BUSINESS COURSE ARRANGED ,
Board of Education Endorses the Outlino
Submitted by Prof. Van Mrttre,
FOUR YEARS OF PRACTICAL TRAINING
I.nnctinuc mill .tin I lirmrit Ic Miltiililc
lor Sticccst In (iitiinii'i cc I'lirm I lie
llnul of flu- Curriculum I'rc
luircil fur Hie ( on rue.
At Its special meeting Inst night the
Hoard of Education adopted tho courso ot
Instruction outlined by N. H. Van Mntrc
for tho commercial department nt the High
school. No teacher Is employed In the
schools who Is qualified to tench Spanish
and tho pupils beginning tho how oursu
this ear cannot take Spanish. Tho board
expects to employ a Spanish teacher next
oar and will offer tho course Just us out
lined below:
First year- tlortnnn nr Spnrlsh, algebra.
English, commercial arithmetic.
Second ynr Uermnn t,r Spanish, geome.
try, Kngllsh, penman-dep commcrilul
urif ilnir, commercial gengraphy
Thlrd year Herman or Spanish, physics,
chemistry or biology. stonogrnphy, book
keeping. Fourth vnr f icrninti or Spanish, civic,
polltlenl economy. Iilntory or Industry niii
commerce, commercial law, business pru'j
tlco or stenography.
Thoroush Instruction will be given In
either German or Spanish and students
will ho required to take four years ot woik
In ono of tho two languages. Under tho
courso ns arranged no Instruction will be
necessary In stenography for two years and
tho hoard will not ho required to employ
moro than ono commercial specialist to
carry on tho work.
Tho now school created by tho consolida
tion of Ambler, Kckcrmnn and West Side
schools was christened tho Ileal school, In
honor of the lato S. It. Ileal, who was
Identified with tho Omaha public schools
for many years.
tliniilny ill ttir CiirnUnl.
At the request ot tho knights of Ak-Sar-Heo,
tho board conliactud for forty feet
of exhibition spaco In tho Oriental carnival
boothu. It will be used for the display of
drawing and manual training work and
other exhibits showing tho methods of the
schools. The sp.ico will cost $100 and the
board limited tho expense of tho entire
exhibit to $l."iO.
Mrs. Mary II. Newton, principal of t'as
tellar school, uoh granted n year's leave of
absence, to be spent In traveling In Ku
ropo. Miss Llzzlo Danker, principal of
Vinton school, was selected to tako ch.i.-go
nf tho Castellar school. Miss Ida Mack,
principal nt Koreal school, will havo charge
of Vinton school. Miss Muck's place will
bo filled by Mrs. Jeanetto L. Woodward and
Mrs. Martha W. Ohrlstlnney will bo princi
pal at Druid Hill school.
Tho resignation ot Mrs. Margaret Lehmrr
Illtchman and Miss Florence LlttlelleM
were accepted. Lulu 13. Knight, Nellie
Hausermnn, Maude Powell and Mary Wy
itinn wero grunted leaves of absence for one
year.
Tho following teachers who hold cer
tificates to teach In tho High school wero
placed on the assigned list: Abhlo Hod
getts, l'enelopo Smith and Mary Heed.
Teachers placed on the assigned list for
work In the grades nro: Huster l.ane,
Chcttln Wheeler. Corn Hentley. Uuth Mo
Ausland, Anna Gnldstoln, Kthnl Hums,
Km ma Nestor and lMlth Dahlstrom.
Upon the recommendation of tho commit
tee on text books the Kclcctlc system of
shorthand was adopted In place of the Pltt
ninn system, which hns formerly been In
use. Williams & Reed's completo system ot
bookkeeping was solected to tako tho plaeo
of tho system now in uso nnd Williams &
Heed's commercial speller was adopted.
Six 'lore KliiilcrcnrtPiiern,
A resolution was passed providing for the
nilmlsslon of six volunteers Into tho kinder
gartens Another resolution, Introduced by
tho kindergarten committee nnd adopted,
provides, for tho division of all kindergar
ten In which there anymore than sixty-five
pupils. Where It Is necessary to divide the
schools and Imvo different sections In the
ni lrnlng nnd nftornoon kindergarten as
sistants will be paid $3 per month extra
and directors will receive an additional $3
per month.
Tho kindergarten committee also recom
mended that psychology be taught In tho
High school for tho accommodation of per
sons who expect to enter upon school work
nnd require somo knowledge of child study.
Tho secretary was empowered to sign a
petition for nsphalt paving along Twentieth
street adjoining the High school grounds.
A resolution was Introduced which pro
vides that tho board may sell books at
wholesalo rates to parents who object to
having their children use second-hand
books. It wns referred after considerable
discussion of tho board's right to dispose ot
school property.
Killlnr'H Awful I'llnht.
F. M. Hlgglus. editor Senecn l 111.) News,
wns aflllcted for years with piles that no
doctor or remedy helped until ho tried
nucklen's Arnica Salvo, tho best in the
world. Ho writes two boxes wholly cured
him. Infallible for piles, euro guaran
teed. Only 2fie. Sold by Kuhn & Co.,
druggists.
GORDON SUSPEND'S SENTENCE
Two Men Arremeil for It'llliin nil
Olllocr (lie OIiJccIm of Police Trl
h ii n ill' (icinriic) .
John Nelson nnd Oscar l'cterfon came
Into police court yesterday with their heads
co swathed In copious bandages that they
looked like tho mummies that aro occasion
ally ting up In tho Kgyptlnn metropolis nt
Thehes. Neither wero they much more
loquacious than mummies. They had theu
say Sunday evening, when Officer Goodrich
found them rushing the can at Twenty
fourth nnd Leavenworth streets. When the
oftlcnr sought to laco Nelson under arrest
Peterson made an attempt to rescue his
pil ami for a time It was doubtful whether
vho officer would get irvay with It. Just
ns victory appeared to be within the grasp
of tho can rushers Officer Goodrich un
llmbered his club, with tho result that ho
laid both of tho prisoners out cool and calm
nnd they werp carted to tho station covered
with blood nnd bleeding from a dozen
wounds.
