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TITE O FATIA UATjyr BEE : WEDNESDAY , 29 , 18JHJ. FORTY OF TflEFAlTIlFCUIEET KtUraal Party Mass Convention to Name a Lancaster Oountj Ticket. DELEGATES TO THE STATE CONVENTION rre l < ln lnl CamlUlnte I lie Ui-t of Tlio.pVlio Will Or- tlic Xevr J'nrlr In Arlirnokn. LINCOLN , July 2SSpecial. . ) This afternoon - noon the Lincoln members ol the new national party met In mass contention In Grand Army hall with about forty In at tendance. It , E. George called the conven tion together and -was made permanent chalnr.an. H.V. . Maxwell was made per manent secretary. One of the most promi nent prohibitionists in the state. A , G. "VVoU- fnbargerwas not present. U Is reported that he has gone oxer to the Bryan free Ellrer party , foot , horse and dragoDns. The convention was called for the purpose of electing twelve delegates to the national party state convention , which meets In Lin coln \\Vdnef-day , August S , and to nominate a county ticket. The following delegates were elected : C. E. Bcntley. n. "White , G. \V. Hedrlek. S. D. Fitcble , Lem J. Smith , Mrs. Nora Green. Prank G. Odell. Mrs. 5. M. Walker , n. A. Hart-ley. 1U E. George. Howard L. Andrews. R. W. Maxwell. Alter nates. H. Burch.V. . A. Lwler. A. X. VTycoff , 31 , C. Bittenbender , Mrs. S. K. Dalley. Ed Lofler. Mrs. E. White. Earl Loder. J. M. IVaugh , George H. Exley. AV , P. Hlllman , D. W , Erans. Messrs. Lem J. Smith , R. A , Hawley and S. D. Kitchle were appointed a committee to select candidates for the county offices , and upon their recommendation the follow ing were named- County commissioner , TV111 H. Bowers , Yankee Hill. County attorney , 11 C. Blttenbcnder. Senators , R. VT. Maxwell , Lincoln ; W. A. Loder , Waverly. "Reprepentatlvcs. E. "White. University Place ; Prof. Thomas Doubt , Stevens creek ; George W. Exley , A , X. Wycoff.V. . F. Hill- .man of Lincoln. It Is understood at the office of the sec retary of elate that the only way the can didates for the new national party can ap pear on the ticket this fall Is by petition , and as Individuals , not as candidates of the new national party. This also applies to any electors whom the new party might choose in the state convention. MAXEY COBB'S ESTATE. Mrs. Carrie Cobb today filed with the probate court an inventory of the assets of the estate of her husband , Maxey M. Cobb , deceased , late treasurer of Lancanster county. Among these assets are checks from a dozen of more persons In this city for various sums , given lor taxes , notes which Cobb signed for people who are not worth a dollar , and had to pay. memoranda of accounts of money loaned to a number of politcal hacks and some ex-officials whose names are not good at any of the banks. together with the certificates of deposit In the Lincoln Savings bank and the $13.000 note of C. T. Bcggs. The $ G,000 certificate Is secured by warrants ell the city of Hot Springs , S. D. . but the $10.000 certificate Is unsecured. The Boggs note , which took the place of the liability existing from the German National bant , is secured by a mortgage on some property at Thirteenth and JJ streets and by six Lincoln park bonds. Today Judge J. H. Broady began suit In the district court against Captain J. E , Hill. Judge Broady claims $10.000as due him for attorney's fees in the case brought by the state against Captain Hill to recover tie sum lost in the Capital National bank failure. When asked about the matter this afternoon Captain Hill said he had already paid Judge Broady $ ' .OW for his services In .the matter. A call was issued by Mayor Graham , chair man of the Abraham Lincoln statute com mittee. for a meeting to be held at the Lin coln hotel tonight. The members of the committee who gathered pursuant to this call were , aside from the chairman. Dr. Lowry. James Stephenson , C. H. Gere. Porter ter Hedge and Eugene Moore The commit tee decided to turn the matter over to the Board of Public Lands and Buildings. Omaha people In Lincoln : At the Lin- dell F. S. Lewis. J. N. Marsh. R. O. Mai- ley. John H. Harbors. At the Lincoln J. P. A. Powers. C. A. Baldwin , Richard O'ilalley. J. W. Hlzer. Charles Lane. \xs roil DAWKS couxrv FAIR. Premium Lint Will lip n Can lilrnl > lr Indaceiueiit. CHADRON , Neb. , July 2S. ( Special. ) The premium list of the eleventh annual fair of Dawes county Is now out , and most lib eral premiums and diplomas have been provided for each and every department. The date of the fair has been fixed on Sep tember 10. 