THE SUNDAY-MAY 14 , ITO-STXTEEN PAGES'
KELLEY , StlGER & CO. ,
Grand Mid Season isplav ar ins
Glostryg of
ppring Jackets
Capes
and Suits.
To mnko quick work of closing out our
'entire Ktock of Indies' sprinc jackets
[ nnd canes , wo will offer them Monday at
| the following prices :
At S3.95.
All rur capes find jackets , ranging in
[ price from 35 to $7.5(1 ( , choice , $3.05.
$7-50.
All cnpcH nnd jackets ranging in price
from 5U.O ) to $11 , choice 47.50.
$10.
AH capes and juckots ranging In price
I from $12 to $10 , choice $10.
$15.
AH cnpcs nnd jackets ranging In prlco
frcm $10 to 822. Choice $16
$2O-
I' ' All cnpos nnd jackets ranging in price
from $22 to &I5 , choice $20.
$8-75.
Ladles' suits , in blazer , Eton and but
terfly Blylcs , in blue , gioen nnd tan
shades , our regular 810 , $12 and11 $14
lulls , choice $8.75.
$15-
Ladies' suits In bla/.orEton shapes , in
nil the now cloths , our regular prices
J10.50 , $17.0 , $18 aim $20 , choice $15.
Wrappers.
Special values in ladies' wrappers nt
1.2-5 , $1.35 , $1.60 , $1.05 , $1.75 and $2.
CALLING. ROBBERS TO TIME
World's ' Fair Abuses Being Attended To by
the Management.
RESTAURANT EXTORTIONS TO BE MINIMIZED
Southern Slave Driver tlio Pink of I'olltu-
ucs Coinji'ircil with tlio Columbian
Uuuril Homo or the Other
oiupliilnctl Of
CniCAOo , 111. , May 10. [ Special to TUB
Bin : . ] Some ono , somewhere , some time or
other , expressively delivered himself of a
statement something like this : "Every
thing hero Is taxed except uir. " The indig
nant outburst of exaggeration must have
been to this sumo writer wholly inexpressive
of tils feelings If ho chanced to bo contem
plating the magnificence of thu Columbian
exposition a wcoK or ton days ago. At thut
time tbo fair directory hud not granted nny
concession for breathing privileges and the
multitude was filling Its lungs with air
some smoke , too free of cost , gratis. If
there was anything clso thereabouts that
wasn't taxed from " 00 to : iK ( ) per cent Its dls-
/ overer can win almost as much honor as
, Columbus himself by reporting his Una to an
f aggrieved public. Assuredly the article
would bo entitled to a distinctive rank among
the features of this big show. That was the
condition of things people found who came
hero about the time the button was pressed.
A mighty protest soon began to arise against
the odious extortion. The American pcoplo ,
in the words of the Into Mr. Durnuui who
know them passing well love to ho hum-
bugccd. nnd yet they also love to kick pro
digiously when stinlclent cause presents
Itsulf. lleforo they had seen a fraction of
Jackson park they set up u furious kicking.
The director general , admitting that the fair
was never designed us an Institution for tlu )
promotion of ulllnenco among the own-
era of restaurant nnd other privileges ,
bin rather for the benefit of the public , set
nuout to investigate. I'otcrs from Pnrls
taxed you 10 cents for thu visu of his knives
nnd forks while you nto , a plccoof barefaced
Imposition so audacious that ttio directory
hasn't yet scjuolched it. Paul from Peters
burg assessed you half a dollar for a caviare
samluich. Uallyhooly from Dngdud
"touched" you for 75 cents for a plato of
roast mutton , und so on nil the way down
the line until you must either bo u million-
ill ro philanthropist or nn Insane pauper to
Indulge In such a luxury as an appetite
whllo yet within the gates of
Jackson park. The "concesi.lonulres , " us
they uro called , plastered on a dose too
thick at the start , nnd have been called to
time by the .ipi > olntmcnt of a special com
mittee of Inspection to which they must sub
mit their bills of furo before they can do
business. The effect Is to reduce the rob
bery , not to abate It , us thcro uro still many
cases of overcharging. A careful excursion
ist can manage to mnko his way through
without being sandbagged , Just us ho could
bcforo , by careful financiering. There ure
plenty of restaurants where a tlrst-class meal
way DO hud for 75 cents , and that Is what u
person must pay when traveling anywhere.
Ainuii of less cultured tastes may goigo
himself In nny of the entering company's
restaurants for half u dollar , if lie Is eco
nomical ho can buy as cents worth of lunch
outsldo the grounds und by the expenditure
of an additional 10 cents ut onu of the coun
ters , can regale hlmsolf with a cup of eood
hot coffee. The mutter of food ut the fair
is like- many other things.not yui perfectly
regulated. As every ono who is hero knows ,
the fulr is far from complete. If vou itost-
pone your visit until the middle 'of Juno
or the nrst of July , wjiun vcrythlng should ho
in spicu-and-spiw order , many nhusos will
have bwii abated and regulations IIIUKISCI
that will hnve the effect of making the full
what it w s intended it should bo-a. great
popular Institution , a pleasurable oduca
Uoual establishment for the benefit of the
pront masses. And the use of that won.
masses leads to a fruitful toplo.
