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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 15, 1898)
TTTE OMAHA BATLT * UTIE ; STrVnAT * . f T.V ART AT THE EXPOSITION [ Building Almost H ady to Hticeivo tha Exhibit ! . DISPLAY PROMISES TO BE OF THE BEST 3lx ITunrfrfHt PJetnrci 3 ? ptireil. of Whl-lt Art * thr IlninllTrork. nt Ampriimn ArtiM.s. Some of * Ihe Installation of tha pictures anil works Jt art wHIch will bo displayed In the Art building at thu exnoMtlon will b well under way with the Dpginnlnir of'hp current week. The beautiful building -all lull haa been erected an ton fiomn of tha best work of American anil fiirplga articta la practically completed ami the corps a ( anilstnnts work- Ini ? under tha Instruction of Art Director Griffiths will take full cflmesalon. All but a very few of the plctw * hav been received anil tha warehouse downtown where they hava been stored Is tcrmmlng with the plethora of wooden cases containing thn pricelusH gcma sent hero for exhibition by thu artlBU or by tha owners. who hav'o kindly loaned their treasures for the en- caalon. There will' bo only about i 00 pictures In Ui entire collection. Director Or tin 111 a anil thu committee of the Western Art a sa- elation having- charge of the art exhibit having proceeded on. thu theory that the available ; snnco should bi * filled. with works of the very highest grade. Hundreds ot pictures wp.ra arallnblo , but from among : th very largo number otTered tha best were golucteil , with the result that the art display of the Tnwamlssisatppl and International Exposition will compare very favorably with any art exhibit Uiat has over been held In this country. DlNitlnjr lir Amerleini ArtiNtit. A. feat urn of the art display will bo the work of American artlsta. Special attention haa been devoted , to making the exhibition largely American , and when the pictures arc all In place the names of the artista will appeal strongly to the patriotism of visitor ! . Among UioHe whose pictures will be In thu collection la William Howe of Philadelphia. an artist whoso standing In Europe hi sucn that hlH pictures are admitted to the far * famed salons of Paris without being first passed on by a Jury. He. may be called thu Rosa Bonheur of America , his work being cnntiiu'il to painting animals. Ho will ex- hlbit two cittlti pieces. William T , Richards of Now York haa achieved fame as a pnlntor of marine scenes and he will exhibit two marines of morn than usual excellence. Alice P. Barney , a , society woman of Washington , Eh C. . who paints because aim loves thu art , haa yielded to many requests and will exhibit a work she calls. "In Mr Looking Glass. " John Alexander of Plttaburg , an American artiHt who ha * received more mudala than he knows what to do with , will have a piecu entitled "A. Yellow Girl , " a very strik ing portrait of a beautiful young girl In a brilliant yellow gown. Georpe Whnrton Edwards , another painter of marines , will contribute a "Fog Bell on Uio Malnu Coast , " a very strong piece of work. Paul de Snr of IndlanapollB , a young American who studied In Paris , where he acquire' ! a great reputation , and whose sec- ouil pluturo shown In thu salon was pur- chasiMl by the French government. In one of thu very few artists who will have more than two pictures in tincollection. . One of these la a very strong picture entitled , "Thu Departure of the Fishermen. " Thu scene is laid on the French conat , showing the boats In waiting ; and a group of men and women In the bnclisround performing a simple re- llKluua ceremony Invoking thn Dlvlno bluss- Ing upon thu departing flshunnen. In the foreground are two children and thu breadth ot feeling displayed In the treatment of these two tlgures would assure the lasting reputation of thu artlat If hu never painted anything else , Ifuinly wttlx the DriiMlu. Kunyon Cox ot New York , an artist whoso work is gaining fnr him a wide reputation both at homo and abroad , contributes an. allegorical painting ot exceptional beauty and excellence entitled "Scienca Instructing- Industry" and a portrait ot Sirs. Cox. William IT. Haberlu of New Haveu la ono ot those care-talcing Individuals who paint. Jj bHa | and newspaper cllpplnga so true to lift ! that ppoplo Inaiut an trying to pick them from the canvaa A. number of his paintings of money have been confiscated by the Rovornment because they wera coun- terfelt. Ho haa agreed to send a plcturo hu calls "A Bachelor's Drawer. " It haa not arrived , but will undoubtedly be found to be a freak of fancy. Charles Crafty of Philadelphia contributes an original plaster model which haa at- traded great attuntlon wherever It ban been axhlbited. and received honorable mention at Paris. It la a. ttguro ot a young girl , perfectly nudi\ standing on thu sua beach. With ana bond she holda to her ear a spa flhell anil thu wholu puae ot the flguro , tha closed eyes , the evident concentration of Uui wlmlu thought on th news being whla- pcred by thu shell , all tell a story of youthful - ful tilth In thu message from the sea. The Hat of meritorious works of art might thus b - continued almost Indennltcly , . bur thu assurance la doubly certain that the visitor to thu art exhibit ot thu exposition will be fully repaid for the hours which will bu spent In thu study of thu many beau- Uful things there displayed. GIVES THIS BIGHT T > HAYLISS. Jmltff Fnwi-ett Deolile t ! Mi Pluturx CiinuHMMlon Suit. Judgn Fawcett will allow H. Roltalro to exhibit angels. Egyptian pyramids and all hinds ot stationary pictures at the oxposi- tion. but hu will not permit him to Infringe upon thu concession of E. 1C. Bayllss and put on movable pictures. Thera was trouble between two conceasion- alres , Roltatre and Bayllas. They took their troubles Into court , where the latter named concessionaire won. Roltalre secured a con- casaiun to rt > ct a pyramid four stories In height. In which hn was to have a repre- sentatiou at his conception