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v2 THE OMAHA DAILY JJEEi SUNDAY, JULY 0, 1002. 9 1 felephoaas 8ll-H.r r-v" "A""'.: '' designs, at 19c yard. '' too and 25c Imported Madrss od Zephyr now 15c yard. ' .'lfd add ')o' Shirting Madraa now at Htte yard. 15o and 12Ho Zephyr Olnghama now at lOo yard. S' rlBe,':'lio aodr.Oc Dlmltlea now at lOo yard. 16c, 12Hc, 10c Lawni and Dlmltlea, 15o Madras, ft Dlmltlea now on countere at 5c per yard. i- v Special Solo of Etamltio Linen for Ladies' . Shirt Waist Suits . ( Monday morning we will placa on ipeclal aala all our T5o and 5oo colored Etamlna llnena.ln plain colon, such a cadet blue, white, green, lliht blus, navy, etc. ; Monday's price 26c per yard. : Thompsom,Beldeh sXo. T. M. O. A. VIUHia, COM, tkls connection It may be recalled that President Burt himself gave It out that the company 'bad decided ' to Introduce piecework In every , department of the shops. ' , ... , .President Not Sararlsed. A President Burt expressed . no surprise yesterday when he learned that the black amlths had joined the army of strikers. He had , anticipated as much. The offi cials NSfftrm that the road haa not yet Offend from the effects of the strike, despite ' the ' declarations of the strikers that the equipment and repairing facilities are running very low and that trains are generally delayed becauae of deficient help nd-taclllllea. ' ' ' On shopman aald yesterday:" ("It haa become necessary to use wheels off freight cars on passenger coaches that require repairing; our castings are nearly gone and wo cannot patch up thlnga much longer ao that the operation of tralna can be kept up with any degree of regularity." This man waa naked It tba new men do satisfactory work. He replied that they wera not capable of doing first-class work; that only a very few were skilled workmen nd'most ' of 'them 'evidently " never had experience of th Vlnd that ta required ii the shops. - . ,'- Machinists Oat at Bawlln, . Ths machinists received word last night front Rawlins that all union men wera idle nd but four nonunion men wera at work J In the abopa. Bad motive power and Irreg ular train service were reported from this place: ' At-Evansten the machinists have teen unable yet to Induce thetr men to leave. The entire force remains at work. ' ' The company atlll keeps Its yarda and the Imported crew from, Chicago under eloae surveillance, guard being ' on duty day and night. Not only are the yarda under protection, but picket are stationed t the Union depot and at, the entrance of the depot yards. All these guards' art private cltlrena. many of whom were tor. marly in the company'e employ. No vio lence haa been encountered and the most erloua task aeema to be to prevent the imported workmen from escaping to the outside. They Come la Street Car. Tha first and second' carlosds of non union man were brought Into the abop yarda by means of a switch engine from Council Bluffs. But by this, arrangement new trouble arose and yesterday when ths laat lot cam they were. glven transporta tion In the electrlo motor from Council Bluffa to Omaha. The switchmen in tba yarda balked at transferring cere with non union men aboard and declared they would trtke it asked to do ao again. The torn, pany surmounted this possibility of new difficulties by having the men brought over In the Street cars. .; ' ' Gompers Meeting; Monday. President Samuel Gompers of the Amer Icaa Federation of Labor and President Jamee O'Conbell of tbe International Asso ciation of Machinists will- be In Omaha Mon day and will address mass meeting at Washington hall. Aside from dealing with th general subject of organised labor, the peakara are expeoted to devote torn time to th Union Paclflo strike. . Mr. Oompera and Mr. O'Connell go from Omaha to Ban Francisco t attend th meet lng of the executive council of the Amer lean Federation of Labor. '' TO SETTLE THE GLASS WAR Oa Mora Effort la ta Be Mad ta Brias Ahoat Settlement of iBTerenee. PITTSBURG, July . One more effort la to be made to bring about settlement of th window glsss war that haa been rag ing during tha last year. Prealdent J. A, Chamber of the American Window Glaaa company haa taken th. initiative In calling meeting of all manufacturers In Cleveland July 10 for the purpoae of considering the present conditions of th glass trade and urglag united action In brloglag about -bet ter prices. The Invitation haa been x- teaded to everyone Interested In th menu feature of window glaaa and Includes th Independent Glaaa company. HYMENEAL Graves-Hat havvar. HUMBOLDT, Neb., July 8. (Special.) Joseph Oravee and Mlak Mabel Hathaway were married at Pawne City by Rev. Bal lard of tba Baptist ehurth f that city, th ceremony taking place quietly. The groom la well known resident of, thl city, while ine oriae na tor several years resided with ter parenta at Guide Rock. They at once came here to take up housekeeping tn tha groom a residence en Grand avenue, -Dragged'Down In the loina. Nervousness, on refreshing Sleep, aeipoo If Is tithe you were dolnjt