iTIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, JULY 9, 1901.
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Oity Offioiali Wendar What They Will D.
with tha Ortrltp.
BULL FIGHTER GETS AN UGLY TOSS
Mini Zella Kennorthr I" Crownrd
tlnceii ,rt the fnrnlvnl City C'nun-
clt Omits IIh Kxnertctl Sin
olnl Session.
Just now, while the city officials Are wor
rying over the annual levy, they are nr.o
wondering hat lo dd with the overlap
of (42,000. This much ot'nn overlap In now
outstanding and ran he paid by the Issu
ing of general Indebtedness bonds, provid
ing tho people can be Induced to vote In
the affirmative, City Attorney Lambert
holds the same as he has In years gone
by, that tho city Is not compelled to pay
nn overlap, Inasmuch as the charter pro
vides how much money can be appropriated
each year. In other words, Mr. Lambert
says that the city ran. If It chooses, re
pudiate Its overlap and start the fiscal year
with a clean set of books. If this In done
there will be firemen, policemen and other
city ofllclals going without pay and any
number of claims will be placed on the per
manent retired Hat.
"While this may' be the law," said a city
olllclal yesterday, after learning of tho
opinion of the city attorney, I do not con
sider that the city of South Omaha should
repudiate any of Its debts and therefore
I am In favor of an issuo of bonds.'
Another party who buys bonds extensively
said that South Omaha had tho reputation
of nnrlnK its debts and he did not like
the idea of repudiating any outstanding
warrants.
"It Id safe to predict." said another ofI
clal. "that the city will look aftur Kb fn
debtedness and maintain. Its credit with
the bond huyers of the east as well as with
the people at home."
General Indebtedness bonds can bo floated
for 5 per cent, so It Is stated, and If tho
Issue Is authorized It will be done at the
flection to bo held In November.
Somo members of tho council are afraid
that a bond proposition will not carry on
account of the low valuation returned by
the tax commissioner and tho necessarily
high levy, tluyers who have been ap
proached on the subject Bay that the bonds
If long time, will sell, but that no prumluni
of nny largo nmount will be paid. Tho ex
pensu of n special election will bo large,
so it has been virtually agreed, In com
mittee, by tho council that tho proposition
will be put oft until tho regular election
In the fall.
Hull Cntctien (Jnrcln.
Onlv a few hundred neople witnessed th
bull fight at the amphitheater, Twenty-fifth
ami n streets, lunt evening. Tho exhibition
wa'i the samo as given heretofore with tho
execution that Ilafael Oarcla, ona of tho
participants In the fight, lost his footing
In mnklnir a run for a stllo and fell 10 tne,
ground. Dofore flarcla could regain his
feet the bull was upon him and tossed him
Into tho air a few feet, in coming uown
Oarcla landed all right and In tho racantlmo
tho attention of tho bull was directed to
other parts of the arena by tho frantic
wavlnir nf vnrl-colored niantllllOS.
Tho scene created considerable eXClte-
mnnt nmnnz those who wltnOSSCd the por-
formance. Garcia was .carried from the
arena on a stretcher and every attention
was given to him. As soon as It was round
that he was not Injured beyond a slight
bruise or two Manager Mattox announced
tlik tnnt t n thn niMtanrp ' -1
After he had recovered from his surprise
ana tne snocK inciaem 10 ins suuueu.
rrnt intn th nlr Oarcla remarked to Mat
tox that ho would not havo cared It he
hni neon Inlurod in a sure enough fight,
but he disliked the Idea ot falling to make
a iiafe getaway In a Sunday school play.
Following the Qarcla Incident tho asso
elation put on an exhibition of rough riding
which proved to be very good.
(lutrn lit Crowned.
Mlns Zelln. Kenworthy. a beautiful and
popular youug woman of South Omaha,
waa crovncd queen of the carnival ai tne
amphitheater last night. The audienco was
not us Inrirn as nxnocted. but the manage
ment carried out tho program to tho lottor.
Calcium lights addod greatly to tho scene,
whloh was nulla a nretty one. A' musical
program of ten numbers waa rendered,
those on this program being Bond's band,
Mm. nnrv C. Richmond and J. C. Carley.
tm nftiM-nnnn thi. nncen will ride . at
tho head of "ho flower parade which starts
from Twenty-fourth and J streets at 4 p. m.
No Council Meettnir.
Contrary to expectations no special meet
Inc of tho city council was hold last night
It Is understood, however, that a call will
bo sent out today and that meetings will
be held Tuesday And Wednesday evenings.
It is necessary that the annual levy ordt
nance be passed before July 15. Members of
tho flnaneo committee are now working on
the annual levy and appropriation ordl
nances no wellas on the estimate ordinance.
There does not seem to be any prospect o
tho levy being reduced below 65 mills and
tho chances are that It will remain th
same as last year, 56 mills.
niato City aoaslp.
