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    TIIE OMAHA DAltY BEE: SUN DAT, AUGUST 0, 1003.
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One mixed rray cloth suit, beautifully
regular, price $40.00 sale price,' J12.0O. ,
One handsome suit, In black and white
regular price H5.00 sale price, $12.00.
One' eleeant salt, made' of plain black '
lined with, drop ,aklrtreular . price
All our $23 00 and IX 00 suits, will go M
on these fruit. I ' '
Pretty opera. walsis, tfpvft Jhe famous .
and $1.00-wortb 11.76 to 12.00.
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4 1
iY. M. C. A. Building, Corner
; 'Midland company, who was at work on
the fourth floor. A carload of glass had
been laid In, and he and three other em
ployes were kept busy at work taking care
' fcf this. Welsenberg law a flame emanat
ing from the elevator wire on the third
floor. Aa quickly aa possible he ran down
V.the three flights of stairs and Into the of
fice on the first floor, to Inform "VV. W.
Green, cashier. Officer Morrison ' and
Rinn gave the alarm, but the No. 3 house
firemen had by this time seen the flames
and started for the lire. The alarm was
general. , bringing out all save the emer
$ gency departments.
That was at 6:40 In the afternoon. By
the time the department arrived, which
was a brief period,' the Are had made
terrible headway. Chief ' Salter and his
men found themselves confronted by a
4, momentous task.' Starting on the third
i? story the flames had equal chance of
3 spreading to the top and bottom and little
resistance either way, as the contents of
ihe building were, as a whole, highly in-
flammable.
'. " Three other men, besides Welsenberg
ft were In the building and had to be rescued
l before the fight began against the flames.
it One of these, Frank Meriting, made his
fj. own rescue by leaping from a third-story
window onto the roof of the Schllta hotel
adjoining, and 1 Wasrauth and anpther,
A (ail employes of the Midland company),
ft whose name was not learned, were taken
' ut of rear windows by the firemen.
. ' Attack from All Sides.
3 ' Chief Salter began the attack from all
h sides, running ladders up from every dl
V tectlon and pouring streams Into all four
E fides of the building. Seven streams. pene
trated from the alley on tho north. In ad-
J dltlon to the burning building, the Schlltx'
kotel, which adjoined the Nash building
. en the east and was In the most Imminent
J; danger, had to be constantly saturated.
It escaped any damage from lire, but about
, Six fee . of water .filled up In .thev cellar,
causing oome loss.' This was being pumped
put last night. Quests in the hotel had a
, Severe fright.
i J It was about 7 o'clock, Just fifteen mln
"utes before the alarm of the Douglas street'
,tha.t,,pb.let Salter surveyed theit
uatlqn and thought he had. , the flames
' 'whipped. But in an Instant they burst
forth like a hurricane, with redoubled
vigor and seemed to grow fa magnitude
until a little after 8 o'clock,' they showed
a perceptible ettknees. .; :, ..
So;4fparats.had he sltua.tton become by
'7:26 that the chief ordered the tower erect
ed In, front of the. 'building on Harney
street. The big steamer from engine house
No. 3 took . hold .of the machine and sent
a tremendous volpme of, water with, power
ful force Into the building.. But the flames
were tough, and hard to subdue. . It re
quired Incessant activity of the tower. This
exhibition,, was watched and . cheered with
great, enthusiasm by the crowds that lined
and blocked the street and ranged along
the widows and on the roofs of Bennetts
and, other, adjacent buildings. By dint of
the most, skillful maneuvering, the firemen
managed to confine the flames to the thrse
upper stories, not allowing them once to get
below .tjje, third, where they started. Had
they ever reached the basement, "where was
stored all and dry colors, no human effort
could pessibty have aaved ths building from
total destruction. Aa It waa the walls were
left standing "fnd a loss of only $8,000 sus
tained approximately to a $56,000 building.
Coareats et Building.
