TTTE OMAHA DAILY BERt A1MUL 0. 1TO-TWKNTY PAGES. BOSTON STORE SILKS A Grand Bale of $40,000.00 , Worth Brc's Goods and Silb. FROM STEAMER "CITY OF PARIS" Jfcver IlcUire AVrro U In "turli n I'liftltlmi to OHcr tlie lllRlirdt Onulo Im- purtcil .Sr Dri-nit ( looiU nt hiieli I.osv I'rlcci. 51.50 SILKS , 29c. An Immente lot of extia China silks. India silks , wash Mlks , pongees , change able bunihs , and all silk plaid suiahs. worth up to * l.f > 0 a jaid. they aio soiled by water on the edges , will go tomorrow at 2'lc. An elegant lot of ciyMal bengalino silks for ttminings { and diess waists , in new greens , tans , blow us , navjs , leds and changeable. A largo lot of all silk BUI ahs in now shades , just the thing for famj waNls and linings. Klegant patterns in 112-inch di apery silks and 21- inch impoi ted printed Shanghai silks , all new pallet ns for diess wear , all goaj , 4bc a jaid tiuiioi row. ULACK DHiSS : SILKS. 8 c. 22-inch gninet black gies-giain silks , 21-inch all silk Ljon rhadames , 22-inch Fiitin Duchesn ) and peau-do-sole , IIO pieces all new shades and eolois , im ported all silk ihadames , the now silk for dress sseai , also all new shades of heliotropes and pinnies , goat H cavaid. $ J OOIMl'OUTi : ! ) Dl iss : CJOODS 2.C. * Ono case -10-inch all wool impoi led summer novelties , in fancy mixlmes and new dies iols , just the thing for spring sscar , ssoith $1.00 a yuid , for this sale 2.-ic. ALL WOOL PRnXCII Sr.RGHS It'lC. Another lot of those elegant all wool impoi ted soiges , in blacks , icds and ness colorings from the steamer ' Uitj of Paris , " go at Il'.lo ' a jaid. Thoj aio an exttaoidinai j bargain and j on cannot nlTonl to miss Miom. $2.00 ruiNcn : HLAC-K ooooi , : , c A VAHI ) . Tomoriovv , fiom the steamer "C'ity of Paris" we place on mle 10 pieces ofIP - inch wide llnest all wool silk finish lii'ii- rietta evei impoi ted in this countij. while they last , a 7."c. ON OUK1'1ONTIIUSS ! : GOODS UAH- GAIN SJL'AHi ( : . 10-inch all wool India twilled serges , nesert-old less than $1.0(1. ( 10-inch all wool Arnold's silk llnish Ilemietta. 12- inch two-toned India twills and US-inch two-toned spot novelties in ness cheviots all go at 'I'lc. ' KIGIIT KitoM TIII : CTSTOM noubi : . fiO iiccos of the latest and most desiie- able novelties in pointille. shadow and jaeiiumd velours , hide-scent dots on chungcahlu beiigaline. bilk and wool Fccded olTeels , whicoid ] ) , ottoman , pop lin and diagonal giounds , and 40 pieces LngliBh hnpackiiigs , English olios iots , two-toned diagonal and check suitings. Ficnch Aina/ono cloths in all shades , woi th up to ? 2 . " ) ( ' , go tomorrow at < > 8e , OSul.lTi and $1.18.BOSTON BOSTON STORI : , N. W. Cor. loth and Douglas Sts. A I I SS Itlll lllllH. Elegant icsidenco with lot l.VJ feet deep , $ l > , .r > 00 CO. Lai go lot 00x170 feet , noith of Ilan- Ecom pink , S4.KOO.OO. Modem built houe , No. 11210 Popple- ton as enuo , $7,200.00. Nice lot not th of Han'-com park , onlv $2,100.00. HICICS , 305 N. Y. Life. Cloud Court hotel is the Chicago head- quaitors forNebriibka people dining the Woild's fair. For ciictilais address B. J. Scannoll , 1st Natl. bank bldg. , Omaha. For Mile , elegant giovo opposite Ru- Ecr's bummer giuflen. Call and get pi ice. llickf , , 1105 N. Y. Life. l.tllllfH. Mine. Ilickman's b innets grow iiot- ticr as the season advances. Call and ECO them. Something now everyday. Samuel Hums has boon urged to con tinue his "t-iilot sot sale" another week and will offer : 20 sots at $2.25 , formerly $15.00. 20 bets at SH.UO , foi morly 8 < i.OO. 20 sots at 35.00 , foi morly $0.00. 20 sots at $7.50 , formorlv $12.00. 20 Ects at $12.50 , formei ly $25.00. Itrsrisolr ln > Co. Oflleo 1500 Douglas st. Tel. 1,219. Washburn's Superlative for bread. The 180i ; improved Now Piocess gao - line range has an asbestos oven , a per fect baker , economical and Indestruct ible. Miltru Rogers & Sons , 1 ith and Farmim shoots. \VorldV fair souvenir coins ef ISil'l foi Bale at Fit ht National batiK. c- - Di ink pui o water , the Herkofold water filter is got m proof. D. O. MuUvvan , agent , 101 1 Ilossaid htreet. Washburn's Suerlativc ] Hour the best - o - Moilli ilrcl Oit-hs slilnlils Will euro profn-o sweating under the arm. Shields and medic-ant $1.00 per pair. Lady agents v\anlod. Medicated Shield Co. , Umlington , la. Dojou use Washburn s Suporiattvc' * > vvi ill } I Vet Pobltivelj cured. 11. 00 per bottle. Agents v tinted. Medicated bhield Co. , 15ur- llngton , In , The Mil-sos McAnt-land having lented a private icsidence iu .Chicago during the World's fair , are pi opined to i out rooms. AddiesJd5 So. Ith avenue After May 15 , 0,1 Hryant avenue , Clil- eago. The impiovod 1MI.I Now Pircess is the original osapoiating giibollno stose. This is the fourth jear. Moioinii ethan than all olber makes combined. Milton kS : Sons. 1 Ith and Tainani streets. < > iri-irn I annum1 KxriirUiHin Become more > popitlui every trip. On theaiiivnlof the exclusion of April i at Ciolhenbnrg , Neb. , the pin tj svas met bj A II. Iladlield , jnesident , and Gen- curl Manager Kennan of tJio CJothen- burgWa'or Power ciinpany , together with the Comml-ieial elub of that city , and was taken in carriages and driven to all points of intm est , stopping at the mouth of the iiinal where a largo steam diedgo boat was being placed to widen and deepen the canal seas as to Inciease the power many times its in e.sent capciciU . The next stop Aas at the artificial lake of 120acics ; then to the power house > , whcro all the maehin- ei j was running and a splendid dinner was being