THE OMAHA DAILT BEE : WEDNESDAY , OCTOBER 150 , 181)8. )
Some of the Leading Views of the Trans-Mississippi Exposition.
MONTANA STATE BUILDING.
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The Montana State building Is a perma
nent structure , built with the view of being
used as a dwelling and advertisement of the
"treasure" state for years after the exposi
tion. It Is not largo , buc Its silver tower
Xllstens above many of the surrounding
buildings. The rooms Inside are elegantly
decorated and furnished , and on the walls
are hung a grand array of paintings by
Montana artists and portraits of prominent
Montana citizens. The art work of C. M.
Russell , the Cowboy artist , and C. S. Pax-
son , Mrs. Weft Clark , Ida M. Coats , Robert
Swain , Mrs. McNeil Martin and Mrs. Jur-
gins Klelnschmldt , are gems of which Mon-
tanlans are Justly proud and every visitor
should see them.
MO.STANA AGRICULTURAL EXHIBIT.
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This exhibit Is u grand showing of the
agricultural products of the state and a
surprising revelation to' the the thousands
nf visitors who have had the Impression
that nothing could bo grown In that region.
The great pyramids of wheat , barley , oats
( ind grasses at once Imprest ) one of the pos-
olbllltlrs of crop raising , and a closer ex
amination which people are attracted to
make shows'astounding facts In regard to
the enormous yields per acre. At first ono
In Inclined to doubt the statements of the
magnificent results , but on seeing the fang ,
bright , strong straws , the large , full heads ,
and the beautiful , plump grains nothing is
doubted. There are over .COO fanners of
Montana rcurceented In these pyramids , and
hf the figures on the tugs of tl'e s.imjili s aho
> t hat the fields of grain In which the name
YVSS grown averaged fully eighty acies each.
The barley Is of the two-road variety * , such
as Is 'most ' desirable for malting purposes ,
nd there Is no disputing the fact that this
crnln Is much tought by brewers. Not a'o ic
l , lt In favor among the largo brewers of
New York and other eastern states , but
ship-loads of it are annually marketed In
Germany , where It Is used In the manu
facture of the best ! class of malt drinks. The
wheat shows conclusively Its superior cx-
rollencc. No state In the union produces a
superior quality and nowhere are there FO
many bushels raised to the acre , and the
oxhlblt shows thnt the wheat area Is not
confined to one locality , but that wherever
there Is agricultural land In Montana these
enormous crops are raised.
The oats pyramid evidences the fact that
Montana Is the peer of any other state In thi-
nroductlon of this cereal. Of the many ex
hibitors a majority produced In the season
of 1S97 above seventy buslul of oats per acre
whllo a number report yields exceeding 100
bushels , much of this grain , neighing above
forty-five pounds to the machine measured
bushel. The grass exhibit contains nine
varieties and the ylcM of tons per aero Is
rUy marvo.ous. That Montana Is one of the
lending producers of cattle , horses and sheep
Is already a matter of history. It markets
n-er $12.000,000 orth of live stock annually ,
which , arc reared and fattened mainly upon
Is grasses. Mr. W. II. Sutherlln , Montana's
mimilEGloncr at the exposition , elates that
the agriculture of his state Is but partly
developed an < l that there Is land for
housands of people to make homes upon ani
become prosperous and happy.
Besides agriculture Montana has a fine
dlspfay of her horticulture , which will be a
surprise. The pyramid of apples , pears ,
Beaches , plums and apricots shown In Jars
Is samples taken from the orchards of nine
counties In the state last year and Is a
remarkably fine showing. The frc'h fruits
being ( secured from the same orchards of
this year's erop , arc most beautiful. No one
need hesitate for n moment to go to a
climate where such fruits are grown .
MONTANA MINERAL EXHIBIT.
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Montana'o mineral exhibit as shown In
the mines and raining building and lllus
'tratcd on this page of The Bee Is acknowl
edged to be ono ot the greatest ever placed
at an exhibition by any state or territory.