of heaven and hell. Hu was to hava a heavenly care. where meals weru to bu served by waitresses clothuil In neecy apparel and supplied with wings. Those ftunules were to Uaat around among thu clouda. and then they were to havoc ayer thu tables , nnally alighting- amongtha suests , s nrtuff them , ordinary homo cooked dishes. Later on Mr Roltalre concluded that hla heavenly cafu would not provw a winning cant and bu concluded to put on movable pictures In Ita stead. Just prior to this Bayliss appeared bufora thu exposition management and secured a conresaion tn exhibit movable pictures , In- eluding thu harbor ot Havana , the dujtruc- tlon of thu Unjted States battleship Mainu. together with thu scenes Immeillately pro- ceedlug and thoxu Immediately tallowing. To thin Bayllsa protested and thus thu matter - ter got Into thu courta , whuru hu contended that Roltalra was Infringing , or waa about to Iiifrmgt ; , upon thu rights erauteil him nndur his contract with thu exposition. On thext paints raised the court heard teati- muay and then handed down aa opinion. ig far Dayllsn and against Rultaire. r Plt-turvM ou thB Xldirar. Acconllng to thu codu of ethics governing exposltioas na Midway would be complute without an exhibition ot living picture * , and thu lllrtrnir'of Ulu-Tnuiiunisalaiilppl Expasl- xion la to be no exception to Um rule. A butldlnir naa been commenced on the West Sldway ByDunnavant & Thompson , which will aheJUr. aa exbinltlan at living pictures UiiJer tli'u pMiulanym at "Vlaiaas at Art. ? huUillnn. Usslt will ( MI a lovelty on thn nruliir ordpr , Tb front will prwent tint app aranca of a hugs dragon with , wldn opnn moiitU through which entrancn trill b hod to tha Interior. Spn-ndlnn wtnga back ot tao heail wilt maasura slxty-flvn feet from Up to Up and tha glittering ey will b nails of flre which will roll and change Una in a most realistic way. CITOE3E K.T1HHIT TO BB MADE. Wnnqr Alojr > nrr < a C < * n < lom ana . The dimculUes which have surrounded the Chinese comaiiBBlcneranlp of the intpo- sltlon hnvo at lost bi > n adjusted , and Wong- Chin Fee has dropped out of sight ami the mnntlu falls upon 31ng Nam from New ! i York- Sing haa organized a company ot I which he ia thu president and a number of his fblluw countrymen , arn said tn be stack- ' holder * . This company has assumed the rights and privileges forfeited by Fee and energetic preparations have been com menced to make up for tan tlmo lost In waiting for Foo's option to expire. Acconllng to the terms of the contract be- twpen Fee and. the tixponltlon ho woa given until April 30 to commence construction ot hla building and complete the flnal arrangej mcnta for making hla exhibit. A3 soon aa hla time expired , without any action on hla I part tn comply with his contract. It waa du- clnrerf forfeited and negotiations were > . opened with the parties who have now auc- j I cecded him. j 1 The Sing Jfaai company has entered Into j a contract with Leo Bonet to construct a l building on Uie bluff tract In which the , Chinese uxhlblt will be mudu. Thu building will be pushed with all possible speed and will be completed within fifteen days. The gomla and merchandise purchased In China j by thn agentn at Foa will ar- I riva shortly and It la expected that the Chinese exhibit will be entirely reaily when the exposition opens. Thirty ppoplu attached to the exhibit have been In thn city for somp time , and thu balance of the large company at artisans , mechanics , artista , etc. , are on the way. The management of thu exhibit will tx In thu hands of Wong Aloy , an enterprising descendant of Confuclua , who promises that it will excel anything that baa hitherto bt-en attempted In thin direction. Acconllng to Wong AJoy. the enterprise ot which he ia the manager In backed by a number of Chlncsu merchants of wealth who Intend to take advantage of the opportunity thus of fered to Introduce into this country several lines of manufactured products which have never bpen handled herp. These goods will be manufactured on the exposition grounds by skilled workmen , and will Include all lines of commodities , a specialty being made of numerous varieties of food In the prepara tion of which thn Chinese claim to excel. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MATTEHS. Ri > inliltlnii on Piixtninxtcr Martin fur ExiMiHltlitn liiMtii ; f 3tuntpN. At the meeting of the exposition executive committee yesterday afternoon the spcrp- tary was instructed to make a requisition on PoHtmnster itartin for $1,000 worth of exposition postage stampa. to be delivered aa soon aa thu stamps arrive In Omaha. The Buildings and Grounds department waa authorized to paint the Administration Arch with a- coat of while paint , E. D. Alien was awarded the contract for decorating thu Interior of the exhibition bulletin g-J with flags and bunting. R. C. Strehlow was awarded thu contract for constructing three" fountains between thu Art building and the Liberal Arts buildIngs - Ings , the price being J373. Aaa Philpot waa awanled the contract for constructing the cases In the Apiary build ing , thu price being $1,177. Thu Transportation department reported that It had been negotiating with thu local agpnfe of express companies with a view of having them deliver express matter direct tn consignees on the grounds , but had been notiiled that thla matter had been entrusted to thu American District Telegraph com pany. This waa agreed to br thu com mittee. with the proviso that the express companies establish an office on the grounds for thu receipt of express business and the Issuance of money orders. B.OID COME * TO OMAHA. VUlturn 'Will Llnten tn ltd Fine .Mnaio. . WASHINGTON , Hay 14. ( Special Tele gram. ) Secretary Long today Informed Sen ator Thurston that ; owing to the national character of the Transinlsslsslppt Exposi tion , the president bad decided to allow the marina band to leave Washington far two weeka. Postmaster General Smith today