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T AIT/V -t-t i on Omaha , Hl-'H. Choice and Serviceable Goods Are the only kinds wo have to offer you have that guarantee when you enter the store. Lace New Lawn Wrappers Dainty Department summer lawn wrappers. Always ' MnJo after the style of'prettr tea gowns new cut full and wide at Jl.OO each. things arriving to CirsetS R. & Gt. corsets , No. meet the 397. varied wants It Is n short hip , low bust corset , made of coutellc with sntecn stripes. 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Muslin Ladles' black cotton opera hose , extra Underwear good auallty 50c. Children's flno ribbed tan lioso with rloublo knees , toes , solo and heels 2Cc. A fine Alno n very nlco flno ribbed tan hose assortment at IGc pair. of muslin and Notions The Rapid hook and cambric skirts eye. tastefully Seven points of merit : , 1 Olvcs n firmer fastening. and prettily 2 Requires one third less sev.'lng. trrmmed i No cross sowing necessary. 4 Has n more reliable hump. with lace or embroidery. G will never rust or Injure the finest dress , Very full and wldo nnd suitable- for G Has the daintiest and graduating dresses prices from $1.25 quickest to $6.00. Hooking hook. 7 , because Martha Washington corset covers made Cheapest It saves time. extra full In fiont , finished with ruffles Saves garments and costs no more than of pretty lace and clustur of dainty many Inferior hooks lOc per card. tucks prices from $1.00 to $2.50 each. I ELDEN & CO. CIRCULAR TO THE CATHOLICS Prepared by Archbishops and to Be Bead in All Churches. ADJURED TO SUPPORT THEIR COUNTRY I'ruyprn la lie Offerril for tlic SUCOCHM urAn * riemi Arum mill Ainu ) * for the ttoldlerx mill Still er * Who Kail. WASHINGTON ; HCayiO. The archbishops of the OaUiblla.chureb.-Jn the United States have agreed upon a letter , addressed to the clergy and laity of the country. The let ter bears on the war with Spain , and will be read In all the churches on Sunday. It is Indorsed by Mgr. Murtlnelll. the apostolic tolic delegate , and Is as follows : To ( be clergy and laity of the Catholic cuuritt of the United States , Greeting : The , events that have succeeded the blow ing up of the battleship Maine and the sac rifice ' of 266 Innocent victims , the patriotic ueame'n of the United States , have culmin ated In. war with Spain and our beloVtd country. Whatever may have been the Individual opinions of Americans prior to the declara tion of war there now can be no two opin ions as to the duty of the loyalty of the Americans. A resort to arms was dctcrm- inod-upoii by the chief wnxr.utlvn of the na tion ; with the advice of both houses of congress and , after consultation with his cabinet ' officers , but not until every effort had 'bfcen exhausted to bring about an honorable - orablo and peaceful solution of our diffi culties with Spain. The patient calmness , the dignified forbearance , the subdued firm ness o ( President McKlnley during the try ing stimo that intervened between the de- stiuctlon ' of Uio Maine and the declaration are 'beyond all praise and should command the admiration of every true American. We , the ' members of the Catholic church , are true- Americans , and as such are loyal to our country and our flag and obedient to the highest decrees and the supreme au thority gt the nation. We are" not now engaged In a war of sec tion , against section , or state against state , but we are united as one man against a foreign enemy and a common foe. If , as we nro taught by our holy church , love of country Is next to love of God , a duty Im posed on us by all laws , human and ill vine , , then It Is our duty to labor and to pray tor 1 the temporal and spiritual ; well-being of I the 'bravo soldiers who uro battling for our ; beloved country. Lot us faithfully beg | the K ° d of battles to crown their arms on land and sea with victory and triumph , and to ptny every unnecessary vision of blood , and speedily restore peace to our beloved land and people. To this end we direct that on nnd after the receipt of this circular , and until the closq of this war , every prleat shall , In his dully mass , pray for the restoration of pcnco and victory for our flag. Wo also direct that prayers for the brave soldiers and sailors that full In battle bo said every day nftor mass. These prayers shall bo said loud with the people , and shall bo one Our Father , and ono Hall Mary and the Da I'rofundls.'o \ pray that God may bless and preserve our country in thin great crisis nnd Bpi-cdlly bring victory , honor and peavo to 'all our people. 