THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , OCTOBEK B , 18)8. ! )
REYSrONE STATE VISITORS
Pennsyhaulans Who Oomoto
Attend the Exposition ,
PERSONNEL OF THE OFFICIAL PARTY
Member * of the Stale Coinnilmiloii
mid Other * IIluu In the Mfc of the
Great Coiiimoimciilth. Here to
Celebrate ttltli the Wct.
Pennsylvania's official parly , which Is to
represent that state at the celebration nt
the exposition today , arrived In Omaha yes
terday morning over the Milwaukee road.
There Is one disappointment connected with
Its arrival ID that Governor Hastings , who
was confidently expected to be present , was
unable to como. The governor has been
giving his personal attention to tbo sick
and wounded Pennsylvania onldlers who
have returned from the front , and felt ho
could not abandon this work for the length
ot time required to make the western trip.
With the party , however , Is Charles Emory
Smith , postmaster general In President Me-
Ktnley's cabinet , who will deliver the oration
tion at today's exercises ,
The Pennsylvania commission Is headed by
John W , Woodsldc , president of the Atlantic
Bnuff company and one of the leading manu
facturers ot Philadelphia. Ho was secretary
of the Tennessee Centennial commission of
fuo city of Philadelphia , chairman of the
citizens' commission of Philadelphia on the
Cotton States and International Exposition
at Atlanta , a member of the national com
mission of Pennsylvania at the Chicago
World's fair and baa been associated In some
way with every Internationa ) celebration or
cpleodo In the United States In the last quar
ter of a century.
Thomas Bradley , treasurer ot the commls
e'on ' , who accompanies the party , is also one
ot the leading business men of Philadelphia.
Ho Is engaged In the provision trade and
ono ot the heaviest shippers in that line ou
the eastern seaboard.
One of the Stntc'H Editor * .
Colonel George Nox McCain Is ono of the
editors of the Philadelphia Press. Ho re
ceived his newspaper training In Plttsburg ,
whcro for eight years ho filled editorial posi
tions on tbo Dispatch , subsequently becom
ing ono of the owners of the Commercial
Gazette. Ho was afterwords Washington
correspondent of the latter paper. For serv
ices rendered the government of Venezuela
during his visit there In the late boundary
r excitement in that country Colonel McCain
was decorated by President Crespo with the
Order of the Liberator.
Among the members of the commission In
professional life , Is Dr. J. Roberts Bryan
also of Philadelphia. Ho Is a member ot th
Philadelphia Pathological society , Phlladcl
phla Pedrlatlc society and Phladolphta
County Medical society.
I. 0. Nlsslcy la publisher ot the Middle
town Press , ono of the largest newspapers
iu the central part ot Pennsylvania. ,
Christian S. Overholt , tbo dean of the
commission in point ot years , Is a retired
banker , merchant and manufacturer ot
Westmoreland county , although now resid
ing In Philadelphia. He retired a third of
a century ago and became president of tbo
First National Bank of Mt. Pleasant
Ono of the most successful newspapers In
Pennsylvania Is the Wllkcsbarre Record of
which Dr. Frederick C. Johnson ot the offi
cial party Is editor.
Another prominent newspaper editor with
tha commission Is Llvy S. Hlchard , editor
ot the Scranton Tribune. Mr. Richard Is a
natlvo of Ohio , who began his newspaper
work at La Port , Ind. , in 18S8.
Joshua D. Baker Is widely known as the
manager of the Hotel Lafayette In Phlla-
de1phULipr , . .thirtyyears ho has been
identified with the hotel life ot Pennsyl
vania.
From the " \VcHtcrn Section.
In western Pennsylvania at New Brighton ,
Thomas Livingston Kennedy , another mand-
facturcr on the commission , has his home.
He Is orcsldont of several manufacturing
concerns.
The ono member of the commission who
knows moro about the great oil Industries
of'tho United States Is P. C. Boyle , editor
and proprietor of the Oil City Derrick. Mr.
Boyle , who la a veteran of the late war , is
known to every man In the United
States 'who has ever been Identi
fied with the petroleum Industry.
Mr. Boyle 'has ' been' prominent In Pennsyl
vania Ufa'for. n quarter of a century and Is
best known tp the newspaper world OB ono
of the directors of tha Associated Press.
The colleges and universities and the edu
cational life of Pennsylvania are represented
by William C. Grotzlnger. Ph. D. , registrar
of Bucknoll university" , Lcwloburg , Pa. , Mr.