Suuday ojiculug-thw.'i th hugs prob-
Ladies' Silk Waists
Ladies' ' Gingham Waists
Ladies'Satine ' Waists
Ladies' ' Lawn Waists
Ladies' Percale Waists
Wo have received our full line of In
dies' waists for summer wear and will
open the EOUEOII with some exceptional
values.
I 100 dozen Indies' waists mndo in the
best of style , eight small pleats In front ,
yoke back with three box pleats nnd nn
endless variety of patterns , choice COc.
I 85 donon ladles' waists made of percales -
' cales , Entities nnd lawns , all now goods
and choice patterns , prlco 76c , worth
$1.00.
Ladies' silk waists made of china silk ,
tandem style , the latest , only $4.
Ladles' black silk waists mndo Roman
sash style , prlco $5.50. woi th $7.50.
Special line of fine china silk waists in
pink and cadet blue , with handsome
polka dot rufllo to match , prlco $7.75 ,
worth $10.00.
Ladies' King wnibts , laundered , in all
the new materials nnd elinpoj , prices
from $ L CO to $3.60.
Ladies' fine white lawn nnd India
linen wafers , baaotlfaUy i.'ummed with
fine embroideries , prices from 76c to 53.
cm in which the common people are inter
ested. vVill the fair bo opened to the toilers
who have no other holiday , or are the blue
aws to obtain and the hundreds of thou
sands to bo turned away not back to their
liomcs , but into vicious haunts the gates of
which gnpo for their prey , whoso promoters
ire abroad with lariats to draw the unwary
nto their gilded palaces of iniquity. The
common people are pounding at the
leers of Jackson park. They were
; hcro doing it literally last Sunday
100,000 of them. But the gates remained
liarrod and the crowds wont elsewhere.
Whore ? To bo robbed by the thousands of
fakirs whoso establishments surround the
grounds. To the gambling dens maintained
under the special protection of Carter
Harrison ono of them is run within a stone's
throw of the main entrance on Stony Island
avenue under the pretense of a dime
museum , and you may secure nny kind of n
uamo from mumblety-peg to "oruco" faro.
To the tinsel mansions where many a good
man's life has been wrecked with soft prattle -
tlo and siren smile to the accompaniment of
popping corks und vigorous music. The
saloonkeepers , the dive-owners and the
fakirs would gladly raise a fund equal to the
total of Sunday admissions and turn it over
to the exposition company if it would keep
the 'gates closed. But the clamor
will continue until it assumes the
aspect of a rebellion. Then the
gates may bo opened. Some day , if they
are not thrown open by duo process of law ,
the exposition company will llnd itself called
upon to put up now turnstiles , because our
American people are impulsive at times.
Put that same crowd outside the gates that
Jammed In front of President Cleveland
May 1 , und how long , think you , would they
remain closed ? Not two minutes , were there
10,000 moro Columbian guards to keen them
back.
Onirloimr.oiH inul Icnorsinrn of I ho ( Jiiitrd ,
A word about these agricultural tin war
riors those Columbian soldiers , in their
martial habiliments , their cavalry cheek-
bits , their souvenir swords and their in
superable ofllelousness. By comparison the
Georgia slavedrtver was the veriest Chester-
Held of suavity nnd decorous polite
ness. It was a worse nuisance
once limn thu eatables extortion , because
jou could stifle hunger nnd you can't stlllo
the inborn freedom of nn American. If you
nro u Russian or a foreigner who has been
under constant csplonnge the guard would
not keep you on an imaginary Mooring of
needles , The guard for the most part comes
from rural haunts , is unlettered and unman-
nered. The blue uniform lllls his stomach
with n sense of authority no crowned ruler
ever dreamt. He must assert himself or lie
will bo overcome by his feelings , You ask
him where thu art building is und ho will
toll you "over there1 pointing in un indcllu-
ite direction us ho strikes a theatrical pose.
Ho will toll you the St. Gaudens DIanu on
the agricultural building Is the cupld , thai
the peristyle is the midway plaisanco , that
thu administration building is the service ,
that horllculturu is ugrlculturo , and if you
trust him you will go homo with a dim and
hazy comprehension of what you have seen
ut the fair. While the "smoko ordinance'1
was effective it was then the guard was In
tolerable. If you didn't happen to know the
rule , und was proudly pulling a line Havana
after a comfortable lunch , ho would advance
In n peremptory fashion und yell ut you ,
' Put out that cigar , " If you were not quick
enough to suit him ho would assail you with
epithets and follow you for three or four rods
to impress his authority upon your soul. Thu
nntl-smolco nuisance was absurd and pro
voked n storm of indignation , It was re
cently decided to ulloxv people to smoke out
side thu buildings , Thu order has limited
the powers of the guard , and though ho is at
u great disadvantage ho btill manages to
muke himself obnoxious enough.