cooked bj electricity , and vs hero tbe onllre paity was fed for tlio llrst time In their lives with Ibid cooked by electricity. Tlio party consisted of bankers , mot chants and business men of loss a and Nebraska , and every one of them had something good to &av of Gothenburg. Gi ecu's third Farmers Excursion leaves Omaha April 18 for Gothenburg , Sidney and the Uelmont canal. Ono fine for the round trip. Tlckots can be secured only of W. 11. Gicou , 5217 Kar- bach block , Omaha , Nob. W , R. BENNETT GO'S ' Grand Opening of Dry Goods , Oarpots , Drap eries and All Their Departments , A GIG SUCCESS A Ilarlr f 7I.1O Saturday Morning Our 1'rlcniU mill CinituiucTH llrenn to Arrlsn mill I'ur- t hunt ) OuoiU. And nil day long our stores wore litotally thronged. L'VHRYUODY WAS DiLIGHTiD : with the ariange- mont of our various stocks , of the qual ity of all our goods , of the exceedingly loss-prices we die asking for them , and of the piompt and ourteous tieatment of our sales people. NO RESTRICTION or LIMIT placed upi-n anjthlng wo handlo. You can have all j on want , and furthormoie , everything is sold under a full gita'iantco to pleii'-o ormonejie- fitnded. Many woio unable to bo waited upon owing to the great rush. To the e sse wish to say that our opening continues * thiougli Monday , April 10. fiom 7 a. m. to 1) ) at night. Come early in llio day , if jou can. The prices w ill i cumin Iho same in unlimited quantities as long as the goods last. Goods will bo sold dining all tlio time and Iho stoic will remain open continuously fiom 7 a. m. till I ) ] ) . m. See our elegant drj goods stock on the main floor annex , the pleiiMintest sales- loom In Omaha. See our shoo depart ment in the annex. Our drug and pie ciiption depail- inont. Our stationery , butter and egg and meat department. Our jessolrj , silverware and cutlery depat tmunt. Our jewelry and watch repair de partment. Hi ing us jour Swiss watches and line jewelry and get our prices. Don't make any mistake on the location of our jewelry repair department. Look for tlio number. Lntiance at 1500 CAP ITOL AVHNUI : . He suio and visit our cai pet. drapery and p.nlor goods department , Ud lloor , take elevaUir. In fact when at Ben nett's visit all their departments , it will pav von. IIHMIMBIR : OUR GRAND OPENING Continues all day MONDAY , APRIL 10TII. FROM 7 A. M. TILL ! ) AT NIGHT. BARGAINS FOR EVERYBODY. W. R BENNETT CO. , 1502 to 1512 Capitol avenue. .Mrs. lIciiMon'h .SfH Store. The ssotkmcn arc making a tiansfouua- tion hi the store rc-cciill.s vacated by Ht-niii- sou IJieis A sislt to it scstciil.ij loscalcd the fact that ss hen finished next svcek It ssill bo 0110 of the bushiest stoics in the citj. A now fiont is bcMtiR put in , the in terior , walls , shelving ami cdliiiciiro bcintr pointed pure white Altogether the pi no when completed will bo a veritable "day light stoic. " See our line of the .lessctt filters and eooleis. Milton RigOiS & Sons , 14th and Fainain stieots. Wanted A good safe : state make , si/o and pi ice. Addicts E 22 , Bee. i > The improved 18SIU Now Process gaso line lange has many new features. Bui'-s burner drums , cast iron heat collectors , needle valve points , Goiman silver ; never will rust. Milton Rogers & Sons , 11th and Farnum streets. Washburn's Superlative for pastry. ( in pots. Chas. Sh iv crick & Co. 1200 , 120S and 1210 Far mini St. All kinds rubber goods at Sherman & McConneH's pi cscription drug storo. Tlio 1803 Impioyed Now Process gaso line lango. Milton Rogers < ! c Sons , 14th and Fninam sticets. Mit ! Sellout. At Omaha Commercial college fiom 7I0 ; ! to S:30 ) : regular business branches , shorthand and typcs.-riting. Rates low. Circulais. Addicss Rohibaugh Bros. Mr. Joseph II. Reading , the author , will speak at the Chinch of the Good Shophoid Sunday evening on Africa , in which he has made lecont explorations BaldulT's pitro ice cieam , wholesale and lotail , loth and Capitol avenue. TOUGH ON THE MAJORS The ) Tut Dp u Men Sclii'Mir but the I. Is on Hit-in. Since the passiiL'o of the Omaha charter by the liKlslntuio both Major Balcombo anil Major Furaj , the iise-p.nablo membeis of the Ho ml of Public Works , have been in a very gleeful mood , and becaubo of the fact that somobuJy sidetracked the chatter amendment w hlc-h legislated them out of ollle-o nuxtJubj The whole ainmulmunt ssas unt sidetiacUoil , howcve-r but Iho llgutes 1S6T now appear wluno Iho d-Uo 1MU appeared when the charter was pissed bj the senile The house amended Iho provision in that win and Instead of three meinbcib of the bo.nd bciui : appointed the 1st of Juls of this .soar but ono will be appointed , and ho ssill bo the biicicsior to Chairman Bilk bausrr In addition to kc oping thein&olvcs in omio the foxj uiajois have had theii dullcs increased , anil ono of them will bo sesse-r connnissiemei and Ihe- oilier slreot inininisslonur at u saliii of t-MKK ) each , in stead of 1,0(10 ( as thej annuallj pull out of the troasuis uosv All of Ihibo facts have caused both of the majois to feel picttj croud , and thehuvo be-e-ii ijuiollj laughliif ; in their sleovcs at these who weio coilaln ot Imislating them out of oniio Instead of tiuittliii ; the public sBisicetln-v will lontinue. and tlii-shnve been veii plcasaiitlj idiitoniplating the extra $1,000 ] icr .sear the-i weio to iccelse- Hut them has. something dose-loped that will in.ilto them feel lathci as if thes have ( 'ivca themselves Ihe ssoist of it. and while thes will continue in ollico and be compelled lo de vote their entuo time lo the public sci sice thci ssill not draw the conteinplnled $ , ' , ( ) M per scar , but will haso tocontcnt theinsulse-s vslth Iho s imo cumpeiib itlon thov iiuw ie- eelveltKH ) peri ear 'Iheio is a provision in thoionslilulion of this ( 'icat stale Unit sajs that the compensation of an > public oliicer sh ill not bo inc-ie ised or diminished duiiut ; Ihe term of his ofili-o That se-ttle-s the two inajois as fin as inurabcci silaij is conccined , and the only way forthumto capiuro the coveted sum ssill bo to lesion and tuKo the chances of in ducing Ma.sor Ilemis to leappoint them Major ruiai'i , Icua expiies In July IbOt and Major Haliomho's In IMO , and the Inciease- salai.s as provided In the chailor will not niate'ilall/o until thej huvo stepped clown and out Citv Attoinci Council said that ho ro patded the provision In Iho constitution its being so plain Dial it looks as If the Ivvo majors will bo compelled toss can ulonr' will the $1XX ( ) per scar or resign and huvo them seises u-apitolnled 'Iho attorney thinks thej oveiieachcd Iho least bit. Two Iilnhu llllllli-Cliisr.l. POHTIASII , Ore , April & A speclil from Wallace. Idaho , sajs the Caur d'Alcno b.ml closed jcstciduj owing to a disagreement between the men vsho own It Thoj wll dissolve par-tnei-ahl | ) , II 11 Hall , cashier nnd eounis. Uoasur .r. lias nttachoJ the funds to sixmo the county deposit , abou * - , > 0Ooa The sheritt has taken charpo as iccelscr under an order of Judge llollcman The liullsiilu.il deposits aio ll 'lit. The bank at Wardner , owned bj tbe sumo part tiers , Is also closed. TIII : ui-civr ! : HTOIH : . A Durrtliiff Array ( it Itiircnlim Tor Miniilii } unit nil .M-it VV'rrlt. Wo arc Fiu'i'lllclng lamps , glassware , crockerv , tinwiue , woodeii'siue. pic tures , fiatnes , jewelry , poeketbocks , etc. . elc. Wonderful values In housekeepers goods. Tooth pix , He package ; toilet paper , lie package : cake turners , 2c : lliu shovels. lie : burners. Itc : funnels , 3c ; corktcrows , He : potato knives , 3c : bast ing spoons , 'lc ; mouse traps. lie : lamp chimneys , He ; ( I teaspoons , He ; 3 table spoons , 'lc : egg heaters , He. salt shukeis , 'to : wile strainers , lie ! cake cutlers , , 'lc : Mint glass tumblers , 'lc : glass creamers , ! ! c : glas sugat s. 'lc : glass sai'co dishes , 3c. Big Biid Cage Bargaim tc ! ) for regular 75e cages , ( We for legulur $1.00 cages , 8uc for brass cages , worth double. Have jou bought your baby a car- lingo vet ? Have > on soon our strck ? The Wliitnev is the king of them all , and at our price jou can't alTojd to have an\ thing else. Wo can suit you in any pricecm riage you deslu1. Special rale Mondav. of another lot of tlio-e elegant plush lined cabs we sold so many ( f last week : i'S.SS is tin1 pi ice and tbej can't bo duplicated for 'fl.l.OO. ' We me ic- eeiving ness novelties everyday , and a visit to our stoio will ptovo inletesting and prolllable. TIII : ot ) CENT STORI : . i.no FARNAM. II. HARDV&LO. Mr. Aug. Wiboig of 1727 S. 10th stieet desiies to return his sincoie thanks to his nelghbois and friends for the intoi est manifested by them in his locont beieav ement at tlie loss of his son , Aug. Theodore Wiberg. o S ilocmlu opi-iV .Nullio. A meeting -aloonkeopers will beheld hold Monday at 2 p. in. , Pabst hall , 1210 Fat num. Jinsett water tlltors and coolers. The finest line at the loss et pi ices. Milton Rogers & Sons , lllh and Farnum. o . l.itw II ito Kx , urlon. My seventeenth sjn-c'ial excursion to Houston , Tex. , vi.i the Santa lAs route , leases Omaiia Mondaj , Ajiill 10. IS'1,1. Vddiess R. C. PattersJii , 425 Ramgo juilding , Omaha , Nob. Fiescointr and interior ( lee-orating de igns and estimates furnished , llcniy n , 1508 IJjuglas stioot. Peacock is Iho bcstsoftCD.il. Sold onlj bj Jones , opposite postolllct. . W. T. Seaman , watrons and carriages Try Washburn's Superlative Hour Cooking nui'lo easy ssith tlio 18t.'l ! Xoss- Pl'OCCbS ITllsOlillO 111111(0. MUtOll U 'gOl's & Semi , 14th anil Turnnm stie-els. FOB WATERING POLICIES. John IE. lliiiiilltiin IK Winiloil lij Ills I iiriucr riirtniiH. About 5 o clock jcstevdnj afternoon John K Webster of the Hun of Webster < x. Howard appeared befon the ( its prosecutor and rally d a complaint to be filed against his former paitner , John H II.million , foi embelcinent and defrauding the linn ' 1 he special evso cited in the complaint is that Hamilton dellberatclj c-hanped a lire insurance policy from > - , ( ) ( ) to fcl.r > 'H ) and col : cetcd the ilifferctuo in ptemiunis , amount iiiR to some s.2iO , sshicli ho appiopuated to liis ovsn use An otticor called tssiec at the r.irnim street lesidenco of Mr Hamilton last ulRht , : mt the cm tains sscio dosvn , the eloois .oekcd and all of the lights out. H was evi dent that the insnii.inco solleltoi' had tumbled" and had t ilten a Hip to 1-ake Mann w a for his health Hamilton ssas InsoUed in business dlfll cullies some limo iifo and seseial chaises of n similar natuic woo made Mirainst him ' I'ho m liter was settled at the time , how ever , and no legal action ss.is taken. Killnl l > ) u liurgl ir. Nouioi k , Vu , April S [ Special Telegram to Tin : HIT j John Dollaul , a member of the Noifolk city council and a sseallhj' mei chant , was shot in the throat bja buic-lar attempting to enter the icar door of his stoio Ho died sslthin ton minutes llio man escaped and svas pursued bj a police man nnd citizen , ssho llred at him Use times ssithout effect Ho returned the liio ssitli great deliberation. TJlL < llt.trHIl , JllllUFj. Dolllf-Mllr. H Is stated thai lie-in j Vlllardhas resigned from the dlnctoij ot tlio Xoilliern