THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , Afl&UST 27 , 1893-SIXTEEN PAGES.
FALCONER'S CASH SALE.
DAYSFALCONER'S
M MORR.
4 DAYS 4 DAYS
To make the closing days of our great Cost Cash Sale an epoch in the history of our business efforts , we will cut and slash pricci in a most extravagant
manner. All previous reductions will sink into insignificance , as this week's cuts "will be mostly on new goods , We will sell wash goods at 3 * 0 per yard that
positively cost wholesale as high as 140 , Blankets worth $1.75 will be cut to gftc Oriental rugs imported to sell at $10.00 go down 1033.23 , Chenille portieres
tieres at $3.00 per pair that bring in the season 57.50. House wrappers that sold -m New York at $2.25 cut to $1.07. New $1,00 black goods go for 750.
Colored dress goods just in"and should sell 31,850 go Monday , Tuesday , Wednesday and Thursday at 580. Linen doylies that will sell next month at 300on ,
these 4 days loc each , and so on all through our magnificent stockcut after cut' But read the full list below. You cannot afford to miss an item if you wish
to economize. Attend this sale if you can ; if not , send in your order , but be sure and.make a second choice if you do. as such bargains sell rapidly.
Colored Dress Goods
For Autumn Wear.
Shown for the first time tomorrow
( MONDAY ) .
Including 52-inch all wool tailor .suiting , bought to sell at t)0c ) pur yard ;
4o and 50-Inch l-rench serge , worth up $1.50 , and our regular 75c hop-
Backing.
ALL 58C PER YARD.
[ Only 4 Days More. ]
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f
Fall Dress Goods
Again.
To be shown for the first time
MONDAY morning.
40-inch all wool basket effects , real value $1.35 pur yard ; 46 and 50-
inch all wool hopsa'cking. Fall price $1.25 per yard ; 40-inch all wool Ger-
nian whipcord , full value $1 per yard.
ALL 75C PER YARD.
* [ Only 4 Days More. ]
Fair Dress Goods
Once More ,
Of the newest Fall dress goods
opened TOMORROW. 5,1
50-inch English checked hopsacking , worth $1.25 ; Arnold's heavy
i-lch satin finished hcnrictta cloth , Fall price $1.25 ; 48-inch all wool two-
toned diagonals , real value $1.25 ; 42-inch all wool French satin Berber ,
ivorth$1.25.
ALL 98C PER YARD.
[ Only 4 Days More. ]
4 DAYS
BOND PUSHERS ON THE RUN
tTho Proclamation of the Banking Board
Agitates the Hustlers.
.WHAT THE COUNTY ATTORNEY HAS FOUND
.
Jk. Quaint Nation of Ofllolal Duty Circular
of Instruction Issued by the Stut *
AuthontlcH Vurlout Vlowi
anil Interviews.
The action of the banking department of
Nebraska In pronouncing bond companies
Illegal corporations , and denouncing thorn as
lottery swindles , has had n depressing ofloot
on the promoters In this state. It has
/ 'si , dawned upon thorn that the game la up , and
v l .Uiat a business which promised such sulon-
flid returns for themselves and friends on
thu ground Iloor has gene glimmering' .
Although the promoter ? loudly assert they
nro conducting an honest , legitimate busi
ness , nemo have ventured to defend the
BChomo or refute the charges. They affect
contempt far criticism , and assume
nn air of martyrdom. A few have ven
tured Into print at advertising rates with
n jumble of life insurance statistics , which
Imvo no bearing on the quostlou. They talk
nbout Jealousy and insinuate that boodle
provoked the attack. These pretenses are
in keeping with . ' o bond plan. The author
ities of Missouri , Kansas , Nebraska and
Colorado , not to mention the affoctual clear
ing out of the promoters In Massachusetts ,
is sufllclunt answer to absurd insinuations.
The declarations of state onicors < roro the
result of investigation and experience , and u
doilro to protect the people Irom the dlsas-
tious contagion of lotteries.
The County Attorney' ! View * .
