8 THE OMAHA DAILY IHSIiK SUNDAY , AUGUST 22. 1807 , CONTINENTAL'S BIG CIRCUS The lingo Eloplnnt "Omatooked" Uraws the Biggest Kind of Crowds , MOST V/ONDZRFUL / DROP ON RECORD 'rtccH Do ( InTil in III I n n _ A ( irxnlSnU in Atix I'nrt of tin * ItotiHf .VotliliiK ] | C ITV ' ( | DiiiirM dpi-ii nt H Aliiniliiy .llornlMK. You cannot miss It. It Is llio only circus In town. Thousands nnil thousands of suits have Ktino anil will be out to nu the parade tomorrow. All the fall suit * on sale now at leas than cost. cost.Men's heavy weight suits , $ .7G. Men's heavy weight nulls , $ G.7i. ! Men's heavy weight suits , $7.fiO. Men's heavy weight suits , $7.75. Mill's heavy weight suits , $9.7f > . Their equals cannot be bought for twice and three Onus as much. Hoys' $7-00 anil $8.00 suits to RO at $3.SO. Hoys' $2.00 black cheviot 2-plcce suits , double-breasted miuaro cut coat , eersc lined ; also a tew $2.00 Jersey nnd llRht colored suits , all at i'5c. llrown plaid and blue cheviot 2-plcce suits , fil.M ) and $1.00 Kooils , Jl.'Jfi. Hoys * brown plaid cheviots , warranted not to rip , flue serge lined , the belt bargain In the store , $2.50. Hoys' reefers , ages 4 to 8 , In blue all wool chinchilla , fast color , mohair braid , $2.87. iMon's $12.00 fall overcoats , $5.75. Men's $18.00 fall overcoats , $9.50. Men's $25.00 fall overcoats , $12.75. Mackintoshes as low as $2.87. The new covert cloth mackintosh , $6.75. Umbrellas at 85c , $1.00 and $1.25. Men's natural mixture gray half wool underwear cut to .18c each. \Vool lleeced underwear cut to GOc. IJrown ribbed shirts and drawers , 60c. Clouded , fleece lined underwear , G3c. Camel's hair , all wool and silver mixed derby ribbed underwear , GSc. Men's $1.50 black derby hats , 95c. 'Men's ' handsome new shades of brown and black derby hats , high cost goods , nt $1.38. Men's tourist hats , 75c , 8c ! ) and 95c. Ilcauttful steel tourist hat ; a brand new style , at 87c. Men's $2.50 and $3.00 derby hats at $1.45. CONTINENTAL , CLOTHJNQ CO. SUMMIOU ISXCL'KSIO.VS. Via ClilviiKO , MllwmiUeo .t St. I'uiil I In 11 nay , A long list of excursion points to which round trip tickets will bi told at greatly re duced rates. The conditions for summer tourists were never more liberal than those for this Benson. For full Information as to routes , rates , limits , selling dates , etc. , ap ply at the city ticket olllco 1501 Farnom at. F. A. NASH. Ocneral Western Agent. Dr. Klnsler Kar , nose , throat and chest. Drown block , IGth and Douglas. To Coliirniiii. lllf.Ii , Culltoruiii ami All \VoNtcrn I'olnln. Those who have made the trip via the Union Pacific are unanimous In saying that It offers belter service than any other line. line.for for rates , time tables ami other Informa tion call at the city ticket olllce. 1302 Far- nam street. "Wm. C. Ross COAL. Tel. 1307. Oincc and yards llth & Nicholas. Klvo Ill-mill NIMV Trilln. The Burlington's morning Omaha-Denver and afternoon Omaha-Chicago trains have recently been newly equipped from end to end. The chair anil smoking cars as well as the sleepers nre ( provide * ! \vlth wide ves tibules nnd are lighted by I'intsch gas. The clnlr MM ore In rosewood ; the smoking earn in cak. The smoking care have reclining chairs , and are finished In a style distinctly In advance of anything heretofore attempted. Excellent taste has been displayed In the Interior decorations of these magnificent tfatna which are by far the handsomest out of Omaha. five complete trains are required to. main tain regular service between Denver. Omaha and Chicago. Three of the new trains are now In service. The others will ' follow shortly. Ticket ofTlco 1H02 KVirnam. DKATII Olf ANOTllt',11 Ol.l ) IIFSUI\T. : ai. ! : . smith iiiii-Mifoi'fiiiy .siiiTuiniiN III All | > ll\y. M. E. Smith , fienlor member of this firm of M. 13. Smith & Co. . of this city , died very hiuldenly Fri'Jay atternorBi at Syra cuse , N. Y. Accompanied by his -wife , he left Omaha Tuesday evening for His east , apparently In his usual health , which had been good , as he waa a robubt man. No other word was heard from him until Krl- clay evening , whan a telegram was received In Omaha announcing his death. Apoplexy was the cause of his sudden taking away. Ho was (50 ( years of age. The sono of the deceased left yesterday afternoon for Chicago , where they will meet their mother with the remains of their father , returning to Omaha Monday morning. Mr. Smith was born at North IMtchor , N. Y. , September 19. 1837 , and his early life was spent In that vicinity. Ho was married to Miss \Harrlet Crltten- den In . ISfil , and then came west In ISliS , settling In'Council filuffs , whenlu engaged In the retail dry goods business , tAftor a few years ho drifted out of the retail business and engaged exclusively In tin * jobbing business. In 18SC ho moved to Omaha , when * he has hlnco been located. Us Is the senior member and principal stock holder In the company , the other stockhold ers with one exception , being members of his family. Three of his sons. Arthur C. , "Walter I ) , nnd Floyd , are associated with him In business , and the fourth son , A. J. , IK a student at Harvard college. He has no ether children. The business In which Mr. Smith spent so many years In building up will bo con tinued under the same name nnd In the name place. O. A. It. OlIlUllllCltlLT. . The official train to IlulTnlo carrying the commander-ln-chlef , staff and escort and the department commander of Nebraska and delegates leaves the I' . 1' . depot , Omaha , at C p. m. , August 21 , via "Union I'aclflc-North. jveatern Lino" and runs direct to Buffalo. Wonderfully low rates , with privilege of extension of time returning 30 days. In ad dition to the old eoldlfw and tlmlr friends , nmpla facilities will he provided on this train for the public generally , thus assuring ladles , children and others through accommoda tions , Omaha to Buffalo , without change , di rect. rect.Write Oen. T. S. Clarkson , First National bank , or call at "Tho Northwestern Line" city ticket olllce. 