11 and 12. The management announces that the -affairs of the associa tion are' in very good shape , and that they Intend to make this a banner fair for the county. Thomas Ernest , superintendent of the speed department , bus been circulat ing a subscription list among the business men of the city lor the past few days , and is meeting with most gratifying success in raising enough money that good horses may be brought here. The purses will be of sufficient amount to fully repay the owners provided their horses are fast enough to land a part of it. Much credit is due President W. TV. Wil son and Secretary B , F. Pitman , as well as the various other officers for the good work In connection with the matter , which now bids fair to be one of the best and most pleasing exhibitions held In the northwest. Tli ml rou Church nVtllrnlcd. CHADRON. Xeb. . July 2S. ( Special. ) The new Christian church of this place was dedicated yesterday and a considerable sum raised to finish paying for the same. It Is a frame structure with a seating capacity of about 200 and will be when finished one of the most complete church buildings In the city. The church was organized here less tb.an two years ago and has steadily increased in membership. Hrnvr Shipment of Slier p. GORDON. Neb. . July 25. ( Special. ) Finny & Carter arrived this week with 8,609 bead of sheep , which they vrlll sell in this vicinity. The amount of hay put up this year will be enormous. The Richards - ards & Cairns company alone trill put UP 10,000 tons OO5SII' FHOM TUB STATK Ailjnlnnf fienernl llnrry AtlrUcw Con- rrrnltic Drltnqnrnf fiiinr l incn. LINCOLN. July S8 ( Special. ) Adjutant General Barry ha addressed the following Utter to Captain Holdcman concerning a proposed court of dlcipHae for the Na tional Guards of tb ? state : LINCOLN. Neb. July 2S OiptMn Oorc * If. Holdfman. Commanding Company "A/ ' First Heslment , Nrt r j > ka N ti n Guard. Tortc , Neb. : Sir neferrtttc to yours or the Sth Inst. . concern- Inc the e-liibll hnvrnt of a "com pany neurt of disetpMn * . " and re questing Information an to how much au thority n rompany romtnamler has In com pelling attendance at drill * , etc : You are informed that the new "Ilules and Itesrulattons" provides lor a "company court of discipline , " composed of one commissioned - missioned officer , two non-c-ommlwloned officers ami two private * &nd & Judge ad vocate. Tie regulation * , which contain fuW di rections as to manner of procedure , are now ln-lac printed and will I * ont In a few weeks. Vntll then it would not be advisable to convene a court. It 1s not. however , the poltrr of this department to encourage the use of mili tary courts as a means of punishment of refractory guardsman , except In very ex treme cases , as unless the offender sub mitted to the srntrnre of the military court and paid his fine It would be neces sary to take thf case before a tmiRlstratP and secure a "Judgment" for the amount of the Hnewith "costs. " ( See section SI , Military Code. ) Guardsmen who violate th ! r oaths by persistently disobeying the orders of their lawful superiors nrc not drslrible jnemlwrs of the National Guard and should be dis honorably dlschnrpfd from the sen-ice. This Is done by all the company officers recommending a discharge "for the good of the service , " with the approval of the regimental and brigade commander * . U is believed that the stipma which nt- larhe-s to a dlscharce for the good t > t the service" places the oITendt-r In a worse light before the community and his neigh bors than a "Judcment" ncainst him for the amount of a flue Imposed by a court- mnrtlal. Regarding the extent of your -authority in ordering the members of your company out for evening drills you are Informed that you have the authority and that any member falling to obey your order nnd not making a satisfactory explanation be comes n. subject for discipline , and after repeated offenses should be discharged Tor the "good of the ben-Ice. " Ri-sppctfully yours , p. H , BAimr. Adjutant General. The State Board of Irrigation today al lowed the. following claims for water rights : Butcher & Grelbel. Custer county , water from the Middle Loup river ; Lee ditch. Cherry county , water from the North Loup river. Governor Holcomb today Istued commis sions to Horace F. Jeffrey , first lieutenant company E , Second regiment , Nebraska Na tional Guards. North Platte , and Herbert 0. Evans , captain of the same company. Leonardo Kluftinger , German consul to Bolougne , Italy , was a caller today on - Governor ernor Holcomb. Heir Kluftinger is an uncle of Attorney Matt Gerlng of PJatts- mouth. The supreme court has been asked to pass upon the case of George Washington Davis , the man convicted after two trials of having wrecked the Rock Island pas senger train In 1S&4 , by which disaster eleven lives were lost and many others In jured. The document presented to the clerk of the supreme court today was pre pared by Attorneys Adams and Altschuler and covers 100 pages of closely written legal cap and alleges t03 errors on the Vart of the trial court. Sliver ndrenif * 5 < * Icf < e < l. ALBION , Neb. . July 2S. { Special. ) The combined forces of free sliver held a mass county convention In the court" room Sat urday. There was not to exceed fifteen men from outside the city present , and the con vention , whose total attendance aggregated about thirty persons , was largely worked up of county officials of the populist persua sion. The following delegates were elected to the Norfolk : convention : Democrats : Tom Williamson. T. H. Barkley. F. J. Mack ; republicans : H. Rice. Knode Gloflom. George Inman ; prohibitionists : A. G. Mansfield. F. R , Dickinson , J. N. Marble ; populists : W. A. Paynter. Jim Smith , F. M. Slllit , To VnrohiiHf "Wnt ? r IVorlt * . PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. . July 2S. ( Special. ) At the meeting of the city council last night the matter of the city purchasing the gas and electric light plant was thoroughly discussed and the entire council appeared to be in favor of the idea. The city pays out a large sum of money every month for lighting , and yet the service is not so sat isfactory as it ought to be. and the citizens have been agitating the question of city ownership. The mayor has appointed a com mittee of three to investigate tie matter and to make a report , so that it can be acted upon without further delay. Fine Train cif liomeii 1'olooned. PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. . July 2S. { Special. ) A son of Zacharlah Schrader , who lives in West Rock Bluffs precinct , attended church In Murray Sunday evening , driving in with a team of fine horses. On the Journey home the animals began to show signs of physi cal weakness and one of them suddenly dropped dead in its tracks. The other horse succumbed the next morning and Mr. Schrader is satisfied that the animals were poisoned. He Is unable to account for such a deed , however , on the part of any one , but the symptoms were unmistakably those of poisoning. InlineHoj - 3Ii Incr. XEWMAN GROVE. Neb. . July 2S. ( Spe cial. ) Eddie Anderson , an insane youth , aged 1G. wandered away from a hospital at Ner- folk , Neb. , where he was being treated last October. In February he was found in Hamilton county. Iowa , and taken to the county farm , from which he escaped in April. He was large for his age. light hair and eyes. C. T. Anderson of Newman Grove Is anxious jo receive Information concerning the youth. Lived Under nit A knmed Xnme. FREMONT. July 28. ( Special. ) It now appears that the real name of the man who died in the county jail here yesterday was Burt Causer , instead of Berkey. His parents reside in Lcavenworth. Kan. , and were noti fied of his death , but declined to tend for the remains , which were therefore buried at the county's expense today. Nothing was known of him before he came to TremonL He had been around here more or less for the past three 3 ears. Ord'n Srh l Cl-nxvu Itrjturtril. ORD , Neb. , July iS. ( Special. ) Lawrence Bright , who was hired some time ago by the school board to take the census of the Ord school district , reports that there tire MB children of school age In the district , a gain of ninety over last year , and the popu lation of Ord Is L220 , a gain of 200. BOTH ABE DEB TOR SURDER John Bicker's Elajex Indicated by lite Coroner's Jury. FOUR SHOTS FIRED BY THE PRISONERS Tnlk of n Vlvlt from Jmlec x the Sherltl lo Tnlce I'rr- c-ntitlnnft to Vrevrnt n 31oVn Kntriincr to the Jail. NEBRASKA C1TT. Neb. . July 2S elal Telegram ) A coroner's Inquest was held this forenoon on the remain * of John Rlcker , the man murdered at a lowil house of Ill-repute Sunday morning. The evi dence was conclusive that Mrs. Sopher fired twa shots tt Rleker and his compan ions , crter which Edward Spencer , a piano player In the house , took the revolver from the woman's hand and fired two more , one of which killed Rleker. The JHry's verdict was to the effect tliat Mrs. Sopher and Spencer were < qually respon sible for bis death. The prisoners will be given a preliminary hearing In a cay or two. There is no excitement. The sheriff is well prepared to protect the prisoners. There seems to be no foundation for the report that a mob was organised to lynch Mrs. Sophcr and Spencer. Sheriff Huberle got word that an attempt would be made at an early hour this morning to take the prisoners from the Jail , but he immediately summoned an extra guard nnd made ready to repel any attack A few groups of mm la onts and twos were seen at 4 o'clock this morning in different parts of the city , but by daybreak they had all dispersed. IMI'ItUVCU T11K CIIW1' COX1 ITIONS. HiilitN of Snmlny Miilit Prove Quite Ilenrflelnl. JUNIATA , Neb. , July 2S. ( Special. ) An other heavy rain fell here Sunday night. It came up from the southwest and tvas ac companied with a great display of light ning and some wind , which blew much shocked grain down. Lightning struck and killed a fine mare for Mrs. A. B. Baugh , and also struck the Huckfeldt house in town. but did no damage except to tear off a few shingles and frightened the occupants. The ground Is full of water , and corn is matur ing finely. The crop is simply Immense. H1LDRETH , Neb. . July 2S. ( Special. ) A heavy rain storm visited the north part of Franklin county Sunday night , accom panied by a fine display of electricity. Some damage was done south of this place by wind overturning stacks , and some corn was laid flat , but a vast amount of benefit was done to corn , which is looking remark ably fine and needed this rain to make a heavy crop. Some threshing is being done out of the shock. Wheat Is yielding fairly well , but oats are ruined , except the late pieces , which are good. A large quantity of corn is being moved from this station since the freights have been