County Attorney ICnloy has couio to the
conclusion that the bond schemes uro not so
b.id as they have boon painted. In discus-
ting the subject yesterday ho said that he
Understood that they were conducted In a
inoro honorable manner than lots of other
cntciprises which have nourished during
the past. Ho had talked with lots of par
ties \ \ to their way of doing
business , and had found that they always
luld out. Payments were mudo upon some
muitlplo-of some number , aud the man who
was lucky enough to hold that number re-
uolvod cash for Ills bond , whlclfMio happened
to hold. Mr. Knloy said that ho thought
that the most of the complaints came from
the insurance companiesand that It was those
Institutions which had induced thu State
Uunklng board to take action against the
bond companies ,
Mr , Kulov's remarks confirm the main
charge against bond promoters. Ho declares -
claros , as thu result of his Inquiries , that
payments were made upon some multiple ol
lomo number , and the man who was lucky
enough to hold that number received cash
for his bond. Precisely , If you play j'oui
money on the Louisiana your cash returns
depend upon striking the lucky number.
That is lottery , prohibited allko by federal
ndstato laws ,
jpUcgardlng the prosecution , for which
there has been a loud and crying demand ,
Mr , ICaloy said that ho did not propose tc
organize himself into a smelling committee
and go nosing around to hunt out the Irrogu-
laritlei of bond companies , but If there was
any person who had the nerve to lilo an In
formation ho would prosocutu to the bittei
end.
end.Mr. . Kaloy admits la ono breath that he
tiai made Inquiries into the business of bout
companies and found a system in operutloi
which the law plainly prohibits , and In thi
noxl ho says ho will not oruanlzo himsol :
Into a smelling committee. How ho secure
information in the first place without "noi
lug around" is left to the imagination.
An oinclM Opinion.
Hon. C. P. McGrow , state bank examiner
whoso pointed letter on bond compaule
materially enlightened the banking depart
lueut and hastened the declarations of th
board , U confident that that action mean
RUGS ! RUGS 11
RUGS ! ! !
All our $1 Koyal Wilton Mats cut
to OSc.
All our $2.50 Royal Wilton Mats
cut to $1.38.
All our $4 and $5 Axmlnster Rugs
cut to $2.19 each.
*
Only 4 days more. , . ,
WASH FABRICS.
1,000 yards of lOc and 15c Wash
Dress Goods cut to 3 l-2c per yard.
Limit , 1 pattern. ? ,
15c Sateens cut to 5c.
25c Sateens cut to lOc.
40c Sateens cut to 12 l-2c :
For Comforts and Dresses these
Sateens cannot be equaled. ' '
Only 4 days more.
GOWNS and APRONS.
All our Ladies' $1.25 and $1.50
Night Robes cut to OSc.
$1.75 Night Robes cut to $1.10.
$2.50 Night Robes cut to $1.60.
Children's $1.25 Aprons cut to
79c.
Children's $1.75 Aprons cut to
$1.10.
Children's $2.25 Aprons cut to
$1.33.
Only 4 days more.
BLACK DRESS GOODS
FOR AUTUMN.
= THE LATEST NOVELTIES OUT = =
$1.00 Novelty Black Goods 750
$1.25 Novelty Black Goods $ i ° °
BUY NOW. YOUR LAST CHANCE.
ONLY 4 DAYS MORE.
the early suppression of the frauds. "Tho
board , " Mr. McGrow says , "bus sent out
copies of the resolutions passed by it , to
gether with a circular letter of instructions ,
to every county attorney In the stato. The
circular calls attention to the comprehensive
and clearly defined statutes of Nebraska on
the subject of lottery schemes , and calls
upon the county prosecutors to brinir action
in accordance with them against every violator
later of the law in question , whether the
person occupies an ofilclul or subordinate
capacity in connection with ono of these
bond Institutions.
"Although merely another Illustration of
fact that the American public lines to bo
gulled , this bold scheme Is a fraud that
should bo suppressed sooner tha a the old-
line lottery , for In that a man sometimes
does have an honest cnanco to win.
'I am glad of the stand TUB BED has
taken in the matter. Its services in placing
the frauds before tbo people in their true
light , and In calling public attention to the
necessity of suppressing them , have been in
valuable , tending more than anything oUo
to briiu about the desired end , and the people -
plo of Nobrasda are to bo congratulated on
the possession of such a fearless and farseeing -
seeing 'guide , philosopher and friend * as TUB
BUB. "
Trust Funds.
So rich and varied are the plans of the
bond promoters that a novice is led to bo-
llovo.tho concerns operate private mints.
