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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 3, 1900)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MOVMY, SEPT EM B EI? J, 1000. CHORE OFF CALAMITY CRIES I Stubborn Fact Smother the Shouts of the Bryanito Wallers NEBRASKA'S PROSPERITY OF THE GENUINE IVngf-Hnrnri . I'lirtiirr. IIihIiick Men, I nllnllt All Tell (lie Jiuiic Morj' of More WurU nml lletter Prlre. It Is Indeed a peculiar spirit of stub bornness that prompts a man to deny the evidences of hh senses In an endeavor for partisan reasons to see no prosperity around htm and yet that In the spirit that Is animating the free coinage cxhortcr nnd soothsayer of the present day. While all around him laboring men ami artisans are employed at better wages than they havo enjoyed at least for years, merchants and Imslness men generally are waxing rich tinder the Influence of n largely Increased trade and farmers are getting big prices for their enormously bountiful harvests, tho frco coinage exhorters arc sturdily de claring their Inability to sec anything In tho current happiness of tho people around them to Indlcnte that times are better than they were in the distressing days of IMG. So universal nnd decided are tho proofs of tho prevailing prosperity, how ever, thnt the fusion campaigners are des tined to encounter many embarrassments In their efforts to decry and deny It. The conditions have grown steadily better In Omaha and Nebraska durlnq the last four years nnd cannot be said to be transitory or unreal. The Improved conditions found In every county In the state are so patent that he who denies them simply makes himself ridiculous. While tho farmers are producing abundant crops that have dur ing tho last four years lifted from their shoulders tho burden of debts with which they were bowed down, the mechanics and laboring men In iitlcs nnd towns nrc all busy, receiving higher pay for shorter working hours than ever beforo and' with a demand for their services exceeding tho supply. .Samples nf tlie Itlulit Sort, Careful Inquiry discloses as an litcon trovirtlblo fact that tho farmers nro get ting 02 and 31 cents for tnelr corn, of which thcro Is a largo surplus, whereas, four yearn ago they received but 0 and 10 cents. Stockralscrs nre receding $5.60 for fat steers, which they sold four years ago for to $X!0. Hogs that four yenrs ago sold for $-.77 this year bring $.".09. There Is little wonder that under these favorable conditions, which may or may not bo Concerted to bo conditions of pros perity, farmers are acquiring vast are;m of new landed possessions nnd subjecting them to the most modern Improvements, while In tho elites and towns, upon which tliti success of tho farmer Is inevitably ro fleeted, new buildings nro going up nnd old ones nro being repaired. Tho merchants of tho cities nnd towns are selling moro goods nnd getting largor profits and prompter pay than ever beforo In tho history of tho state. .Mechanics are everywhere busy and In nil the towns in the stnto the demand exceeds the sup ply. In Omaha moro men aro employed at higher wages and shorlof working hours thnn In nny previous year, except 18H7, when tho exposition was being built. The averago wngo rfcalo Is higher than ever and tho working days shorter. No com petent man who wantH work need bo idle. Jobbers, .wholesnlo merchants and manu facturers aro soiling moro goods at larger profits than they wcro four years ago, .the Increase, roportcd by fifty of the lead ing firms and establishments of Omaha running all tho way front 2."i to 050 per cent, whllo not a single Instance of de. crease Is reported. They all report n large lncreaso during the last four years In the ntimber of employes and the wages paid, whllo there hati been during that tlmo an Increase of fully 50 por cent In the number of traveling men they havo upon tho road. Wnite-Kitriiem Shnre In It. Laboring classes in Omaha nro not slow- to recognlzo or dltlldunt to acknowledge thn changed industrial conditions, nor to attest their Intelligent appreciation of them. Officials of many of the industrial unions commend without rchorvo tho changes brought about during the four years slnro 1806, In general and in detail. The print Ing pressmen's union reports that Us mem bers nro getting tho same pny for nine hours' work that they wero getting In 1896 for ten. Whllo In tho latter year 20 per cent of tho members were Idle nnd 10 per cent wcro able to mak-' but half time, now all aro employed on ft.il time. With tho plasterers, bricklayers and stonemason tenders from 15 to 1"! cents per hour in ISOti to 21 cents this year, tho hours of work having been reduced from ten to eight per day. They have to per cent moro men employed than 1111806. Tho scalo for plumbers in ISOti was 45 cents an hour, whllo It Is now 50 cents, nnd tho number employed has Increased 20 per cent. In ISOti tho union painters nnd decorators received but 30 cents an hour, whllo now DEATH 0 U the germs mtans health to humanity. hc germs which cause Catarrh and Bronchitisamlthe Grip prepare the way for those