THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SITXDAY , SEPTEMBER 11 , 1808. 11) )
IN AND OUT OF THREE WARS
Goings and Homn Comings of Soldiers in the
Mexican , Oivil and Spanish Wars.
NATIONAL JOYS TINGED WITH SORROWS
Eliamclcn * Altcmiil * of I'rlt > I'eill-
tlulnim to Contort S ) iniintli } for
( lie * Upturning Aoliinlrem
Into I'nrt } Ciiiillnl.
Every generation slnco the establishment
of this republic hns hail a war of Its own ,
with now and then a skirmish so to apeak
to decorate the Intervals This writer has
seen the soldiers of the three last wars go
and coma and about those goings nnd com
ings were some amusing as well an painful
similarities and connected with tlmm have
been also respective peculiarities All lia\o
Rnnn with the cheers , commcnilatlons and
promises of the people and all have comeback
back to receive praise , feasts and sympathy
that lasted In full flow until the enthusiastic
supply Locarno largely absorbed.
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All peoples love their soldlTs , but of
course gl\o them more attention when they
urn particularly needed. And there Is noth
ing unreasonable ! or ungracious about this
A\hen thtro Is no war thcro Is nothing bpc-
rially calculated to attract attention to the
uolcllcr. Ho IB then something llko an over
coat In the summer tlmo that la laid away
to bo used only In case of a 'iudd n cold
Bpell. In the "piping times of pc.u-e" the
attention of people Is absorbed In the arts
nnd Industries that exalt and ombelllih
peaceful life. When war comes the bunucrs
nro hung out nml the music of marches Is
hoard The colois of the military tent the
fashions nnd thu soldier Is the toast He
has his day nnd If ho la a true soldier he
will not complain when "taps" Is bounded
nnd ho must retire.
The war with Mexico was not altogether
popular , There was a large element that
opposed It , but when It had become n fact
the applause for the "volunteer" was almost
unanimous. The young men gathered In
the cities und villages of the country , espe
cially In the south nnd what was then the-
west and the "sheepskin" bands pla > ed as
vigorously ns at si1 other .line sime , "The
Girl I Left Ilchlnd " In the unlfurm of the-
time , which was more mlllturi loril Ing then
tbim sinceor before In this countrj , the
soldiers drilled und there uie those jet liv
ing and not old upon whoso memories was
biographed the oscillating white stripes of
uniform trousers ns the > moved In peifect
' alignment of well drilled and in ironing
'r ranks that kept time to the pitilotlc music
of the day. The leathi r-Imcket hats , sur
mounted with bright cockades nnd fronted
with a glistening biass ehtiln , were as grace
ful and gallant ns Is even the sable plume of
war and thcro I was nothing too good for
Johnny Volunteer.
As In the latest war , thousands more than
our good Undo Sam needed were ready am
willing to go to light the "greasers" nnd [
thousands started away full of the soldlet s i
hope for battle who mrlvcd nt the scat of
war too late to take part In the real lightIng -
Ing nnd Inigo bodies did not get fulher
th in New Orleans or their places of ren
dezvous
The-rc v.cre no telegraphs , or fast trains ,
or frequent editions of new spun * IH In those
days , and Instead of strained necks and ejes
b"foro the bulletin boards the crowds gath-
< 'ied about the postolllees when the malls
tame on the old-tlmo stagecoaches nnd
waited patiently for letters from the s > ol-
elli-rs. The. letters
that mine wcio at once
common propcrtj 'Iln < Individuals to whom
they were nddiessed tore then open on t'ht
* pot nnd read them aloud to the groups
that gathered to hear them , nnd thus came
llrst the thrilling moiles of 1'alo Alto. Uc-
nacea do la 1'alma , f'hirubusco , Montere > ,
Ccrro Cordo nnd Iluenu Vista
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Hut ) when the } ounn fellows bronzed by
the Moxlc sun came marehlng back , what
Jo > there was' ' nnd theio were barbecues
picnics , basket meetings and nil sorts ol
glorious gatherings. The smooth , old , brnsf
six-ponder , shotted with sod , roared am ]
toio down plank fences nnd nbindoneil outhouses -
houses In the suburbs , the brass bands and
the sheer-skin bands pla > ed nnd red , white
nml blue rosettes adorned hat's , bonnois
Inpcls and bodices , and the same mania foi
patriotic decoration prevailed , only then
we-re , happily , none of the brn/ed , and sil
vered and ennmbled badges that prevail today -
day to such an extent that they would
make clunp the causes In which thej an
moulded but for the very strength of thosi
causes. In ( hose da > s were ribboned ro
settes nud then were made moio deltghtfu
tor love of the fair hands that fashioner
them.
Johnny Volunteer retutned to his plnci
In the ranks of pence ns American soldier :
always have done , and today a very fev
old silver gruvs the members of "Tho As
Koclatlon of Mexican Volunteers , " nnd thi
few of their contemporaries of their ovvt
generation jot Ih'lng lire nil that Is left o
the gillant personality of those dijs Then
U , howevci. n rich record of tlulr deeds It
hlstorv nud there was a rich heritage ti
the repubflc , the lesult ) of their work , tlia
Is now the great , and grand nnd altuos
boundless west of which we of today nr
to proud.
