Nebraska Newspapers

    TTTE OMATTA DATLT TJTTE: RITNDAT, FEBttrATtV 2-1, 1901.
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FIREARMS FOR CONVICTS
Turnkoj it Nebraska Penitentiary Dii
covert & Hidden Arsenal.
SAWS, FILES AND CELL KEYS ARE FOUND
Krnat rntlon of I'lot for n Wliolrsnle
.lull UriMiUliiM Lincoln I'ruple
tllnmc I.imini' I'linlim Mitii-iKvinent.
I '.NCOLN, Fob. 23. (Special Telegram.)
Tho .idlscovcry of a collection of loaded
firearms, saws, files and cell keys by a
turnkey at the Hlute penitentiary probably
prevented the communion of the greatest
wholesale delivery of prisoners over planned
nt tho Institution. The Implements were
found carefully hidden away In a ven
tilating ttibo that leads Into a cell occu
pied by A. A. Ilalrd, serving a second term
for grand larceny, and C. Williams, a
horse thlof, who has dono time In the
statu prison of Missouri.
The unprecedented extent to which tho
prisoners wero able- to develop their plans
and the dsadly assortment of tools and
other equipment which they had succeeded
In securing, arc regarded In Lincoln to
night as tho Immediate result of looseness
In regulations and general mismanagement
on tho part of tho fusion authorities, who
Just vacated their offlcos.
Warden Davis and Deputy Howcrs took
charge of tho Institution a week ago, but
tho cntlr force of turnkeys, watchmen
and guards was retained. From these men
the now warden learned of tho loose meth
ods of his predecessor and a reform In the
management of the prison was at once In
stituted. Turnkey Cokley was detailed to
mr.ko a thorough Investigation of all the
cells, workshops and buildings of the peni
tentiary. As ho had almost completed hi
task yesterday morning ho noticed a small
rng protruding from the ventilating tube
In ono of tho cells. Pulling this out, ho
discovered a collection of Implements that
could havo been under favorable circum
stances used to llberato forty convicts.
Ono koy found In the collection was mado
In fit tho doors of twenty cells In tho upper
gRllcry of tho cell houso, and still another
key was lour.d to fit the lock on tho cell
house- lending Into tho prison yard,
His discovery wn communicated to tho
warden and tho occupants of tho cell were
Immediately committed to the dark dun
geon. 1
Ists have organized for the purposo of
taking an actlvo part In county politics,
but wilt not participate In the comlnr. city
election.
GARDNER JURY , IS SECURED
Tit It I ii k of Tctliiion- In IIpkiiii for
Srroml Time In '.film .Mur
der Cnac.
FREMONT, Neb., Feb. 23. (Special.) It
wait about noon today before the defendant
exhausted his last challengo In the case
of tho Slato against Gardner and a Jury
was secured. Over 150 men were called.
The state waived all peremptory challenge's.
Tho following nre the Jurymen: Hen
Mitchell, farmer, Elkhornj Charles A. Far
ham, farmer, Cotterel; T. II. l'lerson,
tailor, Fremont; A. C. Itceord, travcllug
agent, Fremont; Hd Scott, farmer, Cot
terel); Hurley Walker, farmer, North IJend;
J. W. Klmmel, farmer, Maple; J, W. Na
tion, laborer, Fremont; L. F. Orlfnn, rail
road wntchman, Fremont; Rudolph Hart-
fcldt, laborer, Fremont; N. 0. Wlthcy,
retired, Fremont; T. K. Haurlgan, teacher,
Fremont.
Tho taking of testimony was begun this
afternoon. County Attorney Martin Is
bringing out more of Gardner's connec
tion with the shooting than In the former
case and spending less tlmo In Inquiring
about what llhea did, Henry Duehner's
testimony wns moro full than In tho Ilbea
case. He swore that after he had heard
two shots fired ho saw two men of about
tho saino slzo In the street at tho corner
of Zahn's place, near tho alley. They lipid
in both directions, up and down the street,
ono shot striking the window, whero ho
was standing. Ho heard a man call out
'Come on, Hill, now Is your chance," am'
saw two men run down tho alley toward tuo
east from tho saloon. His account of what
ho saw In tho saloon of the movements
of tho men there Hfter Zahn was shot wai.
substantially nr. n the first case.
ColumliiiM I'nrnipr linr Inannr.
COLUMBUS, Neb., Feb. 23. (Special.)
