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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 28, 1898)
\ THE OMAITA DAILY BEE : SUXDAT , AL'GTJST 28 , iSflS , COMC DAYS AT EXPOSITION National Dental Association's Convention the Leading Event on Tapis , SOME OTHER BIG EVENTS SCHEDULED Old-Time TolrftriiiilHT * ntul Military TrlrKriiph Corp * , ( lie l.iltnlM-r- in I-n , PnrcMry AxKoolntlon ntul .Number iif State UIIJN. Th annual meeting of the National Den ial association will convene Tuesday mornIng - Ing at 11 o'clock and continue until Friday afternoon. It will bo preceded on Monday by a meeting of the State Dental associa tion. This will bo the first meeting of the national association , reorganized and con solidated. The American Dental association was organized at Niagara Falls in 1859. and the Southern Dental association was also an old organization , but at the meeting of the two at Old I'oint Comfort last jiar a union was perfected , and the name of National association was adopted The meeting this week will be the first of the new organlba- tlon. tlon.An An attendance Is expected at the meeting of anywhere from COO to 1,000 , as dentists from all parts of the country will he here. In fact a large number of them are here now , and have been coming on all trains , and will be arriving every hour up till the opening of the meeting. The down town hotels are full of them As evidence that the meeting will bo moat Important , one of the largest dental supply Institutions In the country has sent on ten of its men to take charge of the exhibit it will hate displaced during the progress of the meeting. No organized attempt nil ! be made by the local dentists to prepare entertainment for the visitors , as It Is one of the rults of the association that Its members attend the meetings to transact business and not to have a good time Further. It was not known until recently that the meeting would really be held here Omaha was designated as the place at the last session , but lately an effort was made by several other cities , Including Chicago , to have the meeting place changed , and It was only by the hardest kind of work that those efforts were made unavailing The olllcers of the association arc as fol lows : President , Thomas Pillebrown of Doston , who arrived In the city during the last week ; eastern vlco president , James McManus of Hartford , Conn , western vice president , L. L Dunbar of San Francisco , southern vlco president , B Holly Smith of Ilaltlmorc , recording secretary , George H. Gushing of Falrmout , Cal. ; assistant secre tary , William E. Walker of I'ass Christian , Miss. ; corresponding secretary , Kmma Kames Chase of St Louis , treasurer , Henry W. Morgan of Nashville , Tenn The work of the meeting will be divided Into sections , each representing some lilvl- slon of dental science , and the results of tlieso sectional sessions will bo reported later to the general body. There will be ten sections as follows Prosthetic dentis try , chemistry t\nd mctallurg } , dental edu cation , literature and nomenclature , opera tive dentistry , histology and microscopy , materla medlca and therapeutics ; physiology and etiology , anatomv , pathology and sur gery , hjglcne and prophj lactic dentistry ; orthodontla ; clinics. The cessions of the association will be held at Crelghton Medical college. The first meeting of the sections will be at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning. run 'inn OLU-TMIC Tni.nnii.v I'rcxlili-nt llcko > \ a in c * the Coiniiitt- ( ci ID I.ooU. After tinItciiiiiuii. . Elaborate plans are being made for the annual reunion of the Old-Time telegraphers and United States Military telegraphers In this clt > , on September 13 , 14 and 15. The officers of the former association arc : J J Dickey , president , and W J. Dealey , secre tary , and of the latter associationW B Wilson , president , and J. E Pettlt , secre tary. tary.The The following Is a list of local commit tees appointed for the occasion by President Dickey : Committee of Arrangements L H Korty , chairman ; Luther Drake , C. D. Horton , W \V. Umsted , E Uosewater , John A. Crelgh ton. Finance Committee E. Rosewater , chair man ; John A. Crelghton , W. W. Umsted. Entertainment Committee E Dickinson , chairman ; C E. Yost , C D. Horton , M H Kerner , L H Korty , J J Dickey. Committee on Transportation E. Hose- water , chairman , J. J Dickey , W. W. Um sted. Reception Committee John A Creighton , chairman , E Uosewater , C E Yost , Luther Drake , W. W Unified. J. Sheldon , J. P Barnhart. W A McElroy. H C. Ha > s , T M. Orr W S Dimniock , C. K. Morehouse , C. O. Fitch , C B Keyes , E Dickinson , H. E Flavin , C B Horton , W B Fordjce , F. G. Lamb , W , Salisbury , C W Moore , G. W. Shaw , H. V Lane , H P. Ryner , W. S. Howell , George L. Morgan , J. J. Dickey , L H. Korty , K. W Baxter , C. 0. Fuller. W. P. McFarlane , Frank Lehraer , J. H Owens , T , H Fonda , C E Yates. N. B. Mead , J. B , Prlchard , Frank J. Burkley , C. J. Lane , IOWA is coMi\n : ix rui.i , ronce. Secretary Chime Tclln of the Celclirn- tlou of 11 In htnte'M Dny. Speaking of the exposition. Secretary Chase of the Iowa commission , said : "It Is a pronounced success , second In beauty and size to the World's fair , held In Chicago cage In 1S93 All Iowa people will desire to visit the exposition before it la closed and there Is no better time to come than during September "The Iowa commission has selected Sep tember -1 as Iowa day , and during that week It Is expected that the railroads will make the very low rate of 1 cent per mile from all parts of the state. As Iowa Is the first In importance of the transmlssls- elppl states , and as the exposition Is held upon the bluffs overlooking Iowa sail , at our Immediate western boundary , Iowa day should be and will bo the greatest day In point of attendance of any of the state da > s. "In order to make Iowa day at the ex position the grandest of all state days that will be held during the months of September and October , the Iowa commission has de cided to appeal to the state and local pride of the various cities and tor ns and coun ties In the state to assist In making It the great event that It should be Eminent speakers are on the program for the oc- Ulcers Capt. J. H. Mo- EnATEnof Lawrenceburg , Ky. , says : "For years I suffered intensely from a running soroon mr leg , caused by n wound received in the army I was treated by n number of doctors , and took many blood medicines , without the slightest benefit. 8. 8. S. was recommended , and the first bottle produced a great improve ment. The poison was forced out. and the sore healed up completely. ' ( Swift's Specific ) is the best blood reme dy because it cures the worst cases. It is guaranteed purely ttgetablf , and com pletely eliminates every trace of impure ' mood Valuable books mailed free by 1 A f + 4 blcycUf , Qffitm BicycteJ caslcn , among them being Governor Leslie M. Shaw and Congrcitman Robert 0. Cousins , Many cities and towns have al ready signified their Intention of getting up special excursions , accompanied by gooi bands from their Immediate localities , and come prepared to make the Ion a day parade a magnificent affair. The parade will con sist of the Iowa Crocker brigade , a cavalry company from DCS Molnes , the governor and his staff and the state offlclali , Cnlted States senators and representatives , ex-gov ernors , ex-senators of the state and the marching organizations from the various counties. Assurances arc at band Indicat ing that fifteen uniformed bands will be In the procession , and we hope to Increase this number to fifty. The Iowa building , with Its largo and shady porches and Its numer ous easy chairs and other conveniences , will be at the disposal of all and all are cordially Invited to make the building their headquar ters and resting place while at the expo sition. " I'OIl IIOO-1IUOS AM ) l.OO I.iiiiiliertncn'H Inr Will Ilo n Moil l'nl ' < | uc ntul IiitoroMlnii OcciiMlon. September 9 , "the ninth day of the ninth month , " his been chosen by the lumbermen of Omaha to entertain lumbermen from other points on the Transmtsslssippl Expo sition grounds An attractive program has bo n prepared , specially low railroad rates have been secured and there Is no doubt the occasion will be a notable success A logrolling contest on the lagoon , In which a number of the leading expert log rollers of the country will take part , is billed for 3 o'clock in the afternoon Four prizes are offered and the content is open to all comers Twenty-four inch logs will bo "used The judges have been selected from among the wealthiest mill owners In the United States and Include such men as Charles A Weyerhaeuser of the Pine Tree Lumber company of Little Falls , Minn , J B Fhelps of the Lindsay & I'helps Lum ber company of Davenport , la. , F. L Murray of the Howe Lumber company of Tower , Minn , U L McCormick of the Xorth Wisconsin Lumber company of Haj- ward , Wls , Eugene Shaw of the Daniel Shaw Lumber company of Eau Claire , Wls ; L K. Uaker , manager of the J S. Stearns Lumber company of Odcnab , Wls , John S. Owen of the Rust-Owen Lumber company of Drummond , Wls , Thomas H Shevlln of the Shcvlln-Carpenter Lumber company of Minneapolis , H C Akelcy of the II C Akeley Lumber company of Minneapolis ; Charles A Goss of the Wlnona Lumber company of Wlnona , Minn. , and James T. Barber of the Northwestern Lumber com pany of Eau Claire , Wls. At 7pm. there will be a parade of Hoo-Hoos In the grotesque Hoo-Hoo cos tumes on the Grand Court. At S 30 a bril liant display of fireworks will be given on the North Tract , the pieces including o "black cat" and other appropriate figures. After tbo fireworks a concatenation will be held In the Minnesota building All of the attractions on the Midway have made reduced prices of admission for visiting lumbermen. The Nebraska lumbermen will act as hosts during the day and will keep open house at the Nebraska and Minnesota build ings. Down town headquarters will also be witabllshcd at the Commercial club rooms