THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , FRIDAY MOUSING , APRIL 22 , 1898. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. DREAMERS OF THE GHETTO | Zangwill's ' New Field of Literature and Its Possibilities. Si > fc V HISTORY . | H' THE FORM OF STORIES Novel of Teunemioe Mfe Stories sYttm a. < NeiT > n > n | > vr Utxini Stock ton , ' * lluee-nnver S tor I CM New and Old iMnitniliie * . Israel Zangwlll has brought Into modern English literature an clement at once new , etrango and Intensely Interesting. A few years ago he came before the public with a message , which ho appeared to be entirely capable of presenting In Its fullness , and fit once The critical reading public recognized that hla mesrago was one worth hearing. Ho told of the life of the Jewish people .during the fifteenth , sixteenth and seven tccnth centuries , when that life with all Ita .wealth . of Orientalism and close linking of the traditional past with the practical future iwaa wholly enveloped In the much-misunder stood ghctton of the cities of Christendom. Ono cannot gain even a little knowledge of this Institution without realizing that tdc date usually assigned by historians as the clone of the "dark ages" was In fact an arbitrary date of little value. Darkness lingered long after the "dark ages" had parsed away. The ghetto was one sign of Its aurvlval. Mr. Kangwlll In his valuable books opens the Iron gates of the ghetto and ehovvs us a wcvld that la all foreign to the HTo surrounding It. He docs not theorize , nor make accusations , nor under take ta tell Ciow It Li and why that the ghetto wan an established Institution In Europe during the centuries mentioned , but the reader may gleam from the faithful pictures l\c \ presents that It was partly the fault of the aggressive Christianity which waa then conquering the world and partly due ( o the unyielding adherence of the Je\sa to ceremonials which they had followed from the days of Moscw. Mr. Zangwlll simply glvra pictures of life In the ghetto as It was , us jt , has became known to him through the most painstaking study and Investigation , and the reader Is left to his own conclusions. In his latest book , "Dreamers of the Ghetto , " Mr. Zangwlll offers a scries o etorlcs , nil closely related , and yet they arc iiardly stories , since they contain GO much history anil such an abundance of Informa tlon about Jewish customs , superstitions , fears , aspirations end traditions. In the few pagca devotee to the very first of the chapters of the book the life of a child of the ghetto IB pictured In a way that brlnc ; out prac ttcally all the life of ttio Institution. Tin reader sces4 the blank , uninviting wall of the ghetto In Venice. , surrounded by the canals In which the watei flows unceasingly , the small wlndowi from which the Jewish children look no UDCII a world that Is closcJ to them , the shutting of the gates at night and maMng uro that every one who by law Is required to remain within the prescribed limits Is within , the gates before they are shut , th suggestive ceicmonlila which arc kept up day by day within walls which are sicru" to a Dcorjle who believe absolutely In thfl chosen life , -the imttlnc on of badges o Inferiority when the Inmates go out upon tpe streets and the taking off of these sign : a thov come In , the stage ceremonies o the feast and fast days and above all tin unanimous adherence of all members of t'i ' colcny to customs and beliefs made doubli Facrt'd to them bv persecution. There 1 much more to the nicturcs of Mr. Zangwll thin this , but the outline shows something of the splendid literary Held Into which h has entered as an explorer going ovc ground almost forgotten. , Mr. Zangwlll &a > s. In the preface to thl : Yolumo , that It la a chronicle of dreamer who have arisen .In the ghetto from Its cstab llshmcnt In the sixteenth century to It * alow breaking up In our own day. "Some hav Income historic In Jewry , " he says , "other have penetrated to the ken of the greato : world and afforded models to lllustrlou artlstpln letters , and but for the exigencies o tnv theme and the faint hope of throwin new light upon them I would 10 * fa vnntured to treat them Afrcab ; the re t are cerscnally known to me or are. like Joseph the Dreamer , the artistic typlflcatlon o * many soulcd through which the great ghetto dream has passed. Artistic truth Is for mo literally the highest truth ; art may seize the essence of persons and movc-Mfent no less truly , and certainly far more vitally , than a..scientific generalization unifies a. chaos of phenomena. Time and Space are only the conditions throuch which spiritual 1 tacts struggle. Henro I have here and there permitted myself liberties with these categories. " The dreamers of the ghetto which Mr. Zangnlll ras portrayed are Indeed all ( typical of 'the ' strange life In that Institu tion of the middle ages and later , and noth- Ine has been written before to compare with this Jn. xlvlng a clear understanding of the ghetto and the life therein. Harper & Bro. . New York. $1.60. Another excellent novel of life In the Tennessee mountains has just come from * hefruitful pen of Will Allen ( Drsmgoole. In this "The Valley Path , " the characters ore strongly 'portrayed , showing that , the author Is entirely at home with the theme and tfio surroundings. 'Miss Dromgoole la not a mere story teller , 'but she reveals the hopes , fears , aspirations and doubts of the human heart in a manner showing Intimate familiarity with her work. This story em phasizes the difference between that religion which Is expressed In a noijle and conscien tious life and the conventional or perfunc tory religion of dogma. Yet It Is a love story rather than an exposition of religious truths , the two ( being strangely mingled' , and while It will make maay hesitate before con i- demning others for failure to accept what is apparently the one right dogma yet It mill cause a deeper feeling of reverence for plain human passions , The scene of the etory Is In the beatutful I'elham valley aad tie theme deals chiefly with the humbler daises. It Is a mingling of tears and laugh ter , shade and shine , with one supreme ap peal shlnM ; through the sadness like a star t midnight. 