Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMATTA DAILY BElSi If 1 TO AY , STJPTkAlllIiJH n , 1898.
Omalm September , ft 1508.
All Around the
There arc interesting things to tell of doubly
interesting to the ladies as the season advances.
Some Special
Dress Goods
News ,
At r > oc , lUii- ,
7oc and tfl.OO
a yard Covert P
Cloth Tailor
Suiting a
tough-wearing
/fibril1.
Hxecltunt for tilcyclo drcsic-3 tv.cntj-
Hi'ven color mixtures
At $1 00 a yard lingllBh whipcord , n
Htaplu In thedrtrjs goods family , nice-
colorn.
At Sic a yard All wool sranltes one of
Iho newest and moit beautiful of the
solid eolors In this Hrnnon's dress BtufTH.
It tins the rlchm-Hs In nppe-aranco of
a handsorno broadcloth , but not o
heavy In welRht
iiuioiiT NI\V nutss : HOODS
At 12i4e , ir > c , Oe , 2r > e and Sue Thn usual
prcttlnesx nnd uoilhlnrss of the little-
priced dress Bluffs Is just a wonder.
Black Silks We have ju t re
ceived an elegant
line of now blaek silks.
They nru of the newest
Notions Aw varied as the
everyday wants of
voinankind.
Mourning 1'lns , 2 boxes for oc.
Darning Cotton , 2 balls for Gc ,
Carpet Thread , 5o per Bkeln.
Tracing Wheels , Be eueh ,
' 'rochet Cotton , Be per spool ,
aileoton , oc per spool
\\nr \ , Be , lOc and IBc per paper.
Ilrooks' ( Jlaco Spool Cotton , 45c per
dozen ,
Hosiery Ladies black cotton
HOPO
With mace Boles also double heel and
to(8 3tc , 3 pairs $100
Ladles' fancy cotton hose , very good
( lualltj. with high spliced heel and
toe 25c.
Chlldien's flno rlbbtd blaclt cotton hose ,
seamless , In all sizes lOe. pair
Men's The United Brand
Furnishings laundered colored
Shirts for fall and |
winter wear.
New line Just recehcd these are made
with two turn-down collars and nne
pair of link uilTs to match price $1 00
lain
Wo ha\o a few sl/en In negligee shirts
that we are ( .losing out tit bile for
mer price $1 00 '
And n > mo at 39e , reduced from 50c ami
7 u each ,
Corset From Monday to Sal-
Fitting urday , Sept. 12th , in-
chifeive ,
CoinmencIiiK at 9 o'clock each morning
MlnH Hulln , th - expert corset fitter ,
will be at our store and will fit and
adjust all corsets from $1.00 up frci.
of charge All the best makes of
corsets will l > 3 found here , Including
Tin : CKESCO.
' The corset that cannot break at the
waist Hue "
A real bargain In summer corsets our
$1 00 summer corset made of a strong ,
ImporUd netting well boned through
out extra long and medium waist-
price , 25c each
Handkerchiefs The .celebrated
Thistle and
Shamrock L a w n Handker
l
chiefs.
These sheer , hand-woven handkerchiefs
are made from the finest jarnn spun
In Ireland , In all sizes of cloth and
width of hem the \arious styles in-
cludn embroidered and plain hand hem
stitched , embroidered edges In neat
designs , lace trimmed and Initials.
SPECIAL |
Ladles' pure linen handkerchiefs , hem
stitched , hand embroidered Initial , an
extra offering at IGc each.
Ostrich Boas Examine them.
Step In nnd sec our short Ostrich Boas
at $1.75 , $ J 00 and $3 00 each
This cool weather makes one feel the
need of something of the sort
Novelties in
Winter
Cloaks
Every gar
ment we
show incur
cloak de
partment is
new and of
the very
latest style.
Trices are not as much as > ou usually
pay for old ftvles
rinest elottric seal collirettes at $300
eaoh
Good If you are looking
Blankets for such we can sup
ply your wants.
The very cheapest cotton or the finest
wool blankets we ha\e all grades.
Oru > blankotB at 15c.
11-1 gray or brown mixed blankets at
All wool blankets at $165 , $133 , $4 HO ,
$ ' < JO. $5 r'0. $0 30 up to $14 DO per pair.
When we say all wrol jou can icly upon
them being all wool
I
them and what th ( > > repiesentcd it that
time , now so nearl > fori ; > Hcn *
Inferring to his vists to departments
In the south the eommander-ln-chlef bald
In the Eotith tin greeting of cx-confed r-
nt.s who p. itlcip.itcd in many of 0111 camp
ll.i s was ixcei limply agreeable .11 d was pic
I inn r t ( . Iho o\i.ioL tc cuuntr ) and flag
manifested In their itsponsc to the call rf
tlu president Due f .uuio , however , whlili
eo il ! not but lmptK3 1111 is Hie fact that the
e 1 i- 11 ' Mill ( \lsts. Iheiu tin' man ) col
on d folllc-is in some of the dcpaitmcnt.i
1 hoiiiig under great disadvantage Iheraco
pnjulid icmalns ami the chism stems to
ho widening , it KCCIIIB Impossible to otei-
( oit , and fjr il I .MI ( tilv ixpress my cx-
t line icgut. > Vhat the rimed ) Is , If an ) ,
1 am uiiaulo tc H'lg ; esl.
