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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 2, 1898)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , XOVEMBEtt ii , 1808. Dress Goods. The leading dress goods lioueo in the west. Over 30,000 styles to select from. Clearing sale after Expo. 45 patterns in different grades of coverts ; some 5 yards , some 54 and 6 yards at one-third less than regular prlco. High grade ccpons that sold from J3.BO to J5.00 per yard some almost 3V4 yard * for skirts some 5 yards sotno 6 yards all will be sold at one-third lees than regular prlco to clean them up. 1,500 pat terns In novelties at from 08c for full pat terns to $10.50 , which Is only half former price. Broadcloths In remnants and In dress patterns at about one-half the usual price. Astrakhans for trimmings , etc. , at lets than any other house. See our $ L9S patterns , worth $3.00. Great Silk Sale Thousands of short lengths accumulated during the Expo sition , to be sold tat a tremendous deus reduction. New silks just received , New taffetas in both plain and changeable , new stripes , now plaids , now fancies , now polka dots , new Pckln stripe grenadines , cow black satins , new black dress silks , new polka dot velvets , now black and white Uayadere velvets. 60 new exclusive waist patterns , high class silks , I yards In each piece. Plain silks , changeable silks , stripe j silks , at only 19c. 21-Inch plain pongee , In all colors , extra value at 29e. Ganlolsr * 2- toncd silks and new Scotch stripes at 39c. Fancy silks of all kinds , plnlds , stripes , bro cades , 69e. . Plain and changeable taffeta , nil shades , very good , 69e. Plain black natln duchesse , all pure silk , extra value , 75c. Plaids and stripes , over 1,000 styles , worth tl.oO , at only OSc. Black dress silk . In the most popular weaves , the best quail- I ties that are made , guaranteed In every re- 1 i pect , special , $1.00. New rainbow plaids , ' very latest , exquisite shadlngs , $1.25. New polka dots , popular shades , best grades , ; only .1U. i Household Linens Great November sale of household Linens. Extensive assortment exceptional val ues. Unusually favorable buying conditions for this time of the year in household ; ' linens came our way. We took advantage ol them with the result that -we shall placu on sale tomorrow values never before equal- j led at the opening of the season. In many Instances the prices arc below actual 1m- 1 port cost : 60-Inch full bleached damask , j 20c yard ; extra heavy cream damask , 23u' | ' yard ; 60-Inch German sliver bleached ! damask , 35c yard ; turkey red damask , 12'/4c i yard ; 03-Inch bleached Irish damask at 65oj j yard ; extra heavy all linen bleached damask , i 39c yard ; 70-Inch double satin damask , 72 < ic ! ' yard ; 64-inch , heavy cream Scotch damask , , 49o yard ; 64-Inch heavy unbleached Austrian1 1 damask , 39c ; lOc all linen bleached crash al | GVSc ; IGc heavy all linen crash , at lOc ; 7' c checked glass towelling , at 4c ; 15o all linen 3 > uck towels at lOc ; IDc extra large double warp bath towel , lOc ; 100 dozen cotton huck towels , slzo 24x52 , at 7 ! c ; lOc bath , and linen towels 4t5 $ HJ f-t ! ? J | * - > l [ CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS' I Question of Pay for Police Ooramissionors Gets Partial Settlement. CITY ATTORNEY AWARDS IT TO NEW BOARD Council Adopt * tin * Hcpnrt nnil Thru Allotm the Old Iloaril for tiic Time lit Mrn Aotiinlly Served. The most Important bit of business nt last night's council meeting , which lasted only in hour , between 7 and 8 o'clock , to enable the exposition stockholders to hold their meeting , was n report from City Attorney Connell regarding the unpaid salaries of the new and the old Flro nnd Police commis sioners. The council has not allowed the salaries of the former from February to September and of the old members from Juno to September because It was unable to decldo which was entitled to the salary. City Attorney Connell gave It as his opin ion that the old Hoard ot Flro and Police Commissioners , constituting the board do facto , would , bo liable to the members of the new Board of Flro and Police , Commissioners. which was the board do Jure , for the salaries received by the members of the old board from the tlmo that the members ot the new board qualified and made demand for thu possession of the office. He held , however , that , the city having paid salaries to the members of the old board for n portion ot the Intervening