Nebraska Newspapers

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WHEAT PROSPECTS IN WEST
Coaditlcn on thi lint of May Have Never
Been Finer.
NO DESTRUCTIVE INStCTS IN THE FIELDS
I'orclKii Coiilllln Arc Sot So (ioo.t
L'nfnvoriilile WeiUiier In Uumpe
ArKCiitlnc a MJruiiK Itlviil ol
I (lie Lulled Stalc-i.
Kansas went Into tho month of May with
tlio most promising crop prospects that wero
ever known at this season of tbu year, flays
tho Kansas City Star. The wheat on almost
6,000,000 acres i waving In the win J a foot
to two feet high, with plenty of moisture In
tho grounJ and perfect crop conditions on
nearly every aero of the rutlro area. Noth
ing adverse has happened to tho crop to far
this year. There are no destructive ln
Kccts In the fields. There has Icon no win
ter killing and no damage to the plant from
uny other cause.
Tho biggest crop Kansas over raised was
71,000,000 bushels In 1802, That wag. tho
official estimate, but those who know some
thing of the Immense amount of wheat that
was shipped out of the Htate that year have
always believed that tho crop was 100,000.000
bushel. There aro nearly 1,000,000 more
acres of wheat now than In 1802 nnd the
conditions are liner. No one over paw such
a vast extent of wheal In perfect condition
88 Is to bo found In Kansas this year. South
ern Nebraska and Oklahoma arc Just as
Rood. Tho aggregate wheat area of tho
three sections Is over S.000,000 acre and tho
aggregate production of wheat In this .terri
tory now promises to exceed lf.0,000,000
bushels enough to supply nearly half tho
pcoplo of the United States with bread for
a year.
It Is not to ho forgotten, of course, that
two months will elapso before the whole
wheat crop reaches Itn maturity. Some of
It will bo ready for tho reaper in lass time
than that. Hut the existing conditions re
lieve the slate from nil fear as to tho out
look until tho middle of May arid moderate,
rains In May and early In June will gtvo tho
Btate atid Oklahoma and Nebraska ns well
a crop of wheat that will crowd nil the ma
chines nnd workmen obtalnablo to gather It
nnd will tax the railroads to their utmost
capacity to haul It to market. It Is tho
fircutmt wheat prospect that tho wcat has
ever f eon.
Continued Prosperity for Farmers.
Such u wheat crop as tho west promises
to raise this year will Insure a. continua
tion of the present good tlmtu tn this sec
tion of the country. An enormous crop of
"nlirat, of course, cannot be marketed with
out causing low prices, unless It should
liappen that small crops aro harvested over
nu extensive area In some other part of tho
world, but a thirty-bushel yield per acre,
with wheat worth 10 cents, Is much more
profitable than n fifteen-bushel crop that
Dolls for fiO or CO cents a bushel.
Tho farmers of the west will keep, for
futuri. contingencies, a larger proportion of
thlii year's crop than they ever did of nny
former hardest. Tho Impossibility of thresh
ing such n big crop with the facilities at
hand will compel tho stacking of a largo part
of It. Tho threshers will be busy for many
months with tho wheat crop If It turns out
ss well ns It promises now to do. Hut nsido
from this compulsory holding of a largo part
of tho crop, thournnds of fanners will con
sider wheat at low prices ns good an asset
as thoy can pofwess. Just as they havo held
to their com crop for tho last year, because
they did not need to sell It.
Tho pre?ent prospect Is for the biggest
wheat crop that tho country ever produced,
thanks to tho glowing conditions west of tho
Missouri river. The farther east one goeo
tho poorer are the wheat conditions. Ohio,
Indlnnn. nnd Michigan will raise little over
half a crop. Hut Kansas premises to moro
than make up for tho deficiencies In these
three stntes. l'ennsylvanla has but a mod
erate prospect. In the great northwestern
etates the spring seeding has been done un
der most favorable conditions, though there
Is some complaint of deficient moisture In
North Dakota. Viewing tho situation as a
whole, however, thero Is nothing now lit
sight to prevent tho largest aggrcgnto pro
duction that the country has ever had.