Gretzlngcr is ono of the youngest members
of'tlle commlsalon , but hels _ at the business
head ot ono of the largest educational In
stitutions' In Pennsylvania with the excep
tion of the University of Pennsylvania.
Hiram Young is the dean of ? en.nsylvanlu
Journalists , being the oldest active naws-
papcr man In the state. He IR editor and
proprietor of the York Dally Dispatch. Dur
ing President Harrison's administration ho
was postmaster of York.
Other members ot the commission are
Thomas J. Kcenan , Jr. , of Plttsburg , Thomas
M. Jones and George M. Wanbaugh of Har-
rlsburg , J. II. Zerby of Pottsvlllo , Asa
Packer Blakesleo of Mauch Chunk , and
James P. Dclnlnger ot Sullivan county.
Among the women accompanying the com
mission are Mrs. John W. Woodsldn. Mrs.
Joseph Marttr , Mrs. Thomas Brauley. Mrs.
George Nox TUcCaln , Mfs. \ . O , Nlasley , Mrs.
Frederick C. Johnson , Mrs. L. S. Richard ,
Mrti. P. C. Boyle and Mrs. T. Livingston
Kennedy. ,
John U. Pott of Willlamsport , Pa. , dis
trict passenger agent for the Milwaukee
road , has charge of a party to this city and
will taW advantage of his sojourn In Omaha
to call upon snruo old railroad friends who
are now In the harness here.
In the absence ot Governor Hastings , It Js
understood that John W. Woodslde , presi
dent of the Pennsylvania commission , will
officially represent that state In the cere
monies tomorrow.
Other ? In the party not mentioned are
Clarence Edward Dauson o"f Lewlston , pri
vate secretary to the postmaster general ,
and A. B. Dunning , representing the Scranton -
ton Times , who Is a delegate to the good
rounds parliament to bo held In Omaha next
Saturday.
The visitors will regulate their visit In
the city according to their own .convenience ,
Bomo to continue their travels In the wesl
CASTOR ! A
Per Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Boars the
Signature of
Bean tie 8 KM V ° U Hav Mffajg Bought
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Ito KM Yea lla i Atom BaujM
Signature
of
B M th 1t8 ! Kind Vcu HOT Always Bou ht
Bl natwo
nnd others to return direct to their homes
Several will spend the week here. The mem
bers of the party are registered at the Mil-
lard.
GOVERNOR FENCES VERY WELL
SkillfullAVaril * Off ilic Verbal
ThniMn Off ( he Thornton HHlcn'
Anxlllnrx Committee.
Governor Holcomb yesterday afternoon
met n delegation representing the Thurston
Hides and listened to arguments why the
First regiment should bo designated by htm
03 * the proper ono to be mustered out as
between It and thn Third regiment. The
delegation was composed ot Cadet Taylor ,
whoso son Is captain ot the Thurston nines ;
Mrs. II. M. Cross and Mrs. C. M. Prlmcau ,
each of whom has a son In that company ,
and Mrs. C. B. White , president of the
Women's auxiliary to the company , who ap
peared for all of-tho boys.
The meeting took places at the Paxton
hotel and the dcbato tank on a conver
sational tone. The women appealed as only
mothers can appeal for the return ot their
boyi and all the points they made why
they thought the First should bo mustered
out were admitted by the governor , but
when they sought to get him to admit that
these reasons outweighed these In favor ot
the Third regiment the executive was care
ful and would not commit himself. When
ono of tbd women suggested that the high
death rate in the Third regiment was due
to the Inefficiency of the officers ot that
regiment the governor promptly took Issue
1th the statement. When the governor
omarked that the Third regiment , If It re
mained In the service , would bo sent out
f tbo country to Cuba , two members of
ho committee thought that was what the
cglment enlisted for and would bo de-
iflhtod with the assignment , but the gov-
rnor called their attention to the fact that
ho First regiment seemed delighted with
ho opportu-lty given it for going to the
, 'hlllpplncs. i
Thus , the discussion was carried on for an
our nnd the committee received no in-
ormatlon from the governor relative to his
robablo action , other than ho would decide
ho matter definitely como ttma this week.
"
Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup always success-
ully overcomes dreadful croup. 25c.
ETTIGREW MISSTATES FACT5
fironvc'nor Denied lie
Used IaiiKiiiiKC Attributed
to Htm.
