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THE 03IAIIA DAII/tf BEE * SATURDAY , AUGUST 12 , 1800. . Bee Aug. 11 1S05. Telephones 618 and C94. , . , . ummer Underwear Just one-half Iho price we have sold them at this season. This includes all of our ladies' and children's summer underwear , with the exception of Dr. Beimel's Linen mesh. Silk vests , lisle vests , cotton vests , combination suits , drawers , knee length all at one-half price. Price Hints , Children's Swiss Ribbed Pants to fit Ladles' cotton Vesta , taped neck and child lO.to y yoflrsr-our .price 17'.4c alcoves ribbed , shaped and straight that were 25c , now 12lie each. lo 20c were ,35e aprt io coach. Ladles' Union Suits Lisle In ecru , . Child's long , short or 'sleeveless Vests , black and white high neck nnd short In both ribbed nnd plain gauze all sleeves at 50c , that were $1.00. sizes prices that were lOc to 25c now Ladles' cxtrn fine Swiss Union Suits Go to J216o. Trices'according to sizes. In low neck , sleeveless , also high neck' Ladles' cream , pink nnd blue /511k / Vests and short sicovcs $1.00 , reduced tO'SOo' that sold at ? 1-00 , now GOc each. each. Ladles' fine cauzo Llslo Vests that al- Ladles' Union Suits that sold at 25c , sjays sold at fiOc , now 25o each , now 124c. . von Foarnn KID GLOVES AND MOCALI/S PATTRHNS. , BELDEN a Co. THE ONLY EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS HOUSE IN OMAHA. Y. II. O. A. nUIIUDINO , COO. 10TU AND DOUGLAS ST9. storm , but It Is claimed Ponce was no I warned. A moh ot 1,000 persons threatened the al calde , Porrata Doria. but they were dis persed by the Fifth cavalry. The alcaMi has been deposed on account of negligence , Major Myers of the Eleventh Infantry IE acting ns alcalde In responsn to popular de mands. The sum ot $6,000 will be needed tc clean the streets. The sanitary condition if oerlous nnd assistance Is needed. All tht crops are totally ruined , the wires are all down and little news Is obtainable from the Interior. Abonlta , Including the barracks , has beer destroyed , but no lives were lost there , Juan Diaz has been devastated. Forty-slj lives were lost there. Arroyo , Guayama , Salinas and San Isabel are reported to have been totally demol ished. The railroad between Ponce nnd Ynuor has been dcetroyed and the military road IE impassable. The river Is flowing over the ro.id for two miles. Mnynguez escaped seri ous injury. Bananas are the solo food here , The peons have gone to San Juan and its vi cinity , which are comparatively uninjured , SANTIAGO , Chill , Aug. 11. Severe storms throughout Chill continue to do Immense damage. -SYJU'ATHIZKS WITH hL'KKBRKUS. 1'renfctenl Urm-i tluit1 Uvcrythlnjr I'a- llilo lie Done fok- Their Itollof. PI/ATTSBUHO , N. Y. , Aug. 11. The presi dent has been kept fully advised regarding the terrific storm In Porto "Rico nnd has dl- dcoted that everything possible bo done to relieve the dlstrcsa In the Island. President and Mrs. 'McKlnley went driving this after noon , the president holding the reins , ns usual. GIGANTIC CLEARING HOUSE Ilnntt.'oC . > ! ! , ' " , ? OIICCrn V * lejl' ' > nlnc t/rcillt / I.- i . I Ot.fllNllU-N .MCII. * , CHICAGO , Aug. 11. The Evening Post says today : -A gigantic clearing house to abccrtalc .tho credit of merchants nnd busi ness establishments all over the country for thu benefit of the banks of tbo UnitedStates nnd uniform laws governing tbo charges for collecting checks are achievements for which loading bankers of this city and the east will work at the. convention of the American Bankers' association , to bo hold ' .at Cleve land September 5 , 6 and 7. In'pojnt of ln- iQrcst and attendance the coming meeting ot bankers promises to eclipse all previous inootings. Steps are being taken to give the banking Interests ot the country a clearing housu Crora which every member may ascertain the trcdlt and solvency of patrons who wish to obtain credit Irom the banks. New York 'JUy has been decided upon as the location 1or this exchange. But the system wllf be ao extensive that bankers all over the coun try may take advantage of It. The movement was siiEK tcd by the ac tion of the New/York / clearing house In mak ing fixed charges for the collection of checks BCtitnst accounts in country banks. STONE SAYS HE IS FOR BRYAN He w Sure tlmt the NfhriiNlinii tift the \r\t lU'iniiorntlu rrenldiMitlul Xoiii Inu tl on. ST. LOUIS , Aug. 11. "I am for Mr. IJrynn for president. I have always been for htm and expect to remain ao. I think there is not u shadow of doubt about his nomination by the next democratic national convention. " This statement wns made by Vlco Chair man of the Democratic National Committee William J. Stone when ho was naked about reports from Washington that ho was pre paring to forsake Bryan and take up Rear Admiral Schley as a candidate for the demo. cratfe piesldcntlal nomination , Mr , Stone further said : " 1 have never heard Schley's namn mentioned as a possi ble candidate for