tlmo , no liability exists on behalf ot the city to the members of the now board for the salaries so paid. It was aluo the city attorney's opinion that , the members of the new board being members d Jure , and as such entitled to recover from the members of the old board the salaries paid them as stated , the city should pay the members of the now board any unpaid salary now In Its hands. As was to bo expected this report raised objections from the popocratlc members , Lobeck and Ourklcy , and also Stuht. who held that the old board was entitled U salaries for the whole tlmo they l"d ! thu office until they were ousted. City A'tr-iuay Connell explained that his report was in strict accordance with the law , which would glvo the now commissioners salary from the tlmo they demanded the offices. The report was adopted and was later rather Icnored. The finance committos ie > ported In favor of allowing the old c"tiim ! - Blonors' salary for the period of time thjy actually served and this was aOcnted. Councilman Ilurmcster Introduced a roso- lutlon requesting the exposition company to donate to the city the fire apparatus and bulldlne on the exposition grounds in ex- cbanco for the service that has been ren dered , Terminal Cnminn > ' Orillnnnee. The ordinance clvlne the East Omaha Bridge and Terminal company right of way to construct tracks froai Fourteenth unJ Webster streets to KUlun and Capitol avenue - nue , as amended to iatlfiy nil parties In- tcrreteJ , was read a II.'J. and errand tln.o and referred. An ordinance narrowing Chicago cage streol from Thl'ty-clshth to Thirty- ninth * trcc-s was also lntrcxlucd. On the third read'tu the following ordinances were passed : Ucflalnn Icnsth ut ttrms of the Flro anl OoKco i-onimlisloner : , paving Mo on from Thiny-flrs : to Ihlriy- Ihlrd and the monthly votary ordinance. Mayor Moorip vetoed the resolution by whleh the bid'of-the Board of Education w.U accepted for $18,000 Intersection bonds at a premium of $300. The mayor pointed out that pltz r & Co. and White & Co , bl.l $378 aud 1.160 respectively and were there , eatltled to have thi-Ir oflora conildered I Cloak Sale This morning we com mence the greatest sale of ladies' ready to wear garments ever attempted. Every gar ment in the Cloak department must bo closed out In the next few days to make room for our new , high class , tailor made goods expressly for city trade arrlT- Ing dally. Wednesday morning wo start the sale with COO ladles' Jackets In rough effects and plain blacks , that were $10.00 , will bo sold at $5.0 $ . TOO Jackets In rough effects and plain colors , that were $15.00 ; can bo bought now for $3.08. 230 ladles' plush capes that sold for $6.00 , braid and-Jet trimmed , lined and Interlined , thlbct fur all around ; the greatest value over offered for the money , at $2.7. . 150 ladles' plush capes , 30 Inches long , silk lined and Interlined , trimmed with braid and Jet , worth $15.00 , sale prlco $7.50. Ladles' eiderdown dressing sacques In nil colors , blue , pink , red and gray , that sold for $1.25 , on sale at 59c. Ladles' silk walnts , In green , red , blue and black , $6.00 quality , at $3.08. Ladles' silk skirts , In large brocades and stripes , sold formerly at $6.00 , sale price , $3.98. Furnishing Goods The best values ever offered in Ladies' and Gtnts' Furnish ings. Men's mocha and kid gloves , the regular § 1.25 ones , on sale at 75c. Men's dress kid gloves and mitts , lined , worth $1.00 , at 50c. Ladles' mocha and kid mitts , worth $1.00 , nt 50c. Ladles' $1.50 kid gloves at 69o. Men's $1.23 and $1.50 underwear at 75c , Men's 7'ic and $1.00 underwear at 50c. Men's all wool sox at 12V4c. Men's black , brown and fancy sox at 12c. Children's underwear at 12'fcc , 15c and 20c. Ladles' fine fleeced lined vests and pants , worth $1.00 , at 50c. Ladles' Jersey ribbed vests nnd pants , at 19c. Ladles' Jersey ribbed vests and pants , worth 50c , at 25c. Ladles' fine camel's hair and natural gray under wear , worth $1.00 , on sale at 50c. Ladles' fleeced llflbU hose , worth 25fl , at 12' , e. In advance of the bid of the Board of Edu cation , particularly as the city would therfby be .benefited. The veto , however , was not sustained. Mayor Moores also returned without bis approval a resolution ordering wooden side walks on both sides of Ames avenue from Thirtieth to Forty-second streets and north Fide of Grand avenue from Thirty-eighth to Fortieth streets , because the streets are brought to grade. The veto was sustained. The