DAILY BEE. i i ESTABLISHED 187J. OMAHA , THURSDAY MORNING , , MARCH 31 , 1898 TAVELYE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. RECENT BOOKS OF POETRY tTew Hindering of Well Known Legends of tbe American Indians , BEST SELECTIONS FROM BROWNING Mr. Itolilnnon'n "Children of the Night" llh-me hy Tom Hall nnd John II. Yntm Article * In the Mnnn- clnen Llternry .Vote * . The legends of the Indians have long been favorite themes for the romancers anJ the pocti. Nothing could be more poetic , more romantic , fuller of the spirit of life , than these old legends that were banded down by the aborigines. < Mlnnewa > ka , or the legend of Lake Mohonk , Is partially founded upon the tradition of the creation of the earth by ono of the chief gods of the Indiana and also upon the Indian belief In the enmity be tween this god and the god of thunder whom they Imagine comes In the midst of the storm to do battle with the spirit of earth and water. It Is said that the Dakotas believed that thunder Is produced by a huge bird which flaps Its wings and causes the noise. There Is also a tradition that among many wild tribes the belief Is common that there Is a great creative power and a great destructive power continually striving together and finding form In the gods of waters and the thunder birds who arc perpetually at war. All these and many other legends of the In dians form a fine groundwork for the poetic fancy. Ina iE. W. Van Norman has utilized these legends In her poem "Mlmowaska , " which Is put forth as a sequel to Longfel low's "Hiawatha. " and Incidentally gives comcthlng of the beauty of Lake Mohonk. It would bo unjust to say that ' \\Ilnne- waska" Is the equal of "Hiawatha , " or that in It one finds carried out the beautiful Imagery of the older poem , but there arc some touches ot beauty In "Mlnnewaska. " A daughter Is born to fair Hiawatha and the etory runs on. We have named her Mlnncwaska , Thy fair daughter , Mlnncw iHkn ; For the tent Is lone , nnd the wlswam drear , When the smiles of youth can glvj no enter ; And murmuring vole-en from fur off pace. Echoed the wordi through the silent place ; And tlto spirit leaned o'er the babe In imiycr , Then Brtlftly fled through the midnight air. Mrs. Van Norman Includes In the volume with the story of Mlnncwaska a number of other poems on miscellaneous subjects. Ono of Ihcso Is an "Odo to Liberty , " especially appropriate now. The closing verso la : Send forth thy purifying lances , with a purifying gleam , Arouse her milck'nlng conscience , awake her from n dream ; Danish the misty shadows , fast gathering o'er thy way. Hall ! hall ! sv\ect llbcrtyl lot freedom reign for aye ! Hall ! hall ! all hall ! 'fair goddess ! wo clasp Ihee by the hand , And crown thce with our blessings , thou ruler of our land. "Minnewaska" Is Illustrated and printed on fine paper , making a handsome volume. Dcmohuo & Henneberry Co. , Chicago ; $2.50. There la much of true poetic fervor In the writings of Udnlii Arlington Koblnson. In Ms "Children of the Night" ho dea'e "with creeds that make a fiend of him" and Im presses his reader with the fact that "It Is the promise of the day that makes the starry ky sublime , " and his Admonition will bo echoed In aiany a heart Let us , the children of the Night , Put off thn cloak that hides the. scarl Lot us bn children of the Light , And tell the ages whtvt we are. Mr. Robinson docs not always remain out in tbo light , 'but ' lesa seldom than many others docs ho hide hlu thoughts behind \oguo and unmeaning sentences and phrases. Here Is one of thre-o pretty quatrains he has grouped together : ( Wo cannot crown ourselves with every thing , iNor can wo coax the Fates for us to quarrel ; No matter 'What-wil are. or what we fling. Time finds a withered leaf In every laurel. In hit octaves Mr. Robinson Is alee very happy. He writes of friendship , the battle field , of conscience and all the kindred sub- jecta poets dream about , and his verses are never dull nor crude. Richard 0. Badger & Co. ; fl.25. i Although Justin McCarthy has cald of Drowning that "ho la one of the Immortals ' whose place Is absolutely settled , and with whom criticism , as such , has no more to do than It ha.i with the height of a mountain or the depth ot a. take , " yet criticism of Browning has not ceased and will not cease so long ee men Icve delightful poetry nnd have the mental capacity to discern be tween the good and tbo merely tolerable. Drowning has many admirers , some of them going much further than admiration , as , for Instance , the minister In an arduous parish , la life's buiy prime , who was asked It ho took any note of current poetry , and answered : "No ; I bavo not time. I read no poet any more except Drowning. I read him for his strong condensation , his dramatic quality anil his Immensely tonic vital force. " The dedication ot a recent Drowning book lo Blnhop Vincent reveals that Kiat dis tinguished educator suggested a collection of the bent things from Browning's writings and arrangement so thai a busy reader might bo able to know Drowning readily. This id what has been done In "Tho Dest of Browning , " A book by Rev. James Mudge , with an Introduction by Rev. William V. Kelly. Dr. Mudgo briefly recounts tbo events In the lite ot the good poet ot Chris tianity and presents two admirable resayn , ono on "How to Read Drowning" and the other on "Tho Benefits of Drowning Study. " Ono necda but to read and digest these ad mirable estaye to tmvo the best kind of an introduction to the etudy ot Drowning an Introduction that will open the door to the Innermost thoughts of the good poet. The selections Include single gems constating o ! I a few or many line * , and chapters from bin j best work. It Is probable that not all of the beet of Drowning Is to be found hero , but certainly the compiler has brought to gether a great deal ot Drowning that Is all good. Baton & Mains , New York , $1.BO. The rhymes of Tom Hall are familiar to all readers of Truth. Munsey's , the Yellow Book and similar publications. Perhaps ho would not lay claim to a place amonr > the poet * . Ho simply writes verses that please without requiring any exercise of the mind. In the Introduction to a collectlo . of verses published under the name of "When Love Laughs" lie "shamelessly acknowledges I."L bo has not 'dipped his pen Into the boiling crater of Vesuvius.1 nor yet endeavored "L write upon the blue vault of heaven. ' Neither has bo attempted to perpetrate any pot-tlca ! 