soraethtnr. ) Tba kidney were anciently called tha rein. in your cae they are holding the . reins ana anviiur you wio serious irouDte. ' Hood's Sarsaparllla Act wlisT th moot" direct beneficial eflect 'Po stie-tidneyi.. HeonUlus the best and safest tuDaiaucet tor oortauUiid and 1 tbeea arga&a. Be. July I, lfoj. Lacnst. Great Clearing Sale on Wash Goods. There never will be a better oppor tunity this reason to boy t"he choicest of -"Wash Goods at such greatly reduced prices. Fine Imported Fabrics that sold up to 75c yard now on sale at 25c. 25c Imported Irish Dimities, choice tTH AJID MVfiUJ m. CHURCHILL FILES REPORT Summary of Earalu of Investigation at the Winnebago Agancy. CONTENTS NOT GIVEN TO THE PUBLIC Secretary Hlteheock Mates He Hopea to Take la the- Matter and Arrtye at Soma COaelaalon at aa Early Date. (Ftom Btft Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, July 5. (Special Tele gram.) The long-expected report of Frank C. Churchill, special agent of tbe Interior department, baa been received by Secretary Hitchcock. Mr. Churchill waa sent to the Omaha and Winnebago agency several weeks ago for the purpose of making an official Inquiry Into the method practiced by Agent C. P. Mathewaon In the leasing of Indian landa to white people. He waa further commissioned to examine Into agency mattera generally. Into the methods of tbe agency trader and generally to re view the entire conduct'' of the reserva tion. Mr. Churchill remained on the rem ervatlon for several weeks, it la reported. examining ' witnesses, taking testimony and making a aystematle Inquiry Into the charge that have been filed against th agent and the general conduct of the agency. Secretary Hitchcock said today that he an ticipated taking up the aubject of the charges against Agent Mathewaon In con Junction' with Special Agent CburehlU'a re port early, next week, and that he hoped to reach a conclusion before bla departure for BU Leu I:. Whn asked, If , he could give generally the Hidings of, Mr. Churchill, the secretary Stated that U waa confidential matter and Would be so treated until his conclusion wera arrived at. From other aourcea it waa learned that Mr. Churchill's report la most voluminous document, comprising not only seventy-live pagea of matter per aonal to the mission upon which he was sent, but embracing nearly 200 documents of one kind and another, having bearing upon the several specifications upon which he waa required to report. Speaker Headeraoa does Flahlaa;, Speaker and Mrs. Henderaon have gone to Saratoga for tew daya, but will return to New York on next Saturday to meet thetr daughter. Miss Belle Henderson, who haa been atudylng vocal music in Europe and who arrlvea 1 this country on that day. Accompanied by their daughter. General and Mra. Henderson will apend some time on the Thousand Islands, guests of Mr. and Mra. Irving Batcheller. The speaker will here do his summer fishing, spending about two weeka. in' tfcat occupation. General Henderaon will go to Iowa to be present at the atate convention, which la to be held at Dea Molne. After th convention he will-go east, to be the gueat, with Mra and Mlaa Henderaon, of Mr. and Mra. M M. Parker of tbla city, who have taken cottage at Camden. Me. The latter part of August or th first of September will find mm again in Iowa, where he expect to actively open his campaign on September lo. After he haa apoken at leaat one In each of the nine countlea which eomprtse the Third congressional district the speaker will go into the national campaign, having piacea nimaeir at the disposal of the re publican congressional committee. J. W. Richards of Waterloo, private sec rotary to Speaker Henderson, and Mra, Richard will leave Washington tomorrow for Colorado Spring, where they will spend tne time between now and the opening of to campaign in Iowa, In which Mr. Rich ards will participate. Senator Allison expecta to leave for his noma in Dubuque' next Monday and will remain quietly In Iowa for aome time Asked whether he expecta to make any speeches in the coming campaign, he atated that be thought he had made enough of speeches to last blm until the next session of congress, but that he might, however, make one or two speeches, but he had so plana regarding tha matter. Adam McMullen. secretary to Senator Dietrich, and wife will leave early next week for Nebraska, going by water to New York, up the Hudson to Albany and thence to Buffalo and the lakes to Chicago, and by rail to their Nebraska horn Ageat Mathewaon of the Omaha and Win nebago agency will abortly receive in atructlona aa to the manner of procedure In the enrollment of th Omaha Indiana for th purpose of ascertaining the per capita amounts te be paid these Indiana out of the appropriation of $100,000 which the Indian appropriation bill acta aald from their money in the treasury tor their Individual uae. It waa expected that tbe payment would be made In August, but la view of the time that may elapae be fore, the rolls are received from tha agent and then approved by Secretary Hitch eook. Acting CeenmUaloaer Tanner atated today that It might be September before ths money waa distributed.'