The Midland company, 'which occupied all
but the fifth story of the Nash building,
had-Its office, salesroom-and plate glass
on the first floor, windows. and art. glass
on the second, paint, cases an1 brushes
on the third, mirrors and picture glass on
Vie. fourth and oils. and. dry colors In the
basement. The Marks Bros. Saddlery cora
iJaAy,, a the fifth floor, had SX) sets ot.
Jjagness. rtady .tpbe sent t Utewarehouse
Monday.; fcverythi&gi they. tod.t'W'lujdlttgj
their employes' own tools, was destroyed.
Frank Vj. "juir&At sVcreiaVyand man
ager'. OX "tlie (Midland , company, Vh'ich Is
owned by the 'ritteborg 1,'late Glass' com
pany, was at Lake Manawa, wjien the firs
brake, out, Uut was ouryje scene. In a
little while! This. Is the second big fire
Mr. J udaon has ' passed through. When
FARM JviEhbRlES
i Cosao Bark tn Food.
M. ' ' . r -' . .
'Jhoit often a good appetfte and a cracking
good' meal will bring back memories of old
days on the farm! A mother 'says: "My
eldest son who has 'always had a weak
stomach was finally compelled to give up
his position.
"I thought 1 could nurse hloi back to
heaJth and beaan feeding him Ora De-Nuts
fr breakfast, and after a short time he
formed such a liking for It that I con
cluded to give It to him for supper, too.
t "'He wanted sne to prepare 'It even oftener.
but' I did nut do so, 'for I was afraid he
would take a dislike to the food by getting
' to muta jDf it, and I .fell certain it would
help him If he would only continue Its use.
"He began to pick up. rapidly and now
he ,1s well and strong stain and has gone
.back (a bupinta aud he holds. with honor a
position that Is very trying to. the brain
Quly yesterday to said to me "Grape-Nuts
has oertalnly done wonders for met I would
not paa a-dny without It and It has such a
fine tastevtao, J.t puts -me In mind of how
wo used :te-enjoy food on the farm.'
"I first saw Grape-Nuts at a luncheon
one day at a friend's house,, and. as soon as
I tasty ty Jti J. formed a liking for U. My
..tripod, .had. formerly been sick. tt ' now
V'V ltti.aliOatJlre!'uixn arar-Nut
and she Is else building-vp a deitcVto JIUIe
daughter iipon the food,, and the. story she
Apld me of What Grape-Nuts had done for
both of them was certainly remarkable."
Name gtven by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
lilch.' -. ' ' ' ' . . .
J fcend to the -company for particular by
liaH of e (tension of time, on the $7,600.00
cooks'- obtest far & sasney-f rtxea ...
Clearing Sale of all
Spring Style
Suits, $10 - $12
Monday morning at 8 o'clock, we will
close out the balance of our handsome
tailor-made suits, at the following extra
ordinary REDUCED PRICES.
trimmed All silk lined and drop sKlrt
etamlne cloth-ll silk lined, drop skirt-
'etamlne eord beautifully
made all llk
H5JQ0 sale price, $12.00. . '
onday at $10.00-no alteraUona wilt be made
' '
.makers. Messrs. Brill Krleprnan, at 75c,
Sixteenth; and .DouglasJStf
manager of the company's plant at Minne
apolis he saw that place devoured by
flames. The central company sustained a
1400,000 Are Friday at Cincinnati.
thief gaiter's View.
Chief Baiter said: "I consider It ons
of the hardest fires we have ever
fought. In the fifth floor, where the
leather was burning, It was ' so full of
smoke that It was impossible to live in It
In every way It was hard to get at. The
smoke poured out from all the three upper
stories, making It extremely difficult for us
to make headway."
Manager Judson spoke in the highest
terms Of the manner In which the Are was
haiidled and when It was under control
Invited all the firemen to a lunch, served
in the Schllts hotel. , , .