Sandhill stern sold at the yards here
yesterday for .7.
Mayor Kelly Is expected home today from
h short business trip.
There Is a big horse sale billed at the
BtocK yards tor tonay.
Speculators predict that the price of beef
win arop in ticpiemncr.
The iiollce nre arresting oil suspicious
characters (ounu. in tne city.
Chief Mitchell now has siieclnl police
scnuereu in an pans oi me cny.
Quite a number of the city officials are
Arranging tor meir summer vacations.
The Street Fair association continues to
max preparations ror governor s day.
Hog receipts so far this year show a
increase over last year or over w.vn nean.
A daughter has been born to Mr. and
Mrs. Charles H. Nelson, 17CM Missouri avc'
nue.
It Is nredlcted that there will lu tilentv
of beef cattle on the mnrket hero before
trie summer Is over.
Every one who visits the street fair ap
rears to be pleased with the music ren
dereu ty uona s nana.
The sewer at Twenty-first and L. street
cuved In yesterday nnd this will put the
street commissioner nnd his forces to a lot
Caetfee, fton't Uke the wlc, wstsrr I
Wltea Hull pP"-Uoo rprMn4 to tw M
eealale" wl leohol which Irrttiw
skla aai. tkta InwnulW. u finMr potion.
tlf pin! IUM esolosed la
f trouble In order to make the necessary
repairs.
It Is rxneeted thnt there will be aboJt
two dozen decorated vehicles In tho flower
parade this afternoon.
Mrs. D. D. Ashlev of New York City
s thn auest nf her brother. Harry Tagit.
Twenty-fifth nnd F streets.
It w.i ri-rwirird Inst nlrht that nulte a
number, of Midway ahowB had pulled out
on account of no patronage.
Joe lneersnll. a bartender at Twenty-
Ixth and Q streets, reported to the police
yesterday that he had been touched for It.
John F. fUtchhart. formerly the editor
of the South Otimhii Sun. came tin from
his home In Lincoln yesterday to spend the
ay wnn menus.
Mrs. O. H. IJrcwer and daughter. Edith.
have gone to Uuffalo, N, Y., to visit the
exposuion. j rom tncre tncy win go to
Norwich, N, V,, to spend the summer.
Frank Chittenden has returned frnm n
fishing trip to Washington lake. He tells
some big stories about big catches, but
lauen 10 mane good oy snowing any or his
catch.
Mr. and Mm. Newton, nisxlpr hnvo r.
turned to their home at Carleton, Nob.,
after a fortnight's visit with Mr. and Mrs.
"nimiii'Ry, lino ronn iwenty-iourm
street.
ROSTRATED BY NERVOUSNESS
Mrs. A. O. Ilnlley of North Twenty
Ftinrth .Street CnllniiNrn nil it
Fnlse Atnrm In iSniinileil.
Mrs. A. O. llallcy of 1C10 North Twenty-
fourth Ktroet Is seriously 111 with nervous
prostration, said to be the result of worry
over business affairs, all of which hat been
aggravated by Intensely torrid weather.
Mrs. Bailey became hysterical yesterday
afternoon. Several neighbors rushed to hci
roHcue and one of them gave her a large
doso of n-hotne remedy which produced vio
lent naufpa. Other neighbors who dropped
lu later observed the symptoms and sus
pected twit the woman had taken poison.
n this way u report of attempted suicide
gained circulation. Dr. lmpey, who at
tended Mrs. Halley, states positively that
thore was not the slightest evidence of
poison, and that extreme ncrousness Is
tho only trouble.
"Mrs. Uallcy has been kteplng boarders
and It Is said that she has experienced
somo difficulty In muklng collections and
that this, together with the absence of her
husband, caused her to collapse. Dr. Impoy
says she will recover.
SWEET MUSIC AT THE DEN
Concert Follow Itpulnr Iiiltlntlon
t crvmimlm rtf (lie ICiiIkM
of Ali-Kar-Ilon.
A pleasing novelty was Introduced In tho
initiation ot novices at the den of Ak-Sar
Ben Monday evening through the courtesy
of W. W. Cole. The manager of Krug park
sent to tho den the members of Krug Park
band and after the usual ceremonies a
brief concert was held In the hour usually
devoted to speeches.
About forty residents of Omaha were
made knights ot the realm ot Ak-Sar-Ilea
VII last night, while from abroad came B,
K. Bowman and W. O, Maher of Chicago,
Fred C. Whitney of Des Molnea, Max Mer
rltt of Cincinnati, J. W. KluUluger of Du
buque, II. J. Mohr of St. Louis and C. D.
Kuther of Stanton, Neb.
Tho artificer of tho knights has made
several Improvements In the arrangemont
of tho den and the muchlnery used In tho
Initiations which aro very much appreciated
by the members.
MAY LOSE HIS LEFT EYE
Little Ilrncc Ilradr I" the Victim of
it Serious Fourth of July
Aeclilrnt.
