THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , 10 , 1893-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES.
FALCONER'S SALE EXTRAODINARY
Monday we will sell BOO fast black 26-inch Umbrellas at 5Oc each. 2O pieces of 12c Gingham at Bo per yard. 2O pieces of 2Bo Gingham at lOo. 2O pieces
of 38c French Sateen at 18c. 1O pieces of German Whip Cord , $1 quality , at 68c per yard. 4 special leaders in Colored Wool Dress Goods at 44c , at 68c , at 89o
and $1.17 ; real value from 6Bc up to $1.78 ; on these special leaders we are compelled to limit the quantity sold to each customer , as the prices quoted are much below
cost. We will also sell 1OO pairs of Nottingham L-ace - Curtains , Brussels patierns , value $8 , $6 and $7.BO per pair , all at $3.68 per pair. BO pairs handsome Chenille
Portieres , sold everywhere at $1O.BO ; the colorings are beautiful ; Monday's price $8.88. Aand 80 pieces of 18c Silkaline at 8 l-3c per yard. Take advantage of these
offers. Show this ad to your friends. Read all the particulars below. "
Black Goods at 68c.
Only five pieces go at this
price. They are the German
whip cords that sell everywhere
at $1.
$1.Mail
Mail orders filled.
Dress ( Joods at 44c.
4,000 yards of all wool , silk
finish henrietta , in all the new
est and scarcest shades , guaran
teed 60c quality , Monday 44c.
Mail orders filled.
Dress Goods at 68c.
50 pieces of all wool imperial
serge , no better wearer made , ex
quisite colorings , 46 inches wide ,
$1 quality , go at 08c.
Mail orders filled.
Priestley's Gray 89c.
1,000 yards of these celebrated
dress gooJs in neat stripes and
checks selling now at $1 and
$1.25 , Monday , 89c.
Mail orders filled.
Dress Goods $1.19. * '
3,000 yards of changeable silk
and wool in the new combina
tions , never sold at less than
$1.50 , tomorrow only $1.19.
Mail orders filled.
Summer Corsets 50c.
EDWARD MASON ACQUITTED
Declared to Be Innocent of Participating in
the Cole Murder.
JURYMEN DELIBERATED SEVERAL HOURS
Clo lncr Chapter In the History of a Mysteri
ous Nebruskn Trncodj Ahllo Thank-
In C the Jury tlio 1'rlsonor
llreaks Uovru.
HASTING * , Neb. , April 15 [ Special Telegram -
gram to TUB BEF..J This afternoon nt half-
past seven Edward W. Mason was acquitted
on the charge of aiding and abetting his
wife in the murder of Dclavan S. Cole , August
1 last. The Jury deliberated on the verdict
for twcntj'-slx hours , nnd on the first ballot
stood flvo against seven. Whether the ma
jority favored conviction or acquittal cannot
bo ascertained , as the jury men bound them
selves by u solemn compact not to divulge
the particulars of the vote.
Mason was grcatlj' affected bj- the action
nnd broke down as ho thanked thojurj' . A
moment later ho left the couit house in high
spirits
In Januarj last Mrs Mason confessed to
the deputjshei Iff her connection with the
affair , and a couple of dajs later her hus
band wns at tested. In Fcbiuarj she madu
n confession in open court that she killed
Cole and. pleading guiltv to "manslaughter ,
was sentenced to four jears in the peni
tentiary blio claimed that her husband
urged her to kill Cole , promising that lie
would again live with her if she got the
Interloper out of Jho way. She also claimed
that her husband furnished her with the
revolver and the weapon used plajcd a verj'
ini | > ortunt pait in the trial
blnco that time a divorce was granted on
the ground of abandonment The affair was
ono of the most mjstuuous over known in
the state and the M-rdict of the jury mixes
It up moro linn aver ItnlM > places Mrs.
Muson in a verj peculiar light.
1 niiiunit > vr * Nottii.
