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ESTAJJMRIIED JUNE 10 , 3871. OMAHA , SUNDAY MOBNING.rAlSTUARIT 2(5 , ISOG-SIXTEHN PAG-IDS. cor\r irrvis
OUU KNTIHE OVIill STOCK GOO OP THIS IS THE GRANDEST SALE OF THE WHOLE YEAR 500 ATL WOOL t
BOYS' The greatest money saying opportunity of the century. phe most stupendous quick movement of new merchan
dise ever attained by any single concern in the United States. It is a practical common sense way of proving the
OVERCOATS value of taking advantage of the immense buying power of Boston Store mighty spot cash
YOU CAN'T ' DENY THE EVIDENCE OP YOUR OWN EYES. Made cf all wool material , latest
Roofers and Ulsters , mndu of till , from I to 14 .
style
' agua yoirs.
wool materials , in njfos1 to 18 yrs. Read the partial list of the wonderful' bargains in this sale Tomorrow at
from Worth Jo. 00 IGf hand Douglas , from Worth $ ll.fi0
to $8.60. to S7.CO.
GRAND PURCHASE OP GOO Pair I New Bargains in
REAL IMPORTED TB
GOODS Si Siiks at 39c BASEMENT !
$12,000 dress goods bought for $5,000 , spot cash. A western check A yard and wide plaid hliu'k tntrutn Chlnns * . , 39c KID GLOVES Men's Rubbers. 13c 25 CASES NEW TIVI IIUUICUN orrnw wo MOUIIA w III sell our AND bout .IAVA
wholesale house sacrifices of its stock to save the whole. blnck Kins Kr.lln nnil chanco- Ihti lomilar 17o and QOcculToc , at
part , . Children's HuliboK. 15c .
nbio talTctas , nil worth $1.110 All mndo In the very latest styles with heavy Strap ( iOI.DKN IUO-
a yard lit 31)0 ) CALICOES
\Vliolo Dross . onihtoldorcd and faiicy Htlttthed back mid
800 Dress Patterns. Piutorns. Worth Jl.OO largo huttons and hooks real Trench Kid. Misses' Strap llubbeis 20c f ? nosroN A No. 1 ( . 'oMiiiNATiox . corni . : > -
$1.25 Silk ; a ? 50c llllill OUADH MOUIIA ANM ) IAVA
double fold
Each pattern contains 7 yards , , Misses. " ntul Hoys' Arctics. 59c PERCALES -t'i ; lus for 11.00
wool dress goods , fancy weaves or checks In stripes ami nlntils and 50c Yon will . save CO per cent on all Toan at llos-
58c ton More.
all colorings an entire dress pattern , for waists fancy woavcil and triinminps ttilTotiis for at Men's by Ftoim Boston Alnsltu Rubber Overshoes Shoo Co , ninilo SHIRTINGS J 26 I'OWDICUIn < i70f IIHJI1 fruit OIIADP Jar , UAICINO stilelly
49C a yard , worth $1.33 Worth tl.GO Vfyrlh . " > Lr.dtos' DoiiL'n'a Kid and Go.it Shoe * , AND INDIGO BLUE Tor Yaid.
7 yds In rncli pattetn _ J worth tl.tO , pi ) at
$3 Si ks at $1.25 CALICOES.
STRICTLY ALL Li.dlos' Una DotiBOlu Kid Itutton fl 1
500 Whole Dress c-ses llrocaded , new weaves Satin Ouch- In 2OOO Dozen Ladies' Shoes , worth s'2.00 ' , Rout . . . . ? * DRUG DEPT.
Dress Patterns Pattern , all silk and satin duch Imiles' conulno Donirolii Kid llut- 15 CASES NEW
esses , to sty llli for ton Stilt-.11 ! in neiuilu mill MIIKUU With u\ery purchnvn at thu Drug Depart
ludlus sl.lrls iiml waists , with luuther , ' a roiiiion for the amount pur-
toe patent tlpj
Mixed suitings , Scotch weaves , checks Outing Flannels .00
nutually wet ih cue a ttoith.20.KOat In . llm-o checks entities you
and and novelties. These yard on sale at * I. ' . ! . " * Worth W.OO to a tiUtf lioor soap. Wopiaianlcu . thu pileea
plaids , now Tomiirioff wo plnoo on sulo an til- Ginghams of our dm s us low 119 thn loutvl.
all wool and worth yd. To close out nil the laaloSj' cotton ribbed uKiuil 11 no of Indies' flno DOII- SPECIALS FOR. MONDAY.