'Bates ' & Laurlet. Boston.25. ] . It Is passing strange that when an author enter * a newspaper office to find material for ctorlcs the 'world therein found' should bo BO unfamiliar to the reading public that * . series of explanations Is In order before pro ceeding with the itorlei. Yet that Is what ( Mln 'Elizabeth ' O. Jordan has done In her > . "Tales of the City Iloom , " and It Is well enough , even though It Is evident from the Btart that Miss Jordan Is no stranger In a r.l newspaper office. She U In fact a member of the editorial staff of tho'New York World. Her "tales" are simple stories revealing the inner workings of the newspaper making machine whlcJi Is much of a mvstery to many. They are all probable and rational. Th'ey'relate In-ctJcnts that might easily come under the observatlrn of any live reporter r other nc-wipaper workman. _ And Mlns ยง ordan relates three tales with due ie for the light * and shadows , with fidelity to 1 her profession In that ihe gives only that hlcn ( T essential or Interesting , and leaves details to others. The stories are all clever acd well toliL The author Reserves another assignment In the same line and hearty ap i preclatlon of her honest work. Charles Scritocr's Sons , New York. ft. Harry Stlllwell Edwards , who became known first to the reading world by hla capture ot & $10,000 prize for a etory offered by a newspaper a few years ago. has made * second essay Into fiction , but whether It is another )10,000 worth of literature he has produced remains to be discovered. His new novel , "The Marbeau Cousins , " Is a story of atranae thins * and filled with sensational Incidents It Is unique In ploTand there are ball a dozen romance ! In ltChllon Mar * k au U the hero , iud h li IhVerestiug , He Is Just faulty enough to prove his humanity and ho has enough of bravery and hope and enduring courage to grade htm high up imong the Ideal heroca of modern life , VII- Inously betrayed In his young manhood nd plundered of his reputation , liberty and wife , ho escaped from prison after twelve years of unmerited suffering , begins to fight his way up from the "mouth of hell" toward hla earthly paradlte , rehabilitates himself , wins back the bride of his youth and begins he afternoon of life without a cloud In the iky. Hand > fcNalTy & Co. , Chicago. $1. Frank Stockton's Interesting "Pirates ot tbo American Coast , " which la now running In St. Nicholas will , after Its course as a serial , be Issued by the Macmlllan company under the title of "Buccaneers and Pirates of Our Coasts. " The book Is ono ot the scries of stories from American history , and Is an account with effort to sift falsify ing legend and preserve the truth ot the offshoots of the early English , French and Dutch combination In West India , waters. In the seventeenth century , Spanish exac tions had grown to such monstrous and ter rible proportion , that other powers combined against them and the buccaneers came into being. From the early buccaneer with a moral purpose rose the pirate whose greed of booty was merely for private gain. Mr. Stockton's book tells stories of the most pic- turcsquo leaders of the early and later growth. The talcs are full of adventure and most entertainingly eel off by the sparkle ot Mr. Stockton's quaint humor. Thu volume will appear with all the capital Illustrations of pirates and buccaneers which has been in Its issue us a serial. A valuable collection of Information In re- furj to Alaska Is to bo found In the April number of the National Geographic Maga zine , which Is published by the National Geographic society at Washington , D. C. In this "Klondike number" there ia a new and complete map of the territory and adjacent parts of British Columbia and articles on varlouo phases of the Klondike rush by Eliza Ruhman Skldmore , Hamlln Garland , Prof. William H. Dahl , E. W. Nelson , Gen era A. W. Greeley , Prof. S. F. Emmonw , Senator Gec'-go ' C. Perkins and Dr. Walter H. Evans. These writers cover every phase of the Klondike question of public Interest and their contributions form the best account of Alaska and its riches yet published. < Another new magazine among the many now occupying an overcrowded magazine field-Marts oft with the prepumptlous title of the World-Wide Magazine. That's the whole thing , and If the magazine comes up to its tltlo It will ) .uve to bo run at very high pressure. 'Uut the first number 'Indi cates that the editor understands this fact full well , for 'It ' is lilted with stories ot ad venture and facts regarding strange things In out of the way plat-is and curious In- cldentu of general Interest. Sir George Diden-Powell telU of seal hunting and ito romance. Dr. Narsen undertakes to tell how the north polo will bo found , Vice lAdmltal Markham has a story of naval adventure , Captain Howard qlls of devotees In all parts of the world and their strange conduct , Ad miral Sir Erasmus Ommaney gives Interest ing 'reminiscences and there are- many other aitlclcu about the strange things ot the vvldo world. All these articles are pro fusely Hustratcd. The magazine is pub- IsheJ by George Newncs , London , but there is a New York edition. If subsequent num bers maintain the standard set it will bo a success. The Wellesley college girl Is described In the May Scrlbner'tf by Abbe Carter Goodloc. She Is shown In her cvery-day life , on Sun days and on special occasion ? , such as Float day , Tree day or "Barn Swallow" evening. The article la Illustrated by Mis-sea Cowlcs , Pelxotto , Gilbert and other skillful artlits. Undergraduate Life at Vasaar will appear in the June Scrlbner's , and at Smith in July. Since the name of the Woman1 * World and. Jenness Ml''ler Mccvthly lias bce-n changed to the simpler and more appropri ate one of The Gentle-woman , thsro has been substantial improvement In the quality of the journal. In the April numoer Is com menced a t ow ferial story by Hall Calne , which Is a fascinating story entitled "The Mahdt. " This story Is sure to attract at tention as the chapters appear , for U Is in Mr. Calne's beet vein. , Brandcr 'Matthews ba a complete etory in tj > e number. Lil lian Nordlca tello In this number "How Slngcra Win Success , " , and th3 Illustrations accompanying the article are Interesting. An Illustrated' ' artlcW by E. Rosewater en the "Women of the TransmUslfifllppl Exposi tion" U accompanied by portraits of several who are prominent In the work. Among the notable people who will contribute original matter 'to ' The Gzntlewoman during 1808 are Sir Walter Btsant , ' Miss Mary > E. Wilklns , Mrs. Julia Ward Howe , "John Strange Win ter , " W. T. Smedley , John Wanamaker , Prof. Landon Carter Grey , Gensral B. F. Tracy , Miss Evelyn Hunter Nordhoff and Sarah Grand. An Omaha authoress who veils her identity under the nom de plume of "Gilbert Guest" has written an Interesting and ennobling I story entitled "A Trinity of Friendships. " It Is a story of 'tho convent school llfo of three I young girls. The scents are laid In the | southland during the period of tbe civil wav and the action embraces the hardships , strife and sorrows engendered by Internecine strife. In Ita \ graphically sketched the rival dlvls Ions of tho'bluo and the g'tay Into which the school girls divided and th/ fierce conten tions of the champions ot each cause. The characters are clearly drown and cleverly sustained throughout. 