Hero I * uu Agreeable Cuiitniut.
The young nnd scholarly appearing indi
vidual who furnishes thu propelling power
for the rattan , chairs In which people are
wheeled about thu grounds , for a considera
tion , offers a striking contrast to his brother
employe who wears the budge of military
authority. Ho is generally a college student ,
who Unas this n clever way of seeing the
fulr , because ho guts $1 a day and 10 per cept
of his receipts , Any woman will Una this a
pleasant way of malting the trip when she
grows tired of walking. The guides are
well lufomcd. Some of them actually uou.
found you with their knowledge and their
classical chatter. There U ono hero and
there who can deliver a dUcourio upon
worth $1.35 , on BUO Moil
day
Great Bargains in
All Wool Uatlslo at. 60C
Flno French SorgoT 40-inchos
wide .
Justin fashion , Hop Sacking -
ing . . . . . . .
61-inch Splendid Mountain CD-I C\r\
Sorgo. . . . . . . . . pl.UU
Dargains in Half Mourning
Goods . . .
Superior grade Cropon , n dj . C\C\ \
bargain . tp.UV-
Fashionable and
Serviceable
PRINTED SATIN.
Exquisite Franco Wash Fabric. QQf >
Figured BrochOrgandy
Figured Mull , black with rich
colorings
Printed Orgamlios , finest
grades
Swiss Organdies , beautiful do-
BIgtIS
Cremc , White , Tan , Purple
Mnl/.o ground.
Black India Mull , for a cool nnd
pretty dross , the finest article
shown this season
Wo have added many now styles
to our already enormousnssor-
mont of French Challls , Chul-
lis , all wool
Extraordinary good value in O ! = < / >
Spun Silk ! Mils rCUU
nythological and modern art. the architect
ure of every structure aud the name of the
author. He will tell you the grand
agoon is broader and moro beauti-
'ul than that of Venice ; that this
juilding is Corinthian , Elizabethian ,
Pompeiian or Komanesquo ; give you an
accurate history of the discoverer's ex
ploits ; give you statistics about space occu
pied by the various buildings , and fill you
with information that makes you feel wo-
fully ignorant. Ho will do all this for 50
cents an hour , and you don't have to tip him ,
because ho seems above that. Some of the
guides who are willing to receive gratuities
are complaining that they don't average a
up per diem. "People get robbed so much ,
you see , " one remarked to me , "that they
lon't jar a cent loose unless they are
forced to. " In this connection it must
lie said in justice to the "concessionaires"
that they arc not wholly to blame for the ex
orbitant rates that have prevailed. The ex
position company assesses them 25 per cent
of the gross receipts and they expect to
make the public pay it , and so indirectly the
exposition company is overcharging. But
the investors must get their money out , und
that is probably why you must purchase a
5-cent ticket before you can avail yourself of
the luxuries of a toilet room. There are
said to bo some of these places on the
grounds which uro free , but no ono gives you
a guido to them and I haven't hud a view of
one In a two weeks jaunt about the park.
Slucwil AilvertlMins Sclicnu- .
The Thomas imbroglio , made the subject of
an inquiry by a subcommittee named from
the national commission , is really a teapot
tempest , after all , and yet it bus only
demonstrated the shrewd methods manu
facturers employ nowadays to put them
selves conspicuously in the public eye with
out the payment of the usual advertising
rates. An amusing commentary is offered
in the advertisement published recently by
the piano Una which has been Involved in
the I'adcrawski-Thomas row. It was in the
Evening Post , the newspaper which has
been championing the cause of exhibitors
ugriinst the "sandbagging" piano tlrm in
Now York , and recited In u solemnly humor
ous fashion that it ( the firm ) was in no
way responsible for the publication of
the article in the Post ; that
'n Justice to the Post It ( the ( Inn ) felt called
upon to deny that the urticlcs were inspired
for advertising purposes , and concluding
with un Invitation to Investigate the piano
at the Jinn's ware rooms.
Tlie main complulnts about the fair man
agement have been summailzcd hero. The
public has another complaint excessive
liotcl rates but that is something over
which the exposition directory has no juris
diction , They uro high enough , of ( .ourso ,
Everybody in Chicago expects to make money
out of the fair. In u largo measure the fair
Is a Chicago'Instltutton , the hotel proprietors
have a good thing and know how to use it.
People coming hero for two weeks or own
less do not need to stay ut hotels , There are
thousands of furnished rooms in desirable
locations all over Chicugo. They can bo
rented for flRa mouth or less for a single
room up to $500 n month or moro for a suite.
