Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY r.T313i " MONDAY, . SEPTEMBEIl 1, 1002.
BRIGHT PROSPECT FOR FAIR
f toretarj Fnrau CmU Eorosoope tai Itji
Waathst Will 1G1
GATES FORMALLY OPEN THIS MORNING
Bslsleess CJeaerally t Be Closes!
Aereaat of Labor Dr-Parade
la Morilig, Speaklaa;
la Altera.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Aug. II. (Special.) "A week
et this kind of weather and the state flr
thla year will pail Into history as the
areatest aver held In Nebraska," aald Bee
reUrr Robert W. Furnas of the Stat
Doard of A rl culture today.
After a dismal Baturdsy and a cloudy
Bitot the ean came out brightly thla morn
ing, and during the day not a cloud could
he teen. Secretary Furnas eaya the sud
den change la in keeping wltk the old-es-tabllahed
order of thinga. He aaya the
week preceding the fair la always wet and
dlaagreeable, but it has seldom rained to
asy marked extent during the. fair.
The gates will be formally opened to
morrow morning, and It Is likely that
nearly all of the exhibits will by that time
be In their proper plaeca. All day long
men were busy throughout the grounds
putting on the finishing tourhea and scores
will be kept on duty In the night.
Following Is the program for the week:
MONDAY. SEPTEMBER L
Lincoln day and Ibor day.
Speed called at 1:30 p. m.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER t
Fruit day.
Speed called at 1:30 p. m.
' State Horticultural society will distribute
fruit free to all who may visit the Horti
cultural building.
W. 1. Bryan will address the people from
Headquarters building at t p. m.
Awarding of premiums.
, Classes f. H, J, K, L, M. N and O; class
A, lots 1, 2. I and 4. and class B, lots 1 and
), will commence and continue until com
pleted.
Class C, lot 1; class D, whole class, and
class E commence and continue from day
to day until completed.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER I.
Fraternity day. Fraternal drill teams
.will compete, commencing at 2 p. m. TIN
following organisations will be represented:
Ancient Order of United Workmen, Degree
of Honor, Ladles of the Maccabees. High
landera. Knights snd Laiiiea of Security
and Modern Woodmen of America.
Speed called at 1:30 p. m.
Sale of Hereford cattle, Berkshire swine
and Duroc swine.
Awsrdlng premiums In class A. lots t. .,
,T and ; class B, lots 4, t. . 1, 12 and , and
class C. lots 2, 3, 4, ( and (.
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 4.
Speed called at 1:39 p. m.
Sale of Hereford cattle.
Awarding premiums in class A, lots t, 1ft,
U, 11 and la. and class D. lota I. , 10 and 11.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER a.
Grand parade ef live stock at 11 a. m.
Speed called at 1:30 p. m.
Observe Labor Day. -
Trade In most of the leading business
bouses and stores will be suspended at
noon tomorrow. Thla agreement was made
partially because of the fact that the day
Is a holldy, but also on account of the
opening of the fair. The postofflee and
other publlo offices will be open a portion
of the forenoon. AH barber shops and
numerous other union labor establishments
will remain closed throughout the day.
The feature of the holiday, locally, will'
be the parade of the labor organisations
In the morning. All of the unions will
be represented. It Is estimated that there
will be upward of 2,000 men In the parade.
In the afternoon the labor unions will join
In a plcnlo at Lincoln park, at which there
will be speaking and numerous forms of
amusement.
Abaadoa Street Fair.
The local lodge of Elks has abandoned
the proposed street fair, , which was to
have been held during the first week' In
October. It vHs. found that St. Paul's
Methodist Episcopal churoh 'baj planned
a serifs of ' evangelical meetings for hit
week,' and as the church temple Is almost
In the center of the proposed street fair
district the Elks decided to withdraw la
Its favor.
Mickey Has a Baay Week.
J. 1L Mickey will have six more days of
active campaigning this week. During the
last month Mr. Mickey has been going al
most constantly and he intends to keep at
It until ' the day of election. On Monday
this week he will be at Nebraska City, on
Tuesday at Milford, on Wednesday at
Orand Island and on Thursday at Herman.
Between trains In this city he will have
considerable time for visiting the state
fatr.
Three Hart la Colllsloa
In a freight train colllsloa on the Rock
Island near Rokeby laat night three per-
sons were painfully though not seriously
hurt R. C. Dunn of Kansas City bus
talnsd a fracture of the shoulder and two
mall bruises on the head. William Olee
ef Martel, Neb., was bruised about the
thigh and head. Robert Stackelford, also
Of Martel, sustained slight injuries about
the chest The trains ware switching and
were going at a slow rat of speed when
the collision occurred.
TRAMP FALLS OFF THE TRAIN
Section Mts Fla Body Beside the
Trsck with Life Ex.
tlaet.
LEXINGTON. Neb.. Aug. 21. (Special
Telegram.) When train No. 4 arrived her
this morning, four hours late, two tramp
got off ths tender and reported t the night
operator that a companion had fallen off
the train' east of Cosad. Ths section men
wer notified and with a hand car went
west on a search. Two miles east of Cosad
they found a body, which they brought to
this city. Coronsr Miller was notified and
an Inquest held.
