Omaha daily bee., 1891-04-02
APPEALING FOR RELIEF.
Colorado Drouth Sufferers Working Char
liable Chicago.
THOUSANDS OF DESTITUTE PERSONS
Building a Big War Ship for the
Worlds Fair--Blowing Bill
iiardists-A Long Lost
Sister Found.
CHICAGO OFFICE OF THE BEE !

CHICAGO, April |.
f. NJ. Winner OF Arapahoe county, Col
orado, is in the city repres enting the settlers
of eastern Colorado. who are is distress. Mr.
Winner says that in the eastern part of his
county alone tn ere are over thousand desti
tute persons. "Our people have had no
crops for nearly two years" said Mr..
Winner this morning, ''and unless they have
help very soon they will not be able to plant
crops to preserve them from starvation this
year. The failure Of crops has been due to
drouth, and as most of the settlers are new
corners their capital has been exhausted and
they are helpless"
THE WORLDS FAIR WAR SHIP.
. 1t has been definitely decided that Captain
William II. Mead of the United State navy
will build his big war ship for the worlds
fair. 1t will be an imitation Of great war
ship of the latest design, such as the govern
ment is now building at an expense of
100000 Captain Meads ship will not be
rocked by the waves or stiff
gales that tear down across the
long chain of lakes, for it is to
be built of bricks and its sides ar are to be
be required to build tho war ship and $4,000
to transport the big guns and seamen and
maintain them during the fair. The break
water to protect the structure Will cost
10000. The fair management will furnish
the money and the government will then be
asked to pay it back.
THE ITALIAN TROUBLE.
Chairman Baker of the foreign affairs
committee fears that the sudden recall of
Baron Fava means no good for the eXposi-
ton in Europe. "If this means war" he
said, "it will be most unfortunate tor the
fair both at home and abroad. Our foreign
work is going on admirably, but fear this
will disturb it to an extent"
BIILIARDIsTs BLOWING.
Jake Schaefer has grown quite warm over
Slosson's declaration that he chose Garter in
preference to Gentleman George for a match
game for the championship. He says that
he was anxious to play Slosson and even
agreed to go to New York to play, provided
the plan was agreeable to Dick Roche MS
backer When the latter heard of the matter
he refused to allow Schaefer to play unless
a side. Slosson then withdrew
into the harbor Of silence. Schaefer says that
If any one wants to play him for the cham
pionship he must come to Chicago and COM
ply with all the conditions of the champion
ship trophy.
FOUND HER LoNG-LosT SISTER.
Miss Sadie Bacon, assistant manager of
the local telephone exchange, has just found
her sister Stella, from whom she was sepa-
| rated eighteen years ago. Stella was adopted
by wealthy relatives In Louisville, KY, aud
was only told of the relationship "a short
time ago, when on what was supposed TO be
her death bed.
Pension Commissioner Raunl, who Is at the
Grand Pacific hotel, this morning denied en-
phatically that he is about to resign. II
have the full confidence of the president and
| the secretary of the Interior said he. "The
pension department is now doing twice as
much business as it ever did before. /
| ( expect to remain in office during the remain
| der of my tern"
WESTERN PEOPLE IN CHICAGO.
| The following western people are in the
| city:
| At the Auditorum-George G. Lake, Salt
| Lake, Utah. p. Marks, Helena, Mont.
At the Leland-H. j. Cosgrove, Lincoln,
| Neb., j. NJ. Laffan, G. w. Munkers, Buffalo,
| Wyo., j. NJ. McCandlosh, Wyoming.
AT the Palmer - Joseph Eiboeck, Des
| Moines, Ia; George II. Parsell Euclid Mar
| tin, Omaha: p. H. Lannan, Salt Lake, Utah {;
| Frank Lanterman, Lincoln, Neb.; H. p.
| Rucker Grand Forks, 5. ID. Fl. G. Southard,
| w. G. Plummer, Fargo, S. D.; r. w. Wick
ham, Bismarck N. D.: II. l.. Goodman,
| Hillsboro; f. J. Kiese, Ogden, Utah.
| At the Grand Paclfc--Craig l.. Wright,
| Sioux City, Ia; w. M. Gaddis, Fort Logan,
| Mont.
AT the Wipdsor-Miss Brown, Lincoln.
At theBriggs-C. Cunningham, Omaha,
AT the Brevoort-J. W. Cumming, David
| City; Q. e. Simpson, Omaha
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