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THE OMATTA DAILY BEE : T AY , SEPTEMBER 14 , 18UT. o GRAND ARMY STATE RE08ION Department of Nebraska Comrades Gather rvt Lincoln Once More. GREAT CfOWD ON THE CAMP GROUNDS lnr DrnYTM ( lie IarK < * nt At- li'iidi ! MCIIn Illdtiiry < if I InIrKnn - Ixiitlnti IMiitm for 'today' * ut Cniiii > > LINCOLN , Nob. , Sept. 13. ( Special. ) Tha Grand Army reunion Is In full blast. Most of those Intending to camp ore now on the cround , Receiver slaughter ot the street rail , way says that the attendance from the city Is thrcu times as many as on the first day last year The opening address made by Governor Hotcomb this afternoon was list ened to by more than 3,000 people. Illinois , Iowa , Indiana , Wisconsin and Pennsylvania \etcraim oncli have headquarter tents dec orated with buntlrg and flags , where all old- tlmo comrades will be made welcome. These tents will be the center for war reminiscences , both grave and gay , and will afford much enjoyment for the boys In blue. Tomorrow tlioro will bo addresses by Jesse I ) . Strode , J Sterling Morton , W. J Bryan , W L Stark nnd W. L Greene. An engagement between Cub in patriots and the Spanish army Is also announced Macco will bo assassinated dur ing tli ! > conflict. Tha camollre tonight was presided over by C.ilitQln W 0. Henry and there were ad dresses by H C. Russell , J. U. Strode and Comrade Stafford of Platnvlew and recita tions bv Comrade Jugur nnd Mrs. J. K. Aughcy of Omuliu. It Is estimated that there vvcic 4.000 pc-upla ai the camp tonight. Thu bands from Palls City , Kalrmount , Almu , KuIIcrtou and Western played on , STATi : IIOUSC GOSSIP. The land commissioner has roturncd from another week'H sales of school land leases. On this trip ho leased l.JIO acres In Cedar county , getting a bonus of $ SSG , 1,000 acres In BOOIIC , bonus of $7.1 ; 1,200 acres In Madi son , bonus ot $11 ; 3,320 acres in Antelope , bonus of $ . ! ! iO , 2,140 acres In Wheeler , bonus of $2GS 1.2GO acres In Pierce bonus of $1. ! , 100 acres In Stanton , bonus of $10 , total acre leased during the week. 10,820 ; total bonus , $1 271.50. The commissioner leaves tonight for another trip to Dundy , Hitchcock , Krd Willow , Wibstcr , Franklin , Furnas , Ilarlan , 1'hclpi , Perkins , Gosper and Frontier coun- tleH , vvhoro hi- will offer a total of 121,000 acre- ! this week The county bavins the larg est amount of vaciut school laud Is Cherry and on the trip up there 200.000 acres will be offered. Of this fully 50000 acres have never bcuu leased , nnd the balance has been forfeited berause of the poor crops up there In the last fctv years. The Homo for the Friendless case , which was to have- come up today , has again gone over , hut v 111 be called up tomortovv at 9 o'clock , whin the attorney general hopes for an Immediate hearing 'I inlay the attorneys foi thu society requested leave to take n number of depositions The parties held a conference this afternoon to see If the evidence desired In the depositions could not be admitted by the stale In order to save time It Is now thought a hearing will be had tomorrow The- Omaha Accident Reserve company , anew now mutual assessment Insurance company , filed ait ( Its with the Insuunro rommls- Htonur to lay. The ofllcers of the new asso ciation are John L McCague , president , T. W. Illackburn , vice president and attor ney ; J. 11 Ilaynea , treasurei ; W C. lllark- burn secretary. 'Ihe American Dry Concentrating cnmpiny Is a neu company tbat has filed 11 tides of Incorporation with the secretary of state The purpose of the company Is to own control and deal In machinery and patents of machinery for leducing ores. The capital stock la $ "iO,000 , and the lucorpnrators are 13 Illngnell , nugeno Wnugh and Jesse S. Waugh , the latter being a resldrot ot Den ver. ver.A A number of prominent sou.,1 money clem- octats have been In Llicoln since the meet ing of the state central committee of that party , and the probable candidates for the supreme Judge-ship are being discussed Some favor the nomlcNtion of Judge Mc- Hugh , while a number of others believe that Judge Hastings of Crete will be the nominee and are conferring with other members of the party with that end In view LIN'COr.N NOTCS. s Two footpads made an attempt to hold ut T. H. Dramhall , a traveling man last night when he was passing thiough the capltol grounds Mr. Dram'iiall held up his hands In a way that meant business , and the men suddenly d sappcared. Olllcor rtflghtlngale and bride arrived from Greeley , Cole , yesterday afternoon , and are receiving congratulations from the groom's many friends here. Hov. C II. Shepherd preached his fare- iv ell sermon at Grace Jlethodlst church yes terday. Dr. Shepherd has held this pas torate 11 vo years , the full time allowed , but the memberx are loth to see himself and family go. Hanscom Park church at Omaha has snt a petition to conference asking that bo bu sent there the coming year Omaha people at the hotels At the Lin- dell C. L. HoHler , J. A npcneter , George A Colt. J. 13. Hlley. T. W. Blackburn , H II , Whltlock , A , W Miller. G. M. Hitchcock. At the Capital George H Davis , J. M Iloth , J C. Lewis At the Lincoln U. Wllcox , Mrs J W Moore , H. C. Graham , John M. llrongle , W , I Stephens. < ; o INTO C\MI' AT nvvin CITY. ComiiiiiiluN of Mllllln Midi l.l Mitcnaiit ( oloncl Coldm Coniinaiiillair. DAVID PITY , Neb. , Sept. 13. ( Special. ) An ( deal camp ground and a perfect day were the greeting at Camp Custer this morning. A pleasant brcczo tempered tha heat of the mi n and the drill was not uncomfortable. Iho troops under command of Lieutenant Colonel Colton are * receiving valuable Instructions In battalion movements. Major B , G , Kechet , U. S. A. ; Colonel Ilradt , Second regiment , and J. M. Tampsott of the Thurston llllles , ser geant major of the battalion , acting sergeant major of camp , are present and giving as sistance In Instructions to the guardsmen. Troop A of Mllfonl , Captain J. II. Culver , ar rived yesterday In good condition , tha horses standing the march well , notwithstanding the heat of the day , The camp was visited by several parties from Schuyler , vvhllo a number rode over from Sowurd on their wheels. The gov ernor's reception will toke place tomorrow. Perfect order Is maintained In camp and the guardsmen show by their conduct vvhllo In thu city that they appreciate the courtesies of thu cltUena to thorn. r.i.oinsVITII A SCHOOL ami. . riiuli ( r iitirr iiiiicil IVIIIIiiiiin and Mllilrrn Ciiriiuliaii UlNii | > | itMir. YORK , Neb. , Sept , 13. ( Spoclal. ) Mlldred Carnahan has disappeared. She la tha 16- year-old daughter of iM. P. Qarnahan of this city. On thu morning of Thursday last sht > left homo to go to school and has not been seen Hlnio , U Is believed she haa eloped with a photographer united Williams who was In partnership with a man named H , H , Howard and who recently left with a number of creditors unsatisfied. Walter AUml , a young man who worked for tbo photographers , admits that on the morning of the girl's disappearance he hired a livery rig and drove Williams -Mid the girl to Waco vvhoru they took the train for the east. It is rumored that Williams , who Is about 3U yeara old , wan already a married man. Tha parent * of the girl have tiled no complaint against Williams. SrhoolH Are > Vell Altenil.-.l. HKIUIAN. Neb. , Stpt. 13 ( Special. ) School oponrd here today with over 150 scholars In attendance. Prof. J , I. Kay la principal , with 7ill Jane G. Telya , Mlsa Kllle llllilneor ADI } Miss Minnie It. FUcher as amUtanta , A new grade haa been added ) and now puplla from thli school can enter the University ot Nebraska after completing the graded course lu Cell -itf li'nculljr. YORK. Neb. , Sept. 13. ( Special. ) York collot'o opens for another year's work on Wccucoday moralug. Th collect b gUu Lh * new year under auspicious circumstances. A number ot Txcanrles have taken place elnco the school closed lait June , but the very latlsfactory manner In which Iho places hatn icon flllcd augurs well tor a successful year. Rev. W. n. Schcll , late presiding elder ot Iho United Brethren church foi-thls district , [ IAS been chosen president of the Institution , Prof. Joseph of Iowa Agricultural college at Amc takes charge ot the department of mathematics. Ho comoi highly recom mended. Prof. Randolph will nil tha chair of classic languages and literature. Miss Thompson comes from tha Peru Normal school to tflko charge ot the history and Kngllih department. frnm Urllcvnr , 'HnLLivUE. ' NVb. . Sept. 13. ( Spcclal.- ) The local branch of the Teachers' Reading Circle of Sarpy County met at the homo ot Mini Jessie Vlynt Staiinlay afternoon and organlied , Mrs. L. M. Glittery presiding. Nine of the seventeen members were pres ent , After tome discussion It was decided to devote the year's work to American literature1 , paying especial attention to Ilolm , Lowell , Kmerson and Wlilttler. Two meotlngH will be devoted to each author. Source history and child study will alsu claim the attention of the teachers. The school board of this district held a special meeting Friday to consider the adv - v Inability of employing another teacher , as the attendance Is unusually largo and the number ot clauses has been Increased by the addition of tenth grade work. It was de cided to employ a fourth teacher In the schools , to charge all nonresident pupils $1.50 per month tuition nnd to add Caesar , plain geometry , rhetoric and literature to tha Hchool ccivirsp. Miss Delta Jones of Uellovue has accepted the position. Hcllevuc college sends a largo delegation of students to the Princeton theological seminary this yearC A Mitchell. ' 92 ; C. W Lourlc. 'Sfi ; George AVllllams , 00 ; James Oastler , ' 97 , George Lunn , ' 97 ; P. Y. Nichols , 97. and A. A. Mitchell. Miss Minnie Wallace left last week for St. Joteph Mo. , to bo gone until the holidays Rev J II Wilson and wlfo ot Oiiuha are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. Q. Grss. \Vixiiliiicii Uiitfll MuuiimciitN. TnCUMSnil , Neb , Sept. 13. ( Special. ) Tho" members ot Mystic camp , Woodmen of the World , of TecuniBuh assisted by mem- linrs of neighboring camps , unveiled a hnnd- Bomo monument over the grave of Sovereign Jnrob Hrulner In the Tccumseh cemetery yesterday afternoon. The services wcro very pietty and well attended HLUi : SPRINGS , Neb. . Sept 13. ( special. ) Tim unveiling of a monument planted over the grave of L. Havalone , a veteran ot the war , took place hero yesterday , conducted by the order of the Woodmen of the AVorld. In splto of the extreme heat and dust , a large procession followed the band to the cemetery , whcro the services were conducted by Rev. Mr. Sleigh of Omaha. MrHioillNt CoiifVriMiur at York. YORK , Neb. , Sept. 13 ( Special ) The Ne braska conference of the Methodist church began Its prellmlniry session this evening with an address befoie undergraduates and the Hoard of ntamlucni by Rov. P. C. John son , D D About fifty students will take the ic'gulnr conference examination before the board this year The examination be gins tomorrow The conference sermon Is tomorrow evening and will be given by Rev John Gallager , D D. A number of delegates came in today , but as the regular sessions do not begin until Wednesday morning , the larger portion of the crowd will arrive to morrow or Wednesday. ArrangementH are nlrpady made to entertain a big attendance Omaha lliiittlNt AHNiiuliitlo.il. FREMONT. Sept 13. ( Special. ) The Omaha Paptlat association will hold a three days' session In Fremont beginning tomor- iow morning The anniul sermon will be in cached at 10 o'clock tomorrow by Rev James Elliott of Storm Lake , la. , and this will be followed by a buslne * * meeting. The afternoon will bo dovcted to addresses on home and foreign mlsslotii and tha evening to the work of the Baptist Young People's union. Other departments will be taken up Wednesday and Thti'sday. DlHtrlcl Court lit Uriiiul Inland. GRAND ISLAND , Neb , Sept. 13. ( Spe cial ) The fall teim of the district court opened here today with