In a limited sense they do. A rako-off of
from 10 to 25 per cent of the monthly pay
ments is a dead sure winner for the man
agers. The matter of lapses is another
cinch in the game. Fines range from 50
cents to $1. Ono concern In Council Bluffs
imi > osos a line of $1 for falluro to promptly-
make a monthly payment of $3. The object
of tnls imposition is to squeeze the bond
holder or fntozo him out of the gaino.
A feature of bond schemes Is "trust
funds. " The announcement of a trust fund
Is accompanied with the name of a prominent
bank as n depository , and the impression is
sought to be convoyed that the bunk is
an'ondorsor of , thu schonie , This is not the
caso. The trust fund , if any , is placed in the
bunk like otlior accounts and is subject to
the check of the depositor. The funds are
never Invested , therefore no profit is derived
from any other nource than monthly pay-
mnuts. To fully comprehend the splendors
of the scheme for the managers the ruke-off
for expenses must bo kept In view. The ro-
mulndcr goes Into the common fund. Some
times there Is adlvlsion a separate consola
tion prlzo for tha holders of bonds bearing
numbers not divisible by throe. This Is the
trust fund. But \\ho Is there to safeguard
this fund or determine from time to time
whether an honest shulllu of' tha
cards is being made or whether a
split pack Is being dealt ] LIfo
insurance companies which uro cited as
models for bond schemes are subject to strict
supervision. Status In which they are In
corporated exorcise supervisory control.
Annual repot ts must bo made to the proper
ofUclaU , and these reports must glvo minute
details of the company's buslliess. Gener
ally un annual examination is made by state
oftlcors , and may bu made at any tlmo the
authorities bellevo the business Is managed
Improperly. Bond companies osciipo tills
annoyance. They are without restriction In
any direction. No law can roach them un
less it bo the lottery law. There Is no possi
ble way for Investors to determine the
truth or falsity of reports If mado.
The trust fund is a gigantic
trust in the managers , and they may
abuse it by degree * and the Investor will not
bo the wiser until the llunl collapse comes.
Oidy ono state as far as known has
issued legitimate charters to bond com
panies. Missouri gave legal 'existence to
eight concerns , but as soon as their true
character became known a law was passed
requiring them to deposit (100,000 with the
state as a protection for'investors. A few
were able to meet the demand , but neverthe
less so odious are their operations that the
authorities are determined to revoke their
charters. The amount of the deposit would
pay 100 bonds and Is wholly lusumclent 10
protect the thousands of Investors Missouri
concerns boast of.
A Vraudlent Kudorsoment.
Tbo Perpetual Maturity Bonding compauj
of Council Bluffs circulates u leaflet contain
Ing a number of endorsements of the scheme ,
Among them Is ouo credited to T.HB BEE. II
the otlior endorsements were procured at
that credited to tnls paper , they wore fraud'
ulest. The matter paraded with a bogus ou
SILKS ! SILKS * ! SILKS ! ! !
The Greatest "Values " Yet.
15 pieces of Colored FaillelESilks , regular price $1.25 , cut
to 75C. No blacks.
10 pieces of Black "pancy' gilks , in satin marvellieux ,
duchess and surahs , cut $2.00 down'to $ i.jto.
Silks at 500 cut from , si-$1.25.50 ' ' and $1.75 per yard.
ONLY 4 DAYS MORE.
dorsoment was written by the managers of
the company and published in TUB BEE as an
advertisement.
New/ipaper / Comment.
Kansas City Star : The "bond" companies ,
which were so indignantly attacked by Sec
retary ot State Osborno of Kansas , are
making a feint of coming back at him. The
particular company which appears exercised
is ono that was organized by Missouri capi
tal , but was driven out of Missouri. This
company very bravely announces that it has
a charter In Kansas that cannot ba revoked
and asks the secretary what ho is going to
do about it. But with all the company's
show of righteous wrath tlioro Is no talk of
suing the secretary for libel.
Do Witt ( Nob. ) Times : TUB BEK'S expos
ure of the bond investment swindles will
save many from Investing their hard-earned
savings in a scheme that cannot possibly re
sult In anything but loss to the investors as
a whole. An agent of a Denver concern , who
was working his game in Plattsmouth , hus
already been induced to disappear. Let the
good work go on.
