COMIC IN CAR LOAD IOTS
Exhibits.for the Exposition Arriving Fasl
Enongh for Anybody ,
RUSH AT THE GROUNDS BECOMES INTENSI
Department of TrntiMnnrtntlnn Flmli
It * HIIHJHenuun Aliuimt at
riond Tide Under 1'rcaent
Condition * .
A number of pcslmlstlc Individuals abou
town have been predicting all sorts of ca
lamities In connection with the expositor
because the exhibits were not coming li
fast enough to suit them. They declare
with the assumed wisdom of the sages tha
the exhibits nro not coming , that the expo1
ultlon will not bo ready , etc. , In season nm
out. If these game Individuals nro "kcepluf
tab" on the grounds and the departments ! ai
closely as they think they will be sur
prised nt the flood of material which Is com
Ing Into the city from nil points of the com
piss to form the exhibits which will mnki
the Transmlsslsslppt nnd International Hx
position an epoch In the history of the world
The Department' of Transportation hni
now become ono of the very busiest dc
pnrtments of the exposition. Every mal
brings In bills of lading by the score. Thesi
come from every section of the world nm
Include every Imaginable commodity
A very largo proportion of thcsi
bills of lading represent n carload of good
In each case , and the late at which thes
carloads of exhibits arc coming may b
Imagined when It Is known that ono mal
yesterday contained nineteen bills o
lading , fourteen of them being for carload
of material. Of the latter two representc
n portion of the state exhibit to bo made b
Georgia.
As In nil commercial transactions , thes
bills of lading arrive several days In nd
Thncn of the goods they represent , nnd a
teen as they arc received nl the office o
'the department down town they arc rcgls
tcrcd nnd forwarded direct to the agent o
the department nt the grounds Major Joh
McCllntock. The full cars are switched t
the grounds as soon as they arrive In th
city and nrc checked through the vvarehous
of the Transportation department and de
llvcrcd at their proper location.
Portion of Mennicerlc Conicn.
Hundreds of men nnd scores of teams nr
engaged tn Unloading the goods as fast a
they are received and gangs of men tak
them In hand for Installation as soon a
they are placed on the space assigned to th
exhibitor In the proper buildings.
Among the bills of lading which arrived n
the downtown office of the Transportatlo
department yesterday was one for n car
load of material , constituting n portion c
the exhibit to bo made by the Page Wove
Wire Fence company. This exhibit Is to b
made on the north tract , nnd will consist c
.n fcnco constacted of the particular bran
of fencing manufactured by the exhlbltoi
To show the efficacy of the fence , nnd , Inc
dentally , to attract the attention of the pec
pie , several wild animals are to bo dlsplaje
within the enclosure. The bill of lading 1
question convejcd the Information that th
car contained twenty-eight rolls of vvli
fencing , together with the following : "On
buffalo , crated ; ono elk , crated , two bean
crated. "
Superintendent Owens of the Transporta
tlon department was thrown Into a state (
mind when ho grasped the situation , nn
lie rushed frantically into the ollk
of Manager Babcock to ask wbc
would bo done with the wild animals whll
the fence Is being constructed.
"These are the wild animals , " exclalme
Owens excitedly.Vo can't let them ru
around loose and It would never do to Kcc
them in those crates until the fcnco Is fin
Ished. If wo put them In the freight ware
house what will Major McCllntock do wit
the other freight ? "
Manager Babcock was looking over sera
official correspondence while the stenogra
phcr wits looking for some Information fo
Park Commissioner Whnrton , who had bee
consulting with Mr. Bnbcock. The Inttc
glanced up from the papers before hli
nnd thoughtfully bit his moustache for
moment while ho thought.
"Ah , I have It ! " he exclaimed In nn In
slant. "We'll let Wharton hold them , " nn
hcsurvoyed the burly form of the park com
mlssloncr with a smile of satisfaction at tl
easy solution of the whole difficulty.
IMUMJHAM I'OH SCHOOL I1OAIID
I'npern to Ho 1'rONented Durlnir tb
Ti\o Da IN' Conference.
The program for tho'conference of boarc
of educationjhlch will bo one of the prom
nont features of the Transmlsslsslppl Educi
tlonal convention , has been completed. Tt
conference will occupy two days , as followi
. Wednesday , Juno 29 : Paper , "The Scboi
Board nA the Press , " William George Bruc
editor of the American School Board Joui
nal , Milwaukee , Wls. ; paper , "How Shoul
the Finances of School Corporations be Mai
nged ? " Halleck W. Seaman , member of tl
Roarti of Education , Clinton , In. ; dlscueslo
Luther P. Ludden , member of the Board i
Education , Lincoln , Neb. ; paper , "To Whi
Exlent Shall Wo Have Compulsory Educi
tlon Laws ? " J , W. Garslde , member of tl
Hoard of Education , Atchlson , Knn. ; dlscui
Blon , L. M. Pcmbcrton , member of the Boai
of Education , Beatrice , Neb.
Thursday , Jurte 30 : Paper. "The Study i
German In the Public Schools , " Jol
Schwnab , member of the Board of Educatlo
Cincinnati ; discussion , A. B. Warner , supe
Intcndent of schools , Missouri Valley , In
paper , "What Is the Best Plan for Organ !