Moderate ForelKii I'mxpeetH.
Abroad conditions arc not so good. Trance,
next to the United States the greatest wheat
nation, promises to have ft deficiency of D0,
000.000 bushels. India, which shipped 23,
000,000 bushelB to Europo last year, probably
will not ship nny this year. The Kngllsh
crop in lKtckward. Tho Agricultural Gazette
says tho wheat "will havo to make haste to
hldo a hare on May day; for tho present It
wdll hardly hldo a mouse." Thero has been
moro or less unfavorable weather all over
Europo; not to tho extent of seriously Im
pairing tho crop conditions, but thero teems
little llkellhoad that Euiopo will raise more
than a medium crop. Just at present It 13
Argentlno that Is keeping tho wheat price
down. That country has sent to Europo
35,000,000 bushels of wheat in the last threo
months, and probably has that much moro to
bo sent forward. In soano rtcent weeks tho
Argentlno shipments have exceeded the ex
ports from tho United Stntes. lttussla Just nt
present occupies third placo as a, wheat ex
porting country.
It Ib. of course, too early to forecast with
nny degreo of accuracy tho probable courao
of wheat prices for the ensuing yenr, but
with tho maintenance of present prospects
tho market Is likely to average a little lower
than It has for the last year.
I'M no tJencral Condition.
TLj good feeling that prevails In tho wott
over tho glowing wheat prtwpccts Is only a
part of the farmers' general contentment
with agricultural conditions. They aro get
ting moro money for corn nnd hogs than
they ever got In any former season when
they had so much to sell. Tho supply of
old corn Is ample, tho country Is well
stocked with cnttlo and hogs, with nn enor
mous demand for them, and the seapon has
stnrted right for a good corn crop this year.
Tho soil everywhere Is In perfect condi
tion. Italns this month havo been ample.
Tho corn area of tho country will bo smal
ler this year than It -was last, dcc.iupo In
1S95 upward of 4,000,000 acres of winter
wheat was planted In corn. This yenr only
n limited amount of wheat land will bq
turned Into corn In Ohio, Indiana nnd Mich
igan nnd practically nono nt nil In nny
other state. This circumstance will tend to
keep prices from declining, even In tho face
of continued favorable) crop mndltlnno.
It Is clear from tho nbovo outline of tho
farmers' outlook that they havo good reason
to be content and look forward to a. con
tinued growth of tho good times that they
have enjoyed In Increasing measure for
fcomo years past.
FIRE RECORD.
riinmlliui Paper MIIIn,
MONTREAL, May C.A message received
nt midnight says tho paper and pulp mill
nt Orandmere, que., havo been entirely de
stroyed by tire.
Her. I r.rtllUlnir I'liml.
SYRACUSE. N. Y., May C Fire do
etroyed tho plant of tho Heed Fertilizer
company at Kastwood tonight. Loss $50,000.
Murdered lt- Mexican llumllta,
CORDOVA. Alex., May C.-Oordnn Cook, n
wealthy planter here, was nttneked nncl
killed by Mexican bandits. Ono of the
tmndlts was captured und tried and sen
tenced to twelve years' Imprisonment.
Cook was formerly a prominent resident
of 12ac!o Pass. Tex.
news of Colombia trouble
(Irate IVnm llicr deport that Rebels
Mate I'm relinked Torpedo
limit. ' '
KINGSTON, Jamalcn, May 6. News from
Colombia was brought today by the Hrltlsh
Dtcamer Atrnto, Captain l'owies says' tho
Colombian government Is considerably exer
cised over n report that tho rebels have pur
chased n torpedo boat from Germany nnd
expect soon to attack Sabanllla, Department
of Hollvar, neu r the mouth of tho Magdalcna.
river. Tho Sabanllla merchants are eald to
discredit the rumor, but tho other Inhabi
tants nra much alarmed.
