Nebraska Newspapers

    NO DECREASE IN BUSINESS
The Last Two Months Have Been Record-
Breakers in Hallway Circles.
FLATTERING PROSPECTS OF CONTINUANCE
Jtlnllronil * Ilnrt- Sot n Rnriitn * of Cnr ,
lint .No ShortiiKC In Aiillclpnteil
MlftMotirl Pacific Itpcclvrn lie-
port of KniiinN Corn Crop.
Never before were the prospects for an un
precedented movement of grain over the rail ,
roads In the middle west bettor than at the
present time. The operating departments ot
the various roads are reeking forward to a
fall business which will tax their capacity ,
but no fear Is entertained that they will not
bo able to cope with the demands which will
bo made upon them. Business * has been
booming already. An official ot the Union Pa
cific said a few days ago :
"It Is true that the business In our freight
department has been something enormous ,
but wo manage to keep enough cars going to
handle- our freight , although It has been a
heavy strain because ot the big grain ship
ments In Nebraska. A great deal ot this
grain has been stored In elevators and this
tends greatly to relieve the demands for cars.
Wo will get this grain out of the way about
the tlmo the heavy corn crop In this state
Is ready for shipment. The marked Increase
In business , however , Is noticeable In other
than grain shipments. There has been a big
general business , which Is continuing In a
gratifying manner. "
This year the months of Juno and July
wore record-breakers with all of the weot-
ern roads , and traffic , Instead of decreasing
at the time of year when It IB gener
ally expected to fall off , has Increased to a
perceptible extent. It has been estimated
that the grain traffic , which Is from 10 to 21
per cent of the total business of the various
western lines , has called Into service over
GO.OOO cars. No other line of traffic Is more
satisfactory to railroad men than grain ship
ments , which are handled in carload lots ,
and , although carried at a low rate , bring In ,
nevertheless , n splendid revenue. The Idea
has generally prevailed that there has been
and will be a shortage of cars , but this Is
untrue. None ot the railroads have a sur
I plus of cars , but they have 'been ' able so far
to meet all demands and expect to continue
to do so. The principal weotern lines are
receiving new cars right along and ore pro
viding for the fall shipments by permitting
none of their rolling stock to go east of the
Missouri river , reserving all that they pos
sibly can for western business.
Speaking of the business of the past
month all the railroad officials in the weat
agree that It was the largest ot any July
on record and anticipate that the business
for August will also reach a high-water
mark. A western official Is quoted as say-
lug : "We were all fixed thirty days earlier
than usual for the heavy traffic to start In
about the usual time , but much to our sur
prise It started In thirty days ahead of our
calculations and has kept up , with no Indi
cations of nn abatement. "
Reports of the corn crop In Nebraska have
been cornlne Into local headquarters for
some time past and all have been most en
couraging , but the first exhaustive report of
the situation In northern Kansas Vms just
been received by 3. O. Phllllppl of the M's-
sourl Pacific. J. P. Barrett , traveling freight
ugcnt of that road , has looked carefully Into
the conditions and has submitted R report.
This shows that along the line of the Mis
souri Pacific , which has n mileage of179
miles In northern Kansas , the corn Is In the
pink of condition and an extraordinarily
large crop Is expected. There was a stretch
of about forty-seven miles where the corn
was suffering some because of the lack of
moisture , but a good rain Saturday night
did a world ot good and Insures 75 per cent
of a croo even In these affected portions.
The corn belt which suffered somewhat from
the hot weather extends from Glen Elder to
Klrwln , from Downs to Alton , and between
Lawrence and Juniata. All of the other sec
tions In northern Kansas -will harvest a
splendid yield. Calculations on the big crop
are not Ill-timed now , because the rain Sat
urday night , which ranged from one to three
Inches , placed all of the corn out of danger
from dry weather and hot winds.
RECOMMENDS KVEIIY CONCESSION.
Union Pnciflc AtlvlNCM with Southern
Pitclllu Concerning ; Solillrrn.
General Passenger Agent Lomax of the
Union Pacific said yesterday : "Wo are
using our every Influence with the Southern
Pacific railroad to glvo the returning Ne
braska soldiers the best possible rates from
San Francisco to Ogden , and I have taken
the matter up with Thomas H. Goodman ,
general passenger agent at San Francisco ,
with the recommendation that the best ho
can do will bo none too good.
"It Is Impossible for the Union Pacific to
take the Initiative In quoting rates for the
returning soldiers , as the business originates
In a territory wholly out of our Jurisdiction
and were we to go Into San Francisco and
attempt to get alt of this business It would
bo entirely out of harmony with our policy ,
and would pave the way for a passenger war
which would bo of disastrous consequences. "
From the statement of Mr. Lomax that
the Union Pacific has recommended the
Southern Pacific to extend every possible
courtesy and concession to the returning
soldier boys over its line from San Fran
cisco to Ogden , it la reasonable to believe
that the Union Pacific will grant a most
favorable rate over Its route to Nebraska.