HURON , S. D. , Oct. 4. A statement'made
iy Senator Pettlgrew In his late speech here ,
md over which the demo-pops ore greatly
ejolced , was that the republican party op-
losed the free homestead bill oven though
t advocated Us passage In Its national
ilatform. Senator Pettlgrew also stated that
le called upon Congressman Grosvenor of
Ohio , whom ho declared was the rcpresenta-
Ivo of the administration , and urged Jilra
0 secure the support ot the free homestead
ill ] , telling him that the republicans were
acting In bad faith , for they had declared for
t In their platform. To this Congressman
Grosvenor , says Mr. Pettlgrew , replied ,
'That was put In the platform to catch
votes , and the election is over. " This state
ment was doubted by many In Mr. Petti-
Brew's audience , nnd Attorney A. W. Wll-
marth wrote Congressman Grosvenor corf-
ccrnlng the language attributed to him by
Mr. Pettfgrew , and received tbo following
reply :
ATHENS , O. , Sept. 19 , 1808. Mr. A. W.
Wllmarth. Huron. S. D. : My Dear Sir I
im greatly surprised by the receipt ot your
"cttor of September 15 and I can only say
: hat I never had any conversation with
ienator Pettlgrew on the subject of the free
lomestead law that I remember of , and I
state without Qualification that I never at
any tlmo or place or under any clrcum
stances used the following language In.talk-
ng ot the .platform dcplaratlon In regard
.0 the free homestead law that the "plank
was put In to catch votes and the election was
over. " I never sold such a thing. Thf
statement is unqualifiedly untrue and 1
cannot believe that Senator Pettlgrew ever
made the statement. Somebody else may
have done It. but cortalnly I never did. .1
supported the free homestead law when il
was In the house of representatives orig
inally and made a speech In favor of it.
1 cannot understand how or why or by whal
possibility the senator's mind has reachei
that sort of a conclusion. Yours truly.
C. H. GROSVENOR.
South Dnkotn CoiiKreuatlonnllntn.
CANTON. S. D. , Oct. 3. ( Special. ) The
eighteenth annual meeting of the Yankton
Association of Congregational churches anc
ministers opened this afternoon. The ad
dress ot welcome was delivered by N. C
Nash and the response by Rev. D. B. Nich
ols , D. D. , of Mission Hill. The meetings
are being held In the oldest church building
In the Big Sioux valley and will last untl
Wednesday evening. Nearly all of the
twenty-six congregations In the district are
represented. \
United StutOM Court nt Pierre.
PIERRE , S. D1. , Oct. 3. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Judge Garland will open a term o
United States court hero In the morning , In
which the'prlnclpal case for trial will bo the
"S't. Lawrence mill case , " in which Maggie
McCullen sues the Northwestern railroad fo
$19,000 for loss of a grist mill by fire , alleg
ing that ) the fire was set by sparks from one
ot the company's engines. There have been
three tilals of the case , each taking up oven
n week , with a divided Jury each time.
.Mlxinj- County Convention ,
LAUAMID. Wyo. . Oct. 3. ( Spcplal. ) The
republicans of Albany county hove placet
tho'following ticket In nomination : Sheriff
Charles Yount ; treasurer , Charles Reals ;
clerk. James McOtbbon ; attorney , S. W.
Downey ; commissioners , Andrew Miller , H.
G. Batch , W. J. Broadhurst ; superintendent
ot schools , Mrs. J. B. Simpson ; state sen
ate , John McGIll ; house ot representatives ,
John Reid , J. S. Atherly , C. E. Carpenter ,
Rlchardi Butler and 0. \ . Hertrog.
Homo from I'orto Ulco.
STUUGIS. S. D. . Oct. 3. ( Special. ) Prl-
vatcs Navalrre , Rooney and Cougnet of
General Brooke's army In Porto Rico arrived
In the city yesterday on a sick furlough.
For broken surfaces , sores. Insect bites ,
burns , skin diseases , nnd especially piles ,
there Is ono reliable remedy , DeWltt's Witch
Hazel Salve. When you call for DeWltt's
don't accept counterfeit or frauds. You will I
not bo disappointed with DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salvo.
IlnliiK Stop I'oreHt Plren.
ST. PAUL. Minn. . Oct.i. . A Cumberland.
Wl3. . special to the Dispatch says : Rains J
today have quenched forest fires In thli re-
gipn. Relief committees are now fully or
ganized and will begin the work of distribu
tion tomorrow. Food for relief Is arriving
In wnall quantities. All emergency cases
have been cared for. The White River Lum
ber company at Mason hag offered employ
ment to all woodsmen who are out of work.
