n THE OMAHA DAILY JHf!B Fill DAY, AUGUST 5)0, 1001. Telephones C1S-60 1. Finn weave, yet soft and pliable. Price only 50c Per Yard. Wt eloea tntarflara at 1 . ta. arla Jolr Aamit. Thompson, Beldeh &.Co. Y. M. C. A. nUII.DlXO, COR. HIT! I AND DOUOU48 STB. TITLES IN FOREST RESERVE Black Hills Bsttlen Oan Oit No Hsliaf Under tha Lir. COMMISSIONER WILL URGE LEGISLATION Loophole .Mil)' Hp I'rotldril for Thine WIiii In ttooil rnltli Kulcreil l,niuls Wi-ntmi Jciii from DcniirliiicuM. (From ft Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 29. (Special Tele gram.) Judgo tlcorge n, Kmcry of Minne apolis called on Land Commissioner Her nmnu today nnil urged that tho entries nf twenty-five, settlers on land now Included ttltliln the Illack Hills forest reserve, South Dakota, be npproved. The commissioner In formed Judge Hmery that numbers of these cases wcro now being examined In his olllce and so far It was uniformly found that while these settlers had been residing Dn and cultlvatlnK several tracts prior to tho proclamation crentlnR the reservo, they na-1 failed to comply with tho law which re quired that they should Institute cnr(es ivlthln ninety days after,, tho dato of proclamation. Under the Existing law uo relief can bo nffored theso Puttiers, even though the local land.otllqc has passed their entries to patent. However,- Commissioner Hcrmn.in, In his annual report, will rec ommend that legislation bo enacted for tho relief of such of these settlers ns In good faith intcred lands, bo that their entries now pending may be affirmed. KlttroilK! NtnrlN fur Homo. Senator Klttrcdge left for the west to night. On his recommendation and that of Representative Hurltc, 0. F. A. Trumbo of South Dakota, who served as volunteer In tho rhllinnlnes. Is to bo appointed to n lieutenancy In tho regular army. "The senator ulso (lied the application of II. C. Dates of Flandreau, 8. D for a place In tho regular army. No action has bfpn taken In tho Jaljer case. , , Senator Klttrcdg'il conferred with Sec retary Hoot concerning tho locatlonijnt Fori Meade of ouu of the camps of 1 In structions to be established by the War .'de partment. Secretary Hoot has decided: to establish foil- camps of Instruction for '(ho purpose of dialling regular troops; also with a view to having stalo troops co opcrato In tho drill and In Instruction In military tactics with the troops of the reg ular establishment. The advantages "of location of suclv. 0 .camp nt Fort Meado wcro pointed' out; by" Senator Klttrorigo) '' I'oatul ,uti'i. Ilural frco delivery has "been ordered es tablished at Alccster, Union county, S D October , 1. The routq embraces twenty nlna square miles, containing a population of 03.". John 0. C. Ilubburd was appointed carrier. Postmasters appointed: Nebraska Chesterfield, Cherry county, C. J. O'Connor, Jr., vlco A. M. Walto, re signed. South Dakota IIlllvlcw, Mcl'horson county, William J. P. Giedt. Tho postodlce at Incline, Boono county, la., Is ordered discontinued'. and mall sent to nooncs'ylile. . ,.3': l.llii'enlii Mhii AiiiiiflnilfMl. Charles & Crouch df Lincoln, Nob., was today appointed stenographer and type writer In the, land ofTlcev'nf..i,Vancouvcr, Wash.,, and John M, tllunior 'ot.VaVenport, In., to a similar position at De-ril's .Lako, N. n. .;. ; August Wagner of Columbus, Nob., and James S. Vldal of Landpr, Wyo,, were ad mitted to practice before, the Interior de partment. Indian Commissioner Joues will leave for tho west Monday. He will Accompany Senator Quarles and other members of the Indian committee, who will lenvo St. Paul September 15 for a visit to South Dakota and other northwestern Indian reserva tions. FRENCH ARMY MANEUVERS Operation nt I.u Ilnclirllp Wutrheil liy Thonr on Hour it T mining .Ship Hartford. PAIHS. Aug. 20. Tho western nrmy ma neuvers opened today with an attempt to land an expedition nt La Itochcllo in thq presence of General Andre, tho minister of war. Three transports, heavily laden with troops and escorted by twenty Ironclads belonging to tho northern nnd Mediterra nean squadrons, appeared before tho port this morning. The warshljis .reduced tho forts to silence. Tho United States training ship Hartford arrived nt La rtochclle yestciday evonlns to witness tho operations, nnd was the ob ject of considerable cuiloilty. General An dre, who reached La Koclicllo this morning, Immediately visited the Hartford und was shown over the vessel. TAFT RETURNS TO MANILA KatlilillaliKM Clll livi'rMii-ii t In Jii'VPrnl of the .Northern I'riivlneea. MANILA, Aug. 29. The civil governor re-1 turned hero today from the north. Ho Is i pleased with tho condition of the parts of the country visited, During his trip he established civil governments at La Union, llocos (south nnd north), Abra, Cagayan, Isabella, Zembales and tloeot. Ho Intends shortly to amalgamate tho provincial gov ernments, abolishing the cumbersome gov ernmental machinery of tho smaller prov inces. llnlilivln-ZelHler KxtrilMlnii I.imiloit. CHHISTIANIA, Norway, Aug. 29. The steamer Frltzjof arrived at Hammerstad Constipation Headache, blllouanesi, heartburn, Indi gestion, and all liver Ills we cured by Hood' Pitim old by ill druggists. 25 cent j. Dee, August W, I'M. Plain Colored French Flannels Tho bust gnulo of all wool twilled French Flannels made in America. 