When they confronted Judgn Gordon nnd
entered a plea of guilty to the chnrgo or
resisting nn officer tho court evidently
thought they wero sufficiently punished, for
ho Imposed a sentence of twenty days, sus
pending Its execution for sixty days. Ir
they avoid the can during that time all will
bo forgiven.
Only expectant mothers, or those who
jJ children, know tho full meinlns of these votit. flfJN lSaLvs m
Every womin should tell every other womin about Vv T?Btl
MnTJIF'Ji'Ji FfllFWD." thit wonderfu ml. .1 ifHMVIi
ment that dlapatu all pain Incident to
Thcro Is nothing liko tt.
2.1M JNO. B, MORTON, cf lUtlo-f , K, C, tyi "Too murh rin't
-k tti4 in prtt of Meihfr't Fntvl. Myifeu4 oMytn
IxtttUi tff fontlnrment n4 wii In UKr hut twenty tMaute.
&h iidditiff lUeaJidlv.ttuit! to Mother t'nend ' "
KM,! Kw til t(t Dements, l t will Btnt tv fiTwtt mI.1 nn
r-irt rlc. I .. Dock entiiUJ " Mtficitaood." con. SjJryu
elrt e' r""- !.. Dock ntiiU4 Mothcibood." con. C'.Ty ' MSIVVC
nlrrlnlitlOirlrJlJfllieic.f lh EfnticiKi, auiicdliet L l&ii iWtlB ' f I W S5
a r-piiHtuu. buaoUifrm.j,tjjit.i. Ujru Jlafr Mt!E
IE llll.lUli:M!li:ta'LATK4:0.. Atlanta. Ga. .. 1 1 1 Ll ,..J.. '' 3
tiintnv
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anxious about capt. Baxter
riny HIlecr IViir He .Mny llnc
I'orlftheil nt tint-
c Ion,
Irterest in the storm which swept Gal
veston Is Intcnso at army headquarters by
reason of tho fart that Captain John Bax
ter, Jr., formerly quartermaster of tho De
partment of the Missouri, Is stationed at
that point as constructing quartermnstrr.
hslng In rhnrge the sea fortifications
which are building at that harbor.
The duties of Captain Ilaxter require his
pirsence nt the water front in a place
which would probably suffer worse than any
other from n tidal wnve. Attempts havo
been mndo to reach Oalveston by telegraph
to Inquire regarding hl3 safety, but as all
wires nro down nothing can tm innm(i
one tf the officers nt headquarters said that
tile storm at the Texa.i port would give tho
War nnd Navy departments nn opportunity
to discover tho effect ivenrst of a certain
typo of defenso which Is holng plated in
that harbor. The etins helm mh mtn
Hon nro of the disappearing type, their
platforms being protected by sand dunes,
tho t and held In placo by concrete and stone
work. It Is claimed by sora. critics that
the dunes would not withstand tho force
of tidal waves, but would be washed away
by the notion of tho water. At nreacnt
many of these dunes are In process of erec
tion ami ir tney hnve remained Intact It
will silence tho critics, whllo if they have
proved Incffectlvo tho nlnns will Ii.iva in
be changed, not only nt Galveston, but at
oilier ports, where defensive works nro
under way. Tho United Stntes stands to
loso much property by tho storm, ns the
guns In tho pits sro undoubtedly covered
with water and aro now possibly under
several fcot of sand. These guns nro the
latest inventions ot American Ingonulty,
mlopted by the War department, und are
of tho largest typo anil tho most expensive
ordnance constructed for tho nation.
Tho local weather ofllre could say nothing
In regard to conditions In tho storm-swept
city. The renort which Is receive,) ench
morning from thcro Is missing, as tho wires
nro down.
Tho storm center Is now over Oklahoma
City, with u tendency to move In this direc
tion. The force of the storm Is spent, tho
wind being but thirty miles nn hour at the
center, nnd the form nf (he ornn nt Inn.
barometer being such as to presage further
dissipation.
AK-SAR-BEN'S HOSTS GROWING
Vlnny Not Itlntcn How for Ihc l-'lr
Time. Hcforc the Most 1'nlssnnt
Monarch.
In spite of the rain tho fact that It was
next to tho last night for Initiation at
tracted a good crowd of tho faithful vns
sals of King Ak-Sar-llon to tho ilen last
night nnd twenty-flvo candidates lined up
for tho knights' degree. Among those
present from abroad to attest their fealty
to tho crown of Qulvcra were: W. J.
O'Connell, Major M. L. C. FunkhoiiRor and
C. (1. McNolll of Chicago; 13. D. Marnell
of tho Nebraska City News nnd his son, F.
S. Marnell; J. A. Spcnco. Indianapolis; A.
1'. Stafford, Nebraska City; James Gill,
Denver; John Foes, Dunning, Neb.; N. A.
Splesbcrger, Keokuk, la.; Fred Lorenz,
Minneapolis: W. A. Furber, Carllnvllle. III.;
W. U. Walker. Columbus, 0.; Kollln W.
Horn!, Ord. Accompanying these was a
class of eleven from Omaha.
During the evening tho knights listened
to nn nddress from Fred Lorenz, who had
previously been placed In calm contem
plation of tho occultism that pervades the
den. Ho paid a distinct compliment to the
business men of Omaha for tho zeal with
which tho order ot Ak-Sar-Ilen had been
maintained and the splendor ot Its annual
festivities. He said that a similar organi
zation hod proven a failure at Minneapolis
becauso it was imposslblo to Interest the
business men in it. Ho was proud to be
numbered among tho knighthood of Omaha
nnd it always afforded him great pleasure
to witness tho annual parades.