Captain l'owies, who left Cartagena on
Mny 2, says tho town was not then In tho
hands of tho rebels and that Colon was then
quiet, although a fcerlous water famine pre
vailed there.
FIGHT WAY FORWARD
(Continued from First Page.)
fort, but In every enso it was pnssibto to'
mako a detour. Tho Doers appear to be
fighting witli much Im spirit. It, Is ro
parted that thoy aro commanded by Gen
eral Lucas Meyer.
Tho bridge over tho Vet river Is com
pletely destroyed. General Hulton captured
n Maxim and took twelve prlMHiew.
DAVIS SPEAKS FOR THE BOERS
Former AnxlNtiiiif Secretary ot In
terior AdilreiieN Meeting In
N'eiv York.
NBW YORK, .May C Webster Davis,
former nsslatnnt secretary of tho Interior,
spoko at a meeting nt the Academy of Music
tonight held under the auspices of the New
York committee to aid tho South Afrlcnn re
publics. Ho said, In part:
"Tho great masses of our peaple do sym
pathize with the Hoers. They stand for lib
erty, for civilization, for self-government
and for peace. Every effort should bo put
forth by thorn to bring this unholy war In
Africa to n close. As Americans wo are op
posed to having our republic held up as a
menace to foreign countries whose sympa
thies go out to the struggling Doers. All
foreign countries, since our war with Spnln,
regard America as one of the greatest powers
of tho world. Abroad today sympathizers of
tho Hrltlsh government are striving to cre
ate tho Impression that a secret alliance or
understanding exists between our govern
ment nnd that of Great Britain. We cannot,
as American freemen, whoso ancestors risked
their lives for freedom nnd Independence,
withhold our sympathies from tbo Trnmvnal
ers. "Wo should bo ready to hear tho cry for
help from tho struggling pcoplo frcm tho
two llttlo South African republics. Tor
Chamberlain has attempted to dominate and
dlctato In their Internal affairs Just as
George III Interfered in tho affairs of tho
colonies.
"Numerous havo been the Instances of
Hrltlsh cruelty on tho battlefields of South
Africa, such as tho abuse of the white flag
and the firing uron tho Red. Cross, nnd tho
conduct of tho Hrltlsh troops, especially tho
I.ancers, has no parallel In modern war
fare. "England has no right to peddle us around
through Europo us the tall to Its kite."
"That's McKlnleylsm," shouted a man In
the audience.
"McKlnley's all right," answered Mr.
Davis. "He Is n patriot. One of the com
mon people llko Lincoln nnd the effort on
tho part ot Hrltlsh sympathizers to connect
him with tho Hrltlsh effort to crush liberty,
to kill the two young republics nnd to rob
and murder their handful of bravo martyrs
must bo resented by every American
patriot. McKlnlcy Is all right, but thero
nre men nbout him who ought to be got rid
of as ipilckly as possible.
"I wish to God 100.000 Americans would
arm themselves and with nn American fleet
go to tho help ot tho Hoew. If that Is
not possible, then wc can tell the world that
wo do not sympathize with Great Ilrltaln,
but that we do sympathize with the Hoers."
Resolutions wcro ndopted tendering thanks
to Senators Allen. Hate, Horry, Chandler.
Clay, Hale, Harris, Heltfeld, Hoar, Jones
(Ark.), Kenney, McCumber, McEncry. Mar
tin. Mason, I'cittlgrow, Ross, Teller, Turplc
and Vest for their support of tho resolution
cxproolng sympathy with the South African
republics, "conjuring tho president to htntid
whero tho chief of n llberty-lovlng people
ought to stand with respect to tho wicked
nnd barbarous war that England, with tho
basest and most sordid of motives, Is wag
ing against tho hcrola peoplo of tho South
African republic," nnd calling upon tho
president In tho Interests ofhumnnlty nnd
civilization to Invito tho great powers of
Kuropo to Jolti'ln a concerted demand upon
Great Ilrltaln to stop tho war and respect
tho rights nnd Independence of tho South
African republics.