No further deaths ore reported today , in
surance adjusters arrived today and the
work of adjusting losses has begun. Vice
President A. H. Doster of the Beavcrdam
Lumber company will arrlvo from Tacoraa
tomorrow , when a meetlns of stockholders
will be held to decide whether to rebuild the
plant.
Tlircr mirlrO. In n SniullinnU.
ST. JOSEPH. Oct. 4. A special to the
Dally News says : Lloyd and Joseph Hen
derson and Frank Dorst. farmers nearR'rk-
port. Mo. , were burled In a s.tnd bank Ir
which they were digging today and * ere
dead when taken out an hiur later. The
Hendersons were brothers , aged 16 and IS
respectively. Dorst was 35 years old R3
married.
! ! rut Snow In MliincNotn.
ST. PAUL , Minn. . Oct. 4. Specials to the
Dispatch from Hallock nnd Stephen , In ex
treme ncrtwcsthcrn Minnesota , report the
first snowstorm ot the season.
WORKHOUSE FOR THE HOBOES
Omaha May Provide Work for the Weary
Williea Next Winter.
CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERS THE PLAN
PronMent Illnpcliniti linn flic Idcn In
Iiicnlmtlon mill nt Ijenmt n Stoiio
1'lle In Expected to
Grow from It.
Instead ot lolling In the lap of luxury
represented by three square meals per 'lay
and n warm cell , tramps and vn ranU who
are arrested this winter are likely to bo given
a moro than passing acquaintance with a
rockptlo and a workhouse. The city council
li considering a plan to establish these use
ful If not ornamental Institutions and ft
Is very likely that It will be brought to a
happy consummation.
President Blngham Is sponsor of the
scheme. His Idea Is to spend several thou
sands of dollars In the erection of a stock
aded workhouse somewhere on the outskirts
of the city. As soon as a city prisoner
received a sentence ho will be removed
to the workhouse and set at work chopping
up hard stone. This stone will later bo
used by the city In paving streets.
"Something of this kind Is absolutely nec
essary , " declares President Blngham.
"Every winter Omaha Is the mecca of peri
patetic gentlemen of leisure from all parts
ot the country. As soon as they arrlvo
within Omaha's hospitable gates they cover
about as much ground as a stationary washtub -
tub and accumulate a numerous quantity
of solid flesh from the three square meals
and the warm lodging that the city pro
vides In the course of the winter. Now
this would bo all right It the city were
running as an eleemosynary Institution , but
Inasmuch as wo want to conduct It on
economical principles wo must cut out tbo
hundreds of dollars that the board bills of
these visitors amount to. A rock pile
would become about as popular among
hese Wandering Willies as the presence
f water at the fog end of a Kilkenny fair ,
ts fame would spread far and wide and
hey would give Omaha a wide berth. "
President Dlngham has sprung his echtmo
upon his fellow members In the council
and they are considering It with much favor.
During the course of a winter thousands
f "floaters" drop Into Omaha and positively
refuse to move. They are accommodated
with lodgings at the police station until
all the space Is taken up and then some
ire arrested on the charge of vagrancy.
This means nothing moro than that square
neals are thrown In with the lodgings.
The climax of their happiness Is reached
vhen they are given a county Jail sentence.
When the warm weather of spring comes
hey depart for other regions. Some ot
: ho vagrants are crooks In disguise and ply
their trades while being supported by the
city.
city.City
City Attorney Conncll says that there Is
no question about the city having the right
to establish such a workhouse and rock-
pile and Is willing to glvo the scheme his
full support.
OP THE CITY COUNCIL
0111 nil a Club Given the Privilege of
I'uvlniv Around Itn Iloime.
At a special meeting of the city councl.
yesterday afternoon the Omaha club was
given permission ( o pave with Colorado
sandstone Twentieth street west ot the stree
car tracks and adjoining the building. The
Improvement la made In honor of the com
Ing of President JWcKlnley , who will .make .
the club building his headquarters.
The sum of $1.000 was appropriated fo
the use of the Board of Public Works fo
work upon the streets.
