THE OMAHA 1XAILY UI3I3 : STXHAV , SEUTEM BEKI , 1SJ)8. ) I you
ELECRAPHV AND THE WAR
teat Advance in the Art Since the Days of
the Rebellion ,
HUE HOUSE AND FIELD CONNECTED
lonlliletitlnl Character of ( lie Opera
tor' * Work ClrcnniMiinccM Attend.
liiK * Iie Heoelpt lit Slmrtcr'it
Dm pun dent IINIIICI. | |
When the true history of the war with
Ipaln shall have been written , relates the
Tnfihlngton Post , It will bo found that the
ilcgraph has played an exceedingly Impor-
ant part In the conduct of Its manifold op-
rations. Telegraphy , Indeed , U much moro
t a factor In thin war than It was In the
nr of the rebellion , Lo auso of the enormous
icrcase of the facilities of the present day
rcr these of the previous generation.
When Leo surrendered nt Appomattox
lero was no wire running Into the White
louse. Now there arc scores of ! : . : pj con-
ectlng the executive mansion nnd the War ,
'avy and State departments with every
fortant point In the United States , Includ-
/ the cable terminal offices. In the War
Apartment nlono a force of twenty expert
/pcrntors Is maintained. All wires now can
/ c duplexed or ( | uadruplexed , meaning that
iclr capacity can bo doubled or quadrupled ,
i occasion may require. Should the prcsl-
cnt wish to bo put In direct cotnmunlca-
lon with the army headquarters In New
fork , It Is necessary only to turn a switch
> enable him to make his request , and an
nstnnt Inter the Instruments In his private
1llco will bo connected with one of the new
'ork "quads. " To do this does not Involve
'clay to the regular business of that wire
I is possible for Mr. McKlnley to hold rapid
ommunlcatlon with any of his subordinates ,
10 matter where they may bo located.
During the war of the rebellion all the
llres were single circuits , and It was over
single wlro to the War department that
'resident Lincoln received the news of Lee's
urrcnder. The telegrapher who received
ho message , the most Important , probably ,
hat was over transmitted , was "Hilly"
kettles , a. very small man , or boy , then ,
ut a really line telegrapher. There was a
Teat crowd outside of the executive man-
Ion , eagerly waiting for news , and Mr ,
.Ineoln mndo the fact of the surrcndei
mown by picking Kettles up In his stronp
irms nnd waving him as ho would a flap
ut of nn open window ,
Ccncral Shnf ter'n Gloomy McHMnKO.
Long nftur midnight recently Presides
UoKlnley sat beside a "quad" loop attachci
to ono of the wires leading directly to th
3aytl cable offlce In New York. With him wen
lecretnrlis Alger and Long , of the War nm
"fnvy " departments , and Captain Uenjnmli
t. Montgomery , of the signal corps , win
acted nS the president's telegrapncr.
It had been nn nnxloua day und night I
Washington. The ultimatum , "uncond
tlonal surrender , " hod been sent to th
Spanish commander nt Santiago the da
before , and , as no word had come froi
Shatter , the president nnd his advisers ill
not know whether our troops wrro engage
In another bloody battle or had taken poi
session of the beleaguered city. The pre
Idcnt had made up his mind that ho woul
not go to bed until ho had heard from tl
front , nnd his chief military advisers ko |
willing but anxious vigil with him.
At nn hour when the grayness of daw
[ van turning the brilliant Incandcscer
lamps Into sickly yellow bulbs and markc
wagonH weru rolling almost noiseless !
ivor the minerb pavements of the Capita
t'lly , the Instruments began to click wit
treat rapidity. The anxiously awaited mos
lago from the front was coming at last. I
uns from General Shatter nnd It increase
rather than relieved the strain of anxlot
It told of the outbreak of yellow fcvi
imong the American troops , of the Inteni
luffcrlni : of the men In their lloode
' .i-piichcs , of the tremendous strength c
the memy's defenses , of the Spanish cor
amndor'H Insistence thnt his army shou
he permitted to surrender and yet retn
their arms and ammunition , and It e :
Kesspd the opinion that while Santlaj
mild be taken by assault , It would bo i
in nwful cost of life.
General Shatter stated that under ord
nary circumstances ho would not cnterta
for a moment such a proposition ns the 01
made by General Tornl , but the condltloi
were so serious that ho felt constrained
aak for n tmidlllcatlon of the original ord
( unconditional surrender ) that would lea
the ecttlriiunt of terms to his dlscrctlo
Ho requested n nromut reply. Ho got It.
The president had written his answer b
fore the telegraphers had finished recelvl
the message from General Shatter. It v
very brief , and It showed that the presldi
commander-ln-chlof of t
is , Indeed , the
army and navy of the United States. U f
iiounced to General Shatter that no modim
lion of the original order would bo p.-rmitt
nnd that Santiago must be attacked by In
and sea without further parleying with t
enemy.
Tc'li'Kriuiliy.
III
S -ITI-H
This Incident has been referred to for I
purpose of showing that the main opcratl
room of a great telegraph olllco at the n
tlonnl capital , especially In time of war ,
ono of the most Interesting of places , a
It Is n place about which the public hn
llttlo opportunity to learn anything In
personal observation. Through that ro <
pass dally thousands of secret messages , i
dcrlng or reporting the movements of sh
of war , and of the men who man them ;
regiments , battalions nnd armies.