Board of Public Works was Instructed to put In a condition of public safety Ames avenue and other streets to the north be tween Thirtieth and Fortieth. Tha streets were damaged last spring by floods. A large amount of routine business was not cleared away. This will be disposed of at meeting to bo held Thursday morning. At this time , also , the appointments of judges nnd clerks of election by the county Judge- will be confirmed. FIRE AND HULlGt MATTERS Cnplnlii Montyii DUiulNncd nnd Uc- tr.etlve. Cox Mndo Captain In III * Stend Itoutliic Work. The meeting of the Fire and Police Com missioners last night was a protracted one , a large- amount of routine lousiness having been presented for adjustment. [ Captain Mostyn of the police department i was dismissed , the reason given being "for the good of the service , " and Detective W. ' W. Cox was appointed rap < taln to succeed him. Oscar Karbach "was appointed assistant , clerk to the chief of police. j Leaves of absence were granted to Firemen - ' men John A. Rells , Heury C. Jacobs , John Coylo , Thomas Kochtord , Olaf Olcson and Patrick Connelly , and Policemen W. II. Marshall and Anton Inda. Ono resignation was received and accepted , that of Oliver Marrell , driver of the chief's wagon of Com pany 3. Frank Urban , a fireman of Company 3 ; was transferred to the police department,1 where ho will officiate as patrolman. The board then discussed the subject of debts contracted by firemen and policemen , and the outcome of It was that the follow ing resolution was moved and passed : ( Resolved. That nil policemen and firemen employed by the city of Omaha must pay' ' honest debts contracted , and all policemen nnd firemen who shall hereafter sell or dls- P'se of their pay prior > to tha regular pay day Hhull be considered guilty of misconduct nnd subject to dismissal from office. j The clerk was Instructed to notify the chiefs of the two departments of this new rule. Among othi > r Items of business transacttd were the approval ot the ( bond ot Charles L. Llewllyn , sergeant of police , and the allow ing of a * 77 claim 'by ' L. Von Bleker for pay whllo 111. Harry Took n ItiUIi. Harry Hotchklss , 11 years old. claims that he accomplished the most original feat of nil the revelers at the exposition orf'th ? closing night. Shortly before the lights went out for the last time Hotchkls and several com- I panlons went to get a flnal view of the la goon. Hotchklss was doing n contortionist act on the ratling when he was awkward nnd unlucky enough to fall In. The water wa ! i " nd Mi depth nnd the boy plunged desperately about until he could reach a hand extended by a startled comrade. HotchXIfis was escorted to his home at 1511 KhemocHt avenue with chattering teeth but llttlo the worst ! for his bath. Cliurifr Aivnlnxt llntrn Withdrawn. William Rates , the young man who on Saturday night last attempted to kill his sweetheart , Ulna Tucker , at 2SOS Sahler street. , was relfnscd from custody yester day on h'.H promise to leave the city. Ml i Tucker withdrew her charges against him and he IOOK a train ( or Chalta'uooga , Tenn. Col I Inn In CiiMloily. Willis Collins , a stranger In tbo city , who has hrcn occupying apartments in the board- Ins house of Mrs. Mary Dudley. 1822 Klner avenue , was arrested laat evening about S All the broken lots , odd sizes , late shipments and special Expo sition goods , will be offered this week at a small fraction of their cost. Everything of this nature must be closed out at once. Our grand regular assortments are greater than ever before. Prices were never so low on new , seasonable wanted goods. The latest and best on men's clothing and ladies' ready to wear garments , at special reduced prices. Handherchi&fs Grand Hankerchiof Salo. Special line of ladies' and children's handkerchiefs , goods worth 5c and 7c , on sale Wednesday for Ic. Ladies' fancy border handkerchiefs only 2V4c each. Ladles' fine white handkerchiefs , regular prices lOo and 15c , special prlco Be. Elegant fancy embroidered and hemstitched handker chiefs , also lace edge worth 25ch , on sale at lOc. Fancy ribbons all the late shades lu the new fancy ribbons , regular price 15c , on sale at 5e per yd. French plato mirrors , 25 gross elegant French plate mirrors , H In. thick , regular price 25c , sale prlco only 9c each. Sheet Music Special sale on Sheet Music Wednesday morning from 10 to 12 o'clock , we will sell the following selections at 15c per copy , regular price , 50c. "She Was Bred In Old Kentucky , " by Dralsted and Carter ; "Dear College Chimes , " by Chas. K. Harris ; "He Certainly Was Good to Me ; " "I Want a Real Coon. " We also carry an elegant line of the national sheel music sold at 5o per copy. Bed Comforts 10 dozen winter weight com forts at 75c each. 10 dozen extra heavy sateen covered comforts at $125 each. 25 dozen bed comforts at § 1.50 , $2.50 , $2.75 each. ! o'clock , being charged by Mrs. Dudley with threatening to kill her. Collins applied at the house for room and board yesterday morning. The police cay IIP drank consid erable ) during the day and at supper time his threats to take his landlady's lifo caused her to have him taken Into custody. MEIKLEMIN'SJJRAVE ' WORDS ( Continued from First Page. ) J. Bryan at his post In Florida and Theodore Roosevelt running for governor In New York. Mr. Smyth threw some fun at the record of Dave Mercer and turned the credit for the exposition bill , the Indian congress bill and the Indian depot supply bill over to Senator Allen , giving to ex-Senator Mandorson the credit for the postofflce. The other speeches were for the purpose of making it appear that the popoorattc ad ministration of stuto affairs had been moro economical than that of the republicans. Mr. Hitchcock discussed the silver question at Metz hall lit some length. Fifth Wurrt SewMnii. The Fifth Ward Republican club heM a meeting In Mallofy's hall last evening , J. L. Dalrd presiding. There were about fifty present. Thoco who spoke on behalf of the republican candidates were : Harry Easton , John L. Kennedy , Jacob Kaley , Frank nur- raan and n. H. Olmstead. V. D. Walker arrived after the meeting had adjourned. William F. Gurley , who had been advertised as the principal speaker , failed to put In an appearance. Illiln't Want to Hour Curley. Worklngmen did not turn out last night to the meeting advertised to be held at Crelghton hall under the- auspices of the Worklngmen's Republican club. W. F. Gurley , A. S , Churchill , A. W. Jeffries and Frank Heller of Dlalr were llflted as the speakers of the evening , but as there was not sufficient attendance to warrant the ' efforts of the oratorn the meeting was called off and the few who had assembled wandered - 1 dered away. MEMORY OF MARTIN JOHNSON II Will Hr In the Form of n Monument ment Ert'etnl liy Com- imiiy G. The- members of Company O , Second Ne braska volunteers , formerly the Omaha Guards , held a meeting last evening In Gcrmanla hall for the purpose of winding up the affairs of the company. Sergeant George II. Purvis presided. It was decided to expend the money regaining from the regimental canteen fund In the erection of I a monument to the memory of Private Mar tin Johnson , the only member of the com pany who died during the period of its ' i | service. | After the business meeting there was a I j banquet , at which a number of officers aud ' privates made short farewell speeches. Among those who spoke were Lieutenant E. Hodgtas , Lieutenant Kennedy and Cap tain Wilson. i _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ j MprrliiKe I.lccime . County Judge Baxter Issued the following marrlago licenses yesterday ; Name and Residence. Age. i Truman N. D. Snyder , Rawllns , Wyo 3U j Mlna M. Rhodes , Aberdeen , S. I ) 22 Madge K. Nlllsen , Douglas county , Ncb.,3G Christina Dall , Washington county. Neb..24 Alfred Johnson , Phelps county. Neb 38 Caroline Dahlln , Omaha . . . . . . . .23 Orln Masters , Omaha 46 Hattlo A. Mastertnan , Lincoln 32 I Fred W. Vollmer , PhlladclpMa 23 ! Mrs. Eleanor K Ilodowskl , O naha , .29 'Joseph ' A. Selden , Persia , la 23 Maud Jacobs , Lincoln 19 Charles M Foster , Omaha 24 'Ethel ' K. Scavor , Omaha 23 Hardware , Stoves , Etc. Hardware , stoves and house- furnishing department. At tention ! Now that the Expo is over , prepare for the cold winter to come. Note these prices on stoves : Two-holo No. R laundry stove , special , $2.93. Wood , air tight , $2.69. Junior Oak heating stove , $4.95. Coal , alr-tlght , $7.93. Large 17- Inch Coral Oak , $9.43. The best double- heating base burner on earth , large size Radiant Stewart , a regular $15.00 stove , our price $34.03. Stewart Hot Blast , the best alr-tlght stove made , regular $1C.OO ; our price $10,93. Solid steel range , 6 holes , largo ovens , with water front , all complete , $24.93. Special low prices this week on stoves. STABBED IN A DRUMEN ROW Brawl in a Saloon Ends in Death of Bartender Jones. GEORGE CHALLMAN STRIKES A FATAL BLOW Trouhle SturU Over 1'ronrletor'n Tle- ftiHiil