poods are 390 Ticking
enliiuml Vlcl Kid lliitton and
Jackets and lluoccd lined vests with 'ons ' tdoovp ? , sills
Entire dress pattern of 7 yds , $1.09. Gapes croeholcd necks ; worth up to $1.00 o-icli , go In Luce ciutirn Shot's ] , In too needle * , noith and fiilly narrow French Flannels 2 Qt. Fountain Syringe..75c
Woith J2.23. tliruu lots g-l.UO.guHt / Satteens 3 Qt. Fountain Syringe. .78C
2000 Dress Patterns. Whole UrcSs Itonclc. . and plain Cheviots lluavur ' Lawns and 2 Qt. Hot Water Bottle. .50c
Pattern , ,
, .lackets half lined
MEN'S SHOES.
this buiisoM's style , . India Linens I'ur Yd. 3 Qt. Hot Water Bottle. .60c
In changeable mixtures , strictly all wool that weld fl'J.50 on
sule ut-M.Oa. Tooth Brushes. . . . 5c to 25c
Henriettas cashmeres blacks and colors - D Men's 1111 Leather Shoes , woith 2 ,
, , . Worth SI2.0J CO at 20 CASES NEW Buttermilk Soap , Box . . .IOC
Entire dress
r
ors and actually worth > 0o a yard. '
'
,
pattern $1. ! > 8 on bargain square Odd a and ends of 'Men's ptlr Calf \ \ ill-ranted Shoos , all worth solid if'-.25. every at Cosmo Buttorfflilk SOJP , Box. . . 25c
Worth $4.50 . Choice of 50 dozen Royal Diiities
_ _ _ _ In faney houuleaand ' MonS Runnlno CYvlf .Shoes , In Con-
llnu Kerseys , lined odd lots of children's. Krcsi and I.noo , all styles of
$1 S lk and Wool Dress Goods. tliioui-'lioin , half silk 15c , . ,
. llnliiK - that were $ . 00 plain and fancy wool underwear - } toes \\utthKI.UU go tit Corded Dimities OHOGKERY DEPT
This lot contains silk and wool novelties , i 1-2 Ji'itld. 7.SO to close ut wear that sold up to . 50c j ' ' Men's g.uoo J 1.00 Hiind grnulm Welt ; Calf Shoes am ) Kin- :
' boucles in colors inch Worth $2fl.OO each , go tit 15c each. Closing out balance of Morse Crockery at > 4
yds' wide , leading , 44 01 th : > oo Princess Ducks former price.
serges , new checks and plaids , mohair effects , and A double ' CRYSTAL TUMKLEltS ,
Choice of all the .
all worth Si.o'o yard at * * and in dress t forinor price Co ,
a ,
, 30 , 49c Cape of all misses' , children's' New Piques our ] ) rico
goods department . , . wool cheviots , ' All the Mlfibes' and Children's Shoes , worth up CRYSTAL BOWL ,
In all wool , . .
and boys' heavy
to 81.25. jo at
that was $ ! ) . ! )8 ) on U-inoli , formerly 50o. 12c
BLACK GOODS. BLACK GOODS sale at $2.50 derby lOcJ'worth'up full seamless to 33d hose * goat 29c , 39c , 49e , 59c and 75c Fine White Goods onr price
Worth '
600 pieces of high grade new black goods , just received " 'fi\\j < Worth 3oc Crytital Stigarand Creamer ,
, new ' Doiifrolti Kid llutton Slices. formerly Uoc , 6c
crepons , new lizzard cloth , with silk and wool dssigns , silk A $12.50 Ladfes1 Fine all wool , , worth (1.B5 , KO at . Lace Striped and Plaid onr price
and wool mixtures , all new effects and go at 390 , 490 and Cape.beaded , full seamless , ribbed Hoys' Heavy School Shoes SI. 00 White Goods tier English Sctj formerly Decorated $12.00 Dln- ,
980 a yard , in dress goods department- ' braided or. and plain EIoso at l c a 15c litillcs' 1'olt Slippers 39C - Worth onr price :
plain cloth at. . . . pair , worth 33c. * BANQUET LAMP , 90
39c , 49c and 98c Per Yard , [ Ladles' Vqlvot Slippers. our formerly price $1.00 , * $1
Best Quality i5c Cotton 20c Pure Linen 20o 2-inch wide M-Inoh 15c & 'Ladies Ladies1 and '
Open-Work ' '
Drilling ' Elastic Velveteen Soft , Finish - ; „ Ladies' Pure 750 Ice $1.CO Black and 75c Ladies'
Waist Hair Duck Skirt French Embroilery and Cambric Hemstitched ' ' Cents' pure Linen- Wool SeamlessH Wool Cream Ice Wool Wool - ;
Cloth , Canvass Percaline Edging , . , . , . , Embroideries , Handk'cli'fs HandkcroKiofs , - Cashmere Hose , Fascinators Shawls , Fascinat6rs :
, racing Worth 20c. Worth 50c. Worth 30c.
