Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY B1JIE ; TUESDAY , AUGUST M , 1894.
WORK OF TRAIN WRECKERS
Some Tcntimony Presented to tbo Coroner's
Jury in This Lino.
INQUIRY INTO THE ROCK ISLAND HORROR
I'xport Tntlflrn ( lint TITO Men nt r.nnat
Mint lliivo ISoon Coiicornril In the
HnvllUh Dretl Other Wllnnuei
Itoforn the Coroner.
LINCOLN . N'cl ) , Aug. 13. ( Special Tele
gram to The Deo. ) Tlio Inquest Into the
death of the eleven persons who perished In
the Hock Island wreck was resumed this
morning nt the court house. D. J. Illshop ,
who hud chnrgo of the construction of the
hrldgo , wns the first witness cnlled. Ho said
the bridge wni built about two years ago
and the tlmb rn ought to last at least seven
or eight years. Ho thought It Impossible
that any defect In the construction could
ennso the wreck.
Daniel Sullivan , roadmastcr of the Lincoln
Street Hallway company , said that had the
rails spread the train could not have forced
the spikes clear out , The sun could not
have expanded the rail * sufficiently to looaon
the spikes , as the markn on the
angle plate Hlioued that the Joint
was a very loose one. After ex
amining the crowbar , ho said that It had
been used recently , as marks on It showed
this. A bolt was handed him which had
been found with the fish plato. Ha said the
nut had been unscrewed with n wrench ,
nnd examining the plato marks of the cor
ner of the wrench as It had been turned
around were plainly visible. In his opinion
It was the work of two or more men One
of them must have pulled the spikes , while
the ether loosened the bolts. Ho said that
the west rail showed that some one liud
attempted to draw the spikes anil to loosen
the bolts , and ho thought that one man ,
after ho found he could not pry out the
spikes , would not have attempted to loosen
the bolts , and that they then both proceeded
to work on the ether side. He continued
that he was at the scene of the wreck about
twenty minutes , and this time was sulllclent
to satisfy him that the rail had been re
moved Mr. Sullivan said ho had had
twenty-two years of experience , and his tes
timony was Introduced as that of on expert
In the matter
Two other witnesses , Saxton and Fowler ,
were examined , but nothing was developed.
An adjournment was taken at noon until 2
o'clock.
AI'TKIINOON'S SESSION.
John 0. Sldell wus the first witness called
to testify In the afternoon Ho said he lived
about a quarter of a mlle from the scene of
the disaster and was ono of the first spec
tators there. Ho saw a colored man there.
Had never seen him before and would not
recognlzo him again If he snw him Ho no
ticed that ho did everything that he was
told , but did not act ( or himself. It took him
about twenty minutes to roach the wreck
and ho thought It would take any ono at least
on hour to come from the city with a good
horse.
J. C. Richardson said that ho was sec
tion foreman on the Hock Island road , with
headquarters at nokeby. a small station
northeast of the city. The bridge In ques
tion was not In his territory , but ho was
on the bridge about 8 o'clock on a handcar
Ho was out with his crow. Just passing the
tlmo. and went swimming with two of his
men. Ho said that they pushed their hand
car out about 100 feet to watch the Union
Pacific passenger train pass. He did not
notice anything wrong with the track on
the bridge as they passed over It. Ho ex
amined the crowbar Introduced before and
compared It with ono of the kind used by
the llock Island workmen , and showed
wherein It differed.
Continuing. Richardson said that he was
notified of the wreck about 11 o'clock and
went Immediately to the scene. Concerning
the. loosened rail nothingnow - developed
from his testimony.
P. S. Chrk and Manager Humpe of the
Lincoln street railway took the stand , but
they were present at the wreck merely as
spectators and could throw no now light on
the subject.
W. P. Flannlgan , a section hand , testified
that ho was present at the wreck and
guarded the track on the bridge until next
inonilnc-
Mr. Saxton was recalled and said he and
Brakeman I'ooto had examined the track for
100 yards back and found It In perfect condi
tion. Adjournment was then taken until to
morrow.
DAVIS' PROSECUTION.
The county attorney says ho thinks It
will take nearly two more days to complete
the testimony and ho will not Institute pro
ceedings against Davis until the Jury has
rendered Its verdict and then ho will direct
his attention to the evidence against him.
The negro Davis refuses to talk with the
newspaper men , saying that his lawyers have
forbidden him and If It was not for this he
would bo willing to tell all ho knows about
the wreck. He still denies that he was over
confined In the state panltentlary , though
ho has been recognized by both John and
Will Dorgan and several of the guards. De
spite this , ho has all the marks that were
noted on him when ho entered that Institu
tion , Including a bad scar under the eye and
the crook In his little finger. Ho neither
affirms nor denies anything and has never
said a word about being Imprisoned falsely
or made any complaint to nny ono.
To a reporter ho said : "There are several
who arc trying to .stick mo , and they may do
It , but I think I will get out all right. " This
Is considered by some to bo the most dam
aging statement that he has made , as ho did
not say It In the1 manner an Innocent man
would , and on the whole has conducted
himself In a way that would not allay the
suspicions against him.
NO STATC HCWARD.
Governor Crounso returned from Long Is
land at noon today , whcro he has been taking
a week's rest. He sajs that he enjoyed himself -
self Immensely and was sorry ho could not
stay longer , but ho thought that he wus
needed at the capital In view of the trouble
that has bein In progress during the past
week. Ho said ho felt much troubled when
ho heard of the wreck , but has not had much
tlmo to look Into It yet and docs not know
whether hn will offer any reward for the
arrest and conviction of the supposed
wreckers or not.
