Nebraska Newspapers

    IS A FINANCIAL SUCCESS
Exposition Now Affords Receipts Largely in
Excess of Disbursement * .
PAYING OFF PART OF THE FLOATING DEBT
1 hovr In Korlr-I'lvc Thaunand Dollar *
All mil for AuKunt nnd
a Mcc Prodi for the
Month.
( Continued from Pint Page. )
would tree to to death , but now they
Ijave changed their tune and are as frolic-
edmo as a lot of kittens.
MES9AMK UK TEXAS TO N HUH ASK A.
InvKnllon for the Two Mtntrn to Form
n CloNrr Alliance.
Mies Forrest Tucker , special commissioner
for Texas , while rejoicing In the success
of Texas day , Is to leave for Texas this week
to enlist otlll further
patronage of the ex
position from the Lone Star state. She has
Issued a letter In the shape of a message
from Tcxus to Nebraska under the title ,
"Our Progress , " In part a follows :
So closely are the Interests of the Lone
Star state united with the Interests of the
people representing the states that nro now
In the great TraiiFmlsjIsslppt Fair that I
make the topic of what I may say , "Our
Progress. " In fact If your state and Texas
had been born twins , nnd Siamese twins rt
that , they would hardly be moro needed to
each other. Texas Is your other half and
you are too eager for "Our 1'rogress" to
argue which one represents the stronger
half. In fact , should this point be settled ,
wo would bo vetoed by those brilliant
searchers of truth who advocate the nobla
proposition , "Tho weaker vessel Is the
stronger. " We all have our own pivots on
which to turn the off-shoots and springs of
our own idealized fancy. The only way to
receive tlip full Joy and comfort of our own ,
IB to allow our neighbor to raise his colors
In full view. In drawing together and ar
ranging : n line for full view , Omaha Is the
truly realized magnet. As a casket , rich
and bejewel d , she Is decked In holiday at
tire and throws open her gates to all trana-
tnlsslsslppl united. Within her domains she
Invites the neighboring states to pitch their
tents , raise their flags and sing their songs
Texas has had her day , and from the laure
wreaths of the orators of our own native
land wo would cull a sparkling gem to
radiate In prlsomed glory over the solitaire
etato of the union.
We earnestly solicit your consideration o _
Texas , a volume of leaflets , and all you have
to do Is pick and draw. Unlike a lottery
, each sheet contains a prlzo and you arc
Judge of the advantage of the most prlzec
by you. Texas wants you and Texas offers
you a port in which to handle your goods
Come this way and everything will come
your way , and let your goods pass through
the world's recognized port Galvcston
known from the Pacific to the Atlantic
from the Rockies to the Andes , from the
northern districts of Canada to the southern
clime of Old Mexico. Shake bands with to
city of Jetties , of shipping , transportation
harbor and deep water facilities , fascinating
enough to charm the most listless and enthuse
thuso the most lifeless. But come and see
us and you may "read your title clear. '
Tha nearer you draw yourself to good
stocks , the greater will be your dividends.
Texas holds the scales which measure out
the largest profits. Load your ships from
any section of the known united western and
transmlsslsslppl states ; send them out by
way of Galvcston harbor , the old gulf whose
every breeze fans a silvery wave of gain and
a golden tide of profit.
As the soldier stands to his order , as the
statesman to his principles , as the orator to
his subject so each of us would do service
to hU flag , true to our own , the land of our
hope ; the land of our pride , as devoted as
the soldier to his sweetheart chosen , as Is
told In the little story sketched for you en
titled "Uncle Sam's Regiment , the Gallant
Boys of the North and South , Fighting for
One Flag and One Cause. " In the war of
peace and progress , Omaha is now making a
gallant fight. She invites all the states to
Join her ranks , gather in and welcome with
her , and shake hands with the great western
advance.
UK SMASHES A SLOT MACHINE.
IlronBon Anilreim linn Pun and Hovr
Ilcpoae * In Jnll.
Branson Andrews will know better than
to break any more of the automatic drink
ing fountains upon the exposition grounds.
For breaking one of these machines yesterday -
day afternoon , ha was arrested and Is now
In the city Jail , where ho Is likely to be
charged with the malicious destruction of
property and also with assaulting an offi
cer.
cer.Andrews
Andrews and a number of bis friends were
trolling through the colonnades in the
vicinity of the Governoment building , when
It suddenly occurred to him that he was
thirsty. Ha says that he slipped a penny
Into the slot and that the machine would
not give down. Right at this point tbo
stories diverge , for Guard Kelly says that
Andrews was thumping the machine and
was told to desist. Instead of doing BO , ho
kept right on and then he was placed un-
ler arrest. His friends jumped In and would
not have It that way. Then the guard
weakened and hurried to the station for as
sistance. When the forces arrived , there
WM a Bklrnjlsh , during which Kelly was
given a black eye , wjilch is now tied up
in a beef steak poultice. Andrews , however ,
waa finally overcome and was taken to the
elation and later transferred to the city
Jail.
Jail.Tho
The fracas was the cause of a declaration
of war , not only against the water tanks ,
but against all the penny-ln-tho-slot ma
chines on the grounds. During the last few
days numerous complaints have been filed
with the exposition officials to the effect
that the machines and especially these sell
ing water are built upon the robbing order
and that Instead of giving value returned ,
they give nothing. As soon as the trouble
occurred bntwefn Andrews and the guards ,
an order WHS Issued to confiscate and carry
to the police station every slot machine that
would not sell the articles It purported to
carry.
.