5C Yd 5c lOc racing8c ' 7c 3c ; 7c 3c I5c 15c 25c 49c 15c
CO-
The Demand for State Begukliou and
Examination in Iowa.
PROPOSE1) LAW SHARPLY CRITICISED
AHMOcliitloiiH In OfPiiiunj lllwh
3nlarlJ-M ami In ii llolfiit SP-
ciirlly \eliniMU-u Model
Note * .
The necessity of state regulation and ex-
ainlnatlon of building and loan associations
In Jova is conceded on all sides. The main
difficulty appears to be to harmonize con
flicting Interests and enact a law that will
f.compllsh the ends sought. The misfortune
of Iowa Is that It went to Minnesota for Its
models and chained Itself to the national
method. As this method opens wide the
dccrs for speculation It secured a firm foot
ing and today overshadows the purely local
abKccliUlonn. But the llle'hmond experience
proved a costly eye-opener. The losses sus
tained by the collapse of the Union of Dea
Mollies In an emphatic protest , against per
petuating a system that perverts a beneficent
principle and shakes public confidence In
co-operative thrift. Laws In abundance are
a > aflahlo for Iowa legislators to copy.
Ohlo'H law Is a. model of Its kind , and Its
success Is shown by the wonderful growth
and prosperity of associations In that state.
Concerning the prevailing Conditions In
Iowa and the law propofed by the code
coirmlsslonm , Senator Funk writes In the
Spirit I-al < o Deacon :
"During the past ten years scores of buildIng -
Ing and loan nsHOclatlons have sprung up
YNlUtln the state for the purposeof doing
business \\ltliln the limits ot a single county
or less. These organizations have promoted
homo building on the part of the people In
moderate circumstances to a degree quite
remarkable. They ha\o afforded good openIngs -
Ings to Investors of small savings. So far
as wo can learn , no losses have occurred to
borrowers or Investors through their opera
tion , and dishonesty Is nowhere charged.
They arc so largely In the nature of a homo
affair , and the character of the organization
la BO practical and conucrvatlvo as to make
bad records wholly Improbable. Meanwhile
capitalists at business centers have adopted
this pUn , to glvo the tlavor of mutuality to
opoiMtlcne for largo private gain. Sor.ie of
thosn mott concerned are men of Integrity
'
and good buslnt'ffa standing. Others are ras
cals without character , r'rom operations at
fiich sources have- sprung a demand for legis
lative regulation of the whole building and
Ifan business. Legislators have struggled to
piovldo these , b'it In the arrangement of de
tails , eerlous dllllculty has been experienced.
In applying restraint the Urge corporations
are "unullIhiK to accept .conditions' that are
not applied to local concerns. Thla position
on the part of the legislature means death to
all th binall and helpful atucclatlons , or no
restraint worth mentioning to the dangerous
comblnitloui of capital at the business cen
ters. The adoption of the building' and loan
regulations provided by the code commis
sioners will not permit the county associa
tions to long continue In operation. Condi
tion * Ingeniously Injected Into several pectlons
will certainly do them up If enacted Into
law. Now we do not Insinuate that tills Is
the Intention ot the commissioners. Our own
opinion Is that they have In good faith ac
cepted suggestions without realizing their
practical application. It will be a mistake
amounting almost to a crime If ( bo general
assembly shall tiraent to the strangling of
the local building tnd loan Atsoclatloni. "
A NEHRASKA MODEL.
Tin tenth annual report of the Equitable
Building and Loan Association of Fremont
prfiiuU gratifying evidence of th assocla *
lion's prosperity. In the ten years of Its
existence It has handled $296,639.52 , at an
expense of $4.407.78 , an Insignificant-sum , and
has apparently sustained no losses , as the
real estate carried as an arcet Is valued at
only $1,329. This < s a notable feature of
the report , considering the variation In real
estate values during the past decade , and re-
fleets credit on the conservative policy of
the directors. The receipts and disburse
ments' last year amounted to $92,112.96 , and
expense was $707.91. Series A tnd 1 } ma
tured during the . 'ear. aggregating $51,100 ,
but mist of the holders exchanged their
t'crlal ' for full paid stock. The assets amount
to $ ii2,034.21. : of which $126,300 represent ;
ouUandlng loans. . Shares In force number
1,158 , running through fifteen series. The
report Is a very , favorable one , and proves
the Equitable to be one of the beat managed
associations In the state.