'fifteen ' puzzles' by hiding his thoughts In ellipses and Inversions. " Out the verses ot Tom Hall are pleasant reading for persons who read publications of the kind mentioned , and thre persons cannot > fill to be pleased with his latest volume. Hero bo has snatched from the waste heap uch songs an the ono beginning : There was a new 'Woman went up on a ' bicycle Ninety times high as the moon. And she was cool as a crystalline Icicle , And rang a hilarious tune. Then there ire others like the one ending : And that's why I am weary , old chappie. Stop laughlnsr. you Insolent cub ! I'm confoundedly mad and unhappy , And It's a dueccd dull day at the c'ub. This Is not poetry , but Ii U not prow , and Tom Hall knowi how to turn It out In largo | or imell quantities. "When Lave Laughs" U i beautifully Illustrated and handsomely printed little book. E. F. Hcrrlck company. New York ; | 1.50. One ot the minor poeti who has helped to brlehten the pages of American newepa- , ten nd migazlnu and lighten the labors I , f humanity with iong ana itoriet to John H. Yatcs , a resident of Batavla , N. Y. , where he was born more than sixty years ago. Mr. YaUs * poems have traveled far , while ho has cvr remained on the old homo * stcud , but hU quulnt lines have ever given comfort to all who read them. Ho has re cently gathered them Into a volume under the name ot "Dallads and Poems , " In which will bo found his ballads for the old folks , life Icrsons for the young , poems humorous and pathetic and gospel hymns. Among the best known of his poems Is "The Model Church , " In which the strmon Is described as follows : The prcachcr _ made sin tildcous In Gentiles nnd In Jews ; He shot the golden sentences down In the finest pews , And , though I can't see very well , I saw the failing tear 'hat ' told me hell was some ways oft and heaven very near. Another well known production of the pen if Mr. Yatcs Is "The Old Man In the Palace Car , " In which the old coach days are re called and compared pleasantly with the ay.i of the swift-flying trains. His poems nd hymns are equally cheerful and full of ho reminiscences of the past. He Is the poet f the home and fireside , ot the old farm and ho wooded valley , the poet , noble youth and talwart old age. U Is well that this col- ectlon has been made while the author Is et living to supervise It. Charles W. .toulton. Buffalo , N. Y. ; $1.50. There are many good things In the maga- Ines ot the month. A fine descriptive ar- Iclo In Llpplncott's describes the canyons > f the Colorado river , and In t'hls ' same mag- zlno Is a complete novel by the Princess Troubcteky In her peculiar vein. In the all Mall Is the first of a series of thrlll- ng tales of adventure dealing with the early olonlcs of Spain and their white slaves. A Imely article In the Century Is one by lioodoro Roosevelt on "Fights Between ronclads , " with reference to their signifi cance and priority. In the same number Is a description of the Chilian and Peruvian ronclads off the coast of Bolivia In 1879. General Foray th , who was a member of General Sheridan's staff , contributes to the April Harper's a description of the mcet- 'ng between Grant and Leo at Appomattox. n Leslie's Weekly Cutlllf Hyno's new serial. story , "Prince Rupert , the Buccaneer , " Is commenced. Julia 'Magruder's new novel- ttc , "A Hcavui Kissing Hill , " la begun In the Ladles' Homo Journal. It Is a romance of a beautiful belle and a talented } oung artist. In Scrlbncr's is an instalment of Senator Lodgo'u "Story of the Revolution , " n which Is given one of the meat Imprey- slvo accounts ever written of the masterly retreat that Washington conducted through New Jersey. The Illustrations In Scrlb- ncr'e are especially fine. In iho March 11 number of the Home Magazine there wan a splendid article giving an account of the Ufa of the late Captain McGlffln , the hereof of the battle of Yalu , and In the April num ber of the same magazine there Is a great deal more good reading on naval topics. Hamlln Garland's story of the Grant & Ward falturo In McClurc's Is a graphic ac count of an Incident famous In Wall etrcct. An almost local article Is ono In Outing by L. 'B. Robinson1 " " on "Canoeing on the ! Iowa. The cartoon department of the American Monthly Is devoted entirely to cartoons on the Cuban question , and the subject Is re viewed at length editorially. Oonahoe's Maguzlno has the finest lot of pictures of the battleship Maine that has yet been pre sented. In Frank Leslie's Popular there ID an article on the Episcopal churc'h In the United Stalee by 'Dli'hop ' Perry of Iowa , and Senator Kyle of South Dakota writes of "Tho Statesmen of Jackson's Period. " Uuder the title of "A Trinity of Friend ships" Messrs. Donahue & Hcnnebcrry have lately brought out a book by an Omatu woman who writes under the pen name of "Gilbert Guest. " The story la Intended for young people In general , and young girls In particular. It treats of the frlcndchlp of three young girls , and Ite Influence on the llvce of each. The story la full of fun and Incident and Its moral tone la exceptionally good. The value of uplifting friendship to young people wbose characters are being formed Is hero most forcibly Illustrated. A tantalizing mystery Is one of the Interesting parts of the story and It to suitably un raveled In the end. This Is "Gilbert Guest's" second venture In the line of etory writing , "Meg" having been her first. Parents can feel free to place this book In the hands of their daughters , as Its pages can only inspire them to good thoughts and noble actions. An announcement that will be hailed with delight by all who are Interested In the his tory of the great northwest Is that Francis P. Harper , the publisher end Importer ot rare books , of Now York , Is about to com mence the publication of a series of his torical works under the editorship of Prof. Elliott Ooues , to be called "Tho American Explorers' Scrlerc. " The first volumeof this series , now ready , Is the Journal of Major Jacob Fowler , describing hU travels from Fort Smith to 'the ' Rocky mountains and re. turn In the years 1821-22. This work Is the story of a hitherto unknown American ex ploration , end Is printed verbatim from the author's original manuscript. Major Fowler was the first niilte man to travel and de scribe much ot the country through which be passed , and hl.i observations are of the greatest Interest In connection wltb the early history ot the stateo of Arkansas , Kan sas and Colorado , Indian Territory , New Mexico and Oklahoma. The manuscript has been edited in Dr. Cones' inimitable man ner and carefully Indexed. The second volume of thlrf serlen , to be Issued In the fall , will bo I'Forty Years a Fur Trader on the Upper Missouri , " It Is the personal narrative ot Charles Larpcciteur , for the first