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t-J.J ' TTTE OMAHA DAT17V 1VT.i SUNDAY, AUGUST 10, 1P02. CONFESSES WRECKING TRAIN Boath Ouaia Boy Explains Secant Bock Wand Caustrifus, HIS JAILERS HEAR TOUCHING STORY Adelbert Preatoa, Aeed IB, Tells How Dleeoaeolata La and (tasty ' Ik Mar Inaoeently Caaeo D1k Ml DHlnclloa, in the perpetual shsdows of a cheerless cell In the county jail Adelbert Preston, a lad ot 15, alti waiting to learn what peoaltr tb. law will eiact for a boyish error that coat a man a Ufa and thousands of dollars' worth of . property. Tha youth baa con fessed to causing the wreck of tha Colorado limited on tb Rock Island road two and a half miles out ot South Omaha on tba after Boon of J jly 24. His la not a criminal face, but deep lines have been furrowed there by worry, and bis eyes are red and swollen from tha aleeplessness of nights made awful by horror and fear. No father baa been near to counsel, no mother to comfort blm dur ing the long, long daya be bas bad to wr-retl. tha torment of a sinless guilt, the gravity of which bas grown upon htm until Its proportions have become moaatroua and terrifying. Ills stepfather, Richard Klnkald, and his own mother aeparated laat June, he aaya, tha former coming to Omaha and engaging la tha grocery buslnesa In tha north part of tha city. Tha boy remained with his mother until a month ago, when she went to Sarcoxle, Mo., leaving him to work on tha farm of Henry BUckert, Tha farmer has Are boys of his own aod these. It ap pears, were overbearing toward the hired atranger, Imposing upon hla dependency. Weary ot his heavy work and tainted pleasures, ha crept down to tha railroad eut, a half mile from tha house, that hot July afternoon to ba away from his tor mentors and to try to discern with bis be wildered eyea a course that should lead him to pleasantar anvirona and to his mother. . ' Finds Iaatraineat of Troable. As be sat down at the aide ot a rail his hand foil upon a rusty, discarded spike and ba fell to tapping It on tha rati, then to pounding Its sharpened end with a email rock to make it bound Into tha air. Aa hla fancy led him farther and farther from tha place' hla taps grew gentler and gentler and finally ceased altogether, with the aplka left lying lengthwise on tha rail. ' Still . dreaming, be arose and ahuffled wearily toward the mouth or tba cut. Sud denly a abarp whistle aroused him and he thought ot tba oncoming train then ot tha spike. Turning, ha ran madly back, but tha distance was too great, and befora he ' had covered halt of It tha awaytng locomo tive rolled upon the btt of Iron, slipped off tha raila and dashed Into the forty-foot embanksnerit, overturning and piling tba first cara above It In a mass. The terror atricken boy fled to tba farmhouse by a circuitous route, through a field ot corn. Tha people at thahouss had heard tha crash and were gone befora tba boy reached there. For an hour and a halt ha wandered about tha yard alone and then, unable longer to endure tha suspense, went back to tha cut. Aa ha glanced down from the bluff tha bleeding body of Fireman O. E. Porter waa being carried to one aide of the wreck and workmen wera dragging Engineer Erlckaon from under tha masa of ruins, Tha boy , sickened an slipped back Into a Held, where he aobbed tor a long time, with hla arms tight clasped over hla eyea, That night ha slipped Into v.tke house lata and went directly to hla bed, but not ta Bleep, , Tells Story to VojmJ" The ' following morning ha was drawn again to the acene by the same lrresistable force and there met other boys from Al bright, whom ha knew, They fell to tail ing of where they had been at tha hour ot the catastrophe, aa every boy he dose Since boys were, and Adelbert aald ha had been so near that ha saw it occur. Thla half-proud boast waa his undoing. Willie Scholtlng ot Albright remembered it when Special Agent Smith of the Rock Island road arrived from Topeka and be gan bis inquiries, and that aama day Smith aought out Adelbert 'and asked to have It repeated. Tha alarmed lad made denial. Smith came again soma days later and the truth still refused to pass Adelbert's Hps, o fearful waa