1401 Farnam street. llnlltviiv Mull I'lork I'l-imintloiiK. The ref-ent transfer of J. O. Morrow from the railway mall service to the position of transfer cleik nt the Webster street depot left a varney very near the top In the line of postal cltrks. This vacancy has Ju t been Illleil by the promotion of F. 11. Kant- land , on tinOmiiha nnd Ogdcn line , from Class 4 to Clu 5. G. V. 11. llrlll and J. II. Zehrung were each moved up one paint In Class I ; O. B , Liini ) wu iiromutcd from CliiM 3 to Class 4 , nnd W C. Ityiin nnd Carl Kgee were ench moved up one p'nce In CIIISH 3. W. S. Wheeler of Schuyler. n sub- Htltute , ha been made n regular to 1111 the vncnncy cuueed by the advancement of KKKF. All these clerka are on the Onintm nnd Dgrtt-n line. _ THE U.MO.N PACIFIC. Tlir Only IHiilnir Car Itinitr. OMAHA TO PACIFIC COAST. THE UNION PACIFIC , It It the only direct llnp to San Francisco , nd makci 12 HOUHR QUICKER TIME to Ran Francisco than any other line. Call t city ticket office , 1302 Farnara si BMITII Monroe R. . nt Syracuse. N. Y. , Au. pu t 20th. Interment nt Omatia. Notice of fuurrnl Inter. I.iikr MluiiflonUil unit Iteturii. VI * B | . Paul and Mluimapolli. HALF FAKE ONLY. Via Northwestern line ot cour e 1401 Kornam St. , 22 , , tack by Btpttmber 9. iiicrrtiK TIIIKP AMI KOIUIKH. A. It. Snillli Confrnnffl In llelnn : Much More Tli a n it Ciiiiitniin Tlilrf. Special Officer Snoop made a good catch l-'rlday afternoon w hcn he arrested n man who gave the nsnic of A. H. Smith. Ac- : ordlng to hto own confession , the prisoner Is a bicycle thief and n forger on a very large scale. He has admitted that In a few fiours Friday ho opened an account at i bank with a forged check for $225 , real ized $2.10 In cash from thl.i account nnd ? tole six bicycles. In addition to this ho lias confessed to ntmilar extensive opera- lions at other polnta. Friday six bicycles were stolen from the New York Life building. Four of tlitse belonged to C. A. ( Jess , W. A. Dellord , Charlts S. Loblngler and 0. C , Olaon , nil it whom office In the building. The police liavc not yet secured the names of the owners of the other two whce's. Smith crated three of the wheels nnd shipped them to an auction dealer In Kansas City , but they were stopped on the way and were brought back. Two of the others he nold to pawnbrokers , and the third ho disposed of In a Douglas street auction house. OOPS reported hlo less to Officer Sheep and the latter located the wheel In n pawnshop. He- secured a description of the man who sold It , and later picked him up on the itrect. The arrest was made Just In Hun' , For the. prisoner admits that ho Intended to leave the city last night. When ho waa taken to the police Btatlon he gave the name af A. II. Smith , but he has been known In the city as George II. Damns. HP has been licro since last May and has lived In a flat it Twenty-fourth nnd Karnam streets. He las been occupying the position of law etu- Icnl In the ottlce of W. II. DeFrance. Yesterday Smith , or Harncs , not only idmltlcd the theft of the bicycle , but also confessed to n forgery he committed Frl- : lay. He forged the name of Henry Oood- mnn to n check for $225 on the First Na tional bank and deposited It In the Commer cial National bank. Upon thlo account hr later drew a check for $180 In favor of lames E. Hoyd and receive * ! the money. He Use purchpsed $ .10 worth of mileage from : hr Chicago , llurltngton & Qulncy railroad with another chock on this account. Ho also confessed to nomu forgeries ho .committed n Doyleslown , 1'a. , his home town. Ho said lie forged his uncle's names to two notca , sno for $350 and the other for $150. He also forged another man's name to a note for fl" > 0 nnd forged ulgnaturcs to four notes of $35 each. All of this paper was passed upon the First National bank of Nurtown , 1'n. , seventeen miles from Doylcstown. The pris oner's work was so smooth In these opera tions that some of the notes were renewed tlirco times. He was threatened with ex posure last May. however , and he therefore jcpartcd for the west. Uaines says he makca this confession be- yuise hp. desires to be tnken lo his home tot ; rlal. Ho has a wife and n Fen 9 years of age : herc , a'nd also a host ot friends. 111,3 , de sired In this regard are not likely to be ful- llled , however , as the local police are de termined to prosecute him here for hla oper- itlous In this city.lo asserts that ho has : onfessed to nil the criminal work he h'is lone , but the police doubt this statement. They say that thny have found evidence In the prisoner's documento which shows that he s an expert bicycle thief , even If he has : onimltted no other forgeries. Among other : hlngs ho had a list of auction dealers , par ticularly these handling bicycles , In all the argo cities of the country. It Is believed that he has been sending to these dealers stolen bicycles from various points , Just as : ie sent the tnree to the Kansas City dcalero Iroin this city yesterday. He also had ! a ills "possession a check of $250 from an auc tioneer In Trenton , N. J. , and another for > 100 from a Now York dealer. These : hecks are supposed to have been the pro ceeds from bicycles sent to the dealers. In his work the prisoner has apparently [ ound It necessary to change his name frc- nuently , as letters were found em him ad- liesscd to Barnes , Smith , Wyland , Brown ind Bennett. When arrested the prisoner had on his person over $200. The parties who suffered from his forgery operations liave attached this money. It was later learned that Barnes" had also lotio Eomo criminal work In Philadelphia , In that city he some time ago bought a : ouplc of watchea with forged checks. One > f the watch was on his person at the time of his arro.t. Barnes says that he lawned the other In Salt Lake , where , I ! is said , he waa before ho came to this city. Ho also stole a bicycle In Philadelphia. This wheel Is now stored here. Late yesterday afternoon the prisoner was nrralgnod before Judge Gordon cm seven llffcrent Informations. One of these charged lilm with forgery , and the other six with the irand larceny of bicycles , each valued at JjO. The lattpr Informations wore sworn to by the following attorneys , all of whom afllce In the New York Life building : M. A. Hall. N. C. Plan , Charles S. Loblngler , W. A. DcBord , C. A. Rosa and O. C. Olson. Bannes waived examination In each case and was held under $500 to the district court on each. Dr. Wllcox , dentist , room 501 , Brown Blk. IiilUc Mlmu'toaUa null Ilctiirii , Via Hock Island Houte. Ono faro for round trip. Tickets on sale August 21 , 22. 