The observers hear only the rumble of
dynamos , which furnish the mysterious ci
rent to the wires , and the rattle of scores
transmitters nnd sounders. U Is n chaos
found , absolutely meaningless to those w
Hiand outside the plate glass barrier wh
separates the counting room from the oper
Ing department , but the rumble and ral
ttll thrilling stories to the men beside
instruments , many of which stories ne
find their way to public knowledge throi
printers' Ink. Among them are stories
victory and of defeat ; of startllngly bn
achievements , nnd of soul-sickening cowa
ire ; of successes and of failures ; of ho :
and of disgrace ; of Joy and of Borrow. /
they are nil secret stories , as far as
operators are concerned ; as sacredly sec
of the confessional ,
as are the revelations
might bo said , Indeed , thnt the dots i
dashes from the sounders pass Into ono
and out of the other.
There has been much comment from tl
to time on what has been regarded as
remarkable fidelity of telegraphers. U
been thought to ho strange that In a buslti
in which so many thousands of men
employed thcro should not bo n few
would bo willing to betray their trusts
revealing the secrets that pnsa through tl
hands. H Is In reality not remarkable
all. To become nn expert telegrapher
must have some degree of Intelligence , ;
to have Intelligence means that one will
drratand the significance of "honor. " Tti
who have not this Intelligence never
.01110 expert , and , consequently , are nc
placed In positions where matters of
portanco must necessarily pass through tl
hands.
rant Iteoordx Art * Known.
The telegraph system has become so i
feet that the ifcord of every operator In
n-rxico is Immediately accessible to
manager of any oflko of any compa
Should a telegrapher apply for work
would be required to till out a blank , gl\
the name of his first employer , a list of
ditfvrcut ofllcea lu which ho had worl
and the reasons for having loft his last
place. The applicant In told to como back
In un hour , nt the end of which time th *
manager knows whether his record U cleni
or not.
The enormous Increase of telegraphic bus-
ness ns a result of the war has brought
numerous men of the "hobo" genius to
Washington. Some of these men are really
export telegraphers , but upon whom the
whisky demon ha8 fastened his grip. They
are p rfcctly trustworthy , as far as ofllco
Becrets are concerned , and they do good
work as long as they abstain from liquor ,
but pooner or later they give way to their
craving for drink , and arc dismissed , to go
to eomo other office , where they may bo em
ployed In nn emergency , until they again
fall before the tempter. An absolutely cor
rect record IB kept of such men , and It
would be Imposflblo for one of them to do-
cclvo a manager to whom ho might apply
for employment. There have been scores
of them In Washington since the outbreak
of the war , but they have gradually weeded
themselves out , until today both of the great
telegraph oniccs at the capital are manned
by men who are as reliable In their habits
as In their skill.
A LITTLE GIRL AT
THE EXPOSITION.
Dear Mr. Editor : I made another visit to
the exposition and going out on tbo car I
heard home people Bay 'that ' they could take
the exposition In In ono day. Hut I don't
believe It , for I have been therp n dozen
times and I haven't seen one-half of It yet.
I think It would take three weeks steady
to sco It all and work pretty hard at th.U ,
don't you ?
I went alone this tlmo and did not tr.ke
my friend , for I was afraid aho would got
to giggling again. Sny , Mr. Kdltor , have
you ever seen the life saving crew un the
Lagoon ? If you haven't , you ought to KO
and sco It > the next tlmo you go out. U
Is just wonderful.
A ship Is supposed to bo disabled and
sinking and Is discovered by the life saving
crow. They Immediately shoot n line from
the beach to the wreck and a llfo preserver
Is attached and drawn to the wreck and the
man gets nafely to the shore , through IU ]
meatm of the life preserver.
Presently a man ib un struggling In
the water and the crew go out in the life
boat and ho Is finally rescued. Before
reaching the shore the boat Is turned ovei
a number of times , but Is righted again nm
reaches the landing. The drowned man 1' '
quickly lifted out of the boat nnd the crov
Immediately set to work to bring him bad
to life , for to all appearances IIP Is dead.
Hlght here I heard peculiar low a
my side. Turning around 1 saw the blgg s
Indian I ever saw In my life , all v.-mppei
up In a red blanket nnd the perspiration wai
running down his face In llttlo dirt ;
streams. But he wan so Interested In who
was going on that he didn't seem to mint
it.
When the crew commenced to work ovc :
the drowned man the Indian got terrlbl ;
excited and said : "Heap dead ! Heap dead ! '
and about this tlmo I was almost as murl
Interested In the Indian as I was In tin
drowned man.
But I tell you , Mr. Kdltor , that crev
worked pretty lively rubbing , fanning am
rolling that man In blankets , until finally
with a gasp , ho came to and was carrlci
nway for further treatment.
The Indian was completely dlsgustci
when ho found out ho wasn't dead. Pulllni
his blanket closer around him , ho stalko
off down the walk and I was so thanktu
my friend wasn't there , for I am sure sh
would have giggled nt the funny plctur
ho made.
I was very glad I had seen this llfo sav
Ing qrew , for I think now I will have com
Idea ns to what to do in case of nn accldcn
UUTH SHINUOCK.
CONVENTION OF DRUGGIST !
Seventeenth Annual Srnxtnii of tli
Arlirnxlui Stale rhnrniaeeiitlenl
Association This Week.
