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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 6, 1898)
THIS OMAHA DA FLY HETC : TUESDAY. SEPTE rnETt 0. 181)8 ) , n FREE PASSES DO COME HIGH' ' Popocratio Officeholders Larn the Price Put on Railrmd Favon. CALLED DOWN BY THEIR OWN PAPERS Aeemnl \rerplltiK llrlliex nnd < ! l\ iitKnlin * In Iti'tiirn lo llu- ( ( ir- liiiriilloni \\lilrli Unto I'iMiirril 'I hem w Illi 'rriiiiMnirnt | ( Ion , IIN'roi < N' . Sept. r , ( Special ) -The rail road pass Iiuslness is cutting a larger figure lu the ropocratlc campaign than the "re form" leaders care to admit 'I he ( | ticetlon IB being trndo n local Issue In a number of counties nnd Micro are Instances where oillcoholdcm have been denied renomlna- tlons because they wcro known to carry passes Homo of the strongest condemni- lions of the popocrntlc olllclnla comes from the popocratlc press of the country In Its last Issue the Grand Island 1'rte I'reis takes a turn at the "reform" olllclnls as follows Tlo question Is frequently raised "Is It right for law-make TH of the people to rldo on railroad p.i-j.a' ' ' Speaking from u populist standpoint we say It Is not right , It IK a broach of trust No rcpresmtatho of the people bearing the proud nnme of populist should , tinder any circumstances accept a pnss and the fellow who doi-s should be publicly condemtKil nnd retlied from political lifeim Econ ns his tenure of olllee expire" A pnss may nnd may not In fluence tntni * men , but the mere acceptance of It bears upon Its face n compromise with the enemy While the various roprosenta- tKes of rallroul corporations have extrted iinduo Inlluence In fordng "harmless' pisses upon populist officials , we are proud to note that but few bine been Itilliiencid to ncept ( them and those who have ncccptnl them are without -xcusc > and should be con- d ( mned nnd ritlnd No reformer Is IK to preach nfoim who bcarn the ear-marks of corporation htench nnd Inlluence and every populist olllclnl who accepts a pass from u railroad corporation commits u grave breach of trust reposed In him by his party con- Htllnency A pane. In plnln Inngun e , Is a bribe and Its usngo the evidence of having been Inlbed A lallioad corporation dois not be- ntow Us stok-ln-trade upon publli wrvants merrlv because It Is generous If sudi were the case the olllclals would grant an oca- Mlomil pass lo the farmers who produce the bone and sinews whldi set In motion the win els of commerce and pay a handsome dividend upon their rolling stock Prom oxperleneo railroad corporations linvij learned that the pass bystem is the best known method to take the stnrch out of law-makers ami pnve the way foi lobbyists 1'evv men who accept a pocket full of passes will oppose Mie rallroids when their Intel- esls are In peril nnd no man would have the conviction nor the courage to Ill-lit them In the open nnles" with a clear conscience- nnd clean hands 'Ilirlr Itrritril * IIH l'iissi rM. The belief expressed bv the 1'iep Press that "few of the populiM nfllc ials have been Inline need lo accept them Is looked upon ns a good Joke here where the rial facts nre known Some time ngo the republican papeis charged that a luge majority of the popocratic olllclals were eairying passes , but it remained for the Nelnnskn Indepen dent the recognlid state organ of the pop ulists to declare of all the olllclals and deputies In the stitp hoiibo only one had refused to take passes and that there Is no such exception among the members of the Icglslnture It now turns out that MIP popo- crnts are not entitled to any glory because of the honesty of the one anti-pass man ns this exceptional deputy has always been a prohibitionist nnd hns never clilmed to be long to tltliei the populist or democratic parties \bout a week ngo The lice published n table of figures showing the amount of trav eling the "reform" olllclnls have done in the last eighteen months , and stated that the compilation was made from the knowl edge of the Junketing trips mule by the oliiclaU and their relatives The mileage of the known trips was shown to be about , 571 000 miles The Coleridge Illade n popu list paper up In the north part of the state , e-xpres es surprise In Its Insl Issue In the following language Wo wonder how it Is Mint the republican papi rs get so much minute Information nbout the rnllioad pn.sf.es held by Mm fusion state ofllcers It Beeni'i kind of sti.inge that If the fusion fellows nre the ngents of the corporations thnt the republicans should lie nblo to get hold ef this Information A note of distress comes from ( 'lister county where 12 M Webb , member of the last legislature was turned down because he carried passes Mr Webb Is editor ol the fallnway Independent , and In a recent Issue IIP tellc of the "harmony" in the pop- ocrallc rnnks there ns follows W < bb got n good fat job for a frlpnd near Cnllaway , who cdiowed his appreciation by Jumping Into the- Held ns a cindldnte against him iustm : in was unable to do anything for his friend hence hid smooth sailing Webb lode homo on n pii"s to provide for a nick family Kustmnn was nominated bv acclamatioi for paying his faie nnd keeping his pnss In his poeke t Wo do not state these facts out of any II xvlll toward Mr Eastman whom we expect lo support foi nnotlur term , but just to hhow tjie consistency of the crowd which U leEpon-Mbk' for dividing the pirtj Into twc factions , which have kept the politic. ! piuldron boiling In Ouster county for nearly nU years and which Mil eaten to keep i nolln.g for nil time to come Capital < U ; l.imslp. 