THE OMAHA DAILY IIEE'TIIUHSDAY , MAY 19 , 1898. started Miortlr nftrr 3 o'clock thin afternoon n mlto south of Stnnwood. Prom Slnmvood the storm moved rapidly In n northeailcrly direction , passing over the northeastern part of Clinton county , the northwestern part of Clinton county , nnd then over the southern portion of Jaikwn county. Thii section of the state Is thickly settled. No town * nerc In the path of the storm , but farm houses and barns were torn to piece * by the score. The storm was seen apprqachlng by many farmers nnd they nought refuse In the cellars. At least a Bcoro were , however , unable to find shelter nnd probably ns many more were seriously Injured by flying timbers. The path of the storm varied from forty rods In some parts of Clinton county to eighty feet In Jarkeon county. Trees nnd outhouses were tom to pieces. Hoofs of farm houses were lifted like straws nnd carried half a mile nlon0' the path of the storm nnd then hurlcl against the walls of his stock barns , cutting them In two nnd killing hundreds of cattle which had taken shelter In the sheds from the storm's fury. Half n dozen school buildings nro known to lia\o been destroyed , but It Is not thought that nny of the pupils perished , most of them having Just about reached home when the storm broltu out. Near Pnston more buildings were de stroyed thnn lu any other locality. The winds whirled through the little villaRo with frightful velocity , leaving scarcely n house standing. Five persons lost their lives here. Charles P. Lorn with his wife nnd three children , had their home torn to pieces and weru crushed to death undr the falling walls. CrOMKO * tU HUllOl * . The cvtlouc crossed to Illinois between Savanna nnd Thompson. One family of four persons v\ns wiped out near Savanna. I'ass- Ing to the east , much damnga was done , but It was confined nlmost entirely to outbuild ings , and no liven , to far as heard , have been lost In Illinois , except those mentioned near Savannn. Telegraph and telephone wires are down In all directions , but II Is believed that the storm spent its force fihoitly nfter passing over S.unnnn. Another tornado formed nt Amboy , 111. , hoitly before dark this evening. The storm- iloud formed nbout six milts south of Amboy nnd took an easterly course. It traveled nbout twenty-live miles without ( .hanging Its course and destrojed evcr > - thlng In Its path. Orchards , farm houses nnd barns wore destroyed , but no lives are known to hnvo been lost. On Ing to the peculiar atmospheric conditions prevailing lUI the afternoon , the Inhabitants were on tha lookout for Just whnt happened. At the ll ht alarm they took to the cellars , but many of them were Imprisoned for houts by the timbers of their wrecked homes l.lvo stock suffered considerably anil the IOH to piopcrty will amount to thousands of dol- luis. In Antlgo'ls , scores of houses were leveled , ninny were unroofed and a seoie of people were Injured. The electric light plant and water woiKs were wrecked. A general storm was prevalent In Wisconsin nnd farm property suffered great loss. At SUIIImnn Valley , III. , the home ol Michael Nelson was destroyed. Nelson , hi ; wife and two children were killed. Two per sons , names unknown , were killed at Ade line , III. Richard Hose nt Dyron , 111. , and Mrs Prank Chlchcster , at Paw Paw , lost their lives. Ill W < Bt < > ril WlNt'OIINlll. DULUTH. Minn. , May 18 A toinndc struck the village of rennlngton , on tin Soo'llnc , this afternoon , practically vvlpin ; out the place. Three persons are known tc have been killed and probably fifty are In jured. The section foreman and two scctlor num are among the killed. There was un told suffering among the Injured people til Word could be sent to North Crandon twenty miles nway , for assistance. A spe clnl train with physicians nnd surgeon : went to the scene of the storm this after noon. They report that scarcely a buildlni ! left standing. HYMENEAL rlke-AlKer. .v'ASHINOTON. Mny 18. Under n cnnopj of roies. orchids nnd vines. Interlaced vvltl rosettes and loops of pink ribbon , all rmliat ing from a softly shaded electric light Frances Aura Alger , the youngest daughtei of the secretary of war , and Charles Ilurral Pike of Chicago , son of Kugeno S Pike , om of that city's most energetic and Inlluentin citizens , wcro married nt noon today at tin residence of Secretary Alger. KIlKore-ThellKiiril. James Q. Kllgorq and Miss Myra Thellgari vrcrc married Wednesday evening , Mny It nt the residence of the gloom's mother , 91 South Twenty-fifth street. Rev. Charles Savldge officiated. la the time vvlicn you should take a Spilug Medicine to put ify your blood , give you good nppclito , koiind sleep , toady ncrvea and jieifcct digestion. Tlmt scrofulous tnint , tliut skin trou ble , that liver dif ficultytliatbilious tendency , thut tiled feeling , are all cuied by Hood's Sursuparill.i. Giro this rnodlcino a fair trial and jou will realize ita positive tneiit. It Is not wlmt we S.\Y , but what the people who ore cuiod ay , which prove that Sarsapariila America's litest Medl- rlne. C. l. Hood & Co. , Lowell , Mass. Hnnd' PUIc et"e I-1" " i'i ' s ea y to - 1 lljmi N t 1Mb > . . , . . - . . .tnrnvio ! " . aw. r The Omaha Bee f Map of Cuba Coupon Present this Coupon with 4 JOc for A Map of Cuba. 4I A Map of the West Indies. And a Map of the World , I liy Mail It cents. CUT OUT THIS COUPON. This Coupon with 25c Will SICUH THE Official Photographs Of the United States Navy , Atfdrcti , NAVY PHOTOGRAPH DEPT , OMAHA WE. : COUNCIL OF ROYALARCANUM Hiiiireme ! oily Will Tnkc Dp n Neir I'lnn for llnlxlitK Money to Pnr Drnlh I.inacn. CLEVELAND , May 18. The convention of the Buprrmo council of the Roy l Arcanum | began hero todny and will probably con tinue for ten days or longer , an a large amount of business of vital Importance to the order la to be token up. A new plan of providing the means for paying Insur ance and the modifying of the present as sessment scheme will he presented to the convention. Upon