The companions of the dead man give
their names a Harry Search and Charlie
McConkey. Their evidence was that they
bad come from Wyoming and wer enrouts
for Independence, Okl. The deed man was
II years old, named Clarence Foreman. Ac
cording to the evidence of the two men.
the fireman wss throwing hot water Into
the tender and Foreman climbed to the top
of the baggage coach te escape a welting
and fell to the ground. He was Instantly
killed ky concussion of the brain. The
train was running at a speed of forty miles
an hour. The body was taken te the un
dertaker's rooms of E. H. Cleveland and a
telegram aent to the young tnaa's father,
O. W. Foreman, said to be a ranchman at
Independence, Okl. The verdict of the Jury
was In accordance with ths above evidence.
rail raelaa tavBtloa.
NELSON. Neb.. Aug. II. (Special.) Th
fusion county central committee met here
Friday afternoon and fixed September li
a th date tor their convention.
Socialists Name Caaaldates.
8ARQENT. Neb.. Aug. II. (Special Tele
gram.) At the socialists' convention held
at Broken Bow Saturday ths following nom
laallons were made: For congressman.
QcnBilpnilan
' Bsadacirf, biliousness, heartburn, lndl
estioQ. aoi ail liver Ul at eurad bf
Hcotl'o PIHa
BoM by ail druggist, to wot
I
Sixth district. J. C. L. Wisely of Sargent,
Custer county; for senator, Fifteenth dis
trict C. A. Snyder of Mllbura. Custer
county; for reprrsentatlres. Fifth and
Sixth districts. S. P. Oroat of Broken Bow
and N. K. Lea of Round Valley; fat county
attorney, Fred Cummins ef Cooleyton. The
platform adopted pledged the nominees. If
elected, to use all honorable mesne te bare
socialistic principles at once enacted Into
law.
NO TRACE OFJHE MURDERER
Coreaer'e Jar? la Wyraere Kllllaa
Develop Little that la ,
Hew.
WYMORB. Neb., Aug. 31. 8pelal.)
Coronwr Walden of Beatrice arrived In the
eity yesterday morning and an Inquest wis
held over the remains of the man who was
found dead to the stock yards Friday even
ing. The verdict of the Jury was that the
man met bis death by two bullets from a
tt-csllbre revolver In the hands of an un
known person. The trainmen on freight No.
64 beard two shots fired Just as they were
pulling out and a msn was seen to board
the train and rtde within two miles of Hum
boldt, when he left the train and ran north
thirugh a corn Held. This man answered
the description of the person who wss Isst
seen with the murdered msn. He Is now
missing. They were partners and the one
who escaped had been drinking heavily In
the early evening. No disposition has yet
been made of th body.
NO WORD FROM CHAMBERLAIN
Oplalea Growls la Tecamaeh that
He Has Departed tor
Goad.
TECUM8EH. Neb., Aug. 81. (Special
Telegram.) There has been but little light
cast upon the Chamberlain bank failure case
today and whatever developments there
were are not of an encouraging character.
No word cones from Cashier C. M. Cham
berlain, who is said to be In New York
state and who has been much sought after
during the last forty-eight hours. The gen
eral opinion Is that no word from him will
ever be volunteered. Bank Examiner W.
H. Hartwell hss been at work on the esse
all day, but of course will say nothing ss
yet Some suggest that Mr. Chamberlain
has much of the good paper with him, while
others believe he has none. He has specu-
sted In cattle largely lately and hi much
Indebted to the bank. At best, business
here will suffer for some time to come.
HEAVY RAINS OVER THE STATE
Groand Tboraaghlr Satarated
ail
Warm Dry Weather Is
Waated.
FAIRBURY. Neb.. Aug. II. (Special.)
Heavy rains amounting te 1.40 Inches fell
during Friday night, accompanied a severe
electrical storm. The ground Is so saturated
that fall plowing and threshing Is greatly
retarded and more sunshine Is needed for
the late tors.
NELSON. Neb., Aug. II. (Special.) This
section was given another big rain Friday
night Two Inches of water fell.
NEBRASKA CITY. Neb., Aug. IL (Spe
cial.) The heaviest electrical storm of the
season struck this city last night and for
a time It seemed as though tb town would
be demolished. The rain was very heavy
and considerable damage has been reported.
GOVERNOR SAVAGE AGITATED
.
Brians the Choicest Words la Hla
Voeahalary lata Active
riay.
(From a Staff Correspondent.) i
LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. St. (Special Tele
gram.) Governor Savage ssld thla evening
that he had nothing to give to the press
In answer to the broadside delivered by
Mr. Rosewater in this morning's Bee. He
said Rcsewater bad called him a number
of things he had never denied being, but
that there were some things that be, was
not, snd he would prove It later. He In
timated that he bad some photographs he
wsnted taken of some exhibits and hints
also that he will be able to secure evidence
to prove that Rosewater is what he vo
ciferously asserted to severel today, "A
damned old liar." .
Harrison for Representative.
TEKAMAH. Neb.. Aug. 11. (Special.)
The republican contention for the nomlna
tlon of a candidate for representative for
th Thirteenth district, composed of Burt
and Washington counties, was held in
Tekamah yesterday. William O. Harrison
of Blair was ths unanimous choice for that
position. As the district Is strongly re
publican there Is . little question of his
eleotlon.