time printed from his original manuscript journal. James Payn , who died in Londqp a few days ago , was well known both as a journal ist and as a novelist , though his works are not so widely read In this country as thcss of some other British fiction writers. He was born at Cheltenham , England , In 1830 , and after studying at Eton and Woolwich academy , was graduated from Trinity col lege. Cambridge , in 1854. At that date he had already published a volume of verse called "Stories from Bocacclo , " and the next year ho published another volume of poems. In 1854 ho began to write for the Wcstmln- filer Review and constantly contributed to' Household Words until. In 1S5S , he became the editor of Chambcro' Journal , for which ho wrote exclusively for many years. In Chambers' came out his first novel , "A Fam ily Scapegrace , " and a few years later , "Lost Sir Mosalngbcrd , " a story which Is said to have raised the circulation ot tbo magazine , by nearly 20,000. Mr. Payn's novels became both very numerous and very popular , until bli works arc said to extend to nearly ICO volumes. In addition to the light novels contributed to nearly every popular period ical ot England , ho frequently contributed essays of a humorcus type to the Nine teenth Century and the.Times. "Dy Proxy , " a star ; ' with scenes laid In China , was his best known work. BOOKS RECEIVED. "In the Depths of the First Degree , " by James Doran. Peter Paul Uook company , Buffalo ; $1.50. "Schweater Anna , " by FellclaiButtz Clark. Eaton & Mains , New York ; 90 cents. "Tales of the City noom , " by Elizabeth G. Jordan. Charles Scrlbncr'e Sons , New York ; $1. "Napoleon III and His Court , " by Imbert De Salnt-Amand. Harper & Bro. , New York ; $1.50. "At the Sign of the Sliver Crescent. " by > Helen Choato Prince. Houghton , Mlffiln & Co. . Boston ; $1.25. "A Brief German Grammar , " by HJalmer Edgrcn. American Book company. New York ; 75 cents. "Tho Disaster , " by Paul and Victor Mar- guerttto. D. Appleton & . . Co. , New York ; $1.50. "Ths War ot the Worldi. " by H. O. Wells. Harper fc Bra , New York ; $1.50. Literary Xo'e ( . The seventieth birthday of Henrtk Ibato was celebrated March 21 in Christiana with igreat festivity. Peterson's magazine , ono of tbe oldest moutulle * In the country , hu been purcbated 'iMnr.4 ' ! an by Frank A. Munaey. and will be published hereafter from bis 'New ' York office. Robert Barr Is visiting In the United States the first time In nearly three years. It Is understood that Mr. Gladstone his chosen John Morley as his biographer and literary executor. ' The United States .Navy . department has ordered a supply of each of Lieutenant Sar- gcant's two books , "The Campaign of Ma- rengo , " and "Napoleon Bonaparte's First Campaign , " for distribution In the navy. The Loves of the Lady Arabella , Is the title ' of a new novel by CMolllo Elliott Seawcll , author of The Sprightly Romance of Marsac , and The History cf the Lady Betty Stair , etc. It Is to bo published by the .Macmlllan company early In the spring. The newly-discovered gold region In Mexico ice , toward which a movement has set In seccad . , only to the Klondike migration. Is described In on Illustrated article contrib uted to the American Monthly Review ot "Reviews " by H. D. ( Slater. Mrs. Wlggln hes never written anything more delightful than "Penelope's Progress , " which ha'J been Issued In a tasteful volume by Houghton , Mlfflln & Co. It describes a tour In Scotland , mostly In and around Edinburgh , and to borrow a good phrase from our youthful sisters It Is "too funny for any ' thing. " Marie Corel ! ! has been getting some much needed advertising by having the rector of a church refuse to place a cross at the grave of tbo sexton bearing an Inscription to the effect that ho was the hero Immortalized In ono of LMarlo's novels. The refusal ot the rector to accede to the foolish request gave the Incident great prominence. MOHE MO.\HV FOR I'B.XSIONS. Additional c\i > priirlnloiiN Needed to Moot ilii > 1'ny Ilnll. WASHINGTON , March 30. Sending to congress a deficiency estimate ot $8,070,872 for penalonn for this year , Secretary BHss makes an Interesting statement on the gen eral subject ot pensions up to date. Secre tary Bliss . On the 1st of July , 1807 , there was avail I able [ $110,000,000 for the payment of army ' und navy pensions ; $1,000,000 of this amount was set apart for navy pensions. leaving $12C,00),000 for payment of army pensions. The total number of pensioners on the roll Juno 30 , 1S97 , was 87C.OU , while on the 2Sth of February , 1S9S , there were. 9S9.G13 on the roll , a net Increase of 13,599. Between the latter dates there was disbursed for the payment of army pensions $33,370,872.46 , leaving the sum of $10,629,127.51 for the pay ment of pensions to the end of the present fiscal year. The commissioner of pensions estimates that $48,700,000 will bo rcejulred for the payment of pensions during the re- mnlnltiK1 four months of the fiscal year , more than $ SCOO,000 In excess of the un expended appropriation. The commissioner has recently expressed to .me un opinion as to the future course of pension payments at variance with his views thereon , as stated In the annual re port , which was to the effect that after the close of the current year payments would rapidly decline. It Is now his opinion that In view of the Increasing ap plications for original pensions and for in crease of pensions there will be an In crease In the sum required for the pay ment of the army nna navy -pensions for J some tlmo to come. In this connection the appended figures , showing the number of pensioners on the roll and the value of the roll annually since 1SS7 , Is significant. From this It appears that the pension roll has substantially doubled Mnce u quarter of a century nfter the close of the war. In 1S90 , twenty-flvo years after the war closed , the number of pensioners on the roll was 537,944. At the close of the cur rent fiscal year the number on the roll will aproxlmnte 990,000 , an Increase of nearly W per cent since 1SDO. It has Increased from $72.052,143.49 In lisK ! > to approximately $132,000,000 in the present fiscal year. The roll Is now larger than at any former time , notwithstanding that thirty-three years have elapsed since the cessation of hos tilities. It contained about 5,500 more , pen sioners In 1S97 than It did In 1S96 , nnd ap proximately 20,000 more In 1898 than In 1S97 , and the value of the roll has also Increased In the same period. CAXXOT 11EHAUIMTATU SILVER International Agreement SCCIIIM to lie Out of the QuvKtlon. LONDON , March 30. The House of - Commons mons yesterday was