THE OMAHA' PA1LV Tirr,: BATUHPAY, AUGUST 6, 1002. At 30 Minutes After 9 a. 111. Saturday nt 1 r 1 U L rr3 ') A 1 Men, Women and Children will find a gather. lift of bargains such as has seldom been seen in Omaha Attention of WOMEN AND CHILDREN WILL Br ARRESTED at the first tquare Inula the door. All the fancy rib-, bon marked la I lots, at t price. Ribbon which never old below II mti, on Eatardsy, e per yard. Ribbon which sold from 25e to 25c, en Saturday, 124e per yard. Ribbon which sold from 16c to 60c, on Saturday He per yard. , Lota ar not largo. '. You'll be disap pointed If not on hand promptly at (:80 'clock. Sale of Vests, Shirts, Stationery, Etc. Women' low-necked Tests, good yarn, well made, at 7o and 10c. Lace trimmed at 12 Vie, and extra fine yarn rest at 16e. All ths (5e One lisle white and colors will be old at 25c. All the 60c Swiss ribbed l'lcle end. mercerized yarn VESTS will go at I3o each. . And now we talk to men from the men' aeetlon. Shirt waists for men, were $1.00, Satur day, 80e. Shirt waist for men, were $2.00, Satur day. $1.00. Men's neglige shirts, special madras. With or without collar, 69e each. KNOX IN AS ALTERCATION XiUxutj Ctmaral X&vlvd is Unpleasant . , Afiit ia EtstMaxit HE RESENTS WITH VIGOR AN INSULT President la te Therorhly Invest!, state taa Right of the Hew rSssna Ceaapaay Dlaaeee at the Property, OT6TER BAT, N. Y., aug. S. President Roosevelt was exceptionally busy for sev eral hours today, disposing of an accumu lation of jubllo business. By luncheon time, however, he bad -cleared away the mass cf offlclal correspondence and was ready to receive the attorney general and Mr. Knox, who arrived from New York about noon. They will be the guest of the president and Mrs. , Roosevelt untU tomor row. It is understood that Attorney General Knox wtll all shortly for' Europe, where, in Prance, he will devote some personal at tention to the Panama canal question. It Is quite probable now that the proceed ing looking to a determination of the abil ity of the new Panama Canal company to pas a clear title of the property to the foiled State will be conducted In the French courts. While the administration' la nxlou to have the matter passed uB oon la practicable the question of time will be secondary to .that of certainty that the United State will have no trouble with the stockholder of the old Panama Canal company If the property and right of the new company should be acquired by. this country coder the Spooner act. , V The president, upon whom the responsi bility rests, will take no chances upon the result of extended litigation In which the Vnltsd Etas might become Involved If the property of the new Panama Canal com pany ware purchased before It had been de termined judicially that the company pos ' ceased the absolute right to convey a clear title te this country. Trouble ,1a a Kiatairul. To a representative of the Associated Press Mr. Knox confirmed the report that be had had a personal difficulty with a party of men In Atlantic- City last Wednes day night. "It was en of those disagreeable Inci dents.' said be, "that sometime occur In a restaurant or other public, place. Ac companied by Mr. Knox, my daughter and two or three friend. Including District At torney Youngs of Pittsburg, I was dining In the restaurant of the Garden botel. A party of men. Done of whom I knew, seated themselves at an adjoining table. Their conduct was unseemly and boisterous. They talked loudly and tbelr comment upon member of my party and opon me were Insulting, to put it very mildly. "Ia the elreumet&nces. accompanied as I was by ths women, I could not resent their actions or tbelr words at that time. They evidently were seeking trouble, so without sltracttog any more attention than possi ble. I got my party out of the restaurant. "Than I returned," continued Mr. Knox, with a smile, "to see if the men really were looking for me. I think they were, for r.r-'T 5"! I erprricfccd ttca when they tprKg up. One of theia aimed a blow at toy stomach, but It failed to refcch me. ' I save no Idea who he was. Whst happened. to fc'.m I ant not irvired to aay. Those things occurred very quickly. 1 am quite aliased, however, that be does not feel is weil today as I do. You will note that t era looking first-rate." "You do not know who were in the party If your as&alUnts?" the attorney general eas asked. "Not positively. I understand that tharlea T. Schoea of Philadelphia, and one If the Cramps, also of Ph ladrlphla, were tn the party, but even of that I am not at ill positive. "What actuated them I Ao not know. A lewspeper of today said that It had some ihlog to do with niy attitud en the trust utiloa, but that seeiua entirely unlikely, as they sat at the table, in ths restaurant, they made no reference to the action which, la auonitr geaera.1, I have taken against tertsia so-called trutte. Their remarks ere persoual to me and to my family and ere of such a nature that I could do moth tig but re .rot them. "I understand that after I left the res taurant at the roncluaioa of the difficulty the waiters suppressed tho crowd with tome energy." The atioroey general evidently was not at ths leant injured by his assailants, and is he chatied about the trouble, did sot wb to rttird It very seriously. f EC HASKA SINGERS GATHER Ppeaiaa Day ( Saaaaerteet at West Polat 0cBiea ay Baalaese eeelaa. WEST POINT. Neb.. Aug. . 