Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAUiV 5I3E: SUNDAY, .It'XB 1", JilOO.
10
4
y
PIFAWH WITH IVVnVATinVaDd lhe OM,,ons Proved somewhat in
I LLrtOLV M 1 1 II LUlU) ill lUll quality because of their limitations to honor
graduates. Under the arrangement Inau
gurate'! by the class of 1900 the honor grad
uate are allowed to display themselvts enly
on class day. sn occasion which promises to
outshine commencement night because of the
personal Interrot taken in the graduates by
their relatives and friends.
MAY FORM MOnIy POOL
Old Style Cemmeocimtct Exsrciiei Llkelj
to B Abindoned in Future.
REMINISCENCES OF FORMER CLASSES
fn nml (IrntloriN I'lllcil mIHi IIIkIi
iilcul t tt tit Hair Morn CUcn
by IIIkIi Seliim!
Gruduiitm,
Itnllroml Mm llellec Thin to lie Hip
Only Way to Maintain
I'rclKlit Itnti-.
The belief Is crowlnc amour well-
Informed railroad men that the solution
In addition to the painting of the High , 0f the nrni nn.!.n.f..nrV rn,n.lnn. r
rchool clock and similar levities the passing j frolK'ht traffic will be brought about in a
c as. has Introduced one commendable nov- money pool on a compeHt,Te IreIfiht bus.
elty-the consignment of the commencement ,,. u lg reI10rted ,Uat th pres,ents
orator to he scrap pile of MUUs. For look up thc Uou t , h h
the flrit time In the building's thirty years , recent mcetln held , v k d
v,i u.u.urr. .ue uuuur sri.uu.iie u laiieu . RhnpnK ther pans w,th fh,8 cmj ,n v,ev.
to contribute his views upon questions ot
world Import. Those problem have been
left to his more sapient sire, while he is
content to listen on that final night to words
At that time the presidents, after consid
crlng what they termed " a plan equitably
to divide the traffle," nppolnted commit
tees to work out the details for St. Louis,
of one who has trod the road Borac ajs if..,., n,,,. r. ,. ,... .
ahead. Thc friend and fatuity of the school ! r iw ' ,,Z . J, ?.
were so entirely pleased with the .services I nmut, J , I I . "ft"9- ,T,hc9
ot Prof. Nightingale as commencement ora- "m.ttJ"e!? "r" V rcp" t0. th? P' J.enta
" Muiuuiumi uieeuug 10 ue nciii in
Chicago. June 19.
Vice President Bird of the Milwaukee
has been assigned to Investigate conditions
nnd submit recommendations In the Omaha
Council Muffs district. It Is understood
that at thc Chicago meeting other divisions
will be added and committees appointed to
bave charge of agreements made In them.
It Is rumored that the Intcrstato Com
merce commission has given the presidents
to understand that it will not break any
arrangement made for tho division of bus
iness in the various territories, In accord
ance with the money pooling plan. It Is
the understanding that If pooling arrange
ments are entered Into and arc legally at
tacked, tho roads will combine and take
the matter to the court of last resort for
the purpose of getting a decision on tho
constitutionality of tho laws against pool
ing. In relation to this matter a well
informed railroad man said- "It Is not
likely that any arrangement for tho diver
sion of traffic will be entered Into, as the
experience of the past has taught the rail
roads that all pooling arrangements, except
straight money pools, havo been ineffective
to maintain rates."
tor that it Is Improbable that thc arrange
ment will be changed In the future.
Among these who have graduated from tho
High school slnco the pioneer class of 1S76
many young commencement orators have
since moro or lens achieved their Ideals
while others have died or dropped out of
sight. For many ears it was possible for
each graduate to occupy a place on thc pro
gram. The first class numbered nine mem
bers, beginning its course In a little build
ing on Sixteenth and Chicago street and
emerging from tho new structure on Capi
tol bill. In 1ST' there was a reaction, no
pupils whatever being prepared to go forth
Into the world. In 1S78 there were only
two graduates and In 1S79 but four. The
ratio rapidly Increased from that time for
ward, however, until In 1900 the largest
class in the history of the school. 132. was
crowded between the wings on commence
ment night.
All .Milliner cit Tlilim 'I'micheil On.
The orations In three ensulns commence
ments have dealt with all manner of things
of the material and spiritual world and most
of tho graduates would feel some amuse
ment If not dismay If confronted with their
sophomore efforts. Tho pioneer class held
lie commencement on June 27. 1S76, the first
number cn the program being the essay
"From Shore to Shore." by Miss Margaret
McCague. Tho production was a homily
upon thc constant changes lu life brought
about in the lapse of time. She was fol
lowed by Alfred F. Ramsay, who chose the
ambitious topic. "The Moral Atmosphere
and IIh Influences. " Miss I). M. Isaacs dis
cussed the anomalous theme, "Silent Ora
tors," contrasting deeds with words. The
colored member of the class, Henry C. Curry,
described "The Educated Man." Curry Is
now a barber In the Third ward. The other
pioneers chose lofty themes, Miss Ester
Jacobs speaking on "All Must Work," Miss
C. H. Lehmer on "Beyond the Alp3 l.leth
Thine Italy," Miss Ida Goodman on "Itoom
Up Higher." and Miss Addle Gladstono on
"Into Each Life Somo Rain Must Fall."
Doth thc last two named young women later
taught In tho Omaha schools. Miss Stacla
Crowley, valedictorian. Is now In tho West
Division High school In Chicago.
In 1879 Ida K. Overall, member of a well
known colored family of the city, spoke on
"A Man Is tho Master of H!h Fate." and
Margaret J. T.rueland, now Mrs. J. Burns,
presenteU the thought, "Could We Only Be
gin Again." Alexander F. Strcltz pursued
the similar Idea, "Ambition thc Mainspring
of Success." Miss Anna Trueland, now em
ployed In thc county clerk's office, discussed
"Silent Forces." including In her present
ment conscience, heat, electricity and vari
ous other factors.