In this respect both the Union Pacific and
the Burlington will join In providing satis
factory rates for Nebraska's returning he
roes.
roes.Mr.
Mr. Lomax has Just returned from Chicago ,
where ho had been In attendance upon a
meeting ot railroad officials for the purpose
of considering the restoration of rates , the
mileage book question am ] other matters ot
importance. Ho stated that everything had
been satisfactorily fixed up with the excep
tion of the mllcago book problem , which Is
Btlll under advisement and the proper solu
tion docs not yet appear.
Union Pnclllu CliniiKt'i at Knit Iiiilco.
lAn Important change has just be-on , an
nounced In the personnel of the local
officials of the Union Pacific at Salt Lake
City. II. M , Clay , general agent of the pas
senger department nt Salt Lake , has veri
fied the following changes , which have been
expected to take place for some time :
Newell PettPO , traveling passenger agent at
Salt Lake , Is transferred to Portland to suc
ceed C. E. Brown ns district passenger
ngont. J , O , floodsell , formerly connected
with the local jiaBseugar office of the Union
Pacific in this city , succeeds to Mr. Pct-
1ee's position In Salt Lake. Mr. Goodsell
lias teen occupying the position to which ho
has Juat been permanently appointed for the
last elxweeks , during the absence of Mr.
Pettee , who has been relieving Michigan
Passenger Agent Ratcllffo at Detroit for a
like period.
George Lang , city ticket agent at Salt
Lake , is transferred to Portland to suc
ceed E. 8 , VanKuren as city passenger and
ticket agent. Louis Belndorff , formerly
connected with the general passenger office
ot the Union Pacific in this city , Is Mr.
Lane's successor.
The gentlemen who have been promoted
in this general change have many friends In
Omaha , especially Messrs , Goodsell and
Belndorff , who are much pleased to learn of
their advancement.
< ? . , C. it H , Itnllrouil AJiHurbcil ,
CLEVELAND , O , . Aug. 14. The Cleve-
land. Canton & Southern railroad was today
turned over to the Wheeling & Lake Erie
company under an order l&sued by Judge
( Thompson of the United States district
court. The offices of the WheellnR & Lak
Brio are to bo removed to this city from
Toledo , and President Robert Bllckenderfer
today opened headquarters here ,
PHOSPBIUTV IS MJW AP
t Olilo'x Aimnnl Ilcport
tlrrntl-y liioronndl IlimlncNN.
CINCINNATI , Aug. 14.-r-Tho annual re
port of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
company shows : Grow earnings , $12,009,915 ;
operating expenses , 67 per cent ; net earn
ings , (3,932,455 ; surplus , over charges ,
$701,130 ; passenger earnings , Increase ,
$4G7,1S9.
The gross nnd not earnings for the year
are the largest In its history , the gross
being over $1,000,000 a month and the net
for the year being almost $4,000,000. The
passenger trains show earnings of $1.03 per
tnllo run , a material Increase over any pre
vious yuar. The average tons of freight per
train mile Increased to 425 tons. Owing to
this increase In train load , the earnings of
freight trains Increased to $1.54 per mile run.
The expenditures for additions and better
ments have been Included In the operating
expenses , nnd yet the company carries a bal
ance of $706,130.03 to Income account.
New AVoMprn FrclKlit
PHILADELPHIA , Aug. 14. The Phila
delphia & Reading Railway company today
announced the appointment of Richard
Campbell as general western freight agent ,
with headquarters at Chicago , with jurisdic
tion covering export and through freight
traffic. Ho takes the place of F. W. Fouks ,
resigned.
Itnllvrny Nnten nnil PcrnonnlH.
E. J. Tuttle , city passenger agent of the
Union Pacific at Denver , Is a visitor In the
city.
President Horace G. Burt of the Union
Pacific , accompanied by Mrs. Burt , returned
Sunday morning from a short visit to
Chicago.
Fred Llbby , representing the Santa Fc ,
and F. M. Gault of the Wabnsh Dispatch nro
Kansas City freight men who are visiting
In the city.
J. A. Semple , who entered the railroad
service In 1855 and has been active In freight
nnd passenger circles for many years until
recently , was a visitor In the city yesterday
onroutc for his homo In Denver. He called
on a number of ofd-tlme railroad friends
during his short visit here.
C. L. Wellington , who was a member of
the Western Freight commission , Is to suc
ceed P. J. Flynn as chairman of the Colorado
rado freight bureau and Joint agent of Colorado
rado for the Western Passenger association.
