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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 18, 1899)
Telephones 618 3 . Bee , Aug. 17. ' 09. Great Sacrifice in Percales The best bargains we ever offered in this line. Friday morning this week we will close several lines of high grade Percales 36'inclies wide all good colors and designs former , pried 2ic per yard , for 5 cents per yard. * 1 lot gingham , very useful for ladies and children's wear they are durable and last colors , 27 inches wide wo will sell this line , worth 10c , for 5 cents per yard. AOEWTB FOR FOBTHTt KID OI.OVBB AND HeOAXL'S PATTRnif § . ' . , THOMPSON , BELDEN &C0. THE ONLY EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS HOUSE IN OMAHA. Y. M. O. A. BUILDING. COR. 10TII AMD DOUOLAB ST . amlnatlon was a severe one and n , largo pro portion of those who passed bad had mili tary experience In cither of the three regl- mentu of volunteers , and consequently were batter qualified. Of the captains examined , Edward J. Straight of Company F received < ho highest percentage ; of the first lieuten ants , Oliver n , Osborne of1 Company Q , and of the second lieutenants , Prank. L. Ringer of Company F. These who will bo rc-cxamtned arc : Michael W. McGan , captain Company M , Second regiment ; Tred Vllda , captain Company * pany B , unattached ; Joseph 12 . Smfttlnn , first nontenant Company K , Second regi ment ; Thomas A. Clements , first lieutenant Company B , unattached ; Porter F. Dodson , eccccid lieutenant Company B , unattached. These who passed successfully rank as follows : AB the number 6t comnanles In the Second - ' end reRlmcnt of the Nebraska National ' Guard has increased to the maximum al lowed , the election of nn additional major ' has been ordered by the adjutant general , I3alloU-wlll bo prcpared at the headquarters * office In thid city and forwarded ito all cpm- missioned officers of the -Ybclment , the only > persons who are allowed to vo(6. ( These bal- 11 lota must to returned to Iho adjutant gcn- oral on or before 4 o'clock p. m. Aueust 29. t A board of officers , conslatlnc of Brigadier 1 General P. H. Barry , adjutant general J Captain - tain B. X Strelght and First Lieutenant < Gcorgo B. Gascolgne , adjutant , -will convene on ( hat day to canvass the votes. No votes will bo received or recorded after the hour named. ' ' Lincoln ncpn e * ltd Strctn. . t The work of repavlng In the downtown district In this city Is "being " pushed ns rapidly as possible , the intention of the au thorities being to have It completed by the last of the present month. During the month of September Lincoln will be visited by thousands ot"pcoplo from outside points and the Indications are that with the Grand Army" reunion , the reception to the First regiment , the county fair and tbo street fair as drawing cards the city will present an nctlro and lively appearance. All 'of the old cedar Tlock pavement In the business portion of the city hae been torn up , and on O "street replaced with brick. A portion of N and Twelfth streets Tulll be paved with asphalt , the contract for thla work being held by Hugh Murphy of Omaha. When Mr. Murphy was awarded the contract It was understood that howas to * establish a permanent asphalt plant in thin city , but his Inability to secure the machinery neces sary has caused a change of plans and a portable machine will 1 > c brought hero In stead. All paving contractors In the west have had moro or less trouble In fulfilling their contracts on account of a lack of ma terial , and the delay In commencing ork hero has caused considerable complaint. Another Important improvement In the condition of Lincoln's streets is the replace ment of the old street car tracks , which wcro put down about ten years ago , by heavy T rallu. Several months ago the street railway company of this city asked permission of the city council to put down these rails , but at the time It was thought that they \\ould bo Injurious to carriages and other vehicles , and the request was not gianted. During the last sceslon of the legislature a bill was passed requiring this to be done and it Is now admitted that they are a vast Improvement over the old ones. Dlds were opened at the capital this * after noon for the construction of tbo proposed bridge over Beaver creek , about one mlla and a half south of Beatrice. The appro priation -Jor this -work is $10,000 and as only cnn 'bid ' was submitted , it for $11,000 , , the contract was not awarded. TO INTERCEPT FILIBUSTER Guliltont I.rnteN nunynum with Tlint Puriioic In VliMV I'MuMMiff with , the A'nqulM. GUAYMAS , Mex. , Aug. 17. The gunboat Democrats , left port on Tuesday and a rumor was started that U wont to Intercept a vessel from San Francisco , carrying Galling gum , rifles and ammunition to the Vaquls. The gunboat haa not returned , but rumor s.iys that It has captured the (111- ( /buster , Oimymao Is full of Yaquts working at all sorts of occupations , Several Yaqul loops , laden with produce and manned by Yaquls , arrhcd