31 iil Snyilrr fjiu-n to > 'IMV Orlciuix. MO H ILK , May 10. Brigadier General Simon Suyder left today for New Orleans , Uncle Sam Says : This , Is America's Greatest Medlcint. it win Sharpen Your Appetite Purify and . _ Vifallza Your Blood. Overcome That Tired' ' rFeefing. Get a bottle of Hood's Sarsaparttla and begin to lake It TODAY , and realize the great good It Is sure to do you. Hood's Sarsaparilla l .America1 ! Qreateit Medicine. been changed. Ho was given a cordial fare well by the officers and men , he being pop ular. The Nineteenth Regiment band sere naded him at his headquarters. Brigadier General H. II. Hosklns succeeded to the command of the division. , GETTING TRANSPORTS READY Strainer * nt Sun { "rnm'lxeu Are l'rci nr : il to Curry Itcliiforcciiieiitu mill Supplied to De\vv > - . SAN FRANCISCO , May 10. A detail of army and navy olllcera visited Pacific street dock today and boarded the steamship Aus tralia , on whichtha. government has secured an option a * a transport for troops to the Philippines. The steamer is In splendid con dition and can be pressed into service at short notice. The steamship City of Sydney arrived from Panama and way ports before daybreak , and from the manner in which It was given quick dispatch by quarantine and custom house officials. It Is evident that it also has been chartered to go to Manila , and will bo placed on tha berth immediately. Orders have been given to discharge its cargo as Vapidly as possible. A largo force of stevedores are at work on the City of Peking's cnrgo , nnd it will bo out of the hold by Wednesday night , and the vessel sent to the try dock for cleaning. It is thought that the Australia and Pe " king , and possibly the Sydney , with one it collier , will leave hero no later than Sun as day noon. * " Supplies for the Asiatic squadron and the transports at this city arrived hero today. The steamship Conemnugh has arrived from Now York , slxty-'nlnc days out. It brings a general cargo. An Inspection of the vessel will bo made as soon as it docks , and It Is stated on good authority that it will be added to the transport fleet. xo oovEnjfon FOH ( location One Which Require * Ample CaiiNldrrntloii. WASHINGTON , Ma ylO. The cabinet meeting today was shorter than usual , and . T . the business transacted was not of an 1m- portance character. Although the govern- rnent has a number of swift vessels on the to Atlantic doing scout duty no reports up to noon today bavo been received as to the whereabouts of the 'Spanish fleet , nnd on this point the officials' are quite a > much in the dark ns are outsiders. considering the appointment of military governor for the Philippines when our forces as shall have taken possession , la denied by to members of the cabinet. The question of n government of the Islands IB regarded us n serious one , and no action will bo taken regarding it until after the matter has re ceived much consideration. HVTIOXS TO UK HEXT TO MANILA. Order Indlcntr * Expedition Will by Slnrt Boon. CHICAGO , May 10. A special from Wash- Ington says : An order was sent from the War department today to Captain Baldwin , assistant commissary of subsistence at San Francisco , directing the Immediate purchase of nearly 1,000,000 rations for the military expedition to the Philippines. The admin istration was unwilling to take time for having the subsistence supplies sent across the continent and the order was therefore given to have the supplies bought In San Francisco to avoid delay. The government has not announced when the expedition will embark for Manila , but In case the ships can bo equipped with the necessary supplies all for the voyage the start will probably bo an made before Monday. ery for .MISSIONARIES WA.Vl' CAROLINES. of Vvyo the Government to Selio the Rronn of InlnuilN. SAN FKANCISCO , May 10. The churches hero which have missionaries In the south and Pacific want the government to seize tbo is Caroline islands. The leaders have hold a meeting nnd decided to appeal to the presi dent to take this course. The Caroline Islands are a part of the Spanish possessions. gun They were seized only a few years ago , and the the governor general of the Philippines rules over them. Tha missionaries hero say that the natives are well armed with American rifles and would have driven out the Spanish long ago bad it not been for fear of a gun to boat. This so-called war vessel Is ono of and the Improvised kind and hardly a war ship , but It Is of sufficient strength to overawe the natives. Ono shot from the Charles ton , however , would demolish It. The " Carolines have no laud defenses and It is "believed they could be taken without firing and a shot , the mere appearance of the Charles his ton being sufficient to cause capitulation there on the part of the Spanltk. the MILES TO TAKE THE L * U Starts from Washington for Tampa Tonight with His Staff , COPPINGER TO COMMAND ONE DIVISION UvcrrthltiK rolntft to n Imtnedlnto aiore OB the MpAtiljili Force * la Cnbn or the Mill- ( t ry Arm. WASHINGTON , May 10. Dy Friday morning the commanding general of the United States army , llnjor Goncr.il Miles , will have assembled his staff around him at Tampa. Flo. Ho leaves Washington tomor- ' row night , taking with him Colonel Mlchler , Colonel Mnus , Colonel Grccnlcaf , Major Ox- good , Major Humphreys , Captain Seyburn nnd Captain Scott. Only ono member of the staff , Captain Davis , will remain at head quarters and ho will follow the general within two or three days , or as soon -as ho can turn