This order was rend when the 4 o'clock
sMft wont on duty and In lens than an hour
water tanks , gum machines , candy boxes
postal card and numerous other devices be
gan to appear. It was no uncommon sight
to son a guard walk Into the station with
a hngn water tank on hU shoulder and a
gum selling nlot machtno under an arm
The procession kept right on moving nm
when the gates closed for the night , the
drill room at the station had every resera
bianco of a well regulated Junk shop , o :
no that makes a specialty of dealing In slo
machine * . None of UIA machine * will be pu
tn service again until they are repaired an <
put in working order.
MrCoolc Band Arrive" .
The McCook Cornet band arrived las
lent and will spend a week at the oxpod
tlon. The concerts will In nowise Interfere
with those to bo given by the Mexican band
The McCook boys will glvo their first con
cert this afternooa at 2 o'clock , playing a
the Tiannportatlon building on the north
tract. The band contains forty-two member
and. Is regarded as the crack band ot the
etate. Moat ot the boys wore on the ground
last evening and attended the concert on tb
Flaw Blren by the Mexican band.
K Service IB < l > t > Auditorium.
There was to have beer , religious service
In the Auditorium yesterday afternoon , tm
the condition * of the weather interfered. I
was too torrid In the great building and enl ;
a handful of people were present. In th
place of preaching there was a song aervlc
r > by the choir of All Saints' Episcopal church
after which the meeting was dlsmlMed. Her
Thomas Green of Cedar Kapldi , la. , ba
aa invltatloa t * preach , txit
: ounil the temperature too torrid. He ex-
, ilalned the situation and said that In his
udgmont it was lee
warm for people to stl
and Union to itrtnonn , no matter how clo-
lucnl the preacher might be.
NATIO.VAI , KIIIHMIC.VN TO Ult.Vt.1ir.ftT.
PrrnariUlonn In I'rowrrim
for n III *
r.ntlirrlna- HIP l.'lrr FIKlitrr .
This week the Department of Hulldlngs
and ; Grounds will begin active preparations
for the ' accommodation of the National Flre-
mcn'B tournament , which will be held Sep.
tember G to 10. The people who have been
working up Interest In the tournament
among the various flre fighting organizations
of the country have been somewhat dissatis
fied at what they regard as the dilatory
policy of the exposition
management In fixIng -
Ing up the grounds , but It is stated that
there is ample time for all necessary prep
aration and that everything will be found
satisfactory when the big event Is pulled off.
President Fred A. Wood of the National
Firemen's association is now In Omaha and
him correspondence Indicates that the tourna
ment will be bigger than anyone anticipated.
This is the first national tournament that
has been held since 1878 and the firemen all
over the United States ate. taking a tre
mendous Interest In the event. This Is par
tially due to the fact that participation In
the tournament permits them to visit the
exposition nt a very slight expense and also
to the general enthusiasm which Is Inspired
by a competition of this character.
Every city has Its crack lire company and
its citizens take as much pride in Its su
periority as they would In a crack regiment
of Infantry. Money is being raised In hun
dreds of cities scattered all over the United
States to send their crack companies to the
tournament and It is expected that each
place will also contribute a considerable
pnrty of citizens who will take advantage of
the low railroad rates that will be in force
for the occasion.
President Wood says that the' attendance
from Nebraska , Iowa , Illinois nnd a num
ber of other states will be general and there
will bo representatives from each coast.
The Veteran Firemen's association of Port
land , Ore. , Is coming 100 strong and there
la an encouraging prospect that the ) famous
veteran flremen'tf organization of New York
City will also be present in largo numbers.
Over fifty companies arc already enrolled In
, the various events and President Wood esti
mates that the tournament will bring fully
CO.OOO people to the exposition.
Prizes aggregating J10.000 have been put
up for the various events that are scheduled
on the six days during which the tournament
will continue. The celebration will begin
Monday , September 5 , with a big street pa
rade at 10 o'clock , In which prizes aggre
gating over $600 will he awarded for vari
ous points of superiority. In the afternoon
there will be a program of hose and hook
and ladder races , coupling contests , ladder
climbing , and pompier work , and a teat ot
extinguishing a flre on a burning building.
The prizes In each case are sufficiently valuable -
uable to call out a lively competition and
similar programs will occupy the remainder
of the week.
Some of the events will be wonderfully
realistic and exciting. Large buildings will
be set on flre and the various companies
will vie with each other in extinguishing the
amcs in the quickest possible time. There
also be exciting rescues of people from
10 burning buildings and every incident of
he fireman's work will be graphically dor
Icted.
U.M3AY CIOSI.\G IS I'llOIlAHI.E.
Cither that or a Hate of Twenty-Fire
Cent" .
The exposition officials are' becoming
retty thoroughly convinced that Sunday
[ > onlng with a 50-cent rate attachment Is
ot the thing to use in drawing crowds
nd If the sentiment In favor ot a change
ontlnues to grow the gates of the exposl-
tlon will either be closed on Sunday or
opened w\th \ a 25-cent admission fee.
This sentiment waa voiced by Manager
Indsay last night when he said : "We have
tthcr got to close the gates on Sunday or
Ise put the prlco of admission down to 25
cnts. The cash receipts today show that
lie people don't want to como to the ex-
osltlon on Sunday and pay tbo same price
hat they do on other days of the week. I
on't know but that they are right In stay-
ng away. On Sundays we are opening the
atea at 1 o'clock tn the afternoon and are
barging the same prlco that we do on
veek days when we open at 8 o'clock in the
morning. Then there is another thing to
o considered. The Government building Is
losed on Sunday and many of the exhibits
n the other buildings are covered up. None
f the live exhibits are in operation , so you
ee people cannot be blamed for not want-
ng to come out on Sunday and pay full
rice for half a day's sightseeing and then
nly seeing one-half of the sights. I am
irctty thoroughly convinced that the crowd
hat comes on Sunday on the cheap rate is
ot the crowd that comes during the week ,
o I can't see where It would hurt the week
[ ay attendance very much if the Sunday
idmlsslon fee was cut in two.
