MILWAUKEE AIMS AT COAST
Eamor that it Will Boon B.gin Extension
to the Pacific
WILL GIVE COMPETITION TO HILL LINES
Hear? Rain Makes Tronble for tone 01
-Rck I.la.d M.r Dls.
eontlnn las of Valoa I
ra-ie Tracks. I
That ths Chicago. Milwaukee 6L Paul I
rallmait will . k..i- .v. . ... I
liaa tT h. .(C . . . . J
rallwar circle. i, u0!' mltted In
fil JZa !.""!," I U conflr(1 tht
completion 7f ThiZ iZ , . J
Ths exact amou i n "m
for thl. l. i.M .,n",'
lor this purpose Is said to be 120,000,000.
tectlng Its Interests In the northwest from
Hill Invasion.
Th reason for th Milwaukee's decision
to hasten the extension of Ita line to the
Pacific Is said to be ths aggression of ths
Oreat Northern to build Into what Is com-
moniy Known aa Milwaukee territory. It
was generally admitted during the North-
em Paclfic-Burllngton flurry In Wall street
last year that James J. HUI was not only
reaching out for ths Burlington, but also
had hi eye on th property of th Chlcasn
Milwaukee BU Paul, and It was ven re-I
ported at on tlm durng this period of
railroad speculation that the Minnesota
magnate had actually acquired control of
th coveted line. This report later proved
to b Incorrect.
Hlll'a numoae. it w.i m n .mniin. I
the purchase of the Milwaukee, was to shut
Off another comDetlnc Una to th. Parlne
coast, which n.n th.n if ... h.ii...
would, aooner or later, develop from the
Milwaukee. His f.llur. In ab.orb.ng this
posslbl rival had th effect of atlmulatlog
ais aetermmatlon to beat the Milwaukee
in an events ana bis means or accomplish-
ing mat teat, as nas Deen snown, is to pen-
trat. the territory ln th. northwest
traverssd. or likely to be traversed, by the -
Milwaukee, wherever this 1. possible.
Tn Milwaukee' western terminus Is at
BvarU. 8. D.. and It. purpose I. to run It.
line up to Boulder, Mont., with a branch
a. to wmcn i a ureal Nonnern
aiverts on its Butte spur. Having reacnea.
Helen, th. MUwauke will then Peed
nannr at tseatue. mil a areat airon.noia. i
There Is nothing which the Hill forces
can do now. It is believed, to offset or ob
struct these plana cf the Milwaukee, and
me latter company nas aeiermineq to pro-
ceed with It. scheme as rapidly as possible.
Ther la talk of th Oreat Northern ex
tending Its line from Aberdeen, 8. D., out
to Evarts, on a straight Una, thus paral
leling the Milwaukee tracks, but even
should such a plan be followed It could not
be relied upon to defeat any of the larger
piana iaia oy in. miiwausee.
Rata. Csait Washouts.
Th. Union Pacific Colorado apeclal which
I. 4. W. .t 7 o'clork In the mornlnr was
delayed several hours yesterday. There has
V... ,nn.M....hl. it.l.v In Tin Inn Pullln
train, durtn th caat two or three days,
especially since Monday evening. Officials
at . headauarters declare that thla Is not I
4u to trouble with strikers or engine fall-
ursa. but to the heavy rains which havs
caused washouts along the route. At
Ocalalla. aa was reported la Th. Be
Tuesday,- the track was Injured and thla
morning Information was glvsn out at hssd- I
quarters that some two or three hundred
feet of track at that place bad been washed
out .-"--.V-
The Irresularlty In train service Is not.
lowever. confined to th. Union Pacific.
Depot officials say almost all tb. road. hav.
experienced similar trouble during the last
C.w days. th. rains csuslng damag. to
track. In a number of localities. Yesterday on those plana, a conference was held be- I t, entertainment, registration and re
morning scsrcely a train reached the Union I twees Director of Works Taylor and a rep- I eeptlon committees were urged to collab-
station on time.
Rock Island's Dearer Sehei
Th. Rock Island I. credited with a scheme
to build a cut-off that will enable that road
'"' ln" v"lo rm"ua
WUICO 11 UOW l"WUr. UI1 '
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Rock Island officials at last to conclude
that a more profitable plan could be adopted
nd that It Ilea lu the construction of a
shorter route of Its own.
There Is also soras speculstlon of ths
Rock Island undertaking a more direct
. V... . . Il'l.kll. V. k. -
"e ; To, of wonder1 "nV ra.iraad
men for soms tlm that thla road did not
deold upon this course. It Is not definitely
known thst ths plan has yet been adopted.
hut ther la talk to that effect.
Th International Mining congress meets
this yesr In Butt. Mont., from September
1 to 5, and tb Burlington hss arranged for
special rate to and from thla meeting.
They will be a one-fare rat plus $2, snd
tickets will be sold August 22, 23. t and 2,
with a tlms limit until September 10.
Marrlaae Llceaaea.
Marrtags licenses were Issued yesterday
hs follows:
Name and Reeldene. Ace.
Joerph D. Wampler. I'lattsmouth, Neb.. IT
Oracy Miller.. Omaha 21
Oustave Lurht. Millard. Neb 24
linnle Wleee, Douglas county. Neb....... 2
12
r,llnutC3
for
Lunch.