The seventeenth annual convention of 11
Nebraska State Pharmaceutical nssoclatlc
will takp place In this city this week , In
ginning Monday and closing Thursday nigh
Altogether there are 2,000 members of tl
association throughout the state , COO i
whom are expected to be here nnd ta )
porno part In the convention. The heai
quarters will bo at the Dellone , where a
meetings will be held and where the largi
part of the pharmacists will reglste
Special rates have been secured on all roa <
and reduced fares will bo given
Wyoming and South Dakota.
On Monday , September B , the first sessli
of the convention will bo called to order
the Delloue hotel nt 8 p. m. by the pros
don * , F. G. Frlcko of Plattsmouth. He
F. H , Sanderson will make the opcnli
prayer , after which Mayor Moorcs will we
como them In behalf of the city and hat
over to them the city keys. M. K. Shul
of Beatrice will respond In behalf of tl
druggists of the state. President Frlcl
will make a short address , at the conclusli
of which the minutes of the last conventli
will bo read and the reports of ofllccrs ni
committees made. Tuesday morning tl
miscellaneous business of the society w
be transacted. In the > afternoon u place
meeting for the following year will
chosen nnd the election of officers for t
year to come. Tuesday evening will
spent at the fair grounds. Wedncsd
morning the subject of patent mcdlcln
will ho discussed , with the reading of pape
by prominent members nnd a general que
tlon box open to nil. After lunch no
secrets of 'the professslon will be talk
over. A steamboat rldo on the river w
furnish the entertainment of the state dru
gists for the evening. All the membe
present , together with their wives a
friends , are to bo on the boat and a pi
gram of music nnd Dinging will make tl
; h trip a delightful one.
Thursday will bo retail druggists' day
the exposition and the afternoon will
'turned ' Into a day of outing , with athle
sports and games of all kinds. The in or
Ing will be spent at the exposition , wl
lunch at noon at Market's restaurant.
1 In the afternoon the sports will begin
the Grand Plaza. The athletic events w
consist of contests of all kinds requlrl
strength , nglllty nnd precision , such
races , tugs of war , hoop races , barrel rac
10 | sack races nnd the like. Thcro will al
10 bo several events for the women , consist !
38 of short dashes. First , second , till !
83 fourth and fifth prizes will bo given t
ro I winners In each event. At night th <
: i ° will bo a display of fireworks.
jy
llr ruxhioxs rou wnvruiix VUTKHA :
at
no .Survivori. of Civil Wnr Ilcinenilier
id li > the Cenernl Covcriimciit.
nje WASHINGTON. Sept. 3. tSpcclal. ) Pine
je | slons hnvo been granted to the following
l0' Issue of August 23 :
or I Nebraska : Original Henry Bridges , Lo !
n$6. . Increase lharle ! L. Brown , Hrol
> lr How , $ S to $10. Original widows , etc I
bclla F. Dunncll. Kearney. $12.
lowtx : Original Arthur W. Huthaw
Hello Plalne. $ ti. Original widows , etc Mil
of Jay Hathaway. Council Dluffs , $10 ; El
r-
rho A. Moffet. W.ipcllo. $3. Restoration and
ho dead. Coui
Issue Mary Hathaway ,
' y ; muff * . $ s.
ty. Colorado Original Daniel Coffey , 1
ho eblo , $6 ; Luis Montoya , Fort Garland.
HU Holssue Henry C , Moore , Denver. $8.
. , „ South Dakota Original Erastus E. Sh
. herd , Roekford , $6. special , August S
d , | Thouioi M. Roberts. Sioux Falls. $12.
LAST CAME OF FARO PLAYED
Night Llfa on the Oomstock is Not What it
Once Was.
'OLD ' KENTUCK" CLOSES HIS MOUSE
Virginia City linn Lo t It * .SliinilliiK
A in o n K the Mining Cnnii Cities ot
the World The ( Mil Time * llc-
cnllcd h > - the Change.
The last vestige of the famous night-
llfo of Virginia City pas-d when "Old
Kcntuck" closed his faro game one night
last week , nnd for -.hi , hist tlm In thirty
years : iot .1 banking pnmo w.ia rtinnlni on
the Comsiock.'ir nla City Is but a
shadow In tbo dark of her former self ,
Etivs the San FrnnclBco Call , ( line nr ! her
mine whistles , throb of pumps , great bulld-
Inus full of llfo and her busy trade.
Since the earliest days faro has flour
ished In Virginia City , nnd some of the
best and biggest hearted men that ever
lived I'.ivo amused themselves and lost
their shekels "bucking the tiger. " The
game as conducted there was mostly
"high-toned nnd legitimate , " although In
stances have been known where n "brace"
or "sure-thing" game was run nnd the
victim was fleeced to his last penny.
Peter Burke , the builder of the Vlrglna
City court house and well known to nil
the old-timers , once ran up against such
a layout , his pockets lined with about $2,500
the gift of Senator Jones. He began to
"buck the tiger" and never won n bet.
A most expert dealer known as "Shorty"
was manipulating the "brnccr. "
The games that attained fame In the
town , ns well as out of it for that matter ,
were conducted legitimately and were pa
tronized by men in all the higher walks of
life. Lawyers who have argued some of the
biggest mining suits In the history of the
country , Judges who decided these suits and
vhoso decisions have established the west
ern mining laws of today , doctors who have
been paid the biggest feca on this continent ,
ournnllsts who have since become famous
men of brains and hearts , played faro here
and played It hard.