Ing n School Board the Necessary Ofllcci
the Proper Committees , Duties ? " Paul ]
Coste , president of the Board of Educatlo
St. Louis , Mo. ; discussion , L. M. Mann , pre
Ident of the Board of Education , DCS Molnc
In. ; paper , "To What Extent Should Scho
Boards Go from a Financial Standpoint
Providing Special Teachers nnd Special Ii
strucllons ? " A , G. Grecnlee , member of 11
Board of Educaflon , Lincoln , Nob. ; dlscu
Eton , B. Zimmerman , president of the Boa
of Education , St. Paul , Minn.
movi : orricns TO TIII : CIIOU.MI
Eshlliltn Depnrlinent nnd Wo mini
I'o-uil Titke lip > MV ( ImirterN.
The Exhibits department has now taki
tip Its permanent headquarters on the c
position grounds nnd the o dices In the Pa :
ton block occupied by the department fever
over n jear are now vacant. The remov
Includes Superintendent Hnrdt , all the si
perlntendcnts of bureaus of the Exhibits d
pnrtnifint , and the oftlce force of tl
Woman's Board ot Managers , Including tl
secretary , Mrs. F. M. I'ord , and all tl
clerks.
The headquarters of the department n
now tn the southwest corner of the Man
factures building. ThoTouth galltry fro
the main entrance pavilion to the west c :
of ihc building , has been divided Into ofll
rooms by partitions ten feet In height ai
these rooms will constitute the headquarte
ot the department until after the exposltli
Is over. Mrs. Ford nnd her force of cler
are occupjlng ono of tbeso looms tcmporarll
but will remove to the Liberal Arts bull
Ing , ot which she has direct charge , as BO
as a suite of rooms in the galle
of that building is ready for occupancy.
The removal to the grounds was effect
Sunday aud Monday morninp found the a
tivlty which has bcrctafore pervaded t
headquarters lu the Paxton block tran
f erred to the grounds with greatly Increas
vigor. Exhibitors by the score who we
prevented by the urgency of their prcpar
tloni from storming the down-town offl
took advantage of the changed coudltlo
t * bealcff the new headquarter * and t
ally Increasing crowd * f bclttcA appllcnnta
or space Insisted on filing their appllca-
lons.
H always happcni In alt cxpoiltloni that
largo number of exhibitor ! of a dubious
urn of mind fall to profit by the teaching
f the old adage regarding the early bli J
nd the worm , and wnen the exposition
movement turns Into the homo stretch these
elated Individuals always want to climb
nto the band wagon and get a front coat ,
'ho ' present exposition Is no exception to
his Invariable rule and the would-be rx-
ilbltors are simply falling ever one an
ther to grab the few spaces remaining ur-
old la some ot the buildings. In
many of the buildings there Is not another
oot ot space to bo had for love or money ,
and the few small spaces remaining unsold
n the other buildings arc being grabbed ur
Ike hot cakes on a cold day.
Added to the confusion resulting from the
Icmands of all these people to be beard at
nco Is the noise of the hundreds of ham
mers and saws being wielded by the work
men preparing the scores of booths In the
big building. The combination results In o
ontlnuous noise which would make n bollci
actory blush for shame. The telephone Ir
ho ofllco ot the department Is well ntgt
useless on account of the tremendous racket
ilajor Clarkson tried to communicate vvltli
ho officials through the tclephoue and In-
Istcd that "central * had connected him with
iomo Cuban port , as ho "could hear Samp-
ou's guns bombarding the Spanish forts. "
woitns OK TIII : OI-HM.VO out :
oiiir Which the ChoriiH Will Hciulci
on the Dny of the IleKlnnliiK.
The opening ode of the exposition , a com
position written expressly In honor of tlif
opening cxuiclscs , has been received fron
he publisher and will be taken up by the
Omnhn chorus tonlghl. The ode la entitled
'Song of Welcome. " The words are bj
lenry M. Blossom , Jr. , of St. Louts , Mo.
and the mimic Is by Mrs. II. H. A. Beech
in American woman who has achieved dls-
Inctlon In the ranks of American com
posers nnd who Is spoken of by Thcodon
Thomas as the greatest woman composei
n the world. The words of the ode art
as follows :
Welcome , thrice welcome , to the people o
our land ;
Welcome to the people , the people of thi
world :
Hero north nnd south nnd east and west
united hnnd In hand ,
Hnvo reared a city and their flag un
furlud.
Welcome , welcome , welcome to the peopli
of the world !
Here science weaves her wonders , her won
ders for the mind ;
Hero stands nr rayed the golden prldo , tin
golden prldo of nrt ,
And Lomincrce hath searched the -world ti
llml
The treasures rare of many , of many i
far oft mart.
Welcome , welcome , welcome to the peopl
of the world !
Welcome , thrlco welcome , to the people o
our land ,
And to the people of the world nil hall !
And so forever may this splendor In thel
mcmorv stnnd
Uiulimmed , although Its bullded fabrl
fall.
Welcome , welcome , welcome to the peopl
of our land !
Welcome , nnd to the people of the worli
all hnll !
LATEST STRIKE IS hOO\ SETTLED
Cnrpeiitern All I'nrk nt Work Exccp
on Gernldliie'N Contract * .