That is tha average tlm
spent in s Urge city rests,
rant by threw thousand
lunchers. II takes three
hours to digest a fresh egg
soft boiled; three hours to digest a boiled
ancle dumDlinz: three nours 10 aiires
fresh roast beefT In fact, three hours is
bout the time required to digest the
average twelve minute lunch. The ob
ject of the hasty lunch is to let the bosy
nan nt hark to his office work. But
when the brain is active, the stomach is
inactive for lack of necessary blood. The
natural consequence is indigeeUon. and
indigestion opens tha door to many dis-
Indurestion is cured by the use of Dr.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery,
which cures diseases of the stomach and
other organs of digestion and nutrition,
and enables the perfect digestion and
assimilation of food.
It at wtth heartfelt gratitude thst I send this
aatlmoaUl which I wua yon 10 pnoiua win
...... .vl udnra.- wrues Mr. Willis tea
man, of WMbiagloarilU, Orauf e Co.. K. Y.
had stomach trouble from chiM hood and mneved
with h nor or Iwu I grew up. At the age of
si I was bcuaen down with dyspepsia. Mysuf-
Mu m. tenibla. Could not eai wnnoui ui
CmlA ami hi a few otrtaia thuus sad
was not U la wwa half the lime. Everything
Jtrtsd anly fs temporary itiki. bt
..11. -r..,..i4 min Dr. tierce's Uotdea
htilc.rioovry aad 'Pleamat Pellets.' I
took sis bottles of the 'Golden Medical Diarov-
' and two ala 01 ut. neroe rici eti-
lets.' I then felt so well that I stopped tanuir
nlM4n. Several months have pumcd snd I
cm. d th hardest kind of worn. n eat aay
latag that ia art before m and ea)uy U. law
s? yeais old and thia at t be ere time 1 hav tnr
bees wcU
Frtt. Dr. Pierce's Common Sens)
Medical Adviser ta paper covers is sent
frtt on receipt of 11 one-cent stamps to
- Al mailing Wv or 1 1 stain US)
Py expense ol mailing miy, or 31 sw
for cloth-bound volume. AddiCS Df . &.
V. flcice, Buffalo, V. Y,
summer resorts do wellUooM CHURCH CONVENTION
Blgr Crowd Knjoy Varloa Eatertnln-
meats at Ceartlaad Beach
1 Maaawa.
Omaha's retorts enjoyed good died st-
tenaanca last evening, the weather, for
ia urn time in tome weeks, permitting
ulooor evening pleasures. All the
an d ,th I W We"
whlla menv nmihini iit iia M.n.
and listened to Covalt's bsnd. Ths
new iis.ooo Imported merry-go-round at
Cnurtlanri h,H MMnta inaiiiMthu t .
tentlon. aa it i. th l.r.e.t nn. m h
... . ... . . .
ol"M ln taanioa 10 Dln t6e
most expensive. Ths Aherns gavs their
usual svenlng performance at .45 o'clock
Da re,,,e,1 mucn applause. Introducing
Wh" thy U,B "tlon' acrobatic and
b"ncln - ' P"ch features. They do
stunts eonalderahle ahova th. averse and
censlon and parachute drop was mad by
Sam Murphy, th aeronaut, who has al
ready mads so msny ascensions at Court
land. Thla Is another of the vry-day-In
the-week attractions st Courtland. Nor-
din's orchestra gavs the usual concert.
which Is always appreciated by music
lovers. I
The Thurston Rifles go Into camp at
courtland today and tomorrow will give
snsm battles and amis, a grana ore-
wok, al,Pu u t0 ba given tomorrow
iiv.v. ... i
tortc1 nsttle between th Monitor
"c'"u,"i .-
Uke mmdatly In front of Courtland
Dch tomorrow evening about o'clock.
New rails hav been laid on the 8her-
nn avenu car line and Superintendent I
Tucker of tne street railway company win
"ln t( Courtland beacn every mm-
ut after 1 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
11 tn ,0D addetrmck Just completed at
turning trip may now be handled with ease
" '
Eaormoas Cost of Boer War.
1Nwtta1t ' Z nr J,l fa ui , .
UM. England will proceed to count up the
t0 h .reh!'1.."
enormous " ".,rh
of money spent annually by tho.e In search
J health, much of which. "owever could
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Hotter .
-
ootti. ana e tor yourseu.
GOLDIE COMPANY FIGURES
x.k Million Dollar Coatract to Pot
lp Art Balldlas at
it. Louis.
The Ooldle Construction compsny, which I
Qld a considerable part of ths erection of
the buii,nngi tor th. Tran.mlssisslppl ex
position in Omaha, has Just been awarded
contract for th. art palac. at th.
World', fair at St. Louis. This building is
be the largest ol I any at the exposition
IM 100 COSl IS KU.UJ.DU. in. UOIU1
company naa aireaay securea tne eieciric
T and machinery building, not far dls
tant.
The contract for th. art building wss ae
layed some weeks because or a aimcuity
over expense wnicn was nnaiiy aojusieo.
in a peculiar manner. A chsnge from
rtltsDurg ones to Missouri onca in m pax
or the structure was wnat reaucea tne cost i
or construction sumcienuy ror tae airectors
to conscientiously let m eoniracu
Ooldle company had Been tn. lowest oia-
der In the first place, but Its offer was
$1,038,000. Th. directors did not think It
propsr to allow as much as 11,000,000 ror
this building and ss all the Didders were
agreed that It could nerer be built for less
resentatlve of Cass Gilbert, who designed
ths building. Boms modifications of alio. I
deslcn or decoration It was thought would I
be necessary, but the conference developed
t Km fmfr that sa man inanspa in fhai hrllr
would make a dlfferenc. ln expense of al-
. Sinn AAA Ikl. An. V k.r...
will, therefore, be made In design or deco
If your brain won't work right and you I
miss ths snsp, vim and energy that was
once yours, you should taks Prickly Ash
Bltters. It clesnses the system snd In-
lgorate both body snd brsla.