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Though thirty-eight jenrs have passei
since the American civil war began , the \et
< > ran organizations and kindled association ?
with the \ast volume of literature that th
imgazlnes. newspapers nnd other print hav
continuously given , have kept before th
public that history BO fully thU oven th
children of today know neiil > all of It thn
may be written U was the fratricidal wa
that patriots and statesmen like Daniel WeL
filer , Henry Clay , Andrew Jackson nn
their contemporaries so eloquently ndraon
lehcil the people to avoid
Olio of the strongest Illustrations of th
character of It nil appears In an Incident t
which this writer was n witness and I
which ho was n pirtlclpant It was th
going of soldiers from Kentucky and th
special Incident that follows was a frequcn
ono In that state nnd characteristic of th
whole affair. Ono summer day In 1SG1 ( her
utood In line In the villages two companlc
of > oung men , ono In blue , the other I
giay. Those boys were schoolmates , broth
ers , cousins and friends. In some case
there were fathers and sous nnd brothers 1
opposing ranks. These men shook hand 1
there and parted , ono company taking thread
road southward to a confederate camp , th i'
other going northward to a federal cnmi
but before parting there were many expres
slous of good will , and ono said. "It I eve
meet you In battle Jlrumie , I will run m
bajonet In the ground" Another said , " 1
I ever see > ou In a fight. Sara , I will shoe
in another direction "
The wives and sweethearts , mothers an
Bisters of these men were there to bid thei
Kooj-bjo. and the sister of a federal wa
here and there the sweetheart of a. confederate
orate , or vice versa , nnd there was mor
of this terrible mix , that did not seem s
awful then , for the fact U that both side
believed the war would bo of short dura
tlon and many of them really did not expee
to ever BOO a battle. The girls and wome
had made beautiful flags , with their on
fair nnd trembling fingers , nnd these ha
been duly presented Those banners cam
back hoir.0 jcars afterward worn In th
winds of war and burned In the blaze c
battle , and they were borne back by lw
than a tenth of the men who carried them
away But those who were left came bi k
to the village and tnet In a Klndlj way to
talk of the trials and pleasures through
i which nil bad passed and of the comrades '
who did not return
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It was less than a > eir after that parting
In the village street , that those two com
panies did meet on Shlloh's dreadful field-
but their protestations of friendship. If not
| forgotten , were at least unheeded. Two
mighty armies clashed together and In all
that glare , and blare , and roar , nnd car
nage , no time was given to two squads of
country boys , oven of the same ne ghborhood ,
to Indulge the courtesies of any occasion ,
other than such courtesies ns they could
hand out , abruptly , through the death-deal I
ing tubes of their rifles There was a long
nnd deadly and desperate struggle for the
mastery , and when the powder-clouds blew
' away there on that ensanguined field lay
sldo by side brothers , schoolmates , friends ,
some In blue and some In gray , silent In
i the soldiers' last elcep
But the brothers of America nil came 1
back when the war ended to the open arms
and enthusiastic acclaims of admiring coun
trymen , and more than a million men , who
wcro bronzed and worn In war , fell Into the
peaceful avocations of life , as naturally as
men arise from their beds In the morning
nnd return to their everyday callings.
The going and coming of the soldiers of
the Cuban war is of so recent date that all
of us know all about It Llko the Mexican
war , this one was not desired by n large
body of the people , but when It became an
established fact no body of soldiers ever
went to war with more enthusiastic applause
from the people , and the applause was ns
sincere as It was vociferous B > telegram
and blograph , with word and picture , every
movement of the men and their leaders has
been kept In the e > e of the public , nnd every
hero , whether admiral or seatmn , general or
rlvate , has had und Is getting , the praise
nd sympathy that are their due-
But the ambitions and acerbities of poll-
Ics bid fair to do the soldier great hairn
, nel to curtail his season of popularity Tor
ho sake of creating political sentiment
averse to the administration of the war and
he country the Eoldler Is made to whine ,
apparent ) ) , when If he were left to his own
lay that ono who Is strong nnd well would
iome- gaily and galHntly biok , nnd the weak
vlll recover to feel the simo as the others ,
as American eoldle-rs Invo alviays done ,
hose who eamo from the hi fit nnd trials
if Mexico , those who came from the long
our years of civil strife , not to speak of
hose who saw Valley Forgo ami Its eold
n the revolution , or those who fcvveated In
he swamps of the south in 1S12
These men of 1S9S know that they were
not going for a plcule- . They were and are
is uallant fellows as Ame-rlcan soldiers
lave ever been , nnd wbother they tolled
and bled In the heat and carnage of
Cnney and Slbone ; or did eamn duty at
ChlckamauKa , where- the grassy knolls mark
he last resting plaee of IS 000 of their
'nthrrs. who frll by Imllits the Intent of
all was the same All went willingly and
anxiously to uphold Old Glory , and heaven
grant that their mantles nnd plumes of war
may not bo dragged In the smirching filth
of greedy , voincious and unconscionable
lolltlcs
WILLIAM LIGHTPOOT VISSCIICn.
SINGLG-TAXER6' CONVENTION
IMse-lpIrN of Hour ) < . < - < > rKiV 111 Meet
In Oiiiulm on rrldii ) nml
One of the several gatherings for the
jlscusslon of social and political economics
which Is upon the exposition progiam Is
: ho slnglo tax congress whlih Is to be herd
licro next PiliUy and Saturday Disciples
of Henry George are to come from all parts
of the country and expatiate upon the
theory of plaelng the burden of taxation
exclusively upon land values Irrespective
of Improvements
Ihe llrst daj s sessions nro to bo held
! n the Plrst Congregational church and
those of the second In the Auditorium at
the exposition. 12\-Congrcssmau Tom L.
Johnson of Cleveland , O , Is the president of
he national league * and will preside over
, the congress He and the vice president ,
Pranklln II Wentworth of Chicago , are
for the opening addresses and the
othar spe-nkcrs booked for the first ) day are
John 55 White of Chicago. Prank I ) Larra-
bee of Minneapolis and C. J. Bucll of St.