'Hie stale ofllies were all closed todav nm n number of the oillilnlti Improved the op portunity to vls.lt the e\po"itlon Omaha people at Mm hotels At the Lin- dell I , 1) Holmes 1 ! II Whitney. C I. Ilounier , Victor White W H Merry man IM Smith At the Lincoln I ) I1 Hillings James Kent. M P King ( ' J West , bookkeeper in thp state treas nrer's oltlce , li ft today for Ohlckamauga ti look nfter his brother who wns n private In Mm Second regiment and who was too hick to bo brought home There vvns no Labor day demonstration It Lincoln todny Aside from the i losing o the banks and the county and stnto olllcos business went along the sime us on any or dinary day The worklngmon of Ltncoli v\cro all too busy to think about parades A report from the Third regiment today shows that there are hixty-seven sick mei In the quarters nnd 11- In the hospital The report for yesterday showed sixty In quarters and ninety -seven In the hospital The report also conv vs the news of the diath of Oharlis P Head of Company P L D Holmes ono of the defendanto In the Children's Home contempt rasp , cam * down from Omaha today to ask for an ordei from the supreme court superseding the Judgment of the Douglas county district court Judge Harrison was In the consultation room dur ing the day , but was unable to take any ai- Mon In the matter on account of the rule pioliltiitmn judicial orders on legal holidays An order relating to the case will le made tomorrow morning and n copy will bo sent to Omaha by mall Judge Harrison was un able todny to iviy Just what would bo the nature of the order A few days ago the Lincoln police had an exciting chase after two supposed horse thieves and In the running light n horse be longing to one of the policemen was shot The thtcviR wore finally compelled to aban don their own horses nnd take refuge In a corn fiild The captured horses were brought baik to town nnd placed In n boardIng - Ing btuhle to await ilnlmnnts None have appeared and now the attorneys of the two men that the police chased so hard have made a demand that the animals bo given up. as there U no proof that they nro stolen property Thus It terms that the Incident Is to end InKlorloualy It has betn an expen- hive piece of business to the police , as they lost one hare bv being shot and ruined an other by bard driving Haiti ill NclirilNl.ii CU ; , NKI1UASKA 01TV , Neb . Sept [ i ( Spe cial Telegram ) \ heavy rain fell hero this afternoon , giving effectual relief from the tntcnio heat and drouth that have prevailed la thla county for thirty dayu past. The rnlti ws nr ompnnlcd hv n Iprrlfli * full nf Imll The ImllVntiM were of nmiMinl ljp one Mint was plckrd up nnsr rx etrntnry Morton residence and meaMiirrd by hid in loy. IHin * found to bo seven nnd one-half inctiM In circumference Much damage wan done to skvllghtft and unprotected windows dews Mine i\iloile : | < < . fJUAND ISLAND. Neb. Sept f , - ( Special cial ) While Mrs Dr. Sutherland was preparing - paring dinner yesterday nnd Junt nfter she ll id placpd a quantity of kindling In the stove for the purpose of securing a quick ! lre , there was a terrltlc explosion The lids of the steel range and the skillets thereon Hew In various directions ono of them striking the celling , penetrating the plnstcrlng and partially the Inth nnd knock- ng out lho grate and bulging out the sides ) f the stove The cud of what Is supposed 0 have been a dynomlte fuse of a torpedo vns found Portunatelv neither Mr < Suth- rland nor Miss Klceberger her dnughtei. ) oth of whom were In the room , was in ured , Mrs Sutherland only recedvlng a light burn from the Hying coals The parks , which fell In all parts of the kitchen ilid adjoining pantry , were quickly extin guished The report , muffled as It wns In he dosed stove was loud enough to be icard for a block It Is supposed thnt the explosive wnn In the kindling In a runaway accident last night Attorney 1 r Cilanvllle nnd n Mr Johnson were liilte seriously bruised both being confined o their homes todav The carriage In which they drove was badly wrecked The coming down of the tongue of the vehicle frightened the horses \ < M > ( IIllreli for ( happi'll. CHAPI'CLL , Neb , Sept G Special ) Ue-v Trabur , the Methodist preacher at this dace , has already $1 000 subscribed and many more dollars promised with which to erect a church at Ohappe.ll The structure will cost about { 1 , . * > 00 and will be begun at once A M Treat a prominent stockman of his place , recentlv bold thirty head of his J-year-old steers , gra sers , at $14 per head to a feeder near ( Jothcnburg. Neb Threshing Is progussing with great rap- llty In Mils vicinity , also In the Inlpated district Wheat Is riming from ten to forty jiishdu to the acre and of fine quality rociiul Demi. STHOMSHUHG , Neb , Sept li ( Special ) Telegram ) Joseph Shaw of this dty was found dead In the I'nlon Pacllle round house lust before dinner today A double-barreled shotgun lay ncarbv with one load discharged near his heart Mr Shaw was about 5" years old Ho and his family were highly steemed In this cltv Ho was foreman of the Union Pacific bridge , ? ani ; between here mil Manhattan , Has for many yenrs until last Mny , when he resigned his position Coroner Cnrlson will hold an Inquest tonight Mr Shaw wns n member of Ancient , Prce and Accepted Masons , camp No 4 In Omaha. WAYNH Neb. Sept ( Special Tele- grnm ) t'nlon meeting wns being held In a largo tent noai the opera house hprp when about 8 o clock a heavy wind came up nnd carried the noith side of the tent far enough over to catch file from the lamps How the " 500 or 400 people escaped Is a miiacle for In less Minn five minutes , the whole thing wns in ashes but fortu nately no one wns seriously burned The wind vvns brewing a gale and it was only by the prompt action of the lire department thnt the east half of the business portion of the dty was not destroyed i Iliiini- for llnilnl. SRWAIID. Neb Sept S ( Special 1 Hey Home , the young burglar who was shot while robbing the till of a fuming street Omaha , drug store was brought here today for burial Home wns bom nnd lived In this dty until n few years ago and was bent to the reform school from here after which he moved to South Omaha While Prank Woods was ictnrnlng from Stromsbiirg on his bicycle list night his wheel ran Into n rut throwing him to tlte ground with such foiee ns to