OCT1NC OF NATIONAL GUARD
'Btatc Militia Annual Encampment at Lin
coln Park , 8 pt. 9 to 14.
v JJJur 'ORDERS ' FOR TROOP A TO MOV OVERLAND
jlAdJiitnnt Oem-rnl Ilnrrr'i IXIninte of
the Amount of Food Xeeiled Ilur-
IIIK Tlielr Hlnr In
CniiiU.
LINCOLN , Sept. 1. ( Special. ) Adjutant
i General Barry has nearly completed all at
( angcmcnln for the annual encampment of
| ho NaUonnl Guard forces of the state ,
* hlch will bo held at Lincoln park , near
Ihls city , from September 9 to 14 , Inclusive.
Orders were lanueil today for Troop A ol
Suwnrd to move overland to Lincoln from
Its headquarters. This will give the
I cavalrymen n taste of outdoor service. The
I tlmo for starting has not been designated ,
but It la thought the march wilt be com-
nenccd early In the morning , o that Lin
coln may be reached by evening. The
twelve Infantry companies will como to
Lincoln over the various railroads.
Adjutant General Barry has completed an
estimate of the amount of food necessary
for the troop * during their stay In camp.
The quantity to be Issued dally , on requisi
tion of the commlaenry officer , will bo about
us follows :
Fr h beef , 1,200 pounds ; fresh mutton
1,200 pounds ; frceh pork , BOO pounds ; soft
bread , 836 pounds ; butter , SO pounds ; milk ,
32 gallons ; eggs , 200 dozen ; beans , 126
pounds ; peas , 120 pounds ; rice , SO pounds ;
hominy , 80 pounds ; potatoes , SO pounds ;
canned or frcih tomatoes , 200 pounds ;
roasted coffee , C4 pounds ; sucar , 120 pounds ;
vinegar , 8 gallons ; salt , 32 pounds ; pepper ,
2 pounds ; eoap , 32 pounds ; candles , 9
pounds.
Tbo regimental commander , the adjutant
nnd regimental quartermaster , quartermas
ter sergeants of companies nnd oompnnj
cooks have been ordered to Lincoln one day
In ndvance of the enlisted men. It Is neces
sary for these officers to bo on the ground
In advaaco of the command. The regimen
tal quartermaster will take charge of pro
viding for camp necessities nnd the quar
termaster sergeants must have their requl
nltlons for food In the day they arrive , so
that the cooks may have the provisions
ready for the first meal when the troops
arrlvo.
JiidKe HnnUiiKrn' KrpcimeAccount. .
Judge Hastings of the Seventh judicial
.district has filed a statement with the sec
retary of itnta showing all expenses of his
candidacy for the nomination for judge.
Unllka all other statements filed BO far by
caudldatco the one of Judge Hastings shown
that his delegation was taken to the con.
ventlon , which was held at Edgar , at his
own expense. HLs expense account Is di
vided aa follows : Traveling expenses to
Strong , $4.70 ; telephone , 80 cents ; hotel at
Friend , $1.60 ; railroad faro of delegates to
convention , $25.30 ; hotel at Edgar , $1.50
livery at Edgar , $1.50.
Governor Poyntor today returned to J. E
Baum of Omaha the subscription of the cit
izens' committee of $1,500. This Is the money
offered the state to bo used to defray the ex
penses of bringing homo the First regiment
but as It was received after the requlrec
amount for the transportation had been pat <
In , the governor consented to return It. It Ji
to bo used In the
paying expenses of an en
tertalnment of the Thurston Rifles , held a
Omaha last night.
The application of the Pacific Surety com
pany of San Francloco for permission to do
business In Nebraska has brought to light a
serious error In an old Insurance law , which
, l It Is hold Is not repealed by the Weaver act
Ono section-br thin law required surety com
panies to have a capital stock of $250,000
with $100,000 invented free from all obliga
tions. Another section of the same law re
quires such companies to have a capita
stock of the same amount , but It also pro
vldes that It must all bo Invested and fc
from obligations. ;
The application of this company has been
flled with the auditor. According to Ju
showing made It has complied with oneo
the sections , but not with the othor. Audlto
Cornell will be governed
by the section requiring
quiring an Investment of $250,000.
The Western Mutual Life and Acclden
association of Lincoln has applied to Audlto
Cornell for an Insurance charter.
The State bank of Lynch
, Boyd county , was
chartered by Secretary Hall of the Stat
Banking board today. Its capital stock IB
$5,000.
Held on ClmrKc of Murder.