Paul
During the second day the platform will
bo occupied b > Piank Stephens of Phila
delphia , John 7. . White , Louis P. Post
of Chicago , Major John H Quick of Sioux
Clt > la. James Crosby of Denver , George-
V Wills of Chicago , W A Douglass of
Toronto Hdgnr Osgood Brown of Chicago ,
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e S A Stockwell of Minneapolis and others
There wltl also bo the cuntomary ad
dresses of welcome by Mayor Moores and
Governor Holcomb nnd the musical features
\\lll bo supllcd by Mr and Mrs Thomas It
Kelly and Jules Lumbard.
The entertainment part of the program
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Includes n reception at George W. Lin-
%
Ingcr's art gallery on the evening of the
ICth and a reception by Governor Holcomb
at the Nebraska stat'e building on Saturday
evening before the speaking begins A con
cert by the exposition band nt the Au
ditorium will commence the concluding ses
sion of the congress Saturday evening.
W. D Beckett , P. J. McArdlo and Secre-
rary J J H needy constitute the Focal 1
committee on entertainment The general I
committee on arrangements has consisted ]
of Louis r Post of Illinois , Joseph. Leggett
of Callfornl-i , John J MeCann of Missouri ,
Prank Stephens of Pennsylvania , Boltoi :
Hall nnd John Pllmer of Now York , Charles
13 Stone of Canada , Professor James H
Dlllnrd of Louisiana , Oliver T Krlckson ol
Minnesota , S. B Blggcn of Oregon , John II
Quick of Iowa , C B Plllubrown of Massa
chusetts. J B Howarth of Michigan , W D
Beckett of Nebraska , James Crosby of Col
orado nnd II P ning of Texas.
Questions coming promiscuously from rhi
audience will bo answered during the dis
cussion and there Is to bo a memorial ad
dress on the llfo and work of the lat <
Henry George
Mniix Mttlit nt < lif Club.
The Manx night at the British and Cnna-
dlan-AmcrUnn club was an enjoyable affair
Or Sherwood In the chair There was :
good attendance , the women lire-dominating
Kobert Cow ell gave an Interesting addre-si
on the Isle of Man , exlnustlve , humoroui
and Instructive Miss Hose Burk gave fonn
excellent piano selections , Miss Kathlect
Sullivan a iccltatlon on "Nobility of thi
Working Man ' nnd a shirt address bj
t James McMonlcs Ope-nlng nnd closing bj
the chair Next Thursday Is to bo woman
"evening. Miss K C McCabe to preside
' t-M tliu Hiirlii-t-iM- .
i'I' The democratic barbecue advertised to bi
held yesterdaj afternoon at Turner pirk hm
to be postponed on account of the rain N
elate was given for It In thu future , as I 1
Is said to be Impossible at this time t
tell when all the candidates can bp her
the same day Candidates Pojntcr , Gil
bert and Jnckton on the fusion ticket wer
la the city Prlda > , ns were also Senate '
Allen , Governor Holcomb and Genera
Barry nnd J N Oatlln , chairman of th
populist state committee
InqiiP'C < iu nn I nltliMillnril linn.
The body of a man who was run over b :
an castbound train on the Union Paclfl
railroad has been left at Volley for Identl
flcatlon Coroner Svvanson Impanneled i
Jury at Valley Prlday nnd a verdict o
accidental death was given The remain
am crushed bejond recognition Severa
tools which Indicate that he mVght hav
been a painter were found on the bed >
A stubborn cough or tickling In the throa
yields to One Minute Cough Cure Harmles
la effect tourhcs the right ppot reliable ani
just what Is wanted. U acts at once.
SIIRIXERS' DAYS AT THE FAIR
Seso3tris and Tangier Temples Finn to Pull
Off a Pair This Week.
AIM TO MAKE THEM BOTH MEMORABLE
Atlpiiiliuipp I * i\prctra ( o lie I.nruc ,
uitil ( lie iiiprlaliiinpnt of ( ho Most I
AiiiiriMi-d T > pc Him ( o the
Kail of the Cliiii > U > r.
A definition of a "good time" will be pre
sented to the citizens and visitors of Omaha
during the coming week , ns a huge object
lesson , In the shape of the special conclave
of the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the
Mystic Shrine better known by the cotnpar-
atlvely homely title of "Tho Shrlners " Per
Wednesday Is Shrine day nt the exposition ,
nnd on that day and on the day before
and on the day after members of this order
of good fellowship will be rampant upon the
streets of the Gate City
I How many of them will bo hero nnd how
many women will accompany the caravans
that are looking toward Omaha as their
Mecca It Is Impossible to tell When the
local committee first undertook the celebra
tion it counted confidently upon a visitation
of nt least 0,000 shrlners nnd their women
friends. When this estimate was made , however -
] ever , the local men counted upon the co-
I operation of the railroads , and here , llko
many another body this summer , they
I counted without their host. Per the rail-
i roads have positively refused to do anything
I In the way of granting low rates to attract
I and bring members of the order to the city.
As a matter of fact , they have even denied
the rates that have been given other gath
erings
Yet a big crowd Is looked for possibly not
BO large as the one that attended the na
tional meeting of the shrine In 1S12 , but
plenty large enough , \\hlle no accurate fig
ures can bo given , the- local committee cer
tainly looks for an attendance of any where
between 3000 nnd 3 , ' > 00 If this estimate Is
anywhere near correct at least double of
the number would have be-on In the city had
the railroads done what they should have
done.
Ti luiuIrnlo of Intiirrliil I'olcnlnlp * .