lowered. BANCROFT. Nob. , July 2S. ( Special. ) The crops , that looked so promising a few weeks since will come far short of the aver age year In this locality. Oats are dam aged greatly by rust and army worms , some fields not being worth harvesting. Wheat was lodged by recent winds and rain to such an extent that it is impossible to cut more than two-thirds. Corn , which has always been considered sure In these parts , will be short on account tff worms , Both army and cut worms are at work In it- Oa ground where corn was raised last year it lies flat , being eaten off at the roots by cut worms and on all land not fall plowed. Army worms seem to be leaving oats now to go Into fields of corn. BEAVER CITY. Neb. , July 28. ( Special Telegram. ) A somewhat protracted drouth was broken this afternoon by two and a half inches of rain. This county will have an enormous corn crop as a result. ORLEANS. Neb. , July 28. ( Special Tele gram. ) A fine rain fell here Sunday night , but considerable damage was done by the heavy wind blowing down the wagbn bridge across the Republican river here. This afternoon over an inch of rain fell. The wind today blew down a school house , two miles south of town. These rains Insure the corn crop. _ Merlon * ReMnIiR f n Pall. PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , July 2S. ( Special. ) Last -week John Hall was tinning a roof when the ladder upon which he flood slipped and he was precipitated to the ground , about twenty feet. He was very badly shakea up. and his knee was sprained , but be went to work again , not thinking he was seriously injured. Saturday , however , he had to take to his bed and his life has been despaired of , owing to internal injuries received 'in his fall. This afternoon the doctor has hopes of his ultimate recovery. Mr. Hall Is a well known young business man of this city. _ "Working for n Street Cnr Line. BELLEVUE , Neb. , July 2SSpecial. ( . ) A citizens * meeting was held at the court house * last evening to take eteps to secure a motor line to Bellevue. Dr. D. R. Kerr acted as chairman and George Longsdorf as secretary. A committee consisting of Dr. D. R. Kerr , Messrs. William Martin. H. Eddy. F. A. Langhelne , George S. Burtch and 'William Betz v.-as appointed to confer with the street railway company. Mailed Obocene Literature. YORK. Neb. , July 2S. ( Special Telegram. ) William Warner was arrested today near this city by rostoffice Inspector D. J. Sin clair. Warner is charged with sending ob scene matter through the malls. A letter mailed by him at Wahoo , addressed to C. R , Greene of Hedrlck , la. . Is In the hands of the officers. Warner has a divorced wife in Hedrick , and once served a year for larceny in the penitentiary at Michigan City. Ind. Fnnernl cif Sir * . Aniin FREMONT , July 2P.ecial. . ) The fu neral of Mrs. Auuu Davidson , vko died here Sunday evening , was held at the Methodist church this afternoon , the services being conducted by Rer. F. M. Sisson. Mrs. Davla- ton came here from Ch&dron about two jcars ago. She was 72 years of age. She leaves two eons residing here , and one in South Dakota , _ l.aivu I'nrtr * Sebrnmkn City. NEBRASKA CITY. July 2S. ( Special. ) Miss Clara Allen gave a delightful lawn and dancing party last night. More than 100 of the young society people were present. Xehrn kji SrvrVolex. . Secretary J. Sterling Morton has been pe titioned by 300 citizens of Nebraska City to a nonpartlsan aBdrbs * tin the money < jurUon , ' ' Ground has been broka lor the new pub lic library building at Nebraska City. North Tlatte experts to entertain 25,000 visitors at the Irrigation lair next Septem- TXT. n * An Infant child of a Mr * Smith at Mitchell was struck by a rattlesnake. It * life was saved with difficulty. A runaway accident fc * t Western resulted In the serious Injury f-IlnBle Witt , Rosa Cummlngs and Mary \VaaV ' Judge M. L. Haywara'bas been Invited to deliver a dedication address at Ihc state G. A. R , reunion at Lincoln'on August 54. Among the features of the state Irrigation fair at North Platte , wlH be the women's art palace. It will be ccnrtracted of carved stone , 2S by SB feet In dimension. Grand Ulnnd has been successfully worked by a smooth young man who sells small packages of fine ealt for SO cents a package by asserting Its superior qualities as a moth exterminator. A syndicate of Ohio capitalists has pur chased 12S.008 acres of land in Lincoln and Keith counties. The raneh will be celonlrH and irrigated and an Immense cattle feeding plant established. A herd of 400 range horses passing through Scott's Bluff Bounty was stampeded by nn accident and 1M > of the animals ran Into a barlxid wire fence. Several were killed out right and fiity so badly Injured that they had to be shot. A Grand Island woman surreptitiously sub stituted a Bryan campaign button for a McKlnley button on her husband's coat lappel and he spouted honest money and pro tection all day before he found out what his friends were laughing at. Vrrr Innnrntiee Cnmimnj.Cirsnnlr.e l. Articles of Incorporation of the German Mutual Fire Insurance company of Omaha were filed