over the euro of the business at army headquarters to an officer to bo desig nated for that duty. Unless present plans are changed , the general will go with the first military expeditionary force to Cuba. He Is not expected to relieve the major gen erals already selected for the task of the conduct of the campaign , but both in Flor ida nnd In Cuba will cxerclso the same gen eral superintendence over the campaign Unit he now does from his headquarters In Wash ington. The arrangements for the move upon Cuba arc being hastened with such nn energy that It is evident to any observer that the begin ning of the campaign Is imminent. It is ex pected hero that within n week the first troops will bo on their way from the United States to Cuba. The only delay will arlss in the difficulty of securing the necessary number of transports and the quaitcrmas- ' tcr's department Is making great efforts to assemble a sufficient number of these shlpj nt the gulf ports in time to receive the troops , who arc even now on their way there. Orders have been given for 10,000 ham mocks to be furnished immediately for use of the army to bo delivered within the next fortnight. Experts have reported that a hammock is an absolute necessity In n Cuban campaign. It Is the only means to escape the vermin which otherwise make sleep Impossible to the soldier and it Is also the only way ho can escape the fatal damp ness of tbo rank , rich soil. Engineers from the War department went out yesterday to the neighborhood of Falls church nnd located definitely the great camp upon ' which will bo concentrated from 30,000 : o 40,000 United States troops within the next week or two. The tract selected embraces about 1,400 acres of splendid land , well watered and wooded , nnd will afford accom modations for nil the soldiers comprised within the president's first order. Ilnxli nt Clilckninnuirn. CHATTANOOGA , Tcnn. , May 10. At ' Chlckamnuga park today officers and men of the regular army regiments are rushing as they have not been called upon to do since the days of the civil war. The order for the entire army to pack up and go to the front at once was announced at ! ) o'clock , , and. since then things have been moving at a tremendous pace. The railroad men have been running all available cars to the park , and as rapidly as they , /irrivo they are loaded with the camp equipment , horses , supplies , etc. The work of , moving the big command during the next few days , as they are expected to do , Is an fmmenso'j job for the railroads. They had received no Intimation of the sudden orders , and had made no adequate preparations. The two lines to Tampa , the Southern and tho-West ern & Atlantic , are doing everything possi ble , but the Indications are now that the first troops will not get out before tomorrow morning. The first out will probably bo the infantry division , composed of the Second end , Seventh , Eighteenth , Sixteenth and Twelfth regiments. Five hundred passenger coaches to carry the men to Tampa will bo available tonight. Colonel Sheridan of General Brooke's staff , speaking for the general at nonn today , Bald : "Tho order does not soy rush to the front ; simply Instructs us to get there ua soon we conveniently can. Of course , we will move as rapidly as possible , but it will probably be several days before all are out. In There are l > ,000 men with hundreds of horses and a largo amount of equipment in the park and the whole business cannot bo moved within a few hours. " Colonel Sheridan refused to give any opinion about what the order meant. The majority of the officers , however , do not hesitate In saying that It means they will land in Cuba as soon as they can got there. Besides the Infantry division , the Third and Sixth cavalry go to Tampa. The Second cavalry will go to Mobile and the First and Tenth . . cavalry to New Orleans. All the ar tillery was sent , out several days ago. General Brooke and staff will remain here assist in the organization of tbo volunteer army , should it be ordered here. The signal corps has also been ordered to remain hero until further orders. The ' medical corps of each regiment was today' provided with medical supplies for sixty days. The medical force Is to be Increased from fifteen to twenty-five men , soon as the regiments have been Increased their war strength. All recruits will be ordered to report to Tampa , New Orleans and Mobile. A largo for number arrived today and were provided with the necessary equipments. An order has been Issued signed by Ad jutant General Sheridan , forming the Eighth , Twelfth and Sixteenth regiments of infantry into a brigade , to be commanded . Colonel Guy V. Henry , Fred A. Smith , assistant adjutant general , and Lieutenant Stafford of the Eighth regiment , brigade quartermaster. This brigade Is ordered to proceed at once , "fully equipped for field service , to Tampa , Flo. , and report to the general commanding at that point. " The game order also formed the Second and Seventh Infantry Into a brigade , Brig adier General Adna R. Chaffeo in