Overcame hy Da a Ha.
EMERSON. Neb., Aug. II. (Special.)
Miss Marie Kerwln, daughter of John Ker
win, died today after a very brief illness
of heart failure. She attended a dance laaj
evening and participated In almost every
number until midnight, when she was taken
with fainting spells, from which she did
not rally. She was about 20 years old and
was held in high esteem.
T Baaaet Old Settlers.
WEST POINT. Neb., Aug. 11. (Special.)
The Old Settlers' plcnlo Is announced for
September 11. It will be held at Riverside
ark. A special feature will be a banquet
to be given to all who can show a residence
In Cuming county prior to the year 1880,
The cost of this banquet has been de
frayed by th business and professional
men of this city.
Mickey Talks ta Veteraaa,
TEKAMAH. Neb., Aug. II. (Bpeeial.)
Yesterday closed the fourteenth annual re
union of the Burt county veterans. A large
crowd was in attendance to greet John H
Mickey, who was present and addressed his
comrades. No address of the reunion has
been as well received aa was Mr. Mickey's.
Ready for Labar Day.
NEBRASKA CITT, Neb.. Aug. II (Spe
cial.) The committees from the various
labor unions which have the arranging of
the Labor day celebration . tomorrow have
completed their work, and, weather per
mitting, there will be an enormous crowd
present.
WEST POINT. Neb., Aug. 11. (8psclsl.)
The democratic eounty convention will be
held In this city en September 20.
The republicans have called their county
convention for September II. at Beemer,
KINDLED WITH A CIGARETTE
Costly Prairie Fire la Indian Terr!
tary Gets Its Start frees
a gtah.
GUTHRIE. Okl.. Aug. II. A prairie frc
In the vicinity et Marlew, I. T., near the
Oklahoma boundary rased twelve hours, de
s troy log everything In Its path. Farmers
and stockmen, more than a hundred strong,
fought ttc fiamss, which when night came
were finally stopped by counter fires. One
hundred and fifty Ions of bay and several
fields of growing corn were consumed.
strcng north wind gave the fir great bead
, way. It originated from a cigarette stub,
FLEET MOVES BEYOND SIGHT
Eigfinioa Tatei Tint Step in Gmt
War Gams.
LAND FORCES ARE MIGHTY BUSY NOW
Are Beta Schooled la the t se
Heavy Cans mnA Pat Taroaah
Drills that Are to
Many,
of
NEWPORT, R. I.. Aug. II. Under cover
of fog and the blackness of night the
North Atlantic fleet, commanded by Rear
Admiral Hlgglnion, slipped Its csble In
Menmesha Bight. Vlneysrd sound, shortly
before '10 o'clock tonight and put to sea,
making the first move afloat In the war
game between army and navy In the Im
aginary war along the New England coast.
From Fort Rodman to Fort Wright, at
Fisher's Island, every fortification Is
manned by artillerymen and every head
land Is patrolled by signalmen as carefully
as If a hostile fleet were about to deecend
on this part of the seaboard. The actual
war period began at th expiration of the
forty-eight hours of preparation, and
while the fleet appeared to take things
easy, the land forces under Oeneral Mac
Arthur were drilled at the guns and at a
signal station with all the vigor that fore
casts real conflict. Never in the history
of this country hss such a grim aspect
been given to the defences which guard
New Bedford, the cities on Narragansett.
bay, the Connecticut shore and, more Im
portant, even, the city of New York from
attack under cover of Martha's Vlneysrd
ana adjacent islands through the great
waterway, Long Island sound.
Artillerymen Namtroai.
Tonight when taps sounded at alt the
forts nearly B.0O0 artillerymen went to
sleep beside their guns, resdy to spring up
tor action when' the alarm should be given.
On the walls of the fortifications paced
guards, and along the beaches sharp-eyed
signal men swept the sea with their night
glasses, feverishly anxious lest ths llaht
of a hostile war vessel be taken for that
of a friendly merchant craft.
On the sea. the fleet bad been swallowed
up In darkness, and It will next be heard
from when It makes a descent on the
coast. There are nearly 6.000 men afloat,
and It may be that Admiral Hlgglnson will
enaeavor to land his marines at some ex
posed point of the shore defenses and at
tempt to capture It before making his at
tack or before making an attempt to fore
an entrance Into Bustard's or Narragsa
sett bsys or even Long Island sound or to
silence some fort. The army is ready for
anything that may come up. To cripple
me army s line of communication may be
Admiral Hlgginson's first thought, la order
to use his marines. The first point of at
tack Is looked for at Fort Rodman,
manned by volunteer artillerymen, but
there may only occur a reconnoisance by
the gunboats while the great battleships
swing Into action to the westward, and by
skillful maneuvering theoretically hammer
iuo loruncauons to a mass of ruins with
their ponderous turret rifles.
Doesa't Appear Brllleoae.
FORT RODMAN. NEW BEDFORD. Mass.,
Aug.
... ou ir as appearance went
Fort Rodman today, no one would imagine
that war. or even a mock war, was Im
pending possibly within half a day. Nor
would an observer Imagine that a hostile
fleet was anchored In bsttle array within
ten mile of the post. It wss' a da of
greet activity and praqtlcal work, but, so
fsr as appearances of hostility were evi
dent in camp, peace reigned.