Bruco Brady, the 3-year-old son of A.
P. .Brady, 'mail carrier, 2222 Grace
street, who. was shot, by Fred Nichols, a
small boy, on the evening ot July 4, may
lose tho sight of his left eye as a result of
the accident.
No blame Is attached to tho Nichols boy.
as. t Is said that tho Brady child appeared
unexpectedly, within range of the pistol,
which was loaded with a blank cartridge.
Tho charge took effect In tho left eye,
burning a considerable portion of the face.
Dr. Impey, the attending physician, sayo
tho child suffers much pain, and It has been
found necessary to put the, child under thu
Intluenco of sedatives whenever the wound
Is dressed.
RENDERS OIL USELESS
Hallway Appllnnqe on AVIiieh I,u
brlcntliiR Fluid ! Not
Omaha men control the patents which
are to be ueed by the Moffat Railway Bear
Ing company, which was recently Incor
porated at Augusta, Me., for $25,000,000
A. B. Hunt, J. A. Perkins, R. S. Hall and
a number ot well known Omaha railroad
men, who refuse to make public their con
nection with' the company, aro stockholders.
The company Is to manufacture railway
bearings which do away with friction al
most entirely and make oil unnecessary!
Tho bearings are not unlike roller bear
ings and are applicable to any sort of a
vehicle. Other companies havo. organized
which will manufacture buggies that aro
provided with the new patents.
DROWNED IN PHILIPPINES
Fred Martin, Former Flee Carrier,
Merta an Untimely
Dentil.
Fred Martin, an Omaha boy who was for
years engaged In carrying a route for The
Bee, was drowned May S In the Phlllpplno
Islands. He was a son ot Wallace Mur
tin, whoso home Is at 4215 North Twenty
fourth street. The deceasod was a mem'
ber of Company C, Twentieth Infantry, and
has served In tho Philippines since the
breaking out of the insurrection. His rein
ttves In this city have Just received In
tclllgcnce of bis unhappy fate.
The I'm ii -A inert run Kxponltlon
will be tho greatest this couutry has ever
seen. The entire machinery will be run by-
power furnished from Niagara falls. Al
though the power required Is enormous, wo
believe the cataract Is equal to the task,
tho same as Hosteller's Stomach Bitters Is
equal to the task of supplying tho body
with motive power when. It In ruu down.
There Is no medicine in the world so good
for dytpepsla Indigestion, constipation,
flatulency "nd nervousness. Try It.
Missouri I'arlllo Improvements.
Ten wooden bridges along tho Missouri
Pacific, several of which are on the Belt
line which encircles Omaha, arc being to
placed by stone culverts.
Superintendent Rnthburn of Atchison,
who spent yesterday In Omaha, says that
It will be but a short time till all the
wooden bridge on the line will give wny to
stono culverts, At- soon as the wooden
bridges wear out they lire to be replaced
by tho more substantial structures, Thirty
five miles of new s eel Is to bo laid be
tween Atchison and Omaha this year.
Salvntlon Armr Cuiup.
Old Fort Omaha has been transformed
Into a white city. The Salvation Army litis
established Its fresh air camp at the pist
nnd during the rest of the summer the poor
women and children of the city are to be
given an outing. The Salvation Army peo
ple have also necured the use of bulld(ns
nt the post and In case of storm the
campers may llnd shelter In the barracks.
Every ten days the personnel of the
party will change. At no time will more
than ten families be entortalned. The
guests of the army will be given wholesome
food and need not work unless they see
fit. The first squad will leave the Daven
port Street barracks for the. post this afternoon.
ASPHALT WILL BE REPAIRED
Councllmei D olde to Patch Up th Hriti
in DiftctWf Btmts.
FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS THE LIMIT
l.nst Olistnclc to Openlnw nf Thlrt).
Thlrd Street Itemoveil Cur Line
Will Now He Extended to
rrospcot Hill.
Fifteen thousand dollars will be spent
within the next few weeks In repairing
defective asphalt paving.
Yesterday afternoon's meeting of the city
council as a general committee was given
over almost entirely to a discussion of the
dangerous condition ot Omaha streets.
Petitions for the repair of Sixteenth street
wore read and the contract of the Barber
company for repairs on asphalt streets
was again considered.
The contract under consideration pro
vides that not more than 116,000 Is to bo
spent. President Karr submitted the con
tract to thq committee and a ballot on Its
adoption resulted In a vote of I to i.
Couucllmen Trostlcr, Zlmman, Burklcy and
Hoye voted in the negative. Affirmative
otes were cast by Councllmen Karr, Has
call, Whltuhorn and Lobcck. Councilman
Mount U9 not present.