23. Fur further Information call at City Ticket of nee , 1323 Farnam st. A. D. T , Co. , MPEBcngcrs furnished ; bag gage delivered. 1302 Douglas St. Tel. 177. Half Hilton ( o I. ! . - < SI In iictiinlva nnil Hi-turn On August 21 , 22 and 23 the Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul railway will sell roun < ! trip tickets to Lake Mlnnetonki , Minn. , anc return at rate of one fare for the rouni trip. trip.City office , 1504 Faruani street. F. A. NASH , OMAHA SI'ISCriiATOllS TAICI3 IIOM ) , Sprinl AliiMoriiliiir Ciid'lilnc on < < i llnlliir Wlu-al. There was great excitement at the grain commission houses yesterday. Theplaccfl were all agog over the rapid rlso ol who.it and corn. Not only did the grain men and other men who follow the grain market as a matter of dollars and cents drop In to watch Iho crop prices nllmb up , hut a number of those who rarely dallj with the fickle markPt became Infatuated with the prospects of sudden wealth with out going to Klondike , and spent the morn- lug In the commission rooma. The excitement was greatest when Sep tember wheat reaclud $1 , which it did twice during the morning. It did not close til $1 , however , the cloblng quotation being 99' cents. Jt had reached the dollar murl < twice during flip hour Just prior to tin close of the market , and that was onoiigl : to EAtlsfy many. A few minutes nftci closing there were plenty of trades nl $1.0494 , showing that thp prospecto for u high market on Monday Is good. Wheat was not the only cereal product that took n jump unto Itself. Septombei corn went up 2 % cents , closing at 31 % December corn was also uwi > y up toward the top round of the ladder , going up 3 cent ! in advance of yesterday's quotations. I reached 34 cents at one time and closed al 33 % cents. _ Tilt * Union rticilic l running Pullnuu 1'aU.cu Sleeping Ca dally. Omali. . to Colorado Springs , Col. , leav Ing Omaha on fast innll 4:05 : p. m. , arrlvlnj Colorado Springs next morning 11:10. : For reservations and full Information ca ) at City Tl-krt nfflcp 1S02 Etonum St. TAIIIIS ; AMI : TI IIMCD o.v WAI.IIHO.V UennlH I.iini * Cliarut'H Ilallot Uo ) Slulllniv in .Ii'lVi-mon I'rrt'Ini't. The two factions In the republican part ) In Jeffereon prt-tlnct are having a merry wai among themselves , the weapons chosen be lug warrants and court proceedings. Frl day morning Herman Tlnime , Claim Of dnd C' . J. Warner were errcsted on thw com plaint of H. U. Wnldron , charging ( he in will forgli < g signatured to a petition to the re publican central committee They were re leased on bonds aoil thiu night during thi progri-sd of the primarlt-'s in .le-iterson PIP duct. Wnldron waa imestcd by Couetabli M\-QlnnU of Kast Omuha on n warrant tesuet by Justice Wilde of Clor.tarf precinct , bnfoi on a complaint filed by Hermit Lane , cliare Ing Waldron with slutting the ballot box Waldrnu wtiti brought to Omaha by the con stable and about 10 o'clock that night the ; hunted up Judge Baxter and Waldron wai relented ou hlu owu recognizance to before Ju tle Wtlie tor dial , CIRCUS LIFE ON SUNDAY Ifow the Animal ? , as Well as the People , Observe the Day , INTERESTING SIGHTS AROUND THE TENTS Manner In Which the Kl Travel iltul What They Do lu anil Out of Tlii-lr Spc- i clnl C"rn. , Sunday Is proverbially a lazy day. WorkIng - Ing people the world over , look forward to It as a day of rest , and who Is It that docs not mentally vow that when Saturday night comoj , that he will leej > Just as late as ho likes on Sunday morning , Just because ho has the chancu ? When Sunday Immediately precedes circus day , however , and the long expected myriad of wonders Is to arrive In town on Sun day morning , It Is an entirely different mat- tor. Then , to the average small boy and his numerous adult relatives , Sunday morning takes upon Itself another aspect and every one feels It dependent or Incumbent upon himself to arise early , hlo to the show grounds and carry water for the thirsty camel. Doubtless thousands of early rising citi zens will ere the flvo big trains that boar the Ulngllug Brothers' show from place to place arrive In the railroad yards this morn ing. They will see the masterly system which pervades everything there pertaining to the unloading of the show , and there will bo some sights worth seeing. In six huge stock cars will bo seen the largest herd ot Asiatic and African clo- piinuts over assembled together under ono management. This show announces In ad- vunco that It has twenty-live of these huge but always IntercsUng beasts. It exhibits according to the press of every city In which the show has appeared this year , twenty-four elephants of ordinary color , and ono genuine wlilto elephant the only ono of Its specks over brought to America. The largest elephant known to exist In captivity Is Old Ualdy , owned by the Messrs. lllngllng. An Interesting sight Incident to the unloading will bo witnessed when Baldy comes out of the car. The other elephants walk down a heavy gang plauk , which la made fast to the sill of the car door , and which leads to the ground by an easy In cline. Thu car door Is tell feet high and It makes the big elephant stoop to got under Its top , as it steps upon the plank , Old Baldy Is so tall and BO wide , however , that be caunot get out of the door , or Into it , when they load the cars , until the gang plank Is taken away. Therefore , ho calmly waits until all the other elephants have "walked the plank" and are grouped to gether awaiting the coming of their leader , when the gang plank Is removed and Baldy shows his keepers how to do the trick , "r'lo drops to his knees , fore and aft and wrlg- glea his huge body forward Into the door way until he can get his front feet out and upon the ground. The floor of the car Is about five feet above the ties , but this Is nothing for Baldy. Once his fore feet arc on the solid ground , he draws his body forward , allowing his hind legs to drag along the car floor. Eventually for the process is slow ho manages to get one hind foot out and the rest Is easy. With trumpeting and waving trunk ho steps out and ambles off at a rapid gait to Join the herd. There are answering trumpets from all of the ele phants and every morning , when the un loading Is finished , they greet their leader In so effusive a manner as to-give rlso to the Impression