'Besides ' the literary merit of the work , the moral It conveys Is 'particularly ' commendable. Every page ; breathes the spirit of pure young womanhood l , i the hopes and aspirations of youth Intimes I of strife , the bright sunshine war clouds did not shadow and the bonds of undying friend I- ship which fa.ins Its chief motive. The book IB Intended for the young , but the-elders will flml It equally charming. The personality 11r. 11f I the writer le us interesting aa Is her story. | She has been identified all her life with the school llfo she portrays with he.- gifted pen. i She Is a granddaughter of an Irish rebel 1.f I 1798 , a daugh'ter ' of Joseph Brennan , the patriot-poet of 1848 and 1Cn a nclco of John Savage. The talents she Inherits are devoted to the worthy cause of promoting the wel I- fare of her convent home. The book Is ded 1- I1 icated to the Catholic girls of America . Don- aghue & Hcnnebcry , Chicago. The occasion does not very often get far ahead of tbo man who Is ready to meet It , and o It happens that already a magazine with the warlike title of Mara and Neptune has made Hi appearance , the publication office being Washlngtrn , D. C. Tbo title page shows elmpfy a largo American flag In colors. The magazine Is to bo the organ of the national guards and the naval militia , and the first number Is filled' with Informa tion of especial Intrcet to militiamen all ' over the United States. The editors an ] nounce that one purpose ot the magazine Is to work for Increased appropriations from congress for the benefit of the mllltla of the states , and to. this end It will work un ceasingly. Tnere Is a department of news from the various stated , and Nebraska Is not neglected In this department. The maga zine ought to become a popular one among the guardsmen. U la handsomely illus trated. , , , The quarterly installments ot fresh and vigorous English furnished by William Henry Thorno In his Globe * Quarterly He- view continue to delight nil haters of shams and lovers ot truth. Not many readers would careto eubtcrlbo to everything Mr. Theme w-iltes and a great many of them naturally feel rebellious In reading his ra- saB , yet they cannot fail to admire the way he cays his say. The lat number of tbo Globe contains a number of sonnets from the pen of Mn Thorne which staw that either in prose or In verse the editor Is at homo. The Prospect Is.tho/ianie of a new maga zine published In New'York and edited by Phil H. Brown , the mlos-ion - ot which Is "to give to colored men and women opportunities to publUh their literary "productions , pro vided , ot coutse , that tuejr'are ot the cred itable eorl. " Thla source ot supply for literature might seem to many to bo * lto- gethcr too limited , but a great many colored perrons have * been dabbling In literature In recent years andi many wltto substantial tnic- cesa. The firot number ot < h * maguxlne has a otudy of the character of Lobengula , a South African king , by Wit It. . Gorham ot Capo Town ; a discussion of thcrcnuslc- the negro , past , present and futures by Will M , Cook ; an article on "The Loeaes of the IUce , " by Dr. Alexander Crummlll ; a poem by Lawrence Dunbar and many other good articles. A timely article Is that In the current number of the Youth's Companion on the Darbary pirates , by Admiral Pierce Crcoiy of the United States navy. American * never tire of reading the story of the pirates , becauoe It waa American seamen who taught thcee insulting barburlana that the high uena can not icnialn In the control ot thieves and robbors. The usual Interesting short stories and Interesting descriptive matter fill the Companion each week. That the Mississippi valley Is destined to become within a comparatively short space of time the greatest" "book-buying " region of the United States Is demonssUatcd by re ' ports from publishers. The increase of sales , as compared with the past , < ls rela tively greater than either In the extreme cast or extreme west. , Literary .Voted. Hudyard Kipling Is to have a war poem la i the ( May McCluro's especially appropriate to | the t preprint crisis. Paul Laurence Dunbar and James Whit- comb Rllcy are writing a negro comic opera together , but they "uavea't selected a writer for the music. What to Dat , a magazine publl. bed In Minneapolis , has a peculiar name , 'but a straightforward mission , and Is flllVig Its place admirably. The publishers arc bringing out nil their books on military and naval topics , either historical or In fiction , and the array Is Im posing and bewildering. Charles F. Luramls has reeer-iily made much of the arid southwest as a field for romance. Hla successful "Enchanted Burro" Is to be followed by other works of similar nature. Edgar Saltus In Collier's Weekly restores the tale of Othello to Its ante-Shakespeare condition , In which the noble 'Moor ' died' be fore his bride , and waiv mourned by Des- demona , who afterward was kllld. Jeseo Lynch Wllllanw , who wrltss the story of. "The New Iteporfer" In the May Scriiner's , is the author of "The Stolen Story , " which attracted so much attention la tbo vast fiction number of Scrlbner's. Mccsrs. Groscup & Sterling Co. , New York , by special arrangement with the Macmlllan Co. , will publish next mcnth a new , com plete and limited edition of the life and works of Lord ! Tennyson In fourteen volumes. The new editions of Alice In Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glas , which are to bo published Immediately by The Macmlllan company , will contain now pref aceo by the late Lewis Carroll ( Charles L. Dodgaon. ) Joaquln Miller has a stirring poem on Cuba In the May number of Frank Leslie's Popu'.ar Monthly. A colored picture of the Maine serves as frontispiece for the maga zine , and there k > much more timely readIng - Ing matter. The May number of the Pall Mall Maga zine will contain the second of Cutcllffe H > no'B thrilling rtorles of adventure on the Spaniflh main , entitled "Prince Rupert , the Buccaneer. " The Illustrations ito this series are by Grcnville Manton , wbcso pictures ac companying "St. Ives" all readers of * the magazine will reoill with pleasure. I1KCIDE UN CURRENCY MEASURE. Honme Committee \VI11 Report the . MeOlenry Hill. 1 WASHINGTON , April 21. It la under stood that ten of the twelve republican mem bers of the house committee on banking and currency have reached an agreement to vote for the general currency t > ill reported by the McCleary rub-committee. ' The exceptions are Mersrs. Brostus ot Pennsylvania and Van Voorhls of Ohio. Ihcy are said to favor the proposition