Carl Hwnnfoo, a Swede living In Walker
township, was brought hero last night by
tho sheriff, a raving maniac. Swanson la
42 years of age and has been farming In
this county for a number of years. Ho was
examined by the board this morning and
pronounced Intano. Just what has caused
his mental troublo is not known and It Is
doubtful If he can be restored by a course
of treatment.
IM,F..TY Ol? HtlTTKH AT ASYLUM.
Institute for Chronic Imxinr nt llnnt
llUta (Ivrrntoclinl hy Fualnnlata.
HASTINGS. Neb.. Fob. 23. (Special.)
It was asserted that the fusion officials
had laid In u supply of 4,000 pounds of but
ter nt tho Chronic Insano asylum, but The
lice reporter visited the placo last week
and learned that they had ocrstocked the
Institution with 12.000 pounds and that on
February 1, 1901, them wns still on hand
P.337 pounds, or enough butter to run tho
p.sylum until July, providing It was good.
13 ut somn of tho butter Is so putrid that It
cannot bo used for any purpose. When
Mr. Havcrly was appointed steward of this
institution ho checked up with former
Steward Harncs. Mr. Haverly was shown
tho butter room In which was kept 4,000
pounds nnd ho accepted It as such, but
thcro was anothor room which waa not
shown him nnd this wns nearly filled with
spoiled butter, which was dumped care
lessly Into barrels. .
During December nnd January, the fusion
officials bought of A. S. Howard of Kcncsaw
nnd E. N. Crano and A. P. Slack of Juniata
12,238., pounds of butter, for which they
paid Jl.SS5.-r. Beside this they bought
a largo bill of creamery butter. Much of
tho butter Is so bad It cannot be worked
over.
Besides laying In an abundance of butter
tho fusion ofnclala overstocked the Institu
tion with clothing for male patients. From
August 21, 1900, to December 27, 1900, the
asylum wan furnished men's clothing to
tho amount of 18,750.50. Of this 36.199
was furnished during the month of Decem
ber, which shows that only $l,ro0.50 was
hpent for clothing for tho male patients
during August, September, October and
November. Theso suits were furnished at
tho contract price of $5 a null. After they
had boen delivered several Hastings
clothiers examined the stock and said they
would bo willing to put In similar suits at
$2.75 a suit.
For Injiirtrn Kri'dicd In Duelling.
LYONS, Neb.. Feb. 23. (Special.) An
attorney who refuses to glvo his name and
who says Dunlap, la.. Is his hojno, Is here
getting evldonco against some "of thu citi
zens who, ho asberts, took part in the
ducking of Andrew Adams one night last
fall In Logan creek tor abusing his family.
Adams now says through his attorney that
he received permanent Injuries In tho hands
of tho rnob by having threo of his ribs
broken nnd being otherwise misused; he
alio claims to havo been whipped around
tho legs until they bled. Adams left the
town the next day, leaving his famlls In
destitute circumstances. They have been
supported by tho town until a few days
sgo, when the citizens raised funds and
sent them to friends In Iowa.
lrohl1iltlonlata llnvr Convention.
UASTfN'nS. Mnh.. Feh. 23. fSnrclnl Tela
gram.) Prohibitionists of Adams county
bad a convention at tbo court house this
afternoon and Dsrfcctcd a county organ
Izatlon, with D. D. Norton of Kenesaw
chairman, Clinton Wolcott of Kenesaw sec
retarv and J. II. Pcnfleld of Hastings treas
urer. Sixteen men wero found in sixteen
tnwnshlus to constitute a county central
Dommlttee. Tho meeting was enlivened by
ipeeches from I). D. Norton. Moses Slpher,
E. D. Gideon and others. The prohibition
Easy Colds
Arc you frequently hoarse?
Do .you have that annovincr
tickling in your throat?
Would you feel relieved if you
could raise something? Does
your cough annoy you at
night, and do you raise more
mucus in the morning ?
Then you should always
keep on hand a bottle of
Ayer's
Cherry
Pectoral
If you have a weak throat,
you cannot be too careful.
Vou cannot begfh treatment
too early. Each cojd makes
you more liable to another, and
the last one is always the
harder to cure.
Three sites : 25c, 50c., JI.C0.
It your druitclit cannot aupply you. ttnd at on
dollar Hid. we will exmeii lr bottle to you,
nil chariree rrernid, lit sure end rive ut your
neeroet xrrcn office, Addmi, J, C. ATIB Co,
UU. Kul.
Itojnl Prlzt- la n llnH'lirt.
TECUMSEH, Nob., Feb. 23. (Special.)