8peclal.) The state Saeujrerfest of ths staging so tUtlo of h'ebraaka conimeaced this morn ing under ths moat favorable auspice. Tba weather was idal and the prepara tions for the expected crowds are of a very elaborate order. The big Beilstedt tent U la aiac aad numerous other kaadsoaie At neckwear counter wo will ell all the women' wash neckwear, this eaion'a tjrlea, those which sold at 60c, on Satur day at 9:20 a. m., 2Se each. Those which aold at 75c, o Saturday at 9:80 a. in., Site each. That which old at 11.00, on Saturday at 1:30 a. m., 50c each. ' . Those which sold at $1.60, on Saturday at 1:30 a. m., 75c each. Fine materials, popular brands, pure white and colored shirts, Saturday, 75c each. '..'' All of the fine quality underwear, striped and plain color, mercerised, men' a I see, were $1.60, on Saturday 60o each. . , Men' socks, fancy stripe, p ain color and like embroidered, worth up to 25e, on Sat urday 12H pair. .... ' , - Will close the naif-dollar men' socks at I6c. At the book counter the skylight sprung a leak. Several hundred book were slightly damaged; these And other somewhat shop worn will be aold en Saturday. A great opportunity to provide for summer reading pavilions and booths are' erected ' In va rious part of . the spacious. Riverside park.. Amusement of every kind' are provided and a general Joyful reunion is assured.' ' Visiting delegations of singers with their famlllet and trienda arrived today from Stanton, Madison, Norfolk, Scribner, Tre mont. Grand Island, Schuyler and other point In the state and otbesL delegation will arrive tomorrow. The state organisa tion convened in executive,, session J.bl afternoon and transacted routine business and arranged their affair1 preparatory to ths grand celebration of tomorrow and Sun day. - About 1,000 visitor ar now in ths city. VVAUSER SHOOTS TO KILL Beads Three Ballets . la Crelshtea Barber's Head, ' hat Victim " CREIGHTCN, Neb.. Aug. I. (8peci?I Tel egram.) Elmer F. Flnstn, a young man en gaged In the barber business at this plase, was shot three times In. the head at-4 . m. today by W. 8. Wauser of Plalnvlew. Th a. ,.-- - m Ilk W" . - -(. .. ; m-w . , .III wounds, although painful, . are not consid ered fatal, .', ...,'., ,, Wauser was promptly Arrested and on being questioned, admitted the shooting and claims Fin son ruined bis 16ryear-old daugh ter, refusing to make any reparation.. ' . Naekolle Ixntttate Cleaes. u NELSON. Neb., Aug. $. (Special.) The twenty, eighth . annual,. Nuckolls Caanty rescuers' institute , closed - her .-.today; There was a three -weeks', summer aohool, followed -by a two weats" sessions of the Institute. -Over 100 teachers were-enrolled. The Instructors were: Profs. E. B. Sherman of Schuyler. D. K. ' Futhy of Superior, E. J. Hoenechel of Topeka'and Cell A. Gorhy of Nelson. It wss one of the most successful sessions ever held in the county and all the teachers laud County Superintendent W. T. Bottenfleld for ' his able management. ' . - Itewalem af Dakota ,Coantr Ptoaeere. DAKOTA CITY. Neb.. Aug. (.(Special.) On Auguat 28 the Pioneers' and Old Set tlers' association of Dakota county will hold lta twenty-first annual reunion In Clinton park here. Extensive preparatlona have been made to make this the largest re union yet held by that arganUation. ...The program includes muale and - speaking in the morning, followed .by a grand dinner. Races, a base ball game and other amuse ment will feature the .afternoon and . a concert and dance la the courthouse hall in the evening will conclude the festiv ities. . Cray Sltaatloa la Tboad. TRENTON. Neb.. Auj. ", j (Special.) Threshing is in full blast here. .-W'jieat Is running from twenty to Jwentyfftr bushels per acre, rye twenty-five te thirty and parley forty-five to fifty bushrU. ta the acra.jind all is of good quality. Corn Is earing and cane heading rapidly. .The second crop;, of alfalfa is being put up. t4o damage , was dona to grain la shock by, wet weather. Corn and cane need rain. The present crop U one of the best raised here for several years. .