dislocate his shoulder P.urC In n lliinn * iii. Neb , Sept fi ( Special ) A frightful runaway Declined here Inst night nbout 10 o'clock Ju t north of the 11 & . M depot Mr Alva Powell and M'ss Llllle Wilson were returning from a call on friends In the country and on arriving In town the horse became frightened and ran Hoth o-cupants of the vehicle were thrown out and Miss Wilson Is seriously injuied sus taining a dislocated hip spveral cuts on the back of the he-ad and possibly Injuied In ternally ( IINI > for I In1 fiiruiu-r , NHIWASKA CITY Neb , Sept . " . ( Spe cial Telegram ) A man giving his name as William McVay wns picked up on the Mis sourl track neu t'nion this morning with both legs cut off near his bony and n Ions knife gash In his side He died without giving any details of the manner by which his Injuries were received A large Juck- knife with n blade open covered with blood , was found In his pocket The coroner Is Investigating the affair OflVrt-il ii C.mid I'liiliion. HKATIUOi : Neb Sept r > - ( Special Tele gram ) Ur 0 P Pall of this city was ome- v.hnt hurprlred this evening to receive a message from Surgeon General Sternberg oftiring him a position on his staff at Ohlck- nmaURi The message came from Oami Wlkciff at Montn.uk Point The position Is ono which many have striven for , still the doctor hns not fully decided whether or not he will accept Hall anil Itiiln. WAHOO , Neb , Sept 5 ( Special ) Quite a he-ivy hall and rain storm struck this city and \lclnlty between 10 and 12 o'clock todny Hall were from the size of a quail's egg down No damnge was done so far as heard though the hall whitened the ground The accompany Ing rain was gladly received , for IL has been dry and dusty here for hcv- eial weeks , * . i ; > oiiit i ( fin * . WKST POINT , Neb , Sept fi ( Special ) Labor day was observed In this place by the cessation of public business The parochial hchools attached to St Mary * church commenced the fall term 'his mornlnr with a full jttendnnce The pub- ll ( schools of the eity will begin on Sep tember 12 \\anlM tin' 'Ililril Srnl North. LINCOLN , f-ept ' ' ( Special Telegram ) Governor Holcomb wired Congressman Stark tonight calling attention to the in crease of sickness In the Third regiment and asking him to confer with the War department relative to having the regi ment removed to some northern camp Ulen of III * Injllrlrn. LINDSAY Neb , Sept 5 ( Speclil Telegram - gram ) Albert Pnriott , the young man shot In the melon patch at Albion died at 3 o clock today HYMENEAL , lloliNiinlNlilri > . GBNBVA. Neb Sept o ( Special ) Yes terday at the residence of Sheriff U II OES. lion Itlchard Dodson aged 01 and Ming Ilebsle Aleshlre were married , Judge Sklpton pcrformlDK the ceremony Mr Dobson his b'cn elected to the legislature from this county three Mines and Is ono of the most popular populists In this part of the state \\lll l.euv < Thllrkdli } . ANNAPOLIS Md . Sept d It Is under- htood that Admiral C'ervcra and the other Spanish prisoners will leave here Thursday morning Captain nulate has secured the City of Homo of tbo American line as a 1 transport. RALLY 'ROl'ND FLAG AGAIN Loyal Woarcn of tbo Blue Pouring Into Cincinnati by the Thousands. RECEPTION TO THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF I'roposltliiti IIHnu ll rii * < Ml lo Admit Niilcllrr * of SputilnliVnr to Mi'inlifrnlilii In ( iranil Ami ) of Itrpnlillo. i ' CINCINNATI Sept f , \fler the rains' 1 of yesterday and last night thereIs no longer apprehension from prostration from heat during the national enciinpmcnt of the Grand Army of the Ilepubric hero this week The railways are bringing In ex cursionists from every direction and the local posts nre kept busllv engaged In es corting the visitors to their quarters Although Gamp Sherman was not dedi cated till 10 o clock It was partially occu pied by veterans last night Other tents pitched tn the parks were also used and all quarters will bo weir occupied tonight The reports of the- railways Indicate over 200,000 tickets sold While many have ar rived the last two days these railway re ports indicate a greater influx the next wo days than was ever known before nt these national encampments The festivities of the week opened early when the naval veterans formed at ti a n to escort Hear Admiral Kelley from the Icpot The opening exercise s o' the laval veterans harbor under the auspices of Ihe National Naval Veterans' asaocl- itlon occiimd at 'i a m , whlre the mar- : Ial music of the Grand Army of the Re- inbllo posts was heard In every part of the city In preparing for the dedication of 'amp ' Sherman and the reception at 10 40 a m of Commander-ln-Chlef - - Gobln and its stalf The National SolMlers' home at Dayton , O Is less than sixty miles distmt and the veterans fiom that Institution are laking active part Thoho who can par ticipate in the parade will wear khaki suits the same as the Hough Riders They have over 100 men In their band , the larg est ever been at any encampment Three othp- bands from Dayton accompiny this contingent which with Iho Dayton posts which will also be here are estimated by Captain Adklns at 10,000 people from Day ton llt'lllllrrslil | > ( ( itrnlloli. Among the questions discussed Is one to make all engaged In the late Spanish war ellglbrc1 to membership as comrades In the "Old Grand Army " Comiiiauder-ln-Chlef Gobin came from Camp Alger via ( 'ami. Meade and has leave of absence for six days only , so that he must go bade to Camp Meade by Saturday , at which place he Is to ipport on his re- tuin He vv.is accompanied bv the follow ing members of his staff General Thomas I Stewart Major CharCes Wil liams Colonel Charles Burrows Colonel J H. Ilolcomb Colonel J P Lovett , Colonel nel R I ) Hiath and others When the party arrived the Grand Aimv of the Republic posts were arriving In bodies as fast as the railways could get them into the city and there was quite a parade in connection with the carriages of the reception