City Comptroller Westbc.rg reported th
conditions 'of the .city's . funds to1 be as fol
lows on September 30 :
, Cnsh In drawer . . . , ! . . , . ; 3,692.2
Checks for deposit 3.G01.0
City Funds BnlanceM In Banks :
Kountts. Bros. , Now
York $1(3.173.63 (
Commercial National. . . . 19,049,39
First National 19,344.54
Merchants' National . . . 19,015.25
National Bank of Com
merce 20,881.60 *
Nebraska National 19,603.2S
Omaha National . . . . . . . . 21,575.GS
Union National 2).G15.fi ) )
United States Not'1 26.2CG.78
German. Savings Cert. . . 114.60 315,762.65
School Funds :
Kountz Bros. , Now
York 423.10
Union National 25,892.33 26,317.62
Pollen Relief Funds :
German Savings , cert. . . 2,798.55
Merchants' National 1,778.93 < ,677.48 ,
Bncclnl Funds :
Union National 1,000.00 1,000.00
Total of funds on hand , $354,750.77
Another meeting of the council was held
last night , but Its entire business consisted
of an adjournment to this morning.
WARM .RECEPTION TO THIEVES
Detective * from All Over Hie Country
In Attendance nt IvnlRhtn
Tciniilnr Conclave.
PITTSBUna. Pa. , Oct. 4. Detcctivo talent ,
the best In the country , will be In Plttsburg
next week to guard against thieves and
general crooks who are likely to Invade the
city with the many who will come In for
the general conclave of the Knights Tem
plar. Roger O'Mara , superintendent of
PIttsburg's bureau of detectives , has em
ployed his knowledge of the men of other
cities In selecting from among their number
these properly qualified to glvo the best
service here. His Invitations have been
kindly received In all quarters and he has
assurances that twenty large cities will send
men here. Among those who have
promised to bo here are J. T.
Janssen and James McManus , Milwaukee ;
Thomas McOrath , St. Louis ; Charles Hlckcy ,
Louisville ; Inspector John D. Shea , Andrew
Rohan , William McCarthy , James Mackcy
and Michael Sherry , Chicago ; Thomas
Dcvlnc. Buffalo ; J. B. Watt and William
, Burke , Boston ; George II. Larklns , Detroit ;
James A. McDcvltt , Washington ; Michael
Doyle , Jersey City ; Seymour Beutler , John
O'Connor and John Maloney , New York ;
James Talc , William Holland , William Hen
derson , Philadelphia ; H. B. Humble , Col
umbus ; William Kelley , Baltimore ; D. S.
Caster , New Orleans ; George McDonald ,
Omaha ; John McLaughlln , Toledo , and
William Jackson , Cincinnati. The personnel
represents the best tblof catchers In thq
country. J. T. Janssen Is Milwau
kee's chief of police. McGrath of
St. Louis ard Hlskey of Louisville are known
| from bno fcnd of the country to the other.
j Chicago sends a famous quintette with In-
I spcctor Shea at Its head. Boston sends In
' the person of Watt Its chief of detectives.
, McDovltt. "the Washington representative , Is
. ono of the beat known thief takers In the
country. Doyle of Jersey "City works the
| railroads there and is used to crowds and
has a wide acquaintance with the criminal
I clesscs. Beutler , the New York detective ,
I1 watches for crooks at the big race meets
around the metropolis. Gaster , whom Now
Orleans sends , la chief of polloa there.
The other comers are specially fitted for the
work devolving upon them. Superintendent
O'Mara la laying plans for ( ho distribution
of his big force over the city. They will
watch hotels and depots and street cars
where people arrive and depart. There will
be men at different receptions and such
places aa conclave people require them. It
has been planned to pair eastern and west
ern men so that they can have the advan
tage of each other's knowledge of criminals
and work to better effect that way.
A stubborn cough or tickling in the throat
yields to One Mlnuto Cough Cure. Harmlesj
in effect , touches the right spot , reliable and
just what is wanted , it act * at once.
WASHINGTON FORESTS AND
LUMBER.
The Vn t II oily ot Standing Timber
In the Stnte Cniinot llo
Kutlitmtcil.
In discussing the resources ot the most
northwestern state ot the union , Colonel E.
M. Day , who has given the matter extended
tudy In the past eight ) years , laid : I
"It Is dlfllcult to estimate the amount ot
landing timber In the state of Washington.