ALBION , Nob. , Sept. 1. ( Special. ) Word
has been received here that the Italian
Injured In the stabbing fray at Petersburg
July 25 , died at St. Joseph , on route to hla
borne. Charles Conroy and Michael Tlerney
the participants , who were arrested , will b (
up before Judge Campbell for hearing on the
charge of murder In the first degree Sen
tembor 4.
The stockholders of the Albion Milling
company hnvo not made public any decision
In regard to rebuilding the mill. It Is
considerably talked about nnd hopes of re
t building are generally entertained.
Rains yesterday nnd last night have
cooled the atmosphere"nnd farmers are
jubilant.
Ken turn nt I'olk County Knlr.
OSCEOLA , Neb. , Sept. 1. ( Special. )
The feature of the Polk county fair yester
day was the chaplain of the First Nebraska ,
Rev. .Tames Maillov. There were betwocii
6.000 and 7,000 people "bn tbo grounds and
the chaplain tnlkod to nil that wished to
hoar for nonrly two hours , nnd then the
people wished for more. It was nil about
the Philippines and the part the "Fighting
First Nebraska" took in the Spanish war.
The chaplain la a patriot nnd n flghtor
uud endorses the government and the flag
from top to bottom. Ho believes In holdlnfl
A BOON TO PARENTS.
Omaha Pauents Will Profit by the
Experience of Others.
Among all elapses of people , we find chil
dren sulfqrlng from weak kidneys , The In-
telllg < wt mother knows that this Is not d
habit and searches for a remedy , it U
Eometlmes very hard to believe , nnd the
family ph > 8lclan tells her that the child
will grow out of It In time. Sometimes
they do and sometimes they do not. In the
meantime annoyance nnd embarrassment Is
the rcuult. If anyone knows a remedy , Is It
not an net of charity , Is It not a duty to
make It public ? Should selfishness or nrl'M '
keep It concealed ? Wm. F. Allen , school
teacher , of 2 S Indiana street , has used
Uoau'i Kidney I > | | | s in tils finiul , jna rn K
the following statement for the benefit of
anxious parents nnd the relief of Interest
ing little children.
Mr , Allen , says ; "After an attack of meas-
Jco our little glrPa kidneys must have been
left In a week condition , for the action of
the kidney secretions was too frequent.
Thinking Unit what was a good preparation
for adults could be used oa ch'ldren In re
duced doecs. I procured n box of Doan's
Kidney I'.lls nt ICulin ft frs , j.uc , gtri. , , (
corner 15th and Douglas itreets , nod com
menced the treatment , I endorsa ' Doan's
Kidney Pills. "
For sale by all dealers , Price 50 cents a
box ; Mailed on receipt of price by Foiter-
Mllburn Co. . Buffalo , N. y. , B0ie agents for
the United States.
Remember the name Doan't and take no
uustitute. < i
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all we have got and getting all we can
until the flag waves over All the earth.
from Grnnd Inlnnd.
GRAND ISLAND , Neb. . Sept. 1 ( Spe
cial. ) The Grand Island Gun club was or
ganized 1-ast night. Gus Slevcrs wns elected
temporary president , Wllllnm Herman vice
president , Wllllnm Thomssen treasurer nnd
Albert Hocscr , sccrctnry. The name of the
organization Is the Grnnd Island Gun club.
A trap has been purchased , house built nnd
jcrmnncnt organization will be effected next
month. Tournaments nre In prospect.
A plnno recital wns given nt the Ancient
Order of United Workmen hall last even
ing by Mrs. Robert Barr , pupir of Miss Sara
Connor of Kearney , assisted by Miss Plndn ,
violinist nnd Mrs. Rcynnr * , soprano. H
wns n thorough success.
At 11 o'clok last night burglars entered
the office of the Chicago Lumber company I
nnd by the use of nltro-glyccrlne blew open |
the safe. The nttempt wns nn entire sue- j
cess excepting ns to the securing of booty ,
The safe door wns blown off with such force
ns to go right through the wnll of the
frame building on the opposite side of the
room. In view of two former attempts to
burglarize the office , nothing of vnluo wns
kept In the tnmo nnd the burglars hnd to
leave empty-handed. It Is the supposition
of the potlco authorities that the work was
that of local talent.
Sheriff Taylor and Deputy MoCashland
last night arrested Charles Corrlgan , who | i
nbout a year ngo wns wanted at Geneva for ] !
breaking Jail nnd assnultlng with Intent to j I
kill n police officer. The man arrived In
the city last night and It wns not long
until he wns In Jnlf.