commit tee General Gobln and stafl arrived while the big labor day parade was In progress and ho was most enthusiastically reeelvcd all along the line from the Pennsylvania depot to the Grand Hotel Nmnle' ( < * rniiM Object. The National Association of Naval Vetpr- ans thiealens to wlthdiaw from the re unions of the week When the visiting naval veterans were escorted to Horticultural hall In the exposition building to lay they re belled .iRainst the irringement They ac knowledged that the cots and everything were he-Met than usual on Mich occasions , but they wanted quaiters In a boat and no where else They hive hid boats at other places , notably Duffalo Louisville. Detroit and Plttsburg and claim they were prom ised a boat here Commodore William K Uklns of this city , who is tn charge of the local naval arrangements ban had no oppo sition foi rear admiral of the association to succeed Kelley and he at noon today an nounced his withdrawal from the contest , although he had more than enough endorbe- ments to elect The Indignation centered against Atkins and he was foicexl out of the race although he IH not responsible for the situation He did all he could to charter a boat , but the demand was such at this time that the clti/ens. ' committee could not get a boat for the naval veterans The naval veterans threaten to declaie their parade for tomorrow off and not to participate un less thev arp furnished a boat Commander-Ill-Chief Gobln and staff vis ited Camp Sherman this afternoon when the camp In charge of Captain Hvrne was foi mill v turned over to him This "imp has a capacity of over l..OOO in Its ten's and ample provisions for meats The ofll- clal salute was fired on the arrival of the commander-ln-chle-f , after which the banns rendered concerts Prayer was offered by Rev David H Mooio editor of the We st ern Christian Advocate , who wjs a colonel in the civil war Major Jospph II Wllshlre , chairman of the committee on camps mnde the presentation speech and General J I' . S ( tohln responded In an eloquent address of acceptance The ceremonies attending the lalslng of the Hag were In ch.uge of Captain J. B Samp on. a"er v hlch Miere vcro a concert and other festivities An eng .ho numerous camps In the sub urbs and also in the city Is one nt Garfleld pirk , occupied by the lames M Lysle post of Allegheny , Pa , which has its own band and is accompanied by 13 i Sons of Vet erans and others from western Pennsyl vania The two cannon guarding the en trance to Camp Garfleld were made of bursted shells , gathered from the battle- Hold of ( Jetty sburg Chirles P Sheriff , commander-ln-ch'ef ' of the ex-arlFoners of war and his stalf , e-- eorted by Patterson | > est of Allegheny , n- rived this evening , when the local associa tion and other ex-prisoners of war who are In the city turned out ind escorted them from the depot to their headquarters Among the arrivals ted ly were Commo dore W C Collins and Commander Cnp- talnndrew Robinson , who came from McKcesport Pa , In n skiff on the Ohio rlvrr a distance of over 500 miles Their skiff Is named the Hobson and they have been holding receptions along the Ohio valley ever slnco they Blurted \ugust 20 The women are veiy largely represented at the present encampment nnd there Is the usual rlvalrv between the women of the Grand Army of the Republic and the Women's Relief corps The business ses sions of their tespectlvo orders will not be gin until the encampment begins on Thurs day morning The executive council of the national board of administration of the Grand Army of the Re'iubllc met Mils afternoon and ap pointed a commlt'eo to audit the accounts and ronort to the full ( ouncll tomorrow The camp tire of Ihe naval veterans known as the dog watch , at Music hall tonight was attended by over B 000 people Congressman Jccob S Hromwfll presided and In addition to Waters' Military band and a chorus of several hundred voices there was music by the Cambro-Aruerlcan Choral goclety and noted soloists The biogr.iph was used during Intermissions for the dis play of war picture * which gave vivid views of scenes In which many of the vet erans had participated Ihe principal address of the evening was by General J H. S Gobln , commander-ln- chlef of the Grand Army of the Repub lic , who was profuse In his pralio of the arrangements made In Clnclnnull for the encampment lie spoke of lhc > h rolp con dtut of Ihe American soldiers In the Span ish war as well an In the civil war Rear Admiral Daniel F Kelley spoke of the greit progress made In the Amp-lean imvv Rime- the time that the present naval- veter ans were In acdve er\ei | > Addresses were alfo delivered by Colonel Isaac K \rchrr. Rear \dmlrnl II S Osborne and others Colonel Jame * v. Sexton and Colonel I P Mack of Ohio and Colonel Albert D Shaw , the three candidates for rommandor-ln-chlef ale hero with elab orate he-adquarters and with their re spective following for the coming election , which will take pace Thursday evening or Friday morning The contest for the location of the next encampinc-nt seems to He between Phila delphia , Kansas Cttv and Denver and the canvass has not proceeded sufficiently to ndlcato as yet which candidate for com- nander-ln-chlef or which location for the text encampment are In the Irad. MANILA HASJ.ABOR STRIKES Laborer * Dlnposoil lo TnkeiltnnliiKo of Iliriiiprlcaiin xho n ( I'lrwl \ oc'd 'il lo IIlull xnmn. . M\NIL\ I Sept G There have been overal labor strikes here , the demand bo ng for excessive wages Heeauae the American authorities In the early exlgen- : les of the situation agreed to the ex- .rnvagnnt demands of the laborers It has been dllllcult to return to an equitable bisls ) no of thcbo strikes caused the suspension of trafilc on the tramways of Manila for hree days Copies of the new tariff havp been clr- ulated here , but It has not yet been on- 'orced ' pending the receipt of Instructions rom Washington. U Is estimated that tin ier the American tariff there will be