50 beautiful, new color to pick from. Fine new broadcloth llnish. Short nap, that will not weuij rough. today nnd reports that It successfully landed the Ilaldwln-Zclglor Arctic expedU tlon nt Camp Zclglcr In latitude 80.24 north and longltudo 55.52 east on Algcrl Inland. All tho members of tho expedition were In good health and tho dogs nnd ponies wcro In excellent condition "hftcr their month's voyage. Thd Frlthjof left Cnmpt Zelglcr August 23. Tho weather conditions wcro favorable for an ndvanco of tho expedition Mr. Ualdwln Intended to start northward August '24 by what Is called tho Inter channel route, across Mnrkham sound and between Austria sound nnd tho Ilrltlsh channel. TOPEKA MAN F0R PRESIDENT II. A. Wnrurr of llio Kiinsria Town llonorril liy the I'ln- trrnul Con tcrcin. DKTItOIT. Mich., Aug. 29. In view of the tact that many of the delegates to tho Fraternal congress, now" In session hero, de sired to leave for home "this evening-, the election qf oDIccts was1 nindo the special crdor of business for 'the afternoon 'session. The following were elected; " ' ' President, II. A. Warner,' Topok'n, fcan'., representing tho Knights' nh'd Ladles of S.ocJUfHyj jvlco nrrpli1fnt,.Jo9ph7. Lft'p fltt, Pittsburg, Pa... aup'remo" regent of the Iloynl Arxannm; secretary, M.I Wiflnoltctt, Mendvlllo, ,,Pa...xo1elctcrVn Denver was chosen ns tho next Dlaco oftpiectlhg. A resolution SvaB presented during tho election, the purpose of which was that tho constitution bo amended provMlns fori n socohd vice president, ittbeing the lutontlbn, it wns said, to provtdo for. the election of ono of' tho' women delegates to that ofBce In order that tho women might have a placo on the board of directors. The reso lution was defeated. After the election tho committee on stat utory legislation reported. In substanco Its report was that no further effort bo made to havo section 12 of tho proposed uniform bill enacted Into law. An effort was niada 'to bring In n minority report, which was directly contrary to the foregoing, but. It was declared .out of order. Tho special committee, appointed to consider tho same matter, (ben .roported, a recommendation thnt tho uniform hill bo amended so ns to roijulro fraternal nnd beneficial societies paying dca.thbcpeflts that may bo hereafter organized, to provide rates'' not les than .thumortnllty .tnbje in tho bill' nnd that after July I,' 1905, It apply o all other fraternal societies paying death benefits or ganized ami doing business In each state Tho rCcommeridatJon further provided that tho uniform bill make provision so that each society can determine nnd accept "for llsolf such plan,, whether local rate, step rato or 'modification, provision for term In surance, or during tho so-callad 'period of dependency fbr death assessment, so long as tho results conform to tho requirements of thetmortality. table adopted by congress. This resolution was pffercd as n substitute for tho report of tho commlttco on statu tory legislation, and provoked a long de bate. J. a. Johnson of Pcabody,, ,,Kah., representing tho Modern Woodmen of Amer ica, talked for an hour and a half against n change In the rate, Intimating strongly that If such a change was mado tho Woodmen might withdraw from the congress. In order to permit of full discussion n session ws held- this evening nt which several, made long addresses. At the evening session, after .much de bate on tho subjectv A. P. Riddle, of Kansa3 MTercd an amendment rTefp.rrn4,:lQe..c'iitlrq quoeH'on of a. unlfnrmr.mlnfmu'm "ri 'frt special fiCofuraltton dteVeh ifot .condiica Hon," The nmcndment''W's'ove'r.wholntlncl3( defeated; hnd he -soltjtij'il j-cp'.wjii tlien.,-jtdoptc(l-.by.'B,, votec. ntsBCi'tavtit,' foul gajs of.the M.Qd.Q.rr, WoqdmejijyJho.vero ln turvlcwejl after tho votV'was mTtTounccd d'H not llcitrat' to express their disapproval of the cpRgfofis' action. '"'.. ii 'ii " i t lCvrr,t.-w, GREAT CHANCES, ,JiN, ORIENT Conicrcaaninn Hull of loivn Given Ilia Imiireaalnna of the I'htllu- " plnea. ..". , SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 29:-Congressman Hull of Iowa, chairman of the. loimo cuw mlttce on military affairs, who has' nrrlvcd hero from a llvo months' tour .of China, Japau and the Philippines, Is' j'eeply Im pressed -with tho possibilities of tho new American possessions In tho. Orient, .ile says: "If I was n young man I don't know whore I would rather go than to the Philippines.' For a man of brains and Industry tho Islands open a vast prospect In most evory line of business for ono who haa tho grlL to go thero nnd stick to It. "The. mineral, agricultural and timber re sources of theso Islands con&Utute a field for commercial enterprlio that Is practically unlimited. Of course, the present conditions of brlgnndngo mako It exceedingly unsafe for people to settjo in the Islands iway from tho protection of tho military posts. But the pooplo, 6r, the great majority, detdre peaco and safety and aro doing all they can to help the troops nttnln thla end. "Of course, ft . Is Imposilble to mako an Anglo-Saxon out of "itn Oriental, therefore tho Flllptno will probably nover bo an American citizen In tho broad sense that' understood by all that term conveys to tho man born In tho United States, of -whlto parents. But p's, spon as he gets 'a sufhclent education nndv becomes n little more Im pregnated with our Ideas and loses some of tho Ideas acquired by n 300-years' associ ation with tho Spaniards, the. Filipino will be a citizen In spirit, patriotism, Industry and education and wlllbo worthy qf par ticipating lo the fillies extent .In all the benefits of this