DECIDE TO KEEP OLD MEN OUT
Effort to Amend Conatltntloa of 1
to Amend Conatltntloa
Yif Men'. MeKlnley
Clnh Falls.
A SDlrltsd and Interesting meetlna- of
th MeKlnley Republican club was held In
the private dlnlngroom of th Millard ho-
tol yesterday evening. Action was had on
the motion to smend ths constitution so
that h. oresent see limit of 35 years bs
abolished snd all republicans of Douglas
county made eligible for membership. Th.
questlon was put smldst considerable ex-
cltement and the amendment wae lost by
a vote of 14 to 1. Tnree members wno 1
wer. tn favor of th. chance refrained
from voting In the hope of s no-quorum,
Messrs. Ernest Philips. Isadora Zlegler, r m uuuwi
Sydney W. Smith and Charles Fear apoke ncessltles of the situation. All ths same
In favor of th. amendment, whll. Nathan tn Omaha. We are on the shor.teat line to
Bernstein. Henry Leavett. John C. Kuhn B,n Francisco, and thus to the Islands of
and Oliver S. Irwin took th contrary th . w r ' convenient to the
view. Thoa tn favor contended that th coast and to ths west snd northwest gen
club waa lntsnded to advance ths work of ''" mh should be able to draw
tb party and that by excluding th lder mor overnment establishment of the kind
and mora experiencea men tn rssuits
achieved would bs circumscribed. Ths
other slds mads the stsnd thst tba club
was organlxsd as a young men's club, for
ths training and Instruction of young men
ln ths principles of republicanism, and
that If elder men were admitted they
would soon gala control. Ths meeting sd-
Journsd sfter unanimously endorsing ths
ticket nomlnsted by the Lincoln conven
tion. Ths next meeting of th. club will
b. lu August.
MAYOR ISSUES PROCLAMATION
Call, on Fl to Celehrat Fonrth
aad nspends Firearm
Ordinance.
Myron D. Ksrr. acting mayor, yesterday
Issued th following proclamation
Ta tha Cltlxena of Omaha: It becomes
my duty aa acting mayor of the city of
Omaha to call th attention of our people
to th duty which they owe to tneir country
to celebrate th anniversary of our na
tional independence.
I trust that every patriotic eltlsen of
Omaha will ceaae labor himself and give
his employes a holiday on July 4. la, and
further enow his patriotism by appropri
ately decorating hi residence and place of
business
Th ordinance nronioitlng tn nnng el
firearm and flrcrarkera provide that th
mayor rr.ay suspend the provisions inereoi.
f ollowing tn custom tnat naa prevanea
in previou. rs. 1 r . ' ,ui.
hereinafter stated, for the evening of July
t and for all of July 4. 11
The firing of dynamite firecrackers and
cannon firecrackers la punishable by a
heavy fine, and so much of the ordinance
a prohibits th firing of such cracker,
is not suspended and will b strictly en
forced. 1 wish also to call attention to
nji fact that th filing of explosives in
I aiieya near oarna ir otnr comouauoi ma-
I urtai la .Ulctly prohibited. Respectfully,
I "''' J I HON D Karr.
1 Acting Mayor.
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY,
General Committee Suggest! Big Excursion
to Capital City.
TO INCITE INTEREST IN OMAHA MEETING
Plana for Advertising? Cnlf Jta
tlonal CoBTcntlon of Christian
Cnarch at Omaha Throonhoat
the tatted State.
uocai
Local members of the Christian church
now plan to go on a big excursion to Lin-
coln durlng the UUer prt of Augullt ,n or.
aer t0 ipuP tne lnUrMt there ln the com.
ing nationsl convention of the Christian
chureh to b. hel(1 In Omaha. The matter
WM Dro.chea ,t the monthly .noting of
.... . ' ..
Lincoln, chairman of the press committee,
was present and Invited the executive oom
mlttee to com to Lincoln and stir things
up. Discussion brought out the proposi
tion to have everyone go along, and the
scheme met with the hearty approval of
thoie. pr,,et. Finally a motion was passed
Irmtrurclnr rhalrmiL. Paine to aDDOint a
committee of three to Investigate the mat-
ter aDd report back.
A b, thln, w, b6 maae of thlB
cor,lon ,f ,t hei. one Idea advanced
was to extend tn anair so as to ormg
n christian church people from other
towns as wen, all to meet in uincoin tor a
bg rally Tne pUll io ,ecur g0od rall-
rttes from Omaha, and take down
m.ny j0n neoole ln the afternoon
i. .),., tha next dav as ther
wln
Kow to Adrertlae.
tlms for the heavy work along that
M eomlat 0ne BporUBt ,tep uken
was a decision to send to all Christian
churches a petition for the members to
,lgn In great numbers and submit to their
daily newspapers. Th. petition, will re-
newspapers to demand from the
Associated Pres. detailed accounts of the
convention ln Omaha. It Is expected that
uTt ( bfar Af
persuaded to handle
the affair at great lergth
Other clans for advertislns:. as outlined
ch,)rman Maupln of th. pre com.
P" "om now on with
the companies which sell patent Insldea to
country newspapers. Mr. Maupin stated
that such syndicate matter reached 75
per cent of the readers of the country
from the Oreat Lakes to the Rocky moun-
tains and be anticipated great results from
having attention psid to the convention
In such new. matter. In addition to this,
announcement of the convention will be
sent Individually to 80,000 newspapers of
the United States.