Anyone whose Ideas of a state fetmi.
camp bad been gained by th days of sky
lsrklng and general "racketing" which once
prevailed, would never have recognised Fort
noaman auring either Saturday night or
Sunday. ,It was quiet as a Sundav arhnnl
and the only sounds which broke the still
ness were chirrups of the crickets and the
dull, distant tread of the sentries. The
camp Itself wss literally wrapped )n slum
ber, officers and men alike apparently rec
ognizing the need for piling up sleep In
view or nignts or future waking and a
momentary call.
Sunday waa not In the least a dav of
worship or idleness. The cuatomarv thrnn.
of visitors was absent, the war orders com-
pelling a rigid curtailment of passes and
limiting ths outsiders in csmp to a few
chosen wsr correspondents and one or two
choice officials in favor at headquartere.
Outside the guard line there waa a crowd
all dsy long, especially during the parade
and the band concert of the afternoon.
But for th most part the usual, orna
mental features of camp were absent, the
tented portions of the field being too fsr
removed from tb street to make it visible
to the elvllisns, and nothing which th
untrained would appreciate as being in or
der but the few ceremonies of the day, such
as guard mount and evening parade.
Pasbta- Preparations.
For th militiamen, however, there was
not singls mlnut of Idleness. Colonel
Fry was rushing preparations, knowing
that In two days he must pull comparatively
green militia artillerymen Into a condition
to man effectively a post whose ordnance
ranged from the big eight-Inch disappear
ing mounted rifles to the popping Ostlings.
It was a task of no small moment and
officers and msn bent themselves to It with
seal. Battery D put In a hard morning
at the big guns In the western emplace.
meat, while Battery B was similarly oc
cupied In the east emplscement. In each
emplacement the stats officers wsrc as
sisted and supplemented by the direction
of some of the regular artillerymen of the
permanent post. Battery K and Battery A
worked at the fifteen-pound rapid fire guns
In the western and eastern emplacements
respectively. Battery C manned tb slx-
pounders on siege carriages and Battery 1
ran about the shore with the Gatllng and
the one-pounders, placing them effectively
to repel landing parties, throwing up tem
porary works for screens and locating
range-finders. It was a morning of hard
work and the afternoon was nons the
easier.
The morning guard mount was well per
formed wonderfully well for ths second
dsy In csmp. Captain Lombard of Bat
tery B was officer of the day and Lieu
tenant Qleason of Battery K was officer of
th guard.
Signal Corps Divided.
Yesterday th signal' corps wss divided.
Lieutenant Spelcely, with nine stats signal
corps men, and Prlvste Baker of the reg
ulars, taking up their post on Mlshautn
Point Ths balsncs of ths regtmental sig
nal corps, twelve men, with Private cilne
of the regulars, will be on duty at Fort
Rodman. Over at Gay Head is Prlvats
Msyberry of the regulars, acting as trans
mitter of the messages from ths Vlnsysrd
whoss operators havs their eyes on ths
hostile fleet in Menmesha Bight. It Is
pretty certain that any men from the Beet
will be ssen immediately from Fort Rod
man. This morning ths signal details wars
busy working out messages back and forth
around ths vsrlous parts of ths camp, and
on the top of the fort, while en the big
observatory on the range station meassgss
were exchanged with the stations at
Mlaham and Cuttybunk.
X Day of Best. .
NEWPORT. R. I.. Aug. 21. With' imac
lnary war almost at head. Sunday was tar-
trom a dsy of rest te th troops meaning
ths defences I this vicinity. Working par.
ties wsr out nearly all dsy, while tb Ms
I
ssrhusetts troops at Forts Adams snd
Orebl bad a busy time among the big guns
nd mortars. Company by company they
were taken up to the numerous batteries
where the details were explained to them
by the painstaking regulars, but as ad
missions to the fort were eat off th reg
ulars wer unmolested by th crowds of ex
evratoatete which surged Into th city. Th
men at the signs) ststlons scattered along
the shor were, however, not so fortunate.
The search lights st Price's Neck, though
somewbst off ths beaten track of the ocean
drive had numerous visitors, while the little
telephone ststlons at Batemaa's Point and
Cartle Rock were fairly besieged. At one
time nearly lOOcurtous excursionists were
clustered about a little corporal's guard
at the very tip end of the Island of Rhode
Island, snd troops were plied with questions
of all kinds. Thess little stations hsve
been deslgnsted as A, B snd C. Btstlon A
is the one at Cartle Rock, Station B at
Bateman's point and Station C at the
Search light at Price's Neck.
Asslstsnt Secretary of Wsr Sanger, who
has been here for the Isst three dsys was
tsken on board Nourmahal, owned by John
Jacob Aator, and shortly before noon the
yacht left for the eastward In the direction
Of the fleet off Martha's Vlneysrd. The
Ncurmshsl returned just before dark. The
gunboat Gloucester arrived during the day
In order to get the last mall. As dis
appeared In the mist to the eastwsrd on Its
return, those on shore caught the last
glimpse that they will probably have of any
of Admiral Hlgginson's fleet, until they
make their appesrancs threstenlng some
point The westher all day waa baxy, and
tonight a fog Is threatening, and every pre
caution was tsken to guard against an at
tack after midnight.