that ho has been absent for a week. week.WHITE WHITE ELEPHANT DEMANDS CAKE. Local feed dealers have pro9eded the show to the grounds and have depc lted great piles of baled hay , hundreds of bags of grain of various kinds , straw for bedding and everything necessary to the comfort of the animals. A tub of finely cut carrots and tur nips Indicates that the happy family who dwell In the monkey's cage are to have a grand Sunday dinner. The elephants , staked out In a long line , are some of them lying down sleeping , whilst others are munching hay. Still others arc nraplng up dry earth and throwing It all over their backs , and upon this day no kcepeiw appear with long- handled brooms to sweep them off. Keddah , the dainty white elephant , is staked out with the others , and blanketed with great care. A 'watchful attendant sits near him and watches him all the time. Underneath his blanket peep out his four legs , and through ita folds about his neck protrudea his white head , wagging from side to side in that peculiar , waving motion seemingly so pleasing to these animals. He is ot a bright , clear mou e color , a delicate tint of grayish white , and Is kept as neat and clean as a pin all the time. Keddah , by the way , lives and travels In the finest ani mal wagon over constructed. It is largo and well appointed and Is padded Inside with sofe cushions upon all sides , so that the rough Jolt ? of the cars , at times , may not Injure him. Ho is the mcst valuable animal ever owned or exhibited by any one. The lllngllng brothers , nt their winter ( marto s in Boroboo , breed all their own ' . " In four of the 'cat animalsIn ono cage are prettiest Nubian lion cubj over seen any where. They are from twelve to sixteen months old and of a light tan color , much lighter than they will bo when fully grown. The young malro arc junt sprouting manen and appear to be proud of them. Their ccats are now spotted , almost as distinctly an pa'd * . but by the time they are a year and a half old , these spots will disappear. FEASTING AND FASTING. One of the special cares Is a young kanga roo. As Is well known , tue kangaroo Is a pouch animal , and its young , utter birth until they are four or five months of age , are carried in the pouch which nntura haa provided. Mamma Kangaroo never allows her little OHO to appear In public , or when trier.1 Is a crowd In the mcnaserle. On Sunnays , however , when all Is still , the llttlo fellow peeks out of his downy pouch , sees the ccasl clear and in an instant Is skipping about as lively as a cricket. Ho la not more than a foot and a half high and U six weekii old. Before the summer Is over ho will be dis possessed , as It wcro , and then will have to bsar the gaze of the staring public , Ju = t as the rest of his family do. Sunday Is n feast day all throughout the big allow with the single exception of the carnivorous animals. All showmen have learned that llonu , tigers , leopards and ether beasts of their Ilk , thrive better and keep In hotter condition If they are'compelled to fa t one day In every seven. The animals are ute.l to It , and while some of them manifest a llttlo uneasiness when 4 o'clock coim-tt , on Sunday afternoon , they are soon over It and appear to bo contented until the same hour on Monday. The monkeys have an especially good tlmo for they get all the carrots they can rat on Sunday , and this Is the vegetable they are most fond of. Bears are given bread on Sunday and eat a great deal of it. A baby cinnamon bear , that Joined the pjiow In Park City. Utah , a short tlmo ago , refuses to cat bread , however , and therefore , llko the other carnlvora , BOSS hungry until Monday , with the exception of a pan of sweetened milk , which ho laps up delightfully. The performers , all of whom travel on a special train of standard Pull man cars , have no call to visit the show grounds on Sunday. They are breakfasted sumptuously In a well appointed dining car , and are ut liberty to go away and remain as long as they like , on Sunday. By 10 o'clock In the evening they will be seen wending their way to "Hotel de lllngllng , " as the Pullman train Is known among them , and will bo In their berth at a very seasonable hour , reeling for the work of the morrow and the ensuing week , THE STREET PAHADB. The street parade of Hlngllug Brothers' Worlds Greatitt Shows , Jt Is promised , will be almost entirely unique and original. Ita features haui not heretofore been eeen In any circus street pageant and will prove not only Interesting hut Instructive. The column will eomprUo thirty sections. The most noteworthy me those devoted to representa- tlous of En&loh ! Derby day : a platoon ol war elephants harnereetl to a heavy cannon Illustrating tbo method of tbo British advance - vance into ludla ; the separate children t- jiaruilo and the Anibiau. caravan. The mounted cavalry band nnil representations of varlouj xtandlng armies of the world are also new feature * . The column will leave the show grounds. Twentieth and Paul Mrcets , at 10 o'clotki. nml pats nlong Twen tieth street to Webntpr street ; to Eighteenth street ! to Davenport direct ; to Seventeenth street ; to Capitol vrnvie ; to Sixteenth street ; to Douglas > tr ct ; < to Tenth street ; to Karnam street ; to Fourteenth street ! to Howard - ard street ; to Sixteenth otreet ; to ( 'timing street : to Twentieth street and the grounds. OWK.VS HKI'I.UIS TO ISIIAI.1 > IM . I'rmtucrn UrrnDilit lo Suituln III" I'ri'vlonh H ntriiiciilM. Superintendent Owens of the Department of Transportations expressed considerable In dignation when hei road the report of the statement made al the meeting of the Board of Directors by D. Qeraldlne , denying that ho ( Geraldlne ) had held the Missouri Pacific contract two weeks before turning It over to the Department ot Transportation. Mr. Owens said ho was prepared to substantiate his statements that Mr. Geraldlne had held that contract two weeks as had been stated , and ho referred to his letter books for proof of what he said. "There Is another matter aboul which Mr. Geraldlno scorns to be mistaken , " continued Mr. Owens , turning to a largo folio contain ing n number ot circulars Issued by various railroads. "Here ls a circular , " said he , picking up one of them , "which was Issued by the Illinois Central railroad. U Is dated Juno 