I.nrurr Hull rconr,v.
Tho High school auditorium proved too
small to entertain tho friends of the school
In 1SS0 and tho exerclsou were held In the
Academy of Music, now the Nebraska Music
hall. The program Included an oration on
"Extremes and Extremists," by Albert Lois.
rnrlng; an essay on "Novel Reading," by
Fannie Kennedy and a study of the "In
fluence of Nature on Character." by Miss
Hattlo Jones. Mlrs Mora Balcombe, who
afterward married Captain Marples, spoke of
"The Love of Praise." and Miss Ida Wilson
gave an analysis of "Mr. MIcawber." Mrs.
I. Into Isaacs gavo an account of "Women
In Literature." The diplomas were pre
sented by Rev. A. F. Sherrlll ot tho First
Congregational church and the first recep
tion proffered by tho alumni followed the
ceremony.
The best known members of the class of
1SS1 were Charles S. Elgutter, who dissected
thu character of "Thomas Carlyle" and
Thomas H. McCague. who declaimed against
"Socialism in America." Mr. Elgutter was
praised In tho newspaper of the next morn
ing as presenting "tho well digested thought
of a nilddleaged man." Another promising
mcmbiT of tho class was Miss Jessie Allan,
who afterward served for many years as
librarian. Miss Allan's theme was "deorge
Eliot." On the same evening Curtiss Turner
spoke of "The Railroad in Politics." Mr.
Turner was killed two years ago while en
raged In a railroad enterprise In Alaska.
Other numbers on the program were: "The
Delineation of Child Character," by Miss
Clara McConnell; "A Practical Education
for Women." Elizabeth DeKlewlt. and "The
Position of Poetry in Literature," Ida M.
Duggan.
Grnrsls of Present Innovation,
In 1SS2 Maggie H. Read chese tho live
topic. "Is It Necessary for the Edu:atlonal
Interests ot tho Country That the Right of
Suffrage bo Extended to Women?" Josle
McCague. who Is now the wife of Judge
McCulIoch, Tead an cusay on "Child Litera
ture" and Harriet Brewster on "Ancient and
Modern Ideas of an Education." Alice L
Rogers, now Mrs. Oscar Williams, spoke cf
"American Self-Rellaneo as Illustrated by
tho Life of Jamea A. Garfield." The themo
Mas timely because of the death of Garfield
i short time before. Lizzie Sharp gave her
Ideas of "Home Life" and Dewltt C. Hunt
ington concluded the program with the ora
tion: "Public Spirit in the Scholar "
Within a few years afterward the -lasses
grew to such proportlcns that It was Impossi
ble for all to have a placo on the program
FAMOUS SIEGES OF BOER WM
Mtjor Qemnl Sfiles RevWtvj tb Canpiira
in South Africa.
NOTABLE DEFENSES OF OTHER WARS
.Military Vlrii of the Slrue of l.mli.
Klillth, Klnilirrley. Mnfrlilnu "nil
AVriirner MrUlnli l.iiiira t'oin
pnrntlvely Sinnll.
Major General Miles reviews the cam
rnlgn In South Africa, particularly the
sieges of that war. In the current leiuc of
Collier's Weekly, as follows:
Starvation never yet cured dyspepsia.
Persons with Indigestion are already half
starved. They need plenty of wholesome
food. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests what
you cat so the body can be nourished whlU
the wornout organs are being reconstructed.
It Is tho only preparation known that w'.li
instantly relieve and completely cure all
stonach troubles. It Is certain to do you
good.
itni.icim s.
Rev. Charles M. Sheldon of Topcka. who
U now in Crest Britain, is In Kreat demand
there ns a preacher nnd speaker.
The total receipts of tho Methodist For
eign Missionary society for the last vear
were 41.37ij.3at.07. which Is the largest
amount ever paid Into the treasury In one
year.
The effort which wiw begun n year ajto
to raise an ondowr-'-i-t fu-d of 12C).0" for
the Protestan; K- 1 .i D' " of Chi
enco has resulted , ir r Election
Of J25.0O).
Rev. Robert J : . i ,i. i y known
widely a "the Burllnctor i' w.eye m.m."
na resigned the pastorate of 'he Pasadena,
Cal.) Baptist church and will spend somo
time at the east.
The year book of the Younir Men's Chris
tian associations In North America report
i:P?..a!!SOclatons. with a membership of
jo.4.2, ownlnir buildings nnd real estate
valued at J21.63UV).
Rev. Elijah KellogK'. author of boys'
stories, ce ebrated his 87th birthday
ut Harpswell. Me., the other day. He lives
on a farm, docs a share of tho work and
preaches two sermons every Sunday.
Bishop Potter. In a speech at some com
mencement exercises In New York, told his
audience that during the tlrst two yearn of
his ministry he kept a saddle horse on a
fng l?i If a year by d'nfr the proom-
Rev. Hurry Jesjce of tho Unitarian church
?L'la.fk.nf.a,ck- V ,J.' '? one clergyman who
erbal y strenuous in Its support. He hai
en0.bnJretnher0 WhUt p,ay,n " S
When tdMH fan ceosuTl
DOCTOR
5EARLES &
SEARLES
OMAHA.
mm mm i
mm diseases
op MEN
SPECIALIST
We guarantee to cure all casts curable ot
WEAK MEN SYPHILIS
SEXUALLY. Cured for Life.
Ntsht Kmlmluiu, Lost Manhood, Hydrocele,
Varicocele, Gonorrhoea, Ulcel, dypbllU,
Stricture, Pile. FUtula and Rectal Ulcers
and all
I'rlvnte llUraara and Dtnorilrr of Htm
Stricture unit Gleet Carcil at Home.
Consultation Frv-. Call on or address
nit. m:hi, ks & si:aui.m.
tit) Suutk 14th it. UMAifi.