- ' 1 Chaplain w;illm T Anderson, Tenth cavalry,' will proceed to Jot -his regimes at Fort Kobinaon. bis sick, leave having ex pired. John Wick ha been appointed pestmaster at Ilk Meantaln, Carbon -county Wyo., vice K. M. Moerke. removed. Th postmaster at Davenport, ,Ia.i wlil be allowed tw additional letter carriers, to take effect November t.- . ' Rural free delivery servtc Will be estab lished en September 1 a. -fellows la Iowa! Fort Dodge, Webster uoty. two saute; area covered, forty-four aquar mil; pep- ulatlon served, 1.O00. Olsdbrook, Tama county, three routea; area, ninety-tnre aquare miles; population, 1,2(6. Norway, Benton county, one route; area, thirty aquare mile; population, 475. Preston, Jackson county, one route; area, twenty- one equs re miles; population. 411. Postofllcea discontinued: Sheridan, Poweshiek county, la., mall to Malcom; Romeyna, Phelps county, Neb., trail to Harden; Hatton, Albany county, Wyo., mall to Centennial. VALUE Of MISSOURI FARMS Ceaeae Bareaa laaaee Report Which Shows Then to Ba Worth 8 43,879,213. WASHINGTON. July 6. The farms of Missouri number 28f.8S. valued at SMS, 179,212, according to a censua report Issued today on agriculture In Missouri for the census of 1900'. The total vahie of farm property waa II. 033,121,897, which includes $28, 402, 680 as the value of farm implements nd machinery and 160,640,004 aa tbe value of livestock. The total value of farm prod ucts for 1899 was $219,296,970, of which 43 per cent was In animal producta and 66 per cent In cropa, Including forest products cut or produced on farms. The total value of farm products for 1899 exceed that for 1889 fcy $109,646,946, or 100 per cent. The gross farm Income of the atata for 1899 waa $161, 144.610, and gross Income upon Investment 16 'per cent. FOR BATTLESHIP NEBRASKA First Consignment of Armor la Shipped to Seattle for New Veaael. WASHINGTON, July 8. The armormak- ers appear to be keeping up a ateady pace longslde of ship construction. Todsy ths Navy department waa Informed that the rst consignment of armor for the new bat tleship Nebraska had been ahlpped. It la learned that the armormakera are turning out their product at the rate of 10,000 tons year, with expectation of considerably Increasing this rate, ao that there appears to be no prospect for complaints on the score of nondelivery of this protective ma terial. ATTACK THE CUSTOMS HOUSE Commander McLean Makes Report oa Revotntloalst la Veneaaela. WASHINGTON, July 6. Secretary Moody haa received tbe following cablegram from Commander McLean of the Cincinnati, dated Lagulafa, via Haytl, July 4: Topeka reports that forty revolutionists ttacked the custom housa at Quanta yes terday; secured four Mausers, some ammu nition. Fled to hills on appearance of troops. Captain visited Barcelona. Infor mation, Matoa 3,000 men at Uric, well armed but Inactive. Three thousand more In state Bermudes. Estimated entire force revolutionists in country 10,000. Small bands revolutionists this vicinity; some firing nights. Foreigners not molesled either side yesterday. Two hundred and thirty more troors who came here from Caracas re called today In haste. Steamer Ossum goes t-uerio caoeuo, troops. , MAY REPRIMAND SMITH Generally Understood that This Will Ba Action of Secretary Root and President. WASHINGTON. July 8. Secretary Root will take the papera Id the case of Gen eral J. H. Smith .and of Major Waller with htm when he goea to Oyster Bay next Fri day, with view to final action there on them by the president. In the meantime the secretary declines ,to. announce tbe re sult of the trial or General Smith. But, regardleaa of th findings' of the court-mar tial, it is practically admitted at the War department that. he will be .reprimanded for carelesa and intemperate language to Major Waller In connection with the or d era of the Samar campaign. KILLING IN SOUTH DAKOTA Teamster Shoots Cltlsen of Blunt with Fatal Effect, bat Lynching ta Averted. PIERRE, S. D., July 8. (Special Tele gram.) The village of Blunt, twenty-five mile cast of here, - waa atlrred up thla morning 'by an alleged to b cold-blooded murder. Milton Gunsalusman, prominent eUlzen, waa shot In the back by Bert Lin- ney, a teamster. There wera threats of lynching and officer at one started for thla city with Llnney. State' Attorney Goodner has ' gone to Blunt and an Inquest will be held thla aft ernoon. . PIERRE. S. D., July 6. (Special Tele gram.) Fred Llnney, the man who did the ahootlng at Blunt thla morning, ta In jail in thla city. Under the advice of hla attorney he declined to make . any state' ment. . Further reports from that town today Indicate 'that the ahootlng waa a result of quarrel. After the quarrel the men aeparated. Llnney went to hla house and secured a shotgun with which he did the hooting. The report of the coroner' Jury ha not been learned. Many Woald Bay Boada. 