The gathering will be a distinctly western
one , as a majority of the visitors will be
from the tiansralssls lppl section of the
countrv There will be an excellent repre
sentation fiom the Eouth , however , and
among the visitors will probnblv bo a sprink
ling of represent Ulves of eastern temples
Among the visitors will bo a couple
of the officers of the Imperial conn-
' cil , Imperial Potentate 13 P. Allen
of Kansas City and Imperial Deputy
Potentate John H Atwood of Lsavcnworth
I This will put three imperial officers in the
city for Colonel Akin of Omaha Is the Im-
' perlal high priest and prophet of the organ-
l/atlon A good many of the visitors will
come In on special trains
The committee which hns charge of the
gathering , iopre ° ( ntlng both Tangier tem
ple of this city and the Scsostris tvmple of
Lincoln for the host is not Omaha , but
Nebraska has nrianged n fine pioiam ( for
the entcM'nlnment of the guests Not an
hour of the three days is uuprovUled for
and It Is believed that Omaha will secure
as mueh of a rcputntlnn for It1 ? hospitality
In Shrlner circles during the coming week
as It did In IS'iS
Althourh Shrinor dav does not falf until
Wednesday the- local temple has arranged
for a eommencement of the festivities on
Tuesday , as it Is piobable that many of the
visitors will commence to arrive on that
day The Tiavellw Men's Trnnsmlsslsslppl
club has tendered the USP of the quarto s
i nt Sixteenth nnd Ilnrney streets during
the tnieo days nnd on Tuesday these rooms
will bo thrown open to visitors In the
evening nt 7 30 o'clock an Informal recep
tion will take place at the Mercer hotel ,
which Is the headquarters of the Shrlners
Musie- and refreshments wltl bo provided
nt this affair.
Out n < HIP OronmlM.
On Wednesday the headquarters will bo
removed fo the exposition grounds nnd will
re-main there until 2 o'clock. The Audi
torium will bo the assembling point Iho
cloak rooms and the check rooms In this
building will bo reserved exclusive ! } for the
nobles nnd their women friends during the
cntlro day and the visitors are Invited
to be In no way chary of using them. A
fez or a card is the open sesame
Prom n 30 until 10 30 a reception wilt
bo held In I'lie Auditorium and at this tlmo
badges will bo distributed At the later
hour the > program will commence. This Is
ns follows
Address of welcome In behalf of Tancler
nnd Pcsortrls temples Henry Hardy , Illus
trious potentate of Tangier temple.
Address of welcome In behalf of the
city Mayor Prank n Moores
Address of welcome In behalf of the
Trnnsmlsslsslppl Exposition. President
Gurdon W. Wattles
Response I3the > lbert r Allen , Illustrious
Imperial potentate for North America.
At 11 o'clock a concert will be given In
the Auditorium by the Trnnsmlsslsslppl
band Pron 2 o'clock until 4 a visit will be
made to the state buildings. At 4 o'clock
a special exhibition of the United States
life saving fcrvlre will beciv en under the
direction of Noble H W. Knowles of Cales-
tlno temple of Providence. II. I. At 5 o'clocP
a sham battle will take place , In which the
Indians on the grounds will act as the1 prin
cipals. At C 30 the Shrlners are to assemble
| ' In front of the Streets of All Nations , where
3 they will form in parade At 730 the line
' augmented by orientals from the Streets o
All Nations nnd Indians will star :
the move The parade will b <
reviewed by the executive commlttei
nf the exposition from the balcony of tin
| Mines nnd Mining building After the pa
riulo disbands n tour of the Midway will be
0 made nnd a lot of fireworks will bo Bet of
. at 0 o'clock At 9 30 o'clock a battle of con
- fettl will occur In the Streets of All Nations
but after that the visitors will bo nllovvci
to wander around and do as they please
WIllllllIK l | > " " 1)11 } N.
At 9 In the morning of Thursday the vis
Itors are expected to gather before the Mer
cer hotel nnd march to the Union depot
where a special train will be taken to Soutl
s Omaha for a visit through Swift's packlni
g house. The return will be made at 1 o'clock
In the afternoon both the Crclghtou am
Bovd theaters will be turned over to th
order , both having been hired for the occa
slon At the former a special matinee wll
bo given the visiting women , and at th
s
latter the ceremonial session of the gather
Ing will take- place , at which hilt a hundre <
candidates will bo put through for the en
tertatument of the visitors Immediate ! ;
following the theater matinee a receptloi
°
will bo given the women at the Travcllni
Men's Transmlsslsslppl club rooms , an
after the other matinee a reception will b
given the men at Masonic Temple
At 730 o'clock In the evening the shrlner
'J" will assemble at Masonic Temple In ful
l' '
dress , fez and Jewels , where they will b
formed In parade and march under the mar
Ehalshlp of Colonel C T Bills of the Secon
Nebraska Volunteer Infantry At 9 30 o cio 1
the women will bo bidden good night , am
the men folks will adjourn to the Trocader
theater , which has been engaged by the lo
ral committee and will be open only to shrln
ers A card or a fez will secure admission
What will happen after that no one bu
the Initiated can say , for the program read
In conclusion
"O.CO a in. Alelkun cs Selam '
Mayor Moores has Issued tbo folio win
proclamation with relation to Shrlners' day
To the Citizens of Omaha I have been re
quested to call the attention of our business
men and of the citizens generally to the
fact that the coining week Is Mystic Shrine
week and that thousands of Shrlnrrs will be
In our city attending the festivities The
local Shrlners have gone to a large expense
In preparing for the entertainment of th Mr
guests nnd they expect to make the week a
retable ono In the hlstorv of our city The
Shrluers have the reputation of being wld'-
awoke representative citizens of their re-
spcetivo communities nnd cf spending their
money freely ou such occasions as this It
Is probable that at least fISO 000 will bo ex
pended by them In our city the coming week
It setms. therefore but right that our citi
zens nnd business men should show their ap
preciation of this visit of the Shrlnors by
decorating their residences nnd places of
business with Hags , bunting and other appro
priate deblgns
Lot us nil Join with the Shrlners In mak
ing this the gain week of the exposition
period. Respectfully.
PRANK n MOORHS , Mayor.