( Maay Attraettaa at York Fair. YORK. Neb., Aug. . (Special.) The Tbik cuunty flr ad race meet will be -ieid next week at Yprk and promises to t the most successful meeting in the history of I the fair. There are many mora axtractens ' at thla fair than ever before presented, The fatr gorunds have een nprnved ,,nd ' the number of speedy trotter sad gallopere j i greater than ever before. All the horses (that have been at tho Seward and , Friend fair will be at York and the field will be very large. Bond's famous band of . York baa been angaged for the entire week.. Freaaaat'e Ovatloa to Chaasploae, J FRSMONT, Neb., Aug. t (Special.) The Fremont Are department running (earn arrived borne this efternoon on J'o. 102. which was three hours late. They were met at the station by a big crowd of people with the Fremont band and escorted up town. Speechee were ciade by G. G. Mar tin, president of the department, and others. Flags were generally dUplayed and ths business houses profusely decorated. - The firemen have won. the state championship two years tn succession. ... Farmer Adjadnrd laaaae. ORLEANS, Neb., Aug. l -r-(Spec al') Jack FrUkey, a bachelor, aged t. resident of Harlan county for the last twenty year a, and a well-to-do farmer, was adjudged In sane yesterday by ths Board of Insanity acd sent to Lincoln for treatment. Mr. FrUkey waa a member of Melroee lodge of Masons at Orleans. . galena Caaataaawa Oaea Batarday. FALLS CITY. Neb., Aug. . (Special.) Everything ia in readiness for the opening of ths Salem Interstate Chautauqua Satur day evening. The grounds are la excellent condition and the assembly this year prom isee to outdo any of ths previous ones. Rsv. Llucoln McConnell Is superiuteudeat and H. E. Boyd secretary. - lta Charea (er Arhervllle. ARBOHVILLE. Neb.. Aug. . (Special.) Members of the Congregational - church held a meeting her Saturday tor the pur pose of building a new church. The amount. j Alii n.r o More bargala for women and children at hosiery and underwear sections. Children's hosiery, fine ribbed, sold up to I5e, on Saturday at 1:30 a. m., lOo pair. A cleanup of fancy colored hose and a mall lot of lace hosiery, worth 25c and 5c, on Saturday at 9:80 a. m., l(e a pair. This lot contains all else for women. Infanta' lace lisle sock, 10o pair. and for tho library. Standard works, core of popular titles, nicely bound and good type; many published to sell at 60c, on Saturday 10c per yolurae. - Boys' and girts' books, by the most popu lar authors, and a line of "The Famous" library book published to ell for 75c, on Saturday 36c each. Table will be covered with these and we will ask you to please help yourselves. We will try ,to provide for takicg the money. The latest popular novel at Jl lf ; some lightly soiled t 75b and $1.00. . . A lot of stationery away below cost, te make room for holiday goods. Store openi at t o'clock, close at 9.30 p.' ra.; sales commence at 1:30 a. m. IS, 000, I asked for and at this meeting $3,300 was subecrlbed. The building com mittee appointed -is Daniel Graves, F. N. Recknor, C. L. Merchant, L. 8. Loonier and W. T. Rockwell. They expect to have the building completed by November 1. ROME AND THE PHILfPPINES Priest Takes Isswe with Areksliket Irelaad la Caaaeetloa with ; ; the qaritUa, ' INDJANOLA, Neb., Aug. .-fes.tne Ed itor of The Bee: . Although a subscriber to The Bee. I take issue against certain remarks In today's editorial entitled, "An Appeal to Conservatism." Thus, when you apply to American Catholic the collective name of ect" you commit yourself to historical and etymological blunder. The English noun "sect" Is derived from the latin verb "secsre'-to cut oft; but It an never have occurred to you that the Cath olic church In America is a dead branch of the universal church governed from Rome. Your mistake would be even then odious .to every Catholic,- If you would . .. ifo auiu d vnhiiuuu vuucum mm m ect, for this same resson that in its con tinuity It Is Identical with the church of the apostles; It was lacerated at tlmea, but not severed, by the apostacy of -some of It member (who alone constitute the sects historically and etymologically). , Second While It Is true that every Cath olic owes reverential respect to Archbishop Ireland, from religious and civic reasons, it must never b .assumed J hat. this prelate ia the keeper of the conscience of the American Catholic public. The friars ques tion. I a debatable one, both la It eocle siastical and civil bearings, and hence one may preserve a different attitude from Archbishop Ireland in this natter, without incurring the stigma of being uncathollo and unpatriotic, , even is a republican. Especially so, e'nee the holy see made it plain to Mr. Taft and Secretary Root that it could not, in Justice to lta own aense of right, be a party to the precipitate action suggested by the secretary's Instructions, and both these gentlemen have apparently been converted to that view. . For the ad ministration has accepted the program sub mitted by Cardinal