this question there will bo much discussion. The convention Is held behind closed doors. Today's nefislon wns largely devoted to the reading of ankers' reports and other routine business. The report of Kdeon M. Schry\cr , supreme premo regent , shows the membership of the order Is 195,105 , the Increase during the > enr being 4 , 41. This Increase Is smaller than In recent > cars , the cause assigned lie- in K' tliu unfavorable competition and better | Inducements offered b ) some of the new rival organiratlous. During the > ear the loss of members by death numbers 1,182. NOMINATIONS IIV Tim I'HKSIDKNT. Army C'oinen In for the fSrenter Share ; WASHINGTON , May IS. The president oday sent these nominations to the senate : Trcnsur ) Gcorgo II. Kolkcr , appraiser of merchandise , Cincinnati. War To bo lnsp ctor general \\lth rank of major , John G. IJvmis of South Carolina ; o be commissary of subsistence with rani : of cnptaln , James K. Calhoun of New York , James r. Jenkins of Wjomlng , to bo ns- shtaut adjutant general \\lth rank of cap- nln , Hnrry S. New of Indiana ; He\erlv A. tead of Texas ; to be assistant < iuartermaster with tank of captain , Hnldcmnn 1' . Young of New York , Frederick II. Uuglior of the District of Columbia. Withdrawals Captain James Parker , Kouith United States cavalry , for Inspector xneral of volunteers , with rank of major ; John r. Jenkins of Wyoming , for commls- raiy of subsistence with rank of captain ; Hnrry S Now of Indiana , Beverly A. Heal of Texas , llaldeman I' . Young of New York , nnd J'rederick K. Dughor of the District of Columbia , for assistant quartermasters with rank of captain. Ne-MM for ( In * Arni > . AVASrtlNGTON. May IS. ( Special Tele gram ) Army orders have been Issued aa follows : Colonel John N. Andrews , Twelfth Infant ! y , and rirst Lieutenant Charles II. Muir , Second Infantry , are detailed as mem ber and recorder , respectively , of a board appointed to meet at Tampa , Fla , vice Lleutenrnt Colonel Lloyd Whcaton , Twen tieth Infantry , nnd First Lieutenant James 13. Normoyle , quartermaster , Pifth Infantry , relieved. Upon completion of his examina tion , rir&t Lieutenant Frank It. McKcnua , Fifteenth Infantry , alde-do-camp , will re turn to his proper station. The following named officers will report tc Colonel John II. Page , Third Infantry , presi dent , appointed to meet at Mobile , Ala , tn : board to examine officers for promotion First Lieutenant Walter A. Thursday , Six teenth Infantry ; First Lieutenant Henry Klrby , Tenth Infantry ; First Lieutenant Donjauiln Alvord , Twentieth Infantry. Captain Curtis McD. Townsend , Corps ol engineers , is relieved from Grand Rapids Mich. , and directed to proceed to HocV Island , III. , and relieve Lieutenant Colonel William R. King. Plrst Lieutenant Harrj H. Dundholz , Seventh Infantry , Is rollevei from duty at Michigan Agricultural college nnd will join his company. First Lieutenant George W. nuthers. Eighth Infantry , Is re Iloved from duty pertaining to muster-In o United States volunteers at Griffin , Ga , ant \vlll proceed to Chlckamauga National park Georgia. Captain \V. W. Wltherspoon Twelfth Infantry' is relieved of musterlng-lt Rhode Island volunteers and" will proceed t < Fort McPherson , Ga. Lca\e of absence Is granted First LleU' tenant David C. Shanks , Eighteenth Infan try , to enable him to accept the commission of major In the Second Virginia volunteers A board to consist of First Llcutenan William R. Dashlell , Twenty-fourth Infan try. and Second Lieutenant Bryant H Wells , Second Infantry , la appointed to mee at Salt Lake City , Utah , to purchase IS cavalry horses. Pcrtiiliiliitr to 1'oHtollU'rM , WASHINGTON. May IS. ( Special Tele gram. ) Postmasters appointed : lowa- George E. Bovenlzor , Frankvllle , Wlnne shlok county ; Mrs. Anna M. Hall , Northfleld DCS Molncs county. South Dakota E. C Chambers , Dempster , Hamlln county Adolph Rrkel , Redstone , Hanson county , The contract for carrying the raall be tweem Casselton and Watson , S. I ) . , wa today awarded > to J. D. Franlln , at $449 year , also between Hot Springs and Mud came , S. D. , to J. F. Charles at $1 3. Th contract for supplying fuel for the DC Molncs , In , public building for the nex fiscal year was today awarded to R. B. Mar tin at 11,650. Lnnel Oil ! ( < DfolnloiiH. WASHINGTON , May IS. ( Special Tele gram. ) Ilia secretary of the Interior toda ; affirmed thu decision of the land com mis sioner In the case of David A. Watts , In \ot\lns lands In the Alliance , Neb , lain dlstilct. The secretary also alllrmcd the do clslon of the commissioner In the case o I'red Rcty against Ole G. Hugcn , Involvlni lands In thu Watertown , S. D. , land dls trlct. trlct.Bids Bids for the foundation nnd area wall of the Chejennc , Wyo , public building recently cently submitted have been rejected. Pro posals will again bo advertised for. - Trranury Statement. WASHINGTON , May 18. Today's state incut of the condition of the treasury shows Available cash balance , $208,110,511 ; gold re serve , J175.C71.008. FIRE RECORD , G'n it ii I n u ; I'lii'torv Seore'lieil. BEATRICE , Neb , May IS ( Special Tele gram. ) A frame wing to the canning fac tory building was destroyed by nn Incendiary diary fire early thin morning. The plan Is in course of preparation foi thu season' work , and as the fire was kept tuvay fron the rooms containing the machinery , en Bines and boilers , the wo k will proccei without Interruption. A new building 1 ' being erected to taka the place of the par 1 I burned. The loss on the building Is | 1OOC i I the total Insurancn on the plant being $3,50 I In the Hartford. The Hattkell & UosVvortl Commission company had $ .2,500 worth o I | egg rise flllus stored In the burned build I Ing , all of which were destioyed , on whlcl I j them was $2,000 Insurance In tha New Yorl Underwriters , the Aetna and the Pennsjl \nnla. t ) ' * Orilrr * to Mnrrli , SIOUX FALLS , S. I ) . . May IS. ( Specla Telegram. ) Colonel Mehln Origsby re reived an older