IIJ3 OMAHA DAILY 1112131 RATI'IHIAY. At'CH'ST 2O. 1S ! S. LAST DAYS X THE GREATEST DROP IN PRICES EVER KNOWN of our B TTJRA ' of our S7.5O EXTRA Sacrifice Sale . Boys'Suits S2.5O S-PJBC/AZ , Your choice of the lineal and high SPECIAL , Sacrifice Sale JO of est grade of ' ' FANCY TRIMMED Boys' Knee Pant Suits of Men's and Boys' $2.00 VESTEE SUITS Men's and ' $1,25 Boys' in the house , J5 to 15 , for little fellows , , fancy trimmed ages years absolutely nivy : blue coat pants CLOTHING mid vest solutely no restriction go at $2.50 suit , CLOTHING it The Greatest /SUITS $3 Pants Creates Values m/ SUITS $4 $ Pan ts Values evt SUITS Spring or Summer Suit i ± $5 $ Pants Your choice of all the Your choice of Choice of Fail all the pants in the and $7 so Winter Suits MEN'S ' house , worth up I and Q Suits Worth $15 , $18 , S20 , $22 , to § 5. Fancy SIO S12 Take Worsteds , SUITS Cheviots , Guaranteed free from shod in the best styles dy made by one of the best shown this sea Cassimeres clothing manufacturers in son i 11 Cassi- meres , cheviots , all new nobby Chicago excellent selection etc. , all thoroughly and effects some fall weights in this lot oughly well styles also made , cut and fects in plaids , trimmed , your checks , stripes Your Choice pick for go at Your choice of any Your choice Boys' ' SI Knee Pants O O of any of our 25c Knee in the house Pants f or. . TODAY THE 16th and Douglas TODAY THE HAT SALE Omaha. HAT SALE JiliBRNDEISiSOIS You've been wishing for. We promised you. PROPRIETORS. BARGAIN OFFERINGS IN MEN'S AND BO * HATS AND CAPS , THAT MEAN MONEY IN YOUR POCKETS. Men ' s bicycle . . We place ou sale a manufacturer's entire sample line of hats , consisting of Fedoras , Pasha , stig and staple shapes , colors black , brown , tan , ot Boy' and t fl nutria. We divide them in three gigantic lots and offer them at prices never before heard of in the history of the hat trade. Military Caps , Oufing caps , 100 Dozen Men's 50 dozen extra fine grade French 50 dozen men's stiff an worth up to 50c , fELT HATS , in Fedora , Pasha , unusual FEDORAS and STIFF HATS Derby or Fedora Hats go at each , Railroad , Tourist and stilt Derby bargain for The latest and colors , Strictly hand made styles , embracing all the leading styles I5C-25C Guaranteed pure felt shades and colors , usually sold at $2 , made from imported fur felt lin 25C Your .unlimited . choice for. . . . , . . , CtO Vw. L f\O U , dim nnd ' vu 3' } oiiilro your unlimited ilnd'fttr onlv choice of the ed and unlined , your choice at , POYNTER BEGS FOR HARMONY Fusion Candidate in Consultation with tbo Omaha Gang Leaders. SEEKS TO STEM THE TIDE OF RFVOLT I'leniln ivlth the Deniocrnln to Accede to the DcnilindM of the PopullHtH and Free Mlvcr Ilepnlilleiiiic for Local IlccoKiiltlon. Candidate Poynter was yesterday In conference with Robert E. Leo Hcrdman , Walter Moles nnd Charlie Fanning and other gang leaders of the local democratic ma chine on the outlook for the campaign lu Douglas county. The threatenM split of the fusion forces over the nomination of the legislative ticket was the particular situa tion which received the moat attention. Mr. Poyntei Is seeking to Impress the democratic machine with the fact that the re-election of Senator Allen next winter U not the only object ot this campaign. He thinks the success of the state ticket Is of some con sequence. Mr. Poynter Is said to haw * told his con ferees that while they might think It pos sible to elect a straight democratic legis lative tlrket in this county on an endorse ; ment of Senator Allen's candidacy for re election , the fight such a course by the democrats would surely provoke on the part of the populists and silver republicans , might result disastrously to the state ticket. HA urged them to make more concessions to the other factious of the fusion agreement In the way of places on the legislative ticket , and to sacrifice democracy to harmony again. It Is understood that the gang leaders told Mr. Poynter It was going to bo next to Impossible to prevent the democratic county convention from nominating none but democrats for the local offices , that the rank and file are disgusted with the manner In which the state convention had given up everything to the populists , and are on the verge of stampeding. To at tempt to forestall such action , they said , will be to court a possible reorganization of the party , with the result that will be disastrous to the Hcrdman gung by putting new men In charge , who inlsht do more Injury to the fusion state