at the corner of Sixteenth and Farnara streets. Visiting lumbermen can obtain badges from members of the reception com mittee at the depots or at the Commercial club rooms , the Nebraska building or the Minnesota building. AIIOUT TUUUS AMI THEIR VbKS. linerlcnii Porontry Annocliitloii Con- ifiitlnii Will lie IntorcHtliiK. The American Forestry association will hold an Important meeting In Omaha on Fri day and Saturday , September 9 and 10 This meeting Is held In accordance with a vote of the association at Its meeting , held at Nash ville a > ear ago , and It was contemplated at that time that this meeting should be largely devoted to topics relating to the west , It has , also been arranged that a num ber of western men of many years' experi ence in the west shall be placed upon the program , so that the "Great Treeless Dis trict" may have thorough representation. Some of the topics that will be treated are as follows "Where Does Our Timber Come From , " "Tho Wind Break Its Value and Form. " "Conifers on the Plain ; " "The Catalpa In Plantations , " "The Inspection of Native Forest Growth In the Plains , " "How- Does Forest Growth Effect Climate , " "The Forest Botany of Nebraska , Economically Considered " Arbor Day and Its Economic Significance. " Some of the well known persons who will take part In the meeting by presenting papers ore Hon J. Sterling Morton , Dr. George L Miller , Hon. H. W. Pumas , E F Stephens , C. A. Keffer , C. L. Watrous , F S Phoenix , Henry Mlchaelson , S. M. Emery , George Van Houten , C. S. Harrison , Prof Charles E. Bessey , B. E. Fernovv , Prof Lawrence Bruncr and George E. Kesser. The exact topics assigned to each speaker will be announced n little later , but , in the mean time , it may be understood that It Is proposed to have a thoroughly profitable p-otjram made up from the topics , which will have the most Interest to those who are likely to be In attendance. The low- rates on the railroad at this time will make It possible for many to attend this meeting , who could , perhaps , not otherwise come. The exact place of meeting In Omaha will be announced in duo season. Persons Inter ested , or desirous of any further Informa tion , are cordially Invited to correspond with F. W. Taj lor , superintendent Agriculture and Horticulture , Transmlssisslppl Exposi tion , Omaha. The officers are Hon Francis H. Appleton - ton , president , Boston ; George F. Whittle- sey , recording secretary and treasurer Washington. Shrliifm' Arrangement * . Shrlner day at the exposition , which will be celebrated September 14 , promises to be an eventful occasion for the members of that ancient order and their friends The arrangements are In the hands of Tangier and Sesostrls temples and nothing will be lacking that can add to the enjojment of their guests The headquarters of the Shrlners on 1he grounds will bo at the Auditorium , which has been reserved for their exclusive use and the celebration will begin in the Auditorium at 10 o'clock with a general reception which will continue for one hour. At 11 o'clock the visiting Masons will be formally welcomed to the exposition and badges and souvenirs will be distributed At 2 o'clock there will bo a special shrine concert In the Auditorium , at which an elaborate program will be rendered and receptions will bo held intheir honor at the various state buildings from 3 to 5 o'clock. At 6 30 there will be a grand Mid way parade in which all the Orientals , with Ihelr camels and bands will participate , and it 9 o'clock there will be a special fire works llsplay. which will Include a number of set pieces peculiarly appropriate to the iccaslon. After the fireworks the Shrlners Kill descend on the Midway in force and a number of special entertainments will be ; lvcn In their honor. Toledo 1'eople Are Coin In if. A letter from J. E Gunckel , passenger igent of the Lake Shore road at Toledo , O , to The Bee , states that about ZOO people 'rom the northern part of Ohio are prepar- ng to visit the exposition to help celebrate Dhlo day , October 5 Of these about 150 leople will come from Toledo alone. The Toledo citizens want to have a day of their > wn , and If New York day Is postponed from Dctober 6 to October S , the Toledo folks sill ask for October 6 for themselves. The iovernor of Ohio and his entire staff will leave Toledo on Tuesday morning , October 4 returning there on the following Saturday A rate of JS2 for the round trip to includi everything has been secured for the party. MIN AVII.I , COMI : TOMOHHO\V I'rrilfTN of tlirllitiiBrj - Will Vlilt tin i\liiinltloii. The hotel men of the transmlssisslppl re gion will celebrate tomorrow as their spe cial day at the exposition. Monday , Auguti 29 , was some time ago set aside for th < keepers of hostelrlcs west of tbo MIsslsslpp river and the Indications are that there wll be n big number In attendance. Over 7,00 ( Invitations have been Issued , one being soul to every hotel man In the territory repre sented by tbo exposition Chairman Coatcs of the Mercer hotel jcs- terday