ycnterday from the river. They report that when the troops reached VIcam Friday tbo town was deserted and no fight took place. A body of Indians mot the troops on the march to tha town and held them In check until the Yaquls had left town and then they disappeared lu the wotids. The mAln bodyof Indians , Including 2&S Non-Irritating Cathartic Easy to take , easy to operate Hood's Pills women nnd'children , crossed on rafts to the north bank of the river , made a detour be hind the troops and escaped lo the mountains , The Yoqul loss In the eklrmUh was three. The horse under General Torres , was shot. The remainder of the fighting will consist of scouting In the mountains on the part of the troops and the raids on the Guayirias valley by the Indians. BIG YARN MILL TRUST FORMED Scieiilr of the l.nrKext I'rlnt Cloth MnnnfnctorlcN In Country Anilcd for Oiitlonn. FALL RIVER , Mass. , .Aug. * U7. Offers were made today for the stock of nearly all the seventy print cloth mills In this city by the Now York promoters of the yarn mills combination whlph was formed some tlmo ago. The print cloth mills of Fall River are controlled by thirty-six corporations. Treasurers were asked to secure from their stockholders an option on the con trolling Interest In the stock until Decem ber 1 , 1839. The form of option provides that the stock shall bo deposited with euch bank or trust company as may be designated by the promoters meters , duly transferred In blank , to bo held subject to the terms of the agreement and to be delivered to Barrow. Wade. Quthrle & Co , on payment of the considerations named. The option also states that it is the intention , so far as may be deemed prac ticable , to continue the business under its existing management. The prices offered for the stock of the various mills are fpr the most part from $15 to $25 per share above the last quoted market price. Ofn > rs are made for thirty corporations wlqth a com bined capital of $18,163,700. Thn bids did not include the Fall River cotton works mills , the Pabcr. Robson , Blades and liar- groves corporations. Many .treasurers are opposed lo-thc consolidation. , but a large percentage of stockholders are said to bo disposed to accept the offer. The following | s a list of the corporations | wbich havof ecelveft an offer : ( Amerlcijn , 'Linen company , Arkwright , _ Barnar'd 'Mani- 'facturlng company'Border City iJariUfactur- Ing company , Barhaby Manufacturing com pany , Chase , Cornell , COnanlcut , Davol , Durj fee , Fall River Manufactory , Fllrit , Granite , King Philip , Laurel Lake , Merchants' Manu facturing company , Mechanics' , Metacomct Manufacturing company , Narragannott , Os borne , Pocassett Manufacturing company , Itlcbard Borden Manufacturing company , Sagamore Manufacturing company. Beacon-1 nett , Stafford , Tecumseh. Troy , C. , & W. Manufactory , Union Cotton company , Vam- , Wcotamoo. , Amalgamate Their IntorentK. TORONTO , Ont. , Aug. 17. A combination or amalgamation has been' formed of the four leading bicycle manufacturing firms In Canada. They are the Massey-HarrlS' com pany of Toronto , tho'H , A. L'ozlpr company of Toronto Junction , the Gould company of Brantford and the Wellandvalc company of St. Catharines. The capital stock of the now company Is to be 'between $8,000,000 and $7,000,000. The combination was brought about to better cprnpeto with the i United States manufacturers. Tablcvrnre OrKanUntlou Completed. PITTSBURG , Pa. , Aug. 17. The 'glass tableware manufacturers of the country , who arc interested in the combination known as the National Gloss company , met In this city today. The combination was practically completed. It is expected that the new company will bo ready for business about the first of the month. Not moro than three concerns will bo on the outside. The'com bination embraces thirty of the lest glass tableware factories In the country. s IiiimeiiNc Coal Combination. PITTSBURO , Pa. , Aug. 17. Subscriptions to th stock of the Pennsylvania Coal com pany , the railroad combination of coal-pro ducing interests of the * Pltteburg- district , will fcegln tomorrow. The great combina tion is now assured beyond & doubt and Urn prospectus will be Issued tomorrow morning. The certificates of stock to bo Issued amount to $64,000,000 , one-half of which fs common and the balance preferred. BLOODY BATTLE IS FOUGHT Government Troonn Pefcnt the Vene- nurlit H > el Kutlnintc of Detail and ' Wounded J.10O oii'llolli Mde , WASHINGTON , Aug. 17. United State3 Minister Russell at Caracas , reports to the State department that tbo Insurgent faction m the state of Los Andes , Venezuela , under General Cltrlano Castro , was completely de feated by the government troops In a bloody battle which lasted eighteen hours. The Ices of the Insuigenta Is placed at 00 kiried and wounded and that of the govern ment at 300. Thla Is the end of the dis turbance In that section , which Is tbo only one affected. Jliuliic * Lent en IIn > nnn. HAVANA , Aug. 17. Jlmlnez'who aspires to the presidency of tha