It seems to have been thc fate of the
English to have their garrisons besieged and
sometimes captured at the commencement
of several of their wars. Hostllltlei have
vsually begun suddenly, and have frequently
found small Inflated forces beyond support
ing distance from one another, which "have
made It neeereary to open the war by send
ing out relief columns, thereby compelling
the plan of campaign to follow in a measure
the lines already marked out by the enemy,
who has had the Immense advantage of
Initiative.
The history of the British empire In India
Is filled with records of garrisons menaced
or besieged, heroically holding out against
great odda while relief columns, with di
minishing numbers, were hurrying to their
assistance. During the Indian mutiny In
1537. It will bo recalled that Cawnpore's lit
tle garrison of tOO English and several Sepoy
regiment, who had remained loyal, was be
sieged by a well trained force of 3.000
mutineers. The slego lasted only twenty
two days, from June 5 until June 27. when
tho garrison capitulated to the Infamous
Nana, under promise of safe passage to
Allahabad. The savage massacre that fol
lowed of English men, women and children
when they were creasing the Ganges, is too
well known and too tragic to dwell upon.
General Havelock's column ot relief entered
Cawnpore July 17, In time to punish the
rebels severely, but too late to save the
garrison.
Followlnr; close on Cawnpcre was the sje-ge
of Lucknow, made memorable In song and
story, the poet Tennyson choosing It as the
subject of one of his most stirring poems.
All who can read the English language may
well feel proud ot tho almost superhuman
defence of that little band of Europeans,
uumberlng 3,000 souls all told, only 1,720 of
which were combatants, resisting, from July
1, 1S37, until September 23. the fiendish at
tacks of hordes of fanatical Sepoys, number
ing as many as 40.000. After eighty-seven
days of siege the dwindling garrison was re
inforced by Havelock's column of 3.179 men,
who, fighting desperately hand to hand with
the natives, cut their way through, with
heavy less, to the little band cooped up In
the Residency. But the siege still contin
ued, until Sir Colin Campbell arrived at the
head of a second column of 3,400 fighting
men. when what was left of the garrison
marched out of Lucknow on November 17,
In tho face of over 50,000 of the eneojy. their
total casualties being 733.
Inillnn Cnnipnlenii.
Later we find the present commander-in-chief
of thc British forces In South Africa,
then an untitled offlcer with tbc rank ot ma
jor general, leading a relief expedition from
Peshawar to Cabul, and from thence making
his famous march to Kandahar, the title of
which a grateful sovereign bestowed upon
blm In recognition of his brilliant services
to her empire, which are so modestly told
by the hero in his "Forty-one Years in
India."
In February, 1S93, a small police force of
British soldiers, doing duty in the moun
tains of northern India, found itself In dan
ger of annihilation at tbc hands ot the na
tive mountaineers and was compelled to
take refuge In the old fort of Chltral. They
were only a handful of setae 500 or 600 men,
Including messengers, servants and natives,
but they stood gallantly at bay in front of
moro than twenty times their number of
hostllcs, resisting siege for forty-seven days,
until relieved, on April 20, by a small column
which started out from Gllglt, some 220
miles nway. with 400 men and two guns.
Tho expeditions heretofore mentioned all
It Is stated
......., n,,. 'uuuiern nan or nur
own. continent. divided Into nrm irii.iw Rtirrrssftillv .Kfnmntih1 thM mieinr,
V. . . . . I . ... . .
carrying relief to beleaguered English gar
risons. They were all, except Havclo.k's
to Cawnpore. started In tlmo to roich their
?,?a',1ff aB man' 'anBUBRcs. These peopl.
inn"?e. ;,aF1an!'; ,llvlnE under the fear o
Th.. ..... T" .........
Li . "oman tatnoiic cathedral of
Westminster In nnnrlni- nm,.l.l.
jnw r iicueu in aepicmDCr.
and . goal and rescue their comrades from com-
In nnlAmhn. t, ....... I .
five years ago this month it is ,W feet bv plete dlsas,er- Tbere was n column sent
15-). and has cost not less than 123,0.0. lP1 northern Africa which, through no fault
Th? Rev. L. I,. Conrnrdy. M. D.. who of Its own or Its commanders, failed to
hee'ila04f!,aKnht.s&a fl? rue' ?"?,of '"V i
He has been vMltinir in Philadelphia Dr. ' 50ldlors- Chinese" Gordon, was left almost
r r L . I L" 'alner iJamien and aione in nesme nnartoum, and nls govern
took up his work when he died.
It Is reported that four of
ment wnited too long. Tho little expedition
pro'm.nenrahl b' do '"Porhuman
a. V',a"- nuw journeying in tne united
lines, siuuyintr our American conditions
with the thought of becomlntr missionaries
here and spreading the Buddhist faith.
The Rev. Dr. Richard In, who died in
New Alexandria, Pa., a few days ago. was
tho oldest Preshvtori-in rr,ini..i.
sylvanla and probably In the "united States"
, ...ism oi.nj -iuur years ico. 1 ..,n.. . i. ...ui.v. ....
The Younir Inn)-. hi-m. u....... w.uiiu5 r u.lu uegan uciooer
efforts to bring succor, but tbey arrived a
day too late; Gordon was assassinated at
his post, and England, to her shame and
sorrow, lost a bulwark of the empire.
Hot- SnriirUril tlie Worlil,
But let us turn to the stormy events In
South Africa. Lord Roberts is vigorously
E.nutvor win open a world's session in
London on July 10 In the Alexandra palace
. . ..v.,, ,,jiije iu ainuue premies in
11, 1S99. nnd which many Englishmen be
lieved would be over In a month. Up to the
thl, country Indicate 'thai Archbls'p Cha T , , ,lne ",slory ,ot ,tn war 's
relle of tho New Orleans see. now In the I found raaln,y ln teco ot the sieges
Philippines. Is to be made a cardinal.
of Ladysmlth.