"Tho expense of running the exposition
m Sunday la practically the same as on
ithcr days. Wo have to have the guards ,
he ticket sellers and takers and we have
o run the engines to supply the power and
Ights , so that we save no great amount
) f money. We might as well run with the
same expense and have a big crowd at 25
cuts as to run and have only a few peo-
> le on the grounds at CO cents each. "
Free lee Water Again.
The people who visited the exposition yes-
erday were glad of ono thing , and that
was that they found that ice water was free
and that they were not compelled to pay a
penny for a cool drink.
A long time ago a concession was granted
to a ponny-ln-the-slot concern. This pro
vided that tanks should bo placed about the
; rouuds and Ice water sold from them. Sub
sequently the exposition people put In bar
rels at different places about the grounds
and put in water and Ico. Later on the slot
machine concessionaire protested and the Ice
was taken from the barrels , compelling people
ple to buy cool water or drink that very
warm. Till * condition prevailed until Sat
urday , when an order went out to again
commence filling the barrels with Ice. Ice
was put in yesterday.
Uulrt on the Midway.
The Midway attractions found llttlo to do
last night. The few people who were on
the grounds preferred to sit along the banks
of the lagoon , trying to catch a breath of
air , rather than go Insldo the buildings and
look at the shows. Tbo concessionaires laid
the slim attendance to the 50-cent admission ,
uhllo thb exposition people said It was the
heat that kept the peopld way.
The KnorninuB Gold Product of 18O8.
Tills will bo the greatest gold year in his
tory. From South Africa , the Klondike and
Australia the precious metal Is being
( hipped in large quantities. It is believed
that this year's output will be nearly
double that of any previous twelve months.
The salc of Hosteller' * Stomach Bitters are
also Increasing very fast , and this year that
famous remedy will cure more people of
dy pepla , indigestion , constipation , nerv
ousness and weakueas than ever before.
noma Catltelle Socletlea' Convention.
MILWAUKEE , Aug. Jl. The convention
of German Roman Catholic Central Societies
began in thli city today. David Ross and
President Joseph E. Tot of the feitlval
board welcomed the delegate * at St. Joaoph
church. Pontifical mas * was celebrated. A
monster parade was held In the afternoon
In which every German Catholic society In
Inn
Milwaukee , all delegates to the convention
and Catholic German-American Young Peoples
ples oclotles took part. It 1 * estimated 10-
000 persons marched la the parade. The day
oloMd with a coacvrt at th * Albombra thea
ter toaigfcC
AMID SCENES OF HORRORS
Sights that Move Men to Tears as Spanish
Prisoners Embark Home ,
RANKS RAVAGED BY WORSE THAN PLAGUE
MIM > Thnit-iiitiil Men In Illnod-Cnriird
Culm In n I'ltlnlile Condition nnd
Who llnnllr Hope to Sec .
Spain Aunln ,
SANTIAGO , Aug. 9. ( Correspondence of
the Associated Press. ) Since the surrender
of Santiago one thing has been uppermost
in our minds , namely , the health and con
dition of the brave American soldiers who
fought and were victorious , and this was
very proper , because the men certainty de
serve whatever could be done for them upon
this score. In consequence of protests of
commanding officers the orders from Wash
ington as to the disposition of the army
were changed and our troops are embark
ing dally for the north. Today the first
of our Spanish prisoners were put on board
the transport to take them home. ' Ten
thousand ot the men have been In camp
for more than three weeks Just outside
of the city limits. They were much nearer
to the palace than our own men. They
our prisoners and we , one and all ,
avoided the roads that led near their
camps , because of the vile odors that arose
therefrom.
Today as the Spaniards passed through
the city on the way to the docks wo saw
sights that brought tears to the eyes of
men who arc not readily moved to tears.
Down on the docks , In a narrow strip of
shade from a warehouse , some 200 Spanish
soldiers watted orders to move onto the
lighter jjhlch would convey them to the
much talked of Spanish hospital ship Ali
cante. The men were of a sickly pallor ,
hollow-checked , weak and thin.
"We are the Vtell men who have brought
the sick Into town on lighters , " they ex-
plained. -
Fnee Look Like Death lleiidn.
Down on the wharf being loaded on the
steam lighter Bessie were long lines of
stretchers , each with its pitiful burden.
Faces that looked like death heads every
line of the skull marked on the yellow
skin and protruding teeth , over which the
lips would not close. One man grasped In a
claw such it looked instead of a band
three pieces of American hardtack which
had been crushed in bis eager grip. Others
had food hidden under their scant covering.
Their weight was as nothing , yet /our well
men staggered under the burden of ono
stretcher. Down the city streets came other
processions of stretchers. Vanquished and
,
sick . . ' , weak , pitiful , moaning , staggering ,
they . , drifted Into the town all day long.
When the city surrendered the prospective
return to Spain brought Joy to many hearts ,
but the fulfillment of the promise was sad.
. Ten American ambulances have been de
layed to help carry in those unable lo walk.
We have erected tents , on the dock , where
the . sick can wait until the lighter is ready
for them.
"It was not a camp out there , " said a
Spanish officer ; "it was a graveyard. Be
tween 200 and 300 went into the hospital
dally. It was not a hospital ; there were no
medicines and there were no attendant * .