thirteen criminal cases and 179 civil caseq. It is rather a small docket for this county as compared vv Ith the last four or five terms. Among the criminal cases theie are none of any Im portance. Among the civil suits is one by P. Dutiphy against the Union Pacific for $10 000 for damages sustained by the plain tiff lu the Juleaburg wreck. Mill. i a riue Unullty of StiKar. GRAND ISLAND , Neb. , Sept. 13. ( Spe cial. ) The first week ot the beet sugar man ufacturing campaign has passed. An extra flno quality of sugar Is being manufactured from the beets this year. The output has nuver bean equaled and It Is certainly an excellent crop for the factory. Some of the beets have tested as high as IS per cent sugar with a purity coefficient of 90. Them are not many beets in California that will test higher than this. _ IJ > uiiKcllMtM lit Tallin Rock , TABLI3 ROCK. Neb. , Sept. 13. ( Special ) Evangelists Redding and Dealo are conduct- Insr a series of meetings In a big tent here. Six services were held on Sunday and a number of people from surrounding cities attended. A feature of the meetings Is a dally bulletin sent to savoral nearby towus announclne lha success of the preaching. Conic < o Join tlicAkSnrIlni. . HERMAN , Neb. , Sept. 13. ( Special. ) Dr. P. J. Clark , G. A. Pegau , Campbell Rankln , Prank Swanson , Stanley Gray. Henry Davis , John Cameron and John Mead of this place joined tlio lllalr delegation and went to Omaha to bo Initiated Into the Ak-Sar-Bens. CALSU OF .VVVV WAGMJR'S DHATII. Coroni-r'H .Iur > Inquire * Into Sur- Mrs. Anna Wagner , formerly employed as a cook In the Northwestern restaurant , and who roomed In the Anderson block , died Sunday < ifternoon and the circumstances of her death being of a pecnllar nature , wore made the subject ot n coroner's Inquest yea- terdav. A largo number of witnesses were examined and from the testimony given It would appear that a criminal operation bad been iperformed. The verdict of the jury will bo made known at 9 o'clock today. The deceased was 25 years of age at lha tlmo ot her death. She was married , but has not lived with her husband for over two V MTB. She visited her parents , who reside at WrepliiK Water , during June , but re turned to this city upon July 18. The father , Peter Anderson , was notified of hl daugh ter's death and was present at the Inquest. The remains ot the deceased were taken to Water last night. _ lleiM-H t N'PTV Member * . The executive committee of the Union Political club held n short session In Ar lington hall last nlsht to transact routine luminous The applications of twenty-live S wcro received nnd placed on Ille. The linn , D membership of 2rfl and is In ciu now a loSNin ? - condition. An open meeting will be held ut Arlington hall September 20. BRINGS BACK LITTLE GOLD Steamer Humboldt Returns from Alaska with About $15,000 , on Board. ONLY SEVEN PASSENGERS HAVE MONEY All Toll the Snme Olil Storr of 1'rlin- tlon. In ( lie Klon.llkf Prim- prclorn Arc Improving Trull. SEATTLE , Wash. , Sept. 13. The steamer Humboldt arrived this morning from St. Michaels. It brings fourteen passengers and about $15,000 In gold. The Huniboldt also brings the news that the aide-wheel steamer Ullza 'Anderson , from Seattle , which was re ported lost. Is safe at Dutch Harbor. The Humboldt was olarcn days from St. Michaels , The steamer Hlba Anderson li on- cborcd In Dutch Harbor , where It arrived on UIQ 4th Inst. , and Is now detained by revenue ofllcers. Its passengers ha\o by this time entprcd the Bering sea on a schooner chartered for that purpose. Two of the pas sengers on the Anderson were BO frightened that they gave up their search for gold and returned south on the steamer Humboldt. Mayor Wood of Senttle , who chartered the Humboldt. Is still at St. Michaels , but let ters recclvcfl from him Indicate that the stories of dlsaenslon and strife bofwcen members ) of hla exuedltion are untrue. The Humboldt brings back advices which reiterate the stories of the untold wealth of the Klondike and Yukon and verify tliu previous rumors of the shortage of food supply In the Interior. - Thcre will bo pri vation , sickness , starvation , scurvy and death on the Yukon this winter , " Is what the returning gold hunters all say. Only seven passengers of the Humboldt havo. money. It 1 * Impossible to Induce them to say how much they have , but ttie purser gives the figures as : J. M. Mangers , J'tOO ; E. Turner , $500 ; J. P. Crleder , $2,000 ; W. Urqtihart , $900 $ ; J. O. Rogers , j..OOO ; D. F ( Atkins. $1.500. Captain J. Whltesldes , $1,200. J. .V Sccretan , who came back on tile Humboldt mid who has but -very little cash , says ho cnme out to avoid starvation at Daw- son. Said ho : "Thus far upwards of 1,500 men have pushed thtflr way over the passes from Skagway and Dyca and have arrived at Dawson - son City. The Inllux of miners for the passes Sias frightened the old timers In the Interior and all that can have arranged to winter In the south and thus avoid what they ne- llovo a winter of hardship , suffering and perhaps murder and thievery" There were only two pas'engers who went up on the Humboldt who decided to return and nnko the trip from Seattle In the spring. They were Dr. A. C. Pepper of Oakland , Cal. , and J. A. Williams of San Francisco. TRAILS I3TICK THEM. PORTLAND , Ore. , Sept 13. John U. Smith , United States commissioner at Dyea , writes to the evening Telegram lu < this city under date of September 5. Ho says : "The air Is full of all sorts of business schemes and reports of many moneyed cor porations figuring on tramways and rail roads The right of way Is what sticks them all. Alaska Is a great country and It Is very hard to gut a. title to any more of It than > ou can spread yourself out over. The trails ought to bo Improved , which could be done at small expense and would bo a gicat public Improvement , but Alaska laws are so limited that no ono can even get the , right to make a trail or get a right of way for a road. "The matter has como before me semi officially ; I bavo ruled