Pattoa on ths Origin,
C,lty Electrician Patton made a partial
examination of the building about 9:30
o'clock. He Investigated particularly tho
condition of the elevatof motor and sur
roundings on the third Hoot, the Are hav
ing started In this Immediate vicinity. He
said:
"The inspection that I was able to make
tonight does not Justify itie In giving an
opinion as to the origin of the fire. From
what I could see I am Inclined to think
that It was caused by something other
than defective wiring or proper protection
of the motor. I can hardly see how the
fire could have been started by Improper
electrical fittings, as the former city elec
trician had all the wiring torn out and ths
building rewired from top to bottom when
the Midland people moved Into It about
the first of the year. Tomorrow I shall go
Into the matter further and may bring
some hew evidence to. light."
No Estimate on Insarance.
E. W. Nash, owner of the building, Is In
New York City, and William Cox, who has
charge of the Insurance affairs ot bis prop
erty, sailed yesterday for Europe. It was
Impossible lar,t night to 'ascertain the
amount of insurance carried.-' Mr. Ouy C.
Barton stated that he knew tho building
was Insured, but not to what extent.
George ft Co., the agents, estimated the
value at 155, (MO. but had no knowledge of
the Insurance. According to the opinion
of Chief Salter damage to" the structure
will not exceed $6,000. The walls are prac
tically , uninjured, but new floor will be
necessary' on the third, fourth and fifth
floors,' together With partitions, while plas
tering and finishings will have to be re
done throughout the building.
Douglas Street Fire.
At 7:15 o'clock, when the Midland firs
had broken - out afresh and seemed to be
beyond control, a second fire started In
the third story of ths building occupied
by A. Hospe. Companies I and U, under
Assistant Chief Windhelm, were sent to
this and soon had the blaze out. . The dam
age by smoke, and water to the. Hospe
stock Is estimated at $3,600. '
The room adjoining on the east Is occu
pied by the Lilliputian Baxaar, and this
was1 tilled with smoke and soma water
soaked through the brick wall. . The stock
Is valued at $22,000, but how much the
smoke damaged It the management was
unable to say exactly. It waa estimated
at $9,000. .
The' room In which the 1 fire originated
was full of packing and plunder and It was
In this that the Are originated. It spread
rapidly' and by the time , the department
arrived the smoke, completely filled the
room. Two stream's were turned on the
blase and It was extinguished with only
nominal damage to the building.
The second floor, of the Hospe side of ths
building was, full of pianos and paintings.
Though only two streams were turned on
the fire, much of the water ran through
the floor to the second. This occasioned
the heavy loss on the stock.
AVrment for . Defense Of ens.
I 1- d llAllfl. V. . .U, . 1 C Ul-
tOn French of Winchester, Ky., opened the
nrgiAnent-for the defendants In trrtJelt and
White trial today. Hi speech wasinalnly
aevoteo 10 me iBpuruojiy oi apiain twen,
me
main, witness of the prosecution, and to
attempted Impeachment ot Ewen s repu-
the
tatlun fur truthfulness.
FbREtyST, 0FVTHE WEATHER
Generally Unsettled, 'bat Clearing;,
Today In Nebraska,' Western
' Iowa' Fair..'
WASHINGTON, Aug. . Forecast
For Nebraaka Partly cloudy Sunday,
showers la southwestern portion: Monday,
fair and warmer In west portion.
For Iowa Fair In western, showers In
eastern portion Sunday, warmer tn central
and northeastern portions; Monday, fair;
warmer tn central and eastern portions,
For Illinois Showers Sunday; warmer,
except; near Lake Michigan; light to freah
south to. west wlnds.
For Kansas Showers and cooler Sunday;
warmer Monday,
South Dakota, Missouri and Montana
Generally fair Sunday and Monday.
For Colorado Fair tn the west, showers
In east portion Sunday; Monday, fair;
warmer In eaat portion.
For Wyoming Fair and warmer In east
ern, showers to western portion Sunday;
Monday, fair; warmer In eastern portion.
Local Reeora.
OFFICE OF TUB WEATHER BUREAU
OMAHA. Aug. g. Official record of teml
leiulure and precipitation compared wun
me corresuonai
he corresuon
ing day of the last three
years; .
108. ltOS. l01. 1904
Maximum temperature.
Minimum lmprature.