Kansas City Times : Secretary of State
Osborno of Kansas has done a wise act in
bis administration in the public branding of
the "bond Investment companies' ! that have
taken abode in Kansas as "frauds and swin
dles. " These companies have been driven
out of Missouri. They are a disgrace to
Kansas. Tnoy are mere lotteries and they
should bo so known. It is unfortunate that
they are located in Kansas and operate their
frauds in distant states. Kansas has been
the seat of too many fraudulent "investment
companies. " The poor widow and the provi
dent laborer of the east have sufferea al
ready too much at the bands of the partv of
the third part In Kansas , who has taken
their money without giving an account of it.
It Is a good thing that Secretary of State
Osborno has undertaken to stamp out the
now swindle. It Is hardly necessary to Tidd
that ho is doing his stamping with n lusty
heel.
heel.Omaha
Omaha Figaro : At this late day thoNo-
braslta State Banking Board has deter
mined to Investigate the "Investment
Bond" companies. If this action had boou
taken ] some six months ago thousands of
dollars would have boon saved to the work-
Inginan of Omaha , s this class being the
largest Investors in these bogus schemes.
The general principle of these concerns waste
to charge a { 10 Initiation fco on n $1,000
bond , < $ .3 monthly payments to bo mado'uy
the purchaser , the company Issuing the
bond guaranteeing that the same would bo
paid insldo of twenty years. Thoirguarantoo ,
however , Is purely worthless , and people
who have made Investments in these differ-
out concerns , may as well make uu their
minds that they have lost the full amount
they have paid in.
Balloon double drop at Coin-Hand 3
and 7 today.
"Dr.Vanl on Trial.
Dr. Ward , alias Poyson , ' was arraigned In
police court yesterday afternoon for prac
ticing medicine without a license. Dr.
Allen , secretary of the State Board
of Pharmacy , was the first wit
ness. Ho testified that according to his
best knowledge and belief a permit had
never boon Issued granting Ward or Peyson
the privilege of practicing medicine In the
state of Nebraska.
This was the only state witness , the
other Corporal Shea , being at Bellevue
and declining to como and testify at
his own expense. A summons was Issued
for the corporal , and Dr. Allen kindly do
nated to Dotpctlvo Vaughn $1 to defray the
expenses of brintrlnc tha witness hero. The
trial was then continued uutll 3 j > . m. Mon
day.
Balloon 3 and 7 Courtland boach.
Not a Jloal Dangerous Man.
Jack Knight , the supposed highwayman ,
was arraigned yesterday and pleaded not
guilty to holding up W. K. Stock-well. The
prisoner says that ho was drunk and was
"rushing tbo can" and was bogging money
to buy beer. Wnen Stockwnll , according to
his own statement , refused to clvo Knight
his small change the latter followed him for
a block or more and called him all the vile
names ho could think of. Highwaymen , as i
rule , don't follow that line of tactics , and
the chances of conviction are very slim.
PORTIERES.
PORTIERES.
All our chenille portieres that sold
at $5 , $0 and $7.50 cut to $3 per pair.
All our chenille portieres that sold
at $8.50 , $10 and $10.50 cut to $5
per pair.
[ Only * Days More. ]
BLANKETS ,
BLANKETS.
3 Nos. 3Nos. _ 3 Nos.
$1.75 blankets OSc.
$2.50 blankets $1.39.
$3.50 blankets $1.98.
The greatest cut yet made on
blankets.
[ Only 4 Days More. ]
RIBBONS , RIBBONS.
RIBBONS , 1 1-2C.
Satin and faille ribbons , Nos. 3 , 4 ,
5 , only 1 l-2c.
RIBBONS , 3C.
Satin and faille ribbons , Nos , 7
and 9 , only 3c.
RIBBQNS/5C. / *
Satin and faille rjbljons , Nos12
and 10 , only 5c. " " '
[ Only 4 DaysfMore. ]
0.1,1
COLUMBUS AND ; THE CONVENT
An Omahan Visits the Monastery of La
Babida at the Fair.
CHESTNUTS ENDEARED TO AMERICANS
[ lollcs ot 1402 Carefully Guarded by a
Bpaulah Solcllor Ashm of the Great
Discoverer Pawu Ticket of
Queen Isabella.
WORLD'S Fxm GnoujmsifCHICAGO , Aug. 25.