It was suggested that Mayor Moorcs be
asked to tell the committee whether he
would veto the contract In case It was
approved by the council. The miyor was
c.illed Into tho meeting and refused to
state what his tictlon would be. Ho saU
that thu repairs culled for nn expenditure
In excess uf the amount uow lu the re
pair fund and that ho Is opposed to making
expenditures which will result In an over
lap to be cared for In next year's levy.
Councilman Trostler finally consented to
oast his vote In the affirmative. This
Insures thu approval of the contract at
the council meeting this evening.
Mayor Moorcs, Councllmen Zlmman and
tho other members of the council who
voted against tho repairs maintained that
the Sixteenth street paving is beyond re
pair und should bo entirely resurfaced.
Councilman Zlmman suggested that tho
holes on Sixteenth street he filled with
gravel aDd that the street be closed until
tho property owners see tit to put the pav
ing In good condition.
Persons owning property which Is to bo
taken for the opening of Thirty-third
street between California and Burt streets
appeared before the committee nnd offered
to accept warrants In payment for the
damago they will suffer by tho street open
ing on condition that they be allowed to
buy their housex back from the city at a
low figure. The committee agreed to this
and voted to accept $175 from the owners
for flvofliouses which must be moved.
This romoves tho last obstacle to the ex
tension of tho Harney car line west to
Thirty-third street and north to Prospect
Hill ceraitcry.
Permission was granted the Knights of
Ak-Sar-Bcn to fence In and use for street
fair purposes the same streets which were
enclosed during tho oriental carnival last
fall. Tho knights aro to have the use of
the streets from September 9 to 23.
MUST PAY PERSONAL TAXES
Clt) Trensurcr IIciinliiKK Will lleuew
Ills War AKiilitftt Uc
llnijueii ts.
The city treasurer's van Is to. make Us
appearance upon the streets, or umaua
again. During the present wock the plan
of collecting personal taxes which proved
so successful iaBt year will bo put Into
operation again.
Person: who have not paid their per
sonal taxes for 1901 may expect to see tho
treasurers vau at their front door any day.
Taxes became delinquent July 1 and Mr.
Hennlng.i will spare no effort in gathering
In the taxes from people who are not In
clined to toe the mark. He has not out
lined any particular territory for his col
lectors, but will start them on a freelancing
tour of ihe city.
"Tho van system of collecting taxes was
a great success last year," remarked the
city treasurer. "After we had levied upon
office furniture and household goods lu a
tow places people found that we meant
business and paid their taxes without much
opposition. Wo did not begin work with
the van soon enough. Many people moved
beforo wo got to them.
"This year we will begin operations early
and the work will continue until everything
has been collected. We do not propose to
havo people escape their taxes. By getting
things lined up so early In the season I
hope to make the personal tax collections
much larger than they wero In 1000. Kvery
cent of personal tax will bo collected whoro
tho persons assessed have property that we
can find."
Mr. Hennlngs h.i3 Issued a call for f550,-
000 worth of city warrants which will ceaso
to draw Interest July 10. This call Includes
all tho outstanding city warrants. On July
13 JHO.OOO worth of school warrants will be
retired, This call will wipe out all the
outstanding school warrnnts.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Mrs. 8. Arnsteln and children have gone
caft to spenu ine buiiiiiici.
Miss Isabella Tlhodcs and mother havo
irnii tn' Buffalo for u month's visit.
Mrs. H. II. Harder of St. Oeorge, Utah,
Is visiting Mrs. George H. Payne at 3&2
Lincoln boulevard.
Mrs. Thomas J. Kelly nnd Miss Luclle
r-i I . I 1A uanlnrHiit- nil tn.i M tl'.IIIKPll
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road for Chicago, where they will spend
ine summer.
Mr. nnd Mrs. A. W. Uennitt of Auburn,
F. M Housh of Nellgh, O. H. Swlngley ot
Beatrice and C. B. Allen of Lincoln are
state guests ut the Murray.
Broken Bow, Bartlott Richards and W. G.
Comstock of T-Jllsworth nnd C F. Way of
Lincoln aro in urn uci munu.
t ...vru., 1lo.rirt wnn 1H11P1 in Chi
cngo yesterday to Daniel K Osgodby of
Omtiha, manager of the Pasteur aoclno
company, huh miss Annn u. .u.ikhui.
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ley und F. L. Lemon of Lincoln. C. A.
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Nebrasknnfi at thot Merchants': K. M.
scant?, jr., ana nan. w u. ivtun, uKtuui
in fUnfXaa S.r I'll 1n PI l.n A I
l, it vucii v inn iva iivuiii tt'u t ,
Hrown, I-tncoJn; M. MeHeth, Greeley; H.
H Jenness. O'Neill; h. E. Klrkpatrlck,
IIa.hi rr rn J . I L. U .- Pnl.c IiIifa
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Clark Hodues. yardman nt the Hcnshaw
hotel, charged with stealing some ot the
hotel sllverwnre and pawning it, was ur
rested last night by pmergency Oinoer
uiumviii. i ui? Hiivrrwure who rccuvricii uj
rawnsnop mncer nnoop.