Mean temperature
W H U II
. 1 M , M 74
. Tl 75 71 $0
. ..T .00 .0 .00
rreclpltatlon
Record ot temperature and precipitation
at omaoa tor tias day and alcue March 1.
1SK13-
Normal temperature ?t
ll!dncy tor in oay
Total exces since March 1 ($
rurraai precipiiuiiuii Xnca
rieflriencv for the dav 11 Inrh
Precipitation since March 1 II M Inches
ncinacy since March 1 IW Inches
IH-ncUrncy lor cor. penou. 1.01 inch
Deilclcncy for cor. period, 1X1.... 1.7$ Inches
MARE MARTYR OUT OF MILES
OrderBetiring Him From ths Armj o(
Moit Formal ObaracUr.
NO COMMENDATIONS OF HIS CAREER
Intended to Bhow Disapproval of
tho Administration of His.
Coarse Daring Hecent
Veers.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Aug. g (Special Tele
gram.) Leading newspapers throughout
the country will tomorrow discuss the msn
ner In which Lieutenant General Miles has
been disposed of by the administration.
There will be criticism of the War depart
ment's course and for some little while
General Miles may' possibly be' regarded
as a martyr. The order retiring General
Miles was purely perfunctory and there Is
good ground for such an order. But when
President Cleveland took' leave of General
Scofleld, who preceded General Miles as
head of the army, It was with such a
graceful phrase and high appreciation of
the general's joldlerly characteristics that
he called the attention of the nation to
the -change In generals. Although Wood
was not retired he received high praise
when he rellnqclshed command of Cuba.
Shatter and Otis when they relinquished
command came in for many bouquets.
The reason why Miles was not eulogized
Is known to every, regular army officer.
It was because the president and Secre
tary Root did not think his course since
the beginning of the Spanish war entitled
him to oommendatlon. When Miles In
Porto Rico made public all correspondence
between himself and General Alger, now
senator from Michigan, no attention was
paid to It. His vicious attacks on the War
Department, resulting in the beef Investi
gation, brought great annoyance to the la
mented McKlnley's administration. Army
officers believed that a much more effective
way could have been taken on the part
of the lieutenant general to put a , stop
to wrongs than to try the whole subjoct In
the public prints. The groups were there
upon formed In the War Department
Miles and antl-Mlles and as the antl
Mlles group has been the highest In favor
Miles left the regular establishment today
without a 'word of eulogy from Secretary
Root or from the president.
President Roosevelt Is no truckler. He
has the courage of his convictions, and,
believing that General Miles had committed
most grievous wrong against the army
In trying his case before the public, withheld
from him even praise, due him for his part
in the civil and Indian wars. The wave
of sympathy which has already started
may make General Miles commander-in-chief
of the Grand Army of the Republic,
but the great majority of those who wore
the blue will not believe that Theodore
Roosevelt has willfully withheld praise
from any soldier unless there was suffi
cient reason for suoh an act.
Work on Army Posts.
Quartermaster General Humphrey, since
his assumption of the construction depart
ment of the army, has taken an active
interest In reviewing work now going on
at tho various military posts throughout
the United States. By his direction a syn
opsis of the work under progress has been
prepared for the use of The Bee, showing
ths present conditions as to building ana
equipment- of military posts adjacent to
Omaha. Beyond Instructions having been
given to Invite proposals for an addition
to the hospital at Fort Robinson, there is
no' further record of any construction work
In progress at ; any of the army posts in
the Antelope state. At Fort Des Moines,
however, In Iowa, -the utmost actlvtty Is
shown, contrasts' having been let for all
kinds of barracks,' stables, hay sheds,
granaries, subsistence and quartermaster's
storehouses, and such other buildings as
are needed to equip this new post of the
Department of the Missouri. Many of
these quarters are nearly completed, while
the reat are to be finished before the end
of the year, as already those In authority
In Washington, directing the movement
of troops, are speculating as to which one
of the cavalry regiments will be assigned
to occupancy of this post.
