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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 15, 1893)
mm ? rvnrATTA nATrv TJT ? ! ? . Monday , Tueeday and Wednesday. For three tiny. * .Monday , Tuesday und Wednesday Dlanlceta will most of . occupy our attention. Not carried season.Ve have bought heavily and make this sale having over n blanket , new goodn alone will be shown. The prices for this opening sale cannot be duplicated at more to introduce our magnificent stock than to make profits. All $1.50 any other time during ( ho Blankets All our $5.00 Dlankets for . our wo will sell for U days at 08c per p\lr. : All our regular S'2.00 Blankets for $1.10 , 2.10 All , mid so on throughout our entire Blanket stock just such reductions will be noticeable. Our east aisle will be our line $2.75 LUmikets for $1.08 , given to this . We making a cash purchase of $1)0.00 ) or over , presenting receipt for ticket. up display. are still refunding car fare to all customers living within a radius of 100 miles of Omaha B SPECIAL DRESS GOODS BARGAINS. NEW DESIGNS. NEW COLORINGS. 02-Inch Hoes' Host piiltliiR. the latest Purls- .nil novolty. will bo shown on our counters Monoiiy n ornliiK for thu llrst time. This Is onn of llio rli'huHtcloliiH wo hnvoovor shown. The color combinations nro beautiful. Ask for It. I'ru-o. uorynnl. K-'iH'h llhimlnnlfid dla-ronals. We have JUBlreculvod another shipment , of tlili popu lar fabric. Komolhlni now. Will nmli nn olccuiuxtioct costuniL1. In all thu ivxqnUHo utituinii tliillir-R. Kxeullt-nl valup nt W. Our lirlco Mondsiy. H.rrt 4lnch Drin-d'I'urN.n line corkscrew weave In thirU'on of the iKuvcst bhiidi-H. We never l 'foro ilrcnmrd of Bulllnir this uuulity under 81.75 Moil uy ntSLSTniynrd. 40-Inch Nfitta sultln i. nil color comblnn- tlona. newest ot the chaiiKoiimo eireots , nrlalit nnd fnso'iiiillnx ' 1 appeiiranoe. Worth ! . " . > . 42'lncb nil wool dlnsonal. with -lneh Astra- Idinn border. 3 browns. 2 emeus , 2 bliios nnd lilnoU. i'oii'\o paid $1.23 for stuff not aogoou. 1'rlco for this sale. TUu. 40-tnch flno all Tconl Illutnltmtocl mlxturoi , VITV Htjllsh. Olotli nnvor boon > old for lea * than 81. Monday EXTRA SPECIAL. : t-lnuh all wool cbuvlnts , mixtures. Illumi nated hopsadcines , storm nor-'os , uvurv thread puru wool , worlli fi-utuUTiu to T.'iC. Moniliiy , all lu ono lot , at 43c. SULKS. SILKS. TtlK I.AHT OAtiT < on tno ' .Ho colorotl Crystal Itcnsullnu forfiSc. Nolo All colors unit blaok. STAR VKhVETS. tli ! ) -j n utility. In almon every ahado now lu ro uo , also black , for r > 5o yiir < l. \Yo liavo no'usofnru vol vut : tS1.2. " > : will eloso out our entire line : uvcry Inch must bo sold ; tlio yrlnn will dolt S3e. 'riilslstho bust vul- vet at Jl.2."i in the olty. AtS5o 'tis wonderful raluo. Uvory color but navy and black , Vor $1.01 wo will soil a 24-Inch black natln rliadanio which uaunot bo soun ulaowhora for lostlmntl.50. Tor ' $1.00 wo nlllsnll nS2-inch sros grain. 22- Inob l''alllo ' Krnncalsa.mil plain blauk aitln : ; none worth less than f li : ! ' . Wu < Mll H | > i-olul HI icullou til tlirxo .Sl.OO oiliTH unit nilrUD tin onrly uull , u * ttioy tunnut lust IHI\K. BLANKETS BLANKETS 3.8 3 DAYS DAYS DAYS Monday ; Tuesday. Wednesday. All our 10-4 whlto blunkots , regular prlco $1,50 , for Monday , Tunsday nnd Wednesday , 90c per pair. All our 10-4 whlto blnnkota , roguHr price 32.00 , for Monday , Tuesday and Wednesday , $1.10 per pair. All our 10-4 whlto blankets , regular price $2.75 , for Monday , Tuesday and Wednesday , $1.08 per pair. All our 10-4 white wool blankets , regular prlco $ ; ! .00 , for Monday , Tuesday and Wednesday , S'-J.IO pair. All All our our 10-4 10-4 white white wool wool blankets blankets , , regular ' price ' $ -l..r > 0. for Monday , Tuosdav ' " ' and Wodnosdiy. $ . " - .155 nor per pair. All our 10-4 white wool 1 " AH our 11-4 whlto wool' All our 11-4 white wool . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . , , . . . . , All our 11-4 whjlo wool blankets , regular price $8.01) ) , for Monday , Tuesday nnd Wednesday , & 3.08 pair. All our 11-4 white wool blankets , regular price 81U.IH ) , for Monday per , Tuesday and Wednesday , & 8.08 per pair. All our 12-4 white wool blankets , ronuliir price S'J.UO ' , for Monday , Tuesday nnd Wednesday , $0.85 per pair. All our 1S2--I white wool blankets , regular price $10.00 , for Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday , 57,35 All our 1JM white wool blankets , regular 812.00 per pair ; price , for Monday , Tuesday and Wednesday , $9.155 per pair. All , our 12,4 white wool bhuutets , regular price $1500 for , Monday , Tuesday and Wednesday. $11.75 per pair. All our 1S-4 whlto wool blankets , regular price 810.00 , for Monday , Tuesday und Wednesday , $7.65 pair. All our 13-4 whlto wool blankets , regular $15.00 per price , for Monday , Tuesday and Wednesday , $13.35 . All our 10-4 gray blankets , worth $1.2-1. for Monday , Tuesday and Wednesday , 75c per pair. per pair. All our 10-4 gray blankets , worth 81.60 , for Monday , Tuesdry and Wednesday , USc uor pair. All our 10-4 gray wool blunkots , worth $ ! ! .50 , for Monday , Tuesday and Wednesday , $2.65 per pair. All our 10-4 gray wool blankets , worth $5.00 for Monday , Tuesday and Wednesday , $3.83 per pair. All our 11-4 gray wool blankets , worth $0.00 , for Monday , Tuesday nnd Wednesday , $7.35 per pnlr. All our whlto crib blankets , wortli $2.50. for Monday , Tuesday and Wednesday , $1.85. All our white crib blankets , worth $4.50 , for Mend ly , Tuesday und Wednesday , $3.35. All our white ' crib blankets , worth $5.00 , for Monday , Tuesday and Wednesday , $4.15. All our Indies' ' wrapper blankets , worth $5.50 , for Monday , Tuesday and Wednesday. $3.50. All our ladies' wrapper blankets , worth $8.60 , for Monday , Tuesday and Wednesday , $5.85. MEN'S UNDERWEAR DEP'T. 1 capo extra fine medium weight merino , in two colors , regular Jl.GO quality , special Monday SI.00 a garment. 1 case of heavy tailor-trimmed ribbed 3-4 wool underwear , finished 3011111 ? , a pearl button finish , regular 31.50 qual ity Monday $1.00 n garment. , 60 dozen best quality fine English merino , seamless A hose in now fndolosB colors , regular 40c quality : Monday 'J5c. HOSIERY DEPARTMENT. 1 case Indies' heavy silk lleocod onyx dyed cotton , a quality always sold at 35c or moro , Mondny25o a pair. 1 solid case ladies' jersey ribbed 3-1 wool shirts and pants , finished scams and silk finished , regular $1.25 quality ; for Monday only S9c a gai-me/it. 100 dozen ladies' heavy fall and winter weight jorcoy ribbed balbriggan combi nation suitd , a $2.00 quality ; Monday $1.25 each. 100 dor.on children's flue all wool seamless ribbed hose , colors guaranteed , < 10c quality , Monday all nixes , 5'u to 8'a , 25c u pair. Dress Trimmings and Buttons. SILK GIMP , 810. A line of silk grimp , all colors , regu lar price 15o and 20c. FANCY BEAD GIMP , 12JC. A line of faucy bead gimp , all now choice goods , regular price 30o to 50o. SILK G IMPSI 1C. ! ) A line of silk gimp , nil colors , now designs , regular price -10c. BUTTONS ! ! C A CARD. 300 dozen of metal buttons in bullet and square , only 3c a card of 2 dozen. BUTTONS 7C A DQZEtf. 250 dozen of pearl shirt buttons ant 20 line whlto pearl buttons , 7o n dozen , regular price I2c. } BUTTONS 130 A DO7.HN. 400 dozen of black mid stool buttoni , all pretty dofllgr.3 ; regular price 25o. RIBBONS , RIBBONS. A Crcnt Sacrifice. KIlSnONS 1C. Nos. 3 , 4. 5 tint In and fancy faille rib bens , all colors , lo. 1UHBONS 2c. Noa. 6 , 7 , 0 satin and fancy faille rib bens , nil colors , 2c. RIBBONS 3C. Nos. 12 , 1C , 20 satin and fnnoy falllo ribbons , all colors , io. ! RIBBONS 2io. .i\'o. fj all silk molro and pros grain satin edge ribbon , all colors , 2o. } RIBBONS CO. No. 7 all silk gros grain satin cdgo ribbon , all colors , 6c. RIBBONS Sic. No. 0 all silk gros grain s\tln : odg * ribbon , all color ? , 8Jc. RIBBONS IOC. No. 12 nil silk gros grain satin edge ribbon , all colors , lOo. No limiv. Any amount you wish as long as thuy last. DRAPERY DEPT. $4 , $5 ami SO Nottingham lace curtains nt$2.75 a pair Monday. $2 , $3 and $3.50 Nottinghnm lace cur- lains tit $2.75 u pair Monday. $1.25 , $1.50 and $2 French cretonne a 08c Monday. 