this afternoon for the Thlr regiment \oluntcer cavalry to lca\o Frl j day morning for Chlcknmauga. This Is on of the famous cowboy regiments. It Is mad up of li\o troops from South Dakota , tw from North Dakota , four from Montana an one from Ncbrltska. Homy llnliifnll at 1'U-rre. PIEIUIE. S. D. . May 18. ( Special Teli gram. ) Two Inches of rain have -fallen bei I since Monday night , most of It going In ] the ground and being of great benefit Loth the range and farmers. It also delayi Vie round-up , which had been scheduled start today , until travel will bo raster. Ra ! at this time U worth thousands to thli pa of the state. PACKING HOUSE STATISTICS llcturim from Principal fltlm Hliovr a CoiiHldernlilc Incrvnuo Otpr Sitmr Werk In t Yrnr , CINCINNATI. May 18. ( Special Tele- gram. ) Prlco Current soys : Returns show a largo movement of hogs for the week ; western packing 525,000 head , compared with 475,000 head last week and 420,000 head a year ago , making a total of 4,490,000 head since March 1 , against 3,545,000 head last year. Prominent places compare as follows : City. IMS. 1897. Chicago 1,1)20.000 1.165.000 Kansas City CC2.000 603.000 Omaha 330.000 290.000 St. Louis 303.000 250.000 Indianapolis 208,000 158.000 Milwaukee 213.000 149.000 Cincinnati 1B2.000 132.000 Ottumwa 123.000 103.000 Cedar Rapids 'J3.000 72,000 Sioux City 71.000 41.000 St. Paul 77.000 23.000 Nebraska City 74,000 30.000 Miirn > op ASSOCIATII > punts. Tienmircr'N ltiorl | Hlio\tN tlutt Tlirrc In 11 SurnliiM on Iliinil. CHICAGO , May IS. The annual meeting of the Associated Press was held In Recital hall , Auditorium building , today , 115 of the 128 stockholders being present. President Horace White of the New York livening Poit presided. The annual report of the general man ager showed that the receipts last jenr wcro $1,603SC6 , and the expenditures $1- 520,545. The present membership is 700 , and nbout 2,500 dally nnd weekly papers arc > ened through minor organizations The following directors were elected : Ar thur Jenkins , Sjracuso Herald ; M. II. Do Young , San Francisco Chronicle ; Victor F. Law son , the Chicago Record nnd Dally NCWB ; Charles W. Knapp , St. Louis Re public. The following advisory boards were chosen' Uastein division General Pellx Angus , Baltimore American ; James Clversqn , jr. , Phlladilphla Inquirer ; Ambrose Butler , Buf falo News ; Charles H. Tojloi , jr. , Boston Globe ; P. C. Bojle , Oil City Derrick. Cential division George Thompson , St , Paul Dispatch ; D. M. Houscr , St. Louis Globe-Democrat ; A. Howard Hlnklc , Cin cinnati Commercial Tribune ; II , S. New , Indianapolis Journal ; C. Rosevvater , Omahn Beu. Southern division H. H. Cnbaiinlss , At lanta Journal ; A. B. Plckctt , Memphis Scimitar ; A. S. Ochs , Chattanooga Times ; G. H. Baskettc , Nashville Banner ; Thomas G. Rapier , New Orleans Picayune. Western Division Hugh Hume , San Fran cisco Evening Post ; Colonel P. Lantinn , Sail Lake TrJbune ; W. H. Mills , Record-Union Sacramento ; E. B. Piper , Post-Intelligencer , Seattle ; Harvey W. Scott , Poitlaud Ore' gonlnn. The annual banquet was held at the Granc' ' Pacific hotel In the evening , 100 mcmben being seated. Aside from the ferns and rose : In the center of the tastefully arranged tables , a pretty feature was a large and complete / pleto printing press of dowers. Colonel C. O'B. Cowardln of the lUchmom ( Vx ) Dispatch was toastmastcr , and ht called on George Thompson of the St. 1'au Dispatch to mix the Ingredients for the lov ing cup. Mr. Thompson did not feel equal to It and introduced the Tuterpo Ladles' quartcl of St. Paul , Mrs. S. V. Harris , llrst noprano ; Mrs. Celeste Coghlan , second soprano ; Mis ; Maud Burdette , first alto , and Mrs. C. B Yale , second alto. Dy their recitation lu fill' Ing ihc cup and a bong when It was over flowing , they merited the applause vvhlc , ! greeted the coneluslon pt their work. Thi cup was passed by General Manager Stone After the coffee and cigars , all arose am drank to the memory of Moses P. Haudy Colonel William Slngerly and Washlngtoi Hcslng. The first regular toast , "Tho Now World'i Fair , " was responded to by Edward Rose water of The Omaha Bee , who spoke of tin Transmlsslsslppl Exposition to be held li Omaha from Juno to November. Auditor J. R. Youatt and Joe O'Harc sani "For Freedom nnd Humanity. " The question of the second toast , "Is tin Associated Press u Trust ? " was answerci by E. N. Lehman of St. Louis. He said th < tight of the Associated Press to the report It gathered was ns high as the right of end one of Us reporters to the fruit of his owl labor. It was as high as the right of ever ; author to the production of his own mini and of his own pen , and the speaker did no believe the courts would ever reach the con elusion that the Associated Press could b made to servo those they did not choose t serve. If that question could be laid upoi the members as a body , It could bo laid upoi everyone of them as Individuals. General Manager Stone announced th death of Hon. William Ewart Gladstone am nil arose and drank "To the memory of th man who more than any other reprebentei In his life the public sentiment the bcs opinion of the world. " The other toasts nnd responses were a follows : "The Earth , " Henry Wattersoi of the Loulsvlllo Courlei-Jouinal ; "T < Woman Warriors In Time of Peace tun White-Winged Messengers In War , " Stephci O'Meara of the Boston Journal ; "Ou People ; They Know no North , no South , n Hast , No West , but One Country , " Clark IIovvcll of the Atlanta Constitution. Charles H. Ta > lor of the Boston Globe reai a poem entitled "Life's Mirror. " The banquet closed with singing "Aul Lang S > ne" nnd the toast "Tho President o the United States , " proposed by Clark IIovvcll. W > OllllllK VollllltfOIN I.CIf 0. CHEYENNE , Wyo . May IS. ( Special Tel gram. ) The entire quota of Wyomlni volunteers , one battalion of Infantry , lef hero today for San Francisco. A tleup o transportation was threatened on the Unlo : Pacific today