cove rninentv ' "Of course,' Ve wID'haVo to govern them with firmness' as w'oll.as. with klndnes. I think that. 40)00 troops hnbom tho right number to keep there fqr ipoie' years to come." , ' a . Chlenpo Kiehffuuc Mtisp. CHICAGO. jAjjg. sV-The directors of the noanj qf .Trade- ha,ye voted to coe tha ox change from Fclday to Tuesday, owing to the" holiday qn Monday, September 2.' Get Only Teir Vcr ('ml. ii.. ' r M "v. ii . uriiiemeni or the lltlcntloii which has Involved thd North western Ufii Anflurnnce rompnny Hlncn last !.;' . . ''t .E""1 aay imron-. Jmli;o or waiter II. Ix-o for thu nssots o' t-e .niii'mi? , puinn uiun iipo air. l.ee offered in nay 40 prr cnt on all approved elalmn ngnlnst the. company in return for Hie lllln In nl thn nurl Tl.o ..l,,i. ...... . nro to be nettled inrgresata in round ilgures , the sum of ll.ooo.un). I CARRIERS PROVE FLEETNESS Win the Foit Race Open to All Poitoffice Employer MUCH FUN AT THE ANNUAL PICNIC Woiiu-n'a Hneo MrliiRs I'p the l'er lilrxlna; Ae liicatlnii All IlrlNIi the Onfilnur Fl-nat nnil (iiinra. The picnic of the Omaha letter carriers at Krug's park Thursday afternoon and evening was one of the most successful of tho annual gatherings. The wives and daughters of tho carriers went out In the afternoon and remained Until 4 o'clock, when they were Joined by tho cnrrlers ns fast as they completed their last mall de livery. At 5 o'cldck tho athletic contests were begun nnd ended by 7 o'clock, at which tlmo baskets were- unpacked and a dinner nl fresco served. Tho most Interesting contest of tho day watt 'tho lOo-yarlf foot race, open to all post offlco employes. That It was won by a carrier gave cause for general rejoicing. The woman's raco, open to all, was the cause of somo . protest,. It being alleged that tho winner was too young to mako the running In that class, but tho protest was made too late to bo effective. After dinner the bowling contest took placo nnd continued until ,11 o'clock. The best contest wus that Itetwccn the Omaha bowling team nnd the All Stars, ft was won by the Omahas. Thq woman's howling contest wns of considerable Interest from Btart to finish, Summary; Hop, Htep unit Jump: Jm1 Mullck won, John (intex second. Huunlng long jump: Etl Mullck won, Henry Lehman scrftml. Hoys' rnco, fifty yards: , George Sates won, uoorgo nnver sccouii. Womon'H rnco: Julln Clnlr won, Miss Lehman feccomi. 1 Hack nice: Chris Peterson won, Iko Low- Qlrls' rucq: Vfola Sollcrs won, De'lt.i Dow I'WnmnnV race, for carriers' wives: Mri. rtewion won, airs, jorgenusuti uccoiut, .Mrs. Jwilly third. . ' ' I'ostofMco employe ioo-yhrd ilnsh: W. K. Haehcwon, Walter Noyes second. 'Cnrrlers' -60-yiird dash: ai Bolton won, Frank Fognrty second. ' Woman's fiowllnir: 'Mrii. ' AVfnm'nn .yrltJt of Hoorc- ofl 47 at. fotiribncki Miss Vasak second, with n,scorp of 41, Letter cnrrlern' bowlflig clirifewti' Wirt i iiuiiiiiroii, auJi'joe, itiuiKcri'inr licl Mshcr. M: Charles Newton, 108; Chnrles Crelghton, 2 J hi i irj -Match Rome between the Omnhn team l.iu.', IHslieJii InOIvIdU.nl score, 313, by Lehman, of thq ymnlfs? , ALL SHOES T0 L00K ALIKE Xntlonnl Aasnclntlon of ninnufnctur ' era Tnlka of ITnlverxnl Set of SIiotv Styles. DETROIT, Much., Aug. 29. Tho board of directors of tho National Association of Hoot and Shoo manufacturers held an ex ecutive session nt the Hotel Cldalllo today discussing trado topics. It is understood that a movement is on foot to have a, universal set of show stylos and patterns each season, to which all manufacturers will adhere, thus avoiding having to mako several dozen stylos to meet the output of all tho other factories. The trusts from which tho manufacturers buy tholr supplies and leather wcro also under discussion. At tho closo of tho ses sion Secretary Townscnd said thero was very little 'to glvq out. Asked whether tho controversy. the association has been hav ing with thor United Shop Machinery com pany on nccount of tho aocallctl "ironclad"' leases to whlch'tlib manufacturers had made serious objections hnd been satisfactory settled, ho would only say that now com plication aro presenting themselves which are likely to disturb tho peaceful conditions which were thought to bo In sight. FIRE RECORD. SloreM nt Nemulin. NEMAHA. Nob., Aug. 29. (Special.) A flrC dOStroycd thn hardwnrn nnd fnrnllnpa storo of Q. F. Lnwronco, the Odd Follows' hall, nnd a dwelling house belonging to Miss Eva Jarvls this mornlne. Thn n mi discovered in tho back part of tho store room aoout :3U this morning, and had inado such headway that nothing could bo saved out of tho building. The dwelling was on tho south side and soon cnugbt fire. Fortunately no wind wns blowing. THo lowjerA story of tho butldlosr was occupied by G. -Fi Larlmore. This part of tho bulld-Irijfni'Ba'-hisdred for $400' tiM? 'was probably u-WrtM'MCinn v i-'nnn 'ft,;, h.i.;. ....... Yuv w. T,"Uv. ,JI H I. AUll fHrulturc qtock .w.orc yorth .Ji?,l0it and was tns.ur.ed. ftr$2i000.- Tho. Odd Fellows'- hall nltiVnarnphefnallH? wefo' wdrtli' $1,C00 and W?.s'tot' 'tity. ,it.'.la', jqt' kpoWnhbw 1 1. (1,a nrlnlnalA' . -j.it: fllnr4 nt Fremont.