It Is said that F. A. Wadleigh , who re
cently resigned his position as general pas
senger agent of the Rio Grande Western ,
was the choice of the passenger officials
o' the western lines as successor to Mr.
Flynn , but the executive officers considered
It better to choose a freight traffic man.
Mr. Flynn has already gone to New York ,
where after today he will have his head
quarters as general freight agenu of tbe
Delaware , Lackawanna & Western.
COULD NOT LOSE HER WHEEL
AVoiniiu AppIlcN for County Aid , but
IlufuHCN to Pledge Her Ill-
cycle for FullllH.
Clerk Hoorncr of the Board of County
Commissioners has just encountered one of
the most peculiar cases of allcced destitu
tion that has turned up this year. Ills long
experience as a sort of hopper Into which
the tales of mendicants are poured has pre
pared him for almost anything , but when a
well-dressed woman with a cold watch and
a high-grade bicycle coolly demands assist
ance In preference to hypothecating these
luxuries It furnishes him with a novel ex
perience.
The woman In this case dropped Into the
board rooms and asked Mr. Hoerner for
transportation to Wood Lake , Neb. Her
story was that she started from New. York
to visit relatives at Wood Lake and lost her
pocketbook on the train. She bad a ticket
to Toledo and enough small change wrapped
In her handkerchief to carry her on to Kala-
inazoo. She said that Kalamazoo authori
ties sent her on to Chicago , and that the
Cook county officials furnished her with a
ticket to Omaha.
Observing that she carried a very fair
watch Mr. Hoerner suggested that she could
easily raise the money to get to Wood Lake
by pledging the article , but she declared
that she did not propose to part with her
property. She admitted that she bad a
wheel , also , but said that she would rather
hypothecate her clothes than to run a risk
of losing that. She was assured that in ,
that case the county could not do anything
for her , and then she went out nnd suc
ceeded In raisins enough money from some
of the members ot the Omaha Women's club
to buy a half-fare ticket. The commission
ers also declined to make that good , and
the applicant went out In huge disgust.
LARGEST SUM SUBSCRIBED
Union Pnciflc GlvcH $500 to the Fund
for the IIend Firemen's
FiimllleH.
The Union Pacific Railroad company has
subscribed { 500 to the firemen's relief fund
In the hands of Mayor Moores. This , with
the ? 989 previously subscribed , brings the
total up to $1,489 , The response to the call
for this lund has not < been so general from
these whoso Interests are most served by
the fire department as It was expected to
be , but a number ot good subscriptions in
addition to these which have "been " made are
looked for.
Marriage Ijlcennrn.
The following marriage licenses were is
sued on Monday :
Name. Age.
Samuel A , Cohen , Omaha 26
Jennie Tucker , Omaha 22
Obo Warren , Omaha 21
Ida May Ewing , Omaha 20
Paul G. Metzler , Omaha 42
LaBlanche Stephens , Florence , Neb 27
Daniel J , Walsh , South Omaha 24
Katherlnc E. Healey , South Omana 21
Irritating stings , bites , scratches , wounds
and cuts soothed and healed by DoWltt'i
Witch Hazel Salve a sure and safe applica
tion for tortured flesh. Beware of counter
feits.
CL.AN nonno.y PICNIC.
Waterloo , Neb. , Saturday , Ana , 10
The Union Pacific AVIII Hull
Special train , leaving Omaha on morning
of August 19th. ONE DOLLAR FOR
ROUND TRIP. City ticket office , 1302 Far
nara St.
Special G. A. II. lOxeurxloii to Phila
delphia
Via Lake Shore & Michigan Southern rail
way. Tickets on sale September 1 to 4 , In
clusive , nt low rates. Final return limit
September 30 , Optional routes. Stopover
privileges. Circular of Information on ap
plication to B. P. Humphrey , T. P. A. , Kan
sas City , Mo.j F. M. Byron , G. W. A. . Chicago
cage ; A. J. Smith , Q , P. A. . Cleveland.
Try the Her Grand hotel's cafes. Open
from 6 a. m , until 12 p. m. Three cafes on
first floor and one prill room. The best of
service at popular prices.
Wanted Six Bound horses tor our delivery
department. Bring horses in alley between
11 and 12 o'clock Tuesday only. Apply to
superintendent.
PEOPLE'S FURNITURE & CARPET CO.
Dr. Shcpard Hay Fever. S12 N. Y. Life.
JUKI ) .
POPPLETON August 13 , Charlotte Ken
nedy I'oppleton , wife of William 8. Pop-
iileton.
Funeral at 2:30 : p. m. , Tuesday , August 15.
from residence , UGS South Twenty-ninth
street , to Prospect Hill cemetery.