It is not n show of picked specimens taken
from undeveloped prospects and miners long
ago extinct , but Is n display of frcsl
mineral samples ro cxrcn lvo that
tha mine-owners or Intended investor cai
bo entertained for days In viewing the oro-
from the various levels. The copper ores
and metal products are given front pojltlons
In the exhibit , and this was Justly due the
srtat state , for the copper Industry U far
In tha lead and has been ever since the
displacement of silver. There are many
Mauds of gold orea. however , besides n very
elaborate and Interesting exhibit ot wire
gold and gold uuggvta , several of which
i each the vnluo of nearly 1500 each. The
larg number of gold dUCrlots represented
Is an assurance that with the continuation
of development now In such favorable pro
gress , for a few years will make Montana
s mnrvelousb- rich producer of the yellow
metal. The $21,730,710 of silver produced
'ast ' year came as a bl-product of the gold ,
opper and lead mines. Nlnoty-flvo per
cnJ of the silver mines being unable to
ork on account of the low price of silver
omemhat retards an advance In that par-
iculor line , but this Is enhancing the in
terest In the mining of other raerals. hence
Montana now already the largest producer
of precious mctaU , having an output In 1673
of $53,954.675.03 ; is forging ahead rapidly.
When It 1 * remembered that the stuto has
lera than 220.000 population , It Is evident
that the opportunities for accumulating
ueuU'h are particularly favorable , and It la
raoro than probable that the grand mineral
display at the Transmlsslssippl Exposition
will bo the means of attracting many
hundred inventors In mining properties.
THE FAMOUS ONYX FOUNTAIN.
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Visitors to the exposition should not fall
to visit the finest and largest soda fountain
on earth , m.ido of Mexican onyx , white
enamel' ' and burnished cold , with the most
harmoniously blended effect ever produced.
The entire pavilion covers over 10,000 square
fecO. The main fountain is built in pentagon
gen shape , and Is without question the most
magnificent of any dispensing apparatus
ever conceived. It Is under the personal
management of the Onyx Soda Fountain
company of Chicago and St. Louis , who nr > -
the largest manufacturers of soda fountains
In the country and are not in any manner
allied with the trusts. Visitors when in the
city will see one of their beat efforts In the
store of Myers & Dillon Drun company ,
corner of Sixteenth and Farnam streets.
Visitors to the exposition will bo courteously
treated and served with nectars of the gods
whllo listening to the seductive strains
from world-renowned bands morning
and evening discoursing the most classical
and popular music. Mr. T. H. Rains and
Mr. John McClosky of St. Louis and Mr. J.
. Herron , the originator of the system of
Irawlng soda water which has made thi
Onyx company famous and who Is secretary
of the company In Chicago , are giving the
Installation of the plant personal attention.
Mr. Rains of the company Is widely known
as one of the leading chemists of the west.
The exposition management can be congrat
ulated upon securing such efficient service.
Mr. McClosky was the discoverer of the
great health beverage known as "McClosky'a
New Orleans Mead , " which has n world
wide reputation. All the fountains In the
oxposltion grounds are under the manage
ment of the Onyx Soda Fountain company ,
ind the big fountain on the grand plaza
under the big tiees la the most delightful
ipot on the grounds.
THE SCENIC RAILWAY AT IRANSMIS3ISSIPPI EXPOSITION.
The above Is a view of positively the larg
est and most costly scenic railway ever con
structed at any exposition In the world. Mr.
J. A. ( Jrimth of 23 South Eighth street ,
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , Is the EO'O owner
and inventor of all patents used In the
qulpment of the road , oar gearing , etc.
The automatic grip , which is placed upon
every car , Is a redeeming feature worthy of
special mention , as It secures absolute safety
and does not leave a single chance for acci
dent. These grips have been put on all ears
at great expense. The actual cost of con
struction and equipment of the Scenic Rail
way at the Tran3ml93lsslppl Exposition , In
cluding buildings , cars and everything com
plete , la about $23,000. It has a trackage
of nearly a mile in length , a mammoth '
double-track tunnel .of 900 feet , with' '
Grand scenery In one eectlon , which Is I
The above cut represents the exhibit of
Swift and Company , pork packers , shippers
of dressed beef , mutton , veal and pork ; re
finers of lard , and makers of all packing
houfo products.