I'auiflc. Slight ( "iilhiiuake shocks Inisi ) been foil thruiiKhoul Ness Me-xleo dining lliopist fusv days \V. O Itlpppy , ssbosbol .lolin \ \ . Mackcy , sv.m an.liquid for trial In s in I'r.iiii.'lsco , Cal , jcs- toulay. Tlio 200th annls ers u3 of tlin establishing of a pilntln ollieo In Now v oik City sv.is celebrated - brated yestmtlay. lti- ] > orts from tlio stonn svbtib swojit osei MfchU.in I'rlday , show that a KOOI ! deal of Uiim.iKO svas done. The annual b inqnt'l of tlio Ho.uil of Trade and Transiortation ] svas liold at Now I'orU t'lty last osonln , ? A distinguished party vvas In iitte-nd uico ( jltoston Independents , icport siys aio dls- Kiisii d sv llh 1'oui tli Asslstanl Maxwell's vvoi U In icinoshiK postmasters , and .no spilously thinking of making a public prolust. ThouIs mi rlniiui ! In tbe state of the ( hoo- lavv war. Tininlllll i are at ( loodl mtl , up p irentlj iiiiliu : ! no move. Thi-y keep tbcli plckotsout as If liny i-xpc'CUd an attack 1 lie amiounii-inent Is nnidu ol tlin t nguse- nientof Miss Mm Ion I'holps , the- only ( l.uu-li- tri of \ \ lllliinulter : I'lu Ipbs , o\-iiilnlstor to ( ti-iniany , to Hi I'l.insou Itollienbiii/ , under state scirJlar ) of ( Jonn.uij \\llllinn T llalbs , i x-iiostmaster and tin- Ii-adlnKi'outriu lot and bulldi i of ( ' .undi n , S J , failed ji-sti MlnHis II ibllltli . me pliu t-d ut tua.tmti of vvlilili fjH.oo ) Is secuie-d Ills assets anil | le-ed at f 117ooi ) C'lara Monls , the actiiss , lius icce-Dted an In sit at Ion fiom tin win Id s i on io > s of u pio- sintallvivvoniin svlihb will moot , at the \ \ ( ii Ids full on M ly 1" ) to UJ. to speak on tlio hlibjutoni.ino tlu-Mii i- . " I iiknown pulUs 1'ild.ij nlKbt Ibed into HID house of O c u ( , ill lies , so\i n miles norlliof ( laikssllltI'cx and Instantly killed Vhs ( iaK'ii'j ' Two niontbs ami luillncj neilsiul notliefiom white caps to | i-tsi > UKconntiy fllixanilii itlon tilalsof \ H Button , the svarolious - iei clpls for 'i i of l.oulss Hie , Ky , and llookki epi i Hen hei , was hnlil icstrid.ij nioinlnx sim | | | | W11N in > | ( | or in ti , , , sinn Of f.l.fjOO and Ili-i-i Im In tlio Mini of J.O.UtK ) lo aiHvsei bi fine the rand Jnrj IItlli Plla I nwitc , acid 11 3 v irs , lias ab- st lined fiom food foi tlililjnlnidass Ahout six weeks , i'o IUT little Inotliei dliil . | nc tlit-ii tlio little Kill b is lofiiMd to eat , saslni ; she v iintul to dlu and git to her biotlie-i. \otbliu' can piodiu-e her to p.utaki- food. liio at ( > o'clock lust evening bin nod about two-tlilnlsof tlio fair uiounds stahli-s at st l.ouN Mo.iMilsllij a loss of { 5(100(1 ( ( Us it mill lioisis In the stables were gotten out In Mid d ) but Vatican , valued at $1,1)00 ) hioku awaj ftom bis kei-pe-rs , ian h ic-k Into Ids sta ble and urs hut nod toih'iith An altcinpl was made jestenl ly morning to blow up the pli klo factoiy ot I.utli HUM , I'ltt-.hui , ' . I'll Simo ono who had ai-i-e s to HUM iirfinei loom , aftei I imp-Tin ; ; w llh i u ues on the hollui , tuind the watei oir , Ic-asln- the bolh-is ( by The engineer happi-ned In the room Just in time toasc-u a most hoiilblo ills istc-r Dlstilct siipoilntonduit SVIUiim snmm > is of tbe I.ehlKh Vallci ( oil c inipiny enlorcd tlio DoiiancDhh ifl at Ullkesbairo , i'a. , lati vt-s- toiday afteinoon foi the purpose of explorlni ; a nuinhci of vvoi kid out chamheis In ihii lliivvkK } vi In 1 ullliiK to appc-ai after several hoiiis.anaichlnc pmlj inleied the inliieand formed II on llio and t-ainuels body burned tea a e rlsp , \V A llil.ei chlc-f eiijliuci of thu I'niniinii iiillioad , aided bs uroipof assistants , Is niauln a siirviy of the pioposed line thioiiuh Texas Tlio 10 id will start at Vletoila , I'cv svhei D connect Ion sv III he made svltli Ihof-uiuh- i-in I'acIIUand follow the Uulf coast to lliovviissllti-and ( licm-o aloni ; the coast to a point below Ttixpan , Mex . w hero a di tout will bo made- and the line built to the City of Me x- Ico. l"or Anita Miutlne/ and a man named/.ui-iiedo WITH Killed In a diunkcn light at Puc-blo. Mexico , ji-stei day Kldi.ud Sinaidnn , n boot and shoo nmiiu- faeliiiei of 'lliri-o lilsi-ib , Out , has asslsncd Dlricl 1 abllltti-s aiu placed ut about fl&0OOO and bullrect nt lloo.oou morii and small as- iots. TUo fuctoiy ouiuloyuil UOO lo3tX > Uunds. These Arc the Zbrcos Which Will Make Omnbtwv Great Oity. ROUSING MASS MEETING OF CITIZENS they r.iiiliiriiu tliwTrliiclilm | of tlin Oinuliit Cnmmi-rrhll null mill I'lnlRn Their Kiitliuiil utke Co-Opnrudoii In Jtt Mor ! < . The Commercial club of Omaha expci I- cnci'd a genuine surprise last evening A mass meeting had been called foi 8 o'clock At that hour piooably not moio than twentj- live pitsons weie piesent. 'Iho speakers who had been invlteddo address thomeellng had failed to appe ir and the1 leadcis o ( the movement felt a littleblue. . 