OFFICIAL. SNAPS.
The bill filed In the Illinois court by the
state's attorney general asking for the windIng -
Ing up of the affairs of a national association ,
with headquarters In Bloomlngton , throws a
t < aarchllght on the , snap enjoyed by Its am
eers , and Illuminates the unvarying source
of weakness In associations of this class.
The great element ot strength In local asso
ciation Is that the security for loans Is local
and therefore directly accessible to the offi
cers who pass upon Us value. With the ex
ercise of reasonable Judgment they can de
termine whether It Is sufficient security
for the loaned asked. Tbo nationals , on the
other hand , place loans at distant points ,
and the expense precludes a personal ex
amination by the olflcers. They rely on
"local boards , " the members of which , In
many'Instances' , have a direct Interest In
the loan , or are. Indifferent to the responsi
bilities assumed. The Inevitable result Is
many loses and the eventual wreck of the
association. The Uloomtngton association had
accumulated unproductive property , on which
It held mortgages aggregating $89,729 , while
C20 loans , representing $409,291 , were de
linquent , and the security Is held to be en
tirely Inadequate. One of the officers , at
leas-t , appears to have taken care ot number
one. He is charged by the attorney general
with having drawn $7,000 a year for his serv
ices as secretary , and besides disbursed an
expense fund of $19,000 In ways that arc
dark and Impenetrable.
LOAN ASSOCIATIONS IN GEHMANY.
Ono ot the recent consular reports Issued
by the Stito Department at Washington deals
with the operations of loan associations In
the rural districts of Germany. Theee lean
associations are a modification of American
building and loan associations , the object of
both being the accumulation of a fund and
loaning It to members of the association.
Thu original loan associations of Germany ,
started about 1S50 by an enterprising local
mayor , and still bearing his name , buy , by
the wholesale , largo stocks of feed , artificial
manure , fodder , fuel and ( lour , to bo sold at
just a little above cost to their members.
Liter similar loan associations were organized
In towns and villages to lend money and
Jupply riw material to dealers , thus. In fact ,
sharing their profits and strengthening them
In extending their business. Then , too ,
both classes of these loan associations , In
stead of remaining Isolated , unite In large
districts , so as to promotv agricultural socle-
ties and the credit syttem , and. In some
cases , the local governments , In recognition
of the advantages of tills sort of self help ,
have made gifts of money , liberal according to
the economical standard of Germany , to de
fray the cost ot thorough Inspection by ex
pert accountants , and to encourage the In
crease of these loan societies Clergymen ,
school teachers and other officials arc encour
aged to become the * executive officers of the
loan associations In their neighborhoods , and
the growth may be estimated from the fig-
urea. The town loan associations In ) S93
numbered over 1,000 , and their loans amounted
to nearly $400,000,000 , nearly a fourth to
farmers owners of farms In the vicinity.
The country loan associations \\ere over 700 ,
and their credit business amounted to $3,000 , .
000. In Wurtemberg the Royal bank be
came the banker for over COO country loan
associations , and loaned thuni In their united
body ever $800,000 , Thus these mutual bene
fit loan associations hive practically put an
end to uiury , and relieved ttie >
German fanner and peasant of his worst
enemy , the money lender , while the same
farmer may , In good seasons , be an Investor ,
and In bad times can 'safely1 coiint on being a
borrower.
In Germany co-operative loan aB30"latlons
have helped to tide over drouths and other
unforeyeen .disasters , and dairies , ylneyards ,
country stcres , draw their resources from the
ruran loan asroclatlons , credit banks which
glvo their support In the moi'L serviceable
chape possible , demanding littlebut good
security as the condition of a loan of the
money deposited by the well-to-da neighbors ,
and collecting the debt out of the profits
often rapidly but always , with duo considera
tion of time and conditions. France and
Italy have followed. In Germany the most
moderate cellmate fixes the aggregate of
those loans at aver $100,000,0,00 annually , and
the Imperial Bank of Germany advances
every year for this purpose over halt the
sum to the associations engaged In the busi
ness. The losses ] on agricultural loins are
very small , but this Is due to the watchful
care of the co-operating members who help
their borrowing neighbor to tide over hard
times , and In the end benefit him and get
back their own money. Good standing and
the personal security ot a friend are the
first conditions of a loan. The loans are
made for a year , as a rule , although they
are often extended , for the members are
neighbors and know one another , and each
case Is considered on Its merits.