There tire moro ways than ono of living here ,
und it can be done at u reasonable cost.
. let-men.
The following marriage licenses were Is-
ucd yesterday by County Judge Idler :
Kama und address. Ago.
I JohnO. Anderson , Omahn . "fl
I Matilda Ulirlatlunsun , Umahu . 21
J.ltunes Itybln , Hoiith Umaha . 22
I Kimuii Ijpah , Houth Omaha . 17
j I'clwln It , Admin. Oiualm . 32
1 UhrUtlmi U , Wlllrot , Umuhu . 2C
j Swan Johnson , Omitha . 3 ]
I Mlnnlo Krlckson , Umuhu . . . . , . J2
j John Johnson , Omaha . . . . . . . . . 25
| Christina C'hrMlanscn , Omaha . . . . . . 25
j Henry ClmnUa , Omaha , . ac
I Mary VuUsa , Omuhu . 'JO
j Murtln E. fcealandcr , Omahu , . 21
I Huimuh Thompson , Omaha . . . . . . 2
Ciiilinllo Church
oiii ! , Mil , , May 13. Cardinal Gibbons
bens has received a cable from Homo an
nouncing the election of Bishop Kuin of
Wheeling to bo coadjutor to the venerable
Archbishop Krnrick of St. Louis , with thu
right of succession , und the erection of Dubuque
buquo to an urchicplscopal see with Arch
bishop Hcnnessy , the present bishop , as first
archbishop ; also the translation of Uishoj
Burke from Cbeycnno to St. Joseph.
Good Opportunity to Htiy Some i
iI I
AT
Very neat checks , pretty brown and
tun effects , genteel nnd pretty stripes , In
brown effects , 40 inches wide.
60c.
See our French serge , 40 inches wide ,
nil colors in stock.
Our English twills , in all seasonable
shades. Don't miss this bargain , 40
inches whin.
Exquisite effects , silk nnd wool plaids ,
changeable , very rich , 50 inches wide ,
$2.00.
French checks , neat nnd pretty , well
ndaptod for tailor nnido suits , 48 inches
wide ,
$1.25.
For Traveling Press :
Reliable diagonal suitings , pretty hud
serviceable shades , 50 inches wide ,
$1.25.
Fancy weaves and tweed suitings in
gray mixtures ,
$1.35.
_ _ .V _
Changeable serges" ' .so durable mid
stylish , 48 inches wido,1
$1.35 !
For Capes.
Wo have nil the pew shades In this
C.Yta line cloth. For traveling dress and
capes , just the tiling * .
OF PREHISTORIC NEBRASKA
When Monsters Mightier Than the Mastodon
Moved Over Douglas County ,
OLD OCEAN ROSE AND FELL ON THE LAND
Then This ( ilorluun I'rnlrle State Wu un
Kituury of the Surging Soil Ocolog-
Ical Evolution of the Sits
of Oimih.l.
One of the papers read at the "scientific
conversazione" at Crcighton college Thurs
day evening was on prehistoric duys iu Ne
braska. It possessed an interest that will
nppoul to a wider circle than enjoyed it thut
evening nnd it is hero printed , The essay
ist was Clarence Furay , son of Sewer Com
missioner Furay , and his treatment of the
instructive subject was Ircsh and entertain
ing , Mapsspecimens and pictures lout ma
terial aid to the essayist in elucidating his
paper. This is the paper in substance :
The earliest or first era of geology In Ne
braska Is wanting. So , too , are the silurian
nnd devonian ages. Before the carbonifer
ous ago Nebraska was occupied by an arm of
the ocean ; over the fertile plains of today
rolled the sou , thousands of fathoms deep.
With the beginning of the carboniferous pe
riod the eastern und southern portions of
the stuto underwent a change. Douglas
county was alternately raised above ind
lowered below sen level ; during this time
deep seas nnd shallow sens , quiet seas and
turbulent seas , swamps und bogs predomi
nated. The carboniferous deposits occupy
the eastern portion of the stute. Thus fur
only ono thick marketable bed of coal bus
been developed iu our carboniferous meas
ures. This Is In the western part of Richard
son county. Other coal beds oxlst In this
region at a geologically higher horlron. but
nowhere have yet been found of sufllciciit
thickness to Justify development.
The Union Pacific arteslon well struck the
lower carboniferous and wo have sufliclent
authority to stuto that they reached the
coal horizon. The artesian well at Lincoln
struck u 30-Inch bed , at a depth of W)9 ) feet.
At Ponca coal was .encountered 4Jrf feet
thick ut u depth of 574" feet , uud nt llrown-
vlllo at 538 feot. Mos } ijif my audience will
remember thu excitement of 1830 when coal
was struck nt 5Ju feet al what Is known us
"Iler's wt'll. " This Is undoubtedly the sumo
bed struck ut Ponca laud Brownvillo , Wo
huvo hero the borliuj's of the "Her well. "
At a depth of ( V10 feet a Il'foot coal vein of
fairly good quiillti was struck , underlaid
with sandstones und differently colored lime
stones , impregnated hero unU thcro with
soda. These borings Indicate thut while the
upper carboniferous measures nro barren
the lower beds might 'bo and probably will
bo worked , * -
Douglm County In C.irloiilferou lira.