at Rawllns. Colonel Reeve o one of the Minnesota regiments objcctei to the separation of the three sections o the train carrying his men with a trail carrtng Kansas troops , and with an armei guard attempted to otop the movement o nil trains until his regiment was agal brought together. The result was a tlcu ; till Reeve could be reached with order from a superior officer , directing him t allow the train to proceed. llmilrtl Awiiy Furniture. Gcorgo Thurston 'has occn arrested o the charge of carrying away a quantity < store furniture from the hallway of tb Aetna house , on Thirteenth and Dodg streets. It Is said that he halted a wage at the hotel door and loaded upon It showcase , shelving and a gum slot inachlu Too Many Trouxern. Thomas Grey was arrested last night f < bains too well stocked with trousers. H bundle contained six pair and ho was ut able to account for his possession of then On Grey's person was nlao found a drav Ing of a skeleton key of nn approved pa1 tnrn. Ho U held aa n susuiclous charade TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAS PrtilialillKlpii Arc Hint It Will HP Fitl nnd Coaler lu NelirnMUn wlta Wemtrrly Wludi. WASHINGTON , May IS. Forecast f < Thursday : For Nebraska Fair and cooler ; wester winds. For Missouri and Kansas Fair weathe : southwesterly winds. For Iowa Fair , preceded by showers eastern portion ; westerly winds. For South Dakota Pair weather ; warmc westerly wlndi , shifting to southerly. For Wyoming Partly cloudy WMthe variable wlndt OPENING DAY ol Railroads Pnf'Dflhro the Coat of Travel OonsidtVfafy Below Tariff. arc * ' ' ' ONE CENT A JffCE FOR SHORT RIDES An > lioily Wl nln'TiTO Munilrcil Mllci Cnii Come lu Otnahti for Almomt K Wider the Se-nle Annonnceit , Tbo railroads entering Omaha have an nounced the rates which will be made laic Omaha on the opening day of the exposition. A. rate of 1 cent per mile Is announced over a territory extending , In some In stances , over 200 miles from Omaha. These rates have been certified to tha Department of Transportation of the exposition , aud the department Is highly gratified at the manner n which the wishes of the exposition and he traveling public have been served In .his Instance. The manner In which the rates arc defined eaves no doubt as to the exact points ta ivhlch they apply , the extreme outer limit of the territory on each line being specified n each Instance. These rates will bo effcc- he May 31 mid tickets will bo on sale that date , good for return passage Juno 2. The territory within which the I cent rate will be tn force Is a : 'allows ' the points named In each Instance being the outside point to which the rate applies , all Intermediate points having , ol : oursc , the same rate of 1 cent per mile , viz : B. & M. Outside points , Urlcson , Bur- well , Arcadia , Broken Bow , Kearney , Ox- 'ord , Republican City , Orleans , Concordla , n addition to this rate a rate of $3 for the round trip Is announced for Leavonvvorth , Atehlson , Kansas City nnd St. Joseph. T. n. & M. V. Nellgh , Albion , Verdigris , lastlngs , Superior , Lincoln , Sioux City , Union Pacific Outside point , Kearney ; ho rate nlso applies to the branch north ol Grand Island nnd south of Omaha & Ho- mbllcan Valley railway to Irving , Kan , In- hiding Cellar Rapids , Norfolk nnd Albion. \ maximum rate of $3 for the round trlr. : s also made from Kansas City and 'inter- nedlato points. MlBsourl Pacific A rate of $3 for the round trip Is made from Kansas City , St Joseph , Leavcnworth and Atehlson and In- ermediate points until a point ICO mile' from Omaha Is reached , when the 1 ccnl rate will apply. Rock Island Outside point , Falrbury. Kansas City , Plttsburg & Gulf A max' mum rate of $3 for the round trip Is an nounced from Kansas City and intermediate lolnts over 150 miles from Omaha , the 1- cent rate to apply at all points 150 miles 01 ess from this city. Chicago , Burlington & Qulncy The 1-cenl rate applies from' ' all points lu Iowa west ol nnd Including D6s ifolnes. Chicago & Northwestern The 1-cent rate applies to all points on the main line 01 branches to nnd 'Including ' Boone , la. Sioux City & Pacific The 1-cent rate ap plies to all points In1 Iowa to and includlnc Sioux City. ' Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul The 1-cenl rate applies to all points on the main Urn and branches to and Including Perry , la. In addition to the above the Union Pa Iflc announccsra rate of ono fare plus $ ! from all points along1 its line west of Chey enne. ' In addition td th6 rates named the De partment of Transportation has been ad vised that a ratb of one faro will be inadi from all polntsr'6ulsldo Of the lucent pe : mile limit In Nebraska , Kansas , 'Missouri ' South Dakota , * North Dakota , Wisconsin Illinois , Minnesota , ibwa , Wyoming , Colorado rado , Oklahoma , Indian Territory and thi northoin peninsula of Michigan. Thesi tickets will have a return limit of six days The Rio Grande Western has announcec a rate of one faro for the round trip fron all points on Its lines In honor of the oc caslon. All of the roads entering Omaha will rui special trains for the opening day travel and It Is expected that the travel will b very heavy. WOUK OX THE GllCIUMIS RUSHING Strnliilnir Etery Encrg ; to ( let Dlitiilnyn In 1'lnee. But two weeks remain until the opening o the Transmlsslsslppl 'and International Ex position. Should the progress be as grca during that time as It has been , there I no doubt but what the principal portion wll be completed , and nearly all the exhibit in place. Several of the state buildings wll not be entirely completed. The states o Minnesota and Washington will commenc their buildings In a few days on contrac to rush them. The hundreds of visitors who dally throni the grounds , vxhlch are becoming more beau tlful each day , are proving a splendid ad voillscmcnt for the exposition. These visit ors come not only from different points o this state , but from all over those Uultei States as well. Their first sight of the