FitEMOvr , Neb , April 15. [ Sivcial to TUB
HKE. ] A Maj partj will bo given In Masonic
hall Tnursdaj- evening , Ma4 A grand
organ rcclt.il will bo civ en in the Congrega
tional church next Thursday evening
Tlio wagon bridge .it Hooper has been com
pleted
'Iho remains of C II Bicitling. who died
In Waj no j i-sU'rdij , were brought to this
city this nf tn noon for buiial
( . ' . U. Whltoof Beatrice , representing the
bureau cf Imliin claims , is in the city tak
ing tcstlmoij of several citizens who lost i
cattle in an Indian raid about thirty j ears. I
ngo. i
Compan\ , Nebraska National guards of |
Fremont , lic-11 u meeting this week and doj j
oidcd to rctiro from tlio service and will |
send in its muster roll and asl : to bu dis
charged.
Ihu ht.imlard Cattle company at Ames
has commenced to plant sugar beets.
VV 'n snort JKO liu ivailiic.
GIUM > I I.AM > , Neb , April 15 [ Special to
TUB Bet JA J cursorj ex.uniintlon of ex-
City Treasurer West's books reveals the
Jart that ho should have hud on hand $10- |
415 21 of city funds and * 18IU3 15 of school |
funds , waking a totM of * .50iyiH5. Tlio '
amount ho has turned over Is $ 15,570 07 , I
leaving a shortage of $14,01078 , or about '
f 1,000 moro than was at Jlrst expected An' '
oxH > rt examination will have to bo made in ;
order to lind out in what sums the various
eels of bonijsinuk are liable.
c 'HHr Note ) ,
Wsemo WATKH , Neb , April 15. ( Special
to Tun BEE ] I tu Thursday O , Burgess , a
local grain dealer , became iu olvod in an
altercation with Mrs Duftleld , t widovr , and
in the fight Burgess wab badly cut up and
bruised. Ycstordiy ho induced Andrew
Carnc , a German farmer In search of a
China Silks , 19c.
Only 20 pieces at this price.
Plain and figured. One dress
pattern to a customer , no more.
Mail orders filled.
Dress Ginghams , 5c.
20 pieces of best domestic
ginghams , 12 l-2c and 15c quali
ties , one pattern to a customer ,
Monday at 5c per yard.
Mail orders filled.
Scotch Ginghams , lOc.
20 pieces of genuine Scotch
zephyr ginghams , one pattern tea
a customer , tomorrow lOc per
yard.
Mail orders filled.
French Sateen , 15c.
20 pieces of the best French
sateen , black grounds , pretty fig
ures ; actual value 35c per yard.
Mail orders filled.
Suitings , 56c Pattern.
50 diess patterns ol World's
fair suitings , 8 yard lengths ,
choice styles , value $1,25. .Mon
day , 56c.
Mail orders filled.
Summer Corsets , 5Oc.
hand , to go to the house of Mrs. Duflleld for
the purpose of hiring her son On the way
to the house they became involved in a
light and Carnes was badly used up Much
indignation is expressed bj the cltitzens
Bert Humphrey , who lately came to this
place to work in the Chase factorj , got his
hand caught in the machinery and lost all
the lingers He came from Lincoln
The democrats are -voting today for their
next postmaster. Hon W J. Brian is Judge
of election and has rooms , where they go to
doiKJslt their ballots After the polls are
closed ho will count the \otes , and then if
he has it in his power give the luckj man
Uio .
plum.
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with Meant.
GENEVA , Neb , April 15 [ Special Tclo-
gram to THE BEE.JS-L. C. Putnam today
made a successful experiment in plowing
here on a quarter section ot stalk ground adJoining -
Joining the town. Ho used his Hubcr engine
drawing four pang plows , each consisting of
two twelve inch plows , plowing six Inches
deep. The work was done by two men. the
engine and two men doing the work of four
men and tw enty horses Putnam offers to
furnish all the fuel to lun the engine for two-
thirds of what the grain would cost to feed
tlio twenty horses. People were hero from
all adjoining counties and much interest was
manifested He plowed at the rate of twentv
acres per day. Henry Barger , a state agent
from Lincoln , took an active interest A
number of parties were heio from Lincoln
and one from Broken Bow
rillmoru Count ) ut the I'nlr.