An unknown woman drove over 3-ycur-
old Florence Trobv at Twentv. seventh nnd
St, Mary's avenue last evening, but for-
tunaieiy a noi injure ner greatly, rne
womnn drove nwny without stopping to
mako an Inquiry. The little clrl was taken
to her home at 700 South Twenty-seventh
street.
Justice of the Peace William Altstartt
ccienrataii nis sixty-slxtn birthday anni
versary at his home, sjo South Sixteenth
street, Suturday, There wns a little house
party, attended by his children and grand-
cniiurcn, ill wnicn several congratulatory
mi-nsusc, some oi mem rrom tne miner
land, were read.
A natch Of burnlnc weecln nt Twr.nl v.
fourth and Graver streptH vin thn r.iii,
of calling out the flro department at 1:30
o emeu yesternay anernoon. An hour later
ii ouncn oi uurning rags rnlled the de
partment to the Burkley I'rliitlnir com
Pony's plant, IH-US North Fifteenth street
The damage was nominul.
APPEAL TO ANDREW CARNEGIE
Philanthropic Millionaire linn Imi
tation to Contribute to Oniahn
Aadltorlum.
Andrew Carnegie Is to be touched while
he Is In an easy mood for a contribution to
the Omaha auditorium fund. President
Sanborn ot tho nudltorlum committee has
Instituted steps to see that the auditorium
project Is brought to Mr. Carnegie's at
tention with all the momentum that can be
added to tho lnilnuatlng suggestion by a
congressman from Nebraska. It was a lit
tle telegraphic Item that moved the presi
dent ot the auditorium committee to this
action. The Item stated that tho mayor
of Covington, Ky., bad Just received In
formation from Mr. Carnegie that he had
contributed 120,000 to the establishment ot
an auditorium at Covington.
Ircsldcnt Sanborn at once wired Con
gressman Mercer asking hlra to exert him
self toward securing a touch-down for at
least (25,000 at tho same goal, suggesting
three reasons for making the application
through the congressman flrst( because
"wo need the money;" second, because he
was satisfied that the philanthropic million
aire would recognize the deserving
character of the project, and third, bo
cause It was understood that Congressman
Mercer enjoyed a personal acquaintance
with Mr. Carnegie.
After wiring Mr Mercer several days ago
President Sanborn also wrote htm at length
and the committee at Its metlng yesterday
endorsed his action .tnd his communications
Mr. Snnborn stated that he understood that
while lu Washington some time ago Mr.
Carnegie had called upon Congressman Mer
cer and had suggested n desire to do some
thing for Nebraska. He had already done
something for Lincoln and Fremont, but
that his gifts to those two towns were
comparatively small, when his gifts to other
states wire considered. Tho telegram and
letter wore sent In time to reach Congress
man Mercer beforo he starts( on his trip
around the world. It Is understood that he
will etart on that trip from Washington
Tuesday.
Subscriptions were reported to tho
amount of J.'O.', and a considerable grist of
musical festival bllli was allowed. The
Mulvlhlll Bill Posting company submitted
n bill for (HS.K0 for work done for the
musical festival and donated tho amount by
calling It square, for which a vote of thanks
was tendered.
FIRE RECORD.
Hotel nt Aliitwurth,
AINSWORTH. Neb., July 8.(Speclnl
Telcgrom.) This afternoon between 4 and
5 o'clock, with the wind bl wing n hurri
cane and a heavy duststorm blinding every
body, tho Hotel Dcbue, near tho Fremont
& 11 k born depot, was destroyed by fire, to
gether with the hotel bnrn and a vacant
house ndjolnlng. Tho hotel was worth
probably $3,000, partially insured. Had tho
wind been from the south Instead of from
the west nothing could have saved the main
business portion of tho town. Tho fire boye
responded promptly nnd did good work in
saving tho residence of Mrs. Ilodenbaugh,
though It wns separated but a fow feet from
tho burned buildings.
While tho fire was raging the wind un
roofed a freight car In tho yards, tore tho
front oft n business house, broke out a
portion of ono end of the public echool
house, carried away awnings, broke down
chimneys and demolished F. E, Clllct's
big red barn west of town.
tirnml IkIiiiiiI (Inn I'lnnt.
OIIAND ISLAND, Neb., July 8. (Special.)
Tho flro department was this morning
tailed to .tho Grand islandi,.Gai company's
works. Fire from an ,unkpo.wn origin, sup
posed to be Incendiary, started under the
coalblns. Owing fo a "wrong alarm and the
fact that the department, was out. late last
evonlng it was twenty-five minutes after
tho alarm that the first water was poured
on tho burning building. It had such a
start by this time thnt the shed, a heavy
structure, was a total loss! On n eldetrack
beside tho shed the B, & M. railroad had
a car ot shingles and finishing lumber and
this, too, was largely a loss, Some alarm
was felt for the gas tank of tho company,
ten feet from the burning shed, but the
wind was In an opposite direction, so the
tank was saved. Tho gas company's loss
13 $1,200, covered by Insurance, nnd the
B. & M. loses the best pRrt ot a car, also
the contents, covered by the blanket policy
on tho rolling stock.
