THE OMAHA DA FLY llERi SUNDAY JAPRTL 23 , 1808-TWENTY PAGES.
At 78c per yard tomorrow we will offer a cholco of 26 different weaves of black and colored di'ass gdodfc ,
ALCONER 3 choioe qualities , worth $ fi'OO ' ; , $1.28 and $1,8O. Ladies' Eton Suits at $8 , including a choice of ladies' $1.25 ,
$ l.BO , $2.23 and $3 wai 'S , At 12 c per yard we will sell a splendid selection of wash fabrics worth up to
CT pU ( " " T A T 3Bc a yard. Mail ordersUilled until Wednesday. Below are full particulars.
BLACK AND COLORED DRESS GOODS.
All at 42-inch imported diagonals that were $1.25. Arnold's henriettai that were Si , 42-inch .ill wool fine mohair that were $1,25. All at
4o-inch imported ottomans , all shades , that were $ t. 46-inch imported ' 46-inch all wool storm serge that were $ t.
camel's hair that . .
checks that . . 42-inch jmportcd were $1.50. 46-inch all wool henrietta cloth tint were $ i.
40-inch imported English were $
$1.25. Paris cords that . .
78c 4o-inch imported all wool creponcttes that were $1,25. 42-inch imported Priestley's were that $1.25. . . 4O-inch all wool railway cords that were $1.25. 78c
42-inch imported were$1.50.
greys that . .
42-inch imported whipcords that were $1.25. 4o-inch all wool Sebastopol that were $ i. 42-inch all wool Calais twills were $1.25.
54-inch imported ladies' cloth that were $ i. 4o-inch all wool Biaritz that were $ i .25.
wool French . .
all thut
46-inch serge were $1.25. . all wool novelties that were $1.50.
. 44-inch
42-inch imported brilliantines that -
were $ i. '
all wool nun's that . Monday.
4o-inch veiling were $1.25 . .
Monday. . that ,
all $
38-inch imported silk and wool gloria that were $1,25 all wool albatross that . 4o-inch wooj.popclins were $1.25
4o-inch were $ i. ' . .
all wool camel's hair that were $
$1.50.
42-inch imported all woolbengalines that were $1.25. 44-inch
With every ladies' suit sold on Monday we will gve free of Ladies' Jackets in
Ladies Print Wrappers , made of the very best
choice of blue and
charge navy tan
Simpson print , color guaranteed fast , style
colors , regular the
I UL ULnl. Sateen Waists , worth $1.25 and-workmanship
value$7.50 Monday
, - best and sold allover THIS WRAPPER ,
: Percale Waists , worth 1.25 very ,
Eton Suits like this day only
tt' MADE OF BEST
land .
the at SI.50
White Lawn Waists over
$5.00 Monday , worth 1.50
Including Waists. Penang Waists , worth 2,25 and $1.65 ; on Monday Simpson Print ,
Ladies' all wool ONLY 81.17.
will sell these
Silk Stripe Waists , worth 3.00 we
Capes , regular waappers at
value $675$7
45 ladies' all wool Eton Suits , colors
and $7.50 , Mon
navy blue and tan , regular valne day only
$6.75 , for Monday only $5.00 ,
each. We have all
which includes choice of ' '
a any Ladies' Velour 'du or
one of the above waists. A FRENCH CHALLIS. Nerd Capes , all styles and guarantee a
Will open Monday morn
in ) . ; a special shipment of fit.
perfect
perfect .fit is guaranteed. - - fine , all wool Trench , dial- silk lined , regular
Us new designs light and
dark grounds , at 5Uc yard.
value $22 , Monday
MILLINERY DEPARTMENT , Othcrstylesat$1.50 ,
And a waist thrown in. We are constantly receiv
ing new novelties , which
are us. exclusively "shown " by day only $1.75 , $2.25 and $2,35.