to Sell Liquor oil Credit Murderer Stirrendern Illin- iielf to the Authorities A drunken row Monday night In a saloon at the corner of Thirteenth and Webster streets culminated in a stabbing affray In which J. R. Jones , the bartender , received a wound from the effects of which he died in less than five minutes. George M. Challmun , who did the stabbing , gave himself up to the police yesterday morning. Challman coolly walked Into the police sta tion yesterday morning and gave himself up. When taken before Captain Mostyn he said : "Well , captain , here I am. I am the man who -truck the blow that killed Jones. " Challman then detailed the affair. He said that after the act ho separated from Maher and Grady at their homes a halt a block from the saloon where the murder oc curred. At the west side of the saloon he said he dropped the knlfo the murder was committed with In a patch ot dry grass. Ho said ho passed the night until 0:30 : Tuesday morning walking the stretets In the vicinity of his homo , 31 South Twenty-first street. At that hour ho Informed his father of his act and was advised to go to tbo police station and give himself up. Ho agreed to this and was accompanied by his father to the sta tion. Chnllmnn'H Story of the Murder. Challman's version of tbo murder Is that ho and Maher and Grady were drinking in the saloon and Grady became Involved In a ' quarrel with the proprietor , Johnson , over credit. The bartender took Johnson's part and Challman Interfered to save Grady from possible Injury. After the quarrel the three , went to the bar , where they stood talking , j Wbllo standing there , Challman saya , ho i took out his pockctknlfc to cut his finger- | nails. Ho had this knife In his hands , he i says , when he and his two companions i started out of the saloon. Just as he was I about to pass out the bartender came and stood in the door. Fearing that the bar- j i tender Intended assaulting him , Challman i says be made a backward blow at Jones breast with the knife. He said he felt the knife strike something , but did not think then that ho had Inflicted on the bartender other than a flesh wound. He then threw the knife away and leisurely walked up town after separating from his companions. Two hours after he said ho heard two men \\ho passed him on Sixteenth street talk- Ing about a murder lit Thirteenth and Web ster streets. He then made up his mind that his blow had been fatal. He and his com panions wcro very drunk , he says. After telling his story , Challman was taken by Captain Mottyn to the cpot where bo says he threw the knife , but It could not bo found. Ho says It was a small , black- handled pen knife , but , Judging from the wound , it must have been a heavy dirk knife , possibly made out of a heavy file. He In Sorrj' > 'ow. | Challman says he H sorry ho killed Jones , 1 and says It was not Intentional , but the Im pulse of the moment , as ha thought Jones Intended kicking him as he left the door. Ho says he bad only known Jones a week , hav ing met him lost Sunday when bo with his brother Emll , Thomas Lenahan and two women were lu tbo saloon , and bad some trouble with Jonoe because of the women , He denied having had any enmity cgalnit Jones because ot this trouble. Challman Is Sheeting and FsSuslin Gc extra heavy L L muslin , at 3.c 9-4 sheeting , 81 in ches wide , at lOc. 12icLons- dale cambric , at 7 c. GOc ready toise sheets , at 45c. lOc ready to use slips , 5ijc. ? 2Ac 9-4 bleached sheeting , 81 inches wide , at I7c. Jewelry Sale Closing out souvenirs atJ - cost. All our 50c souvenir spoons go at lOc. All our § 1.50 and Si.75 sterling silver souvenir spoons go at 98c. Special sale on watches. Men's nickel watches , stem wind and set , reliable time keepers , 98c each. Men's gold filled watches , Elgin or "Waltham i movements , regular $12.00j i watch , rn sale at S7.95 , Men's ; j 14kt gold filled watches , fine ElSin or Waltham works , re gular § 20 watches , on sale at 812.50 warranted to wear 20 years. Ladies' ] 4kt gold filled hunting case watches Weir- , ranted to wear 20 years re gular price $20 , sale price , § 10.95 fully guaranteeed. an employe at the Union Pacific shops an > \ lives with his parents at 831 South Twenty- first street. Ho Is about 25 years old. An Inquest will be held over Jones' body this afternoon. His father , J. R. Jones , Is a banker at Adrian , Minn. Ho has been notified. Grady and Maher , who were with Chall- man at the time of the murder , will be held as witnesses until after the Inquest. A stubborn cougn or tlCKilug in the throat yields to Ono Minute Cough Cure. Harmless In effect , touches the right spot , reliable and jubt what Is wanted It acts at ancu. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. C. L. Doran of Cincinnati Is at the Mil- lard. lard.John John M. Fuller of New York Is at the Her Grand. K. Gloor ot St. Louis is stopping at the Mlllanl. W. S. Putman of Chicago Is stopping at the Mlllanl. E. E. Ilinklc of Chicago is a guest of tbo Mlllanl. i Walter J. Greene of Chicago Is stopping at the Millard. Alfred Clark of St. Louis. Mo. , Is a gueEt of the Millard. William L. McPhcrson of Washington. D. j 1 C. , is at the Millard. Miss W. Ervln of T. M. & J. Eppo Is now a guest of the Mlllanl. N. H. Evans and F. H. Emerson of New York are nt the Her Grand. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Lawrence of New York are at the Her Grand. Charles W. Engcl of Lincoln , Neb. , Is visiting his parents , Mr. and Mrs. F. Engcl , for a few days. D. D. Howard , Ml s Letty Howard , W. S. Snnford , Mrs. H. G. Mclntyro of St. Louis are at the Her Grand. Miss Herbertn Jaynes of the University of Nebraska Is spending a few days at her home on Etnmett street. Mack Morrison , Ren Cotton , Arthur Wcls- ! hans and Michael Clarkson have returned from a hort visit to Lincoln. W. A. DonoUon , who has been observer at the local weather office for the past year , has gene to DCS Molncs , where he will take charge of the station nt that place. Land Commissioner Wolfe , Secretary of State Porter , State Superintendent Jackson , Governor Holcomb and Senator Allen ar rived In Omaha yesterday to take part In the fusion campaign in this county. ] Prof. James Mconey of the Bureau of Ethnology of the Smithsonian In"tltuto , re turned to Omaha last night , after having escorted the southern Indians to their reser vation home * . Prof. Mooney goes on to Washington today. ColrUel M. H. Day of Hapld City , S. D. . one of the leading mining men of the Illack I Hill's country , Is In Omaha. Mr. Day Is now ' engaged In rebuilding the ore reducing plant nt Rapid City which was originally put up by Chicago parties a few years ago and afterwards abandcned. James M. Wood of Rapid City. S. D. , Is In the city , being on his way hatne from a business trip to Iowa. Mr. Wood is the member of the democratic national commit tee from his fitate and being a fualonlst sees all kinds of vlctcry at the coming election In Siuth Dakota for his party. Nobraskanx at the hotels : I ) . J. Proctor , Whitman ; A. H. Mctzger , Newton ; W. A. Metzger , Cedar Rapids ; J. A. Saults. Greg ory : W. W. Andereon , E. Thode , Slmcou ; G. M. Mills , Kearney. S. R. Turner , Alns- worth ; George F. Palmer , Crawford ; F. W. Rarbcr , Hastings ! W. J. Crk > , Illalr ; A. W Wrod , Aurora ; John R. Healey , Ogalalla ; F. W. Dodle. York : F. L. Howcll , Dlalr ; O. O. Hefner , Lexington. Klnli * I.i-iiuiir of Hcpiilillcnn riutm. | President Charles E. Winter has appointed i Paul F. Clark of Lincoln , Frank G , Simmons i of Seward , Ross , Hammond of Fremont , 1 John L. Kennedy of Omaha , M. J. Rrown of Kearney and E. D. Kenney of Lexington the executive committee of the State Lcugue of Renubllran clnbi. Mr. Winter goes to Cozad , GothPuberi ; and Islington this week to do some work { or the republican state " ticket. Furniture ffelWX. Our Furniture Dept. the pioneer of low prices. Just now we can sell you anything on the floor if you are in a buy ing mood. This stand has onyx top , the brass work Is lacquered so It will not tarnish. Our price $3,93. $ Special low prices on all chairs , rockers , extension tables , sideboards , chiffoniers , bed room suits , Iron beds , book cases , parlor suits and couches. Owing to our enormous sales of the last few months our stock Is all of the latest and newest. Striped and checked outing flannel at yard Sic , 5c , 6c , Sc , lOc and 124c. White wool flannel at yard 15c , 18c , 25c. yOc and 40c. Striped and ! I checked shirting at yard 5c , CVjc , 8u.c , lOc , 12c aud IGc. Dcd ticking j I at , yard , 5c , 7Uc , lOc. 12 4e , 15c and 20c. 25 ] j doz. outing flannel skirt patterns , 25c each. 20 doz. all wool skirt patterns , Cue , 85c , $1.00 , $1.25 each. Bed Blankets 3 cases fancy fine fleeced Bed Blankets , at pair , 75c. j 2 cases double , white , extra } heavy bed blankets , at pair , \ 95c. 1 case all wool fancy check blankets at pair $3.50. 1 case wool blankets at pair $1.75. 1 case wool fancy border bed blanket at pair $2.00. 