an ivcrage reduction of one-third as eompnred with that of Spiln An Insurgent newspaper printed In the Spanish language appeared here today. DEATH RECORD. DnUolu I'lnnecr. YANKTON , S D , Sept G ( Special Tele gram ) lion Andrew Paulk , well known throughout this section of the northwest , es pecially the two Dakotas , by pioneer lesl- : lents , died last nlcht at his home in Mils ilty Mr Paulk wns the thlid governor of Dakota territory and it wns mainly through Ills pfirsjHte.nl endeavors that the opening of the Hlnck Hills to settlement was secured During his li.ng i evidence lu the Dakotas he held nslde from the governorship , sev eral prominent public otllces In his ca pacity as governor of the territory he flg- urod prominently , maintaining peace be tween the Indians and early settlers when a general outbreak was feared owing lo scarcity of food for Indians and scarcity of firearms for settlers , making a prompt rcq- ilsitlon upon the War department for arms , ammunition and equipments sutficicnt for ten companies of cavalry , which wore at once forwarded to Yankton He appointed staff olllcers from adjutant geneiul down and settlers wcro organized and enlisted into companies for defense Then he made btrenuous efforts to the peace commission for immediate relief of the Indians for food , which were successful Death of a Solillcr. NB1JR\SKA CITY , Neb. Sept G ( Spe cial Telegram ) Word reached heie today of the death of Private Z H Cidwallader of Company C , Se'cond leglmeiit , at St. Louis this morning , of typhoid fever The remains will be brought here for Interment Cadwnllader was 25 years of age nnd prloi to his enlistment resided here with his parents Ho left Chlckamnuga on the hos pital tialn ten days ngo , but wheu St Louis was leached was too 111 to continue the Journey nnd wns accordingly sent to the hospital there , where'be remained until his death. MONPN Mo ( rM > . SRWARD , Neb. , Sept G. ( Special ) Moses McGrew , who resided about six miles northeast of this city , dropped dead In his cornfield yesterday afternoon while cutting corn Mr McGrcw was about 70 years old and had been a resident of Mils county for a number of years Heart failure is sup posed to have been the cause of bis death. FIRE RECORD. foiirli'cii People Sex err ! } Ililrncit. snWVMC. N J. . Sept G Plre which broke out in the converting department of tbo Newark Celluloid works shortly bp- forc midnight burned until f > o'clock Mils morning It was under control nt 2 o'clock , but It was three hours later before thp ( lames were entirely extinguished Twenty- Hve buildings were more or less binned Nearly all were four stories In hplght Pourtcen people , residents of the houses were burn d about the face and arms while escaping from the fire The loss on the buildings Is pi iced at $100,000 and the loss to the occupants of the houses is given at 150,000 TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAST Won ( her ( hooNfr HUM ( eel Niirlh- t'rl > Ilroo/i'H for NoltiiiNLa StorniH In Iovn. WASHINGTON , Sept G. Porecast for Tuesday Per Nebraska Pair , cooler , northerly w Ind a Per South Dakota Generally fair , vari able winds For Iowa Thunderstorms , dealing In the afternoon , much cooler , northwesterly winds Per Missouri Severe thunderstorms , cooler In western portion , variable winds , becoming northerly Per Kansas Fair , except thunderstorms In eastern portion , much coolei , variable winds , becoming northerly Per Wyoming Generally fair warmer In western portion , northwesterly winds I ocnl Itocoi il , OPF1CR LOCAL V/nATHHR Bt'UEAU , OMAHA , Sept 5 Omiihii record of tem perature und rainfall compared with the corresponding day of the last three years : ISIS 1817 IS'6 1855 Maximum teir-pr raturo M < M CT S'l Minimum tempi r.uure M "s 52 71 Average 71 Vi to M ) Halntall ( . ! i .IM 00 Record of temperature and precipitation at Om-'ha for this day and slnco March 1 JttS Normal tor thf day 71 GOVERNMENT j ' PAYS THE BILL Undo Sam is Taking COM of the S.ik Soldiers from Nebraska. STATEMENT FROM SURGEON KOERPER Ami ) tutliorlllc * llnve Iliiiii * r.verj- lliliiKroileil anil Iliv HlirleU of the- CM n ill il n I e'n Paper Is IIH I * iml llllM'll Illl Ulllll , Mijor 12 A Koerper , chief surgeon of the Department of the Missouri , returned vesterday from Le-avenworth Kan , where he was ordered to teport to examine an olllcer for promotion or rellrcmunt Afler his nirlval In the dty his attention was called to a statement in a local popoirrttlc paper that that organ whose publisher Is the fusion candidate for eongress. had pro vided hospital accommodations tot the eleven sick volunteers who were brought tip from Chlckamauga on the hospital train the forepart of last week 'The statement Is false , " remarked the major "Captain Daxter und mysdf met that hospital train at the depot and that evening went to St Joseph s hospital to examine the- patients We went through the wurds with the house su-geon and found several of the men to bo suflerlng with typhoid feverfter we had eom- pleted the rounds I summoned the motlui superior and asked her what It would eost to care for these sick She Informed me lt would be J" > a week , but where thev j remained less than a week It wouM be 71 cents a day 1 told hei to keep the men until they were able to be lemove-d to theli homes and then "end the bill to mo and I would forward It to the surgeon general at Washington and she would get her money. She then told mo there was iin- othri soldlpr theic who came several days before on his own accord I nske-d if he was one of the volunteers und when in formed that he was I told her to Include his bill vilib the re t and they would afl be paid I personally holding mvself re sponsible for the amount 'Ihat was the contract made In the pnt > pnto of the house suigeon by which the government became responsible foi the e-aio of those \olun- tceis ' When I iccelved word that the Second Nebraska wus to letuin to Omaha 1 made an emergency