build Ings and grounds Is ono of astonishment for they had not expected nor hoped fo such a largo showing , nnd are so wel pleased they cannot refrain from spreadlni the news wherever they go. Carload after carload of exhibits nr < standing on the exposition tracks and cnn not bo unloaded and unpackcl too rapidly The working crews are being rushed with al their might , while the carpenters at wcrl on the booths boat a merry tatoo with ham mer and nails , the saw singing a gleefu song. The West Midway Is n lively little city The high See-Saw Is up. During the las two dajs the Old Plantation and Ostilcl Farm have been under way. The camels ar Been grazing on the campus every nfteinooi : while the Arab acrobats arc putting In th time practicing. New concession building are the order almost every day , nnd th visitor will be besieged on every bond. To the north of the Midway , the Aplar building was ( completed yesterday nn turned over to the superintendent. Alread the exhibitors are on the floor , eager to gt everything In readiness for the opening da ) ti. D. Sttlson , superintendent of th Ne braska apiary exhlbtttcays his exhibit vvi ' be the finest cver ihown'ln the stato. The Bluff tract-'contlnucs ' to show maikc Improvement. The band stand Is aesumtn huge proportlonSjVp'A' ' stands out promlnentl owing to Its having a full sight from vie Itors on the Sherman avenue viaduct. Th Illinois state building was turned over t the janitor a week. , ago and Is now beln decorated. This Work will be completed thi week , when the state commission will unlv nnd take possession. ' Together with that c Illinois Is the tottplctlon of the Nebrask building , and tbo first day of June .vlll sc the state commissions established In hot buildings. A queer Incident happened this week I connection with the Utah mining cxhlbl Among the various minerals to be exhlt Ited are a bar of gold and silver and a bi of pure gold. The former weighs 400 ounce and was shipped by express to L. W. Shurl llff , vice president of the Utah commlsaloi In care of the First National bank of Omahi Mr. Shurtllff not having arrived In the clt ; That bar , the value of which Is $1,800 , wi delivered by the express company to tt office of the exposition manager in the Ae rlcultural building and there It remained f ( three da > s , unguarded , and contained , f far as the managers knew , nothing of vet great Importance. The bar of pure goh weighing seventy ouncei , the money vali of which la $1,400 , was delivered to M Sburtllff at the exposition ground * ye U day by a messenger "boy , who , i well i tbe exprcca company , did not realize the rii akcn In so delivering. The metals cama rom the Eureka Hill Mining company , and > lr. Shurtllft U under bond for the safe ecplng nnd return of the same. They wore eposlted yesterday afternoon tn the First National bank , where they will remain un- II the exposition opens. WA < * IIIMTOVS STATB Arelilteet Innndem ArrnniMnK liiienl rnntrnetom for It * nreotlon. Preparations for the erection of thn Wash- ngton building on the bluff tract have been ommcnced , and the most expensive state building on the grounds will bo pushed to completion at n rate which will discount all he other states. Charles W. Snundcrs of Seattle , member of the firm of Snundcrs & .awton , the architects who designed the Washington building , Is In the city for the iUtrposo of making arrangements with a ocnl contractor to erect the building. Mr. Snundcrs will personally supervise the work nnd the material Is now on the road from he coast. The lumber In the. building has been donated by leading firms of the state and the structure will constitute nn exhibit of the lumber resources of Washington. The building on the ground Is 50x100 feet , xcluslvo of the four corner features which iroject , forming a low-tower effect. In only no rcspeet are the abnormal sizes of tim ber growth to be emplojcd In earning out ho design , nnd these will bo the bases of ho columns supporting the porch over the main entrance. The rest of the material used will be In practical commercial sizes. The lower courses In the curtain walls nro o be of very wide planks , probably forty- Ight Inches , nnd above thcso will bo the Idlng used In ordinary house construction. The four corner features will be built of ogs. The side walls will be ten feet high * nd the open truss work of the roof , which will exemplify the uses of laiire timbers In : > rldge building , will give the exposition oem n height of thirty-two feet In the ccn- cr. The loof Is one of moderate pitch nnd lurmountcd by a small , octagonal cupola hat breaks the sky line and adds greatly to ho general effectiveness of the whole com position. The brackets of the front porch nro con structed of ship's knees. The windows are feet from the floor and allow shriving about the sides of the main room. At one nid of the building n lecture room , 21x50 eet , Is located , which will also be emplojed as a place for school exhibits. The admln- stratlon ofllces are over the main approach o the building nnd are reached by n gal- ery. Toilet rooms aud storerooms nro con veniently located. The spaces between the windows on the nterlor arc to be paneled In woods native : o the state tn natural finish. Estimating the value of the lumber for .he building at the market rate , the bulld- ng represents an expenditure of about $ > , - 000. 