IVllMon ( ) IIIKOII. |
1hi > pension question has digressed the nt-
tfptton rf the entire Grand Anny duiliig the
> ear as IK ver bofoio Pi lor to the assem
bling ot thti hist i onsress there tuemed to bo
a ( invited nit.uk 11 ( i , i lir pensioner , and
lilt in. ; m.iii ) of tin i Id & > idlers the Imprea-
81J i | euil'i'il ' that It dm not oil.-ii ate In th *
e in p of out cncmlKt At all events the
nrnspnpcrH nil contained hint menu , many
of tin in distorted and misleading , Ii'it np-
parrntly umuhrrltatho , which left the pen-
it on r as u class In an unenviable light
That those attacks were unfair and meant
f a specific purpose nemed to he evident.
Pill their object VMS prtsumaby to prevent
anv m-reaso In the appropriations foi pen-
. ' ' ms dimnir ilulucnnili t , cungnt ? ovt r lh.it
of the nmedlru vrar This thought also
Feun nl to hefoi owed In the granting of peii-
x , na or at le ist was Innkcd upon as onn of
the nas > ns for the d Hv In adjudicating
claims , although thenI is been a steady
Inerenso In tlio numb r granted
The proposition to piib'inh n list of pcnakn-
prs placed the Grind Army In a peculiar po
sition No man IHIcvid thiro was any , ie-
Crfbslly for It , and that It would produce an )
possible good or that there were nny eon-
Fldorablo iiunibiM"i fiaudiilint pensioners
on the roll ly.i mo other hand , the opposi
tion of the Grand Army to the publication
would at onu > lime bun seized upun and
taken advantage of h > the pension opponents
as ovldeiue of our knowledge of fraud and
n dUpoHlilon to conceal it Our only re
course was to suffer in silence 01 with slmpi"
Indlgont denials and lonk to tlio futuie foi
tion I therefore appointed a coir.-
Should bo In every family
medicine chest and i-\ery
trivellcr's r p. they are
UivaUuMrt * li * n tlia itumnch
i out of tinlfri turn liradiilin t > Ulouinr i n >
H ' ypr trmiMci Milt ) mud eBlcleut V > cei
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J * | EXPOSITION
J PHOTOGRAVURE ' {
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T'-js ' coupon and 10 Cents will A
ubt.iln throe pltutoruvurcs ; ; T
of the Exposition.
HV MAIL , 2c EXTRA.
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mltlee lo take Iho matter tin In all Its de
tails nnd prepare a report It in cvidiiit that
inueh of the pension agitation , nnd In fad ,
the nmplatuts of unfiurnoBs arise from the
spedal arts granting pensions to Imllvllals
outside of lhi g ( nernl laws , for which the
Grand Arm > la In noay responsible.
The eommandcr-ln-ehlef embodied In his
address n letter from Commissioner of
I'enslona Cvans , v\hlch contained the fol
lowing figures-
Number of ppns'oneiH on
iiRt-my rolls Juiu Sf > , 1P97 . . . 370,011
Orlir'niilB granted Ineluded In
repoit not on lollB . . . . G.S32
Restorations Kinntcil liuhided
In report not on rolls . , 7C.I 7,611
Oil0'iimls grantd In 1VJS . . , .B2lilt
Hestoratlons urunte-d In Ii3j. . . I.Oi'J B6.737
On i oils Juno 10 1MS ) . ii'A'H
Ntt lniren o fur jear . 17 , 700
VniHl'inH iirmj and navy iiilil
In Ml > . ? HI.551.SJ
To-s paid
Agi IK lea sal.u les and
e-xponsiT . 55G.CJ9
Hun an nalarles and per
diem . nlSJ,9S2 4,613SC1
Totals . . . . $ IG33.Si0 ; $ .119 Ha 710
The first huslnrsa In order In the aftei-
noon was a lencthy report fiom the com
mittee on pensions.
1 he report deaft expensively In an effort
to refute the charge that the pension roll
was a roll of dishonor. It cited the fact
that extensive Investigations had been un
dertaken b > the departments of different
Etates and after close Inquiry there had not
been , i single case of fraud discovered ,
which could be tiaecd to u membei of tha
Grand Aim > of the Rc.ubllc | The report
went on to say that the loll was distinctly
a roll of honor It ) made a eomowhat ex-
i tended comparison with the work accom
plished now and during the last vear of
the administration of General Grant This
showed that the efficiency of the depart
ment In the way of prompt disposal of
claims had been vastly Increased. The
committee gave figures showing that the
death rate was rapidly increasing among
pensioners The number d > lng each > ( ar
now ncceeds 40,000 It Is estimated that
the Increase in the number of deaths will bo
such that In 1920 the number of pensioners
will be reduced to a little over 230000 and
that In 1940 the list will he obliterated. The
report recommended that liberal and Just
pensions should be made for adjudicating
the clulniH now pending In the department
and that no relaxation of efforts on the
pi.rt of the Grand Army of the Republic bo
allowed to Interfere with this dut > .
