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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 11, 1898)
TIEI CAN SEE THEIR FINISH OoRtracton at tha Exposition Gnmnd/iMaks / Every Moment Ootrat. RACING NOW WITH TH"E END IN SIGHT Armlrn nt Workmen nplnu Driven nt Top ftitrril nn4 IlennltN Move Fmuier TkBN Krcr Some Hecent Accnmiitlnhmcnle , Every day marks rapid progress at the exposition grounds. Sortie work Is com pleted nnd new begun. Thcro Is no lagging and everything Is being pushed rapidly , the contractors of buildings and superintendents of exhibits working their forces to tbo full est capacity. Much work remains to bo done before June 1 , but not a minute's tlmo Is being lost. The work on the grounds Is making great headway during the delightful weather ot the last few days. New booths nre being erected almoat dally in the various buildings. One contractor seems to hnvo more than his hands full In the booth bus iness nnd says he cannot secure enough car penters. The lagoon has been filled and pre sents a beautiful appearance to the hundreds of dally visitors who throng the grounds , admiring the splendid architecture nnd mag- nltudu ot the buildings , as well an the gen eral plat of the entire exposition. The grounds nnd buildings cover twice the amount of space which many have accredited them. Ever since the exhibits have commenced to be Installed visitors hnv been entirely excluded from entering the Government building and nil seem to take their rejection therefrom complacently. The Utah booths nro being erected In the Agricultural hnll under the supervision of S. T. Wbtttakcr ot Ogden , who will also have charge ot the entire Utah exhibits , comprising the agri cultural , mines and mluliTg , and manufac turers during the exposition. Mr. Whitta- ker received word yesterday that three car loads ot exhibits were on the way and likely to arrive any day , and he Is rushing work In order to be ready to receive them. The carpenters have commenced work on the booth In which will be represented the Bur lington railway. A picture of the prairies of Nebraska in 1868 , showing everything as being barren , and a picture of a Nebraska form In 1898 , thirty years later , will show what wonderful progress has been made. Thcro will bo groups of grains In straw , etc. , wild and tame grasses , pictures ot a prairie schooner , which in the early days was the chief mode ot travel , and then a picture ot a Burlington train , showing the manner In which people travel nowadays. The only exhibit on the floor of the Ma chinery and Glectrlcal hall Is that of the Buffalo Scale company , which will show the great progress made in scales. A. Hoapo of Omaha has n force of carpen ters nt work erecting n booth in the Liberal Arts building , where ho expects to make quite an extensive exhibit. At the Clrcnt Tower I'lnnt. A visit to the department from which Is to be furnished the power for the machin ery and the furnishing ot electric lights for the exposition reveals a maze of machin ery of uvery description. Gient progress has been made hero and the work would hnvo been almost completed had not the shipping ot material been delayed Borao little time. M. P. Pennywell ot Chicago has been hero since April 24 ns chief en glneer and superintendent ot machinery de partment. Since arriving hero ho has sue ceeded in placing and getting In flrst class running order all the necessary machinery for propelling power. There arc four boll ers of 600 horse power each and two boilers of 300 horse , power each. These boilers nre fed with ono Marsh pump of 1,000 horse power capacity nnd one Gardner pump ot 1,600 horse power. They nre also equipped with Injectors to the capacity of each boiler. The engines comprise those of the very best manufacture , there being three Westlng- house engines of 400 horao power each , com pound non-condensing , running 255 revolu tions to the minute ; ono Sioux-Corliss , built nt Burlington , la. , of GOO horse power This engine will furnish the power tor Ma chinery hall and power generator. There is one 200 horse power Bytfalo Forge com pany high speed engine , 250 revolutions per minute ; ono Imperial engine , 200 horse power , running 250 revolutions per minute ; one Hamilton-Corliss heavy duty engine of 300 horse power , running 100 revolutions per minute. Here Is perhaps as flno and large a combination of engines and boilers as were ever used for a similar purpose. The electrical department Is being placed in position by Henry Rustln , superintendent and bis foreman , U. H. Moore of Atlanta , Ga. , together with a largo force of compe tent men. Mr. Moore has had consider able experience In arranging this work , be ing engaged In the same position at the Nashville Centennial. Four Brush U5 arc light dynamos are being placed In posi tion , there being some little delay In the arrival of two. There are four alternating current dynamos , ot 120-kilo-watt power each. A steam engine's power Is