announced tint a program had beet prepared covering entertainment for the vis itors for three days. Nothing Is planned for Monday morning , that time being al lowed the hotel men to arrive and get lo cated. The exercises will open at th < Auditorium on the exposition grounds or Monday afternoon at 2 30 o'clock. There will be music by one of the exposition bands and Major Frank E Moores will extend a cordial welcome on behalf of the clt > . He will be followed by President G union Wat tles , who will speak on behalf of the ex position directory. Ralph Kitchen , president of the Hotel Men's association of Omaha , will reply to the addresses of welcome and then the visitors will devote the remalndei of the afternoon and evening to viewing the exposition. On Tuesday morning at 8 30 o'clock the hotel men will assemble at Fourteenth anil llarney streets. There they will board a train of special trolley cars and go to South Omaha. The entire morning will bo pul In there in Inspecting the packing plant ol Armour & . Co and at noon the hotel men will be the guests of the Armour people al luncheon The remainder of the day atid eiening will bo spent at the exposition. On Wednesday there will be anotheh trolley i\- curslon about town for the hotel nun and In the evening there will be a theater party in their honor. Pimm of the I'cni Vigorous efforts are being made to make Pennsylvania day at the exposition , October 5 , ono of the leading state davs of the scrlea. Omaha people who have the Key stone state ns their place of nativity have enlisted the active support of those who live elesewhere in the transmlsslsslppl region and together they promise to make a creditable showing for their state. The time selected will be In the same week with the Ak-Sar-Ben annual festivities and that fact is being made use of to bring the Pennsjlvanlans out to the exposition. The details of the program for the day have not yet been arranged , but they will be worked out later by the managers of the exposition and the state commission. Gov ernor Hastings of Pennsylvania will be present and will respond to the welcome ex tended by the transmlsslsslppl states and Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith will make the address of the day. There will also be special music In order the better to gather the children of the Keystone state In Omaha on that date Pennsylvania clubs have been organ ized In this city and throughout the trans- misslsslppt region , which will bring the people Interested In touch with this move ment and arouse within them an interest In the day and a desire to be present at the celebration. To make the gathering more like the harvest home festivals BO familiar In Penn- sslvsnla jears ago , the local clubs are ar ranging for a big basket picnic to be held at Hanscom park on October C , the day after the state celebration. Here the time w 111 be devoted to short speeches , re miniscences , story telling and the forming of new acquaintances and the renewing of old ones Five thousand button badges have been ordered as souvenirs of the day and the local committee expects to have the supply exhausted before all the Penn- sylvanlans present shall bo served. LITTLE GIRL AT THE | EXPOSITION. S Dear Mr. Editor- The last time my friend and I went to the exposition we had such a good time we thought wo would go again and then I didn't know if you had got back from Washington or not , and , as another excursion of children was expected , I thought I had bettec be on hand. I don't think there V7as quite as many children came this time as before , but there were enough to make things lively , and say , Mr. Editor , did vou ever notice that when vou nre In a crowd that jou meet the same party nearly everywhere you go' My friend and I had a whole lot of fun jesterday over a party that seemed to be Sagging us everywhere we went. This party , a man and his wife and three chil dren , were enjoying themselves In their way , which greatly amused us. Say , did you ever stop to think how many dlffcrei.t wajs there are to enjoy yourself at the exposition ? The mother Eeemed to be afraid that the children would starve and Insisted upon feeding them every few minutes from a basket she carried with icr , and I Just wish you could have seen .lie things that came out of that basket. [ know jou would have been surprised , for I was. My friend giggled and I thought It was time to move on , so we started to the Agriculture building and here I found the sweetest place I was ever In In my life and I -will tell jou right where to find it , so when jou go out jou can go and see It for joureelt. You will find It In the Agri culture building , in Nebraska's exhibit. Here I became acquainted with a bee that was not an Omaha Bee and It must lava been a verj' busy bee Hero we 'ound a big flour mill , constructed out of lonejcomb , and I am sure you will agree with me when I say it was sweet. The mill and the house on the hill were made of honejcomb and besides this there was the tiny miniature railway with