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How "Washington Will Entoitein Seventy-
live Thons&nd Endeavorers.
ELABORATE PREPARATIONS FOR THE EVENT
FloTii-r Itpri * of Hie City Arrnnncil
ill a SI n n n rr to MilIK - t Ilic
Urcnrntor'a Art In the
VUlforn' Interest.
"WASHINGTON , July Z. ( Special. ) Sev-
enty-flvo thousand U a goodly number to
conjure with That is the number of Chris
tian Kndeavorcrs Washington expects to
entertain bctutun July 4 and 13. Tin re Is
no biifcltr section of the city just at present
than the rooms ou F street , where the local
committees of the Christian Endeavor so
clety HTO attending to the details ncces nr >
to the tare of these 70,000 people. It Is not
too much to say that the work Is well under
hand , and the executive committee of sev-
enty-flve having In charge the details of the
convention hns labored with un eye single to
making this the grentodt Chi 1st Inn Endeavor
convention ever held In its history.
Bon'on ' last jcur was the. Mecca to which
thousands turned during the Christian En-
dcavnr meetings , and Boston took en re of
nioi'j people during the national convention
of tbe Endeavor society than ever befoie In
the hlitory of the "Hub " Washington has
seen Boston's fame grow through the work
of the last convention and this fair city , thr
nation's capital , will not be content If It
< has not 70 000 people within Its gates ou
"Wednesday , July S The scheme of enter
tainment Is vast Not on ! ) liavo the hotels
made special rates for the Eudeavorers , but
hundreds of private houses will be thrown
open for thn care and comfort of the mem
bers of a great organization , which will cel
ebrate its fifteenth international convention
on the dates above mentioned.
ALL DETAILS ARRANGED.
Each state has been assigned to some
church In the city , whnro there will be a
postofflce , reading rooms , writing and retir
ing rooms for the delegates representing
that state. All mall for the delegates .vill
fco taken Immediately to the church , where
It will be distributed A register will be
Iccpt In each church for the stale or terri
tory assigned to It , where all delegates and
visitors will be enrolled , after which badges
for the convention will bo issued While It
is expected that the church headquarters
-will answer practically everj purpose. It
has been demtd ! advisable to provide a
place near the meeting places , which could
bo used by the states as downtown head
quarters Accordingly space lias been as
signed to each state in Washington Light In
fantry armory. Flftctnth and E streets
Each state will be provided with a section
sufficiently large to accommodate the wants
of that state , and furnished according to
the Individual prefeicncc of the delegation
using it , which will udmlt of characteristic
display , fruitful source of friendlj rivalry in
the manner of decoration
For nearly two j-cars the Washington
people have been preparing for this great
event. Twcnty-flvo thousand dollars has
been raided to cover the local expenses of
the flvo dajs during which the Endeavorers
will own the city. Three enormous tents ,
capable of seating 10.000 people each , will
be erected this week on the "White Lot , "
the grounds just south of the white house
and within the shadow of the Washington
monument. To each of these three tents
will bo assigned a chorus of a thousand
voices , a fourth thousand-voiced choir having
been drilled for purposes of assignment
throughout the city where three or four
states may come together for services of
song and prayer. On Saturday afternoon
July 11 , under the leadership of Percy S
Foster , the combined choirs , numbering
about -4,000 voices , will give a grand pa
triotic vesper service at the cast front of
the capltol , after which there will bo a
parade of Endeavorers out Pennsylvania av
enue.
ON A GRAND SCALE.
These Washington people never do anj-
thing bj halves. They have the most mag-
nlflcrnt cltj in America as the flrst attrac
tion. Here the capitol is located Her"
are all the great departments required by
70,000.000 people for the transaction of the
business of the government Here metis
annually more conventions than In any
other flvo ( .ities of the United States. For
City jcara Ihls has been known as the
great 'convention city" and the crowning
convention at least so far as ihe Endeavor
ers are concerned. Is lo be their contention ,
July 8-13
Ono of Ihe special features of this con-
ventlou will be the decorations throughout
the cltj parKs The words "Christian En-
dtavor ' and the date of its organization will
te seen on every side worked in fantastic
designs through the use of varigated fo
liage plants There will be shields and
flags and the motto of the Christian En-
deavoi society , "For Christ and the
Church , " wherever the landscape gardener
ccn find space large enough to make an
effective showing with his growing flowers.
