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OMAHA I DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , OMAHA , TUESDAY MORNING , MAY 10 , 1808. COPY FIVE CENTS. IN A FIRE-SWEPT CANYON Bill Eagle's Story of an Experience on the Old Ute Trail HOT RUN FOR SHELTER AND LIFE A Mad Itnce with Wild Anlmalu In Which There Wan No Sign of Knmlty Snfely Found , IB Cave. Many and marvelous are the stories told of the pioneers of Pike's Peak , relates tbo New York Sun. Some are fishy and some are ' 'ratty. " Some are silly , others arc etrange and cad , and. all are more or less Interesting , for they tell In one way or an other of the opening of an empire. You will find the rat talc retold In ono of the autumn numbers ot an English magazine. This time the story opens In a "public house" In Colorado rado City , once'tho capital of the Centennial state , now a port of Colorado Springs or Manltou , or both , and locally known as "Old Town. " They must have had a high time In the old town that night , for they drank red liquor , the historian tells us , and saw the moon come up from behind Pike's Peak. That was In the very early days. Since that time , as many of you have doubtless ob served , the United States government has established a signal station on the summit , and caused the moon to rise out of the plains to the east of the old town and go down behind Pike's Peak. However , after the moon got well up In the west , an old storm-face came In and told how he and a. few others made the first trip that ever was made to the peak , and how they wcro all devoured by tarantulas , or rats. He said tarantulas , and the artist , pic turcd tarantulas acres of them , big as bull dogs but the barkcep said rats , and co the historian leaves It open , the old man frothIng - Ing at the mouth and thrco men holding htm. It looks like snakes. Strange and Interesting as It Is , this moon Incident Is forgotten In the fun you find In another story In the same magazine. The nan this time is telling of a wreck on an English railway. The hero finds the heroine crushed down in the debris with an oaken beam on her bosom. Ho tries , of course , to extricate the heroine , but It's no use , "Stay , " says the hero , and he hurries away for help. Ho has observed tbat she Is beau tiful , and he's afraid ho'll lose her. There she Is fast enough ; she can't budge aud bo can't budge her , with this beam across her chest and several tons ot traffic on top ot the beam , so ho says , "Stay , till I get an axe. " And yet there are men living who wll nrguo that there Is no such thing as English humor. A FlHh Story. The fish story tells how a great shower of frogs and fish fell In Cheyenne canyon . and furnished food for a band of famished explorers who hadn't eaten a bite since breakfast. To make the story real , the narrator rater , usually adds that they were all moun tain trout/but Ben Hallday always argued that they were suckers , and that Is probably true , foe Colorado In the early days , when tha jnoon rose In the west , attracted a vas number pf'that family of fish. All this has nothing to do with the fire story that old Bill Eagle used to tell In Mosquito Gulch. Old Bill had been In thcsn hills half a century. His were among th first white feet , shod In shoo leather , to find and follow the old Ute trail that wound away from Manltou up over the shoulder of Pike's Peak and down the other slope Into th Arkansas valley. At that time the tral twisted through a fine forest. Today It li dim and blurred or blotted utterly from thi face ot the earth. Across It in tangled con fusion lie the rotten and rolling trunks 01 tall trees that one tin/a / flung their tousled tops to the blue'above. ' Along this trail nov screams the little locomotive that lifts the tenderfoot tenderly from Iho shady canyons over the Cogway to the summit of P.Ike's Peak. Hard by the old Ute trail they have uncovered acres of gold and bullded the many towns of Cripple Creek. The Ute and the coyote have gone down the Pacific slope. The stage driver who drove them away has In turn been pushed aside by the pilot of the locomotive. Things are changed. "We were following the trail , three of us , " said old BUI , "on a warm , blowy Oc tober day. The Mlssourlan remarked that wo were walking Into a forest fire , but the Dutchman , who knew better , said we were walking In the edge of an Indian summer. 'Ingln fire , ef I know my job , ' persisted the first Bpcaker , and we plugged on. 'Bout an hour the smoke got that thick we couldn't see the sky. The Dutchman wanted to go back , and while wo argued the fire swept up qr ; left Dank and crossed the trail behind us. The flro seemed to have forked llko the tongue of a snake and we were caught be tween the two prongs. The wind , that had seemed nothing more than n brisk mountain hreeze , appeared now to grow to the force : nd speed of a wild hurricane. Flro always earns to gather wind. The fire roared be fore , above and back of us. Wisps of grass , hunches of leaves nad pieces ot burning bark blew across tbe canyon In our wako and Instantly the opposite hill was wrapped In flamts. The fire fiends seemed to swing themselves from tree to tree as the monkeys In the Jungle Book swing through the African forest. Ever In front of the burning flood , driven by the wind , rolled L huge billows ot blinding smoke , and Im mediately In Us wake there waa darkness deeper than night. And behind the darkness kid I ness , desolation a forest of black id bougbless trees , standing In the ashy es of a gray wilderness. On the HUB. "For a moment we stood speechless , starIng - rut Ing at each other , and then turning without a word we hurried on up a side canyon with tbe forked flame licking the sides ot the gulch through which wo hoped to escape. In a little whtlo we passed out of the smoke j and beyond the roar of the flames. In an open space we stopped to rest , for tbe Dutch man , who was tender , waa breathing like a ferryboat "The canyon up which wo ran bad been curving to the north , and suddenly now the moke ot the forest flro blew over the canyon above our heads and wo hurried on. Ac eagle screamed across the gulch and oc casionally we caught sight of the bobbins tall ot a deer , but to these things we gave little thought Now we could bear the roai ot the fire , and suddenly an antlered ell came crashing Into the canyon , his wld < horns stripping the boughs from the lov trees. All the while the canyon grew nar rower , with occasional pools of clear water er.nd at which we threw ourselves down 'ant drank ; then struggling to our feet wo bur rled on. Once , when I raised up , I saw i black bear drinking from a smalll tank lot fifty feet away. All day we had been on tbe lookout for game , but now none of us thought of shooting these wild beasts , whc 1 like ourselves , were fleeing In a panic fron the fury ot the flames. We were like the un mappy hermit : "No ( locks that roam the valley frt-o To xlnushtcr I condemn ; Taught by the power that'pities mo I learn to pity- them . . "Now we came t * a d M * tblckft , wher the canyon was narrow and filled with boul ders that had drifted high among the trees. The Dutchman , who had long ago aban doned bis pick and pan , now threw down his gun. ' 'Ach , Gott Im hlmmell * he walled , 'I shall die yet again ! ' and the poor devil's face was a sight to behold. , Even the Mls sourlan , who was as fearless aa a lion , turned pale at sight of It , and I , well I have never seen the llko since. "We lost so much time climbing through this thicket , that was fairly alive with wild animals from a meek-eyed moccasin-foot to a mountain lion that the fire had passed us again. High over our heads the blue smoke drifted , while the snapping and pop ping ot burning pltch-plne told us that tho' flames were following close upon either hand. Presently the beasts that had taken refuge In the thicket through which wo had just passed began to brush by us , hurrying on up the narrow gorge. U was a weird sight to see a young deer and a wild pan ther , a mountain lion and an antelope , gal loping up the gulch side by side. I saw the Mlssourlan shuck his outfit , and I dropped mine , alt but my gun , as he had done. "Now , tbo Dutchman , who was far be hind , called to Us to wait for him , and wo waited. Not a word had passed between my companion and me for some minutes , but now , when we felt the cool air grow sud denly warm , and then hot , the Mlssourlan looked at me , smiled and shook his bead. I made no sign. I bad not even the power to answer the bravo fellow's smile. Putting the Dutchman In front of us , we pushed on. The smoke was blinding , the heat suffocat ing ; but delay was dangerous and wn urged the snorting , crying , coughing Dutchman on , with threats of desertion. Suddenly an un earthly roar filled the little gorge the roar of a lion , mad with terror , for the animals dread fire. 'Gott 1m htmmcl ! ' screamed the Dutchman , 'der gap Is closed yet. ' As the smoke blow awfty for a moment I saw the gray walls ot the deep gorge come together as the side walls of a ship meet at the bow , and my blood ran cold to the tips of my cars. The canyon had pinched out. The wild beasts that bad taken refuge there , fearing us as much almost as they feared the fire , rushed by up , leaped Into the flames , and perished by tbe score. HattllnK Amid Flnmei. "Others , crouching In the smoke by the canyon wall , trembled , mute , or roared with fright. Now the moko shut out every ray of light from the heavens , and In tbe dark ness wo could see the pyos of wild beasts shining like bits of green glass In a rhurch window. There seemed no hope for us , and now I fancy wo became as wild as the ani mals that were roaring about us. , In a little while wo became' ' separated. I heard oc casionally the Dutchman's 'Gott Im blmmcl ! ' but'ncver a word from tbo Mlssourlan. Grad ually the yellow glare of flames drove the darkness from the sides of the canyon , and with each passing moment the heat became more and more unbearable. Suddenly tbo flames ran down the hill and caught a cedar tree near the bottom of the gulch , and In the glare of it I saw tbo Dutchman's whlta face. That moment ho lost all control of himself , and , laughing llko a hyena , threw himself upon the burning bush and began fighting the fire. I saw the Mlssourlan leap up tha side of the canyon and drag the man down , and then the wind blew a cloud of smoke up the gulch that blinded me. "I fought my war through the smoke and flre until I came to the burning bush where my two companions were still struggling , The wild Dutchman was now fighting the Mlssourlan , who was striving to save the madman's life. Just as I reached them the Dutchman dealt' his would-be rescuer a fear ful blow In the face that felled him sense less at my feet. The Mlssourlan's clothes were now afire , and 'taking off my coat wrapped it 'around htm to extinguish th flames. In a few seconds I had succeeded and as I lifted the Mlssourlan I heard th < Dutchman utter a wild yell , aud In the ever changing light of the flre I saw him run i just as thb maddened beasts bad done and I leap into the flames that were sweeping across the canyon a fiw rods below us. "Tho sight ot tbe madmen rushing to hi death so horrified * me that I dropped thi Mlssourlan , for It-seemed to me that I mus t make another effort to save my less for' tunate friend , but as I stood up my brain began to whirl I grew dizzy nnd sanli , hoi t fainting , overcome with terror , the flre am 1 smoke. I was still able , vaguely , to rcallz the danger of remaining where I had fallen , and struggled to my feet again. With wha t strength I could command I dragged my un conscious companion up along the smoke choked gorge , for It was plain to me thai the Dutchman was beyond human help. "In the weird light I now saw what lookei to be the mouth ot a cave , but before could reach It a yellow cloud of smoke shut