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? - | , I p.. K THE OMAHA EXPOSITION. 0g?j*,-' BEE f To Surpass Everything But the Chij| cago World's Fair. THE FIRST IN THE FAR WEST. . w , !KtVmkM>* Hit? Planned an Exposition That W1U Be Twin as Lar|? as the Becaa* Ome at XaafcvlIlo-ExfclblU bjr ~ tfee B era! Oorerninent and the Varlwmm KatdoA Grand Conception. v . Wiauwlmf, D. C. (Special). "Your |? people la the Sad do not realize what a j. , pteat exposition we are preparing to have la Omaha aart summer, from June to November/' said Representative David H. Swear, of Nebraska, to a New York Post eorrsspoydent. "With the exception of the World's Fair at Chicago tt will be the Created exposition ever given in America, about double*the size of the Nashville een1 lal. and the first huge undertaking of tbektad wed of the Mississippi." "What ll the Government doing for the *S55Stet place. Congress made an appropriate* of *300,000. Of this torn tM wilt be spent on a Government boi^ff^ S300 on a Ufa-saving -service and tha red la the transDortatf^n ape custody of exhibits from the ftovernautft museums, Patent Offloe, Pish Commifeion, ud other executive departments. Dr. Clark, of the Interior Department, is preoarln* a reproduction of the Yellowstone National Path, which In perfect and will eost 800. "The Secretary of AgrkraJt ire has an al?i> * Jewacoe with which to conduct beet-sugar experiments, and these he has thought beet ' i jiiflmtfiln tn nn nun rirni with MiIhim - Iftill Uifil fair, where their reenlts would probably rea^i the attention of the largest janmber of people likely to profit by them. Honey bee also been appropriated for expedua sating with fiax and other fibre Untie 8am In likely to signalize \ jtbo ceent bp a~ special issue Tof pontage stamps, and we want to strike off some sil' ear coins similar to those designed for the NTockrs Pair. Wo shall have plans for 11jnsiratisg methlng like forty different SMthods ol-:Irrigating arid or semi-arid .lands, and this, it in hoped, will be a great ohjoct iosion. Instead of a Ferris wheel, an enormous umbrella-like apparatus has feeea oenstrneted in a most nightly position m limllng the tity.M tr' . x ,*?What other financial backing betides that Of the Oorernment will the expoaltlon liarti" The State oi ftepiasaa nas appropriated 100,006, and the eoonty of Douglas, in which Omaha la situated, 6100,000 in bonds. The ottisens of Omaha, besides, have subscribed more than 61,000,000 as a guarantee land, which they will get back If the exposition pan. Then the States of what is ft ikcown as the trans-Mississippi country are pobsoribing amounts varying from 625,000 to 675,000 each, the last-named sum being {appropriated by California. Illinois mi given 690,000, New Jersey, New Tore, Massachusetts, and many of the "Eastern States are now making plans for Wag well represented. Foreign govern.meats, especially those of ^Central and 4k>oth America, will have substantial exhibits. Mexico and Canada are taking a great interest la the fair, and making handsome provision for it. "Three different electric lines will connect the oity with the grounds, and the railroads will have an entrance on the fair groends, as at Chicago. The site chosen is In the northern part of the city, beautifully located, and contains 220 acres." ^ ' January Fension Payment#. The January pension payments due at I the several agencies have been announced by the Treasury Department as follows: Buffalo, 61,700,000: Chicago, 62,885,000; .Concord, N. H., 8775,000; Des Moines, 62,300,000; Milwaukee, 81,980,000; total, 60,. 