that only a bridge can become private property under a squat ters' right of possession and no individual can construct a trail. If any one builds a. brldgo he can charge toll thereon or keep people off It. The men at Dyea and at Skag way arc the most peaceable and law abiding that I have met , a great deal moru so than I expected. There have been a few lights but under the provocation of the elements It Is a wonder they get along as well as they do. There have appeared in some papers a few sensational articles that have made mountains out of nothing. "Tho Skagway trail has been closed by the miners themselves In order to all turn In and Improve It , and those who did not know of the arrangement have been stopped bj those at work , but no serious trouble has oc curred. The miners are not getting over theSkagway pass as lively as at Dyca. It Is a longer route and the trail Is now muddy There has consequently sprung up quite a town at Skagway of those who have do- clded not to go over until spring. No man or women can enjoy lltv or ac complish much In this world while suffering from a torpid liver. DoWllfe Little Early Risers , the pllla that cleanse that orc.a. quickly. HOWUI < I. TO unsio.v AS en t IIIHAV. Ho Admits Hint Hiirmuiir IJciiianiln Tills lAptlun. Ono of the results of the recent muss In the Douglas county democracy will bo a change In the organization of the county cou- tral committee. At least this Is what a lot of democrats who profess dissatisfaction with Chairman Howell's methods declare , and as Howell himself makes the same stato- 1 mont. It comes with every evldenco of prob ability. It will bo remembered that Chairman Unwell has been prominently Identified with the "gang" during the late troublous times , and the demand for his resignation Is said to be ono result of the miiipus Howell said yesterday that while ho did not know that there was ny personal fight b-owlng on himself , he thought it would ba In the In terests of harmony for him toilet go of the helm and let bomcono clso take hold. Ho added that he accepted lha chairmanship last fall only on the condition that be should bo allowed to resign tt ho wanted to after the campaign , and he was consulting his own wishes as well as party harmony In re signing the chairmanship. Ho has called a meeting of the county central committee for next Saturday afternoon , and ll.tt expected tint the date of the county nominating con vention and primaries will be selected at that time. Chairman Howell will tender his resignation at the convention whenever tbat may be called. Some of the democrats who have been auletly laying wires to get Howell's scalp professed wtlsfactlon at the statement that lie Intended to sivn them the trouble. At the sarnm time , having prospectlvely carried their point , they became lesx communicative In regard to their grievances. "We did not have anything personal against How ell , " thev av. "He was simply the ofllclal bead of the combination we have been lighting and he was the man we were going after. We am clad ho has decided to resign and It will probably Have at least one fight in thu convention. " The democratic county cential committee Is reorganized every two years , Mr. Unwell was elected chairman last fall : nd consequently has another year to serve unless ho resigns or Is removed. Drex k. Shooinan Ima Just returned from nn outing with his summer Klrl ami ho ays It's u.HtonlshhiR the nmonnt of two dollar shoes that are going to be worn this fall and winter all because ww'vo got a high grade shoe which we sel ! at $2.00 It has a beautiful coin toe IB cither lace or button style and has either single or double soles It looks well weara well and la the blggeat $2.00 Worth ever nioducod by anybody. Drexel Shoe Co. , 1410 FAItNAM STREET. Suiid for Illustrated catalogue , fre * . AMI POMCR ' Decide to IiivestlKatr > the 1'rcnont Alnrm Squirm. At the meeting of thd rlrV and Police com mission last evening John 'faced ' , engineer of fire company No. 21 , w tried for appearing at a flro without a rerul&tlon fire hat. Ho was fined thrco days "c/ta'liand reprimanded by the chief Charges were preferred against Z. I , . Smith. driver trf hook and ladder No. 1 , for Intoxica tion , which were laid ojer. .ono week Charges were picferred against Policeman Charles F. Umier for abtlslvo language ! nnd conduct unbecoming1 nn officer , which were laid over one week. Also charges .against Po liceman L..M. Arnold for Intoxication. Laid over one week. A report from Chief of Police Gallagher gave an estimated statement of the probable deficit In the police fund at the end of the year , which amounted to $3,309. His state ment Implies that thera was a deficit last year of $4,391 , which was carried over to this year. The chtcC of police sent In thirty names from which to select twenty specials tor duty during fair week , On account of the short age In the funds the matter was deferred to a special meeting Thursday evening. The board voted to discontinue the use of mounted police , and that Officers Wilbur and Byrnes hereafter asrvo as regular patrolmen. According to reports of the chiefs of the police and fire departments there Is dlssttlsfactlon aa to the effi- clency of the alarm system as now conducted by the telephone company. On motion the matter was referred to a com- mlttco consisting of Mayor Moorcs , Commis sioner Dullard and the chiefs of the lire nnd police departments to Investigate the matter and report to the board. Leaves were granted to rircmen C H. God- frey , Charles Prlnglc , W. S. Lester and W. J. Norton , each for ten days. It was moved tint Officer Shoup resume his duties as patiolman and that the duties he has been assigned In heretofore be performed by Special Olllcer Sign art In addition to his other duties. John 11 Taj lor was elected to membership on the lire department after having satisfac torily acquitted himself for n sixty days' trial. The resignation of Fireman C. H Getzeh- tuan , hook and ladder No. 3 , was accepted. Adjourned until Thursday evening. KI > G KVrnMlS Till : < Jl4.YI > H.V.VIJ. II ii ii > Initiated Into MjMti > rlvii of VK-Snr-lltMi'H Court. No ceremony In the court circles of Ak- Sar-Dcn III has been more crowded with In terest and enthusiasm than thit of last evening. It was ono of the red letter events of the year , and those who missed It passed up a good thing. As one of the speakers said , "there was the glad hind that was hot stuff , " and there weru several Incidental features Ihe class of Initiates Included 150 prominent citizens of Plattsmouth , seventy - flvo from lllalr , twenty Omahans nnd a. halt doyen representatives of eastern cities. The Initiation was a rare one. The camel strode across the hot sands of the desert at a greatly accelerated rate of speed The air ship was busy all the opening with pis- sengeis desirous of seeking their fortunes In the gold fields ot the Klondike region The private equipage of Sambon was bor rowed for the evening's cuteitalnment and many rode therein almost to destruction The visitors evidently ( cnjoycd the sport and the merriment of the on-lookers know no bounds. * After a score of candidates for Ak-Sar- Den's favors had performed several different kinds of athletic feats thiS1 a < somblagu was called to order and llstenelli to addresses by W. K. 1'ovvler of Ulan : . Matthew Goring of I'lnttsmmith Mayor ALoorca and Dean Fair of this city , and Ilevc Drs Gelger ot Iowa The latter's address was one ot the most felicitous talks that b.\a evtr been made bc- fnro the noble knights , and it elicited thu warmest apolause. j i On next Monday evening will occur the last Initiator } ceremony of the reign of King Ak-Sar-Uen ill , and it la believed from in dications already manffes that the Mason's festivities will wind up In a veritable bla < ; u of glory. Scores of local merchants , profes sional meuTIud ralfroaTTers , who , through abbcnco fioili the city Or dfher good1 leasons , havci failed to be present at any of thu ini tiatory cxercltes held up to date , are plan ning to be present ne\t Monday evening The courtiers ot his loyal majesty having the exercises In charge have promised to place on the evening's progiam several "stunts" that will make the concluding oc casion a thoioughly characteristic one. OP STV113 KVIll MI3ET. I'reiiarlni ; for u I.amoly Iiicrenxuil ri h rXlillilt. The directors of the State Hoard ot Agri culture yesterday convened in a session which will continue practically until the State fair U over. During the present week , however , Members Dlnsmore , Vance and I'oynter will be absent , as they left the city last night to attend the Iowa State fair at DCS Molnes , where they expect to gather in n largo number ot entries tor the Nebraska show. At yesterday's session a number of Im provements were decided upon In the fish eries building. The fish inhibit this year will bo the best and the biggest that baa over been seen In the state Commissioner Miy expects to be able to bring hero many valuable and interesting specimens through his office as president of the National Fish society , to which he was recently elected. Perry Sheldon of Ames , la. , was selected as Judge of all horses other thin draft horses Mr. Jager ot Hurt county , Mr. Wy- man of Buffalo county and Mr. Shlnn of Burchard were chosen as experts on county collective exhibits , ono of the most Impor tant departments of the fair. The samu rules employed In the past regarding garding- concessions were adopted. Three large tents were hired and will bo located on the fair grounds for the meetings of state societies. Merrlclr , JIadlson , Boyd and Holt counties have for the first tlmo determined to maku county collective exhibits. Their applica tions for space were received yesterday. At midnight last night the time for mak ing speed entries expired , but the board will still reecho entries tbat were mailed but not recelovd yesterday. Thu list of entries Is therefore still Incomplete. Last night llu. members of the board at tended the meeting of the Knights of Ak- Sar-IJen. Wfirrlt'n O\IT mi liixMitliin. John .McDonald , a former employe of the smelting work , was urrestod last night at the corner of Fifteenth and Farmim street ? ) In a condition bordering 6n delirium trement. Ho had an ounce bottle of carbolic acid In his bund , which hu told several bystanders ha Intended taking , arcl was only pre vented from doing so by them. Ho was locked up on a charge of.belns drunk and dlsoiderly. M ( Donald Is slid to'lui' ' Bhlly demented About : i in nn th ago lie attempted to com mit bulcldp by mwinvaif morphine Iin wan taken to thu police nt.\UWM yind given a frcih Atnrt In life by tha ( ! / . > phy Iciiui , Hln trouble is snld to be nijjjr.avntecj on account of an Invention nhlaJrhn1 nan been working upon for several year11 lie claims to hnvu nearly perfected a c(4i ( inh w hlch he Hays would nii-Ue him rich , ' and was only pre vented from putting It Into siioeensfu | oper ation on account otJacJt of funds The prisoner will probably. ) ) < > brought before the county Hoard of Insafnty Commissioners. AMITHKU. STUIICn IS SRTTI.UD. Olit Sonic llrlna 1'nlil I'nper ninl fainter * . According to the rwiper hanging and paint * Ing establishments ot tha city the strike In augurated by * their employes has practically ended. Not only Is the old nuale of wages bolns paid the workmen , but In the future the establishments will not bo union shops , This means thu employers will no longer consider whether their men belong to R union. Jn the past only union men have been employed. The strlko was begun by the paper hang ers , who demanded n now scale of WARCS , The painters had no grievance , but went out In sympathy. Under thu old ncalc , which w 111 continue In force , the men were paid at the roteof between 30 and 40 cents per hour. The now scnlo provides for payment by piece work , and Is as follows : Lap workS cents ; nip , 12 cents ; butt , 15 cents ; all specials , such as pulps , Ingrains , tapestries and twenty -two-Inch goods , IS cents per roll , pressed goods , burlaps , can vas , preparing and sizing to