which cause Pneu monia and Con sumption. Dr.Oco.LelnlDccr'i Formaldehyde Inbilcr kllli all theio germs oven when they have lodged and begun their work In the deep-seated air passages of tho lungs themselrcs. Geo. T. Hawley, M. I)., Professor of I.uns nd ThroatTJIscai.es, ChlcnRO Clinical School tho largest Clinical School In tho world, says, In writing to Dr. fieo. Letulngers I have been using your Formaldehyde Inhaler for Catarrh, Asthma, lirunchltls, Coughs, Colds and other Note and Throat and Lung disrates. I hat e found It superior to any remedy to far dltcovered." Snlil on ft uuartnU at kit dnirclfti M ett. or direct, THK till. 01 (). l.KlNINOMt ClltlllClLCO., IMCftgo, ill, iioosiei uturti ir. DR. CEO. LEININQCR'S Fop-mal-de-hyde KIDNEY TABLETS ll a new wonarnui .miwir luipocrnuui niunvj, l.lier tnil UliJ.lf r dWrun, nil the onlr tt mmjr ot the Um1 eier Introduced, bold at all dnmiftiu at iiimn mitt a iciut. Hold nnd recommended by Sherman & McConnell Drug Co,, Bcaton-Mcdlim Drug o.. .Merriii-uraiidnt urus v.o., it u. ura ham( e. II. SChaefcr 1 they receive 35. with time nnd a half for overtlmo and double time for Sunday. From tho fifty member employed In Omaha In 1896 the number increased to 200 during the first exposition nnd dropped back to 160 at Its close. The members are now practically all employed. The nrlcklayers' union reports more work In Its trade In Omaha at present than at any tlmo In eight years. Kor five years it has had a membership of about 160. and since 1S06 It has enjoyed an advance In Its wage scale of from 50 to 55 cents per hour. There are at least 100 more carpenters employed In the city now than In 1S96 and the scale has advanred from 30 cents an hour to 40 cents. In South Omaha the scale has advanced from 25 cents per hour for ten or twelve hours work per day to 35 cents per hour for eight hours. It Is said that there are some unemployed carpenters In Omaha, owing to tho large number brought to the city by the exposition. There has been no advance In the scale of the Horseshoers' union, owing to the Inroads mndo upon tho usefulness of tho horse by ttio growth of popularity of tho bicycle and tho number employed here has decreased for the same reason. There has been an Increase of 25 per cent In tho number of sheet metal workers em ployed In Omaha nnd an Increase of pay from 274 centB per hour to 3S',i cents. with the Printing I'ress Assistants' union tho scale of wages in 1806 wag )8 for sixty hours or $8 per deck for ten hours per day. Tho members now get $0.60 for nine hours Per day. In 1806 they had thirty men cm ployed; now they hnvo forty-eight. Tho Machinists' union scalo of wages In 1806 was from 25 to 30 cents an hour and they wero working from forty to forty-eight nours per week. Tho present scale Is 3 cents per hour for nine hours per day or fifty-four hours per week. All members of tho union nro employed and n number aro working overtime and get tlmo and a half. n mui. too union was never In n more flourishing condition nnd It is doubted thnt an ldlo machinist can be found In Omaha today unlCM ho Is Idle from choice. (irouth of Mve Muck liiiliifttr.r. The Increase of stock rccelnls at South Omaha may be taken as a fair Illustration of the change wrought In business cenernllv uuring tlie four years thnt tho republican party nan hfld charge of national affairs. During the seven months of 1000 ending Julv ji mo cuttle receipts were 424.236, as agnlnst .o,.ij tor a like period In 1S96 a caln of 03,964. or nearly 100 per cent. The hog receipts for the first seven months of this-year wero 1,121.171. as against 717.076 for the first seven months of 1806 a gain of lou.ios. 1 lor the period ending July 31. 1900, there wero 597,085 head of sheep received: for the same period In 1896. 161,611 n gain of 436, 111 fur 1000. There has also been a gratifying lncreaso in prices during this time. Steers, for In stance, som July 3i: 1898, nt from J2.75 to J3.70; July 31, 1000. they brought J5.50. Hogs sold July 31, 1806, at $2.77; July 31, 1000. tne prico was $5.09. The price paid for sheep July 31. 1806, ranged from $2.00 to $5.50; July 31. 1000. tho range was from $4.00 $.).45. In the month of July, 1S96, the re celpts or hogs were 97.000; In July. 1800, 179,000 tin round thousands). I'roHiterlty In (lie Mute. In every county of the state the remnrk- ablo Improvement of tV It Ions t felt In no uncertain way nnd the dlstresiLi-lv hard times of the democratic era of 1806 have be como but n hlrtror i memory Down In Ilut ler county, one of the garden spots of the state, farm lands nre held at twice and threo times what thoy could have been bought for In 1806. It was Impossible nt that tlmo to borrow money upon them nt a valuation of $10 an ncre, hut now these same lands arc selling at $10 nnd $50 an ncre. "Yes. lumber Is high now," said II. J. Hall of Dellwood In that county, "but In 1806 I bought n lot of crotchet! posts for a straw bnrn nt a cost of $15 and hurt to ask credit for them. Lumber was cheap then, but so were tho products of my fnrm nnd In spite of tho cheapness of lumber I had not