Geode , ] io.
i case 32-inch fast i case 32-inch India i Ben- Tufted Cashmere
case 32-inch - I case 3o-inch i case 32-inch i case 32-inch fancy i case 32-inch stripe
black Chevrons all at dia Challis , all at jal Tissue all at ed Suitin'griall at mere Sublime all at Outing Flannel all at Sateen , light ground ,
> 1 , ' 1 ,
12k . . 12k. 12k 12k :
DEADLY GASOLINE STOVE
Mrs. Allen Davis of Lincoln Fatally Burned
in Her Homo.
ATTEMPTED TO FAN OUT THE FLAMES
Alleged llleliwuymen Kxplnln Hair They
Secured romtosslon of Stolen Jawolrjr
lluwnrtl ul a AVoiimu Who
Married mi Kx-Cunvlct.
LINCOLN , Nob. , April 22. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BP.B.J A shocking catastrophe
occurred In this city this afternoon which
will result In the death of Mrs. Alton Davis ,
nn estimable married woman living with her
husband at 10JK South Twenty-ninth street ,
Shortly before 4 o'clock she undertook to
light a lift ) in a gatolino stove. Turning the
oil into both burners she touched a match to
one , forgetting the other burner. A moment
later the second burner and the cup beneath
it which had become full of the fluid was ig
nited and the blaze dared up to such a
height that she was startled.
Grasping her apron she attempted to whip
"uljt the bla/o , but at that instant a door
i'low open and the flames wore blown directly
toward her In an instant her clothing was
on lire from head to foot. Her husband and
several of her children were in the room , but
they were nil so startled at first by the
accident that they could do nothing for the
l > oor woman and she fell to the Hour writhing
in agony
\ \ lien It was too late assistance came , but
before the flames could be extinguished her
clothing was burned entirely from her body.
A. physician was called , but ho was power
less to do anything more than to temporarily
relieve the frightful -pain which the woman
suffered , Her body was burned to n crisp
from the top of her head to her ankles.
The skin i > eolcd from the baked llesh in
many places , and oven the llesh on her feet
was half cooked.
Mrs. Davis was a woman 53 years old , ana
the mother of ton children , live of whom
wore at homo when the catastrophe oc
curred. Her husband is a laboring man.
At 8 o'clock this evening she was uncon
scious , and the physician gave It as his
opinion that death would relieve her suffer
ing within a few hours.
Samuel Jordan and .lack Gilbert , the two
men arrested yesterday charged with hav
ing robbed Fred Hewlett of a gold watch on
the night of March 18 , eru arraigned before -
fore Judge Waters this morning. Hewlett
tcstltied that on the night in question , while
returning home from a dance with a lady
friend , ho was assaulted by two men. They
aucceoded In taking from him his watch and
pookotbook , but ho recovered the latter
after a desperate tlcht. Ho then got a
lantern and searched the ground in the
vicinity for the watch , but was unable to
llud it. Ho next heard of the watch from
Harris , the Jeweler , who recognized it when
it was b roue lit to htm for repairs by Jordan.
Jordan succeeded in proving an alibi so far
as complicity with the robbery of Hewlett
was concerned. He testltled that ho was re
leased from the state penitentiary and on
the evening of that day ho mot Gilbert at
the .Lincoln hotel b.v appointment. At that
meeting Gilbert displayed the watch and
said that he had found it back of Klnney's
bailer shop. Ho said to Jordan that thcro
had been a fight there the Saturday night
before and that ho afterwanls saw parties
looking around with a lantern. Ho did not
know who they wore. A day or two after
wards , while walking over the place whore
the tight occurred , ho saw the watch. Ac
cording to Jordan's story , Gilbert told htm
that ho had advertised the finding of the
watch , but noror heard from any one who
claimed It. Jordan took the watch , promis
ing to pay Gilbert $10 for it as soon as he
could got the money.
Judge Waters held Gilbert to the district
court In the sum of $500 and failing to secure
bonds ho was sent to Jail , Jordan and his
wife were simply held as witnesses and both
guvo ball for their appearance. Mrs. Jor
dan explained that she married her husband
the d y after he was released from the peni
tentiary in splto of the earnest protcaU of
icr family. Her story as to how the watch
came into her possession made an impres
sion upon ill in the court room and the gen
eral opinion was that she was the victim of a
lesigning husband , to say the least.