requisition upon the medical purveyor at St Louis for medical supplies In order to line them on hand wlun tl-e troops arilved I made the order dliect Instead of sending It through the surgeon genctul at Washington , bouitiso I Knew there wus no time to be lost and these supplies wen here in ample time and there were i mni h of them for the needs of the regiment to alf of which Di lloovei , the Mligcon of the leglmont will testify I went out to Foil Omaha to luvnect the building to be used foi a hospital and found it unlit for the puipose owing to the prcpcmo of tewer gas through Im proper drainage I taw that tents were provided and that two of the bst build ings used for ofllcers' quaiters weie set nslde for the sick ami looked aftei other matters to make the men comfortable I believe this statement Is due the pub lie that it may not be led lo think Miat the government his neglected to cute for tin-so unfortunate toldlers and that It de volved upon u local newspapei to see thut the men vveio proreily cared foi The gov ernment wllr pay foi the care of Its In valided soldiers and M Joseph's hospital Is looking ( o the novel nine nt foi Its remunei- atlon and not to any new ° p.ipei ' Condition ol HitSIK. | . Ncarlv .ill of the sle k of the regiment have now ben itaiisferied o the city hos pitals Sundav night the ( allowing six wire taken to tin ttmanud hospital Covei Christlo. private Company H. malarial feve i with symptoms of typhoid feveL J Crop private. Company I ! nt.ilait.il fever George Hirst , corporal , Compinv M inal irial fpvei , D W Cramer private Compiny L mnla- ilal fever , Charles Jenkins private Com pany A , malarial fever \ithur Uceltci , private Compauv H mal irlnl fever Thi-i morning thirty-Ihe were taken to the St Joseph's hospital as follows , George Garrison risen , sergeant Company H , malm la Charles Lauer , private. Company 1 ! malaria John Wilson private , Com- piny H , mulaili Thomas Kenna private Company P , malaria August Ruike , pilvato Compinv I typl-oid fever Alec Severson pilvate Company P muscular rheumatism Prank O Hull , private , Company G malaila I v I land , loipoial. Companv II main in \ thur Carrlek sergeant , Companv L mala.la , William Plnley. private Compiny II , milarla Theodore Ncsendauglu - pi hate. Company K malailp C Allied bind malaria Hve Grlswold private Company F acute dlarihoea lohn Wlckniuii , pnvate , Company M. malarial fevei anl eopstlpa- tlon , H P Warren pilvate Company P , icuto diarrhoea Fletcher i-.aim : , pnva'c. Company I malnri i F \ Page , piivalo , Company K , nnlaria , Kdminid loisytb private Company G acute dlaiihoca , Carl Nelson private. Company I. i/stltls , i ; I Vuneourl prlv ite Company i : acute articu lar iheiimatism Prank Vllleman , toi- poral , Company L lumbago J C Din- ford , private. Company L lumbajp W I ) Primlev , pilvato , Company I , malaria fevpr , G W Ilathileks prlvatp Company I cephnlalgln and malaiia fevei , Wallet Cathcait , private Company I , typhoid and malaria lirico Hamilton pri vate. Company H. milaila. Joseph K ipoc private , Company K acute diarrhoea Kugenp Fk miner private , Compiny K , lumbago , Robert Hayps , corporal , Company G , malaria , John Cald , corporal , Company A , malaria Mayo Porter , private , Company I , malaria. Hurt Grnmp , private , Company F , malaria , John Koehler , private , Com pany K , malaria , John August , private. Company M acutediarrhoea Otto M Hurt , private , Companv K conjunctivitis These soldiers ore not t > erioiihly III and Major M A Hoover surgeon for the regiment , says that unless some take a turn for the- worse , all will pull through without trouble Those left at Port Crook on Saturday were very ill lu > of HoNt for lln * Hum. Yesterday at Camp Meiklejohn wus suent Altnout parades or drills of anv kind Colonel Dill ! , Intended to have given a drcrs parade during the aftei uoon , but t owing to the fact that It vwm Ljboi day he changed ih > pro gram and allowed the boys liberty for the day This morning company elrlll will take place from S 10 until 'i 30 At 1 30 battalion drill will take place and at 4 30 dress paiado Wednesday will bo the Mi dlers' dt. ) at the exposition At 10 o'clock the regiment will form at the fort and mirch lo the- fair grounds and paradethiough the Midway and the liluff trad The column will halt in front of the Grand Plira , vvheio Governor Holcomb will I addess ! Ihu reglmunt Colonel III1I3 will respond spend in behalf of his soldiers At 12 o'clock a lunch will be Krved by the management of tint exposlt'on ' to the entire regiment After this the bo.n will be given their free- ; doin from all duties mid drills nnd be nl ( lowed to take in the exposition for the re- | main-tor of the day LAWRKNCK Kan Sept G John Jen- nlngh and Hllel Bales each U yenrs old were strick by IH-htnlii ) ; and killed ntai horn During a Korm they sought shelter under a tree LjlollrcuKT lll\rn. NEW YORK. Sept G The United States auxiliary cruis r Gloucester , commander Walnnr'jiht , which Bailed from Guontanamo taM Mnndav nrme I in | IOM Mils titnming nil will niul niii hori d off T impkliiMlllc. JUDGE DAY'S RESIGNATION III * > H III' I lltlOlsllllIlN Illllt tllllOl'O \\lild- MUM Di'i-lili'il > nl ( il .lulu llu' ( ii nun I si < i ii. cLKVtt.\M : > o M-iit : . 