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Great List of Bargain's for Tomorrow .
; THE opportunity has never been so timely as , the present for the economical . ' buyers . to supply . themselves dt these 1 riccs tomorrow .
.r 14' } Goods are not offered dUring these sales at cost , or near cost , but . at such prices as cannot be resIsted , the moment they are seen. Our , , * . t
. . { $ } efforts to place goods before the people at such prices cannot fail to attract your attention. Special attention is called to a line of umbrellas *
* and parasols that formerly sold from $ 3.50 to $5. They will be closed out tomorrow at $1. 98. A line of children's short dresses that sold at - $
, . $ - $1 1) will be closed at --39c. Our whole line of children's white caps will be closed out in 3 lots , at 68. 89c and $1.48 , Many other bargains $ -
' * equally as great , mentioned below : *
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' * Silks ! Silks ! Chilclre11's Reefer Jackets 750 , $5 Umbrellas a11d Parasols $1.98 1 $ }
, , .ir : Special Prices for 1'1ol1duy. ' 'Vorth $3.00 and $4.00 Wo fro closIng out our stock of Umhl'elll\9" r
. . . . , m -.r . and Parasols at n grant sacrIfice. ( Now Is r.bt.
.1 J a lese Nash Silks , c ualit , Monday we close out our stock of your tuna to buy tllom. Wo will close out a
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* l\ one ay at yar 'd . . . . . . . . . . . . „ . 15 C Children Reefer Jackets that sold ' 7 5 C gbund special ( ilea tomorrow . In glorinnnd 1 $ }
. 'l at $3. 00 and $4.00 i0r . . . . . . . . . . „ tulTetl\ , in the vary finest qurlitins also Not . . , .
' ( ' . . . . , . . ono of thIs lot Bold less than $3. ; O and m muny . i ! ?
" .t. . . Cheeney Bro s Printed India SIlks , These Jackets are made wIth the immense sleeves and of them up us high us $ r .oo , but WO elTor $ 1.c:8 :
2 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l"L
, t 6jC quality , IVlonday l at Y and . . . . . 0 stylishly trimmed with braid and are J just the thing for early them ut ono price tomOl'I'OW. l
: : * . . . fall wear . . . .rJ:1. :
: , " Chceney Bro.'s 24 inch FIgure Closi11O" > ! out White ot t e d SWlsses
. -ij-r China Silks , large assortment all ' t. 0 { if
3 7'1
. . new styles , the $1 f quality , Monday 2C - ' Tomorrow wo will ! \ close out all our stock of
ay Ch-Id' r Short Dresses .
1 .y [ t > < rett or resses , Plain White Dotted Swt8SCi ill two lots : 15t\ < Pf
* I Worth $1.00 for 39c.
, All limo While Dotted SwIsses that sold 1
* . . Tomorrow we will close out all our _ nt 5Clll1d30cw11gout.l'tml. ! . . . . . . . . . . 15 C
BJ k G d. 1 $ }
ac 00 s. Children's White Cambric , Swiss , .
. , * . . . All our : lOe , 35e and 400 Dotted Swlssos
Special Prices for 1\loudny and Gingham Dresses ; ayes o I . 39 c will 00 closed out ' nt yard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19. *
7r- , . 2 and 3' . " . " . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . : _ *
- Fine Black Mohair , 60e quality . b ,
. .m. for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 0 These Dresses are well worth $ r.oo , but we will offer Notiol1 Departmel1 t *
.rlt. . them 1 tomorrow at 39C each .
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Prestley's : all wool Nun's Veiling , nrotant'sVcloutlnt taco potvdot'inbrminotto
it 65C quality , for. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 C whlto , regular price Pao : a box , Monday they 10 C
. . . CLOSI . ir OUT . . , ga "t. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b 0. *
1 $ } inch all wool Storm , ' White . .
d 50 Serge 65C Childt'ett's White
> < s Caps. . .
* quality , for. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 C ' . , Millinery Depart111el1t-scCOlldFloor. { 'I"
. . . ' _ Embroidered and Tucked ) all the very latest styles We. , t-6
* G inch all wool HenrIetta , . .10n . ' for two hours only-fl'om I.30 ! : to
46 } $1.00 have too many of them and in order to make short work of ll0naay . '
. _ quallY , for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 0 tlem I the will close I them I out in' , ; 3 lots : (1:30 ( : u. 1l1.-all 'l'illlIllCd Hats in tlll'co lots : 1lf.l'
b. Priestley's Silk Warp Melrose , a " : Lot I-Any 'l'rhnlllod lIat In stock for $2 00 ) ) * '
[ . All our $ LOO and ; at 68 . , . . cuch..L.