Farmer Saxton says ho Intends to put In
n claim for the reward for the arrest of
Davis , as he thinks ho has as much right to
it as Lonsdale. He says that ho was the first
ono to suspect the negro and told Malonc tn
arrest lilm. Davis , ho says , applied to him
for work about threu weeks ago , but ho
referred htm to a farmer named Reynolds ,
who HVCH Just south of him Ho had not
scon him again until the night of the wreck
The funeral of I ) , II. Xornocko was held
this afternoon at the residence , 111S Wood
street. Rev. Byron Deal officiated. 'llu >
funeral procession was lad by .1 body of the
Ancient Order of United Workmen The re
mains of Peters will bc > shipped tomorrow
to Sproguo , Neb.
DKADW001) I'AMILY AFI'LICTHD ,
DUADWOOD , S. D. . Aug. 13. ( SpccHI to
The Deo. ) Mourning for the \lctlmn of the
terrible railroad accident near Lincoln Thurs
day night finds an echo In the Illack IIIIU
and bring * un additional burden of sororw tea
a family already sadly allllcted. A S. Hin-
BOn of McPherson county , Nebraska , who
was among the killed , was hastening to Deadwood -
wood in response to 11 telegram from his sis
ter , whoso husband , John Haltlner. an old
and respected citizen of the Ulack Hills ,
had committed suicide Friday last. Hanson
was expected to nrrlvo In the. city Saturday
and the fuiural of his brother-in-law had
been postponed , awaiting his arrival.
1 rtniioiitITulrn. .
FRRMONT , AIIJT. 13. ( Special to The Ileo. )
The arriving delegates to the Young Men's
Christian association mooting made quite
a. stir around the depots tliU morning ,
ail-one whom were Rev. J. P. D. Lld of
Omaha , C. M , Copeland mid Uev. N P. Karl-
don. The parties were cooortcd to tha
Chautauqua lictel nt 8 o'clock a. in. The
exorcUos of the week's meeting were begun
by an eloquent lecture by Rev , Mr. Llwyd
on the subject of "Iho Call of the Day. "
A barn and corn crib belonging to John
Paicoo , throe miles west of tha city , was
struck by IlKhtnliiR.and burned down thU
mornluK. The building contained 1,000 bush-
git nt corn , COO bushels of eaU , several
( OUR of baled hay and a number of farm Im
plcmentu , with no Insurance except on the
Implements
Quito a shadow of gloom was thrown over
the city this morning by the vague rumor
of the probability of 12 , II. Morris being a
victim of the Lincoln railroad Accident , Mor
ris Is a well known citizen nf Fremont ant
has been traveling for some tlmo for the
Lever Woolen Mill company. Ho left on
August 5 for the "Ilentrlco route , " and has
not been heard from since , which circum
stance , together with the reported Indentlfl-
catlon of the body of E. II. Morse , led to
the almost groundless suspicion ,
At the late annual meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance union It was stated
by the treasurer that the temple Is paid for
and the union free from debt , and the fol
lowing offlcers were elected- President , Mrs.
W. II. Clommons ; vice president. Miss Lucy
Orlswold ; secretary , Mrs. L. S. Moej treas
urer , Mrs. C , II. Pcrrlgo.
OMAHA ANU LINCOLN COUIIINi : .
To 1'nll Togrtlirr In n ( 'onmiorcliilViiy for
.Mutiml AihnntiiKO.
LINCOLN , Aug. 13. ( Special Telegram to
The Ueo. ) The members of the Lincoln Com
mercial club and the board of managers of
the State Fair association met In Joint ses
sion tonight to Join their efforts In making
the state fair n success. A general discus
sion over the motion to the effect that the
club should use every effort to dispose ol
20,000 ticket * was held , and It was decided
to furnish the club that number of tickets
of special form to bear whatever words the
club should desire All members present
were earnest In their desire to have the
fair held under any circumstances , but were
very conservative In making any pledge *
that could not bo fulfilled , and the word
"guirantce" In the motion was erased and
"use every effort" substituted.
J. C Utt of the Omaha club was present
and when called upon stated that his business
there was to arrange for a meeting between
a committee of the Lincoln club and Omaha
club to confer with the railroad managers
nnd Induce them to make special rates dur
ing fair week. The popular sentiment
seemed to be that the railroads ought to do
as much for the state fair as they have done
for a couple of summer resorts. Mr. Utt
thought that the members of both clubs
ought to pull together , not only In regard
to the fair , but other business matters of
Interest to the fctate , and extended an Invita
tion to a delegation of Its members to be
present next week at the meeting of the
various commercial clubs of the west. A
committee was appointed to leave for Omaha
tomorrow morning for the purpose of con
ferring with the railroads.
VmilKANS AT ThClMIbKlt.
Aiimml ICciinlnn of Sotitlirastern Xolira.il.il
In Titll Illitnt.
CAMP WASHINGTON ; TIJCUMSGH , Neb ,
Aug. 13. ( Special Telegram to The Bee. )
The annual reunion of the southeastern Nc
braska district was formally opened In this
city today. Incoming trains all brought
large delegations , besides many arrived over
land. The quartermaster nnd assistants were
kept busy locating the delegations In their
proper tents The outlook Is flattering for a
very sucessful gathering , despite the dry
weather.