off my view. Groping along the wall , 1 found the opening and entered , hauling the Mlssourlan with me. Near the entrance 1 stumbled over a huge bear , who dragged himself respectfully out of my way. Deep In the cave I came to a pool of cold water , and with It bathed the face of the fainting man. In a little while I could tell by his movements thot.h was coming 'round. I spoke to him , and ho asked at once what bad become of tbe Dutchman ; nnd , when I told him , we sat for a long time , saying nothing. Outside we rouUI hear the roar of the passing flre. When the noise of the fiery flood had ceased we came out of the cave , and It was dark save for the stars that stood above the hot gorge , and a few tree trunks that were silll burning , like great candles In the black forest A little way from the mouth of the cave we came to a deer that had died of fright or suffoca tion , and a few rods down the gulch wo found the charred frame ot the Dutchman lying near the little stream of water stained with" wood ashes. " FOIITUNB IIU.VTIMIS DROWNED. Ice In nn Altmknn Itlver Given Way Under Them. SAN FRANCISCO , May 9. A special to the Examiner from Victoria says : On Mon day last the Ice coycrlng a stream in a de- . file near Crater lake gave way under the passing throng of Klondlkers , and more than a score ot men were precipitated Into the water and carried to certain death. Dr. J. F. Frlzejle ot Los'Angeles , who came down on the AlKIwho brings the news , passed the scene only a few hours after tbe calam ity occurred. It was.on tbo other side of the summit , between Ltndermann and the Long lake , at a point in tbeicanyon some fourteen miles above Stonehouie , where an Ice slide over a mountain stream has been utilized as a path for sleds' ' by the fortune seekers. A number of men were advancing In almost unbroken rank , each hauling bis laden sled , when , at 8 o'clock In the morning , there was a crash. The Ice opened for thirty feet or more , and In aa instant twenty-two men , . with their supplies , were whirled down and under the smoolh-Urface of the stream to - drown , without even the chance of battling a for life. The names ot the victims of tbe ice Captain Frlzelt cannot give. There lane no possibility of identifying them , he says , nor can the names * * * ; given with positive' . ness until the bodNJe are delivered by the river et tbe lake , * your more Montana ami two California mis'- ' arc thought to have been among the victims , while the othen .Included an eastern party ot seven , almost all being remembered only by the nickname - ken name * which western freedom bad giver then.- . WHERE THE VOLUNTEERS CO One Begiment of Nebraska lien to Be Sent to Ghickamangai OTHER WILL PROCEED TO WASHINGTON Troon Sent to ChlckamnuBA Are to Be < hc Flrmt Sent to Culm ud Wnnhlnitton Division Held Ile ervci. WASHINGTON , May 9. In answer to Tn- pcatcd requests from all sections 'it- I he country for information as to who's' tbe various organizations of date irotif'fv1itcl' are being mustered Into the United States service are to be sent , Secretary Xl-ior to day furnished the Associated Press the fol lowing statement showing the designation of the volunteer troops. The list Is subject to correction. It will bo noticed that , gen erally spf-aklng , three points are to receive the greater number of troops. It appears that the animating purpose of the depart ment In making assignments was to dlvtdo the volunteer forces In such a way as to be available for three distinct purposes. The first regiments raised In each state mustered In nnd found ready for servlro nra to ho sent to Chlckamauga to be "licked Into shape" and thence sent to Tampa and other gulf ports , including Mobile , New Orleans and Galveston , preparatory to embarking for Cuba. The second division of regi ments goes to Washington , where they arc to form a grand reserve ready to relnforc ; vlio Cuban army at any moment , to man the coast defenses , or for other purposes. The third division is to remain for the present In the 'states In which the organizations are mustered , subject to call for duty In the Philippines , or for general reserve purposes. .Possibly they may never bo called upon to leave their native states. The. official list Is as follows : To WanhlnRton , D. C. District of Columbia , ono regiment of in fantry. Arkansas , ono regiment of artillery. Illinois , two regiments of Infantry. Indiana , ono regiment' ot Infantry and one light battery of artillery. Iowa , one regiment of Infantry. Kansas , ono regiment of Infantry. Kentucky , one regiment of Infantry. Massachusetts , one regiment of Infantry. Michigan , one regiment of Infantry. Minnesota , one regiment of Infantry. Missouri , one regiment of Infantry. Nebraska , one regiment of Infantry. New Jersey , ono regiment ot Infantry. New York , two regiments of Infantry. Ohio , one regiment of Infantry and one light battery of artillery. Pennsylvania , four regiments ot Infantry and one of cavalry. Tennessee , ono regiment of infantry. Texas , ono regiment of Infantry. Virginia , ono regiment of Infantry. Wyoming , one battalion of Infantry. North Dakota , one battalion of Infantry. To Camp Gcoricc It. Thomaii , Chlckn- mauira. Colorado One regiment Infantry. Illinois Two regiments infantry ; ono Ugh battery artillery and ono regiment cavalry1. Indiana Two regiments Infantry and one light battery of artillery. Iowa One regiment infantry. Kansas Ono regiment Infantry. Kentucky Ono regiment Infantry and one troop cavalry. Maryland one regiment infantry. * Massachusetts One regiment infantry. Michigan Two regiments infantry. Minnesota One regiment infantry. Missouri Two regiments infantry and 01 light battery. Nebraska One regiment Infantry. New Jersey One regiment Infantry. Now York Four regiments infantry. North Carolina One regiment infantry. Ohio Three regiments infantry ; three batteries light artillery and eight troop cavalry. Pennsylvania Six regiments Infantry , South