the engine and cars on the track. This was sweet also , but was not made out of honeycomb , and if the flour made In this mill is as sweet as the mill Is I should think that all the bread would turn out cake This Is only one of the many of Ne braska's beautiful exhibits. I was just wondering bow much flour a mill like this could turn out in a day when "our party" with the lunch basket hove In sight , and I was so afraid my friend would giggle again .bat I concluded I would wait until some other time to make inquiries. So wo passed on and what attracted our attention most was that wonderful exhibit rom Montana. I think Montana must be one of the most beautiful states In the west , with Its lofty mountains with animals running wild all over them , and the cutest Ittle waterfall comes dashing down the Bide of the mountain , and I wondered if he noted California , trees could be any more beautiful than those I found here. And I made up my mind that If I ever got Ircd of Nebraska I would go to Montana to IveWe We finally started for home and had just got seated In the car going home when our rlends with the lunch basket got aboard be ccr , and , would you believe U , Mr. Mltor , that basket was not empty jet. RUTH SHINROCK. Mrlokt-n on the Mrect. Mrs. J Marshant of 2532 Parker street , while wheeling a baby carriage on Twenty- Ifth street , near Hamilton , yesterday , was taken with an apoplectic fit and fell o the sidewalk. In her struggles sh cut icr chin very badly in two places and her icalp > as badly bruised She was re- her boms In a patrol wagon. I When the Boys Come Marching home they will sec nt the olfl reliable MR Miluo shoe store the grandest n > osrttiipnt of ladles' hoes ever shown nny where the very latest In Indies foot v\enr there 13 the roster cuotom hist so chic unit nutty the llanan mnn fashion beautifully neat the nillltaty last that the bo.vs like the new model one of our latest the I common seuse and other iwpulur i lasts imp toe * , bull dop toe * and all the new louud toes In Vlcl kill and line soft voivety itusslu ami soles that make walking easy. Drexel Shoe Co. , Omaha's Up-to-date Shoe llouie. 1419 FARNAM STREET. Don't ' Be Held Up- Hy high prices our prices on pianos arc uhvnys $50 to $100.00 less than you ean pet aujwhere else anil the clas of pianos we offer are &neh that \ve can recommend and .vou will be satisfied with we vvont sell an Instrument v\e can't recommend and we've tome pianos ns low ns § 1110 good pianos the recom mend kind then there are such high grades ns Kunbe Klmball Kraulch < te Bach Ilallet & Davis , etc. "Almozo , " the beautiful painting , now on exhibition and many other rare art treasures In our art rooms. A. HOSPE , MUSIC COfl fin 1513 Douglas nnr'r'inpVT nnnr i IT OA TI\TP PRESIDENT SUREIA COMING Mr. McKinley Gives Positive Promisa to Bo Here in October. MANAGER ROSEWATER TELLS OF HIS TRIP Wnhlnitoii AuthorltlcN Mmw Grent Interent In the Imposition null Lend Much AnnlHlnncc to Mnkc It a Succcmi. Edward Rosewatcr returned yesterday from Washington , whither he went at the behest of the managers of the exposition to invite President McKlnley to attend the Peace Jubilee early in October. In an Interview Mr. Hosowater said : "I have been out nine days and have had a very successful tour. Before starting for Washington I labored under the impression that Chicago had given up Its proposed peace jubilee , but upon my arrival , there eastbound I found that they had reconsid ered and decided to make an effort to get the president to attend their demonstration. In order to avoid any conflict with Chicago , which has a representative In the cabinet In Secretary Gage , I communicated with their committee of arrangements and was invited to a conference with President Revell of the Union League club and Fer dinand Peck They expressed themselves as very anxious to co-operate and I promised to report to them what disposition the president seemed to evince regarding his proposed western tour. "Arriving at Washington on Saturday morning I succeeded In securing an Inter view by appointment at 3 p. m. I was ac companied by Assistant Secretary of War Melklejobn. The president appeared to be very favorably Inclined He paid a high compliment to the pluck and energy of the exposition management vhtch had carried out Its plans in the face of war. The presi dent was also highly pleased -with the painting of the Grand Court -which I pre sented on behalf of the exposition. That picture Is now hung up In the White House nid will bo a reminder there for years to come of the great achievement at Omaha. Get I'oiiltlve ANNUI-IIIICC. "When I read the report sent out by the Associated Press to the New York papers , which seemed to Indicate that the president had not vet made up his mind with refer ence to a western tour , I decided to have a second Interview and to make sure that nothing had happened to cause the presi dent to change his mind. As I had at the first Interview secured a promise from the president of a signed photograph to bo hung up In The