< rltlrU.'N I omiiilNKloiicr I\I IIN ,
When n motion was made to accept and
adopt the repoit Corporal Tanner of New-
York arose to discuss It. Ho said that In
the main ho agreed with all the committee
had said Hut In ngard to that portion of
the report which dealt with the admlnlBtra-
t'on ' of the pension olllce he did not agree
and hit went on to bpeak In unrestrained
criticism of the present commissioner of
, pensions , Hon H Clay Kvaus With evl-
t dent ffidlng. ho said "I stand ready to be
responsible here and elsewhere for all state
ments I may make on this subject , and I
dec-laro that Commissioner Kvnns' called
his chiefs of divisions together and , using
language which Indicated Intense feeling , If
uot anger , Instructed them to disregard
totallj every application baped on deafness
or rheumatism Ho further Intimated to
them that If an ) one declined to accept his
suggestion he would find chiefs who would
obe ) his orders "
At this point the BpeKUer was Interrupted
bj a point of order that ho had no right to
Indulge In personal criticism of an } otrker
of the government Coiamunder-ln-cblel
ruled that on a motion of this kind , revering -
ing the official conduct of an otflccr of the
government. U U In order la discuss the
manner In which he performed his otllctal I
duties. Tanner went on ut much length ,
that In his opinion It was elcnr thnt
tlm tiinn who would make such iin order to
dfafnrM Hiid rheumatism had never hlni'olt
h-arl th pound of rnnnon nnr slept In the
nrn nlr ai I hiWIIR * prised therefore to
flnd that tinlomml H onrr of pert'oni ' had
an army rr o-d which ( on l ted of three
months and sixteen daja us n clerk In the-
commissary department Tanner urned the
department as sovereigns of the notion to
demand Hint justice , If not liberty , be fol
lowed by the government In all Its dealings
with the foldlers.
A delegate from Kansas followed Tanner
In the same strain , denouncing In un
measured terms the unfair nnd Ill-liberal
fplrlt In which the ruling of the 1'enslou
department were made The mailer was
disposed of finally by postponing until after
the report of the committee on resolutions
was received. It Is understood that a num
ber of resolutions have been pent Into the
committee bearing upon the conduct of the
Pension department.
Plcii for Colored Soldier.
A somcuhat dramatic episode nroso at
this tlmo by Iho appearance of a'eolorcd
woman on the platform bearing a small
photograph of the monument to Colonel
Shaw , the negro olllcer who was killed ut
Tort Wagner. The bearer of the photo
graph was Jits William Pcott of Lathrop ,
.Mo She proceeded to explain briefly what
hud been done to honor the memory of this
negro ofllctir and made an earnest plea for
the recognition In a broader way of the <
faithfulness , bravery nnd efficiency of the
negio Boldler. She- urged that some * pro
vision he made hy which the1 colored soldiers
could unite In an organbatlon similar to
thnt of the Grand Army of the Ilepubllc ,
but made no specific suggestion.
Coinmander-ln-Chlcf Gobln replied very
briefly , praising In the highest terms the
rceord of the negroes In the army. Mrs.
Scott then , upon request , sang In n touchIngly -
Ingly elear voicea song which was a idea
for a better recognition of her race.
Iluslness was further Interrupted by the
entrance of tlneo ladles from the Women's
National Jlclief corps , headed hy Mrs. Mar
tin , Iho national president Mrs. Martin ,
after leading .1 report of the v car's pro
ceedings , which showed a largo balance In
the treasury and no liabilities , stated that
when the call for help arising from the war
with Sialn was made she found no au
thority to use the funds of the corps In Ihat
vvaj , hut shu took the responsibility of
sending out : i call for an emergency fund
and In this way had collected a largo sum
of nione- ) , which WHS Immediately applied
to relieve the- wants of our soldiers She
closed by respectfully requesting the na
tional eneanipment to give to the relief
corps atilhorlty lo change ) Us constitution
so Its funds can bo used for the icllof of
soldiers serving In the war with Spain.
CIurliHon ofliriiHUn Honored.
This was followed by a delegation from
the Sons of Veterans , Senalor Thurston of
! Nebraska being the speaker. Ho made a
| brief but eloquent speech on behalf of the
Sons of Veterans and was icpllcd to by Inspector
specter General Alonzo Williams of Rhode
Island.
j
Senator Thurston made n very eloquent
I speech In presenting the greetings of the
I Sons of Veterans , at Ihe head ot whoso
1 dclecallon he appeared Ho was followed
'by ' the- women , who presented the greetings
of the Woman's Hcllef corps , and of the
women of the- Grand Army of the Hcpubllc
Theollei olllcers of the- auxiliaries of the
i women will lie elecled tomorrow
A silll further Interruption of icgulnr
business was the nresentntlon to ex-Com-
mandcd-ln-Chief ClurKeoii of Ncbiaska of
n mannillccnt silver bet In an oaken case.
The ex-commander , with deep feeling , mn.de
a response , exircsslnE his thanks for the
high honoi shown him
The ( hoiceof the plaeo to ? the next en
campment was then taken up. The pending
question was upon substltullng Denver for
Philadelphia Commander Mn.v of Denver
spoke- for his locality , savins that $ " (3.000 (
had already been pledged for the enter
tainment of the encampment He prom
ised to the delegates and their wives a
three da s' trip through the mountains
about Denver free of eost and gave- alluring
piomlses for favorable nllroad rates. He
was followed b > n delegate fiom PlttflburK ,
who made an equally eloquent plea for
Philadelphia , balancing the ea = hoip against
the Denver mountains When the time
came for voting It was suggested that In
stead of voting to subsUtulp Denver for
Philadelphia , votes should be taken dl-
i -clly by calling the roll , and letting the
delegates vote for their choice- This was
done and the result was announced Phila
delphia , S""i , Denver , 2S1)
-M'\OM UI < - ( - > ll ( OlllllllllllllM'-lll-Cllll-r.