he. But the agent called a third time yesterday and tha boy, who the day after the wreck bad fled Into South Omaha and secured a place with Henry Bllokert, Jr., a drayman, thla time cama forth atoutly, though with trembling voice, and told tha whole story. Tba agent took him to the railroad eta tloa and Informed tha officials by telegraph. Then he led tha lad to tha offlca ot a law yer, and W. R. Patrick, county attorney of Sarpy county. In which tha wreck occurred, waa called. Tha attorney left tha boy la tha hands of ths agent and tha latter, who had been Instructed to let the law take Ita course, gave the youthful prisoner Into tba handa ot Deputy Sheriff William Roach, who brought blm to the Douglas county Jail, where he will be held for the present. No complaint will ba filed befora Monday and possibly not then, as tha boy'a Story Is believed. With secret out tha boy talks unhesi tatingly to any who Inquire, but always with moist eyes and a choking voice when ha attempts to describe the wreck and fata sensations aa he viewed It the first time. CUTS RATE CNDRESSED MEAT Slieeovrl Peelflo Gives Omaha Paekera Advantage at, Redaction at Kansas City. the other lines have signified any Inten tion of meeting the cut. In tact It was an nounced from Chicago that the Western Traffic association bad determined on main taining the rates from Omaha. It may be that the action of the Missouri raclflo will alter thla determination, and bring tha Chi cago lines Into the war. CORNISH IN THE FIRST WARD He Diseases Police Connalaaloa and Contraata It with Park Board. An Impromptu meeting waa held In tba aoulhern part ot tba First wsrd last night for Informal discussion of ths political sit uation. Hon. K. J. Cornish, as speaker of the occaslou, among other things said: "I am pleased to find that so many peo ple are either consciously or unconsciously srguing In favor of my candidacy. Friends of the new Board of Police Commissioners complain that the old board waa too much In politics. Friends of tha old board com plain that the new board Is too much In politics. A third element complains that wa changed simply the men and Interests to be favored Instead of the faulty sys tem. It la to be hoped that none of these cohiplalnta are well founded. All such ar gumenta lead to the conclusion that tha Board of Park Commissioners haa been one board that has consistently pursued the only right course. Although It has fewer restraints Imposed by law upon Ita action than any other department of tha city gov ernment and could easily ahapa Ita work so aa to employ several hundred men at aleo tlon times. It haa never attempted to In terfere with. Ita employes' freedom of ac tion or- make their employment depend upon their political aervlces. It haa never been suepected ot favoritism, log rolling or other improper conduct." Auto Room Echoes Lata yesterday afternoon the Missouri FaclSo announced a reduction In rates oa pecking house producta from Omaha, South Omaha and Nebraska City to Bast St. Louis to 13 V4 cents on consignments billed to points east of the Illinois-Indiana Una. This Is a cut of about 6 cents from present tariff and become effective on August II. Rates to St. Louis will be IS cents. The Missouri Pacific la tha first Omaha Una to meet the Kansas City rate made effectlv, by tha Chicago Greet Western. None of Dandruff What Is it? The begin clng of gray hair, falling hair, baldness. Extremely un tidy, tnd jnnoying, too. The remedy? Ayer's Hair Vigor. It keeps the scalp healthy, stops falling of the hair, and always restores color to gray hair. An elegant dressing. "I am satisfied with Ayer Hair Vigor. It restores the natural color to my hair, prevent It from failing out, and make It moist." -Betsey A. Elvier, t. Macules, Mi. tl U. A3 arauuis. J. C AYEl CO, l-A. Tha Elks have gone to Bait Lake City. The pick of the herd was rounded up Sat urday night and aent to the city by the Inland sea to bring back to Omaha another supreme officer of a national organization. From every quarter of the country, by twoa, by threes and by dozens, the rep resentatives of the order have been passing through the city during the week, all stop ping