Kiraberley. Mafeklng and
e relief columns
ested towns. The
embarrassment to thc British
forces so far has been the necessity of re
llevlng the garrisons that have been holatel
by the bUdden, bold advance of the B-eis
into English territory, thus assuming an
offensive attitude which. It appears, was
not anticipated by the British government.
Tho rapidity of their movements, and the
the Boers
ere a sur
promoted to thu archbishopric of prise to tho world, and were worthy of
" p hn'tnr rpnlt' hnt nnlnc- t n the. vlltn.A
Irnf MUh.1l .v.- Tl.. .... o 'Hi.uun
Srhcl of Theology.' who wis U 'recently fortitude of the British ga'rlon3 not a
eharged with heresy, has won a decided vie- single ono of these four that hnve been
torv oyer his accusers in that his election besieged has been forced to capitulate. Both
of l eb ew an l"d d Tes.atni" " tor themselves records for
tho trustees of Boston university has been bravery, endurance and sacrlflco that will
rnuiit'ii 111 ine ooaru or oisnoos or tno takn rank wltn tno nrouilett n h stnrv
Dr. 11. K. Carroll, who succeeds the Rev. I Wepcner, and in that of the
DnAoiwVe!SM to rescue these Invest,
nui.ii.-ij oi me .Meinoaist episcopal church. El"'"''
is tne urst layman elected a secretary in
his denomination While technically a lay
man. ho Is an ordained deacon and elder In
tho Methodist church, but has never held
a pastorate.
T.e consecration of the n.ev. Dr. Henry
Granjou as bishop of Tucson. Ariz., will
takp ; lace in Baltimore on June 17. Card
inal C-Lbbons will lf t h nnArln tin's
prelate Bishop-elect Granlou was selected courage and tenacity shown by
by the pone to sueeeM Bishop Ilourpade In , . .Z , ,"'" ouu"u "
tho see of Tucson. Bishop Bourgade havln" ,n lbclr assaults, we
ui-i'ii pr'
Santa Fe
leaguered force amounted to 2.700 out cf
the original garrison and more than 7.oo
of the inhabitants perished. The siege is .i
striking instance of the nuln strength of th -defense
blng found in the person and char
acter of the commander it Is Interesting
to note that here the Turks used cann n
firing marble- shot weighing 112 pounds
They were celebrated for the r gun- rt
large caliber and as early as the fifteenth
century, at the siege of Constantinople, em
ployed mammoth cannon which threw
projectiles weighing COO pounds.
A siege memorable by rcison cf IU lenith
and thc stubborn resistance of the d -fenders
Is that of Ostend, which finally sur
rendered September 20. 1004. to the Span
iards, after a close Investment lasting for
three years and seventy-seven days. To
capture this then dreary sandbank, now a
fashionable watiwlng-place. more than 100.
000 lives were sacrificed. The beleged were
reduced to such desperate straits, on ac
count of lack of material with which to con
struct their defences, that they aro said
to have dug up their eravc- arJs and fllld
In the breastworks with dead bodies. 1
Slritr of !eliilstopol.
Considering the wars of the nineteenth
century, perhaps the most famous slec In
which English troops took part v as that of
Sebastopol In the Crimea. The terrible cn- j
dltlons under which the allied French and
English forces upheld the honor of their ,
flaps In the early part of this conflict are an
asknowledged disgrace to the governments
responsible for the welfare of their soldiers i
The siege commenced on the 0th of October, i
1S34. and was terminated bv the evacuation
of tho town by the Rusians on the 9th of
September, thus tasting for eleven consccu- .
tivo months. It is noted for the bloody as- I
saults and counter assaults made by both
sides. It Involved the construction of sev
enty miles of trenches and the employment
of 60,000 fasclnc3, S0.00O gabions nnd 1,000. ono
sandbags. One and one-half million shells
and shot were fired Into the town from the
cannon of the besiegers. The Russian forces
In and about Sebastopol numbered I'iO.OOO;
their losses sustained In Its defence
amounted, ln killed, wounded and missing.
to P0.142. The allied armies numbered S0.
650 French, 43.000 English and 20 000 Turks
In January. 1S53. The British troops suf
fered terribly from disease. The forty-one
English Infantry battalions, which embarked
originally, mustered 36.023. and were rein
forced by 27.SS4. Their strength at the con
clusion of hostilities was 653 lees than it
was at the beginning. The wastage, due i
principally to disease, thus amounted to 2S - i
537. or 77 per cent. Is it any wonder Ene-
land wanted to know the reason why?
tue ticge of Paris. lasting from Septem
ber 19 ISTrt In .Tnnimr,. oe icn I
ductcd on a more gigantic scale than any
ever undertaken and. so far as numbcis
and quantities aro concerned. dwarf3 all
others ln comparison. Th" city was com
pletely Invested. The Inner line of the Ger
mans was fifty miles lone, while the outer
one. connecting tho corps headquartem, was I
over seventy miles. The besiegers had 24i'.
000 men to hold these lines, but thev could
do little else than resist sorties from the city j
anu wait until lack of food forced Its capitulation.
M'Krs In South .Wrlcn.
Turn now to South Africa and comnare the
sieges that have been successfully raised bv
me tnguen. Ladysmlth attracts our firs:
attention.