Thcv operate large establishments at Chicago
cage , III. , Kansas City , Mo. , South Omaha ,
Nebraska , East St. Ix > uLs , III , South St. Jo
se uh. Mo. , and South St. Paul , Minn.
Durlne the year 1S97 they slaughtered at
their plants a total of : Ono mill.on , four
hundred and twenty-one thousand , three
hundred and elgluy-oiio cattle ; 2,458,287
sheep ; 3,256,501 hogs , .
The finished product required 97,525 cars
tn transport same to market , Total dis
tributing sales amounted to | 121,5'J8,670. 8.
lighted by electricity , showing the white
squadron of our navy In the harbor of and
the bombardment of Manila , whllo the othci
sections of the tunnel Is of Inky darkness.
Mr. Griffith's see/nlo / railways are great at
tractions for summer resorts and expositions
The franchises and rights for their construc
tion can be purchased upon application tc
him at his Philadelphia address. The pat
ents are fully covered In foreign countries-
Germany , France and England.
KANSAS STATE BUILDING.
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SWIFT AND COMPANY'S EXHIBIT.
Kansas was aumiiteu to me union jan
uary 29 , 1831 , with a population of 102,000 i )
and now has a population of 1,500,000. Ir
the past ten years Kansas has producct
361,751,116 bushels nf wheat , ot corn In the
past ten years 1,532,350,254 bushels , of oats
in the past ten years 336,381,132 bushels
The value of her live stock marketei
products for ten years are $449,417,931
Dairy products In the past ten years $17-
742,100. The total products of the farms v
Kansas , Including live stock , for tve pas
ten years Is $1,361.765,793. The value of an
Imals sold for slaughter In the years 189'
was $49,123,617 , showing a gain over 1896
of $11,341,736. The Income from live stock
butter , cheese and milk In 1897 was $59-
393,913. Kansas has 10,000 school houses
and forty-one colleges. This makes a rcc
ord for the past ten years that Is not sur
passed by any state In the union with ai
equal population. Kansas is the Ideal farm
ing and stock growing state. U has shor
winters , early springs , late and beautlfu
fall weather , a rich and fertile eoll , a salub
rious cllmato and her people enjoy lonj
life , happiness and -prosperity.
CLOSING UP ON OMAHA DAY
Ciiinnierrlnl Chili Committee Iteport
All lint One Retailer Willing to
Join the Celeliriitlon.
The executive rommlttce of the Commer
cial club met in its rooms nt noon yesterday
to consider matters of bu Iness relating tc
plans for Omaha day at the exposition. Af
ter lunch was served the presiding ofllcor
C. S. Ilayward , called the meeting to ordei
and Secretary Utt read a. comraunlcatlor
from a manufacturing establishment In Wt-
noun. Minn. , the managers of which an
making arrangements to move to this city
The concern is a manufactory of rattar
goods and U seeking a dolrabo ! tmlltllm
and means to ship Its stock of raw good :
and commodities to this point.
To Insure the attendance of school children
ron from as many towns as poislbli
throughout the state at the exposltlor
Omaha day , Superintendent of In
structlon C. G. Pearse has writ
ten letters of Invitation t (
the principals of the various schools osklru
them to take advantage of the low rates ant
to Join with th& school children of this cltj
In making the final day of the exposition i
complete success. The secretary of thi
Commercial club has written similar letter :
to the different commercial organizations lithe
the- larger towns of the state. Copies o
these letters were read.