long enough to become acquainted, ba It ever so Slightly, with George P. Cronk, whose election by unanlmoua choice of the order seems to be certain at this time. Mr. Cronk'a candidacy la a tribute to a man who deserves well at tha hands of the Elks of tha country, for hla unfaltering work for tha order at all times. . As one of the influential members of tha order he put on toot the movement which cemented in eternal friendship tha factlona which unhappily threatened to bring tha order Into the civil courta of the land, and, the work ha did then haa been remembered by all who attribute the pleasing result In no small measure to the citizen ot Omaha who la to ba elected to the highest poslUon In the order. Tha Salt Lake City meeting la tba occa sion of several aummer vacationa on the part of prominent Elks and the hill and valleys of Utah will be the scene of many excursions during tha weeks which follow tha session ot tha grand odge at tha capital city. Aalda from tha advantages offered by Utah In Ita mountains and fish ing a a summer resort,' tha entertainment prepared by tha citizens for tha visiting delegations will In no small degree add to tha attractions of tha trip. . While the majority' of the members - of Omaha lodge left Saturday evening, Mr. Cronk left Thursday with the "official train," which passed through the city that night. ' Ha ta now at tha city of the meet ing and with the present exalted ruler I getting "onto the ropes" of the place ha will be called upon to fill. All of the Masonlo lodges of the city went into hibernation In June and nothing la being done, but from tha closed doors of the lodges come rumors of great busi ness and. fine entertainments to be given when tha month of September rolls around. The laat season waa probably the most pros perous that Tangier temple. Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, haa ever had, but tha mem bers prophesy greater work during the sea son to come. With the revival of the work, the effect ot being the center of 8brlne Influence in the country, through the pres ence of tha Imperial potentate, will be felt and the sessions will be often graced with men of mora than ordinary prominence in tba aoclety. In addition to their picnics, ths Iowa Ma sons have soma corner-stones to lay dur ing tha month ot August. On August 15 the grand lodge officers will lay tha corner stone of the Masonic temple at Harlan, which Is being built by Parian lodge. On August 28, at Creston, the corner-atone of a new Masonic temple and opera house will ba laid, and about August 20 at Marshall town the corner-stone of tha Carnegie li brary building will, be laid., Five towns In the county will have lodges In procession at the Marshalltowa ceremony and at the other places the days will be made practical holi days. The officers ot the grand lodge whose attendance will be required on these occa sions are: ' V". E. GatJuer, grand master, Clinton;: W. H. N orris, senior grand war den, Manchester; J. C. Dvnlavy, Junior grand warden, Sioux City; ' B.. C. Abbey, grand treasurer,' Garner; N. R. Farvln, grand secretary. Cedar Rapids; A. N. Al berson, grand tyler, Washington. While Nebraska Masons are quiescent In tha summer months, those of. Iowa are doing something to let the world know that the order Is alive. The idea of gath erings of Masons la aa Informal manner tar social purposes gains ground rapidly In that state. It takes the form generally of county picnics or reunions, at which members of the fraternity, with their fam ilies, assemble once a- year at some cen tral and convenient point to renew old friendships and form new acquaintances. They return from these meetings to the work ot their local bodies with a full real ization of the fraternal tie. ' The recent rzi..ia&t of this character held In Appa noose and Keokuk counties are now to be followed by a reunion of all the lodgea In Linn county, which is especially populous with Masons. This is to be held on the grounds of the Iowa Masonlo library at Cedar Rapids oa Wednesday, August 27. Clan Gordon No. , (3. Order pf Scottish Clans, hrld Its regular " meeting Tuesday evening in the Continental building and la ltlated three tequoathment and one social member. At this meeting Clansmen Troup Forgaa and Lindsay paid a tribute to the memory of Alexander Mac-Lean, who was drowned July li, which will be engrossed snd forwarded to tha surviving sister at Glasgow. Scotland. R. W. Watsoa and P. K. Korgan sang several tongs and many speeches wera made. It was announced that all arrangements tor the picnic to be held at Calhoun Satur day, July It, had been made and a large crowd waa expected. Many ct the clan attended the funeral of tho late George Fl.