Cnmo to Stay with Wnrdon lloinnor.
Warden Boomer's reputation as a first-
class landlord socms to bo established all
over the state and there is a noticeable in
crease in the number of people who make
the state penitentiary a resort for the hot
summer months. Last night's arrivals were
as follows : Sheriff Bennett of Douglas
county brought TSdwnrd Dean and James
Bennett , both of whom will remain two yearn
for burglary. Sheriff Jackson of Furnas
county came In with John Dillon who will
servo a years tlmo for felonious assault. Ho
also brought with him Tom Nolan , .1. E.
Moore and Mike , Kernoll , all convicted of
grand larceny. Kernoll claimed to bo in
[ tossesslon of facts concerning the robbery
of Hallot's jewelry store In this city last fall
and may yet have an opportunity to toll the
court about it before ho again recovers his
freedom. Sheriff Colwcll of Ncmaha county
arrived with John Summers who will servo a
term for burglary and Sheriff Conloy of
Phelps county escorted Adam Smith and
Louis Anderson both of whom arc convicted
of grand larceny.
Lincoln In Itrlof.
The annual report of the county jndgo
shows that the fees received during last
year amounted to $500 more that the fees
received at the same ofllce In Douglas
county.
The flre department was called to 1129 O
street shortly after 0 o'clock this morning
hv a dense cloud of smoke which filled the
halls of the building above Yates' shoo store.
For a while it looked as if an extensive con-
llairratlon was raging somewhere- the
building and the longer the firemen searched
for the blaze the more difltcult It seemed to
locate 11. Finally Chief Malone descended
into the basement whore , ho found the
Janitor complacently stufllng the furnac.a
with green pine boards , all unmindful ot the
furore ho was creating on the streets abovo.
Several stovepipe holes in the chimney had
been loft uncovered by some workmen In the
building , hence the smoke.
The real estate transfers for yesterday
amounted to $28,011.
For the first time In years no marriage
licenses were issued by the county Judge of
Lancaster county this past weok.
Carl Kinney , one of the trusty inmates at
the State Asylum for the Insane near this
city made his escape this morning aim has
not yet been apprehended.
The State university reports the following
figures as showing the maximum velocity of
the wind the past four days : Tuesday ,
48 miles per hour ; Wednesday , 75 miles per
hour ; Thursday , 72 miles per hour ; Friday ,
CO miles per hour.
Nebraska's ( ! . A. It , Kiiraiiipiiient ,
GRAND ISIAND , Neb. , April ± 3. [ Special
Telegram to TUB UKE ] A meeting of the
reunion committee was held tonight. Thcro
were present George I' . Dean , chairman ;
George II. Cuklwcll , secretary i Harry Harrison
risen , quartermaster ; Bradley P. Cook , Lin
coln ; J. K. Meagher , Columous , department
commander ; Lon Church , North Platte , and
A. Traynor , Omaha. The camp was chris
tened Camp Logan and the fifteenth annual
reunion Grand Army of the Republic-depart-
inent of Nebraska arranged for August 28 to
Soptemper a , The sumo grounds upon which
two previous reunions were held were se
lected. A general outline of the program
was made and various committees wcro a [ > -
polnted. .1. E Evans of North Platte was
elected a member of the committee. Various
-committees will go to work at once to make
definite arrangements. From the present
outlook the reunion will bo a better event
than any similar one held hero before , n
the committee Is in better financial condi
tion.
Nevr Nnt > ( ut Beatrice.
BEATRICE , Neb. , April % ) . ( .Special to Tut
BKK. ] The critical condition of Rev. S. D.