At Fort Meado one double barrack is un
der construction, requiring its completion
on September ' 1. Instructions have been
given to. Invite bids for an addition to the
hospital at this post, bids to be opened on
Monday next, a post niumnn &iiu gym
nasium was contracted for In June of this
year at Fort Meade, work to be completed
by January L
In Wyoming a great a eat or worg is Do
ing done on permanent garrisons. At Fort
Russell the following buildings are about
oompleted: One commanding officers' quar
ters and one double officers' quarters. Un
der contract entered Into In May, 1903, the
following additional buildings for housing
of troops was enterea into, wors 10 do
completed In September, 1804: Two double
sets lieutenants' quarters, one Aeld artil
lery barracks for 120 men, two workshops,
one double set non-commlssloned officers
quarters, one gun' shed, one pump house,
and one field artillery stable for 103 horses.
The following buildings were contracted
for In December. 1903, and are to be oom
Dleted itt April, 1304: One- double set csp-
talns' Quarters, one single set field officers'
quarters, one barrack for' 120 men of Aeld
artillery, one stsble for 100 horses of field
artillery; and one gun ahed. . A bakery Is
under contract, to be completed August 1,
1904. Bids have been invited for the fol
lowing additional buildings for a battalion
of Infantry: Two double Darracka, two
double sets captains' quarters, three double'
sets lieutenants' quarters, one set Aeld 'of
ficers' quarters and. one subsistence store.
house.
At Fort Mackenzie a contract was made
on Fobruary 13 last for the following build
ings, which are to be completed tn Novem
ber, -9Q3r One double set captains quar
ters, one double set lieutenants' quarters,
one double barrack for IK) men and ona
bakery.
Instructions have also been given to In
vito bids for a twelve-bed hospital at this
post.
At Fort Tellpwstone Instructions have
been given to' Invite bids for erection of
the following buildings at this post: One
oca! shed, one wagon ahed, one oil house.
Contract for Balldlns;.
Acting Secretary of the Treasury Arm
strong today awarded the contract for the
construction of the public building at Cen
tervll'.e, la., to William Peatman of Cen-
tervtlle. Under the contract signed today
Peatman agrees to construct the brick
structure, trimmed with limestone or sand
stone, within one year,, for $30,984. There
was but one other bidder for this contract,
the Congress Construction company ot
Chicago, which would have undertaken the
work for $sa,86i.
Hew floral Bootes tn Iowa.
The following Iowa rural routes are or
dered established September 15: East Peru,
Madison county, two routes area, thirty
two aquare miles; population. 110. Mon
trose, Lee county, two routes; area, thlr-
ty-fonr aquare miles; population, list
New Market. Taylor county, one addi
tional; area, twenty-one squsre miles; pop.
ulatlon, 721. Pleasanton, Decatur county,
one route; area, twenty square miles; pop
ulatlon. 110. Shelby, Bhelby county, ons
route: area, thlrty-aeven miles; population.
Hi Tingley. Ringgold county, one 'route
area, twenty-one square miles; population.
UOl Wlota, Cass county, one route; area.
thirty-three square miles; population, $78.
Rural free delivery rarrlera appointed
today: Nebraska Ames, regular, Louise B.
Mlddough; substitute, John Coon. Blair,
regular, Newell M. Chspln: substitute,
William Banka Iowa Hlnton, regulnr,
John P. Eherhart; substitute, George Zel-
lers. Marcus, regular, Charles A. Nelson;
substitute, Mrs. Pearl E. M. RlU.
Charles J. Berglund has been appointed
postmaster at Westervllle, Clay county,
S. D., vice R. B. Johnson, resigned.
The First Natldna! bank of Chicago has
been approved ss reserve agent for the
National bank of Pawnee, Neb.