This beautiful idea , and it is a beautiful
Idea , to call upon nalure to assist in mak-
ing the welcome \Vai-hnlgton a rojal
one , will be coupled with bunting decora-
- , tions upon an immense scale. Almost
every business house In , the city signl-
fled iu w Illingncss to decorate the bulld-
ing In which it does business Hundreds
of private families have also joined In the
color schema and it Is confldiatly predicted
that not since the triennial convention of
Hhe Knights Templar will Washington be
BO gaily decked. The immense tenls on
the "whiie dot" will be decorated in a
broad canopy of red , white and blue to
extend from two of the poles to the edges
of the tint covering the platform for chorus
and speaker * Streamers will be run from
the top of the tents to &l\ \ sides and at a
point between the center poles clusters of
the flags of all nations will be hung While
two ! arie tents were used In Boston last
jear , three will be used ln"Washlngton , the
third to be Knoun as the. ' "Washington"
tent. The names of the other two tents
. will be the Fame as at Boston , "Tho En-
deavor" and "The Wllllston " the latter
the name of the town wherein the Christian
Endeavor society was foimed fifteen years
go.
ASSIGNMENT OF STATES. '
In the assignment of churches Nebraska
lias been especially fortunate , being as
signed to the Fourth Presbj terlan at the
coruer of Ninth street and Grant place , In
the very heart of the city Iowa has been
assigned to the s Western Prrsb > terlan
fhurch on H street , near Nineteenth South
-COMI : , nooov , CJMF :
It's the hjuno old hong only toUl anew
Ice fleam roll N Ihe proper
caper you can carry It In your
without fear of uuMtlnhtays hard for
hours on : i real hoi day convenient for
pyellstc-for anyody It lias throw dis
tinct flavors a full quart for 40e ou
cut U with u knife nus eat It with u
Bpoou.
Bpoou.Baldim , Caterer ,
( Tha finest lunch 1520 Fartinm.
Iu Ibe went. .
Dak in co i to the Curler Memorial Prci-
Ijterlui un Fkr.Ja avenge between Sixth
a.J S ' .ciitb streets , while yomlng te-
tur < the Wts'mlntter church , Seventh
ttrwt near D
1'rowi & talk liail with the chairman of
the | reas committee yesterday he Bitted
tb&t n recent estimate made as to the
number of dslcgates wlio would be In at
tendance from the states of Nebraska Iowa
South Dakota an 1 Wyoming came very clmo
to 1,500 Iowa will semi i < . Nebraska K
Siuth Dakota. 150 and Wyoming about th'
si-me numbtr. These delegates will largel }
come Into the city from the far west on
M'ccUl ' tralr. , arriving Tuesday eveulag
and Wednesday morning
While the Endeavorers will have an op
portunity to enjoy an intellectual treat , as
mine of the greatest leathers In the world
will be present to further the cauie of the
world's endeavor , the pleasureable sldo of
a xlslt to Washington has not been for
gotten , anJ there will be excursions to
Harper's Kerry. Luray , Mount Vernon. Pen
Mar , Fortress Monroe , Norfolk. Richmond ,
Gettysburg. In addition to bicycle runs to
nearby points of historic renown Every-
thlng Is being done upon a grand bcale , for
It 1 * the Intention of the local Endeavorcrs
to tilac * tha fame of Washington FO hluh
that the convention city of 1S97 which Is
San rranrtsro , may ha\c a worthy example
to pattern after.
POUT 031 VII V ! TIII. HANKS mil ! .
Wiir Dcpnrtiiii-nt ( lillelnU t ii
Hi to llx | ) | XIOHIIII.
WVSHINOTON , July 2 ( Special Tele
gram ) The War department is still unde
termined ax to what disposition shall be
made of the Tort Omaha reservation. It
was said at the department today that the
matter wa * under consideration and a de
cision would be reached In a short time
Nobody coulii be found who was wlllln ; to
express au opinion whether the lanl would
be appraised and sold , or whether it would
bo postponed until the next session of con-
gross. In order that the resolution pr"enod
by Congressman Mercer to turn It over to
the state can be acted upon.
\nothcr matter that Is hanging fire st.d
will eventually be determined Is the protest
of the Commercial club of Omaha agalnit
the discriminating rates imposed for travel
over the Omaha bridge. This case hah been
In Interstate Commerce Commlsslo icr
Knapp's hands for a long time , and it vvjs
said today that It would be decided within
a short time
George I' Nelson was today commissioned
postmaster at Cushlng , Neb.