Forty men were dying every day and the
trenches are full of the dead. We have
saved you many a | 20 for passage money
to Spain. That camp has been more like
bell than anything in the war. There are
9,000 out there yet ; only 1,000 came iu to
day , but they won't last long. Dysentery-
Camp Dysentery we call it Is worse than
the plague ; U U carrying them off. "
Illviil for Ulil-Tliue Bluve I'm * .
A white-haired officer with stars and
bands on his sleeves , but so thin and weak
nnd pale that l > e looked more like a skele
ton ( ban a man , walked down the wharf ,
supported by his wife , who waa as much
in need of support as he was himself. Over
a loose board they both tripped and fell.
There were two young children in the party ,
who cried almost continually. Finally they
all got on board , tbo woman to spend ten
days on a filthy , horrible troop ship. There
are many women going thus , wives of offi
cers who cannot pay for a passage. These
Spanish troop ships bid fair to rival old-
time slave pens In their misery and suffer
ings that will be confined within their
sldca on the voyage back to Spain.
Our own eoldlers were sick , but the con
dition of the Spaniards is many times
worse than our men , who seem strong and
healthy compared * to them. The Spaniards
were not in this condition when they
moved to their death camp just three weeks
ago ,
Just how far we are obliged to provide
care for a vanquished foe is a question now
being discussed In this town. Every on *
admits and has admitted that the Spaniard
has been a good enemy , a good fighter , and
the Americans who took off their hats to
the Spanish on the 17th ot July did so with
true homage to bravo men. As the pitiful
lines of Spanish prisoners stagger through
the streets of this city for the next week
or so , feebly stepping out of the way ol
pedestrians , looking fearfully , and in sad
contrast to our strong men in brown , the
Americans who see them will be Inclined
again to uncover their heads , prompted by
the same feeling of homage to brave men.
MOBILE NOT OVERCROWDED
Grn. Shaffer Head * Wiir Department
a Correction of Stateiueiitii Made
Health of Santiago Troopu.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 21. Some complaint
reached the War department concerning < ho
bad sanitary conditions on the transport Mo
bile , which arrived at Montauk Point a few
days ago from Santiago. The ahlp , H was
charged , was overcrowded and the sick on
board were not properly or adequately pro
vided for. The department communicated
with General Shatter on the subject and in
response to the dispatch received tor.lght the
following explanation from him :
SANTIAGO , Auc. SO. Adjutant General
United States Army , Washington : Referring
to your telegram about overcrowding on the
Mobile , the captain of the vessel reports
that , loaded as It was going to Porto Rico ,
he could carry 3,000 men and that he could
carry 2,000 comfortably ; therefore did not
consider a few less than 1,700 as too many.
The ship was carefully Inspected by a board
ot officers , and Doctor Ives , a member of the
board , .states it was not overcrowded. Ac
commodations for officers were , however ,
somewhat deficient. The large number of
deaths can probably be accounted for by the
fact that this brigade took nearly alt their
sick with them ; greatest care has been taken
In thU respect. Transports have been loaded
with from 200 to 300 men less than the ship
brought down.
( Signed ) SHAFTEU. Major General.
The dally report of the health conditions
of the troops at Santiago , rerelvod tonight ,
follows :
Sanitary report for August 21 : Total
lick , 1,025 ; total fever cases , 698 ; number
new cases , 70 ; fever cose * returned to duty ,
129.
129.Death
Death * August 19 : Private Norman Mc
Millan , Company H. Seventy-tint New York
infantry , yellow fever ; Private Frank rkn.
Sharp , Company C , Thirty-third Michigan ,
typhoid fever ; Private Moseley Gains , Troop
B , Tenth cavalry , typhoid fever , following
yellow fever ; Corporal Walter C. Jarvls
Company A , Ninth Infantry , pernicious ma
larial fever ; Private Richard Rlque , Com
pany C , Ninth Infantry , typhoid feror ,
Jumtlfe W. Harwood , civilian , acute dysen
tery ; John C. Wright , civilian , pernicious
malarial fever ; V. N. Naftzgor. Company usD
Eighth Ohio , yellow fever.
August M : Private Autut I *
Johnion , Company fit Tilrty-fourth Michi
gan , typhoid fever ; Jaoirs 8 , Smith , Com
pany II , Second Infantry yellow fever ,
CONDITION OF IOWA RECRUITS
Mulor Clrnernl l. IK > | M > rtii ( he Kite In
und MarH lh , Hf | ortn Are
KxitRit * retell.
WASHINGTON , Aug1.1' ' 21. Late tonight
Adjutant General Cdrblri made public tRc
following dispatch fioni , General Fltzhugh
Lee , In command of tha ( Seventh army corps
.at Jacksonville , Fla. ;
"JACKSONVILLE , Aug. 21.-Oencral
Corbln , Adjutant General. Washington : Re
CtG lying I to a dispatch Ir6m Hon. John H ,
G le r of Burlington , la. , to you , will state
hat the condition of the Fiftieth Iowa Is
xaggerated. .
"Yesterday morning's report shows 1,015
Dilated men present , seventy sick In hos-
Ital and sixty-four In quarters. Total num-
ier sick In the hospital in the Second dlvl-
lon to which it belong Is 404 out of 10,797
nllited men present. The division hospital
s.ably managed and welt taken care of ,
has electric fans and comfortable -ppll-
, nce of all sorts. It has now 190 soldier
mrses , many of whom have had expert-
nee In civil hospitals. In addition the sur
geon general has ordered fifty trained wo
men nurses here , who will at rive soon , and
n officer has been sent north to enlist 150
rained nurses from the largo cities ot the
north. The Fiftieth Iowa has lately had
ts camp moved and Is getting along well.