reckoned by horse power , while that of electricity is knows as the kllorwatt. which Is equal to about one and one-third horse power. Two 180 kilo-watt and one 270 kilo-watt power generators , which together with those above mentioned , give a capacity ot 14.000 Ixtecn-candle power Incandescent lights COO arc lights and 350 horse.power and mo- ton. Two ot the Brush dynamos which are la place have been tested and are highly sattafactory. The power generator la also In position. One f the 180 kilo-watt gen erators win receive Its test this afternoon The switch boards , consisting of six mar ble and one slate panel have arrived and are being placed'on the walls. Although there has been a delay In receiving ma terial Mn Moore says that he expects to have everything In readiness by next weelu ICUvrhr * n the rou d . Extra work Is being put on the Nebraska state building. The Interior of the dome la being tinted , which will add greatly to tha appearance of the same. This york will bo completed In a lev days , when the. work of placing paintings , occupying offices , etc. will occur. The work ou the electrical fountain In th west end ot the lagoon Is advancing rapidly and the pipes will most likely be laid today The sculptor work has been raised -to U position at the top of the mast forming th fountain. , Work on the Kansas state building , which occupies a position on the Bluff tract to th cast ot the Horticultural building , has been commenced and It Is fast attaining hug proportions. The plans show It to bo a prett structure , similar to that of Iowa. The New York state building Is to b < quite a largo one , work having already be cun on It by Dunnavant & Thompson , con tractors. The building will be 32x68 feet and forty feet high , with a twelve-foot porch surrounding it entirely. The floors are to be leveled andused for dancing purposes. The main floor will bo thirty-two feet square. There will bo rooms for men and women , toilet rooms , a private office and a main office. It Is to be completed through out by June 19. luillvlilunl Comprtltloit Kntrlri. As the tlmo approaches for the closing of tbo IliU In the individual competition In stituted'by the Woman's Board of Managers to secure flna specimens of school work the entries are coming In rapidly. Every day wllneues' the arrival of a large number of entries from every section. Eighteen entries from the manual train- tor department of Wahtngtnn ualvermltr. flt. l ul , one of the oMwrt iMMuri tr 4n- Ing schools In the eetmtry , eoiMtttut 4 tto Inrgcst showing made by any one Institution. Among this material was A specimen of or namental Iron work , showing a blab degree of artistic skill. Several exhibits from the manual training department ot the Indian school nt Pierre , S. D. , have also been re- rtclvcd. KKI.LY rmu.Lina MIS CIIORVS. Omnlm'n Coatrlfcntlon to the Mimic l Hrnity < > Offer. The weekly rehearsals ot the exposition th rus have been productive of a great Im provement In the proficiency of that highly creditable organization. The regular re hearsal nt the city h ll last night was well attended and the manner In which n new selection was disposed ot demonstrated the effect of the thorough drilling to which the chorus has been subjected at weekly Intervals - vals since Its organization. The new number In question was n selection from "Bohemian Girl , " entitled , "Thou Who In. Might Su preme. " Thin Is ono of the selections In the chorus book , compiled for the UM ot the Exposition chorus , and Is a very tuneful umber , presenting several difficulties of xccutlon. It was well handled and waa laid sldo for future consideration In the way t finishing touches. The remainder of the evening was taken , p with selections trom the "Daughter ot alrus" and "Roee Maiden. " These works nvo been well learned and tha manner In which they were sung by the chorus lastj Ight showed that the Omaha chorus will ave nothing to be ashamed of when It np- j cars In public , j Mrs. A. Mclvor Brlsblnc , editor of the Chicago Musical Times and n singer of note , present during the rehearsal and at the lose she warmly congratulated Conductor Cclly on the manner In which the chorus lerformcd the diversified work assigned to t during the evening. She spoke In terms f high prnlso of the excellent quality nnd olunic of tone of the chorus , nnd of the manner in which the directions of the mton were , followed. Conductor Kelly called the attention ot , he chorus to the fact that there were a few- absentees , nnd he announced that n system would be established at once to provide for deducting n certain number of concerts for each absence , thus preventing those who do not attend rehearsals regularly from attcnd- ng all of the concerts that will be given In .ho Auditorium. Ho remarked that there will be but three more regular rehearsals before the chorus must appear In public to articipate In the exercises on the opening day nnd there Is no time to lese In pcrfect- , ng