Until. * In Central Amrrlrn.
W \SHINGTON. July 2 For the informa
tion and guidance of American capitalists
who contemplate the establishment of banks
In Central America , United States Cousul
O Hara , at Grey-town Nicaragua , has made
a report to the' State department upon the
operations of the London Bank of Central
\merlca , which controls practically one-half
of the circulating medium of Nicaragua and
Salvador He says that he has been Impelled
polled > o do so by hearing of the organiza
tion of a Minnesota company to engage in
banking in Central America , and as Ameri
can bankers are more Interested In Vnowlng
whether the banking business pa > s In the
countries he transmits a balance sheet ex
hibiting the operations of the English bank
for one year , with explanatory notes upon
the amount of circulation per capita and
other matters of Interest ,
I'lijIiiR Off tinSucnr llotllllr.
W \SHINGTON. July 2 The commis
sioner of Internal revenue has begun sched
uling to the auditor for the treasury the
approved claims under the $5,000,000 appro
priation for the payment of sugar bounty
claims , and it Is expected all of them will
be in the hands of the auditor before the
close of the week. There jet remain two
or three claims unadjusted , but it is not
thought that the Issue of warrants In pay
ment of those already adjusted will be de
layed on that account. It Is probable pay-
rrenl will be made on a basis of 63 per cent.
which would leave a fraction of 1 cent on
the dollar to be retained until the final
settlement. The amount of the claims under
the appropriation is $7 639 3S3
\uv > Di'imrOiiftit Cof ! to Work.
WASHINGTON July 2 The beginning of
the new fiscal jear having put at the dis
posal of the Navy department appropriations
for work long postponed , orders have gone
forward for the Immediate resumption of
operations. The bureau of steam engineerIng -
Ing until today has not had the means at
hand to begin Its repair work Most of this
will be done at the Mare island navy yard.
In this jard needing repairs are the Ben-
nlngton , Thetis Petrel Baltimore Concord.
ganger , Mohican and Hartford The work of
renovating and repairing their engines and
boilers will now proceed with rapldit > .
.V Jlpollltllll'lllH to AVcKt 1'lllllt.
WASHINGTON. July 2 The following ap
pointments of cadets to the West Point Mili
tary academy have been made Paul A Deus-
more of San Jose. Cal ; James B Stubbs
of Galveston , Tex. , W. J Gaples of Glasgow ,
Mo . W. J. Hall of Sedalla. Mo , as alter
nate. Harold P. Gray of San Jose , Cal. , al
ternate ; W. D Flynn of San Francisco , with
E. L Zane of San Francisco as alternate ;
C F Adams of Superior. Neb ; C E Jones
of Independence , la : Sjdno ) Foster of Hous
ton. Tex , Charles S. Perry of Sheldon , la .
with F. H McKeever of Iretoh , la , as al
ternate. _
Condition "f tin * Tn-ninr > .
\SHINGTON. . July 2 Today's state
ment of the condition of the treasury shows
Available cash balance , J263,901,995 , gold re
serve , J101.C1S.103
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Sioux In. Hans \\lll OU-hralr.
Judge Dundy , United States District At
torney Sawjer and Marshal Frank White
started for Pine Ridge agency yeslerday aft-
cinoon , where they will attend the Fourth of
July celebiation to be held by the Sioux
Indians on that reservation. This celebra
tion will be on the most gigantic scale and
the performers will be members of the
various Sioux tribes A sham battle forms
one of the principal features of the enter
tainment. and some of the federal officials
expressed the thought that it may not be
much of a sham if the participants get
warmed up to the proper pitch
Mrrrl Ilnll vnj KitriiHloii Completed.
Last night the Omaha Street Hallway
company completed the extension of Its
South Thirteenth street line , and during
the eveningmude a trinl trip Beginning
toddy thn trains on this line will make
regular triin , running ns fur .south as
Sacke.lt street , three blocks east of the
west entrance to Illvervlew pirk Today
the street commie-Monet will begin top work
of ( lenrliiK Siuk < U slre-el from the end of
the car line to fie west entrance of the
park. This work will be. finished tonight
AMI ! ! , VIJTII Jin.