Showing- at Bethany.
A large attendance from Omaha at the
Nebraska State Christian Church conven
tion, to be held st Bethany, near Lincoln,
hMrlnnlnv Aiiffii.f K n.vt VII eKnerl.llv
urged go hat ,ntereit , th, national con
vention may be worked up among the state
people present there. A national conven
tion headquarters will be maintained at
Bethany and everything done to boost the
Omaha affair.
In many other ways will the convention
w,d9ly advertised. Representatives of
th. ,., eommttte will be oresent at
aU district and stats Christian church
COnvsntlons in the country to sneak for
,t ,B(1 tn endie,, chain letter scheme may
p, put In operation.
Hereafter the executive committee will
mMt twice a month, as business has In
ereaaed ae aa to demand more freauent ses-
ilon, yt, datn wnl bc thB gecond and
fourth Mondays of each month. A balance
1343.75 was reported In the treasury
orate mora on their work, which Is ln msny
respects Identical
J MAY BE A GOOD THING
Baalneas Maa Talk of Establishment
of nartermaeter's Ware
house Here.
Calm satisfaction is felt by the business
men over ths passer and signing of ths
bill to establish a quartermaster's wsre-
nous ln Omaha. Said one:
"Of course, ths actual .erection of tb
building Itself does not mean anything to
"ni" th" bujr th her!
wards. The government might spend a mll-
I lu. j.n. 1 . .... ki. 1 1 j 1 m W.. a w . a
" i"s up '!.
wouia not oner umana mucn real oenem
unless th. purchase, to fill them wer.
made In thl. city. The feature of this new
warehouse that looks promising, however,
ln erection ner is mora or less
srnest of th fact that th good will be
bought here. It glvea us at least a good
chance for the business,
"u m t0 m thl Omaha's relation to
the west Is similar to that which Jefferson-
Tlll, Ind b0T i0 tb 0UtB Immediately
Iler lne C,T w,r- ln" lown w" con'
venlently close and a good gateway, and
oenaior wonou goi in. invirnmnii 10 pui
--.uw.t .uu pU. ........ UB
agenciea ana aepota 01 tnat nature mere.
because thsir contents would be handy
QUESTION OF WATER METERS
Realty Exchange Appoint a Commit.
tee to Talk It Over with
Water Company.
Within tha laat few day. th. Omaha
Water company has notified the real estate
men and rental agents of Omaha that It
would put In meters at Its own expense ln
all bouses using city water, substituting
them for tha aervlc system everywhere.
Yesterday at th weekly session of the
Real Eatat exchange thla matter cam up
for dlscutslon, ths right of th water com
pany to do so regardless of th. wtshe. of
th. property owner, being questioned by
aome.
After a brief debate s commute com
prising Messrs. Knox. Benawa. Frenter and
Lytls was appointed to confer with the
water eompany official, on th. matter snd
report back to tb. exchange at the next
regular meeting next Wednesday. No other
matter, was taken up yesterday.
Constipation tared.
It Is a great mistake for anyon troubled
wtth constipation to fill themselves full of
drugs, th. affects of which ar. often more
Injurious than otherwise. A method which
not only give, immediate relief, but which
strengthen, th. abdominal muscles snd puts
uss VI us m a tuuui.iuii UHf kai V J Will
do their own work naturally is tha Ren
Strom method employed at Tb Ksnstrom
Hygienic Bathery masssg and abdominal
Ujsnlpulatlons will givs Immsdiat relief to
and permanently cure the greatest sufferer.
Call st Suits 220. Bee Building, er telephone
lTls, for so sppolntment. Women massage
operator, and conducted by snd (or loon
only. Consultation free.
GENERAL WESTERN NEWS.
Jadae Tarland Oppose. Railway.
SIOUX FALLS. S. D, July 2. (Special
Telegram.) la the United States court to
day Judge Carland sustained the demurrer
of Thomas Sweeney and James Halley of
Rapid City to the complaint of the Chlcsgo,
Burlington Qulncy Railroad company,
which sought to prevent Sweeney and Hal
ley from collecting a mechanics Hen
sgalnst the railroad company. The Hen
was secured for msterlal furnished to the
Grand Island Wyoming Railroad com
pany, which was In December, 1889, leased
by the Burlington A Qulncy system. In Its
complaint the Burlington company set
forth thst It was not made a party to th
suit of Sweeney, which was originally In
stituted on December 14, 189S. ln sustain
ing the demurrer Judge Carland thus favors
the claim of Sweeney and Hailey, which
now aggregates the sum of $26, "92. 78. Ths
railroad company has beep given until the
August rule day to amend its bill of com
plaint If It sees fit to do so.
Xews, About Tyndall.
TYNDALL. S. D July 2. (Special.)
Jamea Barber has lessed the Jewell hotel,
formerly run by Mrs. E. T. Murphy and
sons, snd will open It to the public after
the necessary repairs are made.
A lecture course will be given In this
city next winter. The talent will be fur
nished by the Midland Lyceum bureau of
Dea Moines, la.
The school board have voted to estsblish
a twelfth grade, which will be taken by a
number of students. It will prepare for
college entrance.
Miss Lizzie Barber has been elected to
Oil a vacancy In the corps of teachers.
Miss Roslna Kiehlbauch, who was grad
uated from Mitchell university this month,
has accepted a position ln the German col
leg, at Wilton, la.
Fee. Make Record Mark.