to reduce the tax on banks from 1 to % per cent , to allow banks to lasuet currency to the par value of bonds and al low banks to be organized with $25,000 capi tal In towrs of leia than 4,000 population , but disagree with some of the other features and believe the administration recommenda tions should have been followed. At least one of the majority , however , will change his vote when the bill Is brought up In the house , desiring to get It before the full house as early as possible. \oiiilnatlniin b- the Frenldeiit. WASHINGTON , April 21. The following nominations were sent to the sedate : Pcstofflce Charles Emory Smith to be poatmarter general. .Samuel A. Wells , receiver of public , moneys at Spokane , Wash. Treas'ury Perry M. Lyttle , surveyor of customs. District of Philadelphia , Pa. Interior William H. Ludden , register of the land office at Spokane , Wash. ; James N. Poolock ot I tie District of Columbia to be agent for the Icdtans ot the Oeage agency , Oklahoma. To bo Consul Frederick K. Halllson ot New York , at Tegucigalpa. Honduras ; Hans J. Smith of South Dakota , at Port Louis , Mauritius. William E. Balnbrldge of Iowa , second secretary of legation at Peking , j China. Confirmed by the Senate. WASHINGTTON. April 21. The senate la executive session today confirmed the fol lowing nominations : Registers of land office : Frank D. Hobbs , Salt Lake , Utah ; George D. Greeci , Helena , Mont. ; Edward Brassey , at Lewl.-town , Mont. "Receivers of public moneys. John Horsky , at Helena , Mont. ; Andrew J. KJsall , at Bozeman , Mont. ; Lou la W , Eldredge , Lewiston - ton n , Mont. Wire nrntiem Return to Work. CLEVELAND , 0. , April 21. The 1,000 wire drawers of the H , P. Nail company have accepted the terms given them by the new organized steel and wire trust , which con trols the mill , and work will bo resumed aa peen an the necessary repairs are made In the mill. Thla will start the third and last of the wire mills located hero controlled by the trust. The American and Bdachus mills are aready running , the employes having agreed to a 3 per cent cut in wages. In all' about 3,000 men in this city have accepted the reduction offered by the"trust. . Indicted for KillliiNT Their Father. I GALLATIN , Mo. , April 21. Austin Left- wlch , 18 years of age , and Maria Leftwlch , aged 14 , children of Gus Lettwlch , editor of the Gallatln Democrat , have been arrested here under indictments which charge , them with the murder of their fathar. Editor Loftwlch died from the effectSjOf poison acj- mlnlstered In hU coffee. The theory tot the prosecution Is that the polionuuvvas ad ministered by the children , * biftvlt was In tended for their stepmother , -nlth whom they did cot agree. "Three Killed In Krelicht Wreck. nOCHESTER , N. Y. . April 21. A freight wreck on.the New York Central a Fafrport today resulted In the death of three men , one man being dangerously Injured , and over ! $10,000 worth of property belns destroyed.1 -1 The names of the dead , who were alLjesI-j dents of Syracuse , are : John Hare , conduc tor ; Edward Jones , brakejnan ; Frank Dowd , fireman , * ' Colored .Muu llnnveil ( or Murder. PITT3BURO , April 21. John H. Lamb , colored , who shot and killed 'Abraham Jack- Don , also colored , during a drunken brawl of railroad laborers at Unity , Pa. , last Septem. her , was hanged in the Bounty court yard at 10:25 : this morning. Lamb met his fate calmly. Ho died ot strangulation. TP , A , NATIONAL CONVENTION lans for Annual M * i of Knights of the .Ghrip. . RUMMERS READY IO" " 'JNVADE OMMU l j Imlrman Ben HoflFmaM Here to Mnke the I'rcllmluaBp' UrrniiKemontH for the AecMMMMIntlon of Ilnndrcdn off let Mntcii. Plans for the first contention that will be | eld during the Transtil Wtailppl and Intcr- iatlonal Exposition arer | > mit complete. This onvcntton Is that offtrje Traveling Men's Protective Association Mf Tlorth America. U : onvencs on May 31 am icontlnues until and Deluding June 3. It is a , national gathering nil is likely to be attended by several hun < ired delegates and a largo cumber of per- ons who will accompany th'osc who are en- Itled to seats In the convention. Ren T. Hoffman of Lafayette , Ind. , chair man of the hotel committee of the ussocla. . . Ion , is in the city making arrangements for he accommodation of the national officers , ito has selected llic Millard as the headquar- crs , but the members will bo distributed i among , the other hotels , as no ono hcstelry ' a largo enough to accommodate the dele gates and those who will come with them. Speaking of the convention of the travel- ng men Mr. Hoffman said : "Everything ndlcatcs that this Is going to be the- great est meeting that wo have ever held. We liave 323 accredited delegates and I have ad vices assuring mo that they will all be in attendance If they are alive and well. Most of the married men will bring their wives , which ought to swell the attendance very ma'.crlall : ' . In addition to thlo there will bo wholesalers , supply men and many oth ers , so iat It Is safe to say that1 the con- entlon will bring 2,000 strangers to Omaha. At our convention held at Terre Haute , Ind , , the attendance was 700 , while at San An- onlo. Tex. , U was 1,200. Omaha Is much more central than the Texas town'and an ho exposition Is another attraction , 1 feel afo In predicting that the attendance will not fall short of 2,000 , while it may bo double this number. "The national officers 'are ' all bending cv- : ry effort to make this the great convcn- lon In the history of our association and a now looks < as though it will succeed far beyond their expectations. We are pretty good men for a townas we spend money liberally. While we nr.c hot spendthrifts we set hot race and one that It may be well fcr other conventions to Imitate. " The Nebraska branch of the association Is doing everything pct/'lble In the way of putting up an Interesting program for their guests. All of the meeting. ! will ha held In Crelghton hall , that la the business meetIngs - Ings and such , affairs a& dances. The facial funstlcns , however , will bs held at the Transmteslsslppl Traveling Men's club house , SlxteentU tad Harney streets. Tnl- largo and roomy residence has been newly fitted. Now carpets have been laid1 , couches have been placed and a well appointed buffet has been established. While not fa con vention or upon the streets or exposition grounds , the delegates vl-lll ba expected to spend most of their tlrao at these rooms , where they will have the ke > s to all o ! the lockers , which It la-Spromlsed will con tain the best that the country affords. ' ' ROUTINE PH03RAM. While the program of .entertainment jSJUot complete , it la pretty well along. The opening1 moettag