Bee building , I had a good excuse for returning to the White House. At the second Interview the president was very positive that he fully intended to visit Omaha , there being no question except as to the time and possible complications that no ono could foresee. "All the cabinet officers were out of the city on-my arrival , attending the New York naval review. On their return last Monday I succeeded In Interviewing five of them and each promised to participate In our cele bration on Cabinet day. The fact that they all seemed to have fallen In with the idea Indicated clearly that the president had al ready mentioned the matter to them "Just before closing my first Interview with the president I broached th& Chicago matter and the president waved his hand , stating that Chicago was quite able to take care of Itself , and I thereupon dropped the subject. While In New York I received the following telegram from Postmaster Gordon of Chicago " 'Anxious to communicate with reference to the prcaident's visit to Omaha. Chicago people want to co-operate with you' This telegram Indicates that Secretary Gage him self had not been able to get the president to commit himself to a promise to stop over in Chicago , coming or going , but In all probability he will do soj > "On my arrival in Chicago on the return trip the Times-Herald had this to say "President McKinley has accepted the In vitation to attend the Peace Jubilee in Oc tober He will possibly be accompanied by Lymen J. Gage , secretary of the treasury , and John D Long , secretary of the navy. "The Jubilee executive committee rejoiced jesterday over the receipt of this news from Washington. Edward Rotewater of Omaha , who went east to see the presi dent , verified the news or the president's contemplated attendance at the Jubilee In a telegram announcing that the president had given positive assurance that he would visit Chicago while enrouto to the Trans- mlsslsslppl Exposition at Omaha. "Mr Rosewater , representing the Omaha Exposition , conferred with the Jubilee com mittee before he went to Washington and agreed upon a date which would give the president an opportunity to attend both cities without personal inconvenience. The formal Invitation to the president has also been tendered by W R Harper , chalrmau of the Invitation committee Much depended on Mr. Rosewater's visit. Formal accept- once is expected by mall within a few days. "The nevvs of the president's decision created great enthusiasm. Will Hiivo the War llnllooui. "As to the war balloons and war relics , the exposition IK under great obligations to Assistant Sec-etary Melklejohn , who has taken special pains to extend all the favors possible. It was chiefly through his co- jperation that we succeeded In getting the balloon * , although General Greeley IB a. per- Watching Their Watches When General Shatter had completed the Investment of Santiago , word went along the five-mile line of battle , "The attack on the Intrenchments will be made at 4'15" At 4 15 every American soldier's hand went to his American watch , and ever ) American patriot on the field said : "NOW ! " History tells the result. A good watch Is needful In war as in peace. Modern life , whether on the field of battle or In the quiet home , is measured by fractions of minutes. "Pretty near the right time" will not do , In these stirr ing times. Get ono of my American Watches and go by It. HENRY COPLEY , WARES OF GOLD AND SILVER , 215 S. IGth St. . Paxton Klk. sonal friend , having resided In Omaha years ago as a signal officer. "The great war balloon which is to be come a part of the government exhibit a < the exposition was manufactured for the War department at Frankfort , N. Y. , o pongee silk. Its capacity Is 21,000 cubic feet , sufficient to carry four persons. This balloon is equipped with complete tele phonic and telegraphic apparatus. Commu nication Is established by means of Insulatec wire , paid out as the balloon ascends. A complete photographic outfit Is also part ol the equipment The hjdrogen gas Is gen erated by means of an apparatus consisting of gas generator , gasometer , gas compressor , steam engine and several hundred gas tubes These tubes arc eight Inches In diameter and fifty Inches long. They arc seamless , each tube being tested to a pressure of 4.00C pounds to the square Inch. By means of the gas compressor the tubes are filled with hydrogen gas , practically In liquified state. When the balloon Is to be Inflated the tubes are connected by means of valves and fit tings to the gas chamber In the balloon and Inflation Is made. At Santiago this monster balloon was used by the United States signal corps in making observations In conjunction with a number of small bal loons of various colors placed so as to indi cate the position of each brigade or division. "Another thing that I succeeded in bring ing about was the enlargement of the Indian encampment. The Indians now here are to bo reinforced by several hundred red men from the southwest. Prof. James Mooney of the Smithsonian