The strike among the carpenters at thi
exposition grounds has to all appearance
reached an end. The work on the varlou
exposition and concession buildings wa
resumed yesterday morning as though tlier
never had been any interference. The car
pcntcrs who walked out Saturday afternooi
wcro found at their former places , except
Ing on the Geraldlne job.
It Is said among the prominent contractor
that the union has already seen that it wa
hasty in requesting its members to wall
out on the various jobs. The whole dlf
flculty being with Geraldlne , there Is wher <
It should have stopped. The union accom
pllshed its purpose in stopping his work
nnd after n conference of the executive com
mltteo It was thought best to let the mat
ter rest there. It was said that had th
union ordered , a general strike yesterdo ;
morning , as anticipated , the men woul <
bavo rebelled and refused to do so. As 1
Is , the matter has been settled so far a
all the work , separate from Geraldtne's , 1
concerned.
As early as 4 o'clock In the morning car
pentera may be seen at work on the exposl
tlon grounds. The band stand Is under con
Iract to bo completed by the last of ncx
week and Contractor Maboney has thre
crows of men. The first goes on at 4 n
m. and works until 12 m. ; the second com
monccs at 8 a. m. and quits at 5 p. m.
while the third begins at 5 p. m. and close
at 0. The largo arc lights which are belli ,
used on the bluff tract afford ample llgli
for the work nnd several of the contractor
will eoon begin to use a night crew.
EDUCATIONAL CO.\GIIESS APPAIIIS
Executive Committee Report * Pro
KreiN llclitK Satisfactorily Made.
The executive committee of the Transmls
slsslppl Educational Congress met at th
Commercial club yesterday with Messrs. Utt
Glllan , Jackson and Pcarse In attendance
Mr. Utt of the transportation committee re
ported that the railroads had granted a re
ducllon In the faro to the exposition con
grcss , making It ono faro plus $2 for th
round trip from all points as far cast a
Milwaukee , Chicago , Peorla and St , Loul
and as far west as Ogdcn and Huntlngton.
Mr. Glllan of the entertainment commute
reported that the badges had been receive
and wcro being rapidly sent out , and tha
halls for the various conferences had bee
practically all secured.
State Superintendent Jackson reporte
that from indications the funds from badge
and other sources would be sufficient t
cover all expenses Incidental to the coo
fercnce.
Mr. Pcarso of the program committee sal
the programs were nearly all completed.
The reports from various sections Indlcat
that the Interest Is widespread and increaa
lug and that the congress will bo most sue
ccssful. Ono county superlnlcndent e
schools In Madison county , this state , ha
sent for 100 badges , ono district In Colorad
for twenty-five which nro simply samp !
cases , bul indicate slightly the probabllltlc
of a very large attendance.
It was decided to gut Miss Helen Kcllei
the well Known deaf and blind girl , to II
lustrate the methods of teaching those dc
prlvcd of the scnsn ot sight and hearing.
MAXY CASTS or STRANGE FISI
One I'enlurc of the ( ! o eminent El
hllilt Intended to Educate.
A section ot the exhibit of the rish con
mission has been put In place In the Govert
mcut building which will undoubtedly a
tract a great deal of attention from pee
pie who have never seen ocean fishes. Th !
section Is devoted to casts of various flshe
These casts are made of gelatine , the coir
position giving Iho cast a consistency c
elasticity that Is marvelous- ! like that of tb
live fish. These arc painted from llvln
models nnd the coloring Is most natural. .
largo number of strange looking creatun
from the depths of the ocean are In th
collection and there are also fresh wati
fishes In profusion.
The live fishes are expected lo arrive aboi
the 20th inst. A prominent feature of tb
portion of the exhibit will be the fish whlc
people the waters of Nebraska stream
These will bo secured from the state hatet
ery at South Bend. Brook trout will t
brought from the government ha'tchery i
Leadvlllc , Colo. Other fresh water flshi
will bo brought from the government bate !
ery at Neosho. Mo. , and Qulncjr , III. Tt
salt water flih will be brought from a
Marblehead , Mass. , and will arrive aboi
the tame time ai the other * .
AFH1R EXPOSITION STAMPS
Assistant Postmaster Woodard Sends on His
Official Requisition ,
SERIES MOST BEAUTIFUL EVER ISSUED
Department nt Wn liln ton Ilcorllic
the ArlUtlc I'reiientiiiriitrf of the
Different UenotiiliintloiiN nnil
t'omnteitilH the Whole.
Assistant Postmaster Woodaid has for
warded \Vnshtngton the special requisi
tions for the Omaha stamps and they arc
expected to arrive In a few da > s. Orders
'or them continue to pour In from all parts
of the country. One local linn sent in a
check for $1,000 and- asked Immediate deliv
er } of that value In one and two-cent de
nominations.
The new scries are said by the postal nu-
thorltl.-s to be the most beautiful and ar
tistic over Issued. They'differ materially It
size from the ordinary scries , the engraved
space beliit ; about seven-eighths of nn Inch
Ither side are heads of wheat nnd between
them a small scroll. Immediately below the
central space Is the title of the picture Ir
diminutive white Gothic letter * on tlu
curved tablet nud below this on cither sld (
tn scrolls are the words of value , "One , "
'Two , " and so on In white capitals except
n the case of the two highest denominations
when " $1.00" nnd " $2.00" are substituted
for letters. At the bottom of all on n
straight blaclt tablet are the words "Postage
one cent , " "Postage two cents , " nud so on ,
n white capitals.