From Alabama's Deck.
UNITED STATES STEAMSHIP ALA
BAMA, MENMESHA BRIGHT. MssS., Aug.
31. Since the arrival of the Msssschusetts
Naval reserves on the battleship Alabama
yesterdsy to take psrt in ths wsr game,
there have been two Incident calculated to
remain In their memories. One was the
service held today on the gundeck tor
ward, when Chaplain Retnolds celebrated
mass, and the other the concert last nl?ht
on the port quarter deck by the Navsl Re
serves bsnd.
The Naval reserves were distributed to
the warships Just before the dinner hour.
Alatama's quota numbering 113 men. The
band was assigned to Alabama, in spite of
the fact that Massachusetts hss none. The
reserves on board Alabama include Com
pany H of Springfield, Mass., and Company
O of New Bedford, under command of Cap
tain G. R. H. Bufflngton of Fall River.
An Immense fleet bad mobilised In Nen-
mesba Bight by noon. The last to come
were the battleship Indiana, the auxiliary
cruiser Supply, the cruiser Montgomery,
Aiilcen snd .Scorpion. This makes a
formidable squadron of fifteen ships. The
marines who have been on th shore of
Martha's Vineyard broke camp today, but
their destination was not known. It seemed
probable during the afternoon that Ad
miral Hlgginson's fleet would move before
the Jiour set tor the beginning of hostili
ties.
Great Gaasl
NEW LONDON. Conn., Aug. 31. At In
tervals all day the big guns and the mortars
at th forts in this vicinity belched forth
fire and smoke and sent shot several miles
at Imaginary targets, Illustrative of moving
ships. The concussion wss so greet that
it was felt plainly In this city and It seemed
by the sound as if the guns were at old
Fort Trumbull, Instead of from seven to
thirteen miles distant.
The United States Steamship Psnther with
the Connecticut '.naval battalion on board
sailed away tVttis. eastward Just before
noon today to Join the attacking fleet, leav
ing the training ship Lancaster .In the
harbor as the sole representative of the
tavy.
Major General Mac Arthur and General
Greely. chief signal officer, will be at Fort
Trumbull until after the enemy la sighted
and will then proceed to whatever point
that may be considered the most advan
tageous for the direction of the movements
of the army forces.
It is believed that the plan of signals
Is the most complete ever established In
the world and every precaution has been
taken to have substitutes for any system
that may be destroyed or captured by the
enemy. Searchlights will plsy aa Import
ant part In the maneuvers At night was
the efficiency of those or the army was
demonstrated at midnight when the waters
Of the entire New London district were
completely covered, every searchlight being
used that hour and directed a short distance
above the surface of the waters. It waa a
magnificent sight and the smallest boat,
even th small craft used by the mackerel
fishermen at this season could be seen
plainly and with the aid of marine glssses
the occupants of ths boats could be counted.
How the warships can get within firing
distance of the forts, as sst forth In the
rules governing the war game. Is somewhat
mystifying to the uninitiated.
Flashlights laterest Realdeats.
FISHER'S I8LAND. N. Y., Aug. II. Th
summer residents at Fisher's Island wsr
greatly interested In the flashlight signals
exchanged with New London, Plum Island
and Gardiner's Island and a large number
of tbem are watching for .the approach ot
warships almost as keenly as ths soldiers.
The searchlights light up the water so
plainly that It Is possible to see a ship
as well as though It was daylight
Ths soldiers are tonight sleeping beside
their guns, ready at a moment's notice to
beat off a- possible attack from the enemy.
The officers particularly are alert, soms
of them expressing the opinion that an at
tack tonight la probable, because the at
tacking force will hardly expect the de
fenders to look for them on ths first night.
Considerable target practice was indulged
In throughout the dsy. Tonight a scboonsr
was sighted and. In range of Fort Wright,
the fort fired and the shells appeared to
fall dangerously near the vessel. Those
aboard the schooner evidently became
alarmed at the demonstration snd imms
diately put on all possible sail to carry
them out ot range of the guns. A tsw mo
ments after the schooner wss observed run
ning away, the order to cease firing wss
given at the reservation.
THIS BOMBARDMENT IS REAL
Eaearslealsta Say They Were Nearly
Hit by Shells fram Fart
Terry.
NEW LONDON, Aug. IL Passengers re
turning to this city tonight on ths New
York, New Haven Hertford railroad
steamer Maine, from a trip to Newport
were indignant at what they considered
the carelessness of the officers la charge
et troops at Fort Terry. The passengers
sssert that as the steamer was passing the
fort th gunners attempted to make a tar
get of the boat and while it was not act
ually hit many of ths shots were so close
that th excitement and terror on board
was Inteass. One of the shells landed
not less tbsn fifteen feet from the bow of
the steamer, another touched the smoke
stack, and anothsr fell in the water In the
immediate vicinity of the steamer. It was
oaly after a prolonged blowing of the
whistle that the bombardment from the
fort ceased.
' Kills Thlel and thalver.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. II. A trolley car
Innltfhl In thm srtut hrn Dart of the cltv.
ran down a buggy containing Que ThleL
aged 21 years, and SJsurge euulver, aged
, auung ouiH. ,
INTER CLUB MATCH TODAY
Competition In It Dwindles ta tea
Girt Crowd of Shoetere All-
Amerlcnn Rlie Team Bendy.