the work In hand. NKIIIIASKA COMMISSION MEETS. Hxrciitlvr Committee Arrange * Far ther nclnlln for nnllrtliiK'H Control. The executive committee of the Nebraska State commission of the Transmlsslsslppl Exposition met In the commission room at the Mlllard hotel last night at 7:30 : o'clock , with nil members present. The members had visited the exposition grounds during the day and nil were well pleased with the Nebraska state building , which will bo placed In charge of the custodian , F. M. Whlttaker , at once. The commission has no tified the vice president of Ohio that Ne braska baa provided desk room In Its state building for the Ohio commission. Mrs. W. II. Hunter of Fremont has been elected an assistant hostess for the Nebraska building , her work to commence upon notification. The Nebraska state building nnd various exhibits will bo ready by Juno 1 , and the president was requested to notify the presi dent of the Trnnsmlsslsslppl Exposition to this effect , and that the commission would bo glad to assist them In the opening exer- clocs wherever they nro desirous of plac ing them. The matter of the formal dedica tion of the state building was left In charge of Governor Holcomb , President Wattles of the exposition and President Neville of the state commission , thereby avoiding nil con flicting contingencies. The matter of a Nebraska day was dis cussed , but no conclusion reached. At a later day the commission will decide this matter. The commission adjourned until 9 o'clock this morning , when ot er business of Im portance will bo taken up. NEVADA'S CAR LOAD OP EXHIBITS. material Comlne Over tlic Union Pa cific an n Special Train. Nevada has arrived at the exposition In the person of Colonel H. B. Maxson ot Tlcno , vice president of the exposition for his state , and "tho whole thing" in expo sition matters. The colonel has been workIng - Ing singly and alone to have Nevada well represented and he says he has a car load of mineral and agricultural products on the way. This car is attached to an "orange special" and Is coming through on passenger time , being duo to arrive In Omaha Wednes day night. Colonel Maxson says the car Is decorated with a huge banner extending from end to end on both sides ot the car on which , in letters two feet long , Is the classic legend , "Novada Exhibits go to the Omaha Exposition or Bust. " "I have 16,000 pounds of minerals and 5,000 pounds of agricultural products In that car , " said Colonel Maxson , "and wo are going to have an exhibit such as no other state will have. We haven't as much money to expend on our booth and sur roundings as some of the states are spend ing for that purpose , but wo will have some | mineral displays that no other state will have. " Colonel Maxson was accompanied by M. A. West , who will remain In charge ot the exhibit throughout the exposition. The work of Installation will commence at once and Colonel Maxson promises a fine show ing both In. tha Mine * and the Agriculture buildings. fltarr' * Etbvoleclcal Collection. Arrangements are being made through the Bureau of Education for an exhibit ot great interest and value from an educational standpoint This is a collection of historic material belonging to Pref. , Frederick Starr . of the University ot Chicago , consisting ot metal work of the ancient Mexicans , musi cal instruments of the Aztecs , and a col lection of Instruments of warfare. All of this collection represents the .work ot years or research among the ruins of the south west portion of the United States and Mex ico. Prof. Starr Is not only an enthusiast In ethnology but an authority of high stand- Ing in matters of that nature and the ex- hlblt Is regarded by 'tbo members of the board as a most valuable addition to the ethnological features already secured. PUT THROUGH BY MERCER Isolation Bekting to Lighting of Government Baildisg at Exposition , AUTHORIZES USE OF OUTSIDE POWER PLANT ha > * HMttrr U t the Me re h llnth Hume * Ilk Some- thtntc Like Hecafil Br * U- Insc Time. WASHINGTON , May 10. ( Special Tele gram. 1 ) Both the senate and house passed today < the Mercer joint resolution authoris ing I the secretary of the treasury to font electric lighting and lamps for lighting the exterior of the Government building at the Omaha Exposition. If in his judgment such a course will be less expensive than to wire the building and furnish lamps therefor. Mercer , at the morning session of the house , secured early consideration of the resolu tion and had it rushed through to the sen ate , and within halt on hour of Us being reported as passed by the honse , It was placed on Its final passage la the senate , both Senators Thurston and Allen waiting for Its reception. So many changes have been made In the ultimate destination of Nebraska troops that even Adjutant General Corblu Is frank enough to say that he baa no definite Idea where Nebraska's two regiments will finally be ordered. Today Mercer saw the president with relation