command , who la also ordered to proceed 00 early as possible with his brigade to Tampa , fully equipped for field service. I In reply to a query tonight , Adjutant General - . eral Sheridan said that before Friday night the troops will have been moved south , accomplishment duo to tbe fact that ev command has been on waiting orders a week , and each command has disposed all Its surplus baggage and equipment. In Full Swine. NEW YORK. May 10. The military move and ment to end the war with Spain by a prompt St. decisively aggressive campaign in Cuba will in full swing throughout the country , or ders having been Issued from the War de be partment with a rapidity similar to the con tinuous rattle of an automatic machine , says tbo Washington correspondent of Tribune. The force of expert military telegraphers sent hundreds of messages In cipher and hundreds of others In ordinary language to commanding generals , to rail ways , to quartermasters and commissaries , state governors and mustering officers , H to all the units In the vast mechanism which la relied upon Jo unite in a crushing blow to Spanish authority In Cuba and the nish Philippines. Is General Miles , having secured the presi dent's permission to take the field In person command the Invading army , completed final arrangement * to start for Tampa , are where ho will assume active command of fee. force * flattened there , at Mobil * and at , New Orleans , li/VlBlng / It late three division ! under Owcrals Wade , CopplnK r and Shaf tcr. The plan In have General Shatter head an army of 6,000 to1 establish a base of com munication with''tie Insurgent * wu com pletely swept kjlle. : ( Generals Wade , Cop- plngcr and Shaffer respectively In the order of their rank , it iifjfow determined , will lead equal divisions at .the army of occupation under General Mllca. General Brooke , now at Chlckamauga has been definitely selected to command the entire volunteer force of (50,000 ( men wlilch Is designed to support the regulars In'jho campaign. Most of the regular forces now In camp under him wlllpe sent to Mobile and Now Orleans aa quickly ( as possible , to depart simultaneously with the expedition from Tampa , and their places In the OtlcXnmnuga battlefield will bo speedily occupied by the first volunteer corps , consisting of thirty- eight regiments of Infantry , six light bat teries of artillery and two regiments of cavalry. I.co , Wllnnn , niul AVItpptrr Sent to Clilrl < ainauun. ; WASHINGTON. May 10. Major General W. H. Se\Mill has been assigned to command the concentration camp near Falls Church , , Va. This Ib taken as 'an Indication that the general has concluded to accept his military commission , risking his tenure of ofllce as n senator thereby. The order Issued fiom the War department today reads as fol lows : The following named officers should ba ordered to report to the adjutant general for duty with the troops to go Into camp nt Washington , I ) . C. : Major General Sow- nil , Brigadier Generals Poland , Kent , YOUIIK. Handall. Schwan nnd J. C. Hates. None of the corps commanders have yet been assigned finally , although the entire list of commands has been prepared. The three civilian major generals are not to re ceive such commands , but are assigned to divisions. Generals Lee , Wilson and Wheeler going to Chattanooga for duty under General Iliookc , who will undoubtedly command one The Wnr department officials admitted to day that nil the regular troops now nt Chlcltnmauga had beeh ordered nway. They refuse most positively , however , to tell the destination of the troops , contending that to do so would be simply to Invite attacks by Spanish naval vessels upon the trans ports which will convey them. The volun teers will take up the camps abandoned by tha regulars in Chlckanmuga park. Nine of the new brigadier generals have been as signed to duty under Major General Brooke nnd will "kick" the raw recruits Into shape at Camp George H. Thomas. They arc : Brigadier Generals Brlggs , Compton , Burt , Sumncr , Henry , Lnvrton , Chafec and Davli. General Schwau , who U one of the brig adier generals assigned to duty at the Washington concentration camp , Is at pres- cut principal aide to Adjutant General Cor- bin and hau Just been promoted to the rank . of brigadier general. . It Is understood iU the War department that Important jcha iges nro contemplated In the points ot. mobilizing the volunteer ' army. Fewer r'troops than contemplated I will be sent tOTiChlckamauga , it baing the 'leslro of the department to concentrate | them further sbfith ? Many of the western j troops originally intended for the eaot will be sent to California and General changes may be made ' //i / / t'l e scheme of moblllza- tlon- - c " ' Ailnilrul niycy'ij Con * In NEW YOHK , May 10. Among members of the Twentj > ocojid regiment who hayc sono to Camp Black to enlist for the war with Spain , I a'1 'b ' forgo" Dewey , cousin of Admiral Dewoy. ' Her Is a private. * , nn * v , , . * NOT HAPPY JrVIJH MILLIONS Son of the Lntc Theodore Iltivcmcycr KlIlM