1 SIOUX FALLS. S. D-. July 6. (Special.) A great many bid are being receive for the purchase of th bonds to ba aold by th commissioners of Hanson county for th erection of a county courthouse. Bids for the purchaae of the bonds will be opened July II and It Is probable that some of the bidder will be awarded them without do lay. Tha bond will aggregate $20,000 and will be issued In denomination of from $100 to $1,000. They will bear interest at the rate of i per cent, payable January 1 and July 1 of each year. Rata Mare Tyaeall's Foarth. TYNDALL. 8. D.. July B. (Special Tel gram.) Three thousand people celebrated the Fourth here. A grand parade of In dustrlal Interest ushered in the exercises, Father J. R. Hlggins gave Polish oration and Rev. John Batter spoke In the evening An excellent ball game between Avon and Daisy Valley waa called at the end of the ninth inning on account of storm. Score, f to 1- Races and other sports were post poned on account of very heavy rain, but fanners went home Jubilant at crop proa pacta. ' ' laaeet Canaea Consternation. SIOUX FALLS. S. D.. July 5. (Special.) Bom alarm haa been caused among the farmera In th vicinity of Toronto by th appearance of some unknown Insect, which Is causing damage to wheat fields In a 11m Ited area. Th tnaecta are la great num bera and attack the wheat stem short dta tance above the ground, completely destroy lng the grain. But few fields have thua tar been attacked. Ware Will Sneak at Renalon. BEATRICE. Neb,. July 8. (Special.) Pension Commissioner Eugene F. Ware baa been engaged to apeak hare one day durin th coming southeastern Nebraska district rsunlon. The exact date for hla appear anc haa not been made. Elonera Retara ta Gear. BEATRICE. Neb.. July 8 6peclal.) Ray Phillips and Mlaa Blanche Reed. to young people who eloped from thla etty few days ago. were married at Oketo, Kan. Thursday. They have gone te Fllley, where SWIFT SUFFERS- HEAVY LOSS , v. ' . Fire Breaks Out in Chicago Plant and Damaga BaaoLea $500,000, ONE BUILDING IS TOTALLY DESTROYED - V Bias ftart Hear Balae ItoOaa aad For. Time Other Pleats at th Stock Yarda greased Doomed. CHICAOO. July 8. By fir which brok out In their plant at the stockyard to night Swift and Company Buffered a loss which Is estimated by th officials of tha company at $600,000. Th fir waa con fined to one building standing at th in tersection of Packers' avenue and Broad way. This atructure was four atoriea high, built of brick and waa 300 feet square. The first floor waa occupied by th Whole sale meat market of th company;, th second, by tha ablpping department, and the third and fourth, "by th general offices of the company. Th latter are said to Bava been the largest single office! In th United States, more than 800 employe working on one of - th floor in single room. Th cause of th fir la not known, but it waa discovered near the engine room. It spread ao rapidly through th building that it waa .found impossible to sav anything in th atructure. Th first arrival? of the fir department were unable to check the fir and repeated calls were sent in tor assistance, but all the engine that the department could gather were not able to prevent th entire destruction of the building. Within an hour after tbe Are waa discovered th building waa ruined, although it continued to blase for a long time. The burned butldln adjoins portions oi the plants of Armour d: Co. and Libby, Mc Neil A Llbby, and for time the Ore de partment bad a desperate fight to keep these building from the flames. Th wind was blowing strong from the southwest and at times the flumes were touching tha aid of Armour s building, but th firemen managed to confine the fire to th building in which it had broken out. All th book and office record of Swift and Company were In th burned building, but they are thought to be aafe. aa they were In fireproof vaulte. W. J. McGonlgle, the auperlntenflent or the plant, aald tonight that the loe will ggregate fully $500,000. There were, ne aid. $.925 beeves In the building and great Quantities of green hides and tallow. Th eneral su'onlles of the company were stored In the many markets and cellars ana very- thing In and about the building waa de- troyed. Superintendent McGonlgle tele phoned to Mr. Swift, who waa at bis coun try home near Lake Geneva, that the loss would be total. The insurance earned by the compan) will cover all losses. Barn Wear Osceola. OSCEOLA, - Neb., July 8. (Special.) A large barn belonging to Henry Burba, Just east of the village, was totally destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon and no one seems .to know the origin of the bias. Th family waa in Osceola Celebrating the Fourth of July and there waa no on home but the little girl. Th barn waa In sured for $250 and the loaa will b mere than double the amount. It waa cna of the largest barn in the county. . Fire at Oakland, 111. PARIS, III., July 6. Oakland, I1L, a town of 1,000 Inhabitants, located west of Paris, waa visited by very severe fir . Friday night a result of a skyrocket falling on the Tlbba furniture " store. That building. long with th other buildings oa th seat side of the square, were destroyed,- the fire burning ell night.