HAVANA POLICE CRITICISED
Generally Admitted Hint Force Han
Done NotliliiK for Twelve
MoiiIIih.
HAVANA. May C Tho Havana pollco
forco will soon undergo a thorough overhaul
ing, particularly tho secret branch, which It
Is generally admitted has dono practically
nothing In tho last twelve months to Justify
Its existence. Robberies tnke place nightly
In various parts of tho city, but tho thieves
aro not arrested. Murders havo been com
mitted, but tho murderers nre still nt large.
Tho pollco have shown striking Incapacity,
together with nlmost dally abuse ot their
authority, which has won for thero tho dls
llko of tho educated classes and tho detes
tation of tho others. Now that tho elections
nro coming on tho candidates seem to havo
united In nbualng tho pojlce. Even tho mu
nicipality ot Havana recently, In nn official
statement, vigorously condemned both
branches of tho service.
Governor General Wood recognizes that the
organization Is unsatisfactory, but he Is not
In favor of making radical changes Immedi
ately. Ho prefers to wait until after the
election beforo Instituting drastic reforms,
but meanwhile ho has Issued nn order for
bidding tho pollco to carry revolvers during
tho day, a refonn very much needed. Chief
Cardenas believes tho forco should bo re
duced nnd the pny Increased, Hy a reduc
tion of number eomo ot tho least competent
could bo weeded out nnd thereafter vacancies
could bo filled from a better class of appli
cants. General Hula Rivera, former secretary of
agriculture, says that statements recently
published In tho United States representing
him as leading n revolutionary movement In
tho province of Santiago nro absolutely fnlse
nnd, In his opinion, mado with tho object of
hurting the causo of Cuba. Although ho
feels strongly that tbo United Stntes gov
ernment should tlx a ditto for withdrawing
Its troops, ho claims he could not stir up n
revolution In Santiago provlnco If ho desired
to do so, as tho peoplo thero tiro much more
nnxloiiB to tend their crops and look aftor
their cattle than to light.
Monslgnor Dninto Sbarrettl, bishop of Ha
vana, said todny that the opposition to him
scorns, to havo died away ob ho can detect no
trnro of It and has hnd many proofs that tho
Cubans now welcome, his presence Socially
tho bishop Is unquestionably popular.
Murder In Crowded Park.
KNOX VI LLC, Tenn.. May C.-At Chllo
wee park this afternoon, In tho presence of
u large gathering of people. Unfits F.
Heard fired threo shots Into tho heart or
Uoorge Turner, killing him Instantly. Thero
has been u dltllculty of lon.tr standing' be
tween tho men. both of whom were leading
blacksmiths. Turner wns advancing on
!iinrd with an open knlf when the shots
wcro Arcd.
LABOR AND GOLD AS SCARES
TJnc3ttlnty ts to the Situation is tho Dis
couraging Muket Faiture.
THREATENED STRIKES UPSET BUYERS
.Men llefaiae to Co Into Stnolis (lint
.May lie AITceted l.y rli-l'p
tiolil Shipment line to
UiiKlixli Depiani.
NRW YORK, Mny G.-(Spoctnl.)-IIenry
Clews, bend of the banking house of Henry
Clows & Co., writes of t'te situation In
Wall street:
I.nbor troubles nnd gold exports hnvo
partially modified the confidence shown In
the stock market during the last few
week.