The scenes represented on the stamps to
gether with the colors of the borders of the
several ( nominations are as follows :
One cent "Marquette on the Mississippi , "
'rom n painting by Lamprecht now In pos-
scslon of the Marquette college of Milwau
kee , Wls. , representing father Marquette
n n boat on the upper Mississippi preaching
to the Indians. Color of border dark green
Two cent "Harvesting In the West , "
from n photograph representing a gralr
field with a long line of harvesters at work
Color of border sapphire blue.
Four-cent "Indian Hunting Buffalo , " re
production of an engraving In Schoolcraft'i
wltle by about one and three-eighths long
The designs are also radically unlike th <
ordinary stamps , consisting of of a bordei
substantially the same in all the denomina
tions except that the colors and the figures
and letters representing values are differ
ent nnd a central scene In black Indicative
_ n some way of the development of the grcai
region bevond the Mississippi river. Thi
scenes and the borders are all printed fron
lined engravings on steel by the Bureau o :
engraving and Printing of the Treasury de-
partment.
Otllflnl Ilenerlutlon of the Stuiiiim.
Following Is a description of the stamps :
"The border which forms In Its Inner llm
an Irregular framework to the scenes rcpre
sented consists of a llutcd figure on elthei
side with Interior crossbars beginning In i
single line near the bottom of the stami
and enlarging until It reaches a shield ii
each of the upper corner wherein Is engraved
graved In white the Arabic numeral of de'
nomination the dollar mark being tncludcc
In the case of the $1 and $2 stamps. At tin
top , connecting the two shleldsand unltei
to the fluted framework on the two sides , li
a curved tablet on which are engraved li
small white capitals the words "Unltci
States of America. " Above this 01
History of the Indian Tribes. " Color o
border , copper red.
Five-cent "Fremont on Rocky Moun
tains , " modified from a wood engraving , rep
resenting the Pathfinder planting the Uiiltei
States flag on the highest peak of the Rock ;
mountains. Color of border , dark blue.
Eight-cent "Troops Guarding Train , '
representing a detachment of United State
soldiers convoying nn emigrant train ncros
the prairies , from a drawing by Frederl
Remington , permission to use which wa
given by the publisher , R. H. Russell of Nov
York. Color of border , dark lilac.
Ten-cent "Hardships of Emigration , '
from a painting loaned by the artist , A. G
Heaton , representing nn emigrant nnd hi
family on the plains In a "prairie schooner , '
ono of the horses having fallen from ex
haustlon.
"Fifty-cent "Western Mining Prospector , '
from a drawing by Frederic Remington , per
mission to use which has been given by th
publisher , Mr. R. H. Russell of New York
representing a prospector with his pad
mules in the mountains searching for gold
Color of border , orange.
One-dollar "Western Cattle In Storm , '
from a large steel engraving of a picture b ;
J. MacWhlrter , loaned by Mrs. C. B. John
son , representing a herd of cattle , precedei
by the leader , seeking safety from n gather
Ing storm. Color of border , metallic red.
Two-dollar "Mississippi River Bridge , '
from an engraving ; a representation of th
bridge over the Mississippi at St. Louis
Color of border , copper red.
Olllclnl * All InteroMed.
The Washington authorities have bcci
much Interested In the designs. Every on
had a finger In the pie. Mr. Roosevelt woul <
have a buffalo and wild warfare. The but
falo nnd the army picture wcro selected
Mr. Roosevelt also wanted Custer at th
head of a troop of cavalry , but no plctur
could bo found. Mr. Merrltt selected th
harvesting scene. Mr. Gray Insisted upo :
the Rock Island Instead of the St. Lou I
bridge , but as the former was neither pic
turesque nor costly , and the small town c
Daverport would have been portrayed as
leading western cltv , Mr. Gray was rule
down. Mr. Gray nleo Insisted upon bavin
the St. Louis bridge upon the two-ccn
stamp Instead of nt the ciul of the series
whore U properly belongs.
The designer of these itamps Is Ra > mon
Ostrandcr-Smlth. Ho was imported las
July by Mr. Johnson from the America
Bank Xoto company of New York. His fin
pteco of work Is the postal which is no1
In use.
WILI , TAKU I * OMAHA
I'hlludelphln Women Who Intend t
St i > llii Houte to Denser.
Definite information has been receive
from the Philadelphia delegation to the an
nual meeting of the National Federation c
Women's clubs which meets In Denver I
June. The Philadelphia delegation will sto
nt Omaha en route to take part In th
"Omaha prelude" to the annual conventloi
Nearly all of the eastern delegations hav
announced a determination to do the sam
thing and Juno IS and 19 , the dates fixed fc
this gathering of the clans from all sec
tlons , promise to be t. notable occasloi
Women of national reputation will bo net
nnd the exercises will be of a most Intcrcsl
Ing nature.
The Information from Philadelphia ar
liounces that a delegation of thirty wome
will start from the City of Brotherly Lov
for the west and will put in two full daj
in Omaha. Among the women constitute
this delegation are several of national repi
tatlon , Including Mrs. Edward Longstretl
Mrs. Mumford , Mrs. Cornelius Stevensoi
president of the Civic club of Phlladelph !
anikjx woman of great prominence in pul
lie matters ; Miss Agnes Rcppller , authi
and critic ; MUs'Clare de Graffenreld of tl
United States Bureau of Labor.