GENEVA , Kcb , April 15 [ Special to TUB
BEE. ] The countj exhibit for the World's
fair w as shipped today It consisted of fifty
sacks of various grains , over a hundied
specimens of wood grown in the county ,
samples of wool , a map of the county in
grains , pictures of piinciple buildings , and
bOOcorn husk rosettes and u beautiful cabinet
made of cornstalks and grains tlnished in
sixteenth century stjle
The Grand chapter of the Order Hastern
Star sends a fine exhibit representing this
Jurisdiction and about forty subordinate
chapters _ .
Hold Ittottrlrti llnrclnr * .
BEATIUCE , Neb , April 15 [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE ] Burglars entered the
residence of J. E. Smith last nlcht between
8 and II o'clock and succeeded in getting
nwa.\ with J , " > 0 , a diamond pin and a gold
w a toll Mr Smith nnd son Charles were in
the house at the time Inievof the fact
that at the time there was an electric light
burning on the front j > orch the robbery was
indeed bold Chailus Smith caught a Alow
of the thieves as the ) were leaving the
house , but no fuither clew has been ob
tained
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Ilorrllilj Injureil.
H VHTIXOTON , Neb April 15 [ Special Tel
egram to Tun BEE ] While working on the
IMwards residence in this city this after
noon John Helm , a carpenter , fell from a
scaffold nnd cut his arm nearly off at the
wrKt w ith an axe w hich he had in his hand
as ho struck the ground Ho bounded so
that the u\o struck him in the face , cutting
it most horribly. Ho Is now in a precarious
condition.
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EXAMINED HIS TEETH.
Dr. I'nttun' * Ilrport Completed the Identl-
llrntlou of slomin'j4 Hoily.
Dr. Patton returned jcsterday from De
troit , where , In conjunction with a number of
physicians , ho examined the remains of Dr.
Hdvvard E. Slomau , who was drowned in
Lake Manawa last summer Dr. Patton had
tilled several teeth for Dr Sloman , and from
his record ; was able to positively Identify
the remains by examining the teeth , which
were perfectly preserved Ho undo his ex
amination In the presence of a number of in
surance agents , who professed themselves as
l > crfcctly siitisfio-1 that the identification
was complete
In s | > eaklng of the matter Dr. Patton said
that every publicity ought to bo given to the
fttcts on account of the insinuations that had
been made that the body found in the laUo
was not that of Dr. Sloman and that tno
whole thing was a schctnu to defraud the In
turauco coiupanie * . Such insinuations had
Figured Batiste , 15c
1 case of 25c figured batiste ,
pretty floral designs , Monday 15c.
Mail orders filled.
Dress Challis , 7 l-2c ,
1 case 10c and 12 l-2c challis ,
polka dots , neat figures , etc. ,
Monday 7 l-2c. Be sure and
ask for these.
Mail orders filled.
Ladies' Skirts , 75c.
100 ladies' black sateen and
chambray skirts , full widths ;
worth $1.25 , Monday 75c.
Mail orders filled.
Ladies' Skirts , $1.
100 ladies' fast black sateen
skirts , perfectly made , full width ,
and easily worth $1.50. Mon
day , $1.
Mail orders filled.
Ladies' Skirts , $1.25.
An assortment of over 200
ladies' beautiful fast black sateen
and handsomely striped cham-
brays , a $2 skirt everywhere ,
Monday $1.25. t
Mail orders filled.
Summer Corsets , 50c.
been completclj refuted by the last exami
nation and thete could be no doubt as to the
Identitj of the bodj
STEVENS IS A STAYER.
Commissioners Cmi't Get Kid of Tliclr Pres
ent C'lerk Kller'n Claim.
At a meeting of the Board of County Com
missioners held yesterday afternoon another
attempt was made to remove Oscar P. Stev
ens , the clerk , but owing to only four mem
bers being present nnd there being a tie vote
Mr Stevens was given another lease of life.
Road 40 , D , running to the northwest , was
the one designated for improvement This
is the old military line , which runs diagon
ally from the city limits and through the
town of Benson.
County Judge Ellor asked for an increase
of the salaries of his cleiks and at the same
time he nsked that the number of clerks in
his office be increased. Both of the applica
tions \\ent into the hands of a committee
The county clorlt'was instructed to at once
advertise for the removal of 5,000 cubic
j ards of earth from the cemetery road , bo-
tueca the northilimits of the city of Omaha
and the south limits of the city of Floicnce ;
procure the lithographing of the $150,000 of
road improvement bonds and also to prepare
a list showing the taxable property in South
Omaha , that the board might make the
assessment for school purposes in accord
ance with the recent mandate of the
supreme court , in which the county instead
of the South Omaha citj council was ordered
to make the levy.