Axxoflntlnii Noton.
There arc 368 associations In New York
state with assets aggregating $45,023,745 ;
shares In force number 1,336,882 , ot which
299,982 are pledged for loans. Net gains for
the year amounted to $3,081,874.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Omaha association will be held the flret
Wednesday In February.
A Brooklyn association advertises Itself by
stercoplcon vlevvu of the homes It assists
members In securing.
Mr. Julius Stern of Chicago , president of
the United States League of Local associa
tions , la already arranging for the conven
tion in bo hold In Philadelphia next July.
Association men arc requested to send tnig-
gestlona regarding- the program.
Tbo assets of Illinois associations Increased
$1,000,000 during 1895.
IJUGUM : nisi.n's IAST IMHM.
, ( From "iMVe Affairs of u. Illbllomnnlac. " )
Ono day I got n missive ,
Writ In n dainty hand ,
Which made my manly bosom
With vanity expand.
'Twas from a "young admirer"
Who asked me would I mind
Sending her "favorite poem"
"In autograph and signed. "
Bho craved the boon so sweetly
That I had been n churl
Hud I repulsed the homage
Of this gentle , timid girls
With bright Illuminations
I decked the manuscript ,
And In my choicest paints and Inks
.My brush and pen I dipt.
Indeed , It had been tedious
Hut that a flattered smllo
Played on my rugged features
And eased my toll the while.
I was assured my poem
Would till her with delight
I funded nlie was pretty
I knew that eho was bright !
And for n spell thereafter
That unknown dnrmul's face
With Its worshipful expression
Pursued mo every place :
Me seemed to hear her \\hlFperi
"O. thank you , B fled sir ,
Kor tne overwhc'mlnB honor
You BO graciously confer ! "
Hut a catalogue from Bcnjamln'u
Disproved what things tneifCfmed
Dispels with fayaKO certainty
The fluttering dreams I dreamed ;
* Vr that poor "favorite poem , "
Done and signed In autograph ,
Is listed In "Cheap Items" ,
At a dollar and a half. '
A. 0. Barlioy of Magic , Pa. , writes : "I
feel It a duty of m'.no to Inform you and the
public that Uewltt'a Wltcb Hizel calve cured
me of a very bad case of eczema. It also
cured my boy ot running sore en hU leg. "
COMING' , OF THE f-ETERANS
Nineteenth Annual Encampment to Be Held
in Omaha Next .Month.
WIVES AND DAUGHTERS Wl | BE PRESENT
Locnl Cominittet * Coniiiltrii-H the IMniiM
for BiUertnluliiit'-u tlie Hoys
\Vlio AVorc the
Flvc Yfn
The old soldiers of Omaha are bestirring
themselves In anticipation of the nineteenth
annual encampment of Department of
Nebraska , Grand Army of4 the Uepubllc ,
which will bo held In this city February 12 ,
13 and 14. It will be remSnJbered tljat at
the last annual encampment Ot this depart
ment , held one year ago at"llastlngs , the
Commercial club of this cljyt was represented
and made a vigorous effort to bring the en
campment of 1896 to Omaha. That the club
succeeded In securing a gooJfthlng for Omaha
the merchants and the hotel keepers of this
city will soon Uavo an opp9.unlty to bear
witness. 'f ,
Along with the encampmeel of the Grand
Army of the Republic will be held the annual
sessions of the Women'B < $ RbIot | corpt' and
the Ladles of the Grandt Army of the Re
public. The enrollment of the Ntibraska de
partment of the Grand Arnjy of the Republic
numbers about 900 , and It IB estimated that
between 600 and 800 ot these defenders of
the union will be In attendance. The dele
gate list of the Women's Kiill f corps con
tains something over 450. names , and It Is
fair to presume that 350 of the * ' * women will
gather together here nelt. month. About
100 of the Ladles of the Qrartd Army of the
Republic arc expected. Tfetrjjrlnss the to
tal number of the delegates .who will prob
ably visit the city somewhat.-above the 1,009
The headquarters for all fnws organiza
tions will bo at theMlllanV hotel , though
the various meetings will bt'WlUJln different
Ihalls about the city. Th iesaions of the
'Grand ' Army of the IlepubU < j > MlU be held In
Crelghton hall. Fifteenth and'Hsnnoy streets ,
wMIe the allied organlzatliw .wlll assemble
In the auditorium of the Y iOBMen's Chris
tian association , Sixteenth ; * and Douglas
.streets. . Hotel rates rwirini sall the way
ifrom $1 to $2.60 have bcn cured for the
delegates at all of the 'JeajJinEnJiotels. The
'standard ' of excellence/In thenccoinmoda-
tlons of these hotels will nol bs lowered to
correspond with the reductJoj } In rates , the
sentiment of most of the Ina ksepcrs being
that nothing will bo too ( jood./or the com
fort of the old soldiers , , thdn wUes anJ
their daughters. The national , ' colors and
the badge of the Grand AnnM of. the Repub
lic will be displayed at mawy f jthe principal
places throughout thecity. . * -
RAILROADS MADEr A RATE.