Camp Washington Is a very pleasant place ,
being a beautiful grove , well out of the dust.
No program was provided for today , ns the
entire diy was spent In getting things In
working order. Tonight n campflro was
held and Commander W. G. Swan delivered
an address of welcome , which was followed
by responses from several prominent grand
army men. Tomorrow will be Sons of Vet
erans' day ami the exercises will bo under
charge of that order. District Commander
James C. Elliott , Past Commander William
W. 13. McAuthur and others will upeak.
Several bands are on the grounds , Including
the Ladles Martial band of York. All cornet
bands that expect to contest for the $150
prize must bo on the grounds tomorrow.
Among those that will report are Pawnee
City , Humboldt , Wllber , Syracuse , Ueatrlce
and Tecumaeh.
In the way of sports tomorrow will be a
game of base ball between , the Cook Giants1
and Lincoln Swifts.
MANY lltKIUATlON COm'ANIKS.
Three III" Articles of Incorporation and
Aloru Are Coiittiinpl.itcil.
LINCOLN , Aug. 13. ( Special to The Dee )
The continued hot weather has given rlso
to the formation of several Irrigation com
panies. No less than three filed articles of
Incorporation In the ofilce of the secretary
of state today. Farmers' and Merchants' Ir
rigation and Land company of North Platte
starts out with a capital stock of $50,000.
The principal business will be to construct
a series of aqueducts and canals for the
purpose of watering the lands In and about
Lincoln county. The Farmers' Irrigation
company nnd the Fanners' and Merchants'
Irrigation company are the names of the
ether two. Their object will be to use the
water of the Platte river for this purpose by
means of canals In and about Dnwsoti county.
The capital stock Is placed at $6,000 and
$25,000 respectively.
Ituln In Hurt County.
OAKLAND , Neb , Aug. 13. ( Special to
The Ilee ) A delightful rain fell hero Satur
day and last night. This will do great good
to pastures and the millet crop and guaran
tees a part of a corn crop on some pieces ,
though most of Uurt county's corn Is past
redemption.
A. D. Peterson was tried for breaking
the village ordinance regulating the water
system Saturday. ' Ho had taken a few
bucketfuls from a public hydrant. The
Jury found him not gijllty on account of
defects tn the ordinance.
Corn Is being shipped Into Oakland to be
sold to feeders. This Is the first time such
has been the cise for years.
IMnrin County l.ilnuitnrs Moot.
PLAINVICW , Neb. , Aug. 13. ( Speclll Tel
egram to The Ilee ) The Pierce County
Teachers Institute opened In this city today
with nearly -100 on the enrollment. Prof.
John Illand and 0. K Stevenson are the
Instructors nnd are ably assisted by County
Superintendent Turner. Judga Morris will
deliver a lecture before the Institute Tuesday
evening State Superintendent Goudy will
bo present some time during the week.
hjrrni um < CltUi-iiH I leaauil.
SYRACUSn , Neb. , Aug 13. ( Special Tele
gram to The Dee. ) At the special election
hold here today to decide whether the town
will build water works or not the question
was decided In the afllrmsllve , only ten
votes being cast against It , and tonight the
town Is brilliantly Illuminated The mili
tary bind Is discoursing Its sweetest music
and everybody Is Jubilant.
Mul i slm ill ot U limit
NHPRASKA CITY , Neb. , Aug. 13. ( Spe
cial to The Doe. ) After a shut-down ot suv-
cral weeks , the starch factory resumed oper
ations this morning. Mr. Wclgand , the com
pany's chemist , proposes to make starch nut
of wheat Ho says he has a process where
by mart ) starch can bo made at less cost
from n bushel of wheat than from the same
amount of corn.
Improving tlio ( inirt llniiin ,
FALLS CITY. Neb , Aug 13 ( Special to
The Heo ) Work was l Kun this morning
on the two wings to tha court house. Con
tractor W. II. SUimucke-r will rush the work.
tieorpe R. Gr.nstead , the supervisor from
Hiimholdt. will be on the ground during the
ercctlcn of the wings to see that the county
gets everything according to contract.
.Niirlh riitttx Wniiiuii'it Mi nil I riti tnroil ,
NORTH PLATTK. Neb , Aug. 13. ( Special
Telegram to The Ilee ) This morning Mrs.
G. P. Harris , wife of a farmer living near
here , was dangerously Injured In a runaway
She was thrown over the dashboard and
under tha horses' heels. Her skull was frac
tured , but she may recover.
lluitli Cuiunil by Hunt.
JUNIATA , Neb. , Aug. 13. ( Spac'al to The
llco , ) Grandfather.Sterhens . was overcome
with heat Saturday afternoon whllo returnIng -
Ing from town and died after reaching homo.
Ha was well known and much liked by all.
He was burled yesterday
Ahltky Dculcr .lulled.
C1CNKVA. Neb. , Aug. 13. ( Special Tele
gram to The Dee ) Mirk Wheaton , charged
with selling liquor without a license , was
fined $100 and costs , and not being able to
pay , was 1-deed In Jail , where he will servo
out > > i4 fine.
WILL BE A WARM CONTEST
First District Republican Congressional
Convention Will Bo Held Tonight.