the ready means to pay for what I wanted of It. Things have changed wonderfully the last threo years. During that time, owing to the gooil prices received for ray grain nnd stock. I havo paid off a $500 mortgage, built a good barn and added eighty acres to my fnrm. I could have purchaeed that eighty acres four years ago for one-third of what I have Just paid for It. but I hadn't tho money. My crops were good enough, but 10-cent corn and oats. 3. cent cnttlo and 2-cent hogs wouldn't buy even cheap lumber." Mr. Hall was one of those who four years ago was voting for a change, but he says he don't wnnt live years of hard times again as an experiment. The era of light money Is over In Ilutlcr county. Farmers havo realized so hand somoly from their toll that the wealthier ones are able to loan money to tho needy ones In that respect and tho banks havo abated their ironclad regulations. Build ing Is going an In nil the towns of tho county nml many new and substantial buildings have gone up during the last two years, while In 1806 It was Impnsslblo to find tenants for the old structures then In u&f. Condition in Smuttier Count'. Similar conditions were found n n care ful canvass of Saunders county. Lands which four yenrs ago wero selling for $27 nn aero nre now eagerly sought at $35 to $15 per acre. Cashier F. E. Whlto of the Ash land National bank say.i thnt farmers nro now making money and aro not as a rulo borrowers. It Is vastly different from what it was four years since. Then every body wan hard up and the calamity howler had sent capital Into hiding and had given a black eyo to ovcry effort at develop ment In the stnte. Since these unhnppy inys tho farmers havo paid off their urgent debts and tho well-to-do hnvo double the amount of money on deposit In tho batiks that they -then had. Olo niura nnd two sons nre representa tive farmors of Saunders county, living near Ashland. Mr. Blum has just sold several thousand bushels of corn at 32 nnd 31 ccifts and his cattle bring him large profits. He hns made money from his land and believes thnt thero must bo some other causo than the good crops, George Sanders has soveral fine farms near Ash laud which he rents nt $2.50 to $3 per acre. Flvo years ago he could not sell land nnd found It uphill work to rent It. Chris Passe, who has acquired 300 acres of valu able land nenr Mead by hard work nnd economy, declares that he does not ask for better times than tho present. Wll llam 3 Lehr Is a large landowner In tho vicinity of Mend, having purchnnod nt an early period when land was low, but In later yenrs he has coutlnued to Increase his holdings, paying $10 un aero. He says that when land came down during thn hard times no one seemed to want to add to their possessions. "It is now at tho high mark ngaln," Hald he. "Wo ralso small grain nnd corn aud mako money out , of them. I have sold 9.000 bushels of corn this year and can make a good profit out of It nt 20 cents n bushel. A return to the hard times would Indeed be a calamity to tho farmers." James O'Donnell nnd S. T. Wehlstcm of Wahoo aro contractors, who report that thoy havo nil they can do In putting up new residences and storo buildings. Merchants In the county are very well pleased with the condition of trade nnd report that the farmers are iu tlie same serene state of mind everywhere about them. Heoovery In Platte Comity Platte county manifests Its recovery from the period of unrest occasioned by the de piesslon, when farm products wcro prac tically valueless und farm lands could only be sold at ruinous prices. Many of those who four ears ago were clamoring for the delusions of the silver propaganda are now anxious to so conditions continue without Interference. The chauge that has come since MrKlnley's Inauguration suits them. Farmers have cleared away their mortgages nnd have money to Invest In Improvements. New dwellings, barns and family carriages are abundantly In evi dence They nre satisfied to havo things continue as they are going. Joseph Heng- geler. living near Platte Center, one of the old-time farmers nnd democrats, says: "I nm for MeKlnlcy because his adminis tration has brought us prosperity. Every farmer In our township has felt nnd ap preciates the prosperous times. We nro receiving for our corn, cnttlo and hogs the highest prices ever known In this market." He Is a type of 'hundreds among his farmer neighbors. ( eilnr County In Cheerful. In Cedar county the farmers nre loud In thi'Jr attestation of appreciation o,f the good times of today, as are also the dealors who supply their wants. Thomas Hcrg, a dealer In farm implements, says ho started Into business In 1S92 with $1,000. In 1S36 he took an Inventory and found that he was only worth $500. That was during the hard times. Hut times have changed. Dur ing the last year he sold $11,000 worth of machinery, all for cash, except about $2,500, and up to August 1 of this year his sales reached $8,000. Farmers aro get ting to be In good circumstances nnd there nre no risks connected with their trade. His profits Inst year were over $5,000. F. P. Vorls, a real