Y.V. . C. A.
Monday evening at 8 o'clock the recently
organized Young Women's Christian associ
ation will meet at the Young Men's Chris
tian association parlors to elect a board of
directors for the remainder of the jear
The association is undenominational in
character and broad enough to take in every
joung woman in Omaha who is interested in
self-improvement or in aiding others in so
cial , intellectual or moral progress
A noonday rest for women who are em-
plojod down town is one feature to be estab
lished soon , as also an employment bureau
and boarding house registrj It ' 3 hoped
that airangements can bo iiiado to fit up a
gunnastum to further the work of physical
culture , while mental culture may bo at
tained through the medium of classes in art ,
literature , etc Classes in more practical
branches w ill also bo arranged if desired
The aim is to prcrvldo for the joung women
of Omaha something similar to the Young
Men's Christian association , which ma )
prove to be as beneficial as its brother organ
ization The general membership fee is
placed fit but $1 per annum , and members
maj bo either active or associate
Mrs. I.u nn Mukr * a Denlnl.
The statement was recently made that
Mrs Jo tin A. Logan intended to come to
Omaha and cndeaor to have one of the four
Carks of the city namca after her late hus-
and That the report was unfounded is
evidenced b.a . letter w hich she has w ritten
to a friend in this citj in reply to a query as
to her intentions in the matter In the let
ter mentioned she most emphatically de
nied that she had o\cr thought of asking
uiii city to honor the name of her husband
in that manner , and believed that such hon ,
ors should comu unasked
rraipectlve Teadntr * .
The following are the names of the
teachers who succeeded last week in passing
an examination that will entitle them
to n certificate to teach in the
Omaha schools Katharine Abbott ,
Ulla Kauffman , Anna Arnold , Alice U.
Orr , Lilly Williams. Lulu W Wilson , Lida
Fittinan , Annie W Jensen , May Taj lor ,
Jcannctto McDonald , Cecelia Gottlngs , M.
Noppa Holllday , Ida 11 Mack , Agnes Mc
Donald , Edith Martin , W H. Allen.
Not In Hunger of l
MonoAxriELU , Kj , April 15 The examin
ation trial of the accused in ti o Oliver-Do-
laney tragedy broug it an immense crowd
of people to town this morning- . Owing to
the condition of Mr Oliver , who is not uble
o stand the trip from Sturgis , the trial was
I ostponed until Monday , the 21th inst. All
talk of Ijnchiug has died away.
Ladle's Skirts $1.79.
A beautiful purchase and the
bargain of the season. In
a fine fast black Farmers'
satin skirt , elegantly trimmed in
black lace and wide rufiles , and
should sell for $3 , Monday , $1.79.
Mail orders filled.
Umbrellas 50c.
500 splendid 26-inch black um
brellas with pretty handles and
sell usually for 75c or higher , on
Monday 50c ,
Mail orders filled.
Umbrellas $1.25.
2000 black English gloria silk
umbrellas , 26-inch , with natural
handles and a $2 quality , Mon
day $1.25.
Mail orders filled.
Umbrellas $2.
300 guaranteed blacks , 26-inch
umbrells , natural stick and fancy
horn handles , worth $3 , Mon
day $2.
Mail orders filled.
Umbrellas $3.
Extraordinary baigains in 200
silk umbrellas with natural sticks
and 100 English gloria with
handsome wire handle superbly
gold mounted , any of them worth
$5 , Monday $3.
Mail "orders filled.
$1 a Box of 3 Fairs.
1,000 boxes of the celebrated
onyx dye fast black hosiery , value
50c , per pair , 3 pairs Monday for
$1 , See them.
Mail orders filled.
Summer Corsets 50c.
TURNING A TIIRIFIY PENNY
House Bill Olerk Butler Selling Oopies of the
Maximum Bate Law ,
THEY COME HIGH BUT ARE IN DEMAND
Lincoln Public School Facilities to Ho In
creased So oral NO\T nullillngi M ylle
Erected Could Not Find the
Ordinance.