It Is useless to deny that the threatening
nttltuitc of lnbor Is viewed with consider
able concern by both Industrial nnd rail
road mnnngers. Wages In the lower grnde-j
of labor, where business has been excep
tionally good, hnvo In many Instance been
voluntnrily ndvnneed, nnd the now Indus
trial combinations have often been enabled
to show exceptional liberality to their em
ployes In the mutter of wages, It is not
forgotten, however. Hint these advances
hnvo been grunted because of phenomenal
conditions, conditions which cannot be ex
pected to continue very much longer, nnd
when they ceaso wanes must decline. Tho
cost of manufacturing has nlrendy lien
so heavily enhanced In other directions
that nny reduction In the cost of finished
products, which must surely come as soon
ns tho pressure of demand abates, will
compel the manufacturer to resist nny fur
titer rise In wages nnd may In fact oblige
him to find menus of lessening the labor
cost. It Is quite possible for the demands
of labor to bo pushed so fnr ns to Injure Its
own Interests most. American manufac
ture rs nre rapidly Increasing their product
fur foreign markets, and nbout 25 per cent
of our exports now consist of manufac
tured products. Let the cost of these bo
carried titty higher nnd wo sltitll Imme
diately be shut out of many foreign mar
kets; the foothold we have gained will bo
lost nnd surplus products now exported
will bo thrown upon tho homo market,
forcing either shut-downs or reductions, in
steud of advance in prices nnd higher
wnges. I.nbor is nlrendy sharing freely In
the genernl prosperity; the present largo
gains of capital nro only temporary,' nnd
will barely compensate to the extent of
making a respectable nvernge protlt for
the last live years. It is n comparatively
smnll period since mnny manufacturing
concerns were either on the edge of bank
ruptcy or else only enrnlng beggarly dlvl
lends, and beforo mnny months they will
be obliged to meet new competition nnd
reduced earnings. The true friend of lal or
will certainly ndvlse moderation. Labor
lifts been generously nnd fairly dealt with
by the great corporations Intely, and It will
simply cause Injury to itself by enforcing
terms thnt restrict production nnd cluck
new enterprise. f the lnbor unions would
only reject men of chnracter and abllltv
as leaders instead of professional agitators
or would-be politicians, their cause would
bo better served nnd their progress more
sure. When tho spirit of fair plnv pre
vails equally between employer nnd em
ploye wo shall have few lubor disputes.
Concerning Cold Kxportx.
Gold -exports have nttracted mof-c ntten
tlon than deserved. At this period wo
usually ship gold and ns money Is worth
0lli per cent more in London tbnn In New
ork It Is but natural for gold to flow in
that direction. While more will probably
follow there nre no Indications that tbo
cfllux will be siltllclent to cause nny incon
venience here. Money rutes nre easy; funds
are returning from the Interior; trndu re
quirements nre relaxing; bank reserves nre
rising; tho treasury Is taking less from tho
banks than usual, and now holds over !W,
000,000 ot free gold that could be t iken bo
fore the surplus reserve of IlS.l,'.o00 could
be renched. In the money situation, Uiere.
fore, there Is no cause for concern; In fact.
New York Is now practically a lender ot
funds In London, l'arls and Heriln; than
which wo could have no bettor evidence of
financial strength. The trado situation
shows some abatement of tho rush noticed
during tho Inst six months. Some manu
facturers will be occupied for two or threo
months more on high-priced contrncts, but
new orders tire coming in more slowlv.
Huyers have gotten over their excessive
zeal to get goods and In some departments
of merchandising retailers nre nlrendy
carrying largo stocks nnd will probably put
In their duplicate orders with less freedom
until theso are worked down to normal
proportions. Tor these reasons It would
cause no surprise If general business
slowed down somewhat at llr.it hands. If
then somo shading of v'nlues should follow
new orders would probably come In moro
freely. In tho Iron trade most departments
aro fully employed nnd no recessions of
consequence have yet been made. The
present abnormal prices for these products
cannot, however, continue indefinitely, nnd
as there aro many nuw projects deferred
because uf tho high cost of structural
materials, a lower range of values would
place sued industries on a more stable and
natural basis.
In the railroad situation thero Is no
feature of Importance except the continued
satlsfnctory reports of earnings. These
strengthen the preference, which wo hnvo
persistently expressed In these advices, for
railroads over any other large class of In
vestments. The stock market at present Is
so completely In thu hands of tho trading
element that Its course is dllllcult to fore
cast. Intrinsic conditions nro sound and
encouraging, yet there nre so many ques
tions ahead which may nffect speculative,
forces, nnd which cannot be foretold, that
the best advice wo can offef Is caution.