C. S. Elguttor spoko as a citizen of Omaha
In commending the organization, saying
that while ho found much each year that
wns now In tho proceedings nt tho den ho
always found the same spirit of good fel
lowship, the snmo enthuslnsm and the same
manifest spirit to build up Omaha and tho
state. Ho called attention to tho growing
commerce of tho country In supplying tho
murkets ot tho world and promised that
under such Influences nR nro oxertcd by
Ak-Sar-Den this state and this section will
enjoy Its sharo and reap tho advantages of
that growing commerce.
A report from tho hustling committee
disclosed the fact that the membership has
been swelled by Its exertions nbout 550,
carrying tho total membership up to nearly
1.000. Attention was called to tho fact that
next Monday evening will bo the last work
ing night of tho year nnd every nctlvo mem
ber was urged to bring In ono now member
for Initiation that evening.
OMAHA GROWS FOND OF FRUIT
City In Able lo IiiiIiiIkc It Tunic for
( iilll'nriiln Product .More I.u vlnlily
iiuin Hiit Hcforc,
The use of fruit In Omaha this summer
has Increased beyond all expectations. Dur
ing tho month of August slxty-ono cars
wero delivered In tho city from Pacific coast
points, representing 90 per cent ot the
consumption of this variety of fruit. This
fruit does not tako Into consideration the
natlvo apples and southern fruit con
sumed. Tho shipment of these commodities to
Omaha exceeds any previous record, S3 dur
ing tho Transmlsslsslppl Imposition the
greatest receipts ,ln nny ono month were
fifty-three cars. Compared with flvo years
ago tho receipts for tho entire year were
hut slightly In excess of thoso of the two
months of July and August. Prices this
year havo been good, maintaining the aver
ago for flvo years, showing that It Is not
by reason of Its low prlco that the fruit 1b
being sold.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Dr. It. W. Hall of Klngsley. In., Is in the
oltj-.
Dr. ". If. Phllpott of Dcs Mnlnrs Is In
Omnh.i.
M. 1 4. Maynanl has returned from a tour
through the west.
Mrs. K. Znbrlskle and son havo returned
from Now York and the sea const, where
they have spent the summer.
Nebrnskans nt the ller Grand: T. H.
Dnrtlett and family of On). l II. Dietrich
of Hastings, Charles Weston of liny
Springs nnd James A. CHne of Mlnden.
Mr. and Mrs. Georgo O. Hrophy of
Stromsburg. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Herstman
of (Turks. Dr. C. J. Warner of Rennlng
ton. F. G Spencer of 131 m ''reek. C W.
Htckox of iignlnlla, John K. Owen of
Wane nnd It. n. Latin nf Teknmnh were
iinmng tho Hlate guests nt tho Merchants
Monday.
havj borna
childbirth.
THE OMAHA DAILY P.EE: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1900.
WILD RACES SET HOT PACES !
Horsemen of Every Olimo Ride Recklessly
Under Wet Sky.
ROUGH RIDERS STORM THE HILL OF SAN JUAN
llnffnlo lllll'n I'iiiiIiii)ii, Imllnn nuil
.Men of All .Notion .p Furtli the
Toll ii ml I'lcnsurc In Which
ilielr 1'nllicr Knmtneil.
On ground that gave no footing lo their
horses' hoofs tho Indians nnd cowboys of
IlulTalo 13 It 1 went through the toll and play
of their workaday lives Inst night at the
Paul street grounds. The savage war tints
ot tho Brule Sioux tribe dissolved into a
daub of color on tho broad faces of the red
men and rivulets trickled down the buck
skin legglnB of tho dwellers of the rnnge.
In the afternoon tho rain deferred Its fall
until tho close of tho performance, sur
prising several thousand people without
umbrellas and making a brisk business for
the ensuing concert.
As for the show ltsolf It takes on dash
and youth with mounting years anil has sev
eral features never displayed before nn
Omaha audience. Its point of merit is Its
sincerity the Hrltlah soldiers had served
with the colors and the reserves, tho col
ored cavalrymen wero those who won glory
In tho Cuban campaign and McGinty nnd his
mutes of tho Hough Hitlers led tho charge
up Han Juan hill. Tho Cossacks, Arabs,
Mexicans, Gnuchos and Cubans grew to
manhood In the land to which they nro ac
credited.
The program was long and tho netlon
was never nllowcd to pauHo for n moment.
Tho familiar spectacles of tho pralrlo emi
grant train nnd tho Dendwood mall coach
holding their own sturdily against countless
savages wero varied by the new llte-puiio-
rama of San Juan hill. Tho blockhouso nt
the far end ot tho heroic ntnphltheater was
held by a formidable forco of Spaniards
whoso rifles rattled llko tho tnttoo of a
drum. Tho Hough Hlders, with tho regu
lars at their hack, did deadly execution
w)th a gatllng gun und mado n gallant
chargo through tho open. Tho firing died
down nnd It was a hand-to-hand struggle
with bayonet and musket butt until tho
Stars nnd Stripes floated from tho block
houso gable.
.Murkniiicn I nfiillliiH of R)c.
The marksmen of tho troupo wero moro
dexterous of hand and unfailing of sight
than ever. Miss Annlo Oakley and Johnnlo
Ilaker shattered tho clay birds from tho
most surprising positions nnd Colonel Cody
mounted on a noblo steed with silver trap
pings showed that ho can sight n gun with
no less nrcuracy than In tho days when tho
wild west was u reality. Iluffalo Hill gal
loped around tho plaza and ench glass ball
fell In fragments ns nn outrider tossed It
into the air.