A motion was made Immediately aftci-
vvnrd to go Into the election of eoniniander-
In-rhlpf. Although It was then late In the
nflcrnoon , the motion was adopted and Im
mediately thp name of Albert U Shaw of
Watertovvn , N. V , was presented by a dple-
gate of that state. General John C. Illack
of Illinois , placing In nomination James A
Se\ton of Chicago , called attention to the
fact that Illinois was the foMrrlng inolhi ref
of the orgunl/atlon and In that mannflr had
the first commander Commander Pug of
Ohio announced Isaac C Mack of Ohio had
deellned to have his name presented as a
candidate. A delegate from Kansas ex
plained that the name of Thomas J Andor-
bon of TopeKa. Kan , which had been men
tioned ns a candidate- , would not bo pre
sented to ll.o encampment
The loll of stales was then called nnd the
vote announced , showing the election of
James A Sexton , who recelvcd121 votes ,
while Albert D , Shaw lecelvcd 241. Com-
I rado Shaw , In a well worded speech , moved
I the unanimous election of Sexton and the
'
motion was catrlcd. Sexton being called
returned his thanks In very brief form nnd
j | the encampment immediately adjourned un-
i til 9 o'clock tomorrow.
The committee on resolutions will work
all night and when It makes its report there
l Is likely to be > a contest In the enuampmt-nt ,
especially on Iho resolution referring to
Commissioner of Pensions Cvans and to
Secrotar ) of War Algcr and on other mut
ters.
Tonight has been the grcalcst night of
demonstrations during tha week. The mobt
elaborate of fireworks we-ie made along the
banks of the- river from boats In the harbor ,
while there were also great displays In the
sumu line nt the Zoological gardens , the la.
goon , Coney Island , Chester Park , Camp
Sherman and other places. These took the
places of the camp Urea.
Womcn'M Iti-llt-f CorpN.
The slxleenth annual convention of the
National Womun's Relief corps of the Grand
Army of the Republic- convened nt 9 o'clock
this morning In the Scottish Rite cathedral.
The roll call showed a full attendance of del
egates , representing HO 000 members of the
order Afte-r the usual formalities attending
the opening of the gathering the national
president , Mrs Sarah J Martin of Missouri ,
delivered her annual address , which treated
largely of the proposed changes In the bj-
laws of the organization and also repotted
the relief work accomplished by the organi
zation during ibo Spanish-American war
i After the opening exercises addresses of
welcome were made by Miss Anna Laws ,
chairman of the w Oman's citizens committee ,
on behalf of the artisans of the city , and
by the department president , Mrs. Vesta
Shoemaker of Dn > ton. The annual report
of the secretary. Mrs Mary H. Shepard of
Missouri , shows an aggregate of 1M.245
members and 3Jo corps making a net gain
of t OS'.t members nnd seventy-two cnrp.i i
during the last vi-ar
The report of the national treasurer. Isa
bel ! T Ilagley of Ohio , shows the assets of :
the organization to bo 118 997 and no Ha-
blUtlcD The general fund now on hand Is i
I122U7D
Shortly after the opening cJ. tba session i
this morning the Ransom post of SI Louis
marched Into the hall In n body headed hy
their band plalnR "Marching Through
Commander Carter of the llannom
then presented to Mrs Martin n niag-
nlflci nt basket of flowers The election of
offlceri , will lake place tomorrow.
l.adlcx of the (1 , A. It.
The Ladles of the Ornnd Army of the
Republic resumed their session today In
Odd KellowH temple Mrs , W l Mellnh and
Congressman Hromwell delivered InterestIng -
Ing speeches The national president , Mrs
Dora M. Davey , was presented bv friends
with n diamond set badge , Mrs. Wood of
Kansas making the presentation speech.
The reports of the national president , sec-
tctary and treasurer xere lead The
treasurer's report shows an especially line
condition of the finances. It appears from
the report that during the year nlnet-onc
new circles have- been organized , averaging
thirty-seven each , making a total of 4,411
new members. They adjourned at noon
until tomorrow , when election of olllcers
will take place.
The following were elected members of the
executive hoard Chairman , Mrs. Klla r. j
Hurt , Rhode Island , Mrs. ADda Rue , Kuox-
vlllr , Tejin. ; Kate I ) . Vallandlnghnin , South
Dakota.
Mr mile-mil I p of the Order ,
The report of the adjutant general , 1 homns
J Stewart , contained the following figures
as to the mcmbcishlp.
The members in good standing Juno 30 ,
W7 , numbered 319,150 Thn gain during the
year was by mus cr In , 10,940 , transfer , i,270 ;
reinstatement , 12.CS7 , fiom delinquent re
ports , 4,661 total , 32,453 The losses w o
my death , 7,383 , honorable discharge 1 1'to ,
transfer , 1,471 , suspension , 25,033 , dishon
orable discharge , 165 , by delinquent reports ,
7,041 , hy surrender of charters. 1,025 , total ,
46,306. So the members In good standing
Juno 30 , 1898 , numbered 305,603. The num
ber of members remaining suspended at that
date was 36ti68. Rcpoits received from de
partments showed that 8 610 members previ
ously reported as xuspendcd had been
dropped from the rolls
The following table shows the number of
posts and the membership la each state at
the end of the oftlclul Jcar
The amount expended In charity dutlng
the vcur was $171,903.
The revenues from the sale of supplies
and per capita tax are decreasing yearly and
It Is Imperatively necessary that the ex
penses at national hcndquartcis he decreased ,
or the per capita tax Incnased. Many of the
posts nro becoming reduced in membership ,
the Infirmities of age render comrades , In
many Instances , less enthusiastic , meetings
become less Interesting , comrades are boon
suspended and the posts become delinquent
The Information so far leceUed would
hardly Justify action by congress In the
erection of a hospital for the caie nnd treat
ment of surviving soldiers of the war for the
suppression of the rebellion who are suffer
ing from Insanity , and confined In elms
houses or being cared for by their families or
friends.