Institution , who has been delegated for ethnological work , Is here now and will proceed to the reservations of the Klowas , Commanches , Wichltas and asso ciated trlbee , Arapahos , Cheyennes and Apaches , under Chief Geronlmo , now held as prisoners of war at Fort Sill , Oklahoma. The professor will return with these Indians In about two weeks. " FUTURE OF THE CURRENCY Mr. Cornwell of the American Bank- era' Axiioclntlon Expremieii Hlm- oU on the Question. William C. Cornwell of Buffalo , N. Y. , ex- president of the New York State Bankers' association , a member of the executive com mittee of the Indianapolis convention , vlco president for New York of the National Sound Money league and chairman of the committee on education of the American Bankers' association , is in < the city on his way homo from the Denver convention. Mr. Cornwell , in conversation with a Bee man , said : "The Bee's editorial yesterday morning on the 'Future of the Currency' was timely and sound and the splendid work of The Omaha Bee In the fight for sound money during the trvlng > ear just past has given It an enviable reputation in the east and has done jeoman service in bringing about a change of Ideas In the northwest , where the people have simply needed education to bring them to a just conclusion on the great question of the monetary standard. The editorial touches upon the ill adaptation of our currency for the growing hold we are getting on the commerce of the world. The United States has demonstrated Its naval and military supremacy and these depart ments will bo speedily brought to first-class conditions If lacking at any point. In Mc Klnley we have developed a war president and a statesman of the first clasa. His conduct throughout 005 excited admiration and profound respect abroad and veneration and Intense loyalty on the part of the Amer ican people. Our currency department Is , however , lamentably deficient for the pur poses of our own great buslnesi , to say nothing about what may come to us through recently acquired or to be acquired control. "The business men of the United States thoroughly appreciate this need and through the Indianapolis convention , the grand and Inestimably valuable work of the monetary commission and the McCleary bill , which Is the outcome of these forces , the business men have shown that they propose to bave this matter settled right and settled soon. "I have Just returned from the Bankers' convention at Denver. It was one of the most Interesting conventions we have ever held. The Denver people were royal In their hospitality and we are all In love with them. I was prepared by the bankers who itopped at Omaha on the way out to ex pect a rare treat In viewing the exposition. I am not only not disappointed , but flnd H tar beyond tny expectation ! . The icene at The Rising Sun Ilnrcljr shines upon a finer carpet stock tlmn the 0110 we have now you know n pretty li'f l > : nvlion you poe It , but you cannot know a really good car pet until you liave tried It The quaily design Is the chenp ,1ohu'4 balt-Thc designs we carry In stock are as ta" < te- ful IH can bo bought anywhere-aiid our qualities nre the best we can get - We won't sell n carpet we can't recom mend. Omaha Carpet Co Omaha's Exclusive Carpet House , 1515 Dodge St. Don't ' Blame Us- NEW Vv'hen you go to the Imposition pate nml have to put tip $1.00 to Ret your cnmcra uduiltted-nud only 50 cents for jours-elf We haven't anything to do with the concession but we do tell tlie best photographic supplies and nt the cheapest prices if you want you cnu use our dark room free of charge we do developing and printing and guar antee our work to be the best In Umnha Come In and look around , jou cay see something iiew that will be of luteicst to you. TheAloe&PenfoldCo Atnntear Photo Snpp > ' Jon e. HOT FArn m Strtft paxton uot L Here You Are A good .washing machine for ? U.US does nil the work We've Just received ( i new Invoice of the celebrated "Stransky" steel ware for which \ve are sole agents for Omaha The teakettles even Imvent n seam In them a No. S gtnnltc hou teakettle Monday for 45c Come Monday If you want one nt that price Our line of pocket cuttleiy and scissors is worthy of jour notice A traveler's sample line Just added gives us a larger assortment than any other store In Omaha We always did sell cheap. A. C. RAYMER , WE DELIVER YOUR PURCHASE. 