Illiiincll nt HIM I.IIIIK NEW YORK , May 10 , Charles F. Have- raeyer , the ton of the late Theodore _ . Hflve- meyer , committed suicide last night , at his home In Roslyn ; L. I. Ho shot himself through the brain. Mr. Havemeycr was 33 years of age. Ho leaves n wife and two children. No motive for the suicidal act Is known. Mr. Hnvomeyer had been to Now A'ork during the day nnd had seen several friends. Shortly before the shooting ho had been playing with his boy. apparently In his usual good spirits. There had been nothing bis manner that would lead to a suspicion that his act wan premeditated. The coroner's Jury rendered a verdict that Mr. Havomeyer came to his death by the discharge of a pistol tel In his own hands and there was no evi dence to show that It was not accidental. HIUII WATHH lH imiOAlvlNT. I.ttVUHS. ArkiiiiNHN TIMVIIH anil Vulli-yn Are Ilclntr Iiiuiiiluted. PINE BLUFF , Ark. . May 10. The river here has risen about nine Inches during to the past twenty-four hours nnd has backed water up Into town to nn alarming ex . tent. Numbers of people have had to move a out of houses In the lower part of Fifthwa and Sixth streets. | This afternoon the levees broke at Ilnn- nlwood nnd near the Pitts place and Inun dated several plantations. Reports come In from many points of Incalculable ! damage. Late this afternoon a message was re ceived from England that the levee there hod broken and the cntlic vicinity \j'na un der water. Relief was asked for. Sheriff Traplttt , Immediately chartered the boat Drew , secured a number of hands and left the Econe. Accident on Inclined Cuhlc Itond. Me THACKER , W. Va. , . . May 10. Leandcr da Small. Joseph Morris and William Hardy BtO were killed and six injuied today by 11 cable as breaking . and the car dashing . down an In- i mo cllnc- I pe niurrlnire I.lceuneit. of The following marriage licenses wore is sued yesterday by the county judge : Name and Adress . Ago. Thomas Novotuey , Omaha 42 Annie Olbrog , Onmba 43 Ryan Hammell , Omaha 23 Annie Wolf , Omaha _ 22 John A. Graven < eWTSt Point , Neb 52 Annie M. Graver.iOumha C4 Andrew Bramstrom , . Omaha 37 Hannah Smith , Omaha 33 Louis W. Schwer. ? Omaha 41 ' Katie Seger , Omaha { , 33 'In' George B. Elsloy ; > 'Oihaha * . 2G cial Anna M. Klllstrom , Omaha 21 ing Its > V Co" H mm Him nt Trinity. Trinity cathedral''Will have Its annual confirmation next Sunday at 7:45 : p. m. Bishop G. Matt Williams of Marquelte , Mich. , celebrating. Instruction will be given every afternoon this week at 4 on Thursday at 8 o'clock. St. Barnabas' , city . John's , St. Andrew's , St. Paul's , St. in Mathlas' and St. Martin's of South Omaha was kindly bring their candidates to the The cathedral and the one administration will for all. FOOD IN LJttUlU. I | gn More Ennlly Illiirntcd Than When In res Solid Form. hoi Persons who do not obtain the desired agi nourishment from ordinary food , will find decided gain by using the hot food drink , Postum , as It Is made from especially se ion lected portions of tbo field grains that fur en the body with the parts needed. It tbo C. In liquid form and looks and tastes like the coffee , but It is a pure food drink that gives of great strength to young and old. ion It is especially recommended to those who law unpleasantly affected by common cof more law . Grocers Mil it- MAY CO AFTER SPAIN'S ' FLEET This Action is Felt to Bo Brrrort Waj to Seonn Permanent Peace. TASK WILL BE ONE OF GREAT MAGNITUDE With the Flprt lit C dU the Oregon Will He Snfe mid the of On 1m Cnn He More Bno- cenHfalljr Candnoted. WASHINGTON , May 10. It Is harJ to tell whether the naval ofllcors were relieved cfr disappointed by the news that came late this afternoon to bojkh the Nnvy and Stnte department ! ) to thfl effect that the Spanish llylnK squadron had arrived at Cadiz , Spain. The safety of the Oregon from attack Is now completely assured , and the way l clear for military operations In Cuba with out running the risk of having the occupy- In I ! army's line of communication cut off. On the other hand , It Is bellovad that no enduring peace can bo accurcd until the Spanish navy has been destroyed , and It appears that to do this our sailors must mnko up their minds to go after the Spun- lards , n task much more difficult than that of meeting them near our own shores. . It was suggested by some of the members ' of the war hoard that there was just a possibility that the Spanish squadron might tnkc a quick passage into the Pacific through the Suez canal and attack Dewey at Manila. ' It Is Raid that contrary to the common understanding the Suez canal Is open to the war ships of belligerent powers , EO If the Spanish chose to tnlto this course they would have a long start of any licet from our side. It Is scarcely believed , however , that th Spanish are willing to take the great risk of exposing to our attack their own homo 'ports by the withdrawal of n considerable portion of their nnval strength , as would bo required to overmatch Ucwey. Nothing was heard from Sampson today , but there is a * confident