An ideal view of the carboniferous period
of wnut Is now Douirlasncounty would show
no Cnpltol hill , no Wuhiut hill , no bluffs , no
Missouri ridge ; all was a marshy forest
teeming with vegetation. Some of the trees
of the time were extremely beautiful. The
sagiliarias , with trunks like lluted Corin
thian columns , ornamented with se.il-H''c '
impressions in verticul ranks , with n few
largo branches und long nccdlulike , tap-jrlng
leaves , were unfit for anything but to minis
ter to the beautiful und make coal , Animal
lifo from the piecodln ? ages wus still abun
dant. Cereals , which"nro always confined
to low latitudes , then flourished in thu estu
aries of Nebraska ,
The opul ago passed awny and was suc
ceeded by tlio ucrmiun. Wo huvo the rcc-
ords of the earlier part of this n e , but not
the hitter , because Nebraska reached such
an elevation that ils scus bccnme drained
and there ivus no pluco loft , to stow awny the
debris and worn out lifo of tl-o times , but
whllo It lasted there was no lack of moist urn
and vegetation , In Nebraska the western
boundary of the permian passes u little cast
of Lincoln , extending to IH-atrlco und thence
into Kansas. The most lomarkablo product
of this age were it remarkable limestones.
Silk and Wool
Dress Goods
F ° r Frctty aT d Cool -Waists.
Croino grounds with nont ,
small duslgtiR , pure silk
Wash silks for waists , worth
T5c , sale price Monday
i China and Japanese ) printed
Eilks , 1M inches wide , forinor
prlco $1 and $1.2o , sale prlco
Monday
Black Japanese ulllc nt OUC
China nnd JnpanoBo figured
silks , former nrlcos 85c , $1 and
91.25 ; on sale Monday
Printed Chlnasilks. the best QlXp
jrradcs
Pongee , natural color , enlo QQp
price.
Changeable armurcs at \s\J\j
Changeable satin luxor < & "t O fc\
India silk. 29 inches wide
, any Q IX/- >
shade OOO
Grenadine.
A pretty plain mesh , very durable. 25
inches wide , $1.15.
Striped grenadine , so stylish and ser
viceable , $1.25.
The Ilornnni grenadine , so reliable ,
$1.35.
$1.35.Wo
Wo have now on display our fine im
ported grenadines in very handsome
styles.
Gros grain , any shade , at 83c ,
Fuillo frnnealso , any shade In stock ,
$1.15. This Is very a superior silk und a
great burgaln.
Velvets. Velvets.
Any shade in stock at popular prices-
Violets , emeralds , mousse- myrtles *
browns , modes , tans , grays , etc IJoiiutl-
ful effects in changeable velvets ; rich
vo'.vct plaids ; suparb olTocts in striped
velvets , etc.
flero nro found the blue , underlaid with ycl-
ow and then a gr.iylsh clayey limestone.
There are no known deposits of tin1 .latter
lart of the permian and of the trlassic and
urassic periods in the eastern half of Nu-
jraska. This region was a land surface dur-
ng that time. All geologists agree that
these periods must have lasted ! ! ir > ,000 years.
The Imagination alone can 1111 in this last
[ 'ago of our geological history. Nebraska
then drained westward and its land animals
were carried there from the river bottoms
where they had perished. Among these is
probably the largest nnijnal ever found in
the rocks of any ape , the utlantosauriiu im-
manis. The gigantic proportions of this
animal put to shame the mastodon of moro
modern times.
NobrnMcn'a Xatlvo Monster * .
Imagine such an animal in this hall , his
horny back touching the coiling and extend
ing the length of the hall and through the
corridor to the front ot the college. Another
largo animal was the dinosaur. These ani
mals were probably the largest land animals
God over created. The thigh bone of the
dinosaur measures from six to eight feet : Its
head measures four feet and was armed with
four or six horns like a rhinoceros. For un
told ages these land reptiles llouudcrcd on
Nebraska plains.
The closing period of the reptilian ago Is
well represented in Nebraska. During this
era it was occupied by an arm of the ocean.