occupied for some time In a debate on the Indian currency , Lord Georeo Hamilton , secretary of state for India , admitted that it would be Impossible to ro-open the mints without some Inter national arrangement , which at present seems out ot the question. Ho pointed out that nobody blamed the government for declining American and Frencii invitations for opening the mints. As matters now stood , ho believed inter national bimetallism impossible , because France would not accept a less ratio than 15 % to 1 , which would not be accepted. According to his view. It eeems Impossible for any ono nation to rehabilitate sliver. He contended that th policy introduced In India in 1893 had fully Justified itself and that to attempt to reverse It now would bo lunacy. Sir William Vernon Harcourt , liberal leader In the hou&e , congratulated Lord George Hamilton upon his "monumental speech. " which he ( Harcourt ) hoped would carry conviction to the president of the local government board and the first lord of the treasury. The bouse then adopted Lord George Hamilton's motion appointing a committee , which will have practically all the powers ot a royal commission , to Inquire Into the prac ticability ot the Indian government's pro posals for a gold standard. foe with Her Lover. BUDA PESTH , March 30. Princess Louise of Saxc-Coburg-Gotha , eldest daughter of King Leopold of Belgium , and wife of Prince Philip ot 3axeJCoburg-Gotha , and her lover , Lieutenant 'Mattdchlch-Keglevltch ' ( with whom Prince Philip recently fought a duel ) , are at the castle of the lieutenant , which Is situated near Golubovecz , Croatia. Anitrloi WantM it Ilettcr Mary. VIENNA , March 30. The Neuo Frelo Prcsse today announces that the Austrian- Hungarian government Intends to ask for 45,000,000 to 50,000,000 florins for the purpose of increasing the strength of the Austrian ' navy. \ctv South AVnlcn Whent Crop. SYDNEY , N. S. W. , March 30. The of ficial wheat returns for New South Wales , covering the season just ended , show that 992,484 acres cut yielded 10,548,288 bushels. GAMin.KHS WAIVI3 EXAMINATION. Cole , Goodtvln , Jonrn anil Hell All II ( i u nil Over for Trlul. The gambling cases against Cliff Cole , Rllby J. Goodwin , F. S. Jones and Aady Dell were sunt to the district court yesterday morning by Police Judge Gordon. Attorney Tuttle , for the defendants , waived the pre liminary bearing In all of the causes and the bond In each case was fixed at $500. Bell and Goodwin were rearrested on an other Information filed by City Prosecutor Miller , In which they ore charged with being com men gamblers. The preliminary hearing of these coses was cct for this afternoon and the defendants were placed under bonds ot $100 each , which they fur- niched. In the Federal Court. John Fitch , who was on trial In ths federal ccurt on the charge of embezzling $278. pen sion money belonging to ari insane soldier , Chapman , whose guardian he was , has been found guilty by the jury. O. Williamson of Glleath was arraigned be fore Judffe Munger yesterday on a charge of selling liquor without posting a govern ment stamp , pleaded guilty and was lined $ o and costs. Bert Parks and Henry Cook of Hosteln ! were brought to the city yesterday by United States Deputy Marshal Barber on the charm of ' gelling' liquor without a license. Cook Is an old offender In this line. Once 'when ' ha nod confined In the Hastings jail on the charge he burned up all the i blankets that had been furnished him , as he i claimed that the jail was not warm enough ; j ( or him. I KANSASJMS10 THE SHOW Money in Sight and ? ei at Work to Make an Exhibit. SUNFLOWER STATE WHEELS INTO LINE Governor Leedr Nnnie * a Slnte Com-1 nilimlon with InMrnctlonn to 1'ro- cceil nt Once with All \ce- cnxnrf Arrangement * * Kansas has an exposition commission and there Is no longer any doubt about the re sources of that state being represented tit the exposition in the most creditable manv ncr. Governor Leedy has appointed a commission - mission ot five members and the railroads have contributed $15,009 toward a fund for a state exhibit. An equal amount will bo raised among tbo people of the state and a state building will be erected end exhibits mode In the various main buildings. The commission was appointed by Gov ernor Leedy Tuesday , consisting of the fol- lonlng members : Former Governor George W. Gllck of Atililson , A. W. Smith of Me- Pherscn. John E. Frcst of Topeka , A. H. i Greet of Plttsburg and A. C. Lamb ot Wel lington. Goveinor Leedy notified then * ap i pointees to meet In Omaha at once and or ganize for buslnces , making their arrange ments for space on the spot and acquiring all necessary Information at the outset. In accordance with these Instructions Mr. Greet came to Omaha and at once made himself known at exposition headquarters. Ha said the other members ot the com mission would arrive ot once und the organ ization of the commission would be effected at once. He made a flying trip to the grounds In the morning and returned there In the afternoon In. company with Major Clarkeon. After the first trip , although not able to go through the main court on ac count of the mud , Mr. Greet was most en thusiastic regarding the outlook for a big exposition and was very emphatic In his declaration that his state will be represented In a manner which will bo a credit to both the state and the exposition. Mr. Greet Is secretary of the Commercial club of Pitts- burg and intends to devote all of his tlmo to pushing the work ot the commission. DETERMINED TO SHINE. "Wo are going to have a state building , " said Mr. Grccf , "and we will have a good exhibit in the main buildings. Our state building will bo mainly for headquarters and ofllccs cud our exhibits will be placed In the main build ings. Our commission has not dad a meet ing , but some ot the detdlto uavo been talked over In a general way by the governor and ho Is strongly In favor of having a ntato building where our people can gather. The $15,000 which has been' contributed by the railroads will be augmented by a similar amount to be raised among our people. I do not believe there will bo any particular dlfllculty In raising this * amount and an ef fort will be made to have the legislature reimburse the contributors. "Our exhibits will be In the Mining , Agri culture end Horticulture buildings. We have very large mineral Interests In the south eastern part ot the state which will bo well represented 'and our extensive agricultural and horticultural- Interests will be repre sented In a very creditable manner. * The plan which had been considered Is to divide the fctato Into districtsand give each