LINCOLN , Neb. , April 15. [ Special Telo-
grarn to TUB BEE. ] There Iwve been numer
ous calls at tbo state house for copies of
house roll 33 , the new maximum rate
law passed by the recent legislature.
These calls como from railroad managers ,
railway commissioners in other states ,
freight bureaus and private individuals , but
all icqucsts for copies are refused by Acting
Secretary of State Caldwell and Secretary
Dilworth of the State Bureau of Trans
portation , for the reason that the supply was
exhausted before the session closed.
Many Interested paities applied to the
clerk of the house bill room for copies befoco
the legislature adjourned , but thej were informed -
formed that none remiined The unusual
scarcity of the copies of themeasuro was
In a measure explained today when
two gentlemen at the state house informed
the acting secretary of state that since ad
journment they ha-d purchased cojiies of the
law from the house bill clerk , paying $3
ap'eco ' for them
The clerk who is turning a thrifty penny
at the expense of the state is G L , Butler
of Ewing , Neb Ho is a populist
Lincoln' * .School System.
The facilities of the Lincoln public school
system will bo greatly enlarged during the
present season 1 he finance committee of
the Board of Education has been authorized
to negotiate the flOO.OOO bonds recently
voted. The committee on buildings and
sites was directed to secure plans for three
buildings of four rooms each , capable of en
largement to eight rooms each , to be located
at Third and C streets , Thirteenth street nnd
Saratoga avenue and Tvventj-seventh and
Handolph streets
1 ho saino committee wns asked to invest- !
gate the advisability oft 4pcatmc a two-room
building between the Bijant and Clinton
schools It was also ducted to procure
plans for a new High school building to bo
located on the present High school site , and
to secure un estimate of , the cost of removing
the old Central building ,
Could hot rind tlio Ordinance.
Ed Grlmshaw and William Taj lor , two ad-
vertisiug agents in ai.lr.inco of Kingling
Bros circus , were peddling bills on the
sttuct this morning , assisted by Thomas
Ward. John licgalia anQl'crcj Mickclwait ,
the Lincoln urchins with An cjo open to the
future , when the cntlro.quintet fell into the
hands of the police and wlo escorted to the
station It has been generally understood
among the police th&mhero was an ordi
nance on the boous prohibiting the peddling
of bills on the streets , but
when an effort was made to find the same
this morning no trace of such a measure
could bo discovered. It is either hidden
awav in souiu unsuspected corner of the
books or else it Has been overlooked in some
of the revisions , as such a measure was
adopted by the council some thrco or four
j ears since and has been moro or less rigidly
enforced by the poilco over slnco.
To Trit Vein's Election.
Lincoln politicians have been thrown into
a temporary flurry by the announcement
that AB Graham has instituted contest
proceedings to test the election of A H ,
Weir as major of thecitj1. At the election
hela on the first Tuesday in the present
month Weir was elected over Graham bj' a
small plurality , The result was apparentlj'
accepted as final until within the
past few daj s w hen the report of the pro
posed contest first became known. Graham
Uas j his contest upou alleged mistakes in
Chinese Silks , 62 l-2c.
1,000 yards of 24-inch China
silks , 50 different designs , guar
anteed to be worth from $1 to
$1.25 per yard , Monday 62 l-2c.
Don't miss this chance.
Mail orders filled.
Buggy Robes , 37 l-2c.
500 bugyjy ro.es , value 50c to
75c , Monday 37 l-2c.
Mail orders filled.
THIRD FLOOR.
Japanese
"If the nrtlclc suits ,
The price is not worth considering. "
Everything you see on this
floor was sold to us under the
hammer in New York in the
original packages. Every article
is worth from three to six times
the price we are selling it
for. You will find articles suit
able for any room in the house.