The first game ever opened In the town
was operate * ! by Johnny Newman In n llttlo
atone house on A street In 1SC1. There are
! omo who contend that "Put" Robson dealt
'aro ' in 1860 , and they dub him the "Father
ot Faro" on the Comstock. Even as early
ns 185 ! ) a Mexican named Jesus Lopez , who
died a few years since In Carson City , dealt
i small game. Hut the honor , If such It
'uay bo called , of dealing the first fare
game In the town belongs to Johnny New-
nan , in whoso little cabin fortunes were
\on and lost.
Shortly after Newman started his layout
1m Barclay of Mnrysvllle opened a big
game on B street , near Sutton avenue , am :
n 18G3 "Put" Robson , In partnership with
Joe Stewart , had a game nt 43 South C
street , which was fast becoming famous for
ts faro resorts.
This layout , another at "No. 45. " run bj
JlauRl and Slsca , nnd a third at "No. 47 , '
arncd a quarter of a million dollar ;
aplcco for the lucky owners Inside of six
months during the winter of 1863-CI.
The game nt "No. 43 , " later run by Stew
art and Abncr Gentry , was most popular
with the moneyed men of the time. Tht
totalled history of the place would maki
i most Interesting volume.
M > me IllHT Winning ; * .
Some big winnings are recorded , although
the bank's sldo of the account Is far tht
heavier by long odds.
"Long Brown , " well remembered on tin
lode , once won $7,000 playing what Is knowi
as "progression" .with half-dollar chocks a
the Palace , Cross & Cavanaugh's place
Even as late as 1S78 , after the big tire hai
put things on a different basis , winnings o
$2,000 or $3,000 were credited time and tlm
again to such players as Pete IJoyce and Jo
Gavin.
"Hearts are hearts the world over , " an <
sentiment was by no means dead In thos
rough times , nnd ono historical wlnnlni
turned on the player's remembrance of hi
"folks at home. " This lucky player , i
faomus bonanza king now , had received ai
English shilling In change at ono of th
stores und noticed that It bore the ( Into o
his family's arrival In America. So whei
ho fumbled the strange coin In his pocket h
thought of sister nnd brother and of sof
pink baby hands nnd wavy gray hair undo
a lace cap , and of worlds of love and kind
ness stored up for him ut home.
Finally the shilling became the last col
left In the shrinking pocket , and the man
reduced to his last quarter , decided to rls
the shilling at faro. Blessed hope ! He been
on the tray-ten and won $1,800 before h
rose ftom the table. That was the begin
nlng of a big fortune. Today It helps main
tain ono of the finest homes In San Fran
cleco.
Ell Skaggs holds the record for the big
gest gains and losses at one sitting , havln
once won $600 on two turns of the cards
The sitting netted him $2,000. Another even
Ing ho quietly lost $3,600. But for losac
that give a man n now sensation perhaps on
that occurred In ' 79 should be recorded I
which Johnny Skae , the mine boss , lost $10
000 In ten turns to Joe Stewart.
George F. Jones , too , bad a reputation n
a loser , dropping In all $95,000 at faro. Th
aforesaid dollars , by the way , belonged nc
j to Jones , but. to ono of the most econom
J leal , thrifty money-getters that ever llvet
a millionaire who cannot bear to sco
9
stray nail going to waste on the street.
Faro had not ns many tragedies to It
3 ! account on the Comstock ns poker gamei
B ' for the reason that the faro player alway
loaos to the "bank , " which , In spite of th
llnu name nnd the llcsh-and-blood dealt
j
j i has no Individuality and never arouses tli
j animosity which the gambler sometime
1 feels for his opponent at poker. It Is slmpl
fate when one loses at faro and there I
no UEO kicking.
At the same tlmo the faro banks of U
Comstock have turned the current of man
a llfo and one Instance just at hand Is trul
pathetic. There came to the Comstock or
0 day a lire old gentleman "Pom the soutl
i sab , " ono of the blue bloods of that arh
h tocratlc locality and its manners and tn
t dltlons Innate with him. Accompany hi :
was his beautiful daughter and her hut
n
II band , a rank northerner , nnd their foi
f , charming children. They prospered on tl
s Comstock nnd lived In the hospitable fashlc
, of southern people , but taro held out 1
t
d reductive hand and both the men becan
g Its victims. A considerable bank accoui
l ( wont first , then the homo was mortgagi
o nnd ono day 'tho ' husband died very sin
e dcnly. He carried a lareo life Insurant
! RO the death certificate read "heart failure
but the wife and some others know that h
s. last agony was from laudanum poisoning.
The old gentleman could not shake c
the fascination of faro and the large li
surance scon went the way of the lar
competence. A bullet through his bral
sent there by hU own hand , saved him tl
horrible pangs of remorse. The daught
I ) . I did not long survive tho&e mUfortunco ai
> n I passed away leaving her children the lega
' " ' of helpless aristocracy and poverty. T
v | hapless children In their turn were broki
by misfortune.
\o MomIMV. .
But the reign of faro on the Comstock
over. In the Hush times when the deale
not $15 a shift and the bank turned In
big winning every night the county llccn
of $100 per month cut no figure. But
money In the town meant no money In taro
( are banks and ono by ono the cnmcs fall
tl's ' Almost a Holtl-Up-
Hut you must not blnmc us bccnuso
tins exposition asks Sl.OO for your
camera mlnilnsloii we haven't anything
to do with the concession If we liiul wo
would reduce the price to 115 cents at
oisco you can use our dark room tree
of charge we presume that Is what the
dollar Is charged for we have all thnt
s new In amateur photo supplies and
nvlte all to call , look around and ask
is all the questions you want you don't
itive to liny nor to pay to s t Into the
tore \Ve do developing and printing.