will say , however , that with all the gloomy
predictions that these who live n hundred *
cars hcnco will sco the vast forests re-
duccd to small scattering bodies of trees ,
till the logger has been less destru"llva than
ho forest fires set by careless , If not crtml-
nal , persons. The first Impression made ,
upon the \lsltor to western Washington Is
hat the supply of timber Is upllmlted , but
he contrary Idea should be encouraged to
ho end that wanton waste should bo
checked. Of course , our forests will some
Imo be reduced , but wherever the lands are
denuded young trees spring up , and In many
places valuable deciduous trees take the
> lace ot the fir and the cedar , and I believe
hat with the forest reserves and proper
police regulations the timber of Washington '
may bo sulllolent to supply the United States
and a largo part of the world for many years {
o como. Suffice It to say that Washington
cads all other states in the vasu areas of
ts standing timber , as well as the size ot
ho trees and quality of Its lumber ,
Ono writer says : 'It la estimated than
20,000,000 acres ot land in the state will cut
an average ot 25,000 feet of merchantable
umber to the acre ; nhllo much will cut
upward of 100,000 feet. Douglas flr constl-
utcs aboun two-thirds of the forest growth ,
cedar , hemlock , spruce , white pine , ash ,
maple , alder , cottonwood and larch follow-
ng in 'tho order named. Fir trees grow to
tnmenso proportions , trees 250 to 300 feet
n height and from six to twelve feet in
diameter being not uncommon , tihus per
mitting possibilities In the way ot long and
largo dimension stuff rarely presented in
the history ot lumbering in any *
other country. The timber of the
Douglas fir is heavy , strong and
Irm , &nd for general building purposes
has a wide reputation. Cedar Is next in
abundance and Importance. Whllo this tree
belongs to the same family as the cedar of
the eastern states , It must be berne in
mind that It grows very differently in Wash
ington , being straight and of Immense size.
Its height does not equal that of the fir , but
Its average diameter Is greater. The value
of this wood was at first scarcely appreci
ated , but the cast , with which It Is worked ,
its beauty when properly finished , have become -
como known until now the capacity of our
mills has been taxed to supply the amount
demanded.
'A few years ago the shingles werore-
movcd from an old building at Fort Bel-
llngham , near New Whatcom , Wash. These
fchlngles were never painted In all the
thirty years , which had elapsed slnco they '
were nailed to the roof to guard against '
the sunshine of summer , and the rains of '
winter. These shingles were sound , though
half worn through by the weather. A < lum- I
bcrman from the east secured some of these |
shingles and took them home with him to i
show his customers , and prove to them the I
durability of our cedar. Ho said : 'Tho
only fault I can find with your shingles Is
that they are too good. Once a man's roof
Is covered with them we have no moro
business with him , whereas In the pine
shingles trade wo do the entire business
over with him every five or six years. '
"Yellow and red fir comprise the largest
articles of export. A largo part of the pro
duct of this lumber Is used for ship buildIng -
Ing , bridges , railway construction and spars.
It is most excellently adopted to all these
uses , both by reason of 'its strength and
nail-holding qualities. W.oods adapted for
cabinet work are blrdseyp imaple * ash , oak , i
larch and alder , the latter being turned Into
broom handles , etc. , In 'largo ' quantities.
Cedar furnishes seemingly a exhaustless
supply of material for Interior work , lap-
sldlng and shingles. The Puget Sound
shingles are to be world-wldo In their use. "
Do you have any Idea of the amount of j
standing timber and Its approximate value
on the stump ?
"I have already said that I do not be
lieve It can be estimated ,
said Colonel Day , but I am
of the opinion that the man who claims
over tventy-three millions of acres of tim
ber , containing more than four hundred and
ten billions ot feet , having a stumpage
value of nearly $300,000,000 , has not over
estimated the supply. "
Cutting a good deal of lumber and shlp-
gles up In your country ? "I should y
yes. I suppose there are at least 300 logging
camps In the state , employing 0,000 men.
In many'of the logging camps the output
has been Increased In the past two years
by the Introduction of donkey engines for
handling logs In ' .no place of cattle aad
horses form-irly used. Two hundred and
eleven shingle mills were reported In opera
tion In the state last June. These mills
have an average dally capacity of 16,000,000
with a total maximum capacity of nearly
19,000,000 , and employ nearly 10,000 men.
The total production for last year was more
than three billion shingles , while of that
amount 2,680,095,000 were shipped by rull
out of the state , principally to states east
of the Rocky mountains , while 7,883,200 were
shipped by sea to foreign ports , and 6.000,000
by sea to California. The remainder of the
cut for 1807 was cither absorbed in local
building or was In stock , possibly In dry
houses. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer of
Juno 21 , 1898 , states that the shingle ship-
* * $
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mento east via Portland were not definitely
known , and not obtainable.
There are 236 saw mills In the state having
an average dally capacity ot 4,500,000 feet ,
employing nearly 10,000 men In cutting and |
handling their product. In 1897 the output'
was estimated at about 900,000,000 feet. The |
largest part ot this output went coastwise j
California , Mexico and South America tak
ing 231,539,930 feet and sixty million lath. I
The rail shipments to the east were 116- .