I
SEA OIRT. N. J.. Aug. 11. Labor day st
the big Interstate ehootlng tournament now
In progrese under the auspices of th Na
tional Rifle Association of America, the
New Jersey Rifle association, and the
United States Rifle aseoclstlon, will be de
voted to firing in the carbine team match.
The inter-club event Is new this year.
The competition Is for the rifle club cham
pionship of ths United Ststes and Is open
to tesms of five men from soy rifle club
Or association In the country. Each man
must fir ten shots at 200 yards on the
standard American target. Any rifle and
any ammunition may be used. It was orig
inally arranged that the match should bs
shot slmultaneouusly on home ranges ot
clubs located not less thsa 100 miles from
Sea Girt, beginning at 2 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon on targets supplied for the pur
pose by the National Rifle association. As
no outside entries have been received, how
ever, the shooting will be confined to the
teams on the range. The prises are a
championship banner with a gold medal
to' each member of the winning team, a
sliver medal to each member ot the second
team, and a bronze medal to each of the
third team.
Tuesday will be one ot the big days, as
the competition for the famous Hilton
trophy is to tske place then.
The proposed match between teams of
cadets from the United State military and
naval academies scheduled for Tuesday hss
been declsred off, the War department rul
ing that It was not fessible to send the
loqulred number of cadets here. The com
pany and regiments! team matches will be
oed ot Wednesday.
Final arrangements have been completed
for the organization of an all-Americaa
rifle team and the viait ot that team to
Ottawa, Canada, to compete for the Palma
trophy. A year ago at Sea Girt a Canadian
team wrested the trophy from the United
States and carried It off to the dominion.
According to the latest plsns the ail-American
team will be selocted from riflemen
in attendance at this meeting, for a final
shoot to be held September 6. The team
will start for Ottawa I" a special csr Sep
rmber 10, reaching tber th following
day. The afternoon of September 11, and
all day September 12, will be devoted to
practice. The shoot will take place Sep
tember 13, teams representing Cansda ana
Great Britain being the other competitors.
MEETING OF MAIL CARRIERS
(Continued from First Page.)
rlers, have expressed themselves as highly
pleased ' with the manner In which the
campaign In behalf of the letter carriers'
bill has been conducted by the present offi
cers of the association.
IMPORTANT TO THE CARRIERS
President Kellar Hns Radical ( ksagtt
to Bring; Before Association
This Week.
DENVER. Aug. 31. There will be 1,000
letter carriers In Denver by noon tomorrow
to attend the thirteenth annual convention
of their national association. The accred
ited delegates to the convention number
100, and 400 to 600 other carriers are ex
pected to visit the city during the conven
tion. About (00 bad already arrived to
night Although the' convention la sched
uled to open tomorrow, no business will be
transacted until Tuesday.
President James C. Kellar, In his an
nual report, which will be submitted on
Tuesday, will recommend the establishment
of a retirement fund for the benefit ot
disabled or infirm carriers. It will recom
mend that the United States government
be made the custodian and distributing offi
cer ot this fund, which shall be maintained
by a pro rata assessment upon all the
carriers of the association. The plan will
find favor, Mr. Kellar thinks, in view ot
the bill before congress providing for an
Increase of salaries of letter carriers.
Committees will be appointed to push the
bill.
The president will explain an Important
change in the management ot the associa
tion. This Is the change from the board
system to the centralized system. Under
this plan the association Is managed very
much like a business corporation. Ths
prssldent is also, by virtue of his office,
head of the executive board, which corre
sponds to the board ot directors ot a
corporation. He Is, therefore, not only
president, but general manager of the asso
ciation. Ths other officers, such as hsv
executive power, are all under the direc
tion of this central head.
The president's report will show that dur
ing the year the organization has estab
lished branches In Porto Rico and Hawaii,
which are represented at this convention
by proxy. He will refer to the extension
ot the postal service to the rural districts,
the growth of thst service and th ne
cessity ot making provision for the rural
mall carriers in the national body. He
will recommend that they be taken Into
the association.
The report also covers the frsternal In
surance feature, known as the Mutual
Benefit association. A premium Is placed
on the face value of every policy. If, when
the Insurance Is due that amount has not
been paid, a corresponding deduction is
made from the amount of the policy. Tne
plan also provides for a reserve fund In
vested In United States .bonds.
DOING IT ALL ON HOT AIR
Three Denver . newspaper- Men Have
Bnek Bast.
nitwvER. Aus. 21. "Bis Glc.-y." one ot
th iareeit balloons ever constructed, was
successfully startod from this city this
afternoon on a trip the purpose of which
Is to break the world's long distance rec
ord sa well aa all nrevlous records for fast
balloon sailing. It also Intends ultimately
to reach New York. If possible.
Ths balloon contains 140.000 cublo feet
et hydrogen gss and was built especially
for this trip. The expedition was planned
and equipped by the Denver Post The oc
cupants ef the balloon are captains T. b.
Baldwin and Percy Hudson, aeronauts, and
8. Sherman, a member of the art staff
st the Denver Post. Bottles containing
nosisMs will ba dropped to earth by
paeans of parachutss and these messages
will Indtcats the course or travel ana ex
periences of ths travelers.