- FJlRN'tONT. Vnli.. Aiftr "l -iVfinoVlnl' Tt. JSl-a'miJ A burh'bfclonfelng tb' T. It. Pearson ni tne rear or tvo. 138 'Nye avenue was destroyed'by flre'at 4 oVlock'thls afternoon. The loes is $225, with insurance for $150. Tho fire Is thought .to-, have been stnrtcd by matcnes m.tno iiapug, of ?omo small chil dren. Tho adjoining buildings were saved with much dlfdculty. Thoy were scorched a little, t.Vnrtto' . anliillii of Trxnu. HOUSTON. Tex.. Auir. 2!). Rnnriro A. Qnlnlln, vloe resident of tho Houston & Texas central railroad, died tonight. Ho was one of the velernns of the railroad service of Texas and wns widely known. Ho began railroading In 1830 1on tho Chi cago & Northwestern. Oninhn I'rnme 'Ileal deiiee. Fire nlmost totally destroyed a two-story frame residence next the eorno'r of Twenty fourth and Bristol' streets at 2:30 thll morning. The flamos had made much head way before any alarm was turned In. I'mivr Plant nt OroKon City. ORKOON CITY, Ore., Aug. 29. Fire to day duitroycd tho store room of the Crown Paper company 'nnd tho storo and waro- room of tho Willamette Pulp nnd Paper com- pany. Loss, $15,000. DeelliieN to M'uteli Younir Turlca. PARIS, Aug. 29. The Echo' do Paris says It learns that If the sultan does not satisfy the French demands within twenty-four hours surveillance over tho young Turklih party In France will no longer bo enforced. tlrnnt HenelicH 'Ki-Ueo. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 29. Brlgadter Oencral Fred Grant arrived hero today, enrni'.te to the Philippines, after a three months' leave of nbrencc. He will sail on the transport Sheridan next Sunday. riillllpa tneorporntea New Coiiipnii)', CniCAQ'2. Aug. 29. Incorporation papers for a craln firm, hcuded liv Cieoriro H Phillips, whose concern recently suspended, hnvo bien sent to the, secretnrv of state at Springfield. The imino of tho new corpora tion will bo the Gcorco II. Phillips drain companv It, will bo capitalized at JJOO.nm), of which tho old creditors of Phillips' do funct company will hold J.'on.ooo. Mr. Phil lips expects to bygln business within two weeks. I'ire(erx Alioiit Tlirouuli. HAIn.MCHlR. Aug. r9.-At todays se. slnn of thi? Order of Foresters of Amer ica an nmfndment submitted by the com mittee on laws to debar from rnemberiihln In the order any ono who U not un Amor. Iran citizen nnd does not Intend to h'onmc one wan voted down fiv a lnre m,"l"rlty. Tomorrow tho convention will cjuluac. CLARK'S RUSSIAN RAILROAD VoUrrsetisk- Mulil In lie the One He Will Klnnnce-lts Illatiir) , - i ST. PETERSBURO, Aug. 13. (Corrc spondence of tho Associated Press.) The mining company, wnicn rumor ana news' papers persistently state Senator Clark o Montana has agreed to finance to the extent of some 15,000,060 roubles Is the Voskre sensky Mining company of Kloff. The founder of tho company wns A. E. Deroff, .i merchnnt of Scmlpalatlnsk, who first In vcstlgnted the mineral wealth of the Klrglzo steppes. After ten years prospecting, which wns conducted with tho assistance of Rus slnn atl foreign specialists, tho existence of great mineral wealth In Semlpalatlnsk Akmollnsk and Scralrlechensk was con clustvely demonstrated. Mr. Ocroff re celved a valuable concession nnd raised a capital of 3,000,000 roubles with tho aid of a bank In Kloff. Tho first general meeting of tho company wns held March 31, 1899, In Kleff. During the ensuing two yenrs a standard gauge; railway was built from coal basins In the company's concession to the river Irtls, a distance of 115 versts, landings wcro constructed for steamers, telephone lines wore erected and copper smelting works wore built These various works con sumed tho entire capital and a loan from thq state bank and credits from Siemens and Hnlske of Berlin, the Eastern Chinese Rail way company and others. About tho. beginning of last yenr tho difficulties of tho Kleff' private commercial bank which financed the company nnd tho general financial situation caused tho resignation of Uio entire directorate. A new chlof director was chosen, tho former head of the railway department of tho ministry of finance, V. V. Makslmoff, Tho revlvltlcd minagoment sent for Mr, Perou of' tho North Amerlcnn school o mines, following newspaper statements, who Is a recognized authority, and ho spent sov?ral months In nu Investigation. Tho construction of- tho southern portion of the Orenburg & Tashkcnd railroad will he bo gun in tho spring. Thor northern section Is now well under way. Freight traffic wns opened August 14 on tho new lino from Kleff to Lazovayn which shortens tho distance to tho Don coal and Iron district nnd the Caucasus-. It .is estimated that 30,000,000 poods' of freight) including ttt.Ooo.OOO' of coal;. will bo carried annhally to Kleff by this 1lnd. SANTA FE TO BE REDIVISIONED Cbleno;o'Altiuaueriiue-liircnll fle;tlon Will Split Cp uilil liu've Two'"1 Mii(ierlnteiiile)iln, '" j'' KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Aug. 29. Tho Times tomorrow will say: The .Atchison, Topeka & iSanta Fo rallwny. proper, that portion or tne banta Fe- system extending from Chicago, to Albuquerque N,. M., and Purcoll, I. T., Is to bo divided Into two grand dlvl slons nnd operated under two general bu perlntendents.. J. E. Hurley, nt present not ing general superintendent of the Santa 1-0 Pacific, Southern California nnd San Francisco & San Joaquin Valley lines, will bo the new gcnqral superintendent. The dato of, Mr. Hurley's appointment, which will be simultaneous with tho division of tho road, has not yet been definitely decided on, It will bo' c'lthoi1 September .15 or Octo ber 1, C. F. Rcislguc, at present general super intendent of tho entlro Atchison, Topo.ka fir Qflnln ho rDllnrni '...III nnn)l..A t .n.. taln headquarters "in Topeka in charge of tho eastern grntid division. Mr. Hurley will