estate dealer at Laurel, says that farm lands are worth 30 per cent more thnn In 1S96. During the Cleve land administration farmers had to bor row money, which they have ever since been paying. Most of them havo bought more land. All of them ate making money now. Many of them are loaning money and many have good bank deposits. Three fourths of the town of Laurel hos been built during the Inst four years. Hanker E. It. Cerlng says It is difficult to con colvo how phenomenal Is the prosperity that has come upon that section of the state. The deposits In his bank havo In creased since 1896 from $12,000- to $00,000. Good crops wero had In 1897. but those of 1895 and 1S96 were the largest ever be fore known, hut they brought nothing. Corn sold thcro In 1896 at from 6 to 10 cents. Farmers had to sell as toon as the grain was harvested. Now they can hold them for good prices. Similar roporln come from Hartlngton and Coleridge In Cedar county. Illton County In There. J. O. Milllgan of Wakefield, Dixon county, pictures the return of prosperity to that sec tion so thnt anyone who listens to him must recognize it. He tells of a futile effort of his own to borrow $12,000 with which to buy up a lot of feeders In 1896 with the .cer tainty of realizing heavily upon them when McKlnley shouldHie elected. Neither of tlje six banks of which ho wns a stockholder, tho banks nt Fremont nor, his millionaire friend In Chicago, Aimer Pratt, could raise the money, while now an." farmer with noth ing like Mr. Mllllgan's means can go to his home bank and get nil the money he wants, (icorgo Rnrsldo of Wakefield says he had a better crop in 1S06 than In 1000, but the price nt which he had to sell It did not meet the expenses of raising It. Ho does Hot want any chnngo now and says that he knows a good many who voted for Uryan In 1S05 who will be for McKlnley this year. Bank de posits In the county are more than double those of 1896. Hanker Mnthewsen of the same place says ho Is alrnoit tempted to vote for Hrjyn to bring hack democratic In terest rates, as money loaned In 1806 at 8 nnd 0 per cent, whllo now It Is loaned nt bb Old book accounts nnd notes of farmers In this section hnvo been paid off, the mort gages upon tho farms have been paid nnd large purchnses of additional land have been made. Heports from Holt county nre in line with the above. Ileal estate values havo more thnn doubled in the past four years. The people of that county were never as pros perous ns nt present. Four years ago It was a practical Impossibility to either make or borrow money there. Now the banks are full of farmers' money. All old and trouble some debts have been wiped out. From farmers of all political afilllntlous come ac knowledgments of the good time. Tho wolf In tho fnblo piu on sheep's clothing becniibo If he traveled on his own reputation he couldn't accomplish his pur pose. Counterfeiters of DoWltt's Witch Haiel fiahe couldn't sell their worthless enlves on their merits, so they put them In boxes and wrnppcrs like DoWltt's. Look nut for Ibera. Take only DeWltt's Witch Hazel Salve. It cures plies and all sklo diseases. TWO YOUNG GIRLS ARE SHOT One Demi nntl tho Other 41I Iiir nn Victim of CnreleHs lloyn Who Were llimtluu:. ARAPAHOE. Neb.. Sept. 2. (Sp'clat Tele gram. )--Lenn Stagcmcler and Mlnnlo Nolte meter, two girls about H years old, were shot, supposed to be accidental, by two boys named Hnllowuy, who wcro hunting. The Stagemeler girl was dead when found nnd tho other girl In a serious condition. Tho boys left the vicinity at once. But little definite Information Is obtainable ns to tho accident, as the wounded girl to too weak to talk. lilVKI.Y It A LI, V AT II Alt'! I.NtiTOV. Iteiiulillenna of Cedar County Turn Out to llenr Uletrlt-h nnd linker. HAHT1NOTON. Nob., Sept. 2 (Special Telegram.) The republican rally hero last night was one of the largest aud most suc cessful meetings ever held In, thft county. The Hartlngton cornet band, followed by a hugo torchlight rocesHion, met at the train Messrs. Dietrich and Stoufer. nominees for governor nnd treasurer on the siate ticket, and Judge I). S. linker of Omaha, and con ducted them through tho principal streets of tho city to the court house, where the speaking took place. Judgo Hakcr then discussed the Issues of the campaign In a manner logical and convincing. Ho wns followed by Hon. C. H. Dlotrlch. who upoko for n fow minutes. Hoth speakers wero often Interrupted by frequent outbursts of applause. The leaders of the opposition seem to bo worried and at a loss Just how to proceed to check tho landBlldo of senti ment to McKlnley brought about by Judge linker's great speech. Mystery of n Mnillne, COLUMDUS, Neb., Sept. 2. (Special ) Sheriff Byrnes took Andrew Maloncy to the asylum at Norfolk today. This un fortunate man's case seems to be shrouded In much mystery. August 20 ho applied nt St. Mary's hospital nnd was tnkon In and cared for. In a short time ho manifested violent symptoms of Insanity nnd was a fow days later removed to the county Jail. Even Infills most rational moments ho can not tell whero he belongs and ho hah given several various names. Ho Is Irish, about 3d years old, slightly heavy build. When examined by lio 'commissioners n number of old sears wcro found upon his head They may have- something to do with his condition. No Heller for III) Yettrs, "1 had bronchitis for twenty years.' said Mrs, Minerva Smith of Danville. III. "and at times havo been bedfast. 