I D rap d' Alma and R at .1 way Cords , ,1 It' 25 . Caps go C $ .OO , worth from $ ; ; .00 to $8.00 each *
' the S.ooqualitics , for. . . . . . . . . . . . $1 . 2 5 . . ' { ' . ' . . *
. All . and . 89 Lot 11-Cholco ( of all hats from $3,00 to 980 $
. r our $ g I Caps at
1- $1.50 .7.5. . , go C $5.00 for 9So each . . . : .I . . .t . . . : . : : . . . . . . . . . _ * '
.rJl } An Other Black Goods at Greatly An our $1.75 , S2.oorand : : ' ' $2.50 Caps .m
$ . Reduced Prices. . go at . , . . . . . . . . . . . . .i l . ' . . . . . . . . ' . . . $1 . 48 Lot Ill-All $1,50 Hats for 40c each. . . . . ' 49C
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CHANGE OF TROOPS DELAYED
Shifting of Stations Will Not Occur Until
Some Time in the Falh
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PETIREMENTS IN TilE NEAR FUTURE
Deynriment n..rll"CN the Request ot
' AA'.lcnltn..nl
the CIH''Clilie COtlllt %
i . . Smclrty for U"e or Ahnntl..uel1
1 + ort Shllle ltCHC""lItiOU.
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WASIIINOTON . Aug. m , -Specla\-One ( \ )
of the questions now being considered by
the War department omclals , Is that of
whether or not Governor's Island at New
York the headquarters of the Department
of the East , shall be converted Into an army
110st This Island Is now and has been for
some Uwe melt as an arsenal. The Quarter-
master general of the army originated the
Idca of ha\'lng Governor's Island made the
l1caltquarterll of troops , and the question b
now under consideration It Is urged by
some that this place shoulll continue to be
used as an arsenal , for the reason that It Is
11 IIplendlll point for the storage of am'l\unl-
tlon. It Is situated In New York barber ' ; at
a convenient distance from the metrop.'lIs ,
and , being separated from the mainland , the
ammunition stored there would be out of
Z reach of an assault In the event "Of a
civil disturbance. It Is also urged against
the proposition to make the Island a post
that In case of an emergency the troops
would be at a dlsadvanlage when en the
Island and coulll not be easily transported to
the city of New York In case of an at-
tack
t tack.On the other hand the friends of the proposition -
position claim It will be a great advantage
to have the troops on the Island because they
could moro easily protect the city and
harbor against an attacking force when
' stationed on the Island than they could were
, they on the mainland. The proposition has
elv been opposed by a. number of leading dally
journal In the east and the Army and
Navy Register has also published a strong
editorial against establishing an army station
and suggesting many reasons why the Island
is filled ' for use RB an arsenal. The secretary
of war has not given any Information as to
his opinion In the smatter and It is l not
known whether a decision will be reached
soon or not.
Another argument against establishing a
post on the Island Is that , Ir It Ia ! made the
headquarters ' of a large number of troops ,
the headquarters of ' the Dep.lrtment of the
l ast will necessarily have to be moved to
New York city This II a change : which
very few army officers would favor amt It Is
acid that It would also involve an Increase
In expenses ,
DEFEItltlNG CHANGES 0(0' THOOPS.
It Is possible that the War department
* officials may conclude to deter the proposed
change In the stallons er the troops unlll the
latter part or the summer or until the fall
season : : It has been decided that It will be
better to delay as long as practicable any ox- '
pendllure the appropriations of this year
for the army so that at the eni ) of the
l1seal year there may be sulllclent funds on
hand to Ilermit such transportation of tb.
troops as may be deemed necessary It III
the policy of the department to retain a um
large enough to be available In case of an
emergency. A very profitable lesson J'.U
learned last year when such a large amount
of money was spent on the transportation of
troops during the labor troubles at Chicago.