It will be remembered that after th
Boer victory at Dundee the English troops
fell back in splendid order, under th
direction of General Yule, on Genval
Sir George White's force, the combined
strength uniting In Ladysmlth. whlrh was
Isolated and communication cut off Novem
ber 2, 1S&0. To the surprise of most every
ono. over 12,000 of England's finest soldiers
were completely hemmed In by a body of
untrained Dutch farmers. General White s
position waa peculiar. Ladysmlth, although
the "Aldershot of South Africa" and thc
cemp of tho Natal garrison, where five mil
lion dollars' worth of anmmunltion and
stores had been collertcl. was badly chsn
for defense. It Is situated ln a saucer-
shaped depression. I? commanded by all
the hills roundabout and was without a
slnglo slega gun. though, fortunately ror
tho garrison, Captain Scott of tho naval
brigade managed to bring into the town
before the Investment was complete several
long range naval guns, which did superb
work. But thetr enemies brought artillery
Into commanding positions and began a
persUtent bombardment. Assaults were re
sisted and driven back, but sortl3 were
fruitless and only serened to tighten the 1
linu of Investment. i
tineas succor came ine garrison wo'ild b"
compelled to capitulate. General Buller
was sent with an army corps to raise the
siege. He had more than 30.000 men and 1
It was confidently expected that he would J
march straight to Ladysmlth. The Bosra .
lost their opportulty when they did not I
concentrate every available man ngainU
General White's force and capture or de
stroy It: for, If they could not accompll-h
this, how could they expect to cope wi.h
a relieving force hree times as large? But
weeks passed: Buller's best regiments found
defeat again and again. England discov
ered that she was fighting a stubborn, gal
lant and resourceful foe. Division after di
vision was poured Into South Africa, Lord
Roberts was sent out In Gupremo command
and soon tho British government was mov
ing tome 200.000 soldiers and protecting
over 1.000 miles of communication. Bu'ler
kept hammering away at some 13.no0 Boers
In h's front about 10,000 having been left
to watch the garrison until flnallv, after
the capture of Cronje and his small army,
the Boers became discouraged and began
to fall back from Ladysmlth. On Fobruarj
2S, Lord Dundonald. with 300 troopers, ga!
lopol Into tho town and the brave garrhon
was relieved after a siege of lis days.
Klniberley nml .Vnf i'LIiiit.
Klmberley was another town besieged by
the Doers, but gallautly resisted by tho
small garrison until General French brought
relief. The siege lasted 122 days (from Oc
tobrr 13 to February 11). A garrison of 2 7"0
men. under command of Colonel Kekewica,
and 20,000 civilians were cooped up by a
much superior force of Boers, varying con
siderably In strength from time to time.
The defenses were elaborate and made up
j: Giving June a
I Royal Welcome
Piling the month full of good
value lf tho sltuuMon hero. Want Ui
irmko it u prulltablo tnonlh to pntr in
u month that will send tho ?ulcs swing
ing along ahead of former .luno records.
We aro apt In looking at present events
Methodist Episcopal church. I
.. if .. , . . r. i i I
companVons on the JoSrneTto lifelong exile "escribe them In the superlative, losing
amonir the lepers of China Is Sirs. Ella , fclght of perspective. The war of the year
,!" v ernmons vv"acKer. sisier or Mrs. . , the greatest, the defense of the month
Howard Gould of New York. Mrs. Over- u ,h. hravest the battle nf the hm.r u
acker was once a prominent figure In tho . !' t0,e, a)6t- ,nf Ba,Ue the hour Is the
social world. After her sennration from bloodiest in moving events. Beforo going
her husband she resumed her maiden name. . somewhat Into detail concerning the sieges
:i ,V""U ".l :'.nce na .Sea i and relief of British garrisons In South
" u , , , i , aiuvtik iC V ii.jitri; M UlUl'Il Ui Call , . .. . , . , . . . ,
Francisco. , Africa, let us. ln order that there may be
The Church of the Paullst Fathers In New I a bet,er Ben,e of proportion, take a cursory
lum, niiicii is aia io do in many ways fiiaace ai a ic ui iue minuua sieges in uis-
some figures win nave to be called
Into service, which, although dry rcadln
niore suggestive of fine foreign art than tory.
Is any other hurch in the mctroMis, has 1 ln,n
one featuro nf iintiimnl ..,, t.. n..t.. 1 linu
cording to the New' York Commercial' Ad-1 nra sa'cr 'or the purposes ot comparison
""" 18 a vauite.i ceiiinsr of su-h a than varying degrees of adjectives.
tr.rra1parPV V. d.es bIi,e', ."irlnkled with J meKe of Mnltn
great golden stars, looking up at It. I Mann.
fKi "'PM.'nft1' '.VX hravens I Quo of tho most memorable sieges o
senY there is a reliable record, considers
stellations above the church on the nlsht the J'sparlty in numbers between the be
?U.J2.?i,i,cJ?,2?".hat. ot feast of thc siegers and besieged, as well as the fcrtl
h h , . . ' tuu ot ,he defense. Is that of tho Island of
coJnVn" - M.l. where the Knights of the Order of
gates m Mllford. Del., recently Klshon Sa,nt John' under the lfranJ ""'tar. i.a
I olemaii declared that he had refused to Valctte. successfully resisted a fleet and an
pu III
besto
concl
conferenre and upon the necessary Indorse. 1 ,iVr . B . l"l . I "
ment or condoning of much In the t eJ it him? 15 ' 10 SePterabr 8 t ,ba "rne year, when
nnd practice of many of the bodies repre. It w raised by reinforcements gathered by
ua'rla the brethren of the knights from all quar-
the Catholl. faith and with the settled tc" ,. , .
illcy of the CatholK churvh. vr frm The who e force which La Valett roul.l
rei d ln- at what arpeared to ome ns a muster amounted to about 6.000 fighting
The Ottoaan army numbered fearly
V
Ik
ThorcV everything hero to tempt liberal w
buvlng In assortment, in qualities. In V"
pptee every pi sslblo Inducement. If you've a furniture need you can't afford to overlook our .lunc values A
lc v hints of what are in store for you during this Groat Juue ( learanco Sale.