1 never got relleruntll l had taken Foley's Honey ami Tar. It la pleasant nnd gives quick relief and Is a sure cure for throat and lung diseases.'' Take nothing else Myers-Dillon Drug Co.. Omaha, Dillons Drug Store, South Omaha, STATE FAIR READY TO OPEN Secretary Furnas Enthusiastic Over tho Prospects for the Show. MORE ENTRIES THAN EVER ARE RECORDED .H ti ml it; n liny uf Ai'tllt mi tlie (irotimla, Where I2 erj IIiIiik litis Iteen Put In Mtnpe for the CrtMTilv, LINCOLN. Sept. 2. (Special Telegrajn.) "If we have good weather for the next flvo days we will show you the biggest state fair over held In Nebraska," said Secretary, Furnas of the State Hoard of Agriculture this afternoon. "Everything points that way. Them are moro entries recorded and more space will be devoted to exhibits than nt nny previous fair. Wo took for big crowds from all over the state and we'll bo pretty badly disappointed If they don't come. Tho railroads nre as sisting us In every possible way, both In the transportation of passengers and freight. A rate of one fare for the round trip ought to Induce many to como to tho fair, and free transportation for exhibits of fnrm products Is oven more favorable to the farmer who wishes to exhibit his products." Tho program for tomorrow Includes two band concerts by the Pawnee City band, bicycle and automobile races and n pub lie demonstration In the preparation nf food from Nebraska cereals by Mrs. Har riet MacMurphy of Omaha. Nearly nil of tho' exhibits aro In position nnd tomor row morning the fair will bc In good run ning order. Workmen on the fair grounds had but little regard for the restrictions of the Sabbath. On all of the prlnclpnl build ings people wcro busy putting exhibits In readiness for the opening. Tho midway, which will be one of the attractive fea tures of the fair, presented a scene of activity. There arc upwards of twenty five shows Independent of the fair, Includ ing only those thnt meet tho requirements ot n high moral standard. Ono of the most interesting and at tractive exhibits at the fair is that of tho University School of Agriculture nnd Ex periment station. The appnratus for test ing and working various farm products will be shown by skilled operators and milk and soil tests will be carried on throughout the fair. Kntrlen In Speed Clne, The following entries have been recorded for the state fair races next week; Trotting, 2.25 class Decorah. Jr . b. II. n. Weeves (T. L. Lvninm: J W. ( b. k., Frank Dnlley (Frank Tin I ey): Panoris, I), x.. It. 10. Olffen (lllek licet up); George S.. b. g., C. Tanner (C. Tiinneri; Comp tine Jr., g. h., 15. A Nlmm i A Nlmm); 1'nlon .Medium. Jr.. c. Ii Frank Strahn (Frank Strahn); Weasel. Ii m , Al Itustell (Al IliiHMilli; W oody c , b s, c. vs . curry Ki. W. Curry;). Paring. 2.35 elnss Poncn, b. s., J M TS'e. (.1. M. Ulce). Nina Iltissell, b. ni . II It. T.attn (It. It. Latta); Dewey, r t, . j Patterson (J. Y. Patterson); Extenuate, b. m.. Fred Frnxler (Fred Frnsler). Lottie Lee, 1. m . V K. Kimball (Fred Woodcock); .Itiili-i' Kent. h. h.. W- I. Jolmnnti V. 1 Johnson); Hlrdlo A., 6. in. II. U. All.MiT Nclllo O.. Ii. m., Mr. H. E. rjincn . (D10K necrup); verny n., o- m.. JUKe liimore; Selden tilrl. b. m.. J A. Sprngtle (J. .M. Hrown). Pacing. 2:1S class finmo Cock. h. p.. 13. L Means (McC.owun); Sclilen Wll!-s. b. c, .1. A Suraciie (J M. Urnwn): Madcnu b. m.. John nanncrmnn (John Hanuermnin; Orval or orval wilKe.. o, a., diaries uun vnn f.r V V.Uihnlt: nllev'C. tr. ....lohll Strahn (John Strahn) ; Owen. Jr., William Snyder. Trottlnir. 2:45 clans Shadel.tnd. b. i! Utllv Wilson (J. W. Zlbbtl); Zellerton. b. m.. R. (-. Holland f B. C. 'Holland): Ilenrv MeVera. b. It.. Gus nreailenburir (Hart). Mark Ilnnna. h. Thomas A Youns (Thomas A. Young), Mabel L. h. in. Al rtusscll (Al Itiibsell); Panorls. b. m.. Ur It. 15. Clffen (DIcU Hcerup), Menlo WUk-s b. B.J. A. Spragne (J. M. Hrown). Pacing, 2:12 class Onltninn. 15. 1,. Meant; Kihnn II.. II It. Latta til. It. Lattn). Ethel n . Ii m . K Iv 1Cetnir IK. A llnrt): Louisa T., h. m.. John Hanncrman (John TJanneniinn); Nell Cnffr-sy. It. m.. Mlko Elmore (Mike Elmore): Cap Medium, n. ., Frank Strahn (Frank Strahn). Trottlnir. 2:22 class Scrnp. b. a.. II E WeldmcyerMJ. L. Vou Walt!). Nick Duff, h. ir . .1. A. Ilclfenbscher (F. A. Harti: I'nlon Medium. Jr.. c. h . Frank Strali-i (Frank Strnhni. Freak. Q W. Curry Woody (, O W. Curry. Trotting, 3:3') class .in-Alien, n. g.. i;. iv Kastner (F. A Hurt): l'nnnle K . b. in. Itlllv Klrkow (J. W. Zllibel): Lady Dirt! h. m., J. J. Meyers (Hob Mater.on); Henry Movent, t). . .. tins unncnmirn ninrii; Thelma. b. ni.. Al Hussell (Al mtsell I'ne'.nir. i':t rinss wneeicr woou inr. h h W. V. Wheeler tOenrne Adrlanee). Dpii Htir. b. Frank Dailey (Frank Dallcv) Oiinnn !.. li. m William Snvder: Fred II . h. g.. F. F lleln (F. F. llein,); Nina TV nel7 It. It. Latta (H. II. Lattn); Major Hob. c. M., Graves company: josio si . n in . D. 15 natulan (Charles Wiiltten); Norm v , h. Frank Lawronco (Mart), Ur. Tom. b c. I. J Edwards (I. J Edwnrdsi; Lula Lobasco. I m . Mlko Elmore; H'p'trie Storm, b. n.. J. D. Mlnen; Cup Medium. It. a. Frank Strahn (Frank Strahn): Jesle KIIiib. I), m . nert Wilkin marry Tiiorne). Trotting. 