It will bo recalled that only a slllall amount
of the army appropriation was left during
the latter portion of the fiscal year and
hence there was not liS extensive a shifting
of troops as was dellred. From present all.
t . pearancos therefore. It seems very likely that
' Ute change which has been so long CQntem-
i aced may be postponed for several : menthe
" It was said for a time that prior to his de-
' 4 Iarturo for his tour through the west Lieutenant .
1 tenant General Schonehl left with Secretary
14 Lament a memorandum of the changes
which he then deemed dealrable. The secre-
tar ) ' did nol seriously consider the propod-
tlon before ids own trip and had not made
Up his ullnil III to just what transfers ahauh
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be made but he was fully determined that a
change of some kind should occur and that
there shoulll be a shirting of the troops , oven
If It was only a slight one It Is now said
that since the secretary has made 8 tour of
Inspection himself and has visited a large
number 01 army posts In the west and north-
west . he has obtained some Jnlormatlon abort
the exact conditions and needs of the various
troops so that he now has a different Impression -
pression or the changes which would be de-
sirable. The secretary has become better
acquainted with the army and has gained
Information which will enable him to deal
with the army better than ever before so
that such changes as may be decided upon
will be effected only after much consideration -
Lion on the part of time &ccretary. Jt Is expected -
pected that Lieutenant General Schoflelll will
return to Washington about the last of this
month. There are a number of Important
matters upon which the secretary desires the
counsel and advice or General Schofleld
INTEREST IN HETIRE IENTS.
Interest Is revived In the army retire-
boots which occur during the month of Aug-
ust. There have been no retirements on
account of age for some time past and army
circles hall with delight the advent of an
event which will tarnish them food for
thought and personal gossip Colonel Wil-
liam Winthrop will retire today. This will
promote Lieutenant Colonel To , F. Darr to
be colonel and Major George D. Davis of , the
judge advocate's department , to be lIeutenaqt
colonel leaving a vacancy In the grad of
major In this department. This vacancy will ,
be filled by presidential alpolntment. )
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The retirement of Captain Elting of the I
Third cavalry will occur on August 8. First
lieutenant George I" Converse Third cav-
alry will go up to the captaincy ; but being
incapacitated for service , will be retired Immediately -
mediately after his promotion , First Lieutenant -
tenant Henry I. Ripley Third cavalry will
be made captain In place of Converse.
Second Lieutenant Solomon 1' . Vestal
Fifth cavalry will be promoted to first lieutenant -
tenant In the Third cavalry Dy the promo-
tion and retirement of Lieutenant Converse
Second Lleuteant Charles A. Iledekin Third
cavalry , will be promoted to first lieutenant.
Additional Second Lieutenant Nissen has
been promoted to second lieutenant of the
1o'lUh ( ; cavalry and Additional Second Lieuten
ant' Hawkins will be made second lieutenant
In the Third cavalry.
The third awd last retirement during the
month of .August will be that of Colonel
Henry L. Abbott IJf the Engineer corps By
this retirement LIeutenant Colonel Peter C.
lIalns will be promoted to the colonelcy 1
end Major William I.udlow will ba made
lieutenant colonel. Captain J. IL Willard' '
will be promctell to major , First Lieutenant
James C. Sanford to the captaincy and Second -
and Lieutenant Charles Keller will be pro
noted te the grade of first lieutenant while
Additional Cstcond , Lieutenant George P.
Howell will be made a second lien tenant.
The fiIIst retirement during the month of
September will bll that of Chaplain J. D. Parker -
ker which will take place on the 8th of that
month. The next retirement to follow that
of Captain Parker will come when Lieutenant -
ant General Schofleld the general commandIng -
log time : army goes Into private lire on time
29th of Selltember.
WANTED .FOII A FAIR GROUND
The abandoned military reservation at Fort
Sidney Is wnated for other than educational
purposes , as another party has asked for
the allowance of 8 special privilege In con-
nection with Its use As was stated I.n The
l1ee at the time time secretary of the in-
tenor .everal days ago directed ! the commissioner -
missioner of the general land office to sn9-
pond action looking to the disposal of the
reservation , In comllllance with the request '
of Joseph Oberfehler and others of Sidney
who asked that the land be held until the
Western Nebraska Educational association ,
In whose behalf Oberfelder wrote could per
titian congress to 'donlte to thorn the land
which they desired to use for school purr
posel :
James L . McIntosh , cUltolllan of the rear
ervalion has asked the Interior department
to grant tile Cheyenne County Agricultural
association permission to establish a temporary -
porary race track on the SIdney reserva-
tien The department has refused to grant
the requut. In answering the communLca-
lion of Mcintosh the acting secretary of the
Interior Informs Mclntoch that the department -
ment has taken action In compliance with the
wllhes of Oberfelder and that to extend
the privilege now asked for would not be
consistent pith the deparlluel l's former so-
lion and would tend to complicate the der
partment. The letter also I r' that time
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policy or the department Is to refrain
from granting permission for the use of
buildings or land In abandoned military reservations -
ervatlons except by courtesy and temporarily
for benevolent , educational and other pur-
poses of like nature.