president , except In news paper gossip. I never thought this wan crlous and do not think the last report Is nny more serious than the others. I have % never thought of Schley as anything hut a bravo naval officer. This talk about my beIng - Ing for him is rot. I am for Bryan. " Speaking of the democratic conferences re ported ns being held at Saratoga , Mr. Stone eald : "I don't believe the conference * amount to anything. Thta talk about them is all nonsense , " SHARP ADVANCE IN WHEAT DnmiiuJnu ( i v < Tiimt > ni > t Crop IteiiortH Lt-iiilH tn n llii > liie Movt'incnt Which SniiU I'rlcfH Up. CHICAGO , Aug. 11. The monthly govern ment crop report on the condition of spring wheat resulted In a eharp advance In the price of wheat on the Hoard of Trade today , September nhortly before the close ot the regular session selling ns high as 71 He , an advance of 2'4o since yesterday. The mar ket has bren extremely dull for GOIUO time En Is Human.tt 13ui ( o err all the time is criminal or J&llc. Don't continue the mistake of neglecting your blood. When impunttc * manifest themselves in eruptions or tuhen disordered conditions of stom&ch , kidneys , lever or bowels appear , take flood's Sar- saparflta. It ivilt make pure , live btood , and put you In good health , past and the government report , which In dlcatcs a drop of over 8 points In the sprlni wheat condition , coming with the report of widespread damage by storms In the grca wheat-producing states of the northwes1 caught the market In an oversold condltlot and n buying movement which started n the opening developed Into a scramble fo cover late In the session. The advancewai not nil held , renllrlng by early buyers cutting - ting % e off the top price. The close was strong nt 70c for September. MINERSlGNORANT OF DANGER ProMtcctorn l > > tlic Moiintnln * Have \ot llenrd of Ytiiiul Outbreak. CHICAGO , AUB. 11. A special to thi Chronlclo from El Paso , Tex. , says : J. H , Laftln of Brownwood , Tex. , reached here Thursday night direct from the heart ol the Yaaul gold country of Sonora , Mex. , where most of the American prospectors whc have cone Into the mountains during the last two years are congiegated. He save that more than 500 Americans arc In the mountains' not far from Montezuma pros pecting. Laftln reached Montezuma lasl Thursday and had not heard of the Indian uprising until he anlved there. His camp , where he left several companions , Is twenty- four miles from thq town and nlno mJleE from the Yaqul river. The hostile country where the Indians are massing Is 250 miles distant , but the Indians ara likely to retreat to the mountains at any moment before the advancing troops. Laftln says not an Ameri can miner In the hills has heard of the out break and all of them" would be taken com pletely off tholr guard and fall an easy prey to the Indians should they deoldn to raid their camps. He says , however , that the Americans at Montezuma seemed to have no fear of the Indians penetrating that far Into the mountains" and none believed that thompejB ) lu th.it Immediate vicinity would bo Molested , although Jhose American's furjthefj , down the river ore admitted to be in gropt'danccrf unless ithc rebellion isj soon ' stamped 'out. 4 < PRESIDENT CONSIDERS CUBA Colonel Kcnnon , Heeeiltly from the iHliuid , Ilnn a TnlU vrltli Me Klnlejnt IMattnlmrK. PLATTSBURG , N. Y. , Aug. 11. Colonel L. V. W. Kennon had n long talk with the president today regarding the situation In Cuba. Colonel Kennon has been on Gen eral Brooke's staff at Havana as adjutant general for civil affairs. Ho arrived at the hotel In company with General Guy V. Henry and was Immediately hurried Into the president's rooms. He talked with President McKlnley for nearly an hour and went over the entire Cuban situation with him. Being interviewed , Colonel Kennon said that the situation In Cuba was satisfactory and the work of changing the civil tower to conform to A'merlcan Ideas and customs was progressing rapidly. Colonel Kennon left at noon for Washing ton , n. C. , to talk aver the' Cuban situation with Secretary of Wur Root and from there ho will proceed to Fort Logan , Colo. , to tnko command of Thirty-fourth regi ment , United Stat'ce volunteers , which Is be ing iccrulted there. Set-onil Hln of MelJrlile. For the second tlmo In two days Patrick McBrlde , Tivlng at 1711 Leavcnworth street , was arrested Friday night on the complaint ot his wife and charged with abusing his family. McBrlfle was taken 'into custody Ijflursday' ' . At 'the henrlnK In' the poIlcJ court the following morning his trial was eot for Monday. He was released to appear at that time. , , . Friday night Mjs. MeBrldo again com plained that her husband wns misusing members of the family and the police took him In charge to preserve quiet In the neighborhood. MeBrldo asserted that ho was not causing a disturbance and , that his pur pose for returning homo was to make peace overtures to his , wife , Sale of Itnllrond I.nndN , MILWAUKEE. Wlij. , Alig. * 11. Special Master Gary announces that ho has com pleted the sale of the Northern Pacific lands cast of the Missouri river and rater on will present his report tb Judge Jenkins. As a result the. general creditors of the Northern Pacific Railroad company will receive n divi dend of about 2A per cent \jpon their ( Maims , which u mount to something over $100,000,000. The inaster renllred $1,663,060 from- the ealcb of the lands and there Is 'added to this about JJ.000,000 , which the 'receivers have on hand from the sales of land. The largest creditor Is the Northern Pacific Rair. way ( Company , the present owner of thc property , which has a claim amounting to , with Interest , about (90,000,000. ot IlellrviMl to lie Murderer , LOUISVILLE , Ky. , Aug , 11. The local police are beginning to figure on the Jll.OOO reward outstanding for the arrest of James Dunham , the sextuple murderer wanted in California , About a week ago n suspect was arrested here and n phptograpb was sent to the California authorities.- Today the police rcelvcd the following telegram from Sheriff R , J , Langsford at San Jose , Cul. "Your Buspcct line strong resemblances to Dunham. Hold for further Investigation , Has ho scar In the edge of hair over right ear ? " The prisoner bar the scar indicated. When arrested ho gave the name of B , C. Notber- lleld and claimed to be from Ohio. Shipment of CliloUeim to Ilnwnll , ST. LOUIS , Aug. 11. A special to the Post-Dispatch from Trenton , Mo. , says : Two hundred thousand llvo chickens v > lll bo shipped from this country to the Ha waiian Islands as fast as they can be bought up. The first car of COO has been shipped and others will soon follow. American poultry brings a high price in Honolulu I'urchniilUK Ciivulry Hitmen , CINCINNATI , O. , Aug. 11. Major Ale- thlre of ihe quartermaster's ofnce Is here buying cavalry horses for the Philippines. Horsre such , as the government wants must be less than l.OOOj ixninda Ja weight , .of sofld color and nil geldings. Eighty-four dollars is paid for those accepted. , TO DISCUSS COMBINATION ! Chicago Conferenoo on Trusts Will Hoi Meetings in Central Music Hall. LARGE REPRESENTATION IS NOW ASSUREI rirtrrn Slnlc IH'Iruiitlonn Otil o Tlilrlj-PUo Appointed Ilnic lle- jmrtril'tii the Committee on Arrunuoincntg. CHlCAao , < Aug. 11. The committee o arrangements for the conference on com blnatlons and trusts , called by the Chi federation meet In Chicago Soptembe 13-10 , has decided to hold the regular sos elons In Central Music hall , with two nigh mass meetings at the Auditorium. Of the thirty-five state delegation appointed fifteen have reported to the com mlttce. The rest arc promised before th .first ot September. Three received toda ; were : New York Chauncey M. Depew , John 0 Carlisle , Dourke Cockran , Francis H. Thur her , George Ounton , Henry White , Alber Shaw. Alabama Byre Damor , Mobile ; Oordoi McDonald , Opellko ; W. W. Quarlcs , Selma Wallace Haralson , Tort Payne ; B. M. nag land , Tuscumbla ; D. D , Comer , Blrmlng ham. 'Montana ' Hon. Martlii Maglnnlss and ex Governor J. K. Toolo of Helena ; Hon Charles S. Hartman , Bozeman ; Hon' . A. J Campbell and ex-Governor J. E. Richards 'Buttc ' ; Dr. II. H. Swain , Dillon. The other delegations Include Wllllan Jennings Bryan , ex-Senator 'Allen ' , cx-Gov' ernor Crounso , Udward Ilosewalcr and Gov ernor Poynter of Nebraska' ; Governoi Thomas , Thomas Patterson , ex-Govoruo ; Adams , Mayor Johnson of Denver nnd en- Mayor McMurray of Denver , from Colorado Governor Atkinson nnd delegation froir West Virginia } Governor Shaw and Con gressman Updegrnlt from Iowa ; Governoi Stanley nnd delegation from Kansas ; Gov ernor Smith of M'ontana ; J. H , Marshal and Leo W. Youmans of South Carolina ] President William H. Pursona of Now Yort < Board of Trade and Transportation nnd G Waldo Smith , president of the Wholesale Grocers' association from Now York ; Mayoi Samuel Jones of Toledo , 0. ; Morris M. Cohn president Llttlo Rock Board of Trade ; Judge U. M. Rose , Judge 3. H. Cockrlll , John M Moore , ex-chalrmUn democratic state com mittee , and Rt. Rev. Edward Fitzgerald Catholic bishop from Arkansas ; Governoi John R. Tanner and delegation from Illi nois ; Governor Plngree and delegation from Michigan ; Governor Scofleld and delegation from Wisconsin ; Samuel Gompers , presldenl American Federation of Labor , of Washing ton , D. C. ; P. J. McGulre , general secretary United Brotherhood of Carpenters nnd Join ers ; P. H. Morrlssey , grand master Brother hood of Railway Tralnmon ; M. R. Grady , organizer Bricklayers' and Masons' Inter' national union ; 'Samut ! ! ' Donnelly , president International Typographical union ; James A. O'Connell , president International Asso ciation of Machinists ; John W. Hays , gen eral secretary and 'treasurer Knights ol Labor ; Father Huntlngton , Knights ol Labor ; ex-Congresstuan Hoard , presldenl Farmers' National congress ; Aaron- Jones , grand master ot the National Grange ; P. E , Dowe , president Commercial Travelers' Na tional league ; -Joseph Nimmo , jr. , Willis YoUu&'ptesideut Traveling Men's Protectlv , association ; D. K : Clink- past counsellor United Commercial Travelers ; Prof. rEly , University of Wisconsin ; Prof. Henry C. Adams of Ann Arbor ; Prof. JW. . Jenks ol Cornell university ; Prof. John B. Clark ol Columbia university ; -Arthur Twnlng Had- le y , . president , , pf A'ale , university. ; , Cyjuj Northrup , presldontr Unlvecsit CTot > llnnd- seta ; President Draper of the University cj ! Illinois ; 'W. C. 