055,000 feet , as compared with 109,125,000 in
l'S06. Cargo shipments to foreign ports were
166,894,168 feet of lumber and nearly six
million lath. Owing to the war with Spain ;
and the loss by fire of one of the largest
mills on the coast , the B. B. I. company's
at Now Whatcom , the cut this year will not
bo quite up to 1897 , but this mill , which had
a capacity of 50,000,000 feet per annum is
being rapidly rebuilt and will soon be employing - ,
ploying 500 men in various capacities , and i
cutting an average ot 200,000 feet ot lumber
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dally , BO that 1899 will , with no disturbing
Infiuences exceed any former year In the
amount of lumber produced in the state. The
large demand for lumber during the past
year has raised the local price about $3 per
thousand. In addition to the rebuilding of
the burned mill another large mill is to be
built at uome point on the sound , and thl
is to add 200,000 feet per day to the output.
Prices in the east having advanced slightly ,
the construction of additional mills may be
expected. "
Do you manufacture anything but raw
lumber ?
"For the last eight or nine years the
manufacture of sash , doors and all kinds
of builders' woodwork has grown until now
it is an Important business. The product
of our woodworking establishments are now
shipped to all parts ot the world. Not
only is the demand taking sash and doors
to most of the states , oven to the Atlantic
seaboard , but South America , South Africa ,
China , Japan , Australia and Hawaii are
rapidly developing as valuable markets.
"Cedar lumber Is now a favorite for
the manufacture of finishing lumber , as
I well as doors and sash , and to this Is
| added the new process crystallzed flr. Ono
, objection to flr for finishing lumber was
| the tendency of the gum to ooze out. This
| has been overcome by treating the lumber
In the kiln no that the gum Is crystallzed
in the wood , which then takes oa a beau
tiful finish.
"Tho llcbtness of cedar , Its uniform
quality , beautiful grain , freedom from
knots and wonderful durability have , In a
largo degree , made this splendid wood popu
lar with builders. Time nccina to have lit
tle effect upon it , and its lasting
qualities have been proven beyond doubt
by the discovery of great tree trunks which
have lain for hundreds of years , undecayed
except In their outer portions. The proof
ot this Is in finding flr trees , several feet
through , standing with roots locked about
old cedar logs. In one Instance the ancient
cedar log was found to be in such a fine
state of preservation that a section was cut
Wednesday's ' Special , $225-
Wednesday we make a apodal offer
of ono almost new piano good as new
can't be told from new antlnue oak
finish-upright style-wlth the orchestral -
tral attachment-would easily bring
twice what we ask for It. | 225-if'A >
cash is nil that Is required , and ? 10 a
month better come today , tomorrow It
may be gone such snaps very rarely
stay long with iw-ve also have a neorly
new Kimball piano that we sell for § UIX )
this is the best Kimball bargain ever
given In Omaha it will pay you to come
In this carnival week , for we are making -
ing carnival prices and give you a big
stock to select from.
A. HOSPE ,
Itt Onfl AH l513 Douglas
The King Is Here
And while you are waiting for him to
pass by with his royal pagneant you
can step in the sore ( for ho pasaea our
store nnd keep warm and at the same
time look at the king of kings the
Jewel Steel Range Jewel Oaks anil
Jewel Base Burners we are not Intro
ducing a new stove it has been tried
right in Omaha , and there are fiOO fami
lies that will recommend the steel range ,
i to say nothing of the hundreds that
i have either the oaks or base burners
our display now at the beginning of
the season is complete all the styles
all the sizes are represented and you
I will llnd this a very interesting place to
spend your waiting moments at
A. C. RAYJMBR ,
WI3 DEUVEH YOl'K PUIICHASE.
1514 Faruatu St.
out , and after removing the outer part the
heart was cut Into fine , sound shingles which
are now doing service on a dwelling house
In Whatcou county. "
Do your manufacturers use Washington
woods la the construction ot furniture , etc. ?
"They do. Our flr and cedar , as well as
alder and spruce , nro used In the manu
facture of many substantial articles ot fur
niture , but we have blrdseye and curlcy
maple , perhaps , the handsomest woods
extant. Several plants In Uio state are de
voted exclusively to the manufacture of
woodenwarc , and one largo establishment at
Puyallup Is turning out vast numbers of
arctic sleds for the Alaskan market. Spruce
being an odorless wood gives no disa
greeable taste to the contents ot vessels
and packages made therefrom , and this
makes it valuable for palls , tubs and boxes.