HYHNB3 George P. , beloved son of Mr.
and Mrs. John F. Byrnes , ut 4:50 : a. m. .
August 14 , aged IS years 2 months and 22
Fune'ral Wednesday , August 16 , at 8:30 : a ,
m. , from family residence. 1618 Frederick
st.I to St. Patrii-k's church , 14th and Cas-
, tellar flu. , at 9 a. m. Interment St. ilary'o
1 comctetry ,
SAD BLOW FOR MR , HIBBARD
Nomination of Williams is a Slap at the
Peed Iniptotor.
DEMOCRATS DISLIKE TO THROW HOFELDT
The ? ncclnrc lie In Eiitltlcil in Ilc-
nnmlimtlcm nnil tlmt the PopM-
llntn Mnut net OR
the Track.
That section of the populist party that pro
tests against permitting ho affairs ot the
party In Douglas county to bo controlled by
the state house clement Is naturally elated
at He victory at the county convention Sat
urday. Behind the nomination of A. J.
Williams for county commissioner from the
Third district Is the history of the antago
nism of certain members of the party
against Frank Hlbbard , who IB the recog
nized right bower of the administration In
the country precincts of this county. Hlb
bard drew n salary as oil Inspector for four
years under Governor Holcomb , and his prof
itable occupation was continued by Governor
Poynter by means of an appointment as food
Inspector.
"It was purely a case of too much Hlb
bard , " say some of the country delegates who
assisted most vigorously In his overthrow.
"Thoso people down at Lincoln seem to have
got the Idea that Hlbbard has us all In his
vest pocket and this wan just a quiet demon ,
etratlon that this Is a mistake. "
Hlbbard and Williams had each a delega
tion In Union prcclact and Hlbbard won
out by getting sixteen out of the twenty-
four votes cast. But when ho got Into the
convention ho bumped against an antago
nistic majority that lost no time In throwing
his delegation over the transom. The showIng -
Ing was that ho had won out by using re
publican votes and In order to avoid any ap
pearance of unfairness the WIMIams delega
tion was also thrown out. But Williams
did not need that and ho was nominated Just
the same.
The next question is whether the demo
crats will accept the populist nominee and
turn down Peter Hofeldt , who Is now serving
his first term as commissioner from the
Third district. It Is pretty nearly the unan
imous expression of local democrats that
they will do no euch thing. They declare
that Hofeldt is fairly entitled to a renom-
Ination and that the pops must get off the
track. They profess to believe that the pop
ulists merely wanted to take a back-handed
slap at Hlbbard by nominating WlHlams and.
slnco their purpose has been served , they
will finally consent to pull him off and lot
Hofeldt have the place. On the other hand
the men who nominated Williams assert that
they put him on the ticket to stay and that
the democrats must endorse him. They argue -
guo that the present democratic majority in
the Board of County Commissioners has
failed absolutely to recognize the populists
In the distribution of county patronage and
they will accordlngtly Insist on having ono
commissioner out of three of their own faith.
ImllKimiit nt Poynter.
The populists are also Indignant nt the
way the appointees of Governor Poynter ex
erted themselves In the county convention
to ditch the party ami turn It over to the
democrats. "I ' "
can't understand , says a
leading populist , "why Governor Poynter
should bo so anxious to destroy our organ
ization for the benefit of the democrats.
Shortly after ho was elected ho assured uome
populist representatives from Omaha that ho
would use his office so far us It related to
us to build up and strengthen a populist
organization In Douglas county. Instead of
doing this ho has thrown almost all his
patronage to the democrats and the few
populists ho bos favored hove all been forced
to play the role ot assistant democrats.
The governor himself seems to bo studiously
Ignoring every request the populists of
Douglas county make. Their endorsements
of candidates for appointments have been
turned down. When the populist committee
asked htm to stop In Omaha on his way
homo from the east to look Into the In
justice done Mr. Deaver , ho Avent all around
Omaha by way of Missouri Valley to nvold
us. Ho was advertised to take part in the
opening of the exposition , and we asked
the privilege of an audience when ho should
come , so ho canceled the engagement and
stayed away , and ho has not been In the
city since. I see , however , that he Is ex
pected to attend the county Jacksonian
picnic. It is anything to please the demo
crats. "
LIVELY NEIGHBORHOOD ROW
Ilrlckn , n Monkey Wrench nnd a Flat
Iron Are tlie Weapon * Used
In the llnttle.
The neighborhood of Thirteenth and Cali
fornia streets moved up Into Justice Kln-
kead'e court yesterday to assist In the
trial of the case of Mrs. Sherman against
Mrs. Corrlgan. The former wanted her ad
versary bound over to keep the peace ,
The trouble started last Thursday , when
the children of the two families got Into a
llttlo name-calling tournament. According
to the Sherman side of the controversy , Mrs.