Issued thu following order relative to thu estab lishment ot a postofflca on thu exposition , grounds : "Establish on Juno 1 , 1SOS , a full carrier station ot the postofflce at Omaha. Neb. , with , facilities for transaction ot money or der and registry business , sale of postal supplies and receipt and dispatch of malls , to be known aa 'Exposition Station' and to be located on the grounds of the 'Trans- niisslsstppi Exposition , ' to continue during the exposition. " On June 1 the substation of DPS Molnes. la. , to be known aa No. D ( North. D s Koines ) , will be established * with facilities to transact a general poatotilce business. Exhibit , fnitu 'Ve - Mexico. J. J. Leeson , general manager of the ex hibit to bo made by New ilexico , la travelIng - Ing about over that statu collecting to gether thu materials which are to consti tute thu exhibit. Hu reports that hn has secured material which will make the New Mexico exhibit thu best an tha graunda. Among thu things which ho boa collected and prepared far exhibit are 118 varieties of wheat raised In thu state and a carload ot grapes. The latter will bn put up In small baskets and distributed among thn visitors to give them a taste of life In New Mexico. The mineral display will bn unusually largo and will Include magnilicent specimens from , the many rich districts In thn territory. Nat thn least important feature ot the ex hibit will be a collection of relics of prehis toric times , including mummies. Idols , pot- tnry , etc. , found In the territory and tha bull from an old mission near Socorro. FVtini the Hawaiian Inland * . R. W Shinglu. a nuwspopcr man of Hon olulu , Hawaiian commissioner to the exposi tion , has notified the Department of Ex- hibita that hu will sail from thu Island capi tal on the steamer Australia , leaving Honolulu lulu May 17 , with a full collection of ex hibits of the products of thu Island. Thu Hawaiian exhibit will occupy. .XOflO square feet ot apace In thu main building of thu exposition and will Includu a complete Una oC thu products of the Island. A feature will bo made of the agricultural products of thu Islands , Including sugar In all stages at manufacture , rice , all kinds of vegetables , the taro root and various other products for which thu island la famous. Mr. Shinglu writes that ho will arriva In Omaha about ; May 211 and promises that nfs exhibit will be-an exceptionally nnn one. EMuunttonal Convt-ntlim. The aucutd official circular ot tha Trans- mlsalaslppl Educational convention haa been Issued and la nowbeing thoroughly scat tered over thu transmlsBlsaippl territory. It la a four-page pamphlet , which contains all thu Information la regard tn th enUrpriso brought down to data. Tha flrat page con tains the personnel of the arsanizatlon. thu pconii anil tbinf ara devoted to Uw program at tha various denarnnenta anil tint last page refers to tha varJaua advantage * for too ram fort and eaUrrtaingumt oC vial to ra. Including tan ozooaltion. railway sett hotel rauu , halla and funeral'entertainment. . CERALiiM FORCES A STRIKE Hia Conduct Games Tnrahlo Amongtha Exposition Carpenters. GREAT f AM BULLDOZING WS WORKMEN Start * ti CarTT" nvt HI Often Ex-1 prv < iMf > il Dctermlnntlon to "Hunt" tin ? Cnliin mini the ErpniMHtl Wulknnt Fiilluiri. Dion Gemldlne has finally farced a strike among thu carpenters at thu exposition grounds. How far it will extend cannot be i 1 stated at this time. Indications arc , however - j ! ever , that It may became serious unless , i the exposition management takes a hand j j | and brings about an adjustment of the dlt- 1 ' flrultlea. | I At 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon a walkout , . ' ( ' waa Instituted by order of the Building- ' Trades union on account of thu employment , of scab labor. The trouble has been brewIng - j Ing tor some tlmo and waa not entirely unexpected by the union men. Geraldlnu has been doing contract work for different concessionaires , hla present work being on the Japanese tea garden and Streets ot Cairo , where thu striku was pre cipitated. When ho was awanled the contracts rep resentatives ot thu Building Trades union waited upon him In regard to his attitude j toward the Union and the employing of i union men. He waa known to be .intnco- j nlstic to the union , and had at different I timea made thu boast that hu had "busted" j the union In Chicago , and would do the I I soma thing In Omaha before hu was I through. During the course of conversation with the tradu'3 representatives he gave them to understand that If he was let alonu and. allowed to have his own way the union would receive fair treatment Thu conver sation ended with this oaaurancn. but Geral- dlne broke hla promisa from thu very be ginning. Let * Ont Union Men. After hla work had progressed for a time hu dismissed his union foreman and hired a nonunion man , which waa something very hnrtl for thu union carpenters to swallow. Thla waa followed by the dismissal of a number of union men and the filling of their places with nonunion , which precipi tated the trouble yesterday. Before the call waa Issued for the strike , Geraldlnu waa waited upon , but denounced thu union In strong language , and said that he would "bust" It all right yet. Not being able to secure even a satisfactory hearing - | ing , the union men were at once notified to quit work. The order affects every member of thn Building Trades union employed on j I the exposition grounds. The carpenters engaged - ( j gaged on the band stand under Contractor j j Mahoney refused to quit at the call , and their job waa forthwith dubbed "scab. " I There was some talk among the strikers of j I forcing tha men to quit and In anticipation of trouble , the police were telephoned for. The men were not molested and they kept on with their work as though -nothing had happened. It is snld that charges will bu Instituted at a called meeting against these men who refused to go out on thn call. By