SEVERAL CANDIDATES ON THE GROUND
Judge Cliiipnmn , Church Ilnxro anil ilmlgo
Strode open Headquarter * unit i'rc-
I > . ro to Capture Drlpgntct Kf
citing Much Interest ,
NCDRASKA CITY , Aug. 13. ( Special to
The lice. ) The First district congresslona
convention will meet at the opera house In
this city at 7 o'clock tomorrow evening
Speculation Is rife as to the outcome of the
convention , but every one seems to feel sat
Isfled that there will be a pretty warm flgh
waged , and the successful party will have to
do some tall hustling. U Is utterly Impossl
bio to forecast even the first ballot with nny
degree of accuracy. Judge Chapman was
the first candidate to arrive. The Judge Is
going to make a struggle for the place , and
has lots of friends who will stay with him.
Church Howe and Judge Strode arrived
this evening , the former making his head
quarters at the Grand Pacific hotel and the
latter at the Watson. Several Nemaha am
Lancaster delegates accompanied the two
leaders and many little knots of earnest poll
tlclans were to be seen during the evening
NO INSTRUCTIONS IN (1AGI : .
Stall ) Uclogittos anil n I nil County Ticket
SclrctiMl.
BnATRICn , Aug. 13. ( Special Telegram
to The Ilee ) At the republican county con
vention today the following ticket was nom
inated State senator , Alexander Graham
representatives , J. C. llurch , J. H. Mcrrlck ,
n. H. Hinds ; county attorney , Geogre A.
Murphy.
The delegates to the state convention are :
S B. Grant , A. W. Dradt , George Emery ,
H. H. Norcross , G H. Johnson , J. 13
Weathcrwax , Harry Jackson , George Meurer ,
John Ashcnfcltcr , N. N. Bnimback , n. D
McCorkle , George Jones , W. C. Hill , Henry
Ste nmeyer , C. H. Mudge , C. II. Israel , H.
Glassoock , A. H. McNlckle , L. L. Dirrls ,
J M. Wardlow , William McMlchael , J W
Cole , H. J. Olmstead , K. K Hardln. E J
Roderick , Harry Tweedy , John Dodds , N.
Blakely. C. W. McCullough , Andrew Kerr ,
C. 1) . Rogers , R W. Lallln , A Davidson ,
Joseph Kllpatrlck. The convention refused
to give the dclegites any Instructions In
view of the fact that Gage county has two
candidates for state offices , C. G Pearse
for superintendent of public Instruction nnd
W. S. Summers for attorney geneial , both
of whom have warm supporters on the dele
gation
The congressional delegates areJ. . R Cob.
bey , J. I. Shaw , William Whymnn , Philip
Hlndernagle , 13. S Glllett , J. II. Stoln-
meyer. P. E. Hale , P. T. Levvclon , John
W. Wlllhms , Pete Nelson , W. J. nllzzard ,
John Yohf. Thad Trimmer , N. 13. Spencer ,
John Ro s l ! , C. M. Rlgg , James M. Duncan ,
I. W. Funk , A. H. Swller , J. B. M. Laughlln ,
E. L. Reed , James Schlosser , Ed Ryan , A. D.
McCandlcss , Adam M. Mullen , G. L Cole ,
Samuel Blvens , C. J. Schmidt , Orlando Gra
ham. Luther Reed , H. H. Mason.
A resolution strongly endorsing Hon. E. J.
Halner nnd Instructing the delegates to sup
port that gentleman for renomlnatlon was
adopted The delegation to the lloit conven
tion was Instructed to support Frank W.
Miles of DeWItt for the nomination for rep
resentative. The report of the committee to
select delegates to the state convention was
twice referred back" to the committee for
correction. It being found that certain pre
cincts were left without representation , while
others were given more than thejr share. In
each instance a Summers man was taken
off and a Pearse man substituted.
Sou aril bounty Itcpnullcitng.
SEWARD , Neb , Aug. 13. ( Special Tele
gram to The Bee. ) The republican conven
tion to elect delegates to the state and con
gressional conventions met in Seward today.
The delegates to the state convention are
favorable to Majors for governor. A resolu
tion was adopted Instructing the delegates
to the congressional convention for Hon. E.
J. Halner. All townships were fully repie-
sented and the convention was harmonious
and enthusiastic.
l'o ra on tlui I'opulUts.
ST. PAUL , Neb. , Aug. 13. ( Special to The
Bee ) Hon. John II. Powers opened the po
litical battle In behalf of the Independents In
Elba Friday , where he spoke to a good-sized
audience. Saturday afternoon ho spoke In
the court house hero for about two hours.
The old gentleman made a good speech ,
from an Independent standpoint , but his
audlonce was small , only about 100 people
being In attendance.
Junlati Id-pulilUuns Caucus.
JUNIATA. Neb. , Aug. 13. ( Special to The
Bee. ) The republicans of Junlata township
met In Caucus Saturday afternoon and nomi
nated n full ticket and fifteen delegates to
the county convention. A large attendance
and much Interest was manifest.
TMO
IMiicatlonal Daj nt tlio liiti-rxtnto Cliaii.
lamina \\ull Attnmlml.
SALEM , Neb. , Aug. 13. ( Special Telegram
: o The Bee ) This was education day of the
Salem Interstate Chautauqua Nothwlthstand-
ng that the mercury was at 103 and the ex
ercises were held under a canvass , nearly
2,000 people were tn attendance , so great Is
the Interest manifested. The several schools
wore organized at 9 o'clock. Ministerial In-
stltuto under the direction of Rev. John Sal-
agher , Ph. D. ; normal school work con
ducted by Prof. C. E. Powell , musical Instl-
.uto In charge of Dr. David R. Francis and
.he kindergarten under Mrs. Annie Hobbs
Woodcock. At 10 o'clock Prof. P. R. Cor-
> ett of York lectured upon the "Contrasts
of Nature. " As chairman of the executive
committee of the State Teachers' association
'rof Corbett was given n good reception.