expectation that In teresting news will be coming from his Kquadron within twenty-four hours. Whether this means an attack on Porto Hlco or not cannot bo learned. It IliiHteiiN PreimrntlotiN. The effect of tbo retreat of the Spanish fleet has been to basted even more the prep arations already .under fullTicadway for the dispatching of military expeditions to Cuba. It also has caused a complete change in the concentration pluus. Time Is now bsllcved to bo the great fac tor. There Is no longer opportunity to In dulge In extensive drilling and practice maneuvers , the regular army does not need this. Many of the regiments entering the volun teer service nro felt to be sufficiently trained from a military point of view to follow the regulars . , and the department indicated Us Intention to send these directly to the gulf coast for shipment Instead of sending them to Chtckamauga. ThU j disposition was shown by the changes In the new orders Issued to the troops , al though lliero yet may be a return to the original program of concentration if the plans show signs of weakness as they do- volop. The quartermaster-general has already gotten under charter twenty-seven merchant steamers for the transport of troops , and. roughly ppeaklns , thcso should carry about | 20,000 men. Others are being procured as rapidly as possible. Thn plan of the War department Is to have these vessels assemble at the different gulf ports Tampa , Mobile , Now Orleans and Galveston to take on troops which will be sent there. The Navy department Is expected to furnish convoys for these trans ports , which would bo absolutely helpless against Spanish attack. At this point thcro are signs of friction. First , the transports will be obliged to await Admiral Sampson's return In order to secure proper convoy ; and , second , the navy objects decidedly to undertaking the task of convoying a number of transports. It Insists that to assure the safety of the con voy of the troops all the transports should bo gathered In ono fleet to start from Tampa and "the navy Is likely to prevail In-this. DEATH RESULT OF ACCIDENT Verdict of Coroncr'M , Inr > - In the Cone of Ilobert J. IlUHNcIl of Omnhn. CHICAGO , May 10. ( Special Telegram. ) Investigation Into the death of Robert J. Russell of Omaha , who fell from the fif teenth floor of the Great Northern hotel caily this morning , was conducted by the coroner later In the day. Evidence tended confirm the theory that the unfortunate man met death through an accident. J. A. r.usEoll , a brother , said the victim had been somnambulist , and in his opinion had fErr walked through the window after arising pee from the chnlr In which ho is supposed to yes have ' fallen asleep. No testimony to the contrary was offered and a verdict of acci dental death was returned by the Jury. Rus sell was the city buyer for the Cudahy Packing company at South Omaha. DKATII HKCOKD. He Old Soldier Found Dcnd. OGALLALA , Neb. , May 10. ( Special Tele gram. ) Corey J. Brown , an cJd soldier , was found dead by the section men near McGeath this morning. When seen yester day ] at Brulo he complained of cramps in the stomach. The coroner's Inquest gave this the cause of death. A few dollars in money were found upon bis person , also pa pers , showing that ho had been an Inmate the Soldiers' Homo at Leavenworth , Kan. , having n furlough from that Institution , also a receipt for his valise , which bad been expressed from Omaha to Choycnne. No clew to relatives or friends. The old sol diers have taken charge of the remains and will give him a decent burial. Old Theatrical NEW YORK , May 10. James H. Mead , ono of the oldest theatrical managers in America , died suddenly today at his home ' this city of heart disease. Ho was a spe partner with David Henderson in build the Chicago opera houao and directing affairs during the first years of Its ex istence. Stanley IVrlKht. HUMBOLDT. Neb. , May 10. ( Special. ) Stanley Wright , a farmer resident of this , but recently of Hiawatha. Kan. , died tbo latter city on Sunday and the body brought up on the train for burial hero , funeral occurred at tbo Christian church. Old Ilcnldeut of Clm e County. WAUNETA , Neb. , May 10. ( Special Tele gram. ) W. W. Fisher , one of the oldest residents of Cbaso counuty , died at his home In Wauncta at 6 o'clock p. in. today , aged 70 years. Judiic Illaiid Hold * HIM Sent. JEFFERSON CITY. May 10. In an opin by Judge Marshall the supreme court blano today sustained the demurrer to petition of the attorney general to oust C. Bland from his position of judge ol St. Louis court of appeals for violation tbo state corrupt practice act. The opin holds that Bland did not violate the In any particular ; that bo did not spend money to secure his election than the allowed. Judges Brace and Robinson dissented. Judge Bland ! R brother of Congressman Bland. i POLICEMEN IN CONVENTION I'rmldrnt of Chief * Annnrlntlon Make * Some HnKeatlnnM Ahnnt Hand- Ilnv Criminal * . MILWAUKEE , May 10. The convention of the National Association of Chiefs of Po lice