republic of Santo Domingo , left here today for Batnbano. There he will take a steamer for Santiago de Cuba. It Is said he received cable dis patches from frlondi In Santo Domingo pro- \Ious to his departure. He WBB accompan ied by two friends. They wore all unarmed. A private > acht which baa toeon placed at the disposal of Jlmlnez will meet him at , or off , Santiago , but Jlmlnez would not give the name of its owner. HAVANA , Aug. 17.Jiuilnez says he will unlto all the islands of Santo Domingo under one go\eminent , which iwill be greatly to the advantage of oil parties , BB It will mean the formation of a strong administration. * Ho adds that there are plenty of honest and competent mon to fill the posts under him , Jlmlnez asserts that the present con dition of affairs In Haytl , which country Is bordering on a revolution , lends Itself to 'the Idea. Jlmlnez's son will remain in lla\nno In order toind up faia affairs. It tils father Is successful Jn bis Santo Domingo his sop will shortly join him. VACATION TRIP IS CUT SHORT Ellis Biertower of the American Water Works Company Dlea at Buffalo. ATTACK OF-APPENDICITIS CAUSES DEATH Selrnre Oeenrn lit N Mork nnil Oper * nlliin In Performed li ) ' > otr l Sur- RCOII Which lro ew Too Severe n Strnlu. BUl'FALO , N. Y. , Aug. 17. ( Special Telegram - gram , ) Hllla Btcrbower , general manager of the American Waterworks company , who submitted to an operation at the Buffalo General hospital on Wednesday for nppen- dlcitls , died at the hoapltnl at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Ho had been In a weak condition- slnco the operation and during the day death was momentarily expected. The operation was performed by Dr. Itoswcll Park , oile pf the best known surgical experts In the coun try. - . .Mr. Blerbowcr was taken 111 while tri\cl ing through Buffalo and "put himself under the care of Dr. Hopkins of this city. Whan his condition became so critical that nu operation was necessary Dr. Park was called In. Ho was sent to the general hospital two days ago. The operation was a severe strain on his strength and the doctors did not hold out any strong hopes for his .recovery. His wlfo was with him In Buffalo , and other relatives have been sent for and are ex pected some time today or tomorrow. SUeteli of IIIerlxMver'K Iilfe. ,13111s li. Blerbowcr was born In Dauphin county , near Harrlsburg , Pa. , March fr , 1830 * Ho Ihetl In Dauphin counly until ho was 16 years old and received his education at Dick * Inson college at Carlisle , Pa. Ha tht'u came to Iowa and attended the Wesleynn unlvor- elty at Mt. Pleasant. After his graduation ho went to Missouri , where ho spent two and one-halt years , and In 1871 he located at Nebraska City , where he remained for oho year and was admitted to the bar. In the following year ho came to Omaha , where ho was appointed deputy United States marshal , and served until November , 18SO , when ho waa appointed marshal by President Hayes. Ho was reappplnted In the spring of 1885 by President Arthur. Blerbgwer was re tained In office by Qrover Cleveland , al though In nearly all cases during Cleve land's administration democrats were made United States marshals. Mr. Blerbowcr thus served two terms as United States marshal. After ho retired from the marshal' * ) office he accepted n position as cashier of the Na tional Bank of Commerce , where ho remain ed until February 14 , 1892 , when ho was appointed ono.of the receivers of the AWrl- can Waterworks company's plant In this clty Ho waa afterwards removed to make place for Mr. Rust , _ but 'after six months Rust was removed and Mr. Blerbowcr again became one of the receivers. On the re organization of the company In August , 1806 , he was appointed general manager , and he held that position to the time of Tils death. Mr. Blerbowcr Is also largely Interested | n the Carter White Lead works , lie Is a high degree Mason and a. member of ' ho local commandery of Knights Templar. Mr. Blerbowervas.marrled . to Miss Kiln * ere Boyd , daughter of James E. Boyd , Who now survives him. There"are no children. ' The news of Mr. Blcrbawer's illness' and death was received In this oil/ with , tha greatest astonishment and regret. .When he left bis office on his vacation two weeks ago ie was. apparently in h's ' usual health , though he comjilalnejJ of. a sjleht indisposition * tion , which ho. though would disappear with a few days' rest. ExrGovernor James E. Boyd left Pi onge far Buffalo upon 'receiving the news.t , _ 1 of IIlK Four , Atixcrt Prom- IMCH Ileannlliiir WAKCM Hate < rVot Ilecn ICcpt. CHICAGO , Aug. 17. Railroad mon , say there Is a possibility of an engineers' , strike on the Cleveland , Cincinnati , Chicago & St. Louis , otherwise.