ticket than the mere nomination of a straight legislative ticket could do. Mr. Poyntcr Is said to have then urged them to try and prevent the democratic county committee from discussing the tub- Ject or making any recommendation thereon , nnd this was promised with the understanding - standing that the time between now nnd the county convention shall be occupied In trying to tone down tbo rebellious element In * the democratic party , To assist In this mission It Is reported that the most ag gressive leaders In the element demanding au Independent ticket art * to bo proposed us candidates for the legislature , subject to fusion endorsement , with the belief that It will cool their ardor until the danger point Is passed , when the machine can then take bold and nominate the men It tt has slated for the respective positions. POI'l'I.ISTSOT ' CIOHTA1X SOW. Suinihed Machine Serum to He lit Very Fair Working Order. Suspicion seems to bo rife In the populist party , A feeling U Growing that while tha people knocked out the machine at the state convention , the latter has ncaln se cured control and In as powerful as before. Ono of I ho original populists In the state , who was especially Jubilant the day after the concation because he believed the ma- ; hlno had been demolished , Is not so happy today. He eays : "It appears to mo now that all the good work accomplished by the people In the state convention has been ost. The signs are growing every day that the element which the members of the party generally looked on with distrust Is again manipulating the campaign. I was a Poyn- ter man , and want to see him elected , and shall vote for him ; but when he says , as no Is reported to have said to the Jackson- Ian club last week , that he has no strings attached to him , and that he can go Into office untrammeled by pledges , I doubt the accuracy of the statement. Look at the organization of the state committee. Gaffln has been elected chair man , and everybody who knows him knows that he is not possessed of the slightest managerial ability. Ho wanted to be nom inated for governor four years ago and was defeated ; he then wanted to bo Governor Holcomb's private secretory , und failed In that ; he was appointed umpire In the notorious penitentiary appraisement deal , and Instead of standing against the report and making a great political stroke for the benefit of his party , allowed him self , through some Influence , to sign the report , when as umpire such action was not called for , and It was only obtained to glvo color to the claim for honesty In the transaction. He then sought to bo nominated for county treasurer In Soun ders county last year , and was turned down. This year he again tried hrs hand at Gov ernor , and was agafn defeated. Yet with such a record he Is made chairman of the state committee. "What does It mean ? It means that he will bo the figurehead. All connection he will have with the campaign will be to sign his name to letters and documents. "Who will be the managers ? Secretary C. II. Plrtle of Washington and Oil Inspector specter Edmlsten. Plrtle was Gaffln's sec retary when he was speaker the first time , and they are close friends. His connec tion with the committee can therefore be publicly explained on that score. Plrtle Is now holding a good position nt Washing ton through Senator Allen's Influence. Ed mlsten , It Is openly known , Is no friend of Poynter's. The state committee Is to bo run In the Interest scely of Senator Allen's re-election , and Poynter will bo forced to take care of himself unless he bows to the machine. I cannot see how he Is going to avoid It , but as I have said , the victory which the people gained at the con vention Is to be turned Into defeat unless Mr. Poynter holds himself aloof from tha machine which la endangering his election. Chairman .Schneider In Omaha. Hon. n. B. Schneider of Fremont , Neb. , chairman of the republican state committee , Is In the city on his way from Lincoln. Ho says he will not announce the members tf the executive and other committees until September 1 , when the state committee will hold a meeting. Mr. Schneider \\lll soon go to Colorado for a week's rest , and will then > return to Nebraska to put all his energy Into ' the campaign. The secretary of the state commlteo Is already at work , and the plans for the republican campaign are rapidly as suming shape. A TUX AS wo.tuuit. . Iliill'n ( Ireat IJUcovcry. One small bottle of Hall's Great Discovery cures nil Kidney and Bladder troubles , re moves gravel , cures Dlabetls , seminal emis sion , v > eak and lame backs , rheumatism and all Irregularities of the ktdne > 8 and bladder la.both meu and women. Regulates bladder troubles in children. H not sold by your druggist will bo sent by mall on receipt of One small bottle la two months' treat ment and will cure any case above men * tioncd. Dll. E.V. . HALL. Sole Manufacturer P. 0. Box 215. Waco , Texas. For ealn by ICuhn & Co. , JBth and Doug las Us. , Omaha. See Texas testimonials. POLICE FUND SRUNNNG ! LOW In tile AVny of Retrench ment It NcucNmtry to Aiolil a Certain Deilelt. From the present outlook the police fund will be very near the zero mark by the ar rival of the month of December and It Is considered verv likely by city officials that a nortlcn of the force will have to be laid off or salaries will have to bo cut during that month at least to keep within the ap propriation. The city co/.ncll and the mayor have tacitly established a rule not to transfer money from one fund to another. They have held pretty strictly to this rule and propose ) to do so In the future , according to the statement made by several of the ofllclnls. Under the circumstances therefore a deficit stares the lire and police commissioners In the fnco if they keep up the present force , and they will be compelled to trim their expenses to suit their fund. The flre fund is In much better shape , but there Is a possibility also that some prun ing will have to be dona here. When the money set aside for the maintenance of the fire department was fixed It waa agreed that out of It the board should purchase gome additional apparatus needed , among other thlncs a couple of hose wagons and a hook and ladder truck. There Is a pros pect that the purchases can bo made with out cutting down the force. The attention of the board was called to this condition of the flro fund in a resolu tion that was passed at the last council meeting. This resolution will probably he- cclvc prompt notice and will result In some transaction whereby the apparatus will be secured. Mortality StiitlMtlen. The following berths and deaths were re ported to the health commissioner during the twenty-four hours ending nt noon yes terday : Births M. Vandercrcek , 2722 Farnam street , girl ; T. L. Whoaton. 3C22 Dodge street , girl ; Frederick WIglngton , 221 North Thirteenth street , girl ; Robert L. Young , 110 North Thirty-first avenue , boy. Deaths Jacob R. Netter , 2330 Mapla street , 1 year ; S. E. May Bailey , Denspn , 30 jcars ; Baby Flynn , 921 Pacific street , 12 days ; Cecelia Wennonghoff , 13S9 South Elghteeenth street , 3 months. TO OUTLINE CHANGES IN LAWS County CoiiiinlmiloiierN and Supervln- OI-N * AKNodntloii to Meet In Omaha In September. A meeting of the County Commissioners and Supervisors' association of the state at the court house September 7 has been Culled by President Fred Beckraan of Lincoln. The gathering will have a two-fold object. It will be devoted to taking up and considering | certain matters of legislation for the next session of the legislature and at the same i time give visiting commissioners and su pervisors an opportunity to see the. expo sition. Perhaps the most Important matter of legislation Is what is known as house bill 217 , accepted by the county commissioners of tbo state two years ago and presented to the last legislature. Its object U to glvo authority to tbo county boards to revise assessment lists without watting for com plaints to bo made. As the law now stands , an erroneous assessment cannot bo corrected by the county board until a complaint brings the matter before It. The legislative committee , of which Com missioners Klerstead , Qjtrom and Jloctor are members , will hold a preliminary meet ing Thursday. They will also work upon n bill for the remodeling of as much of the revenue law as pertains to the fees collected by county officials , with a view of making them more uniform and equable. The last meeting of the association , which was held at Grand Island In Descmbcr last , brought about 100 of the county commissioners and supervisors together. This legislative com mittee was then appointed. STATE STAMP COLLECTORS \clirnnkn Philatelic Society Hold * I < Seventh Annual SfMiilon at lliuiNfoin Pnrk. The seventh annual convention of the Nebraska Philatelic society was held In Omaha yesterday at Hanscom park and was attended by moro than fifty persons who are Interested in stamps and stamp col lecting. The Nebraska society Is the larg est of Its kind In