bo In charge "of tho western grnnd di vision with hMdquartcTs nt Ln Junta, Colo. The supervision' of Oencral Superintendent Rcsslgue will V-Slcna over the 'malir' and branch' lines rckso of 1 Newton, Kns;, and' tho main line southefronv Newton to I'urcell, I. T. General Superintendent Hurley's super- vision ill bo over thc-.maln and branch lines, iwost of Nowton and over tho Pan-, handlo division! which now i Includes thu Pecos Valley railroad. Tho Santa fe man agement U returning to thq system that was In effect fqr several years prior to 189G. In that yqar II. U, Mudgo, now gen eral manager, vyan made gonernl superin tendent of tho entlro Atchison, Topeka ts Santa Fo railway and Charles Dwyer, now general superintendent of the Colorado & Southern, who hnd been for some time gen eral superintendent of tho western grand division of the Santa Fe, was reduced to a division superintendent and tho grand di visions aboltsbcij. BUILDS SHIPS OF ITS OWN Northern I'n elite Deride to Have n l'ajr Countrupteil for. F.r ,v , Jjaatern .Trnile,. . J i .I r . (.. , , ', ,. -r 'NEW YORK'. AUtr'. aK The' Mall nnd "P!v. pr6ss, today says! 'THq"'Northerh' lViclnfi railroad' has deefde'd-to 'hilld''t"wo Immense stcamshTps' for 'Be I'n'clflf 'and China trade, of about 'tho same'slzo 'n'tho'Bo''riowl'bulli1i Irtg at Now London,- Cohn., for tho?Ore"at Northern railway. They .'will bo of 28,000 tons, or with three tltnca the' capacity of an ocean freighter. ' .;) .( r!. , Soiithei-u I'lirltlo Itlreutom Sleet. NEW YORK, Aup?y 23. The-"directors of tho Southern Pacific- company met today, but transacted only routine business1. It wns stated that) no action-was' taken on tho resignation of President Hays. Tho ex ecutive commlttco cf thn Union Pacific Railroad company also hold a brlof session. nt which It was. said ony routine business was consiuorcu. Xew Northern I'neine'M KiiKlneer. ST. PAUL. Auk. J9. President C. S. Mol. len today annntntpd Willi :i m T . Tin rllnv chief engineer o'tho Northern Pacific Ralli roau cuiuimuy, mo apppinimoni Decoming effective Scntemhor 1. Mr. Dnrllnir nnrrniU Edwin H. Mcilenty, whoso reslgpijHon was nnnounceu more man a month ngo. Mr. Darling has been connected with tho North ern Pacific for piany years. Colorado Ilnnil Deelnrea Divide ml. NEW YORK. Aug. 29. Tho directors of the Colorado & Southern Railroad comptny nt a meeting here today declared a semi annual dividend of i per cent on the flrit preferred stock, an Increase of 4 per cent over tho previous declaration. ALL THE. SMITHS TO BE THERE Cull Is lamed' for Convention to Ar range Hounloil of ThoNe In Oklahoma. aUTIIRIE, Okl Aug. 29. Today a call wos Issued for a convention In Guthrie on October 21 of all persons in Oklahoma named Smith to effect arrangements for an annual reunion. There aro 2,500 Smiths ln the territory, I'rnleriinl t'niiuri lit Denver Next, DETROIT. A llir M.Thn Vntlomil I'm. ternnl Conuress todnv selected Denver as the next plnce of meeting. It Is expected that beforo adjournment today a uniform rato of Insuranen for nil wnrli.tlr r. sented In the eoiuress will hnve been iiuiiiiicu, juuuy a anecini uninmitteo ro port itl on huvtiig laws passed by thu vari ous legislature requiring nil new societies to conform their rates to the mortality tables adopted by tho congress and up pointed Julv t. I'm.1;, ni thn .1..... v,.. ,.n socletlos belonging lo tho congress should themselves conform lo tho mortality tables. lliiNhforil NtnM ivllli Ohio Wrulofiin, nnr.AWAnii n ,n ?oi. .. . . w., .. 1 I wtllf Mil" VinimrPn tml.1V.l, Mia Iri.ulnn., t .t. rt-i.. WeHleynn university ilmt lir. J, liHshford, '""nit in inu uiiiwiUlKMl, Will COntin ! n thnt nfllfo lie rini.r,! l offerod the rrMlency of NorthwcBtern uni- AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Local DemooraU Gontintte Thiir Ecramblti for Ctmnty Commiiiloierihip. H0CT0R JOGS ALONG IN HIS OWN WAY l nnillilntrs (inlore Are llnMly Ku Killieil In llulldliiK I'olltlrnl Keneea l'ropoed Conference for Ad justment of Affnlrs. Thero docs not seem to bo any letup to speak of among the local democrats In tho fight for comity commissioner. .Of the half dozen or more candidates the only one who, according to street reports, shows weak ncss, Is John McMillan. If wns reported yesterday thnt MCMiuati had received so llttlo encouragement thnt he was about to annottnee his withdrawal from tho race. Hoctot keeps pounding along ln his olil- fashtoncd way nnd' his friends nay thfit ht is making votes every day. Some are op posed to Hoctor on the grounds that he haa held' tho ofilco for two terms, but this on position 'may bo overcome before the crtu- ventlon. A. M. Gallagher, one of the younger dem ocrats, is working hard for the nomination, nnd If JlocVr loses out Gallagher expects to carry off tbp honors. Miles Welsh, another aspirant for tho place,, (lf( keeping' cool and saying nothing,' but It Is understood that he,hn& plenty of frlendA-itt' work who' will report' progress when tho time comes. Dick O'kccfe Is spending nearly all of his tlmo 'electioneering nnd gives It out "cold that ho Is going to get tho nomination. John J. Ryan Is, another candidate who Is quite pppnlar. Ryan Is well known lri cvry wnru in tno city ami naa mends who nro pledged to stay by hlra to the end. "It looks now',"' said a' well known demo crat yesterday, "as If thero would bo sev eral delegations to bo voted on nt tho pri maries', Which will bo'hoid qn Septembcr'12. Each of (ho candidates