85c and $1 pluiu China , silk , 32 inches wide , at68c Monday. CLOAKS , JACKETS , CAPES , WRAPS , AND FURS IN GREAT VARIETY. AKIN PLACED UNDER BOND Must Answer for Hia Allowed Assistants iu the Scott Embezzlement Case. HIS FRIENDS READY WITH SECURITY Holt Ootuity'a I'x-TruaHiirpr Still In the Ilaiuli ol inn l''rlonil ' , tlio Sheriff IVIlt lluv n llnirtiiff JSuxt Weolt , M. . Nob. , Oct. 1-1. ( Special Tolo- pram to Tint HKK.J The preliminary hear ing of Doll Akin , who was arrested in El Tuso , Tex , and brought to this city by State Agent Daugherty on the ehargo of aiding and abetting Barrett Scott in embezzling about 411,000 of the county funds , was held before County Judge Uowcn today. After Hovoral wilnessos had been examined and the attorneys on both sides nad concluded1 their arguments the judge put Akin under 7,500 bonds to appear at the next term of district court. Sereral of his friends c.imo down from Atkinson thU morning , and they promptly funilslieil the bond demanded , and Akin left the city this evening for liU homo In Atldn- uon , nnd thus for a short time ho disappears from this rather complicated drama. Judge ICinkuld has not returned from Boya county , whore he went last Monday to lioldiriet court , and on this account Scott 1Z * m In ( ! iiaiv of Sheriff MoEvony. It Is supiiosml that ho will return tomorrow and will puss UIK > II Scott's bond Monday , * HiiUUlu Unuiily Noii'H. KBAUSKV , Nob. Oct. , , 14--Special [ to TUB BKE.J A few weeks ugo a couple of men drove into town and registered at the ± ta- tionul hotel UK Grant Hlueltnmn nnd J. H. Creasor. Tlioy rouutlnod there until last "WodnrKduy without paying anything , saying they wei-o expecting snonoy every day. The money not coining , und Mr. Iimterlieldrtbo lundloixl , getting tired of wnltlni , ' , they turned their horses over to him for security. That night , howovur , they tttolu the team from the stable and skipped , Yesterday the chief of police got n telcurnm from Sheriff jtobinson of Minden , saying that lie hud cap tured iho two men with thu hoif > i in tholr jxis e.siion , They will bo brought back hero tonight. ISlackmun traded 11 forged note to n fellow named Carlson for a lot Iu Suiiuy- ldo addition , but the forgery was detected and the lot traded buck without prosecu tion. Yesterday ( luy JOIICB , n boy about 14 year * of ago , full from his bicycle and broke his arm. arm.W. . V , Hoverly , who has been soerqtary of thu Young Men's Christian nn&ocmtlo'n here for thu past two years , 1ms rcsiuuud. to ae- ct-pt a siniilur position In Virginia. The resignation takes effect November 1. Mr , Beverly has done good work hero nnd made crront Improvements in the condition of the association , lib successor has not yet boeu chosen. Judge Thompson of Grand Island has boon holding court hero this week for Judge Hoi comb. Wednesday afternoon , while O. Olson wa * repairing a rhlmne.v on the roof of his house , lie foil und broke two ribs und frasturcd his shoulder btadu. The case of n. J , Trlpp , administrator ngulnst the Union Pacltio Itailway companj occupied the attention of tlio uistrlct court a couple of days this wook. Thoaiio was brought npliiut the company for running over and fcllliog the young child of the plain tiff two years ago. After being out ull daj the jury brought a verdict of $075 agal the CO-IDpany , < TUuroaru only two county tickets la the Held lu Uuffulo county thU fall , democratlo- " populist and republican. So far the popu J- lists have nut been able to itlr up much en thuslmm auj It looks us If the republican would Lave clean sxrcep. Proaouucct democrats on an independent ticket don't seem to sot very well with the better olo- tnent of bolh parties. witicciciii ) A mKi.i.N ; < ; ro.s TIIAIN. Turned Swltcl ) at Pacific ! .lillictlon the Al- li'Crd CtiiN : . PLATTSMotmi , Nob.Oct. 14. [ Special Tele gram to Tun BUB. ] The Burlington suffered u smash-up last uighc nt Pacific Junction. Fright No. 70 was the damaged train. A half-turned switch was the cause , and tr.ttilc with obstructed for several hours before the nlud-up earn wcro pulled out. Railroad men nsist that the switcti was turned by some niscreani , with the intent of wrecking a tram. No. G , the fust enstbound midnight iseiiger , wus doubtless the train for vhich the trap was sot : ind the arr'vul ' of .ho freight u half hour before the pasen- ; or llius uvertod an accident which would uivo been awful iu Ha results. Twice buforo within the last several weeks this switch ian been found turned In the satuu manner. The r.iih'oad authorities will make u special effort to upprchuid the guilty osrsons. CIOTU.UA.N ltlk.1) IIA1CII , I'll } ilcl'iiiH Think Thrc i UtillnU in tlio Itralu \Vuro > iiii'i > > tiiry to C'UIINII Dna'lli. FKUMO.NT , Out. 14. iSpocIal Telegram to iiBllKC. ] Tliucutlro afternoon has been Lakcn up in the murder trial by the examina tion of Drs. Devnes and McDonald. Tnoy corroborated each other on the Htatcmont ttiit ; neither the bullet in thu fore- lioad nor the ono In the side the head were npcessarily fatal , but that the ] > o\vor of