be paid for at the rate of 35 cents per hour ; all borders' ' to bo hung by the roll , eight lineal yards con stituting a roll ; all paste and paste boards and all necessary scaffolding to be furnished and delivered to and from the Jobs. The employers maintained that under tha scale the wages of their employes would ba more than what they received for the work done Therefore , with the exception of Henry Lehmann , all the employers refuse to adopt thu scafc. Luhmann acceded to the demands of the union because hu was com pelled to perform work In the new Nebraska building by a specified time , and consequently could not dicker with his men The other establishments a > scrt that their old workmen are grndmlly coming back to them under the old scale It Is snld that a majority of the strikers are already back at work. The wall papering firms have sent to The Bee the following communication , giving their account of the strike and the causes tlmt led urf to It : We ask spice In your paper for the fol lowing First , the paper hangers did not hold several consultations with their em ployers There was but one held , nnd owing to the short notice which they gave us but ono or two ot thu shops could manage to bo present , at which meeting , of course , no con clusion could be reached Second , the price which the paper hangers demanded was so for In excess of that which wo are receiving , taking cost ot paste , cart age , collection of bills , etc. , Into considera tion , that It could not be granted. In proof of which wo submit copy of their demands No other attempt was made to consult with the employers , but on the contrary , a strike was ordered at once , the Injustice ot which was so apparent that many of the union men refused to Join It As to the employ ers taking advantage of the time occupied by these 'several consultations" to send Into the country for workmen to take the places of nulon men , the statement Is absolutely- devoid of one pirtlcle of truth Not an effort was made by us to secure ono man from the country' until after the strike. Regarding the situation , the bosses say "As to the merits of the piper hangers' dennml In St Louis some months ago the paper Inngers struck for this same scale and , It ibelng granted. In less than two months It gave such universal dlssat afactlon that they struck again to have the old price per hour restored , claiming that while a lew favored ones got fiom5 to $33 per week the balance- did not receive as much as former wages , and this Is sure to be the re sult hero If they could carry their point. A strike Is usually held to be the last resort , but contrary to all precedent wo have one in which by their own admission 'tho paint ers have no grievance/ the paper hang ers made but one effort to get a hearing , at which , by their own fault , there was no representatives from the majority of em ployers. " I-rcc 1'IIlh. Send your address to H. C. Bucklen & Co , Chicago , and get a free simple box. ot Dr King's New Life Pills. A trial will con vince you ot their merits. These plllti arc easy In action and ore particularly effective In the cure of Constlpttlon and Siclc Head ache , Tor Malaria and Liver troubles they have been proved Invaluable They are guaranteed to be perfectly free from every delctetlou substance and to be purely vcge- 'able. They do not weaken bv their action but by giving tone to stomach and bowel1 ! greatly Invigorate the system , ncgular slo 23c per box. Sold bv Kuhn d Cn , druggists PHUMfN VI. I'VIlfilllMIS. . Den I. Look of Denver Is a Barker guest. Max ICohn of Davenport , la. , is registered at the Barker. John Hinkloy and wife of Uervvyn are vis iting In Omaha. H. J. Whltmoro of Lincoln , a national bank examiner , is In the city. Congressman R. D. Sutherland of Nelson was a visitor In Omaha yesterday. Gcoigo A. Cunningham , T. L. Phelps , F. J. Starr and J. L. Lytel are Llncolultes stop ping at the Barker. A. A. Abbott of Grand Island Is In the city. Judgu A. M. Post ot Columbus Is In the city calling upon friends. Elmer D. Frank- has returned from Wyom ing , where ho has been tramping over the mountains for several months , and reports that he Is feeling bolter than In tt great many years. Ncls McDowell , for many years bookkeeper In the secretary of state's olllco at Lincoln , Is visiting in the city. Ho has been travelIng - Ing in the cast since last March , and came to Omaha to attend the State ( air , Ncbraskans at the hotels : William H. Laurel , Halgler ; H. J. Hendry , Monroe ; O. B Manvllle Tllden ; Dr. J. H. East , Rising City ; John Reimcrs , Grand Island ; Warren Pratt and H , C. Andrews , Kearney ; It. P , Braaser , Norfolk ; Aug. r. Lukeley , Ilart- Ington ; Jerry Wilhelm , Dorchester , Henry Necley , W , H. Brown , Oscar Funko and J , W. Craig loft last evening for Mil waukee to attend the annual meeting of the National Life Underwriters' association , which begins Its session Wednesday and closes Friday. Mr. Neeloy Is on tha program for a response to a toast at the banquet. The delegation will lese no opportunity to sco that Omaha Is properly advertised In connec tion wltn the exposition while In tha "Cream City. " LOCAL. IHtnVITIHS. A permit has been leaned to C. J. Roberts to build a frame dwelling at 1017 South fifty-third avenue. Alma , onlr child of Mr. and Mrs. J , C , Gllhauscn , died yesterday afternoon after a week's Illness , aged 3 yuara and C months. Mr. Gllhauscn's many fi lends In the Asso ciated press wrvlco have offered condolence with the bereaved father and mother. 