-known as the Big I our , over wages. A conference between a com mittee representing tha locomotive 'driven s and General Manager Schaen finished today without having"reached an agreement. As the committee has failed to reach an agree ment with the general manager President Ingalls will DO asked to take up the case. Grand Chief Arthur of the engineers was notified of the condition "by letter and by wire this afternoon. ' Theru was a general cut In the wages of Big Four engineers In 1803. President Ingalls at the time promised the men , H la said'that as soon as financial conditions ° Improved and the road Tjegan to make more money the old wages would be restored in whole or at least In part. The engineers say the company Is more prosperous now than at any time In its his tory , and the promise to make the restora tion In wages ought to bo kept. "SURELY OUT OF POLITICS" Ex-Hecretnry .of Wnr Aliccr So Ex- iircHHVH IIIniMClf In an Inter * low. CHICAGO , Aug. ,17. A special to the Tribune from Montreal says : "I am abso lutely out of politics , " said General Alger , former secretary of war In President Mc- Klnlcy's cabinet , today , , General Alger called at , the Bank of Montreal to ee General Manager Houston. He Bald 10 was grateful tq the Canadian press for its .courteous lono' during the ru- ccnt controversy , "The American newspapers , " be added , "were severe , " but ho thought It better not to dlscuttt this question further at the pres ent time. "And you have * really abandoned , active politics ? " be was asked , "Absolutely out of It , " he said , and this was uttered In a tone that left no room for doubt. Contention Opeim. CHICAGO , Aug. 17 , The National Socio logical convention opened today at Lake Bruff , The attendance was largo , students of sociology from all parts of the country being present , Roy. J. G. Kvans , superin tendent of tbo association , read a paper on. "The Development of True Manhood. " Miss Allen Hood , assistant secretary of the convention , presided nt the world's Women's Christian Temperance Union School of Methods , She made a brief address on the organization of the school1 , showing the Im portance and dintnulty of the work to be done along temperance lines , fiovrrnor HIi-iiliviiM Cull * for Aid , JEl-sFEnSON CITY , Mo. . Aug. 17 , Governor - ernor Stephens today Issued a proclamation calling upon the people of the state to con tribute money and clothing to the suffering people in lorto Rico from the recent hur ricanes. The proclamation was issued nt the request of the secretary of . war , Qov- ernor Stephens has forwarded hl $ pin > onaf check to the National Bank of North Amer ica at Now York , where contributions uro to be sent. WlthilruuN llnnUruiittiy 1'etltloii. NEW YORK , Aug. 17. It Is announced through Wllmot & Gagp , counsel for Bolton Hall , a son of the late John Hair , that Mr ! Hall baa settled with bis creditors apq withdrawn ( he petition In banKiuptcy Ahlrh , he filed In the early part of this year Mr , Hall waa a member of the exporting firm o ( McCarty & Hall , which faired In 1886. AdtutioH I'rlcn of Coul. CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. , Aug. 17. Coal dealers have organized an arsoclatlon \ \ \ view of the existing scarcity of cual In all the mines of the district for the puf-i pose of regulating'the price of coal In ( liu section. Today the association gave not lee of an Increase of 10 cents on the ton and an lutlmatlpn of A further by notifying customers that they could tnko no contracts for nuiiro delivery nt present prices. y\n unusuaf demand for coal and cbfcc "nfifl scarcfty of miners nro given ns reasons for Existing conditions. STORM ON THE SCO ICH COAST Three Hundred rinliliiR Crnft CntiRht In the fJnlc nnit Mnn > ThotiKht to He Io t , ADBRDEnNrScotland ( Aug. 17. A terrific storm swept over the Scotch coast Inst night. At Prazerburg , n town thirty-seven miles north of thla place on the northeast coast , thrco hundred fishing craft wcro caught In the gale. A lifeboat was sent to their as- slfltancc. , fTh < 3 crow of the Diadem of Cullcn , a town on Cull n b'ty , ( North sen ) , wnssa\cd by the gallantry1 $ { ? , ft'J st Brown , a discharged Dargal jipro , N\ho swam to the boat with a line. When this line had been fastened to the endangered craft the spectators who gathered on the/ shore dragged the Diadem throtlgh the surt nnd landed It safely. Tears nro entertained for the fishing fleet. The schooner Pioneer , from Sundorlnnd to DnnlT , thirty-eight miles north of Aberdeen , with n pargo Of con ) , Is ashore nnd It Is fcnrfd 1 will become n totnl wreck. The llfcaavlng brigade is trying to render It as- slfctnncb. The rnllroad passenger steamer Red Gauntlet lias been wrecked oft Pftidda llgllt , south of th6 Island of Arran. The WEEthgors nnd crow of the vessel have been nndcd at Whiting ; bay. Tho.crow of' the froncor was oNenttlally rescued by the life sa\crs ) . .LATIN4 REPUBLIC INCUBATING I'rcnldent of Ilrarll Mnken Very SlR- . . iillloaiit ItcMitnrkn nt a 1'nbllc llcncutlou. IUO DG JANEinp , Aug. 17. The visiting Argentine congressmen , In taking loa\o of the members of tEoSennte and Chamber of Deputies today , received unusual honors. All rlio high Brazilian officials paid a visit today to tha Argentine warships. Sqn Mar- llln , Buenos Ayrcs.and 1'atrla , which accom panied President Iloca on his visit to thla country. 