opened nt the Hotel Pflstor In thU city at 10:15 : o'clock today -with about 100 dele- Kittes representing the largest cltlea In the country. Mayor ROJO delivered an address of welcome , attar which President John T , Jaunncn delivered the annual address. Pres ident Jnnnson referred to the vast and In creasing number of criminal * a one of the main problemi to ba dealt with. The Rpoaker said that every opportunity should bn given the first offender to ngaln become a law-abiding citizen , but when n man per sists In Ills vicious course ho should bn dealt with accordingly. lie then npoko of the advantages of the cyjtent of measure ment nnd photogtirnhlng cdlmlnnlft , advo cated the abolishment of the laws govern Ing the nxtrndltlon of criminals and fa vored hard manual labor In the open air ns preferable to the present prison system The pnnlonliiK of criminals should bn made inoro dllllcult and only permitted when doubt of guilt appear ; . Ho suggested legislation by nil the states for tha appointment of commissioners with power to construct a criminal code which will meet the present requirements and conditions. The following ofllcors were rc- clcctcd : President , J. . T. Jannscn Milwaukee ; vlco president , W. C Moore , Washington ; secretary and treasurer , Hnrvcy 0. Corr , Grand Rnplda , Mich. The report of the secretary-treasurer showed n balance on hand of { 302.15. LIVE STOCK GROWERS MEET One Hundred nnd Fifty Attend tinMlnxoiirl Slntc Con vention nt St. ST. JOSEPH , Mo. , May 10. The first annual convention of the Missouri Live Stock Growers' association met here today and effected a permanent organization , electing ofllcora ns fol lows ; II. Duncan , Osborne , Mo. , presi dent ; C. E. Thornton , St. Joseph , secretary. The convention assembled In Odd Fellows' ' hall and the address of welcome on behal of citizens was made by Judge O. M. Spencer and for the city government by Acting Mayor Bruce. A. G. Knight of Trenton re sponded. After n brief morning session the ICO delegates to the convention visited the stock yards and new packing plants In Soutl : St. Joseph. At the forenoon session John W. Springer of Denver , president of the National Live Stock Growers' association , delivered lengthy address treating of live stock grow ing in all parts of the country. There were a number of other addresses by stock grow ers. All of the delegates will remain In tbe city to participate In the Jubilee , which be gins tomorrow to celebrate the opening o the packing plants of Swift and Company and Nelson Morris. They will be the city's guests and will attend the barbecueat the stock yards , where arrangements have been made to feed 20,000 people. AX.XUAL , IICUMO.V OF UMvS IIHOLVS New Oren 110 ThrniiN Open KM Gnten < i > the AiitliTn. NEW ORLEANS , May 10. The Elks' re union opened here today with several thousand of the antlers trlbo In attendance. Tin city Is richly and profusely decorated for the occasion , and hospitality Is univer sally shown the visitors. The Academy of Music , where the grand lodge met , was beautifully decorated for tbo opening cere mony , which comprised addresses by Major Flower , Chairman B. J. Wallo of the local committee and Grand Exalted Ruler Det- wcllcr , and music and a chorus. After the opening the visiting Elks wore given a reception at the home of the local branch of the order. The afternoon was spent In a trolley ride about the city , and a visit to the parks. This evening some thousands of New Orleans pcoplo nnd the visitors'gathered ' at West End , where a spe cial program of music and fireworks had been , arranged In honor of the reunion. The lodge will get down to actual bust- ness tomorrow. There Is a lively contest & for the various offices , but the lines have not been sufficiently drawn to Indicate who will bo elected or tbe place that will be selected for holding tbe next reunion. FlUIi RKCOJID. Ilnnlnein Pr.rt of Mluiienotn Town , PINE CITY. Minn. , May 10. The busi ness portion of Pine City has been burned. The flames threatened the town with entire destruction , but were finally brought under control by the aid of the Hlncklcy fire de partment , which had been telegraphed for , Tbo loss Is $50,000. HVMKMOAL. Snrber-Moyrr. HUMBOLDT , Neb. . May 10. ( Special. ) Ernest Barber and Ima Moycr , two young HA people of this city , drove to Pawnee City yesterday and were united In marriage by HA County Judge Beldlng. , AL J DE Had Hotter Uaiie to War. ELGIN , III. , May 10. James Dawson , aged 28 years , desired to accompany tbe El gin volunteers to the war. Ills widowed mother's entreaties prevailed and he merely went to the depot to see his friends leave. * was crowded from the platform and the Incoming train that took the volunteers away ran over.him nnd he died today. Infant Fee Gail Borden wind nees Eagle Brand Condensed Mi Or S A PERFECT SUBSTITUTE FOB V _ MOTHERS MILK. FOR 46 V v YfeARS TNI LIAOINO BRAND. S "INFANT HfALTHtoHTFRtE. V . ( JxctMBo MILK 0. HIW rcn * AT ' * EicUtb BU d BruU. ENNYROYAL PILLS uC v OH U I * Only G oU . " . ! * KiUbU. iDii