The department's reply says : "In this Instance -
stance It Id not deemed wise to grant the
permission recommended , and thereby
officIally sanctioning the Incurring of the
expense necessary to attain its object on
the part of the agricultural association ,
This last statement has been interpreted as
being a polite way of Informing the agrl
cultural association that the Interior depart-
ment does not desire to give Its sanction to
horse racing. From the above reply It will
bo seen that the olllcials of the Interior der
partment are Inclined to look with favor
upon the plans of the educational society
to use his abandoned reservation for school
pu rposes ,
SURVEYOR GENERAL'S REPORT
The olllcials of the survey divIsion of the
general land office are now gatherIng together
gether data for the preparation of their
annual report for the fiscal year , which
ended on the 30th of June In order that the
work may proceed with haste nearly
all of the routine matters of the
office have been laid aside and
will be taken up as soon as the report
Is submitted to the commissioner of the gen-
eral land of1lct Up to a short time ago the
employes or the bureau were kept busy work-
Ing on the contracts for surveys for the
year which has recently passed They suc-
ceeded In getting all but a small number
of the contracts before the secretary of the
interior and approved by that omcla1. The
few which were unapproved will \ not be car-
rlNI out , and the surveys cannot bo made
unless authorized by another act of con-
gress As soon as the anllual reports arc
completed the survey division will give Its attention -
tention to the apportionment of the money appropriated .
Jlroprlated by the last congress for surveys
during the present fiscal year. This sum I
amounts to $225.000 , and It will be divided
among time varIous states according to their
respective needs In surveys.
YlIAS'I'BIl ; 11.\ ) ) A GOOD TIEING
Loaned alnney' : to the ShIll' . Crew nt
lINII.'IIH . IlItI'.eNt.
WASHINGTON , tAug 3-Aclln Secre-
tary McAdoo today announced time conclu
slon of the Navy department In regard to
time court of Inquiry ordered to Investigate
alleged Irregularities I.n making plyments
on the receiving ; sllll Vermont , usury be.
Ing cliarged lie severely crltlclses the
court of Inquiry for lack of thoroughness
and says the dellarllllent Is thereby enm
barraned In arriving at a conclusion lie
adds.however. . that enough has been obtained .
talnell to show that there have been Irreg
ularltles and payments made In violation or
navy regulations , and that In at least two
Instances loans have been made by the
paymaster , Yeoman J. 1tasmussen , at usurious
rates of Interest and that when the men
were paid by the paymaster's clerk W . V
Moriarity the amounts and Interest were deducted '
ducted the men signing raise recelptl. Mr.
McAdoo closes his statement by saying that
the beet Interests of the service will be
suhson'ell by the following course :
1. A letter censuring Captain Casey for
his failure to observe the naval regulations
respecting payments to the crew of the
vessel ullller his command.
2. A similar letter to Paymaster Tiffany
he to be placed 011 a furlough when he has
completed the selllement of his accollnts.
3. The appointment of W. V. Moriarity
as paymaster's clerk Is Immediately reo
yoked , and he to be Informed that the der
IIHtmellt will not approve of hla selection
for appolntrllellt by any p3ymuter. or permit -
mlt his entrance Into the service In allY
capacity In the future.
4. Jeppe Uumussen to be discharged
from the service with an endorsement on
his discharge to tI.e ! effect that he Is not
deemed a. desirable person ( for re-enllstment
In any capacity
feeder 't'.ouh1 t1l1tou 'IIt. . . .