Carolina Ono batallton Infantry. Tennesee One regiment Infantry. Vermont Ono regiment Infantry. Virginia One regiment infantry , West Virginia Ono regiment infantry. Wisconsin Ono regiment Infantry. South Dakota One batallton Infantry , Idaho Ono batalllon infantry. , To San Franclco. California Two regiments infantry nnd two batteries heavy artillery. Oregon One regiment Infantry. Washington One regiment Infantry. Idaho One batalllon Infantry. Utah Two light batteries artillery nnd one troop cavalry. To Son Antonio , Texa . Texas One regiment Infantry. Arizona Two troops cavalry. New Mexico Four troops cavalry. Oklahoma One troop cavalry. Indian Territory Two troops cavalry. To New Orlenni. Arkansas Ono regiment infantry. Louisiana One regiment Infantry. Mississippi One regiment infantry. To Mobile , Aln. Alabama One regiment infantry. To Tampa , Fla. Georgia One regiment infantry. , To Department Commander * For Coaat Defenae and Ile erve. Kentucky One 'regiment infantry and one troop cavalry. Louisiana One regmlent infantry. Maine One regiment , infarifrjandl ono battery heavy artillery.- > Massachusetts Two regiment * Irifantary and one regiment heavy artillery. ' Michigan One regiment Infantry , ' * ! Minnesota One regiment infantry. Mississippi Ono regiment Infantry. Alabama One regiment and one battalion of Infantry. California Two battalions infantry and two batteries heavy artillery. Connecticut One regiment Infantry ; two batteries heavy artillery and one battery light artillery. Delaware Ono regiment Infantry. Florida One regiment Infantry. Georgia One regiment Ibfdntry and two batteries light artillery. Illinois Three regiments Infantry. Indiana One regiment Infantry. Iowa Two regiments Infantry. Kansas One regiment Infantry. Missouri Two regiments infantry. Montana Ono regiment Infantry. * * New Hampshire 0he regiment infantry. New Jersey One regiment Infantry. New York Six regiments infantry and two troops cavalry. North Carolina One battalion and one regiment Infantry. Ohio Four regiments Infantry. Pennsylvania Five regiments Infantry ; two batteries light artillery and two troops South Carolina One regiment Infantry and one battery heavy artillery , Tennessee One regiment Infantry. Texas One regiment Infantry and on regiment cavalry. Vlrlglnla One regiment Infantry. Wisconsin One regiment Infantry. Maryland Two battalions Infantry. GIVES OUT NOT INTERVIEWS PreMdent McKlnter 'benleii flavin * Mmle Anr 1'nblfe .CetoBllmentii to Any ( tbe YelliWVfturunlii. . WASHINGTON , M r fcr cretary Porter baa made the following , statement con cerning tbe authenticity ot certaln alleged comments by tbe prcBljfont on this week' * war specials of severe 'prominent news papers : "Inquiries have b tn..nj 4e so ( requentlr tbat It scorns some oBcla iintcmcnt should bo made concerning \nni.Tho | quotations alluded to are bogus , Wt'oaly In text , but In substance. The pref jbta } made no such comments , either to MraUpitatlves of the press , or private lndlTliulji. | "Since his Inaugurating he bos held strictly to the policy of pot .talking for pub lication , and that will -continue to be the Invariable rule In the r future. Any other course \\ould be Injudicious. , "Tho same applies to tin. McKlnley , who has several times recently been misquoted as having granted authorized Interviews. "The president and the administration , of course , rejoice In all the reputable successes of American journalism , of which wo have many fine specimens nowadays , but self- laudation and exaggeration detract from , rather than add to the brilliancy of these achievements. Our great papers should prize truth not less highly than boldness and push. " WILD TIME IN WHEAT PIT I Both tlic Mny and July Option Score n IllK Advance nnd Clone Alinont at Top FlitureB. CHICAGO , May 9. Wheat today on the Doard of Trade touched $1.21 a bushel for July , the active option , and closed within cent of the top , with an advance ot 12 1-8 cents. The market opened , with wild excite ment at an advance of 1 3-8 cents , with sales of July all the way from-$1.09 % to $1.10 % . The price advanced to $1.16 , fell back to $1.11 % , and rallied again ( o $1.16 In the first five minutes of trading. , From that time on July advanced steadily till It touched $1.21 , Just two minutes before the close" , which was nt $1.20V4. The May option , which was neg lected , closed at the highest point of the session , $1.75 , a net gain of 8 cents. The pit was In a turmoil throughout the day , fluctuations between trades frequently being a full cent. The advance it Liverpool , equal to 12 cents , in July wheat , was. apparently the whole cause of the excitement. NEW TRAIN TO ISTT'JOSEPH DnrllnRton Will Put on n Flyer to Ac commodate the People of MlMutirl. ( The Transmlsslsslppl Exposition'Is ' having the effect of securing for Omaha train serv ice unexcelled by any city of the west. In addition to the new train * that have already been placed In service , the Burlington has just announced that It will put a new train to bo known as "Tho Exposition Flyer , " Into service on May 29 , between Omahttj and St. Joseph , Mo. , The Idea Is to give the , Missouri people a good opportunity to come into Omaha In the mornings nnd return In the nfternopns dur ing the exposition. Connections will bo made at St. .Joseph with ! the trains "to and from St. Louis , and there will bo .through chair cars and sleepers. oO-the train to.run , between' Omaha and. St tioulS : ' The utrlv- . Ing time In this city wjlUbe 11 a. m..daily , and the train will leave here for St. Joseph dally at 4:10 : p. m. Fciiu' hours will be al lowed for the run betwejpi the two cities. ' Railroad Note * "and Personal * . General Passenger Agent Lomax of the Union Paclflc has returned' from Chicago. B. H. Ruger , general , agent for the Burlington at Helena , M1- | B ln tne clty' J. H. Crosby , general' freight agent for the Burlington , went t Chlcago last night. J. F. Hartsough , tran'ltng trulght agent ot the Louisville & asbvllle , , Is In the city. ' Traffic Manager J. A. 