Probably tho most realistic part of the
entertnlument was tho frolic of tho cow
boys with tho untamed mustang3. The ani
mals assumed demon characters for the oc
casion and went through every conceivable
gyration with tholr riders clinging llko
burs to tho masslvo Raddles. Veterans
from the Sixth cavalry also gavo n
eredltablo display of horsemanship, show
ing tho highest art of thoso trained for
tho regular service. Tho most sensational
of riders, however, wero tho Cossacks from
tho Caucasus of Hussia, who executed some
nstoulshlng feats on horseback. Whirling
a heavy bword nbout his head a nntlvo war
rior rodo at full speed nround tho ring
standing upright In his saddle. In tho re
lay race, however, tho Cossack was unable
to keep pace with the cowboy. Tho other
members In this composite contest wero ft
Filipino woman nnd an Indian squaw, a
Mexicah nnd n Filipino, an Arab woman
and an American girl.
Tho progrnm was completed with a bona
fldo buffalo hunt, In which a remnant of
tho flying raco took part with apparent en
joyment. The bulky animals dashed madly
around tho nmphlthcnter with a motley crew
of huntsmon from tho four winds at tholr
heels.
aouin umauti news .
Last night's meeting of tho Hoard of
Education failed for lack of a quorum and
an adjournment was takon until next Mon
day night. It Is rumored that when there
Is a meeting of tho board there will be
an outbreak between Superintendent Wolfe
and somo of tho members. Arcordlng to
street rumors superintendent Wolfo wants
to bo tho wholo show and this tho mem
bers object to. Humor also has It that
tho doctor will bo sat down upon properly
when tho tlmo conies. In speaking of this
contemplated explosion last night one
member of tho board said that the great
est mlstako tho Hoard of Fducatlon over
made was to re-eloct Dr. Wolfe. As con
tracts have been entered Into tho board
and citizens will havo to stand It for a
year. The Intention, It seems, however.
Is to clip tho wings of tho superintendent
ob oloso ns possible In order to allow the
members who were elected by tho people
to have some say In tho management of
tho scheols.
Ono matter particularly complained of
Is the stnnd Dr. Wolfe has takon In the
solectlon of teachers, that Is taking teach
ers from the nsslgned list and placing them
on tho regulnr Hat. There was quite n
row about this tho other day when, If
reports be true, Dr. Wolfe announced tho
appointment of n certain teacher, when
In fact tho board had turned tho same
teacher down. It not only embarrassed tho
teacher, but It caused consldorablo 111
feeling among members of tho board as
well as on tho outside.
Tho schools opened yesterday with n
very good attendance, the figures furnished
by Dr. Wolfe last night being as follows:
Huh frhonl It cntrigan "3
Highland 1M Itauthiirnq M
Imell 1!inlrH
.lunitniann !tl Snnnx H
Wen Stile M U nfd room I Si
lip wn rark t r -
lneeln Total SX11)
Albright 15J'
Tho enrollment fur the first day was
about the same as last year, but It Is ex
pected that before tho week Is out tho
limit will bo reached and thnt there will
bo In tho neighborhood of 1,000 pupils en
rolled. Old rich mill hnviiKr Here.
C. H. Dietrich and Colonel K. P. Savage,
republican candidates for governor and
lieutenant governor, spent yesterday In the
city meeting friends and doing n little
campaign work. On nccount of tho wide
acquaintance of Colonel Snnge he was In a
position to Introduce Mr. Dietrich to
nearly every resident of tho city, in nddt
Hon to meeting friends on the streets the
two candidates visited the packing houses
and the stock yards, whore they met with
a first-class reception. Republicans In the
city predict tho election of Dietrich and
Savngo anil say that South Omnha will give
both candidates a big vote.
Tho strength of theso two candidates
will not como entirely from the republic
ans, ns many democrats will vote the
ticket this tall.
One prominent democrat, who Is a men.
ber of tho democratic county central com
mittee, said last evening that ho proposid
to voto for Dletrb h nnd Savage for the
reason that Savage had always been n
friend of the poor roan This democrat
came hero In early days when Savage was
mayor and a number of inatanccb wero re-
Mted where the colonel had done lasting
favors to men who were without monex
and frleniK "Anyone " said this demo
crat. who Is the running male of Colonel
Savage csn have my vote. Dietrich is all
right, judging from his makeup, and us
deinotrats here know thai Poynter is no
good Hp has never done s thing for the
democrats of South Omaha and that Is wh
thewe two republican candidates will not
get turned down in South Omaha In No-
ember."
Messrs. Dietrich nnd Savage will spend
today In South Omaha and expect to return
later to make a longer stop.
'iniitiiltlee 011 ener to Confer.
Councllmen Clifton, Johnston nnd Tralnor
constitute 11 special commute to Investigate
the condition of Mud creek and the needs
nf a sewer. This sower. If built, will rout
In the neighborhood of 12n,ooo, and the only
question now is lo determine Just what pro
portion the packing hour-en and stock jnrds
should pay. A sewer of the kind spoken of
la demanded by the residents in the southern
part of thn city and If arrangements ran be
mndo to construct the snmo and thus put
a Mop to complaints It will certainly be a
credit to the administration. A meeting
of this special commute will ho held within
tho next day or two for the purpose of going
over the ground and ascertaining Just what
is wanted. It Is understood in a round about
way that tho corporations are willing to pay
half of tho cost of the sower, tho same as
when tho twenty-four-inch sanitary sewer
to the river was built. As the sewer to
be constructed will servo for sanitary and
storm water purposes for all tlmo It Is con
sidered in some circles thnt the city should
bear Its Just proportion of tho cost. Just
what arrangement tho city will mako with
tho corporations remains to be seen.