all brass bed-heavy Of. ntt
di slgn-Jur.e Cl.-arlJig Sale " ' J
ll all brass beds extra heavy
inoum-Juiip icirance t lf
Sale prlic:
t5 'O all bra I e. Is heavy post an 1
mounts Juni- Clearance ofi Clfi
Sale rrli- OU.CJU
t7 5rt o.ik or mahogany finish dressing
table-Juii" Clearance Sale QQ
Ji:.i clei t oak dresslni; tables fZ nfl
June Clearanic Sale UivU
JiHOrt birds-eye mayle dresslni, table
Ji'r.e Clrjrunce Sale jj gg
Special
June
Clear-
i nnro
"j Ulltt
Brass and Brass and
Iron Beds
21.7
I .11 T--ma-.TTLlIy
J fO all bras.H bed June
Cicarane lirue
KICI elegant oak dressing fz rv
table June Clearunoe Sale
iiVi oak book shelf June Qfl
Clearance Sale iJJ
$12 CO mahogany llnlsh book- 7 Of)
tase June Clearance Sale m , j i
117 04 quartered onk book- Ol
case June clcorame Sale . "-'
120 00 selivt oak bookcase H
June Clearance Sale .. . 1
J)W Combination bookcase or desk
June Clearance Sale QQ
J.".' O) Combination bookcase or desk -
June Clearance Sale 1C-8S
th'0 upright bed handsome large
mirror June Clearance tj 7c
Sale ... Ui9
JJSi'i tnrlght bill .-hni e design
June Clearance Sale OS
prlre UU
$12 M wardrobe hardwood 2 doors
Juno clearance Sa'e y fyst
price m i tJ
Dressers
t2'i dreser -hardwood nlcelv car-ed-Jur.e
Clearance Sale g gQ
$13 5'' dreser carveil and nleely fin
ishedJune Clearance Sale Q gQ
All
Mantel
and
Foldiiiff
Beds
go in this sale
$lsy mnntel follintr bed-rUhlv enrv
ed June Cle.irun c Sale o
jrl.o 14. -SO
$17 rt) dressers large bevel mirror -June
Clearance Sale ta 7S
urlce 1J. I J
$2.1.C) dres'ers quartereil golden. oak
June Clearance Sale 17.00
$..() Golden ok dresser jollhed -June
Cleuratue Sale Q QQ
$S6I mahogany dresser masslxe de-slcn-June
Clearaiue Hale 24-. 00
ll't'l mahogany dresser very choi. e
June Clearance Sale 32.00
Dining Room Furniture Nov, bright goods at big reductions.
jn solid luk dlnlns tables
June Clearance i?ale
JDw solid onk .lining tables
June Clearance Sale ..
$13 SO solid link dining tables f OH
June Clear in. Sale ... JiJJ
$:om-t.l .,ak ilmltiK tablis-j 4
June Clearan Sale l-i'JKf
t.l 'Osoill ak round tables
J unn t Irani,' o Sib'
JU ' lld .'.ik (llinriK tables-Q f(
June Clearance Sale l JJJ
4.90
6.50
14.75
$7 oo solid mahogany tables- CC
June Clearanco Sale . .. -. JJ
$55 W sideboard. rlcant pattern
iru ?!earam:e..s:1,e 37.00
$!"m oak buffets, nollshed--June
Clearance Sale
$17 iii oak buffets, polished
June clearance Sale
.'3 w) onk buffets, hlrh grade Q rn
June Clearance Sale izJVJ
7.50
13.00
$V)f"i sol'd mahogany buffet (f
Juno Clearance Sale . ..."
24.50
27.50
$12.(W select oak sldebd.ird
June Clearance Sale .
$37 'O select oak sldebourd
June clearance Sale
$12 u Flemish, ldlboard i holco de
signJune Cleurancc Sale 2Q QQ
jwift) handsome oak sideboard
June Clearance Sale 53 00
3rd week
i
of our June Clearance Sale of Cur
tains and draperies, ion are mlsstnc
snme nite. good bariratns In these
goodji If voti li iv,, not seen what we aro nfTerlng. everything
In lmc irtulns r l pair. 14 pair, 2 pair and i pair lots, to
ihise ;it from ' to t. of the regular prices.
All I'-mnants of rvrtuln goods in musltns, net. etc., at
Jut half price
rtOI'B l'OKTI KRKS for Monday 25 single door rope por
tieres like Illustration In choice colorings, two of these ran
be Joined for an ar hway regular $2.2.1 grade Monday $1 50.
110 hlRh grade Hammocks of the best standard makes In
endless variety regular prices $4.00, $$), $i).t each. You
tie tne Judge and tako vour c .mice Monday for ji.ao.
."n CIlOICi: HAM
MOCKS close wven
Sc otch nlald effei is
7.''-ln Ur2 valaive
and fringe iides -wtdo
spreaiicr t earh mil -,,ne
nf ibi best 'ow
pri d Hammocks
onl
made M ndi eafh
1.50
? ORCHARD & MttELM CARPET CO,
1414-16-18 DOUGUS STREET.
CtllPUTS A.M HI (iS
A few odds and ends must be closed
out before Inventory hence these
prices:
Made-up Ingrain carpet 21 Q C(
yards, all wool O.VMI
Made-up Ingrain carpet. 20
yards, nil wool ... ...
Made-up Ingrain carpet. Ill
yards. .1 ply
Made-up Ingrain carpet. II
ards. 2 ply all wool
Made-up Ingrain carpet. IS
yards. 2 ply. all wool
Made-up Ingrain carpet. 15s4
yards. 2 ply, all wool
Made-up Ineraln carpet, 13'
rotton chain
Made-up Ingrain carpet. 13
yards. 3 rdy. cotton chain . .
Art Squares. 3x3 yards
at
Art Squares. 3x3 yards,
pro Urussels
I'imtrc m ci ri.Mi
A few patterns left, at COc,
50e and ....
i (iiT.tr.i: cium:t
Kxrellent value for money
- yard
7.75
8.00
5.60
4.75
7.50
3.50
5.00
3.00
7.50
45c
16ic
DO YOU SUFFER....
From any of the numerotn forms of Kidney and Madder Disease? Have you tried doctors and advertised remedies until
you have lost all faith' If bo Mull's Pioneer Kidney Cure is what you need, it has cured thousands of people who have euffored
torturtH from diseased Kidneys, let it cure you.