Ante Room E chocs
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The committee on arrangements from the
grand lodge , Ancient Order United Work
men , is fast completing the details for the
program of their special dny at the ex
position on October IS The program for i
the morning of this date < has now been completed - I
pleted and the one for the evening has been
under discussion for some time and will be
announced In a short time Special rates
have been procured on all roads and many I
people are expected to come from Iowa , Ne- ]
brnska , Kansas and Missouri The exer- j
clscs of the morning will consist of a parade
at the fair giounds with the line of march
extending through the principal streets of
the Midway around the Ingoon In the after
noon the members will carry out a program
of speeches and addresses at the Auditorium
I-ruti-rnnl I nloii of Ainrrlrn.
Uanner lodge , at Its meeting Thursday
evening , appointed a committee to arrange
a public reception for the supreme officers , |
Including the supiemo sccictaiy , supreme I
treasurer and supreme physician , who will !
bo in the city from the 20th to the 2bth
An excursion on the sttnmer Jacob Uleht-
man will bo given on the evening of the
20th , which will bo accompanied by the
supreme officers Hxcurs'ons ' will bo run
on llio evenings of September 14 , 20 nnd JS
for the benefit of the Trateinnl Union of
Amerlei band unlfotms.
Mondiiinin lodge will eelcbrato Its an
niversary with n banfjiiet on the evening of
the JGth , at which the supreme officers will
bo ptebeul. CommUteeb nnvu the matter in ] '
charge and preparations are being made for
the finest bnnquit and entei talinncut this
lodge has yet Given
The picnic vvhleh was to have been given
at Ashland In conjunction with o'her lodges
In that vicinity , has been abandoned Cool |
vv rather and the expo itlon aio lesjonsible
for this Next year a state picnic will be
held at Ashlnud or at borne cential place
Mis P. P. Roosc , who has been In
Colorado the last two months , will return
to the city today
Deputy Doran of Mondamln lodge Is in
Pa.vnee organising a lodge of the Praternal
I nion of America.
1ho week of the 20th promises to bo n
red letter week for the Praternal Union of
America In Omaha. Communications have
been Bent to lodges In nil of the suriouudlng
states Inviting them to meet with the HU-
prcrnu officers , who will bo In the city the
e'litlro week.
Woniliiipn of tile * AVorlil.
The annual session of Ohio camps of this
order took place at Samlusky the flr-t of the
mouth Over fiOO delegates were1 In attend
ance , representing every camp In the state.
A banquet was served by the local members
to the visitors nnd music , speeches and a
ball made the event a most pleasant affair.
The city was beautifully Illuminated and
decorated In honor of the occasion
Last Sunday over COO Woodmen with their
wives were the guests of the Omaha Wood
men , who treated them royally nnd showed
Lhem around the city In the morning by a
trolley ride , while the afternoon and even
ing were de-voied to seeing the exposition. A
largo number remained over for Woodman a
Day
Upwards of twenty of the state prize win
ners who have won their rewards by hard
work In bringing a large number of appli
cations for memberships Into the order are
now In the city nnd are the guests of the
sovereign camp , which has provided neces
sary quarters for them at local hotels.
Hon. II. A. Gunn of Oskaloosn , la , nud
M D Iloche , state deputy of Ohio , two
prominent Woodmen , are In the city taking
In the exposition and Woodmen Day exer-
clses.
of I'ytliliiH.
At the regular meeting of Triune lodge.
No SO , held lost Tuesday , a special program
consisting of Initiations , speeches and a
dance was gone through with. The third
rank was worked ou three members. Re
freshments were served and a general good
tlmo prevailed
Rev. W. n Copeland , past grand chancel
lor of the grand domain of Nebraska , and
a past supreme representative , will conduct
the services nt Unity church. Seventeenth
nnd Cnss streets , this morning. All mem
bers of this order are Invited to attend.
Moiltriiooeliiitii ofinerlcn. .
The special day for the Modern Woodmen
of America on September 22 Is expected to
bring a large delegation of visiting Wood
men to this city. The prize money for the
different events has been increased nnd much
Interest Is taken by the lodges throughout
the neighboring states In the events which
c
will take place ou the program nearly corn-
way fare for all members within a radius
of 200 miles has been secured The com
mittee on the program met Saturday evening
and made further arrangements for the day.
IIUMIIK'NN nnd rrnuTiuilNNI > I < | ( | > II.
Last Tuesday the grand lodge of the city
gave a reception to the lodges of South
Omaha and Council Uluffs A large number
of visitors from these two cities , together
with many fiom other places , made n large
attendance. A program of music and liter
ary productions nnd a dance after refresh
ments gave everybody a good tlmo.
IiOttrr Cnrrl TM' Coin ontlon.
TOLEDO. O. Sept 10 The morning
session of the Letter Carriers' convention
was chiefly devoted to the discussion of
picposcd congressional legislation The first
measure was a retiring bill , mall carriers
to retire on a pension after thirty -five con
tinuous years of service , and the second a
proposition to create a pension fund by
the government's retaining a certain per
centage rf each eorrlcr's pay each month
H was decided to press them both before
congress this coming winter
The representatives of the various cities
anxious to entertain next year's convention
were given tlmo to state Their claims
Ilcport onfllo \ > IV\t-r CIIHI-B.
AUSTIN , Te\ . Sept 10 S.tate Health
Officer Blunt today received a telegram from
the New Orleans Board of Health stating
that up to date there wer/ > twenty -six cases
of vellow fever at Pranklln , Ln , with two
deaths but only fourteen need medical at
tention at this time , and all of those were
dulng well that there were twenty-three
rases nt Taylcr , Miss , with two deaths ,
while nt Orwood there had been thirty-four
cases with no deaths There Is ono case
reported at Wotcrford , Miss
irillxltoiH from Kuropr.