10,000. ... Fatal AflVay in Pennsylvania. Stephen Shellen, who murdered his sister's sweetheart in Dubois, Penn., wounded three men, and did not surrender until be was himself fatally wounded. Btatvcd Fifbtiic In Crete. Renewed lighting has taken place in ' , Crete, and twelve Christians have been killed by Mussulmans. Miners Killed by Fire Damp. Sixtem persons were killed by tbo explosion of firedamp In a coalpit at Dorlmuad, Prussia. ^ k - v * _ (. THIS COUNTRY A WINNER. How the Boring Sen Award It Viewed In Washington. The findings of the Britfch -American Commission chosen to assess the damages for seizures of Canadian sealing vessels in Bering Sea hav& been received by the State Department and the British Embassy. The only official statement that could be secured is contained in the following announcement, given out at the Sfrte De partment: * "The award of the Bering Sea Claims Commission has been filed In the Department of State. The claims^* presented bj the British Government to th^ Commission on aoeonnt of Canadian vessels seised in Bering Sea aggregated, with interest, $1,600,000. These included, under ?the claims treaty, several eases not embraced in the settlement proposed by Secretary Gresham. The award now made amounts to $294,181.91, to which is to be added interest, whioh will increase the total about fifty per cent. The award is final and disposes of all cases before it. Payment under the treaty must be made within six raont lis." There appears to be little d*.>ubt that the. United States carried Its point on th? matH* auestion involved that of prospect* - j damages for sealskins which might Save been taken if the vessels ha 1 ncl been seized. PHILADELPHIA BANK FAILS. Chestnut Street Mtikaal Closed by Order cf the Controller. A painful sensation was created at Phil"iSelphla by the announcement of the suspension of the Chestnut Street National Bank, regarded as one of the strongest financial Institutions in the city. The suspension carried with it the closing of the * ? * .1 n V..4 uneswaf enroot .trust uu oaviu^ muu Company, doing business under the State banking lawn. William M. Bingcrly,publisher of the Philadelphia Record, is president of both companies. and the same men, with one exception, act as offloers and directors. The first information the public received that the banks were ip trouble was in the form of a notice posted on th? door of the building occupied jointly bytLe two concerns, signed by National Bank Examiner William If. Hardt, to the effect that the Chestnut Street National Bank had olosed its doors pending an investigation of its affairs by the Controller of the Currency. No statement of assets and liabilities is available, but it is said that the deposits of the Chestnut Street Bank amounted to 81,700,000, and of the Trust Company, 81,300,000. COSTLY FIRE IN CLEVELAND. a Million Dollars' Worth of Property Destroyed In the Business Section. Fire broke out in the business centre of Cleveland, Ohio, at 5 o'clock Thursday afternoon and, fanned by a high northwest wind, destroyed property worth nearly a million dollars. The Power Block, on Frankfort street, six stories high, made of brick, was consumed above the second story, and the rear of the brick WJlshire Block, six stories high, and fronting on Superior street, was burned. The fire was started by the exidoston of a large can of benzine in the itbograpbing establishment of Johns &. Co.. in the Power Block. Windows were blown oat, and several employes escaped with difficulty by the fire-escapes and a bridge leading to the Wilshlre Block. The losses of scores of tenants, especially in the Power and Blackstone Buildings, the latter of which was occupied mainly by lawyers with costly libraries, will be heavy. < An Alabama Fend. In Birmingham, Ala., Felix T. Brown, a Cincinnati drummer, was -pursued into a jewelry store crowded with women and fatally shot by Thomas T. Ashford, whose brother he had killed one year ago. A Venerable President Remembered. A gold tea service was presented to President Sloan, of the Delaware, Lackawana and Western Bailroad, by officials and employes, in commemoration of his eightieth | birthday anniversary. Home For Indigent Mason*. The Masonic Grand Lodge of New Jersey has purchased the former William Bonn property, near Barttngton, for a home for aged and indigent Masons. A French TrlnmpI . Major HarohanA writes to Paris that the French have secured control of the Upper | Nile, without firing a shot. England Propoaee a Conference. Lngland proposed to Bnssla^ conference over the partition of China in order to 1 avoid dangerous rivalries. % :' - V ' : i TIE PARTITION OF GTOA Seems Destined to Be Divided Up Among the European Powers. * RUSSIA SEIZES