Itoberts , formerly a resident of Beatrice ,
now of Lincoln , is deeply regretted In this
community. He at one time was pastor of
the Centenary Methodist Episcopal church ,
also presiding elder for this district and has
a large circle of warm friends. Of late
years ho has been permanently connected
with tha managumtiut of the Beatrice
cbautaun.ua aud his deraugoraeut Is thought
by many to have resulted from worry and
trouble in connection with this undertaking.
Beatrice loses a prominent citiren and so
ciety favorite this week by the removal of
Hon. N. K. Griggs and family to Lincoln.
Mr. Griggs , however , retains his business
Interests here.
The business men of Gage county will hold
a convention In tnls city Friday , April 'jr. ,
with headquarters at the Paddock house.
The principle topic will bo peddlers and sup
ply houses , which have been overrunning
the county with swindling schemes and so-
called low prices on family supplies. The
Gage County Press association has been very
active in bringing this matter to a focus.
The anniversary of the institution of Odd
Fellowship will bo celebrated at Blue
Springs on the 20th inst. by a banquet , to
which all Odd Fellows in good standing are
cordially Invited. Blue Springs people never
do anything by halves and a general good
time may bo expected by those who attend.
West i'olnt Notes.
WEST POINT , Nob. , April 22. [ Special to
THE BKK ] E. Wilde swore out a warrant
Friday for the arrest of II. Wulf. Wulf
gathers old iron and Wilde alleges that Wulf
took an Iron wheel from ono of his machines
which stood In the field.
Negotiations are pending to have a knit
ting mill removed to West Point which will
employ about fifty men. It Is hoped that
the deal can bo consummated as It would bo
a great thing for this city.
Mrs. Gus Drahos returned from Omaha
Saturday accompanied by Lizzlo Yoder. Mrs.
Drahos has been under medical treatment
this winter In the metropolis , but has found
but little relief.
Dan Emloy returned Thursday from his
Oklahoma trip. While in that country he
took a homestead and brought some speci
mens of fruits that are growing on his
placo. About thirty Cumlng county people
are In the Oklahoma country.
The German Lutheran church at Hock
creek celebrated the twenty-fifth year of its
organization Sunday by appropriate services.
This is the oldest church of this denomina
tion In the state. A largo assemblage was
present.
Fred Sonncnschclu has received his com
mission from Governor Crounso appointing
him a delegate to the transmississlppi con-
cress , which meets in Ogdenon the tilth Inst.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Nellgh and A. A. Peter
son leave next week for the World's fair ,
and will remain there noout four weeks.
At the Congregational social , held in the
city hall Thursday evening , there was a very
Interesting spelling match , in which about
sixty persons , old and joung , participated.
Fire ut Seivurd.
SKWATUI , Neb. , April 32. [ Special to TUB
BKK ] Fire was discovered in the Black
smith and machine sliop of Polity St Illvers
about ii:30 this morning. The flro de
partment responded promptly and soon had
the lire out , although It had spread all over
the Interior of the building , a wooden struc
ture. It had evidently started from the
furnace under the boiler. There was $100 of
Insurance in the Underwriters , which will
cover the loss.
For n 1'our Yours1 Term.
PAWNEK CITT , Nob. . April 32. [ Special
Telegram to THE BEE. ] Daniel C. Tuttle
was taken to Lincoln today to servo four
years in the penitintlary for attempting to
kill J. P. Baldwin of this county about two
years ago. Tuttle has a wife and three
children living at Chariton , la.
Sudden Dentil ut uti Aced Lady.
PAWNEE CITV , Nob. , April 22. [ Special
Telegram to THE BEE. ] Miss Oliver , who
lived with her brother twelve miles east of
this place , was found dead in her bed iat G
o'clock this morning. Her death may have
been duo to old age.
Drilth of W. 8. Itundull.
FAIIIPIEUI , Neb. , April 23. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEC.J Hon.V. . S. Haiulall ,
publlsherof the News-Herald , ox-member of
the state legislature and an early settler of
Clay county died of paralysis today.