A rate of one fare for Jhfcjround trip has
been secure * on a number of , the railroads
on the- certificate plan.Ejfcttmember of the
e canipinent will presents Ills railroad cer-
tlficato to the assistant adjutant general
for the letter's signature-at the tame time
the member receives Uls credentials. This
railroad certificate , countersigned , by the as
sistant adjutant general , ivill entitle the
holder to his return ticket ; TI0 | > Toadj that
have agreed to this arrangement are the
B. & M. , Chicago , Rock Ibland & Pacific ,
Chicago , St. I'aul , Minneapolis & Omaha ,
Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley , Mis
souri Pacific , St. Joseph & Grand Island
and the Union Pacific In Nebraska.
The encampment proper will convene on
Wednesday , February 12 , In Crelghlon hall
at 2 o'clock p. in. The council of adminis
tration will , however , meet prior to the en-
catrpment. Its meeting 'will be held at the
Mlllard hotel Tueiday , February1 11 , at 2
o'clock for the transaction of business per-
ttlnlng to the order. On Tuesday evening
there will b & granl rtcepflon tendered by
the local Women's Relief corps -to the d legates -
gates of nil three organizations , which will
tllen bo In session. It will bo given In the
parlors of the'Commerclal club , refreshments
and dancing followltig the more formal part
of the reception. Wednesday will be spent
by the different bodies In session at their
respective halls. That evening there will
be a camp fire at Crelghton hall. The "com
mittee Is making arrangements to have ad
dresses by prominent members of the Grand
Army , and every effort is being made to
make this camp fire.tho most memorable
In the history of the , department. In addi
tion to the regular addresses there will be
war stories by others-comrades , patriotic
songs and other music. " Thursday will also
ho occupied by the soldiers and their fairer
comrades In the transaction of business per
taining to their respective orders. Thurs
day evening at 8 o'clock there will be a
public Installation of the new officers at
Ctelghton hall. Following the Installation
of these officers there will be another camp
fire , at which the stories not told at the
previous one will be heard by those who con
never grow weary of listening to the rc-
'hearsal ' of the deeds and the exploits of their
brother soldiers. This completes the pro
gram as already arranged. In addition to
this there will bo trips of Inspection to the
various points of Interest about the city ,
theater parties , visits to old-time friends
and other social amenities.
IMPORTANT MATTERS TO CONSIDER.
The committee on credentials , consisting of
Assistant Adjutant General James D. Gage ,
Perry A. Lyons and James W. Dolan will bo
In session at the Mlllard hotel during the en
campment. Each representative and past
department commander , an * post and post
commander , having a vote In the oicampment ,
Is expected to report to t'nls committee on his
arrival In Omaha. He will then receive his
credentials entitling him to a seat In the en
campment. In accordance with a resolution
adopted at the seventeenth annual encamp
ment , "the post commander of each post in
this department will cans ? to be Issued Indi
vidual credentials to each delegate and past
post commander entitled to seats In the en
campment , February 12 next , to be signed by
the post commander and adjutant , and upon
the presentation of such credentials to the
assistant adjutant general , he shall bo given
the annual encampment badge. "
Among ttio matters that will come before
the encampment the most prominent
are the location of the annual re
union In September , the election of
department officers for the ensuing
year , and the recommendation of a prominent
Nebraska ! ! for the office of the commander-ln-
chief of the Grand Army of the Republic.