'things took a tuin , hovsever , about llftj otheis soon eaino In , a number of sthrliur speeches worn made , which showed the actual nccesslt.v of speed j oigani/ition. and sshcn the inootin1 ? closed Ihe inmost enthuslism prosailed The meeting turned out to bo a success to a 10- mai kable decree The meeting svas called to older by W A Jj Gibbon , who said that the object of the meeting ssas lo Impiess upon Omaha's clll- , ens the need of united elToit In matte-is of sital Intel e-st tothocitj. Omaha hud pi cat natuial advantages , but to udv.ince , to hoUf even what she had , her eltl/cns must uiganl/c It had been said that ( jicat e-om- meiiial ccnteis weio but gioat business oiganl/atlons and ho bcllescd It A com- meiclal head was needed and the cltibssould be such a head The c-ommeiclil club ssas tlio litest , most appiosc-d and most effectual oigaiilr.it ion for building up gieat com- meici il ee-ntcis Cert lin i ondltlons existed in Omaha svhieh svould be dangerous to the future of the cits unless- modified 'I lie club ssas built upon a luge basis and Ihe dues sseio small lo Induce huge and lopie- tcntatlse ine-mbeislilp lls soclil fealuio was a nece-ssits and would piosea tosver of stiongth AH classes svould be biot hl to gethoi at the- noon lunch nnd an oppoi limit1 given to meet meich.ints from all pails of Ihciounli.s. .lolin L. Webster next look tin1 floor and sail th.it union meant sliength He saw the1 neeeidts of some1 indui ement to enible the business men to spiead out In a business ss-aj- ' 1 lieusvi ic mans Ihinj's that could be impiovcd upon in Omahaflic city should bo made moro aUi.utive The stieets needed c le.inln { and better p iv enient With all our bo isling. he had not seen so mans pooils pivod stieKs in anj ( its of its si/o as in Oiniba ' 1 hej sscie actuallj' uns.ife in manj nlaees 'Ibis club'i > inlluence could ovcic-omo this ( ondition Inducements to liadu slioulc. be held oul Hastcm p'ople should be made aciiiaintcd | with what lies In the Kieat northwest A gicat packing industrj had been loc.tted hero Iho lumber of Ihe noithsse-st should be used instead of that oft Michigan One foil ! th of Ino people of the United States lived ssest of the Mississippi ilser In tbirt.s jeais 0 ( ) JlK ( ) ( ) ) svould Use ssest ot the Mis- souii ilser If Omaha sei/ed the oppor- tunlts now-o'lcietd she ssould be without a lisal excepting New Yoik. I'hlladelphi r and Chicago This club should look otitosei this gioat prospective development ami belli Omaha to attain the place which lajs within her icach G M Hitchcock s lid that so m.inj tmdc-i- lakinps of the mime kind had been under taken tliat he was almost timl'l about em- b.uktnir upon another If it was eeitaln that Rood could be accomplished he would hc.iilllj Join in the movement Ho beliesed in the gicalness of Omaha and the lecent depression had not shaken his faith Ue- piession vsns in fact a crucial test of a ells's solldilj Omahu had passed through Iho ordeal better than anj cits of her size in the noithwest He did not belies o in talk but in work Wink should bo assignol to com mittee's , and thq.club'Sliould stand bj their lecommcuditions The freight commissioner should bo gisen absolute jtosscr The club could accomplish much good. John U Knotiatllo nmnagor of the Cud- ahs lon-pany , ssas called on Ho said th it unttj of action sv.is the key note Indi- Milu ils and committees should bo hide-pen dent Too miiiiv weie bent onlj upon their own aflaiib and made no sierillcc for the general welfai-e 1'iotection lo what we alreadj had should be assuicd Other cities had the same oiganualions undsscro golnu iivrht to the fiont Ho hid recentlj asUcd a concession from the railroads sshcie Kansas Citv vsas interested The i illroads had decided against him because thej-1 ould octler aflord lo lose his trade than to lose that of Kansas Cits because Kansas Citv ssas united And ho could not blame the ralhouls either Natuial resources weie ne-cessai v , but men were needed to develop them , bloux City vv.is an excellent example of what united onergs could do Twentj-llve or thiitj' of such men as inado bloux Cit.s could make of Omaha iu ten jcaisacilsuf .VMI.QOl ) people The piesent club was just svhat svas needed Clnis ll.u tman had been to Denver , and It looked to him as If Omaha was "not in it " They had the finest hotel In the United btatcs How did thev got it ! Ono man pi o posed lo build it if ho could get suppoit Hobosranand inn out of money. The citi zens bought real estate which he possessed and this be took to complete it Thej all came co his icseue. Ho hoped oveij ono present would Join the club Dan Kartell wanted overs ono piesent to sign and to secuie another signer svlth him Tlie club > sas intended lo tiling the business men and western mer chants together Ijiich wholesaler could , after ho had sold a bill of goods , tuin the mcieh.int light ovei to some other whole saler and prevent his going to some other town Ho thought a membeiship in the club , whit h could bo obtained foi SUQ , svould do moro good than a s I'esman on Iho load Mr Pan ell took out membei ships foi ten of his s ilesmen , lints manifesting his spnit of lojallv to Omaha It ssus the impression thai if ov01 j other business in in of the citj ssould do as vsoll tlio elub svould soon bin e " ,000 membeis , and Omaln svould soon boone ono of the most piospeious cities In the United States JndgeNoseph H Claikson's speech hula ling about It svhieh captivated the beau-is He h id he-aid a gieat mans prophecies and seen oi aniitlon .liter oigani/ation fall Ho had i omo to leain something of tlio purposes of the club and vsas now willing to join heaitaud hand in the vsoik Ho wouldn't talk anj' moie , but vsould svoik and then and Iheie bee.imc an ucllse member Chaiiiiiaii Gibbon llie-n supposed a else If a meichant had tsso maikots open to him , ottering the same advantiges , and ssero icecived coldlj in ono and ss.u-mlj in the other , ho would go lo the latler Oilier cities oven ssent further and ofTciod inducements sshieh he did not want the repoileis lo ic-peat U was a fact that other cities sseio taking business from our voiy ( loots The sleeps old citj-of Ht Ixmis. as some people called it , had been aitinillj full of busois simo 1'obruaij' 1 llu knew how it was done Tills club loulil do the s ime thing The