000.Mr. Mr. Saunders says the exhibit to bo made by the Washington commission will be a nest excellent one. Spokane alone has con tributed $5,000 to the fund nnd other locali ties are responding generously , so that a sufficient fund Is assured. The mlncial ex hibit will bo extensive and a strong showing will bo made of the fish Industry of the state. It Is on agriculture , horticulture and daily products , however , that the greatest effort will bo made. Mr. Saumlers says that the crops last year were magnificent , and the weather this spring has been very fa vorable , thus assuring a splendid crop. A great deal of the exhibit material Is ready to be shipped , and the collection of other material Is going on actively In all parts of tbe state. MI > MSOTA HAS THE : CASH IN HAND. Sccrcliiry Unnfortli IleportN tlic State Inhibit Provided for. B. L. Danforth , secretary of the Minnesota seta state commission , Is In the city to look after a good many necessary details In con nection with the Minnesota state exhibit. On the same train with him and on a spe cial car came J. L. Grcatslnger of Duluth , president of the Duluth & Iron Range rail road and chairman of the Minnesota mineral exhibit committee. A party accompanied the latter. , . Secretary Danforth brought good news with him from the north. He says all the money subscribed for the exposition ex hibit Is now In the commission's bands and that while Minnesota's complete exhibit will not bo In place on June 1 It will all be In stalled In the state building by the middle of the month. Work on the building will commence at once , "Tho commission was somewhat delayed by the fact that the subset ibed money was not paid In promptly , but It has It all now , " ho said , "Wo arc Intending to proceed at once on the erection of our state building and that will be up and all the exhibits will bo In It by tbe middle of June. , Then you will see a great show. A portion of the exhibit will be In place by June 1. " Mr. Grcatslnger has arranged for one of the most complete mineral exhibits that will be seen on the grounds. All the mineral resources of the state will bo shown and every appliance and means employed In the extraction of the minerals will bo a part of the show. He and bis party took In the grounds today. They leave the city tonight. rM > oiihis THU EXPOSITION , o % York'H Ureut Miin 1'iijn n Tribute to tile Coining Show. While In New York City recently City Attorney Council found one warm advocate of the Transmlsslsslppl and International Exposition lu the person of Chauncey M. Depav. ' . There was a big electrical exhibi tion In progress In MadUon Square garden and Mr. Connell was there at the opening exercises , which were attended by over 20- 000 people. Speaking of the opening ex ercises ho said : "Tbo first thing on the program was a telegram from President McKlnley , wishing the affair a success. This was followed by a telephone message fiom Vice President Hobart , after which Chauncey M. Depow was introduced as the principal speaker of the evening. "After some preliminary mutters had been referred to , " added Mr. Connell , "the speaker of the evening dwelt at some length upon the victory of Rear Admiral Dewey , relating the fact that the first Information of the great sea fight came over the wires and that electricity made It possible to re ceive the facts a f w hours after they occurred. ' After that ho referred to the conditions In Spain , comparing them with affairs In the United States , drawing a pleasing comparison. During bis speech Mr. Depew paid a great tribute to the Trans- mlBslBsfppI Exposition. Ho referred to .It as being held In one of tbe greatest cities on the American continent and closed by saying that It would bo an exposition that would bo second only to tbe World's fair. " Colorado Nearly Head } . The Colorado Exposition commission h now In the last stages of preparation foi the exhibit to be made by that state and reports In tbe Denver papers Indicate thai the commission Is highly encouraged by the developments up to this time. Tbo mtnlne committee has secured 3,000 feet of space In the Mining building and the commission promises to break the famous Colorado rec ord for a fine exhibit of the mineral re sources of the state. Mrs. Shuto la still working away at the horticultural cxhlbl ! and the other departments are reported a : being In the best possible condition. Increase In Adiulmlon , On and after next Sunday , May 22 , thi gates to all parts of the exposition groundi will be closed and no one will be admitted without a ticket. The price of adtnlsslor will bo Increased to 25 cents. At present admission Is charged to but one portion ol the ground * , the main court , and here thi price Is inertly BOKlaal , belnc only 10 c nU In view of the near completion of the work of preparation , It hits been decided to close all parts of the grounds nnd Increase the admission to the price named , ILLINOIS c7HlI IIAHII AT WOIIIC. Membern Huntle to Ilulld li ! | the Num ber * nnd Aronne Interent , The Illinois club mot at exposition head quarters last night. Although the attend ance was small , the members were very en thusiastic over their work. The object of the club Is to promote a feeling of kinship among the Illinois people residing In Omaha ns well aa to look after the reception of Illinois visitors at the exposition. The meeting was called to order by the president of the club , E. Benedict. After a verbal report from the chairman of the executive committee , a member of the rom- mlttcc appointed to secure members re ported , snjIiiR that so far but little piogrcss had been made. There are over 1,000 nntlvn born llltnolsans tn Onmlm , and with those eligible to membership , who have lived In that state five jears , It Isexpected the club can secure between 200 and 300 names. Tha securing of mombcis Is considered the es sential matter just nt present , and In view of this the executive nnd membership com mittees were Instructed to unite nnd report progress at the next regular meeting , May 25. These committees will meet nt the Com mercial club looms 1'rlday noon for lunch , nt which time they will decide upon the best means for work. Several new names were added to the membership roll. Tim club anticipates giving n dinner nt the Comme'iclal club rooms on the' evening of May 30 , at which time the members and other Illlnolsans will be Invited. As June 21 Is to bo Illinois day , the club hopes to make It a time when all visitors ns well as Omaha people may point to as one of the events of the e.