of the ? con vention will be r held at Boyd'a theater on Tuesday , May * 31 , at 10 o'clock a. . m. This meeting will ba opened with pra > cr by Rev. T. J. Mackay , .rector . of All Saints' Episcopal church , followed by an address ot welcome by Mayor Moores , , who will deliver the keys to the city. The response will bo by President Joseph Wallcrstetn of Richmond Va. This will be followed by an address by Governor Holcomb , who will welcome the delegates to the state fNebraska- | which Jerry Porter of Kentucky iivlll rcs onJ. , TCe address in behalf ot 1ttc traveling men ot the transmlssisslppt region will ba delivered by Rev. S. Wright Butler of St. Mary's Avenue Congregational tburch anj to this Rev. Homer T. Wilson of Texas , chaplain of the association , will respond. Tuesday evening the delegates and their male friends will be Initiated Into the mys teries of the court of tKlng Ak-Sar-Bcn. On Wednesday the delegated will devote their tlmo to the transaction of routine busi ness , but during the evening there will be the relaxation and they will attend a recep tion at the local club rooms , which will be followed by a ball at Crelghton ball. Some time during the convention tbe wives of the local traveling men and the women of tbe city will give their female guests a trolley ride over the lines of the 'Omaha Street Railway company. The date of this function has not been fixed , aa this and the completion of the program U la the hands of the local committee' and has not been decided upon. EXPOSITION WILL CATCH THEM. While business will be transacted on Wednesday It Is thought that the sessions will be very tliort , no most of the local and other delegates will want to attend the ceremonies attending the opening of tbe ex poslttrxi. Whllo hero Chairman Hoffman la the guest ot the local association of traveling men and is being well provided for. Ho has advised that Immediate steps be taken to secure the signatures of all of the traveling men of Nebraska and It Is thought that be fore the middle of next month all ot uhctn will be enrolled1 as members of the national CEsoalatka. At the present time the headquarters of the Nebraska branch of the Traveling Men's Protective Arsoclatlon of North America are located at Lincoln , but next month they will bo removed to this city and will remain hero during the continuance of tbe expo sition. _ _ KANSAS GETS nRAIDY TO IIUII.D. Governor Gllck IlrlnK * the Pinna with Him , to Oninlm. Former Governor George W. Click of Atc'hlson , president of the Kansas Exposi tion commission. Is In the city for the pur pose of making final arrangements for the . erection of the Kansas building and taking I ' bids for its construction. ' * Ho brought the plans ot the building and these have been approved by tbe erctltect8-ln-chlef. } Local contractors will be asked to submit bids for the building at oqco-and Governor Qlick will endeavor to dlspoao.of tbo matter before re turning to Kansas Te present visit Is the governor's fifst slrlco work was com menced on the exposition and lie was greatly astonished and pleased .at the sight which met his eye when ho vltlted the grounds in company with Major Clirksonv Governor Click reports that exposition matters in Kansas are in most encouraging condition. The process 'of raising monny In the various sections of Hue state is a slovr one , but he sayi 'he naa no doubt about the ultimate success ot .the movement. Tbo commission Is pushing ( he work ot collectIng - Ing an exhibit ancf Is proceeding as though ; I the money was at bandj. The plan for the Kaniaa building brought by Governor Gllck , shay ia moJeit but at tractive building. The central feature is a two-story pavilllon surrounded by an ar cade. IXSTALLI\G NEHIHASKA'S EXIIIIIIT. Superintendent JoUaaon Prepare * llooth in Airrlealtvral nalldlnir. E. D. Johnson , superintendent of the Ag < rlcultural department 'of the Nebraska Ex position commission , , hoa commenced work In tbe Agricultural building , preparing tbe booth for tbe Nebraska agricultural exhibit. The space to be occupied by' the Nabraeka uhlblt U t th * Mrttiwest oerne'r of tbe building In ono of the four most conspicu ous spots In the * entire building. The malu alelo running north and south through the center ot the building paMcs along the end ot NebrosMft'B tpc.o and the long side of the exhibit 4bu ! on ( be main aisle , run- nlnjv teat'ao'd west through the center ot the building. Mr , Jcfanson and his assist ants ) ro straining every nerve to make the Nebraska exhibit the finest In the entire building and those In charge ot the Dougles county exhibit , which Is next north of the Nebraska , exhibit , are making every effort to excel all the rest ot the building , Ne braska Included. Both of these exhibits are In the h nd oP men of long experience and artistic tests In this work and the rcault Is sure to be highly commendatory. OAI TAISr WUIO IS KEPT HUSY , Government K hliltn ! CnniliiK In Unp- ldl > - Ju t nt Prenent , Matters ore beginning to assume a very lively air about the Government building as shipments continue to arrive with materials for tbe different exhibits which are to be Installed In the big building. Captain H. O. ' V.'ard. who has charge of the building , will tao ! up > ) U headquarters In ono of the of fices In the building the latter part of the week In order to be on hand all the time. At present the many shipments require the attention of one man all the time and Mr. Ltidwlg Doege has been appointed transfer agent for that purpose. Quartermaster Ser geant J. J , Hlttlnger , who is on duty In Captain Ward's ofllce , Is at the ground each inornlns to assist In looking after the exi hlhlts , but In a few days these shipments will arrive In large numbers and a considerable fcrce will be required to handle them. The contract for handling these shipments has been let to the Omaha Merchants' Express company and a number of men nl teams are already engaged In transferring the materials from the cars to tbo building. Some of the shipments are In lees than car lots and these are hauled from tovin In wagons. The full cars are switched to the grounds and trans ferred to the bulling In the most convenient manner. The carload cf burlap which had been In the local railway yarJs for several days has been found and switched to the grounds. The decorators will commence work at once putting the burlap covering on the Interior walls of the bulldtag. The Installatlzn ot exhibits will follow close behind the dcoorators. mils of lading for a carload of medical supplies and full equipment for a Held hospital have been received by Captain Ward. Thcso supplies have been shipped from the gtorchcusc at St. Louis , and another lot of materials from the medical