NKW YORK , Sept 10 The passenger list
of the steamer Campania , which arrived
hero today from Liverpool Included Hall
Calne , the novelist , Lord Brasscy , governor
ef .New S'UthSaleb Ada Hi halt K L
Godkln , Mrs Ballington Booth und Lord
George CavendUh-Bentlnck. cousin of the
duke of Portland Mr Calne comes to lec
ture and read from bis book * .
Wonderful Carpet Selling.
We carry by fnr the largest stock of carpds in the west showing very near the
entire variety of Bigelow , Lowell , and Smith's Axminstor and Koyul Wiltons , and the
best makes of Body Brussels and Moqnettes.
Brussels Carpet.
We are retailing Brussels carpets at
wholesale price. 3")0 pieces of nno imi > ohn < < o of the finest
quality Tapestry Brussels carpet in o\orv variety of pattern -
torn ut 75C n yard
Another line , qvmllty not as good , 50c a yard.
Ingrains.
Onr line begins at 25c , then 35c and
40c for the cotton tnl.\ed union poods.
All wool Me.
nest qualities extra super Coc.
Tlic'-o valuer are unquestionably the best made for
carpets and there is positively no misrepresentation al
lowed in our salesroom.
Rugs ,
Wo have the only real rng department
in Otnalm wo show every grade and tuuko of desirable
goods.A .
A special bale of Moquetto rugs for this weak $1.75.
ItnpiMial Smyrna tugs , 3\0 foot , GOO of these , SU.75.
Tills Is peisitivoly le than the wholesale prlco wo
buy every bamolo rug the mills have and have just re
ceived a now lot.
Pro llrus'els rugs reversible nnd heavy for dining
rooms Ovll ! feet $ > 1 t.OO.
\Vo aio showing a mo t complete line of Rojnl Wil
ton , Impoited Sci'teh S.ixony , O 'lontal Cathmoi o und
rf , in largo bi/es up to ! ) x2 ! fout.
Made Up Rugs.
We use our remnant ? to make rugs. It's
a great Caving to you In prlco and it s-avos us the lo s of
thc-vvasto nml enables us to sell them very cheap prices
queitcd hote' ate teal bargains as mean a big saving on
every rug.
1M3 . Sl.VOO111 ! ) . $12.00
9x11 ! . 12fi ( ) 1WM1-0 . 10.00
K(5.\11MI ) ( . 18.00 113\13.0 . 20-00
fc.M. > . 10.50 8-a.\.0 ) . 10.00
S-U12-0 ; . 12.50
fiflO onrnples of carpets , nno nnd a half yards long ,
suitable for i ugi , 50c 75c and up.
Linoleums.
A larger assortment than ever of the
genuine coik and oil lluoloums.
0 foot wide good" , , 45. : a square yard.
12 foot wide goods , ( J5c. SOc und 5)5c ) a square yard.
Coik carpet , heavy , thick , noiseless goods.
Inlaid linu'oums ' , the kind that won't wear out.
I4l4 l4)6-l4l8 ) STREET.
The musical results of the exposition
should bo very mniked In Omaha. The fond
hopes of the puet with regard to the or
ganization of a permanent orchestra and
choral society may now be carried out.
Omaha muslclius should get together and
establish a new way of doing things. <
Omaha surely Is metropolitan enough now
to sco the advisability of cultivating Its
musical resources. Ono thing is certain ,
hundreds of people have become Interested
In music during this summer season whenever
never cared for it before. Great things
move slowly , people are not easily moved.
But by a little work the co-operation of.
enough citizens can be obtained which will ]
encourage ) the launching of any legitimate
musical enterprise.
It Is not pleasant to have to record the
departure of any musician from the city
and It Is n matter to bo regretted that the
volco of Homer Moore la silent In these
fields. Mr. Moore was a. hard worker In
musical circles. His voice was alvvajs a
welcome addition to a program and ho put
Into all of his singing a strong Intel
lectuality.
Among the people who are likely to bo
heard hero In the near future are Maxi
milian Dick , vlorinlst ; Mrs. Kathcrlno Ruth
Hejmau , pianist , Mary Towle Davis , con
tralto ; Miss Jennie Osborne , soprano , Mr.
George Hamlln , tenor ; Mr. Charles W.
Clark , baritone ; Miss Mabelle Crawford ,
contralto , as well as a number of well
known organists. It is not Improbable that
Mr. Taber will play a recital.
Miss Mvrtfr Coon has been here for a
visit from Deadwood. Shu Is singing well
nnd Is doing good work In the musical
colony of that city.
The Io > al citizens of Omaha who have
been crying for the engagement of an Omaha
band at the exposition have at last been
, satisfied The engagement of a concert band
from the Omaha Musicians' association has
been consummated and It has met with
much success Mr Herman Schunko Is the
conductor , nnd ho hns already established
i himself as a popular favorite. His masterly
1 manner In conducting has won for him much
admiration. The band played last week for
the exhibitors In the various buildings at
the exposition and met with hearty recep
tions. The band has been engaged for two
weeks , with a strong probability of a fur
ther engagement Much credit Is due to
Messrs I'atton , Bell and Daniels for their
diligent work In gaining a foothold with the
exposition by putting up a band with the
finest talent obtainable at a low figure.
During the coming week there will bo a
celebration of more than ordinary Interest
The Mexican National band will celebrate
the birthday of President Diaz and the In
dependence of Mexico The date will bo
September 15 The executive committee of
the exposition will entertain the Mexican
band and will tender a banquet to the Mex
ican people on the grounds The guests of
honor will be Scnor Capltan Hlcardo Pachcco ,
Senor Venta , Senor Nuncio ( the Mexican
representative ) and his staff. Tbo banquet
will follow the concert of the evening.
On Tuesday evening next the Mexican band
will play a selection entitled "Bohemia,1
which has been arranged for band by Scnor
Illcardo I'acheco This will be the first pro
duction of this piece In any American city
Special permission has to be granted for It
and such permission has been obtained.