20 , 1891 , and states that the rate for material switched from the tracks of the Illinois Central to the tracks ot the exposi tion will be $1 per car on and after the date of Iho circular. Jt states , In so many words , that this charge of M per car Is 'to cover all charges for services rendered by Iho exposition management on Us own tracks and with Its own engines.1 That doesn't look as though the charge was $2 per car , as stated by Mr. Gernldlnc , docs It ? " KXPOS1T1 ( ) > liTl'ST ' .MAICU UF.UU13ST. St'prolury CtiKc tin Importation ol KOI-HKII liiilioriTM , Secretory Lyman Gage of the Treasury do- parlmenl , has written to President Wattles regarding the permission for the Importa tion of Chinese laborers and artisans desired by Hong Sling , the concessionaire for the Chinese village. The secretary encloses a letter received by him from Mr. Sling , asking pcrmlslson to bring Into this country BOO Chinese ot various stated occupations for employment on the exposition grounds for erecting and conducting the Chinese village. Secretary Gage Informs President Wattles that the Treasury department proposes to handle this matter through the exposition author ities , and gives notice that no action will betaken taken until a request for the admission of foreign laborers and artisans Is received from the exposition management. This mater belongs to the Department of Con cessions , and It Is possible thai no action on It will bo taken until the return of Manager Heed , who Is now. In the east. MEXICO IMIO.MISI2S TO K.YIIIIIIT. onielnl Iti-ply lo liivtlntloit from I'rcH- liloiit WndlcN. ' Manager Koscwater of the Department of Publicity and Promotion has received the following from Hon. William H. Michael of Hie Department nf State In answer by the Mexican government to the Invitation from the United States and President Wattles of the exposition : "Tho Mexican government wishes to ac cept the invitation that has been received ; and will , therefore , when the regulations and papers are received , give them publicity In the Dlarlo Official , that they may be brought to the knowledge of all persons who may wish to make exhibits ; and that the government will also take. part In the exposition and send an exhibit. " S l/.rrlnnil May Participate. President Wattles has received a letter from Secretary or State Sherman , enclosing copies ot the correspondence had by United States Minister Beak at Berne.- Switzerland , with thei-presldent of thoi Sw43s , , government , regarding the exposition. Thoi.lcttcr . of the minister encloses the invitation to Switzer land and its people to participate In the ex- pcflltion , and the reply of the president as sures the representative of this ? government that he will take pleasure In placing the mat ter before the people of Switzerland. At tached to tin correspondence Is a copy of the official commercial paper of Switzerland , con taining the official anonuncemcnt of the Svt\aa \ governmon * to the people regarding Ihe ex position. ( iovvriiorx llefoine Letters have been received from the gov ernors of South Dakota and Idaho by tbr- Department of Publicity and Promotion re- carding the promotion of the exposition In tholr states. Governor Leo of South Dakota writes that he Is Interested In the matter and will lay it before the people ot his- state at an early day. He expresses the opinion that South Dakota will he represented In a credit able manner , notwithstanding no state ap propriation was made for the purpose. Gov ernor Stounenberg of Idaho writes that he will consult with Vice President Shawhan ot Payctte , Idaho , and will try and stir up o sentiment favorable to making a good ex hibit. An Kxhlliit from Utah. Lewis W. Shurtllff of Ogden , Utah , vice president for the exposition and chairman of the Utah Exposition commission , was In the city yesterday on his way home from an eastern trip and was in consultation with the exposition authorities regarding space for on exhibit to bo made by Utah. He said the mineral resources of Utah would probably form a prominent feature of the exhibit , and that the agricultural re sources would not be neglected , material for that portion of the exhibit being now collected from all parts of the state. Ho also stated that the Bear HIver Canal com pany , one of the largest irrigation concerns In the state , would put in an exhibit showIng - Ing a model Irrigated farm. NoIrM of tlio ivHNlll | n. F. W. Bro'ver , professor of biology and curator of the museum of the Utah Agricultural ' cultural cnllego , makes application to 'tho Department of Exhibits to bo placed In charge of the hygienic and sanitary exhibits of the exposition. He i ays lie held Iho same position at tbo World's fair. Commissioner Hodglns .writes from Ohio that ho Is nu-etlng with encouraging success in that state In securing exhibits and In arouelnK public Interest In the exposition , Ho oucloscB the application of the COE-O Manufacturing company of Columbun , 0. , for 2,000 fcoi for an exhibit of Hour mill machinery and supnlles. Ouorgo Klncaul of O'Neill , Neb. , who was appointed commjculonor for the exposition to Alaska , and who started for that territory. writes to the Department of Exhibits from his home at O'NiMll that he wes unable to reach Alaska on account of tlio ru h of people to the Klondike region , and was obliged to relum. Ho says ho will make another start In the eprlng. THU WAIMWIL POIl lll/KI-'ALO , C. A. Kt JCiirnnipiiii-iit , LESS TII'AN HALF PA HE. For rates , time * , cards and all information regarding the Wabueh Line from Omaha or Chicago , call on agent of connecting line or at Wabash olfleejIl-UC Farnam St. ( Paxton hotel block ) , or write ) QEO. N. CLAYTON , N. .W. 