museum at Wash ington arc * also en route. aiATimi.xa HIS County .Superintendent Arranging for the fllu llxhlhlt. The county commissioners and n. S. Ber lin , recently appointed superintendent ot the Douglas county exhibit In the Agricultural building of the exposition , spent meat of ycntcrCay at the grounds , looking over the bulldlne and consulting ever the matter cf placing the county exhibit. While Berlln'n services are not supposed to begin until Atay 1 , ho IP hard at work In preparing pMns for the Douglas county exhibit and organ izing h'a ' forces for the work that will be under his direction. Discussing the proposed exhibit of Doug las countMr. . Berlin said : "While we have not formulated our plans , wo are cer tain of having tbo best county exhibit on tho'grounds. The farmers of the county are taking hold of the matter and promises to furnish tua.nuclu.Yaluablc assistance. On the start' wo annot expect to make much of a shewing in tbo way of fruits and green vesetables , though "we will have considera ble in this line , as there Is a fair quantity end e Respectable variety kept over from last year , all cf which Is In cold storage. By the time this is no longer fit for exhibi tion purposes , the crop will be matured and then we will put In an exhibit that will open the eyes of the visitors. "Regarding grains and grasses , right from the start we will make a great showing. V.'o have a good stcck left over from last year's exhibit at the State , fair and this will be shown and kept In place until the new supply Is ready. On the whole Douglas county Is going to moke a great exhibit. " ' IlrlnKlnn Ncwniinper Men. The passenger department of the North western railway tystem Is making prepara tions to 'bring ' to Omaha a party ot repre sentatives of the dally newspapers along tihe lines ot this sytitcm east and north of Omaha. W , B. Knlskern , geneal : ticket and passenger agent of the Chicago & North * western road , suggested the matter In a letter to J. R. Buchanan , general passenger and ticket agentof the Elkhorn , and the latter laid tbo matter before President Wat tles. Mr. Knlskern suggests making up a party of representatives of each dally paper along the lines of the Northwestern as far north as Green Bay and Madison and as far west as Clinton , and bringing the party Into Omaha early in the morning , returning the same evening. The suggestion met with favor at the hands of President Wat'tles and he will lay the matter before the executive committee , suggesting that the party bo taken In charge by the exposition management upon' arrival and entertained during the' day. North Dnkotn'N iBxhlblt. Colonel C. A. Lountfberry , vice president for North Dakota , telegraphs The Bee that the Department of Agriculture at Washing ton has shipped to Omaha , to bo used la the North Dakota exhibit , Carl Guenther's great painting "Farming In the West , " purchased by the government for $6,000. This painting Is a composite picture of the famous Helen- dale and Dalrymple farms In North Dakota andi will form the central figure in the North Dakota exhibit. A meetlog of tbe leading real estate men of North Dakota Is in session at Fargo to promote tbe exposition. Montnnii'M Mineral RxhlMt. The minerals for the Montana exhibit are ready for shipment and a part of this material has already been shipped. Commis sioner Sutherlln states that there will < be about thirty tons of minerals In addition to the coal , which will weigh about twelve tons , lo addition to the minerals. It is proposed to illustrate the development of Montana by means of photographs. Agricultural scenes , orchards , views ot cities and towns and a collection of the portraits of Montana pioneers will bo amcngtho things which will bo shown. Mu of Mirrors. Allison & Stone , contractors for the In- terlor furnishings of the mirror maze In the Moorish village , have arrived In the city and wll ) at once commence tbe construction of the maze. It Is said this maze will be tbe largest ever constructed and will contain , in the mazetand the palm garden which will form the center , 100 mirrors. The orna mental grlU\ < work and- the arches In the maze will vbe reproductions of the famous Alharnbra and/iylll ibe elaborately decorated with brlghtVvylbrs and geM leaf. Contract * ( or Statuary. A contract for the statue ot Neptune , which will curmount the pedestal' ' ot the electric fountain in tbe Mirror , has been made with E. H. Wuertz , the prlco being * 250.Tbe Tbe statuary for tbe Arch of States will be made by Sculptor Brlnghurst of St. Louis , tbe price ibetag J 1,050. Indian Territory Editors. The executive committee of the Indian Territory Press association baa decided to make arrangements for an excursion ot all the members of the association to the ex position after tbe regular meeting of the association at Wagoner , July 8. ItnUluK Ulllllii to Wur Footlnir. BOSTON. April 21. Governor Wolcott has 'issued ' orderto raise tbe Massachusetts mllltla to A war' footing at one * . THOSK KtKPJttlXTS HOT ConimlMNlonerM Decline the Anlmnln for Illverrletr Park. Councilman Stuht's ambition to have a couple ot elephants Installed at Hlvcrvlew park has encountered * serious backset. He located tbo elephants and succeeded In get ting resolution authorising their purchase adopted by the city council. Dut tiow cornea tbe Board ot Park Commissioners and avers that It wouldn't take the elephants as a' gift , In fact that no such animals are wanted for the south side menagerie. The members of the beard take the posi tion that the menagero | Is Intended to be distinctively a collection ot animals pe ' culiar to Nebraska end the Rocky moun tains. The expense of completing such a collection will bo comparatively Insignifi cant and then the menifgerlo will be com plete of Its kind. But If the beard once went Into the business ot collecting other animals It would undertake a task that It would bo Impossible to complete without a tremendous expenditure ot money. Consequently quently It declares Its Intention to stick to the original plan and leave Stuht's clc- phanta out In the cold. Shermnn Avenue &mn rvHh Tnekn. There is a vigorous protest going up from wheelmen and others on account of the condltloo of lJierman avenue from Clark street north. The telegraph poles that line the street have previously been decorated with a variety of tin signs designed to ex ploit the merits ot various brands of cure-alls ) and \ cocking specialties. Recently these have all been torn off , presumably by the compiles that own the poles. But Instead of making a proper d'sposal of the debris , the sl i-is have simply been thrown on the pavement with the tacks by which they wore attached to the poles still sticking In them. 