Corrlgan pave her son a monkey wrench and
advised him to put hie trust not In words
but In actions , suggesting at the same tlmo
that ho smash one of Mrs. Sherman's little
girls , for the u.ako of the peace and dignity
ot the community. But the boy was de
terred by the advance of Mrs. Sherman with
a flat-iron , which witnesses who never got
within twenty feet of it testified was hot.
Mrs. Sherman admitted giving Mrs. Corrl
gan the cheerful assurance that she would
brain her It her daughter were harmed.
The testimony conflicted as to what fol
lowed. A llttlo crock like tbe ones they
use to put baked beans In figured In some
way , but whether Mrs. Corrlgan made a
demonstration with It or simply took a
drink out of It was not established. At any
rate something led Mrs. Corrlgan to heave
a few bricks through Mrs. Sherman's windows
dews and the former's arrest followed. Just
ice Klnkcad refused to ' "bind Mrs. Carrlgan
over and dismissed the complaint.
A counter complaint has been flled by Mrs.
Corrlgan against Mrs. Sherman and the case
will have to bo heard over again.
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure cures dyspepsia be
cause Its ingredients are such that It can't
help doing so , "The public can rely upon
It as a master remedy for all disorders
arising from imperfect digestion. " James
M. Thomas , M. I ) . , in American Journal
of Health , N. V.
nosxojf sTtmn IIATUJAIJVS.
Grentent Snle of million * . Drnpery ,
SVT | * * nnd Lncc Tlmt linn Bvor
TAKEN PLACE IN OMAHA.
250 ALL SILK IUBBONS , 2C YAIID
AH the ribbons that have been displayed
In our show window for the past week , all
kinds of silk , satin , moire , and plain taffeta
ribbon In long remnants , worth up to 25c
yard , in all the now , bright colors , and
black and white , ns long ns they last go on
two large bargain tables at 2o yard.
250 DRAPERY SWISS , 3 > 4C YARD.
All the embroidered tambour muslin that
haa been displayed In our show window the
past week goes on sale today at 3o yd.
These are assorted designs In embroidered
Swiss , muslin and tambour , nnd were never
sold for less than 25c yard , There are only
2,000 yards of theno to be sold , so wo would
recommend nn early call.
GREATEST SALE OF LACE.
Six bargain tables piled high with nil
kinds of lace and Insertion , Including llr.cn
torchon , go at 2140 , EC and lOc yard. Worth
up to BOc.
Many thousand yards ot embroidery nnd
insertion almost given away , Including the
finest Swiss nnd nainsook , all go at 5c , T'.Jc '
and IBc yard ; worth up to BOc.
Air the handkerchiefs that are worth up to
25o go on bargain square at 2 c , 3 > ic and Go
each.
All the fine , all silk , ready-mado vails and
veiling In remnants go nt lOc for entire veil ,
worth up to 60e.
Immense lots ot all kinds of hosiery for
fadlcs , misses , boys and men , go In bargain
tables at 3c pair.
BOSTON STORE. OMAH\ .
ICth and Douglas Sts.
ARRANGE SOLDIERS' RETURN
Men AVIII Mnlcc the Iteccp-
tlon for HeturiiliiR Nchriuikn. Vol
unteer * a Ilrllllnnt Affair.
The committee of business men appointed
to arrange for the reception of the Nebraska
soldiers when they return met Monday noon
In the rooms of the Commercial club. Sev
eral sub-committees were appointed and the
plans presented were discussed In a general
way without definite action being taken.
It l > as been decided that the soldiers will
march from the station to the armory. For
this parade there will bo a number of the
best bands obtainable. Among these which
will furnish music for the occasion are Bell-
stedt's Concert band , the Seventh Ward
hand and the High School cadet band.
Some of the musical oreantzatlons will
meet the boys nt Lincoln. They will bo ac
companied by a larco reception committee
composed of business men and the military
companies which have already returned from
the war. The personnel of the committee
will be decided by J. E. Baum , who was ap
pointed chairman.
The committee on parade nnd music Is
composed of Captain W. L. For , Captain
Teneycke nnd Lieutenant Thompsett.
Other committees -were : Executive J. E.
Baum , Samuel Gamble , J. H. Miller , O. D.
Klpllnger , II. Hardy , W. W. Umstcad , E. C.
Price , M. A. Kuhn , R. C. Howell , W. J.-
Fey , W. W. iBlngham. Music 0. D. Klp
llnger , Thomas Kllpatrlck and Mr. Clay-
baugh. Decorations Hardy , Belden nnd
Cowell. Banquet Thomas Kllpatrlck , M. C.