The following board of officers have been
appointed to meet at Fort Niobrara for
the examination of officers ordered before
It for promotion: Captains Amos B. Shat-
tuck, Michael .J. Lenlhan, Rosa Bush,
Twenty-fifth Infantry; First Lieutenant
Major A. W. 8hockley, assistant surgeon
United1 States army; Contract Surgeon Ira
C. Brown, United States army; First Lieu
tenant Carl A. Martin,. Twenty-fifth , In
fantry recorder. Captain Jacoh Krers,
Twenty-second Infantry,, and . First Lieu
tenant Charles- E. Marrow, assistant sur
geon, are detailed as members of the board
at Fort Crook, appointed May 29 last, vice
Major William H. Beam commissary, and
Major William H. Corbuslas, surgeon, re
lieved. Second Lieutenant Philip J. Lnn
bor. Twenty-fifth Infantry,- and Henry A.
Bell, Twenty-second infantry, will report
to the board at Fort Niobrara for exam
ination. LAUGHING AT MORGAN NOW
Fall la Prists of Stocks Has Enabled
Englishmen to Catch Their
- Breath.
(Copyright, 1903, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Aug. .-(New York World Ca-
Megram Special ' Telegram.) "Morganeer
lng," only lately a frightful bogey to
Englishmen, has become a gibe. It Is a
long time since any event has caused such
universal gratification throughout England
as the depreciation J. Pierpont Morgan's
prestige has undergone as a result of the
current trust troubles.
Mr. Morgan had become a veritable bug
bear to Englishmen. It was feared that
the International Shipping trust was only
an Introduction to schemes fof controlling
Great Britain's chief Industries. Their self
respect was. touched, too, by the sugges
tion underlying Mr. Morgan's plans that
he was setting about teaching them how
really to utilise their Industrial oppor
tunities.
Although by all rules of finance the Ship
trust was known to be grossly over-capitalized,
still Mr... Morgan had succeeded In
creating such a scare It was believed that
by some mysterious agency of his own he
would be able to reverse arithmetical laws
and make It a paying concern, ultimately
getting oontqol of the entire British ship
ping trade.
It is a common thing now to sum up
Morgan by saying that he Is "only a
Hooley on a big scale." In olty circles it
would be Impossible for him to carry out
any big scheme, the distrust of his meth
ods is so profound.
YOUNG EARL HAS ASSURANCE
Also Displays , Considerable Ablljty
In Lending; Landlord Irre-
' conellabfes.
, . ' i.i r
(Copyright, 1908, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON. Aug. 8. (New York World Ca
blegram Special . Telegram.) The young
earl of Donoughmore, who married Elena
Grace of- New York two years ago, -has
been cutting a -great figure In the-House
of Lords this', week, as the leader,. of - the
extremist .Irish,', landlord party In getting
the land bill amended in their own Inter
est, Though, new to the house. Donough
more showed considerable debating. ability.
alertness and overwhelming self-confidence.
If his amendments had carried the bill
would have been rejected by the national
ists in '.the House of Commons. Some
amendments were inserted, but Chief Sec
retary Wyndham has informed John Red
mond that he will get them omitted when
the bill goes back to the Commons next
week.
The bill now is certain of passing, as the
Irreconcilable Irish landlords, whom
Donoughmore has been leading,' were de
feated in the caucus of their own party
when they sought to obtain sanction for a
polloy of pure wrecking.
CURZON MAKES SHREWD MOVE
Decision to Stay In India Until Party
Troubles Aro Settled a
. Wise One.
(Copyright, 1903, by Press Publishing Co.)
LONDON, Aug. . (New York World Ca
blegramSpecial Telegram.) Lord Curxon
arteA verv shrewdly. It Is thought. In de
ciding to remain two years longer as
viceroy of India. Two years will show i
pretty decisively which way the cat Is
going to Jump In relation to Mr. Chamber
lain's new fiscal policy, which Is the new
great dividing line of British parties.
Curson Is not committed on the question
and can then make a choice of sides with
safety. He already is free from respon
sibility for the South African war, which
will be of service In his political future,
aa the South African problems are again
growing acute. .It is highly probable that
when he returns tt will be to. lead the tory
party and be Its next prime .mipister.. .
USES BUSTLE FOR A' .'BANK
Woman Loses press, Aptaage, To
gether with Over peven Thou
sand 'Dollar, ' '"'
ST. PAUL, Mlns,, Aug. 8,-Mra. Augusta
Van Clarke of Shawnee, Kan., reported to
the depot authorities that she had lost
bustls containing $7,300 while enroute to
St. Paul on a Rock Island train.