'P. Agt. , Omaha , Neb. SllH'llor Coliiliiin.v KIlrH a lloiiil. Twenty-seven cars of ore were received nt the customs otllco 'during ' the past week for the Hineltcr. It Is expected nt the customa olllco that this will be the lust ore u'Ji\ which duty wKI bo pfild at thii' port. The Omaha and Grant Smelting company filed u bond yesterday for $ 'iO,000 for u warehouse. This bond will have to be for warded to Washington for approval , nftcr which nil lead ore received by the smeller willbo kept In bond and shipped , out of the country , Spirit IUl t > HI M'1HT lO lllHIMIIlMllllfll The line of sleepers between Omaha and Spirit Uike will be discontinued , north bound leaving Omaha C IB p , in , , Monday , August 23 ; south bound car leaving Spirit Lake Tuesday , Auguat 24th , PANTQRIUM ITHACA MAS IS MISSING Agent for TJ , & M , Railroad fit that Plaoo Mysteriously Disappears , HIS ACCOUNTS FOUND TO BE ALL RIGHT After llnlancliiK Ilookn lie Glvr * tin * Cnnh to III * Wife nnil HIM Not Since Hern i . i i fit-on. ! Another Nebraska man has disappeared , leaving not the slightest trace behind him. Burlington officials In this city arc all ex citement over the sudden and mysterious disappearance of Louis L. Hey , operator and station agent of Ihc B. & M. nl Ithaca. Neb. So far as Is known he has not been scon slnco 11 o'clock on Thursday night , nnd up to date all search has proved utterly fruit less. Columbus Hardy of the auditing depart ment of the B. & M. and John O'Donald of Iho auditing department of the Adams Ex press company returned to Omaha yes terday from Ithaca , where they had been since Friday morning. After a thorough examination of Hoy's books , ac counts and cash of each company the two auditors state that there Is not n penny of shortage In any account and that every ac count Is In satisfactory condition. All the books wcro balanced at 5:30 : o'clock on Thursday , and the money left behind corresponds spends with the amount called for by the various balances on the railroad and ex press books. In speaking of the case yesterday Mr , Hardy eald : "It Is ono of theHtrangest cas . ' of disappearance I have ever known. No Irace whatever can bo found of the inlying man , and no cause for his disappearance can bo learned. The last seen of him was un Thursday night at 11 o'clock. Ho was then helping to load a car of stock on the freight train bound for Ashland. After the car was loaded , ho sealed It , and then went Into the tlckel office and pul away the seals. Ho closed up his olllce , put out the lights , but Instead of going upstairs to his home above the station , ho. went around the other side of the freight train. That was the la.H seen of him. The train men state that they are positive that ho did not get on the train. All the cars were closed and scaled , and none wei'o shown to have been opened at the end of the run. At the next station the train stopped to do some switching , but the missing man wae. not noticed about there. SPECULATION AS TO CAUSE. "Ho had been In poor health a few days nrlor to his disappearance , and that night whllo loading the train complained to ono of the trainmen that his head hurt him very much. Superintendent Blgncll has sent his description all along Ihe line , and Ihe sla- tlpu agents everywhere are looking for him , but so far there Is no clew. "Ono theory entertained by the people at Ithaca Is that he was kidnaped. A shorl llmo before 11 o'clock that night the people of the town heard a team of horses drawing a light , carriage dash through the place. It was on a mad run , and some of the people profess to have heard It stop near the rail road station. This theory is that there were two men In the carriage , that they stopped and picked up Hey and carried him away Into the country , believing that ho would have the money belonging to the office about his person , as he had closed the oflle'D up and never left the cash In there over night. "As a matter of fact. Hey did not have a cent with him. Before going out to help load the train ho had carried the money of the olllco upstairs and given It to his wife. If he was kidnaped the men who carried him away never got a cent for tholr trouble because - cause he wrs entirely without money. "The people of Ithaca and the entire vi cinity are greatly excited over the matler. There was ' no business transacted there yes terday at'fill. . All the stores closed , and everybody turned out to look for the mloslng station agent. The fields nnd the creeks near there wen ; all searched , but disclosed no trace of him. The railroad track for quite a distance has also been gone over , but nothing has been found to Indicate that ho met with any accident there. Hoy" was well liked by the people thero. HP was sober and Industrious and enjoys a good reputation. He hes a wife and one child , and his domestic relations have always bren most happy. He has been In the employ of the Burlington railroad for ten years. He was formerly station agent at Vista , later ct Bellevue , and was then at Garrison. He hoe been stationed at Ithaca about two years. Ho la 27 years old , five feet , cloven inches in height. Is dark complexloned , ha-1 brwn hair and a slight mustache and wac. drosscd In ordinary working clothes. His description has be-on sent all over the coun try , and every effort will be made to find the missing man. ' Hamilton Warren , M. D. , electric and mag netic phyclclan ; special attention to diseases of women and children and all obscure and long-Rtandlnc diseases. 11D N. ICt'.i st. . H. 2. Monarch wheels , best of all ; prices greatly reduced. Hubermatin , 13th and Douglas. Miihlo nt HIvrrvliMV. The following program will be rendered by the Seventh Ward Military band at Hlver- vlcw park this afternoon. The concert will commence promptly at 2 o'clock. PAUT I. March Yo Boston Tea Party Pryor Dance American Bondlx Overture SIvcr Be'.ls , . .Schlfpecrell My Angelina ( colored ) Johnton PART II. Selection Marltnim Wal'nce Villngo Hells ( characteristic ) Hol'.lnson Viilpp Sobro Lis Olas Ho an Petrol The Uluo nnd Qrey Dalbey PART 111. Two Step Arrah , Go On ( IntrcducInK Yr-vetee DeWItt Czardas Hungarian Theme Brahms JUdley Selection ( southern plantation Bong ! * ) Ar Conterno March 131 Capital ) ( by request ) Sousa I'nvlilK CUNC ( iot > N Ovrr. Yesterday al 10 o'clock was the time set for the hearing of the ciso In which William Von Dohrcn and a number of other farmers living along the Center street road sought to enjoin the county commissioners from ex pending the money remaining In the road Im provement fund for the extension of the pav ing on the Military road. Neither the plain tiffs nor their attorney was present in court when the ciiso was called , and Judge Scott let the case for hearing at 10 o'clock Mon day morning. MoriClaliiilllilM for Dlivlx MIllloiiH. ATLANTA , Oa. , Aug. 21. Two claimants to the Davis estate now in litigation in San FranclKco have appeared here. They riro Harry K. DaviH , n young business man on Whitehall ptreet , and liln Mster , no-.v Mrs. W. Hlllycr IliipHdnlc. Thc-lr fiithur. IVIlllnin II. DnvlH , came from Harrlsbunr , Pa. , to lAtlantn and they claim that ho was a brother of Jacob C. Davis Ihs California millionaire. The Atlanta Davis nave em ployed counsel to prosecute their claim and propose to make a vigorous light for a share In the big estate. Ilnlilii-i-N Shoo ! n Caxhlcr , SHEPHERD. MU'h. , A UK. 2I.