Our automatic piano piays by Itself
It's. quite a sltrht oomo ami see it and
Incidentally look at the many desUns
iu Klmtull pianos UIOM sweet-toned In-
btruments that art' lauded the world
over by every musician of note it Is
tlit > lowest priced easiest termed high
est snuli' piano made thu best piano on
A. Hospe. Jr.
JUuslc ami Art J5J3 Douglas
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MOMlitST TO JEFF DA\IS \
Veterans of Southern Army Lay a Comer
Stone in Memory of Their Chief.
RICHMOND IS CROWDED WITH GRAYS
Cniiltnl of tin * Confnlprnlo Mnlri * < *
HUN ) Time * Once Murr I'lftren
ThoiiMtnd MOM nnil Children
In tlie I'nrtulc.
RICHMOND. Va . July 2 Never before in
its history , not even upon the occasion of
the unveiling of the monument of Leo in
1S0 , has Richmond seen such a crowd within
her limits as that which assembled here
today beneath a perfect sky to * Itness the
laying of the corner stone of the monument
to the memory of Jefferson Davis. H Is the
last and greatest day of the sixth annual
reunion of the United Confederate Veterans'
association , which has brought to Richmond
altogether about 2,000 veterans , besides thou
sands of other visitors. Today's exercises
have added 30.000 visitors and > oung sol
diers to the vast throng
Last night history repeated Itself In the
scene which Capitol hall presented. A small
army of grizzled men In Jackets of gray
slept on the greensward around the old
state house with coats for pillows and the
grassy lawn for thrlr beds A few thousand
spent the night on the capltol grounds
The city Is very gaily decorated. Here
and there on the streets faded and tattered
battle flags , relics of their lost cause , float
like gaunt skeletons In the air , attracting
constantly a surging crowd of men In gray.
The formation of the parade began about I
o'clock. Before noon the streets along the
line of march were almost completely
blocked.
The Rouss Memorial Hall association met
this morning and a committee was appointed
to form a charter for an organization Gen
eral Johnson of Alabama. General Drlggs of
Kentuck } . Dr Teagur of South Carolina and
General Jackson of Tennessee were appointed
a committee to visit New York and confer
with Mr Rouss and show him the great
opposition in the nouth to locating the pro
posed battle abbey in Washington In an
interview Mrs Davis expressed decided op
position to locating the battle abbey In
Washington , and said It would be just as
appropriate to erect the monument to Davis
in Doston.
PATRIOTISM OF THE HEART
The veteran cavalry held a meeting this
morning to take action toward erecting a
monument to General J E B Stow art
Colonel William H Hempstreet of Drooklvn
made a speech In which he spoke kindly
of the treatment he had received by vet
erans and said he thought they were all
true to the American flag But , he added ,
he was disappointed to find so few flags
of the union used by civilians in decorating
their houses Lieutenant George I Hall of
Hanover count ) , Virginia , replied to Colonel
Hempstreet by saying the southern people
do not wear their patriotism on their coats
but in their hearts The south was as true
as any section to the union and If the
president should call for troops to oppose
a foreign foe the south would be the flrst
section to respond.
The convention was opened at 10 o'clock
with prajer by Rev. Dr J W Smith of
Stonewall Jackson's staff The session was
a very short ono General Gordon made
a brief address praising Richmond's hospi
tality A memorial was submitted asking
that the name of the United Confederate
Veterans be changed to Confederate Sun Iv
ors association A request that the me
morial be sent to all camps of the associa
tion was adopted
An invitation was extended from the
Philadelphia delegation to attend the re
union of the blue and grey at Washington.
September 16. when a monument to ths
brigade will be unveiled at Antletam Gen
eral Gordon said the Invitation would be
sent to the various camps for action
Rev. J. William Jones was opposed to this
on the ground that this was the brigade
that kicked up the row in Richmond about
marching behind the confederate flag
General Gordon replied "Dr Jones be
longs to a church that believes In conver
sion Our friends have long since repented
their action " "Yes but they should bring
forth fruits meet for repentance , " responded
Mr Jones
A pap r from Louisiana In reference to
the monument to southern womer was re
ferred to the monument committee and
General Gordon said it would stop there
A petition from Fredericksburg in ref
erence to a national park at the battle
field near that place was anproted
After resolutions of thanks to Richmond
and General Gordon had been adopted the
convention adjourned
LAY A CORNER STONE.