PIERRE. S. D., July 8. (Special.) The
total feea received by th atate through
th. office of the secretary of state since
the first of January amount to $11,100.45
and the feea for the fiscal year ending
June SO hav. been $18,101.75, which is
more than for any other two years since
statehood. Since the first of January
there has been filed with the department
thirty-four religious and charitable char
ters, charters for three railroads, with a
combined capital stock of $26,850,000;
twenty-one atate banks, with a combined
capital stock of $210,000, and 829 domestic
corporations, with a combined cspltal stock
of $1,761,957,363. Commissions hav. been
Issued to 282 notarlea.
Timely Raina In Wyomlngr.
CHEYENNE. Wyo.. July 2. (Special.)
Report, received from all sections of the
Stat. Indicate that the recent heavy rains
were general, but were heaviest In the
southeast portion. It Is estimated that the
precipitation, which ranged from one
fourth of an Inch to two lnchea, and was
most timely, has benefited to the state to
the extent of at least $3,000,000. The stock
interests alone will be benefited in excess
of $2,000,000. Nor is this all. for the nattvs
meadows and alfalfa patches, which were
a week ago drying up for want of moisture,
have now taken on new life and will yield
handsome crops of hay for winter feeding.
' Say. Wright Maat Serve Tim.
PIERRE. B. D.. July 2. (Special Tele
gram.) Th. suprems Court today affirmed
th. decision of tb. lower court ln the case
of 8. H. Wright, th Centervlll attorney
sentenced from Minnehaha county tor on
year on the charge of embezzlement.
Machine Oil 'Kill. Child.
STTJROIS. fl. D.i July 2. (Special.)
Word ha. been received here that a 2-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Wslt-
uall of Hereford. Meads county, met death
by being poisoned. She drank machlns oil.
FIRE IN WOOLEN DISTRICT
Philadelphia Visited by Deatrnetlve
Blase, Which Doea Damage to
. Amount of S 200,000.
PHILADELPHIA, July 2 Firs csused a
losa of about $200,000 tonight ln ths woolen
snd cotton yarn district. Ths flames
started on tb first floor of the building
occupied by James E. Mitchell 4b Co., Nob
122 and 124 Chestnut street. Th resr of
th structure was burned and ths stock
of woolen snd cotton yarns ln th build
ing was badly damaged, causing a loss of
$125,000. Th fire spread to William D'OlIer
Co.'. building, cotton yarn commlision
merchants, where $50,000 damage was done
Buckingham Paulaon, cotton yarn deal
ers, suffered a loss of about $25,000 by
smoke and water. The losses are covered
by insurance.
GUTHRIE, Okl.. July 2. Watonga, th
county seat of Blaine county, was visited
by a destructive fire esrly today, the loea
exceeding $50,000. The heaviest losers were
the Koch Hsrdware company, $15,000, snd
the Tyler Cronkhlte department stores
$25,000. The buildings burned formed the
principal portion of Main street and were
the most Important tn tbs city.
Masonle Temple, Shenandoah.
SHENANDOAH, la.. July 2. (Special
Telegram.) Fire caught ln the basement
of the Mssonio temple here about 1:30
p. m., burning Into th floor above occupied
by the Shadla company, a grocery firm.
Th fir Is suppoaed to havs been caused
by escaping gaa from the tank, which con
tained only a few gallons of gasoline. The
entire basement was on fir at once. One
of th clerks was burned about tha hands.
Firemen had hard work on account of ths
gas and smoke. The Ehadle company lost
its entire stock, worth $5,000, Insurance
$3,700. The building suffered loss to the
extent of $400. Stocks In adjoining stores
were slightly dsmsged by smoke.
Fire at Shlpshewaaa, Indiana.
LA ORANGE, Ind., July 2. The town of
Ehlpshewana, ln tb northwest corner of
this county, was nearly wiped out by fire
early today, ssven business places, the bank
and postofflc being destroyed. Th loaa Is
heavy and partially Insured. Th origin of
th fir Is unknown.
Fire In Town of Korway.
CHRISTIANIA, Norwsy, July 2. The fir
which broke out yesterday st Laurvlg,
province of Jarlsberg, was subdued this
morning. About on hundred and fifty
buildings wer destroyed. Th loss is esti
mated to be over a million kroner (about
$280,000).
DEATH RECORD.
Willi J. Cook, Haron.
HURON, 8. D., July 2. (Special.) The
funeral services of Willis J. Cook, whoss
death occurred very suddenly Sunday
morning, took pise from the Bsptist
church Monday afternoon. II nas born In
slavery, aerved ln th union army during
th war of th rebellion, came to Huron
nearly twenty yeara ago. He was well ed
ucated snd sn honored citizen. A wife
and three children survlv him.
Alexander Geddes.
CHICAGO. July 2. A cablegram received
her today announced th death ln Scot
land of Alexander Geddes, on of th most
prominent member, of tb. Board of Trad
Mr. Geddea was at th bsad of th. firm of
Alexandsr Gedde Co.
JULY a, 1902.
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Board of Education Cuts Levy from Fifteen
to Eight Villa.
PROTEST AGAINST FRANCHISE EXTENSION
Water Company Mot Likely to Get
Extension of Contract Vnleas It
rays Royalty or Fnrnlshe.
Free Hydraata.