with the county clerk yesterday. The Incorporators and the offices to which they had been assigned were as follows : J. W. Thomas , president ; George B. Trschuck. vlt-e president ; H. G. Wernlmont , secretary ; J. L. Mabie. assistant , secretary ; G. "W. Wattles , treasurer , and J. H. Mac- omber. The articles of incorporation had been approved by the attorney general and the state auditor. Adam Breed of Hastings is in the city. C. E. Yost has returned from an eastern trip. trip.C. C. H. Turner of Chicago Is a Barker guest , Lewis Rankln. a merchant from Clear Lake , la. , is in town. B. W. Marsh of Kearney , Neb. , Is regis tered at the Barker. O. A. Sproal. sheriff of Buffalo county. Wyoming , is in the city , j ; . D. Gould , a prominent stockman of Fullerton. is In Omaha. J. S. Kirfcpstrlck of Beatrice was an Omaha visitor yesterday. Frank II. Young of Broken Bow was an Omaha visitor yesterday. John J. Comstock Is registered at the Barker from Janesville , Wis. Leopold Stocker of Fort Mcade , S. D. , was among the yesterday arrivals. Senator John M. Thurstqn left last night for Chicago , to be absent several days. Judge Dundy left yesterday afternoon for a trip through the Yellowstone country. M. A. Adams of Sundance , Wyo. , was registered at one of the hotels yesterday. Thomas Creigh left for Cedar Rapids. Neb. , lest night on a short business trip. KC. . Moorehouse has -gone to Chicago , where he expects to remain several daj's. Will H. Good ing. a-clockman from Har- lan , la. , is registered at one of the hotels. Rev. A. F. Shcrill left'for Denver Monday night , where he expects to remain for a couple of weeks. > Otto J. Baumanleft , last night for Colorado Springs , where he will spend his vacation of a fortnight. Mrs. George F. Gellrhbcck left' for Salt Lake'for a month's trip Uirpush tie Yellow stone park on a bicycle , _ . * ' Congressmen W. E. Andrews of Hast ings came in yesterday o attend the State Sunday School association. John G. Watt , passenger agent of the Rod : Island with headquarters at Pitts- bun ; , was in the city yesterday. Frank M. Porch , internal revenue col lector for the state of New Jersey , is regis tered In the city from Bridgeport , C. R. Davidson end R. C. Jordon left for Waterloo lust evening , where ihey will In dulge In a little hunting for a few days. Senator R. F. Pettlgrew of South Dakota was in the city yesterday while en route to Lincoln , where ho sots to call upon TV. J. Bryan. R. H. Langford of North Platte is in the city in the interest of the Irrigation fair that will be held in his home town October 9 to 15 , inclusive. A. M. Reid of Shanghai. China. Is in the city. Mr. Reid is on a pleasure trip to England , and is visiting the principal cities of America enroute. Rev. Dr. B. F. Fleetwood. rector of Water man hall , the Chicago diocesan school for irls , is the guest of Mr. William T. Wy- man. SSM Dodge street. F. W. Theme of the Pullman company , ac companied by his wife and child , returned last night from an extended trip to Port land and other points in Oregon. Adam Howell of Des Moines. la. , with his wife , has been visiting his brother-in-law. Rev. Dr. Sanderson , and other relatives , the past few days. They returned yesterday to DCS Moinrs. Rev. Dr. Sanderson of Trinity Methodist church , lectures in Webster City , la , , this evening , to the Hamilton county teachers * institute. He will return and preach in his own pulpit Sunday morning and even- Ing. George -E. Church , one of the California delegates to the Chicago convention , pasfced tlirough Omaha yesterday oa his way home , Mr. Church , who is now practicing law on the coast , was formerly a professor in the Ntbraika Stale university at Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. L. M , Maxim left Fort Crook yesterday afternoon for Olean , N. Y. , where they will tale up their rcslilence.The former has JUKI been honorably discharged from the regimental band of the Twenty-second in fantry , in which he held the position of cerceant. At Olean he will engage in the music business. Nebrackans at the hotels : J. H. Travis , Loup City : G. E. Tarbox. Callaway ; John TV. Templin. St , Paul ; T. C. Kunkle. Weeping Water ; L R , Alter , Grand Island ; T. L. Matbews , Fremont : TV. .Y. Walratn , Syra cuse ; TV , E. Alexander and wife , Crawford ; E. D , Davis. Clay Center ; William Steufer , West Point : E. Mclnty.fe , Reward. SUDAi SCHOOL WtoENTION \ Keeling of the State Association Yesterday Afternoon * WILL REMAIN IN SESSION THREE DAYS Fair Atrn < lnnre nt the < prnlntr nnd .Mure Kxpeetetl Toilnr First Itenl llnnlne * * MeetliiR Held Ln t AiBkt. The twenty-ninth annual convention of the Nebraska State Sunday School asso ciation opened In this city yesterday and will continue In session until Thursday e\enlngof this week. About 150 delegates arrived yesterday and a number r * ex pected to arrive today. The meetings are held In the First Methodist church. Twen tieth and Davenport streets. A preliminary session was held yesterday afternoon , but the real opening session of the convention was held last nlsht. At the session held yesterday