rcsbtanco might liavn remained lifter botli Allots. They agreed that the ono shot from behind would have been immediately fntnl. They claimed that in 45 to IT > 0 per cent of the cases llko the two former the victim might have strmrglud nn hour. This Is In line of the defense that it took tlio three bullets shut Into thu brain to cause ( iothmun to cease his resistance. It is expected that the defendant will bo put on the stand Monday. Ortl I'flrHOiml > 'otuc * OHD , Nob. , Oct. II. [ Special to TUB BRK.J Dr. H. C : I'crry Is in Omaha In nt- teudaiico ut grand lodge us a delegate of Ord ledge No , 80. Knights of Pythias. Mr. Kdwin N. Mitchell , cashier of the First National bunk , left Monday morning for the World's fair. Mr. George M. Harris left Tuesday morn ing on a trip to the Ozark country * . Mrs. n ran linn of Central City Is hero visiting lior daughter , Mrs. H. I ) . Ayors. Mrs , O. B. Huske.ll and children loft for Port I.nvuca , Tox. , Tuesday morning , Mrs.S . I ) , Avers gave nn afternoon tea to o\ar thirty of tier lady friends Tuesday. A number of Ord's young people met Friday evening and organized u literary widely. 1'or KHHnf n L'ompiinlon. " \\Uiioo , Nob. , Oct. 14. ( Special Telegram toTiiK HUB. ] f ast Monday Charles Han line , the 17-year-old son of D. N. Hiinline , living In the southern part of the county , was arrested for manslaughter on ncco-jui of the killing of a companion in u hunt last May. Tno boy killed was named lijrm " The preliminary examination was held bu fore 'Squlro MancK of Weston today. T. . ' evidence showed that young Ilnraoll was shot by Haiilmo and Instantly killed , but that tlio shooting wus purely occidental , lliinllno was discharged. rulrliiiry J.UIuilou. Fiuiutwr , Neb. , Oct. 14. [ Special to TUB BUK.J District court adjourned today after disposing -nearly nil the cases on the docket. Nora McEwan was awarded JOOC and interest ucauist the California Kiro Insurance company. The moit itnportan case tried was ono in which John Hichards sued the St. Joseph & ( Irand Inland fo $1,1) ) % for running inU > liU loam while h' ' was crossing dcfenQuut's track und for kill ing his stock , After a four days trial th Jury awarded the plaintiff { 251.55. I'aud u Kullo t'rtely. Uivit ) Cur , Neb. , Oct , 14. JSpoclal t TUB BnB.-Edwurd ] Chlsboo , alias "Idujio Joe , " bad a preliminary hearing yesterday before Judge Daau on the charge of nsiaul with lalant to kill. Borne days 1140 ChUbe nd Patrick Flannngnn got into a dispute nt irainnnl , resulting In Flannacais receiving tt ut ) > elilnd the ear , two the full length of his ace and H gash from behind the car going lear around under the chin , barely missing lie juirulnrvoln. Both parties 1mvo therep- tutioh ot being hard citizens , und the coin net and conversation of Chlsboo since his rrust have not been of n nature to excite nuch sympathy for him. Chlsbee was bound ver in $1,000 bonds. juvr A I.ITTM ; at Ililrrli'iti Ilavn TrouUlo la ttnj n County Tlolcet. s , Neb. , On. 14. [ Special Telegram - gram to TUB BKB.J The Independents hold holr convention for the nomination of a county ticket today. The absence of hur- nouy was very uoticeablo nnd the repre sentatives of the two heaviest precincts vent homo swearing Vengeance. The ticket a : Clerk , C. Liiulortnan ; treasurer , H. Jarker ; Judge , A. Iwvven ; sheriff , Thomas Jeldy ; superintendent . S. Hall ; coroner , J. 13. Pluneyj surveyor , M. HufUng. Alter Fusion I'ulloil to Work.- i. Oct. H. [ Special Telegram to Van BKK. ] The democratic county central committee met today tojcomolcto the makeup of the county ticket. At the county con vention there wcro no nominations made for the oflluos of sheriff , treasurer , superintend ent , coroner and cleric in thu wild hope that the independents would fuse with the demo crats. The independents , however , could see nothing to gain by fusion and at their convention administered n severe snub to Iho democrat : ) and placed a full ticket of their own in the Hold. The democratic cen tral committee today hud nothing left to do i ut to place the following in uotnlnutloni Sheriff , Otto J. Otten ; treasurer. Carlos Clark ; coroner , Dr. K. II. Holmes j clerk , A. 1C. Diffenbaugh ; superintendent , ! ' . M. Bettys. The last named Is an out nnd out republican and is the present superintendent , having baen uleotod to ihoofnVo byonoof the largest republican majorities over known In Adams county. It is conceded that Otton will lead his ticket und that oven ho will fall fiUO votes short of being elected. Ntiinlnii Comity TloknU , STAXTOX , Nob. , Oct. 11. [ Special Telegram to TIIK Br.K.l Both republicans and demo- cnits met In convention today and nominated county ofticors , The rQpublicnns nominated : A. Peters , Judge ; Jj. Smithbcrsrcr. cl rk ; 13. J , Newman , treasurer ; T. L. Ackeriuan , bherifl'i C. S. C'onoy , superintendent ; , O. Vauu'hn , surveyor ; A. A. Philips , coroner , und C. W. Uiulorborg , commissioner. 