- Th loss is larg considering the sire of th towa: partially covered by Insurance. Entire Town Destroyed. ANADARKO. Okl.. July 8. It - was learned definitely today that the entire town of OetebO, a small place on the Rock Island system. In Kiowa county, was de stroyed by fir ' yesterday. Loaa about $25,000; Inauranc light. Paint Manataetarln Plant. PHILADELPHIA, July 8. Th building of the 8. P. Wethertll company's paint manufacturing establishment waa deatroyed by fire today, entailing a loss estimated at $70,000. HAVOC IN WAKE OF STORM Devastation Wrongs t y flevere Gala and Delace In Saatb Dakota ana Minnesota.' ST. PAUL. July 6. Special from point In southern Minnesota end South Dakota report one of the worst rainstorms la many month fell last night. Around Wllmot, 8. D., considerable damage by wind was done to farm buildings, smaller structures being completely wrecked. Crops were damaged in Goodhue county, Minnesota, and in Red Wing lightning struck and rift ma red bulldlnca. HURON, 8. D., July 8. (Spelal Tele gramsHeavy rain and hailstorm Friday evening seriously damaged crops along ths line of Spink and Beadle countlea. The district Injured la three mile wide and bout' twelve mile long. Windowgla waa broke and much other damag fe- ported. ' "' ROTTEN ; GOLD MINING 1 DEAL Arlseaa' Caryaratlaa Alleced t Have Swindled Many Chicago People. CHICAGO, July 8. Upon allegation of dl honest and corrupt methods of management. by which the directors of th Model Ooid Mining company, an Arlsona corporation,' It ta charged, have made fortunea at th ex pense of the stockholder. Joseph H. Mar ahall haa secured from Judg Tuthlll th appointment of a receiver, R. H. Thatcher, who 1 now in charge of th company's at fairs. Ths amount involved In th taae. may run up to '$1,000,000, and hundred of resident of Chicago and "vicinity, meiud lng policemen and persons of Catholic eon pactions, ara aald to havs been victimised. Frank Jager la alleged to hava beet th manipulator of the affair of tba corpora tlon. THREE DROWN IN RIVER Haabaad, Wife and llstes Caaght I Rapids at Beaten ftarhor aad Meet Death. BENTON HARBOR, Mich.. July $. Ru dolph Btefflck, his wife, Mrs. SlsflJck, and his sister, Miss Btefflck. sll rf Chicago, were drowned here this evening in the St. Joapeh river. A party ot four, which Included th three who were drowned, were unacquainted with tne beach and tbe river current and ware carried under by th rapid etream.- Death resulted immediately to the hueband, wife and sister,- while tbe fourth member of th party, John Thorpe,' whe had gone down for the third tame, caught a passing timber and was saved. . . ' Carrcaey far- Catenae. NEW TORK. July I Th aubtreaaury today teUfrraohed tMO.OM in currency to Chicago, presumable oa account ( tfe crop moveiacBk POSTPONES SMELTER CASE Caterad Sanrema Caart Defers Aetlan intll September In Alleged Trwat Case. DENVER, July 8. Th state supreme court today deferred until the September term consideration of th complaint filed recently by Attorney Oeneral Post against th American Smelting and Refining com pany aad the other companies comprising th smelter combination. Attorney Oeneral Post aald he appeared to renew hi application mad several days go for leave to HI a suit against the American Smelting and Refining company. He contended that the case was of auch vital importance that It ought to be taken p and a decision aa to his right to ill made at once. Joel F.. Vail said he appeared for the American Smelting and Refining company t resist the application under auch rulea aa the court might prescribe. If it were necessary to file brlefa and argumenta he wa prepared to do so, or If It were decided to hear oral argumenta he stood ready to proceed. Th matter will be disposed of the first day of tbe September term," said Chief Justice Campbell, "and not before that time. Th application waa made too late for action at this term. The court Is not responsible for the fact that tbe attorney eneral did not make his application earlier nd does not propose to be eaddled with the responsibility tor failure to dispose of it t this time." It waa finally ordered by the court that the attorney general hava three daya in which to ill additional briefs, th Smell ing company ten daya in which to make an swer and th attorney general three days in which to reply. The briefs are simply on tbe application for leave to til and ths case i not yet before the court. FATE OF EXPLORER ANDRE According; to Investigations Made by Dr. Ferllea the Entire Part? Waa Mardered. CHICAOO, July 8. A special to the Rec ord-Herald from Winnipeg says: Rev. Dr. rerlles, Church of England clergyman, arrived from Tork Factory, N. W. T., today and brings authentic information of tbe fate of the explorer Andre and hla com panions. Two year ago, 1,800 miles north of fork, party of Eskimos under tbe lead ership of "Old Huskle." saw the Andre bal loon alight en a plain of mow in that vl- Inlty, which