The corner stone of the monument to be
erected in Monroe park to the memory of
Jefferson Davis was laid this afternoon with
ceremonies which were impressive and pa
thetic Under a bright sun and sky. through
densely packed streets , with the applause of
countless thousands to cheer on. the fol
lowers of the lost cause marched todav
through the city which Is dearer to the old
confederate than any other In the land It
was a sight to stir the enthusiasm of the
most sluggish nature , as with bands play
ing , companies moving and colors fljing , the
parade passed In review
Two hundred children , boys and girls ,
wearing white and red sashes , followed the
police , who cleared the way and led the pro
cession The chief marshal. General Gor
don , in civilian dress looked a ro > al com
mander , as did Governor O Ferral , who rode
with bared head Mrs Jefferson Davis was
In an open carriage and bowed and smiled
as the cheers greeted her on every side The
sponsors and maids of honor , chosen for
their beauty from all the southern states
rode in carriages following that of Mrs
Davis The mllltarv , under command of
Brigadier General Phillips , represented the
pick of southern soldiers North Carolina
was the first state to exhibit a tattered bat
tle flag , and as it fluttered in the breeze it
was greeted with great cheering. The vet
erans made the pathetic picture of the pa
rade. Nearly all are old and for the moat
part weak and feeble , but summoning their
remaining strength , they marched with
pride and pleasure A large number of them
carried sticks for support and many were
compelled to use umbrellas In order to with
stand the rays of the sun On the backs of
the marchers were bullet-torn confederate
coats , old canteens and knapsacks. Several
darkles true to their old masters , marched
with them In the parade v bile two old con
federates , who probabl } bad relieved the
vor biii.i , in : r\y ; _
When you pot that wheel The Stearns
tlu > very highest of hlnh trader * Is on
exhibition In our window Wo Rive
away ono every onu-c in n while a
Stearns mind you any Myle fur man-
boy lady or 'iil all jou have to Oo Is
to yel paitk'tilars of us when you buy
your bhoei Special bargains in low
e of them less than half
Drexel Shoe Co.
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On Saturday Our Store Will Be Closed All Day ,
On Friday We Will Hold a Celebration Sale Till 10 P , M ,
Below we quote -SELF EVIDENT TRUTHS" attractive
that if you need dry goods you will be with us at the celebration.
Ladies from Council Bluffs are requested to bring with them a copy of this ad. , which
they will please present after purchase is made. We are especially anxious to see a large
number of our Council Bluffs friends and promise them a pleasant surprise if they come.
Ladies' Hosiery Men
Shirt Waists. Department. Wanted.
Upstairs we will sell bright and early To bring jou to hoslerv department , will Men wanted \ll too seldom the call for
Friday morning a lot of ladles' shirt waists offer a large lot of misses' and children's men uownda > s We want jou to sec o'Jr
at 25 cents These were sold by us at 00 full regular made Hermsdorff black hose Bilk bows at 5 cenls.
and 73 cents , worth , however , much more. thai have sold yes sold freely at 23 cents Everi thing thai sold at 3 touts nad 35
At 93 cents , $1.50 and $1.DS , great values. all at 10 cents per pair , sizes 4 to SH. cents will bell at 15 cents. This applies to
A small lot of deulm suits , linen color at When we have brought > ou to hosiery scarfs and four-in-hands.
$1.95 ; should sell at ? 5 00. department you will buy for 25 cents a Do you wheel ? We will sell Friday men's
All our flne percale and lawn wrappers at stocking thai pleases every lady , black and and boys" heavy bicycle hose at lOc per
9S cents. Ian we mean the hose. pair ; elsewhere , 33 cents.
A magnificent lot of silk waists , all new Adorn your homes 'We will aid you with Red hot now. We will sell soft shirts at
this season , half price This Is a truth , some eleganl sllkallno or crclonne pillows CO cents , worth { 100 ; another self-evident
self-evident , when > ou see the goods. at 49 cents , ruffled , too. truth.
All our odd duck jackets , white and colored Would you do your own draping ? Silks All we have left In 51.00 and $1.25 laun
ored , at 29 cents. for the purpose at 39 cents. Ladles we're dered shirts you can have at 70 cents.