'llunroe of the Union Paclflc nnd wife went toj Chicago yesterday ' ' morning. ( . Chief Engineer Berry of the Union Paclflc arrived In Omaha yesterday from the west. C. C. Carey , commercial agent of the Southern Pacific at Kansas City , Is in the city. ' ' William H. Cundey , traveling passenger agent of tbe Denver & . Rio Grande , Is in town. J , B. Frowley. genqral agent for the Union Paclflc at Kansas City , spent Sunday In Omaha. < Orders have been received at the West Milwaukee shops of the Chicago , Milwau kee & St. Paul road to at once begin the construction of 1,000 box cars. Ed Brandt , formerly , assistant auditor of the Burlington arid connected with the auditing department of : the Anheuser-Busch Brewing company , was In Omaha yesterday on his way to Denver , Bert Morrison was beating'his way west ward on a Union PaclBo train on Sunday when ho tried to change' his position. He fell under the train ami lost his left arm near the shoulder. His mother In San Francisco was notified of. , the accident , which happened near Potter. General Passenger Agent Francis of the B. & M. went to Milwaukee on Monday af ternoon to attend tha Milwaukee confer ence of the Transcontinental Passenger as sociation. The Canadian Paclflc will be represented at this meeting , and an effort made to wind up tbe transcontinental rate war. war.The The railroads of the state are getting ready to bid on the transportation of the First regiment , Nebraska National Guard , from Lincoln to St. Louis. It will not be known whether the troops will bo moved via Omaha or taken directly from Lincoln to St. Louis , until the , bids are opened. The Omaha-Chicago lines would like the troops brought here to' enable them to get a chance to carry them via Chicago. There was a meeting of the Omaha com mittee of the Western Trunk Line associa tion at the Elkborn headquarters on Mon day morning. Allen B. Smith , assistant general freight agent of the B. & M. , acted as chairman In the absence of Fred A. Nash , general western agent of the Mil waukee. M. J. Greevy offtne Elkhorn was chosen permanent secretary. It was an nounced that only routine business was considered. HuHbaud Wn.n Hlarloan. Police Judge Gordon has been called on to eettlo two cases of domestic Infelicity. On Saturday night W. A. Llnton of Tenth" and Howard streets Rot 6n a drunk , kicked In tbe front door 'of hla home and cele brated in a manner obnoxious to bis wife , who appeared against him in court and will have him brought to trial on Thursday. Joseph Strauscr went through much tha same proceeding and , wlll also be brought to trial In a short time. Troop * Sent to SanpreM L wle ne . VANCOUVER BARRACKS. Wash. , May 9. General Merrlam. commander of the De partment of tbe Columbia , has'issued an order directing Captain Bpgcrdua Eldredge , Fourteenth Infantry , atatjoned at Skagway , Alaska , to proceed with one company of Infantry to Fort Wraagel. This order was occasioned by reports vofj noleB le robber ies and holdups at WJrMtel by thugs and ramblers. Bicycle interallied. TACOMA. May S.-rflsjurday afternoon , while returning from dUon with a bicycle party. Secretary C. , W , Meek of tbe Tacoma scjiool board was run latp.by an unknown woman and both , partvr-were thrown from their wheels. Xr.1C wk vac unconscious when picked up" > aM iM ° i-Ince died. The rode away. LOS j ANGELES SENDS A CAR Portion of the County's Exhibit is on the Ground Already , CALIFORNIA IS WARMING UP AT LAST nivnlry netween the South nnd North 4 and Energy of Director De Young Promise * to HrlnK Forth n. Great DUplny. Frank Wiggins of Los Angeles , Cftl. , secre tary of the Chamber of Commerce , and com missioner laV.chargo of the exhibit to bo made byJthaVcA\inty \ , ' has arrived Jn the city with a portion Vf the exhibit This will bo Installed jn the Horticulture building , In ono of the tno'tt.promlncnt locations In the building , 'ijjR * The car brought by Mr. Wiggins contains COO packages of exhibits , Including samples of about everything produced In the state. The great kiosk of dried fruits , which at tracted so much attention at the World's fair , Is among the shipment. Mr. Wiggins says Ihe display of fruit In glass Is the finest that has ever been sent from the Chamber of Commerce. The car also contains a large quantity of pafm stocks , bamboo and Call- fornla mosses , to be usad for ornamental and decorative purposes. A conspicuous object | | the display will bo a largo elephant , made .itlrely of walnuts. The frame for the ele- hant Is expected dally from Chicago. A ar of fresh fruit will bo shipped from Los ngeles about the middle of the month , and 111 be timed to arrive In Omaha long enough iforo the opening day to allow the fresh nit to be Installed for that occasion. The display to be made by Los Angeles ounty is entirely separate from the exhibit bo made by the state of California. There a friendly rivalry between them , and the suit will be a showing of California prod- cts which will bo highly creditable. The newly appointed California Exposl- iou commission has taken hold of exposl- on matters with an energy and force which ssurc an excellent exhibit from the entire late. M. H. do Young , proprietor of the Ian Francisco Chronicle and director gcn- ral of the California Midwinter fair , has } cen appointed by Governor Budd as dlrec- or general of the state commission. The ollectlon of exhibits has commenced and arge quantities of all kinds of specimens re being received by Manager Fllcher of .ho State Board of Trade. Steps have been aken to have the magnificent collection of he State Board of Trade , the Mining bureau , nd the Horticulture bureau shipped to maha as a nucleus for the state exhibit nd it Is promised that the exhibit shall : over all lines of products of the statu. Inns for raising money are under discussion , ut no difficulty Is anticipated In raising an much as