(nllnRlicr MiiUch Denlnl,
Andy Onllagher takes exception to an Item
In Monday's Ilee regarding tho disintegra
tion of tho Hryan and Stevenson club of
South Omaha. He says that the club Is nil
right and thnt members of the Hryan club.
an opposition organization, circulated the
story that tho MrCrann-Oallagher aggrega
tion had gono to the wall leaving nallaghcr
to hold tho sack for $G0 of debts Incurred by
tho club.
"Tho Hrynn-Stevenfon club." said Mr.
(mllngher, "Is the liveliest corpse ever seen
In this neck of tho woods nnd our enemies
In the democratic party who, presumably.
havo circulated these reports, will find out
that they nro wrong. As for mo being called
upon to pay tho Indebtedness of the club. I
will say that tho statement Is false. I got
In tho clear several days ngo. The club Is
all right and we nro pledged to Hnsor nnd
Tanner for members of the legislature."
1'lre Alni'MI Service IHsnlilcil,
During tho storm yesterday afternoon a
heavy feed wire of the motor company at
Twenty-eighth and Q streets becamo crossed
with ono of the main lino feeders of the city
fire alarm system and the fire alarm gongs
nnd trips at both cnglno houses were burned
out.
This nccldent will cripple tho flro alarm
Rervlco for n few days as the batteries In
tho gongs will have to bo rewound. Flro
alarms will therefore bo turned In over tho
telephone until repairs to tho system nro
made. It Is asserted that tho motor com
pany Is to blame for tho accident, faulty
construction of Its feed lino being the cause.
Dm III Aiiilcrnou Mceta ultll I.oaa.
Hon. David Anderson expects to leave to
morrow for Alvln, Tex., to look nfter his
property Interests In thnt locality. Ho has
a fruit farm located within a short distance
of Alvln. which Is a town of 1,500 Inhabi
tants, nnd tho report that tho town has been
destroyed naturally causes Mr. Anderson
considerable nnxlety. fjalvcston Is only
twenty miles f.'om Mr, Anderson's farm nnd
ho nnturally expects that lie has lost heav
ily. Yesterday Mr. AuiWhou sent n number
of telegrnnis to tho south' seeking Informa
tion, but up to Into yesterday afternoon had
received no replies.
Mnulc City Gnnal).
llnrry I.. Colin Is visiting friends nt
York.
Petitions ore out for tho grading of
Nineteenth street from O to Q street.
Mayor ICellv nnd wife lpave today for
Spirit Lake, la., whero they will rusticate
for a week.
A case of diphtheria Is reported at the
home of Uus llelkcs, 230 South Twenty
eighth street.
Mis Florence firundy. Twenty-third nttrt
f streets, has returned from nn extended
southern trip.
The Schlltx Hrewing company Is laying
permanent sl.lewilkn In front nf four of
Its buildings here.
Mr.". Oenrga McHrlde nnd children re
turned Sunday night from a visit with
relatives In Illinois.
Postmaster I3tter has returned from Chi
cago where ho attended the Urutul Army
of the Ilepiiblic reunion,
City Clerk Shrlgley in advertising for
bids for the laying of permanent sidewalks
In tho districts already created.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Tho city council failed to hold a commlt
tco meeting yesterday afternoon.
"Almmn," ladles' auxiliary nf Omaha
Typographical union No. 1W, will glvo 11
basket picnic at I.uko Munawn Wednesday,
September 12.
W. F. Olson has been granted permis
sion to make $100 worth of improvements
upon a residence at 1123 North Seven
teenth street.
Ituffnlo mil's Wild West paid a license
fen of $;00, Hie largest which can be
charged under the city ordinance. In for
mer years bo has paid but J250.
The case of the Ilurllngton rnllroid
against tho Omaha railroad for the posses
sion of Klghth street has been postponed
In the federal court until next Monday.
William c. Monro of Harvard asks to be
relcai-eil from his debts by operation of the
bankruptcy law. In his schedule he savs
Mint ho owes Jl.OlO.tU und has assets of
Jo.uTI.
The captains of tho excursion steamers
say that the river Is again forming a bar
under tho draw of the upper bridge and
thnt tho northern tilps may havo to bo
Bjsiiended.
The city council will meet this morning
(it 10 o'clock for the purpose of equalizing
special nsHOFsments. Complaints concern
ing such assessments will bo heard for
three days.
A general meeting of the tenehers In tho
Omaha Hcbnols will be held in the assembly
rnnm on the llfth floor of the cltv hall nt
9:30 Saturday morning. Superintendent
Pears.- will outlino tho work for tho year
nt that time.
John Nicholson, deputy t'nlted Slntes
elivilt cleik. bus returned from a fishing
uid hunting trip In OroMey county, lie
reports a scarcity of birds In thnt part of
tho state, but says that bass fishing In
Krlcksnn lake Is good.
Om.ihn TvpogrnphU nl union will vote on
the proposed amendments to Iho Inter
national constitution October 2'.. Thcro
are a number of Important chanses pro
posed ii the International officers havo
sent out a bulletin containing tho now
matter
Intelligence of two Instances of horse
theft have reached the police, hoth occur
ring Hundnv night. Peter Nelson, living
two miles from the city, InHt 11 bay mam
and the other nulmal was stolen from
James Fossate of Twenty-fourth nnd O
atreois. Council muffs.
The mailing shed and platform lias been
placed In position on the soith side of ihp
I'eiler.ii liutMinii ami the alteration of the
windows will be begun today. Ah ho n
as this Is cr.nipli'ti d ihc western entrance
tn the niiFinrilea workroom will bo closed
antll the nnnex Is linlshed
I.ncnl police nflUinls have received In
telllgen,.. th.it the residence nf Mrn John
Fitzgerald at Lincoln wa burglarized Sun
day liitilt nnd that the m.irati ler.-i xecured
ns booty u gold watch, three diamond stick
pins and ,1 sliver cigarette case, tho latter
being worth $25, The value of tho Jewels
stolen Is about $200
The captains 01 the Henrietta nnd the
,iiu oh Hiihtmun hue reported tin. drown
ing of young Morris Frank to the surveyor
ff the port nf Omaha, o will inquirs
Into the matter this morning at 9
o'clock lie has to report tho death nnd
ItH ratine to the Treasurv denartment nml
I to the chief of the llfesovlng bureau.