Ilium ) ) ' * Idiui Unpopular. *
A great deal of comment Is made by police
court officials on the emergency rooms fitted
up In the police court room. "The idea orig
inated with Councilman iiascall , " said a
well known officer , "and U about as foolish
as can bo Imagined. They call them emer
gency rooms when wo know that patients
will bo kept there from ono to twenty-four
liours or longer , according to the ability of
the officers to pot them Into hospitals. Wo
will be compelled to inhale the stench from
snake medicines or drugs used in an opera
tion and the odors arising from a person
iflllctcd with a contagious disease. I tell you
it is an outrage and sucli n thing would not
bo thought of by any sensible person who
lias any regard for our health. " The rooms
partitioned off will be used for operating and
Tor cases where people are picked up sick on
the streets.
HENRY VOSS WINS THE FIGHT.
Governor Iloyd i\plnlns Ill.i Action In the
1'luht for the ( lormnii-Aincrlonni
Mr. Henry Voss has finished the fight for
the supcrlntendoncy of the construction of
the new Omaha postoftlco building and ho
lias come out a winner. Ho was notified yes
terday afternoon that ho had received the
appointment , and about the same time Mr.
Belndorff was notllled by wire that his
services as superintending architect of the
building would not bo required longer. Mr.
Voss naturally feels gratitled over the result
of the struggle , sluco ho has been obliged to
meet and vanquish an unusually bitter array
of opposition.
Governor Boyd , on being asked what ho
thought of the appointment of Mr. Voss ana
of the unusual light that was made against
the appointment , said : "Mr. Voss is a rep
resentative German-American citizen , an ar
chitect of more than ordinary ability , and
competent in every way to discharge the
duties of the position. And , contrary to
statements made 111 a certain Omaha paper ,
the appointment was not hastily mado. Mr.
Voss' application and papers had been In the
hands of ilio Tic.isury department ever since
the inauguration of President Cleveland ,
and there was scarcely a politician in Omaha
who did not know that ho was a prominent
candidate for the position. Again , contrary
to assertions made in the same paper , thirt
numerous prominent members of Die party
plead long and earnestly with mo against
pushing his candidacy , the facts arc , that
but two democrats spoke aught to me against
him , and one of these withdrew his remarks
and opposition before I asked for Mr. Voss'
appointment. I cannot see why the 'promi
nent democrat , ' who furnished the informa
tion to the Omaha paper , should sta.to that
it Is I , instead of Secretary Carlisle , who Is
being criticised for the appointment. As
above stated I knoWriothlng whatever to
his discredit. In this 'appointment a largo
and influential class of our fellow citl/ena
has been given recognition , and I believe
that Mr. Voss will do lite duty In such a man
ner that there can 1x3 tm cause for complaint
from any quarter , "
"I might add farther , by way of explana
tion , that this 'certain'prominent democrat , "
was again mistaken ' when hn stated that I
intended the appolntnie/it of Mr. Voss to be a
'direct slap in the facatfco the state central
committee. Scores of'tho very best citizens
of Omaha and the entireSamosot club en
dorsed Mr. Voss. " " '
Dr. Prisnoll treats tarrh. Bee bldg.
TurnviirKln.Ts'otcn.
The turnvcreiu has'-iiocldod to give an
other benefit perforiKWco for the active
gymnasts who will tauVpart m the national
tournament at Milwaukee and the contest at
Chicago. This will be given some time In
May.
The Bcarcnrlego of the turnvoreln , not to
bo outdone by the active turners , hopes to
realize enough on a picnic to bo giveu in the
future to enable them to visit Milwaukee
and Chicago in a body to witness the per
formances of the younger element.
Tenrherj Ai o 'l itlon.
The Douglas County Teacher's association
will hold their next meeting at Elkhorn ,
Neb. , May 0 , beginning at 1:30 : p.m. Mrs. J.
A , CuinmliiKs will read a paper on "The
Possibilities of the Country Schools , " and a
discussion of ino subject by Mr. Munson and
J. A. ICelm will follow. "Public Schools and
Real Life" will bo the -subject of a paper by
J. I. Kay , aud will be discussed by Misses
Hannah Hay and Carrie Randall. In the
evening a lecture will bo delivered by Prof.