U. H. Grist gave a stag wHlst party nt his
homo last evening, or, rnthor, a Washing
tou party. Everything about the houso In
tho way of decoration wa Indicative of tho
vcnurablc George, and whpn the scoro cards
were distributed they wero miniature
hatchets. Tho royal prize, won by W. M.
Duffum, was a hatchet. Refreshments were
served.
VncrlnntliiK "Wyiiiore.
WYMOItE, Neb.. Feb. 23. (Special.)
Drs, Gafford, Given, Yoder and Johnson
offered their services to vaccinate tho
school children without charge If the vac
clno points wero furnished them and the
Board of Education promptly accepted tho
offor. Tho work was dono Wednesday and
Thursday afternoons and nearly 400 children
wero Inocculated.
FAST TRAIN IS IN PERIL
Wheeli Fly Off Tender While Running a
Milo a, Minute.
ENGINE HALTS WITH COACHES ON RAILS
.ehrital.it Morttrnitea SIiotv n tlrntlfj
liiK lifeline In Mt .Month Cut lie
llritnilliiK Sccrt-litrlrN Itenlitn In
in Fit or of ."mv !,nw.
Justice Westcrman and afterward taken to
the district court, where Judgment was ren
dered affirming tho decision of the Justice.
Tho supremo court gave an opinion several
months ago, holding that the appeal from
tho Justlco of the peace to the district court
was void.
Appointment nt Insmir Aaylnm.
HASTINGS, Neb., Feb. 23. (Special.) Ed
Burton has been appointed night watch
man at tho Chronic Insane aBylum, to take
tho placo of Mr. Elgheabcrg. Miss Ola
Ladd has been appointed stenographer of
this Institution, to take tho place of Miss
Grace Waldron.
Fnneml of II. C. ICcrr.
PLATT8MOUTH, Neb., Feb. 23. (Spe
cial.) Tho funeral of n. C. Kerr was from
the Presbyterian church this afternoon, con
ducted by uev. Asa Bleeth. The Grand
Army post, Woman's Belief corps and Odd
Fellows attended. The Odd Fellows laid
tho body" to rest In Oak Hill cemetery.
Vlfqunln Home Prom AJaaltev
LYONS, Neb., Feb. 28. (Special.) J. V.
Vlfquatn, son of General Vlfqualn, now
stationed In Cuba, and a brother of J. 11.
Vlfqualn, near this city. Is here visiting
aftor an nhaenco of five years, spent In the
Alaska gold fluids. Mr. Vlfqualn's home is
In Dawson City.
Xnrroir 12acnpr from Tlronrnlna;,
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb.. Feb. 23. (Spe
cial.) Heury Fields nnd two other men
nttempted to cross the Missouri river from
this city to their home at Pacific Junc
tion on the Ice last night. Tho Ice gavo
wa) and thoy tamo near being drowned..
Hxnmlnr Feeble Minded Institute.
BEATRICE. Neb., Feb. 23. (Special Tele
gram.) A legislative delegation wns hero
today examining the Institute for the Feeble
Minded. The representatives mado a com
ploto examination of tho institute and re
turned to Lincoln this evening.
Rmallpnx nt I, yon.
LYONS, Neb., Feb. 23. (Special.) P.ev,
A. L. Gray, pastor of tho Methodist church
of this city, has been confined nt his homo
under quarantine the usual length of time
and has been again quarantined, another
member of his family being sick with the
smallpox.
Thrrrin Lrntmrr of AInya.
WEST POINT, Neb., Feb. 23. (Special.)
Theresa, 18-year-old daughter of Henry
Lammers, a farmer of Aloys, died Wednes
day and was buried In the Catholic ceme
tery at that place. The cause of death
was typhoid fever.
A 3Itnnderaiiidlne.
Misunderstood symptoms of dtsea.se lead
doctors to treat something else when the
kidneys aro out of order. Foley's Kidney
Cure will bring you health when other
medicines have failed. Take no substitute
IlruVF Gencrul Dudley III,
nOSTON. Feb. 23.-General N. A. M. Dud
lev. tl. S. A., retired, an old Indian richter.
liofl boen 1)1 at his home for almost a week
and his condition Is such that his friends
havo become seriously alarmed. He Is In
Ills TUin year, uunng me reDemon ne re
celved five brevets for bravery under fire.
CLOUDY SKY, WARMER AIR
Such Are the Condition In Nelirnakn
If the Fort-mat Holds
(ood.
WASHINGTON, Fob. 23. Weather fore
cast for Sunday and Monday:
For Nobraska nnd South Dakota Partly
cloudy with rising temperature Sunday;
Monday fair, except snow flurries In 'west
ern portion; southeasterly winds, becoming
northwesterly.