Mrs. Van Clerks, who. Is well advanced
In years, said she feared to leave her
money tn a bank and thought It would be
safe If she sewed It in her bustle.. She
was going to Pierce, Minn., to visit her
son-in-law.
When within thirty miles from. St. Paul
she left her berth to finish dressing. She
shortly afterward missed ths bustle and
believes- it fell from ths train. A search
party has been sent out
DEATH RECORD
Hels P. Fredrlekaen.
Nels P. Frledrickson, aged 38 years, died
at his residence, 4046 Hamilton street, Fri
day of quick consumption. The funeral
will be held at the family residence at I
o'clock this afternoon, after which the
remains will be Interred . In Sprlngwell
cemetery. Mr. Fredrtckson was overheated
about two weeks ago while at work, stnen
which time be has been confined to his
bed. This hastened the work of the dis
ease which had attacked him some tima
before. He leaves a widow and ons child
At the time of his death deceased con
ducted a bakery and confectionery stors
at Forty-first and Hamilton streets.
Mrs. B. L. Peery.
AUBURN, Neb., Aug. 1. (Special )-Mrs
E. L. Peery. milliner, died tnts morning at
tbe Omaha hospital, where she was taken
a few days ago. Her remains were brought
here today at noon. She had been suffer
ing for two months past wtth heart dlsesse
and rthsr complications. . She leaves a hus
band and two small boys.
KANSAS TORNADO SLAYS TWO
Housss Are Demoliihed, Croci Destroyed
and Msnj Persons Injured,
MISSOURI STATE LINE ALSO HARRIED
Arlaonn Is Visited, Boys' Dormitory
at t'nlverslty Being; Damaged,
losing Roof and One
Wing.
PITTSBURG, Kan., Aug. 8. -About 1:30
o'clock this morning a tornado passed
through the thickly populated raining dis
trict north and east of Pittsburg, destroy
ing hundreds of houses, mine tipples and
buildings of every description. At least
two persons were killed and fully sixty In
jured. The storm swept a cleor path eight
miles by two.
The dead: '.".'
MICHAEL MULLER, at Nelson.,
MBS. ANTON E SARTO, at Camp 17.
Among the Injured:
Mrs. William Holllday, Morgan camp;
ribs broken, back Injured; will die.
Mrs. William Short, . Morgan Cump;
badly Injured Internally; may die.
Infant child of Mrs..AUard, seriously in
jured., , , , . . , ....
Son of George Wheaton, Yale; back
broken; may die.
Mrs. Thorn burg, Camp 31; seriously In
jured internally., .
Son of Thornburgs, both arms broken.
Mrs. Julia DeBray, Camp 31; seriously
Injured Internally. .
Carl Johnson, colored. Nelson; arm
broken and skull fractured; may die. .
John Davidson, . west of Camp 17; ribs
broken; may die.
Italian miner at Devlin-Miller camp,
name unknown; seriously injured inter
nally; will probably die.
Many Camps Devastated.
.The tornado swept across the country
from the northwest and whirled In a
southeasterly direction, doing great dam
age lii alt the mining camps, which cluster
thickly In that section. The destruction
appeared to commence at the Devlln-Mlller
camp, known as Millerton, and then south
through Camps 17 and 13, Nelson, Midway,
Cornell, Litchfield and other camps. The
property loss will not be great, as most
of the houses destroyed were cheap dwell
ings, occupied by tho miners and In most
cases belonged to the coal companies.
At mine No. 31 of the Central Coal A
Coke company twenty-three small houses
were demolished, and about thirty others
were blown from their foundations or
rolled over on their sides. At mine 87 of
the same company a number of other
houses were damaged. In both camps per
haps twenty-five or thirty persons were
Injured slightly.
At Nelson, about five miles north of
Pittsburg, the depot was wrecked and sev
eral houses were blown from their founda
tions. J. McMullen, a miner, was killed,
and George Banks, his wife, his son and
daughter were dangerously injured.