[ Special to TIIK BEE.J The longer that ono
remains hero , traversing the streets of the
White City and gazing upon the wonderful
array of exhibits that have been gathered
from every part of the earth and watching
Lho ways of the people who have boo'n
brought from almost every civilized and un
civilized nation under the sun , the more
thoroughly bo becomes convinced that the
fair ovcrsizcs and eclipses all former shows.
Columns might bo written upon what is hero
and then the ono-tialf would not bo told , for
the man has not ypt been born who can go
through the grounds and see all that Is of In
terest.
Thcro are some people who como here with
the idea that tboy can ao the fair In a day ,
but those people make a mistake when they
Imagine that they can do anything of the
kind and , after discovering the mistake ,
they usually tarry for several days , or as. ,
long as the condition of tuoir finances will
permit. In this connection It can bo truth
fully said that a small amount of money will
go considerably further In Chicago than It
would a few days ago , providing it is Judi
ciously expended. If it is blowod against some
of the many brace games that tlourlsh
along Stonoy Island avenue it will not last
a minute longer than It would two months
ago , but If a dollar Is spent in buying broad ,
It will buy about twice as many loaves as it
would last Juno. At that ttmo the hotel
man and the rostaurantor , _ puffed up with
his own Importance , goj'-'an ' ' idea into his
bead that Ho was the owner of the entire
universe and that the puOjilo of all nations
had to bond the knee before entering at his
gate. This was caused bj > Vho faot that at
tbat time the averageChicagoan had an
Idea that the attendancesat , the fair would
average fully 500,000 portions per day and
that uiany'bf the sightseers would bo willing
to pay $1 for asandmch'nmjnbedpntho ' lalco
front , with the canopy oTjioavon for a cover
ing. Thu long and short of the whole mat-
torls that the people hajro not como , and as
a natural consequence maity of the landlords
are glad to 1111 their house's with guests at as
low rates as are chanjixj in the outlying
country towns , giving tnetn good wholesome
food and first-class accommodations.
But as has boon previously remarked , the
fulr Is a success , so far a'V being a big show
Is concerned , and not ell Chicago , but the
whole country , Is glad. H
If you are coming to sop bo fair the best
way to do Is to oomo and , sea what you can
and see It well. Whore to begin and wbero
to end 1s a question that Is discussed at
great length In the guide books , but in this
particular the guido book is dead wrong and
lacks several long lengths of being an oracle ,
for there are hardly two persons who will
Una the same amount of interest In the same
thing. For instance , the other day n man
aud his wife were walking tlrough ) the main
nlslo of Machinery hall , commenting upon
the wonders of the steam and electrical np-
plluncos. Suddenly the wife happened to see
a dish washing machine tbat was operated
by steam and was cleaning up dirty plates
at the rate of about 100 to the second. This
sight hit her fancy , and lilt It hard ,
too , for she imagined that it was
just the thing for a flrst-clasc
Imshory , and at once sue proceeded to toll
the authorized head of the house that she
proposed to learn a fowithings about the
workings of tha critter. Tbo man swelled
up with bis own importance , informed the
RUGS. RUGS.
ORIENTAL.
$10 Oriental Rugs cut to $3.25
each.
$17.50 Oriental Rugs cut to $8.50.
$22.50 Oriental Rugs cut to $13.50.
$35 Oriental Rugs cut to $17.50.
$50 Oriental Rugs cut to $22.50.
Only 4 days more.
STAYS. H'DKPS.
PERFUMES.
Bist sateen covered Stays go Mon
day at 3c per bunch.
Plnaud's $1 Perfumes cut Monday
to 50c per ounce. Bot/le furnished.
Ladles' lOc , 12 1.2c and 15c Hand *
kerchiefs cut to 5c rfach. No limit.
Ladles' 25c Handkerchiefs cut to
12 1-2C. No limit.
' Only 4 dftys more.
BUTTONS ,
TRIMMINGS.
25c silk Gimps cut to 8 l-3c.
50c silk Gimps cut to 19c.
05o silk Gimps cut to25c.
500 dozen metal lltittons , value
10cto25c per dozen , cut to 1 l-2c
per dozen.
lOc pearl Buttons cut to 3 l-2c.
35c pearl Buttons cut to 12 l-2c.
Only 4 days more.
KID GLOVES SILK MITTS
A large assortment of Dressed and Un
dressed 4-Button and Mousquetaire Kid
Gloves , worth up to $1.50 , this week for
37 C per pair.
All our Silk Mitts , without reserve , cut to
48c per pair.