For Iowa, Illinois and Missouri Fair
bunday and probably Monday; fresh north
westerly winds.
For North Dakota Snow with rising tem
pcrature Sunday; Monday fair; southeast
erly winds.
For Kansas Fair Sunday, with rising
temperature; Monday fair: variable winds
For Colorado Partly cloudy Sunday nnd
Monday; probably snow In mountain dls
trlcts; southeast winds.
For Wyoming Partly cloudy; snow In
mountain districts Sunday and probably
jiuuuu), rimuK temperature Sunday; v
rlablo winds.
For Montana Partly cloudy, with Bnow
nnd rising temperature Sunday; Monday
fair, wun colder in western portion; va-
rtabie winds.
For New Mexico Partly cloudy Sunday;
Monday occasional ram or snow; south
erly winds, becoming northwesterly.
For Western Texas, Oklahoma, Indian
Territory and Arkansas Fair Sunday and
probably Monday; rising temperature Sun
day; northerly winds, becoming variable.
Rcleaatd.
(147,714
1 si .coo
331,729
6.741
174.337
3.11,401
Amount.
$ 8,009,005.93
7.99S.6S1.80
3,529,151.81
3,155,549.S0
24,184,626.13
13,699,155.04
LINCOLN, Feb. 23. (Special.) The west
bound Hock Island passenger train miracu
lously escaped being wrecked a few miles
east of Lincoln yesterday aftetnoou. The
train left Omaha a few minutes after
schedule tlmo nnd when It struck ,thc long,
level roadbed cast of Pralrlo Home th?
engineer turned on full steam and soon had
tho train working sixty miles an hour.
While- going at thli npucd the wheels of th
front truck under the water tank became
disconnected and rolled off on opposlto
sides, lcnvlng the tender supported onl) by
the rear truck and the coupling connect
ing It with the engine. Thus disabled the
tender was dragged along more than a mile,,
but until tho train was brought .to a stand
still tho passengers were unconscious of
tho accident.
Experienced railroad men tay that under
ordinary circumstances an accident of this
naturo would have wresked tho entire train.
If the front end of tho tender had gone down
to tho ties It would have plied up tho cars
and probably brought down the locomotive.
Arlirnakit MortKiiKf deduced.
The Ilurcau of Industrial Statistics has
completed a record of all mortgages Hied
and released In Nebraska during the six
months ending December 3i, 1800. In forty
three tounlles tho mortgage Indebtedness
was reduced, while In the remaining coun
ties It wns slightly Increased. Compari
son with former reports of the department
shows that more mortgages were released
during the last half of the year than in
any similar period for over eight years,
Tho report covers a period when farmers
and cattlemen nro more apt to borrow
money thnn In any other season of the
year, which fact accounts for tho Increase
In tjxo few counties. The counties making
tho most favorablo showing nre: Hutlcr,
Chnse, Cherry, Dodge, Douglus, Dawes,
Fillmore, Frontier, Gago, Garfiold, Hall,
Hamilton, Harlan, Hitchcock, Holt, Jef
ferson, Keith, Keyn Pahs, Knox, Lancaster,
Lincoln, Logan, Loup, Nnnce, Nemaha,
Nuckolls, Otoo, Pawnee, Perkins, Platte,
llock, Hod Willow, Richardson, Saline,
Sherman, Thayer, Thurston, Valley, Wayne
and York.
Tho following Is a comparison of the farm
mortgages filed and released In several
counties during the six months:
Filed.
Douglas Jlrtfl.H0
Otoe 152.CK
Iinrnster 261,93.:
Hitchcock 1..VU
Hamilton 121,961
tinge 254,09"i
For tho entire state the totals arc
Farm mortgages
Number,
Filed 7.115
Satisfied 9.4M
Town and city mortgages
KUCU 3,651
Satisfied 3.521
Chattel mortgages
1- 1ICCI 4Z,L'2I
Satisfied ,3J3
Sheriff and other deeds In foreclosure aro
Farm 494, amount $217,410.22; city 199,
amount $320,685.58.
Ilrnnd Sroretnrlr Hralp;n.
Anticipating the passngo of Senator Van
Dosklrk's brand law, S. P. Delotour of
Llewellyn and J. H. Qulgley of Valentine
today resigned their positions as secre
taries of the Stato Drand and Marks com
mission. The proposed law would place
the duty of registering cattlo brands and
marks entirely under the direction of tho
secretary of state and would do away with
tho prcocnt stato commission. Tho three
secretaries of tbo commission havo In
dorsed tho bill and Insist that they are
anxious that It may bo passed.