'At ' a general reception cl\cn in honor of the Argentine visitors President Campos Sal- les of Brazil made an Important speech' . Ad dressing President Roca , ho said : "General , jour visit Is timely , coinciding with the exact moment that Brazil Is desir ous of * maintains the peace and harmony of her international relation * , not only with neighboring nations of similar origin , but also the good understanding and mutual guarantees with every other country. " These remarks are considered to signify the approaching formation of a Latin repu- llc , which will bo without prejudice to other countries , especially to the United States. CALL CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES ' * p Anti-Semite Member * of the French Chamber to Join a Demand that "it lie IteaNacmblcd. PARIS , Aug. 17. M. Lasles. anti-somite deputy from tho. Condom district 6f the Gera , hns consulted with his colleagues of the National Defense group at the Palais Bourbon and bjis decided to send a circular it nil the deputlesi asking them to Join In a demand for-tho-reopening of. the. Chamber of Deputies/1 ft t I- i Gucrln. Still Ileflvn Arreiit. AUB. , > % l7. The president of the Antl-Soralto league , JI. Guerln , is still holdIng - Ing out jat .thy. headquarters of the league , where ho b r/Jcqge imsqlf and defied arrest ' " on Saturdajf.jtwtiVihijn'nn attemp"t was made .arrestshlm kjISjght jpf-hls types tjlors came out of the joeirx ( < j\&ty today and surrendered thejnselye < if to tno'authorltles. . They wore taken to a poHco stajpp. There were a few slight detnonSt'ratlona'ih the streets In the neighborhood , but they _ Were easily quelled. Anqtljer 'attempt made"by M. Lasles to modfate. between | M. Guerln and the government - ment has failed. The Gu'orln situation early this afternoon remained the same. Barrticade/wero erected at both extremities of the Rue'Chndrol and the police were'constantly engaged In re pulsing crowds. M. Gucrln frequently appeared at a win dow earnestly urging the approaches as though expecting' rescue. A band of antl-Gucrln demonstrators Tvas followed and roughly handled by a band of anti-Semites , whose enthusiasm for Guerln Is becoming so fanatical that they are mak ing a list of all who dare to Insult him. The latter's lives are considered to be endangered. The compositors who yesterday left M. Guerln's printing1 offlco were examined this afternoon toy M. > Fabro , the magistrate , and on rlvlne evidence of good faith were re leased. General Jacquey and General Lague , who interviewed M. Guerln this evening , eald hi * would resist to the death. The houso'ls nowr'guarded by republican guards. Tbo cabinet will meet tomorrow to consider tbo situation. , , StorniM Abroad , . MADIUD , Aug. 17. During the last tncrity-four hours storms throughout the country , havedone. Immense damago. Rail way and telegraphic communication with many points has been cut off and there are numerous victims of wind and flood. At Otapa , thirty miles east of Toledo , a convent .collapsed and two beggars .were killed. Steamer Knrllmuo ANhore , LONDON , Aug. 17. 'Advices from Bizerta , Tunis. Report the _ steamer Karthogo ( Brit ish ) , * Captain Breck'waldt , 'from Pcnsacola for Venice , ashore .near that town. It Is Jettl- ionlng Its cargo.T To Ornniiicnt "Confederate Mound. " CHICAGO , Aug. 17. For the maintenance and ornamentation of "Confederate Mound , " where 4,039 followers of the south ern causa lie burled. Congressman Mann of fhe Third district , Chicago , will , at the next meeting of congress , aek for an appro priation. The men who are burled under the Mound were prisoners of war at Camp Douglas. The bill provides that the secre tary of war bo authorized to expend $3,850 In raising the Mound above adjacent graves , and planting trees and seeding it for grass. " To Help HlinoUflforil , JBFFEHSON CITY , Mo. . AUK. 17. Colonel W. J. Bryan will speak at Tlpton , Mjnl- teau county , In the Interest of Judge Bhackelford , democratic candidate for 1011- gr bs in the Eighth district , on 4uBUst 25 , The election Is to fill the vacancy caused by tbo death of R. P. Bland. ' Fire nt noldnmltli'M Iliirn. At 3 o'clock this morning the stable of touia Goldsmith at Sixteenth mid Grace Btr'oots ' caught tire and was almost com pletely destroyed. Twenty-two horses were In the barn , but all are thought to have been gotten safely out. .Till ! IIU'AI.TV MAHKKT. INSTRUMENTS filed for record Thursday , August 17 , 1S99 : Warranty DeedM. O. K. Davis company to IM. . An drews , lot 7 , block 2 , Bedford Place..J 12 Charles Hassmussen and nlfe to Joseph and Antonio Doplta , lot 7 , blocU 7 , Arbor-Placo extension. . . . . . . . 500 \VIIllnni Treacy and wife lo Harry Friedman. si,4 0 * west 1C feet lot 26. Koantze Becomt ndd 1,200 M. K Llttlelleld to II. P. Doedyna , ' lot 16 , block 3. Smlthfleld add 300 Francis Helllrwer to Ilofror Dickens. - west 37V4 feet * of eust 2(214 ( feet of Kouth 12sV4 feet lot 3 , Hartlett 3WO Packers' Savings bank to Peter Loge. lot 17 , Wuitner & P.'a subdlv , , and i lot IT , block 3 , iMmn Place 200 N. J { Wood to J. M. Roberts , lot 4 , block 133. South Omaha . . . , . . , , , , . 