-mlng aa Individuals snd the clan sent a beautiful floral wreath to be placed oa hla casket. This waa done out of rrsp9t to the father of Mr. Fleming, who at one time was very prominent in Scottlab circles In this city. AFFAIRS AT SOUTIi OMAHA Citj'g Overlap Now Amounts to ITes.il Kilt Thousand Sonars. ANOTHER DRY SUNDAY IS IN PROSPECT Mayor Kestsky (Says that aa Far aa Ho la Ceseersei Order aa lis. day Claalaar Wltl Ba Ad hered Ta. In case tb city.wanta to wipe out the overlap which haa been carried forward on the hooka of the elerk and treasurer .tor years It will ba necessary to vote bonda In the sum of 160,000. . Yesterday City Clerk Shrlgtey completed hla statement prepared for the benefit of the mayor and council. Thla abowa that at this time there la an overlap of S57.SS3. In order to take up the outstanding warrants orders have been drawn upon' the 1902 levy and the overlap remains tha aame, aa It will have to ba carried forward unleaa soma pro vision is made to take It up. The state ment shows that there is a deficit of over $3,000 in ths smallpox department, while the offices, rent and treasurer's departments show a deficit of over $1,000 each. A city official aald last night that there waa only one way out of ths trouble and that waa to ask the people to vote bonda for tha taking up of the overlap and then when soma changes were made In the charter It might ba . possible for the city to provide sufficient funds to run tha city without go ing Into debt Unless something Is dons soon tha everlsp will ba increased and by next Tear It will be ao formidable that perhaps the people will not Ilka to vote auch a large sum of money. If the proposition comes up this fall for a low rata of Interest bonds It is thought that thera will ha no difficulty In relieving tha city at Ita burden. Aaother Dry Bandar. Mayor Koutsky said yesterday that ha had not changed his orders In connection with tha closing of saloons on Sunday and that as tar aa he waa concerned tha original or ders given Chief Brtggs would .be adhered to. Tha chief asserted that he Would do the best he could with tha force at hla com mand to keep tha placea where liquor la sold closed. This will ba tha fifth Sunday of the drouth and aa tha council haa ex pressed Its opinion on ths petition of citi zens, some of ths dealers In liquor assert that they will aell today whether the mayor likes It or not Bo tar tha complaints have been filed under the city ordlnancea and charge only keeping open on Sunday. No violation of ths Blocum law la alleged. Jadc Wlea Dies. On of ths characters In South Omaha died yesterday morning at a ahack on Twenty seventh street " Hs waa attended by City Physician Sapp, who will sign tha death certificate. Wise haa been working around saloons for a number of yeara In tha ca pacity ot Janitor and was well known. . He had saved a little money and had an equity in soma vivvvllj, SS thit hs T"U1 r"' a decent burial. Tha remains are at Frewer'e morgue and tha data of tha funeral will be announced today. Delegates Depart for It. Laat a. Stephen Vail, Charlea Crawford and Jacob Davla left yesterday for St Louis to at tend tha convention of tha Amalgamated Meat Cutters' and.. Butchers' union.. It la understood that at this meeting of the union the first aazlon of which will be held on Monday, a demand will he made on the packers for. an. Increase In the scale of wages. The delegatea from Bouth Omaha do not anticipate that thera will ba any trouble between the meat cutters associa tion and the paekera, hut It la understood that- they will Insist upon an advance In wages. So tar tha packers are saying noth ing, but It bas been rumored that owing to the big runs of cattle that are coming In from the rangea he paekera will aubmtt to the scale proposed by tha butchers. Lynan (or President. It waa reported here yeaterday that tha Hammond plant, when It la reopened, will be known aa tha Hammond Packing com pany, although the controlling Interest haa been purchased. by the Armours. Mr. Ly man, one of the heada of the old Hammond company. It Is reported, will be given, tha position aa president, of the new organiza tion. 