'No"n < $ chafrmaif executive co'mmlttee of the National Association ol Agricultural Implement and Vehicle Man ufacturers ; F. E. 'Haley ' , secretary Idwa Traveling Men's association ; Max Adlcr , president Board of Trade , New Haven , Conn. ; Congressman L. F. Livingston , R. n. Hltt , John J. Jenkins , L. Hamilton , J. W. Tawney and Theodore Otjen ; Senators John H. Gear and R. F. Pcttlgrew ; M. E. Ingalls , Cincinnati ; E. E. Jcffery , Denver ; J. Ster ling Morton , Nebraska City ; Henry W. Lamb , president Now England Free Trade league of Boston ; John DeWltt Warner and Thomas G. Sherman ot the Tariff Re form league of New York ; Martin A. Knapp , president Interstate Commerce commission , and Senator Kyle , -president of the United States Industrial commission. ' General. AecepluiU'fM from Attornej'H The attorney * general nnd labor commis sioners of twenty states have sent accept ances. 'The ' Tariff Reform league of New York asked that a. epeclal session be devoted to the question of the relation of protective tariff and trusts. As representatives from the Protective Tariff league of New York and the Home Market club of Boston will bo present to represent the tariff sldo of the question , the committee on arrangements will recommend that the request be granted , The recent litigation In Arkansas and Mis- aourt having .given Insurance combinations n promlnon place In the public mind , the Na tional "Board df Underwriters and the Na- tlonaK ! Association jf Local Fire Insurance Agents hare been Invited to send representa tives and Attorneys General Crow of Mis souri , .Jeff erepn Davis of Arkansas and Snlt.h ; of Texas arc expected to discuss the quea Jon from the anti-trust ride. t % , The answers to the lists of questions that have been sent out to 20,000 manufacturers , trust combinations , labor organizations , traveling men's organizations , contractors , railroad men , bankers , economists and lawyers are coming Into the central1 ofllco of the Civic Federation by the hundreds. A committee , consisting of ex-Comptroller lames H , Eckels , ex-Comptt oiler B. S. Lacey , A , C , Bartlett , hardware merchant ; Harry P. Robinson , editor of the Railway Age ; D , K. Clink , representing the commercial trav elers ; John M. Stahl , secretary of the Farm ers' National congress ; George Preston , sec retary International Association of Ma chinists ; Paul J , Mass , ex-organizer Ameri can Federation of Labor , and Prof. Graham Taj lor , Is having the answers analyzed and the results put In form by Prof. David Kin- ley of the lUlnola State university , HARMONY IN WAR DEPARTMENT New SctTptnry Taken Up HitIlurilcii of Sfttltnif the lIIT < Tciiro/i NEW YORK , Aug , H. A special to the Herald Irom Washington sajs ; Secretary Rooj acted In the role of peacemaker and as a result everybody at the War depart- mout la pleased with everybody else , The delightfully harmonious condition of dffalrs prevailing ! n departrac-nt circles was brought about by the secretary's announce ment that the order respecting the status f the Inspector general's onice would be so modified that It would bo satisfactory to sverybody concerned. Now General Miles Is pleased. General Breckenrldge smiles and General Corbla Is gratified. The only man who seems to be a little weary Is the secre tary himself , who , for nearly two hours today , listened to a learned discussion by Deneral Miles of the reasons why he should tiavo control of the Inspector general's de partment equally with the secretary of wur , ind why ho ahould receive reports from the artillery and cavalry schools as heretofore. . Upon the1 conclusion , of this conference the lecretary listened very carefully to General' [ Ireckenricjge , who U tatisned to remain .inder tbeonrc ) | ; | .pf-Qanarol Mllce anajtOj Seneral Corbln , and the order as issued rt'lll differ but little from that under which the Inspector general's department hns bee conducted In the past. Thus General Milt "has secut-ed a victory over former Secrctnt Alger find Secretary Root has , temporarll ; at least , restored harmony. PUNISH CRUELTY TU ANIMAL ! Ilnvnnn. AiidliorltloB Slnrt n Work for 'riioncVIio Wntit It nnd 1'rlMOii for Iillerx. HAVANA. " Aug. 11. The efforts of thos who have been trying to make an cxampl of some one for cruelty to animals have n last been successful. Police Lieutenant Met calf yesterday gave orders