This is one of the many letters which we
receive every day letters from prominent
and Influential people, who know hi: they
are talking about
Tho Lightning Med . Co.. Muscatine, la.
Gentlemen For the sako of humanity I
desire to mako known to others who euffcr
from Kidney and Bladder Troubles the
wonderful merit of Mull's Pioneer Cure. I
found this remedy to be promptly and last
ingly effective, and meet earnestly recom
mend it. Yours truly, (Signed)
HENRY E. D1XEY.
PIONEER
KIDNEY CURE
THERE IS A DOLLAR DRAFT IN EACH $1.00 BOX.
Cash the Draft if you are not benefited; wo leave the verdict to yourself.
Remember. Kidney and Bladder Troubles lead to Brlght's Disease, dropsy
and diabetes. THE MOST OBSTINATE CASE OF KIDNEY OR BLADDER
TROUBLE CAN BE CURED BY MULL'S PIONEER KIDNEY CURE.
MULL'S PIONEER CURES are well known specifics. They are not "cure
nils," but are separate remedlew for each of these diseases Kidney and Bladder
Trouble; Rheumatism. Stomach Troublo and Dytpepsla. Impure Blood and Liver
Trouble; Female Complaints. Chocolato Coated Tablets 25c and $1 boxes.
ASK FOR THE REMEDY WHICH FITS YOUR CASE.
Kill all pain with MULL'S LIGHTNING PAIN KILLER an absolute epecMc
for all external and Internal pain. 25c and COc.
SEND POSTPAID BY MAIL, SECURELY SEALED, ON RECEIPT OF PRICE,
For all particulars ask your druggist. If he dots not keep Plonesr Cures, ad
dress the manufacturers, THE LIGHTNING MEDICINE CO., Muscatine la
MULL'S PIONEER CURES ARE TRIED AND PROVEN REMEDIES
For Sale in Omaha by BEATOX.M'GIXN DRUG CO.,
.IAS. l OKSVlIU. THE KING PHARMACY,
L. j . PEYTON, JOI1X li. COXTE.
Iti Council HIiiiTs by GEO. S. DAVIS.
surrounded the town, October 11, until the troops In India. English students of mill- i of trades nre rapldlv formlnjr assoclationi
17. Thus, the 1 tary history will recall with pride the sieges , an" cc'tini; into i.ne ready to Join in a
siege was raided, on May
Investment lasted 216 days The casualties
among" the garrison's fighting forco
amounted on April 2S to 240, Including j were ever engaged was when they reduced
sixty-six killed and 1S3 wounded. Deaths 1 by assault the hill forts of the Ghurkhas In
from disease will probably make a 20 per I the Doon and northward to Subathu, where
cent total loss during the siege. The deaths I the casualty lleta often exceeded 60 per cent
among the noncombatants, owing to the 1 of the wholo white force. However, the
precautions taken by the reixurceful com- , British losses In South Africa have been
mandor, were email probably not more great and England is now rejoicing that the
than 100. Although every one was reduced ' invested garrisons have all been relieved,
to short rations, tt can harj:? be said that i Lord Roberts has driven the enemy across
starvation existed, though It was staring the Vaal rlvc' & has triumphantly occu
the brave garrison In the face for a month i Pled tho principal cities of the Transvaal. If
beforo relief. Life was supported after Jan- I there Is still resistance to his advance, prog-
ueieu.w were ci.uuri.ie am, maue up , j ym b f , 4 h refg como more and more slow as the
heaos "5rth I 1 JV'o' ' meat, 'soup concocted from animal .kins ! distance frc the base of supplies Increases,
heaps of the mine and many miles o ; . ,' ,. ,r ,,,,,, ti,. i it took the Armv of th Potnmno rn.
barbed wire. Klmher ev would h.ivo hn n ! "'u '"hk ,-- -- . -. .-.-r-
of Deeg and Bbur'.pore The mc t desperato I J ehon"racor!:0llnnned0Tn o
fighting, perbars, ln which English soldiers position to El-ctrlcal Workers' union No. 3
great prize to the enemy; flret. there were
the diamond mines and the rich loot of tho
town. and. lastly, the person of their arch
enemy, Cecil Rhodes. From a military point
sausare. minced mule and curried locusts i to reach Richmond from Washington, a dls-
I was an elaborate bill of faro toward the end. i tance of 115 miles, and at one time 5,000
I When the story Is fully told, It is probable troops, undr Forrest, kept 50,000 men of
1 that this eiegc will take Its place along with ' Sherman's army engaged in protecting bis
of view Its capture and retention would pre- I e most raeraoratue .n mmory. u-- - v-u.w..
vent its use bv the Fncllsh is hae for "'r" were not so severe, ncr did the garrl- bridge. culert and tunnel on the line of
I!!:,.;' " ,.L. f.,r "SI. e?!..3 .Json look forar.lin tho event of capture to a tho railroad had to bo guarded. Tho Boers
"t'WUl.WUD t-feaiuob wi"; . ,vu 1411.. UCUL1AI ... . V. T- II u
French'
deserv
.iiuuc iid catauj. " im iiuiEtu iiiiiut:iy, ... . , . . ,n,i,
j ..... - i ... . . " ti iiifni H.-,fons of lis defender the match- toria.
cuvt'rcu a uiaiaiicc ui uiui-'iy miles in iwo
days, fought two minor engagements and . l geulus of Its untiring and versatilu
finished by relieving the besloged town. I commander, who was a heroic and mighty
The loiecs on both sides were comparatively host In himself, it will stami out uniqua
on tho pages ot jsngianu s miiuary unna o.