Rampolla at the opening of the conference, and future negotiation for the settlement of all question wtll be concluded at Manila. Archbishop Ireland' appeal becomes less, meddlesome, because this new turn of affair will minimis the danger of overstepping the rights of the friars by hasty action and of violating the nation's honor. Nevertheless, since be I neither the chosen mouthpiece of the pope Hor of all Catholic citizens, the majority wtll resent this guldanc tn political affaire, becauaa . they suffer already un justly from the charge that-their politic re dictated by priests and. bishops. . Re spectfully, REV., A. J. LUTZ. FARMER SCALDED TO DEATH Flesh Cooked by Steaaa aad Water from Thresher Bailer la Aael- deat Hear Kelsoa. NELSON. Neb., Aug. 1. (Special.) A fa tal accident befell Wlillara Thomas -yeeter-day while threshing for his sog, Jessie, east of this place. He was backing up 4he engine to couple on the separator. When the bind wheele dropped down Into ditch and pulled the engine against the self feeder of the separator. Thomas was thrown forward against the boiler and held there for about fifteen minutes before he could be rescued from the agonising position. r In the crush two steam cock were broken off the boiler and two' stream of boiling water and steam poured on hi body from tho breast down to. the knees until ' he was removed. The flesh was cooked and when the clothing was ' re moved large pieces ot fieah dropped from his legs. Mr. Thomas was conscious for about six hours and suffered terrible agony in that time.' About 1 o'clock this morning be dted. The deceased leave a wife and several children, nearly all grown. , Are-oe Are Start-bed at Heaaa. NEBRASKA CITY, Nb.. Aug. I. (Spe cial Telegram.) The Argo were defeated this afternoon by, the base ball team of Eprlng&eld, Neb.. In one of the prettiest game of the season. Saey pitched for the Argoa and retired at the end of the fifth Inning and Baker waa substituted. Four scare were secured before Baker could get In trim.. The score was I to L Batteries: Argo, Saey, Baker and Glailer; Springfield, Oraham and Johnson. The Argos have ar ranged for a gams next Sunday. What action the Law and Order league will take I not known. Thieve lafeet Seward. SEWARD. Neb., Aug.- I (Special Tele gram.) Seward ba had the same expe rience with thlcvee during fair week that other towns over the state have reported. This morning five people reported that thaw reeldeacee had been entered during .the night. They were R. 8. Norval. Mayor Dunham, Dr. J T. Potter. 8. C. Oakes Lou la Anderson,' and a Mr. KatchelOer re ported the lose of a black team, whkb be bad tied on the square. No large amount of valuables were obtained aad the thieves all succeeded la getting away. b0B SAVAGE SENDS TART ANSWER Iply to totter af Tlnrabm Indicate They Touched Tender EboU P0CR OPINION OF ORGANIZED LABOR Reaahlteaae from Over , tho Brlnar Rsessra lag Reports lata Repabllraa Stat llead- LINCOLN, Aug. I. (Special.) Governor Favage baa forwarded to the Omaha union ef plumbers, gas and steam fitter the fol lowing communication In defense of bis ap polntmrnta for the Omaha fir and police commissioners: ' Receipt of your communication under date of Ana-jet I hereby acknowledged. I regret that 1 em required to take Ibsuo with you s regards your -construction of my ertlnn In appointing the Board of Fire and Police CommleMoner for the city of Omaha. My sole aim in the performance of this duty was to eetect a commission that, when vested with the power Incident to their offlcei, would have some regard for the lights of organised society and the laws of the state. This required me to exercise thought end,' circumspection, and that the commission' as selected did not ircltide all the names of those who were candidate wss, 1 regret" to say, not en tirely due to the large supply and limited number to be chosen. Some of the candi dates I refused to appoint because I knew something of them, while others were not appointed because I did not enjoy their ac quaintance. There were still, others who failed of appointment because their candi dacy savored of corruption the best evi dence of which was en effort to obtain the covetPd position with large sums of money. Fearing that personal aggrandise ment waa responsible for much of the In triguing, and concluding, from wHat In formation I gathered during the contest for appointment, that one who occupies a position on the commission. Is at all time In range of evil Influences, I determined upon selecting-only men of known char acter and standing, whose conception of duty wss. not to multiply the emoluments of the office, but to maintain the majesty of the law. Startling reports reached me of municipal corruption," and this, tosether with the fact that large, sums of money were available In exchange