Mullen ! Nolpn.
An acquisition to musical circles Is In the
person of Mr K D Keck
August S Borglum , the pianist , will leave
for J.urope Monday , where he expects to
spend three years In London and Berlin to
finish his studies In music
Miss Lllllo d'Angclo Bergb of New York
has Just arrived In Omaha from Colorado
Springs , where she has been conducting
classes for singers and teachers and giving
eon ) ; recitals , slnco her v'ult hero la July.
Draperies.
Kopo portieres in Uio new shapes dou
ble and stntflo cord.
A lienvv typlion e'ord , suitable for C-foot openings
any color , & 2.7S , $ ; ? , ( ) ( ) , $ U.5O.
A bnrd tvvNt cord for 0-foot openings , at $1.50 , $5 ,
$5,50 , Sd.OO and up to SS.OO.
Hacilud coid poiMeie , orlont'il colois , feir 0-foot
openings , S5.IW , SO.00 , $7.00. * S 00 and # 10.00
Tapestry pi rtieie , heavy va'nnco ' fringo. all the now
nnd popular col IH and designs , Jri'J.50 u pair.
IJagilad tapestrj ix > rtleies four nud llvo strips
those1 aio nueh n oloeo imltiuloii that tho.v can hntdly bo
told from the ioal Itagdad tomorrow only M.50 a pair.
The real Higdad mir own tmpurtn Innhnndsoino
as one cmtiel wish genuine * hand vvinen no two alike
but o.in bo used together fiom $5.00 each up to $ ( ! , $8
nnd 41) ) .
Algerian Tapestry Portieres.
Something ontit olv now beautiful jot odd nnd nov
elty patterns such as the Algerians nlouo can vvoavo
4f.OO ( a pair.
Soti.othing really fine In portieres the Indoscrlblo
high art must bo seen ranging In price from $7 to S > 6
a pair.
pair.Cecil
Cecil silk portieres beautifully figured , CTquls-
itolv cnlored , reversible und changeable ) background-
Si 0.50.
Lace Curtains.
We are showing an assortment of laces
thU season such us wo have never before gathered to
gether beautiful patterns in all the popular goods , with
.1 price rnngo of 75c to $75 00. You should inspect this
line while it Is jot complete.
Tine Frilled Goods.
The fine und coarse bnbinot with Insertion in u great
variety of patterns , made bv the be-st makers in thocnun-
try many of them imported the ptico goes fiom.00
to Ij > i > .00a pair.
Lamps.
There are many different styles of lamps
wo keep only the new in deco'-ativo lamim und globes
except < > no metal lamp the B. & II. n light , conveni
ent nickel finish with central draft burner our price
M.75.
A decorative lamn. opul glebe and bowl , biass fount
and tilmmingi , glc bo and bowl dee-enated te > match , com
plete for $1.75. No ono duplicates this at this price.
A wrought iron standaid , Bolaric bowl , $1.75 , $5 ,
$5.25 and $0.00.
A beautiful hand decorated lamp and glebe to match ,
either duplex or central diaft burner. $7.50.
High Dresden banquet lamp , $12.OO.
Lots of pottery all sorts of pottery.
Miss Bcrgh will give n proRram In the Tlrst
Congregational church on Tuesday evening ,
September 20.
Verdi , the composer , Is building n homo
for Indigent artists which will accommodates
100 unfortunate or poverty-stricken musi
cians. A concert hnll will be one of tin )
Important departments , nnd no doubt will
bo greatly enjojed by the Inmates. Verdi
has arranged his fortune so thnt the homo
will be supported by an annual Incomu of
$14,000.
The musical program nt the funeral
services of Gladstone nt Westminster ab
bey Included "RemaH" for four trombones ,
Beethoven , TurccH's 'Tuneral Chant , "
"Hock of Ages , " "Prnlso to the Holiest , "
"I Heard a Voice from Heaven , " GOBS ;
nnthom. "Their Bodies Are Bulled. " Han
del , h > mn , "O , God. Our Help In Ages
Past ; " "Dead March in Saul , " Handel and
"March Solcnnelle , " Schubert.
At the Musical congress which occurred
recently In this city , the following educa
tional Institutions wura represented Har
vard university , the NewKnglnnd Con
servatory of Music , Boston ; Vnssnr college ;
the Cleveland School of Musle , I'omomi col
lege , California , the Tomllni School of
Musical Art ; the Chicago College of Music ;
the Metropolitan Conservatory of Muilc ,
Now York , the Sherwood I'lano school , Chicago
cage and the Conservatorlum , St. Louis.
Dr. Hans Rlchter conducted recently Ir
London Beethoven's choral symphony , and
at the last rehearsal he spoke as follows to
the chorus1 "When you como to the hall
Monday night will > ou brine .a llttlo joy
and enthusiasm with you ? The widow of
the greatest composer of music for the
stage will bo present nnd she has not heard
this symphony since the lajlng of the
foundation stone of the theater at Bayrcuth
In 1872. " Uefcrcnco Is made to Coslma
Wagner , widow of Hichard Wagner.
Sunday
Inncs is coming to the exposition for six
weeks , beginning on September 22 , with his
wonderful hand. There will probably be two
concerts dally , mntlne-e nnd evening. It Is
a great organization , marked by Inncs'
creative genius and btampedlth his mag
netic pcrponnllty H is suld to ho the hlgh-
, cst class band ever organized and capable
| of producing the strangest eflects It will
bo remembered tint Inncs did wonders as a
trombone sbllst. Inncs Is unllko musicians
In general Ho docs uot look n bit eceen-
trlc , and ho Isn't His dress Is like that of
any ecnslble business man. Ills manner Is
eo easy and affable that on railroad trains ,
where ) ho Is usually the llfo of the party ,
ho ban been eyed with susplcUn by cautious
travelers , who go warned against sleek men
with smooth manners Despite his genially
Innes Is a profound student Some of his
music has been placed by critics among the
works of the masters Ho Is so devoted to
artistic standards that ho refuses to play at
resorts where circus features arc Introduced
as auxiliaries to the band Ho carefully
guards the dignity of his men
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEET
III lid for Ilrpnlnllnir mil
I lip ( 'mutt ) llnnpltnl An * Itc-
tnrnoil by the Com mil IP e.
