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women to escape, trampling under foot
scores of children.
During Its flame-enveloped run to North
Brother Island the General- Blocum's
whistles kept blowing for assistance, but
before the whistles began to blow several
tugs, the captains of which had seen the
outbreak of the fire, started after the ves
sel, Joined by a yacht, while rowboats put
out from the shore. The number of these
craft constantly grew and not the least
dramatic Incidents of the catastrophe were
the efforts of -the. people In these boata to
rescue those who had Jumped overboard
from the burning vessel. ;',' , .
Men crowded t the rails, of the tugs and
caught up the drowning persons aa they
were borne by the current. There were
many thrilling rescues by this means.
North Brother Island, where the vessel
waa beached, contains a scarlet fever ward.
The patients, who witnessed the disaster,
were ordered Indoors and the doctors has
tened to the rescue of those who had been
washed ashore, but some scores of persons
died while they were being attended to.
Captain VanSchalck and his two pilots,
Edward Van Wert and E. M. Weaver, have
been arrested.
Barns to Water's Edge.
The General Blocum left Third street,
Bast river, at 9:30 o'clock this morning,
having on board the Sunday achool ex
cursion of St. Mark's German Lutheran
church, located In Sixth street Its desti
nation was Locust Grove, one of the many
resorts on Long Island sound.
The excursion was In charge of Rev.
George C. Haas, pastor of the church. The
vessel waa commanded by William Van
Bchalk, one of the bent known excursion
boat captains in New York harbor.
He has commanded the General Slocum
for almost the entire time alnce It was
built. In 1891.
The steamer after leaving Its dock this
morning proceeded up the East river, all
three of ita decks being crowded with mer
rymakers. Bands played and' the great
aide wheeler was decorated with flags from
stem.,to stern.
The Slocum had reached a point near the
Sunken Meadows off One Hundred aqd
Thirty-fifth, street, Manhattan, which-ls at
the extreme eastern end of Randall's Island,
when fire, broke out in a lunchroom on the
forward deck. The blase was caused by
the overturning of a pot of grease. The
headway of the vessel and a high wind al
most Instantly fanned the Insignificant
flame Into fury. Efforts were at once di
rected tQ subduing the fire, but they were
futile. , 1 .. '
. Pot of Grease Orertorned.
The blase spread aft with almost light
ning rapidity. Captain Van Schalk in the
pilot house had been Informed of the out
break of the fire and, realizing the danger
to hundreds ' of excursionists, decided to
send his vessel to shore at One Hundred
and Thrrty-fourth street. " At ' this point
there ase a number of lumber yards and
several huge oil tanks and the captain was
warned that to attempt to land at this point
would endanger the property and further
Imperil the scores of. people who had al
ready been frightened into a. state, of almoat
uncontrollable excitement.
Changing the big eteamer'a course
elltrhtly he headed it for North Brother
Island, half a mile away. By this time the
flames were rushing by leaps and bounds
from the forward part of the ship aft.
. The great open decks, built for excursion
ists,, with little obstruction from bow to
stern, offered a clear sweep for the fire. As
the Slocum dashed forward the Dames
caught stanchion and ca.hln woodwork,, eat
ing and tearing their way across the ves
sel. ' The excursionists, but a few moments
before in the full enjoyment of an Ideal
summer's day on Long Island sound, were
drthren to the after pnrt of the steamer to
escape the heat, flumes and smoke that
were constantly incernslng. Policemen and
deck hands aboard the boat struggled hard
to quk't the panic, but their efforts were
In vain. ' The wild disorder ' increased as
frantic mothers sought to rind their chil
dren, who had been at play about the
decks..",.
The steamer's whlsle was blowing for as
sistance and tugs and ether nearby craft
answered t otho call, before any of the
boards, could reach the burning steamer,
however, the fruiKio,, women and children
began to Jump overboard. The current waa
strong snd there are .many, whirlpool eln
the channel.-The boats thar always abound
In the vicinity picked many persons from
the water, but these were only a small
number of those, tht were seen struggling
in the swift current
riamra Cut Off Racape.
tin the Slocum the first sweep of the
flames cut off escape from the hurricane
deck, where a great many of the women
and children were crowded together, and
soon burned away the light wooden up-
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more absorbent than any other. Made of
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Sixteenth and Douglas St.
rights! which came down with a 'crash' on
thipae 1 below. It Is thought that most of
those Ort the hurricane deck' were burried.