The oratorical Intercollegiate contest for
a gold medal prize , participated In by various
students , was won by Louis Daeschner of
Nebraska. The contest for prizes culminated
his afternoon In a musical contest among
several Sunday schools and drew together a
argo number of Interested spectators ,
.lorrlll school of Kansas carried oft the prize
vhlch was a fine cabinet organ.
The women of the Woman's Christian
Temperance .union at 4 o'clock held
a bchool of methods under the
eadershlp of Mrs. Wakclln , president
of the organization In Nebraska , Presi
dent Sam W. Small conducted a Chautauqua
round table at C o'clock and outlined the
new university movement at present under
consideration , by which a collegiate educa
tion may be obtained by a system of home
reading covering a course of four years.
Tli.s | evening , after a concert by the Apollo
quartet , Dr. Small of Georgia delivered his
great lecture , "From the Barroom to the
Pulpit , " before an Immense audience , and
was enthusiastically received Governor
Northen ot Georgia and Prof Hicks of St.
LouU arrived today and will address the
Chautauqua tomorrow. The governor of Ne
braska wired tonight that h ? will be present
In tha morning and welcome the distin
guished guests and present them to the people
ple of this state.
AlutlioilUt Camp Mei-tliiK nt Norfolk.
NORFOLK , Neb. Aug. 13. ( Special to
The Doe ) Each day adds Increased Inter
est to the first annual camp meeting of the
Methodists of Norfolk district ot Nebraska ,
which opened last Thursday , i'caterday over
1,000 people assembled at the forenoon and
evening services. Chancellor Crook of the
Wesleyan university of Lincoln delivered an
excellent sermon In the forenoon. Ex-Gov
ernor Thayer was present , and at the close
of the chancellor's sermon addressed the
assembly. Ho referred to the tlmo , thirty-
four yei < H ago , when his command captured
the Pawnee Indians near Norfolk , the city
which now evidenced such civilization and
prosperity. Dr. Barker from Ocean Drove ,
N. J. , who has charge ot the- revival work ,
Is maintaining his reputation as a moat suc
cessful worker
The attendance BO far Is largely In excess
si FINAL
MEANS THAT WF HAVE again made reductions to positively close up the business by Aug. 25 , so for the next
You can buy clothing and furnishings at the cheapest prices that ever saw the light of day in Omaha
CLOSE WE MUST AND CLOSE WE WILL.
What we are trying to do is to cut down our big stock as much as possible , as the balance left will be sold
to a dealer who has agreed to take it , but whose means are such that it is necessary to reduce before he
assumes it , but we promise you that the present bargains cannot be had after August 25 , as then the
"Pli . . o Trivial - Choice of the very finest Men's 01Younj ? Tnko your pick fiom milts which hnve sold herutuforuut
J.JJ.G J : llldl Men's Suits the whole of the ' stock
MI bit' $1800 $22 5O 9525 OO 2800
8 ° ! C.E Men's Suits.
An elegant line of all wool casslmcre suits.
In light shades , sizes 34 to 42 , which we
close at $3.00.
A line of heavy homo spun cheviots , also
light shades , at $4.25.
A lot ot dark casslmcres and worsted ,
straight cut sacks , at JC CO.
A lot of assorted clay worsted suits , In
sacks as well as cutaways , bound or stitched
edges , closing at $7.50.
A line of black and blue tricots , heavy
weights , the best cloth manufactured and as
nicely trimmed and tailored as any merchant
tailor can produce , closing out at $12 GO.
A fine line of mlnester's suits , high cut
coats as well as Prince Alberts , In black ,
tan and gray , closing at $1C 00
These are a few of our leaders In men's.
Sco the rest at the store.
Mid Summer Coats.
Alpaca coats and vests , drap d'etes , long
and shortcuts , extra sizes short and stout
makes , In all imaginable shades , stripes and
plaids , at Just half last week's closing out
prices.
This news too good to bo true ? Not a bit
of It ? There's nothing-strange about It. We
arc closing out and the only way to do It is
to name prices which will conform to your
pockets and the hard tlnfes. But If the fore
going Is good news , ' what Is the following ? i
Mp.il Orders must be accompanied with the cash during this sale. Money refunded if the goods are not satisfactory.
THE
Columbia Clothing Co. , 13th and Farnam Sts.
I
of the hopes and expectations of the man
agement. The meetings will close next Sun
day evening. In the forenoon ot next Sun
day Dr. J. B. Maxfleld will preach. The
showers of the last tfc\v days placed the
roads and grounds In splendid condition.
California Mini Commlta Sulildo.
KCAHNEY , Neb , Aug. 13. ( Special Tele
gram to The Bee. ) B. C. Chuso of Califor
nia committed suicide at the Windsor hotel
this ev pnlng at C o'clock by cutting his
throat from ear to ear vvtlh a four-Inch
sheath knife. The town In California from
which he came cannot bo learned , and no
cause can be assigned for the act. He came
hero ten da > s ago and since then has been
loooklng around for some property which
he could buy for ranch purposes. He was
apparently In good circumstances , was L8
years old and has never acted In any way
suspicious or deranged. Last Saturday a
young woman came from the west whom
ho registered as his wife , and she was down
town when -ho committed the act. At 11
o'clock tonight the coroner's jury Is still
taking testimony behind closed doors.