Hod I.rtU-r liny nt
LnXINGTON , Neto. . Sept. 1. ( Special. )
Yesterday wns a red letter day for the
Ancient Order of United Workmen and De
gree of Honor In this city. A celebration
was hold In Abel's park , which wns largely
attended , all ctlzcns being Invited to be pres
ent. About 10 n. m. the two orders headed
by the magnificent Knights of Pythias band
In full uniform marched to the grove , where
the exercises were opened with music and
prayer by Rev. D. W. Crane. Ex-Mayor
E. A. Cook delivered nn nddress of welcome ,
whlci In Itself made every one feel nt home.
Ho was followed by Deputy Grand Master
Arnold In an address on the record that hnd
been made by the Ancient Order of United
Workmen since Its organization , a record
that has no parallel In this country by any
other fraternal organization. A recess was
then taken for dinner , which was a regular
old-tlmo basket affair , and was enjoyed to
the full by nil present.
After dinner Hon. E. J. Burkett of Lin
coln , congressmnn In the First district , was
Introduced. Ho paid a grand tribute to the
order In both Its branches , which made a
profound Impression upon all present. Miss
Emma Pyrtlo of Lincoln rendered a solo
and Miss Norn Davis reoltod a declamation.
Mrs , Adella Harding , who resides at Hebron ,
this state , nnd occupies the position of su
perior chief of honor of the United Stntos ,
was nlso present and made every one happy
by her ready flow of language and eloqeunt
oddrsss on the work of the Degree of Honor
Plrtit Annnnl I/opr Rolling.
WEEPING WATER , Neb. , Sept. 1. ( Spe
cial. ) Yesterday the Modern Woodmen of
America of Cass county h ld their first
annual log rolling , and If this Is any cri
terion the coming log-rollings are assured
of tremendous crowds. At 10 a. m. n special
train came , bringing the cnmps along the
route from Plattsmouth , and ten coaches
were heavily loaded. Thousands of people
drove In and every ono of the sixteen large
campa In the county wns represented with
a goodly attendance. The parade started
from the Missouri Pacific depot , headed by
the Plattsmouth band. Captain George
Sheldon , na marshal of the day , lined the
camps up , and an Imposing array of Wood
men with their bannera nnd their working
teams 'paraded' through 'thestre6ts ( ' -to 'the
city park , where Henry Gerlng" of Platts
mouth presided as chairman. The program
las commenced with music by the Modern
Woodmen of America band of Plattsmouth ,
address of welcome by M. M. Butler , then
followed vocal nnd Instrumental selections ,
toasts from each camp , with an addrees by
Jesse L. Root of Plattsmouth. The Eagls
Male quartet and Geer family vocalists fur
nished flno selections. Then followed dinner
to 1:30 : p. m. , when the sports were Intro
duced. All afternoon a merry throng was
entertained and the best of good feeling
prevailed over the many contests.
1'uMlc Lund * .
TRENTON , Nob. . Sept. 1. ( Special. )
Commissioner of Public Lands and Build
ings Wolfe was here yesterdayand leased between -
tween 7,000 and 8,000 acres of land In Hitch
cock county. The land leased for 25 cents to
$5 per ncro. A number of acres leased for
more than their appraised value.
A light shower visited this section yester
day and checked the hot winds , which were
doing a great amount of damage to the corn.
Today Is the hottest of the season ; tempera
ture , 110 degrees.
The third crop of alfnlfn Is being cut.
The yield Is flno considering the grass
hoppers.
Hiinhntid rtcturiiN Home * ITn * xiir 't > 11f.
FALLS CITY , Neb. , Sept. 1. ( Special Tel
egram. ) This morning A. L. Meadows , pro
prietor of one of the loading livery barns
hero , returned unexpectedly from n trip to
Mound City , Mo. On arriving nt his home
he caught his wife and the hc tler in his em
ploy in a compromising position. Meadows
kicked the door down and attacked the couple
with a knife. In the darkness the woman
received several bad gashes , the worst being
nbout the throat nnd breast. In the excite
ment the hostler made his escape and the
neighbors saw him running with but llttlu
clothing ,
tcd to Pay the Ilnnk.
PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , Sept. 1. ( Special. )
Judge B. S. Ramsey convened district court
In this city today and listened to the evi
dence In the case of the Nohitwka Bank
against F , G. Ingersoll , et al. Hon. S. M.
Chapman appeared for the plaintiff nnd At
torney General Smyth for the defendants.