to arerst tw men , one for holding n mule nnd the othc for , beating the animal with a club. The were fined $10 each. Senor hanuza , n secretary of Justice , ha presented a project to extend the vacation of the pupils and teachers ot the publl nnd municipal schools from August 25 t September 15 , In order to open the school after the proposed reforms In the Board o PubllO ; Instruction approved. An order has been Issued to the pollc to tnkfl notlco.of all persons unemployed , 1 : order to furnish them with work lmmci.ll ntoly. A' month l ter a rigorous law ngalna vagrants will bo enacted directing the de tentlon of Idlers , who will then be sent t the fort's. ' General Brooke hns ordered Scnor Ynnea secretary .of the Department of Publl Works , io ordei ; the civil governor of th provinces to. reaprt on the condition of th principal roads In their respective prov Inces , with the view of undertaking Immcdl ate repairs. . , EXPLOS'ivis IN EVIDENCE I ) > n inn Ho Completely .AVrceUn a Cm Full of riiNNeitKcrx. Hut \oiic IN Hurt. CLEVELAND , O. , Aug. 11. Explosive were resorted to tonight on the Euclid avc nuo line , near the corner of Case and Eucll nvenues. The car was bound east. Ther were twenty-live passengers on board , bu no onbf was Injifrco Several women trie' ' to jump from the car , but were restrnlnei by cool-headed ones. , The cnr was eo badl ; smashed that H was neiesaary to send fo the wrecker , The conductor was O. L Smalley of St. Louis ; the motornum wa George Stutter from Covlngton , Ky. On th track after the explosion occurred there wn found n Targe paper gaclc. There was a holi In U , Indicating that the explosion wai caused by the material Inside. In the sad there was found a quantity of material tha looked like sulphur. The neighborhood Is i very aristocratic one , on one corner belnj the residence ot John D. Rockefeller and ot the other the homc'of S. T. Everett. TO DETERMINE BOUNDARY LINE Jletween American nut ) llrltifili Columbia IHlucrn Will Thc'ii lip Over. ' j ; , Wash. , Aai . U , Advlcee fron SUagway , Alaska , .say : A , Canadian parts of 'suryoyora la nt Benijctt to locate the boundary line " oetween "British Columbia and the Northwest , Territory west of the Hootallnaua. , , j * Yer.Tho party consists 01 ten men , . jvna1.wll .comtnence operations on the Taqu arm. of Lake Taglsh. The actual location .b t fe line will be of greal 'bcpefit ' to the.vniners ) of the district , as there will tie , no Question arlso as to the size of tho. plac.e.rii , end quar.tz claims , as well as the placo/oV recording them. S. 'St. tCyr , v representing the Domlnlor ' * government , is o.the. } head of the party ' Governor W. , ANi3'rgdy has started for the interior and f jJNwvell on his way tow-art . 'Y.uty"5ttSV\'WVfi \ ° t9uD vso ° and ' tc the American c.vmps on tno low/cr / Tukon He w'lll-ga"t6'"MtMlchael's and then make his way arount the coast to" Sltka , taking in the coasij fjolhfa , di TUs way. It Is tht governor's intention to visit all the mining camps and points of "importarice. PECULIAR PHASE OF LYNCHING Jnller Dine-over * "Hill" WIlHon IlniiR- IIIR ; to tin * County CinllotVH Pcr- vetrntorN Viikiiown. PORT GIBSON , 'Mies. ' , Aug. 11. Bill Wil son , colored , was lynched here today undei peculiar cl qumstrinces. Last Tuesday Wil son was arrested in the Hermonvllle dlstrlc : on a charge ot , attempted criminal assault This afternoon ( he , Jnller , upon entering Wil son's cell , discovered the prisoner hanging to the county gallows with several bullel wounds in his neck and shoulders. Tht coroner's Jury rendered a verdict of dealt by banging and shooting by unknown parties The execution took place KO quietly that none of the officiate know , what was going on. on.KENTUCKY KENTUCKY FEUDISTS ENLIST I'nrtlclitniiln In Ilccont KIlIliiKn In Clay County > Mnkc Up One Com pany of Thlrty-Klrnl. CINCINNATI , Aug. 11. The Thlrty-firsl regiment Is now practically full. One com pany' IB made up of the fighting fcudlsts from Clay county , Kentucky. These men are not only hardy , but fine marksmen , and they- soon become well Irilled. Jiajor Elijah J. ' Halford of Atlanta , tiuartermastei' of the Department ot the aulfafrivedwith ? 10,000 and paid off the rhlKjr-first regiment and-'tho1 ' regulars at PorJ Thomas ; Kentucky , -\p DEP'EW HEADS' THE LIST ( iovernor IloOHOVelt Appoint * York Dplcifntf M to the ALBANY , .Aug. 11. Oovernor Roosevelt has appointed the following delegates to the conference on trusts , to bo held In Chicago beginning dn September 13 next : lion. Chauncey M. Depew , Hon. John Carlisle , Dr. Albert Shaw , Hon , W. Dourke Cockran , George Gunton , H. Thurber and Henry White. It is possible that this Hat may be added to at a later day , EXEMPLIFY CRYPTIC DEGREE > _ Uoiniilctlon of CereinonloH Ili-ivun on Summit of 1'lkc'ft Peak Hide Around ' 'Loon , " DENVER , Coo ! , , Aug. 11 , Between COO ind 00 Cryptic Rlto Masons witnessed the ixemplflcalon | ( cf the degree at the