still ln tho raco Is framing up delegations nnd there li likely t'o ho on exceedingly warm, contest .at thp4tlmnrlcs.", Another Jdcmocrat,;wlio Is gvfcn credlt'for being prdfYy closo to thd source bt authority In .tho democratic 'party Jias given It out that a1 conference. Is to bq.hild for, the pur pose of straightening out the affairs of tho'u'emnCratB In South' 'Ohmha. -'WyMho runnlnglof no many, canJIdateor,; factions havo bccn,,est,ajill8hp(n(l ,fnprq or less hard feelings nro engondered"cvcry day. All sorts of rumqrs pro aflont nnd tho "push" Iri dmafjawlll'trr, li Is st'iitedt to'geV soitn of'tlio candldrffeft to dro'l) bnif befufe day of the prlmnTlis;,, with' n'ylbW to; pre venting a flgh'whlch'mny 'bo illBaatroiis. A It has been decided that primaries -will bo held'ln'tho six wards of tho cltT If this plan Is carried out It will necessitate tho ccpylng of tho registration books In order to carry out tho Intent of the Vnn Duson primary law. Four delegates from each of tho six wards will be chosen, making n total representa tion from South Omaha ln tho convention of twenty-four votes. The announcement wns made yesterday that tho copying of the registration books for uao at tho primaries would be com menced nt once. September 14 Is the date Set for the con vention. 1 ' Cltr OfiU'lnla Confer. A conference of city officials was held at tho ofilco of Mayor Kelly yesterday for the purpose of devising ways and means of re ducing exponses In the street department. After going ovor. the ground thoroughly, ami ascertaining fho nocdsnqf, .the,, rcil'Ients it was,.,de':ldcd to, ruakq.sonio, reductions! In tho working force. ' '" From this tlmo on ono team and three men will bo engaged In making repairs to sldownlks, with a view to placing all wooden walks ln good condition beforo snow flics. .This same gang will construct cross walks where tho necessity exists. Another team and tour men will bo retained to niako repairs to stroots, fill washouts and kcoi gutters open Only work which comes un der the emergency clause will ho .dono (i'y this gaug.- All other street repair work will bo stopped onr nccount of tho low condition of tho street repair fund. Mayor Kelly said that he would veto the resolutions passed by tho council which he does not consider emorgencles nnd ln this way expects to savo considerable money. The grading ma chlno will bo lntd aside fqr thq tlmo being. as a majority of the unpaved streets are In I fulrly good condition at this time. The res olutions passed by the council .r,uc,eoMy ordering tho grader, out wlllftbe.t vetoed by thfr-miiyqrr.J ?u.,n . r- , One of alio flrt!lct'f)'n ofrworloto be-done. hbwbVer,!"wlll bnt tlfo eutangidown of i the hfll on -Twelfth street: whiohrlcad -o thP ferry landing. Tlito.wotk ts.lldcmedia.oivor sftr'a'n'd the' dftt!t -UbmmlsntonfcrYWlH obe Ordered1 to -proceed 'with ihls ;nt"once.iF VlhiiliHnir OperniVoiiaT ' During thoi.bcatqd term-building opcraT Hons t Inn this city. wsr, almost,; entirely abandoned, but with .the, cqmlug on offll some .activity in ims iuio -is. ueuig ms.- played. . '.- Ye'sterday Georgd 'Parks sqcurod a permit for' the' construction of a niuuber -of 'flats af-Twenty-tlfth and D streets. These- llalp will' bo of prcsaed brick and will contain, all modern conveniences. They will face High land1 park' and' therefore will bo oxcep- tlbnally dcHlrablo as residences. - Mr. Parks cxpocts to speud not less than $15,000 In tho construction of this .row of buildings. Th6- work Is to commence at once; Frank 1'otelk'o caused ground to be broken yesterday for n two-story brick building to bo erected on his property at tho south east corner of Twenty-fourth and N streets. This building Is to bo used'for commercial purposes and It Is expected thnt It will be completed bofore cold weather sots ln. City Engineer Deal was engaged yester day In staking out tho ground for the new school' house to bo built at Forty-second and 'K streets'. This addition to the Squth Omnhn schools will be pushed rapidly us posstblo In brdor that tho tompornry build ing may ho abandoned nnd the overflow at tho Lowell school relieved. A contract for this school building has been lot for $1,850. tMver Cnne Nntiirilnj. Today was the dato set for the bearing before Judge Estollo of tho N ntroet sewer restraining order. Owing to tho fact that the Judge will bo otherwtoe engaged the hearing wns postponed until Saturday. On Saturday City Attorney Lambert expects to go before the court with enough affidavits nd certificates from engineers to provo that neither the sewer not tho creek Is a nil's nnce, There Is likely to bo quite a fight put up on this proposition, but the legal depart ment of tbo city Is confldont that tho urt will take cognizance of tho condition of N treet east of Twentieth and the Impracti cability of continuing tho sewer to tho rlveV until the street Is graded. H Is statod that some of tho same property owners who are complnlnlng about the opon sower have declined" to pay their proportion of tho grading tax, providing a petition for tho same Is presented. lliintlnir for Crooka. Chief Mitchell nnd tbo officers of thp Omaha police force arq .cngnged Just now In trying to locate a gang of sncakthlevis rp- crating ln the two titles. Severn! davllght robberies have occurred hero within the last ton days and the officers aro of tho opinion that the work l being dono by ex perts who mako a husincra of travrl'ng ,-om city to city. It is thought