The evidence showed that Insersoll borrowed
money from the bank and bought a carload
of cattle , which he shipped to Sauth Omaha
and sold , but neglected to pay the bank.
Mti-mpt : ( .S ! < < Hl'Mili'ir.
ALLIANCE. Neb. , Sept. 1. ( Special. )
Sillier & Wcldy's mill safe was cracked last
night by unknown parties. The safe Is a
i large ono with outside doors and time lock.
The outside doors were blown open and ao
noltw followed the explosion that an
alarm was given and the burglars were
frightened awny before completing the Job.
I Tools nnd some dynamite were found , There
was { 2,000 In the safe ,
FiiMlon nt Crinvford.
CRAWFORD. Neb. , Sept. 1. ( Special
Telegram. ) The populist and democratic
county conventions were held here today
They united on the following ticket ;
Treasurer , J. Kass ; sheriff , Charles Dar-
gan ; county clerk , C. T. Waddlnw ; district
clerk , F. B , Carly ; county superintendent ,
II. T , Fisher ; county Judge , S. O , Can-
field ; coroner , J. Samson ; surveyor , R. N ,
Stanton.
Outrun Vnn I n "v Hurt.
CRETE , Neb. , Sept. L ( Special. ) A young
man by the name of Ed Davis , said to belong
In Omaha , attempted to jump on the fast
freight train No , 76 , going east , near Ilerks ,
four miles east of here. The man was
thrown under the cars and badly hurt In
his left leg and head , but no bunes were
broken.
I'aivnce County Itcuubllcau * .
PAWNEH , Neb. , Sept. L ( Special , ) The
republican central committee met yesterday
and announced the county convention for
September 8.
BEATRICE IS ENTHUSIASTIC
Grand Reception to Company 0 of the Fight
ing First Nebraska.
HONOR TO COMPANY B AT FULLERTON
Pnviiico'n AVelooniP to It * Ilctnrnetl
Soldier lloja ( Sonon nmt Athlon
In Line n Itli AVnrnt
BEATRICE , Neb. , Sept. 1. ( Special. )
The public reception to the returned mem-1
bcrs of Company C , First Nebraska , held to-1
day wns a complete and gratifying success.
The day wan clear and the sunshine was
tempered by n cooling breeze from the south. (
The city wns gnlly decorated with flags ,
streamers nnd banners of welcome. Early
In the forenoon the people from the country
began pouring Into town nnd before noon the
strcetn were blocked with the crowds.
Shortly after H o'clock the parade marched
to the Chnutnuqun grounds In the following
order : General L. W. Colby , chief marshal , | i '
nnd nldcs , followed by Orderlies Albert
Grimes nnd Clarence Colby ; soldiers of the ! i
Spanish war , carrying colors ; Beatrice band ;
fire department , In uniform ; mayor and cltyj I ,
officials and county officials In carriages ;
civic societies ; members of the Second and ,
!
Third Nebraska and other soldiers of the |
Spanish war ; farmer members of Company i
C , who were In service nt the Omnha rlola j
nnd the Indian campaign ; Company C ; rein *
lives of Company C ; Flllcy band ; Grand I 1 i
Army of the Republic ; Woman's Relief
I
corps ; Red Cross society ; children of city
and county schools ; citizens on horseback i
and In carriages. j I
The parade wns witnessed by n great ,
throng of people , who crowded streets , sidewalks - j
walks nnd windows nlong the line of march.
A largo crowd of people preceded the
parade to the grounds. Soon nftcr the nr- _
rival at the grounds dinner was served to
Company C In the dining hall. The dinner
wns the best that Gage county could mipply
nnd was heartily appreciated. Before going
to dinner the members of the company were
presented by a committee of women with
handsome souvenir red , white and blue and
gold badges , bearing the words , "Welcome
Home , " and a flno portrait of the late Colonel'
Stotsenburg. When the boys left the dinner'
table they gave three hearty cheers for the
women who had provided the dinner and for
those who were entertaining them today. At
this tlmo the grounds were filled with people
of the city nnd county , eating picnic dinners
under the trees.
After the dinners were over the people as
sembled at the tabernacle for the formal
exercises of the day. Fully 5,000 people
gathered In and nbout the tabernacle. Com
pany C , wearing their brown or "khaka" uni
forms , occupied seats on the stage. Dr. S.