the world and ever since Its founding has attracted much attention , This society has a fine collection of stamps , the property of amateurs Installed at the exposition and come particularly Into prom inence since the issuing of , the transmls- slbslppl stamps , which are the delight of stamp collectors the world over and are the recipients of much praise. The chief meeting of the soslety was held yesterday afternoon In Hauscom park end It was somewhat in the nature of an outIng - Ing together with business. The following officers were elected : F. Rothcry , Omaha , president ; F. Swanson , Aurora , vice presi dent ; L. Brodstone , Superior , secretary- treasurer ; R. Newman , Wymore , exchange superintendent : S. Hughes , Howe , auction manager ; J. Kennedy , Hastings , purchas ing agent ; W. Gates , Omaha , librarian ; H. A. Chcny , Crelghton , attorney ; E. W. Fltt , Plattsmouth , counterfeit detector ; W. F. Hendrlcks , S. Moraton , H. Hedwall , Omaha , trustees. A sale of stamps was also conducted by H. Bcardsley of St. Joseph. Many valua ble stamps were disposed of , the most Im portant one being a Brattleboro stamp , which brought several hundred dollars. VICIOUS NEGRO WITH A GUN Had Illood Ahout to Ilrenk Out Over lniro\oUed ! Kllllnur of nil Indiana Soldier. NEWPORT NEWS. Va. , Aug. 19. Private Alonzo Andrews of Company I , ICOth Indi ana regiment , was shot and killed by Sam Hall , a colored saloon keeper , In Blood- field , a negro settlement In the county , this afternoon. Then Private Jacob Altmlre of the same company was wounded In the left foot by the same negro. The shooting seems to have been unprovoked. Hall was In a buggy when the shooting occurred and his horse w s In a gallop. He rose up and fired out of the back of the vehicle , The negio was arrested. Bloodfield is under martial law tonight and a provost guard patrols the city. A skirmish line waa thrown out at Camp Grant tonight to keep the company of which Andrews was a mem ber from breaking out to avenge the murder of their comrade. Confidence .Man In Jail. Leland Cullen was arrested , charged with attempting to work a confidence game on H , Russell , a stockman , whom ho had picked up on Sixteenth street. Russell had con siderable money In his possession- which the police allege Cnlltn was trying to get. Ho had Introduced himself : o the s'ock- inan as a prominent railroad man. Cullen has a suspended vagrancy sentence of thirty days banging over his head. Hall IliiliiH Tolincco Crop. LANCASTER , Pa. , Aug , 19. A ecrles of terrific electrical utonim accompanied by high wind and heavy rain passed over this county lat night , doing great damage , Hall In rorno sections cut and riddled the toLacco , most of which was almost ready to cut , ruining the crop. Several barns wcry struck by lightning and burned. \ TROUBLE OVER CURRENCY Spanish Money at a Discount in the City of Santiago , SMALL SUPPLY OF AMERICAN COINS Authorities Take a Ilnnd to Stop Ijx- tortlou In Exchangee nnd In the MelllliK Price of Food Product * . SANTIAGO DE CUBA , Aug. 11. ( Corre spondence of the Associated Press. ) The past week In Santiago de Cuba has seen the furtherance of reforms and Improvements already under way. Now complications ha\e arisen which we are called upon to settle. There has been a slow and steady increase In the death rate. The question of Spanish and American money and their respective values continues to agitate the town and this will probably last until little of the Spanish money re mains. Notwithstanding General Wood's an nouncement that Spanish gold would be de prived of Its Cuban Increase of 6 per cent on Its face value and that silver was nt 50 per cent discount , many have persisted In con sidering the centen , 25 francs , as worth $2.30. as formerly and at no money changer's could one get $ lu In s'lvcr for $3 In gold. Nine dollars In silver was offered and this only on small amounts. There has been a meeting of merchants of Als place with the object of discussing this matter of values with General Wood and the question of Its legality was raised , further assurances that the measure applied to all transactions being asked for. The question of legality , how ever , was not discussed , as the merchants were assured that the ruling applied to all transactions , so that the meeting was rather abruptly terminated. It Is being recognized that American money will be the money of the future in Cuba. Workmen are publicly advised to In sist upon their wages being paid lu United States currency. But