The action of the Board of Education in
cutting down the levy for school purposes
from 15 mills to S mills meets with general
commendation on sll sides. It must be
understood that the board made the levy
of 15 mills before it was aware of the
valuation and was merely following
the precedent of previous yesrt. This levy
for school purposes is msde on th valua
tion returned by the county assessors and
the Board of Education ln this district,
which Is No. 2 make an snntial request
for a certain sura of money. Now that It
has bean ascertained that the schools csn
get slong with less money than was consid
ered necessary at first, another request will
be sent to the county commissioners. This
reduction of 7 mills means a big saving
to the taxpayers here, who have for years
been compelled to pay the regulation school
levy ln addition to the high city levy. It
la figured by members of the finance com
mittee of ths board that the money de
rived from liquor licenses will psy a Urge
proportion of the expense of the school
for the coming semesters and It will bs
necessary to raise only about $25,000 for
additional expenses. Thla money to be
raised by levy will, It is stated, be mostly
used ln psyment for the construction of ad
ditions to present buildings and the rental
for rooms which may hav. to be rented
later on.
Want Royalty Paid.
It was reported yesterday that a protest
would be made against the proposed ex
tension of the Omaha Water company's fran
chise. The objection seems to be in line
with the general policy of the city govern
ment to exact a royalty from all corpora
tions. With the exception mentioned there
seems to be no objection to the granting
of an extension of the franchise as desired.
What some of the citizens would like would
be a 5 per cent royalty on the amount of
revenue. Against this, however. Is the
proposition of the water company for forty
eight hydrants free for two years provid
ing the extension of franchise Is granted or
a new contract entered into. The rental of
forty-eight hydrants for two years would
amount to over $5,000 and this would be
much more than the royalty would amount
to. When the council gets down to con
sider the matter It is probable that the
best Interests of the city will be looked
after by accepting the terms offered. After
five years It may be that some provision
may be made for the payment of a royalty.
Conrt Iterer.es Judgment.
Yesterday afternoon Attorney W. C. Lam
bert was notified that the supreme court
had reversed the Judgment In the case of
Jamea Burke and It is presumed that there
will be another trial. Several yeara ago
Burke met with an accident at Twenty
second snd N streets and It was asserted
at the time that his son Jamea was quite
badly Injured. The accident was csused by
Burke's team running Into an open ditch
dug by the gaa company. Burke, for his
son James, brought suit sgalnst the city
for $3,000. This was cut down ln the dls
trlct court to $1,500. Then the city appealed
the case to the stats supreme court with
the result mentioned. Quit a number of
other personal injury cases have been ap
pealed to the supreme court by the city
and decisions favorsbls to the city are
looked for.
Leaking- Oil Tnnka.
. Soma of the grocer, ln the business por
tion of the city are keeping quantities of
oil ln frame sheds In the Alleys ln the resr
of their stores. Some of the oil casks
have been found by Inspector Jones to b.
leaking and a report of the matter will be
mad. to the proper authorities. Chief
Etter ha. recommended that thoa who deal
In oil be compelled by ordinance to con
struct galvanized Iron sheds for storage
purposes. This, he says, will greatly re
duce the chances of fire. It Is expected that
the council will soon cause an ordinance
to be drafted covering tbe suggestions of
Chief Etter.
Hnwthorno School Addition.
Contractor T. C. McDonald, who has
been awarded ths contract for the con
structlon of two sddittonal rooms st tho
Hawthorne school, is getting ready to
commence building operatlona as soon ss
the material can be procured. Builders
say that brick la .care, and the price Is
high, but the contract price la. It Is stated,
high enough to warrant th. contractor pay
ing $7.50 per 1,000 for brick. With th.
addition of two room, at thla school th.
overcrowded condition of th. Central
cbool will be relieved to aom. extant and
It may be that a couple of tbe rented
rooms may be abandoned when school
opens ln the fall.
Still City Electrician.
Yesterday afternoon Mayor Koutaky ap
pointed George Curtis a member of ths firs
department and the additional duty of
electrician was imposed. Curtis called
upon City Electrician Holland and roads a
demand for the key. to the storage bat
terlea, etc. Holland replied that aa Cur
tla had never been confirmed by the coun
ell as city electrician he would not turn
over any of the property of the city until
directed to do ao by th council.
Work on Fire Hall Resumed.
Yesterday afternoon carpenters resumed
work on th fire hall st Thirty-first snd
R streets. There waa s delay ln the work
on account of aecurlng Insurance on th
construction work. From tbs fact that
work has been resumed It Is presumed thst
ths difficulty has been overcome. This
work is being done under the direct super
vision of tbe city engineer. Last night
Engineer Beal said that it would probably
take a month of hard work to complete
the building and place It In condition for
fire company No. 2.
Maajle City Gossip.
About thirty bartenders here have or
ganlzed a local union.
Peter Jacobs left laat night for Chicago,
to t gone aDout ten aays.
Mrs. H. W. Reed has gone to Lincoln to
spend the summer wltn iriends.
Large shipments of sheep are expected
at this market curing tne present monin
Senator Iisaac Noyea of Waterloo is In
the city visiting Mr. and Mrs. A- L But
ton.
The youna son of Councilman and Mrs
Myles Velh was reported much worse last
night.
J. M. Cook. Twenty-fourth and D streets.
Is confined to his home with an attack of
malaria.
Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Copenharve have gone
to Tamora, Neb , to spend a couple of
weeks wltn ir'.enda ana relatives.
Mrs. J. A. McLean, wife of Superintend
ent McLean of the public schools, has gone
to Chicago to apena tne summer.
There is a blc caveln at Twenty-third
and U streets. It will take th street de
partment aome time to repair th damage
Mrs. Lyman Carpenter and daughter,
Fdllh. left yesterday for Butte. Mont .
here they will visit It. A. Carpentor and
wire.