TheAIoe&PenfoldCo & >
Amateur Photo Snpj * - Anar.
40 ? Fornnm Street.
OppoMt * Paxton HoteL
Nowhere Else in Omaha-
can you llnd so many pianos Ours Is
he largest lu number and the largest
11 variety and the lowest In price
'lanos at ioO less than they are solder
or anywhere west of Chicago Don't
ako our word for It price them every-
vhere yon go then come to the largest
nnslc house lu the west We not only
ell them cheap but we give easy terms.
Small payment down and a small oue
ach month The new "llospe" piano ts
n wonder fully iflOO less than Its equal
u any other make.
A. KOSPE ,
Music and Art. 1513 Douglas
o pay their licenses and were obliged to
close. The dealer's wages ran the gamut
from $15 n night to $10 , to $7.50 , down ,
down , almost to Just "grub money. "
One nleht last week thcro was Just on
game running. Daniels , better known as
'Old Kcntuck , " was dealing , with his part
ner , John McCauley , on the "lookout , " In
ho rooms over the "Sawdust Corner. " Out
side the street was deserted nnd the volco
of a vaudeville artist singing forlornly In
a saloon across the way sounded llko the
wall of n mourner at a wake.
Hc.yrf , this Is the last game , " said "Old
Centuck. "
And then ho became reminiscent. "I re
member my start well , " ho said. "I was
about broke , but Johnny Pldgo and I dug
up a dollar and a half between us and I won
f300 In Gold Hill at one sitting. That was
the beginning. "
Ho Blehed and fingered the card box
fondly.
"Do you remember 'Farmer' Peel ? " asked
in old "chcck-cuerrllla. "
"Yes , ho was a shooter from way back. "
"How many In .his graveyard ? "
"Flvo hero and they say he'd done some
killln' back east. That man used to go
out and shoot a feller to change his luck
When ho was losln. ' "
"That so ? That was an old trick of George
Kirk's , too. What became of Kirk ? "
"Gone below , by the vtgllanto route. They
strung him up early ono morning , time
enough for him to get to the other place
by the first call for breakfast. "
The little group laughed mournfully. This
dyinc business In old Virginia has had n
depressing effect and their spirits were not
a lilcli ns In ' 64.
"And I wonder where Jack Williams nnd
Bill Urown and Jaclc Butler and Toui
Peasley nre now ? " ventured another.
"All planted , " piped up the old check-
guorrllln.
" 'We've como home free and merry
From the peaceful cemetery'
several times on their account. "
The cuerrilla Is addicted to the quoting
habit and always spouts Shakespeare when
he Is drunk. Poor devil ! There are happy ,
long forgotten college days way back In his
history.
"Well , boys , hero's the turn , " broke In
Kentuck.
The bets were gravely and carefully placed
° s befitted the occasion.
The bank won.
Two white checks nnd n red one just 45
cents !
"Here , Yank , take this nnd bring us B
drink , " ordered Old Kentuck.
Yank disappeared nnd presently came ur
with the glasses.
Still the remnants of the old crowd hung
around nnd "reminisced" n llttlo longer ,
loth to leave the place and sec It close ur
for good.
Old Kcntuck was silent was deep Ir
thought.
Finally ho said hufiUly : "Good night
boys. " Then he reached up to turn off tht
electric llehths.
The llttlo group filed out and Old Ken-
tuck stood there in the dark n minute 01
two , then groped his way out and lockci
the door.
And the days of faro on the Comstocl
were over.
SHIPPER MUST PAY TA >
Local K\ircNN Companies Make. \
Change In Their llcvcniie
Stamp Iliilc.
None of the express o dices In Omaha hav
received authority to bear the expense of th
war revenue stamp tax. The practice c
compelling thp shipper to pay for the slam
Is still In force nt the Omaha offices.
So far as Is known amonc the exprea
officials hero there 'has ' been no ogreemen
for the companies to bear this expense. 1
has been reported from Chicago that th
Adams , the American nnd the United State
express companies had decided to bear tli
expense. H was stated nt the America
ortleo In this city on Saturday afternoon ths
no such authority .had . been received hei
and Inquiry of the Chicago office brougV
out a luck of knowledge there of any BUC
agreement.
President James Eggleston of the Paclf
Express company was asked If his compan
was tn on the agreement. Ho telegraphe
to the vlco president of the United Stat <
Express company asking him If his compau
had made any such agreement or had take
any such stand Itself and received a neg :
live reply. According to the telegram of tl
' vice president of the United States con
pany there was no conference of express ofl
I clals In Chicago on Friday.
FIRE DESTROYS TWO COTTAGE
Children l'ln > liiK with MntcliCH Stni
n llla/e thnt IteNiiltx Itnther
Fire at noon yesterday destroyed two Bmn
cottaces and a barn fronting on the nlle
back of H31 South Thirteenth street. Thr <
two-storied frame dwellings dlrectlv oj
poslte were damaged to the extent i
several hundred dollars each.
In the two buildings destroyed none i
the contents were saved. A horse belonglc
to Moacs Newman was burned to death nc
his wagon and harness were destroyed.
The flre originated In the barn and wt
due to children playing with matches. Tl
total loss on building * and coa'.oiUu
estimated at $2,500. Tboae who sutler *
leases are J Colche. Mosjs Newman.