The trouble at home seems to be the re-
ult ot want of knowledge of these existing
acts.
"The Forty-ninth Iowa , tbo other Iowa
eglnient here , has , by yesterday's report ,
,257 enlisted present , ot whom twelve are
sick In tbo hospital and thirty-seven in
quarters. , Apart from climatic summer
cvcrs , there Is very little sickness In this
corps.
( Signed ) "LEE ,
'Major General Commanding Seventh Army
Corps. "
DBS MOINES , la. , Aug. 21. Governor
Shaw has been tn correspondence with Sec'
retary Alger , General Corbln , General Lee ,
Senator Gear and Congressman Hull and
officers of the Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Iowa
regiments at Jacksonville , Fla. , the last two
days , relative to a demand from sonic quar
ters that the regiments be sent home. He
received word today from Colonels Dow and
Lambert that a conference of the regi
mental officers was held and that It was
decided that conditions of the Iowa regi
ments were not such as to demand that
they be sent home. The governor author
ized the colonels to procure additional
nurses and hospital supplies at the state's
expense , If necessary , for the proper care
of the sick.
FIRE CORD.
Bnrii Horned ,
RANDOLPH , Neb , , Aug. 21. ( Special Tel
egram. ) Flre was . .dl&c'overed last night
about 10:15 : o'clock in ai barn belonging to
J. F. Dunham , opposite the public school
building and gained * rapid headway. The
barn was entirely cr/nBumcd / , together with
ono horse and all the contents. One horse
was saved. The owner carried small insur
ance. :
OHIO DEMOCRAT ! * MKET THIS WEEK
'i
Probability thntjKree SllverUei and
Conservative Element Will Clash.
DAYTON , O. , Aug. j'l. The democratic
state convention will1 be held here this week
with , the usual district meetings Tuesday
afternoon , the committee' meetings Tuesday
night and the convention' proper on
Wednesday. _ .
The conventions In the counties that were
conclude yesterday Jn'dlcote that the free
silver men will control the convention , al
though the more conservative element baa
reorganized the state committee recently.
The moro conservative delegates from
Montgomery , Butler and other counties have
their seats contested and may be thrown
out. The conservatives are represented by
Congressman Sorg , ex-Governor Campbell ,
ex-Collector Bowling and others , while the
friends of John R. McLean , who managed
the last state campaign , are radically for
free silver and the Chicago platform. Most
of the factional fighting Is for the control
of the state committee. Judge Allen Smal
ler , who will preside over the temporary
organization and deliver the key note
speech , is radically for free sliver and for
the renoralnatton of Bryan.
Among those mentioned for the head of
the state ticket as candidates for secretary
of slate ere William .Bell of Licking ; Lake
Jones of Wayne ; H. C" . Derau of Sandusky
and Thaddeus Croraley ot Plckaway county.
War Concert at G. A. R. Eiicnmiiment.
CINCINNATI , Aug. 21. One of the un
usual features for the thirty-second national
encampment of the Grand Army of the Re
public 1 in this city September 5 to 10 la a
war concert to be given on the first three
nights of the encampment week. Three
prominent local choral organizations will
participate. The most powerful of these Is
the United Catholic choir , which will be
made up of 500 of the best trained voices in
all the Catholic choirs ot the city. Alternat
ing with this immense Catholic choir will
be the Orpheus club of 150 voices under Prof.
Charles Granlnger and the Cambro-Araerl-
an Choral society , comprising 150 trained
olces under direction of the well known
enor , David Davis. The chorus will be
upoported by Weber's Military band of fifty
il'CC'3.
Cnteli Fnicltlve from JuHtlcc ,
ST. LOUIS , Me. , Aug. 21. A special to the
lepubllc from Wrco , Tex. , pays : J. B.
Shaw , the murderer of Farmer Tom Grain
n ° ar Cleburn , who was sentenced to bo
anged August 12 , at Cleburn but escaped
rom Jnll , was caught by Sheriff Ktmvart of
ohnson county end n posse yesterday near
-lalakofl - , Henderson county. Shaw had
raveled over 100 miles at night , hiding in
ho daytime , and when taken was so ex-
austed he had to be assisted to mount a
lorae. As the day of his execution is past ,
a new date will Lave to be set by the gov-
rnor.
Mlmiotirl I' > ud.
CARROLLTON , M6.'Aug. 21. John Un-
lerwood , aged CO years , was shot and killed
near his home , sever.'imlles southeast of
lere , by Eugene Padtly , ° aged SO , and Dave
Jnderwood , a son of .th.p. victim , was badly
shot and may die. Paddy was somewhat
slashed with a knlfebyone of the Under
woods. Paddy has surrendered. The quarrel
was the result of an gld feud.
Prof e or < oriI'nKl lull.
MANHATTAN , Kan--.HAug. 21. The Board
of Regents of the Kansas- State Agricultural }
college baa appointed > to Hie chair of English
Dr. Duren J. H. Wa.rLrh. | , D. , of Dover ,
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Purest Drugs
At greatly roduooVl 'prices.
Horllck's Malted it ilk , 45e , SOc and $3.1
Maltlne Preparations . OOc )
Mnlvlna Cream and 'Lotion . 40c )
M. & L. Florida Water , 'Me and. . OOc
Mi'lllu'rt Food , 40c and . ( Kc
Oriental Cream . $1.20
Orange Blossom . . . 80c
Packer's Tar Boap . 15c
Palno's Celery Compound . 7&c
Piso's Cure . We
Plerce's Pills . aoc
Plerco's Golden Medical Discovery 75c
Plerce'a Favorite Prescription. . . . 7r c
Pustcurino Deutrifiee . UOc
Pond's Kxtract , 40c , 80c and . ? l.fitt
ttublfoam . . . . . . . . . ISXj
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OMAHA
SOUTH OMAHA NEWS.