Colic Promptly Cured.
A few days ago when I had an attack of
cello In the bowels , I took a dose of Cham
berlain's Colic , Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy , and within ten minutes all ot my
cello pains hud disappeared. I am highly
pleased with the remedy and take pleasure
In recommending It. Z. Hearse. Chatham ,
Mass. 25 and CO cent bottles for sale by
druggists.
AUVIDKM' J.V AM.V.S.Ii.
riutnhcr Morris Killed unit Ills Sinter Din-
KcrotiHly Hurt.
NARKA , Kan. , Aug. 13. ( Special to The
Bee. ) A filghtful accident , resulting In cno
death already , with the chances largely In
favor of another , occurred hero yesterday
evening. While driving home from town
with his sister and another young lady ,
Fletcher Morris drove around a team driven
by Homer Hicks. A few minutes later ,
when they had nearly reached home , young
Hicks attempted to repass them. Wuen op
posite the readv , ay leading to their residence
the horse driven by Morris turned suddenly
and the occupants were thrown out of the
buggy upon the ground. Hicks' tc.un , Im
mediately behind them , could not be stopped ,
and ran over them , trampling them in a
frightful manner. The wagon also passed
over them , Tlio Injuries were so severe
that young Mcrris died this morning , and
t Is the u plit his sister cannot survive the
lay. Tha second young lady had a shoulder
dislocated and was badly bruised , but will
survive. { licks has been arrested and will
mvo his preliminary trial thU afternoon.
Oregon Kidney Tea cures nervous head
aches. Trial size , 25 cents. All druggists.
11 IM TK 7J.V 4 > A A ; O .VA.
Vt-UmiiiH of tlui I.uto AV'ur Itmiicinliorml by
thn Griioritl ( linrrnmimt.
WASHINGTON. AaiR 13. ( Special to The
Bee. ) Pensions granted , Issue of August 2 ,
vere : Nebraska C rlgmal Abraham Pel-
lain ( deceased ) , Onmlia , Douglas. Reissue
lenjiimln F Hyde , FalrQcld , Cloy ; Clara A
lubel , Omaha , DouglaH ,
Iowa Original Jacob Miller , Hampton ,
? ranklln , George < W Mondenhall , Now
Sharon , Mahaska ; Hiram Booth , Monona ,
3Iuton. Supplemental William J. lilies ,
loone. Boone , Heiiryvp , HydocU , Hldon ,
iVapello. Incrcusc-3-Mcliael | Lynch , Des
ilolnes , Polk Uelsmier-Hudson C. Adams
deceased ) , Troy Mllls/il.mn , George H , Slm-
nons , Luther , lloone. Mexican war sur
vivors Increase ZachnVlah J. Vontrots ,
loonesboro , Boone. ' " r
South Dakota Original Abraham B
iwaln , Arlington , 'Kmgabury. Reissue
Samuel A. Wheeler , Mlnnesela , Buttc.
Colorado Original Reuben Durham , Sa-
Ida , Chaffoe. Reissue Theodore Pllloud ,
. .ainur. Prow era.
Oregon Kidney Tea cures all kidney
' .ublOH. Trll elzo , 25 cents , All druggists.
HAS .1 t'miuiftn vn.i ! > iii.
Flotcliur llohliliiR Slny Vet ltuoi r ( from
the Kffrctn of tlin Mill.
PLATTSMOUTH , Aug. 13. ( Special Tele
gram to The Bee ) rietcher Robblna' con
dition at noon today was not as favorable
us It was ut C o'clock this morning. During
ho night ho continued to Improve , good
strong pulse , respiration normal and
eating quietly moat of the time. De-
ween C und 7 tula morning he suffered with
vomiting. Slnco that time he has been
restless and somewhat delirious. The
doctors do not consider bis cuao hopeless ,
MORE RECORD BREAKERS.
SiOIon ! Children's Suits.
Nice line of children suits In three styles ,
at 7Cc ages 4 to 14 ,
An elegant lot of cheviot suits , ages 4 to
14 , at J1.15
A line of dark and fancy casslmcro suits ,
ages 4 to 14 , at J2 00.
A few mancy worsted suits , ages 4 to 14 ,
at $2 CO.
All the best grades ot black and fancy
2-plecc suits , at $3 00 and $3.25.
Wo have some broken sizes In assorted
knee- pants , at lOc a pair , at l0c ! , " 5c and COc
Furnishing Goods.
We carry the most complete and finest
line ot men's furnishings , the most popular
makes In this city , which have a icputatlon
for perfection Wilson Bros' goods for In
stance In all lines.
A full line ot whit * hlrts. negligee shirts ,
their underwear , their suspenders , their
scarfs , their hosiery , at prices less than wo
paid for them ourselves.
A full size working shirt , made In Omaha
enough cloth In it for twice the money we
ask for It , our price 25c a shirt.
Umbrellas.
In silk and alpaca , tn all styles and sizes ,
at any price to close.
ARE AFTER BICYCLE THIEVES
S'.ealiug cf Wheels Has Bee mo a System
with Enormous Profits ,
MANY MACHINES STOLEN FROM OMAHA
Headquarters of tiio Now liunlncss Discov
ered to Ho In Chicago 1'ollco Chiefs
Agkml to C'o-Uporato 111 Catch
ing the tlunff.