until the financial situation is cleared up by the disappearance of Spanish coin and the entrance In n suffi cient quantity of American coin , abuses In the way of exchange will probably continue. Already small change Is becoming scarce. One cannot exchange gold for Spanish sli ver ; nnd there Is so little American silver that small sales'are hard to consummate and the poor are always imposed upon by the money lenders. Attempt to Keep Up 1'rlcea , One abuse that has been rectified was the exorbitant prices asked for food U per pound for meat , $3 for a bag of charcoal that once sold for 80 cents and a genera ! con tinuation of blockade prices long after their Justification had been removed. This mat ter the palace has ably taken In band and after careful consideration and a discussion of the subject with leading wholesalers and retailers , a tariff In gold money on provi sions has been arranged. Retailers have been Informed that Infringements of this tariff will be severely punished und the com munity at large Is required to report any overcharge. The prices given out are a great reduction , but In the new arrangement there Is ample opportunity for good profits , even to 50 per cent In some instances. Thus the retailer has no right to complain. At L some future day when the commercial I situation of Santiago Is Improved a further reduction will probably be made. ICxplonlon In Powder Mill. NEW YORK. Aug , 13. There was an ex plosion today at , the works of the American Forclt Powder Manufacturing company , Kcnvllle , N. J. Three men were Injured , but none very seriously , and the financial Iocs vr * email. DROWNED BY A CLOUDBURST Five Children Lone Their Live * anil Their Slather HUH a .Nar row E cnpe. PITTSBURG , Aug. 19. A cloudburst up Sawmill run this morning caused a tidal wave In that stream , endangering the lives of a dozen persons. Five children are miss ing , and are supposed to have been drowned. They are : IRENE LOFTUS. REGIS LOFTUS. GENIVE SHAUGHNESSY. MARGARET SHAUGHNESSY. NELLIE SAULS. The water In the run began to rise this morning , and at 9 o'clock a great volume ot water came down. The missing children , together with some older persons , were standing on the i.orch of a tenement house In Violet alley , In the rear of Main street , near West Carson. This porch overhung the run. When the great wave , twenty feet high , came down , the porch was carried away and the people \\cnt with It. Mra. John Loftus , mother of the two chil dren first named , and two men , were the adults In danger. The woman mode a heroic effort 'o save the children , but to no purpose. Near the mouth of the run the sand dredge Plttsburg wan moored , and when the men In It saw the wreckage coming down the stream , and the people struggling for life , they stopped all else and went to the rescue. The men and the woman were carried out Into the Ohio river , but were saved by the sand diggers. The woman had excited the admiration of all who saw the catastrophe by her efforts. She was almost overwhelmed a number of times , but each time fought off the debris and came to the surface. The great body of water did much damage. A sand bar , fifteen feet high , at tbo foot of the run , was washed away. Parties of men are searching for the bodies of the children. There was a heavy and continuous downpour ot rain throughout western Pennsylvania from midnight until S o'clock this morning , and considerable damage was done by washouts and the over flowing of small streams , but as far us known there were no other casualties. Move to Alinllnh Cunul Toll * . CHICAGO. Aug. 19. The Evening Poet today - day says The Chicago Board of Trade will bo asked bv marine men to take action for the removal of tolls at the Wclland canal. The International convention to settle dis puted polnta between , the United States nnd Canada will begin Its sessions at Quebec August 23 , and It Is proposed to hnve a strong petition from the Chicago Board of Trade and other commercial Interests before the convention. It Is urgrd the removal cf the canal tolls will result In greatly In creasing -tlio business from the west to Mon treal for export and that the Canadians will gain In thn Increased traffics much more than they will lose by the abolishment of the tolls , which amount to 2',4 cents per bushel. The change would be of greet ad > antago to the smaller class of vessels , both American and Canadian , which have been forced down to starvation rates by the construction of the largo carriers the last few years. Mil