One Illustration will show the fertility ot
itlons ccalnst the Free iate General 1 lok forward in tho event of capturo to a mo rauroaa nao 10 do guarnea. Jho Boers
ch march for the reHcf Klmberley horrible death, as in the case of the English I are teported to be contemplating a final de
vesto be eounted 1 among the finest ever i Srrlsou at Cawnpore during tho Indian j ense In tho mountain fastnessc. whither
His cavalry with horse artillery mutiny, but on account of tho stubborn and they are fleeing from Johannesburg and Pre-
slight.
The siege that has attracted the most at
Get an early start In tiro Working Girls'
Vacation Contest so that you may let your
friends know that you are In tb rare.
tentlon has been that of Mafeklng. Tho , resourco possessed by C-lonei uaaen-rowen.
outbreak of hostilities found a small gar- Requiring a gun to nupplemcnt the antique
rlson at this place under the command of cannon of his armament, be proceeded to
Lieutenant Colonel Baden-Powell. Tho ! build one out of some steel plate which he
fighting force numbered 1.E00 men, all Irreg- found among hM ordnance stores. It Is
ulars with tho exception of a few ofnens. i reported to have bten a success and to have
The noncombatant force consisted of 700 shot well.
white women and children and 7.000 blacks. The small town of Werener. which was
The armament comprised eight guns, six of Ueld by a small English force under Colonel !
I..WIOH AM) IXni'STIlV.
Fall River textile unionists are to estab
lish and operate an Immenso cotton mill.
In proportion to its size. Great Britain
hOH eight times as many railways as tho
L nlted States.
There are In the United States nnd Can
ada Of) watch engravers, nnd of that num.
ber all but three belont to the Watch Kn
gravers' union.
i ra t j1 Hi- rd and real variant c.
Vote early and often.
so.ooo men. cx luslve of sailors, and lost
frra death and disease near'y three-fourths
of thii number. The loss to the small be-
... ............... .0... a-"". .. ueiQ oy a Email CIlKHail lurtc uuuvi vuiuun i T i.. .I., i
these being machine, and the other two D3ghety. was closely Invested for sixteen , Jiichigan huv!; 'Mi T been mtled ra ls"
cannon of obsolete pattern. The besieging days by a for of some 5.000 Boers, without torlly. The men are receiving nn advance.
, serious oss to either side. The relief of i nes unu Kenerai gooa reeling has been
i ....) rAHlnrotl.
armv and ..Tn s,r.e,Far company at Kansas City
army ana na about JI5,0) as deposits from employe,
the proper tho Interest on which Is nuillclent to nay
Special attention paid to treatment by mail.
' Kverv C2le undrr Hlltw.rviinn of nur nl,v.ii.n
umiiy ill a l-JUl- no usuuuii nil uukuuui lur lauipuign 3H ert than Il()OlrtOil worth nor .. . w i r 7 ... i,
bo'h s:d( Inter- stubborn, but if we are to Judge by the t airalnst ilVi worth rite forexamlnation blank and teMimoniah.
ssaults and sorties losses It onnnt compare with the past ex- ""J1 tZ-V'i-'M worth for South and' ECTHYMEX CHEMICAL COMPANY,
the Boer forces penence of small expedliloni of UrlUth I , AmFr'ca- Treatment Rooms mo I'lfih Ave.,
1 In New iorU contractors In a number l NEW YORK.
force varied between 2.000 and 5,000.
i nine Aiiiiei... thS Barrgon required the attention of a
Tho first attack on the town was made , large proportion of Lord Roberts'
by General Cronlo on Octoher ir. -his Interfered verv serlonslv with
was gallantly repulsed, with heavy loss to strategical prosecution of the campaign. ! nearly tho entlro running expenses for
, the beslegero. Another fierce assault was, stnlilmrti KIkIHIiiu. ' , ', ' ,, ,
i made on October 31. resultlnc In a nm. The flehtins throuuhout the ramnain .y..W0I ! J!f0.,.1'lces yrr' "ttle tdlver
, mm . . , . " " , . . . . ' iri. lllltll tW.V'WI
i )aiavit;i)- iicavr i bj io co'
tnlttent bombardments, assa
occurred from the time
in Its demand for Si for eight hours' work.
According to tho reportH of local unions
of tho Amertcan fllntclass workers, they
are In a better condition than they have
been In the history of tho glass Industry,
more men beinij uteadlly employed, with
a largo Increase In membership, and tho
surplus In the treasury greater than ever
The bakers of Cleveland. O , who went
on a strike some weeks ago to abolish the
sweat shop nymcni and to substltuto tho
ten-hour workday, Instead of tho fourteen,
and to label the output, have been succesn
ful In havlnK their demands submitted to
an arbitration committee for adjustment
The Carpenters' nnd Joiners' nrotherhood
has now 440 locals, with more than C3,foj
members. In more than 100 cities tho eight
hour day prevails, with nine hours ruling
!?. 4(P .cM ('hleago, up to the date of
the Inte dlltlculty ln tho bulldlntr trade,
was the strongest In the entlro Jurisdiction
of the brotherhood.
Tho Mormons are the moat successful
producers of beet sugar In this countrj
Last yeur the Industry turned out IS.OOO.Om)
pounds of white sugar and 20 per cent wan
paid on the Investment. The novel feature
of tne enterprise Is that the beet Juice 1
conveyed to the factory twenty-two miles
through pipes, It belnn pressed out near tho
farms and pumped from the vats Into a
three-inch pipe, thus saving enormously
In tho cost of transportation.
I'ollfeiniiii Km. I'iikIIIm.
NEW YORK. June 18 -Patrolman Irwin
Pi..C(?r5,e,.lu.s,of4ho Brooklyn forco shot and
killed Patrick Farley early today Farley
w-ho was a puglll3t, had been arrested by
the olllcer for beating his wife and threat
ening to kill her nnd was trying to escape
when he met his death wound
HAY FEVER
ASTHMA
Prevented relieved cured.
Our method will stand inveitlpttion.
Don't wait until attack Is on before beginning
treatment.
Prevention guaranteed those who come in
lime to our treatment rooms.