On first floor , promptly upon opening of pleased with these at 75 cenls. ' Ribbons Largo assortment , red , white
store , at S o clock , from our wholesale stock , Tapeslries Designs lhal would have and blue American flag ; our Diesdens ,
a big line of wash goods which have sold at charmed the ladles of Iho courl in Iho days Persians and printed warps need no com
10 and 121 ! cents All at GU cents per yard. of Iho French monarchy , at 49c ; should sell ment. Friday will bo specially ribbon day. *
PARASOLS CUT CRUELLY.
The finest dimity made In this country- at $1.50.
Still loft , good assortment of manufactur
choice patterns , at 10 cents per yard. You Nottingham lace curtains at 49 cents per ers' stock of odd umbrellas , to sco la to
will not look further. pair ; be sure to ask lo sec Iheso. buy.
Friday night at S prompt will hold a reception. If you attended the last one you will come
again. Great surprises at this hour.
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monotony of camp life with music in war
times , carried their fiddles and bows
From 1 43 to 3 40 o'clock veterans , sons
of veterans and military passed the city-
hall The column moved very slowly owing
to Ihe age and disabilities of many of the
marchers U was estimate that 15.000 men
and children started -Instfie parade , but m
large number were affected by the heat and
withdrew before they had marched many
blocks As the old commanders and gen
erals of the war rode up. they were loudly-
cheered by the crowds which thronged the
streets General Wade Hampton and staff
were constanlly busy raising their hats In
acknowledgment of applause General
Thomas A Brander and staff rode at the
head of several thousand Virginia veterans
Georgia bad the largest number of veterans
in line about 1 300 North Carolina bad
several camps in line The members of
ono camp carried wreaths of cedar inclos
ing the inscription "First at Bethel , last al
Appomattox " Every southern state was
lepresented. but some of the more distant
stales had only a few score of veterans in
the parade There were only a few Teians
while Mississippi was represented by about
300 Almost 200 Mlssourlans marched over
the entire course Oklahoma wa ? repre
sented by a camp , as was also Indian Ter
ritory.
GENERAL LEE'S ORATION.
When the procession reached the park
the military formed a complete square
around the grounds preventing any but
those in the parade from entering the en
closure The grand lodge of Masons , es
corted by the Knights Templar , marched
to the park where the corner stone was laid
with Masonic ceremonies Prayer was of
fered by Rev Dr George H Ray. At the
close of the Masonic exercises the How
itzers out on the Lee monument grounds
fired a salute of thirteen guns Hon. J
Taylor Ellison , president of the Davis Monument
ment association , came forward and called
on Bishop Johnson C. Cranberry to offer
prayer.
General Stephen D. Lee was Introduced
as the orator of the occasion and made an
address in which he spoke in part as fol
lows
"We are here today to honor the memory
of Jefferson Davis , to lay the corner-stone
of a monument to one who needs no monument
ment In our generation beyond that in the
hearts of his countrymen But we think it
due to erect one that posterity may know
the reverence felt for the great leader of a
cause that failed It Is fitting that he should
rest here In Virginia that greatest of all
states , the battle-scarred producer of war
riors and statesmen ; fitting that he should
rest here among her Immortals But for
her Generosity In ceding her vast territory
to the union , Kentucky would have still
been hers and be would have been born
her son Many presidents , statesmen and
soldiers He in Virginia , from Washington
to the present time , no greater than Davis ,
no one more unfortunate
"Fame baa no trumpet for failure. The
world hears not the voice of the vanquished
Vet history might teach us strange things of
men who failed and causes that are lost. "
He followed with a rt'vinw of Davis' ca-
AM ) II U'l'Y AMI rilKK.
TluuV the way we rc l we arc through
Inventory and we know ju-nrly whore
\\e htanil We know nla that we've had
an almost phenomenal trade tliU season
for which we arc duly thankful to our
many friends new and old We are
nuking some bju > flal prices n u IV v\
hrukeu lots in carpet * that It'll pay you
to
Omaha Carpet Co. ,
1515 Dodge
reer and the issues which brought about
secession and continued"I cannot hold
him wise who would willingly wound the
patriotism of any citizen of the republic.