for executive pleasure, led me not alone to conclude that much of what whs safd was true, bjt that the commission should be of men known personally to me to be honest and honor able. In making the selection I weighed carefully the merits of every candidate, In cluding the candidate supported by or- f anlxed labor. Just as I had agreed to, and rem the large number I selected the four who In my Judgment came the nearest to meeting the exacting requirements, ths wisdom of which act. the future will de termine. " .Poor Oalaloa of OrcaalseJ Labor. As for labor' not being represented In the ?:ruiinei or tne commission, the state ment is untrue. Every man of the four is a labortna man. Who works h.ni.i. h the man behind the plow, the counter or at the deskT Who Is more a laborer? nniKir n noi anown D,r tne saw, hammer, L.iimi rnovti or epaae alone. Neither ia It alone known by carping agitators and walking delegates who sweat by proxy and eat up the earnings of their fellow workmen. Neither Is It alone known by the red insignia, of socialism and anarchy rv riv a . . . i " From m V hovhnori I hi,. . ti performed more work for hu cents a day tham labor today renders its employer for H My credentials, were, not a card, but calloused and blistered hands. I have the highest respect for honest labor. 1 nm Its friend. Hut by this 1 do not mean to rec ognise that type of labor which stands upon force rather than npon merit. I have no sympathy nor estunm for w,iiii h-i.- fat,and kindred disturbers, who first n . miMi ui lauur ana -men ry tnelr law lessness bring lubor Into disrepute. .The t?.n,Jr..lab? hake on this incubus the better it will be lor everyone.' r Speaking again of the commission, per mit me to assure you that it represents labor no less than any other of the better elements of society. Because those nomi nated by organised labor were not ap ptlnted It does not follow that labor 1s fiot represented or that some alleged promise ' recognition on. my .part has been vio lated. I solved this as I have solved every other public problenwon it merit and that my action ahnuld. mee orne opposi tion Is not at all euiprln. - I have reason to a n1 .do believe that the better element of organised labor does not approve of your action. Just as I havs reason to and do believe that the communi cation which . you forwarded me -wae in, Jplreo, not by your organisation, but by the editor of The Bee, whose pet minions and whose licensed privileges have at last been brought .face to face with law. and Justice. The oitlsen of Omaha have a right to enjoy the blessings of as honest adminis tration and enforcement of law, and the personnel of the commission as now con stituted is, I believe, a sufficient guarantee that euch shall be their legacy. I have the honor to be, Very respectfully, KZHA P. SAVAGE, .. Governor. Looks Brlarht la Kaox. Among the callers at the republican state headquarters today was O. R. Robinson of Niobrara, Knox county, who ba the dis tinction of being the youngeat sheriff In tne etste, being Juct 2 year old. Mr. Robinson was one of the officers in the First regiment of volunteer and ha for year been one of the foremost of the young re publican of Knox county. . People up our way have begun tn mani fest lnterert in politic and I feel safe In predicting that, to county will give an In creased majority to the republican candi dates," aald Mr. Robinson. That Is saying good deal for Knox county, for until re cently it waa in the fusion column with a big difference against us. In 1899 the county gave the Bryan elector (40 ma jority. In 1900 the majority for the Bryan elector waa 23. That show what pros perous times and republican enlightenment baa don up there, but still lb doesn't tell the wbola tory. Until last year the fuslonist bad complete control of the county government. Now the republican bold very eounty office except coroner and superintendent ot erhools. , 'J. J. McCarthy seems te b doing snrj effective work throughout the district and all Indications point to his success at the election." continued Mr. Robinson. "Knox county had a candidate tn the person of George A. Brooke, but there are no sore spots because be wae not nominated and Mr. -Brook himself has said that h will go Into the fight as earnestly a though he were the candidate.". Another visitor la Lincoln today was D. E. Smith, chairman of the Polk county republican committee. He conferred with State Chairman Lindsay this afternoon re garding plan tor campaign work In his section of the str.te and gave the assur ance that Polk county will this year re deem itself by going back into the select class of republican counties. '"It wtll be a hard fight in Polk' county, but we expect to win," aald Mr. Smith to the reporter. "The fact that Mr. Mickey resides in our, county will give na a big