'Virotnrv of state Day an < l Mm Dav nrilved in Cleve- Innil ill's nftprnoon The secretary had Itiniheil nt the I nlon iluti v\P.u Senator Maiuin. Andrew Scuirn , Jtulri * S U Wll- llniiibon ntnl other friends At 3 o 'clock hi > took n twin for \slitntmla liarbor In iln evening tlio party loft \slitnbuln on i he steamer Corsica for Uscannb.i. Mich Tlio Corsica will load with ore at IJscnnnb.i niul icttirii \shtnlmln with Its distin guished gusts , arriving there In about iho day s Secretary Hiiv said lir Intended to band In Ills resignation on the 12th of Mm month lie xatd Micro wns nothing now to ho told nbout the poaro i otumliHloli , lint Kino it n * hit understanding Mint Justice \\hlti < liad decided not to servo as one of Ihu peaic coimnlBSlonors Kcgnidlng a published Interview with e\- Sorretarv Shcimnn In Washington In which MIL- latter uMm'fcHpd some radiinl views as to the war with Spiln lit1 declined to tp nK. While nt tin * Union club In this dtv Sro- letary lnv ) mpt Noun in Muirlngtoti the brave Chicago 111.111. who with Consul llowen , fated a dangotous mob under ( ho \inorlcnn < uat of nuns which ndorns the consulate at liimolonn Spain Just prior to the outbieik of hostilities SOUTH OMAHA NEWS. At the tegular inonthh nu-'ting of the Hoard of IMuuitioti I.IHI night llu follow Ing tiiulurs were I'lutoil In 01 li r In til il e out tlu lonipliinint muled Ml-s li slo Howe Miss lUatiihu Ihoinpson MMnn.i 11 Ilrost and Miss Kll/iboth Oiango 'Iho contrail for building a feme nnd outbuild ings at the Highland m hoot was let to Theodoio Schrodei , the price to be p\ld being Jl'li \nothei nioolliiK of Iho bond will be held ono \ontiiK this week most ItUcly on Ihuthdav to select two Bilbstitute teachers Sixty -seven teachers h.i\i > now bti'ii emplojed but It Is expected that two morn will be needed Snpoi Intondi nt Muiiio looks for an iiiriillmint of at least 2 BOO pupils when iho schools open nest Mnnd.it Architect la\ls loportod Mint all of the now buildings now umlei course of eonstructloii would be readv foi occupancy.on the openIng - Ing d.n Hy these lmpro\oments the seat- liii ; rapailtj of tlio sihools will be lu- creasol .110 , whldi will greatly decioase tlio oxeicrowded condition of Home of the loonn Wnler pipes to the AllnlKlit behind h.no not been laid jet , but It is thought lint work on these mains will be 10111- ini nteil In .1 d ly or two The dtl.n has beiu ( aliped by tlio anuouni ement of the inn } 01 thai he would \oto the icbolutlon ordering a dozen or more hvdrintf Lni'l this Mto ii > acted upon the mains Intended for thlh school cannot bo laid , as tlio vutir woiks iiimpnnj ri unties de Unite onion for hydrants lrinlr | mi Ilii' \ Itiiliii-t. Prom the pieaent outlook it would np- pi.il Mint the lalliouls interested will ri - pall Ihu L ind Q street ? \ladmts On .il- nrd.i } last Kngimei lluntlev of 1'ie ' bildgo dotnrtment of the I uioii Pacific mi.do an < v.imlimtlon of the two bildKis ii companv With C'llilf nilgllleel Ivlllg Of I'll' ' stoi k } ards ( ompnnv and Cit > I'ngliK ei Heal 'I he examination was madefoi the purpose of estimating as mat as possible the mst of the rejulis It is understood tint ,1 communlc.itlon IndndliiK Mils estlnnto will hoon 1 1 > forwardol to the du tumuli .1.1 1 tint If the lounoll still insists thnt th" lall- roads pav foi the work It will bo done \ prominent railroad mm said vos'ordiy in this coniiedlon Mint In the face of the le- irnt supieme touit decision on this ques tion theio was no . .ithe rnllroids lould Hot out of kei pint ; these bridges In lepalr Tin * lallroids interested will , howe\or , in- slut Mill nil woik done be undpi the di rect supervision of the eltj iiiKiu'ei and this Is Just what the ( Oiiiull wan's Until of the \ India t are in lind nhnpo ami Ihe total cost of the lenairs All amount to fomethiiiK like $1 000s fin a the stock > eards lompaii ) Is ( onc'iiu-d it ptands reiilv at any time to pij its pro portion of Mm expense the ddaj M.nliiR been taused In apportioning the cost It \.ill be a ( 'reat load oT ! tlio clt > if MIL -i pahs to these bilclnes from Mils Mine r.n me made bthe railroads and the ii'oiio } formirlj bout \ for this woiK ( nn no \ 50 to pi } the Interest onladnct bonds , If It Is BO desired < liimuliiK 11'i' 'I I'li'iilioiirM. Hinplojes of the ttlephone rompan } are now uiRaKid In pladnR londinsers on the InstrumpnlE In use about the dty In nrdi r that the transfei to Ihu new Lxdiangu bulldliiK can be undo on Situiduy night With condi users < he prisent telephones ( an bo used on the new system until ripl.ued h > ncu liihtiumenin All of the uen in- iitruim nls an now on hand bill as the change iimld not be made In a daj bomu hdieino had to be dcisid wheribv the sei \ - i lie would not huffn After the tush of ' business is o\er on Saturday nlRht llu nwltLli to the new ex ( hange will be miulc and the Instrunif nth now In use will bo n placed as tapldly ab possible. I lllllirH'N IlltNlllCNS. The qnesMon of apartments for 'u ' nf flies will inostl } 111 tly bo ( Icddod .1 the meollni ; of the council wliloh is bool t d fm tonight All of the mcmbds ate now In the tit } and It Is thoURht that tli"ie will be no trouble about n quorum \ lioi d or dinance' to tdko up general lnildiedn nnd Intersection patlng bonilslll bui in le passed tonight In oulei to complm > n inngemints for the money before tlu bo'id I fall due Other matters of Impoitan < will aluo ( ome up the mayors \eto on the S-IMI lighting and fire hydrant resoluHu i- , bcinj , umoiu ; tin in. \Ultllllllllll I | | > 1 | > HI I 111I'llNlllllllM - I'ostrnaittr McMillan rccdtcd nuthoiin jfstrrduy nfternonn for the appolntmi nt of i two additional tlurlts On August 1 a ht imp Mflork and an assistant dlstiibutlrt' < lik | wcro illbmlbsid for lak of an appropiUMun ' for clerk hire Durlnf ; August the ri iliis | of tlio ollke broke the reioid und i ht.it- i meut to Mils effect was made to the post ] master geutrnl with the Ksiilt memiomd The recrlpls last month amoirited to i\t > JJ 000 and the aildltlomil help authoii'c 1 u b.idly Mfi'dnnmiin I'uriiiiiiiii'il. Another attempt wan undo I.IHI night lo hold a meeting for the purpose if oruni' | Ing a rppnbllcan worklucmen s i lub , fit on account of the slim attend into the matter tor was nxaJn lOBtponud it is undirritood ! that a mept' ' ig may be lallod for iu\t Mon- dn } ninht when It hi hoped that all i < - publlcaiiH will be present Mike Culkln of Albany Mo Is - , thguest of John Plum The Live Slo k exchang-- will meet this nfternoon to make arrangements for the re- Coders \ tomd Hereford's ' Acid Phssphafo for HenrousDsss , Difspapsia anil nveiwork , rinuattoUta. holdnnlrlnbottlft