A repoit of the quartarmaster general , A.
J Ilurhank , hhowed that the receipts during
the jonr were $17,105 , nnd the expenditures
$14,694 , the balance on band being $9.90J
credited as follows General fund $2,417 ,
Grant monument fund , $ ,777 , Sherman mon
ument fund , $226 ; southern memorial fund ,
$11.40. The assets , including cash on hand
are $11,385 , and In addition $16,000 are In
vested In United States bonds
Alonzo Williams , Inspector general , re
ported that the organization is still Htiong
and In good condition , although rapidly de
creasing In numbers It was still doing
ver ) efficient work throughout the land.
The > CT - riiiuninnilrr.
Colonel James A. Sexton of Chicago , the
new conitnunder-lh-chlef of the Grand
Army of' the Republic , was horn In Chicago
cage January fi , IS 14 , When Lincoln , In
Aprl1SS1 , Issued a call for 75,000 volun
teers , Colonel SexAxm enlisted on April 19 ,
1SC1 , an a private soWler. lie was then
only 17 jpars old. After three months'
service he rc-.cnli.stet ) . In the Sixt-scventh
Illinois Infantry volunteers and was com
missioned a Ili'st ityftennnt. He was later
transferred to tho-iSovfnt-second Illinois
volunt'ieis and waa nmdu captain of I ) com
pany He beived In Ransom s brigade , Mc-
Arthur's division , Seventh army corps of
tlio Army of the Tennessee , and partici
pated In Its campaigns sieges and hattUs
As a reglmentar commander he fought hih
regiment In the battles of Columbia , Duck
River , Spring Hill , Tranklln and Nashville ,
and throughout tno Nashville ( ampalgn In
Ii05 ho was on the staff of Major General
A , J. Smith , the commander of the Six
teenth arm ) coips , nnd rcmalmd with
Smith until the end of the war I'pon ns-
Fault and capture of the Spanish fort ,
Mobile , Ala , April 8 , ISC. , ho had his left
leg broken below the knee , being struck by
a plcco of nhei1 weighing seventeen ounces.
He was wounded at the Ml tie of 1'ranklln
and at the battle of Nashville After the
war he icmaincd two ) eais In Alabama
vorking a plantation near Montgomery. In
15 > t)7 ho returned to Chicago and founded
the firm of J A d T S Sexton. In 18r)2 ,
nfU'r the Chicago fire , this firm was suc
ceeded by Grlbben , Sexton fi Co , and Is
mill manufacturing stoves , hollow ware , etc.
Precedent Harrison made him postmaster
of Chicago In April , 188H The World's Fair
wnu held during his term. Ho Is an active
worker In the Grand Army , the military
order of the Loal Legion and other sol
dier and army societies Ho Is a past commander -
| mander of the Department of Ilrmols , Grand
| Army of the Republic. At the present time
he Is president of the Hoard of Trustees of
the Illinois States Soldiers' and Sailors'
home , located at Qulnc ) He has been a
presidential elector , a Lincoln park com-
mUsloncr , a colonel In the Illinois National
' guard , and has held several positions of
' honor and responsibility In the state.
MAIL SERVICEJIEN'S MEETING
r.lo.M OIUiMTH nnd DoiI.Hto Mrt > t ut
SJ. IoiilN Nit Aenr SiTrrtnrj'w
nlnry IN IiierriiHi-il.
ATLANTA , Ga. , Sept. 8 J W lirown of
Atlanta was elected president of the United
States Railway Mail Service Mutual Benefit
association at Us closing session today.
Other officers chosen were Secretary and
tiqasurer , J. W. lirown , vlco presidents ,
Tlrst division , W. H Sanders , New London ,
Conn. , Second division , J. P. Gates , Denver ,
Cole ; Third division , J. W. Hollyday ,
Washington , Pourth division. W. H. Ar
nold , Atlanta , Fifth division , W. O. Hangs ,
Indianapolis ; Sixth division , W. M. Trear ,
Uuillngton , Seventh division , K C Hlxby ,
' Sedalla , Mo , Eighth division. Hurry Lewis ,
, San Francisco , Ninth division , N. H
Nichols , Cleveland , Tenth division , Gcorgo
I D I'lun , St Paul.
The next meeting will he held In St. Louia
the first Tuesday In October , 1899. H was
ilctfile.d'fd . Increase. th salary of the secre
tary from $1,200 per year to $1,500. Mem
bers of the executive committee will bo
paid $50 a year. Annual expense dues wcio
laUtd from $1 to H.2a per > eftr. Delega
tions to conventions were ordered decreased
from ouo to each twenty-five members to
one for each thirty-five and the age limit
for members was channel ! from fifty to
forty years
BAYARD IS SLOWLY SINKING
I.IIHI Unmet * Are * Hint He U Much
uiul UIIH 1'iiitNpil tin
t neoiiifiirtalile Hit ) .
ttEDHAM , Mass . Sept S Former Am-
bnssaiior Ihijard passed an uncomfortable
day and tonight Is much weaker. He has
taken but little nourishment during the In&t
twenty-four hours and U gradually sinking
A uui.iciois roon.
No one realizes what a delicious dlih has
been missed until that novelty in foods ,
. Orapc-Nuts , has been tried. They arc prc-
' dlfiisted , charming In flavor and light on
tbo utomach
I rood experts \\ho have experimented with
ir , say that onn pound of Urape-Nuts la
I equal in nutritive value to ten pounds of
beef.
CENSORSHIP OF THE PRESS
Strict Measures Taken to Stop Publication of
Debates in Doric * .