2 case all wool Davenport bed blan ket pair $3.50 aud $4.00. 1 case nil wool gray bed blankets nt pair $3.00. Carpets Late shipments of fine goods at low prices. Brussels carpet on sale at 48c yd. Sanford's best 10 wire tapestry brussels carpet at G3c a yard. Good velvets at 75c yd. Limited quantities of moq'uetles and Ax- ralnster carpets at 75c yard. Ingrains at 25c , Dcst union Ingrains , extra value , at 33c. Best extra super carpets , worth G5c yard , on sale at 50o yard. Special cut on all art squares , C-4 oil cloth for stoves at 65c. SOUTH OMAHA NEWS. The record for stamp sales at the South Omaha postofflce was broken last raontht when the tolal receipts for stamps alone amounted to $5,352.27. For the laHt fifteen months the business of the ofllco has been Incrcanlng steadily , each month's receipts going a little hit ahead of the preceding one. In July last this office was advanced to ono nf the first class and aside from Omaha mnro business Is transacted at the office hero than nt any other In the state. In order to attain the dignity of a first class postofflco the re ceipts must -bo $40,000 a year. At the rate business Is going now the rejelpts for the fiscal year ending Juno 30 , 1899 , will be- be tween $50,000 and $60,000. Business In the money order department Is constantly on the Increase and some days as high as ithlrty money orders are sent out. The number received Is slightly In excess of this and Is growing cvnrj day. By the time the new postofflce building la completed the dally business will moat likely have attained such proportions that qultn an Increase In the number of postofflce employes will bo necessary. Whllo eight carriers are now employed two moro could 1)0 used to advan tage and It will not bo long before the post master -will Ijo compelled to asl ; for the appointment of moro carriers. The same can be said of the mailing department. At the present time the clerks employed In dis tributing and sorting mall are worked to the limit and another clerk Is needed at the present time In order to relieve the pressure. It IB understood that the present force will have to sufflco until the now postofflco build * Ing Is occupied. Fntlril < > Identify Thomas McGuggln was arrested Monday and charged with being a suspicious charae- tcr. It was thought by the police that the prisoner had something io < lc- with the holdup at Free-man's grocery store Saturday night. From the description given toy Elmer Howe , the clerk , It was thought that Mc- Ouggln was the man. After several requests from Chief Carroll , Ho wo was Induced to visit the city Jail for the purpose of Identify ing the prisoner. Late yesterday afternoon Howe showed up , lmt stated that McGuggln was not the man. Ho eald that 'McOugglu was a little bit too tall , although In other points ho corresponded with the description furnished the police. Villon I'ni'lllc'n Jfpvr Hnclno. The Baldwin locomotive , which has been on exhibition ot the exposition and WBH purchased by the stock yards company , wan turned over to Master Mechanic Dlmmock yesterday and taken to the Union Pacific shops. The Weatlnghouse airbrakes on the engine wlir be replaced by American vacuum brakea and a number of other changes will be made before the now en gine Is placed In service. This engine will be known as No. 7 from this 'time on and Is designed to do heavy hauling on the grades about the yards. Com-rHr Work Lenahan & Co. commenced work yesterday on the concrete work about the now post- office building. The present curb , which was net at the time the street was paved , la to bo replaced by new curbing and work men commenced yesterday afternoon dig ging the old curbing out. This firm will lay concrete walks about the now bulMIng besides doing nil of the Instdo concreting. Dnfp for MuildoVN Trlnl HH. The case against Joe Maddox for shoot ing Miku Hart with Intent to kill has been called in the district court for November 3. Deputy Sheriff Mitchell wa here yes terday afternoon serving subpoenas on a number of witnesses. It will be romemben-d that some months ago Mlko Hart's saloon * More Expo. Butter Hnydon Bros , bought all the butter again. Minnesota but ter got first prize. The blue ribbons are on display in our butter department. Nowhere elseIn Omaha can you buy such flue butter. It was all made to take first premiums nt the exposi tion and , of course , must bo Just what wo claim. Dcst butter made. Minnesota separator rater creamery , Iflc , Sic and 22',4c ; fancy fresh dairy butter , 14c , 16c