At Saturday morning's session of the
county commissioners 10 was decided , on
the report of the poor farm committee , to
return all the bids for the repainting nnd
painting of the county hospital , for the
reason that It Is next Do Impossible to make
a decision as to which bid should bo ac
cepted , and the condition of the general
fund does not seem to warrant this ex
penditure , an > way. Some of the bids were
lower than tbo actual cost of the material
An opinion having bc-on received from
County Attorney Baldrlge to the effect that
there Is no authority In the statutes allow
ing the county board to assist the Ak-Far-
Brn parade this fan , however laudable tbo
purpose may be , the request of the Knights
of Ak-Sar-Ben was placed on file , on the
report of the finance committee
County Treasurer Helmrod's request for
authority to employ flvo deputies for five
weeks at $75 per month to make up the de
linquent tax list was granted
i The finance committee reported a number
of district court claims , allowing some and
I rejecting others , on the advlco of the county
I attorney a to the board's dlscretloniry
power respecting felony and misdemeanor
claims That of Attorney Humphrey in the
Ilaker-Babbltt libel case from Sirpy eount >
I was among those rejected On Martin Lane-
don's request , however , action on It was de
ferred until he could have a hearing.
No award of the Waterloo precinct brldgo
contract was made. The commissioners are
undecided as to which bridge , this , or the
one over the Elkhorn , contemplated In I'latto
Valley precinct , demands the first attention.
An adjournment until Wednesday morning
was taken , at which tlmo the brldgo matter
will bo I alien up and probably decided.
A warrant for the $1,000 appropriation to
the county agricultural society for the pre
miums for the llvo stock nnd poultry exhibit
at the exposition was ordered drawn.
The appropriation sheet amounted to a llt
tlo over $3,000.
FENCING BOUT PROVES FATAL
TITO Prlciulu Indulge In n IjKtlc Con- ,
trit nml OIK * of Them
Iroin Iend.
NEW YOniC , Sept. 10. Two men In k ,
spirit of friendly rivalry tried a bout with
folH last night nt the rooms of the New
York Penclng association , with the result
that ono Is dead. The dead man Is Captain
Hlppolyte Nicolas , formerly nn officer In thu
Trench army , nnd organizer of the Now
York Pcnccrs' club Ho was C3 years old
and had been In the scrvlco first In the
Italian war , then In the Crimea nnd last In
the Pranco-l'russlan troubles. Charles G ,
Ihlcrolln , the other , was an officer under
the French Llko Nicolas , ho Is a fencing
master. The two wcro friends of jeara
standing. It hat long been their custom to
meet In a friendly practice bout with the
foils every evening. They fenced yesterday
alone In n room Thlcroltn made a thrust
with his foil. Captain Nicolas was fencing
with bis left hand. Ho was slow and Thluro-
lln's foil slipped up his arm and struck his
collarbone. Klvo Inches of the fall broku
off , nnd Prof. Nicolas dropped on the floor.
"Havo I hurt > ou' ) " asked Thlerolln.
"No , " the other min re-plied.
Then ho became unconscious. Ho died in
a few minutes. Physicians summoned ex
nmiucd the body. A small tear in the ilesh
was found under the left shoulder of the
dead man All agreed the wound could not
have caused death H was their opinion
death was due to heart disease brought on
by shock. Thlerolln was arrested.
SNOW STORiM IN COLORADO
lo Hi * SI-\ITO In tlio Wont-
em I'ortlnii of NcliriiNUii > o
bniMV lit Driller.
DRNVnil. Sept 10 The first snow storm
of the season Is reported from eastern
Colorado and It threatens to develop Into a
bllizard In western Nebraska No snow
has > et fallen In Denver , but It H ejulte
cold and the Indications nro that snow will
follow the fall In temperature.
CITY HALL NOTES.
A permit has been Issued to S O Johnson
to erect a Jl.KOO store- building near the
corner of Nineteenth and Charles streets
Mayor Moorcs hns sent n pair of glided
keys of the city to Colonel Bills of the
Second Nebraska Infantry , with whleh all
the soldiers of the roglment will be per
mitted to iinlix k all the doors of Ornaha
Ma > or Moores Intended to present the keys
on the regiment's arrival , but was unable
to do BO
The following births and deaths were re
ported to the limlth commlRslone-r during
the twenty-four hours endliiK nt noon y ster-
day Births W. II Smith , 1GJO Chicago , boy ,
David Pinch , 10'J South Thirtieth , boy , Wil
liam Nlles , 1111 BrlgRB girl Deaths Mrs
K P Shelby. 1707 California , 28 vears Ilcv
U B Graham , Sioux Cltj , Helen K Theln-
hnrdt , 1011 North Port-seventh , 13 years
The Board of Public Works has awarded
the contract for
paving Twenty-fourth avenue
nuo from Harne-y street to St Mary's avcnuo
with asphalt te > the Grant Paving company
on Its bid of | 1 H The other bidders were
Hugh Murphy , SI fiu Barbrr Asphalt torn
pany Jj07'i , J B Smith , $1 15 The contract
for curbing the hamo street was awarded to
Hugh Murphy on a bid of C5 tents The
other bidder was the Grant Paving company.
uLnwi flirnra wan 62 rent * .