PORT ARTHUR. Great Game of Grab " What Does England Get?" TliU I? the Question That Her Press Is Asking With llacli Earnestness Now Japanese Fleet Xenaces Russia France to Follow England. Losdox, England (By Cable). The officials of the Chinese Embassy here do not conceal their belief that the Powers are intending to seizo Chinese ports, and they discredit the report that Great Britain has been requested to assume a protectorate over the Tang-Tse Valley and the West River, saying that they have no informa* tion on the subject, but would know if the rumor was well founded. Sir Haliiday Macartney, the English Secretary of the Chinese Embassy, was asked if Russia's possession of Port Arthnr would be temporary. He replied that this plea was usually made a pretext for occupation. Ac unconfirmed report is current that port of the British Far Eastern Squadron wiil bestationed at Wei-Hat-Wei this winter. If true, this indicates that Great Britten is workingwith Ja^an. The latter stifl occupies Wei-Hal-Wel, pending payment of tb*?hicese war indemnity. The newspapers are much disturbed over the situation. "What do wo get?" is the burden of their complaint, and they all insist on the necessity for immediate action. Tho Globe says: "Russia and Germany now have the two most strategical positions in Northern China, and Great Britain, whose commercial interests there are ten times greater, must be content with the crumbs from tho St. Petersburg and Berlin tables." The Tall Mall Gazetto echoes the Standard's inquiry as to America's attitude, and remarks: "Of course, the partition of the coast, which is bound to come, will not be confined to Russia and Germany. Every naval 8tate in the world is actively,concerned in the disturbance of the equilibrium in the for East, Great Britain, Franco and Japan especially. But tho United States caunot be^reated as a quantity to be ignored. Tame acquiescence with mrse seizures is not wonuy 01 our past, and Is fatal to our future. We may remark that we shall not be without sympathisers, as the Japaneso will most joyfully back any . scheme to redress the bitter humiliation they hare suffered at the hands of Russia." Advices from Paris show France is await* lug Great Britain's action. It Great Britain follows the lead of Russia and Germany and occupies a seaport, France will forthwith do tne same. A telegram from Berlin says the rumor is current there that the British East Asiatic squadron has been ordered to sail for Quelpaert Island, at the entrance of the Yellow Sea, presumably to occupy It. The tone of the German press is favorable bo some such action on the part of Great Britain. Quelpaert Island, which is sixty miles south of Korea, is forty-five miles long and twelve_ miles broad. It is subordinate to Korsfc~ and has been used as a penal settieipont. The Japanese fleet at Nagasfff put to sea on receipt of Russia's notification that she had occupied Port Arthcrtemporarlly. The Russian ocetipatioff of Port Arthur w-- connected wrtb^fhe Yisit there of the t-il ?h warshi;' Daphne a week ago, wb"u. in spito tho protests of the Chit^i^ne eitered tho inner har bor, professedly to ascertain whether there were Kwiisian %hips there. China 'complained of the incident to the reprosOtatives of the Powers at Pekln. Prince Henry, of Prussia, alept at Osborne after visiting Queen Victoria, and next morning returned on board the German eruiser Deutsohland, flagship of the fleet he is taking to Chinese waters. CUBA'S NEW PRESIDENT. Bartolome Ufaaao Haa Been Elected the Republic's Chief Executive. No potentate or ruler in all the world occupies so peculiar a {Position as Bartolome Masso. At the ^ge of sixty-three, after a lifetime of battling for the canse of bis native country, he has been elected President of the BepnbUe of Cuba and has been hailed as the father of his country. N^"^* HBTOLOK* KASSO. Probably there ha* never been an election held under similar circumstanced. Although the Cuban Assembly convened somewhere In the mountain fastnesses of the Camaguey district on Septembers, it was not until quite recently that the result of the election was definitely known. Masso was born in