'I ho democrats nominated : JV. . Mnckcy , judge ; Knox Tipple , elork ; K Ii. Loonier , treasurer ; A. ICbplin , oherllT ; P. A , ICgo , surveyor ; A. G , Modorow , coroner , und Li. M. Avis , coinmUbloner. IIIn Audience \Va Mlxoil , vr , Neb , , Oct , 14. [ Special to THE Bun , ] The independent party hold a meet ing lu the opera house lust nluht. About 100 republicans , democrats nnd independ ents wuro prc.seut. ( J. W. Ivlngclielaro , ox- president of the Missouri state alliance , spolio about an hour and claimed to bo a farmer. It is said ho has made his livinir for u gopd many years selling coal , being ono of liio owiiora of the Missouri Suinuui caul mines. HauiKlnr * County liainocrMt * . WAHOO , Nob. , Oct. 14. [ Special Telegram to THE BEE. J Democrats of Saunders countj Held their county convention today , The ticket is : Hecorder. ( Joorgo I , Mayor ; clerk Levi Kiser ; Judgo. Fr.uik Dean ; treasurer , James Snell ; sheriff , Jamea Boyle ; superin tendent of instruction , K , J. Cullen ; coroner F. It. School ; surveyor , William Hardin cominisiiloner , C. C. T'uniev. Tbero are no four tickets lu the Held in thU county , Dncllueil to Itun. FAIKBOKT , Nob. , Oct. 14. ( Special to TUB BKE.J John Koeiiltr , nominee for county treasurer , and F. M. W. Price , nominee for surveyor , both on the ironullst ticket , have withdrawn from the iiold. The populis central committee has placed the name of O Y. True on the ticket as candidate foi county clerk to fill tha blank left by iho convention. _ . At GreaUf C nter. Gitm.nr CEKTKII , Neb. . Oct. U. [ Spooia Telegram to Tun HEK. ] The republican county convention mut her today aud noml ated the following candidates for county illces : H. A. Martin , treasurer ; H. M. i'horpp , clock ; William Council , sheriff. Ornpctl fiinu Juil. GRAXU I si. VXD , Oct. 14. [ Special to TUB lEi : . ] George Shelby was u prisoner lu the ounty jail from some time in August to lust light when he mndo his escape while acting is a trusty. He was being hold to the dis- rict court for holding up a young man and ebbing him of $500 and a corlilicate of do- posit. A short time after Shelby escaped IJobert Johnson , a stockman , while In the western > art of the yards looltlng for a friend , was old to halt. Johnson , it is said , reached to- vard his hip pocket , as if to get a gun , and neither saw nor heard anything further. L'ho police bellevo this was the work of Shelby. Ncliruilui Vuturuu * NELIOII , Nob. , Oct. 14. [ Special Telegram to THE line. ) Two hundred old soldiers mot icro today and organized a league. They idoptcd the constitution and by-laws of the Jrnnd Island lenguo nnd elected ofllcors. 'resident Weir of the Grand Island league delivered u lecture lie re this evening and mustered in the ofllcers. Cleared llio Dorkor , OSCKOI.A , Nob. , Oct. 14. [ Special to TUB Bnu.1 Judge Bates has been holding dis- , rict court hero for the week , trying to clear up the docket. There were thirty-live cases on the docket. Court adjourned today until the next spring term. TolihiH Hold TOIIIAS , Nob. , Oct. M. ( Special to TIIK DKK.J The White hotel of this place changed lianas this morning , passing into the hands of Mr , Cooper ol Hastings. DORCAS STBEET GRADE. Muyir Jlenilj CoiiHlditrJni ; n .tlo.icure Ue- ccnlly I'niiiicil bjr Ihii City ( /'ouni'll. The Dorcas street grading muddle Is now before Mayor Bern Is , where It was sent by the council. II is in the form of a contract anil bond of the contractor nnd only awaits the signature of his honor to become oper ative. For many months there has bsun u movo- mant on foot to secure the grading of this street from Second to Sixth strect.s. The llrst move was to socurn from the property owners a majority petition asking that the grading bu ( lone , Th'Is wus accomplished , und out ol the ' . ' . .ISO 'feet on iho street 1,0110 feet were represented on the petition , being in excess of the 1,513 feet which is tlio