ONLY 4 DAYS MORE.
ady that ho did not glvo a blankoty blank
'or that kind of a dishwasher , and at once
wont away and watched people try to pick
ip a pocketboolr that was nailed to the floor.
This merely Illustrates that the minds of
men and women differ with reference to
what they want to see when they como to
the big show.
' In Clinrg < $ > r an Omaliun.
Every man , woman ana child visiting the
'air should take a look at the monastery of
La Rabida. which has boon termed the cor
ners tone of American history , and is iuchargo
of Captain John Bourke , formerly a resident
of Omaha. The building , a low , rambling
affair , occupies a position on the lake front
and not far from the southeast corner of the
grounds. Like all of the other buildings , it
is built of staff and would fall down in a few
months If loft alone ; but , notwithstanding
all of that , It Is historic In every particular ,
as It Is an exact fac-slmllo of the original
monastery , whiqh stands on the summit of a
low headland between the Odiol and Tlnto
rlvors , near the town of Pales , , Spain.
While authentic history is silent upon
the subject , tradition has it that the
original monastery was erected during the
reign of tno Roman emperor , Trajan , in the
second century ; and there is evidence
so say ceitlfjcateson tbo wall , that it was
reconstructed In the eleventh century by the
Knights Templar , who occupied it many
years. It was called La Uabadla , which ,
according to the best authority upon the
subject , signifies , in the Moorish language ,
an outpost on the frontier. When the Moors
were driven out from Andalusia the building
passed into the possession of thu Franciscan
monks , who remodeled it again and rechris-
tonoa it Santa Maria do la Rabida. Here it
was and In the old building that Clirlsto-
phor Columbus , according to some unauthen-
tto history and a largo amount of tradition ,
went to confer with the pious old monks at a
tlmo prior to his first voyage of discovery.
It Is supposed that the monks gave him
plenty of spiritual und some financial aid ,
sending him away with their bleislng. Upon
his return to Pales after making his voyage -
ago which opened a now world , ho Is said to
have gone to the monastery , bearing the
news und the trophies of the trip , when the
monks sang a to doum in the chapel with as
much fervor as was over felt in human
worship. Upon this occasion history re
cites that Columbus remained n guest ut
La Rabida until ho was summoned before
the court of Spain.
The interior of the building gives the
visitor the impression of being In another
and foreign country , as everything is .strange
and shows most painfully what the nim
ble lingers of tlmo can do when applied to
things of oarth.
In the building thcro are maps and charts
of other early vovagors , but , In the main ,
the exhibit Is devoted to mutton pertaining
to Columbus and the persons with whom ha
was thrown In contact. A map that ho Is
alleged to have drawn attracts as much at
tention as anything that can bo found. Wlulo
not up to the standard , according to the
Ideas of geographers of the present day ,
it is a map just the same. It is
not drawn in gay colors , but In outlines
shown in black the coast of Europe , Asia
and Africa can bo traced. Far away to the
west of Europe the dead pilot has traced
what was then an undiscovered land. 'Iho
oastiirn shores of the western continent
stand out in bold relief , but back in the in
terior nothing but hideous winged and four-
footed monsters appear. Not far away from
this stands a small brass .compass , accom
panied by an affidavit that It is tno same
and Identical one that directed the course of
the bold mariner on his first voyage to North
America , though the needle of which Is
alleged to have prevented a mutiny on ship
board has disappeared , having succumbed to
the rust and ravages of time.
i'loturei of Coluuilmt' Hlrthnlaae ,
In an out of the way place In the building
Is shown a cheap print of the building in
which the discoverer , the son of the wool
comber , was born , Standing In among a lot
of other buildings on ono of tha streets of
Genoa , It appears to be a poorly constructed
brlok tenement , adding to the opinion that
oven Columbus' father was a man who was
not burdened with a great supply of worldly
goods , for along with the picture Is ono ol
these omnipresent certificates that the old
gentleman lived In a rented house and that
afterwards ho was completely cleaned by an
execution Issued on a Judgment secured by a
brother who moved along under the Clirlt.-
tlan name of Corrado DoCunco , the suit hav
ing originally been brought because the old
Linens. Linens. Linens.
All our $2.00 and $2.25 Amoskcag gingham wrappers cut $1.07 each.