"We bolleve tho law will greatly simplify
the work of registering brands and marks
and It would certainly be an Improvement
over tho present method," said Mr. Dela
tour today. "Wo are In favor of Its passago
for It Is in tho interests of tho cattle
owners. Our. resignations are given for
tho reason that wo do not care to return
to I.lnqoln again and becauso we think the
brand bill will undoubtedly become a law."
Up to this nfternoon 3,300 applications for
tho registration of brands were made to
the commission. This number Includes
many duplicate brands, for which the ap
plications wero returned and substitutes
Issued on request.
Governor Dietrich and staff will leave
Thursday for Washington to attend the
relnauguratlon of President McKlnley,
la likely the National Guard band
Dcatrlco will accompany tho party.
Inaaraalnn of Ilnalnesa Site.
The supremo court at tho last sitting
rendered an opinion in tho case Involving
tho possession of the Armstrong clothing
store building at 1013 O street. Tho prop
erty was bought a year ago by Mayer Hros.,
a rival clothing firm, but Armstrong re
fused to move out. He offered the Mayer
Bros. $5,000 moro than they had paid
for the property or an Increased rental
for a limited period, but both offers were
refused. Then the owners and tho occu
pants employed legal counsel nnd proceed
ings In forcible entry nnd detention were
begun before a Justice of the peace. Tbo
caso wns finally taken to the supremo
court. The decision of that tribunal will
havo tho effect of starting tho case over
again In the Justice's court, Tho occupant
of the building declares that the decision
of the court Is really In his favor, for It
will enable him to complete tho construe
tlon of a now building by the tlmo the
case Is finally decided. This new building
was begun several weeks ago and Ub con
structlon Is being rushed with all posslblo
hnste.
The case has attracted more attention
here than most any civil case originating
In tho city for several years past. The
two firms practically control tbo clothing
business of the city and have fought cac,h
other In courts and In tho advertising col
umns of newspapers since tho day they
started In buclncas,
Jiirladlcllon of Supreme Court.
Tho opinion of the court treats of Its
Jurisdiction In such cares. Thu syllabus
declares that owing to the numerous cases
on tho docket It Is tho practice of the
court not to cnturtaln original Jurisdiction
and advauce cases for hearing in applica
tions for writs of mandamus brought by
private persons for tho enforcement of pri
vate rights unless some good reason Is
made to'aprear why tho application Is not
lu tho first Instnnce mado to tho district
court. It holdi that it Is proper to grant
an original application for a writ of man
damus mado In a case pending In this court
only when it appears that It la ancillary
Jn character nnd subserve some- useful
purpose, protects tho rights of the parties
which would otherwise bo Jeopardized or
renders effective a Judgment which 1ms been
or may be entered In tho case. Tho court
odds that It has already determined the
statute for an appeal from a Justice of the
peace In forcible entry and detention canes
to be Invalid, nnd that a Judgment ren
dered In the district court In proceedings
taken under such statute Is without Jurli
diction and void.
"It Is like pursuing a shadow, a phan
tom, to further consume time In the argu
ment and consideration of that which Is al
ready firmly and finally settled and deter
mined," wrote Judge Holcomb.
Tho case In question was started before
I'n I Crow unit Mr. .Vnllnn.
COLUMUU3, Neb., Feb. 23. (Special.)
If the Omaha police had been here last
evening they could have captured the much
wnuted Pat Crowe. Ho was hero and made
no attempt to conceal his Identity. Arm-in-arm
with .Mrs. Carrie Nation they par
ticipated in the grand march nt the mask
tall given by tho Columbus fire depart
ment nt the opera house. Carrie bad her
hatchet with her und Ynl carried the
valise in which the $23,000 wns deposited
by Mr. Cudahy.
Kiddle AkiiIii Found Guilty.
DAKOTA CITY, Neb., Feb. 23. (Special.)
For the second tlmo at this term of
district court James C. Itlddlo has been
found guilty of selling liquor Illegally.
There Is on", moro case against Klddlo nnd
ono more against Peyscn on similar charges
to come up next week. Court adjourned
last night unMt Mcnday.
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South Omaha News
It begins to look now ns If M street would
be opened to tho river, while friends of the
N street route aro still planning nnd figur
ing. The East Side Improvement club Is
going light head with Its projects and pro
poses to open n route to the river during
the coming summer. The grading necessary
will mean tho filling In of several deep gul
lies, but as the money Is on hand and the
property owners arc willing tho chances aro
that tho grading will commence as soon as
the city council gives the authority. It Is
estimated by engineers that 123,000 cubic
yards will be needed to fill the gullies be
twcca.Twcntlcth and Twenty-second streets.