plan here piopnsi d sv.is not a thcorj , it ssas , u tu allj in piacllco in oilier place-j Ho wanted lo sco subuihan train scisico established sstlhin a i.idlus of 100 miles of Omaha , so tli.it could - In ' people c-omo cverj'daj.do their trading and go home at night Mr ( ilbbon told ono thin ? sshlch startled all those piesenl and moused them to the true danger H ssas ttuso dangers which the club pioposed to remove At the close of the meeting a largo num ber of signets ssero seemed Mr. Ailhur hhlvcrlck of Hhlserlck Co lookout a mem bership tor eseiy salesman In his establish ment. Ho ss anted his men to bo able lo tnko busers to the club. Introduce llicin aiound and make them feel at homo when they came to Omaha I'mlj Kit-nine Klri'B. A small bla/o in the base-mint of K. II Williams' stoie on I'mnam stieot called out the ( lie dcpaitment atOoclo k. 'llie-iowas no loss The icsllenco of W. H Pond , .V.I South Twents-IUth stiect , caught the last night and ssas damaged to the extent ot about f.MJ. Murdrr I'lilloHH mi .Anil.Semitic ! VIENNA , Apill 8An anti-Semitic mcetlnt , ssas held last night ats\hieh Deputy Lueger leader of antiSemiteslolcntly denounce ! the Jews. AXtur the mooting u merchant mined SosvaM nftneki'd I.uegerwltn n knlfi < Sowultl killed ono of hueger's friends who amo to his assistance and ssoumled an- ither l uegerssns not hurt Sins aid wast aucsted. Great I'xclt'tncnt pros-alls FATAL STREETCAR ACCIDENT. Inm llnnly 1'iitlrt I'nilpr ' tlin SS'hroln iiuil .Meet * III * llfiitli. James Hiady , n rourteenth street block satchman , fell under the heels of n South Omaha motor train alxnit II o'clock last light and had both legs crushed. Ho died dsldo of half an hour According to the stori told by the train iess-and other witnesses , Urady jumped onto the motor car of south bound tialn N'o U and stood on the lower step. As the ear tinned the uis-o at rourteenth and Hoss-aid sticets ho ittcmptcd to step on to the trailer and fell Jotli titicks of the trailer i.inoser his legs ust below the knees before the ti.iln could 10 slopped Won ! was sent to police lioul- liurters and the pitiol wagon sslth a stretcher ssas sent to the spot The injined man was placed In the w.igun , which slatted for a bos iltal. but before a block had wen coseied Dr Dibboin found 111 U his Ml tout was dead , and so the bodi ssas taken .o the morgue James Council ssas the conductor In i barge of the liain and \\illiim Hlalr ssas on the Tiont end 'these men sas that the tialn tutned the curse \orsf slowl.s , as is the custom , and that Hrads.tn stepping fiom me car to another , slipped and fell be- ni'.ith the wheels Conductor C'onnell svas Inthemotoi car collet ting taioswhen the liain tuini'd the coiner and did not see Hiads until he had fallen Council ss.is 'i e.ul.s depressed ss hen ho heaid that tlio man ssas d"id Coionei Maul ss 111 hold an Inquest todas. riictieie.ise'd ssas founeih a memlier of tin1 : i\rul ir police foico and h is a hi other , John Urads , ssho is ness serslng thecltj as a pitrolmin The dee-cased leases a widow md tsso chlldieu Minor A < i lilt nts. Jack Williams , u laboier , fell from a lum ber pile in the Chicatro Lumber compaiii's sar is last night and broke his j iss , besides injuilng his spine Ho ssas taken to his homo at 1710 Williams stieetin the p.itiol ssagon A dumken man , who ss us too full togise liLn.ime fell fiom a motor train at Sixteenth mil Hossaid stietts last night and ss is slightli biuhed Alrxanil'iiiulil shoot. A coloud saloon poitcr ssho goes bs the rminoof Charles AlcMindoi and is emplosed at 1'ied rn'.ler's saloon got on the ssar pith at 'J o'clock ttiis morning and shot a hole thiough William Lsail's Ic'g The ssound Is a slight ono and will not amount to much. I'he negro escaped A lloii > III ( .r.iy. A eon espomlont. wi itiiifr to the U.ilti- inoio Sun fiom lontifoincry cininty , iiirrate- ! > HID follow in'st ; , n'i of ununie- waulod nut of ifalhuiti'v : "It sstis utter tlark on the seiMinl day nt Ue'ttj liir ) { , ' , ss'lien Gencriil G. H. Slum I'd bi iif.rtlo w i este'il u line of ss-oi ks from tlio uneinj at Culp's Hill. Miiny of the onuin.s foil us they tutieutud from Llio'-o ' works to tholihcooml line anil u lui'tfc miinbei of ssomuled lay botweuii the skirmish or picket lines thatweio established fo" the ni rht , and could not bo succored , boino of them sulTore-d - soiolj from thiibt. ami their e ios for water ssoie iiiteous. The moon was bright , and the position in a lai-fjo oak woods. Amoni ; those put on the skir mish line from company A. . Second iMar.\land icjjimont ( William Mmiaj's conipans ) , was William Taj lor from GeoijjoUwn , ] ) . C. , who occupied a po- Hitiou immudmtuly on my right. I was homowhat perplexed to under stand why the enemy's pickets just in front of us flri'd ho much , until Taj lor culled to me , 'I'vo boon trjing tone no to that follow out theto , but osen-y time I yet from behind my tree they liio on me. ' At length , just after they had Ihed at him , ho called out : 'You fools , I am just trjing to gho one of your own men borne water1. ' Notwithstanding ho had been drison back at least a do/en times , ho made another1 essaj' , and this time , to the credit of the enemy , ho was not molested. IIo went to tlio man , who lay consideiablj' nearer to his oss'n friendb than to us , and returned bafely. "Such an act of humane heroism ssould base immortali/ed an olllcor of high rank , and this private's gallantry should not go unmentioned. I ha\o never seen or heard of Taj lor since the close of the ssar , and know not ss bother ho is alls o. I have often spoken of the incident , but thought it hhould base wider circulation and permanent iccord. Hence tliih to \\idclyrcadpapcr. . All his eomindos weie fond of old 'Hill Taj lor ; ' he was a good follow. " Tlio "No U" Wheeler & Wilson w 111 not bieak the thread nor impair the stitching If inn in the wrong direction Sold by Ueo W. L ine-astcr it Co , 514 S lUth stiect. Kx-Auilitnr I'lisi'V Doliinrn. 