-Elmer 13. Struble , caHhler of the Farmers bank , was Hhot tlilH morning 1-y robbura and cannot live. Ho was getting ready to BO to Mount Pleasant about 4 o'clock and was In the vault when thn shotH were fired. All the cash in the bank was taken but the amount IB not known. CT AVITIIOVT ruonr , llhl for 1'nvlnK Ki runin SlrcH Alinul HIP Imr > H < on llrront , Friday , when the Grant Pnvlng com pany submitted Its hid of $1.44 9-10 cent * per yard for paving West Farimm street , Omaha came very clceo to making Iho world's record on cheap paving. As It Is there Is only ono Instance known In which this price has been beaten. That was during a bitter competition In Chicago when ono bid of $1.39 was made. Otic effect of Friday's bidding Is lo thoroughly Justify the contention of City Engineer Hosewater that much cheaper pav ing could bo secured under the new speci fications than under thn o which were previously in force. The price at which Farnam etreet will bo repaved Is CO cents lower thaH any previously known In Omaha on sheet asplmltutn. and It affords mill- stantlal encouragement to the property own ers In other districts In which new pave ments are contemplated. A critical examination of the bids on asphalt shows that In spite ot the very low- price at which the contract will bo let. the competition was very close. The value of the contract Is approximated at fSfi.OOO , but the difference In coal as between the bids of the Grant Paving company and Hugh Murphy I.M only J400. Murphy was 4 1-10 cents higher on thi < straight bid , but ho was sufficiently low on extras to bring his aggregate bid very nearly down to the win ning point. The result of the competition Is especially gratifying to the South Sixteenth street people , who have been very much disgruntled because Hugh Murphy's bid of $1.65 on that Hired was knocked out on account of a defective petition. They have feared that they would not get another bid that would bo equally low. but now thai another big slice has been knocked off the price they are satisfied thai they will get their street paved at a figure even lower than the old bid. Ferdinand Streltz. who has token the lead In the South Sixteenth strict matter , was delighted when he heard the bids Friday , and yesterday he started out bright and early with a petition for asphalt. The Board of Public Works will open bids on this street September 3 , and City Engineer Hosewater Is confident that there will bo fully as close comix-tltlon as that on Farnam street. Mr. Hosowater has contended that Karnam street would be paved at ICES than $ l.fiO , but up to the time the bids were opened very few others were equally sanguine. But now that his prediction has proven well founded , there Is a disposition toward more activity In other districts. Mr. KosewatcY himself admits that he does not expect thai the pres ent prices will be permanently maintained. Ho says : "When the cost of malmtcnanco and of keeping an expensive plant In opera tion for that purpose Is consldeied there Is no profit for the contractor at such figures. Under the new specifications the city will be able to maintain the price of original paving on suburbaci streets where thu pavements consists of eight Inches of broken stoni- , one and one-half Inches of asphalt binder and one and onc-helf Inches of asphalt at from $1.50 to $1.75 a yard , but on mala streets where more expensive speci fications arc used present prices cannot con tinue. It Is consequently economy for the proprcty owners to take advantage of the present competition to have as many con tracts let as possible this year , and with the various companies offering to lay the pave ment at cost there is no excuto for the re fusal of property woncrs to repavo streets that have become a disgrace to the city. " WOl'Ml 11ATIII3II UIS1C THU CIM'UTS. KUIIHHS ItoailM Will Ignore llailroiul CoiiinilNNloiK'r'H Order. Tile railroads of Kansas will adhere to the agreement recently tnado among transmis- eourl railroads to charge for the shipment of livestock by weight Instead of by carload. They will Ignore the order of the railroad commissioners of that state , which Is to the effect thai the operation of the new rule for rates according to cents per 100 pounds Instead of dollars per carload must bo ponstponed illl after the reasonableness of mtes by cents per 100 pounds be demon strated to the satisfaction of the conim.'s- slouers , a bearing on the matter to take place at Topcka on September 21. The officials of the freight departments of the railroads In Kansas have consulted since the meeting at Topeka on Thursday , ami have decided that they would rather take chances with the courts than to revert to the old ciutom of bcslng rates by dollars per carload. This fact was admitted by sev eral prominent freight officials of lines op erating In Kansas here yesterday. They be- llevo that the new rule to charge stockmen for every pound of stock shipped Instead of according to the number of cattfe that C4ii bo crowded into a stock oar , Is a fair one. They say they have put It in the new rates of cents per 100 pounds after several year. " ' study of the matter and propose to keep them until forced to abandon them by the highest courts , Speaking of the subject yesterday , a freight official of a leading western railroad said : "In calculating the effect of the con version of live stock rates from dollars per carload to cents per 100 poiimte , stockmen are too apt to overlook the fact that the thirty-foot car Is the standard car. Nearly every stockman who is arguing against the rates by weight has drifted lo the opinion that the tliirty'slx-foot car Is a standard. Tli la Is not so today , nor ever has been. In converting the rates from dollars per car load to cents per 100 pounds the old basis ( thirty-foot cars ) was used , which fact nccr-s- sarlly removes much of the advantage