\po3ltlon. Ci > iiiiti'tlnir tin * NobrtiNliti llullilliiK. The icpalrlng of thu plasteilng In the lotunda of the Nebiaskn building has been completed and the dome has been tinted to cot respond with the other poi lions of the Intel lor. The drapciy and furniture foi the building have been made icady and as soon as the oiling of the Hears Is completed the decorations will be Installed. A large num ber of very artistic oil paintings have been received fiom NcbiasKa artists In nil parts of the countrj nnd these will add to the gcmeial beauty of the Interior decoration. Miss Mcllona lUittullcld , the hostess of the building , has the decoration of tbo Interior of the building tn charge and she Is gruutl ) pleased with the outlook for a handsome effect. MUnourl CoiiiiiilMNloii 1 > M lilen Cnnli. The Missouri commission has raised about $15,000 for the state exhibit and this amount has been apportioned to the several depart ments ns follows : Horticulture , $1,000 ; agri culture , $3,000 ; mines nnd foiestry , $2,000 ; woman's work , $1.001) ) ; eudcntlonal commis sion , $2,000 ; negro education , $500. The remainder will be used for maintenance and current expenses. The greater part of this money was raised lu St. Louis and already there are rumblings of trouble arising from the action of other sections of the state In refusing to turn over the money which Is said to have been raised for the purpose of making a state exhibit. Clone of Snle of C'uiniiiiitiitloii TleUetn. The sale of commutation tickets to the exposition will cease after C p. m. Friday , May 20 , and no commutation tickets will bo sold after that time. These books have been meeting with a more vigorous reception during the lost few days and n largo num ber of them have been disposed of. The books are In two sizes , ono containing coupons good for 100 single admissions nnd costing $20 , and the other size containing fifty admission coupons , tbe book costing $12.50. Neither kind of book Is transfera ble , tbo photograph of the purchaser being required to be pasted Inside the cover for purposes of Identification. Note * or the A caiload of Georgia state exhibits have reached the grounds and will be unloaded toda > . J. C. L. Harris of Raleigh , N. C. , has been appointed vice president for tbo ex position for that state. H. W. Fowler , an attache of the Treas ury department at Washington , arrived this week to assist lu tbe Treasury decora tions. William Dlllcnbach , the superintendent In charge of tbo Illinois state building during Its construction , left last night ( or hla home In Springfield , 111. Mr. Dlllcnbach has been In Omaha since last January. W. H. Stow ell , editor of the Post : Dr. McGrew and Attorney Ncal , all prominent residents of Auburn , Neb , were visitors at the exposition grounds yesterday and wore highly gratified at the progress and extent of the same. The headquarters of the executive de partment of tbe exposition will bo In the Administration arch tn tha main court on and after June 1. President Wattles has been authorized to Incur the expense ncccs- xary In furnishing the suite of rooms on the main floor of tbo arch overlooking the main court and these will be fitted up In n manner comporting with thu dignity of the duties devolving upon thu executive In entertaining distinguished visitors. Alfred W. Downing , the mint expel t from Philadelphia , arrived yesterday nnd Is at \ork In tl'o Government building getting his press In runnlnir order Mr. Downing his been In the go\cement service at Phil adelphia for thirty years. Ho sa > s the die for the olllclal medal of the exporltlon has been made and the mint ofilclals nro await ing measmement orders from him before completing It. The press will stamp the modal s and Is to bo used In no other ca pacity. A bMlillT 001,11. Wlileli 1'e-rii-nu Would 'ure Iinnie- dlute In lu HuiiKi'r of Ilri-onilnn Cliroiilt * Ciiturrli. The time to begin to doctor Is when the sjmtoms of disease first appear. After the disease has a firm hold on the pitlcnt Is when most people just begin to think of having a doctor. Sometimes a disease Is cured even then , but It would bo far better to euro tbo symptoms as soon as they manifest themselves. Tbo symptoms of ca- 'M ' tarrh nro many nnd varlcdA slleht cold or coush that a few doses of P.e-ru-na would promptly cure Is allowed to progress until It becomes chronic catarrh , whleh some times necessitates long and persistent treat ment to effect a cure. Mrs. Mallnda Walker , Graham City , Young county. Tux. , writes : 'Tor the past six years I have been suffer ing with catarrh and all the evil effects that accompany It. Tbo last year my throat got sore , then It settled on my lungs , which caused pain under left shoulder and breast. I was not able to do my work ; could not get up out of a chair without help. I had all of our doctors' advice and as Utance , but It did me no good. The first month after 1 began taking your medicine I was doing my work. I took It for twelve months and new I am In good health. I recom mend your medicine to do just what you nay It will do. You made my health good , whleb I thought was not possible. " Pe-ru-na cures and cures primanently , Send for a free book entitled "Health and Beauty , " written by Dr. Hartman. Address The Po-ru-na Drug Manufacturing Com pany , ColumbuOhio. . DEATH RECORD General Wllllnm Wlri Lowe , General Wllllnm Wtrt Lowe of this city died yesterday morning at 3 o'clock. He hail been In falling health for the last jenr and during the last three months his condition has been , serious. Ills death has been ex pected at nny time within the last few days. Ho wns nffllcUnl with paralysis of tbo brain and had been unconscious for several days. He died nt his home , 1S24 Wtrt street , sur rounded by the members of his family. Ho leaves a vvlfo , ono son , Robert , and six daughters , the Misses Kntherlnp , Wll- hemlna , Pauline , Blanche and Marie , and Mri. Bell of Chlcngo. General William W. Lowe was born In Grcencastle , Putnam county , Indiana , Octo ber 12 , 1831. He- was the only child of Dr. lines Lone , ono of the founders of Omaha , and the man who laid out thu otlglnal town- site. site.W. W. W. Lowe was a cadet nt West Point from July 1 , 1S49 , to July 1 , 1813 , when ho was giuHmted , nnd was appointed tn tha army to brevet second lieutenant of dut- goons on his graduation. Ho served at tha cavalr } school nt Cirllsle Pn. , In lS , " > 3-lsr > 4 ; was tn gnirlson nt JeflVis-on tianacKs , Mo. , In 1853 ; on frontier duty at rump Cooper , second lieutenant. Second cavalry. March 3 , 1853 ; In Texas , 1S35-1S56 : tn Tort Jugo. Tex , 1S3C-1837 ; nt Tort Mason , Tex. , U&T , them engaging as scout against thu In dians ; promoted to llrst Ifuntenant. Second cavalry , December t IS'iC ; nt Port Mason , Tex , 1857-1S5S ; seivid ns adjutant Second cavalry May 31 , 1SS to Mny 0. 