The problem of how to pay an Indebted-
tiess of H7.000 with nothing will BOOM pn-
sent Itself to the city fathers. On October
1 two hsues of general bonds aggregating
$35,000 will mature and also $12,000 In Inter
section paving bonds. A portion of the first
amount mentioned is for the general In-
debtcdnens ol the city , white the balance U
due on funding bonds.
No provision 1ms ever been made since the
city received a charter for a sinking funrt
lo take up such bonds nt maturity nnd the
consequence Is that the council will be com-
pcllcd to borrow money from" the banks to
meet the obligation. These bonds which mature -
ture In October bear Interest at the rate ot
C per cent , but U will be necessary to pay
8 or 10 per cent for money to redeem the
securities.
Efforts have been made from tlmo to time
to Induce the council to establish a sinking
fund to meet Just such obligations , but the
matter has. never been seriously considered.
In a few ycnrs from now bonds to the
amount of over 1100,000 will be coming duo
almost annually and there Is not a cent In
the treasury with which to make the pay
ments. Aside from district bonded Indebt
edness the city has a debt of over $300,000
and no pro'lslon has ever been made for
meeting these bonds when they become due.
Inillnn Chief I.cHrnw Something.
One day last week Bill Llddlnrd , the as-
slstant superintendent of the Indian con-
_ .
grcss at the exposition , brought a bunch of
j"
Indians down to view the slock yards nnd
packing houses. Among those who made
the trip was "Josh , " a sub-chief of the
Apaches , from the San Carlos reservation.
In his own country "Josh" Is considered to
be about as swift a beef skinner as there Is ,
and all the way down here on the car this
brave from the desert was telling his friends ,
the Assinnabolnes , how he was going to
show the white man how to skin a beef.
According to the Interpreters "Josh" really
believed that he could Rive the white man
pointers on rapid skinning.
Upon arriving nt Swift's the party was
taken down on the killing floor , where a
steer was slaughtered aud skinned every
minute. "Josh" looked on In astonishment ,
and when told that It took only sixty seconds
tc convert a live steer Into a skinned carcass
tcCE
cass , he could hardly believe It. All the
CEbi
bravado left him , and he meekly stood by
biai
and watched the flashing knives of the
aibi
butchers as they quickly removed the hide
from a wriggling carcass.
frA The one thing which caught the eye of the
Apache was the celerity with which the
butchers removed the hoof and fore leg at
the Joint. "Josh" marveled at this , and in
speaking | about It to the Interpreter he said
"Apache put knife down on Joint and leave
It there little while to find right place-
white man put knife down and cut through
quick always right place. "
While they were greatly pleased with
their visit the Apaches said they were lonesome -
some and wanted to go home. They missed
the burning sunshine of the days , and the
hot still nights of the desert , nnd they want
to get back to their home. They were all
willing to admit , however , that the white
man could beat them in slaughtering and
dressing cattle.
I.nck of Speelllentloim.
Two or three prospective bidders com
plained yesterday about the lack of specifica
tions for the proposed city offices. One well
known property owner said that the adver
tisement for bids did not give any intima
tion of what was desired , although ho ad
mitted that the advertisement conformed
with the Instructions Issued by the council.
No limit Is set to the amount to be paid
for rent and as no plans have been adopted
bidders hardly know what to bid on. Some
members of the council want the offices ar
ranged one way , while others have another
idea in view. Members of the city govern
ment who occupy the offices have still an
other idea and there you are. It is under
stood that an effort will be made to have
the council Instruct the city engineer to
draft a set of plans upon which bids can
bo mode. The plan suggested by the mayor
of having all of the city offices together
and separated only by wire wickets ia not
favored at all and will not be tolerated , If
the treasurer , clerk or engineer have any
voice in the matter. No ono objects to the
mayor's idea of a jail , for If his plan Is
carried out it Is thought that Jail deliveries
may be less frequent.
Additional School Koom.
With the additions now under course of
construction the city schools will be pro
vided with ten additional rooms , with a
seating capacity of fifty-four each , mak
ing a total of 540. Four rooms have been
added to the Lincoln school , while the new
Highland school contains four rooms and
the Corrigan school two rooms. The pres
sure at a number of the old buildings .will
thus be relieved and It is thought that
with these extensions all pupils can be
comfortably provided for , with the exception
of those at the High school building. The
need of a new High school building still
remains , but there Is hardly any hope this
year of supplying this want. Architect
Davis reports that the new buildings are
now rapidly nearlng completion and will be
ready for occupancy by the time school
opens on September 12.
CnUle UIiinliiK I'Jnn.
W. E. Skinner , general manager of the
stock yards at Fort Worth , Tex. , writes
to friends here that he has Just returned
from a trip to Mockford , 111. , where he In
spected the cattle dipping plau used there.
The result eo far , Mr. Skinner says , has
been very satisfactory nnd from all indi
cations he thinks that the Important prob
lem has been solved. Experiments have
been carried on at the Fort Worth stock
yards for some time , but the solution used
in dipping appeared to injure the cattle
and it developed upon a northern man to
invent a solution which would kill ticks
in cattle and not injure the animals. The
Rockford experiments will bo watched with
interest by all persons who deal in south
ern cattle.
Hot Time In Slth .