may be required. OP TUB WOIILD'S FAIIl. ArfUt Key "Will Show Four PnlntlnKM of the Great UxpnHltloii. John R. Key of Chicago , who Is to have n exhibition In the annex to the Illinois ulldlng four large pictures of the World's air , $0x10 J et In slie , arrived In the city bla , morning./IIIi plGturea are also on , , the vay and he expects to have them hung and .n . position In a week. The annex has been ompleted on the Inside , but tlie outsldo vails have not yet been finished. Mr. Key's object In palntlngthcsc * pictures s to perpetuate the great exposition. He nlcnds to complete a scries of ten and will robably spend'a couple of years In the fork. He devoted about a year to the four hat are to bo placed on exhibition. They re oil paintings and are reported to bo very ne. One of the. pictures give a view of .he fair from the Woman's building looking iouth. Another is ft" view from the Peristyle n the Court of Honor , Including the basin. Another Is a scene looking north from the Electricity building , and the fourth Is a picture of the Court of Honor as seen 'ram ' Machinery hall. In addition to these pictures Mr. Key will have on exhibition relics from the World's fair and has nr- anged to place about tbe Illinois building some of the World's fair statuary , which has been loaned 'for ' tbe purpose by Hugo D. Locb. Art Director Griffith Come * . Art Director .A. H. Griffiths has arrived In .ho city and will remain here until the expo sition Is over. A large number of shipments of pictures and statuary have arrived in the ast few days , and Mr. Griffiths and Mr. Paul Charlton , chairman of the Art bureau , are the busiest people about .tho exposition. The shipments will come In very rapidly for the balance of the month , and the hanging of pictures will commence just as soon as the workmen In the Art building vacate the rooms. Tbe Art building Is practically completed , and the workmen will leave the building within a few days , when the hangIng - Ing of pictures and the arrangement of the statuary and other works , of art will com mence. Mr. Griffiths expects to occupy the building about the last of the current week. There are about 150 pictures now here and many more are on the road. Educational Cono-rem. The last Issue of the School Journal gives the Transmlsslsslppl Educational congress a liberal amount of space and Its comments are very favorable to the merit of the under taking. Asldo from a full statement of the nature of the congress and the opportunities for Improvement tbat It will offer to educa tors Its first pace Is occupied by a very well designed cartoon Illustrative of the enter prise. This represented ) by a huge arch In the gate of which a female figure repre senting Omaha ! .stands and extends a wel come to'her'visitors. ' The panels of the arch are occupled by portraits of Superintendent Pearse- , State Superintendent Jackson , Secre tary Olllan of tbe Omaha Board of Educa tion and several other western educators who are prominently related to tbe move i- ment. Sandwich Inland" to Exhibit. An extensive exhibit of tbe Industries and resources of the Hawaiian Islands Is now assured. The legislature of the Island re public bos appropriated $3,500 for tbo pur pose and R. W. Shingle , a newspaper man from tbe transmlsiisslpl country who has adopted Hawaii as his abiding place , will be In charge of the government exhibit In the Manufactures building. This exhibit will Include a large and complete selection of the products of the Island , and it Is promised that It will be a most attractive showing. In addition to tbe government exhibit , It Is proposed to exhibit the famous cyclorama - rama of the volcano of Kllauca and to estab lish a Hawaiian village on tbe Midway. Bora the Chinese Company. Charles F. Belndorff has Instituted suit In tbe district court against Wong Chin Fee , the L n Hlng company and Chu Hey , Its agent. He demands the sum of $2,000 , which he say * Is the amount that he has been damaged by reason of tbe defendants having failed to live up to the conditions of their contract. Tbe plaintiff says that through its agent be contracted with Wong- Chin Fee to erect a $ $ , < KK > Chinese village on the exposition Midway and drew the plans foi tbe tune. Later * on , the plaintiff says ' , tbe dsfendiali b ck d out and leU hla with a lot of plans and drawings upon his hands. IrlRh-Amerlcmi Cl b OntanUen. A meeting of the Irish-American Kxposl- sltlon club was held Sunday afternoon for the purpose of electing officers and effecting a permanent organization. The fol lowing officers were elected for the ensuing year : President , Edward Walsh ; first vice president , Joseph Conner ; second vice pres ident , P. J. Barrett of South Omaha ; third vlco president , John Powers ; secretary , T. L. McDonnell ; treasurer , r. C. Heafc ) ; board of directors , J , J. O'Connor , J. E. Rlley , Peter O'Malley , Thomas Tallon and F. J. Donahoo of Omaha ; A. J. Gallagher and Dr. McCrann of South Omaha ; J. J. Brown and John M. Galvln , Council Bluffs. The various committees reported favorably upon the duties assigned them and stated tbat they had met with great encourage ment on every hand. Arrangements are being perfected as rapidly as possible for securing a larger hall , more room being needed for the largo attendance. The next meeting of tbo club will bo held In the Arlington block on Sunday , May 1C , at 3 p. m. sharp. MlHinurl'n Flnnl Appeal , The Missouri Exposition commission haa Issued a final appeal to the people of that state to come forward with further subscrip tions nnd add to the funds already sub scribed In order that the credit of the state ! may bo maintained and a fine exhibit as sured. The call states that $14,000 has al ready been received and divided among the several departments. The call states that ho best possible showing will bo made with .his amount but that a much more credita ble exhibit could bo made If the amount was Increased. People all over the