1514 Farwam St , A Traveler Told Us A few davs ago that his linen had been done up In all parts of the country and by alt processes , but that the work of the City Steam Laundry surpassed anj thing he'd ever come across. It pleased him most- was correct. Big words those nlco to hear too and the more the people flnd out how our work compares with that of others the oftener we'll hear them Bend us your next bundle , or we'll call for It If you wish. CITY STEAM LAUNDRY SIIIHT WAISTS A SI'lSOi-lI/TV. Telephone 234. Laundry llth and Fnrnuni. Uptown Uflloe 1(517 ( Farnam. Telephone ID33. night Is one of the most beautiful I have over wltuessed and the whole compares favorably with olher expositions In different parts of the world which I have seen. The fact that , with Its advanced character and artistic and complete settings , it Is already upon a paying basis , is a notable tribute to the stirring energy and business enterprise of the citizens of Omaha and Nebraska. " OBSERVATION OF LABOR DAY Local Union * Arrange to Mnkc the Dcmoiintrntloii Fit with the Importance. Labor day , September 5 , will bo cele brated In Omaha this vear upon a scale commensurate with all other demonstra tions of the year in the exposition city. Committees of the Central Labor Union have been preparing a program for sev eral weeks upon a scale never approached within the state. The principal features of the day's program will be the presence In the city of Samuel Gompers , president of the American Federation of Labor , a raanj- outh parade of organized labor from Council Bluffs , South Omaha and Lincoln , which bas announced Us Intention to be in line with Omaha , and which will be augmented by the visiting firemen , who will be In tbo city on that date , and a monster picnic at Turner park on Vlnton street , where ad dresses will be delivered by Samuel Gorap. ers , Sidney J. Kent and other prominent labor leaders The exercises at the park besides speak ing will consist of athletic games of vari ous kinds and amusements for the enter talnment of both young and old to all of which the admission will be free. One of the leading features of the exer cises at the park will consist of a barbeque , which will bo In charge of the South Omaha packing house delegations. Looking for llnrns * Itclntlvcii. An Itinerant traveling man , who gave bis name as Frank Burni and bis address simply aa Omaha , died sudcnly a day or BO ago at Oxford , N. C. The death occurred at the residence of a woman named Mrs S. B Williams. This woman has several articles of value belonging to tbo relatives of the dead man , one of them being an In surance policy for $1.000 , made out 'to bis Bister , a Mrs Nora Kenyon , who Is sup- ? osed to be living In Omaha. She at ono Lime lived somewhere on Sixteenth street The dead man's mother Is alto supposed to be living | n Omaha. Notification of the death and a request to find the dead man's relatives was received hy Chief of Police Gallagher from Mr Williams An officer was detailed to look up the relatives If ) OBBnlble. Burns handled a liquid prepara tion for the eraelon of Ink marks. Send your out of town friends three photogravures of the Exnoiltion. Only ten cents. The Bee office Las them. Looklnic for \V , M. AVeltnler. The police are searching for Watson M. Vebster , a young man 19 years old who left his home , 1708 California ktreet , August 2i , and hai since been lost light of. Webster aft jhlu hnma on tba data iJ hU dlsajn'jar- EOLCATIOVAL. Brownell Opens Sept. 19th , 1898. Hoarding and Day School for Girls Under the direction of Rt Hev Gcorgo. Worthlngton , S. T. D. , LL. D Primary , preparatory and collegiate courses. Com petent corps of teachers. Modern meth ods nnd every advantage ottered. Strict attention paid to the moral , mental and physical well being of the students. Diplo mas conferred 1-repares for all colleges open to women. Special courses in High er English , Sciences , Ancient and Modern Languages , Music and Art Terms mod- crate. Bulldinc repaired tind In excellent order Sanitary plumbing. Satisfactory steam ncatlnc. Parents and guardian * desiring to enter pupils will please- send for catalogue , or apply personally to Mrs. L .R. Upton , Prin. Browncll Hull. Omaha. Neb. DAY ACADEMY OF THE Cor. 27th and St. Mary's Avenue Classes will bo resumed Wednesday , tember 7th. t The Academic Course contains every brunch of a thorough refined and literary education. French , German and Latin ore Included In the curriculum of studies , free of charge. America' * Lending- School of Manic , CHICAGO CONSEVARTORY Auditorium IlIdR. , Chicago. Elocution , Dramatic Art and Lanuages UMUVALED FACULTY , The M , S , McCarthy Acadef ' " S , W , Gor , 17th & Douglas , ; A School of High Grade Exclusively for1- Boys Number Limited to Twenty. Three Departments Primary , Prepara tory , Academic. Most unique business course In the city Photography , Type writing. The curriculum embraces all the branches of a solid , liberal and refined. education. Gvmnaslum und Military Drill. The eleventh term opens Monday , Sep tember 12th , 1698 M. S. McCarthy , A. M. , Prin. St. Catherine's Academy 18th and Cass Streets , WILL BE OPEN AH a Guest House for Ladies during the months of July and August. Mud muulix tnd dli mu. Kulld Ool < t l ! Chtli Dnnltt. la Introdtx * Mr toilutu. r ' . , , , ° OOBanOLD JOtmNAL. I I. Cor. ZflnUi tad 7Ut " * once to take a boat ride on the river. The police nre Inclined to the theory that tbo young man vva Jiowned , but UU p riina do not entertain uch a thought. It Is tMr belief that he hn been laid up and InJ.irtd by footpad * and is being Ukeu care of somewhere. He had coneldcrablo jnouey oa nl per on vhen he left home.