afternoon the president , Hev. H. W. TrueblooJ cf Kearney , announced the following commit tees : On nominations , E. A , Stevens , J. P. Hartman. Silas Cobb , TV. TV. Theobald , J. E. Chase : on enrollment. J. Northrup ; on resolutions. R. D. Gould , G. L. Loomls , Mrs. Parmalee ; on auditing of books. L ) . C. Zlnl ; . J. C. McLucas. TV. H. Klmbeny. P. TV. Klpllngcr of Loomls read a report on the work In thp southwest , showing an encouraging condition in that section. E. A. Stevens of Grand Itland read a paper on the topic , "How to Make This Convention a Success. " His paper was di vided into four beads , the first being a SUR- ECKtlon. that each delegate carry home notes of the proceedings ; the second that ell of the delegates should keep Christ In their hearts ; the third argument showing that a unity of purpose for the cause of Christ was necessary , and the fourth a warning to all delegates to be prompt -rd punctual In their attendance. At the conclusion of the paper n gen eral discussion on the points made vo * in dulged in , led by H , M. Hamlll of Jackson ville. 111. The evening session was opened by sing ing a hymn , after which George G. Wallace , president of the Omaha Sunday School asso ciation , extended a welcome to Omaha on behalf cf the local association and the citi zens of Omahi , H had been eighteen years , he said , since -session of the state asso ciation h.id been held in this city and he predicted an interesting and Instructive ses sion. In response Rev. H. TV. Trueblood , presi dent of the stale association , tendered the thanks of the association for the cordial reception extended to the members. "An Impression prevailed , " he taid. "that the Sunday schools of the state and the asso ciation were disorganized mobs , but he begged to assure the citizens of Omaha that the Sunday schools were an organized and disciplined army , with a definite purpose In view. All preparations had been made by the local committees , " he said , "for the prompt transaction of the business of the convention and nothing seemed to have been left undone which cpuld conduce to the comfort of the delegates. " Following the address of the president a doublf quartet from the choir of the Kountze Memorial church sang an anthem in a very pleasing and artistic manner. tieir voices blending in perfect harmony. VALUE OF THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. The next number on the program was an address by Hon. TV. E. Andrews of Hastings , his topic being "The Sunday Schools , the Conservator of the Nation. " The word "Sunday" used in the topic as signed him , the speaker said , suggested the resurrection and emancipation. He referred to the thoughts aroused by the word resur rection and the thoughts on much the same line aroused by the 'word emancipation. All of them wwe suggested , he said , by the word Sunday , and there were the other thoughts best expressed by the word JubUee , Taking up the word "school. " the speaker proceeded to analyze the meaning of the word as ordinarily used and as used in con junction -with the work which preceded it in his topic. The proper function of the Sunday school was the next division of the speaker's ad dress , and he proceeded to'express his ideas as io the duty of the teacher and the neces sity for the teacher advancing in spiritual understanding in order to lift up the pupils. "The work of the Sunday school requires the same application and originality. " he said , " 'as are required in the ordinary course of business. "The duty of the teacher was to instill into the minds of the pupils the plain , prac tical lessons of religion and the teachings of noble character , and by means of this couw there will be brought to the sup port of the nation a mighty army , a con servator of the nation. The true principles of manhood and -womanhood should be brought out. and upon this line of thought tie Sunday school will ever be the con servator of the great American nation. " At the conclusion of Mr. Andrews * talk tie choir rendered another anthem , and then J. M. Gillan of the entertainment com mittee requested all delegates who had not been assigned to quarters to make that fact "known. A few in the audience had not been provided for. and their wants were attended to. after which the meeting ad journed until S:50 : this morning. I'KL'IT rKDDLUIl IX A SAD 1'LlfiIIT. Sent to Jiill tiiifl MIR Fuiitll- Left to Slilft for Tuejimelvett. David Kolomltz , a fruit peddler , was fined fl and costs in police court yesterday morn ing because he failed to have a card tacked to bis wagon. He explained that be was using another wagon while his own , on which a card was nailed , was being repalre-d at a blacksmith shop. License Inspector Hurst , who made the arrest , weakened this claim by alleging that it Is a common practice of peddlers to run several wagons on one card and to make the same excuses as did .Kolomltz when arrested. It appears , however , that Kolomitz was sincere in his statement. He is the owner of only one wagon and that is now being repaired. By his peddling he obtains barely sufficient to support his wife