Mansanlllo, Cuba. Both his father, Barlolome Masso, and his mother, Aptonla Marquez, were wealthy persons of high social standing. Masso studied sclenoe and letters, and after being graduated from the Havana University was sent by his father on a tour through Europe. On returning to Cuba he engaged in literary and newspaper work. Mrs. Blinkly John, dear, won't you discharge Mary? You know how afraid i I am of bcr. Mr. Bllnkly Certainly. No servant can ever scare me. (A little while after.) Mary ahem! Mrs. Bllnkly has asked me to tell you that she wants to see you after I here gono to the office. Brooklyn Life. _ Irate customer See here! That suit of clothes I bought of you yesterday 1 Is full of moth holqp. Dealer Das Is all recht, mine frlent. Moths neffer eat cotton, an* ven ladles an' shentleraens see dose holes dey knows you rears only high-priced all-vool goots. New York Weekly. y K - rv * \ - " . ? " . ITTVTVTTTT * A A A A 1 A i. j The! S IS th( \ Pills are necessary \ fewer pills that you fc \ and pills that won't. \ the pill that will do t 1 ^ ' < ^ have gained a rcpul ^ Aycr's. For all live \ headache, biliousnes: \ specific, and they 1 Wil 4 1 as they have cured 1 record. Aycr's Cr.rc A] if you wai L- proven in-the lollowii 4 "I suffered nearly a ^ almost all the cathartic > relief until I used Ayei ^ was wonderful. They ^ "1 was ill for some ^ yellow as saffron ; I be V weak to move without A a box cured me. I ow A y "I have used Ayer's 4 not gripe nor purge, b 4 "I have used Ayer'i h the market. 1 always MM wnfa A t" | M ?j -~y ? "i 11 Southern climate." H 0 MM The Alaska Bom. What is called an Alaska roee has bean brought from the North by returning miners. It looks like a big sunflower, except that the bloom. Instead of large petals. Is a mass of small yellow blossoms. Legislating Against Flirting. Senator HcCone has Introduced In the' Virginia Legislature a hill to prevent flirt- j Ing. 1' ' |! Hogs for Germany. > The average annual Imports of hogs Into: Germany are TOO,000 to 800,000 head, half trom Austria. i Our Only Citric Add Victory. "A citric moid factory, the only one In the United States, has been established in San Bernardino County. 'Cel., for the'purpose! of utilizing refuse lemons and culls from the lemon orchards of southern California. Four Generation* la Jall. Four generations In one family were xe-i cently confined In the New Bedford (Mass.) jail, from the great-grandmother, aged sixty, to an Infant born in the jail. Cattle Exports S3,000,000 Monthly. | Daring 1897 to October inclusive, we have exported beef cattle to the amount of $80,"' 461 000, a gain of over $1,000,000 compared* with IMS J Travel* Like a Real Horse. People are still at work inventing queer device*. A Detroit man has invented and patented a mechanical horse which be designed to be propelled by a pedal chain arrangement This extends back to the carriage, which the horse draws after it, covering the A XACHCTX STEED. 1 ground with a lifelike motion fit the 1 legs. The gait Is said to be very nat- i nral and true to life. i t A lost opportunity seldom ~ilnds Its s way back, . . itm\ - i I t I ' ' f | ' . ^.1? v V , .T . T ^__A A ^ ^ ^ * >ill Thai ; Pill You' but not nice. Cathartics are r ike the better. It's aggravating It's soothing to know that wh he work for which ifs taken. *rfc T ^1 o 1 tation for their sure results. :r troubles, diseases of the ston s and heartburn, Dr. Ayers lCure :housands of others..iyhos?. ' I ^Qk-fs*sent free by Dr. J. C. /* it to know more of the power iig testimonials. ill my life with^bourel complaints, enduring m : remedies advertised in tbe newspapers, withoi r*s Cathartic Pills. The result obtained from not only gave immediate relief but effected a | R. C. STOD time with liver trouble. My hack ached an icame unable to do any work, and at last was < assistance. I commenced the use of Ayer's I e my present good health to their use, and I anr WM. OAKLE' ; Tills with excellent results for constipation ut do give relief." CHARLES K. WHIT i Pills since 1845, an<' consider them superior keep them in the house in case of emergency, spepsia. I have found them good for all < A. L. JONES, E \V T T T V 1 MESSAGE FROM THE KLONDIK& Pound of Gold Sent by on Alaskan Pro# pec tor to Hla Mother. The little beg shown In the picture safely held a pound of gold on the journey from Dawson City to Pittsburg. It was sent by William G. Stoney to the woman he loved best and oftenest remembered In the far-away gold coun try?his mother. It was first Intrusted to Stoney's friend, 8. D. Goff, and by him forwarded to Mrs. Sioney. The time was a little more than sixty days. The bag Is being preserved by the fond mother, who prizes It more for I ?