Collection * lu Kunnni.
TOPEKA , Kan. , May 16. ( Special. ) Tl
Kansas commission to the Omaha cxpoj
tlon ls meeting with very good success !
the matter of the collection of funds fro
the various counties throughout the slat
Up to the present time the following coui
ties have either sent in their quotas aski
for or bare arranged to furnish the money
cither by private a.uh ; rlpttons or through
the aid of their various county commis
sioners , viz. : Sumntr , Ednnrdg , Reno ,
Harvey. SedgwlcW. " 'Crawford. Cherokee ,
Wilson , Elk. Howhr * . ' ' Washington , Shawnee -
nee , Cowloy , Marlon. ) Joffcreon , Ford , King-
man , Barber , lJutlnrJuautnu < | ua , Woodson ,
Labctte , Hlce. Pra jiFlnncy nnd Barton.
Several other counties have also pledged
>
l
tholr quota.
i 11 _
HCOI'IJ Of TIIH RII.MM ! nXIIIIUT.
Dr. Unr Iliipcx tif AlnUc It n Complete
IXnoHltlon of JUnernl IndiiNtr ) .
The mining exhibit'nt the Trnnsmlssls-
slppl Exposition wilt be , as far as possible ,
a complete exhibition ! tf ) the economic min
eral resources of urciry state west of the
Mississippi river. Thy , fundamental objects
of there exhibits will be to show every min
eral substance which 'has been produced tn
commercial quantity , nnd by the character
of the specimen to Indicate the condition In
which each useful mineral substance In
found In nature. Then the different pro
cesses of extricating the useful material ,
whatever It may be. from the crude ore , will
be shown. In addition to this , an effort will
be made to familiarize the public with the
appearance of the chief mineral localities ,
the geological conditions under which the
minerals themselves are found lu each lo
cality , and the character of the smelting
features will bo Illustrated by maps nnd by
either photographs of water colors.
Ulah , Montana nnd Nebraska are the only
states for which there are state appropria
tions for a mining display , but by Individual
subscriptions , Kansas , Oregon , Minnesota ,
Missouri , New Mexico , Alaska , Nevada ,
Idaho , Wjomlug , Colorado , Washington ,
Oklahoma , South Dakota and California
will be represented by svstematlc collections
made by state commissioners. In addition
to these , the mineral resources of Texas ,
Arkansas , Iowa , Louisiana nnd North Dakotii
will bo shown by exhibits obtained by Com
missioner Day from Individual producers In
these several states. While It Is Impossible
at this early date to glvo detailed descrip
tions of the exhibits from each state , II
may bo said In gcneTral that special atten-
1 tlon will be paid rather to a complete show-
ng of such minerals as have proved ol
economic value than to making glittering
displays of useless minerals , as has fre
quently been done before. Perhaps the
greatest revelation of the display will be the
; reat resources of the west In such Impor-
ant minerals as clay , building stone and
coal , rather than to leave the whole cxhlbil
to tell simply a talc of the western stores
of pieclous metals. The coal exhibits ol
vansas , Oregon , Montana , Utah , Missouri ,
Now Mexico , Texas , Arkansas nnd even
s'orth Dakota nnd Nebraska will be grcatel
than have ever been made before. A con
venient comparison with the eastern de
posits will be made by ono or two typical
ixhlblts of eastern coals , such as the verj
argc specimens clready Installed of an
thracite from Mauch Chunk , Pa. In clay
exhibits , the resources ofNcbraska _ will per-
laps be most striking , It not generally being
own that there are over ono hundred pro-
lucers of bricks , tiling , terra cotta , fire
irltk nnd other products of clay In Nebraska
alone ; but In icgard fo the precious metals ,
the effort to show flic p'roductlon of gold
will be phenomenajly great , the large store
of nuggets nnd gold trjom Alaska are belnf
collected , one exhibit alone containing c
specimen from every camp In Alaska. The
state of Washington determined to preach
% sermon to the qffcct that that Is a golc !
state , and Oregon will endeavor to teach tlu
same lesson. Thlswlll , bo done not only bj
showing specimens from that state , but bj
actually bringing supplies of placer dlrl
nnd panning It out nt short Intervals al !
thiough the exposition . The process of goli
extraction from refractory ores will b <
shown quite thoroughly from an exhlbll
from the Black Hills of South Dakota.
A largo portlom o the gallery will b (
set aside for a lecture hall for Illustrations
of various processes -of extracting precious
metals from their oreSf and conventions o :
mining men will bo held during the expo
sition. The rest of tha gallery will be chlcllj
devoted to loan collections of minerals ant
exhibits from the United States geologlca
survey and a series of mctalluiglcal ex
hibits Indicative of the pi ogress In that llm
' and this will include
since the World's fair , as
clude a fine showing In the manufacture o
carborundruirf , calcium carbide , etc. , this
portion of the building will probably b <
most attractive of all. Perhaps the mo3
striking feature of the whole building wll
bo a collection of the gems of the west
which Is now In preparation by George F
Kunz , gem expert of Tiffany & Co. , Nov
York.