At Midway, where the Pittsburg & Mid
way's coal works are located, several
houses were damaged and several per
sona Injured slightly.
Six Hurt at Parsons.
. PARSONS, Kan., Aug. 8. Early today
Parsons was visited by the most severe
windstorm that ever struck the city, and
heavy damage resulted. The new black
smith and boiler shops of the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas raiy-oad were demolished,
while In the residence sections many small
buildings, were wrecked. . . . , ,
Several stores were badly, wrecked... The
front of the Hall Dry Goods, company's
building was blown in, and the Dejarnette
Hide . company's, building was , badly
crushed. .Six persons were hurt, slightly.
The storm was severe in . the surrounding
country also, and great damage has been
done the" corn crop.. .' .
Missouri State Line Harried.
CARTHAGE. Mo., Aug. 8. A strong wind
before daylight, destroyed thousands of
dollars' worth of fruit and shade trees, and
caused more damage to buildings and min
ing property, here and at Jasper, Lamar
and Seneca, taking in three counties along
the -Kansas line. , ,
- Arlaonst 'Varsity Damaged.
TUCSON.' Ariz., Aug. 8. A heavy rain
storm prevailed here' last evening. It was
preceded by an extraordinarily heavy wind,
which did considerable damage In the city.
The boya' dormitory at the University
of Arizona was damaged to the extent of
$3,800. The roof was torn oft and one wing,
blown down.
Two students who were In the building
at the time escaped with slight injuries.
Chicago
Star
i
AN AGGRESSIVE INSTITUTION
The Bankers Reserve Life Company of Omaha Has
Now on Deposit Securities Exceeding
$100,000 WITH THE STATE
And an Inspection of the Table Below Will Show
Abundance of Surplus Besides.
B. 11. Roblson. President of Bankers Reserve Life Company, takes a Justifiable
pride In Inviting the attention of business men to the progress being made by thlt te
llable and progressive home life company. ' .
AUDITOR WESTON ON RECORD
Charles Weston, Auditor. J. L. Pierce, Deputy.
STATE OF NEBRA8KA.
. INSURANCE DEPARTMENT.
''.'' AUDITOR'S OFFICE.
LINCOLN.
August 8. 1903.
THIS IS TO CERTIFY that the BANKERS RESERVE LIFE COMPANY of
Omaha, Nebraska, has on deposit with the Auditor of Public Accounts of Nebraska,
Interest bearing securities of .
' ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS,
being flfty-flve thousand five hundred dollars of Registered Coupon School and Muni
cipal Bonds and forty-five thousand four hundred fifty dollars of First Mortgage Real
Estate Securities. CHARLES WESTON,
Auditor of Public Accounts.
By' J. L. PIERCE, Deputy k Insurance Department.
The Other Interesting Figures
IlKSOtKCKS, JVLY 31, lOO.t.
Cash on Hand nnd In Banks
Keal Estate First Mortgages
RcRlstered Bonds
.Mills Receivable
Loans to I'olfcv Holders
Fremiums In Process of Collection, and Deferred on Which Reserve
la Charged In Liabilities
Furniture and Fixtures
Interest Accrued on Bonds and Mortgages
TOTAL ASSETS
LIABILITIES Jl'LY 81, 1W3,
Death Losses Reported ot Unpaid '. NONE
Net present value of all outstanding Polloles In force on the 81st
day of July, 1903, as computed by the Company according to the
Actuaries' Table of Mortality with 4 percent Interest, including
Reserve charged on uncollected and deferred premiums, Less Net
Value of Risks of this Company re-Insured In other Companies.. $131,lr.0 M
Agents' Net Credit Balances ' n02.0
. Sorplua to Policy Holders
CTATEMEXT OF BlBIPt ESS JCLY 81, 10O8.
Insurance In Force l","'i:"ViU
Net Increase In Assets January 1 to July tl. 1903
4)44)44)
Just Off
OUR TABLES ARE PILED HIGH WITH A BIO STOCK OF
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