state are urged to send at least $1 to the treasurer , E. Marshall of St. Louis for a souvenir button to help' swell the funds. Note * or the Exponltlon. The city council of Hutte has appropri ated $1GO for a special display of the city's resources and surroundings at the exposi tion. tion.A A carload of paintings for the exposition was received Saturday at the custom house. They were shipped from Detroit and are bonded for $12.000. Percy W Johnson of the Missouri Exposi tion commission nnd John H. Rowc , J. New ton Nlnd and L. C. Pryor of the Minnesota building committee are In the city. The action of Governor Budd of California In appointing M. H. Do Young of the San Francisco Chronicle as director general of the California exhibit at the exposition Is meeting with warm approval from the press and ocoolo of that state. . Manager Babcock has cnlle < Vthe attention of Chairman Caldwcll of theWestcrn Pas senger association to the fact that Juno 21 has been designated as "Illinois' day" at the exposition , and has rcquestcd'the association to make a special rate between Omaha aud all points In Illinois for thai-occasion. The sale of the commutation books of ad mission tickets , containing fifty and 100 ad missions , is proceeding slowly. No attempt Is being made to canvass the city for pur chasers , and the only Bales made are these made in the office of the secretary to people who Inquire for them. A few requests have been received by mall , accompanied by the cash. Specimens of work done by the pupils of the Carlisle ( Pa. ) Indian school are being boxed for shlument to the exposition. Tbe collec tion Includes , specimens , of' work from all departments ' of the , school and Is saldito be the' best1 exhibit ever made by the school. Among the features will be a unique and picturesque lounge. It will bo spread with Navajo blankets and four large pllows cov crcd with Navajo weaving. MONEY FOR MRS. MOHAN City Council Ueoldca to Pny the DnmnrcN Claimed by the Owner of the Klkhorn lloniie. At the general committee meeting yester day afternoon the city council decided to appropriate $500 as a compromise settlement with the owners of tbe Elkhorn Valley house for the failure of tbe city to buy the prop erty. The claim was compromised severa weeks ago for $1,000 , but the appropriation was vetoed by Mayor Moores , who held tha the councllmen who had ordered repairs to be begun on the property In anticipation o its purchase had done so''without authority and tbe city was not liable. It Is belleve < tbat a veto of the present settlement wll bo overridden. The remainder of the session was occupied by unimportant matters. c Settlement with Hollii DondHuien. The latest proposition of the Bolln bonds men to settle the claims of the city has no been further considered by the city officials It vis expected that the matter would betaken taken up at the general committee meeting this afternoon , but it Is now likely to bo postponed until after City Attorney Conncl returns from the east. No Information ha been received as to when tbe city attorney will be back , but be Is expected sometim during this week. While members of th council arc reluctant to express thcmselvc until after the proposition has been consid crcd in committee a number of them or understood to bo favorably disposed toward a settlement and there Is a slight pro-spec that tbo offer of tbo bondsmen to pay $35,00 cash will find a majority of the member In favor of its acceptance. In Dnnirer of a Salt. The city has the prospect of another law suit on account of the city jail proceedings As the mayor vetoed the settlement with Mrs. Moran on account of tbo damages tha she alleged sbo had sustained by reason o the failure of the city to carry out Its agreement to purchase the Elkhorn Valley BOUSO property , no satisfaction has been given for the damages and there Is no pros pcct that any will bo obtainable except a tbe end of a lawsuit. Mrs. Moron's attorney says that no legal proceedings have been be gun so far , but that his client has an excel lent case against the city and will probably push It unless some compromise la reached. Mortality HtotUtlc * . The following births and deaths were re ported at the health office during tbe twen ty-four hours ending at noon yesterday : Births John E. Van Dorn , Fifth street and Nock avenue , boy ; Egan Klein , 1917 South Eighteenth , girl ; Louis Bayorador- fleld , 1311 South Twelfth , girl ; Stanlslaw Ach , Twenty-ninth and \Valnut , boy ; Mau- rlco Kane , 1518 North Sixteenth , girl ; Charles F. Berry , 2529 Decatur , girl. Deaths John P. Soudenburg , 76 , Thirty- sixth and Miami , paralysis. Forest Lawn. RECRUITS FOR THE THURSTON8 Llentennnt Stockhura Cornea to Om li to Secure Men for the Company nt Lincoln. Lieutenant W. E. Stockham of the Thurs- ton Rifles came up from Lincoln yesterday to enlist the recruits that are necessary to fill up the company. He was7at the armory during tbe afternoon and' evening for the purpose of receiving applications. Lieuten ant Stockham expects to tie'able to secure tbe necessary number of recnilts and return to "Lincoln at 8:30 this'morning. Section MMB'K ke f Proken. Fred Hols was brought to Omaha yester day morning from Lexington and was taken to St. Joseph hospital , HoU , together with , sovcral other section men , was on a band- car immediately behind moving frelghl train. The train stopped suddenly and' he , car ran Into It and shook the men up badly , breaking HoU' leg. HOLDS BOTH TO BE ILLEGAL Judge Scott on Produce Exchange andBetail Grocers' Association , ONE CANNOT RESTRAIN THE OTHER _ _ - * . Suit of ShnMr A Fell for nn Injunction ) IIrlnKM the Court Down < m Two Lornl Trndc Or- 4 BnnltnUonn , The case of Shaw & Fell against tha Omaha Produce exchange was called la Judge Scott's court and disposed of yester day afternoon , the court denying the relief sought. The plaintiffs comprise a grocery firm and asked that the Omaha Produce exchange be declared an