The arrest of Mike Markeson on a complaint -
plaint charging him with attempting to cor
rupt an officer of the law caused consid
erable talk here yesterday. Markeson , of
course , denies that he ever paid Justice
White any money , but he asserts that there
will be the hottest kind of a time at the
trial , which Is get for next Thursday , as
he promises to prove that White has ac
cepted money from two * r three different
ipartlcn within nhort ( Imp. Immediately
after filing the papers \VhltP Irft the city ,
but It Is expected that ho will return today ,
The cnic of Joseph Thomas , the alleged
confidence man who was arrested Krlilay
by Deputy Sheriff Mitchell , Is sot for hear-
ng this forenoon In Justice White's court.
.Mnxt Keep Her 'hleUrn nt Home.
Fred Held , who was arrested at thr In-
" . tnnco ot Uortba Uudolf for uttering
lircats , has been discharged by Judge llab-
? ock. It was shown nnd so held by the
" mlgo that the prisoner w s unduly pro-
okcd. Certain chicken * belonging to Mrs.
tudolf found their way Into the garden ot
' leld and destroyed n portion of the vege-
nblcs growing there. This caused Held to
uiako some remarks which would not look
ell In print and the woman rushed lo
utlgo Babcock for a complalat. Upon dis
missing the case the Judge instructed the
woman to keep her chickens at home after
his.
Another I'rlvntr Telephone Hrntrm *
The Omaha Packing company hns Joined
he other packers In establishing a prlvnto
elephono system. The order for the switch
oard and apparatus was given to the Ne-
raska Telephone company on Saturday.
iVhcn this new system Is Installed each of
.he packing houses as well as the stock
arils will have Its own telephone system.
Ml parts of the Omaha Packing company's
il.int are to be connected with a central
olE fllcc , the same as nt the Cudahy plant ,
E o that heads of departments will not bo
cqulred to leave their desks to usu the
elephone.
Shortime III the 'ii le Supply.
A well known member ot the local Live-
lock exchange , who hns Just returned from
a western trip , Bald yesterday that It looked
, -ery much as If the supply of feeders and
rating cattle from the ranges of the west
nd northwest would fall short of last year.
Ho thought that the farmers In Nebraska ,
own and Kansas who depend upon the sup-
lily from the ranges for their winter feed-
ng stock would be disappointed. The range
owners , he said , had not been in such good
shape financially for a long time and ninny
would hold nil cattle of the feeder variety
nstead of sending them to market.
Mniile City < > ONI.
Charles Scarr has returned from a thrae
weeks' trip through Idaho.
Nym Long has returned from Colfax
Springs , Iowa , where ho spent a week visit
ing relatives.
The committee in charge of the late packIng -
Ing house strike held a picnic at Syndicate
-ark yesterday. The attendance was all
[ hat could be expected.
The Anti-Saloon league will meet to
night nt the United Presbyterian church.
Business of Importance Is to be transacted
and all members are urged to be present.
STATEMH > T OF TRADES' COU\CIL.
Vttnek * on he Committee Deelnr.-il to
He Vnjiint niul Coivnr < II > - .
OMAHA , Aug. 20. To the Kdltor of The
Bee : Certain members of the Board of
Education , by Invidious attacks on the mo
tives of several members of the committee
from the Building Trades council , which
Intended to place the matter of the
request of the Building Trades that
the Board of Education employ only mem
bers of the trades unions In.the construc
tion and repair work of the schools In
other than Its true light before those In
terested , should be most vehemently coin-
batted. The actions of all of the com
mittee from the Building Trades council
In the matter presented by them before
the school board have met with a very
hearty and unanimous endorsement by all
members of organized labor. Interested di
rectly or Indirectly. They feel that to at
tack ono or more of the members of a com
mittee in which was intrusted the Inter
ests of their organizations at n time when
they could not defend' their position , by in
nuendo or false statements as to their re
lation to their organization , is unjust as It
Is cowardly.
We therefore desire to state publicly
that the matter of controverting the action
of the Board of Education In Its policy of
employing men to do mechanic's work re
gardless of their capability or affiliations
with labor organizations was entered into
with duo deliberation on the part of the
several unions interested , as they felt that
It was an opportune time to destroy the
.practice ot the school board in conductIng -
Ing a recruiting station for worthless In
competents to take the place of , and reap
the benefits of , good mechanics who have
honestly qualified themselves by serving an
apprenticeship at the trade which they fol
low. BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL.
JOHN W. BREEN , President.
O. P. SCHRUM. Secretary.
A Democratic Vote for Snle.
OMAHA , Aug. 21. To the Editor of The
Bee : In your evening edition of the 18th
Inst. I find an editorial under the caption
of "A Republican Year. " Now , I care noth
ing about this or the conclusions you assign
to show this to be a republican year. But
In tbo body of this editorial you say , "The
country Is prosperous nnd there is promise
of a high degree of prosperity. " Now , if
this is so values should go to nt least one-
half to two-thirds the price they were from
1887 to 1800 , when wo had a moderate degree
of prosperity. This being so , I have a splen
did offer for some gold standard , prosperous
republican or democrat. It is not a big In
vestment , to bo sure , birt then a hundred
such should moke , inside of a year , $100,000.