i lM tor Clitktilirl tnalHlt t U I la 114 u > 4 UoU O wltti btw rtbboa. T Lo . - " BUY THE GENUINE" SYRUP OF FIGS . . . XAirUTAOTUBED BT . . . CALIFORNIA FIQ SYRUP CO. Simply a Ques tion of When mil Intelligent People ple will Admit Thn * HIP l * w Treatment for ni e * of the llrnd , Thront and I.nn U the Only Mrlhqd t > r Which the DU n ed P rt 'can ' ! Hrni'hrit and Cured. V Wo nil know that tha itlr passages In tha bend were made to boat nnd dry the nlr before It rrnchea the brnhchlnl tube * nnd limit * . Wo nil know that otto xlngta drop of valor In the plndplpo will almost cnusa MruiiKUlntlnn , nnd Hint mol.ituro of any kind cannot outer the lironrlilnl tulion nnd IIIIIKS. How. then , can you uxpoct to euro soH of tlinHC passage * with liquid inedl- , wlilch nro simply forced through thn llH Into tin- mouth , and urn prevented by nature lt ulf from KOIIIK further. This attempt to d row ti tbo Imccllll of rntnrrh. \vhlch thrive nnd grow on moisture , would In * nmiiHlne , If It were not for tbo xcrlmis Injury which nftvn results from tbo u o nf Htroni : liquid mcdlclnc.s forced Into the ilellcnto air pnsnKcs by powerful sprays , Coiii'lio.i nnd. atomizers. The illffun-nco bo- twrn the old ami new. mctbnil of trcntlnjt catuirb , bronchitis and consumption Is HO Kfcut that any ono can readily umliTNtaml \vliy tlic medical profession throughout tbo whole country have ncceptwl tbo Inter ns the only natural trontrrfent for tlu-wo dls- eat'ei. Tbe first mentioned being against all the laws of nature , tlic later , jmtnro's own remedy , carried to all parts of the bend , throat and IIIIIRH by the air you bicatbo , and killing at once tbo Komia wlilch cntiBo the illwrnso. All this without any effort on tbo part nf the patient , ex cept | tbo Hlmplo net of brcathltiff. "IIVO.MKI" Cur ex liy Inliiilntlon iilone. TIu-ri > IN no iliuitfcr. no rink. Your nionraIn ri-fiiiulcil If It fnlln to relieve. "Ilyomcl" outfit. $1.00. Kxtrn bottles , COc. "Hyomel" Halm ( a wonderful healer ) , 23c. Sold by nil druggists or sent by mall. Send for the Story of "Hyomel , " Mailed free. It. T. I100TII CO. . .Suite 120-21 Auditorium Illila. , Chl- en so , III. KUHN & CO. . Reliable Prescription Druggists irilli nnd Douiclnn Street * . BOOTH'S IIYOMEI , 85c. STRICTURE CauscH obstruction to the flow of urlnr , iinrllnl closing of the pnisnge , prontatli ! Irritation and enlargement , bunrlnK down and fx'ahllnc of urlno nnd loss of power. A SOLVENT FOUND SiUfr'Sa permanently and does nway witii the Sur icon's Knife and dilating limrmnents. Sufferer1) ) from Stricture , Knlargtmcnt ol\ \ Prostate ( Html , Inflammation and Chronic Mucous Discharges , liv this new scientific method ran bo rndlrnlly CURED AT HOME. U'tlte at oni'o In the Empire Medical Co. , 205 Smith Building , Boston , Mass. , for tliolr free book called " Solvent-Alterant. " It tolls what the lomuily la nmclo nr , and how and why It mut cure. If nllllcted , it wllljinv you tolnvi"'ll'.rntp. DUFFY'S PURE MALT WHISKEY ALL DRUGGISTS. AMUSKMK.VTS. ' A ntJROESS , Managers. T l. 111 * . TODAY 2iiO : TOMCJHT 815. America's I'uvorltn IrUh Actor MR. DANIEL SULLY Presenting . "Auld Lang Syne" Prices. Loworfloor. l,00,7Bo , balcony. 7Bc , &nc. Mntlneo. Lower floor , &Uc , Balcony , uJc-23c- ( Trio rroio-htnn I ! < * nnrre % me creigmon | uanaren. T I. . O. \Voodnriird , Amusement Director. TODAY SilK TONIGHT 8i < M > . THE WOODWAKD STOCK CO. PrcKontittz WHAT HAPPENED TO SMITH. Specialties Munlcal Dale , Clifford and Huth. OMAHA MUSEUM AND THEATER , 1.11R ud 1817 Furnniu Bt. OPEN DAILY FUOM 1 TO 1O P. M. MAY HVANS , Greatest of All Lady Whist lers. NADINE , Premiere Acrobatic nnd To * Dancer. . j BISTERS , Ragtlmo Singers and Uanccri. HART BROTHERS , Musical Artists. ALMA HOWARD , Vocalist. DELEGARIANS , Troupe of Oriental People Saturday afternoon children's matlnco , S ccntH , to nil purtn of the house , including reserved scats. , BIJOU THEATER 10th and Capitol Avr. J. D. HENRY , MANAGER. HIGH GLASS VAUDEVILLE A.\D SPKCIAI.T1KS EVERY NIGHT AND SUNDAY , 8:30 : Matinees Wed. and Sat. 2:30. : Admls < lon lOi. CiUILL'S CO.VCI3IIT dAUUIC.V. I. N. Quill , Prop , and Uunnuer. Soutbeuct Cur. llttli and llavruport. Attractions week commencing May 9. Lyuwood 3 Flamme Sisters 3 Ada and Gusslo in their original Turkish and Whirl dances. Lalo Frances Josephine Flamme in songs and dances. Carroll and Bates. Sisters Dayton. Marie Standford. songs and dances. Plamoudon. Dally mati except Monday , SCHLITZ ROOF GARDEN Corner 10th and Ilnrney Street * . Henry Llevcn. Prop. EVIOIIY EVKNINO , AND SATURDAY MATINEE. GRAND CONCERT FHANZ AUKMIAX.VS ORCHESTRA. BASEBALL TODAT. OMAHA VS , KANSAS CITY OMAHA II A I.I. 1'AIIK- GAMK CALLED AT UOTICL9. THE MILLARD 13th and Douglas Sty. , Omaha. fl CENTItALLY LOCATED. -AMERICAN AXU EUROPEAN PLA ! _ J. E. MAIIKEL A SO * , Prop * " -HOTEL BARKER COR. 13TH AND JONES ST. , OMAHA. KATK9 * 1.BO AMU ftt.OO PKU DAY. KUcirlo can dlrtct to cspoiltlon ground * HKEIl , Cltbler . . . BAM IMUMAN. cni.t cm * . THE ) J3I/.K i5i3i EUaOPE AN HOTE1 Ittu