THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , FRIDAY MOUSING , APRIL 22 , 1898. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
DREAMERS OF THE GHETTO
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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
§ 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.
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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.