'Just when tha plant here will be reopened haa not been given out by those in control. Mora Grist Coming;. From present Indicationa It looks as tf there wss going to be a big batch of grief In atora for August Miller, street foreman, on Monday night. Members of ths council asserted yesterday that unless ths mayor discharged Miller ateps would be taken to remove htm via another route. According to statementa mad by the city engineer, the mayor and other officials, Miller has defied all authority and will not obey in structions given him. The eouncllmen are getting tired ot the Miller farce and will, it waa stated yesterday, demand at tha mayor the removal of Miller at once. Additional Inspectors Cosnlaar. C. L. Talbot, chief cattle Inspector at the stock yards for Wyoming, South Dakota and Nebraska, said laat night that on Mon day J. D. Long ot South Dakota would re port here for duty and that an assistant In spector from Wyoming would be hers Inside of ten days. Chief Inspector Talbot will then have four men here to look after the brands on the range cattle shipped la here. This work of the Inspectors has grown so much within ths last few years that an In crease In the Inspection fore is needed every fall. If the force at hand cannot handle the heavy shipments .expected it Is understood that more Inspectors will be aent hera to report for duty to Mr. Tal bot - Local Redaaaa Celebrate. The local order of Red Men will give a smoker and supper at tha hall. Twenty -fifth and N streets, Monday evening, August 11. Invitations have been extended to all of the Red Men lodges In ths vicinity ot South Omaha. A program haa been prepared and aside from the speaking there will ba muslo and refreshments. Mostly Rensalaa at PoatszBe. It waa reported on the streets yesterdsy that Postmaster Etter had conferred with hla Janitors again and that ha arrived at tha conclusion that Harvey D. Mosely might retain his position as deputy post master until the expiration of tha regular term of service. This action by ths post master was taken. It waa asserted, at the earnest solicitation of Mercer, who feared that the Mosely forces would go against him when it came to the voting proposition. While Mosely Is not saying a word for pub lication, it is understood that ha haa lost whst little faith be had In Mercer. Maala City Ooaala. Mis. Julia Allen Is vie 1 Una In tha east Albert Benson haa gone to Iowa to visit rrieiva. A meeting of Phil Kearney post haa been caiusu i or -uonaay- mam. . A. H. Murdock. city attorney, haa gone wei lor a ten aays stay. Miss Belle Bliss has gone to Colorado to spena a montn B' vacation. A male quartet will sing at' the First I'reabyierian church this morning. - Mlas Mabel Rich will sing at ths First rrvetiyienan cnurca this evening. A gasoline stove explosion In a barber liop la Ui Lusur tUt, Twenty-fourta tit' (iS (is (is as (is as as . s. s. s. .JX .""s ."X .- ""sa ej,, 'Vsa, 'N, 'tr aw" V C C 2S O; N V-' V' -a - r ajs- ww ; sap aj- - as -a- .. -m m j 6 V-' &0S 4S 4taJry 11 n n 1 1 15 in w (is (iS ? It takes strong language to describe the terrific price cut ting which will obtain on fine dress fabrics Monday morning. The cool summer meant piling up of stocks of thin goods in the hands of manufacturer, jobber and retailer. In addition to our own immediate stocks we made some very fortunate purchases. Fortunate for you because it enables us to place on sale on Monday morning at 9 o'clock the most marvelous gath ering of fine materials ever offered by us, and we v confidently assert, the biggest bargains ever seen by you. Let us quote a few names to convey an idea of the magnificent