this strike nearly 300 carpenters ar affected and unless tin matter Is settled by Monday even' union laborer on thu grounds of every trade will be called out , which will suspend work temporarily altogether. Hn ! iy Tries a Dlnlf. Busby , Geraldlne's foreman , declared that ho would "fix" any union man who opened hla mouth to htm. Directly after thn union men walked out and by apparently precon certed action the workmen on adjacent buildings to the number of at least 10U laid down their tools and walked over tolivra Mr. Busby stood. He endeavored to overawe them by placing hla hand on his hip puLjtct as If to draw a revolver. Thu workuiun sur rounded him. seized him. threw him down and In rather a good natured majrur searched him to see It ho had a gun. Ha was not Injured , but given sufficient humil iation. W. H. Bell , a local labor leader , was asked as to the probable results and thu attitude ot organized labor In thu mat ter. "The whole trouble lies with Ger aldlnu. " said he. "He haa boasted from its inception ot the work that ho would bust up' the unions- Attar bin expoaure br Thw Bee and bis deposition hu pro'il thu truth of thu charges the labor unions and The Bee madu against him by immediately ta- sumiug personal charge at various ' -011- tracts In which it had been aJeerteil he was Interested. Hu first employed union labor because it stood him in band to da so ; now that the end la approaching Ilia animosity U asserting Itself. He put on a lot of senna and when the union leaders -i-n-e-i > ipou him told them well , you can Imagine. This Is the first trouble that haa occurred thiTfc. It rnuat be settled properly or tha exposition will be set back thirty dayi. There la no occasion for troublu ; the laboring in el bavu been well treated except in tiiM slng'-i ' di stance. Hu may be able to gat scalu , but we'll walk them off as fast as we can with out breaking the law. " Convert rtt the Criiaiiil.t. The Seventh Ward band will given an open air concert , on the exposition grounds this afternoon at 3 o'clock In front of thu Manu factures building in the muln court. Thu program follows Jtarch Semper Fldeles . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selection Opera Aux Enters r. . . . . . . Piece Characteristic Village Bella. . . . . . . March Stun and Stripe * forever. . . . . . Thn Mill in the Forest ( an IdylK . . Medley Selection Southern Plantation Songs _ , . . . . . . , . . . . Overture Bohemian Girl. Two Step Cniile Remus ( colored ) . . . America . Culitrailii CiiuiuilMnliiuem Comlnir. President Bishop of the Colorado exposi tion commission. Colonel Goodell and Mining CammissluniT Lee will mao- ! Hying trip to Omaha tomorrow to clone up all aiTansu- menta regarding the space 10 bo occuplud by Colorado In the main builitl".j3 ami will return homo tomorrow evf"ilnii. Onttwe Siinilnv Oiteiiinir. The Methodist Preachers' union of Omaha presented , on Kr'day. ' to the secretary of tha Tranamlssissippl Exposition petitions in op position to opening tha gates on Sunday with more than 15.000 namea attached. Tliia estimate Is but a share of thu number that ( a forthcoming and that In dim Uniu will j , ' be presented. I Fren ! i Hl.itorr Department. j 1 : The French history deportment of thu ' Woman s club held its closing meeting for ' the year last Wednesday at thu residence or i the leader , Mrs. Z. T Lindsey. The literary - I I ary exercises consisted of papers as folluna : ' "Absolutism in Franca , " Misa Redflelrt. The Galilean Church , " Miss MacDonuld , "French Literature In thn Time of Louis XIV , " Mrs. Hamilton. "The French Power In America , " Mrs. Ahiu ; "Richelieu and Ma- zarin. " Mrs. Hewitt At 3.20 tea waa served from a table decorated with a largo bowl ot Murcchal Neil and Neater roses , thu gift ot the dosH to Mrs. Lindsay. The work of thu ' next year will be continued under thu samu leadership and Mr.3. J. rt' Hamilton will ' servo as thu secretary and treasurer of the department > ( fur Dl-rorce. Emma Boakalm haa asked thu courta to grant her a decree ot divorce from her hus band , CJaua Buahalm. She allexea that be boa been untrue to his marriage vo s. Aslilu tram the decree aha aska for alimony at the rate of JTO per month and 1200 with which to pay bar attorney. Joseph A. Berger haa sued his wife Mary for a sepvratlaa. For a cause of action be says that at tha time when he married ! i her she had another husband living , one j from whom aha waa not divorced , and that t i the la addicted to thu use at liquor. [ [ ASK MONEY Fjpft AN EX H HIT Donulnn Conntr . PrntwiM > t nt tlif > At the mt > tlnjc of fhs Bonn ! ot County Commlnfllonitra otllrera ' of thn Dnuglaa County Agricultural , amQcty appears ! and asked for an appropriation ot j .iUO to b applied In asjOatlng , uit | holding an agricul tural fair In thla county thla fall. Rep resentatives of the association cnnsiitnrpd u advisable to exhibit agricultural products en the exposition grnunits. . Chairman. Kleratcud ) , Informrd tha mem bers at the delegation ! tliat In hta judgment thia could nut bn done -aa the exposition waa not intended to b ' a product , county or state fair , but a great ? International affair. The merabera of tiln"'soclety were requested - quested to secure the consent of the expoxt- tltm odlcials to make the exhibit and wcra told that If thla consent waa secured ths matter of appropriating $ " ,500 would br taken under consideration by the the com- mlaalonera. Otflopra of thu Western Electrical , com pany .iskpd for A share ot the county's PPC- trical work. They snld that In tha past they had been Ignored when It waa necessary to perform such work about thu county build ings. The matter waa referred. Resolutions from the wheelmen of Omaha were presented thanking the aiiumiadlonon for what they had done In connection with thn Florence boulevard. Van Court & Wlnn altered to repair thu macadam roads at 15 cnnta pero square yard. spreading gravel over the wearing