illegal organization and a trust. In bringing their cult Shaw & Fell al leged that the exchange had failed and refused i to sell them goods. They also al leged that the exchange was selling goods at retail , thereby Injuring the retail trade t the grocers of the city. During the trial t the case it cauio out in evidence that lo plaintiffs wore nnd are members of ho Retail Grocers' association. In passing pan the case Jutlgo Scott took occasion o refer to this portion of the testimony , fter which ho said that ho felt satisfied mt the Omaha Produce exchange was an legal organization and was a trust , crc- tcd to work against public policy and good ovcrnment. The Omaha Retail Grocers' ssoclatlon , ho said , might be placed In the amc class , as It was organized solely for tic protection of Its members , to maintain rices nnd freeze out grocers who were ot members. The judge said that thla was forcibly brought to his mind only re- cntly , when ho had occasion to visit > mall grocery store In the suburban district f the city , The proprietor was closing out its stock and was preparing to leave town. Upon being questioned as to the cause the grocer Informed him that ho wan being orccd out of business by the Retail Qro- crs' association because he would not join , ho order. This man had been boycotted. > y the wholesale grocers nnd could not buy goods unless * he had the cash In hand o pay for the same. In closing the judge said that It was Im possible for a court of equity to grant ro- Icf In favor of ono Illegal organization aa against another of the same class. Ho in- Imated , however , that if the proper action vcre brought he would take up the matter of the dissolution of both of the organlza- lons. WORK IN DISTRICT COURT LAGS Jiidircii nnd I.ntvycrn Iook ForwnrA to n I.lifht Term nnd nn ISarly Adjournment. The Indications are that the courts are to- lave another light week. Last week the udges found llttlo to do and everything ; > otnts to the same conditions for this week. Last week the judges contended that tho- dearth of business was due , to the fact that t was he first week of trio term and that be lawyers were not ready. Now they aro- not trying to explain the conditions , slmply- saying that they are hoping soon to reach. some cases that are ready for trial. Lawyers , speaking ot court matters , , ex press the opinion that the May term 'will not amount to very much. They say that matters will drag along until the first ot * ngxt month nnd that then there will be- nothing more done until fall. They say that they expect to attend the exposition and that most of their clients will do tho- same. In fact , they don't expect to try any great number of cases until after the exposl tlon closes. - j Ilnrry ChntTee'n Cnne. The case against Harry G. Chatfce , young roan charged with forgery , has been , continued until the first day of tbe Septem ber term of the district court and ho haa been released on his own recognizance. During the last four or five years Harry G. Chaffee has been arrested at least a dozen. times on the charge of forgery , but has al ways escaped punishment. U Is contended that the young man Is mentally unbalanced. and that he Is not responsible for his acts. The Insanity commission Is likely to Inves tigate his case. Ho has a hobby nnd It ruua In the direction of writing other men' names to checks for small sums. Trial of the Knutiier * . If nothing Interferes , tbo case of the State against Joseph and Louis Kastner , charged with the murder of Officer Dan Tledeman , will be called for trial In Judge Slabaugh'a court next Monday. ' The witnesses are being subpoenaed and a special venire of jurors Is about to bo called. The county attorney does not think that the trial will consume much more than ono week of time , as much ot the testimony adduced upon the trial ot August Kastner , convicted of the sam crime , will be eliminated. For StvnllnK a Ilnnjo. Charles DcGraff , accused of stealing banjo , was convicted In criminal court yes * tcrday. The jury found that the value of the property aggregated $32. Upon tbo return of the verdict , tbo prisoner was called before the court and sentenced to a term ot twenty- five days In a cell In tbo county jail. Louis Sapp , accused of assault with Intent to do great bodily harm , was before Judga Slabaugh and pleaded guilty to assault and battery. Ho was sentenced to thirty days In the county jail. Declare * the Will Invalid. The controversy over tbe will ot tbe late Isabella O'Neill has been disposed of by a jury in Judge Baker's court , the verdict being that the document bequeathing tha property was not the last will of the de ceased. The woman died several years ago , leaving her property , some $3,000 In cash , to religious institutions. Relatives In Ireland - land contested and won. PAT FORD ON MARBLEHEAP Letter * Received from Him Tell of the CrnUer' * Work In Illockad- Inv Cnhnu Port * . Patrick Ford , of this city , has received ft letter from his son , Patrick Ford , jr. , who Is In the navy , aboard the United State * steamship Marblebead. The letter was writ ten from Malanzas last week , and rcporta the ship and the crew In good condition. Ha says the men are all anxious to get an op portunity to do some fighting , and will fol low { heir commander wherever he leads. Ho says the men throughout bear tbe most ardent affection for Captain McCalla , and they consider him tbo best fighting captain In the United States nary. Tbe capture of a Spanish boat right | n the mouth of Havana harbor Is graphically described , as Is also tbe attempt of tbe Marblehead to take In a big war ship , supposedly Spanish , but later d It- covered to bear ; tbo Italian flag. The writer cays It Is the opinion of the men aboard tbe Marblebead tbat tbe cruiser will this week be sent to Santiago de Cuba , which Is the chief port of a Cuban province of tbe tame name. Tbe province occupies tbe eastern end of tbe Island , and the part U oa the southern couC