Petitions now in circulation show signa
tures aggregating nearly thrce-qunrtcrs of
tho property owners, nnd there can be no
doubt nbout tho passage of nn 'ordinance
when backed by tho largo number of sig
natures mentioned.
In addition to signing the petition resi
dents of M street have quietly raised a
fund of $1,000 for the purpose of assisting
property owners who do not feel that they
can afford to pay tho special tax which will
bo assessed for tho work. Grading wilt coat
10 or 12 cents n cubic yard, und whllo tho
work will bo expensive the property owners
on the street nro determined to have the
work i dono regardless of whether N or O
streets aro opened to the rlvor.
One of tho principal workcis In this mat
ter asserted yesterday that ns soon as tho
grading commenced a petition would be
started to pave tho street from Thirteenth
to Twenty-fourth, and thus make a first-
class roadway to tho eastern part of tbe
city.
Itlimlle Itedmoud llrturna.
Ithodlo Redmond returned from Kansas
City yesterday morning, and ns ho has not
paid his dues In tho Jokers' club ho was
tho butt of all kinds of "Josh" talk yester
day'. Whllo Rhodlo was ordering breakfast
In n well known restaurant yesterday nfter
noon he received a telephone message from
Omaha summoning him to a conference with
Chief Donnhuo at once. Rhodle wanted
tlmo to put on a clean shirt and get sobered
up, but tho "chief" would not. permit nny
delay and the manner In which Redmond
hit tho road for tho street car was Inter
esting. When ho reached Omaha he found
'.hat Chief Donnhue did not want him, and
then he realized that somo of his friends
had put up n Joke on him.
When Rhodle dropped off of tho Kansas
City train ho was Inclined to be soro at tho
newspaper fraternity for giving him so
much frco advertising.
KELLEY, STIGER & CO.
Ideal Modes of
Spring and Summer 1901
Are Now Ready and on Display
In Our Silk Department
Crept' do Chine, Crepe.1 .Meteor. Crepe Soleil.
All elegance and daintiness of design and shading, In
brocho and Jacquard effects,
Lyons Crepe, black, 48 Inches wide.
Grenadine in exclusive styles nnd separate
dress lengths.
Stripes, original effects broches, distinguished and min
iature patterns.
Silks for waists and dresses.
New tints In Cameltan, Sole Metallque, Loulsene, reall de
Cygne, Moire Solett.
Foulard Silks Foulard Silks
A larger variety than any previous season.
Separate dress lengths of excluslvo and confined designs.
Satin Foulard nnd Foulard Soft Finish.
Skirts, Costumes and Waists
Only the correct, fashionable styles are shown.
We maintain always goods of the highest order.
Golf Skirts
The best for pedestrian and rainy day wear
Scotch Golfing Cloth, with the new Hare effects.
Separate Dress Skirts
Taffeta silk, .Venetian, doeskin, cheviot twills,
etc.
Mack or fashionable colors. The flouncing flare and gen
eral stylo nre of tho latest fashion.
Ready-to-Wear Costumes
Great care is exercised in fitting these gar
ments. New Military Dlouse, Closo-Flttlng and Jacket Suits cor
rect colors best Imported cloths. Soutache braid and
stitched taffeta garniture.
Waists
We are receiving daily new ideas in waists of
tho latest modes.
Albatross, Loulsene Silk, Psau de Sole new shadings.
Black Dress Goods
Black dress stuffs aro much in vogue this
season.
Tho best the market affords In Venetians, doeskin, broad-cloth-$2.23,
$3.00, $3,50, $41.0 nnd $5.00.
Silk and Wool Crepe Barege Poplin
Wonderful art In novelty effects barege, silk and wool, fine
ncedlowork effects, stripes, superb broche, etc., In separate
dress lengths.
Cheviots, Camels J lair Cloths, Batiste, Pcplin,
Glorias, Cords, Soleil, etc.
Colored Dress Goods
Broadcloths and Venetians, 4.00.
Tho daintiest tints Cryano, Champagne, Donanler, Reds, Ar
gent and Creme. Cheviots, Yorkshire Worsteds.
Challis ' Challis
For waists, children's and IndleA dresses, and matinee
cashmefe effects dainty patterns polka dots new color
ings. New Spring Wash Goods
Our stock is now replete with the most desir
able novelties in domestic and foreign wash fab
rics. New Seersucker Olnghams, In madras checks and stripes
at 12lc yard.