H. Craig , a Gage county veteran ofthe ;
Mexican nnd civil wars , presided and mnde aj
brief ndreEB of welcome to the company. Ho
also Introduced Mr. Bozarth of Gage county ,
another Mexican war veteran. Invocation
was offered by Rev. John Hood. The Glee i
club sang an ode of welcome and was twice
recalled. The Fllley band also played some
selections. I
The formal address of welcome was made' '
by Rev. C. S. Dudley and was truly eloquent. |
The flag presentation to the company was i
made by Miss Laura Babcock , assisted by a I
staff of young women. Captain Holllng-
worth made a feeling response on behalf of
the company. Rev. George W. Crofts read a' '
poem , "Welcome to Our Heroes. " Irumpeters
Stevenson and Balrd 'gave the bugle calls ,
and with a benediction by Rev. O. A. Elliott
the formal exercises closed. Great Interest
was manifested In the exorcises by the large' '
audience. The remainder of the day was
spent s'dclally and In' makltSg the boys' wel-
cdme.
f
Fully 10,000 people were on the Chautauqua
grounds and the day was made a memorable
one for Beatrice and Gage county.
OSCEOLA'S UED FIUE WKI.COM IJ.
EtithnMnKtlc Itccentlon to Jim Soldier
IlnyH from .Midnight to Morning.
OSCEOLA , Neb. , Sept. 1. ( Special. )
Osceola had rather a long and tedious wait
to welcome Its soldier boys. They were ex
pected to como In on the evening train on
Wednesday evening , but being transported
on the B. & M. , nnd the Union Pacific train
having left David City , they could only get
home that night by hiring carriages and
driving from David City. They did not get
hero until 2:30 : o'clock In the morning , but
the people waited and they gave the boys
a reception of which they were deserving
and proud. Everything was In readiness
and lasted until broad daylight. Tables
were set , filled with everything good ,
bolls were rung , bands played , fireworks
and red fire displayed. Everybody
that could make the least bit of noise did
his best and the boys began to think that
there was not a man. woman or'child In
the town or surrounding country but that
rejoiced at their home-coming.
PAWNEE IS ALSO IV Tim SWIM.
Krcelveii Tivo Solill TH of Flrxt Xc-
IiriiNlcu with Grout I'litlniHliiNiii.
PAWNEE , 'Neb , , Sept. 1. ( Special. ) Ono
of the biggest celebrations nnd demonstra
tions over held In this city was the one yes
terday. In the early morning the crowd
began to assemble and the largest crowd In
the history of our city was the1 ono yester
day In honor of James Pierce and Ned Bull ,
two members of the First Nebraska who
returned yesterday. The city was hand
somely decorated and everybody tried to do
their beht. A large arch was erected and In
the center the words "Welcome Home , " with
electric lights , was the pleasing feature of
the night's display. In the evening the
Flambeau club entertained for half an hour ,
when thn fireworks took place , which were
the best ever had here. In the morning
the parade took place and the Judges awarded
prizes to the best doconvteil buggy. In the
afternoon everybody went to tbo depot and
when the boys got off the train pandemonium
broke loose , H was n gala day for the city
nd every ono went homo glad they had
been here. A largo number of people from
different towns were hero.
COMPANY M AT BROKEN BOW
.Seven TlmtiKniiil I'eoiile Crlehrnte tlic
llonie-Conilnpr of tlio Onllnut
IlOJN ill lllllO.
BROKEN BOW , Neb. , Sept. 1. ( Special
Telegram. ) This wns a red letter day for
Broken Bow nnd Company M. Fully 7,000
people were here to celebrate the home
coming of the soldiers. At sunrlso a salute
of 104 guns and ringing the bell was the
beginning of the great demonstration that
followed. At an early hour people began
to arrlvo from the country and at 10
o'clock , when the parade was formed , the
streets were crowded. A special train wns
run from Ravenna and several hundred
came In from Intermediate towns. Mcrna
came with a largo delegatfon , accompanied
by the Grand Army of the Republic post
and the Mcrnn band. Ouster Center nlso
came In with a large delegation and n float ,
The procession was over a mile long besides -
sides the members of Company M. They
were accompanied by over 100 members of
the Grand Army of the Republic , There
were four brass bands In the procession ,
Addresses of welcome were delivered In
behalf of Broken Bow by Mayor Royce ; In
behalf of Ausley , by Prof. J. B. Taggart
and Callnway by James Stockham. Ro-
sponses were made by Lieutenant II. F.
Kennedy , Captain V. C. Talbot and C. L.
Mullln. Original solos , arranged by Mrs.