Tho Illinois bureau nf labor statistic!
lias requested Superintendent Pearse to
furnlch It with Information and data con-
ertilng klndergnrten and manial training
wrk tn the omaha schools ISthelbert
St' ni - iai ignii f..r the bureau Is
pnrtlrilirly anxious to have Information
concerning any h'.ue aid that bus been
Hvn o vturk uf tins naturu.
CONDITION OF CHIEF CROPS
Oarn Shows Falling Off of Sevan Pointi
During Month of August.
WHEAT POINTS BELOW TEN YEAR AVERAGE
Dills, I'nlnlor, pplcK nml IVnclics
l'ronile lllgKcr HanrnH Than
Common, title Him crsc l True
of lt)c, llnrlc und i'otincco.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10. -The monthly re
pott of the statistician nt tho Department
of Agriculture states thnt the average eon
dltlon of corn on Septembrr 1 was So.f. There
was a decline during August nmountiug to
1.9 points nnd the condition on the 1st of
the present month was l.tl points lower than
on September 1. 19!, ,t.." points lower than
at tho corresponding date In ISOS nnd 1 1
points lower than the mean ot the Septem
ber averages for tho Inst ten years. Tho
decline during August amounted to I point
In Iowa nnd Texas, 2 points In Illinois and
Kenturky, 3 In Ohio. 10 In Tennessee. 12 In
Nebraska, IS In Pennsylvania and Missouri
and 16 In Kansas, Notwithstanding the gen
eral decline, several Important corn states
still report a condition considerably above
their respective ten-year averages, such ex
cess amounting tn 12 points tn Illinois, II In
Ohio, 15 In Indiana and 23 in Iowa. On the
other hand, Pennsylvnnln, Tonnessee, Kan
sas and Texas report 10, 10, 15 and S points
below their rcspcctlvo ten-year averages.
Winter mid Spring: Wheal.
Tho coudltlon nt harvest of winter and
spring wheat combined was 00.3, against 70.9
on September 1, 189'J, Sfi.7 at the correspond
ing dnto in 1S9S and SO. 9, the mean of the
September averages for tho last ten years.
Thn conditions In Missouri, Kansas nnd
Texas arc 18, 32 nnd 2fi points above the
respective ten-year averages. On tho other
hand, Illinois and Iowa aro 1, Wisconsin, 6;
Nebraska and Washington, 7; Pennsylvania,
15; California. IS; Mlnncsotn, 21; South Da
kota and Oregon, 2(i; Michigan, 13; Indiana,
49; North Dakota, C7, and Ohio, 00 points
below their rcspcctlvo ten-year averages.
Tho average condition of oats when har
vested wns 82.9, against SI on August 1,
1900, 87.2 on September 1, 1S99, 79 nt tho
corresponding date In 1S98 nnd 70 s, tho
moan September nvcrages for the last ten
years. Since August 1 thcro has been a de
cline of 1 point in New York, Pennsylvania
and Illinois, 3 points In town nnd Missouri,
t polntB In Mlchlgun and 16 points In Ne
braska. On tho other hand thcro has been
nn Improvement of 1 point In Wisconsin and
Kansas and of 4 points In Minnesota, with
no appreciable chango In Ohio nnd ludlnnn.
Of the states having 1.000.000 ncres or up
ward In oats, New York reports 2, Pennsyl
vania, 3; Nebraska, 8; Wisconsin nnd Min
nesota, 26 points below their rcspcctlvo ten
year averages, whllo Iowa reports 0, Ohio,
10; Indiana, 12, Illinois, 19. und Kansas 21
points above their respectho ten-yenr av
erages.
llnrlcy Will :nt lip Avernwe Crop.
Tho avcrago condition of barley when
harvested was 70.7, against 71.6 on Au
gust 1, 19C0; S6.7 on September 1, 1SU9;
79.2 nt the corresponding tlato In 1S9S and
83.9, the mean of tho September ncrages
for tho last ten years. Since August 1 thu
condition of barley has Improved 1 point
In Now York nnd Minnesota, 2 points In
Wisconsin and 3 In South Dakota. It has
declined 1 point In North Dakota, Iowa,
Kansas, and 3 points In California. In
New York and Iowa tho condition nt har
vest corresponded with the ten-yenr nv
crages; In Kansas it was 11 points above
such average and In California, Wiscon
sin. South Dakota, Minnesota nnd North
Dakota it was 10, 14, 17, 26 and C9 points
below,
Tho condition at harvest of winter nnd
spring rye combined was 84.2, against S2
ou September 1, 1899, 89.4 at tho correspond
ing date in 1893 and 86.5 tho mean of the
September averages for tho last Un years.
Kansas Is tho only stato having 100,000
acres or upwards In rye, reporting a con
dition exceeding Its ten-year average,
Tho avcrago condition of buckwheat nn
Sctpember 1 wns 80.5, as compared with
87.9 on August 1, 1900; 73.2 on September
1, 1899; 88. 8 nt tho corresponding dato In
189S, nnd 86.3, tho mean of tho September
averages for tho last ten years. In New
York and Pennsylvania which together
produce about live-sevenths of the entire
crop thcro was a decllno of 11 points and
5 points respectively during August.
General Decline In Tolincco.
Thoro has been a general decllno In the
condition of tobacco slnco August 1. the
loss amounting to 1 point In Kentucky,
4 In Ohio, 7 In Pennsylvania nnd Tennes
see, 9 In Virginia, U In Missouri, 12 In
North Carolina nnd 11 in Maryland. Mary
land, Ohio, Kentucky und Wisconsin still
report 3, 11, S nnd G points above their
respective ten-yenr averages, but In Penn
sylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, Ten
ncsboo and Missouri tho condition Is 12,
25, 20, 10 nnd 4 points bolow such nverages.