assortment -Silk Mulls, Scotch Chifforiettcs, Embroidered Tissue, 40 inches wide; Fantasie, Silk Ginghams, Scotch Madras, Scotch Cheviots, Linen Crash, Linen Etamincs, Mercerized Etamines, Sea Island Madras, Mercerized Welts, White Madras, White. Cheviot, Linen Tissue, Embroidered French Swisses, Oriental Scotch Tissues, Silk' Stripe Grenadines, Embroidered French Mulls, Mercerized English Novelties, Mcusseline de Sole, and so forth, and so forth Sold here and elsewhere at SO cents Sold hero and elsewhere at 65 cents Sold here and elsewhere at 75 cents Sold here and elsewhere at 85 cents Sold here and elsewhere at $1.1)0 a yard. . . . Sold here and elsewhere at S1.25 a yard. a yard a yard a yard a yard On Sale Monday, all will go at one price The whole section beyond elevator on first floor will be given over to this re markable sale. We advise all interested persons to be on hand promptly at 9 O'clock Monday Morning. 0 (is (is (is (is (is (js (is ls Qsa. yard V) J Imp hi u y w uuu www n n 1 iT!) i (TIP 7 JiJll 'ItalA it) X) .nrt K streets, tailed out the fir. depart- ment yesterday. Loss mi. Miss May carun '.r, east. vtW rVkr returned yesterday from W C Lmbrt and Harry MristlS left yesterday tor Uenver and Manltou. leil yeio-" .,,vra and embalm- ?nd N St.." Always open- T.L 1J L" a Soear. the N street totter car- rierha. gone away for a two wee. William pother. &Bo!d Col Is here, the guest ot his brother, x-r. . Crotners. . .. . M J.. A'. ststerV Mrs. . Gramltsh. . Frank A. Broaawei i ,u f y"m "7- from a two weeas yish -- Sunday school of th. M.thodl-t church held a plcnio yesterday at Han- 'TKour and .A M-gJfS Yesterday for Denver to be gone lor irnw or four weeks. Mrs. Arthur Wake la prepar ,., - ----- for Colorado, wnere iu. month visiting friends. . .. At the Young MejrT. "AT 5?-"iirui rooms inis anci -,, will talk on "Friendship. E O. Smith of the Jourt,al-8tckn has -Jr.. irA Cleveland. O., wner no .fShTKrui, pt WW hi held aith. Josf hill at oc,oPck Monday afternoon. nr.i,. e r-nuri. Neb..' spent a por- connectea nm An Important meeting- 01 m ":r. society of the Presbyterian church will be held Wednesday afternoon at the church. ' , , .Louis F. Bwift of the Swift Packing company visited the Bwl t plant her. yea- tercay ana maun - last nlsht for Chicago. Wednesday evening of thle weelt the member, of St. Agns- church will hold . i.wn social at the church grounds. Twenty-third and Q streets. Company, Tweniy-"no , rB. - dentally broke a pane of window glass Uttlng hIS riKnl UIM . ... .,! " .Lr. .h.rln. Three stitches were lease Soldiers 1 Har Lack. Lsst night was a time of trouble for the . J-"1 "": t,, iwk anlrilRra which rodTao'lto. anuer Private Verkln. of E ' cl1 c V" .i ...... .h. flow of blood BlmB of O Company was concerned in a ih. at Ijevl's Diace, from which he sur f ered a two-lncS gash in the back of hi. head, a epr-Uned ankle and aa abralsed riant chew. Sampson at Saatlaca. ' NORTH PLATTE, Neb., Aug. Jo the Editor of The Bee: To settle a dlKpute will you state in next Bunday'a Bee whether the oaule.hlp New York. Admiral Bampaon riVuVh-JiU 'p H.l8LANjFOHVD." An, i-New York srrived In time to receiv; the surrender of Admiral Cervera. and technically toos pari m k.h.q. FULL TRA1NL0AD OF ELRS Large Ooatingent from Omaha, ffsbruka, J Icwa and Beuth Dakota, . TAKE A BAND AND PLENTY OF ICE ALONG Prospect that New Exalted Ruler Will 1 liar, a Secretary to Look After Clerical Work ot Bis . OfBee. Marriage Lteeaeee. Marriage licenses were lssusd Saturday as follows: - Name and Residence. Age. Charles Saalfeld, Omaha Minnie Andrews, Omaha 3a Kmll B'Jtterman, Denver Mary Darling, Molina, 111 IS Peter gkoarland, Bouth Omaha 87 Betsy A. Masneson, bouth Omaha 29 LOCAL BREVITIES. The National Printing company Is suing the Pokrok Publishing company for S-'oO as the balance due on three notes for lluO each. The defendant in thla suit had previ ously commenced action against the plain tiff for a si 111 greater amount, alleging that the publication purchased from the one by the other was not as valuable as represented. Barbara Mamie Ohr by Carl, her father snd next friend, sued the street railway company for