'Motormaii Kelly and Conauctor Kuhl form the proud crew who are piloting thu llrst vestlbuled car which has been turned out In the city In obedience to an act of the late legislature. The car Is traveling the Walnut Hill and South Thlrtcuntb street lino. Lamphe-re , Finch & Skinner of Minneapolis have commenced a suit In replevin In the county court against William Prlesman to recover possession of forty-six fur overcoats valued at $ G25. They allege that thu gar ments were sold to Prlesman but never paid for. ItIT / n in f The outstrip modeliiixi'Und ' cast woilc of thu Jewel Hteol riini lfrrich but .siinplo easy to keep elcSVh tflojjaut nickeled paiit'lh on oven ( lee tVeluvv flue clean- liitf door on either siilo of pipe suction mill on hltfh closet' rolling front tliu liiKh Hhulf iti ornamented with handsome nickeled ( MlKuft thc reservoir has an ule- Kant enameled ton altogether It Is ono of the handsomest ranges on thu market besides having many patented fuatureu that make it the best b.iker nnd tlau greatest fuel suver of the times $2 ! for the smaller sizes from that up to aa high as you wish to go . A. . RAYMER , BUILDERS' HARDWARE HERE. 1514 Farnam St. South Omaha News. South Omaha. Land company is con templating some extensive Improvements in the vicinity ot the alto ol the proposed beet sugar factory. An Inspection of the ground was made Sunday by Mr. Her. In company with General Manager HoMrege of the 1) . fi M , and General Superintendent T. K. C lvert of the sumo road. The Intention now Is to grade a number of nt recta In that locality and otherwise Improve the prop erty. Plans are being made for the grading of Thirty-sixth street from I. street north to the city limits , r street Is to bo graded also , and a viaduct built across the railroad tracks It U undcrstod that the Intention Is to grade U and G streets ns well. According to Mr Her the plan of straight ening the Boulevard from the 11. A M. brldso at C street south to the L street viaduct lu been abtndonud. and the city council will not bu asked for permission to make the change , as was at first contem plated General Manager Holdrege has agreed to build a depot at Thirty-third and K streets when the grading as now proposed Is done. and the Hanscom park street car 1'no Is cx-tcnded from Sheely Station to the beet sugar plant It Is thought that when the sugar factory Is Ii operation the streets which are to ho graded wilt bo lined with residences nnd a depot ut the point men tioned would bo a great convenience. The land compcciy has within the list few- days taken a tract of land , containing about 160 ncres , west of the 11 A. M tracks , off the market. It being the Litentlon to tcservo this land for beet culture , sunll leKidenoes , etc Engineer Youngfclt Is still engaged In making n survey of the grounds and the plans , It U understood , cannot be made un til the giadcs are established According to statements made when the pirty was bcre Sunday the work on , the plant Is to bo pushed as rat Idly as possible Will Sno for Diiiiiiim'n. A suit Is to bo coimncnecd today by Mr nnd Mrs. Stephen Schultz to recover $100 from Jacob Destcr for having commeiiced ejectment proceedings. AccoidliiK to the papers In the case SchulU lives In n house belonging to Bolster on Thirty-second street between J and 1C streets Smuo tlmo ago Schultz paid the rent two months in ad vance and enteied Irito a written agreement with his landlord for the house dining the winter A day or two ago , and before the next payment of rent was due. Bolster , ho the petition alleges , v sited thu hnuso and ordered Schultz and his wife to leave at once Mrs Sebultz was very 111 at the time , and the orders to vacate worried hei so that she became dangerously 111 , hence thu suit to recover damages Hun Into li Huil II mill. J. B Smiley and v > le met with an acci dent Sunday evening which came nearly ending fatally They Vv.ro driving south on the Thirteenth street boulevard when the big gully at N street was reached There Is a road running down the hill iml as It wan not blocked Smiley supposed It was open The road proved to bo so steep anil rough that the horse could not hold the vehicle and the icsult was a mix up Mr and Mrs Smiley and their son were thrown out , but fortunately escaped with a few bruises The buggy was broken and the bone was con siderably used up The road Is In a danger ous condition and Mr Smiley thinks tbat It should bo closed at this po'nt Mori- City Engineer Deal yesterday Is-ued the following building permits : E M. Llndmilst. residence , Thirty-fourth and Y streets , $ SOO ; Fred Smith , residence , Twenty-second nnd II streets , $1,000 ! ; Abbie Joute , barn. Twenty- thlid and C streets , JUDO ; John Fox. resi dence , Twenty-fifth and K streets , $600 ; ( An thony McGinty , two cottages , Twenty-fifth and K streets , ? l 200 ; Patrick Lemhan , res idence , Twenty -seventh and 1C streets , $350 ; James Anglln , residence , Twenty-seventh and X streets , $150. So far this month the city engineer has taken In $35 GO In fees for building permits issued. Itntu-il of Kiliii'iitliiii VltM-lliid. A special meeting of the Board of Educa tion was held last night to allow estimates on the addition now being built to Havv- thoino school. Contractor McDonald expects to have the building completed by October 1. W B. Cnoek , who was elected at the meetIng - Ing held n week ago to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ot A. L Bergiiulst , was present and took part In the proceed ings.Mis Mis ? "Brandt and Miss Arnold were elected teachers , Miss Brandt for n term ending January 1 and MU > s Arnold for the school year. Condemn * nil Olil Iliillillnpr. The city engineer yesterday afternoon con demned the old Plvonka building on N street Just weat of the South Omaha National bank. This action was taken In order to compel the tenants to move and to protect fie city In case of a serious accident. The building will. It Is understood , bo repaired. The city engineers says that ho has no ob jection to repairs being made provided they are made In accordance with his Ideas. Ho proposes to look after the safety of those connected with the work and the Inmates of adjoining buildings. ( > OHMll. Friday afternoon the Equestrian club will meet for drill. W. E. Hurlbun and family have gone cast to visit relatives. 