For tlifi state reunion the citizens of Lin
coln and Hastings are striving , one against
the other. The reunion last September was
held at Hastings , and was well taken rare of ,
Hastings has the advantage of tlio old stale
fair buildings , supplied with gas and water ,
that make admirable quarters for an
autumnal reunion. Both Hastings' ' and Lin
coln are well situated on prominent railroads ,
'and ' the facilities for reaching the one from
various ) parts of the statt arc about as good
as these for going to the other. Hasting * : uc-
o'cded In getting the annual reunion away
from Grand Island , after thl Utter had had It
for reveral jears , and now thinks that It did
so well with the ' 95 reunion that It should be
given another , Tha location of the annual
reunion Is especially sought after becauic Ih *
annual encampment of the Na'lonal Guard
Is often held In conjunction with the reunion
of the Grand Army.
CANDIDATES FOR THE HONORS.
The election of the department officers Is at
tracting the usual amount of attention. The
most prominent candidate for Hie office of
department commander Is J , II , Culver of
Mllfoid , who Is now miilor vice commander.
For the latter ofilc ? John \V. Ehrlmrdt cf
Stanton , now junior vice commander , Is a
leading aspirant , while for the office of
junior vice commander , there. Is some great
hustling going on among 'the. friends of J , M.
Capjell of Aurora , II. P. Cook of Lincoln and
T. J. Majors of Peru. All the officers of the
department are elected for terms of one year ,
and an election to any of these offices is , In
the majority of casci , used as a stepping
tone for some higher office.
It Is a foregone conclusion that the < "
campment of the department will unani
mously recommend T. S. Clarkson. past com
mander of the department , for the national
office of commander-ln-chlef of the order.
Such a recommendation was made at the
last reunion at Hastings and a moral agree
ment was made at the Louisville national
encampment to that effect. Comrade Clark-
son has been prominent In Grand Army clr-
cleu for a long term of years. His election
as commander-ln-chlcf , It Is urged , would
bring considerable experience to that office ,
as well as a high honor to the department
of Nebraska.
InvltU'cns for the coming encampme t have
been sent to prominent members of the Grand
Army all over the country. It was expected
that the commander-ln-chlef would bo pres
ent , but , with his adjutant , ho will be In
Massachusetts at the time , and will be un
able to be here. Members of the local com
mittee have been hard at work for some time
on the arrangements for the encampment ,
and the success that A'lll be earned will be
In a large measure due to their efforts. The
committee consists of John W. Thompson ,
chairman ; G. G. Collins , secretary , and
Charley C. Burmester , T. L. Howell , Ser
geant Allison , Askwlth and R. S. Wllcox.
Considerable feeling has been aroused
against" certain railroads within the last few
days among members of the Grand Army of
the Republic. It.seems that there are two
roads leading Into St. Paul , the city selected
for the next annual encampment , that posi
tively refuse to a'low ' reduced rates for at
tending this encampment for a longer time
than the actual duration of the meeting.
Grand Army men say that they have always
been In the habit of rpendlng a few addi
tional days fn the city , Inspecting Its points
of Interest and visiting friends who might
live near by. They declare that If their
tickets ore good for the days of the encamp
ment only , the actual delegates to the en
campment will bo In attendance , and St.
Paul will lobe the presence of several thou
sand old wldlers and whatever money they
would spend. The coinmander-ln-chlef Is be
ing urged to cliango the location of the en
campment , as ho , together with the council
of administration , ha the power to do.
Buffalo and Cincinnati are both anxious to
secure the encampment , and should the rail
roads continue to demand the long end ot
the stick It Is not unlikely that St. Paul
will lose the encampment to one of these
cities.
VKTKIIA'XS OF TUB CUXTUUY.
Mr. and Mrs. Durgln are halo and active
people living near Portland , Me. Mr. Dur
gln Is 102 years of ago and his wife 99.
Temple Bar , quoting from an old English
aliranac , tells of thrco different Instances of
hrman life extending beyond 300 years.
Although Sidney Cooper , the English
artltt , Is 93 years old ho Is painting pictures
for the seprlng exhibition at the academy.
W. Hasell Wilson , president of the Belvl-
dere railroad In Pennsylvania , Is the oldest
ralhoad president In the UnltoJ States. He
was born in 1811 ,
Jules Simon , the distinguished French
statesman , Is In better health at 82 than for
some years past. He enjoys his old ago and
It Is bald that he- becomes a better orator
every year ,
Thomas ( Joss , a Maine farmer 83 years
old , skate. ] three miles on the Kennebeo
r\or | to eat Christmas dinner with a friend ,
and after dinner skated the three inllea back
homo again.
Rev. Dr. Cuvler , who was 74 years old last
week , fays ; "I can say with Gladstone that
the secret of my preservation Is my wonder
ful capacity for sleeping , I can beat any man
In Brooklyn In a sleeping match. "
A priest of ( he Greek church In Thestuly
died lately at the age of 120 , During the
last years of his life his memory became so
mi'cli Impaired that often he forgot whether
or not he had dined , and sometimes lie
dined twice or thrice In succession.