Isaacson , I * . Miller , Galnukl , Advise
Wlrtz , Mrs. J. Chuddar. In the house ol
the latter n wedding breakfast had be E
spread nnd the guests at the wedding were
beginning to arrive when tin fire broke out ,
All the presents nnd the bride's trousseau
were destroyed.
TOURNAMENT OF THE FIREMEr
\ntlunnl AMNocIiitlou Will llolil I (
CiiiiiiM-tltloii In Uiiuiliii During
the I'rcdeiit Week.
Members of the National Firemen's nsso
elation In the city arc making largo plan
for the firemen's tournament which wl ]
bo held north of the exposition ground
from September G to 10. From assurance
received by the local committee the con
ventlon will bo ono of the largest to b
held this summer and several thouaan
firemen with equipment ore expected t
nttond. Over 100 companion , averagln ;
about thirty each , have entered their name
for the different oventa and they will b
accompanied by a largo number of friend
nnd backers. A very favorable rate of
cent a mile has been obtained and team
will attend from as far east as I'enneyl
j vanla and from 'almost every town of lin
portanco In the transmlssleslppl countrj
Arrangements an > being made for the ac
commodatlon of the visitors and nhou
fifty companies have decided to camp o
the grounds.
The grounds , -which Include a strip abou
four blocks wldo and one-half mlle Ions
have been fenced and provided with suit
able buildings and accessories. A pomplc
tower , live stories In height , has bee
erected nnd two bulldlngf , three storlc
high , have been put up to bo sacrifice
| In showing the fire fighting ability of th
ilremen and their equipment. Several en
glnc houEcn are on the ground , as well n
temporary structures for the protection c
fctock. A track has been prepared fo
straightaway events , 350 yards long , and I
lu expected to witness some new records.
The tournament will open Monday wit
a grand parade , to be given In connectlo
with the Labor day demonstration , whc
there will be liberal caah prizes for sue
featured a the best appearing flre depart
ment. that attending from the longest dls
tanco nnd the largest representation froi
one city. In the afternoon there will b
races and ladder climbing contests. Tues
day will bo termed Nebraska day and enl
teams from this state will bo entered. Th
events will bo races and hitching contesl
and the rescuing of people from burnln
building * . The remainder of the tournt
mcnt will be devoted to quick hitching an
tug-of-war contests , pompier life savlni
drills nnd enclne races.
Arrangements are In charge of Fred ;
Wood , president , nnd K. W. Barkman , sei
rotary , and they have already received nt
tlco of the engagement of twenty eaecli
trains. The last meeting of the sort wa i
Chicago In 1878 , when there were moi
than 10,000 firemen In attendance.
Today the bulk of the competing com
panics will arrive and get ready to ente
the Monday events. Secretary E. W. Bark
man of the National Firemen's assoclatlo
says that practically nil the ilremen wh
will participate In the tournament will at
rive Bomo tlmo today , and that he ls ns
surcd that the representation will be ex
traordiuary considering the disadvantage
in the way of railroad rates that were en
countered. The bulk of the companies wl
como from Illinois , Iowa , Nebraska on
Kansas , although Missouri , Colorado , Sout
Dakota and various other states will ale
bo represented. His correspondence Ind
cates that aside from tbo numerous di
partments that will send from two to
dozen men the following towns will be rcr
resented by teams that will average twontj
five men each : Malvern , Harlan , Guthrl
Center , Grinncll , Corning , Cherokee , Mnrlai
Dyersvllle , Shenandoah , Chariton , Hed Oal
Creston , Vllllscn , Manning , Atlantic Cll
and Wlllon Junction , la. ; Farmlngton , Pol
Canton and Mount Carroll , 111. ; Platti
, mouth , Wlsner , Blair , Mlnden , York , Grar
' Island and Nellgh , Neb. ; Galena , Wlnfleli
J Junction City , Ottawa , Marysvllle , I'ltti
" burg , Belolt and Ashland , Kan. ; Vcrml
'
lion , Central City. Nlggcnvllle. Sturgls ar
Yankton , S. D. ; Webb City , Joplln , Cai
! thogo and Chllllcothe , Mo. ; Denver , Aspc
'
and Central City , Colo. , and Jefferson at
Oconomowoc , Wla.
H Count } ' CoiiiiiilHHloncra
i I The county commissioners got togeth
. Informally In their committee capacltl
, , yesterday and considered the bids f
. the repainting and painting of the coun
hospital and for the ISO-font steel brld
over the Klkhorn In Waterloo precln
which were opened last Wednesday , tote
to get them Into shape to decide upon t
awarding of the contract. It was necc
Bury , however , to take an adjnurnmc
until Monday. The board will hold
regular session on Tuesday.
Notices have been fient to all the coun
commissioners , county survoyers a
county clerks of the ntnto requesting the
to attend the meeting of the Nebraska a
Hoclatlon on Wednesday , which Is to 1 :
for three days , and Informing them tt
free admlpclon to the exposition has be
secured and that arrangements are bcl
mode for a free Ak-Sar-IJen Initiation.
Not thf Man 'Wniitril.