Beattle of Lincoln.
RESULTED IN A MURDER
Thomas Eeynolds Fatally Shot by Dave
Ferris at Oreston.
QUARRELED OVER A KEG OF BEER
ArranRnmonts Completed at Slotir City to
riuco the I.eodi I.nnd Company an
Sound lliuls All Liabilities
CKESTOX , la , , April 22. [ Special Telegram
to THE BEE. ] Yesterday Dave Ferris , a
tough character living at Lenox , seventeen
miles south of this city , In company with an
old man , James Pease of this place , came to
Crcston and soon met Jesse Morrison , a Bur
lington engineer , who has borne a somewhat
hard reputation for some tlmo. The three
arranged to buy n keg of beer and have it
sent to Morrison's house , where they wcro
to meet In the evening and have a good time.
At the appointed hour Ferris and Pease
went to Morrison's , where they found Thomas
Reynolds , Mr. and Mrs. Morrison Jerry and
D.in Downey.
They drank beer until about 8 o'clock ,
when Morrison announced that the beer was
all gone. Ferris and Pease then departed ,
and were seen about the city until about 0
o'clock , when they went back to Morrison's
residence , and Ferris insisted that the boor
was not all gono. Ho was ordered to leave.
ratully Shot.
Soon after this- Reynolds and Jerry
Downey came out of the house. Reynolds
walked out in front of the house to whore
old man Pease stood , and , after abusing him ,
knocked him downt Ferris came up and ho
and Reynolds commenced quarreling. Fer
ris finally pulled a gun and commenced ,
firing. Four shots were fired , three of
which entered the body of Reynolds , one
shot taking effect to the loft of the heart ,
ono Just below the heart , and ono In the hip.
Reynolds died at 1 o'clock today ,
making a anto-mortom statement charg
ing Ferris with murder. Reynolds is
only 22 years of ago and generally consid
ered a good citizen. Ho leaves a widowed
mother , who depended upon him for support.
Reynolds was a freight brakeman on the
Burlington. Immediately after the shooting
Ferris Van aud made good his escape.
Ferris Is a largo man , standing about six
feet two , wears a heavy red mustache and is
blind In ono ojo. James Pease , the old man
who was With Ferris , was arrested and
placed In a cell last night. This morning ho
was brought into court and a charge of mur
der preferred against him. His preliminary
hearing will occur Monday. Pease is not a
troublesome man and ho has a very respecta
ble family.
AGAIN HKADY I'Oll IIUSINKSS.
Affairs of tha I.oeds Lund Company llelnc
Knpldly Settled. ,
Sioux CITY , la. . April 22. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun BEE.On ] January 7 the heavi
est failure in the history of Iowa was re
corded hero , when the Leeds Land and
Improvement company went to the wall with
liabilities of H.fiOO.OOO , and carried down
with It the American Security and Trust
company , trustees for the Leeds company's
bond , and the Sioux City Lund
company , the three companies having
a capital stock of iJl.000,000 , of
which two-thirds was hold in Boston. To
day negotiations were practically completed
to take the Leeds company's affairs out of
the courts , dispose of the receiver and re
turn the business to the company. Of the
liabilities. fUHM.OOO was bonded indebted
ness , secured by mortgages. This has been
released by tbe issuance of now bonds. The
remaining f.VW.000 was Indebtedness in
curred by the purchase of lands and in con
ducting the company's business.
The Henderson , Hamilton syndicate held
the largest of thcso claims It being for 1200-
000 , partly for money loaned and partly land
imrchaso money due. It was a Junior claim
liowover , being far. behind those field
in Sioux City and has been settled ut the rate
of about 50 cents on the dollar , the
promissory notes being taken up for ( about
, ! 0cents and the mortgage Indebtedness for
about 70 cents on the dollar. The prior
claims , nc.irly all of which were held in'
Sioux City , and which in substance nro the
claims of A. S , Garretson for MH)0 ( ; G. W.