re- iiuircd threo-llftliH. As soon us it was uscor- taluod what a glganUq and expensive under taking the grading of 'tho street would bo , BO mo of the property owners instituted an investigation nnd found that to crude iho btreot would coit tlumi 20.47r > . Then MHIIO of tin-in withdrew , presenting Kii ! feet , leaving iho petition 'M leol short of the re quired thrco-lifths. These withdrawals did not take place until after the necessary ordinances had bcon'.passed . by the council and the contract" for tbe Krudlng awarded. The protests were before the council before the contract and bond of the contractor hud burn approved. The ma jority of thu members of tlio council con eluded thut the withdrawals from tlio threo- Jlftlm petition could not tuuu piaco after the contract for the grading had been awarded. On-the other hand , City Attorney Connell says that u petitioner can withdraw any time previous lo when the mayor approves the contract and bond , In thUcaso Mayor Boinis lius not yet approved them. The gracing of thu street will prove very expensive , and will result in almost a cotu ple to contlsciuinn of some of the property. The total cost of grading to the property owners will be * l ) ,4T5 , or 1400 per lot. In addition to this the city will ba couipallet to reconstruct tho'sewer on that street , anc that will entail an expense to tbe city at lart'o of $11,000. clirynuDtlivmuut riliuw. Cmcioo , Out. 14. It Is announced tnls evening that a mammoth chrysanthemum show will be held by tbe World's Columbian exposition , under the auspices of the Horti cultural Society of Chicago , iu the hortlcult ural building , commenolDgNovemberT , Sub ituntlal money premiums aud insdali will be offered for oompotltioo. CLOSING DAYS OF THE FAIR Interest Growing in the Great Exposition by the Lake. YTTRA'CTIVE FEATURES YET TO COME N'rw Vorkors Will Millie a Urcat BObrt on Jlunhuttaii Day School Chllitren tfar- mailed wltU Tfcken Tlio Attend- HIIOO oT liatt WuoU , Cnioioo , Oct. 14. The World's Coiumoian xpcsition will go out in a blaze of splendor , 'lie board of directors decided yesterday to make the last day Columbus day and as serted that the festivities should be eora- nensurate with the namo. President Clevo- and has boon urged by a resolution of the liroctors to give the occasion a national ilgniticarice by attending , if possible , with ha members of the cabinet , uud many think that the chief magistrate will yield to the .ollcllation. . It is figured that the closing of the fair is nn occasion Just as momentous as was the opening , uud that as the > rosldcnt lent the influence of his presence , hon lie will do so this timo. 'Whatever the conclusion rcachoa by the irosldcnt , Octooer 31 will bo imulo an event n the history of the fair. Kvcr since iho triumph of Chicago day it has been known that the directors contemplated another ; rent occaMon before the fair should go into ilstory. The Immense crowds that p.ild ad- nlssion Into the grounds , not only on that duy but on iho days following , put thu moni tors of the governing board In good humor , md they have been vlnlni ; with ono another n an effort to conjure up the most fitting iluu for this celebration. J'.ivom to Kcluiol Children. Ten thousand tickets of admission to the Fair were distributed to the principals of thu various Chicago public schools today. They In turn will dl.-ttrlbuto them among the clill- Iren of tlio graunner grades nnd , if tiny arc left , umoi.g the pupils of other grades , Tlio tickets were purchased and contributed to the pupils by various public spirited citi zens , Some of the schools did not apply to the superintendent for tickets. The school board allowed collections lo bo taken up lu the various Konools yesterday and ninny of these con- trioutlons aggroKutod enough not only to laUu the poor children through thu gates , but also to pay thuir car furtt to und from the grounds , Oun well known citizen , W. I'1. Chulniitrs , lias boun particularly liberal in his contributions. Not contcut with supply ing tickets to all the tcju-heru and scliolnr. of iho Chalmcr school , ho has provldod tickets for the parents , and will taiio thorn lo the grounds uud bring Ilium buck on a special train. Karl nnU I.udy AliiTilnun Tlio carl of Aberdeen , governor ueueral of Canada , reached Chicago this afternoon. Ho la accompanied by I idy Aberdeen and two of their children. Tim earl uud coiuitcas will bu iu Chicago for u \vcolc. ThU Afternoon tlioy spent with Director ( Jencral Davis at the fair. Tuesday they intend devoting to tha Canadian commission and exhibits Two of the Canadian commissioners , Sena tor Tusso und Air , Cockburu , mot tnelr ox cellnnclcs at the Virginia hotel unit will su pervise the gubernatorial program. 