la about two mile north of Fort Churchill. Three men emerged from th balloon and aome of "Huskle'a" people approached them out of curiosity. Aa they did so one of Andre's companions fired off gun. This Is algnal to uncivilized natlvea for battle. It was regarded as challenge and almost Instantly the native fell upon the three explorer and massacred them. Every thing pertaining to the outfit was carried to the homes of the natlvea on the bordera of the Arctic region. "Old Huskle" himself gave this Information to Ralph Alstine, agent for th Hudson Bay company, and the story, after being investigated by Dr. Fer lie, waa told by him today. He says there s little room for doubt, separate reports hive cone of the atrange Implements which the northern natlvea have in their posses tlon, the telescope being particularly de scribed- Th Hudson Bay company has re cently offered reward for the recovery of any portion of the outfit belonging to Andre nd though natlvea have gone on the search for them they have' never returned, bellev lng, Rev. Dr. Ferllea says, that they will ta aome vray be punished. FEAR OF BEING A CRIPPLE Thl Canaea Colonel flmythe, a Kewe paper Maa af Denver, to Commit SaJclde In Arkansas, LITTLB ROCK, Ark., July 6. Colonel J. N. 8mytbe of Denver, Colo., waa found dead In hi room at the Merchant' hotel in thla city at 2:30 tbla afternoon. A platol clasped In hla right hand and a bullet hole through hla head explained tbe cause ot his death. A note near by gave this further explanation: "For cripples, paupers and mendicants I have no use. Fearing I may get In one of the olaaaes by reaaon of the Injury with hlch I Was recently visited. I end tbe doubt." While In New Tork several months ago Colonel Smythe severely injured his ankle by a fall. He had been In Little Rock about two months and waa preparing to leave for Denver In a few days. Th cor oner' jury held an Inquest thl afternoon nd decided that hla death waa cauaed by a gunshot wound self-inflicted, with suicidal intent Colonel Smythe's wife and children Id Denver have been notified of bla death. Colonel Smythe waa native of Arkansas and was 60 yeara of age. He was In the confederate army 'and after the War he be came connected with the Arktnaas Gazette In this city. In 1ST be was elected elate land eommlasloner and was aubsequently chairman bf the democratic state central committee. In 178 he waa an unsuccessful candidate ' for governor of Arkansas. He then moved to Colorado, but returned to Little Rock In 1898 to become editor of the Oatetta, which place he held ever two years, then returning to Denver. FOR NEW FOREST RESERVE Land Commissioner Directs With drawal af settlement la Cook aad Lake Conntlas, Mlaneaota. DULUTH. Minn., July 6. A letter was received today by officials of the local land Office from Land Commissioner Hermann dl rectlng them to withdraw from settlement entry or any other form of disposition lands la Cook and Lake countlea, embracing in 11 400,000 acrea. . Thla action la taken pending determination of the advisability of establishing the "Lake Superior Forest Reserve." Nearly one-third of Lake county would be taken up by tbe reaerve under tba plan at proposed and a large portion of Cook County. Commissioner Hermann' letter states that bona fide aettlera will be given ' their rights, but It Is a question with land at toraeya whether sny who have aettled on landa would care to remain under the pro poaed arrangement. The land Is net espe olally rich la timber, but It la well adapted to cattle ranching and farming. What are believed to be rich mine hidden under nsatb th surface will also be rendered Inacceaatble. With 400,000 acres act aside by the United States government, forest reserve and the stat of, Mlnneaota coming Into thla territory for a like number aa Indemnity fer what It loat en Indlaa lands the publl tracta la northern Miaaeaota will be prac tlcally all takea. COLE FOR MASTER MECHANIC Reek Islaad ' Plaeea Htm la Charce at Xebraaka Division of tha Road. TOPEKA. Kan.. July 8. The Rock Island system todsy announced the appointment of B. O. Col master mechanic of the Nebraska division, and D. D. Robertaoa,- master mi banlo of the El Paso division. PACKERS' GIGANTIC COMBINE Deal Between Oompani 0enrammttd, Ifith Eockefelkx 0rtral II fan. SWIFT AND ARMOUR MERGE INTERESTS One or Two Smaller Coaceraa Hat Tet la Combination, bat Negotiation Are Pending, with Favor able Oatlook. CHICAOO, July 5. The Inter Ocean to morrow will aay: Tbe combination of the glgantio companies controlling the packing Induatry of the United State haa finally been consummated with John D. Rockefel ler aa the central figure In part of tbe negotiations. Arrangement have been mad for the consolidation ot the Swift and Armour Interests, which have recently obtained control of the other packing con cerns throughout the country. The final steps, which were taken to day, required merely the merging ot tbe Swift and Armour intorests. There are, it la aald, one or two companlea yet not wholly under thla control, but