WASHINGTON Allg. 3-Speclal ( Tele-
gram-Commluloner ) or Indian Affairs
IIrownlng today hall a short conference with
the secretary ef the interior A number of
matters affecting the Indian office were taken
up but the conversation did not revert to the
Indian trouble at Ponder u the secretary
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has not yet had time to give attention to
this subject. Secretary Smith will leave
Washington tomorrow and the matter will
now be considered hy Acting Secretary Hey-
noids and lr any action Is taken It will he
by that official The various communications
received , hy telegraph and hy mall were sent
to the interior department for the consideration -
tlon of the acting secretary next week .
NIo1YS POll 'I'III : , An\I\ :
ChllllA''H In the Itegulnr Service II" ,
. \nIlOIlIlI'I'11 Yesterday. '
WASHINGTON , Aug. 3-Speclal ( Tele-
gram.-Io'ollowlng ) transfers In Eighth cav-
alry are orderd : First Lieutenant John C
Waterman , troop M to troop A : First Lieutenant -
tenant Elwood 1V Evans , troop A to troop M ;
First Lieutenant Thomas Q. Donaldson jr. .
troop L to troop 0 ; First Lieutenant George
McK. Wllllarwson , troop 0 to troop I.
The followIng transfers In the Fourth cav-
airy are ordered : First Lieutenant James
D. Erwin troop M to troop H : First I.leu.
tenant John A. Lockwood troop H to troop
\1 : ; Second Lieutenant Clough Ovorton
troop D to troop M I ; Second Lieutenant HamIlton -
Ilton S. Hai'klns , troop M to troop D.
Following transefers In the Seventh Infanh'y
, are ordered : Captain Allen II. Jackson ,
company F to company K ; Captain Charles ' ,
A. Booth company K'to company . . . .
Icy retirement of Colonel William Win-
throp of judge advocate department , Lieutenant -
tenant Colonel T. P. Barr was promoted to
grade of colonel and Major : George B. Davis
was promoted to lieutenant colonel. 'fhls
leaves a vacancy In the grade of major T b3 I
flllod by President Cleveland. It was said at I
the War department today that the president ,
will not make any appointment until his re-
turn to Washington In lima fall. '
( HII \'I' VIO''OIlY FOIt A nlln\\'I IlY.
Aabeuser-Itiumeh . . , , " '
' " Coiiiynu ) \'lIt Ue-
. .t'h't. the 'O"III'N 1.'nlr A".III'II.
WASHINGTON . Judge Cole In
the district court today granted the An.
tmeuser - Busch Brewing association of St. Louis
an Injunction to restrain John Boyd Thalcher ,
one of the members of the ChIcago World's
Fair Board of Awards . from making or pub-
lishing the awards 0\1 \ the first analysis ot
the beer of the association and re'llllring '
them to accept the Second analysis of the
chemist. The dispute has been a long one.
Prof. Wiley the chemist of the Agricultural
department who mad ; the analysis , acknowl-
edged that Q mistake \ : bad ! been made at
first , but the commission refused to change
the award asserting' ! that It hall no authority
to 110 so Recourse wal then had to time
courts by the breweh . :
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INUI\XS ON ' 1'III.jilt WAY n\CJc.
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HI'III'rlll ( 'UllllhlA'"IU"'I"'CH All Quiet
In . .Jnt'kohIH \ 11oh .
WASHINGTON Au-The : following dls-
patch was received mt .f he War department
today from General Oopplnger's headquarters ) :
"All Quiet at Jackson's 1I01e. Two scouting
parties were sent outtj : 1\sterday. \ one to the
country east about Burtalo Forks and one
southeast to 1I0bacl < ' I'IYtr. One company of
Dlsbee's battalion Etghlh : infantry has been
sent to Swan rink' fet : the protection of
citizens.
"The acting Indlbti + m agent at Fort hall
reservation reported ) fit \ Indians were camped
four miles from Soda springs ! and 200 at the
outlet of Gray's lake In Idaho , all claiming
to be on their way back to the reservation
The acting agent says trouble Is about over "
Anollie-r Negro limy lh..t.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 3.-The Flagler
tragedy of yesterday was almost duplicated
today when a young colored boy was shot
by a sOrvammt of the Japanese legation while
stealing fruit In the yard In time rear of the
legation. The shot struck the boy In the
arm and Is noL dangerous. The negro population -
lation of the district Is considerably excited
over the Io'lagler shooting and an Indlgllallon
meeting has been called for next week to
protest against the verdict of the coroner's
jury _
1'.llIh' III Xo flurry' for JUlllllllltl"lI :
WASHINGTON AUg 3-The Civil Service
commllllion hu not succeeded In obtaining as
many applicants for positions In the govern-
meat printing office u an desIred. So tar
only forty-one compositors , twelve book-
binders and four pressmen leave been exam-
Ined , and probably a number of these have
failed to pass. With the opening of congress
several hundred of these mechanics mist be
employed. It Is probable that the commis-
slon will advertise a special examination for
the purpose of Increasing the eligibles.