Fifteen Tlioumiml Acres nf Wheat.
GREAT BEND, Kan., July 8. Fifteen
thousand acres of wheat went up in Homes
hero this afternoon. The fire was started
by an unknown man throwing a lighted
cigar Into a field. Everything was nn dry
as tinder and soon a destructive flro was
In progress.
Tho Inhabitants all loft their work and
exhausted all the methods they knew for
lighting fires, but It was late this evening
beforo the flro was under control.
Roughly estimated the loss In wheat will
aggregate 300,000 bushels, nearly all ot
tfhich was In stack.
Fomytltr Fire Cot Liven.
HELENA, Mont., July- 8. Two unknown
men were burned to death and elevon In
Jtired In a fire that destroyed the Occiden
tal hotel at Forsythn at the county seat
of Rosebud county this morning. Tho men
were employed us section hands.
Tho Northern Pacific otlhouse and coal
blns were burned nnd tho ruins of the
buildings blocked the track for several
hours.
Oglethorp Hotel, Brunswick.
BRUNSWICK, Ga.. July 8. During a
thunderstorm today tbo Oclethorn hotel.
the leading hostelry of the city, was struck
by lightning and set on fire. The down
nour of rain wns like a torrent, which ma
tcrlally aided In controlling the fire. Tho
hotel wns badly damaged, the loss amount
ing to about 40 per cent of Its value, which
was $200,000. There were no casualties.
Form! Fire Grown In Volume.
BUENA VISTA. Colo., July 8. The forest
flro southeast of this city seems to be
growing In volume today. The Are started
yesterday and was at first reported to bi
In the vicinity of White Pine, but this
afternoon word came that It was not
threatening White Pine, but was near G.ir-
flild, in Chaffee county. It U believed much
timber haB been destroyed.
Hum Near I'umoiinnc.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., July 8. (Special.)
Sunday night at 11 o'clock fire was dis
covered in a barn at the rear of the Pres
byterian parsonage, The department soon
had the fire under control Thn building
was among many other frame structures
near the business portion. The loss Is
$200; insured.
Kansas liny Press Foundry.
KANSAS CITY, July 8. Fire tonight de
stroyed tho foundry of tho Kansas Hay
Press company at tho foot of Fourth street
In tho west bottoms district ot this city.
Tho loss Is $100,000, partially covered by
Insurance,
.Springfield Manuf nvtrln;i I'lunt.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., July 8. Fire today
totally destroyed the three. story Jobbing
and manufacturing plant of the F. C. Her
mann Saddlery company. Loss about $50,
000, partially covered by lesurance.
OMAHA MAY GET SWITCH MEN
IiUriatUnilUiion OtniiJsn Bimtral f
Htadqaartiri frsm Buffalo
CAUSED BY ADVERSE INSURANCE LAWS
Onicem Find Themselves Hampered
by Law Which Heiinlre Deposit
of 10U,(KH with the Treasurer
of the Stntc of ew York.
The International Switchmen's Journal
has been taken to Buffalo, N. V., where It
will bo printed for a short time at least,
but there Is a strong probability that the
Journal will not only be brought back to
Omaha, but that It will bring with It the
headquarters oi the union, which were
formally located In Buffalo in May by the
International convention.
Thu change will bo brought about by
the provisions of tho law of the state ot
Now York regulating fraternal Insurance
companies. Tho convention which located
the headquarters at Buffalo also passed
a law requiring each member ot the society
to Insure his life to an amount not Uss than
$500 In the society. As there are about
12,000 members of the organization, the low
est amount ot such Insurance at the outset
would bt $5,000, while tho estimated amount
approxlmatpg $18,000. Under the law of New
York societies operating In this manner are
required to deposit with the state treasurer
$100,000 before they are permitted to wrlto
a policy which may be enforced In the
courts. According to the statements of
some of the supreme ameers the
switchman's i nlon cannot mako such a
dep. Bit, and unless some way of evading th
law Is dovlBed it will be necessary for tne
headquarters to be lemoved to some statu
where the laws nre less rigorous. The
matter has been discussed by the executive
board and It has been decided to remove
the headquarters to Omaha If the ofllclals
of the state of New York Insist upon the
enforcement of tho law.
The location of the headquarters In
Omaha would bring to tho city scverul hun
dred persons, would Increase the deposits
lu the banks of tho city to a couslderuble
extent and by thu publication of the Jour
nal would place about $10,00 a year In cir
culation through business channels,
It 'Is stated that tho prospect for the
change Is bright, as several organizations
havo herctoforo vainly attempted to evade
tho federal Insurance laws of the state, ex
hausting every known expedient.