All are attractive and cheerful ,
wherever you place them. What
do you think of
A neat paper rack for 1 Sc , erA
A fancy grate screen for 38c ,
A beautiful work basket 18c ,
A handsome lacquered tray 38c
A teapot with china strainer
for 25c ,
An elegant gilded Tokenabi
vase for $1.35 ,
A richly carved bronze paper
cutter for 65c ,
An elegantly designed bronze
card receiver for 80c ,
A handsome bronze match safe
for 38c ,
the oflicial count , and he also charges fraud
in n general nature. Although the contest
papers hate not jet been filed , the nature of
the allocations contained therein is quito
pencially known. Among other things it is
alleged that in nearly every precinct of the
citjotes were cast which expressed no
pioferenco for major , but in every instance
thcso blank ballots were counted for Weir.
Another Contest Commenced.
Thomas Carr , who was a candidate Irom
the Third ward for the office of city council
man , and defeated by James O'Shec , has
also instituted contest proceedings , basing
his claims for the office upon the grounds
that O'Sheo is not a citizen of the United
States. O'Shee has already served ono term
as councilman and his citizenship lias never
before been challenged Ho asserts that ho
c.imo to this country when a boy , nnd that
his father took out complete naturalization
papers before he ( O'Shee ) arrived at the ago
of 21 Carr called at the ofllce of the city
clerk today to qualify as a member of the
council and filed the required bond for $3,000.
Siitollt Not Coming' .
For some time the Catholic citizens of
Lincoln have been anticipating a visit from
Mgr. Satolli , the pot > e's ablegato to the
United States , and tomorrow was the time
set for his appearance ; but none of the
resident clergy have received any word that
the distinguished ambassador fiom Pope
Leo's court would bo here. Mgr Sitolli has
been expected hero to clear up a misunder
standing which exists between Bishop
Bonacum and several priests The causes
of the trouble duto back two jears and v/ero
fully i elated m an article in TUB BEE several
weeks ago.
Lincoln in Itrlef.
There is a movement on foot to circulate a
subscilption in aid of Mrs Schass , the widow
who lost all her clothing and woildlj posses
sions in the recent fire She has two small
children who are dependent on her for sup-
pott , nnd n committee of gentlemen who
want to do something for her will start out
Mondnj with a subsciiption paper.
A. K Hal greaves has filed his bond in the
city clerk's ofllce as a member of the Board
of Police ana Excise Commissioners , and
proffered such other steps as was deemed
necessary to comply with the law requiring
_ pflleials to qualify within ton daj s This
maj be aiepted as an assurance that Mr
Hnrgrcavcs will contest the election of
Burr
Deputy Sheriff Langdon returned today
with William Hull , the man captuicunt St
Joseph and wanted hero for stealing a pair
of Alex Frank's horses Ttio animals w ill
bo brought along later by Frank A habeas
corpus writ was threatened , but after
Langdon nnd Frank had telegraphed for
inonoj Hall concluded to come along quietly
with the ofllcer , who was also armed w ith a
requisition
Mrs Harrison , the colored woman hold on
the charge of receiving a lot of valuable
papers , alleged to have been stolen from an
eniptj stoio on P street by her boj nnd sev-
etalothers , vvns discharged this moning for
want of nrosecuiinn S3 also was Oscu'r
Bell , a white boy , who was mixed up in the
affair Meantime no clew has been obtained
to lead to the recovc-rj of Glades' $1,200
worth of missing notes
The excise board held a meeting In Excise
man BurrS private oftice In the Funko opera
house block this afternoon and named the
l olice force for the biennial period W H
Cooper was selected as chief of police , Fred
Miller captain , Louie Otto and W P Ireland
sergeants Manj changes were made in
the patrolmen Otto , who was named as
ono of the sergeants , has for a j ear past
been chief of j > oltce.
A very quiet wedding was solemnized at
the residence of the brido's parents , 8305
Burt street , last Tuesday evening , the con
tracting parties being Miss Agnes Meyer ,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Axol Mev er , and
Mr. S. S. Bay of Chicago The woddlng
was to have taken piace Wednesday evening -
ing , but the ceremony was performed one
day earlier on account of the serious illness
of the father of the groom.
The omclatlng clergyman was Rov. A J.
Turklo nnd the wedding march was played
by Miss Bertha Mejer. The bridesmaids
were Miss JVllth Orcutt and Miss Huldn
Mej Br , while the groom was attended by
Mr. ICnowlos and Mr , Pelt.
DESCENDANTS OF COLUMBUS
Distinguished Visitors from Spain Arrive in
New York.