advantage. We feel surs that the fusion majority will crumble away and that there will not only be a majority for the bead of the ticket, but the other state candi date and some of the other a well. Ia 1896 the fusion majority waa approxt mately ifO. In 1000 It was Xt0 and last fall was something over 100. The repub llcan candidate for county superintendent lacked only aeven vote of having a ma jority." Goad Work la Xaekalls. From Nuckolls county, which was fusion until the 1900 landslide, come reports of a nature calculated to gladden the hearts ot those Interested -in republican success. Chairman F. E. Bottenfleld of the central committee ef that county talked over the local situation with ths managers of the state campaign today. The conditions there ar somewhat similar to those prevailing In Knox eounty. In the period of business depression the fuajonlsts relied up a major ity which la ltst waa 250 votes on the bead of the ticket. In 100 the McKlnley ole-tor won the district by ten votes aud now tb only fusion officeholder la the county I the clerk af the district court, and be ae- iMlEISSLM Uses Po-ru-na in .'I 'M'.'.ttl v.:;-.:-i .' ;V.j .'' fill CONGRESSMAN B . Crowley. Hon. Joseph B. Crawley, Congrcanman from Illinois, writes from Roblson, III., the following- Praise far the great catarrhal tonic, Peruna. Congressman Crowley says: "After giving Peruna a fair trial I can cheerfully recommend your remedy to anyone suffering with coughs, colds and la grippe, and all catarrhal complaints. "Mrs. Crowley has taken a number of bottles' of Peruna an account of nervous troubles. It has proven a strong toalo and lasting , cure. I can cheerfully reconamend it." J. R. CROWLEY. No other remedy Invented by man baa ever received o much praise from men of high station ' a Peruna. Over forty members of congress have tried it and recommended It to suffering humanity. They use It themselves to' guard against the effects of the Intense strain of publlo life; to ward of the 111 effects of the changeable climate of Washington. They kept In their homes for family use. They recommended It to their neigh bor and they do not hesitate In publlo knowledge that his service wtll be terml- ,.J ..- - ----- - , , Mr. Bottenfleld say the committee of hi county 1 preparing for a vigorous cam paign. They have extended and reinforced their organisation and will endeavor not only to roll up majorities for all of the candidate, but to have those majorities bigger than In recent year. A meeting of the Nebraska Corn Improv ers' association has been called by President Lyon for Wednesday, September I, at 7:30 p. m., at the Ltndell hotel, Lincoln. ' The purpose of the meeting la to formulate and adopt a acore card for judging corn, and for the transaction of any other buslnesa that may require attention. Rev. Charles F. Aked of Liverpool ad- dreesed the Epworth league assembly at Lincoln park tonight, on the u eject. I Jonathan to John; th Service of America, the Living Thought ot Old England." The park I now crowded with camper, the number on the ground exceeding that of any corresponding day In recent yeara of th asaembly. The weather ba been pleas ant aad thus far the camp I free from sick ness. CARPENTER FALLS TO DEATH Drop frosa Roof While at Work la Seward aad Hla Reek Is Broken. SEWARD, Neb., Aug. (.(Special Tele gram.) Michael Anwander, a carpenter, fell from a roof he waa shingling and brok hi neck about 4 o'clock thl after soon. Ha ha been crippled for some time, th result of various fall, and used a box to lt on while shingling, and It I sup posed the box turned over, causing him to fall. . He leave a wife, but no children. Inanafgrrotloa to York Coaaty. YORK, Nsb., Aug. I. (Special.) Land buyer from Nebraska, Iowa and Illinois are pouring Into York county, searching fer farm. They ar surprised, to see the forest of corn thousand ef acre ot corn fields standing from eight to fourteen feet In height. A number of farmers are thresh ing. Wheat 1 yielding all the way from thirty to fifty bushels to th acre. One farmer near Lushton, thl county, threshed eixty-Ov bushels of oats to th acre. I Farmer of this county ar Investing their ! surplus in farms and are paying tb highest price. It I no uncommon thing for a farmer to ask $75 an acre for hla farm. Wyaaer Mis Tendered Plaoa. WTMORE. Neb., Aug. . (Special.) Dr. W. H. Johnson of this city hss been honored with the appointment of aide-de-camp to the staff of Colonel Ell Torrance, commander-in-chief ot the Orand Army of the Republic. He was ordered to report to Noel Blakeman, chief of the ata9, at Mount Veruon, N. Y. Dr. Johnson served with the 134th In diana, Fourth army corps, from September. 