negotiations are pending with a favorable outlook. Swift and Company, who own the Sioux City stockyards and the Llbby, McNeil Llbby company' business, re cently secured control of majority of the atock of tbe Anglo-American Packing company, when the Liverpool Intereata re ported favorably allowing the company to pass Into the hands of the combination. The Fowlera will retain prt Interest In the new corporation. Armour Co. have aecured control ot tbe G. H. Ham mond Packing company,' of part ot the Fowler Interests, and have been nego tiating tor the Cudahy Packing company nd Nelson, Morrla ft Co., while Bchwar child ft Sulzberger were already In th hands of those promoting the combina tion. Officials of Swift and Company said to night that they had heard nothing ot the reported entry of Mr. Rockefeller into the packing business and that, ao far as they re informed, he owna no stock In any of the packing companlea and la not In terested in th formation ot new com bination between them. ASSYRIANS BATTLE IN STREET tkaarrel Over Tin Cap Resnlts In Illot at La Crosse, Wis conaln. t.a r.RnfiSK. wis.. Julv 8. Growing out ot a quarrel over the possession or a tin run at a street drlnklns fountain on the North side, a riot was precipitated at a late hour tonight wnicn in point oi num bers Involved and Intensity ot excitement surpassed anything of the kind ever seen tn this city. Th hnttl was between th Assyrian minnr nf tha North Side and several hun dred railroad mer and othera. About 800 of the 800 Aasyrlans of the colony were nnM4. Tha flettt lasted ror an nour. Several Shots were fired and knives were drawn, but most or tbe battle wa rougni with clubs, sons ot the bullets taking ef fect, but one man was stabbed several times and several were badly beaten. Tbe known injured: Hans Rohrer, beaten with clubs. Jnhn Murnhv. stabbed In the face. Abe Lockman, beaten about the head and fare. Loula Wachter, struck over the head with clubs. Three ' Assyrians. '. unknown.' cut and bruised. v EDUCATIONAL MEN ' GATHER Train Into Mlaneapolla Are Loaded '" with Delegate to Annaal Convention. MINNEAPOLIS, July 6. Tonight's tralna brought In a number of delegatea to the forty-first annual convention of tbe Na tional Educational association, which opens here Monday. President W. M. Beard- shear of Ames, la., waa unfortunate enough to require the attention ot a physician on hla first day here. Mlsa Estelle Reel, national superintend ent of Indian schools, waa among the ar rival today. President William Rainey Harper of the University of Chicago, Pres ident Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia university. President Jacob G. Schurman of Cornell and William T. Harrla, com mlealoner ot education of th United States, ara among the notable peraona acheduled for addresses during the sessions. Fully 6,000 persons are expected to at tend the' convention, which will continue till July 11. DEATH RECORD. II. C. Rasaell, Schayler. SCHUYLER, Neb., July 5. (Special Tele gram.) Poatmaater.H. C. Russell's funeral occurred today: at 8 o'clock, being under the auspices of the local post of the Grand Army of the Republic at the Presbyterian church. A large concourse of clttiena wit nessed the laat rites over the remalna of the man highly esteemed by the public and much loved In his household. There were present from abroad Adjutant Martin Howe and Captain Phelps Paine and Alex Schleget ot Lincoln, General Jamea D. Gage of Mil ford, Commander A. V. Cole, Surgeon H. L. Randall and J. W. Bower, of Grand Island, J. E. .Evans of North Plaits snd Judgs John Reese and James Whitehead of Broken Bow. , Moracan McBwIaey, Hamboldt. HUMBOLDT. Neb., , July 8. (Special.) Morgan McSwtney, a Richardson .county pioneer, who had for aeveral years been a grain and .atock buyer of Dawson, died Fri day night quit auddenly of heart dlsesse. He waa about 60 years of age. He waa unmarried and It 1 aald bla only relatives are Mra. J. F. Walsh and Mlaa Minnie Mur phy of thl city. - Funeral services will be held at St. .Mary's Catholic church in Daw son. G. A. Baalleabererer. O. A. ffhallenberger died In Wsshlngton st noon on, July 4.. Hs was a brother ot Assistant Postmaster General Shallenber ger, an unci of Dr.' McConahy of York, Neb., and tbe brother-in-law ot John T. Cathera of Omaha. The death ot Mr. Ebal lenberger occurred on tbe thirty-ninth an nlveraary of the battle of Gettyaburg, dur ing which fight he acted on the staff of General Hancock. Charles Bchoek, Falls City. FALLS CITY, Neb., July 8. (Special.) Cbarlea Bchoek died at his home In this city this morn log ot lockjaw, aged 64 yeara. Mr. 8c hock waa an old and honored resident ot this city. He leavea a wife and two daughters. Lwaie Weeka, York. YORK. Neb., July 8. (Special.) Lout Weeka. an old resident of York and super intendent of th couaty poor farm, died yes terday morning. Deceased waa well known In York county and highly respected by all. . William Ohm. PLATT8 MOUTH, Neb., July 6. (Special.) William Ohm, 14 year of age, cam to thl elty from Chicago but oa week agb AS mm vilcox, of Browning. King as Co. KIEL UHL, of th Dally Now, II. K. BUFIKET, th undertaker, GEO. H. LEE, Prealdent Geo. H. Lea Co., ' 1 AMES BROS., of Omaha, Bo. Omaha and Cheyenn.' j. B. WEAVER, of Th Omaha Boa. ' ROLiE MILLER Manager Her Grand Hotel. JOHN LI. GILLAN, Ex-Secretary of th School Board.