The advent of the "silent steeds" com
monly called bicycles and their general use
has almost supplanted the use of the saddle
horse for pleasure purposes , but at the same
time this fad seems to have opened up a
new nnd profitable field to sneak thieves.
A good wheel Is worth all the way from
$50 to $175 and can be easily disposed of at
any of the second hand stores It Is an'
easy matter for a sneak thief to make
away with a blc > cle that has been care
lessly luft standing In front ot some build
ing whllo the owner has business in some
upper btory for several minutes. All sorts
ot precautions ha\o been taken to prevent
the stealing of wheels and ample rewards
stimulate detectives to cndea\or to capture
the thief. But the thloves seem to bo an
up-to-date class and they have been making
btrrels of money by stealing bikes In ono
part of the country and shipping them to
another part , where the Identifying marks
are destroyed and the wheels sold at second
hand for remunerative prices.
During the present summer and spring
more than 100 wheels hava been stolen from
On aim and Council Bluffs , and \ory few of
them have been recovered. Not long ago a
thief was traced to Pacific Junction by the
officers and there It was ascertained that
this man had sent a dozen or more wheels
to a certain address In Chicago by express ,
but there all trace ot the bicycles was lost.
When this thief was arrested ho made a
desperate light for liberty and would have
escaped the olllcers only for the assistance
of the station agent. Some important facts
vvero discovered by this arrest nnd the de
tails were at once furnished the Chicago
police department and an Investigation begun
which has resulted In the unearthing of a
"bicycle fence" or repository for stolen
whceK and the exposure of a. scheme foi
tliu wholesale stealing of wheels all ever
tlio country by an organized gang of thloves.
The Chicago police department has notified
Chief Seavey and the other chiefs of largo
cities of the discovery and now numerous
detectives are looking for the secret agents
of this gang , whosa headquarters are alleged
to bo In Chicago. *
EXTENT OF TUB OPERATIONS.
Superintendent Drcnnan of the Chicago po
lice department detailed sonic of his best
officers on the case , and they succeeded In
discovering an alleged bicycle store , which
they claim Is nothing more nor less than a
big store house-for stolen wheels , and many
of them Imvo been Identified through descrip
tions sent to the chief. The time has not
jot arrived { or making the arrests , according
to Chief Ilrennan , but they Imvo the place
tinder constant espionage and hope to round
up the whole gang this week. The detectives
allege that the plan of operations nt this
gang ls an extensive one , and such cities
us New York , Chicago , Cleveland , Plttsburg
and Iluffalo are distributing points , whllo
Omaha , St Louis , Kansas City , Denver , St.
Paul , Minneapolis , Des Molncs , and hundreds
of smaller places are the contributing paints ,
that Is , the bikes are xtolon In these cities
and shlpp'd to the distributing points
According to Jhe reports made by the de
tectives to Superintendent Ilrennan , the Chicago
cage house has a number of secret agents , on
wham It depends for Its supply of machines
The firm deals extensively In wheels of all
grades and make , and both now and second
hand machines are on hand In plenty anil
are offered at prices far below those fixed
by legitimate dealers. The firm has been In
business for several months , and , although
carrying a largo stock , besides having a well
filled warehouse , It has been ascertained
that they have never bought a wheel from
any manufacturer or wholesale dealer. A
tow old machines have been bought occa
sionally , but this practice Is alleged to bo
only a blind to the public to cover up the
real character ot the establishment The
police are confident that the main stock Is
obtained through secret agents , who mingle
with thieves and then pay thorn to steal
Hats and Gloves.
Wo will give an elegant black or brown
Derby hat , all the latest shapes , all sizes ,
at 75c each.
Wo carry all classes of felt hats , as well
as crushes , Stetson makes and other first-
class brandWo must sell them and If
prices are any Inducement , vvo will come
pretty near doing It. v
Hlegant dress , kid or driving gloves , down
to the cheapest mitt or working gloves , ut
one-half of the regular retail price.
Men's Odd Pants.
A few fancy tweed pants closing out at
$1 00 a pair.
All wool casslmcro pants taken from suits
that costs as high as $8 and $10 , light shades
will bo closed at $1.50 a pair.
A line of the old stjle Harrison casslmcro
pants , every thread and fibre wool , at $200
An all worsted pair of pants that are
hummers , closing at 2 50 a pair.
Trunks and Valises.
If you Intend to go away or stay at homo
It will pay jou to see our line of trunks and
valises and get prices , as wo have a large
stock , and all the modern styles In hand
bags and telescopes , at one-half the plrcc
trunk stores ask.
the machines , which are taken , or shipped
to this place , and the numbers and other
Identifying marks removed , so that the owner
or manufacturer Is unable to Identify the
property , even If he should see It again.
Parts of the machines are Interchanged , now
tires substituted , and the wheels are tn
some Instances made over , so that they
pros nt an entirely different appearance , and
are then placed on the market for sale at a
very cheap price.
Since this suspected firm has been doing
business their stock has accumulated faster
than It could b ; disposed of , which fact Is
alleged to be duo to the enlargement of their
scope of territory and the extension of the
conspiracy. Superintendent Brcnnan has sent
circulars to the chiefs of police of all the
cities In the country , asking theli cooperation
tion In breaking up this well organized gang
of thieves , and to completely expose the
gigantic conspiracy.