Peters , Rome Miller , John Steelc , Harry
Wallor and O. D. Klpllnger. J. E. Baum
was chosen for the chairman of the recep
tion committee with power to appoint
twenty-five other members.
REV. MACKAY LEAVES BOARD
Ilelleves llln UnfulneH to the Omnhn.
Public Library linn
Punned.
Rev. T. J. Mackay has placed In the bands
of the mayor his resignation from the Pub-
llo Library board. No action has been taken
by the mayor , but as the resignation waa
received > by him only lost Wednesday there
haa been no meeting of the council to which
ho could transmit theresignation and nomi
nation ot a .successor. Rev. Mr. Mackay
says In explanation of his action :
"I hellovqirihat I wo no longer of any
use on the , board and therefore resigned.
I was undar the Impression that I had been
working to no purpose for some time , nnd
believed that some other man might take
my place who would work to better ad
vantage on the board. It has been very un
pleasant for me for the last few weeks , My
time Is quite fully occupied , but If things
had been otherwise I would have been able
to spare the tlmo for the board work. " '
Dr. Hanchett has also resigned from the
Public Library board , his resignation hav
ing been placed In the hands of the mayor.
He gives as a reason for his action the
press of professional duties , which prevent
him from payilng proper attention to the
affairs ot the library.
Tux Injunction Suit.
Hattte A. Talbot and Eleazcr Wakeley
have flled Injunction proceedings against the
city to restrain the city treasurer from en
forcing the collection of special taxes as
sessed for curbing and paving Farnara
street from Fortieth to Forty-second. The
work was done about nine years ago and the
total cost was $6,441.05. It Is alleged that
the petitions were Imperfect and that the
action of the board of equalization was ir-
regufar.
Cook's Imperial Champagne Extra Dry
and extra quality. Dry , pungent , emits
delicious aroma and has lovely bouquet.
SMITH'S MYSTERIOUS DEATH
T. W. I.pwl * Sn > Ponltlrclr tlmt
OUlorr Ituln. lined No Weapon
Other Tlmn llln KIM.
There nro no now developments of any
Importance In the somewhat mysterious
death ot James Smith at the hands of Po
liceman I nil a. The physicians who made
tha nutopsy have found no cnuso to change
their opinion that death resulted from the
wound on the nose and that the wound was
made cither by an Instrument similar to an
Italian stiletto or a bullet , The majority of
the doctors believe that a bullet caused the
fracture of the sphenoid bono and they
explain the smallncss of the passage left by
Its course by a shrinkage of the tissues.
The police Incline to the belief that
Smith was killed by falling against the
wooden bench which stands In the hall where
the scuffle between Officer Inda and his
prisoner took place. The cut on the nose ,
they say , waa made by a nail protruding
from an arm of the bench , and the four-
Inch wound extending from the tip of the
noao to the base of the brain , they account
for by the statement the coroner's assistant
must have made It In probing the cut.
The theory of the police offers the most
plausible explanation of the remarkable oc
currence. The only eyewitness of the affair ,
T. W. Lewis , Is positive In the etatemcnt
that the officer struck Smith with his hand
and that a pistol was not fired. Hod a re
volver been discharged the shot would have
been heard by some of the many persons
In the building and all arc positive that a
shot waa not fired. The officer was thor
oughly searched Immediately after the blow
was struck and no weapon was found that
could have made the wound to which the
doctors say Smith's death Is probably due.
The physicians arc ot the opinion that such
a wound would cause death In nn hour or
two at most and the police have traced
Smith's movements during the three hours
preceding his arrest , making It Impossibles
for him to have been shot before being
brought to'the station.
Officer Inda , who la In the county Jail , de
clines to make a statement , saylnc that
whllo a description of the Incident at the
station might not be harmful to his case , ho
preferred not to talk until ho had con
sulted his attorney.
T. W. Lewis was released durlne the
mornlnc on a bond. He said he had been
drlnklnc and was not exactly clear as to
what happened when the blow was struck ,
but he was able to give a narrative of events
up to that time. "Perry Phllllns , Cooney
Shannon , Jim and I had been drinking to
gether In several saloons In the Third ward.
The last ono we were In was Hamilton's , on
Dodge street , between Ninth and Tenth.
Smith had been told by bartenders In two
drlnklnc places that ho was too noW. and
I suppose that was the reason of his arrest.
When wo left Hamilton's I walked ahead
with Perry Phillips. Hearing ; Smith call , I
looked around and he told mo that Officer
Inda , who held his arm , had arrested him.