la.000, alleging that injuries in that amount were .untamed throush the fault of the company April a The girl, whs Is 10 years old. became confuaed when the car failed to atop and penult her to alight near her home at bisteenth and Castsllar and sprang oit. On. hundred men and half aa many women stood under a tralnshed at th. union station last Bight at 11:46 waving adieu to neatly SOOhther men and women who were atarting to Salt Lake City, on th. Elks' special to se. George P. Cronk made grand exalted ruler of the order, and to see such other things ss msy happen at . tba grand lodge meeting of the "Best People On Earth." Th. train la to reach the Utah Mecca Mon day morning about t o'clock. The first csr wss for the baggage, the second for 4,00' pounds of lea and auch things as might rsturally be expected to re quire Ice. Ths third car .was a tourist sleeper provided for the Bond band of York. In th. fourth car waa th., Bloux City crowd, headed by Exalted Ruler E.' D. Flynn, Fire Chief Oeorg. M. Kellogg and wife and four teen others from there, with three from LeMare, - one from Maurice and one from Ren-sen, la. Farther back waa th Llncola sleeper con taining thirty from tb. capital city, includ ing Past Exslted Ruler C. J. Guensel, Dis trict Deputy L P, Funkhouser, member of the grand lodge, and W. I. Brooks, aid. to tba grand marshal. . Thla crowd had reached Omaha at I: SO In tb. evening and been joined here by the Plattsmouth , crowd, which had arrived at 4:06. The Plattsmouth contingent Included Exslted Ruler Henry Oerlng and also Mrs. O. F. S. Burton, author of "Dear Promised Land," Miss Edna Mar shall, who is to sing it at Bait Lake, and Miss Kaublo, violinist. Ths Lincoln party expected to, be jc'ied by three, from Be atrice, six from Madison at Columbus and four from Grand Island.. Tb. last two Pullmans were filled with Ihe delegatea from Sioux Falls, Including United States Senator Klttredge. Omaha Mrs Scatter. 'The Omahans wera acattered through others of the nine sleepers that made tip the train. There were about sixty ot ths Elks, fifteen women snd a few others. A dosen or mora of the brethren had gone previously to tba Utah town and a few who are traveling men proposed to connect ! along the routs. Everyone from his home city wss wearing a Cronk badge lettered Omaha, it, Benevolent Protective Order Elks," with the candidate's picture la the center of tha pendant. Ed Marnell, a lo cal ' caller, went along to prompt at tba great ball at Salt' Air Wednesday night after ths parade. Judge Estelle and Dr. J. C. Whlnnery were commissioned to look after the sick hrothera during ths absence of the lodge. li leaked out last night that Cronk, whose unanlmoua election now aeema cer tain,, may have a private secretary for the coming year's work. Aa general exalted ruler , he draws no salary at all, hut the work that devolves upon ths office has grown to be enormous and It la ssld that former grand rulers, realising what their successors will be up against, are moving to have a provision made for securing a competent man at a salary ot $2,000 per year to be the lieutenant ot th. exalted ruler. . Omaha Elka who went on last night's train are: . . . J. Hesa, Gottlieb Stors, C. W. Robertson, L. W. Raber, I. W. Miner, Arthur . Mets, D. M. Vlnsonhaler, Frank Crawford, John Power, W. A. Green, C W. Downs, M. P. O'Brien, Jamea Alnscow, Gerrltt Fort, C. , J. Codington. R. B. Haa ker, H. C. Market, O. M.. Weaver, James Cooks, A. W. Riley, J. P. Frsnier, A. IS. Brlggs, W, B. Tsylor, W. F. Stoecker, B. J. Scsnnell, C. B. Liver, H. F. Roberson, Al Powell, Albert Krug, J. W. Helwlg, O. E. Abbott, H. E. Emory. L. D. Hopkins. T. W. Mitchell, W. B. Rutherford, J. A. Ker vln, J. C. Drexel. C. L. Saunders, F. F. Flanagan, C. W. Reed, A. I. Agn.w, C. C. Williams, J. B. Sweeney. T. F. Balfe, H. J. Mants, O. W. Williams, O. A. Echoed sack, T. F. Swift. C. R. Miller. J. V. Bren nan, A. W. Kroeger, H. F. Cady, A. D. Bemer, F. J. Kimball, W. J. Shrador, A. A. Plummer, F. A. Furay, John Rows, Ilsrry B. Davla. ... PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. John W. Parleh has returned from vlfcJt In the sandhill of