A report was then made on the progress o
the committee which has had In charge th
arrangement of matters relating to the cloi
ing of business houses Omaha day. Th
chairman announced that he had secured th
consent of all but one of the retail Btore
of the city to dose at this time. It win fur
! ( her announced that all the Jobbers had de
clarud their wllllnznesi to close at nooi
I Monday , providing the railroads would ra-
! cclve their gooJs for shipment Saturday aft-
' crnoon preceding. As the officers of the
Commercial club have already secured the
consent of the railroads to allow Jobbers the
privileges they ask the closing of all busi
ness houses the day of the celebration Is now
practically assured ,
BETTERN SHOT BY A BURGLAR
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Anrrtm-ly MlnM-i HrhiK Mnr-
ilertMl 111 Iteliirn.
Walter Bettern of 2427 ( Irovor street Mon
day narrowly escaped being murdered at
a burglar he surprised In the act of rilling
ono of the rooms of his home. The thlf
fired a shot point blank at Mr. llettern's
head as he stooped to the floor to grasp
something to defend htmsorf with. The bul
let grazed his hMii and went through his
right hand , making an ugly wound. The
man was within two feet of Ilcttrrn when
ho fired the shot. Thinking tint his bullet
had killed Bcttern , the burglar ran out
through a back door and escaped. Desp'to
his wound Hottern followed him for several
blocks , hoping to find a policeman , but find
ing none , returned to his homo ntul had his
wound dressed.
Mr. Dettcrn says he was awakened by
Fomo one moving nbout onn of
the rooms shortly after midnight.
Jumping from his bed ho lan
Into the room from whence the
noises proceeded and saw a heavily-built
man moving nbout Ho called to him to
leave the house , but the man , instead of doIng -
Ing so , drew n revolver from his pocket and
ordered Uettern from the room. Bettern
stooped to pick up a heavy ornamental stona
that was on the lloor near the fireplace to
defend himself. Before he could arise the 1
burglar sprang to his Bldo and shot nt his
head. Bettcrn'a struggle ? to get up saved his
life. Despite the fact that the room was
dark , Bettern believes he could Identify the
man. The burglar did not have time to secure -
cure anything of value.
An attempt to rob the house of E. K.
Adams , 2124 Miami street , was frustrated by
Irs , Adams , who heard the1 noise of the
mrglnr'u entrance and frightened htm nway.
COLLISIUN OF STREET CARS l
Pvro Men Serloiinly Hurt In u Wreck
nt the Junction nt Twonty-
Kotirtli niul l.nUc SlrcetN.
Two men were more or less seriously In
ured In n street car accident at Twenty-
fourth and Lake streets at 9 o'clock p. m.
yesterday. J. II. Dickinson of Lawrencevllle ,
11. , had his hand sprained , and D. Pullcn
of Centralln , 111. , had one of his legs broken
at the ankle. The former was taken to the
Drexel hotel and the latter was removed to
St. Joseph's hospital. Doth are delegates to
ho Association of Fairs and Expositions now
n progress hero.
The men were standing on the running
board of a northbound Twenty-fourth street
car nt the tlmo of the accident. The car
was filled with delegates bound toward th *
exposition. As the car crossed Lake street
a car of the Dodge and North Twentieth
street line swung Into Twenty-fourth street
'rom Lake. The two cars came together
with a crash and most of the passengers
of both cars wcro thrown from their scats.
Only the two men mentioned were Injured.
The fault seems to Ho with the motorman
of the Twentieth street car. According to
tha rules of the company the other car had
the right of way. The vestibule of tha
Twentieth street car was torn off tbo 'car ,
and the Twenty-fourth street car was some
what damaged. Neither one of the cars loft
the tracks.
CONSULT ONTHE VIADUCT
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City Engineer rioe vnter nnrt Chlel
I iifliiecr Berry of the Union
I'nclflc Go Over I'lnn * .
City Engineer Ilosewater has had a brlel
confcrenco with Chief Engineer Berry of the
Union Pacific regarding the plans of the
proposed Sixteenth street viaduct , and while
nothing definite resulted from the meeting
Chief Engineer Berry's visit Indicated thai
the railroads are considering the matter.