Martha Nystrom died at her home, KM
North Twenty-first street, yesterday. Fu
neral aervlces will be held at the refldenc
at X o'clock thia afternoon. I.iterment at
Laurel Hill cemetery.
The funeral fit Mrs. Phoebe A. Knowl
, ton waa he id at 7 o clofck last evening at
Extraordinary Purchase
Among these bargains of shirts are Wilson
Bros, "Lion Brand," and other good makes. Those
75c and 85c values at 50c have no equals. Those
$1.00 and ?1.25 values at 75c have no equals.
Those $1.50 values at $1.00, best on earth. Those
$2.00 and $2.25 values at $1.50, equal to custom
made shirts What's the Tjse in paying $3.00 and
$3.50, when you can buy the same Cll 1 ECl
shirt at Bennett's for . . . ipiet-JV
W. R. BENNETT CO.
th. i-mM.iw of Mrs. J. W. Morehouse,
daughter of the deceased. Rev. George
Van Winkle officiated. The remains will
be sent to Hubbel. iseo., tor iniermenu
MAIL GOES ON FIRST TRAIN
Incle Sam Ready with His Service
for Verdlarrl Extension
Opening-.
The first train to b run over th nw
extension of the Fremont. Elkhorn V Mis
souri Valley railroad from Vlrdlgrls to Ni
obrara went up yesterdsy. With It went a
mall clerk, thus giving Immediate mall
service along tbe new line. It Is unusual
for Uncle Sam to be ready with his mail
ing accommodations aa soon as a new line of
railroad is opened for passenger service,
but this time be waa on hand. By means
of telegraphic communication orders author
izing such extension of tb. route were re
ceived from Washington In tlm to let the
clerk on the regular train from Omaha to
Verdigris continue on up wtth the train to
day to Niobrara. This Is No. 6, which
leave. Omaha at 7:30 a. m. .
ENSION PAPERS SATURDAY
Old Soldier Do not Desire Connty
Clerk's Office Open on
the Fonrth.
After consulting with th. old soldiers
County Clerk Millar has decided sot to
keep his office open on the morning of the
Fourth of July for the purpose of making
out pension papers. The veterans are al
most unanimous ln their deslrs to bavs the
clerk's office closed' on the Fourth, es
pecially so because eves If the paper, wer
Issued that dsy they would net reach. Dea
Moines In time for psyment on Saturday.
Mr. Miller, will keep his office open all day
Saturday to accommodate the old soldiers.
Tho Signal of Distress.
Whites of eyes and skin yellow show
liver trouble snd Jaundice. Dr. King's New
Life Pills cure or no pay. Only 36c.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
H. E. Knapp of Fullerton la In Omaha.
C. W. Vest of Plalnvlew is at the Mur
ray.
D. V. Stevens of Fremont Is a MUiaro
hotel guest.
Matt Miller of David City Is attending- to
business ln Omaha. -
Mr. and Mrs R. M Galbralth of Pine
Bluffs, Ark., are at the Millard.
Mrs. C. B. Ebbcr.s and Miss Flo Dorsey
of Colorado Sprlr.ga are at th Millard.
Colonel F. P. Hanlon. after several daya
absence ln Norfolk, has returned to Omaha.
Ixmla Bernstein haa returned from Cin
cinnati to spend the summer with his par
ents. A. J. -Garrison, a well known western
hotel man, la at th Millard for a few
days.
Colonel W. R. Woodard and John H.
Miller of New York City are registered at
the Her Grand.
Mra. Rackley-Lane of Boston. Mass.. was
at the Millard Tuesday night and left this
morning for tne west. bn is malting a
tour of the country.
Mrs. Adelaide Weston of 2911 Woo'worth
avenue 1. seriously ill and her brother-in-law,
County Clerk Harry C. Miller, was
recalled from his Kansas City trip.
Mrs. Sachse of Cincinnati, formerly Miss
Blanch Hellman of Omaha, is at th Iler
Grand. Mrs. Sachae Is visiting nm rrienos
ln this city while on a trip to the west.
E F. BnrdelKtl nd wire or Montreal.
Canada, and If. Warren Welby and wlf
of Llvernool. Enarland. form a party mak
Ing a tour of the 1,'nited States. They were
at th Millard, and left yesterday, morning
lor tn west.
Councilman Whltehorn and wlf hav re
turned from a three weeks' visit at Dan
ville, 111., where they attended the wedding
of Mra. Whltehorn's sister, Miss CUra
Oood, to Mr. Earl Walker, cashier of the
First National canic ol uanvuie. Mr.
Whltehorn aaya that a large part ff the
country surrounding Danville ta under
water, and that rains have been even
heavier and more frequent there than hers.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Th Thurston Rifles will eamo at Court-
land beach tonight and give a drill and
ham battle there tomorrow afternoon.
The police had th car of two little boy.
and a little girl for the greater portion
of yesterday afternoon. The children were
nicked ud ln different Dart of the city
and kept until their parenta wero found.
Judsa vlnsonhaler of the county court
has found for the Incumbent In the elec
tion contest caae ot narney LAicaey against
Michael Bmllh trr the honors ef council
man from the Third ward ot South Omaha.
The case goes up on appeal.
Th Sunday achool of St. John Episco
pal church. Twenty-sixth and Franklin
streets, held its annual picnic In Rlvervlew
park on lust Tuesday. Rector C. II. Young
took the children out ln carryalls at il
o'clock ln th morning, and a general good
time ensued.