\VyomliiK CxhlliH Heady.
CHEYENNE , W > o. . May 1C Pi of. W. C
Knight of the university has packed anc
shipped- the Wyoming mineral exhibit to th (
Transmlsslsslppl Exposition at Omaha. H <
says It will be a most creditable state ex
hibit , nnd will be in the space assigned te
Wyoming by the 1stof July. Both the
Union Pacific railroad nnd Burlington of
fered transportation free of charge.
Illlnoln Club Meeting.
The Illinois club will hold a meeting a' '
the exposition headquarters Wcdnesdaj
evening at 8 o'clock. All natives or resident !
of Illinois are requested to bo present. /
special Invitation Is extended to the womci
as an auxiliary club will bo a promlnen
rcaturo of the organization.
An Exhibit from KaiiNiiM. .
NEWTON. Kan. , May 16 Newton school !
exhibit consisting o
are arranging an
school grades , works , models , papers , etc.
for the Omaha exposition , to be fornardei
next week.
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Aoicn of the E pi > ltlon.
The contract for tinting the Interior o
the Art building was let yesterday by thi
executive committee to W. \\oerhelde. .
Prof. J. Scott Clarke of the Northwester !
university , Evnnston , 111. , has accepted ai
Invitation from the Educational Congres
committee to read a paper before that congress
gross In July. His subject will be "Method
of Studying English Classics as a Mean
of Rhetorical Training. "
Judge L. W. Shuitllff. chairman of th
Utah Exposition cfimmlsslon , nnd Don Ma
gulro , the mineral expert who has ha. .
charge of the collection of the Utah minim
exhibit , have nrrlvcdnln the city and wll
at once take chariot the Installation o
the exhibits of that s ate.
A new bird's eyq view of the exposltlo ;
grounds has been Isaugd by the Departmen
of Publicity and Promotion. U Is from th
point of view as the first official bird's cy
view , but Is changed In the details to con
form to the conditions as they now exlsl
The grounds nnd buildings are shown ex
actly as they will appear when the exposl
tlon opens. The pictures am half-tone en
gravings and nro the same size as the half
tones of the orlglnald.rawng. |
WERE RACING FOR THE CAMP
Handcar Gangs on the Union Pacific Engage
in Fatal Rivalry.
COLLISION RESULTS FROM THE CONTEST
One Stun Killed nnd Two Ottti-r *
Daiitrrotil > - Won ml oil In tlie
Wrri-U. Hint KnllouH the
1'rlendly llnee.
T\\o hand cars on tlio Union Pncinc col
lided on Saturday night about C o'clock ,
Just as the workmen on the gravel gang
near Alila , Neb. , had slopped work for ( ho
day. One man was so badly Injured that
ho died on Sunday evening , and two others
were seriously injured. The list at dead
and Injured Is :
Q. BROWN , ribs broken and lung punc
tured , died at the Grand Island hospital on
Sunday at 7 p. m.
Morris O'Connell , thrown beneath liand-
car , collar bono broken nud badly bruised ;
taken to ( Iraiul Island hospital ,
J. U. Bowers , thrown against a grade
stnko , bruised about the hip and Bide , Is
also at the Grand Island hospital.
The collision between the two hnnd-cars
was because of the great hurry of
the two gangs of grn\cl men
to reach the camp first. One
gang of eight men was coming down the
Hue toward the camp nt Alda rapidly , and
hoped to get past a point where another
gang was nbout to put on another hand car.
The second gang wanted to get Its car CHI
flrst and come down the track to camp
ahead of the other fellows. The result waq
( i smash between the two cars , the second
gang not getting Its car on the tiack as
rapidly as It expected to. An Investigation
has been ordered by the company.
Ilcdnccil llati'N Announced.
Railroads in tlio Western Passenger as
sociation have di clarcd rates of one faro
plus $2 from this territory for tlio round
trip for the following nipctings : Annual
meeting German Baptists , Nnporvlllc , III. ,
May 26 , June 2 ; Travelers' 1'rotectlso as-
Eoclatlon , Omaha , May 31 , Juno 3 ; Ameri
can Medical association , Denver , June 7-12 ;
General Federation of Women's clubs , Den
ver , June 20-20 ; National Eclectic Medical
association , Omaha , June 21-23 , dates for
the sale of tickets June 19 and 20 , nnd
from points within 150 miles of Omaha on
June 21 , the final limit on all tickets for
this excursion to bo July 7.
Kates of one and one-third regular fare
have also been declared for the following
meetings : Nebraska State alliance , Kear
ney , May " 4-25 ; annual meCtlng Iowa s > nod
Norwegian Lutheran church , Hushford ,
Minn. , Juno 3-0 ; Minnesota synod of Luth
eran church , Minneapolis , 'June 8-12.
Ilullwny Note * nnd I
Allen D. Smith went to Chicago yester
day .
President Durt and General Solicitor
Kelly of the Union Pacflc left for New
York on Sunday e\enlng In private car
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A party of Baltimore & Ohio engineers
arrived in Omaha last night , fiom St ,
Louis , where they have been attending a
meeting of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers. The engineers are spending the
day at the exposition nnd will return east
tonight in their special car.