'In ' nine cases out of ton the tacks point up ward a-nd the pavement Is literally sowed with these foes to pneumatic Urea. As this is the principal resort for wheelmen the evenings the repair shops are doing a tremendous business repairing punctures , and the whecltnco arc rapidly acquiring the habit of proftrV.ty. The matter will probably be brought to the attention of the Hoard of Public Works , which will bo asked to take some steps to mitigate the nuisance and prevent Its repetition. DlHtrlct Improvement Ilondn Sold. At a special meeting held yesterday the city council awarded the iJCO.COO c ' - trlct Improvement bonds to W. J. Hayes & Sons on their bid of $1,417 premium. This Is a firm with which the city has had trouble on previous occasions and the resolution consequently Included a provision that It the bonda were not accepted before May 10 they should be turned over to the contractors at par with accrued . Interest In return for the warrants Issued 1 on account of the work. It waa elated that this plcra ha ! been agreed on at a conference of the flaanco committee , mayor and city attorney with the contractors and that on the strength of it the contractors would be gin work at once on the contracts already awarded. The remaining contracts , iaclud- Ing Wlrt street , Sherman avtmue and Tnenty-tflfth btrect , cannot be awarded until after the bonda have been oold. On recommendation of the ( Yiarwo com mittee all iblds on the (25,000 Intersection beads were rejected. Will Cut- Arc l.ljrht" The committee of the Retailers' associa tion that was appointed to work up the question of street lllurnlnatlcaa during the sumer Is now waiting for figures from the electric light company en the cost o extra arc lights. A. Hosrje , jr. , who is the chairman of the committee , s'ays the 'Idea ot arches has been abandoned , as the retail- erg were convinced that It would be too ex pensive. It Is now proposed to place three or four extra arc lights on each block , so far as the business firms arc willing to stand the expense , and this plan will probably b recommended If satisfactory terms can be secured. _ More nnlldliiK Permit * . Permits have bceu Issue 1 for a number o additional buildings at the exposition grounds. The most pretentious Is that of he German Village company , which will be two stories high and cover a space of 150 by 250 feet. It will cost $15,000. Tbo Chinese Village company has been grantei a permit for a joss house and restaurant whtcAi will cost $2,000 and a soda water concern will build a pavilion 63xC3 feet to cost $3,000. A permit has also been Issued for the Wisconsin state building , which will cost about $10,000. City llnll Notcn. There will be a meeting at the office of A. P. Tukey In the city hall at 1 o'clock to morrow for the purpose of forming an or ganization of New Englanders for the pur pose ot entertaining visitors from tbo New England states during the exposition. The Board of Public Works and other city officials will congregate on Serman avenue at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning to see an exhibition ot the work ot the Cyclone street sweeping machine. Mortality r Statistics. . The following births and deaths were reported - ported at the. health ofllce during tlio twenty-four hours ending at nocn yesterday : Births Leo Schclbcl , 517 South Twenty- fifth avenue , boy ; Otto Anderson , 020 South Nineteenth , girl ; Michael Wasftoska , 211 North Twenty-third , girl ; Frederick Hansen 605 South Thirty-third , girl. Deaths Stlka Sldnuscloth. 93 , Fifty-fourth and Woolworth avenue , old age , Evergreen cemetery. SnuthHldem Not SatlHfled. The South Stdo Improvement club .is still fighting for the extension of tbe South Tenth street motor line to Valley street and the matter will bo further considered at a meeting ot tbo club tomorrow nlR'ht. Tbo members of the club assert that the street railway company can build the additional thrco blocks without difficulty if It wcnts to and they declare that they propose to keep pounding away until they get It. ' Annie TVelNoii Create * n IllHtiirhnRce. Annie Nelson was In police court again yesteraay , charged iwdth being an Inmate of a disorderly house She pleaded guilty and was fined $5 andi coetn , which she paid. Leaving the court room , ehe want beow : to the city Jail , where she encountered Cap tain Moatyn , of whom she nskedi permission to see William NcUon , the man who claims to b ? her husband lie * was sentenced to work twenty days on the streets for va grancy , but refused to become one of the chain Rant' , and ever since 'ne lias been confined to hla cell on bread and water. Captain Mostyn refused to grant the re quest. Then she aeke-d If she could pass In to him some cigarettes. Captain Mostyn would not permit this and then the > woman turned upon him a torrent of abu'o that aroused the Ire of the ofllcer to the extent that ho arrested hr A fierce s'rugele fol lowed the captain's efforts 1o push the woman behind the screen. She ( bricked scratched and bit all the time she was being booked , and It required the combined efforts of three policemen to get her to a cell. The charge against her is vagrancy. Ilcvenue Cutter * Cannot Get Through , CHICAGO , April 21. The United States government may be deprived of the services of tbe three first class revenue cutters on the lakes which have been ordered to Join the Atlantic squadron. It is intimated that tbo revenue cutter Ores ham , which Is the first cutter to ttart for tbe Atlantic , will not bo permitted to POM through the Cana dian canals without permission of tbo Cana dian government. Hostilities will appar ently break out before tbe Greahatn can get through the canals. It Is regarded as Im probable that the Canadian government will glvo permission , as it might be contrary to tbo neutrality laws. Tbe question is further complicated by the fact that the Gresham , which must bo cut In two before It can get through the lower-Canadian canals , must be put together again at Men ( real , a neutral port. It la believed that tbe dominion gov ernment will quietly Intimate to the United States that It will object to tbe pactage of the Gresham and th * two other cutter * un der these conditions * PACIFIC EXPRESS AFFAIRS Business of the Company May Bo Greatly Extended Soon. ADAMS SEEKING FOR AN ALLIANCE Negotiation * \ < MV Pending that Mem n flreat Deal for the Future ot Tito Crent Trniinporta- tloii C'onipntileM. Certain Important negotiations directing the future business of the Pacific Express company are ponding. The exact status ot the.'o negotiations It Is exceedingly difficult to learn , but something of their nature la gleaned from re-ports picked up here and there in local railway and express circles. It