A hermit 110 years old , who lives In North
Argyle township , New York state , and who
weara fix veils , several shirts and several
Hooters , has been arrested and lugged off to
the workhouie. Ho leaves two pigs , some
hens und a cat at home , HU offense appears
to consist in having become 110 years old
without saying anything about It.
Mrs. Hannah Lovett died at Nashua N
H. , Uht week at the age of 106 years. She-
was born In County Kerry , Ireland , and her
ago was authenticated. All of her ten
biothers and sisters lived more than ninety
'years ' , and one brother died at Merrlttao
Mabs. , a. few years ago at the age of 105
President Krueger of the Transvaal re-
publio has been a remarkable man physi
cally. It Is said of him that In his youth ho
cculd run for half a day and keep pace with
aliorne. . Now at the ago of 70 he- shows
Ilttlo sign of having lost any of his physical
or mental vigor. Ho Is a rough , uncouth ,
opinionated man , but possesses the cruder
qualities of a statesman.
C. P. Vllllers , "Father of the British House
of Commons , " recently celebrated his 94th
birthday. Ilq enjoys good health and his
Interest In politics IH as keen as ever. Ho
has Just entered upon his sixty-first year of
patllameiitary life. He was first returned jw
member for Wolverhampton In January , 1835.
Previously , In 1826 , ho had contested Hull.
Mrs. Elizabeth Duaiio Glllcsple of Phila
delphia was 75 years old on Thursday , ana
her friends marked the day by giving her a
purse of $18.000. In speaking" of her the
Philadelphia Record says : "Mrs , Glllesplc
a great granddaughter of Benjamin Franklin ,
the celebrated philanthropist and patriot , IB
the daughter of William J. Duane , for a
time secretary of the treasury under General
Jcckson , and she has long been ono of Phila
delphia's most prominent social leaders and
berevolcnt workers. " _
IIKMGIOIJS.
'
Rev. J. A. Rondthaler ot the Tabernacl
Presbyterian church , Indianapolis , has been
forced to resign on account of his congrcga-
tlon'H dislike to hla riding a bicycle.
At the election of Pope Plus IX. out of
sixty-one cardinals only nine were not Ital
ians ; at his death there wcro twenty-four
non-Italians out of flxty-four. When Cardi
nal Perwlco dlcda ( little while ago the mem
bers were equal , thirty-two of each , but the
de-ith of Cardinal Molchors leaves the Italian
cardinals In a majority of one.
John C. Eaatland of Danville , Ky , , has a
remarkable record as a Sunday school
scholar. Ho has only missed attending school
ono Sunday In seven yearn and but two Sun
days In nlno years. This Is the more notahla
a ho lives five mllca distant in the country
and has had to bravo some pretty bad
weather at times to got to school.
Brass plates bearing appropriate Inscrip
tions now mark the Bites of the pews In old
Christ church , Philadelphia , once occupied ]
by But y Ross , maker of the first American
flag ; Francis Hnpklnson and his nan , Joseph
Hopklnson , author of the national hymn ,
"Hall , Columbia ; " the Penn family , Benja
min Franklin and George am ) Martha Wash
ington ,
Tuo Catholic priests of ( ho dloccso of
Hnutliwark , England Rev , Lord Archibald
Douglas , a brother of the marquis of Queerm-
beiry , and Father St. John have been In
L'anada looking for a place to send young
Catholic walfa and strays of South London.
They have found such a place In the Lika
Dauphin district , wlcro | they have purchasci )
a house and seine land ,
Father Barnuin of Baltimore , who was at
work five years among the Jesuit mlnlonu
In Alaska , Is In Oils country collecting fundu
for the mission treasury. Father Harnum's
station js at Akularak , at the mouth of tliu
Yukon , Ha nays : "Considering the difficul
ties to bo surmounted , Chrlxtlnnlty liaa made
wonderful progress among Hie Indians and
Esquimaux during the five nr rlx years that
the mission has been In existence , "
Rev. Thomas O'Gorman , the new bishop )
who will take charge of the Catholic cliurelief
In South Dakota , has occupied one of th *
clialrn of the University of Washington ted
nevcn years , and previously he was president !
ot St , Thomas' seminary In St. Paul. He la
said to bo ono of the brightest and ablest !
of the younger men In the Catholic church
In the United States , and great things ara
fxnected of hli administration In gpuUt Da
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