) As the Are increaaed the struggle,' to -gain
k 4 point' of vantage' at the stern bee roe
frightful, worhen and children crowded
falhst the afterrall until It gave way and
hundreds were pushed off into the river.
After this there was a steady- stream Of
persons who Jumped or were thrown Into
the water.
In the wake of the Slocum, as It'hurrled
upstream, was a line of little- blaob, .spots,
marking the heads and bodies of those who
had sought to ' escape tne-roaring furnace
on the. ship by throwing .themselves, over
board. Few of those saved by the small boats
had on life preservers. At no time during
the progress of the fire waa there any op
portunity to either lower the lifeboats or
get the life preservers out from under
neath the seats. This pehaps gives an
Idea of the rapidity with which the flames
swept the decks.
It was an experience harrowing and ter
rlb'e, and that any escaped alive seems
wonderful.
Into an Inferno of Fire.
Through all the wild panic,, .during all
that Inferno, with fire . and smoke sur
rounding them the officers and men of the
doomed boat remained at their posts, but
they were powerless to avert the catastro
phe The Slocum got within fifty feet of the
northwest point of North Brother Island
and there stopped in the shallow water.
It waa Just before the vessel, beached
that the hurricane deck, the supports of
which had burned away, fell with its load
of women and children, adding to the panic
and horror of those on the deck below.
Very soon after parts of the second and
third de"ks also caved In. But before this
happened the tug Walter Tracy had come
alongside the burning steamer and been
lashed to It. Many of .the passengers! were
taken oft by the crew of frne Trace y,- which
remained alongside the steamer until . the
tug's pilot house took Are.
The point where the Slocum beached was
Just , oft Lhe, scarlet . fever ward on North
Brother Island. The patients, who had
been outon the porches and lawns watching
the approach of the burning steamer, were
ordered indoors and the physicians on the
inland hastened to the assistance of those
who were being brought ashore through
the shallow water.. Many of those who
leaped from the Slocum were carried away
by the current even after she beached and
were drowned. ' . ( i
' Body After Body Washed Ashore,
i .The scene-, on - North -Brother. IsUuvV as
described by the-rescuers was a pitiful
one. Body after body waa washed ashore
or brought in by boata and added to , the
long row on the beach. Fifty-three per
sons died .there while-: the- doctors were at
tending them.
As the bodies of the living and the dead
were taken from the water, those - alive
were taken to the hospital drt the Island
or sent across the river to hospitals In
Manhattan: Here ambulances from almost
all the hospitals in Greater New York and
every other sort of conveyance which could
be found were put Into service. ;
For hours the bodies of the burned" and
the drowned drifted ashore 'on the island
and between 131st and -S8th streets, In
Manhattan. Some came ashore still alive.
Many of these died, while others will re
cover. It is doubtful. if some of the bodies
can ever be ldenttAd. ' Heads, legs and
arms are burned off' arid not a shred of
clothing Is left on them. What looked
like a big hntrhway, on which were Ave
or six bodies, was found floating in the
cove at Hunt's Point and towed carefully
alongside the Fidelity.
The wood was badly charred snd ' the
bodies seemed to stick to It.- Ths f ollce
men and ths crew of the Fidelity were iin
shle to release the bodies without further
mutilating them, and arrangements were
made to noise the hatchway with the bodies
on it to the deck of the Fidelity.
Craft Comes to Assist.
Among the boats that hurried to the auc
cor of the stricken passengers were several
tugs of the New York Central & Hudson
River Railroad company, the auxiliary
ratbont.Easy Times, the Health department
tug Franklin Edson and the steamer M
sassott, . These, approached. with , swarm
of ' roooats manned 'by willing hands -and
rescued scores of people. The Franklin
T'dson went so close to the burning steamer
that he r own paint was scorebpd... , The
crew oMhe tug, however, stuck braveiy to
their work and snatched many women and
children from a terrible death.. The Are
had possession of the boat, from -stem to
stern by' the time' It was off One Hundred
and Thirty-eighth street. The Areboat Zo
1'har Mills was summoned from Its moor
ings at the foot of East Nlnety-nintb street
and was snort on tb,e scene, Its crew lending
valuable aid In saving life.