to having the troops mobil ised at Omaha as originally planned , and received Information that such would by done providing that there was no work for the men In the field , but If such should prove the case , then they would bo moved as emergency required. The latest order up to the time of closing work for the day In the War department was that ona regiment of Infantry should be Immediately ordered to Tampa , one of the coast rendezvousing points , while the other regiment should go Into camp at Chlckamauga , the original In tention being to bring the Second regiment to Washington. In view ot the determina tion to strike a decisive blow In Cuba , It tins been thought best to give tha First reg iment a chance to show Its soldierly quali ties by joining the army ot Invasion and the honor will In all probability fall to Col onel Bratt's regiment , being the older In service and having much more seasoned sol diers. Senator Allison stated today that he would try to get a conference on the Indian bill tomorrow , but there was a possibility of Its going over until later. Commissions for officers of Nebraska troops of cavalry assigned to Colonel Grlgs- by's regiment of Rough Riders will bo Is sued tomorrow to Captain Jacob II. Culver , First Lieutenant W. A. Kcnney , Second Lieutenant Edwin Culver. The company recommended Dr. Waldron of Mllford for surgeon and as the colonel ha * this appoint ment It Is understood that ho will be at tached to the regiment. CALLS A DIRECTORS' MEETING. Prcftttlciit Wattle * Ankw One to Con- nliler Sonic Important HiiMliiexM. A special meeting of the Board of Direc tors ot the exposition has been called by President Wattles for Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock to consider the question of live stock premiums , the matter of n bond Issue "and such other business as may be pre sented for consideration. " The question of offering cash premiums for live stock exhibits Is ono which has been discussed by the executive committee and has been pressing the directors for some time. So far as ofllclal action Is concerned the exposition has altered as premiums on live stock medals and diplomas only. This Is very unsatisfactory to the stockmen and great pressure has been brought to bear on the executive committee and on members of the Board ot Directors to have cash pre miums offered Instead of medals. The mem bers of the South Omaha Live Stock exchange - change and representatives of the packing houses have taken a hand In the matter and are urging the claims ot the stockmen. In addition to thlo pressure It Is now announced that the people ot Kansas City are making great preparations for a live stock show this ( fall in which $75,000 In cash prizes Is to p bo offered as a tempting bait to' the breeders of fancy stock. Governor Gllck , chairman of the Kansas Exposition commission , and a prominent stock breeder , when he was In Omaha recently urged the exposition man agement to offer cash premiums and pre sented a number ot arguments In favor ot such action. Sonth Dakota' * Exhibit. DEADWOOD , S. D. , May 10. ( Special. ) Governor Lee baa informed the Transmls- slsslppt Exposition committee ot the Hills that an exhibit from the state is now an assured thing. Out of seventy-eight counties , sixty-three have or will make appropria tions for the exhibit from , their general funds of the county through resolutions ot their commissioners. This county appropri ation of money seems strange to Lawrence county people. The commissioners ot this county wore Instructed by the state's attor ney to not make an appropriation because the state law forbids 1C Either the Law rence county state's attorney is mistaken or else the sixty-throe counties have vlo lated the law. A committee has worked hard in Lawrence county and has succeeded 1ft raising $3,000 by private subscriptions , and the same amount has been raised in other Hills counties by the same means. When the next legislature meets it will undoubt edly vote to reimburse the counties by a state tax. This tax will be levied upon the Black Hills taxpayers to pay for the ex hibit from the eastern counties of the state. The plan appears unjust to the Blade Hills people and an attempt will be made to have the Hills counties exempted from the state tax. Ohio Men Hwnmiclm * on Omaha. That the members of the Ohio Exposition commission who visited Omaha last week have not forgotten the promises they made to "boom" the exposition among the people ple of their state is evidenced by the re ports appearing In the Ohio papers In the regions where the several members reside The Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune of the 8th Inst. , contains a report regarding Rep resentative Rankln of South Charleston , In which the commissioner expressed his senti ments as follows : The exposition to be opened In the near $ LAST CHANCE f r /FV" Jj Jt. C-r 5 buy Sterlings for these are no second-grade wheels , but are tho6ame Wheels that sold last year for 8100. If you can't pay for ono now luavo your order and wo will bold ono ( or you. After these are all sold we will only have the 975 Storting. ' 98 PENNANTS t38. 