MINISTRY'S ' TENURE IS UNCERTAIN
rinil K clf Iniiliitril tin tlio
of ruiii'lunlini of I'rai'o Cnlilnct
Co II III'11 Callc.l til DNoiInn
.sltliall.lll ,
MADRIti. Sept < ! The Spanish cabinet at
Us meeting this morning agreed to take the
most stringent measures to prevent the pub
lication of the proceedings of the Cortes ana
to provide for the censorship of telegraphic
dispatches.
The minister for foreign affahs , Duke Al-
modovar de Rio , Informed his colleagues Hint
as n result of the negotiations at Washington
relative to the Spaniards In the Philippine
Islands , Instructions had been sent to the
SpanMh consul at Hong Kong In accoulance
with the agreement reached
The society for commercial union Is send
ing a petition to the Cortes demanding the
closing of all the military schools , the cui-
tallnifmt of retiring pensions that all ofTUerfl
returning from Cuba bo placed In the re
serve , and that In addition n budget of 1,000 -
uOO pesetas annually be provided for the care
of the alck nnd wounded Spanish soldiers u1-
ttirnlng from the colonies.
The newspapers assert that the govern
ment Is gieatly surprised nnd chagrined at
the attitude of iu conservatives In the
Chamber , which Indicates that the go\ em
inent Is Isolated on iuestlous | of such mag
nitude as the conclusion of the peace treaty
Continuing the Spanish papers express tin-
opinion that this foreshadows the downfall
of the ministry. The cabinet will probably
meet this evening In order to discuss the
situation , but the Chamber does not meet
today , na this Is the fete day of the Virgin.
It appears that many of the government sup
porters abstained from voting last night
This fact Is greatly commented upon
The disorderly scenes witnessed In the
chamber jcstcrday evening would have
shamed a hull ring Fists tind sticks were
shaken In the air and invectives were to
be heard on all sides. As a result several
duels are expected to take place-
It is understood hero that Spain Intended
to bargain at the Paris pcaco conference
to retain part of the Philippine Islands ,
but the impression somehow prevails that a
republic will bo established thcic under the
protectorate of the United States , Great
Britain and Germany.
General Polavleja , the former captain gen
eral of Cuba and the Philippine Islands , v\ho
has just Issued a manifesto Intimating that
ho Is ready to place himself at the head
of a neutral political party , Is understood
to be recruiting a strong party of discon
tented liberals and otheis with the object.
It Is asserted , of dcstrojlng the mllltar }
, preponderance of the government.
Drpiirtn from I'onuo.
WASHINGTON. Sept S Major Gcneial
Wilson and nearly COO officers and men
left Ponce , Porto Ulco , this evening on the
transport Concho for New York.
CERTAIN HARRIS IS DEAD
Tluit IH Aliout All thai ( an He Ue-ll-
of tin * ( oloriulo
1'ulltle-al Itou.
COLORADO SPRINGS , Cole , Sept. S.
The five men arrested jcaterday after the
light between aimed hodies of men leprc-
iieiitins the two factions of the silver repub
lican party , for possession of the opeia
house' , have hcun released hy order of the
district attorney , there heinc no evidence
to show that any one of them flied the
shot which Killed Chase Han Is of Denver.
The coioner's Jury , which is Investigating
the case , has taken a mass of eonlllctlng
testimony and the only fact established so
far Is that Harris was a member of the
party that drove the Teller people out of
the opera house. Who fired the fatal ahot
will probably never bo ascertained , as a
great many shots were fired during the
melee.
COLORADO SPRINGS , Sept. S At the
end of the fint day's meeting of the four
conventions hero the Hltuntion seonn no
clearer than yesterday. The clnnecb lor
fusion between the democrats , nopullsls and
the Teller branch of the fellver republican
party appear little brighter , Judging fiom
actions taken by the different co iventloii-
It has developed that the nominal Ion of
Mr Guggenheim hy the anti-Teller fpction ,
which seemed assured last night , is nor at
all certain According to the OGrcenicnt
reached last night neither faction of ( lie
silver republicans attempted to 'neet In the
opera house. The fuslonlsts ijatherod in
Durkeo hall and chose Senator Teller as
pcnmnent chairman Mr. Tell r made mi
an address of two hours' length He frpoke
on some of the phases of the late war ,
elalmlng that It would not have been necessary -
sary had the president listened to the plea
of congress when It asked for the recoRnl-
tlon of Cuban belligerency. He created
t great enthusiasm b > a vigorous advocacy
of the annexation of the Philippines.
J. M. Downing of Pitkln eounty was made
. permanent chairman and a committee appointed -
' pointed to meet with democrats and popu
lists to arrange foi A fusion ticket After
this National Chairman Tow no addressed
the convention He defended bis action In
deposing State rhulimun llroad , who ho
claimed had arranged to turn the machinery
of the party in the ttat over to the Me-
Klnley republicans. Ho was followed hy
Congressman Shafroth in n brief speech
' 1 he nntl-TclleT faction met at Cohurn hall
and clecfed Judge IJlxon , first ah temporary
and later as permanent chairman While
waiting for the report of the committee on
resolutions , ex-Congressman J. II Uelford
addressed the convention Ho said ho waa
tired of being a political tramp and wanted
to get back with the republican party He
said Senator Teller had repeatedly stated
1 his purpose of devoting the remainder of
i his Ufa to the destruction of the republican
party and predicted that he would fall He-
said If silver was ever rcmonctlzcd It must
bo through the republican partj
The following ticket was named- Gov
ernor , Simon Guggenheim of Denver , lieu
tenant covcrnor , Ira Filoomllcld of Rio
Grande countv , secretary of state , Josiph
W. MHIson of rremont countv , treasurer ,
Harry Mulii v of Denver , auditor , John V
Wane of Weld county , attorney gencr.il.