My client , a widow , was compelled to buy
a piece of Omaha property at foreclosure
sale. It sold for $3,300 In 1387. Here Is the
description : Seventy-five feet east front by
100 fret iloop on South Twontlrth strut ,
mining back tu Twentieth avenue , Jju ( %
lorth of HyndlcMp park , bountiful view ,
pavpil street , good neighborhood , no rent
ers nnd Just the plnce for residences for
nuployes working at South Omaha packing
louses. This half acre will make- two
oxl50 fool lots or four 37lxlC > 0 foot lots ,
n those "piping limes" of prosperity those
our lots ought to null for $500 each. Now ,
f some kind hearted gold standard , pro per-
ous gentleman will walk up to the cap-
nln's olfico with $1,100 in cash be can hnv
tils beautiful plot of ground ; or If bo tl
i little cramped these prosperous time *
: i:00 will tnhe It , with $500 down , balance
on terms. To show you that I mean busi
ness , It this property Is sold by reason ot
his article , my client will give $25 cash the
ho editor ot The Deo. Please don't all corn *
nt once after this snap In these prosperous
Imes , but give me time to "show the goods. "
As a Hide proposlton , 1 wish to say that S
un the best democrat on earth nnd would
ust about as soon lose my left arm as to
Vote the republican stntO ticket this fall ;
but If some gold standard republican will
ake this property I will agree to do so. I
can easily afford to do this , as the fusloa
Ickct will still have 34,999 votes to spare.
W. S. SHOEMAKER.
DEATH RECORD.
Dr. John l-'reilerlek Morne.
SAN FRANCISCO , Aug. .21. Dr. John
Frederick Morse , member of the San Fran
cisco Board ot Health and ot the Stat *
Hoard of Health , a prominent Mason , Odd
Fellow , Knight Templar , Native Son nnd
Elk , died at his home In this city today
of hemorrhage of the brain , Induced by
overwork. As a skillful surgeon Dr. Morso'a
fame was world-wide. When only 29 year *
of age he performed the first successful
operation for the cure of aneurism of the
abdominal nortn and received congratula
tions of such celebrated surgeons an Prof.
Czcrny of Germany and Dr. Vernull. His
father , the late Dr. J. F. Morse , founded
the order of Odd Fellows In Germany.
I.lentrtinnt KelloKK of Vlnton , In.
JACKSONVILLE , Fla. , Aug. 21. First
Lieutenant Guy Kellogg of Company G ,
Forty-ninth Iowa regiment , died here to
day of typhoid fever after nn Illness of
live weeks. He was a resident of Vinton ,
la. , and the body will be sent there to
morrow night , accompanied by Mrs. Kel
logg and a detail from the company.
Cltnrle * I. . IteynoldH.
NEBRASKA CITY , Neb. . Aug. 21. ( Spe
cial. ) Charles L. Reynolds died yesterday
at the homo of his father-in-law , John S.
Trail , ot consumption. He was 22 years
of age. He was married last June to MUs
Anna Trail. The remains will bo taken to
Ottumwa , la. , for Interment.
Volunteer Soldier of lovrn.
SIOUX RAPIDS , la. . Aug. 21. ( Special. )
Word was received here last night from
Chlcknmauga announcing the death of Pri I i
vate Harry Watklns by typhoid fever.
Harry was one ot the boys who enlisted
from this place.
Itev. ThoninH liftmen * .
F1SHKILL LANDING , N. Y. , Aug. 21.
Rev. Thomas Burgess , a son of Episcopal
Bishop Burgess of Illinois , died today , aged
55 years.
"I DO MY OWN WORK. "
i
Bo Says Mrs. Mary Boohiotto of
Linden , Now Jersey , in this
Letter to Mrs. Plnkham. I. .
" I was bothered with a flow which
would bo quito annoying at times , and
at others would almost stop.
"I used prescriptions given me by iny
physician , but the
faame stale
of affairs
continued.
" 6
After a
time Ivasj
taken with I
'
a flooding ,
that I was |
obliged to !
Iccepmybed.
Finally , in
despair , I
gave up my doc
tor , and begun
taking your medi
cine , and have certainly been greatly
benefited by its use.
"Iiydla E. 1'inkhara's Vegetable Com
pound has indeed been a friend to mo.
" I am now able to do my own work ,
thanks to your wonderful medicine. I
was as near death I believe as I could
be , so weak that ray pulse scarcely beat
and my heart hud almost given out. I
could not have stood it ono week more ,
I am sure. I never thought I would
bo so grateful to nny medicine.
"Ifihalluse my influence with nny
one suffering as I did , to have them
use Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. "
Every woman that is puzzled about
her condition should secure the sympa
thetic advice of a woman who under
stands. ' Write to Airs. Piukham at
Lynn , JUass. . and tell her your ills.
Bicycle Shoes $2,50
Sluco we've made the oiic prlco of
$2.00 on nny bicycle shoe in our store
be It for mnn or woman Drox U
Shooninn has boon kept btixy HttliiR tlio
feet of bicycle entlin.sliists Our utoro
has boon crowded nil tlic time nnd its
little wonder , for this sale means all or *
our $5.50 $4.50 nnd $1.00 bicycles
boots nt $2.50 No such blcyclo boot op
portunity hiis ever occurred in Onmliii
or anywhere else before high cut
medium cut low cut cloth tops kid
tops nil nt one price , Sfli.&O Hotter
come quick while we have nil sizes
for wo won't get any more.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
Oinabn'B Vf-to-Hmiu UOM * .
1419 PARNAM STREET.
Say ! Hold On-
And see the new tiling nt Hospe'a
why only yesterday ho received an
other new lot of picture fruuio mould-
IURH from the llttlo narrow white nud
gold black malchl green und natural
wood to the great wide ones everyone
ono rlKht up to date not a home la
Oinnlm but that can afford to have all
the pictures refrained the prlco Is so
little the poplar kind then there are
now water colors originals aomu ot
the lincst ever shown In Omaha.
A. HOSPE ,
MSiCONIfl 1513 Douglas