The railroad engineer wished to learr
some details regarding the plans prepared Ir
the city engineer's office. After the plnm
were explained ho stated that some modlfV
cations would probably be tnodo , but coult
not tell what they would bo until he hac
consulted Chief Engineer Weeks of the Bur
llnston. The two engineers will go over th
plans together during the next week or tei
days and will then probably hold anothc ;
conference with City Engineer Ilosewater.
The railroads have apparently come to thi
. conclusion that there Is no loophole In
. United States supreme court decision In thin
viaduct case. For the first time In a goo\
many years they have taken the Initiative ii
the matter of repairing a viaduct. They an
seeking permission from the council to rela ;
the flooring on the Tenth street structure !
The present wooden block pavement , whlcl
Is in very bad condition , will be torn up am
will be replaced with heavy oak timbers
There Is no question that the council wll
give its permission without much delay , ai
_ the viaduct is in bad shape for vehicles.
Mortiillty HtutlNtlrn.
The following births and deaths wcro re
ported to the health commissioner durlnj
the twenty-four .hours ending nt noon yes
terday :
Births Melvllta Smith , 1618 Caas , boy
Charlea Ford , 2202 Clark , boy ; Albert Me
Olir , 3108 Maple , boy ; Frank Amendolo , 11H
Davenport , boy ; H. J. Adam , 1820 Hurt
boy ; Lucas Blazek , Twenty-fourth and Cm
ter. bov : Morton Waugh , 2520 North Nine
teenth , girl ; Peter Schlazlck , 272G Dupont
Kill.
Deaths A. C. Badolet , 114 South Seventh
40 vcars : Frank Weaver , 419 South Twcn
tloth , 22 years ; J. A. Howland , 3604 Leave n
worth , 91 years ; Robert Bayersdorfer , 125
South Fifteenth , 64 years.
KUIIIHIIN MIUI'H ' 1 rouhlo.
Robert Warnlah of Little River , Kan. , re
ported to the police thct ho had bee
robbed 'f $10 at a north end variety thentt
by Delia Iloyd , an actress. Delia Boy
was arrested. She told the police thn
Warnlsh hod spent the money for liquor
In one of the. wine rooms while. Intoxicated
When ho came out of his "tranco" she say
ho set up a honl that she had robbed hlir
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I'Ul'lLlolh will
Abandon All the South DakoU Ticket Except
Governor awl Ooiigro niau.
BLACK HILLS COUNTRY DESERTS THEM
llenorl to n CnniimlKii of Mlorrttrc-
/M'litat Ion nuil Di'iTi'tluii I'rdiulnc
to Do Womlern It Only Clteu
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P1ERUK. S. I ) . . Oct. 25. { 5pclal. ) The
political situation In the state the pat wctU
has moved along In ab ut the some manner
as earlier In the campaign. The populiMi
npppfar to bo making their fight aimosl
exclusively for the re-election of Governoi
Lee , bending nil their campaign resources
to a fight on Phillips. In this way they are
looking out for the spoils of the campaign ,
ns they think by getting a second term for
the governor , a number of them will be cer
tain of placoa for at least two more years.
Occasionally they iuy attention to Hon. C.
II. Burke In the congressional campaign ,
\\lth \ a hope of securing the return of Free
man Knowles. The rest of their ticket la
being allowed to taKe care of Itself In tba
best way It can. Ono of their workers ad
mitted a few days ago that they had no
hope of electing any other portion of their
ticket , except p < sslbly these two. But the
times are against them , and It Is safe to pre
dict that there will bo no divided ticket
afte-r the votes arc counted this year. Tin
best posted politicians in the state are cer
tain that the majority which their ticket se
cured In the , Black Hills country two years
ago on the silver Issue will entirely disap
pear this year.
The letter from Bnrtlett Trlpp , which has
Just been published , will carry great weight
with it among democrats , who look upon
him ns n leader In S.uith Dakota. That
alone will bring In a great deal of strength
to the republican ticket. It Is also well
known that hundreds of lesser leaders
among the democrats of the state nro In
open opposition to the Aberdeen ticket , and
will do all In their po\\er to assist In Its
defeat , as they do not In any way consider
It a democratic ticket , regardless ot the
fact thnt It Is so labeled on the ballot , anil
as a choice between republicanism and
populism will take the former.