219 rlncs J. W C, b. tt., Frank Dalley t Frank Palley); Henry Grady, h. h . A. J. West (Harlnii)l Amerigo. I. f.. .1. H. Quell); Superintendent, b It., W. A. Sin l iv. A. Stiinz); Marie Cameron, h. ni., Ur W. L. Cameron; Fornix, h. g.. II. 15. Wlericmeyer (J. L. Von Witld); Frenk, tj. W Curry. Nntlon n Troulilenoine PrlHoner, PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Sept. 2. (Spo- clal.) When Deputy Sheriff J. D. Me- llrlde entered the Jail last evening with supper for the prisoners he noticed that the Yale padlock on tho cage was miss ing. Wnlle McBrldo wns putting on a new lock William Nation, who was ar rested In Nebraska City and who la await ing trial on the charge of robbing a storo n Union and on,o. In Murray, presented him with the old lock nnd a piece of broomstick, with which he had pried It off, he said. This Is tho second unsuccessful attempt Nation has mado to escape and Mcnrido says that during tho entire tlmo he has served as Jailer he never had a prisoner givo him as much trouble as this one. Arrested for llnot lonul nn. PLATTSMOUTH. Neb., Sept. 2. (Spe cial.) Sheriff Dronson enme down from Lincoln and took C. D. ftrlnkmnn luck with him, Drlnkman admitted that he conducted a restaurant In a small, village soventeen miles south of Lincoln and wa3 arrested for alleged, bootlegging. Ho gavo bond and skipped out before the case ciuno up for trUl. Dringman has resided In this city for somo time with his wife and their two children- His wifo had him nrrosted last week for being drunk and abusing his family and Police Judge Archer sent htm to Jail. His wlfo thon Informed the offi cers hero of tho "bootlegging" business and they Informed tho Lancaster author ities. Ilemilt of nn Kilicllinenl. COLUMUUS. Neb., Sept. 2.-(Speclal.) John Lawson, a farmer of Monroe town ship, experimented with Irrigation this season. He had two small fields of wheat, ono of nine acres, on which he threshed out fifty-one bushels to tho ncre, machine monsure. On another ten-acre field he got forty-two bushels to the aero. The wheat tests sixty-one pounds to the bushel which would make the yield larger than machluo measure. He is very enthusiastic over tho subject of Irrigation and believes It Is destined to soon work wondrous changes in Nebrasku farming. . I'rHKht Wri'rU nt Slelln. STELLA, Neb.. Sept. 2. (Special. ) No 24. the fast freight from thn north on the Missouri Pacific, due here at 7 20 p. m , was four hours late lest night and before reaching here tho train parted, with tho result that when the first part stopped a few moments later the, last division crashed Into It, derailing two tank cars, The mtident happened in the yards and did not delay traffic, as the trains passed on 'he switch. The wrecking crew had the track cleared up before noon today. in; t vt stand nm tvs St.vvr. .1, II. DrOrote. ot Mntllmin Count? .loin the It e i ii li 1 1 en n Part?. MADISON. Neb, Sept 2. -(Special) J. H. DeOrote, n life-long democrat, at tended the republican caucus of I'nlon pre cinct yesterday and wns one of the dele gates selected to the county convention This was Mr. DeOrote's first republican caucus. He Is a well known and prosper ous farmer living fohr miles north of tho city. He wns formerly a rabid democrat. but he has become convinced of tho fallacies of uryanlsm and is well satis- fled with the conditions tinder republican rule. Born In Germnny. he know3 a few things about militarism nnd laughs to scorn Bryan's efforts In that direction In this country. He Is an expatislonlst and wns only very recently convinced that frco silver was not tho thing. He said yester day that he yet had to hear of any good the democrats had done the country when In power. lurk County Woodmen. YORK, Neb., Sept 2. (Special.) At the York county Woodmen's picnic the follow ing history of Modern Woodmen organiza tions of York county was read by B. A, Ward: York camp No. 4j3 wi:t organized No vember 0, 1SS7; mcmbcrjiilp. 16); lost by death, II; bcnetlclnrlcs paid, $27,noO Litcklns camp No. 1.32 of McCool Junc tion wns organized February 23. ISJU. pres ent membership, 172; lost by death. 3; paid louses, $7.01. Morton camp No 1.377 of Ilrin .li. t wiim organized April 2a, is:. membtrshlp, . lost by death, 1; beneficiaries paid, !!,0i1 Lushton camp No. 1.3S2 was orgnnlzed May 9, 1RP0; membership, S3, one df.tfh; p.tld loss, $2.0V. Thayer camp has 7il Members, one death; p.tld loss. $2,000 Arborvlllc camp No. 1,4W was orgtinlzed October 13. ISM, and hns slxtv members, one death: paid beneficiary. $.t,0). Henderson camp No. l,4M wen organized December 10, lsttl: membership, iv no drntliH. Bradhuw camp No. 1,578 wns organized December 2!. 