surface. County Attorney Batdrigo asl.pd fur the appointment of .1 deputy to serve during thu exposition , thu man to Jo Tori ; at the police station. Thn retiucst.iTgrautud. ! . W. S. Askwlth was authorized to attend the National Association of niaritipi , wblch meets in New York May 18-23. He was al lowed J30 for expenses. By resolution It was' decided to hold the Board at Equalization meetings , beginning Tuesday , June 14 , and continuing from day to day until June 24. Arthur Puluski asked to be appointed cap tain at thu exposition guarda. Mrs. Jessie Walker asked far any position which the county might havu to offer and Dpnnies Purcell applied for thu position of guard to look after the Dnuglus county exhibit ; All of thu applications were referred to the "spe " cial committee. . . AT THE HOTELS. i E. S. Lewis ot Elba. Neb. , wbo has been In Omaha during the lost week , says that onu of the reasons for the decline lu thu price ot corn is the greatly Increased amount of thu corn crop of the southern states , Mr. Lewla haa traveled through thu Caro- Unas and Virginia particularly within the Inat tew years , and he saya that northern people are making a complete change In thu crop raised there. In antebellum days ppanuta and cotton werp all that was raised , j and for years the descendants of the old , slaveholders thought that their ancestors had raibed cotton and" 'that was what they I ought to raise. Corn and pork were shipped from tile north very extensively , and the ' farmers kept on raising cotton regardless of the price. Ot late years thu conditions i have been changed. Much corn la produced and enough pork isj'raiijed to meet the du- mnnd for It Near thu.coast In thu Caro- ' Hnoa and Virginia Mr , Xewls says one can ride for hours through continuous cornfields and Imagine that il fs Nebraska or Iowa , j The increased production of corn and thn ' excellent price of wbeal will. In Mr. Lewis' opinion , make a great difference In thu aero- i ago of corn In Nebraska , this year. Hn says that he believes there in mure wheat planted In the state than evar. .before , and that the | season sa far haa , l > ixm' all , that , could be I wished for a large production ot wheat ; thu ' , rains have comu at regular intervals and thn late spring has kept small grain back i and will Insure a good root before the grain 1 ' begiua to grow malic. . | A. Yespersen and G. M. Saloinonsen of | Copenhagen , Denmark , are In Omaha , on I their way back to Denmark from a visit to , Slam , New Zealnnd , Australia and ths Sand- I i wlcli Islands. They will spend two days I In looking thu exposition over , and will then j leavu for Nuw York. Mr , Ycspersen says , that their trip across the Pacific was an I uneventful oils , but that thu crow and passengers were In constant fear lest a i Spanish man-of-war might stop them. Two i rather unusual looking craft wera sighted | I at one time during the voyage , but thuy I | did not provn to be a part ot the Spanish Hunt. Having visited Spain. Mr. Yespersen knows the Spaniards thoroughly , and he says that anyone who has a knowledgn ot Spanish cruelty and oppression must sym pathize with the United States in the pres ent struggle Personal P. E. Her la back from Chicago. W. A. Paxton baa returned from Chicago. ! E. Cusin of Cleveland , O. , la a gueat at j thu Barker. j I Charles H. Plckens. returned Friday from i Salt Lake City. R. H. Hamilton , a lawyer of Kansas City , Is in the city on legal business. Charles Weilbronner and wife at thn Buttu ( Mont ) World are In the city. Dr. I. S. Gararon and wifd ot Chicago , while visiting the Exposition city , are stop ping at thu Barker. Rev. D. D. Proper , synodical missionary ot thu Baptist church in Colorado , la visitIng - i Ing relatives In the city ou his way to New York. Mrs. Robert Russell and Mr. and Mrs. Patrick McGraw hava reuirnud from Chi- | caga , where they went to attend thu funeral of Robert Russell. R. E. WIIcox of this city , a prominent mumber nf thu Omaha Guards , came up from , Lincoln an Friday night to visit his wife I I and parents before the departure of his company. A. A. Taylor , Denver. Colo.r Charlea R. Truax , Atlantic , Ia. . . William M. Gentry. Quiucy , 111. . D. N. Carlton. Detroit Mich. . A. A. Rudd. Kansas City , Mo. , and J. H. , Beebe. Denver , are commercial men spend i ing Sunday at the Barker. Secretary John Laughland of the Asso ciated Charities and County Agent Askwlth left lust night for .Nujtv York , where they j will attend a meeUJ3jjof the Mttional As ' sociation of Charities and Corrections. Ruv. and Mrs. A. W Clott tjpit on Friday far the same destination. Nebraakana at hotels , E- - VKrojy , Wy- oinlng ; William MeCiushey , W. N. Caaael. Nebraska City ; C. H. 'Walker , Bunkelman , A. J. Winston. Columbus ; Charles A. Put nam , Gibbon. A. El Upton. Olln Rodgera , Lincoln. A. G. Kurur. ' C. M. Rlgg ; H. C. Welch , Beatrice : D. ' Ji-Brodza. West Point ; R , E. Berlin , Fremont tt'e * the ? > dtrli r The order for a campromlHe between the Barber Asphalt company and the city of Omaha waa signed by Judge Munger yester day afternoon on a oasis oC $60.000. The claims of thu asphalt : company as originally filed amounted to JT4.000. Thia amount was held by the city to be in excess of reason and the matter bid fair to furnish a long and bitter lejal fight The order of Judge Mungcr removes all such contingencies and virtually stands as a judgment against the city Thu settlement la regarded aa satis factory both by the paying- company and the attorneys for the city Llut-nxoa. Marriage licenses were granted yesterday to the following persona ; Namu and Address. Age. Axel E. Olson , Omaha.- . . . 27 Mnna L Johnson , Omaha. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Jost-ph Fuxa , Omaha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Mora Zalasditlr Omaha. . . . 0. L , Caaiday. Omaha. 27 Mlunlu E. Ford , Omaha. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . aa I SOU B9K9aSBHHBB m OMAHA BaHS9 NEWS. I YesUnUy Dr McCrann received a letter from Slgmund Lan/lsbrrg , who wont to Ber lin. Germany , from hum a year or sa ago to complete his musical education. Mr Landshttr ? writes that the German papers , big and tittle , abuau the Americana fur at tacking the "Innocent" Spaniards. Ha says hu la having a bar ] tlmu trying to explain the position at tha United States In Una matter. Enclngpd In thn letter was a postal card which Mr. Landabrrg had intended sending Dr. McCrann. but thn German pos tal authorities refused to transmit It through the malls. Thu card In embellished with thu coat ot arms ot thu United States. On thu right of thla design la on American Hag and on thu lutt thu music and wonla of "Thu Star Spangled Banner , " It was Mr. L.mdsberg'1 Intention to return tn Omaha thla spring , , but hu has an engagu- mt'iit at onu of thu prominent theaters and will postpone his return for a few months. Flicnrlnir ' " > it lleiil E/itnti * Di-nl. A big real estate ileal Is about to be con summated by J. J. Wear , thu agent for the Corrigan estatu property in the Third ward. Two hundred lots In this addition are to be sold to a local company and at least 100 cottages will be erected on the property during thp summer. The land to be sold to this company lies west of Thirty-sixth street and south of Q street. On account of thu scarcity of residences hern the In vestment is considered a good one. The proposed cottages will be within easy walk ing distance from any of the packing houses and will , It la understood , rent for a rcaannablu amount. A plat of thu ground Is now being madu by thu city engineer and It Is expected that the dral will be closed this week. Small Ifitiiip * In Dcitimtil. The question of suitable homes is a seri ous onn hero at tha present time , as real estate agents report that there la not .1 va cant bouse In the city. The opening of thn Armour works next month will give employ ment to at least 1,000 men and as nearly all of the boarding huiuies are now nllnd the demand for small houses will bn far in ex cess of the supply It was thought that aa soon as thu pricn of brick took a tumble building would berornu brisk. Whllu quitu a number of houses are now being erecteil thu number will not be sufficient to ac- commodatu the people who will cuinn herewith with Uii ! expectation of obtaining employ ment. Spectacles , eyeglasses , at Godfrey's. Ina. gasoline ? stoves. 50 styles. The Racket. Wdllsteln & fo.'o " 310" whisky la the bent. John F Sohultz has gone to Washington county to visit friends. Special aaln on We jhlrts. Neb. Clothing and Shoe HBIISP. 2ith ! and N. A pet dog belonging to J. R. Harvey was ; killed by a street car Friday. j ' Services will be held at the Maxwell mis sion at C o'clock thla afternoon. Bargains In furniture , carpets ami crocl- ery at Sloano & Co.'a. 2jth and N streets. ! ' There la a case of diphtheria In thu In- gram family. Twenty-second and M streets. I ' Special Diilbrlggan underwear values. Ne- braaka Shoe and Clothing House , 25th and N. A son has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kreitzer , Twenty-third and H streets. A daughter has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Amos Noer , Twenty-fifth and Monroe streets. Rev. Crnmblut will preach at the Christian - tian church this morning on "The Modern Church. " Horace BroKa. for some time connected with the G. H. Brewer company , has moved to Grand Islnnd. Mrs. 3. W. Francis , who has hfcu seriously 111 for some time , la reported con siderably improved. It la reported that a crusadti ou tile slot machines Is about to be started and that they will have tn go. W. R. Thurber of Ong. the president ot thu Nebraska Slock Shippers' association , spent yesterday In the city. An illustrated lecture on Cuba and tha Philippine ; Islands will be given at the First Methodist Episcopal church Monday even- 'PIT- ' 'PITThe The city council was to have met last night ; but an accouut of thn lack ot a quorum - rum the meeting went over until tomorrow night Herman H. Wefel. jr. , vice president of thu American Fire Engine rompany. Seneca Falls. N. Y" , la In the city looking after business matters. This morning at 11 o'clock Ravi Mn Wheeler will prench at thu First Presby terian church on "Tho White Sldo of Life In South Omaha. " Today Is the anniversary of the organiza tion of the Epworth league and special serv ices will be held by the league at the Meth odist Episcopal church. A. J. Caughey. one of thn market editors of the Stockman , slipped onthe slduwalk yesterday and broke several of the small bones in his left wrist. The young people of the Christian church will give a "military" social at thu resl- dence of their pastor , 1210 North Twenty- flfth street ; next Tuesday evening. Last weeks' hog receipts numbered 42.2IH head , an Increase of 1,300 over thu preced ing week and of 12.200 as compared with thu corresponding week of a year ago. Rev. J" A. Johnron , pastor ot tha First Methodist Episcopal church , will speak at thu Young Men's Christian association thtu afternoon on "Onu of thu Great Evils of I South Omaha. " Thursday afternoon of thla week the Ladies' Aid society of the First Methodist church will give a social and tea at the home of Mrs. W. A. McCoIllster , Eighteenth street and Missouri avenue. Sheep receipts an > Increasing right along. Last week 34 , IC3 sheep wore received , an Increase of S.OHO over the preceding week and daubln the number receivp-1 during thu corresponding week of 1337. James V Chlzsk and Miss Stella Alex ander were married Thursday evening by Rev. Howard Cramblet at thu home ot the bride's parents In the Third ward. Mr. and Mrs. Chizek have gone to Iowa to visit rela tives. SU Martin's Episcopal church. Twenty- fourth and J streets , will be reopened for service thla morning. Rev. Irving Johnson will preach on "The Ministry ot thu Holy Spirit. " There will be no evening service , ' but Instead tliu class for confirmation will ' be prebented at Trinity cathedral , Omaha. The first ot a series of smokers waa glvpn by the South Omaha club Friday evening. A. M. Kitchen of New York waa the guest of the club and delivered an Interesting ad dress on Cuba and Old Mexico. At the con clusion of Mr. .Kltchen'a remarks supper was served and then JL number of the mem bers delivered themaelvea at Impromptu speeches. Next Tuesday evening there will be a musical and literary entertainment at th First Baptist church. Twenty-fifth and H streets , under the direct aupervlslon of Francis J. Potter of Omaha. The program follows Alpha march. Golden Rod Mando lin orchVstra , recitation. "Chariot Race , " Mrs. Dorwanl. Omqha mandolin solo , Fran cis J. Patter- vocal solo , "Little Bay Blue. " Miss JesHiu Carpenterrecitation. . "Wldder Jonalng , " Mrs. Dnrward mandolin quar tette. Misses Lowe and Mr. Potter : vocal solo , Miss Jessie Carpenter ; selection. Golden Rod Mandolin club. Intliutrit by FV -rul Critml Jury. Thu United States grand jury returned thu following Indictments yesterday afternoon ami adjourned until Monday Charles Hau- fler. counterfeiting , two counts , James O'Brien. William Redman , and James PenI , breaking Into tha paatofflce at Rising City , Neb. , and stealing stamps ; Richard East wood. , forgery and misappropriation of post- offlca order ; Fritz Gouger , counterfeiting , and Moses Galdenberf. counterfeiting. A WORN-OUT FAD "Spring iMedicines , " ' 'Blood Purl fiers" and "Tonics" an Old- Fashiotied Idea , "Puro blood , strong- nerves ind muaelpi. flrtn. healthy tlesU. can -mly come from wholesome food well digested. 'Blond attrltlen" nml "nervn tnnic ' do not n-urli thn cause of tlu mlwhlpf. The stomach In thn nolut to bu looked after Thu safest and .surest , way to cure any form of In dignation la to taku otter each meal snmu harmlesH preparation of thla kind com posed of veiTPtnbln essences pure pcnxlu. gulden * eal unit fruit sulta. sold by drug- BlHta under name of Stuart' ! * Dyspepsia Tablets , and these tablets taken after meala aislst digestion wonderfully hpcauao thry will digest thu food promptly before It hn tlmo to ferment anil sour , .mil the weale stomach rnllnvpil and aanlHted 111 titla way 401111 foecnme.s strong and vlgoroua nimln. Stuart's Dyspep iii Tablets am superior to , uiy secret pntent medicines * bncauan yon know what you aru taking Into your stem ach. ach.They are sold by dntguintH everywhere at SPc per pnckagc. Wrttn F. A. atuiirt Co. . Marshall. Midi. , frr book on atumucll dht > easc.s. mailed tree. JVMES IUII\ ! . Ex-Collector of the Port of KantMut City- . Of the men who have occupied pOHltioii s nf public trust in Kansas City , either by gift of the people or b ' appointment nonu ha.s i more imviuble reputation for ability , honesty and efflcienrv tnun Jumes Burns , Collector of thu Port of K.uuias City under Graver Cleveland. He lived to the letter the maxim. " 1 public olllce ia u public trilHt , " and -when he retired he carried with him thu respect of everyone In the community Democrats and Republicans alike. James Burns bus used Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets and ho does not huslt.ttu to say they have accomplished wonders. "I suffered with dyspepsia fur twenty yenrs. " said Mr Burns yesterday. "Novnr knew whut It wan to enjoj' Ilfo In fuel Mvlnir seemed a bunion , aa it dues to all wild suffer severely with dyspepsia. A. few mnn ths a n I began taking Slliurfa Tablet * . From thu lirst 1 felt relief , and now. nltboii sh T am still Lilting them , I feel entirely cured. For thu first time in twenty years I can eat anything I winl and aulTer no ill efferta frnm It. You can't Imagine thn pleasure ot this unlesH ynu havu been a ily - pepsla sufferer "I never finve a , testimonial for any medicine before , but I feel as Ifwvnrybody ougflt to know of this * remedy and while it is persr nally illHtnatuful to me to appear in print In this connection. I fe I aa If I had no r ! silt to shirk the opportunity to. perhaps , help - < emu other sufferers frnin dyspep.sta. I have been recommemiinir the Taliluta to all my friendH. Only recently I took Jnmes H. Llllls. the father of Father LIllls , down tn gut some , and I understand hu also In being wonderfully benpfitted. I can't recom mend it too highly. " THE cmcAflo rwusirvL COLLEIJE. A Chninie nt Creut Iinportunt.-e ami imiliiennue to tin- Western ArttHtli * Fle'il. ; The announcement that thu Chicago Mu sical College , which has heretofore used the Steinway piano , will hereafter exclusive ly use the IClmlinll piano. Is a recognition of 1 thu wonderful artistic development of thn | west that merits more than passing" notice. I ' A few years ago a vary fuw years at | I that Chicago was totally unknown as an [ art center , either In the field ot Instruction or manufacture. Today It possesses the greatest orchestra In the country , many 1 1 famous schools and conservatories and a ' Hat of piano factories that produce nearly , ' If not quite , one-third of thu total output ot pianos in the entire country. j | : These astonishing facts have frequently been dwelt on In thesu columns and do not ! need elaboration at tills tirnu ; but they come to mind prominently In commenting i 1 upon the decision just madu by thu Chi-1 cage Musical College to equip its new and beautiful conservatory building with Kimball - , ' ball pianos an equipment by the way that j means 51 } pianos , * 15 of them being grands and one a full-sized concert grand for thu recital hall. ! The Chicago Musical College la thu largest [ institution of Ita kind In thu country and \ ' under the personal care of Dr. Zlegfeld , thu ; I president"hna ao grown ani developed that | | a building for its exclusive use became an I Imperative necessity. Accordingly the beautiful - ] ful structure on Michigan Boulevard near ' Van Buren street waa secured and comI I j pletely remodeled and haa Just been j