2 The best wheel ever sold ( or less thun S50. 9 Other Nuw Wheels $10.00 to $25.09. OMAHA BICYCLE COMPANY. * Cor. 10th and ChicagoSts. . Ed. T. Hcydcn , Manager. 2 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * + * * * * * * * + * * * future at Oinohn tiM been greatly under * estimated , I wn * surprised at It * magni tude. The oxpoHltlM'Wltl , In my opinion , ccllpso all save the ATfltld' * fair. The work ot the commission hai. . , of course , not yet been completed , and the plans for lh rep resentation of Ohio hMMiot yet formulated. A headquarters fort Ohio's citizens will probably be established. , but no state build- inn will bo erected. Ohio people In plenty have settled In that"MHIon of Ihu country and Interest In our-wnBlblts there Is con siderable. While tlicro.,1 met Buckeye folk In large numbers. That they have not for * gotten their native sfite Is evidenced by the fact that many haw1 banded together and bear the name of the Ohlo club. Let * Anotfcrrii Cnntrnrt. The executive rommtttee | awarded the con tract for the constnic.Ua ? of the band stand ' on the bluff tract to fc'.H. Mahoncy at his bid of $3.728. The b nd stand will be n very handsome and a'rtfttlc structure , whlctt will stand on the edge of the bluff tract directly opposite the viaduct leading ; from the main court to the bluff tract , facing the grand plaza. It will resemble the stage of a theater , with the proscenium arch and wings , but the back ot the stage will be A sounding board which will throw the vol ume of sound toward the plaza instead ot allowing It to bo dissipated over the bluff and river bottom. Nairn of tlie The Transmlsslsstppt Exposition commit tee of the Daughters of the American Revo lution , Mrs. LanK worthy of Seward chair man , will meet Thursday at the Convraerclal club nt 2 p. m. to arrange a joint inhibit of YIO Sons and Daughters ot the American uevolutlon at the exposition. . Late to bed and -early to rise prepares a man for his home in the skies. Earyl to bed and n Little Early lllser , thu pill that makes Ufa longer and better and wiser. SOU HI OMAHA NEWS. The city council at Us meeting last night ook another whirl nt the saloon keepers nd refused to grant any licenses until the quor dealers had withdrawn their pro- esta against the payment ot the $500 occu- tatlon tax. As mentioned In The Bee yes- erday , all of the applicants for liquor 11- cnscs filed with the clerk or treasurer a rlttcn protest ngnlnst the payment of nn ccupntlon tax , alleging that such tax was legal and without warrant ot law. Chalr- lan Kelly of the license committee started lie ball rolling by offering a motion declar- ng it to be the sense of the council to ra- use to Issue liquor licenses to nil persons ntll the protests wora withdrawn and that he chief of police be directed to close the aloons at once. When put to a vote only aree councllmcn declared themselves In uvor ot this motion and It was defeated. Cclly then modlfled the motion so as to How the consideration ot the applications vhen the saloon keepers recalled the re- nonstranccs. In connection with this mcndment , Kelly stated that the council ind In years past been lenient with the sa- eon men and that he considered It an otit- ago that they should seek to tie this money p when the city was BO badly In need of It. Jarrelt thought that 'Bomo ' notice ought to 10 given the liquor- dealers and ho favored postponing action on all the applications until the next meeting. City Attorney lontgomery was asked for an opinion ns to he right of the council to refuse to Issue Icenses , and he declared that the council ould grant or refuse license applications ns t saw fit. FurtherrMr.-Montgomery stated hat every saloon * eep'er In the city was tullty of violating tlior'Slocum law and that ho dealers In wct goods had no right to omplaln about thd1 treatment accorded by he city lawmakers. ' " "Kelly announced that ho would personally file complaints ngalnst all saloon keepers who refused to withdraw heir protests on the grounds that they had violated the Slocum Taw within the last welvo months. After- some more talk of ho same kind the council agreed to meet Thursday night for the1 purpose of consldcr- ng applications. The street nnd alley committee reported n favor of allowing'the ' South Omaha Fuel ompany the privilege of laying a sldo track acrosa Railroad avenue north of L street and the necessary ordinance will be drafted. Jarrett stated the necessity for an addl- lonal fireman and offered a resolution au- horlzlng the employment of another man. The resolution was lost because it was stated that there was no money in the flro fund to pay the help now employed. The finance committee was authorized to negotiate the sale of bonds for the grading of I street east ot Thirteenth