that the I tricks turned In South Omnhn are by thlevcj who stop temporarily In Omaha, nnd vice versa. In this .way the chances of cap ture nro. decreased. As very llttlo If any of thu jewelry stolen has been pawned In cither city, It Is thought that the plunder I) cither being hidden for a time or "fenc.d." It In this fonco that tho odlcerg nro now hunting i tor. lilfllii llenrluir rotpnnril. The case ,of John Olllln, charged with assaulting Anna Welsejtborg. was called In police court yesterday afternoon, but wns continued until September 5 nt tho request of the la.d e attorney. The state made no objection Jo tho continuance, ns the de fendant's attorney had been engaged only a few hours before nnd was not familiar with the details. As In the llrodcrlck case, therj was a big crowd present. .Mnlo City (olp. A daughter wns born ycstcnlny to Dr. nnd Mrs. W. L. Curtis. Frank llurhcss, assistant tax commit sinner, Is still on the sick llt. K" Ouatafson, deputy city treasurer, returned from u trip to Colorado yester day, The young people of the Christian church w II give a rocIiU at Highland park this evening. Mr. and Mrs, Howard Meyers, Twenty- !. T-L,'"l-X A. ",r,e. lin-vo returned from a western trip. .i,l'"rtl;nce. ,,.l.rR,' w'ltPK friend here i Oshkosh, Wis,, that she Is enjoying her vncatlon greatly. The llurllngton Is laying nn nddltlnnai track from Its mailt line near Thtrty-slxth and lloyd strcctB to the stock yards. MfH. Jamea Yousllng of .ldi Grove, la., mul Mrs, Chftrles Coke of Ilnrrlsburg. P.i nro the guests of .Mr. und Mrs. Oeorg.' Ii. Dare,. i jOeorKo tlroftir who wan quite foully In jured, cdnrsday dvouIuk by a trret ear running Into his buggy, was reported as testing easily yesterday nfternnon. Hon. II. E. Wilcox wan kept busv vo -trrdny rccelvlni; the congratulation. of prominent Smith Omaha republicans nn his e ectlon nn n. member of.the ropubican stnty rentral commlttco. J'rc-ddent Jettcr of the Pouth- Omaha Hrewinp association hns decided to post pone tho construction of an add.tlnn to the lircwory until spring on nccount Of ho high price of building materials. Amusements Sorria A HiMve'a Shoty. ' i -Last night saw a great crowd at the Nor rls A. Jltowc trained-animal show. The per formanoe was, as it has-been, up lo a high standard, tho nnlmnls seeming to feel the Inspiration of,th.larg9,prowd and entering. Into thclrtwork with zoul nnd vim. Somo ot'lhj) fnost'fMnartabrt fcfits Itnftg'l'riablq'iire shdwn by thw dltr!iUcrefituVe, Who db i(l iriosti'everythlrtg' 'bUt-.'falk(l Their 'trhlnliirf Lrts'boehl brotiKheff6' a high degree of poJ rectlon' nnd hnlriponulartly Is inefHisInK hteadll Iri.Omhi:'i ' ii-l . MUsic AT'"TRINITY TONIGHT t'roKrlim AfrmiKeil for the n ut Snereil Service to lie lv Cnlhedrnl. Another largo nudlenco gathered nt Trin ity cnthcdral IsbI night to hear tho organ recital. The musical program for toulcht's sacred service Is as follows: Fugue i...Hn,,h Cantllene .Nujitlalo ....Du oU vocal Huln Creation Jules Lumunnl Mudnte Domlnum :Omucs Oentl...itsi. Vocal Solo. ,....v,.....Jir',.'J, H. WVJvV (a) Andante From S,vnirthonv...;tletfio.rii (b) Intermezzo .....'.. ..lleetlmven OfffltingA i : ir I i..f.S.cho,tz (nl Allnurn Moiloriitn. (h) Pnstorrth ' (cl Allrgro'.-i v 1- 'IV c ri 11 " Vocal Solo-l'm the Chtldi nf xt King .,..)iMr( Ju;c.Lim(inrd , . ;, -. . ' La I'atrnnlllo Frnucnlii6 ' 'f.-;V:V.'.'oYeiiii Dr.m Minor C Haldtvlh, sain -organ. at; Mr. Jules I.umbrir(l,,.,l.HUf ;., Jlr D. ,11 Whqeler, tepuri 'I'ro,. ,J. -:lJutlcr, no pompanlst., - f, - ' f - " ''-" '- ' STRIKES JIi:ACEMAKER Clinrlea Conifer "A Wnnlta' Mra.d.'WVCJ. I.r inner To'r Aakliiu illiu '" -jo Ilehnve. , Charles Cdulter 'wan''hrfesteil early tlih morning, charged with striking and beat ing a woman. Coulter got Into a fight w th woman at llt North Fifteenth street Mrs. W. J. Learner came upon the scene nnd requested the mnn to stop. Coulter then turned upon her nnd struck her In tho moutTi.' W. J'. "Learner wan held as the complaining witness. , , , , DEATH RECORD. ..lift n. ' Iw ilblf.m -..fli... ad A -, 1 i...'jii'. Willttfmlllitr'rlkojtt in Ht VOilT CALHOUNipb,. .'fun, . 9-Ufa clal.) Tho funeral services of Mrs. William Hrt"rrlson. accomntnled "by, her husband and ySmigNlUgWdrV'cam'tiero' lasT ThWs day to nttbMrtiro'ftltfenil'of neKeohsln. Sho wns apparently lnnfrfect health. Return ing from thn funeral Friday sho complained nf, being hungry, tak.lt)g iv little to cat sho .fainted 'nnd ,n.e,v?r regained consciousness Sha Hngcrcjl J.l)fee .days, anda li'alf, dying .last "evening, Mtrltls' and. spinal menin gitis' being, the cat'iso of her doiitfa'. She was fi. year's pf'.a'Be, anil had'been married about thirty Jyea'rs. Mrs'. Harrison, leases' n bus; bnnd nnitVcven' children, all of 'whom were here. "Her homo was northoatt of' Herman, but she was bilflcd' here.