To brand such men as Albert Sidney John
ston , Stonewall Jackson , Robert E. Lee or
Jefferson Davis as trailers is not to stain
the whiteness of their lives , but rather to
spoil the word for any useful purpose , to
make of trallor a title which Hampden or
Washington might have borne as well had
the fortunes of war gone against them "
Jefferson Davis , he added , stood the test
of true greatness , he was the greatest to
those who knew him best He was op
posed to disunion and did his utmost to pre
vent the step. At the conference ( ailed by
Governor Petlus of Mississippi of the rep
resentatives of congress from the stale In
I860 , Mr Davis declared him&elf opposed to
secession as long as the hope of a peaceful
remedy remained As president. Mr Davis
may have made mistakes He was a con-
stllutlonal ruler , not a revolutionary chief
He could not work miracles.
In closing , the orator said "In calmer
yeais. when the last ember of sectional
feeling has burned out and the last word
of , a\e has gently found the hearts of all
Americans togelher fathers will bring their
1'ale children to this sacred spot and tell
Jiem a story of a pure , great man , who
suffered for his people and for the right as
they understood It , and how for Ibis they
loved him as they loved no other Long as
yonder noble river shall roll its tide to the
sea It shall behold no man more kingly
'He was a perfect , gentle knight. ' May the
story of his life be sweet in days to come
and at last all men come to understand
Jefferson Davis "
The benediction closed the exercises
Though the dedication of the corner stone
closed Ihe reunion Ihere were some minor
exercises lonlght , Including a lecture by
General Rosser This has been the greatest
reunion ever held and was marked by good
order and conservative utterances No rash
speeches were made and there was no dis
play of 111 feeling.
Arr 'M - < l for Hi-i-UN-xn Dr\linr. !
Joe Dons , alias Nels Withers , has been
arrestfd on the charge of being th" man
who ran Into and wrec'kcd the carriage of
John Ilackett near Henson Wednesday even
ing He wa < ? arrested on the charge of
drunfconnes * and after being taken to the
central station wns handed over to the con
stable at Henson. where he will be placed on
trial before u justlee of the peace. Mr
If.uKctt proposeb to prosecute thu ease to
the limit as he ft.iU-s lhat his i hlld was
quite hi-riously injured by the collision.
I.ill.or Tfinpli * In A < -
A Nhort executive meeting was held l > t
night by the directors of the Labor temple
nt their JK w quartern In the. Patterson
building The meeting was called to order
by Chairman T J Sturgess. and the
greater portion of the evening was con
fined to routine business The reports of
the various committee. * having In charge
the moving of the ai < oplutlon were received
and audited Plans for Keeping up the lur-
rent expends of the new temple were also
briefly discussed
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And drink tlu > P'liulno Imported Ilun-
yadi water quarts for ir > c now Im
ported Appolinarls Ific anil we liavo
just received a WK shipment of frftnh
Uethetda water and While Hock O on-
atc Llthln Then there's the "I'Vozen
l'0-.faie" don't forget that it's the most
dellc'lou > ly delightful drink ever jet con
cocted away ahead of ice cream soda.
Kuhn's Drug Store ,
store 15th & Douglas
SUUTII OMAHA MOUT AT 1'O.Ml'UII.
I.III-KO Crowd TurnOut < o 'UlliK-ss
Iho IVrf ormniifc.
Vesuvius belched forth its torrent of fiery
splendor last night with the same regularity
which has characterized Us nlghlly erup-
lion since being transplanted to this city.
It was South Omaha night and a large con-
lingenl from Porkopolls , with their families ,
turned out to do the occasion justice. The
evening was exceedingly sultry , but out in
the big arena the air had a chance to circu
late and occasionally cooled the fevered
brows of the crowd
Nydla , the blind flower girl , entertained
the people and divided the honors equally
with Arbaces , Glaucus and lone The two
latter encountered their usual hard luck
and were banished to the temple , but the
crowd was wlih them and knew they would
come out of it all right. This , In connec
tion with the triumphal marches of the
eivil dignitaries , senators and priests , served
as a very fitting prelude to the program of
gymnastic feats , gladiatorial contests , bal
lets and Roman hurdle and chariot races ,
which completed the usual list of excellent
feats
It was the fiieworks , however , that the
people came to see , and this , like every
other good thing , was reserved to the last.
The pillars of the temple of Isls had hardly
ceased to fall when Chief Pyrotechnist Sam
Wiley proceeded to toueh off the set pieces
In rapid succession The performing mon
key , the elephant , the mechanical fan and
the floating fireworks in the lagoon all came
In for their share of applause , while the big
detonallng bombs furnished amusement for
a large number who refrained from paying
admission , bul remained on Ihe outside o !
the fence.