The man arrested by the Omaha pol
I Thursday as Daniel II. Hlelley. wanted
Chicago for the alleged embezzlement
i $1,000 from n merchant there nnmel Ira
3 Mix , Is not the man wan'ed. l < otcctlve Si
geant Carbusa arrived In the. city from C !
ca o yesterday to take Illellcy into ci
tody. Ihe man under arrjs * . v.'Uo gives I
naine if Kutllne , only uears a klipht i
nemblanco to the obotogrranha of ruillav
Here You Are
A good washing machine for JJ'J.HS
does nil the work We've Just received
a new Invoice of the celebrated
"Stransky" steel ware for which we are
sole agents for Omaha The teakettles
even haven't a seam In them-a No. S
granite Iron teakettle Monday for 45C
Come Monday If you want one at that
price Our line of pocket cutlery and
scissors l. worthy of your notice A
traveler's sample line Just added gives
us a larger assortment than any other
store In Omaha We always did sell
cheap.
cheap.A.
A. C. RAYMER ,
WE DEMA'KU YOt'll I'UKUHASIS.
1514 Furiium St ,
We've ' a Good Hold-
on the new shoes for fall wear and
shew the very swtllcst Ladles'shoe ever
brought to Omaha brass eyelets tan
or black new round toe the Ideal tall
shoo to bo worn without rubbers good
* olld sole but not heavy and clumsey
The lady that wishes to be In the very
height of fashion can't Hud another shoo
that will show as much style Just come
In and ask to see these we know you
will be delighted with them.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
Omnhn'i Uii-to-tlntc Shoe Iloniio.
1410 FARNAM STREET
What a Carpet Costs-
The way to settle this all Important
point Is to measure your room and thcu
come and talk to us about It. The
chances are a hundred to ono that the
expense will be much less formidable
than yon Imagine. There never was a
time when we could offer you such re
markable values or when we had mich u
plentiful variety for you to cheese from.
Omaha Carpet Co
Omaha's Exclusive Carpet House ,
1515 Dodge St.
A RELIC OfJHE WAR
Watch Carried by an Officer of 22d
Regiment Through Cuban
Campaign.
IENRY COPLEY , HFs. 16TII STREET
linn It DlMtlnyrd In HI" "Window H
Itooclvcil a lllotv from n Stvurtl lit
llnttlc of KnntliiBO 'Which Al-
iii M Iluliipil II Notice It
. WllCII YOU I'UNH.
Displayed In same window you wm BPO
net pf six sterling silver Tea Spoons for
| i.5. An all leather Pocket Book , sterling
ircuntlngs , for 75 centf. Sterling silver Hnt
Brushes for $1.75. The best boy's or man's
ctoap Watch reliable nnd guaranteed , for
{ 2.50. And Uio best selection of opal rings
In Omaha , ranging In price from $2.00 up.
All solid gold and Hungarian opals. Insldo
you will find some very fine cut glass Howls ,
Vases , etc. , Just received. Sterling sllvpr
Cream Pitchers , Sugar Bowls , Bon Bon
Dishes , o'.c. , nt prices that ore right. Mr.
Coploy luia bscn In Omaha for 30 years and
IB thoroughly reliable. Ho 4s the watch ex
aminer for the Union 1'aclfle Hallway and
makes a specialty of fine watch repairing and
diamond Betting.
STRIKE SITUATION IS QUIET
Minor * nt 1'niin Arc to Mnkc Nil Ileiu-
nnntriitloH Until Monday
lit Leant.
PANA , III. , Sept. 3. The strike situa
tion In Pana is comparatively quiet today ,
although there Is moro or less suppressed
excitement. The miners claim that the
fifty-four negroes who nro at work In the
Sprlngflnld mlno supplanting the strikers
are Intimidated and that If they had their
choice they would leave Pana. H IB bo-
lloved that Hon. David Iloss , secretary of
the State Labor bureau , has the same opin
ion , although ho declines to openly make
such a declaration. This theory Is based
on the futile attempt of Ross to secure a
private Interview with negro substitutes.
Secretary Itosu has for the present aband
oned hope of an Interview nnd he Is now
In Springfield making a report to Governor
Tanner. The chief feature of the present
situation ts the expectation of additional
negro substitutes from the south. There
will be no dcmonntratlon , however , until
early In the week , even If moro negroes
come. This Is because the strikers nro In
clined to wait for reinforcements from sur-
roucdlng districts that cannot bo hero be
fore Monday. There are fourteen saloons
In Pana. They nro closed. They will stay
closed until the trouble Is ended.
BREAKS ALL HEAT RECORDS
I'renpiit Spell 111 Duration of IllRh
Teniiieriiturii MaUcs 11 > ictv
.Murk lit Clilcano.
CHICAGO. Sept. 3. Should the high tem
perature continue unbroken until tomorrow
morning all Chicago heat records for dura
tion will have been broken. The record to
date has been five consecutive days with u
maximum temperature In the nineties. In
many places work has been suspended In
shops and where men are obliged to labor
In places exposed to the sun. The suffering
of the people In the tenement districts baa
been Intense. For extent and Intensity ol
heat Prof. Cox of the Weather bureau nays
that the present hot wave is about as
ncvere as anything bo has ever observed ,
"It covers , " said he , "practically the entire
country east of the Rocky mountains , and
has run ns high ns 102 down In Kansas ,
while at Huron , S. D. , there have been
three successive days of 100 weather. "
The report of fatalities and prostrallom
from heat the lant twenty-four hours Ir
Chicago showed ono dead , Mrs. II. P. Llnd-
ley , nine prostrated , whose recovery was
doubtful , and thirty-one less seriously over
come.