As a general thing , the chief states , only
the most expensive machines arc stolen , so
that the profits must be large for tha lead
ers of this gang. ,
With a steady Increase In Its production
for the past 40 years. Cook's Cxtra Dry
Imperial Champagne now takes the lead.
Jl.llffS Iff TllltKK STA1K1.
Nobruikii , South Diikutn nnil lawn VUltod
by Miomirn.
SCHUYLnR. Neb , Aug. 13. ( Special to
The Bee. ) Norain had fallen In south
ern Colfax county since the 3d day of July
until last night , -when there was a fall that
wet the earth to a depth of an Inch and a
half. It was but little , yet vegetation looked
much revived this morning. All morning
there was frequent light showers. Grass In
pastures and wherever found has been so
dry for many days that It would burn easily ,
and many Incipient blazes have resulted from
the carelessness of parties dropping burning
matches or cigar stumps , and from children
playing with matches. Three times fire was
discovered In the dead grass In the court
house lawn , the third time It having very
nearly reached the buildings. Corn was so
badly In need of rain that the little that
hits fallen will not do It much good , nor has
there been enough to revive the pastures , as
nothing will do for them short of a rain that
will start the grass from thn roots.
TEKAMAH. Neb , Aug. 13 ( Special to
The Bee ) The second rain slnco the long
drouth fell lust night. It was over half an
Inch , lasting about au hour. It will mater
ially help out the late corn , of which there
Is considerable In the county , giving at least
a fourth of a crop. Tekamah'H local "rain
maker , " Postmaster Bardwell , attributes the
shower to his little machine , according to
the Jewell theory , which has been In opera
tion about fifteen days here.
FOUT CALHOUN. Neb. , Aug. 13 ( Special
to The Bee. ) Sunday morning this vicinity
was favored with quite a heavy shower , lastIng -
Ing about an hour , and again during the
day showers passed northeast and west of
the town , cooling the atmosphere and causing
all nature to rejoice Though coming rather
late. It will do un Immense amount of good.
1H3S MOINKS , Aug 13. The heaviest rain
for three months began last night , continuing
until 9 o'clock this morning Indications
nro for no more rain 'Ihe rain wax accom
panied by vivid lightning and heavy thunder.
Several bulldlngx were stiuck
MAUSIIAL.LTOWN. la , Aug 13 The
drouth In this region Is now effectually
broken It rained from 3 to 8 a m , and an
other steady downpour set In nt noon This
will start pastures booming and Insures an
abundance of late fall feed for stock.
TOUT DOOni : . la. , Aug. 13 ( Special Telegram -
gram to The Ileo ) The drouth has been
completely broken here by ruins Friday
night , last night and today.
YANKTON. S D. . Aug 13 ( Special Tele
gram to The Bee ) Ilaln to the depth of
an Inch fell In all parts of thU section of
Soutl ) Dakota last night. It will do late
corn a great deal of oed and Improve hay
and pasture to a great extent. Uarly corn
Is now be I im cut and stacked In stalks for
winter fodder and farmers are preparing1 to
feed hogs and cattle on wheat. Threshing Is
In procrcsn and the yield of oats will aver
age sixteen bushels per acre. Wheat yields
about six buuliels of fair quality and It Is
the poorest year for crops since 18CO ,
'
Suit * Initltiitml ,
The Ilawkeyo Commission compiny Is
again the defendant In a suit In the district
court. Charles Coffman wants to recover
$3,800 , which ho claims was advanced to
the company whllo It was In business
Henry Tar ret t ban sued Alvln 0 Smith
ot a ! to foreclose a mortgage- u couple of
lots In Orchard HIM , given to secure a note
for $1,000. $
Boys' Suits.
Do ) s' suits , 14 to IS jears , In cheviot , dark
mixed , 3 pieces , nt $1 7C
A line of casslmoro suits , same ages , In
light effects , closing at $ J 7G.
Good heavy weight woolen suits at $3.00.
Fancy black worsteds , same ages and sites
at $4.25.
If you or your children will need any
clothing for six months to come , this la
an opportunity to make a pa > lng Investment.
Overcoats.
Wo have 800 heavy and medium wclglu
overcoats , all styles , dark effects , ranging
In price from 400 to $ JO 00. They will bear
Investigation Of course > ou don't want ono
now , but we're closing out , and overcoats
will go cheaper than nn > thing else , bccauso
they are harder to sell at this tlmo of the
jcar You can sive the price of an overcoat
by bulng ono now.
There Is no hocus-pocus dodge about these
wonderful bargains. The goods are hero ex
actly at prices named , exactly at prices de
scribed. Take our advice , como at your ear
liest convenience the sooner the better !
Bargains such as wo have named will go
like wildfire ! When gone they cannot bo du
plicated
The
Chocolat = Menier.
His reasons arfc :
Tea and Coffee create nervousness with
a people too nervous already ;
Bitter Chocolates are not lit to make a cup
of chocohte ; cheap ( sweet ) chocolates are
impure , hence injurious ;
COCOA is no more like CHOCOLATE
than Skimmed Milk is like Cream.
CIiocolat-Menier is an eaquisite Vanilla
Chocolate , as nourishing as meat , as low
priced as other beverages , and far superior.
Ask for yellow wrapper. Your grocer lias it
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NO DETENTION FROM BUSINESS ,
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For tale by til drujjgsliti. Omaha.