All our SG.75 and $7.00 Persian shawls cut down to $3.75 each.
All our ladies' $ G.OO , $7.00 , $8.00 , $9.00 and $10.00 silk waists cut
i M
down to $2.95 each. ) ,
' [ Only 4 days more ] .
Hosiery , Waists ,
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Boys' 75c and 85c waists cut to 48c each.
Men's neglige shirts 89c , $1.29 , worth up to $3.00.
Ladies' 5c ( quality fust black hose cut to 25c. '
Ladles' ribbed vests and pants cut from G5c to 33c.
Ladles' balbriggan vests cut from 50c to 19c.
Don't fail to sec these Fall bargains. The cut price only lasts
[ 4 days more ] .
nan could not pay a debt that was Incurred
} y the purchase of some lots m the town of
Savona. a couple of leagues distant.
The plaster cas.t of the old church at Lis
bon , In which Columbus was married to
Pollp.i Moniz Perestrollo some ttmo during
the year 1473 , is not overlooked as visitors
[ ) ass through the building. While not ap-
lonrlng to bo as largo as the stately edifices
> f the present day , it is n creditable looking
juilding , said to have boon constructed of
brick and later on converted into a hospital.
Sonio of the doors and windows from the
house in which Columbui lived while at Rua
UoChrlstavo have boon brought away bodily
and placed in a room that is carefully
Guarded by a boarded Spanish sol-
ier , whose duty is to prevent the rcllo
tiuntor from carrying on his work of des
poliation. There is nothing to show that the
windows wore ever tnoro than more holes in
the wall , but the door indicates that burg
lars wore upon the face of the earth during
those early days , as the affair is constructed
of heavy two-inch stuff , securely bolted and
provided with iron hinges weighing fully
twenty pounds each. On the outsldo of the
door there is an old tlmo knocker which
looks as though it ought to possess the
power of awakening all of the sleepers in
the adjoining county.
The man who guards those doors tolls his
listeners , and dons so In the most fluent
language , that Columbus left his housa and
fled from Lisbon to escape the clutches of
some short time loan vultures who had pur
sued him and had made his Ufa miserable
for inoro thun flvo years.
Jlml a Lean unit Hungry Look.
Portraits of Columbus , King Ferdinand
and Queen Isabella adorn all of the walls of
all of the rooms of the building , and In
nearly every instance the discoverer Is portrayed
trayed as being n tall , slender gentle
man , wearing long hair and a closely cropped
board. Not far from one of the large pic
tures in the old chupol of the monastery
there Is an old pawn ticket , which a cortlfl-
cato says Is the one which Qunen Isabella
received when she pledged her jewels in
order to ralso the necessary funds to send
Columbus awav on his voyage. In some
respects it represents the tickets used by the
pawnbrokers of this ugo. Although this
particular tlckot Is In Spanish , the transla
tion recites that the broker loaned asum *
that was equal to some 14,000 , und that the
jovvolry remained In hock until It was redeemed -
deemed some years later.
Several autograph loiters appear In the
Columbus collection and the ono written in
response to his request to go before the
court sitting at Geneva , there to plead his
own cause , is the most unique. It Is dutod at
Toro , February 2J , 1605 , and written by the
private secretary of the king. Interpreted ,
it roads as follows :
"As 1 am Informed , you , Christopher Colon
Columbus , the admiral , are In poor health ,
owing to certain disease * which you had or
huro , and that you cannot ride on horse
back without Injury to jour health ,
therefore , conceding this to your advanced
ago , I , by these presents , grant you license
to ride on a inulo , saddled and bridled ,
through whatever parts of the kingdoms or
realms you wish to pass , notwithstanding
the law which I Issued thereto ; and I com
mand the citizens of nil parts of these king
doms and realms not to offer you any impedi
ment or allow any to offer you any , under
penalty of ten thousand maruvodl In behalf
the treasury of whoever does the contrary. "
While everything in the old monastery at
tract * the attention of the worshiper of an
tiquity , they all take off their hats when
they enter ono of the small rooms in the ex
treme southwest corner of the second story
of the old building , for there upon a modern
table stands a lead chest , two feet long by
ono foot in width and depth , which it U al
leged contained the ashes of Columbus when
the remains were removed from the old
cathedral at Santo Domingo in 1877. Sitting
upon tno top of the louden chest there is a
small crystal and gold urn , which is sala at
this tlmo to contain a pinch ot the dust that
once composed a portion of the body of the
man who first crossed the Atlantic ocean and
plutnted tbo tlag of civilisation upon the
American shores. This llttlo room , the con
tents of which are viewed from In front of a
high und substantial Iron rail , i * carefully
guarded , as the ancient relics uro considered
more precious than gold.