I carried his hat. and when I handed It to
him Inda said , 'I'll just take you , too. '
"On the way to the station I asked to
go past my house to get another coat , as I
did not feel well , and needed warmer cloth
ing. Jim told , the officer I was not feeling
well , but ho replied we would have to go
straight to the jail. Nothing more was said
until we got Inside. Then , when passing the
hall leading out through the front door , Jim
remarked : 'We might as well go this other
way , ' and ho either pulled away from Inda ,
or attempted to , and Inda struck him. No
weapon was used. I don't remember which
hand the officer struck Smith with , because
I didn't think the blow was serious , and
paid no attention. I didn't see Smith after
that , and didn't learn of his death until
a few hours later. "
no at On * of nn Increnxe In IIU Ponntoii
A Mexican war veteran and prominent
editor writes , "Seeing the advertisement of
Chamberlain's Colic , Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy I am reminded that as a soldier In
Mexico in ' 47 and MS I contracted Mexican
diarrhoea and this remedy has kept me from
getting an Increase In my pension , for on
every renewal a dose of It restores me.1' It
i IB unequalled ae a quick cure for diarrhoea
and Is pleasant and safe to take.
Announcement ! ! .
When an audience sits In a theater for
some minutes after the curtain goes down
I upon the last act , applauding for It to be
raised again In order to allow the company
to how Its acknowledgments , It Is a pretty
sure sign that they arc more than pleased
with the performance they have seen. As
a usual thing the minute the curtain drops
upon the last act of any performance there
Is a rush to see who can get out of the
theater first , but Sunday as wen Monday
nights the audiences that witnessed the production -
| duction of Auber's Immortal "Fra Diavolo"
at the Trocadero theater , given by the now
Block operatic company , remained In their
seats and by their hearty applause compelled
the curtain to be raised and the singers to
bow their acknowledgment of the vast au
diences' appreciation. Seldom If ever be
fore , and It has been produced here many
times by high-priced operatic companies , has
a production of this well known opera so
complete In detail and perfect In presenta
tion been seen In any Omaha theater as
that given by the Trocadero Opera company
this week. It Is deserving and should re
ceive the most liberal patronage from local
theater-goers.
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S3I.20--PHILADELPHIA H O a
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AND RETURN o
B
September 1 , 2 nnd 3 via tbe Burlington Route. Good to
return any time until September 30th.
The trains iio "knowing opes" will take are the Chicago o
Special , leaving Omaha at G:40 : a. m. and the Vcatlbuled Flyer B
leaving at B:05 : p. m. These nro not only the best Omaha- e
Chicago trains thor land you In the Union Passenger Station B
B
at Chicago the same station from Vthlch trains over the
a
DIRECT lines for Phlladol phla start. Call or write. B
a
Ticket Oince IlnrlliiKtnii Station
15(1Farmuii St. , loth find MIINOII Ht . ,
Telephone - ! > { ) , Telephone .11(1.
HOBK bIHlS B ! US
SHORTEST LINE TO CALIFORNIA.
HEAVY LINES : UNION PACIFIC. \
LIGHT LINES : OTHER ROADS. ° ' <
VW * ° - < >
* Passengers for Pacific Coast can stay at home nearly a day longer than
iLos ANOELE , those who use any other road , and reach their Destination just as soon.
See aboue Illustration for direct Line.
CITY TICKET OFFICE , 1302 FARNAM STREET ,
ihe meantime
You might look .after your shoo buying ( good shoo
buying of course. ) It's a mean man that won't be
good to his feet , they uphold him in every stop ho
takes , and when a man wants to put his best foot
foremost ho should see that it is correctly dressed ,
they guide you in all your footsteps and you should
take steps to make them attractive guide posts. You
should post yourself whore to go for good shoes if
you expect to get good shoes. When you put your
foot down on a good shoo bo shoe-r its guaranteed to
you by the shoe man. You can't expect to got good
shoes if you go to the wrong store. Many a good
man starts out to buy his shoes at a good store , but
ho falls by the way side , and gets in on the wrong
side , then ho is on the wrong track , but if you want
to make tracks to a # 00 shoe store whore good shoes
are sold , try our store. It isn't right to go to the
wrong store if you know of a good ono togo to. Wo
don't claim that wo couldn't sell a bad shoo , but wo
don't aim to If wo sell you a shoe that don't fit you
that's a poor job of fitting. If a shoo doesn't fit ,
that makes it bad for the wearer consequently it's
a bad shoe. Many a man buys a poor shoo when ho
doesn't use good judgment in his selection of a shoo
store There are < jood shoo stores in Omaha The
Nebraska in ono of them.
It will pay you to look at our Fifteenth street win
dow for special values in Men's and Women's Shoes
No store offers you a bettor selection No store can
make you as low a price.
Fancy Prices
re are selling Pianos so cheap that purchasers wonder
how it can be done. The answer is very simple.