Klilil Not Coiinlntunt.
One of the latest circulars sent out by
the populist campaign committee Is ono
which gives comparative railroad rates on
local traffic In Iowa and South Dakota , anil
n pledge that if the people will give the
populists ono more chance they will wipe
out this discrimination. In the circular It
is stated "tho figures are taken in all cases
from official reports and refer exclusively
to ratt'j within state lines and not to these
affected by Inlercommerco regulations. " A
reference to page 436 of the Journal of the
last house shows that Chairman Kldd ot the
stale committee , who signs the circular , In
recorded as voting with all the other popu
lists against the following amendment to
the railroad law which was passed by
them. The amendment , Introduced by
Major Dollard , Is : To Insert after the
word state , In line 13 , section 20 , of the
Palmer bill : "And no greater charge
than 2 cents per tcvn per mlle
for a distance of twcnty-flvo miles or less ;
or IV * cents per ton per mlle for
any distance greater thau twenty-flvo miles
and less than fifty miles ; nor moro than
1 cent per ton per mile on any greater
distance , for the carriage of lumber , fuel and
farm products , Including cattle , swine and
other live stock , in carload lota , shall bo
made. " On this amendment nearly every
republican voted yes , and the solid populist
vote was recorded In the negative.
Another play was a statement sent out by
Private Secretary Ayres to the Sioux Falln
Press that Treasurer Phillips was holding
up state funds when they wcro available
for the payment of optional bonds of the
etnte. and causing the people to pay un
necessary Interest. If bo had taken the
trouble to step Into the treasurer's offic
ho could have found that the very bonds
which he complained were being held had
been called In ; that they wcro called aa
soon as there was a sufficient fund In the
J treasury to make It safe to do so and aa-
i sure the semi-annual payment of interest
j on other state securities. The bond Interest
I and sinking fund of the state was drawn
upon for nil it would stand the first ot July
to take up $150,000 ot state securities , and
the $53,000 of optional bonds which were be
ing complained of In the press article were
taken up out ot the fund which had been
accumulating In the treasury since ) that
date , a largo part of which had come In
during September. Of course those facta
were not desired. A hope to make a point
against Treasurer Phillips and cate-Ji a few
votes was what was wanted , and tha facto
were In the way.
IVlicnt Ifn llimhel.
Some fanners are holding their wheat be
cause thev think the nrlce will go to $2 a
bushel. The nrlce. however , may RO down
Instead of un , and thus great l-isses will fol
low dclav In selling. In all matters delays
are dangerous , particularly so In slckneus.
At the first slcn of biliousness , dyspepsia.
Indigestion or constipation euro yourself
with Hostetter'B Stomach Hitters. Don't
wait for your condition to Improve Itself ,
for It 1st apt to get worse still.
Heiiinilellnir the ( Mil Iliirn.
The Btablo nt Tenth and Ilarney streets ,
which will bo occupied by the Reese PrintIng -
Ing company , IB to bo entirely renovated for
the new occupants. Hurold Ilrowu , the
owner , has taken out a permit to maU
alterations to the structure that will cent
$10.00. Another permit has been granted
to Dr. S. I ) . Mercer to repair the building
formerly occupied by the printing company
at Eleventh and Howard streets , which was
nan aged by lire. The cost of tha repaln
will be { 11.500.
( Jeurge H. I/ce has secured a permit to
erect a J1.500 cottage at 3708 California
street.
TluKetN for the 1'onr.
Some benevolent gentlemen have placed In
the hands of Mr. John Laugbland , secretary
of the Associated Charities , and Mr. W. S.
Aflkwlth rnnntv accnt. tickets for distribu
tion amongst the deserving poor of our city ,
to visit the exposition this week. Appllca-
cations to be made at 1822 St. Mary's avenue.
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LONDONDERRY * life end dlhtrlbutcrc.
I will . Hold by Sherman & McCon-
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