A. H. Btuckey , were rendered by Mrs. J. S.
Padden , Mrs. Stuckey nnd Dean Holcomb ,
about thirty vojcos joining In the choruses.
Eloquent speeches were made by Judge
Sullivan , ex-Senator Akors , Prof. J. M.
Scott and Dr. R. C. Talbot. Captain Talbot
bet and Lieutenant H. F. Kennedy arc the
republican nominees for sheriff and clerk of
the district court respectively , and were the
center of attraction. Both dinner and sup
i per were furnished the boys by the women.
i The exercises continued until late In the
i | afternoon and a most enjoyable tlmo was
! had.
; : IIOXOR COMPANY II AT FUIjI.ISRTO.V.
|
Provided it 1th u Keninle Escort irlth
! i ' .Ilcnl Gtuin on Their Shouldern.
| ' FULLEHTON , Neb. . Sept. 1. ( Special. )
A great crowd assembled at the depot yes
terday afternoon to do honor to the bravo ,
patriotic and loyal boys of Company B , First
Nebraska , who came In on the regular after
noon train from Columbus , A large rocep-
. tlon committee and the Fullerton band met
I | the boys at Columbus and came In with
them.
The heroes were provided with carriages
nnd the young women's auxiliary to Com
pany B , consisting of twenty-four persons In
uniform nnd carrying bona fide guns , acted
as escort. The procession , headed by the
j band , proceeded from the depot on Main
I street to the corner of Main and Third
i streets , where , nmld loud shouts of welcome
1 and waving of flags , the heroes of the Phil
ippines were turned over to the loving cm-
' braces of fathers , mothers , brothers , sisters
and sweethearts. Yesterday's demonstration
i was only the prelude to the reception to be
! given the members of the company on Sep-
tember 7.
j
i MET KNSION AllTIIl'Il KAVANAG * ! .
C'oiiniil Clmrrli Hone CnllK on Dcrrcy
While Ailnilriil IN nt Nnplen.
TECUMSEH , Neb. , Scot. 1. ( Special. )
A Tccumseh party has received a letter from
Church Howe. United States consul at
Palermo , Sicily. In which Mr. Howe speaks
of having called on DeSxey nnd met Ensign
Arthur Kavannsh. The letter Is written
from Naples , underrate Of August 11 , and
.reads 'in sart as follo : ' 1" ,
"Yesterday I vlU 4 with Admiral Dewey
and officers on board the flagship Olynipla , at
anchor in { ho. harbor of Naples. The officer
on duty to receive us as we boarded the
Olympla was none ether than Arthur Kavan-
agh of Tecumseh , to whom I needed no In
troduction. Young Kavanagh Is the picture
of health and a fine supclmen of a typical
American sailor. He made a splendid record
nt Manila , and the officers of the Olympla
speak of him In the highest terms. Ho
should receive a wnrm reception from the
people of Tecumseh and Johnson county on
his return home. "
GENOA MET THE HOYS COMING.
Comiiniiy n ENcortcd to Town hy n
( iitnrd of You n K Women.
GENOA , Neb. , Sept. 1. ( Special. ) The
return of Company B , many of the mem
bers of which went from this town , was
the occasion for a monster demonstration
hero yesterday. A large delegation , accom
panied by the famous Indian band and
Gable's Guards , a well-drilled company of
young women , met the boys at Columbus
and escorted them homo. The booming of
cannon on the arrival of the train was the
signal for all the bells and whistles In the
city to break loose and for fully half an
hour pandemonium reigned supreme. The
boys arc all looking well and glad to get
home. On Tuesday , September 5 , the
Woman's club of this city , will give the
boys from this section a grand reception at
Grand Army of the Republic ( park , south
of town , when It Is proposed to make tbo
welkin ring In their honor.
ONfjY ONE SOLDIER FOR ALIIION.
Whole Taint TnriiH Out mid GIvcN
Mini n Mounter Welcome Home ,
ALBION , Neb. , Sept. 1. ( Special. ) Sid
ney Eastman , Albion's representative In the
First Nebraska , returned August 31 on the
evening train from Columbus. All the busi
ness houses wore closed. Company M , a
delegation of the Grand Army of the Re
public , n brass band , the mayor nnd city
council , together with a concoureo of citi
zens , escorted the returned soldier from the
train to the Albion house , where ho was
To Dr. Bennett nnd bo win forward you by return mail his
book. "The Finding of Uio Fountain of Eternal Youth , "
symptom blanks , oto. You trill receive lota of good , irhole-
somm advice whether you begin my treatment or not.