Tonight a surging crowd is held back by
police lines formed about the city morgue
at the foot of East Twenty-sixth street.
LOCAL BREVITIES
The commencement exercises ot the
Bailed Heart school at Thirty-sixth and
Hurt streets will be held Wednesday,
June 22
Councilman O'Brien bas secured the adop
tion by the council of a resolution direct
ing the city electrician to require the Chl-i-aso
A Northwestern railway to place an
arc lamp at the Sherman avenue crossing
Just north of .the Ames avenue viaduct,
and to maintain the light without coat to
the city fur the safety and protection of
public travel.
ins 1'rospect Hill Improvement club,
hating accomplished about, all the work
that could be reasonably expected from
the organisation for the spring and sum.
liter, has dectilvd to adjourn Its meetings
until September. The club feels that with
getting a lot of trees planted, the Thirty
third street pavement under headway and
a considerable number of streets graded,
sidewalks and croaawalks laid, that It has
dune fairly well and deserves a Teres The
club Intends to start in with IUUUA Vim
again attet ita summer recta.
DAVS AT P.-M.
FEAR RETURN QF.IHE TOLL
Ousts JoVbirj. Say Bi tots lion of Brldf
Arbitrary Lo6kr tmmiusau
JiOT dlVEN -f AIR CHANCE TO FIGHT IT
Xotlflea at Last Menate After Coancll
.'. Blnffs .Has. Had Tlsaa to Jj re
seat All Its Argu
ment. '
Euclid Martin, E. E. Bruce, C. H. Pick
ens and W. 8. Wright, Who went to Chicago
the first of the week as a committee from
the Commercial club to attend the meeting
of traffic managers of western trunk lines,
have returned and report that at present
the outlook for preventing a restoration of
the old bridge arbitrary of 6 cents per
hundred on shipments of class freight
from Omaha Into Iowa Is quite discour
aging. They say that unless something
la done and done at once the arbitrary Is
very likely to be restored to the great detri
ment of the Jobbing interests of Omaha.
It was learned by the committee that the
Council Bluffs Commercial club has had the
matter up with the western trunk lines
for - the last six months and that three
meetings have been held with the Iowa
representatives In attendance, and that
during all these meetings and the -lengthy
consideration of the question the railroads
have not considered their Interests In this
city of enough importance to even notify
the Jobbers here what was going on until
last Friday, after, It Is believed, -the matter
had been definitely settled . and It was
agreed to restore the arbitrary.
Poll Every Possible Wire.
The Council Bluffs club has not gone nt
the-matter in a haphncard way, but has
employed eminent legal counsel In the per
son of Congressman Smith of Council Bluffs
and has called to Its assistance the Iowa
railroad commission, which It is said has
exerted every influence to secure the
restoration of the arbitrary. April'-1 the
legal representative of the club appeared
before a meeting of the -railroad men In
Chicago and delivered an address Covering
thirteen pages, closely typewritten, as an
argument why the arbitrary ' should be
restored. At other -times meetings have
been held and all the evidence which could
be collected to help out the Council Bluffs
side of the case has been submitted for
the consideration of the railroads. During
all these meetings Omaha has not had, an
opportunity to present any evidence to
support the arguments of the jobbers of
this city as to why the arbitrary should
not be restored, but has been in the dark,
Omaha merchants not- even knowing that
any movement- waa in progress by the
Coucll Bluffs people, except such Informa
tion as came to them in a roundabout way.
When the matter had practically been
settled a -meeting was called in Chicago
Tuesday, , it Is thought, for the purpose of
officially reatorlng the arbitrary. At. the
last moment notice was sent to the Omaha
Commercial club that representatives
might be present at the meeting If the club
so desired. When ths Omaha delegation
arrived It was admitted to the meeting
and requested to present its aide of the
case, only about ten minutes time being
given to prepare an argument. The Omahi
men refused to go Into the matter unless
they' Were allowed aome little time to pre
pare their case, and finally the railroad
representatives agreed to allow them ten
daya In which to get their evidence in
readiness.