Thero ore n number of securities which
will probably see higher figures, but Just
now the buying element seems to require
fresh stimulus. Stocks nre- generally la
strong hands nnd a concerted effort could
easily lift iho market wcro tho loaders so
disposed.
Foreign Flnnnelnl.
MADRID. May .-Spanlsh 4s closed yes-terdnj-
at 78.10. Gold was quoted nt Si.lfi.
Tho Hank of Spain report for tho week
shows the following: Hold in hand, no
chnngo; silver In hand, decrease. 431.0W)
pesetas; notes In circulation, Increase, 15,
417,(ioO pesetas.
LONDON, May C.-Htislness on the Stock
exchange continues restricted, the markets
generally being weak. Hhrlnkngo In prices
continues so stcndlly ns to suggest troublo
for tho bulls unless good news from tho
scat of war soon comes to their asslstunco.
l'ho close, however, wns firmer, especially
n Americans, In which dealings of lato
havo been very limited, the courso of tho
market being entirely dictated by New
ork prices. While tho market closed
somewhat nbovo the worst prices on tho
week were from 1 to 3 points lower. Haiti
moro & Ohio preferred rose 1 point; Daltl
more Si Ohio, common, !; Denver & Rio
Grande, preferred, Louisville dc Nash
ville, i; Atchison, Topekn & Santa Fe, Is
sues, W.i: Union Pacific. nnd most
others from U to i. Mines were lifeless,
business being mostly confined to profesi
slonnl operations. Saturday's news caused
somo buyln.T. Hands rose 91 to 37'4 nnd
somo others 1-10 to i. Tho stringency wns
not so ncuto last week, tho supply yester
day being fairly plentlful-enll money, 3?l(f
Vi nnd threo months' bills 401 1-10 per cent.
Manchester Textile Fnlirlen.
MA NCI I KSTEIt, Mny O.-Tho mnrket con
Unties dull, neither yarns nor cloths hav
ing much sale. Tho production of yarns Is
nominally unchanged, but with Irregular
spots. Hombay demands nro Impossible,
Calcutta offering workable bids. Madras Is
taking smnll lots. Slngupore und tho
small eastern markets nro fair buyers nnd
China Is Inactive. Selling prices through
out the east aro fnr below Manchester fig
ures. Specialties hnvo been nctlvo. both
for export nnd for tho homo trade. Prints
aro weaker. Mexican and other heavy
goods nro very slow and margins nil round
nro nttemin.tlnir. Some speculative business
has occuri ed, for delivery in December nnd
onwnrd, but such manufacturers are few.
Incrcnsed Liverpool activity furnishes no
criterion. It Is merely the exchange or
futures Into actual cotton. Rouen Is itblng
n firm, moderate business. Mulliousn reports
n fair business In finished goods for prompt
delivery. Gray goods nnd yarns are very
quiet there, but prices nro firm.
Oil .Market.
OIL CITY. May 6.-OILS-Credlt bal
ances, tl.47; certlllcntes. no bid; shipments.
91.7W bids.; average. 09,751 bbls.; runs, W.75I
bbls.; nvernge. t7.SH bbls.
Mill Ctoxe nl .Juliet.
JOLTRT. III., May 0,-Tho converter nnd
billet mills of the Illinois Steel company's
plant hero have been closed Indeflnltey ns
tho result of the -suspension of the Amer
ican Steel nnd Wlro company mills and tho
consequent lack of supply. The steel com
pany's rod mills closed two weeks ngo from
the samo cause. There Is no olllelal state
ment ns to when nny these mills will re
.sumo. About 2,WX men nro Idle.
Tnylor Leave fur WnxlilnKtmi.
LOl'ISVILLK, Ky Mny 6.-U wns
learned tonight that Governor Taylor left
on onn of tho evening trains from this city
for Washington, in response to a tele-
graphic request from the national capital,
tie of Governor Taylor's attorneys said
the visit would probably extend over the
creamer part of this week.