1/oh Aberdeen's ulde-do-cump. Mr. Kbrguson , anys thu general's leave ofabseneo la from the qucxm nnd that tlit-ro is no truth iu the state inont of an unomcial departure. Adolph I.Iesecang , louder of the Chicago baud , and tlio fifty memiiurs of the orgunl zation ure preparing to bring suit agulns' ' the oxpo3ilon | to rccorcrthoainount of their salurlus for thu unoxpircd term of their con truoU. Thu bund claims that its dischargi by Chief Wilson of tlio music departinou was n breach of contract , The Santa Maria , Nina and Pinto , tbi three Columbus carareli will leave Chlcugi soon after November 1 to spend tha wiuto n Preiiuelsko bay , near Erie , Pa. They vlll bo tinder command of lieutenant Lons- nlo and 12ii3i.cn Koor Wells , jr. A great lUblic reception is being arranged by the ifloplo of Erie to bo given on the arrival of ho caravels. Next spring the boats will ROe o Washington to bo placed in the lagoons ear the white house. Ex-Vrcsidcnt Harrison inado u brief nd- ress before the national commission at 2 'clock this afternoon. Ho was received vith great enthusiasm , as it was ho who , vhilo president , signed the tommisRionors1 Piwintmeuts. At ! t o'clock General Har- ison loft for his home ut Indianapolis. The attendance table for the week was as ollowa ; lilwiay Sft-OBICKrlnsy ' . . ' 21,007 .loudny . Tlii.M'.U ' .Saturday L' ' 0,000 rncwlay ill ) ! ) , ' . ' ) ) ! Vnliinulay H0l,277 ! Total 2,148D37 Tlmrmlay iiTM.STH These llgures for ono week represent al- nest us much as the total attendance for he month of July , and almost us much us lalf the attendance tor September. The rand total of attendance closing with to- light will approximate very near 18,000.000. I'll ore nro sixteen moro days in the ofllcial "ifo ( if the exposition , and very conservative . stimates of the attendance for thu remain- ng lima puts the figures at , t.V.OU ! ) ! ) dally. I'lils will ninount to a total of1,000,000 , bringing the grand total to iii.OJO.OOO. The great event of next week will bo Man- lattan day. Saturday , October 21. Exten sive preparations nro being made for the celebration and an attempt will bo mndo by tlio easterners to rival the attendance of ? hurngo day. It Is thought that 100,0(10 ( Now Yorkers will bo present. Governor Flower and stuff will bo present with other state dignitaries und will take part in the ovcnt. It is not impossible nlso that President Jlovolaml may bo present. His presence , Mayor Ollroy thinks , would make Manhat tan day attendance enormous. SORROW OJ ? A 8QUAW. itory of n Sioux Hello with Lumoi ! Option Who Mild \Vlilxl < y. Deputy United Status Murslml Llddard c'amo in from Kushvillo lust night with ' 'C'roamy Eye , " n Sioux squaw , who is charged with selling liquor of a lighting brand to the brave ? on the reservation. The Sioux beauty with milky optics has been doing a land oil leu business on the reservation for some lime. Khu hub been gelling goods to the residents ut the agency uud at Kubhvillo , and taking pay in whisky , which she retailed to the bucks. On ac count of her business rotations with BO inany of thuciti/cns it was with dilllcutty that the authorities could secure ov'1'Jonce enough to warrant her urre t. The siiiutv | IB ac companied by onu of her numerous family of children. She was confined in iho county jail pending a preliminary hearing. Deputy United Slates Mnmhal Hiibbard arrived from Lincoln last night in churgo of diaries Moore , who was nrrestud in that olty yesterday for forging a money order. Tom St ibr < ik ' euro lor InxuiniiU. Although Thomas Q. Soubroako of ' 'Tho Jsla of Champagne" doesn't bellovo In gngs" about baseball , foot bull and rowing mm pugilism , us no many coiulo opera come dians do , ho dons l > cllovo in athletic nxorclso nnd is an all-round gymnast. The other day ho was one of n little group , when the sub ject of athleticism came up , ' Physical exercise is tlio best tnodlum In the world. " said Soabrookc. "It relieves the strain on overwrought nerves , it clears the brain and refreshen3 u million all counts , if people wore to take a littlu moro bodily oxercisn daily , there would bu : i lienp loss business