1863, to September, 1865. He participated tn the battle of Missionary Ktdge and was with General Sherman cn t'e fau.oua taarrh to th sea. Concern te Esgtg in Staek Ralalaa;. - FALLS CITY, Neb., Aug. I. (Special.) E. E. Mettt, Norman Musselman and M. J. Ctchatble ot this city bsve purchased a ranch tn Kansas and will angag extensively In the cattle business. The concern has been Incorporated tinder the laws of Ne braska to be known as the Falls City Land and Cattle company. Mr. Melts I a banker. Mr. Bchlable a prosperous farmer and Mr. Musselman a retired merchant. Dolaaa at Sliver Creek. SILVER CHEEK. Neb., Aug. (.(Special.) J. F. Parker has purchased Silver Creek' leading hotel, th Roth, of M. A. Roth, and will take possession soan. The Platte river bridge at thl place 1 being replanked on the Merrick county aide and a a new bridge was put la on th Polk eounty aide last fall, when this work Is completed ths bridge will be In the beat condition It has been In for yeara. RefreahlaK Rain at Pleree. PIERCE. Neb., Aug. (.(Special Tele gram.) The hot weather spell was broken here this afternoon by a alee "shower of rain. ' GfciDL lis Family for Catarrhal and Tier- uous Affccticm IS. Mull' 1 !'.r.'i..iii't!.,i;.';! j. ;i jC ".'" . v y. 8 f 5,: '."v; iV';.'. -3 ''..! - ir n iiMvl mtU. 1; print to : declare their appreciation and endorsement of this greatest ot modern remedies. It is exactly a Congressman Crowley aays: "Peruna is a' swift and sure rem edy for coughs, colds and la grippe and all catarrhal oomplalnt. It- I an ex cellent remedy .In . all nervous troubles. It never fall to prove Itself a . powerful tonic and lasting cure." Thie Is what Congressman Crowley says and this I what thousand of other people are say ing all over the United States. I 1 J t . H aJa. aw 1612 & HARNEY STS. Saturday Snaps in Wotiieti's Dept. . . - 25 doxen Lisle Glove. Ia lac pattern and plain lisle mode, grey and black, ' worth up to 45e pair Saturday, w sell them at, , y- per pair ,a5Jr'r.i - -. i . "'' Pearl Shirt Waist Set, large me- A OCj" r V1 dlum and small else. Saturday at TtOC. OOC UilU'als'DC 25 docen Ladle' Fancy Cotton and Lisle Hose, In atrtpci, dot and 4 f figure, worth up to 85c pair, Saturday, per pair -C 25 docen Ladle' Oauxe Summer Vest, white, pink, blue and blacK, lace trim med and ribbon trimmed, worth up to 60c each, Saturday '. ,")" we will sell them at, each .... Wash Valla, whit and cream, embroidered, blond nets, full slxa, per veil ......... Hat Drape, special price tor Saturday, 23c, 25c, 42c, 60o, e?e, 75o each. 1 ... tVrmriCF 1VT IDDTPITTAV Land Under Ditch Has, Almost Doubled Daring Genius Period, FORTY-FOUR THOUSAND MILES OF DITCH Iaeraae la Nebraska la 803 Per Ceat In if amber . af Irrla-atore and -1,19 Per Cent tn Acres Under Dltek. . (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Aug. (.(Special.) The progres in agriculture In the arid state and territories during th decade ending with 1899 1 shown In the report just pub lished by the Division of Agriculture of the twelfth census. Aa this progress is attributable largely to irrigation, the atat Istlca relating thereto are o! general In terest. V The number of irrigator in th United State in 1899. not including irrigator of rice, was 108.218. an Increase In ten yeara ot 9. per cent. The area irrigated wa 7,539,545 acres, an Increase of 10T. per cent. Of thl area I,44,412 acre wer In crop and 1.695.121 acre In pasture end unmatured crop. Th cost of Irrigation system In operation, exclusive vf those on rice plantations, was 157.770, while the value of tb Irrigated crop was S8(, 840.49L Th total length of all th mala dltche In the arid and semi-arid state and terri tories was 44,149 miles. , The average number of Irrigated acres In farms In arid states and territories was 71; the average value of irrigated land per acre, (42.63; the average value ot crop produced on Irrigated land, (14.81; the average first cost of water, (7.(0; the aver age annual coat of maintenance, 88 cent. Of the 5.711.965 acres' la crops, bay and forage occupied (,(i$,64, or (4.2 per cent; cereals, 1,!j,70S, or 24-( per cent; vegeta bles. 168,432, or 2 9 per cent; orchard fruits, 2S1.289, or 4 4 per cent; other crop 221,881, or 4 per cent. The value of the bay and forage waa (34,884.966; cereals. 114.1:8,326; vegetables, (9.627,491; orchard fruits, (8,920.40; ether crops, Including sub-tropical fruits, grapes. Covers, plants, sugar beet, etc., (lt.712.24(. Irrigator la Nebraska. Is Nebraska the number of Irrigator In creased from 214 In 1889 to 1.933 In 1899, or 801. 1 per cent, and the number of acrea Irrigated, from 11.744 te 148.688, or 1J(4.