street. Kelly secured the passage of a resolution directing the city attorney to draft an or dinance modifying the present milk ordi nance. ' The same action was taken In con nection with the hucksters' license ordi nance. A number ot ordinances relating to he laying of sidewalks were read for the Irst time and went to the judiciary commlt- ee. ee.Special Special ordinances providing for the col- ectlon of a tax for the grading of Twenty- Ifth street from A to I street. Twenty- sixth street from A to F street and I street from Twelfth to Thirteenth street were read and referred. The judiciary committee reported In favor of the ordinance read at a previous meeting granting the Omaha Gas company permis sion to reduce Its maximum price of gas Irom $1.50 to $1.35 per thousand feet. Thirty-one births and fifteen deaths oc curred in the city during April according to .he report of the city clerk. Milk Inspector Carroll reported having examined 127 samples of milk In April and 'ound all but four up to standard. Treasurer Broadwell'a report showed a bnlnnco. of | r > ? ,533 on hnnd nt the clone ot buotnccs April 12. A lengthy report from Expert Reck was rend , showing the receipts nnd disbursements during the last twenty- five months. Itetnonstrnncen ngatnnt the granting of liquor licenses to Gcora Tlcrney , 2512 N street ; Blum A Sautter , 2619 N street ; Schlltx Brewing company , Thirty-first and Q streets , nnd F. H. Krug. S221 Q sticct , were rend and referred to the license com mittee. Street CommUsloncr Rosa was directed to tear up the old sidewalk on the north side of L street from Sharp to Thirty-third street In order that a now walk may bo Inld. Wear wanted Q street from the west end ot the viaduct to Thirty-third street cleaned and the street commissioner was ordered to do the work. Attorney Montgomery was Instructed to notify all the railroads running through licre to provide electric lights at their crossIngs - Ings In compliance with an ordlnancn passed some two months ago. The Klkhorn and Missouri Pacific roads will also bo Instructed to place a watchman at the Boulevard crossing , as the present system of flagging trains Is not satisfactory. It was decided to sit as a board of equali zation on May 23 and 24 to hear protests on special grading and sidewalk taxes. An assistant for the city attorney's office was ordered employed until the end of the present term ot court. An ordinance was ordered drafted calling for the laying of a sidewalk on the north side ot G street be tween Twenty-fifth aud Twenty-sixth streets , At the close of the meeting Wear , ns chairman of the committee on police , an nounced that the police committee would hold a secret session this afternoon la In vestigate the recent jail detUery. Mnj- Auk ( or n ( irniul Jury. Quito a number of the residents hero who arc dissatisfied with the manner In which the affairs of the municipality are conducted nro arranging for the circulation of n petition to the judges of the district court , requesting n call for a grand Jury Investigation. The recent eacapo of three criminals from the city pall , along with the suspicious circumstances which sur round It.has caused n feeling ofdlstrust and a grand Jury Investigation Is consid ered the best way out of the dilemma. In connection with the disappearance of the money belonging to Clayton , Judge llab- cock Insists that he has no key to the locker where the valuables nre kept. Chief Brennan also makes the same statement. This leaves the solo responsibility on Night Jailer Morrison , who , In the absence of superior officers , is responsible for the keeping of prisoners and all property In charge ot the police. Norskog Is still confined at the county Jail aa complaining witness against the escaped confidence men. When he Is released he pioposes making It decidedly Interesting for a number of the city officials hero. Sev eral attorneys have volunteered to take his case and It Is understood that suit for Illegal detention will bo Instituted at once. Vollco Judge Babcock nnd his bondsmen will be sued nnd also the arresting officer nnd his bondsmen. Work on I'otoltlec. Work commenced yes.tcrday on the pro posed federal building at Twenty-fourth and M streets. The sidewalk was torn up and during the afternoon a grading outfit went to work excavating for the foundations of the structure. An office for the superintend ent of construction la being built at the northeast corner of the Bite. In a day or two a high board fence will be constructed nil around the plat In order to give the builders plenty of room In which to work. HnnintonilN ( Jet n St. .Toe Hoime. The Hammond Packing company has pur chased the Moran packing house nt St Joseph , Mo. , and will commence killing hogs'there on'Monday ' , May 16. The capacity of the new house Is 16,000 hoga per week. It is the Intention to erect a beef house there with a killing capacity of 500 or KOO head a day. The cost of the beef house and the alterations