Ilt'Jt''C..1 thr , Southern ) 'ut'llto Cnlam I
WASHINGTON Aug 3-Secretary Smith i
has rejected Indemnity list No. 24 of the
Southern Pacific railroad for 4.443 acres of
land In California The list Is rejected because .
cause the lands so chosen were covered by
expired but uncancelled pre-emption fillings
at the date of the attachments of the rights
of the railroad The case Is an extremely
Important one. Herp/oloro / the practice has
been that If a pre-emption flUng withIn the
limits of an Indemnity grant had
expired the land became subject
to the grant although the entries
were uncancelled. The new ruling Is
based on the decision of the supreme court
at Its last term In the case of Whitney
against Taylor and the effect will be to restore -
store a large amount of land to the pUblic
domain '
St'n.lIlIA' Out I"lnllH for Torpedo 1I0nC" '
WASHINGTON Aug. 3.Commodore '
Hlchborne , chief of the construction bureau ,
'today ' sent plans and sleclficalltms ) or the I
twin screw torpedo boats Nos 7. 8 and 9. to I
a number of firms who have expressed a
desire to bid on the boats. Under the law If I' '
reasonable bids can be obtained one of the
boats must bo built on limo Mississippi river ,
another on the Gulf of Mexico and another
on the Pacific coast. Commodore Hlchborne
has sent plans to all firms In these localities
Federal COllt..lleCH Awnrded .
WASHINGTON , Aug 3. ( Special Tele-
gram.-Denjamnin ) I1Y11e of Chicago was today
awarded 8 contract for the completion , in-
clulling some changes In the original plans ( ,
of the federal building at Davenport la" at
Ills bill or $27.623.
J. J. Shambur was today appointed post-
master at Dasford' Burt county , Neb. , vice
G. D. Kelly resigned
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Aberdeen 1'on-II"lIt. UUH" Settled
W WASHINGTON : Aug 3. Secretary hake
Smith has decided the land contest of the
town of Aberdeen S. D. , against J. S. Melles-
hey and A. McAllster In favor of the town ,
McHesney wished to locale the lallli In ques-
tIon with I'orterflehl scrip McAlister wished
10 file on It under the lre.emptlon ( law and
the town wanted It as a townsite.
:111111"11' : 111111"11I : lllIlu'H U Cull.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 3. United State
Minister : Hansom was at the State depart.
ment today- In conference with Acting Secretary -
tar ) ' Adee lie ! Is Improved In heallh and
expects to start for his post In a few days.
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Tn'rnty'-five Stales to Ire IIl'll..t''l'n.1
ImIEMPIIIS , Aug 3-Senator Harris , on
being asked concerning the conference of
bimetallists to be held In Washington Au-
gust 14. said that letters had been received
from representatives of about twenly-llve
state announcing their purpose to attend time
conference. Jt would undoubted I . he said ,
be a representative conference of democrats
and Its action would be er the greatest 1m-
porlance. It was Intended to be the first
step toward thorough complete and system.
atlc org nlzatlon of democratic bimetallists
within the party , and with a view to Influenc-
Ing party acllon. Sliver democrats In every
state , It Is said should Bee that there hi II
fair representation sent from their respective
states Senator Ilarrla left for Washington -
ton today where he will be joined In a few
days by Senator Jones of Arkansas and other
senators .ho are co-operating with him In
bringing about the conference.
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IIt..c".h..n ltlll.r ; Ha..IU'.t nil Off..l' .