and five chil dren , and has no bank deposit upon which to draw to pay fines. He was therefore compelled to go to jail and bis wife and children have been left to get along as best they can until he gets out. tt A Bicycle Built for Two. " Five cents' worth of "BATTLE AX" will serve two chewers just about as long as 5 cents' worth of other brands will serve one man. This is because a 5 cent piece of "BATTLE AX" is almost as large as the 10 cent piece of other high grade brands * i CCTTIXG DOTVX TUB POLICE KOHCD. Four Men Lnld Oir iiud Tuo Monntcil Mt-n Urdu reel. The Board of Fire and Police Commis sioners inaugurated the first movement to ward retrenchment last evening by laying off four patrolmen for an indefinite period. The men whose heads fell into the basket were : Patrolmen S. S. Drummy , John Stiles , Peter Madsen and Antone Vanous. In addition to the above. Mounted Patrol men W. J. Meals and TV. H , Storey were reduced to the ranks with a reduction of salary from { 5 to $70. Following along this line of economy it was decided to place City Electrician "E. F. Scburlg in charge of the fire and police alarm system , the extra work being given him in addition to his regular employment. His salary , which is U.SOO per year , to remain the same , Fred Vandervoortwho has heretofore been superintendent of the alarm system , was accorded the position of assistant to Mr. Snurlg. with a reduction in his salary from $100 to $ S5. These changes are effective August L Captain Palmer stated in connection with the laying off of the men that the board had endeavored for months to obviate tak ing them from the pay roll , but had been at length compelled to do so. He regretted the forced retrenchment at the present time , particularly in view of the approach of state fair week , at which time a number of extra men are -usually put on the force. Captain Palmer said : "The present amount of money in the police fund , even with this reduction will not carry us through the year , and we have no method of replenishing it before January 1. There is a balance now of about J42tOO in the fund , and our expenses easily foot up J7.500 per month. Including the July pay roll this would make the expense of maintain ing the police department for the balance of the year 545,000. . thus making a deficit of about 13,000. It is possible that we may be obliged to reduce the police still more before the end of the year. " He did not state where the retrenchment ax would again fall , but it Is understood that it will be in the vicinity of the detective force , and that possibly two of the men will be laid off. IIAIID TJ31E MAKING A LIVIXGl Old AVoinnn TnUen In Out of the llnlii ! > the J'oIIee. An old -woman giving the name of Mrs. Crane has been gaining a scanty living for several days past by doing odd Jobs for the tenants of Tom Murray's row on Har- ney street. She has been In the habit of sleeping nights In dry goods boxes , vacant doorways or any other nook where she could stow her wasted frame away. Last night the patrolman at Sixteenth nnd Har- ney found her crouched in an outhouse , thereof roof of which had departed long years ago , and the rain dripping constantly on her. She had a loaf of bread tightly rolled up in a piece of newspaper which she told the officer she had purchased for a nickel , the remits of a day's work , A thin calico dress completed the possessions of the woman and gave but a ucanty protection for a damp night. She was sent to the police station , Abere after considerable persuasion on the part of Matron Bennett she stated that she h d formerly lived at the county poor farm , but disliking to live the life of a pauper had decided to steal away and try to earn a living in the city. She said she was C5 years of age and had no relatives. Clnrke'o Appointment linns' l'i ' > , The appointment of John T. Clarke as chairman of the Board of Public TVorks seems destined to hang fire for some tlmo longer. There is no regular council meet ing this week. The council will meet Saturday forenoon , but will adjourn after passing the regular salary appropriation or dinance. According to present arrangements - ments they will leave during the afternoon on their trip west to be gone two weeks and this will effectually sidetrack the ap- polntment until at least the third Tuesday In September. Meantime Winspear Is still In and the mayor Is getting nervous. IJOTTOM AVAK I1KIS.VKS OUT AGAI.V. John 3IrElhnton CluirireH ' ' Xelllh- ImrH with AK anItlnir Him. The John McElhatton feud , -which ha existed between that , family and Us neigh bors on the bottoms for a number of years , teems further from a settlement than ever before. Last night the old man hurried into the police Elation about 10 o'clock and Informed the officers that he had Just been , waylaid and assaulted by several men. whom he felt assured were his neighbors. He said he was on his way homeward , -when his assailants suddenly Jumped out oi a 5 * clump of weeds and struck him over the 4 head with clubs and their fists. He finally escaped to his house and , arming himself , came up town. As proof of bis statement * McElhatton thowed a number of cuts and bruises about his face unl body which had been inflicted by his assailants. He had. when he arrived at the station , a small armory In the shape of a bowie knife about a foot long and a big bulldog revolver that resembled in outline n email mountain howitser. As MeElhatton was considerably excited over the event the police thought best to lock him up until the case might be investigated. He was charged with carrying concealed weapons. A few minutes after the arrival of Mc Elhatton another man , wearing a worried look , fell down the stairs leading into the Jail and announced to the officer in ciarra that he had ust been the subject of tn assault. The party gave the name of John Gablehouse and said he lived u short dis tance from McElhalton. He said he passed ? several men while on his way across the bottoms and that they followed him tud 5 made Blighting remarks about some cf his relatives. He did not reply , but hurried to his bouse and had juet got Inside the doer when a big rock hurled through the air and alighting on his shanty crashed through the root The missile barely missed his wife and a Icrge family of small chil dren. George Kli and Conrad Nice were arrested on suspicion of having committed the assault and Gablehouse was retained C.E a complaining witness. Cl < > eil liy the Sheriff. , , The llecd European hotel , formerly the * McTague , was closed by the sheriff Monday night on an attachment Issued at the In stance of the owner , John I. Redlck , who seeks to recover rents that are past due. After giving possession Mr. Heed paid all of the cmplojes in full and then told them that their services would no longer be re quired. The property Is in charge of J. H. Evans. Surprioeil 111" I'rlrlul * . The friends of Mr. Edward Donovan and Mr * . Martha O , Stufen were somewhat taken by surprise by the announcement of their marriage , which occurred about a week ago. Mr. Donovan was for some tlroo connected with the Sttfcle-Bmith Grocery company and later Witt ) the Itlchardaon Drug com&any. and the bride has been con ducting u boarding house on Uouglaa street. FEIN PICTURES b ' " ' ; \T \ | fill'1 ' &y 6ubeon tHulonBlI ( t _ That's the kind of people you see stixmliuc around oil thp corners talking silver and Rold while the wife work * nt home and her health continues to Set \vorsi the Natural Uodjr Brace re stores health and rigor cures female we Vucs thousands of prateful pa trons testify that It is worth Its weight In tuld doe * not Interfere in the least with the action of the muscles but It cures. cures.Aloe & Penfold Co 1408 Farnam The great liking we hare for little children j > erhaps Is one of the reasons we take t > o much pride in getting up l > ednJ sales for their benefit Meuuen's powder the genuine 25c kind for 35c Hire's root beer t c * ire for ir c Cas- toria. 22c Hood's Sareajiarllla. CT.c I'aine's Celery Compound , 07c Osoinul- slon , Sfto Cutleura * oap , 15c Hunyudi water , 15c aud lots of others , Kuhn's Drug Store , Douglas IIouorinrlbllKuillnKr You'll find the first syllable of thnt word in our blue and pink undenvear that we're selling for 75C a suit the rest of the word you may find in the dictionary at any rate it's not In this underwear , for this Is high value honest made underwear light of weight aud low In price you'll se > e It In the window look at it If you like it come in you can examine it closely 75c a suit. Albert Cahn , 1322 Faniam And such like people don't like sweet corn but who care V llalduff wts good enough table for ordinary humans better In fact than Omaha people get down town unless they go to Delmoul * co's or Kinsley's in Chicago aud is it appreciated ? yes but not till you try it then there's no place like BaldufTs the best of everything tables for ladled and gentlemen elegant berrlce but low prices. Balduff , Caterer , 1520 Fai-tiam. Velorljx-ilritrlanUtlrul ' If you're Inclined that way we wish I to remind you that we give away a Stearns wheel this week to somebody ! you might have It we are also taking off UO jwr cent from the prices on our misses' and children's tan shoes and ox fords that's a great big lot'to knock off enpecially when the prlws were * o low before prices were $1.50 to $ i50 and now there's 20 i r cent off of that. < Drexel Shoe Co. Farnam Trnunubkfnntluflouiililrnei * The fact that we are compelled to transform our great stock of mouldings into picture frames is one reason tliat you can buy picture frames for les than you usually pay for the moulding alone another reason is that wo. like1 to be kept busy and whenever we cut the price of picture frames In two as we do toady a rush is sure to follow- any design any size jubt leave your order. t A. Hospe , jr. , 1513 Probably you never knew that be fore it's a fact though and &o Is It true that we've Just received something decidedly new In lace curtains Cluny lace and Saxony lace curtains jiattems exclusively our own the Clunys are of a eort of coffee color that's very unlano with a neat two-tone effect In the border the real genulue Cluuy and Saxony lace of us only , Omaha Carpet Co. , 1515 Dodge