of the thlrty-Blx-font cars. Any rate in cents per 100 pounds docs of Itself remove part of the advantage derived from the use of the thlrty-Bix-foot cars. In the caseof the thlrly-six-foot cars six feet more room In encli car , or 20 per cent more space , has been allowed for 10 per cent additional In the rate. Now this advantage la done away with and there IH complaint from the. utock- nien. " i THIS XISW I.I.VFS OIT.X. Omaha. ICansiiK Cll.v .t lOiiNli'i-n llnll- roail Omaha St. lonls llnllroiiil. The QU1NCV HOUTE with tluough trains to Trenton , Klrksvllle and Qulncy. Connec tions r-i t at.1 tiouthcaat. For rates time tables and all Information , call at QUINCV ROUTE onlc. ) , J-J13 Fariiam street ( Paxton Hotel Block ) , or write , _ GUO. N. CLAYTON , Agent. Homoepathic Medicines riiyflclans nml the imMIr- who nn > ueeiv nf Homoeopathic MedlclncH will do will t wiiio or rail upon u lipfoit * plnrlnx tlirlr imJi-n. . imr AHHOIITMI3NT IH AS I'O.MI'I.m'i : ur . n lie fnuml In any IKimixop.'itlilr I'linnnucy In t-'hlctiuo or St. J cmlH nnil our prices i-ijiiully luw. We M-U n nlto nine of 13 lluimilluH t r H. < W A larKi-r ciue of IS Hemi-illi'x for 11.50 Two ( SI Drni-liiu VlulH of IUilM | r prlli-ln. . . )5c ) One oiimv vlnln of Irlturailun ( puwili-il. . Me 1'OHtaKi ! prepaid when 0 buttles nre ordeiul al one time. Mmiyon'B Itriiieilli-f--fr 'li . . ' . . ' . ' . . ' 19o S..c Humphrey's Spe Iflmfn - > li It'o ' Hxri'HH prrpalil to imy point In Iowa , or Nc- or KuriFaB wli'-n one iluzi-n uf tuo uljuvo ure onleieil at once. ir.l.'l MOIMiK ST. , OMAHA , Mill. MIDDLE OF BLOCK. We are still quoting sell of the finest make three odd This week wei will four new pianos styles and ono sample piano at price * that will dispose of them even if they have to go below actual coat Call nnd nelect jour piano and wo will guarantee a price absolutely bo low competition. Square Pianos at $18.00 , $3S.QO , $52.00 and $ S5.00 Organs at $10.00 , $18.09 , $27.00 , $ : I7.00 and $53.00. $ NEW IVEHS & POND , VOSE & SONS AND BMKRSO.V PIANOS SOLI ) ONLY HY SCHMOLLER & MUELLER , 105 South Fifteenth Street A. C. MUELLER , Timer. Tel. 1025 Pirn lo . The Tr c ml lMlpt | ) Exposition Athlttla * nd Concert Co.'n excurelon to Lincoln , * u- nounccd for Sunday , Augiut 22 , hna been postponed. Wliat is a Plaster ? That ilfpcmln on thr- kind of n ln l ' Tlifre nro many kliul * plnsler on llio wnlt Altfock'A Porous PlnMtr- t > l Mi < r on n limitei i > : nM r on one * butlnc * ! ! uhlrh menn * It * onnrtl liy tomtt otlifr fellow nml tint reminds ( lint the vl pnlil wp \ \ lin\c jilfiplcr * ill' oxer Ufi nftcr6 linil run n "cut prlee tlre ' three month * Hi lieen over n yenr nnd it hnUnml there In tin planter on us jetWomler If llify rim fay n murli. Winuim' * Pink I'lll . 35o Huffy Mnlt Wlilfkcy . . . * 0o Vine Kolnfra . 75o I'lfive'd Knxorlto I'rescrlptlon . fie Fellow's ItspoptifKpiilti'H . | 1 00 Kllmer'n Swniuii Hoot . " ; > o l.yilln Plnkliain'i romnounil . "Co Hlrney's > VUtur'i ' Powder . 3.V > pnlne's Celery Compound . Mo ' Sftr npnrlllii Clo Wnrncr'n Safe Cure . ' 0 Holitis SimrflKUs Pills S. S 8 ( IniHeM Tea I'nrter'a I.iver Pills l"o 1 ilnzen 2-Ri-nln ijnlnlne rnpsulcs 1 , liwn 1u'lil" Qiitiilni' I'npsulen "a 1 iloznn r > Rrnln Quinine Outxiilest 10a CUT PRICE DRUGGIST. Cor. Illlli nnil Cl Sin. Tlie Love of ioney Is the root ot our bargains. We- want money , fo do jou ; wo both love It. Hard to sell In hot weather , even at afalr reduction , but \\o want to do business and turn over our stock , even at little or no profit , so wo make a birder reduction that ever. Stan- nation Is Irksome- UH. so let your low ot money urge you to take advantage of our REMOVAL SALE PRICES Ladles' fine doiiRnhi hand turned } 1 CO Oxfords SSo Ladles' line dark tan , coin toi > , $ ! . " ! > HxforiN $1 23 Ladles' fine viol dnrk tnn , coin toes , $2.15 Oxfords $1.711 Liullt-s' "Hrooks Hros. " Mnkc" hand turned vlcl wine nnd tan Isld $100 Ox ford Tics A to B width } 2.7i Ladles' line $3.00 tan nnd wlue kid Ijiri- Shops $2.OS Ladles' "Hrooks lirop. ' Make" tun , vlcl kid , hand turned , cloth top , $ ! > .00 Lace Shoes widths A to K $3.50 Men's line tun vlcl doiiKOla $3.r.O Luce Shoes $2.50 Ladles' "Hronks Hros' 31aki > " tan vlcl Kid Imnd turned i-lotli top $5.00 Luce Shoes-widths A to 15 $3.50. Men's tliii- tan vk-1 dnnuoln $3 50 lace Shoes $2.50 Melts' line tan llusslu calf $3.00 Lure ShooH . ' $225 Hoys' satin cnlf Jl r.0 Shops Jl.OO SIIOU DKPAIITM13NT. O O 9 Adds a minute to your life It has a color , a clearness , a flavor , a sharpness equaled by no other besr We will deliv er it promptly if you drop us an order by postal or telephone 420. Fred Krng Brewing Co , Test of Time. Mrs. II. IA. Toslevln. 'M\i \ N. 18th Ave. sayni "I have uscit For TWO YCAIIH nml Iwllcvo It lo lie Hie best preparation of theItltvl In II.T t < ! n\ I ilnl It itmM the worlt < 'l.ilme l for It quickly and without InJuiInK the iI tln' or Immlti. " You may have the HJIIH uxpiTlenco If you ONLY FOLLOW UlUKCTJONS. " ' . AKIN 1'icn Laumlroid Go. , .V PACKMUJ. Iri'ai The innre you ute It tin1 bi-lur you"I like It. DO YOU PAY RENT ? How much ? Say $12 .1 month JHI ti year , or $1,110 In JO yc.-irs. A dollar paid to a landlord Is gone forcvi'r and leaves nuthliiK but a re- . tint behind For a sum equal to > our rent , paid in monthly Inctnllmrnls , the I , OMAHA I.DAN A : IlllliDIM ; ASS'.V , will Hi-11 you u hen no. ICvery inonUi'M ruymtii.t will ( Ivt you u Hiih.itantlu ! Intcn > Ht In the property , and at tin- end I i of 10 yi-iirs you will niivi' , IriHtrail of landlord's receipts a home of your own Now 13 thn lime to b'-gln. Ht-d Itock I'rlcus. Cull nt 170'J l''n-mi in Sd-rd , | | , - < - III it K. < ; . M. NATTI\Ciil , Soci-i-liiry. SCIKIOI.S , Cnr 2i'ti unil HI M ry Avc Classen will be refumeil Tl USD H , SHl'T. TTII. The academic course contains every brunch of n thiiroiiKhly rcllni'd iind literary < 'due > itlon. Krvndi. Ofrmun iind Latin me Included in the curt Ionium htudlvp fri-c of A M IKS K UK NTH. The Creighton &Y.7 , ' ! Jr'Hi , 153 * TODAY TOMIJIIT uiti ; ) . Hiir. . rni : woomvAiin Tii'vvricii < : o. THREE SILK HATS. AU tlllD he Four Angsla Sisters IIOTKt.H. HthanJ Street , OtHH. C NTHAI.I.Y I , HUT M ) Aiiu-llfuii ylun , t'J.&O p-r iliiy up. Kuroiioun p tin$1.00 par dny u J , U. MAHICKL & bll.V ,