lepll'ti of dibril' ' to the ( Olivrtillutl month Tin re WHK a blK run ofvmtorn catilo at ( Invnrds VIMI rdiit Lin H Piutbinder of Kanrnn City la thcJ KIM- ' of Dive llmdltiK Iho to. k vflrds lOinpany IIHK Just t ti1- i hast d I ( HMi ton ! " of hnv MoiKan llenfov iwvs thnt thloven HI 1 in siiiil n couple of eotnut from his plaie Sim- day morning Peidcr rliipinrnlH lant week were Mtti heaviest of the season , S.OOS hond In ing shipped out Mist Nelllo Orelst left yesterday for the Ito < obud Indian n oney , where she will tench school Mlns llalsv Atkln of Ashland la heie the guest ofltss Mabel Thomas , Thlrtv ih rd nnd T snoots Nine vaKrnnm who wore nrrertwl Sun iny night , wore ordeied out of the * illy bv Judge llnbiock yesterday. Lightning struck St Ilildget'a chniih v s- terdnv nnd tore off a few shitiRlea bioidud brenkltiK a window The mcmlxrs of lho local labor iiiuou lodui-s piirncled the Kttovts hero yesterd.iy brfore stun Ing to Omaha The Hoval Neighbors ofmerlrn will hold a pie nle this nfleinonii Members will imot tit tlu ball nt 1 W o'doiK Chief Smith of the department i off this week and Is attending the file-men s convention nt the evpositlon ground ! ' II A Nathnn ISO Noith Twontvfourth nttoot ipportH that his store was entered iiirlv Mondav morning and elothttiR worth $ JO stolen The L idles' \ld societv of the Firm Prc - bv tot tan dun ill will meet \\odnopdav aftei - noon with Mis 13 11 Hoberts. I'weiny- hltd and I streets 1 he Coutn II lllulls polite have tiskid Iho oia I ollliers to be on lho lookout for a luintiiv of stolen bonds nnd wuiiants wbiih lisnpiieaiid yeHteiday Sliiughtt ring openitioim nt all of the pncK- iig hoiisi'H wen bUiponded yesteidav on i cunt of n dislie on the part of the nun. o piitlilp.ito In the Libor diy parade \ poach and lee iroiun hoclal vsill be Liven tliln ( < \enini ; bv the women of Ml" Ti sbvtcrlan iliurih at the icsldeftce of MIN. . ) L IIolmcK I'wi-ntv fotiltliaml Dctrecis. PnvtnenlH on the Missouri avenue sewer ame - coming In very slowly 'IhoMlrst layment was duo Seplembei 1 but as yet mlv n eonide nf pioperty owners have paJd heir propoitlon Sundav nlshl Mi and Mis W G Sloino , Twenty fifth and I streets , e'lilerlnlned c i 1- ) IK I A L Loll and wife nnd Mr and Mrs. \ J Caughoy at dinner It Ivlnr tlu 111110- eentli nnnlvois.ii v of thrli widdlng Ailing i-ndil suggestions fiom inembera if the c Ity council the inayoi has ordered poliioman to stand at the coiner of Iwontv fourth and N streets in ordr to ell eel strangers lo points of Inteiest nliont the Itv Olllcei De lei d is now holding down his job On Thursdav the lirst pavinent of the spe- lal tax feu MR- gilding of Twenty -llflh ind Twinlv sixth stic-'ts will become due and ho eitv tieiiMiiei Is now prepaied to iiv cdpts foi the same nl anv Mine 'I lil'i grading has cent the taxpayers an aveiagd if * " > pel lot The last vestige of the oilglnal stodc vards feme wlilib was elected in IS\ . dlt- ippei'led vestitilav Sime the time Mill 'line w i- > built ( VIM pin in the yards bus teen lebuili until now nut a I uric oT inn Dei used In i he i onMim lion of the original yaids IM In ( \ lib in i I take pleisure In letting you know how much ( i in CIIA Hi JMIII s h.ivcdnno for mo , my latiur and two brothers. In tbo l.ill of " > . " , l iKgintobuaniicted witlian itchlng raah unilcr mv chin. It kept sprindini ; until Ib vNasallovcrmy body. I could not lccp but vtas eoiupilli-il tn lie awikc and scratch nil MID Mint.My f itlic- and IVTO brothers vvcro aflllcteilwitlitlinsiiiHHhliiir.itthohiiiiot.nio. \\nnll HiitT ( red terribly fora vcirnnd .1 half , trying in the mcaiitlnio all MKI reincdles > could Hud , lint r e ived no IK nullt. 1 hip- pencil tomoCi nri in lU'tHHM advertised and how thcv hid ( ureil ( itln-rn Irom itililnj ; sUIn clisoosi a , ind wo thought wo would try thorn I bought thrcn eales of * ( i rilli\ ( SAi-andtliriliovpsof ( ) ( I ri ( untointment ( ) nnd thev curtil Hit fair e'tn " frmnplitfht , Anv | irrson doiiblinpMm truthnf this BtTP mint ( an wntonic ltl ( II MID AMUtltSON , lib J.1 , U8 , deneva , Ilex Uldcrto , I tab. ECZEMA FOR YEARS CURED BY CUTICUIIA 1 hid an at tack of Pe 701111 Miveral years ago and found mvscll in HUM lutrbmof i moiisu r vilinsolinaincislt w 11 In torture mo and 1 ivl o llCn mlsc r iblo ti ititicv Iti'innv wcio rei oinuienili d to mo li\ my ilrugiiiKt , .Mr P P \nu \ \ Inkluof II irtlDid < ilv luil lusdl alto/i ther Ihrei lmt'UM > r ( i rii I KA HF. OI VIST , with Iriipiiiil bulls with ( til c lev So\rr.iiilthi'ii eel ilioCi net i.v ointment ; , and In lour months found imseircim d 1 cli II , WJb DAN ID COI.i : , Itoll , Ind. RrniiYOiirit Tnf T r T ropTfiRTi nrri Di-rio- IKISU MitioitVVurm tnlha vrllh LUIK IA MMI , grutln Him nflnfM with ( I TH Lu i [ t it tin * ) t ) | me T i f tiiKlUentrkln mm an I ml 4 l' m of ( i Tit i jIL - b > l vrfiT , Krrttfttol I l > ol ruriflert tn I t umur iniei BiM throne hontlhf wo M I otTIRDniil iMiCniu. Conr , Bolu Pror H * * ' n cur" llmrtoiuri.'Iorturln , Skin Dlicmei"frcc , ME A AjAxiAii.p.Tsro.smviry ! : c CKK , Air ftnuin Il rn -Fniliuo Uora V7 3 ; fcui7. \ . laiictoicjr. Slt jlo.fnD- , itc. couto.1 w -VI | | J Aliuno or od.ar { rnvm and Indli \ * J * V trc"ontlj Jiifv /uf/f/ii ( < IM < / aurrlv \ / nvloru IXM'Vitality In oil or jouug an 1 vJf yeJ . ft n cinu ( ore tudy , butlnros or mirrluu flviiia > I'tirmit Insaultr nnd ( < iiiruntUou It tiuiniiitiuo Jhclrmn HIOWJ ) ImmcJ utu In-trm * . I nonlunil nGnctB n e IUT rhoro nil oil or full Ti- I fl t npon ImTiiiir the pnnalno Alu UnlilMi Tlicj no ? rutil lliouttandiian 1 ivlllcuicyou. VVoalvo oi-o . iUr'HTritnnruarnntM ( offfrLtnmro Cfi fi'fQ In i-'i hcuioor refund the monnj 1'rlcnMU w I Oit r imc'uijo , or ppkc'ii | ( full tmvnuutl for tlK ) . Ur mall , la plain nitpirr 111 n i - < -li tof nrlro I Ircolur fn'AJAX REMEDY ' ? CO. , 'JSj1 ? * For bale la cjinai a , . , cL , > > jn ioi ylh.M N. Hill Kutui , v. 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