111 , > pril 8 i\-Audltor Pas-oy today filed a demuncr to the suit brought aeainst him by the attorney general. The demuirer declares the allegations In the bill uncertain and vrguc , and that the plain tiff undci takes to get up moro than one cause of action > ( Yolk IIxi | IIIIIK < < Omit itlnns. Nrw Vomc , Apiil 8 [ Special 'lelegiam to Tnu Bi r. ] IXeh.ingo svas quoted as fol lows today Chicago , 'JO cents piemium , Hoston , 10 to 17 cents discount , bt Louis , 1)0 ) cents ptcmium KI : i r Messis Fred Dollono and I'd Rlley will leivc todaj on an extended tlip thiough the east. east.Miss Miss I'mina Powois , ono of the recording clerks in the count } court , has been III ( lut ing the past week. Mr and Mis Ii.i M Mopes of this city 10- tinned last osonln fiom .i four months so- jouin on thel'acille coast Mis John Groses has gone to San An tonio , Tote remiln for soseril ssceks She ssas accompanied as far as Kansas Citj by her husband , Clti Cleik Closes Colonel Wainer A Hoot , ssho is connected sslth a Dcnsei mining jouin.il , SS.IH in the cits em onto to Chicago Colonel Hoot Is an old time newspaper m in of this city Allen W. Tout gee , the eelcbiaiod nos'ohst author of "The 1'ool's Hi r mil , etc , passed thiough Iho eIts jesteulaj Mr Touigeo lias wan bed the sunk of Ihe Nebiaska legislatuioand said th it ho apptoscd the course puisuoain matting a tlioiough clean ing tipof state institutions Ho BOS ills theonb lemedi apolltnal pirtj has when beset bj alshoiicst men At the Mercer W A Irons , Ness Yoik , MissTenio Hendii , Haitfoid , Conn , C K Aughlnb iiiifh. Hrtltlmoio , W S Hillings , Chi-ago , .bis L Hradlos , St Louis , C A Hailes , J Keenaii , Walter Keenan , Lo Hoi. Ill ; Lewis Haitlett , ht Louis , A J Van Hngeis , Now Yoik , U C1 Gouldlng , Kear lies , Mis L A Hales , Auioi i , H H Wallace , Tekamali , W H Larned Haiglei Neb ; Lose Kellj , Hutihisun Kan H H btescns , Westein , Neb J MuipliOntailu TAKEN FOR TWO YEARS MORE Oity Jnil Will Not Bo Moved from Iti Priseut Location. FINAL DECISION OF THE CITY COUNCIL Ihulilril A tliiu Tiiki-n lit Iho MrctliiK C'alli'd Tor l.imt Mclit ID 'on lilcr tlu > o In st ) anil tbe ItliU Ullrrril , The council very deeldcdl.s settled the fact last night that the cits Jail will remain In Its present nuaiti'rs for tsso .seals moic Aglta tiou for the lemosal of the jail has uiti life for soser.il months and scseral times It his looked as If nessipiaiteis would ! > o proslded , but tlio simo les ill has attended each scheme , and the councilmen - men base pretts gencrilli gene on ricoul no fasorlng the cltv erecthm a building of lls own for Jail purpises The bill ssas slatted hi the ; leading of a petition fiom Uewcy & Stone , A J I'opplolon , and sesenl.s-llso otheis objecting to the location of the jail at nicscnlh and r.un.im sluels Mr Hascall mosed that the proposition of the Hoard of IMucitlon olTeiing the Uodgostreet Jihool to Ihe ilij for Jail pur poses , the i itj to p i } r > pet i cut pei je.ir for nlneti nine , seus upon a fMMHK ) sahmtion and to deed to the bonid the clt.s lot nt Ninth and Howaidslieels owned by Iho city , be l ejected Mr Klsasser submitted an amendment prosidlng that the proposition of the bo.ud bo accepted piosiding th.it the lent for the Ihst ten jeais oieunanci sh ill not be ml- levied Mr Munro was opposed to shifting fiom ono place to anothei and declined that when the cits made Imptosements. as it ssould be com pelled to on Ihe Dodge sitiool. il should bo upon ground osstied bllio clt.s and bo por- 111incut He did not fasor leasing ssitli anj such a stung alt.u bed as llieio SMIS to Ihe Hoard of Kdue.ititm s pioposaion Mi Kl- sassci saacndmcnl w.u los and Iho pop- ositlon ol the bo nil ssas icjecteil. 'I he other bids sseio lead and Mr lias all mosed th .t tbe mil be called and each conm ilium expiess bis luefciemo for quiitus for tbe jail J'he motion svas not seioiulcd , and Mr Jacobscn m ule a motion to lejiot all bids , which ssas seconded bj Mr Hossell Mr Jacobsen said it would test $ 10 ( KK ) or flJ O')0 ' ) to lenioso tlie Ja.l and IK up an Liner gene'i liosjiital , and he sxas opposed to 10- mosiiu fiom ihe lucsenl ijuiilcis foi so shoit a penod He believe d that the Jill should lem.iin ssheie it is and steps should be tmmedlatels liken lo submit u pioposi- lion Ibis fill lo llio people to soto bonds for Ihe eiccllon of a j ill and in lb.it manner a suitable j ill could be sci mod Mr Hossell pntei tallied the s\me views , and said that the test ol heating the buildings pioposed ssould amount to iiiou1 than the ient.il of tbe pcscnt piem- ises H > spending il IIOJ in sentil.iling the piesent Jill it cm be piu in good condition and as It ssould i est alnut t" OJJ u mosc , he f ivoieit icnewln the lease upin the piesent preipi- and take steps to eiect.iliil Mi Mmiio ss.is of the s ime mind and Mr Specht inquned of the cits attoims ss lather the Sf ) OOJ icni lining in the citj hall fund could be used to eiect a j nl Mr Council icplied that the mones re miming in the cits h ill lund can be used for the election of a jail , but if it leiiuiied an expenditure execeding $ JOK)0 ( ) it ssould be nciessus to submit i pioposltion