New Scotch Dimities, extra flno quality, beautiful designs
at 15c yard.
New 30-lnch Shirting Percales, best make and fast colors,
at lCc yard,
Now Figured Skirting Pique, warp walo, 16e yard.
New Queen Hatlste, Imitation Inco stripes nnd foulard de
signs, 15c yard.
New Irish Dimities, In nil tho new shades over ono hun-t
drcd different styles 25c yard.
New Mercerized Foulard theso aro a perfect Imitation of
genuine silk 2Se nnd 25c yard.
New St. Oaul Tlssuo for Hhlrt walsta or dresses 30c and
23c yard.
Dress patterns In St, Gaul Swiss novelties, Including the
popular linen color shades, at $6.50, $8.76, $10.00, $10.60
and $14.00 pattern.
New French Flannels, for sacques or shirt waists, 75c yd.
New French Flannel, In solid colors, viz.: old rose, rose
pink, hello, goblin blue, cardinal, black nnd navy, 60c yard.
Two specials in our Linen Department
Oenulne double dnmask Fringed Napkins at $2.25 dozen.
Extra largo and very heavy Napkins to hem, without
cloths, $4.25 dozen.
Ailklna In vetlnra.
President Adklns of tho city council went
to Onnha yesterday to Investigate tho or
dinance In relation to tho construction of
a viaduct across Thirty-sixth street, In
the northern part af the city. What Mr.
Adklns wants to know Is whether tho pro
posed bridge will bo largo enough for
street cars or only a wagon bridge. If
there Is only a chanco for a bridge wldo
enough to nccommodato wagon trnfila thcro
Is liable to bo somo opposition to tho or
dinance, which will como up for passage
at the meeting of tho council Monday night.
!!- Drowned AVIillr SlcntliiRT.
Ambroso Conway. 11 years of age, was
drowned nt Clear lako In Syndicate park
yesterday afternoon whllo skating, The lad
Is tho son of Joseph Conway, 1712 Van Camp
avenue, Omaha. Conway waa skating with
a number of boys of about his age and tried
to skate on thin Ice. When he fell through
an effort was mado to rescue him, but as the
Ice waB too thin and tho water too deep the
efforts were unavailing, Undertaker Drawer
was called to tho park and took charge of
tho remains. The funeral arrangements will
be announced later.
Holland C.eta nniy.
City Electrician Holland has Just about
completed the work of rebuilding the city
flro alarm lines. Something like six miles
of wire was used In the rebuilding and now
the flro alarm service Is as good as any In
tho country. On Recount of the heavy volt
age carried by tho electric light company
tho fire alarm wires had to be removed from
tho electric light poles acid Holland has
boon busy for tho last week attending to
this matter. Now tho flro alarm system Is
In first-class shape.
An Kxpert Wnntrfl.
There seems to be some difficulty about
the employment of an expert to check the
books of the city officers. J. A. fleck wants
tho Job, but he Is persona non grata with
tho administration and tho commltteo will
bo compelled to look elsowhere. Frank
Durness Is an applicant and It Is moro
than likely that he will be given tho work,
as he has checked tho books before and
tho council always found him to be cor
rect. Tho work costs about $250.
Home Allaalonnry 1Vnnted.
The Women's Home Missionary society
of the Flrdt Mothodlsf Episcopal church
will hold a meeting on Friday, March 1, nt
tho homo of Mrs. M. Mabory, 1328 North
Twenty-fifth street. All members of the
society are urged to bo present, as special
business of Importanca will come up. All
those who attend aro requested to bring
a needlo and thimble, A program will be
rendered and light refreshments will bo
served.
Irr Ilnrvcat I'urolinseil.
Yesterday tho South Omaha Ice company,
through its local manager, Frank Mockler,
nitrehnRed the comlnK CTOD Of ice on tho
lako at Jetter's brewery. The brewing
company nas aireauy om cuougn ico ror
nhlpptng purposes nnd as It uses refrigerat
ing nlnnts It has Ice to snare. The South
Omaha Ico company will commence cutting
ice on tno Jeiicr lane on juonuay, providing
me wcainer continues cum,
Kuatrr Scrvteea.
Rev. J. A. Johnson, pastor of the First
Methodist Episcopal church, announces the
appointment of the following committee to
arrange for Kaster services: Mrs. O, II
Osborne. Mrs. F. A. Cresrey, Mrs. C. C
Howe, Claronce Peterson1, Ilyron Smiley,
John Fields and John Lush. This com
mittee will arrange for special music and
will have tho decorations In charge.