DR. BENNETT'S
ELECTRIC BELT
Restores the health , strength and vlaor of youth ) creatoa
new fluid nnd brain matter by purifying tue blood , restoring
the fullest and most vigorous condition * of robuu health of
body and mind so that nil the duties of life may be pursued
with confidence nnl ( pleasure , Is today the beet known agent
for applying Electricity to tue hitman oysUmi endorsed by
phyelclans and recommended by 10,000 cured patients. I guar
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and all Sexual Diseases ; retttorea Shrunken and Undeveloped
Parts nnd Loet Vljor ; ; cure Kidney , Llvor and BJaddaj
Troubles , Constipation , Dyepepsla and all Female Complaints.
My Bell baa soft , Billion , abaniola-covered ipougo elec
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given ( i reception. It Is ( i noteworthy fact
that Mr. Hastmnn hns been In America *
very short time nnd proves that America's
foreign subjects are ] 6"y4l by fighting for
bis adopted country.
AVnrm Wrlcomo In Slftht.
HOLDREOE. Neb. Sept. L ( Special
Telegram. ) Great preparations hnvo been
made for a celebration here next Monday of
tbo return of the men of the First Nebraska.
Eighteen enlisted from this place nnd were
enrolled In Companies 1 and E. On Monday
the town will bo filled with people who come
to welcome the soldiers back home. The
Grand Army of the Republic will act ns
spcVtal escort In the procession. An elabo
rate program has been prepared , Including
a parade , tpcechca , a bountiful dinner nnd
fireworks In the evening. Free lemonade
and 300 watermelons constitute a portion nt
the bill of fare.
I'rlvntc Stnnlry Morrow Very SIcU.
GENEVA. Neb. , Sept. 1. ( Special. ) Pri
vate Stanley Mbrrow , who renched home
Tuesday evening with the rest of the boys ,
was so sick he could not walk nnd Is re
ported no better.
SILVER PLATE FOR MARIETTA
Governor Ilunhitcll nnil Ohio
Gift to Nnmennke of
Iliiekeye Town.
BOSTON , Sept. L Governor Buahncll of
Ohio , In behalf of the clUzcns of Marietta ,
presented a silver service to the gunboat
Marietta nt the Charleetown navy yard to
day. Governor Bushnoll was accompanied
by n delegation of Marietta citizens. On
reaching the nnvy yard the governor wua
received with a salute of seventeen guns
nnd under an escort of marines proceeded to
the dry dock In which the vessel lay deco
rated with flags and bunting.
The crow of the Marietta , officers of the
navy ynrd nnd the Invited guests were ns-
scmblcd on the deck. After Governor Bush-
nell had prcecnted the gift Commander
Gleon of the Marietta responded and abort
addresses were made by Rear Admiral
Pickering , commandant of the navy yard ;
Colonel J. Payson Bradley , representing
Governor Wolcott , and Mayor Qulncy of
Boston.
CONDITION OF WESTERN CORN
Rcjiortn from Nebrnnkn mid lown
Shnrr the Crop to lie MnUliiar
Good Proirre .
CHICAGO , Sept. L The monthly crop re
port , published tomorrow In the Corn
Belt , says of Nebraska : In 310 reports ,
seventy-five say the condition Is excellent ;
ninety-five call It good ; seventy-seven say
fair ; thirty-three poor. An average of 1S5
reports estimate the yield per acre nt less
than forty bushels ; 103 reports estimate the
yield at more than forty bushels.
In Iowa the corn crop report covers for
ty counties. Thirty-flve say the crop Is excellent - ,
cellent ; forty-one that It In good ; twelve !
that It Is fair and only two call It poor , i
Aa compared with the crop of 1898 , fifty-1
nine reports say It Is better ; thirty-three
say that It Is much the same and eleven
that It Is not so good.
Bnralnrn Hlorv n Hnfe.
HBMINGFORD , Neb. , Sept. 1. ( Special
Telegram. ) The large safe In Wiley &
Wlldey's grain office was blown Wednesday
night. The robbers succeeded In wrecking
and opening the outer and Inner doors of
the safe , but the steel chest was not tam
pered with. It Is evident that the culprits
became frightened nnd left hurriedly , as a
pockMknlfc , bottle of glycerine nnd a
syringe with which the explosive was np-
plled , were- left nr r the building and n
pouch containing About fS In silver , which
had 'not been placed In the chest but w s
lying In the safe within full view , wnn not
molested , Thcro was about $1,300 cash In
the chest.
Cn County Woodmen I'lenlc.