toasotc ol the pconie authori/lng the expcmlituie Mr Hascall aid | Mr Llsisscr uigedth.it the jail be removed , and Mi McLe.uie , Mr Saundeis , Mr Prince and Mi Wheeler spoke in fasor of ictainiiig the piesent ijuatteis Huilding inspector Till.s said that the piesont quulcis could bo venlllated bj cleetiie fans at a cost not to exceed Jl.OOO Mr Jaeoctsen's motion to reject all bids picsailed by aoto of 1" to. ) Mr Steel oiTi id a resolution authorl/mg a lease of the Dodge slieel school for a term of ten to twenij fisoie.u.s , live dismti lestcd loisons ) lo appi.use the propsrt.v the citj lei ] i ly 5 per i ent OP such s.iln ition , and In case the school bond desiies the citislotat Ninth and Hossaid slieels , it ss ill be leased on tbe simo teims In suppoit of his reso lutiou Mr Steel slid that he h id conseiscd witlisomoof the membeis of the Hoard of Iduc ! itum , and thought such a proposition would meet vslth their appios-al. M- Mum o , Mr Klsisser , Mr Hascall and Mr Iln veil opposed the lesolutlon and Mr Wheekr ofleied an amendment autlioiizmg Iho police committee and building inspector to take the necess.u s steps to nnpioso the ventilation and sovsei.igo of the piesent quuteis at a cost of not to oxcee i tl.'OO The citj attorney ss..s itistr ucted to nolifs the ovs ner of the building in sshic.li llio Jail Is ness located th it the cits ssill lenevs ils lease for tvso sc.us jMasor Hemis vetoed a lesolution ouleiing Iho pisementupon Txjiust s'icot , fiom Tit- teenth stieet lo Iho Missouii 1'acillc tracks , for the reason that thecost would laigclj ex ceed fT.'i the amount approprl lied and th.it the manner of doing this ssoik should liist bo determined bv the c.itj engineer Iho solo was suslained and another lesolutlon was intiouuicd emboajm the suggestion of the iii.ij or. U H Osorall sent In a claim for damages for niisonal injuiies sustained bi falling upon the sidewalk on Capitol avenue , and requesting that negotiations for a settle ment bo entered Into Albert H .Snjdcrsvas in the simo fix , and sulToied bj reason of being tluossn fiom his sv.igon because of do- feclise condition of Webster stieet , bclvvecn Thirteenth and Fouitocnth slieels Holn claims ssoio refciied lo Iho elti attorney. Mr Hick had a icsolulioi'that liedcsned to inlioduce , but a motion to adjourn pie vented The lesolutlon called foi the pur- ilnso of a photometer for the eleclilclan for testing the .uc lights The Tiist ss.ird couniilman lucked it .1 \\.ii In his jiockct and ssill iniroduco it Tuesday esining He stated tint be di siud lo establish the fact that he docs nut wear the tin potation collar , and Ihe resoluliou is Ihe pi oof ltrldj'liij ; ( ho 1,111-lisli Clniinn I. Meist of our i eatloi-b will roincmboi1 , MIJS Harper's Weoklj , the state of ab ject dismay into which a large part of the people of England woio plunged by llio ptopojal to pioico the bed of tlio channel between that country and Fumeo sslth a tunnel. Tor a time it bcoinod as if the ci-ntinj had been tinned upside down , and Englishmen weio living in dread of "H Jiiapai to" ihoj t jok a sillj plca uio then in using the Italian Knelling-and expected to 400 the ins inciblo b id.v guard chat go out of the black hole on Ihe const and the imperial arms follow , to laj waste the land , captutc tliomon and caplisato the womi'ii The faet that a djnamlto cart ridge which an englishman could cany in his back eo.it neikot would block a tunnel bojond lepah * for months ssas not given a m unentV , attention The giulloof the ins loliito'-e'ii was tin oatoned. The thought was intolerable. Hut now it Is giiivclj iiioio-cd ] to bridge thoehannol ; and though thih is apt o- jeet as old as tlio English inilway sjf > - turn , it has boon ve. j elab uatdj devel oped bj I'lcnch and English uigineois , aided bs bir John Kosvloi ami bitHonja - nun HakeM1 , de-i iu'is of the Foiih biulgi , and His esnleiillj tobojiieb'-o Tlie only I'ure Cream of Tnrtar Powder. No Ammonia ; No Alum bed iu Millions of Homes 40 Years the Standard * in good faith and w itli hope of HUCCOBS.O- It is in tended to be nrarly eighteen tnllce'0 ' In length , testing on K < vontv.two piers , , alternately 11110 and Kt'10 feet apart , and * , eonstrttcted on the cantilever prlnelplo.n- Hut if Kngllslimen wet o alarmed at a tun l nel , what will they miy to a brldgo that requires six do/en obstacles of a moat formidable kind to the navigation of the channel ? Hut then Kngllsh panic is n most uncertain phenomen m , ctuito na apt to bo mihsing when It would bo r a- sonublo as to bo very unreasonable svhon there Is no occasion for it. NOVELTIES MflLINEY ! < < : vw > , , * * ' < & & . p $ f4 ; \ Mrs , R. H. Danes 6020 taftlas Sireef. Only perfect ] \ cold dry air re J j y frigerator , ha / , " ing perfect cirf cu'aiion ' , s i 2 | walls to' pro * tect the ice , aitf tight locks ; will not sweater or mould , hard wood , antique finish ; made in all styles and sizes , movable flues every place inside. Easy to get at and clean. Less ice needed than for any other refrigerator. Costs no more than cheap makes. SoldOnly in Omaha by Solo Agents for XcbrasKii , 14tli and FarnamStf .IE ladies' who have \ JL tried it all say that = our Port Wine at 250 a bottle is as good as they have been paying ding stores $ i for , and that our 5oc Port is infinitely bet tcr. Try it yourself. Port Wine , 2nc ( iiiiirt bottle. Wluo , Liquor aud Cljjar Co . 11C-I18 B. 1GIU St. , Oiaali k Hie Lulu- hr.iteil N < n- clian eahlu Spectacles a n il n y e Glasses for hale in Omaha EYEGIASSES aha by p/JEMT" JUttZHJl MAX MIJYKU & DUO , CO , ,