member of the commission full charge In ( its district. In thls-'way wo will accomplish a good deal In a ehort time. Our people In the south eastern part of the" state have been awake to the importance of being represented at this exposition add there will bo no delay In that section of the state. Wo realize that the exposition Is going to bo one of the greatest affairs of the kind ever held In this country and of great Importance to all the people of the west. "Wo will make a big showing and our people are coming to the show In largo numbers. "I was prepared to see some extensive preparations at the grounds , as I have been receiving large amounts of advertising mat ter from the Publicity , department of the exposition , but I must Confess that I was greatly astonished when I saw the buildings themselves. I took U for granted that the pictures sent out were somewhat flattering , but I find that they do not convey an ade quate impression of the reality. The mala court Is a thing of great beauty and the effect of the ground * is going to be most magnificent. " GOVEIiyMEM' HUILDIXG INTKIUOH. Prcnara.tlonH IJclmr-Mnilc for It * Deco ration In Color * . Preparations are being-made for commenc ing work en the interior decoration of the Government building. A force of decorators from Washington Is now narouto to Omaha , and these men will commence work en the building as soon as they arrive. The main walls of the building have been covered with sheathing and will not be plas tered. The sheathing will bo covered with maroon colored burlap with black bands at the top and bottom of , appropriate design. On this background a decoration ot white and gold will be painted , forming a beauti ful setting for the various exhibits. The national colors will he used freely In the decoration , and those who have seen the designs for this work declare that the effect surpasses any former attempt made by the government at any exposition. Superintendent Farnan baa been In consul tation with the exposition management re garding the moving of the railroad tracks at the south side of the main court nearer to the Government building in order to fa cilitate the dcudllng of the heavy ordnance which will form a part ot the exhibit to bo made by the War department. There will bo two heavy guns In this exhibit , one a clx- Inch and the other an eight-Inch gun. These tojs , with their carriages , will weigh thirty- eight and forty-two tons respectively. Su perintendent Farnan bus asked the exposi tion mcnagement to bavo the south railway track moved to within forty-five feet ot the south door of the Qoyenvment building , to which .point ho proposes to construct a heavy platform for hauling the guns into the build- ing. | In order to get the guns Into the Govern ment building it will b * necessary to take out a section of the eoutq wall on either side ot the south doorway and replace It after the guns are In position. I Arrangements have been made for doing this } The government exhibits are not expected to arrive until about llay 1. But a ebort time will be required for Installation , as all preparations are made peforo the exhibits are shipped and the assembling of the various parts Is the work of buti short time. Tbe government exhibits hav : always been ready on time at every exposition and there has been DO Indication that this exposition will bo any exception to the rule ; on the con trary , everything hag been moving with the greatest speed and nothing das occurred to indicate the least hitch 'In ) the program. MncDannld Claim * III * Due. Garbagemastcr MacDonald has notified the expedition authorities that ho has the oolo right to haul away tbe garbage end all offat from the exposition grounds , and eervea notice that be proposes to protect bis righto by not allowing any other person to do any hauling. As there will bo a very largo quan tity of garbage to be disposed ot tbe exposition 1of tion authorities are c llmatog ) the coat of disposing of it at tbe enormous figures con tained in the remarkable contract between the garbage contractor'and the city. Work on Montana llnllillnir. Work on the Montana state building has ' been ordered commenced at once and ordern were given to push tbe construction with all possible speed In order to have the building ready before the optnlog day of the cxpoal- tlon. Leo Bonet has the contract for thlo i building and be received thetb Instruction * btelegraph from ' Vice President Suthcrlln. The mate rial was already ordered , the contract having been made before Mr , Suthcrlln left for homo last week , ntvl no time will be loaf by Mr. Donct In getting started. The build ing will stand at tbo west side ot the bluff tract just south ot Emmet street , facing east. Mr , lionet has already been Instructed to proceed at once wltb the construction ot the building to bo erected by tbe Liggett & | Meyer Tobacco company ot St. Louis. This building will occupy a space at the west stdo of the bluff tract just south ot Plnkuey street. PLACES FOIl CONVENTIONS TO MEET. Major Clnrkoon Conetnilr * All the Ar- rnnKement * Nrccimnr- . The exposition management has concluded all arrangements for furnishing meeting places for the numerous conventions and meetings of various kinds which will con vene In Omaha during tbo coming summer and Major Clarkeon saya that ample accom modations will be afforded all comers. The large gatherings , such as the meeting | ot the National League ot Republican Clubs and the meeting ot the delegates cnroutc to the annual meeting ot tbo Christian En deavor society , and the annual meeting ot the Travelers' Protective assoclattcn , will bo held In the Crelghton or Doyd theater. Lloyd's has been secured for the traveling men May 31 , and for the Republican League meeting Juno 28 , 29 and 30. The Crclfihton has been pecurod for the Christian Endeavor meeting July 3. The congresses and the smaller meetings will be held In Crelghton ball or eomc of the numerous smaller halls down town , several of which have been se cured tor that purpose. In the case ot gath erings too largo for the theaters down town , the Auditorium on the exposition grounds will bo utilized. This has a seating capacity of about 4,000 end \\111 hold many more by filling the lobby. In this way Major Clarksco sa > s that there will bo no dlfllculty In carlcg for alt of the meetings. | OVERALL I'MCTOIIY J.OI'UIl'ATIOX. . One. of the UxhlhltN for Which Ar- rniiKenieiitN Arc IleliiK .Mmlf. L. B. Scoflcld ot Chicago Is In the city1 closing arrangements for an exhibit to be made bv the Standard Sewing Machine com pany. This compcuy will make an exhibit of Its own , showing all the various patterns