PLATTS.MOUTH , Nc-b. , Sept. 1. ( Special. )
The Modern Woodmen of America of Cas
county held their flrst annual county log
rolling In Weeping Water yesterday. Casi
camp No. 332 of this city attended nnd won
and brought homo with it the elegant
J2S banner ns the flrst prize In the com-
pctlUvo drill. This camp furnished the
heaviest man , M. V. Gibson , who tipped the
beam at 325 "rounds , whllo Louisville had
the lightest Woodman , Judge J. P. Wood ,
who onlvweighed seventy-nine pounds. The
tug-of-nar wns hotly contested by several
camps and won by Weeping Wfltcr. Sandy
Morrison , editor of 'the ' Kaglo-Bcncon , won
the free-for-all foot race. The B. & M.
band of this city furnished excellent Instru
mental muslo and the mnlo quartet of ISoglo
rendered sonic excellent vocal selections.
Fire thousand people were present and tfetf ' !
I exercise * were enjoyed by nil. '
HYMENEAL
Crnmcr-Wntt.
'Archie Cramer and Miss Bdnn Watt , both
of DCS Molnw , In. , were married In Omaha
Wednesday evening , August 30 , at the homo
of the officiating minister , Ilov. Charles W.
Bavldee.
Kicked Illn SlMer to Drntli.
COFFEYVILLH , Kan. , &opt. 1. Joseph
Mnrtln , ft half-breed Indian living twenty
miles southeast of hero , kicked his 14-year-
old ulster to death today to prevent her
marrying Albert Ball , to whom he ob- '
Jected. Mnrtln escaped. There Is talk oC
lynching or burning him at the Blake.
Holdrme llni t Telephone.
HOLDUKGE , Nob. . Sopt. 1. ( Special Tel
egram. ) Hoi dreg o today has been connected
for the first tlmo with the outeldo world
by telephone , the line having just been
completed nnd put In working order. The
Improvement Is greatly appreciated by the \
citizens of Holdrene.
Solved at Last-Pelvic Catarrh , the Cause
Roxa Tyler , Vice President of the Illlnoti
Woman's Alliance , speaks In high pralso of
Po-ru-na to rtctoro tired nerves nnd weak
body. In n letter written to Dr. Hartmnn
from ! > 10 Bast COth street , Chicago , III. , she
cays the following :
Vice President Roxa Tyler.
"During the past year I gradually lost
flesh nnd strength until I was unable to
perform my work properly. I tried differ
ent remedies , nnd finally Pe-ru-nn was rec
ommended to me. It gave me new life and
restored ray strength. I cannot spenk too
highly of it. "
Catarrh of the female pelvic organs may
cause displacements , congestion or Inflamma
tion of the womb. Symptoms of displacement - /
mont are pains In the back , constipation ,
dragging , heavy sensation of the abdomen ;
] pllea , painful , scanty frequent urinations. >
Congestion of the womb nnd ovaries pro
duces grcnt Irritability , sleeplessness , fre
quent headache' , ncrvouoneis , throbbing ,
bloating , flashes of boat , shivery , prickly
sensations , fnlntncss nnd numbness. The
symptoms of ulccrntlon are continuous leucorrhoea -
corrhoea , Irregular and painful menstrua
tion , Irritation of the spine , pain In the head
and a continual tlrodout feeling. For all j
the troubles peculiar to women , such no Ir
regularities , change
of life , etc. , Pc-ru-na
cannot bo equaled.
In all those cases ca
tarrh of the pelvic
organs Is the excit
ing cause. Pcruna
cures by removing
the cause. Po-ru-na
cures catarrh wher
ever located. Con- ' "
eequently it will euro '
this class of disor
ders. Mrs. A. J.
Hull of Lcona , Knn. ,
was cured by Pe-ru- '
na. Shj says :
"I feel as If I am entirely well anfl can
do as much work as when I was young. I
don't have any pains about mo , nnd I thnnlt
you a thousand tlnu * for curing mo. I will
do all I can for you. My trouble was female
complaint. I had falling of the womb nnd >
great pain. I tell every woman I talk with
that Pc-ru-na Is the best for them and that (
'It eavcd my life. "
Send for Dr. Hnrtmnn's free book for
women only. Address Dr. Hnrtman , Colum
bus , 0.
The microbes that cause chills and fever and malaria enter the system
through mucous membranes made porous by catarrh. Pe-ru-na heals tha mu
cous membranes and prevents the entrance of malarial germs , thus preventing anil
curing thes affections.
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