'Mrs. ' J. C. Carley , Twenty-second and K streets , Is Quito sick. It Is understood , tbat two property1 owners have agreed to make propositions to the city council for the building of a fire hall for either a three or live-year lease. The rent , It Is promised , will bo less than Dan Hannon wanls tor the quarters now occuplM br F1r comp ny N'o , 1 , Thn Eonrf ot Veterans tvtll hold an Im portant inpotlnjc tonight , A Chinese restaurant Is noon , to be one o ( the novoltlcs of 'ho Magic City , Hard coal Is soiling now for JS GO a. ( on , the local dealers having miuto th4 ! rate yes * lerday , The King * Daughters will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs I , C. Gibson , Twctity- second ntul X streets. An application for nftothrr saloon win made yesterday. This makes sixty-six saloon licenses Issued slnco May. ti J Holland of Denver npent yesterday In the city with his brother , W. 1. . Hol land , manager of the telephone exchange * John Belongs , an Omaha fruit poJdlcr , was arrested sosterdny afternoon by In- sticctor Carroll for selling demyed bintnas. City Engineer Beol will set the stakes tor the Missouri nveuuo sewer todaj. Contractor Parks will commence work Wednesday or Thursday. South Omaha members of the Ak-Sar-llen . will bo well represented In the pirado next I week , nearly alt of them having been as- j signed places on flouts A meeting off all the organizations Intend ing to participate In the paiades next week will bo held tonight at tha Hoctor-Jolutston oillcu to make arrangements for a South Omaha division. G. K. Swift of Chicago , president ot tlis Swift Packing company ns In the city for I ft short tlmo yesterday Itr company with \V. j N. Babcock , fonnerly general manager ot the stock yards company M. Myer andt Jeffe , who wcro arrested a tow divs ngo for offering1 decayed fruit fxr sale , were tried In police court yesterday nnd discharged The complaint charged them with leslsllng the Inspector In the dlscharga of his duties and the testimony Introduced tilled tn substantiate IMs charge. Property owners on Q street are circulat ing a petition protesting against the creating ' of n permanent sidewalk dlslilct on the south sldo of the street The nnllnanct creitlng this district bus been read for tin llrst tlmo and rcIVrrud to the Judiciary com mittee tt Is understood that the ordinance will not mss. Itcv. Dr Wlnshlt ) stitcd lost night that lie would not conclude his \\cik hero until the close of the conference year. The annual uieetlnc of the North N'ebiaski conference will bu held In two weeks. At the con clusion ot the cnnference llev Wlns-hlp will go to Cheyenne and llev Johnson of that city will come hero as pastor ot the Klrst Methodist church Workmen are. now engaged In placing per manent fastenings on me largo 200-wlra eablo which has been sluing along Twenty- fourth street , and extending from the tele phone exchange hero to the headquarters of the compiny In Omaha This cable Is now In operation nnd nlllclnls of thn company say tint bettei service between the two cities can now be given. , HI HU ni.i , is IIKI.I ) ur.si'o-vsini.n. D t'olOIIt rN * ltl | ll'Nt Oil IllMllftlllH Of ( IINHOII IIo > cr. Co-oner Uurket held an luquoU last evenIng - Ing upon thu remains ot Cassou Doyce , who was shot bv Frank Burwell August 22. Dr. Leo was c\amlned and stated the deceased Ind como to his death September 13 by lock jaw , which was directly cait'cd by his wound. Dr. Lavender , who assisted at an nntnpsj held upon Boyce , corroborated the tcstlmou ] as given by the llrbt witness. Ella llurwell and her sister Lena , daughters of Frank Bur well , wo"o examined ns being eye witnesses to the affilr but nothing new was adduced from their testimony Captain Haze and Io tectlves Cox and Dunn testified to the nr rest of Burwcll at the time of the shooting. The Jury , after being out but a fnw min utes , returned a verdict that "Casson Boyc came to his death as the results of a gun shot wound Inflicted by I'rank Burwell. " Assistant County Attorney Jeffcrls , vvha was piesent , stated that hu had not madi up bis mind yet as to what Information would be filed agilust Burwcll. Ha raid II would bo cither a charge of murder In th < second degree 01- ono of manslaughter. Bun well's preliminary cvuuluatlon will probju bly not occur until tomorrow. Ai Hold's Brome Celery cures headaches , lOc , 25c and BOc All druggists. llrliillntlni ; "Warrant. Chris llHn eu nnd W IJ Gordon , who were arre.sted Sunday night on n chiusc ol msanlt and battery at the Instance or Myra Iceland , a keepei of n disorderly house , hnvn retaliated by swenrlnt ? out n similar com plaint against the woman. She was ar * rested last evening and pave bonds for hen appearance In police court at a later date. , wo lutvo fauna lit" An absolute , permanent nnd kindly vegetable cure for the tobacco habit. DON'T ' STOP TOBACCO suddenly and rack the nerves take BACO-CURO it gently weans I Too doa'l clop loltarro , I1iro.runi itopl you I COc. or il boxes , 3 boxes ( guaranteed cure ) 42.50 II your ilruKEiit docs not tell It , we will : Eureka Chcm , cMfgCo.LaCrosse : , Wls. Four cnilontls of pianos within n month thill's a lot of pianos to soil hut wo can do It homo Knahc pianos among thorn a.s well us other makes the greater part of them woio ICImballH Its buying In .such quantities as llu-ho that enables us to make piano prices Unit have in'cvr been equalled for lowneHS not onu of the pianos we offer but what we can recommend , to you will tell you ( all about them so you'll know Just what you'ie Kt'ttlnj ; we make the easiest kind of terms on any of the dliruient make * terms that make piano buying very easy. A. HOSPE , Music and Art 1513 Douglas Did you notice The Sunday Hei > the amount of Kencral , foreign and society mnvtt furnished by that paper in unsur passed by any paper west of the MlsslH- blppl river what a comfort such a paper would be to your boy or Kill who are away at the gioat educational Institu tions you can have it mailed to them every Sunday for ouly $ U.OO a year- better than any letter you could write- as all ovcnU to romtv and that have ono by arc chronicled In Thf Sunday Bee thu Circulation department will take your order. The Omaha Daily Bee Circulation Department 17th and Farnam Bee Building