lions of dollars' worth of vessel property Mould bo enhanced inaluo by the removal of the tolls In this way. Rx-iotrrnnr Sue * Cable Compiinr * KANSAS CITY , Aug. 19. Thomas T. Crlttcndpn , sr. , ex-governor of this btato and ex-minister to Mexico , began a per sonal damage suit for $1,500 In the circuit court today against the Metropolitan Street Railway company. On May 15 last the grip of a car on which the .governor was riding struck a crossing cable and stopped tbo train so suddenly that Mr. Crlttenden was thrown over the fender to the pavement and badly cut and bruUed about the head aud body. Killed h > n Trnln. KANSAS CITY , Aug. 19. Alphonso Day ton , a private In the Twenty-third Kunsa ? Volunteer Infantry and another negro , namt unknown , were run over and killed by a Union Pacific passenger train six miles west of here today. They ure supposed to have been asleep on the track. NARROWLY ESCAPE LYNCHING Escltctl Miner * Threaten Vengeance on Men Accused of Shootlnir Some of Their Number. PANA , 111. . Aug.19. A crowd of fully 600 excited miners and citizens was about the city building this morning when Ed James and James Palmer , held In heavy bonds , on. five charges of "assault with deadly weapons pens with Intent to murder the miners on , the highway at Springtide inlno Monday , " were released on ample security. For a time Indications pointed to serious trouble. James end Palmer were taken from the court room In a buggy by Operator Overholt of the Sprlngslde mine , and after being re leased , headed by Messrs. Overholt , Petcr- baugU and McQuIgg , they marched through the crowd amid the hisses of the miners and citizens. There were many muttcrlngs and open threats. Cries of "Hang 'em , " "Bring a rope , " "Swing 'em up , " were made , and at one time there was n rush to ward the buggy , which was surrounded by threatening men , Wiser counsel prevailed and the released prisoners were finally con veyed back to the shaft unharmed. James' and Palmer's trial will occur at the August term of court. The miners have establlobcd several camps on the highway , near the Sprlngsido mlno and nro watching the shaft be closely that the few men working there do not leave the mlno day or night , but sleep on the com pany's ground and have meals sent them. Reports that the Antl-Horso Thief society was threatening vengeance on the miners for Interfering with farmers cnroute to the city launtrue. . The miners have all along conducted themselves peaceably , Interfering with no farmer or coal miner other than asking them not to work or use Sprlngslde coal. A report that the miners had con structed a barbed wire trocha across the roads leading to the mine la untrue. Sheriff Coburn arrived from Taylorvllle today and posted nil over the city section ! ) of the criminal code regarding the assembling of miners , Intimidation , etc. Ho also swora In a large force of extra deputy sheriffs to guard the negro laborers who will be brought here from the couth Sunday , It I * said , and put to work at the Sprlngslde mlno Monday. Many deputies summoned have re fused to serve and the sheriff will likely have to go out of the city to secure a suffi cient force. In case of the Importation of negroes , the city , It Is cald , will be flooded with miners from the Danville and Spring field districts and the citizens fear that bloodshed and death can hardly be averted. PUXSIO.XS FOIl AVKHTKliX VUTRIIANB. Siirvlvorn of I.atc War Iteiiirmliere * liy ( lie ? ; ! .ci-al Uovrriuuent WASHINGTON. Aug. 10. ( Special. ) Pensions have been Issued to the following ; Issue of August S : Nebraska : Original ( special August 9 , spe cial act ) Aldeu D. Thompson , Farmvale , $8 , Additional Isaac Hndden , Ilarncston , 8 to { 8. Increase Joseph Swan , Lincoln , J6 to 112. Uelssue Henry P. Kllnger , North Platte , J30. Iowa : Original William 11. Blsbee , Park- crsburg , ? S ; Joseph H. Fulton ( dead ) , Karl- tarn , $12. Kcutnrntlou and supplemental Frank Graver , Lisbon , $8. Renewal and'In crease John A. Decker , Lansing , )2 to 16. Increase Samuel Munn , Clarence , $6 to IS. Reissue und Increase John M. Gears , filial- ler , J17 to J30. Original wldowH , etc. Lucy 13 , Ware , Clinton , JS ; Rebecca J. He-dues , Atlantic , J8. Colorado ; Original Jose Noverto Velas quez. Conejois $6 , North Dakota : Original Jacob Herman , ArgUHvllle , (12. Wyoming : Original Henry Shanks , Cas * per , $6. South Dakota : Original William II. Smith , Putney , | 8. Original widows , etc.- * Frances Pratt , Andover , $8.