, Very Flimsy Argument. :
It Is said by members of the committee
that the arguments presented by qoutisel
for the Council Bluffs merchants are vary
fllmsyv end -hefore a fair Jury it woe Id
be a very easy matter to show that they
are' not founded on fact. Proceedings "of
the Interstate Commerce commission of ten
years ago have been dug up and offered in
evidence to support the Council Bluffs ar
gument, and, as conditions have changed
materially since then, it '-Is said, these
arguments would not hold good In any
sense at this time.
A meeting of the executive committee
of the Commercial -club will be held to
morrow to discuss'the situation and devise
ways and means to fight the restoration
of what Is termed an unfair charge agalrjst
Omaha shipments entering Iowa. A plan
for carrying on the campaign , probably
will be outlined at this meeting and legal
talent to look after Omaha's Interests ifl
be employed. Owing to the complications
which enter Into the case, it la said, that
will be very difficult to And a lawyer who
can sufficiently familiarise himself with the
Conditions' within the short time allowed
for the preparation of the case to make a
good showing before the meeting.
It is the opinion of the members of the
committee that every Omaha citizen should
arouse himself to the gravity of the situa
tion and lend all assistance possible In
fighting the unfair motives of those be
hind the movement.
NINETEEN NEW HYDRANTS
Additions Provided for City's Protec
tion la Ordinance Introduced
by Coancll,
New Are hydrants contiifue to be ordered
by the city council, and Tuesday night
an ordlnsnce was introduced providing for
nineteen more. At the same - meeting or
dinances were given Anal passage that
direct the water company to Install eleven
new hydrants. Fully a dozen have been
ordered previous to this and one or two
have been placed in pesitlon. ;
For several years no additional hydrants
could be secured because of the arbitrary
limitation of the water fund, although
there have been many requests from
various parts of the city here residents
believed they had 'Inadequate Are . protec
tion. Recently City Attorney Wright gave
an opinion that with the abolition of the
water fund by the enactment of the bill
to acquire the water plant obstacles to,
these hydrants were removed and that
pending the municipalization, of the plant
as many hydrants could be ordered aa de
sired. The water company entered a feeble
demurrer, but consented tu a friendly suit
in court whereby It is mandamused to put
the hydrants In as. directed by the mayor
and council. ,
The new hydrants that have been author
ised by the council are to be at the follow
ing locations: On California street 600 feet
east of Fortieth; Evans, 00 feet east of
Sherman avenue; Plnknsy, 400 feet east of
Sherman avenue; Fowler avenue, 175 feet
west of Twenty-seventh street; Pratt, 400
feet east of Twenty-seventh; Thirty-eighth
and Chicago, Thirty-eighth and Davenport,
Thirty-eighth avenue and Chicago, Thirty
eighth and Dodge, Twenty-eighth, 4tt feet
north of Plnkney; Twenty-eighth, ICQ feet
Clears the sky when
Coffee, the slugger,
has been thrown out,
then use
POSTUM
the food drink
Oet the little book. "The Road -to
ysllvUle" lu each pkg. '
north of Tlnkney.
The loaatlcns embraced -4n the nw--erdl
nance Just Introduced. tire has follows: .
Forty-flrst and Chleage,- Burdette between
Sherman avenue 'ami Eighteenth, Twenty-
fourth and Fort, Twenty-third and Sara
toga, Twenty-fourth and JUiflmore avenue.
Lerlmore avenue, 4O0 feet east of Twenty
fourth; Meredith avenue, 4rt) feet east of
Twenty-fourth; Wirt, 400 feet west of Twenty-fourth;
Wirt, 800 feet west ef Twenty
fourth; Wirt, 1.2TO feefcrweet of Twenty
fcurth; Thirty-second and Webster, Twen
ty-eighth and Bpauldiag. Twenty-eighth
avenue and Spauldlng, ,T'enty?ninth and
Spauldlng, Twenty-fourth, W feet south of
lot , George Forbes1 subdivision; Twenty-
seventh and Meredith avenue, Twenty
eighth and Meredith avenue. Eleventh and
Clark, Forty-fourth ajid Dodge.