RECEPTION OF THE DUKE OF VERAGUA
lie and Ills Party Are I'icscnted with the
Freedom ot the City by Mnjor GU-
roy Compliments that
Were Kxchnngod.
NEW YORK , April 15. The steamer New
York arrived here this morning with the
duke of Veragus , a lineal descendant of
Columbus , on board , accompanied by his
w ifo and son and a number of other Spanish
grandees , direct descendants 01 the famous
discoverer. As soon as the vessel anchoied
at quarantine Commander Dickens , U S
N. , representing the federal government ,
went on board and delivered an address of
welcome in Spanish , to which the duke ap
propriately icplled. Later a reception com
mittee went down the bay in a special
steamer , took the partj' off , landed them at
Tvventj-second street and the North river ,
and conducted them to the Hotel Waldorf ,
where they will remain till they leave for
Chicago next week.
In the cabin of the special steamer , on the
way to the Twenty-second street dock , Gen-
cial Horace Porter , chalimanof the commit
tee on reception , addressed the duke in
French , bidding him welcome to the citj1 nnd
conferring upon him , ander the authoritj * of
the corporation , the freedom thereof Porter
ter also teferred to the notable achievement
of the duke's illustrious ancestor , which
opened up the now world , and the fitness of
the fact that the duke had been selected by
Spain to represent her at the celebration of
the quadro-centeunial anniversary of that
event
The duke replied In French , thanking the
committee for the honor done him and the
corporation of New Yoik for the bestowal of
the freedom of the citj While proud of the
achievement of his ancestor , he felt the
chief credit was due the American people
for the marvelous work accomplished in de
veloping the new world
The duchess and the duke's daughter , son
and two nc-phews were then introduced
Commander Dickens' address was do-
llvcrcu before the pirty loft the steamer
New York Ho welcomed tno duke and
partj in the name of the president nnd secru-
tarj' of state as representatives of the w hole
nation , whoso com lesieswcro extended The
duke responded in a complimentary undress
in Spanish
The partj' arrived at the Hotel Waldorf at
1015 o'clock , ( jeneral Horace Porter escort
ing the dutchoss , nnd the duKe followed
with Commander Dickinson
Major Gilroj and Coionel McClellan ,
piesident of the boara of aldermen ,
greeted th uiarty In the state reading room
General Porter introduced the duke , the
duchess and the rest of the party to the
mayor and the reception committee present.
At the time all the reception committee had
not yet come , and it was decided to postpone
presenting the freedom of the city to the
duke for an hour The presentation took
place in the state banquet room. The
mtijor occupied a position in the west end of
the room , and those of the reception committee -
mitteo who were present ranged them
selves about themajor Among them w ere
General Horace Porter , Isadora Strauss ,
Cornelius Bliss , President McClellan. Dr J
H DoMast , Perry Bolraont , Kichard M Hunt
'and George I Davidson All the ducal partj
then entered The mayor bowed to the duke
and the duke to the mayor The latter then ,
with the scroll on which was engrossed the
resolutions conferring the freedom of the
city in his hand , addressed the duke intheso
words :
( iiven the Freedom of the City.
"Your Grace : It affords mo great pleas
ure to give you , In behalf of the | KK > plo of the
city of Now York , a cordial and hc-arty re
ception. ID honoring you we honor the mem-
A lacquered work box for 45c ,
An inlaid lacquer powder box
for 15c ,
An Imari flower pot for 85c ,
An exquisite china chocolate
pot for $1 ,
A richly embroidered silk
screen for $1.25 ,
A natural palm leaf for7c.
Now these are just a few of
the the many useful aitides that
we are selling1 so many of eveiy
hour in the "day. If the aiticle
suits you the price is not worth
considering.
Clieuille
Portieres $5.85.
50 pairs ot handsome chenille
portieres , heavy fringe top and
bottom : selling i n this city at
$10.50 , Monday our price $5.85.
Mail orders filled.
Lace Curtains $3.65.
300 pairs of Nottingham lace
cm tains , Brussels designs , regu
lar pi ices $5 , $6 , $7.50 , Monday
all at $3,65 per piir. See these
cm tains , they are beauties.
Mail orders filled.