NEWPORT , It. f. . Aug I.-Nat : lIerreschorr
made an offer to Secretary Herhert of the
Jlavy yesterday , before he left for Gray Gables
to build a torpedo boat capable or attaining
twenty.seven and one.half knots for $160,000.
fl short time ago congress made an approprl-
allen of t50.000. . to be used In the conltruc.
lion of three torpedo boats capable of twenty-
six knots an hour U Mr. rrelchort's offer
Is accepted he will use In the construction
of the new boat all the new principles which
have combined to make Defender a speedy
boa to
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BOYS IS NOT A CANDIDATE
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Iowa Democratic Statesman Declines
Honors in This Direction
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WRITES TO TUE . STATE CIIAIRMAN
lists Yernolmnl itensmims for 1Vlallfllg to
I'CCI' ; : Out of time l'ollth'ul
% reun Oil 'hiH 1'III.tI'II-
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, CEDAR RAPIDS , Aug 3.-I x.Governol
Horace Doles has written a letter to 11. O.
Dlshop , chairman of the Linn County Dem-
ocratic convention , In which he says hili attention -
tcntlon has been called to resolutions favor-
Ing his nomination for governor and stating
that he cannot consent to the use of his
name In connection with the nomination , for
purely personal reasons , lie says he Is In
accord with democratic principles ) upon
national Issues and believes from the many
able men In the party that time convention
will select one for a standard bearer who
will prove entirely acceptable to all.
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: \IIII'Nhnlltuwn the Seem uf IIU Au/-
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DES MOINES , Aug 3. ( Special Telegram )
-Over 400 traveling men and others went
from Des Moines today to attend the travel.
log men's picnic at IIlarshallto\ . luforma
lion from that place says the event was the
biggest in the history of the local organiza-
tion. Over 2,000 cOlllmercial travelers were
In attendance , besides their ramilies. The
parade : In the afternoon was over a mile In
length Des Moines 031a1005a and Mar-
shalltown bands furnished the music The
city Is elegantly decorated and a general
holiday prevails The crowd In town Is estimated
mated at over 20000.
The program of events at the fair grounds
Included about forty contests or various klnlls.
Valuable prizes were offered by leading business -
ness firms of the country.
Six thousand tickets of admission were
issued and twIce as many more could have
been disposed of
Stats Labor Commissioner Obleneu met
with a painful mishap last evening while en-
route on a bicycle to attend the picnic. When
near COle , as he wall hurrying to catch a
Northwestern train his wheel slipped and he
took a. header down a twelve foot embank-
ment Into a ditch where he lay unconscious
until a passing farmer found him and took
him to Cole where he sUbsequentl recovered
Uienr I.nlu' l11I"It'n1 : 0111'111'11.
MASON CITY Ia. . Aug. 3.-SIeclal ( Tele-
gram.-The ) Clear Lake musicale opened tor '
nIght , with a very large aUenliance. Mme.
Minerva bailey of Louisville Is the leading
soprano She sings beautifully , her voice
covering three octaves , and of even ceilber
from U fist to I ) . Miss Minerva E. Coch-
race of Chicago Is also premmd O\e of the i '
novelties or the musicale Is the playing of I'
Miss Julia Phelps of Chicago upon a msg- I
nlncent golden harp. Among other perform- I
era present aretu. : ! . Frances Grant , accompanist
companlst ; oL Clement n. fi b e w . director -
rector ; Prof. Carne . Impersonator ; Charlea
D. Almslne violinist : Milton n. Harris ,
tenor ; , W. fl. McHenry baritone ; Henry F.
Stowe the celebrated tenor and Frank
While. They lire all from Chicago.
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MASON CITY Ja. . Aug. 3.-Speclal ( ( Telo
gram.-A ) special from Algon3 , la. , says
Nelson Nelson , a farmer near UancroCt , wu
overcome by the heat thls..1Itlernoon while I
driving a binder , and fell from the seat I
under the machine the wheel passing over !
his head ! , killing him Instanlly.
Quarreled Over Silver .
CRCSTON Ja. . Aug. 3.-(51Ieclal ( Telegram. )
-1'ho Adair democratic convention met at
'eenflehl tOday and terminated In a row
over the sliver Quewlion. During the disk .
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cuss Ion a number of delegates become dis-
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gusted and left the hall , After considerable .
dIscussion the populist pro-sliver plank was
adopted ( , \\'Ilch will be repudiated by a large
number of democrats of limo county. I' . M.- : :
Dermlnll of ontantlIt was nominated for - -
representative ) , J. n. Hour for treasurer and
J. I ) . Adams for sherlrr. The remainder or
the ticket was left blank , which Is slgnll\-
cant that a fusion deal Is In contemplation.