- FRED PAFFENRATH, Manager NIcoL th Tailor. . BOB HAKER, Of the Regent Shoe Co. CHAS. E. BLACX, Who Sells Hat. What They Think of the Omaha Petroleum. Gas and Goal Co.'s PROSPECTS If yoa are tatereeted, call ' or telephone aad wa will tnke yoa to tha all fields. OFFICES No. 208 210 Bee Building to care tor a alck alater, Nena Nellison,. but soon after hla arrival he was taken sick and died Friday afternoon. - David Phillips, PlattsmoatBh PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., July 5. (Spe cial.) David Phillips, 90 yeara of age; died at the bom ot his son, J. J. Phillips- yes, terday. He was an old employ of the Bur lington. ANNUAL OUTING OF ELKS Omaha Lodge Will Hare Plcnlo at Kragr'a Park Kezt Sat. atrday. The annual outing of Omaha lodge of Elks will take place at Krug's park next Saturday afternoon and evening. ' All out ings .of Omaha Elka have shown' a deficit n account of the heavy expenae Involved, but thla year's - onting committee worked on a different plan. It arranged for the Fourth ot July ball game, tbe net financial results to go into the outing fund. This has given th outing committee a fine start for next Saturday. The attractions will be unusual. The Twenty-second In fantry band has been engaged especially for the occasion, and with Huster's Con cert band, regularly employed at Krug's park, there will be plenty of the best of music. A feature of the progrsm will be Relchardt'a famous Elks' march, played by the consolidated bands. There will be a banquet, a ahootlng match, aome ten minute speechea by prominent Elk orators, in addition to the regular Krug park at tractions. Neighboring lodge will . aend large delegations, especially from Council Bluffs. ' Drive Family Into Storm. During the worst of the rain last night John McDonald forcibly expelled from the house hi wife and three children, the youngest ot whom Is scarcely month of age. When the patrol wagon arrived theae four came, drenched and ahlvering from a patch of weed, where they had been hid ing, and sought shelter in the covered vehicle. McDonald was arrested " and charged with abutting his family. Mrs. McDonald snd the children again hid when he waa brought from the house and would not enter until he waa gone. McDonald is an expressman and lives at 1424 - Blonds street. Knocked Down by Street Car. Michael Meaney, while attempting to cross the track of the Hherman avenue line at Fourteenth and Farnam streets, waa knocked down by a northbound car and five deep gashes cut In the right aide of hla face, lit waa taken to the police sta tion and the wounds sewed up. Meaney aid that he meant to board the approach ing oar and waa crossing oxer to the right aide when struck. He fell under the esr and thosa who saw the accident at flrt thought that hla lea- hd been cut off. Meaney la a carpenter and Uvea at Hit North Nineteenth atreet. ' SCIENTIFIC FEEDING And Kaerelse Solve the Problem, Dr. H. L. Warner In a recent Issue of the' New York World saye: "Only a smajl percentage of the American people have perfect digestion and assimila tion of food and the elimination of the waste mattera of th body. In the matter of food and exerclae, the whole problem of health Is contained. By making these right, ws can create perfect health. "Digestive disturbance are due either to Improper food or too much or toe uttl proper food. . With proper food taken la reasonable amounts, tbe Imperfect action of th varloua processes are corrected. "Thla la not a fad but a fact established by th researchea of pathologists and bac teriologists. The action of foods on th dl gestlv snd assimilative organs I known exactly.' The result to th blood "nd through it to th whola ays tern la certain and definite." . The moat highly nutrltlv food now man ufactured 1 Orape-Nuta. It la made front certain parte ot the grain and put through a mechanical process whereby the starches are changed to grape augar and th phos phates of ths cereals retained and thus supply tba necessary nourishment and vi tality to the body, brain and nerve center. In It predjgeated form, Orape-Nuta doe not overtax the stomach, but renders Suffl cisnt assistance to the digestive organs to permit of the eaay assimilation of other food. Thoroughly cooked at ths factory by food expert, brlnge Orape-Nuta fmm the greetr to you ready to aerve with th addition of cream, and Ita crisp taste with th dalicat sweet of the grape augar, make It pleasing to the palate of tbe moat critical epicure, Theae are aclentlflo facta wblefc) can b proven by anyone and a trial of tea days or two weeks will show what you Can do on scientific feeding. . The recipe book la th paekaga ehow maay delightful ware of unm. ,. food. . . 'a they will snaks their bom. i