W. IX PeitciviL.
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Balloon double drop at Courtlaud i
and 7 today.
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DISTRICT COURT DOINO3.
Two Judges Take n liny Off to Consider
Unllnlihed DimlneM.
A couplet of the judces of the district court
sat In chambers yesterday for the purpose ot
living some of the lawyers an inning , that
hey might not forgot their cunning before
the opening of the September terra.
Judge Davis hoard the application for a
> ormanent Injunction In the case of the
Academy of the Sacred Heart against the
county treasurer In which the plaintiff Is scok-
ng 10 restrain the defendant from collecting
a tax that has been levied against the hinds
and lots of the educational institution. In
> bootlng ] to tno tax the plaintiff alleges
.hat all of the property is used for educa
tional purposes and that for that loason it Is
exempt from taxation.
Judge Koysor is listening to tlio arguments
relative to the releasing of Bon Shear on a
writ of habeas corpus. James Stevenson
charges that last Juno Shear committed an
nfamous crime and that on account of Its
commission ho should bo sent to prison.
Ilia attorney who Is defending while he
does not deny that tils client is guilty ,
ulegos that the law providing for the pun-
.shment is ono that was pissed during the
tlmo of the dark ages und that now it ii
obsolete.
In the district court Anna Uodson has
Drought suit against the cltyof Omaha In an
ictlon to recover the sum of $10,000. alleging
.tint a few wonks ao she and her aged
nether were residents of a dilapidated
house at G03 South Fourteenth street ; that
on August 7J3uildlng Inspector Tilly hap
pened along and toro clown , the structure ,
Irlving her and the old lady Into the streets.
Tie | bul'dlng ' la which thoDoclsons lived was
ono that had boon condemned by the orders
of the city council ,
The groat-hlffh dlvor , : :30 : and 730 ; , at
Courtland today.
Tlmt Kliutliiml 1'anr Content.
A largo crowd gathered at the rooms of
the Omaha Commercial college Frl-
dao night to witness the contest
for the Shetland pony , offered by
Ilohrbough Dros , , to the noy or
girl who would add 500 figures in the short
est tlmo. Twenty-live boys and girls had
registered , but only twelvn were present to
com polo. The Judges , Profs. Fitrpatrluic
and Munroo and Dr. Spaldlng , gave them
sovaral trials , and owing to the faot that
no contestant succeeded In obtaining tha
correct result , it became necessary to poU-
pone the matter until later , which tha
juagos did , naming September 1)0 ) as tha
( Into for the second contest. It was evident
from the start that 500 figures were too
many and It has been decided to reduce tha
number to 200 and allow now contestants.
One boy addnd the 500 figures in live min
utes , but unfortunately had ono or two llg-
ures wrong in the llmil result.
Louvonmark 'I'IO : and 7:30 : Courtlund.
Ono on Marnull ,
Dick Marncll Is ono of the oldest policemen
on the force and enjoys n joke us well as anyone
ono when it's on somebody else. Yesterday
morning some of the "gang" around head ,
quarters telephoned to Mai-null that ha
would have to ronalr his sidewalk or else ba
arrested. Richard used up his vocabulary
of bad languugo and then hied himself to
the prosocutor'tf desk , whore he spent an
hour or more perusing ever the ordinances
which referred to sidewalk inspection.
Af tor a while the snap was given away and
now there Is a policeman on duty at head *
quarters who refuses to speak to any one.
Balloon 3 and 7 Courtlund bouoh.
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Htnppeit u Jtunnvrajr ,
A hone hitched to the delivery wagon be
longing to Bishop & Osborno , the grocers at
Military avenue and Hurdotto street , ran
away Friday noon. After scattering a
day's orders of groceries promiscuously
along the streets the homo started on a boo-
liuo for the Belt Line tracks , when It turned
a somersault down the embankment , the
wagon piling on top of him , effectually bar
ring any further ri ogress. The horse wai
not badly injured , but the wagon was sadljr
demoralized.