In the hog house Is esti mated at $220,000. The plant Is to be oper ated In connection with the ono here. Mnirlc City Go nl | . All of the flro hydrants nro being tested and painted. Bert Hawley is visiting relatives at Perclval , la. Lawrence Hennessy is In jail for disturb ing the peace. Mrs. C. H. Watts will entertain the whist club at her home tonight. J. V. Chlzek and Miss -Stella Alexander will be married Thursday. Frank Chrlstmnnn has 'returned from a trip to the western part of the state. M. Wollsteln was In the city yesterday looking after his property Interests here. Mrs. Herrtman of Buckland , Mo. , is here visiting her daughter , Mrs. C. E. Scarr. Miss Nora Haggerty bos resigned her position on the staff of the Drovers' Journal. Robert Clark of the Armour company re turned last' evening from a business trip to Chicago. Dr. W. H. Slabaugb has taken out a per mit for a $2,500 residence .at Twenty-third , and I streets. The Bellevue ferry Is doing a good busi ness these days carrying stock from Iowa to this market. P. A. Valentine of the Armour company was here yesterday attending a meeting of the stock yards directors. Mrs. Havens was agreeably surprised by a number of her friends Monday night , the occasion being the anniversary of her birth. A smoker at the South Omaha club Is an nounced for Friday evening ot this week , A. M. Kitchen , who has recently returned Us time you knew Drcx L. Shooman was the greatest shoe value' giver la Omaha Take our $2.50 tuu for ladles they're equal to any In style aud fit we've ever sold at tliat price lu either dark or llglrt ahnde or browii flexible soles stock the rirat a nllty oak sole bottoms aud hnvo , the same appear ance of the higher-priced OIM > S they're really higher prliji. shoes , but to hare a good wearing shoo at $2.50 we have concluded to ofTcn.you this grade. I a , Drexel .JShoe Co. . ; . , Omaha's Up-tb-'o'nte Shoe Honne. 1410 FAR AM STREET. { ! ' Jn o 0 It dooau't takojajtelcscope [ to sec the bargnlus lu our carpet stock They are ou very hand In'countless profusion Quality nnd qtmirtlty vie with cavh other In attractiveness aud you will bo html to plciisu Indeed 1C yon don't easily find exactly what yon want from this assortment Our prices on the high qualities wc"sho\v will be found in many instances as low if not lower than many of the so-called great carpet bar gains AVe haven't a carpet that wo can't guarantee. Omaha Car pet Co Oinuhu's Exclusive Carpet House , . 1515 Dodge St " " " " " ' ' ! - . . . J . - - . . . IP . - --1 A WORN-OUT FAD "Spring Medicines"Blood Purl- tiers" and "Tonics" an Old- Fashioned Idea , Pnro blond , strnns nerves nnd muscle ) , illgpHtloii wonderfully bemuse ihef nrtii , hiMlthy Slosh , run only conu from will dliu-nt the food promptly before It ha * wholesome food * well disputed , "lllooil time tn ferment nnd sour , nnd the weak liurltlers" and "norvp tonic" du not reach stomach relieved nnd mmlMtml In this wajr the CIIUHO of llio ml.-u'lih'f. The stomach In loon b ceo me * strong and vigorous attain. the uolnt to bo looked nfter. The mi test Stunrt'a Dysprjulii Tablets arc superior nnd surest way to v\ir any form of In to nny secret imtcnt medicines * because yott digestion ls < to tnkn utter onch menl aomu know what you am taking into your stem * harmless preparation of this kind com- nch. poxeil of vpKPlnble UHMVIICOM liuro pei ln , nch.They nro nold by druggists everywhere Kr > li1 m urn ! und fruit units , oeM by drug * nt 50o prr pai-kngp. Wrlto F. A. Stuart Co. , Klsts under iminiot Htmirt'H DyspeiMln Mnrwlmll , Mich. , for book on stomach dl * Tnblots , and these tablets taken after meals cases , mailed free. .TAMKS III HXS , jx-Colleotor of thu Port of Knn.inn City. Of the men who have occupied positions of public trust In Kansas CltJ' , olthor by Blft of the people or by appointment ; uono has u more enviable reputation for ability , honesty nnd etllcloney than James HuniM , Collector of the 1'ort of Kansas City under Orovur Cleveland. He lived to the letter the maxim , "a public ntllco Is a public trust , " and when hu retired he carried with him the respect of everyone In the community Democrats and HepublicaiiH alike. James Uurns linn used Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets and lie docs not bcsltato to say they hnvo accomplished wonders. "I suffered with dyspepsia for twenty years , " said Mr. Tlurns yesterday. "Never knew what It was to enjoy life In fact living seemed a burden , as It doea to all who suffer severely with dyspepsia. A few months afro I beffan taking Stuart's Tablets. From the llrst I felt relief , nnd now , although I tun still tnklni ? them , 1 feel entirely cured. For the first tlmo In twenty years 1 ran eat anything I want and suffer no 111 effects from It. You can't Imagine the pleasure of tills unlcsu you have been n dys pepsia sufferer. "I never iavo a testimonial for any medicine before , but I feel ns If everybody ought to know of this remedy , and while It Is personally distasteful to mo to appear In print In this connection , I feel as If I bad no rlpht to shirk the opportunity to. perhaps , help some other sufferers from dyspepsia. I have been recommending the Tablets to all my friends. Only recently I took Jnmos II. l.lllls , the father of Father Llllls. down to get some , nnd I understand he also Is being wonderfully bencllttcd. I can't recom mend It too highly. " from n trip through Mexico , will give n talk on his experiences In the tropics. Jim Dulla , II. Chlttcmdon and W. Burling ton Cheek left yesterday for St. Joseph. Mo. , to attend the jubilee. 