Drcad- vay theater this evening. It was the coni- ) lotlon of 'the ceremony 'began ' upon the lummit of Pike's Peak. Tomorrow the Hasans will go around the Georgetown loop ) ) special train , L'uiiilhlntifor Coniiiinndi'r-ln-riilof , CINCINNATI , O. , Aug. 31 Colonel W 0 Fohnson of this city , acting commandor-ln- ) hlef of the Orand Army of the Republic , s a candidate for election ns commender-ln- ! htef at the coming national encampment In Philadelphia. The National1 Hoard of AdMinistration - Ministration last April failed to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Hvneral sexton , one-half of the members favoring ienior Vice Commander Johnson and the ither haf. ) General John C , lilack. It is irqposed DOW to elect Col'onr-1 Johnson at he first meeting in Philadelphia , next nonth , but this would give him the full inner for only a few daya , and bis friends ire working for a full term of one year from text month , lii Inain. LONDQN , Aug. 11. Specials from Bombay eport rain in AUahabad , Madras , the Deccan r d'-Uensat and shower * la Bprabay. The ; oVernmVnt'8 Anxiety In regard to the poa- itbllity of a famine la therefore relieved. UNEARTH MORE ROTTESNES ! Evidence Tends to Show Municipal Oon tracts Qo to "Highest Bidder. " OFFICIALS'MUST FIRST HAVE THEIR SLICI I in rntluntlnu ; Committee SpriiilN An other Dny t'ni'ox orlnu Some ( luecr TrnnnnctlntiN ot tJothnm'H 1'olltlcnl SNlcm. NEW YORK , Aug. 11. The Mnzct live Investigating committee adjourned toda until September 12. Assemblyman Hoffman the democratic member of the committee li attendance , objected to the adjournment , bu he was outvoted 4 to 1 by the rcpubllcaj members of the committee. Superlntcndcn William A. Butler , who Is In charge of th city records , was called to the stand fo the purpose of showing , If possible , that con tracts for the city printing were let ou through favoritism , but the witness was ftrn and convincing In his statement that all con tracts wore let out on bids. Henry S. Kcar ney , commissioner of buildings , lighting nn < supplies , testified regarding the Issuance o permits for allowing the Metropolitan fine ti put In electric ducts along that road , Taken Compan ; 'n Word. IMr. Kearney acknowledged that he though that the company had ( secured about 60 poi cent excess In ducts , but said ho had allowei It because the company had declared It wn : necessary. 11. T. Rokeby , president of the Uvnldi Asphalt Paving" company , which Is doing i Inrge amount of work for the city depart ment , was the first witness of the afternoon "Is there some of the material which wai used on the Troy contract In this city a present ? " "That I cannot say. " "Who was the contractor In charge of thi Troy Job ? " "Kavanaugh. " "Is it not a fact that 12,000 yards of asphal laid In the city of Troy were taken up am rclald thcro ? " "I don't know , but I heard there had beet BOtno trouble about the asphalt there. I was a poritlcnl Job. " "Who Is the politician ? " "One was named Wilson , another namcc Kavanaugh and the third the city englncei of Troy. They were nil Interested In th ( Job. It was unfortunate that they had any. thing to do with my asphalt. All complaint ! were due to Incapacity of those who were using the process. " WnK Aot One of the Fnvorltoi. Witness said ho could never get an op portunity of laying pavements here while Mr. Brookfleld or Mr. Collls were commis sioners of public works. "I would like to compare their attitude with that of the present commissioner , Keating " began the witness , when Mr. Moss stopped him. "I am going to talk , " shouted the wit ness. "You cannot put welds Into my mouth. You would put me in a wrong position In five minutes. " "Hold on. " shouted Mr. Moss. "No , I won't. You have. ' the reputation of 'browbeating ' witnesses , but you can't browbeat me worth a cent. " Rokoby said as the purpose of the com mittee seemed to bo to "hound Tammany hall , " ho wished to contrast the manner Inwhich Independent concerns were treated by the Tammany administration as com pared wltth the republican administration. He said that 'Mr. ' Brookfleld and General Collls refused to permit him to lay a sec tion of his pavement free in this city In order' ' that his company could get a reputa tion for asphalt here. Ellas Luccl said he wanted to start a fruit stand under the bridge and saw Su perintendent Kennedy and a politician named Joseph Hayes about the matter. Hayes , according to witness , said he would flx It for $400. Witness said he paid $50 to 'Hayes ' and afterward gave him a check for $200 In Kennedy's presence. He was told he could have the stand as long as Tammany was in power. Witness produced a paper signed with an undecipherable name giving Joseph Hayes permission to sell fruit under the bridgo. He also produced a similar permit signed by Commissioner Moore , which the latter did not recognize. Illn Stand Ilnil Ileeii Moved Atvay. Witness said Kennedy told him It was better to have the