occupied. Here are the surroundings , the location and thu room for thu permanent homn at thn college that haa done so much ' for the artistic Ilfo at thu west j 1 Thu W. W. IClmunll company have so grown and developed In thu manufacturing field thac today they own and operate thn I largest piano factories In the world. Thu J ' Institution h.as became a giant , not only lu thu music trade , but in thn general Indua- ' trial life of Chicago , and therefore of the I country. Financially It Ik as gigantic aa In | output and In every way It Is recognized as anu of thn great forces lu thu commercial I I history ot Chicago. j What more natural therefore what more ; appropriate than that these two great In stitutions , each representative of Its kind , should recognize a common bond of sym pathy ami that when it became necessary ' for Dr Zlegfeld to permanently equip his nuw building hu should select the Klmball piano , manufactured- an Institution whose success la not temporary , whoso standing Is unquestioned and whose future la assured ? j Thla selection of the Klmball piano adda ' another to the many flattering and valuable , testimonials that have go lavlahly showered upon It. Headed by thu peerless Patti. a Ions list nt the most illustrious artists ot thu i world have ordered for their personal nan and been pleased to enthusiastically endorne 1 thu Klraball piano , not only In mure verbal acknowledgement but in deliberate judg ment set forth in black and white. These testimonials are naturally prized | and greatly appreciated by thu Kimbull com pany and not lesa ao , wo imagimv is thla j , latest order far fifty pianos from thu greatj j ' est college of music In thu country , couplnd ! with the announcement that hereafter ths Kimbnll will be used In the Institution In , educational work and In all recitals and i concerts. The college staff numbers about fifty In structors and the roll showa over 2.000 pupils. Thla means a tremendous force for the advancement of art And It all goes to add another forceful argument relative to the remarkable , tli.i wonderful development of the muuical Ilfo of thu great west Dtninr HI * Arror ApH > < ntni nr. WASHINGTON , May ll. Senator Sewall of New Jersey haa declined tbo apointment as major general of volunteers , presumably because he would have to forfeit hla seat fa tha senate. GAMBLERS RUNNING TO COVER Conviction of Hi-iiry Oertor Memlt Otlier-i in Senreli. of JuiIIeluI Mrroy. The conviction of Henry Oertsr In tha criminal division of the district court on thu charge of setting up and maintaining gambling devices haa sent a cold shlvor' down the backs ot tbu other members of tile gamblers' den agaluat whom criminal charges of a similar natura am pending ; . Several of these cases am set far the com ing week , but the prospecUJ are that jnoat ot them will avoid trial by entering a pie * , of guilty. Ot the men arrested aa proprietors of tno first house ra'ded , the Diamond , ouu of tkurn. Boyd , has already pleaded guilty , ami It is now whispered that his partner , Diet rich , will follow suit Four men caught in thu raid at\ Cliff Cole's place were held to answer criminal pro ecution. Cole. It la now said , la ready to take his chances by pleading guilty anil throw himsalt on tha mercy ot the court , la the hope of letting his friends down easy. There Is another batch of gamblers holit. for running policy games who were to hava had tholr trials two weeka ago. Their turn ia now set for Monday , with tha chance * largely In favor of conviction , after tlia precedent In the Oerter caae. Still Independent of thesu canes are tlirr two saloon keepers who were bound over for keeping automatic gambling machlnus lar thuir places. These slot machlnu cases havu not yet been docketed , but they will prob ably bo fallowed up In due course. In the meantime tiiu frlenda of Oerter atw exerting themselves to thu utmost to brimr influence to bear upon Judge Slabaugh tor procure for-the convicted gambler th light est possible sentence. They am pulling , avery string within their reach to Indue * the judge to let Oerter off with a small fine ' as they scu In this their only poasiblu hop * of reopening. Oerter has a week before , sentence , Tbu gamblers ara trying to make thu most of tbu timu to help him out at UM halo. PAT FORD IS MARBLEHEAI Servin p a Onnner on tlm thit IH nioi-hmlliiir Clen- fnosoH nurhor. After Pat Ford's escape from the Math a dlaastur it was learned that hu was Installed as ami ot thu gunnurs ou the Marbleheail . and bis relatives have watched thu niova ments of thn Marblehead with a great deal of anxiety for the last fuw days. Letters wora received from Ford by hla father- which were written on thu 2d ami 4th oC May , and in the last letter hu said that tila Marbluhead waa leaving- Key Went on. a dun guroua mission. When thu papers camu announcing nouncing- the engagement In which thn Mar- hlehead took part Ford's family found that hu was fortunate enough not to bo among : the wounded. TUu Marbluuead. Noshvilln and Eagta stormed Clenfuegoii on April 28. and Ford describes the bombarding In anu of bis 1 ut ters. Spanish ships were driven Into tha harbor and the forts wera shelled , but tha Americans did not dare to enter the harbor. , aa It la filled with minus. Ford , describe * the Spaniards as very poor shots , and says that thuy fired continually at thu Marhlu- hnad and thu other boats In thu action , , but that In all cases they misjudged thu dls- tanca and thu shota either nasaed over tti fieut or fell short of thuir mark. C'.aa Htreut Max * , A. muss meeting , under tha aiuplce * ot thu city Improvement committee of tha Woman's club , will be held at Creinbtoa. bull Wednesday evening ; May 13. Amao thu apeakurs who will address the maetiaff ara : General Mandenon. Judge Keys i. Mm. C , C. Belduii. Dr. Victor Ro8tiwaM ( . Superintendent Peanw , Dr , Spaldtam Menra. Hitchcock and Chase and T'nulilaji Uaum of Uu Comamrci * ! club. . i