Kliivorth I.eiimir l'lirt).
On Tuesday evening the Epworth league
will give a "Longfellow" party at tho home
of Mr, and Mrs. F. A. Cressey, 142D North
Twenty-fourth street. A program of ex
ceedtng Interest Is being arranged for and
Corner Farnam and Fifteenth Streets
Midwinter in
CALIFORNIA
$25 to California
Not in years have the rates to California been as low as on
February 12, 19 and 26,
March 5, 12, 19 and 26,
April 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30,
when the Burlington will sell one-way tickets to San Fran
cisco, Los Angeles, San Jose, Sacramento and dozens of
other points in the state at $25 about half ordinary rate.
Thro' tourist cars, $5 for a berth. .
Tickets, time-tables and information at 1302 Farnam St. and at the Burlington
Station.
J. FRANCIS, General Passenger Agent, Omaha, Neb.
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an unusual good time Is expected. The
proceeds will go to tho Mercy and Help
department of tho leaguo.
Mnuii City Coaalp.
Fred Freeman Is home from a trip to the
fnr northwiut.
llert Wilcox is spending Sunday at homo
with his family.
It. M. Iiverty is In the west looking after
buslnt'SH matters.
The llscal yenr of the Presbyterian church
closes on March 31,
K. Stongcr of Denver Is here the. guest
of City Hnglneer Beal.
Mrs, J, O. Knxtman Is slowly recovering
from a serious Illness,
S. W. FrnnclH has. returned from a social
visit with friends In Iowa.
lire. J. n. Ashe entertained a number of
friends nt whist last night.
"Doc" Ionard In bark again after a
stay at the county "liotpltul,
Joe Maly, who Is ut the county hospital,
Is reported to be getting better.
rtev. C, II. Pechtonburg will preach at
the Norwegian-Danish church today.
Mrs. J, W. Cress Is still eorlously ill and
her grandson is reported to bn dying.
Tho vounir son of J. N Williams. Twen
tieth and Aflssourl avenue. Is quito sick. 1
Bugene Meyers has accepted u position 1
with Armour & Co. In tho wholesale mar
ket. I
Charloa W. II1II has gone to work for ;
Swift, taking the position of a night watch- t
man. j
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hyerlv. 3020 Q street,
entertained a number of friends on Thurs-
day night, tho occasion being Mr. Byerly's
47th birthday.
F, J. Fliitag hnn gonn to Iowa to spend
a coupln nt months with friends and rela.
tlveu. Colonel C. M. Hunt Is home from Lin
coln, but he don't talk much about the
charter.
Tho Presbyterian King's Daughters will
meet with Mrs. Kdward Cahow on Friday
afternoon
llev. Howard Crnmblett Is working hard
for a new church building at Twenty-third
und IC streets.
"Uncle Dick" Carpenter will hold a sale
of lino stock at his farm about tho first
week In March,
MIeb Eva Hanscome has returned from
Lemars, In., where she was called by the
death of a relative.
Llttlo Porls, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
W. D. VanSant. Twenty-fourth and V
streets, Is quite sick.
"A Lenten Meditation" Is the topic of
Wheeler's sermon at tho Presbyterian
churi tills morning.
"Teddy' Shauahan, one of the tnllero at
tho Packcm' National bank, line recovered
from his recent Illness.
"The Larger Hope" Is tho theme of Itev,
Dr. J. A, Johnson's rvrnion nt tho Metho
dist church this morning.
Frlendh of Henry Mleti aro urging lilm to
become the democratic nominee for council
man from the Second wnrd.
A careless servant caused a llro In the
homo of T. C. McDoriuld yesterday. The
luss will amount to about $75.
On Thursday afternoon of this week the
Woman's Missionary society of the Pres.
Gladstone Iiros., Agents, Omaha.
NO CURE, NO PAY.
If you hare unall. wenk orirtni.
Iot powtr or we&krnlnb drains.
our V ocuum Orgm Je!oper will
1 more you wuuout nruiri or
tltctllcltri 7S.000 In u. ncttnn
failure 1 not one returned 1 no C O. i. fraud i write for
iiartimlari. arnt atalrd In plain rnTloe,
LOCAL APPLIANCE CO., 414 Charlai Bltff., Denver, Colo.
MEN
bytorlan church will convene with Mrs.
It. L. Wheeler.
This afternoon at 3 o'clock llev. It. L.
Wheeler will deliver nn address before tho
Y 011 tic Mfii'n Christian associutiou on
"Washington."
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