Tho ovorugo condition of potatoes on
Setpcmbcr 1 was 80. against 88.2 on Au
gust 1, 1900; S6.3 on Septomber 1, 1899;
77.7 at tho corresponding tlato In 1S9S and
77.1, tho mean of tho September averages
for tho last ten years.
Tho wholo of tho thirteen states having
10,000 acres or upwurd In sweet pota
toes nt tho eleventh census report a de
cllno In tho condition of this crop during
August. Tho decline Is most marked In the
south Atlantic states, where protracted
drouth had sorlous effect on almost every
product of tho soil. The condition tn Ala
bama, Mississippi, Louisiana, New Jersey
and Kontucky is still abovo tho ten-yenr
average.
t'lnvrr Herd (iood In Iihtii
Tho clover seed acreage shows a con
slderablo shrinkage, only Michigan nnd
Iowa of tho states In which tho production
of clover seed Is of moro thnn local Im
portance reporting an Increased acreage
Except In tho bame two states, Iowa und
Michigan, the condition on September I
wns below tho averago of the last elgnt
years, tho period for which btatistlcs are
available.
A decllno In tho condition of rice Is re
ported from evory rlccgrowing slnto except
Louisiana, whore thoro Is no appreciable
change. Thn condition In tho stato, the
chief seat of the rlco growing Industry, la
now 13 points above tho uverago of tho
series of years for which statistics aro avail
able.
Apples nnd Pencliea All IIIkIiI.
While thcro was a decllno In tho condition
of apples In nlmost every state that makes
any Important contribution to the apple crop
tho condition Is still fur above tho ten-year
average In Michigan. Now York, Pennsyl
vania. Ohio, Illinois, lown, Kansas and North
Carolina, nil leading apple-producing states.
The peach crop ot North Carolina, South
Corollna and Mississippi are doublo tho
ten-year average, thoso of Virginia nnd
Oeorgla moro than doublo nnd Ihose of
Texas and Alabama nearly double. That
of Arkansas Is moro than f-0 per cent nbovc
the ten-year average. California falls 7
points behind such average.
There ls( considerable decreaso In tho
number of stock hogs for fattening as com
pared with tho numrwr one year ago, but
the condition as to size nnd weight Is coa
sldorably nboe tho avcrago.
Klicln llntler MnrUrt.
rci.OIN. HI.. Sept lo No hiilter wnf of
fered on the Hoard of Trade 1. .ia Hi
otlliial market was irm at 204c Outlcjt
of tho week, 10,800 tubs.
SCORES DIE MARTYR DEATH
Nearly One Hundred Christian Missionnrios
Aro Slain in China,
STRANGE DELUSION Of COUNTRY CHINESE
ItrMilctita of llcoiolc Interior Cltlcx
I'looilliiu Km nro llinnmi-r 11HI1
oou 1 n I olnl loon on Over
throw of I'orcluncra,
(Copyrlisht, I9i, by the Associated Pro.".)
SHANtlllAl, Saturday, Sept. 8.-John
Ouodnow, tho rutted Stntes cotuul general
hrre, after Inquiries In every possible
source, learns that the number of
llrltlsh and Ameilcan missionaries prob-
ably murdered during the uprising In China
has been ninety-three, while 170 others
stationed In Chl-1.1 and Shan SI provinces
nro unaccounted for and there Is reason
for tho belief that they havo met the same
fate. Of thoso whoso deaths havo been
absolutely proven twenty-two were Amer
icans eight men, eight women nnd six
children -and thirty-four wero llrltlsh
nluo men, Ilfteen women und ten children.
Thcro Is htrong proof that thirty-seven
more wero killed nt Tnl-Yurn. All the
natives from that place tell suhstantlally
the snmo story. Ten men, thirteen women
and seven children uro known to have
been there.
The list nf missing numbers; Amer
icans, 20 men, 21 women nnd 20 children;
llrltlsh, 41 men, 49 women nnd 19 children.
It Is Imposslblo to get tho numbers nt
tho Catholics killed, but there wero many
French priests nnd slBters nnd somo In
tho country where tho Russians nro fight
ing. There were also several Swedish and
Danish Protestants. The mass.irre nnd
persecution of Chinese Christians con
tinue everywhere and It Is said tho antl
forclgn lenders Intend lo ctxermlunto them.
CIiIiicnc iiilnk iiicy Have Won,
Literati nnd minor ufllrlats arc sondlng
menu rials to the dowager empress thanking
her for ridding the country of foreigners.
All the Information coming from the in
terior is that, except In those parts of the
country which the foreign troops occupy,
the people believe that the empress has
won great victories and driven cut the for
eigners, it Is asserted they will continue
to think so until tho foreigners who wero
compelled to flee are able to return and
conspicuous punlshmentH are lullictcd In
retaliation for thubc who were killed.
LI Hung Chang yesterday promised Mr.
Goodnnw that he would telegraph to the
local officers of Chl-LI to furnish escorts
to the treaty ports for all tho mission
aries who were still there. LI Hung Chang
requested Mr. Ooodnow to cable 10 the
Department nf Stato ot Washington that
he waa greatly pleased with tho appoint
ment of his "old friend Foster" ns a pence
com mlssloner.
Mr. William Woodvllle Rockhlll. the spe
cial commissioner of tho I'nlted States
government, stnrta for Tien Tsln today.
The Japanese, It Is announced, will soon
lnnd liOO soldiers.
There lire reports current that Amer
ican troops aro also to bo landed.
Tho I'nlted States battleship Oregon Is
expected to arrlvo tomorrow.