PORTO RICANS ARE PLEASED
Do .Not AnltLHuntv the Hardship
the lljMirleul Prcsn
l'mpjicnlc L
WASHINGTON; Mny C.-(Speclal.)-A prl
vato letter Just received hero from nn
American gentleman, who Is now In l'orto
Rico indicates 'thai nil of the hardship
upon the l'orto Hicans to follow tho enact
ment of tho tariff and civil government Jaw
for the Island nre 'moonshine. Tho writer has
nn excellent opportunity to Judge as to tho
real sltuatjon ot affairs from San Juan to
I'once. In his letter he says:
"Tho people hete, .Irrespective of caste or
condition, hall tho passage of tho I'orakcr
bill with the greatest delight nnd nre now
beginning to prepare for a revival of busi
ness and good old times.
"There seems to have been a very gravo
misapprehension or misrepresentation of
facts made In the United Stntes concerning
tho wants of the natives and business men
of this Island In so far ns they relate to tho
tariff. It Is a mistaken iden that free trade
Is wonted here; on the contrary tho mer
chants (ninety. nine out of every 100) want
n small tariff In preference and In fact did
not at nny time object to the 23 per cent
first talked of. They aro bright enough to
prefer a small Indirect tax to n heavy di
rect form of taxation to raise the revenue
necessary to conduct .the government of tho
bland. About the only ones desiring tho
benefit of free trade arc a fev forolgnein
like Mr. Flnlay, the Hrltlsh consul at San
Juan, who have bought up all tho sugar
and tobacco In sight nt a low figure mid
have been holding the same In anticipation
of a freo entry to tho United States, thereby
enabling them to realize moro largely on
their Investment.
"I hnve talked to many sugar planters and
merchants from all parts of the island nnd
what I stnto to you Is a fact beyond dis
pute. "The general misfortune which has bo
fnllcn tho Island since tho hurricane has
been tho delay caused by congress In con
tinuing a military government and, a grc.itir
curse, tho Issuance of rations, both of which
I trust will soon cease."
Notwithstanding the fact that the Trani
mlssfsslppl Exposition has passed Into his
tory nnd tho site upon which It wns reared
has been "stripped of Its magnificent build
ings and Its architectural beauty, even hero
In Washington one hears occasionally most
pleasant reference to tho same. Here 13.
preserved In Its entirety tho government ex
hibit which was so much admired by tho
thousands of visitors, together with many
articles collected .by the government's ronro
sentntlves whilo In tho transmlsslsslppl
country, although the samo Is scattered
throughout tho several departments. Much
of It, however, may bo Boon In the Na
tional museum, Just as It appeared In tho
largo cases In tho Government building at
Omaha during the exposition.
As an illustration how Omaha still re
ceives pleasant mention, an occasion trans
pired the other day jvhllo parties were pass
ing through the Smithsonian Institution
and National Museum, which will demon
strate. A largo delegation of representa
tive citizens from tho west, who were In
Washington cnJeavorlng to sesuro an ap
propriation for the celebration of the anni
versary of the Louisiana Purchase, were
passing through tho Institution, among
them being governors from several Btatcs
west of tho Mississippi river and many
other noted people,, The attendant In
charge of the party was very elaborate In
his explanations ot the great benefits such
expositions were, not only In awakening
International Inquiry and local Interest In
tho particular section In which tho same
were held, but often ho teferrcd to "the
Omaha Exposition", In flattering terms ns
"thb most successful of all the expositions
yet held."