of machines manufactured by It unl will also exhibit Jointly with M. E. Smith & Co. of this city. The latter firm will operate a clothing manufacturing exhibit , making overalls and similar articles on the exposi tion grounds. The Standard company will supply all the machines used In this model factory. There will be machines for unfold ing the cloth from the rolls , placing It In thick nlles and cutting out a hundred or more thicknesses of goods at the same time ; other machines will sew the scams , work the button holes and sew en the buttcins , doing all the work that waa formerly done by band. Mr. Scoflcld Is also making arrangements for an exhibit by the Wisconsin Grass Twlno I company of Oshkosh , a concern which makeo ' twl'io from a certata variety of wild gracn. This twine ! < ? used on harvesting machines and Is also made Into matting , rugs and many .other articles ot commoa use. Kxiinnltlnn KrclKht WnrrhoitNC. I Manager Habcock of the Transportation department has completed arrangements for the freight warehouse on the expoaitlon grounds and plans for thu building will be completed In a few days. The warehouse will stand at tbo extreme northeast corner of the north tract and- will be reached by a switch from the main line of the Missouri Pacific. Engineer Diuh of this road has located this nwttch and it will bo laid as soon no the material can be placed on the. ground. This eamo switch will also serve as a means of getting Into the Transportation building with the locomotives and trains of paa- senger cars which will form some of the cx- blblta In this building. Note * of the Exposition. Colonel E. Roberts , an engineer of the Treasury department , visited the Government building ot the exposition grounds and went over the construction of tbe building with Superintendent J. J. Farnan. The Cozad Irrigation1 company has made a formal application for 180,000 square feet of space ? In the Irrigation field on the north tract , on which it proposes to construct a relief map ot Dawson county , showing the rivers and waterways of the county and the plant and ditches ot the Irrigation com pany. In thin space will be established a number of orchards and fields cihowlng the practical operation ot Irrigation. The latest accession to the group of buildIngs - Ings on the bluff tract Is a 'handsome struc ture to be erected by the Demls Omaha Bag company. The building will occupy a very sightly location at the west side of the bluff tract , directly east of the Auditorium building. OFT > S SUIT 'AGAINST CHAXGOLD. Action Grnivlnir Ont of n Primary Election Row nt Dennlnnrton. A law suit which originated at the re publican primaries at Bennington during the evening of October 8 , 1897 , Is on trial before Judge Kcysor and a Jury , where the plaintiff , Claus Oft , eeeko to recover the sum of $25,000 damages from Peter Man- gold. 'Both ' men are residents of Jefferson precinct and are politicians to some ex tent , The story as told by Oft Is to the effect that during the holding of the primaries and while In the booth where the election was being held , he was assaulted by Man gold , -who knocked him down and then beat him In a most Inhuman manner , breaking his right leg at tbo ankle and otherwise Inflicting injuries. 'Mangold ' admits that there was an election held at Bennington upon the date alleged by Oft and also ad mit ? that the plaintiff sustained a broken leg. However , ho denies that he was the cause of the injuries. He says that Oft waa peddling tickets about the polls and became quite noisy. While In this condition Man gold declares that Oft was standing upon a bench , waving hlo hands and haranguing the crowd. In some manner he happened to fall and In falling he sustained the Injuries ? complained of. Ho denies being responsible for anything that happened. COWARDLY ASSAULT IIV GA3IIILKUS. It. n. Wentcott ( n Reporter , llrnlnlly Ileaten liy Two TliiiRi. As a result of the fight on gambling in Omaha , a reporter of The Bee , R. B. West- t cott , was assaulted Tuesday night In Council Dluffs. Mr. Westcott had returned homo \ I from Ills work and naa met at the Inman hotel by Monks Davis and Vllo Burgess , who have been hanging out for several months around the saloon ot Lcntz & Williams , on Farnam street. Without any provocation , ono of the thugs assailed Mr. Westcott with vile epithets and the other gambler slugged him. They knocked him down and beat and kicked htm about ibe head In a manner that was shame ful. Tbo result was that Wrstcott wan badly bruised about the face and head. One I of tbo assailants was arrested yesterday | and arraigned In police court on tbo charge ; of being a common gambler. Tbo other thug k ettll ot liberty. | Mr. Westcott will file complaints with tbft county attorney In Council Dluffs this after noon charging his assailants with assault to do great bodily Injury. Sunilny .School Children Help , The Hanscom Park Methodist Episcopal Sunday school has made a contribution to the Cuban relief fund. Under the direction | of the superintendent , assisted by Mrs. Parks and Mrs. Denn an Impromptu en tertainment was provided , which resulted : in raisingKa for Cuban sufferers. All day Monday and Tuesday little people were busy selling tickets In the Hanecom park neigh- , borhooJ for 5 cents each , some paid much i more , one lady giving' | 3 for a ticket. As J ' a result the huse was 'crowded. I MOXiV WAITS OK CLAIMANTS. Ilcnilr to lie l' li > OntHo I'cmnni IInv In IT ClnlniH , Persons nbo happen to have claims against the county ot Douglas growing out of the purchase ot lota In the poor farm addition to the city of Omaha can secure their money by calling on the proper authorities. These who have judgments will call on the clerk ot the district court , while those who have claims not in judgment ) but proven , tun have their rash by calling on the county treasurer. Action providing for this course of procedure was taken by the members of tbo Hoard of County Commissioners at their meeting , held yesterday. After this had been done the commissioners passed the ap propriation sheet that contained all of the judgment claims , as wall as the claims that are not In judgment. The appropriation sheet passed by the county commissioners wao the largest In the history of the board , and provides for the payment of 7201,224.43 , of which sum $107,967.43 Is in judgments and $93,257 in proven claims. To meet the payment of this sum the county has on hand at this tlmo $190,219.00 , the proceeds of the fundIng - Ing bond sale , and $11,004.93 , collections on the poor farm judgment levy for the years 1895 and 1S9C. Thlo does not wipe out all of the claims