MOTHER AND CHILD UNITED
.Mrs. .lours of Clieyennc .Meet DhukIi
trr from Whom Mlie l'urtcil Sev
enteen Yenrn Ako.
After seventeen years of separation, Mrs.
Richard Jones and her 18-year-old daughter,
Sarah, were reunited In Omaha Sunday even
ing. For the past week Mrs, Jones met every
train ut thn Union station In the hope of
seeing ber daughter, who arrived In New
York from Wales n few days ngo. Sunday
night her vigil was rewarded, and the
mother claBped In her arms the child she
left In Wales to search for wealth In
America.
Mrs. Jones Is tho wife of a wrecking crow
foroman of the Union Pacific, nt Cheyenne,
and lives In tho Wyoming capital. Mr.
Joiict ts her second husband. When sun
camo to this country with hor first husband
seventeen years ago, her little, daughter,
Sarah, was in ruch poor health that phy
slclans said she would not survive the
ocean trip. Tho child was left with grand
parents.
Fortune did not smile on the young Welsh
couple. They hoped to mako money enough
to bring their llttlo daughter to America
In a year or two, but reverses enrae and
finally the husband died. For years tho
widow struggled to secure tho money to
bring her daughter across the ocean, but
in vain.
Finally she remarried and found herself
the mistress of a comfortable borne and
possessed ot sufficient means to carry out
her long-cherished plans.
Seasonable Fashions
3859
Girl's Thrce-qiorUr Coat
$ to 12 yrs.
Girl's Three-quarter Coat, No. 3850.
The three-quarter coat Is a conspicuous nnd
deserved favorite for little girls' wear and
Is adapted to many materials. The smart
little model shown Is of black talteta, with
stitched edges and an additional cellar ot
cream point do Venice, and Is perfectly
suited to the season's needs, but cloth or
cheviot In dark blue, tan, gray or white
can bo substituted when preferred.
The coat Is cut In box style, with
slightly curved back and Btraight fronts
the fitting liolnf accomplished by means uf
shoulder and under-arm seams. As lllus
(rated, tho sleeves are tn coat ntyle, but the
pattern also provides for the bishop model
shown In tho back view. At the neck Is a
big turn-over collar, that Is quite complete
without the lace, and pockets are Inserted
In each front and finished with stitched
overlaps. Tho right front laps over tho loft
In double breasted style, nnd thu closing U
offected by mtans ot buttonholes and but
tons, which, tn the original, are of hand
somo cut steel
To cut this coat for a girl 8 years of age
iVt yards of muterlal 111 Inches wide, 2
yards 14 Inches wide, or ITi yards 50 Inches
wide, will be required.
Tho pattern 3851 Is cut In sizes for girls
4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 years cf age.
For the accommodation of The Dee's
readers these patterns, which usually retail
at from 26 to 60 cents, will be furnished at
a nominal price, 10 cents, which covers all
expense. In order to get any pattern cn
close 10 cents, glvo number and name ot
pattern wanted and bust measure. Allow
about ten days from date of your letter
before beginning to look for tho pattern.
Address, Pattern Department, Omaha lie
Kirk's latest soap is Jap Rose.
A result of 62 years' experience.
Transparent -- perfumed made of
pure vegetable oil and glycerin.
Their ideal of a Toilet Soap.
Jap Rose
XlL tva.M HAS.)
Soap
Other good toilet soaps cost 25c.
Jap Rose costs a dime.
The difFcrcnce is simple extravagance;
for no cost or skill can produce a better
soap than Jap Rose. c
OMAHA MONEY GOES EAST
Ltcal UnkTi 6tk Niw York Outltt far
FUthirio Btrng loies.
NEBRASKA DOESN'T NEED MONEY
Wail Strrct Tnps Till of (ircat West
eru KntreiHit Itcturnn Sprrily, hut
lloti- of Interest Comunrn
lively Low.
Omaha banks are now lending money on
Wall street, a conservative estimate of tin
amount now lu that place being $1,250,
000. It has not been many years since Ne
braska was a borrower, but the prosperous
conditions of tho last few years have placed
tho state In a position where Its capitalists
must seek other fields for inveitment In
tho form of louns. For several years tho
cattle raisers borrowed money from Omaha
banks and speculated In feeders, buying
them In the spring and sailing them In
th'o fall after a season on the grass. This
year the price of cattle and the apparent
tendency of tho market haB caused a
marked decrease in this form of business,
with a consequent falling off in loans. This
has driven Omaha bankers Into eastern
money markets and Wall street has fur
nished tho chief outlet for the cash.
Money on Call.