1MH ; at Fort lltlknap , Tex. . 1S5S-1S5U ; nt Camp Cooper , Tox. , 1S3P-1SUO ; fiontler duty nt Fort Mn- son ISOl , nnd lu garilson at Cat lisle bar racks , Pn , 18G1. During thu war of thb rebellion Nebraska furnished four lompanles of cavalry for service In the Eouthein states , first attached to n command designated "Curtis Horse , " but which was consolidated with other bat talions at llenton barrackx , St. Louis , In December , 1SS1. nnd wns therer.ftcr known nn the I'lfth Iowa c.ivalry , the Xelirasl- * companies being A , B , C and D , of which regiment General W. W. Lo\\o wns colonel. llo solved dm Ing the war fiom 1SG1 to ISCti. He wns In the lainpilgn of February , 1SS2 , btlng engaged In thu attack and ( np- turu of Toil Doni'lson. In thu on me month he was in command of that fort and Ports Henry nnd llrlman. Ho was In cavaliy operations In Tennessee. Alabama and Georgia , commanding brlgndu or division , March. 1S03 , to July , 1SK1. being breveted major In liio regular army , October 9 , 1SC3 , foi gallant and meritorious seirvlces tn cav alry engngcmonts * near Chlckamauca , Ga. Hu wns brcvete'd lieutenant colonel In the regular service- December 15 , 1SC3 , for gal lant nnd meritorious service tn cavalry ac tion near Huntsvlllc , AH. Prom July , 18C4 , to January , ISb" , ho wns emplojed In re mounting the rnvnlry of thu Army of the Cumberland. He wns musle'rod out of vol unteer service Jnnuaiy 21 , 1863 ; was at Port Leavenworth , Kan. , as acting assistant provost marshal , general superintendent of volunteer recruiting service nnd chief mus tering and disbursing ollker for Kansas , Nebraska , Dakota and Colorado , from Feb- itnry , 1SC3 , to July 30. Hu wns bicvetod colonel In United States nrmv nnd brigadier general of United States volunteers Match 13 , 1SG5 , for gallant nnd meritorious scrvlco during the rebellion ; was breveted briga dier general In United States army on the same date for gallant and meritorious serv ices In the field during the ichelllon. After the war his military services were at Nash ville , on the Pacific const nnd nt Now Orleans. Ho resigned fiom the scrvlco Juno 23 , 18G9 , having settled in Omaha lu May of the preceding jea1' . General Lowe was ono of the Board of School Regents of Omaha In 1872 that had charge of the constiuctlon of the High school building on Capitol hill. Among school building on Capitol hill. General Lowe was nUo ono of the or ganizers of the Omaha and Giant Smelting company , which was established In October , 1870. In 1879 ho In company with Frank Murphy , Samuel Rogers nnd Jnmevf L Lovctt , seemed valuable oil Interests In Wjomlng , In all nbout 3,200 acres of pat ented lands In the Shoshone basin. Beaver and Rattlesnake districts. They developed throe spouting wells with a capacity of 1,200 barrels per day , Thcso wells were soon plugged , as tbo exportation of the all did not pay expenses. During the last few years General Lowe had retained an Interest tn various western mines , but financial reverses overtook him nnd nearly wiped out his mining Interests. Within the last year he had been physically unable to attend to business affairs. AMIISHMHNTS. The O. U. Woodwiird , AniiHemunt Director , TO.MIJIIT , SlOO. THE WOOmVAKO STOCK CO. Prcncntlda FANCHON Specialties Blograph , Bert Gagnon , Slg- frlod. OMAHA MUSEUM AND THEATRE , Fnrnnm Street. Ol'iIlAIIiY FHOM 1 TO 1O I > . M. Omuliu'n Popular Family Itcxort. IIOBBERRO , The Dlslocnter ; PROF. \VCLDHN , Smoke Artist ; DnLOARIANB. Troupe of Oriental Peoplq ; Prof. Campbell's Trick Dog , "CHICAGO ; " DOLL113 DODD , the Midget Queen ; THE HANCIGS , Dan ish Mind Readers ; IIAHT BROS , Musical Artists ; MAY I2VANS , America's Greatest Whistler ; NADINU In Cuban Dapucs ; ALMA HOWARD , the Song Bird ; HALL SISTHHS , Rngttmo Singers nnd Dancers ; HURT & WHITMAN , Comedy Sketch Ar tists ; GORDON COLLINS AND FRED , Acrobatic Dancers. IOC UMIITS TO ALL IOC. THEATER , * l.'tli mid Cnpltol A > ' . J 11. HENRY , MANAGER. HIGH GLASS VAUDEVILLE AM ) Sl it } | tl.TIKS KVnnY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. 8 30 Matinees Wed. and Sat. 2 SO Admission 10o. f RO'OF GARDEN Corner Illlli and llnriiey Street * . Henry Lleven. Pi op. IVIHV KVKMM ; , AND SATURDAY MATINKE. GRAND CONCERT IIj KHA.VADKI.MAVVS I , N ( lulll , Trap and Manager. SnntlienM Cur , Kith mill I > a\eniort. Attractions for week cnmmanc.lng May 18 , Cnmpbidl > % Campbell , xketch artists ; Kcn- nlHon Sinters , tonga and rinncu ; Klninmo Slaters , In their own original dancoa ; Hydetr & Dayton In their novelty plantation trav esty ; BlHtern Dayton , In ( heir new und pleasing uctn ; Fred Slmonson , looking for knockcra. Dally matlnoea oxecpt Monday. rnr.Movr COMI > A > V8 IIIIAIMM'AIITKIIS. ' LADIES' AN * . GENTS' CONCERT HALL ir.ir , flilenico Street. South Sldo Jefferson Haunro. GRAM ) CONCERT I.VKUY NIGHT ADMISSION Ftinn. A. NVniSHO , Prop. IKITICLS. THE MILLARD 13th nnd Uouglns Sts. , Omaha. CKNTHAUL.Y LOCATED. . . ill Kll I CAN AM ) itUOI'HPMf ! _ J. K. MUIKii , A , HUM , Prop * . -HOTEL BARKER COR. 13TH AND JONES ST. . OMAHA. UATiS : l.5 < > V.M > fUOO PUIl DAT , Blctrla ctri direct to exposition ground * fllANK UAltltUU. Cashier SAM 1IAUUAN. enter Clerk. T//J3 BI/JC 1313J EUROPEAN HOTEL Room * ) .