Its eastern boundary was the
west side of the permian. It crossed
the Missouri above Fort Culhoun and
extended into Iowa und Minnesota. This
sea Mv.'irmed with llblics , some of which
were most rapacious. 1'eptiles , too , were
abundant. The iethyosaurus was of the
crocodile character. The head was largo
and produced Into a long and pointed snout ,
resembling that of a crocodile , except that
the eye was larger and had the nostrils close
to it , as In the whale , and not near the end
of the snout. The jaws were furnished with
u largo set les of powerful teeth , The iUh-
like body , the four paddles , nnd especially
the powerful tall , made the iethyosaurus
active in his movements , The plesiosuurus
had the head of a lizard , the teeth ot a
crocodile , und a neck of enormous length , re
sembling the body of n serpent with the
trunk having the proportions of an elephant
and the paddles of a whale. It swum upon
the surface , arching back Its long neck like u
swan und occasionally darting down at the
llsh. Large tortoises were found here.
Some had a spread of expanded flippers
ilftccn feet In extent. Hero also have been
found the largest of Hying reptiles. The
pterodactyl measured twenty-live feet from
Ip to tip , with a long snoutc.l head ami
neck much resembling that of a bird , bat-
like wings and a small trunk and tall. These
wing-lingered lizards worn long a puz/lo to
anatomists. The size nnd form of the clnws
show that thu pterodactyl was capable of
perching , blrdliko , on u tree , of hanging
against perpendicular surfaces , or of stand
ing on the ground and hopping like a frog.
Thu bird life also partook of the form of the
reptile. These birds disputed the empire of
the air with the huge Hying reptiles to w horn
they were more or less distantly related ,
AVhmi Old Ocu.ui Vurutrtl ,
Thomcso/olc ago was brought to u close by
the upheaval of the rooky ruts , The whole
plains sympathized with thU movement ,
which no elevated the contlncntand extermi
nated the sea that Nebraska has never
binco been subject to the sway of the ocean ,
Thu first eocene epoch of the ccno/JIc agu Is
wanting in Nebraska. The elevation was so
great that the eocene and part of the
mloceno passed away bcforo Nebraska was
again submerged into a fresh water sea.
This sea of thu plains , called the White
river babin , extended across the western
part of Nebraska , through Dakota and far
into Manitoba , While the western part of
Nebraska was n lake bed , thu eastern part
was dry land , The vegetation of this epoch
was thick and luxuriant. Animals roamed
around the shores of the great mloceno lake
in countless numbers , IClophants and mam
moths , those living mountains of llcah , were
represented by suvorul species , The mam
moth was un immense animal , Its height
wan from ilftcun to seventeen feet , while its
length , Including Its tusks , measured from
twenty-flvo to thirty foot. Hud we lived
then in what is now Omaha and started
westward on a journey wo would have im
agined ourselves In ono of the paradises of
thu tropics. The climate was congenial In
an eminent degree. Graves of sequoias , cy
press , dates und palms were interspersed
with maKnl&c ut savunnabi. 'Iho socgsof
New Laees
New Laees
Another Inrpo Invoice lust receive < !
Rich nil silk Incos In blac.t croino tvu
boifjo , comprising
.Point ilo Uourdown ,
Point do Gone ,
Point do Voniso.
Point do Irlnmlo ,
Pilncofs Olyn ,
Dentolla Chnntllly
Rich , doliua to nnd soft flnlshod
Fine Cotton Laces
In wlilto , crcmo , ecru and beige , coin *
prising
Point do Gone ,
Point do I Inmlo ,
Point do Paris ,
[ Point Apnllquo ,
1 Point Brutrcs ;
I Kind'Sicl'l ,
LoulsXIV Velvet
in nil the fashionable widths.
TThcso huvo nil boon marked at
p rii-os that will sell them quick.
All the latest novelties In veilings just
received.
Rich now ribbons for dress trimmings
in every conceivable shades , including
the new greens , lilacs , heliotropes , pur
ples , browns , etc. Bring .your samples ,
wo can mateh them for you In
Rich double faced velvet and satin
ribbons i n
Rich velvet ribbons ( linen back ) .
Rich satin and gros grain ribbons.
Rich double faced satin ribbons.
Rich faille fnincniso ribbons.
Rich plaid and changeable glace ribbons
bens for hut ribbons.
Latest novelties in bolts , over 40 dif
ferent styles to select from , comprising
gilt , silver , Porsinn , silk and volvotwith
rich fllltrroo motul buckles , from 50c to
$5 oneh.
I The now ribbon bodice bolts ( some-
1 thing very now ) in black , cromo and col
ors.
Ladies'shopping chatelaines and trav-
ollnir bags in all the lutest shapes and
now leathers' ' , from 7oc up to $8 each.
Latest novelties in purses , card cases ,
combination pocket booke , porlmonles ,
nnd small coin chatelaines.
Wo are showing the linest line of fine
silk umbrellas over iixhlbited in Omaha.
Made of the best materials , in the best
manner , in all the newest designs , in
ftincy drcsdon und natural wood handles.
Special values for Monday : Ladies ' 20
inch umbrellas at Sl.UO , $ l.f > 0 , $ i.00.$2.50 !
and $ U.OO. They uro worth from $1.50
to $4.00.
10,000 birds , many of them of the most beau-
iiful plumage , would luivo prectcil our cars.