1V)I. and has a membership of eight) -two. one death; paid beneficiary, HAW. Greshntii enmp N-i. '.',CiK wits organized May 30, 1531, nnd has it mcmlrshin of sixty-two. one death; pali' beneficiary. $.!.). Wnco entup No 2.31!) was ntgunlzcd June 7. Kl. Hiid has sixty-live numbers: deaths. 3, paid bcncfielurleH. $!i.(rti. The total membership of Modern Wood men Is SiiH nnd it grand total of beneficiaries paid to York county widow, mothers hiiiI children Is $02.0"0. lloyd t'otiuty Fnlr. SPENCEIt. Neb., Sept. 2 (Special) Tho Boyd county fnlr Is now under full swing at Butte. Neb. The splendid crops In thl3 county furnish n fine display ot cereals and, coupled with an extensive pro gram ot sports nnd races, makes the fair the best over held In tho county. Spencer tnkes first money in hoth bnll games, viz.: Kid nine won from Butte by n scoro of 33 to 13. Batteries: Spencer, Tinsley and Klnnnlcy; Butte, Holt, Ad kins nml Kenaston. The most exciting game over played In the county was the second game of the fair, between the Spencer nine and Butto's heretofore un defeated crack team, resulting In the de feat of the latter by a scoro of 3 to fi. Batteries- Spencer. Cheatwood and Qulmi; Butte, Luber nnd Downs. Struck out: Cheatwood, 14; Luber. 4. Our bllllnrdl.it also won from the Butte expert hands down. The campaign speeches extensively ad vertised at Lynch. Spencer, Butte nnd Naper by the Bryanltes, wherein Harring ton, Svobodn nnd Golden were to expound their hallucinations, l'ell llko a chllllug frost on tho would-be expounders, as farm ers and business men aro too busy to listen to such vagnrlcs. Tllden Prima rj. TILDEN, Net... Sept. 2. (Special.) A spirited republican primary election oc curred here yesterday between the Kd Burnham and Putney factl's in the lection of delegates to ihe repuPllran county convention. The Burnham faction was defeated by a vote of 23 to 30. The delegation Is for F. L. Putney for prosecut ing attorney. The following named per sons ate delegates to tho county conven tion:, J. II. Klerstead. Peto Mlchaelson, M. W. Carmody. Will McDonald, Bernnrd Whllwer, W. W. Deuel, Alfred Denson. Dr. Douglas, Robert Rouse, William S. Hnrlow and Tom McDonald. Wnnt Itiirnl h'rrc Delivery. WEST POINT. Neb., Sept. : (Special ) A petition Is bclrg signed for the estab lishment of a rurnl free delivery mall route In Cuming county. The proposed route will be west of tho river to Mont erey and Aloys, and will cover twenty-eight mllca of the thickest settled portion of tho county. Mr. and Mrs. Adam Schlferl of St. Charles precinct celebrated their silver wedding an niversary on Saturday night. They nre pio neer citizens and the event was very largoly attended. DIxpati'lierN it t Sid lie;. SIDNEY. Neb., Sept. -.(Special Tele gram.) Owing to the Increasing business on tho I'nlon Pacific railroad Jt has been found necessary to establish a train dis patcher's oflVa hero to handle tho work between Sidney nnd Cheyenne. If. K, Co lit chief dispatcher, assisted by E. W. Way nick, 1j. U. Drown nnd W. A. Milliner. Sceral large rattle shipments were made from this point today destined for the South Omaha market. .loircrmin County I'lmlnnlstii, rAlHIIUHY. Neb., Sept. 2. (Special.) The fusion county convention was held yesterday afternoon and William Hoblnsnn wns on the third ballot nominated for ropre.sontative. No nomination was mado for rounty attorney nnd uftor soveralfbal lots for county commissioner William Jarobs of Washington precinct received n majority of the votes cast. H. S. Dlbb of Dcatrlce was present, with a long dis course on the trusts, imperialism, etc. lllixiilliiiiindN Trull n lluritliir. BEATRICE, Neb.. Sept. 2. (Special Tel egram.) Tho Pulton bloodhounds wero telegraphed for from Holracavllle this morning to trail burglars who attempted to enter tho houso of J. Simmons at that place last night. The dogs took (ho track from tho sceno of tho burglary and fol lowed It to tho house of Frank Lllly.i liv ing about six miles from Holmosvlllo and against whom suspicion bad been directed. ' i'nlile It ur If School, TAnLE HOCK, Nob., Sept. 2. (Special.) Our school year will commence tomor row, with tho following corps of teachers. Principal. Prof. L. W. Wlmborloy; assist ant principal, Miss Mlra Kerns; second grammar. Miss Lola L. Stanley: first gram mar. Miss Minnie Hoggs; second primary. Miss Elsie 1'lBher; first primary, Miss Kate Moore; assistant first primary, Miss Ilesslo Sutton. Siilonnn CloHrd nt Plnttnnmiitli, PLATTSMOUTH. Neb., Sopt. 2 -(Spc-clal.) In accordance with Instructions Boats the lha tt'i Has Always Bosji OA8TOXIZA. TL. I.. J It... II tt . -n...Li 'sirs the ,ne wra m mi mi SUM, a j. s c a sn. x jA. s The tt i iv 0 ii tt tt tt tt tt ii) tt tt tt tt Hi tt tt tt tt tt tt tt) tt tt Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi tt tt tt tt) tt tt) Hi ill tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt tt Parisian Dream City THE ONLY COMPLETE OFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE Great Paris Exposition Containing nearly 050 Superb Nickel Plato Half Tone Views of tlie Exposition buildings, grounds and exhibits. THE LIST OF HALF TONES EMBRACES ALSO A FULL LINE OF THE Great Statues and Famous Paintings on exhibition in the Art Halls of the Exposition, includ ing the Htiperb and matchless Imperial German Collection from the Palaces of tho Empire, including also a special reproduction of the private library and literary workshop of Frederick the Great, in the palace at PotHdain. Remember, the Parisian Dream City is tho only American edition containing the Ofllcial Photo graphs of the French Government, in addition to the special features enumerated above. Terms Free to all readers of this paper. Send 10 cents per number to pay cost of mailing and handling and any number or numbers desired will be for warded by return mail. Address THE BEE PUBLISHING CO., MASIA from Chief of I'ollco Slater the saloons In I'lattsmoutli wero all closed this morn ing at 9 o'clock and remained closed tho remainder of tho day. even entrance to the back door being Impossible. The re sult proved to be so highly satisfactory that the order will probably remain In force for some tlmo to come. t.'filiiniliiiii' i:ie-trle I.IrIiI, COLUMUUS, Neb.. Sent. 2.- (Special.) The Electric Light company has ordered the necessary material for nn all-night circuit. A canvass was made and enough patronage secured to warrant this move. All the hotels, St. Mary's hospital and. St. Frauds' academy havo agreed to use tho light, besides the hanks anij a number of business houses have subscribed for the all-night service. IIoj'm Itnnd .MniiRli-il, BEATRICE. Neb., Sept. 2. (Special Tel- erram.) The 12-yenr-old son of Wllllnm Weston, a farmer living near Holmesvllle, hud his right hand caught In a corn sheller Saturday afternoon and badly mangled. It wns necessary to amputate several of tho boy's lingers to save the hand. Cns Comity MnrtnnK Itrrord. PLATTSMOUTH. Neb.. Sent. 2 (Spo- clal.) Recorder Oeorge A. Hay gives the following Cass county mortgage record for August: Farm Property Filed. 16,20 1, released. $33,609. City Property Filed, J3.202, released, $l,DSr. Ilnriii'sn Stolen, SYRACUSE. Neb.. Sept. 2. (Special Tel egram.) Fred Warren had a set of double harness stolen last night. They were taken from the barn of his partner, who Uvea near thn cemetery. The thief was traced for some distance. On for n Hunt. BEATRICE, Nob.. Sept. 2. (Special Tel egram.) A party of about a half dozen leading business men of tho city left for tho northern part of the state this after noon on a week's trip. Double Truck In Use, COLUMBUS, Nob., Sept. 2. (Special.) The new double, track on the Union Pacific from this point to Benton, eight miles Hospe's Overstock Art Sale inou'iio mo nriRiiinif- nun cnpii-h m the world's Bivalent urtlhtsln onie i-nsps wo hnvo only ow of n kind, nml ttH tho stock Is being rapidly diminished It Is to your Interest to call its eniiy ns possible to get Just wlint. yon want Here's it hint nt the discounts we nre Clvlug 10f plotmes, le Mc plettites, .V -fiOc pictures, 10o-7.V pictures. 'J.'e S1.00 pictures, ."c-$l..'0 pictures, r.Oe ?'.00 pictures, 7iie--$-l.OO pictures, 08e on others rafshiK l prl'' from $5,0,0 to $ri0.00 the discount Is from 10 to .'0 per cont. Kvery picture In the store sub ject to this discount. A. HOSPE, Muslo ail Art. 1613 DoiitlM. The Best on Earth- now often you henr that expression. We don't need to make It when we speak of our men's $:t.."0 slmes-the shoe spenks for Itself. Kvery day we have our S.i.fiO shoe customers come In and buy them aualn -that's the best iii'ku ment we can make for them they suit tho people that wear them, The new winter tans, box calf and viol kid, with hpnvy soles, make Ideal winter nhoes. You mlKht Just as well save $l.."0 mi your winter" shoes. Drexel Shoe Co., 119 FAKNAM STREET. 20 Parts Complete the Scries. It Parts Now Ready for Delivery. to m m i m ( (0 (0 m m 9) m m to m to m a ( east, was opened to tratllc yesterday. Al though only a short distance. It will ex pedite business very much and will do away with the blockading of tho yards hero, something which frequently occur when the t raffle Is heavy. Mothers endorse It, ehlldreiiTllkn It. old folks use It. We refer to Ono Minute Cough Cure. It will quickly cure 'all throat and lung troubles. HYMENEAL IlllllllCTI-llll II Wll , SIDNEY, Neb.. Sept. 2. (Speclnl Tele gram.) Mark W. Mdlnga of Bridgeport and Miss Lillian II. Hnnway of thn same town were married here this morning be fore County Judge M. J. Sanderi. Pli'ime tlie Children. Children like Cnsrni-ets Candy Ca'har'lf because they tnsto guvl. do good, make tin little ones well anil keep them In go)d health. Druggists. 10c, CSc. 50c We havf broken the spell of high prices on optical good but our wolk Is the usual high Mandturt that comrj from Aloo & ponfoM'a We cx.iinlne ys fr, but wn furnish glse or.Jjr when neded -We have our own man ufacturing plant nnd grind nil our o-.vn !enc THE AtOE & PENF0LD CO., Lemlltifr Srlrntlflr Opticians. 1406 Fnrnntn. OMAHA. OPPOSITE PAXTON HOTEL.