H M Hogg of San Miguel count ) , su
perintendent of public Instruction. Mrs
Ma > me Marble of Denver , for regents of
the State university , K L Temple , J W
Gunncll and Dr J H I'ervhlng
The convention then adjourned tine die
Tonight Lawn 1'ete 7 o'cloek Get > our
fortune told hy the gypsies
IOWA REGIMENTJS ALL RIGHT
Nothing lint I iiilfrclnlhlmr anil
| | | | | | | II/IM IllTII VIIIII !
for 'I lull.
I SAN TRANflSCO. Sept. S-Colonel
1 Lopcr of the Tifty-firat Iowa regiment hna
! received a dispatch from Governor Shaw of
| Iowa telling him not to allow his men to
suffer fur an ) thing and adding that the
state " 111 foot the bills. The colonel sa > H
that bis men need nothing but undercloth
ing , for which a requlaitlon luu bun bent
1 In He may emplo ) a fcpeelal eouk for
thouu who are elcK but docs not desire to
meddle with the rations of the men who
are well The colonel Is emphatic In the
declaration that bis regiment Is all right.
'FEVER ' ATTACKS THE IMMUNESl
'
I * Xlrllnift of IHlim I'lMcrrr riil
In lliiM'lliit-MniM ' In I'lUli
llfultiii-nl \ | < - sick.
SANTIAGO 1)1 : ri'HV Sent -SK rn < o *
of jollow fever linvo developed In Colonel
SirRents Plfth immune regiment The
cnses have hei-n VMitrhod closely fur revcriil
da > , anil In the opinion of folonel llnvanl.
chief Runroii ? of ilio tnllltnrj department
of Snliti.ipo , the dlnKiiuMs H iinml tiil < itrdv
corn-el 'I ho victims have been sent to the
fever ho'nltal , nnd n quarantineonfoncd
aKnlnst the icKlme-nt. which Is omniped
on the hills nloliK the Morro roul , timt
nbont t\vr , mll(8 houth of the rltj
Tuoio 13 a great ikal of sloktiras In this
regiment , but In the opinion of the sur-
KCOIIS there will bc > no more veltow foxei
All icclincnts no\v doing Knrrlson dut > nre
In fiilrl ) Rood health No uncnMmsn IB
felt h > ( leiiernl LnvNtpn or Oetiernl Wood
The four members of thn 1'lfth rcRulnr lu-
] { fantr > who \\ero Bent to the vellovv fe\ei
, hot-pUnl ten dnvs ago when the ) dlsem-
' lurked from the tianspoit Kntckerhorker
from Tampa are ( loins well The battalion
IB still isolated , but no new cascn hu\e < lc-
\ eloped
IliuminCH OicU'icd In l
ST UH'IS. Sept S. Colonel i : . A ( lod-
win , roinmnndliiK the Seventh t'nltcd States
voluntcuH ( litimunos ) , has tcrelved orders
to move1 his regime-lit to I.pxlngton Kj at
the earliest time conveiilemt The Thlul
t'nlted Slates volunteers ha\e alno been or-
ilcrrd to the same place nnd transportation
Is beliiK arranged fet by Lieutenant Colonel
(5 C Smith , chief < niirturmnstor here
Inli > VirlvillN friini I InWi'Nf. .
The afternoon trains > estenla > fiom the
west tame In crowded to the plitf Tins with
people f i oni Color.ulo and Intirmodliiu
points who will take pait In the daj hot
aHirl | f < r that btute The I nlon I'adlle
AMI iMIJVl : : s.
For the
nenelit of
VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION
iiiul the
OMAHA CRECHE
, , ,
At the residence of
( ; . , M. Hitchcock ,
20th and UoUgu Streets ,
Opens at 7 o'clock with
n \M > ( OM iifi' ; ,
Miislt-nl I nlon Ilaiiil.
1) YIM , l'11,10V
Kaufman's MrUK Ore-lie-nd-a ,
MOCK 01 I IT
Will lie liclil lit s o'clocU. purl iripiilrcl
in li > a mortof our IrmlliiK
Attoriicj K.
v I-OIITI MJ Tii.i.ins
iiirin > innN : rs ami
iOKiiot s nit tuTio"N
Admission , - 25 Cents.
Jt
Kith and II irncj Streets.
Tlio inn , t popular ivsiirt 111 tlio city.
The a ttnetlon 1 T tl.if vve-uk
Kiss Isabel Henderson
Great Operatic VocilUt.
Admission ftee
nrrlved In two wdlon * nnd the Hoofc Iriiinil.
No f. nurld thtfp extiu pnr * uimlim In
mi hour nnd n hnlf Intc owing t lhr > hcnv >
travel AtuoiiK tht arrival * wan the Denver
Drum inrpd Denver fide . of t\vetitv-neveu
Iretjt. tin lulling lifts , ilruniH and bugli * .
flic lorpn f < rnieil and nnirclml from lho
lepot undei chiUKiof Dim tor 1.V. . Ken-
iiedv. The members were ntlrnrilvi' mil-
'oiniH of white dudt troupers nlul conled
blouse ? .
AMI SPMHVIM.
lor. I It i
THEJ nnd
Telephone 2217 , , ,
Lentz .1 \ iiMfttns I'ropft ami Mgrc.