1,000 Sheriff to C. S , Francis , lots 1 and 2 , Mock "B , " Lowe's ' add 616 Special mauler to O J. Kitten , lots 1 . tOv'-S.-blork C.-and lots 1 to S . block 8 , fechlwslngcr'8 add 1,736 Total amount of transfers , . SUIT FOR MANY MILLIONS Nebraska Man Interested In Olaim Tor Valu able Chicago Property. CLAIM IS BASED ON AN ANCIENT GRANT Hundred nnil Sixty Act-en of I.ntul In Wlmt I * Aon the AVI nil In ItroiiRht Info Cun- trot or r WASHINGTON , Auc. 17. ( Special Tele gram. ) The mission of William B. Prlco of Lincoln , now In Washington , has been dl- \ufgcd. Ho Is here to flic , depositions In the caao of Jcrltnlah Smith , who a short tlmo ngo brought suit * to Bccuro possession of $250,000,000 worth of. land In Kills' second addition to Chicago , embracing holdings of J. M. Sludobaker , Dunlap Smith , the Kcolcy Brewing ing company , John S. Cook , Frank J. Wll- scih , George W , Morris and Joseph Dcnton. Mr. Price , prior to his assuming n clerk ship In the office of Auditor Cornell of Ne braska , wan connected with a law llrm of Lincoln end through the Richardson family residing at Aurora , 111. , became Interested In the case. For the laet fortnight ho has been taking depositions of people Interested In the Smith case throughout the states of Illinois , Pennsylvania and Now York and under an net of congress looking to just such cases , for purposes of presentation In the Department of the Interior , before which ho will probably bo admitted to practice tomorrow. According to Mr. Prlco a patent waa Issued by the govern ment to Jcrlmlah Smith upon Uhe land in question , amounting to 160 acres of the very test property In Chicago , three yearn after Smith's death and on the very next day was transferred to Ebenezer Hill , who. according to Price , was a fraud and n dishonest cntryman. The story as told by Prlco Is Interesting. In 1831 Jcrlmlah and Jeduthan Smith pre empted ICO acres of land In what Is now the city of Chicago under the act of 1820 and entered the samr In the land office at Dan ville , 111. Jerlmlah died two jcars later and Jeduthan disappeared. In 1S39 the gov ernment Issued patents and on the same or following day the property as transferred to Hill. This was \inder a special act of congress made applicable to vesting title In heirs , devisees or assignees of patentees dying before patents could b Issued to en- trymen. Prlco holds that this law Is In operative , as It Is ex post facto In character and cannot therefore apply to the case of the Smith heirs. It Is the Intention of the Lincoln lawyers to procure In the Interior department all possible obtainable evidence In order that when the case comes to trial the testimony of many of thcs6 heirs , who are now quite old , may not bo missing. " NOTED ARCHITECTS' MEETING ConnlderliiK the 1'lioelie A. IIcnr.it Unit emitof California Archi tectural Plnn. WASHINGTON , Aug. 17. The final meet ing of the jury for the Phoebe A. Hearst architectural plan for the University of California will 'be ' held In San Franciscb September 1. The jury Is composed of th6 celebrated architects R. Norman Shaw , Eng land ; J. L Pascal , France ; Paul Wallet , Germany ; Walter Cook , New York , and J. B Reinsteln , San Francisco. This jury will decide to which one of the eleven architects who were the successful competitors at thp first mooting of the Phoebe Hears't archi tectural plan , which 'was1 held In th& ttoyal Museum of Fine Arts at Antwerp , the award shall be made. ' ' ' At the Ilrst meeting of the jury designs were submitted by iwell known architects from every country In the world. EJoven plans were decided upon , six of which were drawn by architects of the United States. The foreign architects will arrive In New York August 18 and will leave for San Francisco August 23 In the private car Atalanta , via the Northern Pacific. Mr. James O. Hooe , Mrs. Hearst's representative In Washington , will conduct tha party. ANOTHER Cltl.SIS Mlulntor Corren Think * There Will HPo Trbuhlc nt niueflcld * . WASHINGTON. Aug. 17. Minister Correa of Nicaragua , when asked today concerning the report of the forced resignation of Gen eral Estrada , in command at BlUeflelds , and the probability that this would bring on a revolution , headed by Estrada , said this re ferred back to differences which arose while ho was In Nicaragua and which were amica bly settled at the tlmo after a personal con ference between him and General Estrada. The minister makes the suggestion that Estrada will not head a revolution , anJ says the latter Is thoroughly loyal to the 55elaya government , and that In any event there Is an Insignificant military force and nn arms la the Blueflelds district. The State department takes the same view that there Is .nothing to Indicate another crisis at Blueflelda. HIGH STA.MIAIU ) OP BXOBI.I.U.VCK. ItcxiiltN of 'Recent ' ISxiunlnutlonx