In exploiting tho same this enthusiast
would with many articles which the govern
ment had ncqulred show how It would havo
been utterly lmposslblo to havo secured
such valuable relics "had It not h:eu for
tho Omaha exposition." Not only In the
Indian exhibit of the museum, whero many
very rare nnd choice implements of war
faro nnd articles typical of the fnst-rccedlng
raco havo been placed for the scrutiny of
futuro generations, hut nlso In the largo
casc3 of minerals nnd ores have been
placed varied specimens collected at Omaha,
which show the vast resources of the great
western mineral regions. "Theso cases
here," said tho gentlemanly attendant
pointing to several well-filled cases "wero
nil secured at the Omaha exposition. Had
tho government been compelled to havo
gono into tho mining belt to make theso
collections, it would not only havo taken
years to have secured them, but It would
havo required tho expenditure ot nearly as
much ns tho cost of the entire appropriation
expended for the Omaha show," and thus
It wns about a number of tho departments
where the visitors wero taken on their per
ambulations around tho city. Tho attend
ant, not knowing who tho visitors were, his
answer to the question, "Was tho Omaha
Bhow a success?" made by ono of tho party,
gives an Idea how the people of tho east re
member tho successful termination of tho
Trnnsmhsisslppl and International Exposi
tion. "It wns altogether tho most successful
exposition In which tho government has
over taken part, not only ns a means of ac
quiring articles of scientific Importance, for
Information of thb several government
bureaus, but I understand it was ulso a very
great success financially. It gavo tbo coun
try an unusual opportunity to ncqulro a
knowlcdgo of tbo wonderful resources ot
that great western country and was a
great cducntor. It could not ho otherwise,
under tho circumstances, but of Inestimable
ndvantngo In educating tho peoplo of that
particular section, but also the multltudo
who never dreamed of tho vastness of tho
Transmlsslsslppl country until tho Omaha
Exposition revealed It to their eyes."
Thus It may bo recn that leaven for good
Is still working and Omaha Is tho recipient
of much favorable mention In diverse ways
nnd nt times when least expected. It Is a
source of gratification to Nebraskans In tho
east to hear lt.',n,' certainly It must please
tho peoplo of Omaha who worked so zeal
ously to accompli tho success of the expo
sition, i
J ' -To
Hellenic KnrrnKiit Monument.
KNOXV1LLU, Tenn.. May C Tho local
chapter of tho Daughters of tho American
Involution bos had a largo boulder of Ten
nesseo tnnrblo pluced on tho spot where Ad
mlrul David O. 1'nrragut was born, near
this city. Thl.-inmiument Is to bo dedi
cated by Admiral Dewey Mny 15, while, ho
Is here. Tho boulder will ho veiled with tho
ling from tho Hartford, tho flagship of Ad
mlrnl Knrrosrut."' On tho boulder Is being
placed the follo-Wlntr Inscription:
"Admiral David Glasgow Knrrngut was
born hero July 2, JSD1. Erected by Honny
Kate chapter. TMHghters of the American
Involution, Knoxvllle. Dedlcutcd by Ad
miral Dowey, Mny .1,5, 1000."
Xcuro Lynched In Vlitliania.
GENEVA, Ala.. Mny . An unknown
negro, nbout 20 yenrs old, was lynched
thrto miles from hero yesterday. He ns-i
saulted n 12-yenr-old white girl nenr Hart
ford, in this county, on Tuesdny und was
captured two days Inter nnd taken beforo
the mayor of Hartford for preliminary trial.
The otUcors claim that when about threo
miles from Genova they wnro overpowered
by armed men, who took charge of tho
iirlaniini. nml r-f 1 ...1 film Inln Mm li-nn.la
Ho was found dead, hanging to a limb not.
tur iriim uiu imuuc ruiiu luauiut; uum litis
plnco to Ilnrtrord.
11 It'll DlNcoverj In (Inlclollvrr.
AUSTIN. Tex., Mny C Advices from
Drowsier county. Texas stnto thnt new
discoveries of rich quicksilver deposits
havo been mado there during the last few
dnys nnd that another big rush of prospec
tors to that district has bgun. A town of
over 2,000 pcoplo hns sprung up south of
Raton, neat tho original discoveries. Tho
place was not in exUtence six months ago,
but now has many substantial buildings.
It Is named Tehena.
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Klkhorn & Missouri Valley Railroad com
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day. May 18, lixio. ut 10 o'cloi k a in., for thi
election of dlieutors and the tiausuetlou ol
such other hustuctis n may be presented.
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