\V \ \ COl.L , Ait Manager.
WEEK SEPT , 4.
( oiiiiiiiMii lim ultli Mi ii dm Mnllnoc.
S | " i inl 01 gagemont of thq
ANGELA SISTERS.
Til < JUi i 111 of Ponfi
lic-rng.iM tut lit "f the Spettneulnr
Ttliiuipli ,
NILLSSGN'8 BALLET
Augmented with Spoelal Accessories.
\I.H > \ I VMI lit > ! ( ) > I' ,
UOt I.I V * 1 Ml I'Oltl ) .
Singing and Dam Ing n\pcrH .
i.o/r.i.r , viii.i : : .
Aerlulist. Shudovvgrnphlst.
i. v r vi.r. MM i.us.
It. HIM- \ I VI ON. V ni-iillMt.
UltVV\ir. : , Model n , liiKUli-r.
s SumlavidniHila ) nud Satur *
BOYD'S ' THEATRE .fWSl8 .
Season of Comic Opcr.i.
i OMC.IIT Hiito
Dorothy Morton Opera Go.
"MIKADO"
3 ! ) Chorus of 30
Bargain Mutinies 'lliursda * and Saturday
-23 ( and jiH. Mfcht 1'ilns 25e , 50c , 75 (
( A
' ' " " " " A ' ' "fC'1
The MrHJfr , T , , U3L
U. \\oudwinl , Aniiiii iiii'nt Diri'e'toi.
TONK.iri' Mill ) .
THI3 WCMIIIW lllt > KICIC CO.
nil INTINO :
N irr VM
Arc von " iin to ( lie
Omaha Museum and Theater
I , > 15-1.I7 ! r.irii.uu
BIGGEST SHOW IN TOWN ,
Ailinisslon 10 cents.
THE MILLARD
13th ; mel Dotij'as SU. . Oiiiiih.i
OHM U ALLY LUl'AILD
H VNM > ii IKIIT YN IM , V.\ _
.1. i : . VIHtlvi ; ! , .V M , 1'roiit.
14th and Iluiney St
btrle tiv llrst el i Mn 11 I.ITH from
to hotel and iinlv minutis ride to IJxpo-
Sllioll ItlltlS } J > t'l f I M
U blhLOWAY Manager
MIDWAY ATTRACTIONS I
CURIO STORE
§ COOLEST AND g
FINEST PLACE. g
§ North ol Music Hall , E. Midway. §
D INT FAlhTO
X SHOOT the J
CHUTE Sj
Largest nnd mrst Av underfill In- A
clinc In the \ \ . rid \ \ Ls > r AIimVAY V
BU
f\lTlic | Only
Oiiuntal
Sliovv on
the Midwsiy.
Hldn the * Cainol.
Sf-e- the Kirj "tian
Duticini ; On IB.
VISIT TUB
MOORISH HAREM
And see the Cgvptlan Dancing Girls.
Also hi i tlio Great
MYS'lIC MAZE
ON LAST MIDWAY.
V1M1 'in I-
DESTRUCTION
or HIE MAINrl.
The two mum f uturi-n of the Imposi
tion are It - nud > l of th Man.i In the
Oovtrnmcut lui Ung and lln Do-
Mrurtlon 'jf tin Mi ii' ' u Hi' Midway
next to the CJypaj Tort'in ' ? TilUrg
sioj i.n
or
WI.ST
, MIIVV
Streets of All Nations
Grandest , Best Amusement
Place on exposition
Grounds.
250 People KcprcHentiiig Different
Nations
DARKNESS AND DAWN
Tim
Magnificent Novelty
OFTIIK MIDWAY
sOL'lliritN t.ALirOHNIA
Ostrich Farm g
, , \k usr aunwAY. _
ra62 Gigantic Birds 62 ra
"
I Old Plantation < J
100 Southern Nv ro Dinrrrs Hlngera ,
an 1 eal ii \ iikors I'll k.in nnj 3
QU.I-UI lluiliitro I'h ater , t ,
S ( I ho V IIUK > - '
V1SITOHS v M.L riNl ) AT
"SCiiL' Z PAVILION"
The "cooleat i < .r" and the best music
p on ihu h' ' . i -
t "A ulnervvurxt v\IHi polalo salad , S
U ID C < ntH
I
THE LIBBY 01 ASS BLOWERS
AND LMiAVKUS.
0. % TIIUIJST MIDWAY.
Huy jour engraved ghins souvenirs
at our works .11 jou rocrtve th
pn of admission back on rach pur
chase
I"
See
B
tlm
I ( real
TIIH HONOI If OP Till1 AMT WORLD
I ; A hi MIIMtA * IOJt
Don t mil to tuko < \ rl < 1fl on
GRIFFITHS' ' SCENIC RAILWAY
on Iho MIHUAY nil I sen u representation
of the HAT'll 1J 01 MANILA In the Grea"
lurinel 'I he patent rU.ht fjr UICB rail-
wav in any pi.rt < r the t'nlted hiates tar
al by J A arimilm , ut Illy ofluo o thi
! Trained Wild Animal Show ,
I P3JF : Uiimuiou Roller hkiUer B
0 ACUI JT N In I ) ' n of LIOIIH .
- - . * - . . J
Do Not Forgot to Visit the
Tea Garden , Bazar and Joss
House on Wast Midway. &
n + 9o * - * > -o a 49 n
o 1 111 : .M-W : .
JEast ; Midway Gassnoi
New Management ,
New People
Nrtv Scene C T nUTI.tiR , Msr A