(Join Time In !miii I'ruocUco.
SAN FHANCISCO, Sept. lO.-The fenture
of tndnv'H nrournm tn the Heml-centennlal
celebration of the Native Sons of Iho Oolden
Wont was a parade or the rsnilvc Son par
lorM from nil parts of the slate, veterans
of the Mexican, civil and Spanish-Ameilcan
wars, muni' Ipnl bodies and trade and fra
ternal organizations. Over P,0.iKi0 men In
thlitv-slx dUlslonH formed tho marching
column, wbhii was reviewed by Governor
Onge nn Van Ness avenue. Five hundred
ih.iiiH.inil people witnessed the parade.
Floats emblematical of thn gold-digging
iImvh ami ot the latter ilny commeninl
progress of the state were a feature of the
parade.
Oh, My Feet!
T!uri aro tlit'op rotif-niiH thai nro tho
fltllM' of most eOl'O foot.
I - lll-ilttlin,' shoes,
y-'l'oo llf-'lit solos.
II Ovci'worki'tl foot.
Tlio first two yon run nvoltl by got
tlnp; your slioos from Divx U Shopman.
We iiiiikp n sppolnlty of welt shoos Hint
iimkp wulkliiK oiisy anil 11 comfort
Hliick or 'run. Ilnsxlu Calf. IMtPiit
I.catlipr. Itox Calf anil Viol Kid -Oners
yon wear a pair of welt soles you'll
never wour tin- others Nothing pver
r-limvn In Omaha Hint e(iials our lino of
woman's .;i well for variety, style aixl
i-omfoir. TIip lljrlitpr soles In all thn
spring styles, too.
Drexel Shoe Co.,
imv Cnlntnuiio roiid Sent fren for
the oxl.lnii.
(dunlin' I ii-ln-dntc Slior House,
1 nn rutw.M STitF.ivr.
Our Overstock Sale
Is still going on Wp Iiiivp hundreds
of i-holi-e pictures Hint must he sold -mnny
of Hiein worth live limes the prion
linked Special for the next few days
".on i-holi e platinum photographs- of all
the old and modern artists -former
prh-e, ?1..0 nnd ,?-'.O0 ench sale price,
doe ench-In addition to these hPiuitlfnl
pictures we are offering onr entire lino
of copyrighted subjects the erenm of
our stock- at a discount of 10 per cent
to tin per rent A rare opportunity to
gi'l a choice picture without regard to
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while the selection Is good.
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Music and Art. 1513 Douelas.
SHEEP MEN FOR M'KINLEY
l'ropect Are iiint W.inntlOK Will He
Annum ltctilillf mi Mntea When
t iitri Arc Counted.
Councilman D T. Mount has returned
from Douglas. Wyo , where he spent several
weeks ou 11 large sheep ranrh. Mr. Mount
made Inquiries among the sheep and c.tttlo
men concerning the political tltuatlon. and
Is of the opinion that Wyoming will glvo
McKlnley 11 good lound majority.
"There were seventy-five men working
on the ranch where I visited and they will
all vote for MiKlnley and l!oosoelt. Thn
sheep and cattle men nro determined to
preserve tho stock market In Its present
flourishing condition nnd bonst that they
will snow Hryan under. Western peopUi
remember the tumble In the prlco of wool
under democratic administrations and havo
no deslic to see another such ilcmoi nida
tion of the sheep business."
Wrluhl'a ccotinta re All ltlh(.
Itobert Prake, manager of the luldgo
company, by which tleorge M Wright wn
employed, makes denial of the rumor that
Mr. Wright's accounts were In inv way
Irregular nt the time of his death Mr
Drake sioh that hiii-Ii 11 report dnes his
former tunlness associate a serlo is in
justice. A III lin lint VI0I1 IIiiiikn i-ttro,
MONTflOM I3IIY, Alii.. Sept. 10 -'ceil
Floyd, a negro, wns tnken from Jail 11 1
Wetumpka late Inst night and hanged
1-To.mI had entered the sleeping room of
two young women and when discovered
Jumped from a window.
Till;. 1(13 VI.TV MAKKIIT.
INSTItl'MlCNTS pioTod en Mo Monday,
September Id, llfni:
Warranty Iircili.
A. T. Davit nnd husband to A. A.
Illlilebrand. e't of iilio icet lot 15.
block 3. Campbell's add $ 5X)
Wilson lteyuolilH nnd wife to I-'. I
Hi-own, lots ti nml 7, block f, Water
loo ?,)
' ' N Harrison to L. I). Spalding, lot
7. SoiispI .V S 's sub 2,0t0
South Otuahti I .ft ml cnmp-iuv to
Amanda llnyer. lot 3, block 45. South
Omaha 250
O. H. Payne, trustee, M S. W. Mutter,
lots 1 to 4, block 13, Isaac H.'s ndtl 1
Frank Hrown to l). Dlmom, 2 acres
In nwi, hwU 2-15-13 3,0 0
D. Diimim to J. C. l-'ullenw Idcr 11 ml
wife, snine 1
Mary Patrick and husband to May
Head, lot 3, block 15, Iiaao X- S.'k adil 35J
M. 13. Lane and huslmud to .1. A.
Howard, lot 2, block 3, Halcyon
Heights 30)
Laura A Hly to C. W. Downs, mldilln
one-thlnl of lot 6, block 120, Omaha.. 3
Willis Land company to J M. Mars
ton. wVi lot 10. hlock 2. Patrick's add 2
M. F. Ilourke to O.in Murphy. nU lot
11, block 13. K. V. Smlth'H add 2,100
lnll CI 11 1 in Ilceils.
Mary Ilelchenbcrg and hutbaml tn A.
II Human. 2) feet lot 5, block 73,
South Omnhu 10
Total amount of trti'tsfirs $S,9.'6
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