and ISc ; good country butter , 12V4o to lie. Big Sale on Flour Best Minnesota high patent flour , per sack , $1.00. We guarantee it to bo the best flour you over used , or you don't have to keep it. Ten pounds white navy beans , 25c. Largo sack pure York state buckwheat , 2Boj 10 pounds whlto or yellow corn meal , only lOe. 10 pounds now fresh rolled brcakfnst oats , 25c. One can solid packed tomatoes , ono can sweet sugar corn and onn can new sifted early Juno peas for 23c. Ono can good tomatoes , ono can corn , ono can peas and ono can wax or strlug beans , four for 25c. Ten bars Armour's best laundry soap for 253c. 12 bars other standard latin- dry soap 23e. New California prunes , four pounds for 25c. New dried grapes , per pound , 5c. Now Valencia raslns , 3 c , 6c and 6Me. ; New solf-ralslng pancake Hour , only He. New bright cranberries , per quart , 7c. Grape nuts , the now health food , per pack age , nV4c. Tea and Goffee Fancy Tea Siftings , new , only 20c. New crop English Breakfast , 25c. Whole Santos coffee , worth 25c , only 9Ac. Broken Java and Mocha , only 12V c. Sugar Arbucklo invades the west. Arbuckles reduced the price of sugar in California from 5Ac pound to 4Ac , and the cut was Immediately mot by our western re fineries outsldo ot the trust. That Is why Htigar la BO cheap now. 20 pounds granu lated sugar , $1.00. Meat Sale Wednesday No. 1 hams , Sc ; 3 pound beef , Sc. Spring chickens , Sc. Pickled tripe , 4c. Compound lard , S'/ic. Pickled pork , tie. Choicest lean bacon , lOc. French spare ribs , 6c. French pork Bausago 3 Iba. for 2Bc. was entered by burglars and that during the scuflle which followed with the robbers Hart wah shot and badly wounded. Con trary to expectations he recovered and Mad dox was Identified a the man who fired the shot. ( "urn IGvcrjSix MliititfN. A new time card went Into effect on the. i Sherman avenue line yesterday. Twenty- 1 one trains will > now be used and cars will : [ leave N atrect every six mlnutc.i. Thin IB some better than the service of last wln- I ter , when cars were run every eight mln- I i ' utrs. It Is thought that the number of trains now In servlco will be ample to handle aft the- travel , as the exposition crowds have gone. City ni > Nn ! | > . The city council Is billed for a meeting to night. August Seldler and wife. 2731 Q street , report the birth of a daughter. Tonight the Knights of the Maccabees will give a reception and bnll at Mnsonlu hull. The women of St. Martin's church will meet with Mrs. A. L. Lull this afternoon. A now brick gutter Is being laid along the walk at the main entrance to the stock vards. Henry Kelscy , candidate for county com missioner In this district , was a visitor in the city yesterday. Mr. Kelsey Intends spending several days hero , In order to make the acquaintance of every republican voter In the city. Joseph McKern has been discharged from the custody of the police for want of prnao- cution. McKeru was arrested for working n confidence game on a stranger , but when the time cnmo the principal witness failed to appear and Judge Babcoek dismissed the defendant. Colonel Cliiin < * 'N Condition. The condition of Colonel Champion S. Chase at midnight was very low. Word was received at that hour stating that a Ic-jion in his brain had occurred and that his death was believed to bo only a matter of a few hours. LOCAL BREVITIES. Patrick Ilary ha ? secured a permit to erect a store building at 1002 South Eighteenth street , to cost $1,500. Robert Tomkln of Chadron was brought to Omaha last night by deputy United States marshals , charged with Belling liquor to Indians. The regular quarterly meeting of the Omaha Veteran Firemen's association will take place this ( Wednesday ) evening at 8 o'clock at the chief's ofllce , city hall. There will bo a special meeting at the Gardner memorial parish ho HBO of the Par ish Aid society at 10 a. m. , the King s Daughters ut 2 p. m. , on Wednesday , No vember 2. The Hrltlsh nnd Canadian-American club and their friends nro reminded that tha banquet to be given to thn Canadian exposi tion representatives will bo held nt the Ilnr Grand hotel , corner Sixteenth and Howard , next Thurrday evening , November 3 , at C 30. Tickets con be obtained nt the club room. 432 Ramgo building , from members of the club or Robert Cowell , treasurer , Thomas Kllpatrick & Co. ( icbif &PANYS irxtracMBecf cully carried and contains - I tains lots of comfort In small apace. Refresh- Inc , appetlrlnp Boup ] made at once. Just the thin ;