We buy for spot cash in large quantities , save several hun
dred dollars in exhorbitant store rent and pay no commis
sions to outside pluggers.
. -H .t SOIIM1'iniKht. . . . Ponip UplilRht , ebony cane , $11)1) )
Clilckorlnr , iiiiiliourimy r iNe , 1C n n lie. Kooit iMinilllloi litn ;
A'civ Maniple 1'iaiio lleiiiitlful Culiliiet Urnml. . . . $178
Also a number of slightly used Gramer. Hardman and Ktmball Pianos at a
great saving. 15 Square Pianos several leading makes Included at $35 , $5S ,
? 76 nnd upwards. Easy monthly payments may bo arranged. Handsome stool
and scarf free with each piano. Out-of-town buyers should write for catalogues ,
prices nnd terms. Freights are low nnd we pledge ourselves to make a most
careful selection.
PlniioM rented , tuned , moved , ntorcil nnil repaired.
Tel. Kim. New Stcliiiriiy , Ivt-rn .t Pond , A. II. Chime ,
Yone , Enierxou , Packard , StcKcr , Sterling ; nnd 1'enao
I'lailon Bold only lit
Largest Piano House in the West , 1313 Farnam Street ,
DUFFY'S
PURE MALT .WHISKEY
ALL DRUGGISTS
We shall bo pleased to present to any
sufferer a sample ot
Hazel-Leaf Pile Cure
This treatment Is easy of application-
quick In Its results and entirety harmless.
HAZEL-LEAF PILE CURE is equally
efficacious for blind , bleeding , Itching or
protruding piles any cases which do not
show marked benefit after from 10 to 30
days' treatment with Hazel-Leaf Pile Cure
( cones ) should be examined nt once by a.
( medical expert , as no medicine can help
where this falls.
Ask for free sample HAZEL-LEAF PILE
CUUE at
SHERMAN & McCONNELL DRUG GO ,
lBii : DOUG 10 ST. , OMAHA.
SIIIOIIMA.V.S HIIUIIAUII
laVKIl PILLS.
Some people are satisfied with
ANY
OLD
JBJ3JSR
while connoisseurs desire purity , age ,
strength three requisites.
KRUG
has these and connoisseurs know It. It's
the best 'bottled beer that -was exhibited nt
.ho Transmlsslsslppl Exposition and the
ONLY ono that received THE gold modal
for purity and strength. These are facts.
If you're from Missouri or think you should
be , call and we'll provo the above to your
entire satisfaction. WR MAKE NO
CLAIMS WE CANNOT SUBSTANTIATE ,
Try a caso.
Fiiin KitiH * IIHKWI.VR co , ,
Tel. 420 , 1007 Jackson Street.
THE
NJtKiE OF
On Lard , on Ham , on
Bacon is a guarantee
of purify ,
Swiff and Company ,
Chicago , Kansas City , Omaha.
St , Louis , St. Joseph , St. I'aul ,
Sells
Household Paints , any color , lOc per
can.
Good Paint Brushes , lOc.
Enamels all shades IGc per bottle.
Gold Bronze , Silver Bronze , Alumi
num Bronze. Flitters. lOc per bet
tle.
Furniture Polish , Floor Polish , Floor
Wax , Floor Varnish and all kinds
of Gin .
Patton's Sun Proof Mixed Paints Bell
everywhere for $1.50 per gallon
our price , $1.25. , j
J. A. FULLER
. . & CO. ,
Cut Price Druggists. '
Open All Night. Cor. 14th and Douglas Sts.
TEETH EXTRACTED 25 CENTS.
PAINLESS DR. MfiSON.
DENTIST
EXTRACTION
4tb Floor Broun Blk. , 16th and Douflai
Gold Alloy Filling $ I.OO
Cold Filling $1.00 and up
Cold Crowns $5.00
Set Teeth $5.00
Best Teeth . $7.5O
"They fit the feet as nature Intended. "
HISfiT roil Till ! FHIOT. . . .
Unusual" feet , tender feet , or feet that nr
hard to fit will find a snug , romfortubln
resting place In the famous "JENNK93
MILLHIl HYGIENIC SHOE. The only per
fect shoe for women. Try a pair nnd solvs
the shoo problem for all tlmo. Wo uro sola
agents ,
PHICI : tjcs.no.
Extra quality $5. OxforclH { 3.
uowi ; hiion co. . jKir. IMHMI\.K ST.
i
i Teeth Extracted 25e
j All other work I will do for the re
mainder of this month and all of next ,
ending Sept , 20th , at a discount of
Do not fall to lake advantage of thle
' opportunity offered ,
DR , R. fl.MITTELSTIDT ,
. . DENTIST . ,
334DEEBLDG. TEL. 1410.