against the county on tlile account , but by the time that the balance of the claims are filed there will be money on band tolpc them out , as they amount to only a small sum and the judgment levy lsBiifIlcleiit _ to more than liquidate the debt. The committee cti roads reported upon the communication of the Omaha Real Estate exchange , asking tliat shade trees bo planted along the paved roadwaja ot the county , The committee reported adversely on the matter , holding that tbo shade would bo detriment ! . ! to the roads. The report wca adopted by a unanimous vote. Certain portions ot the town . , plat of the village of Hcnson were ordered vacated. This action was taken on application of property and lot owners In the town. The county triasurcr reported that , acting In accordance with Instructions from the commissioners , ho had accepted $900 In full of all demands against the bondsmen ot J. W. Eller , ex-county Judge. The TransmlEalsslppl Expedition associa tion asked that the commissioner make an additional appropriation of $5,000 , to be used In maintaining and beautifying the exposi tion grounds. The communication was re ferred to the committee o > n finance. Tlio request to ccticll the county taxes on land.i used by the exposition was referred for ectlon. A. C. Davidson was nmployed for thirty dajs , at a culary ot $75 per month , to ar range for a poultry cud apiary exhibit at the expesltlcn. Superintendent Wright was authorized to assign certain portions ot tbo poor farm to the Associated Charities for the purpose of cultivation during the present year. The next meeting of the board will beheld held Saturday morning , when bids for pav ing the extcnalcaa ot the Center and the Dodge street roads will be received and opened. DKMANI ) FOIl THE COUNTY IIO.VDH , Knrnou Ieiieh < C'o. Cnll on the Farscn Leach & So. , the Chicago parties who bought the $180,000 of poor farm fundIng - Ing bonds and then went back on their bar gain , have suddenly coino to the conclusion that they want the paper. They bavo writ ten to County Treasurer Hclmrod , stating that they are ready to comply with tbo tcrmi of their contract and thoftherein * not brook any delay In the delivery. They say that they have sold tbo bonds to a customer , and that they expect promptness upon the county in the fulfillment of Its part ot the contract. This letter haa been turned over to the county commissioners , but It Is In nowise likely that Farscn Leach & Co. will ever secure the borUs , unless they make a deal with the state , the present owner of the securities. The county commissioners In speaking of the latest demand ot Farson Leach & Co. for the delivery of the poor farm funding bonds , say that It is merely a bluff that ' they may place tbcmselvco In a position to sue for the proceeds of the $500 check tbXt was put up as a guarantee that they wo/ld comply wl'th tbe terms of their bid. The commissioners say they are ready for any suit that the Chicago bond buyers may bring. If they bring a suit for $500 to re cover the amount of the check , the county will claim as an offset the difference between the Farson Leach & Co. bid and the sum that the bcnda sold for when the state be came the purchaser. This amounts to some thing like $1,000 an ! It Is for this amount that the county will seek to hold Farson Leach & Co. If they institute their suit. POSTPONES TELEGRAPH DIVOnCE. Judge Munircr Rxtciidn Time for Man- ter'M Ileport to HeMade. . Judging from an order that has been signed by Judge Munger of the federal court , It is not believed that the proceedings brought In tbe name of the government to segregate the telegraph properties ot the Western Union and the Union Pacific on the latter system are likely to come to a focus { or several months yet. The order cxtenda j the tlmo .In which Referee W. D. Cornlnh Is to make a report until July 1. The application for extension of tlmo was made by the Western Union Telegraph com pany. It is based on the grounds that the referee has not yet bad the tlmo and oppor tunity to do the duty set out for him , which consUts In learning exactly what proportion of the telegraph properties on the railroad system belong to the two companies. Judge Munger granted. the extension , giving the referee ninety more days from April 1. The extension consequently expires on July 1. The tlmo In which Referee Cornish Is to have bin report ready has now been twice extended since the final order of the court in the case. According to this the segregation was to have taken place on December 1 last , but It was postponed then by an application for more tlmo In which the referee might make a report. As the capo standti now the order of segregation It still In effect , and Is being held off from operation by the order giving Referee Cor nish more time. KVHIXICnil UEYO NOT 1IAI1LY IIUIIT. Vnlcntlne' * Ilnllet IiiflletH a Merc FleHh Wound on the Chin. Glenn Dcyo , who was shot at the smelter Tuesday by William Valentine , has been removed to hlu homo In Council Bluffs. Dr. Somcrs dressed tbo man's wounds and has charge of him. Ho says that the bullet entered the chin and glanced from the teeth , thus avoiding a serious Injury. Dr. Somcrs did not see the bullet and does not know what caliber the weapon , was , but says that Deyo told him it WEB a 38-callbcr. The wound Is merely a flesh wound and Is heal ing nicely. Unless blood poisoning should eet. In Ueyo will be at work again In a few days. Valentino was arraigned In police court and held for appearance In the district court In the eum of $1,000. Ho was sent to jail. Taken far Ilurlnl. The Danish brotherhood has taken charge of the body of George Anderson , who nuns himself at the county hospital , A collec tion has been taken to defray his funeral expenses and he will lie burled this after noon at Sprlngwell cemetery. The body of Henry Campbell , who was found dead at his home near Twenty-fourth and Cumins streets , has been turned over to the brother-in-law of the dead man , Carl Wlllielmsen , and will be taken to Mlnden for Interment. N'tMV Thenter und MIINCUIII. The Omaha Theater and Museum company have rented the building- 1315 and 1317 Farnam street. It U the Intention to A pen a museum and theater there on April 2G. William Troost , well known In Omaha In connection with amusement enterprises * , will be the manager. 