( per cent. The ditches la operation In 1899 had a length ot 1.701 miles, cost 11.276,971 aad Irrigated 147.696 acre. There were 111 acrea Irrigated from well. Th irri gated area ia crop was , 129.724 acrea. Y La.a3 Congressman Romulus Z. IJnney, from Taylorsvllle. N. C, writes: "My secre tary bad a bad a case ot catarrh ae I ever saw aad lines he ha taken one bottle of Peruna he seems like a different man." Romulus Z. Llnney. Congressman 8. M. Fparkman, from Tampa, Flaf., writes: "I can endorse Pe runa as a first-rate tonic and effective cur for catarrh." S. M. Sparkman. U. 8. Senator W. M. Roach from Larl jnore, N. D.. writes: ."I have used Peruna a a tonic. It has greatly helped me in strength, vigor and appetite." W. N. Roach. Congreesman H. W. Ogden, from Benton, I., writes: "I can conscientiously rec ommend your Peruna." H. W. Ogden. Congressman O. W. Smith, from Mur physboro, III., writes: "I have takes one bottle ot Peruna for my catarrh . end I feel very much benefited." Geo. W. Smith. Congressman David Meekison, from Na poleon. O., writes: "I have used several bottle ot Peruna and feel greatly bene fited thereby from my catarrh of th head." David Meekison. Senator Mallory of Pensacola, Fla., writes:' "I have used your excellent rem edy, Peruna, and have recommended It both a a tonlo and a afe catarrh rem edy.", Stephen1 R. Mallory. Senator M. C. . Butler, ex-governor ot South Carolina, writes: "I can recommend Peruna for dyspepsia and stomach trou ble." M. C. Butler. v Senator W. V. 8ulllvan, from Oxford, Ml., write: "I take pleasure In rec ommending your great - national catarrh cure, Peruna as the best I have ever tried." W. V. Sullivan. ' Senator J. M. Thurston, ' from ' Omaha, Neb., writes: "Peruna entirely . relieved me of s very Irritating bough. "J. M. Thurston. Congressman H. O. V.'orthlngton. from Nevada, writes: "t have taken one bot tle of Fesuna and, It ha benefited me im mensely." II. O. Worthlngton. Congressman Cass Broderlck of Hoi ton, Kan., say: "I have taken two bot tle ot Peruna and find It to be an excel lent remedy for colds and throat. trouble." Case Broderlck. . Congressman Willi', Brewer '2;om Haynesville. Ala., writs': "I havs used one bottle of Peruna for lassitude and I take pleasure In reoommendlng it." Wil li Brewer. If yon do. not derive prompt and satis factory results from the use of Peruna write at once to Dr.. Hartman, giving a full statement of your case and he wlil be glad to give you his valuable advice free. Address Dr. Hartman, president of ths Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus, Ohio. f ' "JaA.' ' 1 10 ... lc 1 : : t yMitn Product valued at I9J2.415. Th rea Irrigated In- pasture and Immature crops was 18,812 acre. ' . , Shortly after lendlca the IrHratinn kin to the president congress passed 4 resolu tion auiooriiing th director of thevcensu to compile statistic relatina ta lrri.Mn for the crop year of 1902. With the data now assembled, thl work will be compara tively Simple, most Of It belne Anmm h correspondence. To secure this informs- wu vuiiin win soon d gent out to Irri gator throughout tha United State. The co-operation of those Interested In Irriga tion la earnestly solicited, for upon their prompt response wi(i depend very largely the value of these atatiatlca.. tm. i. i- part a aupplementary work, the result of wnicn win ne utilised in the work soon to be undertaken by th Department of the Interior under the provisions of the irri gation bill. Faslon Represeatatlve Candidate. TRENTON, Neb.. Aug. (.(Special Tele gram.) The democrats and nnnini.t, t,.i their Representative conventions at Pall- saae. Arter being organized and regular routine of business taken up, W. Z. Tay lor waa nominated by the populists and J. Wiggins by tb democrats. A .'deadlock ensued for soma time and the convention compromised on W. Shipley. ' The adjourned meeting of the republican convention will meet 'at Culbertaon, Au gust 29. A resolution that was psssed by the joint summer normal was introduced requeetlng the representative to do all la his power to establish a normal la eouthweetera Ne braska. ... Bay Drowned la Pool. TRENTON. Neb.. Aug. (. (SpedU Tele gram.) Roy, the young son ef F. Fleming, was drowned In a pool near hla home. The boy had been with hi father at work and went to wade. When hi father prepared to go home he went ta the pool and nw th boy' clothe and went I to find him and nearly lost his life, as th recent rain had washed th place several feet deep. Help was secured sof the boy found, but life was extinct. i . ' Treatoa Is to 'Have a Fair. TRENTON, Neb.. Aug. (.(Special Tele grsm.) The clllsens of this vlltage organ ized a harvest horns fair association. The annual fair and exhibition will be . held here September II, 19 and 20. The coming event promise to be oue of the best ever held, both as to exhibitions and amuss men la. Coart-Marttal Trial PestDoaeo1. ERIK. Pa., Aug. (.The general court martial to try Asitlatsnt l aymaster Chorles W. fenroae met today, but soon adj tunird until tomorrow owing to tne abix-nc of Major Waller, senior eounnal . for the de ieuae. who ba not yet arrived,