COin
Settle u Coal Miner * ' HtrIKe ,
inj HAZLKTON. Pa. , Sept. 3. The three local
j , BF.serabllep of the United Mlno Workers btl <
r. | long meetings at Colernln last night , will :
| . I the result that this morning the announce'
s. ' ment was made by 1'rteldcnt Duffy of tin
lie i organization , who Interceded for thi
e- I strikers , that the ctrlke Is at an end am
I that work will be resumed at the collier ]
f you
i , nn'
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told
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walked Into the
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It Makes a Man
To Rlvo up his good money f <
that's half washed. Yellow edKCii.i
till tbo goods break , and n few o' " " _
that happen to goods Hcnt to MILITARY CO :
dries. There Is not u sinulo olns. called for the 22d ,
can urso against our work. till Tuesday the 29th
white as now utnrrhed not tomicra ) will bo notified
Ironed correctly with neckbandny , ,
Just right. You can't net .1usr. ; , > ; ' , , „ , „
elsewhere. It's worth double w1 * , V , un''lnln' '
for poor work. 'Phone 231. Wn > - 1'lrst Lieutenant.
this thoughtfulncB.1
c"rr * * n -
STEAM LAI who nad once stood
Offercl1 t0 ll ° "
SI I HIT WAISTS A }
Jy. So I wrote him
Lnuiulry 11th anil rnrnniii.
UIIKMVII OIII.M. ir.liero , s 11MytIlllK , that
Telephone lU.-.X , , , „ alm , ( o wro mi ,
vhir-ii will doubtless
Htimmor. "
on Monday morning. Superlntendenvcr reached him ,
rick , tcpresentlng the company , haste
to allow the discharged Hungarian to r.
to work In the capacity ot a contract labi
In which position ho will not ho subjcost
to the company directly , but to the miner i'
with whom ho Is to work. The discharge
of thin man being the chief cause of the
dlfflciilty , the strikers are Batltilled and will
hold out no longer.
A I'hiiiitoiti .Ship.
Captain William A. Andrews , who has
four times crossed the Atlantic ocean In a
small boat , began the fifth attempt to per
form the same feat at BoBton on the 21th.
The boat to bo used on this trip Is oven
smaller nnd lighter than any of Its prede
cessors. The Phantom Ship Is Its namo. forty
It was launched In the morning from the
ibout
panic pier from which Andrews sailed In
1892. > apy ,
1892.Tho boat Is thirteen feet five Inches loni ; used
and five feet four and one-half Inches wldo. num-
The depth of Its he Id Is twenty-two Inches. mi Inlet
H Is u folding boat. When thu deck IB removed lot Infer
moved the sides fold Inward and the bottom for a
doubles up , making . package four Inches would
thick. When Cni taln Andrews reaches
guess
shore somewhere In the Azores ho can carry
his llttlo craft about under his arm , avoidIng - ' * '
Ing curious pcrbons nnd saving cartage. manlpu-
In the Bides of the Phantom ship or- ' to keep
water-tight compartments , In which will h'J done the
stored food and water. Moat of the wntr did It as
will bo contained in largo Dottles , whir
when emptied , can bo filled with salt wrni and llko
for ballast. The boat lias it lead , nnr' .
qn fnr
' ° ' "r " "
weighing 350 pounds , which will rlglr'00 ?
lcr extends ho
If a squall should upset her. , :
design.lll(0 n11 men wll °
The soil Is of peculiar design.
color , and contains fifteen square nd bad , he died
canvas. The mainsail and topsail th his boots on.
together and are worked with one IfiY WAUMAN.
and n single block.
Captain Andrews this morning laid
provltdons for Elxty days as follows : Ten at the
pounds of compressed beef , ten pounds of ic < | , at
canned balmon , six poundi of California ( crencu
prunes In glass jars , nine CJL/H of condensed In this
milk , two gallons of oil , two five-gallon 1 Vlro
demijohns of water , six quarts of rya 'cdcra-
whisky , six candles , thirty pounds ot , nnd
Bhrcdded wheat biscuit , two dozen cans of other
baked beans , pickles , sauces , tobacco nnd . ' I lie
fifty bottles nf Saratoga water. the
\ehrnxl.a 11 , > V I. . Axuoclallon. i - .
At the annual election of officers ot tha Ice
Nebraska Ilulldlng and Loan association Icu
Thomas A. Fry was chosen president ; 15. II. u
Perfect , vice president ; 1) . II. Knnlu , troaB- s
i ruor ; I ) . II. Christie , secretary , nnd John L * n
I Kennedy , attorney. . .tu
The ln t quarterly report shows the asso .te
ciation to bo In a fiourlnhliiK condition. Rlnc e
. HP organization In ISSfi u has earned $124- o
I 117.05. moat of which went to the eharc-
1 d.dtrs in pirfltt , . Eleven enrlcs ot shares
have been matured and paid off. und forty
aeries are now running. The. assets of th
association amount to $7CD81.33. nnd It car
ries a Burplui ( iTKi of $9,001) .
ivllli llcfriitiillnif rcunloncr * .
WASHINGTON , 8ept. 3.-Hpeclal Exam
iner Room of the 1'cnnlon bureau todVy
arresu-d George F. Amlemon. a man ofl
I many allauca , who fraudulently Impcraon- , *
I atcd an officer of the Pension bureau. An- ylli ,
1 derson has for some time operated In Mary-rneuutlon.
land and adjacent states and won cuptur'.Ublca.
after a long chase.
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