- ' Mra. Aliiiu Dun. NEllRASKA. CITY, Neb., Aug. 29. (Sjipclnl.y-MfS. Anna. Dun.' .ife of A. M. Dun, n farmer near Paul, died today after a long l)lncssv,She wns it years of age. Mrs. Dun was Bqr'n, In" Germany nnd came to this country many "years ago. Sho leaves a large family. ., Ch'nrlra A. Iluatel. LACONIA, N. H., Aug. 2?. Charles A. Ruslel. formerly governor of New Hamp shire, died- at his homo hero today, aged 09 years. Superintendent I'enrae Kxplnlna. .Superintendent Ponrso says that nn prece dent has .been established In opening tho city schools on Tuesday Instead of Mon day und that the opening dato Is llxed that wny by thn Hoard of Education, PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. n. Chapman of Lincoln Is n guest at the Millard. W. K. Colvln of Pawnee City Is at the Murray, N. S. Hnrdlng of Nebraska City Is nt the Millard. E. A. Miisen of Crelghton Is nn Ilnr flranil guest. David Spencer nf Lincoln stopped nt the Midland yesterday. W. E, Weltzel. cashier of the bank at Albion, wns a Merchants' guest yestenlny. W. O. Bears of Tekamah, speaker of the lioiiKO nt the last legislature, was a guest nt tho Merchants' yesterday. Henry V. Kstabrook went through Omaha VfwterUav on his wnv from Denver to Chi cago. Jle.had attended the meeting of thn National Hnr association. It. M. Ilasiiford' of Madison. Wis., visited III Omaha yesterday with Hon. h. M. Itart- ion. jwr. imsniuni wuh nnunmis . Denver, whtre ho uttended the Har aW- elation nitotlnif, Mrs. E. II. Cook started Wednesday evening for a visit to her mother nt Al. hnny. N. Y. While east fhn will visit frlendn nt Hartford. Conn., and tho Huffulo expAHltlnn, Sho Will be gone nbotit two monthH. Among the Nebraska!! nt tho Mnr- rhanta' yosterdny were: J. J Dnrmond, lieavor f:rosii. J. .v- uouner. itnmlnlph; H. K. Unkhnrd, Coterldg': P. Met'nhe. Ponen: A. 8. Clmndor. Wnusa: J. H. WelM. fjlonrock, C. M. Smith. M'ahoo: Oo rge Oodfrcy, Fremont; C, F, Tapport, Nor- tout. A WORD TO PIANO BUYERS A. Hospe's Grand Clearing Out Sale of Good Pianos Returned From Agents Is Now Hearing Tha End As The Surplus Stock is Going Quickly at Deep Cut Prices, On Easy Payments If Desired, Your Best Chance to Get The Best Aakes At u (ircat Siivinp;, Graiuls. Cabinet (minds nnd .Medium Size Up. rights, Store Open Kveninj; This Week. If "n word to tho wlso Is sufficient." a word to those wanting a piano or organ about our grand clearing out sale nf good pianos returned from ngents should bu doubly sunicicnt. Tho sale Is drawing to a closo and It will pay lo lnestlgato whllo It Is yet time. Hero you will find parlor grauds. cabinet grands and medium size uprights In fnucy nnd plain enfces. nil tnurked In plain figures at reductions of one-fourth to onc-hnlf off our low retnll prices. Many havo taken ndvnntngu of this sale: many may bo disappointed by comlnir loo late. As a sampla of tho piano bargains, wo offer today u thoroughly dependable up right piano, mahogany case, well worth 325,00, enlo prlco JitiS.OO. Another hand- somo onlt case, J1S5.00. and still unothcr for 1210.00. Terms. 110.00 to 120.00 L-aah. 7.00 to $10.00 per month, buys them. -Severn! "Knabu," "Kimball." "llnllet & Davis" nnd "Kraulch & Hach" pianos o bu closed out .at greatly reduced prices. 'Sou them whllo It Is yet time. ' ,Yu havo scvcrul lltm .cabinet grand "up- rlclits. odd Vtvlt-n. vnrlntiu mnlrtku' Hint e.itl J-egularlj-'iit MIW.OO (o $550.00. 'They are plainly marked to clear out at "J2(5S.t)0. 293r.0t), to $337.00, Terms, $JS.0O cash, $10.00 per month., .buyu them. fWo slllii anywhere to reliable noonle on the cn'ty payment phili. Send 1 llrst pay ment as good faith moucy and wo',11 ship either piano or organ and guarnntou entlro satisfaction. Plnno players. Don't you want n piano player? Can bo adjusted to any piano nnd It will produce thn olil or now master musicians' pieces better than human hands. Deel) cut nrlces on several ulnno nluvera this vieek9 Payments to suit. Dear In mind thnt alt pianos, organs and piano players are plainly reduced In prlco this week from ono-fotirth to one-halt off. New organs worth $0.". Sf., $110 to JH0 go. at, J33X.0, $47, $5S to $$3. Other organs, $10. $18. $2.1 to $30! $:. cash. 14 ner month .buys nhy, of them; $.i ensh $3 per m6nth buy mnuyi of Hum, i , Siuare pliinos.i'fcpldndld for practice pur-poiea-, $:)(); $"4Q nnil' $50'; $0 cash $4'pcr month buysitbnm. ' . i St'oru open every night this wuck till 9 qIcIocV. ' , ' ; ' ' -Ii A; HOSPK, T" 1513Douglas. ; Cheap Summer Excursions r 1 11 via rt I! - .7 I tt.. Paul am) return, August lltb to 31st .t '...$12.8$ Minneapolis and return, August 11th to 31st 12. 6$ Duluth end return, August 11th to 31l 16.115 Waseca .ind return, August 11th to 31st 10.31 Watervlllo and return, August lltb ' to 31st. , 10.0) Madison Luke aud return, August lltb to SlBt 10. CI New York and return, every day.... 44.00 Clcvoland, O,, nnd return, Sept. 7th lo 11th ., 21. Ml Cuffalo and return, every day 2.r. .75 Circuit tours via the Great Lakes to liuf falo and Intermediate point. State rooms reserved In advance. Call al city ticket tfllcc, 1402 Fnrnnm street, for particulars, ct address W. H. Brill, D. P. A.. 1. C. It. II., Omaha, Neb. - . 1 Famous Waukesha There la no more Justly famous health nd pleasure resort than Waukesha, and nowhere will be tound hotter service, a moro beautiful location, or greater oppor tunities fjr amusement and rest thnn tha FOUNTAIN SPRING HOUSE For Illustrated booklst and rates, ad dress, J. C. UALKUlt, Mgr., wuuKesna, Wis. AJILSUJIIS.VI'.S. KRUG PARK M.- v w. COLII. Manaiter. m The pollto reort for ladles and rhlldrcn- l''reo attraciionn uu mu nine, uini w J'.l.l-w 01 -" I 1'AHHION I'J.AV, . ......irnird ly Chambers' Celestial choir. AeriHllstH supreme, tho JJH CLAlUVl.l-ICS. hi) rrgon of sensations. letter Carriers' nlcnlo Thursday, Aug. I.onmi' Hand aft ernoon and ovenlng. Park udmtBslori, 10c. Children free. Extra. TODAY Extra 4 Days' Engagement NORMS & ROWE'S BIG TRAINED ANIMAL SHOW: TIIH PIONKEnS-KOl'NDHI) IN 1871. Lot location, 16th nnd Douglas Hts. ; Trices-Adults, 20c; Children,!