Felt for $38,000 ; J. S. Lawrence for 50,000 ;
Sioux City & Northern road , $3.000 ; and
minor claims ranging from $1,000 to 5,000 ;
aggregating $200,000 , on the whole , "will bo
paid dollar for dollar , while $100,000 worth
of minor claims , held principally in Boston
and Siouxity and for all small amounts ,
will receive 5 cents on the dollar. The east
ern stockholders nro making the settlement
through James 1. Brooks of Boston , who is
now hero and who announces that with but
ouo or two exceptions creditors have agreed
on nn amicable settlement on the basis
given.
It is probable the affairs of the company
will bo taken out of the hands of the re
ceiver in a week or so. The attachment pro-
ccodlncs will bo discharged as fast as called.
Over $31)0,000 ) of the Indebtedness not bonded
has already been released.
Amuigod n Sehodiilo.
Sioix CITV , la. , April 22.-Special [ Tele
gram to THE Br.E. ] It developed today that
the Iowa Wholesale Grocers association , at
its recent meeting In tills city , agreed upon
a schedule of prices on all stapl cs and en
tered Into nn agreement not to cut prices ,
A committee consisting of II. L. Spencer of
Oskaloo- , J. 1C. Ayera of Sioux City and J.
W. Howell of DCS Molncs was appointed to
confer with the wholesale grocers not In the
Association and In Omaha , Sioux Falls and
In towns contiguous to und in ccmpotltlon
with Iowa grocers to como Into the associa- .
tlou and stand by the schedule of prices
agreed upon. The committee is now at
work , but with what success is not known.
lowu's Odd rolliiWK Will Celebrate.
DUNI.AIla. . , April 22. [ Special to THE
BRE.I The seventy-seventh anniversary
district celebration of Odd Fellowship will
be observed In Dunlap next Wednesday.
Rev. H. II. Barton of Trinity Methodist
church , Council Bluffs , will deliver the anni
versary address.
MAY LAST SIX WEEKS.
World' * Iralr raKsengor Kiitex Miulo I'ubllo
Yostordny.
The ultimatum of the railroad managers
on the much discussed question of World's
fair rates was made public yesterday. It
required almost four months of continuous
session on the part of presidents , mahagers
*
and passenger agents of the various roads
before a conclusion was arrived at.
From Nebraska and Kansas tickets will be
sold to Chicago and St. Louis figured ujmn a
basis of 80 per cent of double the standard
one-way rates. Tickets will go on sale April
25 and limited to continuous passage in both
direction ! . , final limit bolng November 1,1.
From Colorado and Wyoming the rates nro
figured as from Nebraslta and Kansas. Colorado
rado will also soil tickets to the Mitsourl
river and return upon the same basis. Tickets
will go on sale from thcso points May 1 , sale
and conditions being the same as applies to
Nebraska and Kansas.
Utah will sell to the Missouri rjver and return -
turn at (50 ; to St. IxMils and return , $02 ; to
Chicago and return. $70. Tickets from Utah
imnts on sale May 1 , with the same condi
tions as apply to the other states.
No rates have been agreed upon from Mon
tana , Idaho and north Paclllo coast points ,
but it is thought an agreement will bo
reached today.
California rates to the Missouri river and
return have been agreed ui > on at $80 ; to St.
Ixiuis and return , f'J2 ' ; to Chicago and return ,
$100. Tickets will go on sale May 1. with
limits and conditions the same as applv to
round-trip tickets , which give sixty tfajs
going , with a final limit of nine months.
A special ono-way rate to the Missouri
river has also been agreed upon from Cali
fornia ; $50 to iho river , ? M to St. Louis , $ fiO
to Chicago.
Thcso rates have been accepted by all the
roads In the Western Passenger association
with ono single exceptlou , the Rock Island
ind about Juno I the liveliest kind of a row
n passemrer circles may ho anticipated ,
Ono thing is certain , the passenger who
vails to go to Chicago until July will ridu
heaper than his neighbor who went in May.