the western part of th state. Mlas Kdlth M. Pray of the Daily Hotel Reporter has son to BurlnsrteM. Ma., tar 1 a two wseaa' visit with her lathed eleven men at .th. competition of tho De partment of tho Lakes showed but about forty-on. . point, better than th. ' men at tha competition at Fort Leavenworth. aa th. teams are wall balanced, and tho com petition . promise to bo Interesting. - Wo have not heard from th. other departments yet and do not know what they havo don.."" A contract waa awarded to J. H. Hurley of Minneapolis, Minn., for tho Installation ot heating appliancea in th. Beers' quar ters at Fort Robinson at a cost of about $6,600. , , It Is expected that General Batea will re-' turn from Chicago Monday. Otis T. Cartwrlght, civil service clerk at tha headquarters ofthe Department ot th. Missouri, haa been transferred to ths De partment of Stat, at Washington, ,D. C. whsr. h. will b. In ths office of th. chief clerk. H. will leave for hla new station In a few daya. TOO MUCH DOG W FAMILY Oa. Reaaoa Why William Reiser's Wlfo Petition. Coart tor Divorce. , Cur dogs, an untidy brother, a rod., harah ' husband are th. affllctiona that Anna Helser ssys have mads married lit. unbearable and divorce desirable. Ebs hss filed In distrlot' court a petition for a formal severing of , ths tis that blnda her to I Will lam., whom ahs married In Kansaa City, March 26, 1899, " wno is now an employ, at th. Armour plant; re-'.JIng at 3642 JeSeraon street Sh. Is rsqulred, she alleges, to act aa guardian and governess for her husbands numerous canlnea and also to do ths Icnndry work for her husband's brother, and wnea a dog ' slips a collar or her brother-la-law loaes a button ahs Is slapped for It. shs says, or abused even mors ungently. lajareet by Fall front Car. - Mrs. Otto Schmidt was Injured In a very painful manner last night by a tall from a motor car at -sixteenth and William streets She received a fracture of tha base of the spinal column, scalp wound at back of skull and bruise on arm. She was taken Immediately after the accident Into Beranak s drug store and later removed to the house of.H. Stephen at 12: Bouth. -e'.l if '' where lre. Burkhard and Mick did all poxxible to alleviate her auf-Ifrln-. Mr bhmldt left her home, ka Twenty-sixth street. South Omaha, at about o clock to vlmt the Stephens! In attempting to get off the car she fell. Her injurlen are not conaldered dangerous but are extremely painful. . . . TALK OF RIFLE COMPETITION M at 'Army Heaufqaartera Dlsetsaa Relative Strana-tb. of Teams Entered. A discussion as to the relstivs strength of the departmental teams whloh will enter the rifle competition ot ths army at Fort Sheri dan this month wss held at army head quarters yesterday. Ths report from the Department ot tha Lakes wsh received, showing that ths beet score made by the competfttore of tbst department waa 641, against 60S made by tha high man In the Department ot the Missouri. "Thla showing,", said on. of th. officers, "means that ths men from this department will have soma work ahead of them and that they will have to shoot to make the showing that w. would have them. At the aame time It does not mean that they are not aa good aa tha man from, ths lakes, as I believe the around at Fnrt Rh.rl'.n ... up well. Jinl 'erics: Onaaa. 1-..,, easier thsn tho, st Fort Leavenworth. Th.' plre'VoV Ho1Lrook.Ln EU"- tm, ' Sloaz Beaten at Oaawa. ' NAVA, la., Aug. . (Bpeclal Telegram.) The base ball game here today between Anderson's leasuere and the Little Siouks was a perfect walkaway for the leaguers and when the smoke had cleared they had crossed the plate twenty-one times, whlla Little Bloux drew a prolonged blank. Frieae pitched a good wm and held the visitor, to three hits. Bhuster and Hennet ritii.'. new shortstop and second baseman, showed ii wen. nmipni: Safe From Summer Complaints I All mammas, and papas too for that matter, dread the heat of summer with i it's danger for the little folks, especially the babies. It is simDlv he art-break iner 1 to read year after year about the great death rate among children caused by the summer heat. 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