The crowd last night was larger than on
previous nights. Manager MacKenzle an
nounces miny new features for this evening ,
which will be known as "Transmlsslssippl
night " The portrait of one of Omaha's
citizens woo has been most prominently
identified with the exposition thus far will
be shown In fire and there will be many new
features added to the pyroteehnlc display
On t-e ! Fourth a special matinee will be
given by ihe management , which will begin
at 2 p n. The full performance will be
given and a great novelty added in the form
of an elaborate display of Japanese daylight
fireworks The evening display on the
Fourth will be the largest yet given , as the
number of set pieces and other fireworks
will be nearly doubled over previous eveu-
Ings.
Pli-iiio fur < lu > Dfiir lliiti-N ,
The third annual plenle of the dtaf of
Omaha will bu held at Hunt-corn purl ; July
4 , commencing at 9 o'c lei k. A number of
visitor * are expected from other points In
NebraBka , Iowa. Missouri and Kansas Su
perintendent J A Olllesple will deliver the
main address An effort will be made to
raise mom y to ser ure the convention of
the ili-af for Om.ihu In ItfH The Omiih.i
Llu-niry club will have charge of the under
taking.
no TO TIM :
You'll not ilnd ihe equal in point of
stj'le or comfort of our new novelty In
women' * skirts the -\ery latent out
black and white blue and vvhlje
brown and while check skitt.- . full Jive
yards , litit-d thiotiKltout with taJTcta
velveteen bound $ i.f ; > O you'll s.ty It's
worth lot < more anil j'ou'll be richt
to introduce them we price them
State Clothing Co.
Waists arvi auiis , 1511
Sl.lfti ai d Douglas
THI : jt'nons o > CVTTI.H.
llonril of Sntt. rir MiimiKerii Hold
I lie Ili-Kiiliir Vlontlil ) trxiloii.
The board of managers of the state fair
held a meeting at the Mlllard hotel last
evening , al which considerable business was
discussed in an informal manner , but con
cerning which nothing definite was decided
upon Secretary Kurnas states that the
meeting of the Nortbw eslern Scandinavian
Singing soclelies to be held here during
fair week is attracting a great deal of at-
lenlion from all parts of the country and
will withoui doubt be the means of bringing
many people to the fair
The following were appointedexnert
judges of cattle at the fair L A. Martin ,
lieton. Mo , jerseys , H W. Cheney. Topeka ,
Kan , holstelns , Ucnjamfn Whltsltt , Pre
emption , la , short horns
The proposition of the Otto Gas Engine
company to furnish power for the manu
factures building , was accepted.
The question of awarding contracls for
the transportation of freight from the city
to the grounds and from the cars al the
entrance to the buildings , was taken up
and discussed at some length , but no action
was taken.
Prof. Lyon of the agricultural department
of the State university presented a proposl-
lion , which was accepted to take charge of
an experimental school during the fair , at
which the scientific matters pertaining to
farming should be treated. Especial at
tention is to be paid to the dairy Interests
and tests of butter , milk and eream will be
made and Instructions given as to how the
farmers can make them for Ihcmselves
Secretary Furnas reported he had se
cured State Senator Sloan of Frontier
county to deliver the address on Pioneers'
day.
day.The
The board will hold another meeting at
S o'clock this morning.
OIKViiinnii ICHIril nnil OlliiTH Hurt.
DEADWOOD , July 2 ( Special Telegram. )
Mrs Eugene Record of Terravllle was fa
tally Injured In a runaway this evening.
While driving through Pluma , a short dis
tance above Deadwood , the horse she was
driving took fright at a passing train Mrs.
Record and her two daughters were thrown
from the buggy. Mrs Record was fatally
injured and her daughters badly hurt.
WfilthiT Too Hot for lloonipm.
The exposition meeting that was to liavo
boon held last night at Krfllng hall by the
Fifth warders for the purpose of booming
a slt In the northern part of the city wan
postponed InJetlnltely on Re-count of the
sultriness of thu weather. The meeting will
! > c held some time in thu futuru lit the call
of the secretary.
> lrn. luii AViiiitH n DUorre.
Alice Dean has applied to the courts for a
divorce from Robert Dean on the grounds
of cruelty The patties were married la
CounJl UluffB March 1. 1&94.
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Kizn of Ills Lion 1408
Famam
In front of store.