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Brewed in t plant a clean u tie cleanest homo kitchen slwsji open to
your inspection
PRESIDENT'S LEISURE DAY
Bents and Yititi with 8eereUrj 8h "
sad Dr. Webb,
OTHERS ARE SHOWN OVER BURLINGTON
Cltlseas of Vermont Metropolis Give
Visitor n Trolley Bide After
Fifty-Mile (raise on
Lake Chasnplnln. '
BURLINGTON. Vt, Aug. 11. After hsv
Ing spent the night at the country resi
dence of Secretary Shaw, on Lake Cham
plain. President Roosevelt today wss con
veyed In the steam yacht RIfreda to the
Shelburn farm, the home of Dr. W. Sew
ard Webb, where he will remain over
night.
His arrival at Thompson's Point tat
last night was made the occasion for a
great demonstration, fully .4.000 people
having gathered to extend him a fitting
welcome. There was an elaborate display
of red light and fireworks, the latter In
cluding some beautiful Set pieces, while
numerous smsll craft on the lake which
had gatherrd for th event tooted the'r
whistles, fired salutes and In other ways
shared in the tumultuous reception.
Ascending the steps of ths Shaw resi
dence the president thanked his audience
for having turned out In such numbers to
greet him. At the conclusion of his re
marks he was cheered vociferously and
the crowd dispersed.
Those of the party who did not accom
pany the president to Thompson's Point
were entertained today by a committee of
100, representing the business men of Bur
lington. A special steamer had been char
tered and they were taken for a fifty-mile
cruise on Lake Champlaln. After a brief
stop at Valcours to take on Congressman
Joseph Slblsy, who wished to Join In the
entertainment of the visitors, the boat
continued up the lake to Bluff Point, N.
Y., landing at the dock of the Champlaln
hotel, where lunch was served, following
which a drive was taken around ths
grounds. On their return here about
o'clock the party was given a trolley rid
about the city and out to Fort Ethan
Allen, several miles distant Tomorrow
afternoon the president will return to Bur
lington and at 10 o'clock will costlnue bis
Journey.
MOB DID NOT GET THE NEGRO
la Severely Woanded and Will Prob
ably Die fraaa His la
Jarlea. SPARTA, UL, Aug. II. The negro, Ardee
Wilson, who. escaped from the lynching
party here last night, is alive, despite th
many rumors brought in at midnight last
night that he was riddled with bullets.
Luck favored Wilson from th start. As
the lynching party brought him forth on a
run to the electric light pole, where they
Intended lynching -him. It was seen that
hi hands were loose. When nearlng the
outer edge of the crowd of spectators ha
was seen to throw up his hands and throw
off the noose and was through the crowd
and away before those holding the rope
realised what had happened. The lynching
party at once puraued him, firing a volley
ot shots, one of which struck sn onlooker
in the arm. Wilson staggered and fell, and
arose and run Into a yard, making good
his escape. As soon as day broke parties
began to scour ths country and Wilson was
soon captured. His wounds consist of a
shattered shoulder and a bad wound In
ths leg, together with wounds all over his
body. He was lodged In the Chester Jail.
His condition is critical.
HEBREW. THEATERS AT PEACE
Managers Deny Feraalngr Trnst. hat
Admit thnt Co-operative Plan
la Adopted.
CHICAGO, Aug. II. Managers of Hebrew
theaters hsve agreed to cease .hostilities.
Ellis GUckman, manager ot the local Jew
ish playhouse, denies that a trust has been
formed, but says sn sgrsement has been
made by the terms of which plays will be
paused from one house to another and per- I
formers will be exchanged In order to re
duce the bills The houses are to be run as
s kind of co-operative circuit. The fol
lowing theaters are parties to the agree
ment: Ollckman's, Chicago: People's,
New York; Thalia, New York; Windsor, New
York; Grand, In course of construction, New
York; Perry's, Cleveland. These are the
only theaters in ' the country devoted to
Jewish productions. .
DYING OF THIRST AND HUNGER
Oregon Cattle Salter as Resalt of Six
Hot Mentha and Mnny Sprtnc
Fences.
BURNS, Ore., Aug. II. Ther has never
beep a time In the history of the stock In
dustry In Harney county when stock have
suffered so much for feed and water as dur
ing the present summer. The hot weather
In the last six months has dried the grass
In the hills and ths springs sad small
creeks have been fenced up, causing the
stock to travel a long distance for water and
return to range, which is csuslng a great
falling off In flesh. In several places cat
tle are dying for want of teed and water.
POLICE RAID FORTY SALOONS
Blaeceats of Sprlagfteld, Ohio, Use
, Ayes When Doors Don't Open
Promptly.
SPRINGFIELD. O., Aug. II. Ths pollcs
made strenuous efforts to keep all saloons
closed tcday. Tb whole tore was dressed
in citizens' clothes and watched all sa
loons closely. Forty saloons wsr raided,
but only three successfully. One place was
raided twice, ths first Urn fittsea loiterers
bslng caught and ths last time forty. Bom
cf th officers carried axes and oa ths. re
fusals' of ths saloonkeepers to open at their
detpand ths doors were knocked In.
DEATH RECORD.
Ootavln Yale Bastmaa.