Tcrrencc P. Mahoncy , In charge of the
transportation of the Department of the
Missouri , U. S. A. , under Major Jones , has
Ju.st returned from Mobile lie followed the
I tioopi from Fort Crook , Neb. , down there
and sas .the last time ho saw the boys
thjy were all well and happy.
Thomas W. Lee , who will act as Jolnl
agent for the Omaha terminal lines during
the exposition , has arrived In Omaha fron :
Chicago to make preliminary arrangement !
for his work , which will begin on June 1
Ho is accompanied by Chief Clerk Cullom o !
the Western Passenger association.
John Kirk , a government employe , fol
off a train going from Denver to San Fran
cisco on Sunday and broke one of his hips
He was in charge of an army ambulance
that .vaii being carried on a flat car. Whili
the tialn was standing on a side track n
Granite Canon he fell off the car with thi
result mentioned.
The ballast pit of the Burlington nt Me-
Cook , Neb , has been temporarily closet
and the work of ballasting the track In tin
western part of the state , which has beer
In progiess for a couple of months , ha :
been discontinued. Slag from the smelter :
at Denver will be used In making over thi
roadbed eastward from Ivcs.
General Manager Dickinson , Chief Eiv
glnee ? Kerry nnd a few other officials o :
the Union Pacific left for n , trip of in
spection of the now work on the Nebraskt
division on Monday morning. There 1 :
considerable work now being done west ol
Grand Island. The roadbed is being entlrelj
rebuilt , Sherman gravel being largely em
ployed In making the new roadbed.
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Mlnttoitrl May Nat Conic.
KANSAS CITY , May 16. ( Special Tele-
garm. ) The horticultural resources of Mis
souri may not be represented at the Omaha
Exposition. Arrangements had been made
to have there an exhibition worthy of the
state , but It was learned a few days age
that tha terminal charges in Omaha arc EC
exorbitant that to send small consignments
of fruits nnd berries to the exposition ever )
day would soon eat up the money subscribe ! '
for this purpose. The committee on horti
culture of the Missouri commission met at
the Coatcs hotel this morning with J. R
Illppey , secretary of the State Board ol
Agriculture , and before making final ar
rangements for an exhibit , discussed al
length the matter of terminal charges. As
a result a subcommittee , composed of W. F
Murray of Oregon , president of the State
Horticultural society ; L. A. Goodman of thi'
city , A. Nelson of Lebanon and G. A. At
wood of Springfield , will go to Omaha t <
look Into the matter and try to make ar
rangtnents BO that these charges will bi
eliminated.
Oklahoma Will Conic.
GUTHRIE. Okl. , May 16. ( Special Tele
gram. ) C. N. Post , chairman of the Okla
homa commission for the Omaha Exposition
today forwarded a draft to the treasurer o
the exposition , securing for the territory
fine space near the United States dlspla
In the state's exposition building
and Oklahoma will have one c
the finest exhibits there. John Gel
chlo of Guthrlo was selected secretary o
the commission and manager of the cxhlbil
and the work of gathering products and put
ting them In place will be pushed rapid !
from this on. The territorial legislature re
fused to maKe an appropriation , but th
counties nro advancing money nnd the rail
road companies are helping out handsomcl )
If you want a fine extra dry , sparklln
I wine , drlok Cook'e Imperil ! flavor unsut
I prused , bouquet unrivaled.
Don't mind tlio AM and smoke of the
sheet repairers , bm com right to the
Di ex. L. Shnomqi'i hoc store anil M'e
the new mines' shf ) vver'vo milled to
our laige line Its a full dre-s patent
KMther genuine Trench patent calf
with cloth top and button * made on the
new round toowe've no fancy patent
leather high pi Ices on these , but ju.it
plain misses' b's-os ' , 1'Xs to 2 , at ? 2.riO
child's .sixes , S'Xs to 11. at $2.00 smaller
sizes at $1.50 and $1.7. > ; thu best patent
leather shoo ever .shown In Omaha at
these priced.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
OBiuba' * Cp-lo-Uatc Shoe Home.
1410 FAKNAM STREET ,
"Intensely . American ! " . I H
The call for Londonderry" has never before been so unanimous. "Americas I
products for Americans " i the watchword.
.AMUSEMENTS.
The performance of "Ingomnr" nt Bojd's
ast evening closed not only Mr. Frederick
Wnrdo's engagement , but the regular season
nt that house as well. The piece was well
nit on and acceptably acted , especially by
Mr. Warde nnd Miss Trunx , who , as Ingo-
nar and Parthenla , respectively , carried the
greater part of the performance.
The musical and dramatic entertainment
tor the benefit of the furnishing fund of
the Girls' nnd Boys' building , given under
the auspices of the Woman's board of the
Transmlsslsslppl Exposition , takes place to
night at the German theater. An excellent
program of the best local talent baa been
prepared.
For the benefit of the Omaha branch of
the Nebraska Sanitary Aid commission
there will bo a special mattneo at tha
Crelghton theater on Thursday afternoon ,
commencing nt 2:30 : o'clock. The entire pro
ceeds of the afternoon's performance will
bo devoted to the work of the popular or
ganization. The play and specialties for
the mntlnee have not yet been announced ,
but It Is assured that they will bo of high
order , comparing favorably with anything
seen on the Crelghton stage this season.
Tin chilli' * Arnleu fmlve.
