Nebraska Newspapers

    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