Word wss received yesterday by Mr. aad
Mrs. Samuel Burns of ths deatb ot their
granddaughter, . Octavta Yale Eastman,
aged t years, at the home of her par
ents In Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Eastman
will arrive with the body at 1:10 this
,97 1 visitor last year.
morning. Interment will be at rrospsct
Hill at s time to be announced later.
FIRE RECORD.
Bark City of Paprte.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. II. The berk-
City of Panet. lying off Lombard street
wharf caught fire early today and waa dam
aged severely. The fire tug Irvine wsa
three house In extinguishing the flames.
City of Papete arrived August 29 front
Unslsska with 21T.0O0 codfish consigned to
the Alssks Codfish compsny. The fire prob
ably was caused by rats and matches.
Batte Mining riant.
BUTTE. Mont, Aug. 31. The entire hoist
ing plsnt. pumping station and shaft house
ot the Alice Consolidated Gold and Silver
Mining company wss destroped by fire to
day. Loss is estimated at 1100.000. Part
of the fire crept down the shsft, but being
8undsy no lives wer lost.
"An All-Day,Food
IS
Wheat and rare Fralt Combined.
SurprlRlng Interest has been developed
during the last year In specially prepared
foods of high nutritive vaiue, and a change,
a wondrous change, has taken place in the
dally dietary of nearly all classes. The
present large consumption of prepared,
cooked and condensed loofls Is abundant
evidence that the public at large Is rapidly
being educated up to the Importance of th
"food question."
CKKO-KKUTO stands at the head of tha
list as
A PREDIGESTED FOOD.
The starchy element Is advanced to the
preliminary stage and Is converted Into
sugar. This procees renders asalmllatlon
easy and prompt, preventing undue fer
mentation, "heartburn," flatulency and
other grave disorders. Each - flake of
I'EKO-KKL'TO represent the entire wheat
grHln, which Includes the phnsphatlc ele
ments necessary for maintaining the proper
condition of blood, brain, bone, and muscle.
The irulty portion of CERO-FRUTO
CONTAINS LEVLIX)SE,
or fruit sugar, the most perfect sugar in a
state of complete digestion. It Is not a
"breakfast food," but a delicious dish for
any meal, it appeals to old and young
alike.
Taken all In all, this scientific combina
tion and blending of grain and fruit makes
C'ERO-FRi;TO one of the most appetising
and healthful foods known to man. Sold
by all tirst-claas grocers. If your grocer
does not keep It in stock write to us and
we will see that you get it.
Samples sent free for the asking. Ad
dress CERO-FRUTO FOOD CO., LTD.,
BATTLE CREEK, MICH.
IMfli
will
SPECIAL TRAINS
t
LINCOLN, NEC,
Account of STATE FAIR
on September 2, 3, 4,
as follows:
Leave
Omaha
8:15 a. m.
Albright 8:23 a.m.
" Gates ........ 8:31 a. m.
" Richfield ..... 8:41a.m.
44 Meadow.. 8:54a.m.
" South Bend .. 9:05 a.m.
" Murdock 9:15 a.m.
" Alvo .. . . 9:27a.m.
" , Prairie Ilome. 9:40 a. in.
" Havelock .....9:52a.m.
Arrive Lincoln,1 Fair Grounds,
9:57 a. m.
Arrive Lincoln Station 10 a. m.
Returning Leave Lincoln 6:30
p. m. !
One fsrs for the round trip. Tickets on
sale Bept. 1 to 6. Final return limit Bept.
City Ticket Office, 1323 Farnant Bt. Omaha
AM19EMEVT9.
UUSIC&L
ROYAL
ITALIAN
BAND "
FESTIVAL
CAVALIER E
EM1LIO
RIVELA,
Director.
Fifty-five Musicians. Twenty Soloists.
EVERT AFTERNOON . and EVENINO .
1)0 o'clock. :1S o'clock.
AT AUDITORIUM PAVILION.
Fifteenth and Capitol Ave.
Oeneral admission. Rc. Reserved seats,
lOo extra. Matinee. Sc.
BOYD'S....
Special Matinee this Afternoon (Labor
Day) and Tonight.
HARRY ( OHSOM CLARKE IX
"HELLO BILL."
Prices 25c. 60c, Ttc. Mat. 25c, Mc.
Next Attractlon-WEST'8 MINSTRELS.
BASE BALL
VINTON STREET PARK.
Des Moines vs. Omaha
Sept. 1-3.
Monday two fames. 10:30 a. m., t:l a. m.
HOTELS.
HOTEL
EMPIRE
Broadway
and 63d St.
N. Y.Clty
V
Flrenrvef
ajeslerate Itatea
Cstaaetva Library
Accessible
aleScra
sVaalaslve
OrcAssual CoBoarts Xvery JCvsalag.
All Cars fase Ibe fc-asyUs.
Send for descriptive Bookie.
W. JUHNbof w til 3 tetor.
Ths MILLARD
ISIb ssi Dssslss Sts,
OMAHA. hH.lt.
Omaha's Leadlos Hotel
SPECIAL h tt ATI H ICSi
LUNCHEON, FIFTY CfcNTS,
12:30 to 1 p. m.
SUNDAY : p. m. DINNER. 75o.
Steadily Increasing buslnes has necessi
tated an eiilarcement of th cat, doubling
Its former capaciub .
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