permit made out In Hayes' name. Luccl said he spent $800 to 'build ' the stand and purchase fruit and flcAters for three months. That he cnmo around ono morning nnd found that his stand had been carted nway. John H. Slattery , > who has the contracts for doWers and grading and constructing at Bellevue hospital , said that one contract was glvin him 'by the commissioners and two others were awarded by public bidding. He said he la prcoident of the Home club , of which the mayor , John F. Carroll , and Mr. Slattery of H organ & Slattery are original members. J. P. Keating , commissioner of highways , wtts asked If he had brought the Information regarding the Issuance of treasury orders for work done without competitive bidding. "Yes , there.It . is , " he said , pointing to five large folios on the ( leak. "Will you prepare us a statement ? " "No ; If you have money to epctid In send ing men around to visit 'brothels and pool rooms you can pay for clerks to copy It from the 'books. " Mr. Keating finally agreed to prepare a statement. Mr. S , E. Woodhull , an Insurance broker of Brooklyn , told bow ho had been held up by two men on Front street nt midday and rebbed of a watch and chain. He complained to the police , but they took no interest in the matter. At the conclusion of this testimony the lommlttee adjourned until September 12. Mr. Moss Is at work on n statement on the ft-ork of the committee nnd said he would not have it completed for some time. l : Itutcn to Lincoln. A committee beaded by 0 , 0. Whedon. A. S. Raymond. J , W. Johnson , Thomas Miller and C , H. Rudgo was In the city .from Lin , : oln nnd calfed nt railroad headquarter * yesterday. The object of the visit was to Intercut the railroads In th'o Nebraska feol- Hers' reunion which will be held In Lincoln next month , to the. extent that special ex- Mirslon rates will toe granted from all over the state. No definite response was given the committee , but it Is believed that the ralFroads will make especially liberal con cessions In this matter. le nl KlKht I'romlHfd. DETROIT , Mich. , Aup. 11. The common council at a special session thla afternoon idoptcd by a vote of 24 to 1 the amend- nonts to the ordinances of the Citizens' ind Fort Wayne lines , changing the rate of 'are ' from C to 8 cents for a quarter. Thcro ivlll bo a hot legal fight over the plan to' educe the rate , The company will un- loubtcdly refuse to obey the ordinances and mandamus proceedings wlir be commenced o 'fprco ' the company to show causn why it ihould not obey the enactments of the coun cil. IMenlr of fluid Iu t. SEATTLE , Wash. , Aug. 11. U was stated .hat thcro U now at St. Michaels , Alaska , ibout $3,000,000 worth of gold dust for ship- nent to San Francisco nnd Seattle , The Vlaska Commercial company will ship about 1,600,000 to San Francisco and the re- nalnder , principally owned by the Canadian 3ank of Commerce , wlir bo brought to Seattle on the next trip of the steamer Ro- inpke , due here about August 2,5 , U Is , bought that this will conclude the big gold hlpiuents for this season. riirrnlentiiK llnrometrlti Condition * . NASSAU , N. P. . Aug. II. 5:20 : p. m.-r-Tho larometer Is falling , the weather Is threat- 'Ding ' aud a hurricane Is approachtnc. QNTHEMIDWAY , THE. . . Cream of the Midway The Art Feature of the ; Exposition --CYCLORAMA-- West Midway. THE BATTLE OF MISSIONARY RIDGE & LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN THE GIPSY THE NEW DARKNESS AND DAWN ; OR , In tholr Hungarian Onmp on th t-"J " t .MUlwny Eight uuiuUiul Romanies Heaven and Hell. > of various nation ? an CKNTS. 'THE OLD PLANTATION , The Exposition Fun Factory. THE NEW. . . Only Oriental Show on Midway. HOBSOfd Sinking the Mcrrlmna Hko ! theCntnoil. fee tno Ku-jptiiin 'THE MOORISH PALACEt Dancing furl * . -AND- GREAT PASSION PLAY.i lOocntq for two round tripo. I WARAGRAPH > | > Tltc Buttle of Manila. Ill 4 > - < S > - < $ - < i > - < $ > < $ - < $ > of Manllu lu Great Tunnel ; i RAILWAY GRAND OPENING TONIGHT The Greatest Feature ot the Ex position , ON WrCST MIDWAY. The Coolest mill .Host Atnnnlng IMnce ou thn l xpo ltlon Cironnili , Champion l.ady Swimmer of the World. The only femnle who hn.s ever swam the English Channel. ADLEMAN'S . MILITARY 13AND of DR , CARL tOUIS PERM'S twenty pieces. Look for the M.IRC | Stairs ! That's of Palmistry the plnce ! AVcst ( Midway. Temple HLUFF TRACT. FEE-Sl.OO AND UP. AND ROME MILLER'S fAT WAN'S BEER GARDEN Philippine Restaurant Adinlnalon Free. Col. Henri Cannon , weight 617 pounds. ' V 3 , With his usual excellent lenrice. OJf THE WEST MIDWAY. HAWAIIAN Society's Resort VILLAGE The Cuban Village COR. 