Bisons , similar to our IwlTalocs , would have
jeen scon cropping tlio grass. At other
loitits herds of elephants , mastodons ami
even the largo megatheriums would bo seen
quietly proceeding to some stream to indulge
in a bath. More curious than all , those won
derful three-toed horses would have capti
vated the young people of our party. KoncU-
ng the great western Nebraska lake , a dinosaur
saur miirht have been seen wallowing in
its waters , while thousands ot water fowls
rode the gentle waves. It was n physical
paradise , for violence , repine and murder
ivcro the exception and not the rule. An
imal life is generally happy when loft alone ,
and this was especially the ease during the
pliocene times.
Then Cxmt ) tint Ire niul I.rft the Loom" .
Cut the glacial epoch was at hand. The
temperature became low. The snows of
winter accumulated too rapidly to bo re
moved by the summer's warmth. This
llnally resulted in the plnciation of Ne
braska's plains. Hut on retiring it enriched
the soil with its greatest treasure the
loess. This deposit is rich in organic
matter. Its value for agricultural purposes
Is exceeded nowhere. It prevails over at
least three-fourths of the surface of Ne
braska , ranging in thickness from live to
150 feot.
It is readily seen how the earth was being
prepared for man. All forms of animal lifo
have their culmination ami highest expres
sion in Him. Ho has greatly mollified the
plants of the earth anil under Ills guidance
the grains and fruits have reached n high
perfection. Light , electricity and heat have
become liis obedient servants. The range of
his scleiitlrio investigations is alinost with
out limit. Hut it was not always thus.
When Adam and Eve luft paradise behind
they had only their bare hands and a dark
ened intellect. with which to cko out an ex
ist enco. Their engenuity was sadly taxed
for weapons of otlcnso and defense. This
closing view is the idea of some artist of
the first appearance of man. Clothed in
skins and armed with his stone hatchet
man comes upon the scene.
Thn people of Nebraska have a wonderful
inheritance of wealth , beauty and pott or in
their llii'i climate and rich lands , and as they
become conscious of tills they will moro and
more lend a helping hand to the processes of
natiiru for the development and utilisation
of the material wealth of Nebraska.
I'ollco I'l
Wllky Wilson , who is the possessor of half
a dozen aliases , is badly wanted by the sher
iff of Solano county , California , for the mur
der of the night watchman at Klo Vista , in
that county. Ho is said to huvo lived in
Omaha. A reward of $ JOO is offered for his
arrest.
13. V. Goul is accused of having tried to
avoid payment of a $15 board bill at the
Mercer hotel by letting his trunk down into
the alley by means of a rope , his obvious In
tention bcinu to escort said trunk to parts
unknown. Mr. Goul languishes at the sta
tion.
J. M. Dougherty has caused the arrest of
James Sweeney , 0110 Nelson and others for
cutting sod and otherwise trespassing upon
the property of John A. Crelghton in the
vicinity of naiiScom park. Mr. Dougherty
has been troubled in this matter for two
years past and thinks ho now has the re
sponsible parties.
Saloonkeeper Michael T. Hurko was
sentenced to nay a line of 1 100 and costs of
trial for keeping his place of business open
on Sunday.
Antonio Hossecau , with Ml , 65 belonging
to an Italian barber on Twelfth street ,
between Furnam und Douglas , in whose
employ Hosscau was , Is supposed to ho in
Chicago basking in the smiles of his victim's
slstolnlaw , who departed for the Cattle
City yesterday at the same time that
Hobscuu bid uuiuu to Omuhu.
Mrs. Mooro's henroost at 4727 North
Thirty-eighth street was entered last night
und twenty-seven choice Plymouth Uock
chickens stolen.
Died In I lie Ht-nate.
OMAHA , May 12. To the Editor of TUB
BEES Will you kindly state whether a law
prohibiting the sale of cigarettes WUH passed
by the last legislature and if -whether
till * law will go Into effect on July 11. " *
Such a bill passed the house with practic
ally no opposition and went to too senate ,
but was never heard of moro.
Ladies'
Underwear.
42o Gowns.
20 dozen gowns in all sizes : nil fresh ,
now poods with ploatctl yolto nnd On' '
ishod" with pretty embroidery , roRulaf
7oc quality ; choice Monday , 4.o. !
58o Gowns.
14 dozen , bettor quality , with lined ,
seine tucked yoke and trimmed with
pretty honiBtltchcd embroidery , regular
UUc quality ; choice Monday , 6Sc.
5Oo Corset Covers.
12 dozen flno qualities of corset covers ,
odd slzos , regular vajuo 75c , 85o , up to
$1,2.5 ; choice Monday , G2C.
45o Drawers.
10 dozen fine muslin drawers , with 8
flno tuuUa nnd wide ombroldory ; regular
GOo quality ; Monday , 45c.
50c Corsets.