for Nninl MiiehliilNtK SntiHfiietory. WASHINGTON , Aug. 17. Much satisfac tion Is felt at the bureau of navigation over the vary high giade examinations passed by naval machinists for the grade of warrant machinists. The examinations , held all over the world , were submitted to a bonrj for as- slgnment of merit , and after carefully con sidering all the papers In each case the final report Is now made. The personnel bill authorized the appoint ment of 100 warrant machinists. For these vacancies there were 173 applications and examination papers complete. It Is newfound found that the merit runs so high that pio- motion from the service can well nil thq Hat contemplated without calling for volunteers from civil life. "It Is difficult , " say * the 10- porf , "to realize tbo excellence developed by this severe examination , and the service at larco may well be proud of Its personnel , which claims In Us ranks so much genuine efficiency , "Only esprit do corps , or prldo of profes sion , can explain why such men have choien the na\al eerylco rather than life ashore , and It is hoped that this advancement In rank with tbo accompanying privileges of retirement for age will continue to encour age high g ? do men to enter the service. " Hold Un Illnlr llulldlnir Hlle. WASHINGTON , Aug. 17. ( Special Tele gram. ) Assistant Secretary Taylor of the Treasury department has decided to hold up for a whllo the matter of selecting a site for the public building at Blair. This Is done at tbo request of Senator Thurtton , who advised the department that the business people of .Blair desire to bo heard before tha award Is made. Secretary Tayfor will probably select a slto for the Aberdeen , 8. D. , pubflc building tomorrow. Leave of absence for one monthbos been granted Captain Harry B. Mulford , Thirty- second United States volunteers , to take effect upon his muster out as colonel of the I'irst Nebraska. John It. Webster of Lincoln has taken a pCBltlon In the law division of the Interior department under Judge Vandeventer of Wjoinlng. at a salary , It Is stated , of f2,500 per year. Kur Kir * I .Natlunnl WASHINGTON , Aug. 17. The first na- ttonal encampment of the BpanUh-Amerlcan' ' war volunteers will tie held la this city September 8 and 9 and today formal orders to that effect were Issued .by Adjutant Gen eral Miller , Commander-ln-Chlef J , Warren - I ren Kelfer baa announced the following j * ® * * < * < s0 * < S0i0S3 FRIDAY , AUGUST 18. | EXPOSITION. 1 ' . .Venetian Carnival Day. . I x = = s = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ss 21.10 P. M. riellnteilt'H llnn.l In Auditorium. + a 1.10 l . M. lUO\Cl.i : MACKS on llnce Courae. V O _ TlOO 14 M. Venetian Cnrnl\ on I.MKIMMI , Itli llr1IMoilt'n llnml , tlio ® ' f Inillan llninl , the Hawaiian Double ditnrlct anil the & rhlllppltic llniul. ' * MJW IIIICTUIC roi'.vr.ux , @ OtOOP , M. Exhibition Drill nt rrnfentity lltilMhur ! > > Modern ' > Woodman Drill Team. < X .Saturday e eiiltiR will wltnenii the cloMnn production of I'alnc'jt < llattlc of Manila. (0 QN THE MIDWAY [ The Cream of the Midway ! --CYCLORAMA-- ' THE BATTLE OF MISSION ARYRIDCE , ck LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN THE NEW DARKNESS AND DAWN ; OR , Heaven and Hell. fTHE OLD PLANTATION The Exposition Fun Factory. HOBSON Sinking the. Mcrrlmno. { THE MOORISH PALACE -AND- GREAT PASSION PLAY. . WARAGRAPH The Battle of Manila. PHILIPPINE VILLAGE The greatest Feature of the , exposition Portraying the Life , Habits and Customs or our New Possessions. The Real Thing Endorsed by th Clergy. An Educational and Entertaining Attraction. fiplCCITU'Q ' lOoonts fortwo UHlrnlnO round trips. . . SCENIC . . The Great Naval ( Battle | RAILWAY In the Tunnel. GERMAN VILLAGE * * * AND 4 PAT' MAN'S BEER GARDEN * : ' Ailminnlon Free. Col. Henrf Cannon , weight 617 pounds. t HAWAIIAN VILLAGE COR. BAST MIDWAY find GRAND PLAZA. BETTER THAN EVER. Hagenback'sTrained Wild Animal Show -Mmo , Planlta and troupe of per forming lions 6 In number the great est nnirnal act now before the public. committee on credentials : Captain Bdward Anderson , Charleston , S. C. ; Captain A. J , Reude , Pontloc , III. , and Ctptain Charles T. Hess , Philadelphia. The convention com- nilttco Is now In session , perfecting details for the encampment and rcporta from state camps Indicate there will bo a large attend ance. WcMtcrn NtMtx from WASHINGTON , Aug. -Special ( Tele gram. ) Supervising Architect Taylor said today he would tomorr6w present his report to Assistant Secretary Taylor on sites offered for the public building at Aberdeen , S. D. The acting secretory of the Interior to day affirmed the decision of the land com- mrlsloncr In the ease ol C. B. Klunoy and others against W. C. Spaldlng , Involving lande In the Chamberlain ( S. D. ) land dis trict. The acting secretary also affirmed the decision of the commissioner In the case of Charles L Stott , Involving a timber cul ture'entry In the Chcycnno ( Wyo. ) land dis trict. To Jloport on Ilulionlo I'lnKtir , WASHINGTON , Aug. 17. Surgeon Fairfax Irwln of the Marine Hospital service , now la Kifrope , has been ordered by Surgeon General Wyman to propced to Oporto and Llbon and make areport ( on the , situation legardlng the bubonic plague which has made Its appearance in Portugal. Assistant Burgeon Helscr , at Naples , Is watching mat'tera In that city. A largo number of immigrant * for the United States usually depart from that place. There Is nothing new In the yellow fever situation at the Hampton Soldiers' Home , Thla la the only place now quarantined by tbo government. To fntitrceiit J'llllniKffrn. WASHINGTON , Aug. 17. The gunboat Machias , now In Dominican waters , Is to re turn to the United States and proceed to the navy yard at Boston for repairs. On the way up It will crultto along the northern | const of Cuba and keep a tliarp lookout for | any filibustering expeditions which may at-1 tempt to leave the Island , The vessel will also stop at Santiago and report to General Wood , the military commander of the prov ince. The government has been watching the coasts In the locality to prevent filibus tering operations. American Interests In San Domingo will bo lobkcd after by the rrulser New Orleans. To HnfrKiinril American WA'SJHNGTON , AUg. 17. The State department partment is advlfied from Yokohama of the I formation of an American-Asiatic ascocla- tlon ( Hero to safeguard the Interests of American citizens In Japan and to co- overate with JluHIar euocialldna In New York and throughout th& Orient. J'uII Itrnorl of Hniiionii Communion. WASHINGTON , Aug. 17. The German embassy hab received from Baron Sternberg Ilia full report of the Sauioan commission and the draft of the proposed conventlcn by 'which the treaty of Berlin will be modified. After It baa been gone o\cr by Minister von THE. . . . ARTIST'S STUDIO The Art Feature of the Exposition. . . . . . . ' West Midway. THE NEW. . . Only Oriental Show on STREETS Mldnny. Rldo the Carnal. See Dancing tbo EcTptlan Glrli. OF CAIRO CHUTES CAFE ON WEUT MIDWAY. The Coolcit and Bloat Amnilnor Place ou the Expedition Ground * . MERRY GO ROUND ON WEST MIDWAY. Attractive and amusing entertainment delightful resting place for Iddtfo and children. Admission to building free. W. H. DOLAN , Manager. T Society's Resort The Cuban Village The educational feature of the Midway depleting life In Cuba and the Island of Porto Rico. Question-Why is SOHLITZ PA- V1L10N crowded all the timer " Answer Because ueiherwurtt and potato salad sellfcrr 16c. . .Schlifz Pavilion. . FIUTZ MUELLER , Prop. The newest , most scientific and Interest- entertainment on Midway , CAPT. LOUIS SOnCIIO'S . Opposite \VE HAVE ! 1IICII NOW In Her Own Aquarium , .CORA BECKWITH. . . . . Champion Lady Swimmer of the World. See Magic Stiilrn That' * the Plaae. WEST MIDWAY. AMUSEMENTS. TiLnpONR : | 1919 Woodvard & Burgess , Managers , TO.MG1IT THE WOODWARD STOCK GO. ' JBASGT LYNNJB. For the benefit of the Retail Clerks' Association. Matinees fiunday , Wednesday. Saturday. ! \ext Week "TI e Munlcetcrrii. " . The Trocadero MBr-V KVnilY KVI3MNO. Wciliirntlnr nnil Antiirilny Mntlnrri. TIIL3 TIIOOADUUO OPERA COi Numbering 12 People , Presents * Auber's 3-Act Opera , PRA DIAVOLO. Prices 60c , 33c , 25c. ' Next Week "LA MASCOTTE. EXCURSION STEAMER * : ICHIMIN * i C03- Leaves foot Doug : . Ins St. dally at ] and 8 p , m. Jte- turnlng at 5 and 10 p. m. The 2 , p. m. trip landa at Flor ence , giving1 39 mlnutos to view the Water Works. Cake Walk , Mn ic , Dnnolnir. Fare , 20o. Children under 1 ? . lOo. JIOTUI.S. THE MILLARD 13th and Douslns Sts.Omaha. -AMUIUCAN AND ICimoPHAN TJbA.I CENTKALLT LOCATED. , J. K. UAKIC121 , A MU.X. Mumm It will ho forwarded to Berlin and It \\lll not 'bo until Berlin and London have had nn opportunity to ttnslder the report and confer with their respective commlrslou- ors that pour-parlura will begin on framing a new treaty. loH oil KhlnplDK. WASHINGTON , Aug. 17-Thc State department - partment has given out n statement showing that a total of IIO.CSO tons of shipping en tered and cleared between the United Htatri ports and Porto Rico In I89G-97 ! 69,596 , or almost one'half , was British ; 37,150 , or les than one-half , American , and 24,121 , or/nbout ono-ilfth , other nations. Of. .101,173 entcrod and cleared In 181)0-07 ) at ports Hawaii , 283,211 , or over three-fourths , were Ameri can , and only 19,040 tons , or bout C per cent , were British. Deulli Ili-iiort from Iliit'tuiji ) WASHINGTON'A'UR. 17. The adjutant general today received p cablegram'.from General Bronko at Hqy4iia' r porttity tile death at Santiago of I'rltz Donner , a citi zen , on August 13 of yellow ftver. { I2-i-iixloii I" ( Irantuil , WASHINGTON , Aug,17. MlnlsterJluntcr advises the State dcpartmdnl fratn Guatema la of tbo extension pf the time for present- Ins tbo bonds which Guatemala.Js retiring until October 31 net , > ' { Ilurn | ilu A r r I ) ; I- * lit Alntnuzn * . WASHINGTON/'Aug. 17 A cfcble mes- cage mis been received from Mutanzai say. ing the Hurneido basarryed * ( safely ,