Some of Washington-made furniture has
been shipped to South Africa , Australia
and Hawaii where It Is in demand. In ad
dition , several large orders from the Orient
have been filled.
"You see we not only have the timber ,
but we are 'having ' a market for Its pro
ducts. " Those desiring further Information
concerning the state can call on Commis
sioner L. K. Armstrong In charge ot the
Washington mineral exhibit ! in the Mines
and Mining building , exposition grounds ,
Omaha , Neb.
Poverty No Ground for Divorce.
ST. LOUIS. Oct. 4. In the court of ap
peals today Judge Bland set aside the
divorce obtained recently at SprlngOeld , Mo. ,
by Mrs. Isabella Campbell from her hus
band. William C. Campbell. Mrs. Campbell
sued her husband for divorce on the grounds
of desertion and Kcncral indignities , and
was granted a decree with the custody of
tbo two children. When the court of ap
peals took up the case on a request of a
writ Of habeas corpus. Judge Bland went
over It carefully and in a written opinion
oatd the divorce WAS an Inlustlco to Mr.
l
Campbell. Ho said the evidence went to
show that Campbell was a pcor man , workIng -
Ing for wages , while his wife had $10.000.
in property and a fixed Income of $50 a
month , besides the husband's only offcnso
was his poverty. Judge Bland said there
was no law In Missouri which made poverty
a ground for divorce.
DENVER CATCHES A BIG CROWD
Tkonannds 1'rcHcnt to Wltnemt the
1'n miles of the Fciittvnl of
Mountain nnd 1'lnlii.
DENVER , Oct. 4. The fourth annual Fes
tival of Mountain and Plain opened this
afternoon with a great historical , allegorical
and patriotic parade , officially designated the
"Pageant of American Progress. " In thl *
procession were twenty-six floats and many
handsomely decorated carriages , besides
other Interesting features , and twenty-nino
brass bands furnished music. Tonight there
will be a fireworks display and numerous
other amusements. The festivities will con
tinue three days , on each of which a great
parade will bo a leading feature. Fifteen
thousand people and 2,000 horses will ap
pear In these parades. The principal build
ings are beautifully decorated with the car
nival colors , yellow and white , mingled wl h
the national colors , and the streets will bo
brllllanty Illuminated at night. It is esti
mated that 50,000 visitors , most of them from
outside points In Colorado , have already ar
rived In the city.
S ten in IT Ituiin Into a Io Tlnft.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 4. The steamer
South Const , bound from Ventura for this
city , ran Into ono of the derelict log rafts
near Pigeon Point. The vessel was severely
jarred , but sheered off In time to escape
serious Inlury. The Chamber of Commerce
i of this city has sent a communication to
Secretary of the Treasury Gage asking him
to take stcos to stop the dangerous practice
of towing rafts at sea.
King Drex L. Shooman
I Now you've scon tlio klnp , you'll be
sure to want to go to the ball you can't
go If you haven't your dress shoes we
show the very swellcst thing out In all
| patent leather sllppcrs-a perfect beauty
i no kid no cloth a slipper worthy or
being worn at any court ball $3.00
then there ts the line of satin slippers-
delicate tints of red , blue , pink and the
i white and black $2.50 Our line of pat
ent leathers for the men never was a
complete as now all the new Iocs anil
lasts you can look at them while waitIng -
Ing for the parade.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
OntBb * ' * Up-to-dnte Iban Uovie.
1410 FARNAM STREET.
On the Point
Of collapsing from exhaustion In walking -
ing the lloor nights with a poor sick
tortured baby who Is suffering from
eczema hives , scnley eruptions , acne or
tetter when If they would , come to this
store wo could relieve them we have
the best remedies for all kinds of skin
diseases In both babies and adults and
blood purifiers to drive them ont of the
system we make a specialty of selling
everything at a cut price and can save
you money and time the big golden
lion stauda in front of our store.
TheAloe&PenfoldCo
Lilt-celt Retail Draff Home.
UW Farnam Street
Fxloa Hot V
In Norway
The best rooms of the family house
nro still carpeted with juniper twigs
our carpets , while soft as the best wool
can make them , Imitate nature In a
beautifully realistic manner they make
the room a garden spot the many new
patterns and colorings In carpets that
wo are now showing matte our store
a delightful place to spend a few min
utes In come as often as you llko ana
bring your friends with you.
Omaha Carpet Co
3nmlm'a Exclusive Carpet House ,
1515 Dodge St.