Ladles' strip corsets , regular 76o qual
ity ; Monday , GOo.
Coy-seta BOci
Ladies' Silk Mitts.
3 Extraordinary values in Ladles' Silk
Mitts.
IjOt 1 Q C * notunl
60dozen ladles'black JsK value
silk mitts at , WW 350.
SUdozon ladies' black JJSIR vnluo ,
silk mitts at , WW 500.
liOt 3 Cflj * actual
I HO dozen Indies' black TjUli VI"UO
silk mitts ut W * 75o.
I These goods will remain on enlo until
these lots are closed , after which wo
shall bo obliged to get 23 per cent moro
for tlio same grades on account of * the
mnrkod advance in raw silks. The saino
nrgumont applies to our silk glovea.
\Vo have now in stock the Knysor patent
tipped linger silk gloves ( double otut
fingers ) , which wo shall continue to soil
nt the old prices until closed out.
"White Chamois Silk Gloves
Nothing moro comfortable or stylish
for summer wear. .Those gloves are
washable and very desirable. Sale
prlco $1.00.
< T T TJ7" Or nT < r > < T7'TI3 ' Q + f * * f \ Corner Farnam and Fifteenth
rLJL.l-.rL . Y , ? Streets.
ALL TALKING WATER POWER
All Along the Platte Eiver They Are
Looking Into It.
GOTHENBURG IS THE BEST MODEL
Some of tlio 1'coplo Who Hnvo Been to
tliut City to IiiYtiBtlKHto anil the Im-
prcisloni They Olitulnod Opltl-
Ion of nn Kmlncnt Kiiglneor. ;
A number of prominent people inter-
ctttcd in water power in Nebraska went
Lo Gothenburg on the hibt excursion run ,
liy Mr. Green to that city. Among them
were lion. L. D. Richards of Fremont
and .F. R. AiiiHwprth of Council Blugs.
Mr. Ainsworth is ono of the best known
civil engineers in the west , hiiving had
charge of the P. , 10. & M. V. R. It. sur
veys and construction for a number of
years.
Mr. Ainsworth was Keen yesterday at
his residence in the 131ulTH and asked
liis opinion of tlio water power at Goth
enburg , ho htuted that ho hud gene
there bimply an a Bightbccr , nnd not to
make a thorough examination of the
canal and reservoir , go that nn
n professional man ho would
not like to go on record
ils haying that the splendid water power
was nil that it is elnlmedto bo by tlio
Gothenburg people. The appearances ,
however , were ull indicative of a large
and permanent water supply. The res
ervoir WIIH largo and at the power house
the "head" appeared such as would be
expected in a plant where there was a
considerable fall. "There is a dredge now
at work ut the mouth of the canal wid
ening it and they toll mo it is to bo in ado
about double its present width ull tbo
way to the head.
"Wo mere nt the head and all
along the cuir.il , und there U
no question hut what if tlio
supply of water can be maintained the
permanent power will bo Hiilllclont to
conduct n grout many manufacturing es
tablishments , "
Mr. Ainsworth is it consorvntivo man
who would iinthorl/o no HtutoincntH aa
coining from him that would in any way
mislead people , but it will bo seen that
the impression ho rcclvcd wan much tlio
biiino us Unit ull visitors to Gothenburg
recoi"o.
A number of Omahu pcoplo will go on
the next excursion which leaves Omaha
Thursday , Muy 18.
9
Touched liy Tlilevo.
Vincent Dcrvols , residing on Eleventh and
Farmun streets , had } j In money stolen
from him.
Mr. Sam Cotncr , In the Hoard of Trad 8
building , mourns the loss of u valuable nicer-
clmuin ciKiir holder , valued at t'J8 , which was
stolen from one of the drawers of his desk
Krlduy.
A pearl scurf pin Is what Frank R. Smith
of Eighteenth und Dodge sticetb lost Friday
night while on the motor fromSouth Omaha ,
Ho thinks some thief abstracted it from hit
person while no was asleep.
Dr. Sprnguo's confidence In man Is somewhat -
what shukcn this morning. Yesterday the
doctor , who resides on Seventeenth und Cupi-
tel avcnuo , bunded his hired man u f 10 bill
to ( jet it chui.gcd. Ho went , hut up to coon
ho had not returned ,
\Vlulo Mrs , Ferguson of Fifty-second nnd
Ames avcnuo was on a shoiipliif ; oxicmlltlon |
to llunnctl's store she had her pookotbooU ,
contuinlnir fit in money , snutched out of her
hand by two young rascals In front of the
store , after which they uiuclo haste to t'ct out
of sight.
A valuable overcoat -was stolen from
Ocorgo Cimllleld of Kt. Joseph. Mo , , yester
day ut the Missouri 1'aclllo dui > ot.
Thirty dollars and costs was the lluo lii >
posed upon Juiavu Dulo for vagrancy ,