Most of the Nebraska money Is placed
through New York correspondents tn tho
form of call loans, the prevailing rato being
4 per cent, as it Is said no loan Is being
mado by Nebraska banks except on paper
which can be easily disposed of at its
face, nnd a correspondingly low rate of In
terest la secured. One bank Is credited with
having kept about J'W.OOO on the street
for nearly a year and others having
amounts ranging from this sum down to
$100,000.
For many years Chicago banks have had
money invested In New York, but the
business is a comparatively new one for
Omaha bankers.
It Is said that much ot this money will
bo withdrawn from New York In tho fall, if
tho present promise of a large corn crop ts
realized, for then tho farmers will begin to
borrow money, with which to buy cattle
to be fed this winter. Tho amount of money
invested In this business varies with the
size ot tho corn crop, and bankers who
keep In touch with agricultural condi
tions say that from present Indications
more money will be Invested In cattle feed
ing this fall than ever before.
CLERGYMEN IN RETREAT
Catholic I'rlent Are Anaemblinir for
Eight f)a-H nt St. Jnmca
Orphanage,
The retreat of tbo clergymen of tho
Catholic church of the diocese of Omaha
began at St. James orphanage, Benson, at
7 o'clock last evening. Tho orphanage was
selected as tho placo for holding tho retreat
on account of tho Improvements being
made at Crelghton college, the usual
placo for holding It. When held at the
college It haa beon customary to dlvldo
there will bo no division. As a result
A Few Piano Snaps-
Tomorrow we will aell nix big bnr
KnliiK lour pianofl and two ornanM The
prices will bo 80 close to the cost that
you cim't afford to let a Utile worm
weather keep you nwny Here is it sam
ple n brnnd new up-to-date on!: case
piano regular price, 5250 Monday It
can ko for only $1128 We have three
other bargains enunlly ns Rood In or
gans we will sell a new oak case with
French bevel mirrors four eetB of reeils
a benuty-reBulnr price, $05 in Mon
day only $18 Terms to suit your pock
etbook. A. HOSPE
Music and Art. 1513-1515 Dowlas
We do artlatlc tuning. I'hone 18S.
Ail Over Nobraska
You can hear the corn grow All over
the went you can hoar prnlnes of Drex
L. Shoomnn's women's $3 shoes Tho
time has conio when $H is the popular
price for women's shoes and Drcxel's
?: frhoe8 are the most popular Wo havo
ten dlftercnt lasts mid styles thnt make
It possible for us to pleaso everyone
genuine vlcl kid with light or heavy
welt sole with the opera or new Cuban
heel shaped from the masculine to tho
dainty womanish last We guarantee
our shoes by giving your money back
If you wnnt it.
Drexel Shoe Co.,
Catalogue lent free for the Asking.
O Man ft' t'p-to-dntr aha (.
141b VAHNAM MTntCUT.
the retreat In two sections, but this year
about elgbty-flve priests will bo present
nt ono time. The sermons, of which there
will bo four en eh day, will be delivered
by Rev. J. P. Mulcohry, S. J. of Chicago,
who has been selected for that purpose by
tho provincial of the province of St. Louis,
In which Omaha Is located. At this re
treat ways and means for the construction
of tho propocd cathedral for the diocese
will bo considered and It Is probable that
after tho close of the retreat Bishop Scan
11 ell will outline his plan for the work.
PLACE WITH THE ENGINE TRUST
J. II. MeConuell Siilil to llarr Ac
er itrI n I'lmltlou with the LurO
motlYC Combine.
Word hnH been received In Omaha that
J. II. McConnell, who for many years was
superintendent of motive power of the
Union Pacific rnllroad, has, become con
nected with tho so-called "locomotlvo
trust," the organization which has combined
all of the locomotive manufacturing com
panies In the United Stntcs except tho
Daldwin company.
When resigning from bis position In
Omaha Mr. McConnell announced that he
would go to Kurope, where ho would remain
until September. When ho arrived In
London he received a cablegram from the
United States req-iestlng him to go to
Paris and await tho arrival of a lotter
which had beon dispatched on the first
steamship. In duo time the letter arrived.
In It he was offered a position with tho
locomotive combination at a salary greatly
In excess of what he received from tha
Union Pacific. Mr. McConnoIl started to
the United States from Franco on the St.
Paul, June 29, duu to arrive In New York
last Saturday.
Mr. McConncll's friends who are aware of
his appointment stnto that It Is In the
nature of a vindication of hlu policy while
fupnrlnlendnnt of motive' power of the
Union Poclflc.
New Co m in nmler for Hnroprnn Stntlon
WASHINGTON. July 8. The Navy do
partment received it cablegram this morn
ing announcing the departure of Roar
Admiral Cromwetl, aboard his flagship Chi
cago, from nto de Janeiro, Urazll, for St.
Vincent, Canary Islands, enrouto to tho
Mediterranean to assume his new duties
ns cninmandcr-ln-chlof of the Kuropean
stntlon.
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