'Today W. J. C. Kcnyon and Harry Carpenter of the stock yards company will leave for the same place. One Minute Is not long ; yet relief Is ob tained In half that time by the use of Ono Mlnuto Cough Cure. It prevents consump tion and quickly cures colds , croup , bron chitis , pneumonia , la grippe and all throat and lung troubles. WHY THE SERGEANCIES WAIT J.lttlo Family How Ainonir the Police Board BIiiunntcH Hud to lie Adjusted I'lr t. Considerable surprise la expressed in police circles over the failure ot the police board to hand out the two expected ser- geantshlps at the Monday night meeting. It la understood that the places had been allotted to Commissioners Herdmnn and Peabody , who had agreed to name patrol men McQrath and Klewlz , respectively. At the last moment there was a hitch In the program owing to objections from Commis sioner Gregory , and rather than precipi tate a-flght the appointments were held over. It Is now given out that Gregory has been pacified and the deal fixed to carry out the original program nt the next meeting. So unless another cog slips , It will bo Sergeants McGrath and Klewlz within a week. Oet a map of Cuba and get the best and most complete. The Bee's combination map of Cuba , the West Indies and of the world. With a Bee map coupon , on page 2 , 10 cents , at Bee office. Omaha , South Omaha or Council Bluffs. By mall , 14 cents. Address Cuban Map Department. FRISBEE'S J3REAT STOP KntiMnn City llnxp Hall I'lnycr Save * it Woiunii ! lllx ( Illicit , Cool Action. Frlsbee , left Itchier of the Kansan City bast ball club , made' a catch yesterday afternoon which required more skill , hcadwork aud during than he Is ordinarily called upon to exercise. Dr. It , Robinson , of C24 South Twenty- fourth street , accompanied by his wlfo , wns ' driving up Jackson ntreet near Twelfth , when the horse took frfgh't. Ho dashed up Jackson , turned on Twelfth street , throwing Dr. lloblnson to the pavement , fortunately without Injury. Sitting in front of the Mercer hotel wera a number ot men , Including the members of the Kansas City ball team. They saw the maddened horse , with the woman about to leap , and shouted to her to "hold on. " Frls bee was the flrst In action and caught the horse by boldly swinging to his bridle , stop * ping him just before ho reached a telegraph pole , immediately in his path. Beyond a dcmoltuhed wheel and harness no damage was inflicted. I.enllo Gnnrd * ' Drill. A business meeting ot the Leslie Guard * was held in Sanders' hnll , Twenty-fourth and Cumlng streets , last night for the pur pose of electing officers and perfecting other details of the organization. The officer * chosen wore : T. H. Leslie , captain ; VV. A. Kelley , first lieutenant ; William S. Fonder * smith , second lieutenant. The flrst tw named are trained soldiers and had experi ence In the civil war. Mr. Fondersmlth hu received the benefit of five years' drill IB tbo regular army. The company now num bers about seventy men , almoat all under N years of age. Squad drill Is held six nlghta a week and company drill on Monday a&4 Thursday. Today we nre going to nuvke you an other special offering from our Ottum- wa , la. , piano and organ purchase Tula tlmo Its a slightly used Chlclwring In excellent condition fact is we could sell tills instrument for liew but It has been used We bought it a way down In with twenty-eight others , so have put a price of only $215 on it for tomorrow Did yon ever hear of such a prlve being made on a pruc'iicnlly new Chick- erlng ? We ttilnk not Our special terms witli n small cash payment hold good ou this purchase. , A. HOSPE , 1SIC ! Odd M IS'3 ' Douglas Optical wisdom consists In the proper cure of tile eyes Nature always warns you when your eyesight commences 1o fall , by ( lie cyos smarting , running water , or the eyeball throbbing , the lids twitching , etc Bo careful of your eyes- yon will never have another pair unless we furnish you Mccoud sight with u pair of properly adjusted glasses \V havu a way of testing eyes with the newest of Mclcntilh : instruments the Ophtlml- niomuier t lu.it brings out all the little und big defects nnd mibles us to prop erly lit your o't's Wo grind all our own lenses thus assuring accuracy. The Aloe & Penfold Co Leadlnr SHentUU Optlelsmst I'M rar.i , , Strwt. n HI A HA' Vaiw * . U0l L UiUAHA