'hUo 1\leCIiI Ignored.
CHEROKEE , Ia , . Aug 3-Speclal ( Tele-
gram.-The ) populists of Cherokee county met
In convention here today and selected dele
gates to the senatorIal convention. They also
nominated n ticket , whim the exceptlon of
coroner and superintendent. No action was
taken on the sliver question
! \ , The democratic county convention was held
mere today and selected delegates to the
stale and senatorial conventions. 'fho sliver
question ) was shunned. The attendance was
very small.
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MAHSHALITOWN , In . , Aug 3-The an.
nual reunion and plcnlo of the Iowa Travel
log MtIl's association held heretoday was an
unqualified success. The parade composed
of actual traveling men was over n mile In
length and was witnessed by 2'0.000 Il00pe : ,
The program lit the fair grounds consisted .l
of forty contests of various kinds with
prizes offered by wholesale and Jobbing
houses all over the country. The city la
elaborately decorattI.
A.h'ttl'lIh'll Free Slicer . .
SIOUX CITY Aug 3.-Speclal ( Telegram. ) '
-The Woodhur county populist ) convention t
was held ( here this aHernoon. Delegates
to the state convention and candidates for
count ) ' omces and representatives In the leg
Islature were chosen. Free coinage was advocated -
vocatt'll and the legislative candhlllte were
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Instructed Ir elected to Introduce a bill for
such equalization ) of taxes as shall place ) all
property , on II like proportion
nlllllnA' for II Hulnt.tl JlCtJlI
CRESTON . Ja. , Aug 3-Slcclal ( ) Tele-
gram-Mrs ) , Martha Howard of Lorimer hiss
brought suit against Asa Berry 8 saloon
keeper of the same place for $6,000 dam
ages In her petition ) she charges that
Berry sold her husbanll liquor ) , which causes
a loving and providing hUllbanl1 to become a
c1runkanl. Howard spent all his money and
II now about to lose his home , and his wife .
brings action for damaGes.
Srnatmr Allen Speaks nt IIlullo ( ; It ) . .
SIOUX CITY , Aug , 3.-Speclal ( Telegramm )
-Senator W. V. Allen of Nebraska adlresde(1 ( ( "
the Wmolbury county oPlllsts her this evenn ,
Ing. The meeting was to have been meld In :
tile court house , but. the bulllllnK was Inade-
quote to accollllllodlite the crowd , allli all adjournment -
journment was taken to the lawn . The
speaker brought out nothing ; new confining , :
hllllself entirely to the alms and object of his
party
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UIIIUluu1 Joe Iley ' mold's \\'lllc"v bend v
DUBUQUE , Ja. . Aug. 3. = Iamon(1 ( JOi ) " .
teynoldll' ' widow died at 1I1cUresor to.lay. )
She was childless I'roJlllllubly her two ,
brothers , Incudlng : J. A. Marten of Chicago : 1
wll Inherit \'ne large estate of which E. M.
Ickey of Chicago Is tile amlimilniatrator
" 1 > IamolHI Joo" Itl'ynolds was one of tIe : boost 1
prumlnent stealllboat men on the upppeg ) '
Mississippi \
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Vice J'rt."llIullt Starts for AIII"lul. ' r
JII.OOmNC1TON , 111. , Aug Vice I'rus ,
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Wont and Mrs. Stevenson and daughters .
Misses Julia and I.oUtla , left thls morning fOil '
an extended journey through Alaska and the
great northwest and do not expect to return I
to this city until September The trip Is to ' I : I
bo made In the hope or benefiting the health
of lilies Julia , who hili been indisposed ) II
greater part of the eumnmera
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"I.h't'll I."A' furl time Century ilInrlc R'
I'IIOVIDENCE , n. I. . Aug 3-Mrs. Minnie
Murray died at Olneyvllle today She claimed "
to have been UG years old It III known Iha
was alive 108 years ago. She died of old
age and leaves many membirs of three Kensr.
aliens of her family .1
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Iferberl'f'ill 'nit UII time 1..Ht,1..lIt.
NEIVI'ORT . U. I. . Aug 3.-Secretary or
the Navy IJerbert will "a ta Gray Gables I .
tomorrow ,
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