Frank Duberry has created such a dis
turbance at his place of residence at Four
teenth and Cass streets for the laat two
nights that he waa arrested. It Is alleged
that on Tuesday night he waa only pre
vented from choking his wife to death by
the timely arrival of a policeman.
A porch climber made hla entrance
through a window into an upper chamber
of Charles Turner's house at 10 o'clock laat
night. lie upset a chair In hla progreaa,
thus awakening Mra. Turner, who waa In
the next room. Ths man climbed down th
veranda post and escaped, but without any
plunder.
Chief Newell of th hydrographlc depart
ment of the geological survey, will paas
through Omaha on hie way neat aome tlm
this week, and Secretary I'tt of th Com
mercial club ia endeavoring to arrange for a
meeting between Sir. Newell and the busi
ness men of the city. Mr. Newell Is ths
man who will recommend the locatlona of
dama and canals to b established under th
new Irrigation law.
A swsrm of bees alighting on th Inter
aectlng point of the trolley wlrea of th
Dnujtiai and Thirteenth street lines sus
Tended Irs flic on thee systems for soms
time yesterday afternoon. The man of th
hour proved to be Alexander Russell, the
driver of a night hack. With a box tied
to th end of a tree limb, he braved th
danger of a short circuit and th uncer
tain temper of th honey be snd hived
the swarm.
Of 1,000 dozen high grade
shirts for men anil boys. We
purpose to double the buniiies
of our shirt department ani
for tho past two weeks have
been preparing to offer the
people of Omaha the most ex
traordinary values iu high
grade shirts ever given in thia
or any other rity. Our buyer
has been searching the mar
kets of the east for special val
ues, and Tiere they are.
PRINCE IS IN POLICE COURT
Member of lustre-Hungarian Coronation
Mission Placid Under Arrest,
STRICTEST SECRECY BEING OBSERVED
Natsrs of Attested Crime Is Rot
Mad Pablle, bat the- Frlne
: Cbnra-e that He I Victim '
of Blaekmatlere.
LONDON, July 2. Prince Francis Joseph
of Brsganza, a lieutenant in ths Seventh
Austrian Huasars, a acion of a former reign
ing house of Portugal and a member of th
Austro-Hungsrisn mission to tha corona
tion, sppeared in the Southwark police
court today with other men, charged wtth
a criminal offense.
Strict aecrecy waa observed by the court
officials regarding the nature of the charges.
Formsl evidence was given thst certain In
formation In tha possession of the magis
trate was true and ths prisoners were re
manded.
Prince Francis wss allowed to furnish
ball for his sppesrance. His companions
were retained In custody.
It wss ' said that the prtnee's defense
would be that an attempt was mad le black
mall him. that hs resisted and thst there
upon Information waa given to the police,
resulting ln the arrest of himself and the
alleged blackmailers.
Prince Francis Joseph Is the s.eond son
of tbe duke of Bragansa. by his first wife.
ths lata Princes Elisabeth of Thur-And-
Taxls. Ths prince wss born September
T, 1ST. His father Is eolonsl of the Seventh
Austrian Hussars, which is known as tbs
William II, emperor of Germany, king of
Prussia, regiment
f. W. Grove.
i .
This cam must appear on every boa of
the genuine Laxative Bromo-Qulalne Tab
lets, the remedy that cure, a cold la on.
day. '15 centa.
HYMENEAL.
Mickey Tender Reception.
OSCEOLA, Neb.. July . (Special.) On
Tuesday evening Hon. and - Mr. J. H.
Mickey gav. a reception to ever 200 guest,
tn honor of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan 8. Mickey,
the groom being their son, who wers map
lied at the home of the bride In Mount
Vernon. Ia., about a week ago. The couple
departed this morning for their new boms
on a ranch In Key Paha county.
Sehnell-Lynch.
STTJROIS. 8. D.. July I. 8nfal )
Claud Schnall and Miss Anna Lynch, both
of thla city, were marrd at the Catholle
church here Sunday at high noon,. Rev.
Father Qulnlan officiating., Both have a
wide circle of friends. Ths young couple
hs. taken up reildeno ln this elty.
WILL FIGHTAJ HARTFORD
Tonna- Corbett and Terry MeOovern
Sign Article, of Agreement
(or Ansnst M.
ST. .LOUIS, July 1 At a. lata hour to
night Young Corbett signed articles" ol
agreement to box Terry McOovam before
the Nutmeg Athletic club of Hartford.
Conn., on August 2 for a puree of tU.000.
The Nutmeg club already hold. McOovern'g
.Ignaturs for the battl.
Young Corbett said tonight that he would
not light again until he met MeOovern. In
peaking of hi reasons for the move Young
Corbett said h waa tired of moving aU
over the country In an effort to meet Bullae
van, changing his quarter constantly and
being thrown out of training, so he decided
to mak hla bout with MeOovern hi. ini
tial contest.
Veteran Fireman Meeting;.
The regular quarterly meeting of th As.
oclstlon of Veteran Firemen took plac
In th city hall laat evening. After th
minutes of th last meeting had been read
and approved, the application, of Chxl.
Johnson, William Edmundson and H. A.
Nichols for membership In th association
wer conaldered and unanimously granted.
Th financial secretary reported th re
ceipt of lit during th laat quarter and
th treaaurer declared a balance of tins.ii
on hand. Bill, aggregating 111.80 wer
preaented and allowed. Before adjourn
ment a motion waa rarrled that a com
mittee conalsttng of Messrs. Behm. Beard
and Hunt b appointed to consider th
details of a banquet, which is to be hsld
after th next regular meeting.
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