THE BEST SALVE In thb world for Cute ,
Bruises , Sores , Ulcers , Salt Hheuni , Fever
Sores , Tetter , Chapped Hands , Chilblains ,
Cocns and all Skin Eruptions , and positively
cures Piles , or no pay required. It Is guar-
tnte-cd to give perfect satisfaction or money
tefundcd. Price 25 cents per box. For Bale
v Kuhn & Co.
GEN. LOWE DANGEROUSLY ILL
Old Citizen of Omnhn I * IIoycrliiK
Very Ncnr the I2dee of the
Great DP ) and.
General William W. Lowe Is dangerously
111 at his residence In this city , 1824 Wlrt
street. During the last few days two phy
sicians have been in almost constant at-
Lcndanco nnd yesterday they gave no hope
of General Lowe's recovery to his family.
The Illness is a disease of the brain and the
patient has been unconscious for several
days. He has taken no food for over a
week and Is growing very weak. The mem
bers of the family , were were away from
home , were telegraphed for on Sunday nnd
all the children are now at home. Miss
Wllhelmlna Lowe arrived homo from the
cast yesterday and Mrs. IJcll of Chicago , an
other daughter , has been hero for ( several
dajs.
DISCUSS LABOR AND BUSINESS
Ontiilin HiiNlneN * Men' * ANnoelntloM
LlMteiiN to Rev. Mary ( inrard
AiulrevvN nnd Sidney J. Kent.
A meeting of the Omaha Business Mcn'i
association was held last night In Crelghtoa
hall , at which time It was addressed by Sid
ney J. Kent of Lincoln , deputy labor com
missioner of Nebraska. There wcro present
aVtut 200 people. The meeting was pieslded
over by George Munro , president of the as
sociation , who , nflcr n few remarks , Intro
duced Uev. Mary Garnrd Andrews.
Mrs. Andrews talked at some length , her
theme being "Clvllzatlon and Education
Among the Business Men and Wngo Earn-
cis. " In the course of her address she sug
gested nnd favored the agitation of the
problems which confront the business men ,
more than legislation , saying that the lat
ter would eventually bo brought nbout. A
sjstcm of co-operation was also suggested
as a remedy of all the evils the buslnc s
man and wage earner have to meet. In
conclusion she said that they must strive
to correct these evils nnd that "correction
begins nt home. "
At the close of her address Mr. Munro In
troduced Mr. Kent as "tho labor commis
sioner of the great state of Nebraska. " In
opening his talk Mr. Kent said ho was sur
prised when n few days ago he received th
Invitation to address the Omaha Business
Men's association. And why surprised was
because only a short time ago 75 per cent
of the business men ot Nebraska looked
upon him as a dangerous roan , a labor agitator
tater and a menace to business. The senti
ment expressed In Mr. Kent's address was
In favor of a closer union between thcs
two forces.
An International l < 'uvorlte.
"Apenta" Is the tltlo of a llttlo work
llshcd in London containing repoiU nnd
QI Inlona ot such prominent men as Prof.
Pouchct of Paris. Profs. Llebrelch and Oer-
hardt of Berlin , Prof. Ltcbcrmann of Buda
Pcsth , Profs. Althaus and Tlrhborno ol
Great Britain , Prof. Bogoslovvsky of Mos
cow , and others , who , after clinical obser
vations nnd analyses and other Investiga
tions , speak of the "Apenta" Hungarian
Aperient Water In the highest terms. Its
constancy of composition and Its freedom
.from all impurities , duo to Its being bottled
under eminent scientific supervision ; Its
value in the treatment of obesity and In
the sjsti'iuatlc treatment ot constipation.
nro specially dwelt upon. The brochure can
bo had of the United Agency Co. , 003 Fifth
avenue , New York Clly.
Maine I'rapauiiiidn.
Anolher meeting of the Nebraska section
of the American Maize Propaganda will be
held at the Paxton hotel on Wednesday.
May 18 , at 2 p. m. Several matters ot In
terest to the corn raisers of the west will
bo discussed at this meeting.
According to Sunday's papers the Chicago
cage Mubicul college have just replaced
every piano with the Klinball quite a
leconunmondutlon to this jreat Instru
ment Wo supply all Nebraska dealers
with the genuine Kimlmll pianos Wo
arc the sole agents In the state and
Keep on hand a large line of them lu
many dlffetent styles We are umkliirf
some specially low price- , this week on
new pianos our terms , too , ate very
easy Should you want one of those
Oltnmvva , la. , b.jrgalns wo have ono
that will surely interest you Our show
rooms were never .so well lllled befoio
with the best In pianos You bhould
come and visit us now.
A. HOSPE ,
MUSIC QUO fin 1513 Douglas
Optical wisdom consists In the proper
care of the eyes. Nature always warns
you when your oyet'ght commences to
fail , by the eyes smarting , running
water , or the e.veball throbbing , the lids
twitching , etc. He careful of your eyes ,
you will never have another pair , unless
we furnish you second sight with a pair
of properly adjusted glasses. We have
a way of testing eyes that In lugs out
all the little and big defects and enables
us to properly lit your eyes. We've
added n complete plant for the grlnd'ng
of our own lenses , thus assuming the
accuracy.
TheAloe&PenfoldCo
Scientist * Optician * .
Btrttt.