'EAST ' nnd MIDWAY GRAND I > IAZA. The educational feature of the Midway depleting life In Cuba and tha Island of Porto Rico. Now Open the Question-Why is SCIJLITZ PA VILION crowded all the time ? Philippine Village Aiuicer .Because u-einerwurtt and potato salad sell fenIBc. . The Midway's greatest attraction with . septial theatrical tcatures every . .Schlitz Pavilion. . day. FH1TX MUELLER. Prop. The newest , most scientific and Jnterest- MERRY GO ROUND ontertalnment CAivr. LOUIS on softeners Midway , v _ " ii'-'V ' u _ ' - * . > - : = * ON WEST MIDWAY. * Attractive and amusing ; entertainment delightful retting place for ladtta and children. Admission to building Opposite PAbBt building. B/fln / | rree. W. H. DOLAN , Manager. Charlea A. Postley. Mgr.ncM mafia Art Institute m Drawing , Painting and US0 Decorative Work. . , Hofo * AndltarlHa.UIUO.ualU. HOTELS. THE MILLARD I3ti ) nnd Douglas Sts. . Omaha. iC Y AND EUROPEAN FJLA.t- CENTP.ALLY LOCATED. J. K. JJ-IUICISL , A SOS. Fropn 1510,000,000. Said o Up tinAKKrCKiilr of I'ollclon un Ilfe of 1'rliiciof Wnlrn. A big insurance man In New York told a Chicago Record correspondent that the prince of Wales was the heaviest risk of any patron of the Insurance huslness , nnd that his death would cost English , German , French and American companies not less than $10,000,000. "No other person carries 20 per cent of that insurance , " be sold , "but comparatively little of It Is for the benefit of his family ; perhaps not more than 11,000,000. Some years ago largo policies were taken out by his creditors as security for money loaned , If he should ever pay his debts they would of course revert to him , and might too car ried for the benefit of his family , but bin premiums , like the premiums on all of the royal families of Burope , nro very high much higher than those paid by private In dividuals for the saino amount of insur ance , "It Is a curious fact , " continued my In surance friend , who spends a good deal of hla tlmo Jn nngland , "that $2,000,000 or 13,000,000 of Insurance , pel haps more than that , has been placet ] on the life of the prince of Wales as u speculation by per sons who do not know him and have never had any relations with him whatever. This would not bo possible- under the Insurance laws ot the United States , but Is is allowed fay some of the English companies. Over there any man can secure a policy on the life of a neighbor , provided ho can persuade the neighbor to submit to a medical ex amination or find a company which has re cently had him examined , Thus when the Prlnco of Wales undergoes an examination for insurance lots of speculators apply to the same company for policies on his life , or get certified copies of the report of this medical examiner and use them with other companies. It is pure speculation. They pay a high premium , a margin , so to speak , or , to put It In another way , they book a wager with the Insurance companies that the prince will die before the total of their premiums exceeds the amount of the policy. Therefore many persons would be financially benefited If Albert Kdward should drop off suddenly one of these fine days. The prince Is perfectly aware of this fact. Ho knows very well that advantages have 'been ' taken of his situation , but I do not suppose It makes any difference with his habits. " Votl-d n Until 3P ( ! I. Mrs. Kate M , Gordon , president of the Women's Sewerage and Drainage League of , ' New Orleans , hau been voted a gold mcijal by the Progressive Union of that city for her work in hefplng to carry th < > elertlon In f.ivor of suwerage and pure water. The 1'rogrccslvo Union IB made up of the leading business and professional men of Nt-w Or- ! leans. The city council has also pahbed a rote of thanks to the women , without help It IB conceded that the victory could not have bceu won. J AMUSEMENTS , W. W. Cole , Trocaderol Tul. 2100. KVUllV EVE.MNG mill WcdncNday mill Sutiirilny Mntlnec. The Trocadero Numbering 42 People Presents an Elaborate Production ol Strahl's Picturesque A Comic Opera In Two Acts. ' I'rlccH f 0e , H5i ! ( U5c Next \Veek-"FRA DIAVALO. " I T'Lnp"ONR : I9q | Woodvard & Burgess , Managers. Tciclny , HlJlO | TonlKliI , Kll.1. THE WOODWARD STOCK GO. in Matinees Sunday , Wednesday , Saturday , JVext Week Incite mill ICniit I/ynii. EXCURSION STEAMER Leave * foot Douglas - . las St. dally at ] und 8 p , m. lie- turning at 5 and 19 p. m. The 2 p. m. trip lands at Flor- enre , giving 39 minutes to view the Water Work * . CaUc WnlU , Mimic , IuncInB. Tel Fare , 2Ic. Children under 11 ! , lOo , DD YOU WANT A $250,00 SEALSKIN JACKET Appreciating tha jiiilroniif- ! ! our While Russian Soup IIUH received nt the ludids of the ladles of Nolirapka ant ] Ilio elly of Council UluffM , Iowa , we have dee-hied to nlvo n liajidhonm $ 50.00 heal 'nl < ln Jacket , innde to order , Jo lliu woman Be- purlnt ; tlii ) { 'reateht number ofVhIlo Soap Wrappers , and 9 Other Prizes Valued at $120 , In addition to the ifU.'O ncal Jacket. Content be lnn at once and emlK.put. . 'M , ISO ! ) , ul lio'cleick p. m. llrhiK or jnall wrappern (0 ( 'WO South I''th Blreet , Omalia. $10 t-iiKli to the woman having tlio urealcst number of While. Hussjun Soaii Wrappers ( o lu r credit t l-j o'clock noon , Aug. ; tj , JAS. S , KIUK & CO. , CHICAGO.