# BtaH 1 # m . MW\\\\V ? ^ I x A BAO OF GOLD FOB HIS MOTHER. the assurance It brought her that her ' sou was thinking of her amid the hardships and trials of that far-off country than for the gold it contained. It Look* "Queer." Smith?Do you know that our Gov rnment encourages counterfeiting? Jones?Why, of course not What do rou mean? Smiths-Well, anyway, It employs a ot of Congressman to pass bad bills. Classical Boston speaks of her underground railway system as the subway, i day we not expect to hear the elevated *>ad line called the superway? "L oad," "L" and "Elevated" are terms vhich may serve for the ordinary, but < inperway seems to belong to the realm >f high classics. ^ ^ 1 yt t win Want. N RJ iot confections. The Lj f * to take pills that don't L,"l on vou take a oill it's Ills The pill that will is nach and bowels, sick Pills have proven a ^ y You Ij tistfinyjsamatter"of^'S X4* Aver, Lowell, Mass. of these pflls than is uch pain, and I tried 1> '' it obtaining permanent . t. the use of these pills Jjj v* *1 permanent cure." . ' '4 L)ARD, Delhi, Ont gSJ ^ *"?! < JfS-x d my skin turned as r- WW ronfined to my bed too > 'ills and less than half * v never without them." * if, Lobelville, Tenn. 4 i. I find that they do a E, Pittsgrove, N. J. t ' ft to all other pills on 1" #jjj and at one time they 4 diseases caused by th? |L; <m luabeth City, N. C. K ' T T T T T iy / A A A A AA A A 'Jg. Much surprise has been n ipie?ll*^ that while the price of first-class bicycles has fallen from $100 to $96 oij $75 the price of typewriters remafer the same. In first hands a Ofl0.tWlp|}|jl writer still costs $100. The oneeiMft.^ possesses practical Interest, becanlM :s$; there onght to bea corresponding ds crease in the prico of artlclea man* v factored under similar circumstance? Actually the same machinery 1a naa^ ^j Is producing a large portion of . th? I framework, the wire parts and some ei'Vl the movements of both mtchined Within a year or two typewriter man ufacturles have been turned Into hi cycle factories with bat little expense* As the bicycle demand fell off and the lypewnier uemaim mcreuea un wmf*torics were changed back to the O^V I nal plan. The some might be saidagl the price of wateh movements, thf ? cost of which constitutes the prindpjffcost of a watch. The machinery la-a Watch factory can be adapted at little cost to the manufacture of elttser"? cycles or typewriters. The cost w Watch movements has decreased' sr* ra, that one of the best of watches can't* bought now for one-half whht it wotfg A have cost ten years ago. An lnfeOg * gent person explains why the prlcg ft \ the writing machines is as high qow as ever. If not higher, as to eqrui{ grades. It Is the everlasting trust and combination of interests among man*faeturers that keeps np the price <c typewriters^ The trust markets all ttf? ,) standard machines and controls tbj trade. The trust must psjr enormo^ dividends. That is why tk? costpj^^H typewriters is maintained at ibe^lig notch of prices, notwithstanding tb# y great reduction in the coat of mang w facture. . . __ ' ; I' An Eastern magazine prints an ab^ article on "How to Leave the Dlniiim Boom." We haven't read It yet, bm even a casual glance at it convinces Of that in the higliest New York drda* rf is no longer considered good fbrspji be carried ont of the dining-room by the bntler. ^ ^ The latest sign of the precantfona b?K ing taken by the United States foign . ment to save Its men for war Is lli joint order issued by Secretaries AlgfSj and Long forbidding foot-ball gam; between the cadets of AnnapoUs and; i wjj \ iJL