I'll is agreement may last six weeks , but It
s very much doubted.
Kndvd with n llfuiqtict.
The tnlrd reunion of Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite of Free Masonry was brought
o a close with a banquet last evening at
'rco Mason's hall. The reunion commenced
Wednesday morning and has continued dally ,
n class of thirty-live taking the degrees from
the master mason to the thirty-second. Last
light's banquet was an informal affair , but
that did not detract from its enjoyment.
Ono of the most notable and cnjoyahlo
'caturcs of the reunion was the muslo furn
ished by the quartet composed of Miss
Bishop , soprano ; Miss Coon , alto ; Mr. Van
[ Curcn , tenor , and Mr. Barton , baritone. The
reunion has been a great event in Masonio
circles , and the deepest of Interest has been
manifested during the past four days in the
work of conferring the degrees upon the
class , which Is composed of loading eiti/ens
and embraces some of the most prominent
men in Nebraska.
rnliill Depot IlicidontM.
"Laughable Incidents and pathetic scene *
iiappcn here very frequently , " remarked a
union depot ofilclal yesterday. "Only Satur
day a traveler came to mo to ask where the
I ! , ft M. train was , and on being shown ho
entered a car which was switched Off hero.
Ho remained thcro until fifteen minutes
after the train had loft and then came out
and gave mo a good roasting for not telling
him which car to enter.
"Yesterday a young couple came in over
the B. & M. and transferred to the Mil
waukee. The wife of only a month had
gene Insane and the husband was so dis
tracted that ho cried bitterly. Ho was tak
ing her to Homo friends In Iowa to bo cot-
fined in an insane asylum , perhaps for the
rest of her life. They were apparently very
fond of each other and It was a terrible
thing to see her In such a state. "
SI Ins Andres mirprUed.
A urprlso party was given Inst night by
about thirty young people to Miss Emma
Andres , daughter of the present deputy
labor commissionerof the st.ito , and to her
affianced husband , Henry Kummerow ,
at the homo of Miss Andres' par
ents 31H ! Farnam street. Among
those present were Miss Eva
and Llz7io Strieker , Clara Wolff , Mlnnlo
Andres , Delia Itolf , Alvina Englor , Ix > uiso
Fruehauf , Fannlo Fruehauf , Clara Snydcr ,
Ida Andres , Ll//.io ICnkol , Hattie Hertzog ,
Nellie Burnsido and Messrs. Ed Hough , H.
Fruehauf , Fred Lucikesl , Fred ICulin , L.
Johnson , Charles Duwaal , Carl Krelsel ,
Henry Rolf , Ed Ihlfeld. IMul Worrell , Phil
Mellor , Oscar Englur , Ed Cook and Charles
Mathows. Games and music filled out the
evening , after which refreshments wcro
served.
Ilooth' * Condition ,
Nnw YOUK , April 23. The latest Informa
tion obtainable of Mr. Booth's condition It
that ho Is dying and that hlS death Is only a
question of a few hours. It appears that
Dr. Smith , his physician , is endeavoring to
conceal his real condition. Ho called at I
o'clock , and coming to the door of the housu
stated that hn considered his patient im
proved. On top of this , a half an hour later1
comes the statement from Mr. Booth's
brother-in-law , Mr. McGonnlgal , that Mr.
Booth Is unconscious half of the time , aud
only at intervals uelng scnsiblo of what
passes ubodt him.
At 10 o'clock Booth's condition was said to
be unchanged.
Odd Fellows AnnlviTnry.
The Odd Follows committee met last
evening and completed arrangements for
their celebration of the soventy-fourth anni
versary of thu ordcr"whlch will bo hold In
Washington hall on Wednesday evening , An
entertaining program of speeches and muslo
will bo rendered , which will DO followed by
supper and dancing. Thu lodges of Omaha
aud South Omaha will participate.