Silkaline 8 l-3c.
50 pieces of silkaline , lOc and
15c qualities , in limited quantity ,
Monday at 8 l-3c per yard.
Mail orders filled.
Drapery Silks 59c.
40 pieces drapery silkin'forty
diffeient designs- never sold at
less than $1 , Monday 59c.
Summer Corsets 50o
ory of the discoverer of America , whose lineal
descendant jou are. His discovery contrib
uted very much to rivilintion , nnd , mindful
of that fact , I Inve the honor to present to
you the freedom of the city of Now York. "
The duke replied in English in thesa
words"Ithnnkjou very much for your
distinguished consideration. You may count
on ray friendship. I shall think myself very
much honored byour attention "
An informal reception then followed.
WESTERN OUTLOOK BRIGHT.
Stock nml rnrmlnj ; Interests In Wyoming
Are I'lrklnc Up.
W T O'Connor of Chevenno , Wjo.who
was in Omaha Friday , said to a representa
tive of THE BEB"Several prominent sheep
raisers of Wyoming have told mo lately thai
they made last yeir from their sheep 75
cents on o\ery $1 invested. What do you
think of that for returns ? As to cattlerais-
ing , I can say that cattle arc in a good con
dition , the u inter having been very easy on
them
"Those big1 cattle companies who trans
ferred their stock to Montana on account of
the late unpleasantness now wish they hud
remained in Wjoming , for thov have sus
tained some sov ere losses in Montana. Tha
cuttle business Is ng tin becoming profitable.
Those \\lioaro now engaging in it nro moro
conservative They are fencing in their
lands , coveting them with ditches and cut
ting big haj crops for use. should occasion
require By so doing they know , too , how
many c.ittle ttiej own The time was when
anj man who bought a $50 baddlo , a 10
pony , a pair of spurs and a sombrero could
jnss himself off us a largo cattle owner.
Ho would repirscnt on his books that
to owned n certain number of cattle -
tlo nnd could easily obtain a leaner
or sell his cattle on this repicscntation.
And to do this was no uifllcult matter , for
people generally did not know how many
cattle they did oun Many of the owneis
never saw their cattle There was such n
craze to buy that n transfer on the books
was all that purchasers seemed to care for ,
and the consequence * that when the
bottom fell out many men who imagined
thev were rolling in wealth were poverty-
stricken nut , as I say , this time is pissed ,
and a healthy , substantial reaction , brought
about by better business methods , has coma
upon us U o feel now that the cattle indus
try is upon a safe foundation
"Tho Irrigation of land is a subject which
Is attracting general attention in our state.
The company which I loptescnt has threu
lingo ditches under wav. bj which It expects
to w ator 80,000 acres of ground Other sim
ilar eatei prises are numerous , not only in
our state , but in the western part of Ne
braska ns well The people of Wjomlnguro
beginning to reall/o that to attract the far
mer from the eastern states , ho must bo as
sured that ho can lalso n crop This , of
course , cannot bo done w ithout water , and
we are consequently undertaking to supply
it These who are now coming in are mainly
from the states in the Mississippi valley
Southern Iowa seems to send moro than any ,
other section The percentage of foreign
immigration seems to bo small The times
nro somewhat quiet now , but wo beliuvo u
revival tins set In and that prosperous Union
arc near nt hand "
HiiitMlns lluker' * Opinion.
Attomej General Olney has written to
Mr bciplo Dundy , clerk of the circuit court ,
giving an opinion in the matter of per
mitting Mr L C. Burr of Lincoln to
have a copy of the second indictment
in the Mosher case , w hich was refused him
by the clerk under ad vice from Distilut At
torney Baker
Mr Olnej informed the clerk that ho had
written Mr Burr that he would not reverse
the decision of Mr Baker in the matter , and
that the document should for the present , nt
least , continue to bo the exclusive property
of the United btatos court.
arrmnii N wipnpnr Men Arrlrr. .
NBW YOIIK , April 15 ' 1 ho steamer Au
gusta Victoria had among her pissongors to
day liftj Gurmuu newspaper men , represent *
ing as many loading German and Austria
publications The jarty. after a bilef stay
in this city , will go to Niagara Palls ana
theuco to Chicago.