Is reported from a trustworthy sourca that negotiations are pending for the con trol of a block of stock In the Pacific Ex press , and the control of some of the busi ness of that company , by the Adams Express company. Whether thctso negotiations will bo coinsuiuniatcd Into a contract IB a matUr of mere contecturc , but there Is a wide * spread belief that such will bo the final r * suit. suit.Tho The Adams company now transacts a largt amount of western business over the llnol of the Uurllngto.i route. H U desirous ol extending Its service Into the southwest , and such an opportunity would bo afforded If It could get control of the business of th Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain llncsk which are now operated by the Pacific Ex press company' Should the Adams also secure the business over the Union 1'aclflo , It would piettly really have a monopoly on the express business through this section ol the west. NEGOTIATIONS THAT FAILED. The negotiations that were on between th Pacific and the American companies are of ! . . President Hurt of the Union Pacific and at'tlng ' president of the Pacific Express has said that there are no negotiations now ' pending between the Pacific and itho Ameri can. About a year ago the American was. hot aftcc the Mlsaou.-i Padltlz's share of Pa cific Expreia stock , but the two comnanlea could not get together on the price for the the stock. The Missouri Pacific owns 40 per cent cf the Pacific Express stock. In the Pacific Express there are CO.OOO shares. of stock , and the Mi ou.l Pacific owns 21,000 of this amount. The shares are cuppoaed to be worth flOO each , but ns a matter ot fact they are worth what they will bring. The American express offered the Mlsourl P.iclflc 23 cents on ithe dollar far Its stock In the lYclilc Express , but the .railroad . company held off , demanding 45 cents on the dollar for Itc share In the expreea company. And the deal fell through. > Other negotiations that uro now pending are between the Pacific Express and tbo Canadian K'.cpress ' companies for joint opera tion la the Dominion of Canada. The War bash rullnudhlch o\wia 20 per cent of slock In the Pacific Express" , recently ex tended Ha through service from Detroit Into. Buffalo over the trucks of the Grand Trunk lallway. Now 'tho ' Wabash le quite anxtoiia for Itu line to handle some of the express business between Duffa'oand Cmadton points. Aa the Pacific operates over the Walui'h , and has also extended Its business Into DuITalo , the negotiations to allow It to handle Cana dian business are believed to tbe vury likely to prove successful. ' I'lUSOVICK WA.MKJJ 1CANADA. . Detective * Have n Womnli Charged' , it 1th Infanticide. Airiong the passengers on the Union Pa cific-Northwestern Chicago special , which passed through Omaha yesterday from the west was Mrs. Ida Eliza beth Knowlton. She wsfc in charge of two- inkerton detectives , who are taking her lack to Toronto , Canada. , on cqulsltlon papers , where she s wanted for Infanticide. Tbo 'rlsoncr Is ahcut 40 years of age , and the irlmo for which she mnst stand trial Is alleged to have been commlted five years- ago. About throe months ago she was finally located by Assistant Superintendent Tillotson of the Plnkerton's Kansas City branch , a convict In the penitentiary at San Quentln , Cal. , where she was serving a term or grand larceny committed in San Fran-- ilsco. ilsco.When When It was definitely learned that the prisoner in the California penitentiary under the name of Ida Craven was In reality the- 'usltlve Mrs. Knowlton , steps were taken to transfer her to the scene of the crime she Is alleged to have committed In Toronto. Although she bad about a year yet to serve , 'ho authorities agreed 'o turn her over to ho dominion authorities as soon as the nee- Jssary papers could bo secured. This was done with all haste. President McKlnlejr honored the requisition of the Canadian gov.- crnor general , and the detectives went west after tbo fugitive. I.VDIAX DEPOT ON 1MPEIU AdvertlNeiuciitM for Hid * 'Mention Jicvr York iind ChlenKo Only. The Indian supply depot has been located In Omaha , but that Is all that there Is to It at this time. For the present , In receiving- bids on supplies for the Indians , tbo depot will not be considered. This Commissioner Utt of the Commercial club eiys Is due to the fact that the bill locating the depot failed to carry an appropriation for mainte nance and consequently there being no pro visions for maintenance the United Stated authorities havo. not given the depot any consideration In the matter of Inviting bids. As heretofore , bids for furnishing supplier to the Indians will bo opened In Chicago and Now York and If Omaha merchants de sire to submit propositions they will have to bid on a basis of shipment from thosa points. Cc nmlK8loner Utt sayj that failure * of Omaha to secure the depot as a practical and complete working machine Is not duo to the neglect ot any ot the people who havi > been working for Its location. He M > e that the war scare has overshadowed everything : else at Washington and that the depot mat ter was lost sight of. Ho declares that while Omaha may not receive any great amount of consideration at this letting ot bids It will be In good shape next time. Note * from the ConrtH , The Bradford-Klnsler Lunfbcr company has sued the ' Bankers' Llfo Insurance com pany of Des Molnes , la. , In an action to re cover the sum ot $2,000 , alleged to be due. Join Bathens of Crete was a customer of the lumber company , and upon his death some tlmo ago carried a life policy with the Iowa , company , which was assigned to the plaintiff. H Is to recover on this policy that the suit la brought. Judge Baker has set aside the confession of Francis C. Grablo In favor of M. L. Par- rotto and has allowed John II. Smith to Intervene. Boon after Grable failed ho con * tested judgment In favor of Parrotte. Smith alleged that the proceedings were fraudulent and consequently voU. Mult Transferred. The suit of 'the Etaje of Nebraska against the National tank of Orleans , which wa first Instituted in the district court of IlarlaA county , has been transferred to the federal court. The bank waa a state depository bank before Its failure and bad on deposit som * $37,000 of state funds. Under the state law , however , It was allowed to hold only som $20,000 of state money and suit U brought upon its bond for that amount. The rer malnder Is an overdeposlt and is ohargeabl * to the bondsmen of ex-State Treasurer Hartley , < who placed the money In the banki Rhode Inland Votes -Money to MllltlB , PROVIDENCE , U. I. , April 21-The geM enal assembly today unanimously adopted a resolution appropriating $150,000 for equipment.