for doctors. " ' I had a bad uttack of Insomnia a coupln of weeks ago , " said ono of the gentlemen present , ami " "Best thing In the world for Insomnia , ' said Soubrooke , enthusiastically , ' 'la u bit of excrilse. : " "Yes , it's a great thing , " continued the sleepless man. "When I got to lyins uwako nights uud thinking about my past life , I grow almost to liuto myself. A friend tola tno to tuko oxorcito , Said it would euro innouiiila in a Jiffy , I started lu with dumb , bella ulcht and tuorninf ; , then I added Indian : lubs ; then I took up boxing , ( und got a Marie eyotlio llrst day ) . Finally I got to the point ivhero nothing but a gymnasium would do me. So I Joined ono , and now 1'vo got it down lino. " "Nothing like It. " murmured Seabrooko. "My routine is this , " wont on the limn. "I got up iu the morning , take u cold bath and a good rub and then exercise with dumb bells nnd Indian clubu for twenty minutes. I o.it n chop and an egg and drink u cup of cof fee , and walk down town briskly a miloand n half. I walk homo to lunch and back to the onion , and at1 o'clock I go to the gymna sium and do an hour and a half of hard work. First 1 tucklo the chest pulleys , and J follow this up with the swinging rings , parallel bars , trapeze , rowing machine , chest bars , Indian clubs , punching the bug and u lively run of a milu. After this comes n col'l ' shower and a hard rub , and 1 go out foollnsj like n winner. " "I bcllove you , " put In Seabrooko. "IfJgo down town of evenings , I walk both ways and I always put in half nu hour with the dumb-bells and Indian clnb.i before retiring. I then lalto a sponge bath and an other rub , tumble into bod. nnd- "Ves , and " put in Soabrooke , expect antly. "And don't sleep a blessed winlc , " said tha man. Seabrooko said ho had to hurry away to sco n man about costumes. WHY GANNON QUIT. llu Wiinls to AttiinU to 111 * I.iur I'rictlo : mill lro | > rnlllluk. M. V. Onunoii's reason for declining to bear any longer the title of president of tlio Irish National league of America Is that there is nothing practically doing la Irish politics ut present , uud that there It consequently nothing .to warrant him In continuing to nei'lect his private uffiurs for the nuke of keeping up the show of political activity , Bays the Chicago Tribune. "Whenaid .you bund iu your resignation ! ' ho WUH asked yesterday. "I handed It personally to A. P. Mcfinrk of Davenport , u member of the executive committee of the league. " "What WUH your reason for resigning' " "VS'olI , chinlly boeuuso I want to look after my own business , 1 have come hero to Chicago cage to practice law and wunt to give my whole time to that. " "Hnvnyou quarreled with your colleagues in the executive ? " "I have tnken occasion to uisso-it from the action of Treasurer layman in issuing the lute circular. " 'Docs Mr. Button retire from Iho sccro- la rj sh Ip ? " "Mr. Button retains ills pout , so far as I [ < no i. " 'Are ' you friendly wltn Mr , Sutton ? " Perfectly to ; but 1 have not consulted him. " "How many members uro thpro iu the ex ecutive coinnilltoo ? " 1 think thorn uro nine , I can't name them all. There is , Nicholas Ford of Missouri , George Sweeney of Cincinnati , A. P. Mo- Ciurlf of Davennorl , la. , Vice President A , P. Boyloof Canada , and thu president , BCCIO- tnry nnd treasurer. Wo sent u delegation to Ireland to try to make poueo between the purliumoniary factions , 1 wus not on that delegation. 1 supposu It did Homo good. " "Are there not moro factions than over there "I don't know much about that. I hear there's SOUK ) unfrlondlliiiibH between Dillon and Hcnly , arising out of the Freeiimn's Journal trouble. "How many brunches nro there In tin Irish National Ix/aguo of America at pres- . " entl" "I really could not niuwcr that rjuestfon. You must get Iho inlonuation from Secre tary Siitlon ut Lincoln , Nob. " "la thcro un.v branch noxv in Chicago ? " "If there is 1 do not know Us local liabita- tation nr lib name , " "Huh the league collected murli money sirico you took olllco two years ngo ! " "Not u dollar ilnco iho < irvcntion that am uwara of.Vhcn the league decided not to support either faction in iruiand il cut uway all hauls for active work. " "Then the league only continues In nom inal existence ul present ? " "That Is all. The skeleton of the organi zation is preserved merely for tlio purpose of culling for united action when cireuua- etaurcs favor , "