1 ' HOLD DOWN EXPENDITURES Oily Officials Marmgo to Got Along o > Their Allowances , DEPARTMENTS KEEP UP WITH COUNCIL Stntrnicnt fur the I < Mmt Qunrter the Vcnr Shown Hint the Limit on Kxien e , Ob iTVe l , The experiment that waa lnauguratcdtr the city council nt the beginning of tms ' year of dividing the appropriations for each department Into four parts , ono for each quarter , and then limiting the expenditures of each department for each three months , to one-fourth of the entire appropriation for the year has apparently been a sue- cera , so far ns curtailing expenditures goes , Comptroller Wcstbcrg has prepared a state ment of the expenditures In each depart ment during January , Feonmry and March , nnd thta shows that the city has more than kept within thn limit. The showing la not equal in all departments , as some have > confronted different conditions than others. A few departments have slightly exceeded i the limit , while others have coiisldcraMo- balances remaining , but the aggregate bal- unco Is on the right sldo of the ledger. The- following recapitulation of the comptroller's figures shows the financial transactions of each department during thu flrat quarter ot 1898 } I Appro- 1 prlatcd. Expended. Hal. Mayor JI.2TO.OO $1,053.00 $191.40- Council 2.1S7.W 2,011.0.1 143.87 Comptroller 1SIX ) 00 1.M7.43 M7.4J. City clerk 1,873.00 1.G22.41 62.f. ' . Tax commissioner 2r0 00 2,01:1.77 : 43G.23' Treasurer 3.TCO.OO 3.SM.71 * ifi.7l City eilRlliecr . . . . 3,230.00 3,770.7(5 ( Vi2J.7a Hoard of V. W. . . 1,050.00 S30.C5 215.15. Strsot department 3,000.00 2SGI.45 135.53 Legal department 2.250.00 2,340.01 ! K.OJ ) Klcctrlclnn C1250 4S5.00 127.IO- Hldg. Inspector. . . MW.OO SOI.10 ' 1.10 Holler Inspector. . 400.0) 403.15 G.13- I'lumu. Inspector .125.G4 27H.C7 45 3J Gas Inspector 3S7.60 379.80 7.70 , . License Inspector. 6.7.00 4S3.75 133 23- * * / \ Inspector W. & M 2f > 2.EO 232.49 10.01 Mute , cltv hull. 3.SI7..V ) 3,30740 no.ll ) Advisory Uor.rl . 375.SOS ' 00 G7.C 1'ollce court 730.11) 1,671.78 * 921.7 * Overdrawn. MCUASI3 FOIl Till } IIACKMI3W. Loonl Driver/ . Will Axk to llnvc the Chnrfn * InerenNed. The hackmen of the city have united la an effort to Induce the city council to lo- crease the annual fee for hackmcn's licenses from $10 to $50. This movement decs not Indicate that the hackmen are anxious to chip In $10 apiece toward supplementing the finances of the city. Their action Is dictated by motives other thau philanthropic. They have ' already secured licenses for 1898 at $10' each , but they are mete than willing t'hat. ' any other huckmcn who may be at tracted to the city during the exposition shall bo required to pay a handsome fee for the privilege of competing with the local joliuo for the fares of exposition vlsltorn. The drivers contend that It Is not fair that outsiders who come In merely to reap a harvest during the exposition should bo placed on the saino fcotlng as m CM who are residents and taxpayers and who have re mained here during times when fares wcro few nnd far between. They assert that dur ing the summer thu city will be Inundated by hackmen who will work the exposition crowd for all It Is worth and then pull out for more profitable fields , and that It Is perfectly proper that these transients should bo com pelled to pay a higher prlco for their licenses than the drivers who live In Omaha. Some ot the councllmen are disposed to agree with the hackmen and It Is quite possible that the license fee will bo temporarily raised to at least $25. Additional I.lKlit * . ' City Clerk Hlgby has prepared a statement - ment which shows what has been done by , , the council so far thla year in ths way ot v J additional street lights. It shows that Y ] seventy-eight arc lights , forty-five gas Cl lamps and fourteen gasoline lamps have > \ already been ordered and approved. This statement doss not Incluo a largo number ot resolutions providing for additional lights In the Fifth and Sixth wards , which are etlll under consideration. Tbe additional llehts already located Involve an additional expense of $10,4.49.86 , distributed no follows : Ward. Electric. Gas. Gasoline. Cost. First 7 . . ' $613.49 Second 1 37 7 1.3C8.43 Third 12 . . . . 1,374.0) Fourth 13 . . . . 1,483.50 Fifth . . 1,090.50 Sixth 10 . . . . 1,146.00 Seventh 11 . . S 1,319,45 Eighth 4 4 1 639.89 Ninth 11 2 1 1,319.50 Total . . . . 73 45 14 J10.419.S * Up SlilcTvnllc Condition * . Councllmen Karr and Lobeck are making a thorough canvass of the sidewalks and crosswalks In the northern part of the city , with a view to getting them In the best pocslblo condition before the exposition. Resolutions have already been passed pro viding for permanent walks along the ontlra length of several of the streets leading to the exposi.'lon grounds , and a number of additional resolutions of the same charac ter are now In the hands of council com * mlttees. At the next meeting of the coun cil Councilman Karr expects to secure the passage of an omnibus resolution by which the Board ot Public Workn will bo directed to at once repair all the defective cross walks In the territory bounded by Sixteenth ] and Twenty-seventh streets between Cum- Ing and the exposition grounds. * MortnlUr SlntUtlen. The following births and dcatho were re ported at the health office during the twenty-four hours ending at noon yesterday : Dlrths Charles II. Peterson , 2814 Parker , street , boy ; Harry Lcvcn , 3908 Nortli Twenty-fourth , boy ; John Dcr.non , Eighth and Paul , boy. Deaths No deaths reported. j , j ) City Hull \oten. A permit has been Issued to B. O. Wol cott to build a frame dwelling at 2731 Din- rcy etreet. Twelve of the municipal departments have filed applications to bo supplied with copies of the 1898 city directory. The finance committee will now proceed to decide how many of theao department * can get along without the luxury , Sarah M. Hcndrlx through her attorneys has filed a claim against tbo city for $500 for damages sustained by a 'fall In front ot the city hall last December. Slia avera that the sidewalk was covered with Ice and consequently unsafe und that this caused her to break her right wrist. Merehnnt * ' llnrenu KxcnmlonB. The eccond sprint' meeting of the Mer chants' bureau of the Commercial club la attracting to the city a considerable num ber of mtrchants from country towna in the territory tributary to Omaha. Many moro are expected during the rest of the week , the cold weather of the past few days having kept them away , facial railroad rates of ono and one-third faro for the round trip arc. secured for the merchants. They uro here to purchase their spring and summer blocks of goods. Hob a Laundry. nurglara broke Into the City Steam laun dry at 207-11 South Klevcnth street Tuesday night and carried oft a quantity of under wear. Entrance was effected > jy forcing & door In the rear of the building. It. II. Evans , manager of the establishment , re ported the burglary to Chief ot 1'olle * Gallagher.