CANNOiNS ARE QUIET
(Continued from First Page.)
fore they could reach the Shelter of their
trercr.es.
The Russians claim that ths Japanese
lost ten men to their one In this pre
liminary engagement. When the Japanese
warships commenced the bombardment of
the Russian trenches from Kin ChoU bay
shot and shell fell among the Russians
like hall and It was impossible for them to
hold their position. It had been the Inten
sion of the Russians to evacuate Kin ChoU,
but the Japanese attacked them before
they had time to move out.
Everything was ready to retire, how
ever, and the Russians returned to Port
Arthur by train, leaving behind them only
some old Chinese guns, the breech locks of
whloh had Oeen destroyed: The Japanese
artillery fire was well directed, but the
Russians suffered more from the fire of
the Japanese of the gunboats.
When the Russian merchant from whom
these details were obtained left Port Ar
thur the Japanese' wee Within twelve
miles of -that- place. The Russians have
trenches and 'earthworks at Intervals' of
two miles throughout this distance.
The Japanese fleet is "no longer able to
support the army theWaer along the
river being too shallow' to 'permit the vea
sels to approach. Port 'Arthur is well pro
lsloned. There are 8,000 head of cattle
there, and the Arm ' of which' this merchant
s a member has J list turned over to the
authorities 03,000 - poll rids of salt beef.
Other Arms also have supplied the author
ities at Port Arthur with' provisions.
This merchant estimates the number of
men at Port Arthur at 54,000. This exceeds
the Chinese estimates by 20,000.
ARMIES APPROACIIIKQ IN FORCE
Proapects Bright for . Fight Between
Karokl and Konropatkln Forces.
GENERAL KUROKPS . HEADQUAR
TERS IN THE FIELD (Via FUSAN),
June 15. It was announced here today that
the enemy in front of the Japanese second
army is Increasing and the two forces are
coming closer together, , A . battle la ex
pected. There has been no Aghtlng lh front of
the first Japanese army .since June 12,
when two companies, of Russians were
driven from Wu Tal - Ho, with a loss of
twenty men. '
The Russians have, reoccupled Tong Yang
Pu, on the Liao Yang toad; SImingtsu, on
the . Lien Shang Kwahg road,, and .San
ehaitsu, oh the Hai Qheng rpad, with small
forces. ; V ..'i,Ui,! '
RUSSIANS
FIRE ... ON
TRANSPORTS
One Escape (ronv Vladivostok Fleet,
bat -Others' MV Be CPred.
I TOIQ:,.'JuWp'llS!0fy. 'm.-Three-Japa-'
'nHe transports,, w'ltr bound from ,phl
monosekiv, met-thai. Jtuaslan -warships this
morning outside th Wrmtts 'cf ' Corea, ' The
Russians" fjred eighteen, shots at the Japa
nese ships... One transport aseaped. .The
fate of the -other two is not known. It Is
believed --nf ;' Sasebo1 'ttyat 'payl engage
ment is injnrvlnent i .' .
j - -v '.
. ' Rnsslana 60 - South.
TIEN TSIN, June 15. It has been learned
here'frorn'i'RuselaivsOur'ce that 40,000 Rusr
aians passed, . TashJ; Caao'. .Chad,., twenty
ImUes'sonth of New Chwang, iast'Monday
feomg eoiith, U 'i : supposed . ,tht this
force js going to thA relief of Port Arthur.
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CHILD'S ' BLOOMERS.
No. 4420 We. re accustomed to seeing
little bpys wearing bl6omers and perhaps
a few of us have teen, little girls wearing
them.' but trila season the little man must
not only condescend to wear the same style
garment aa his little Bister's, but his big
ger bister as well, for girls up to 10 years
of age have adopted this most practical
garment. They take 4he place of petti
coats and acarrely a wash dress is seen
in tho- shops that has not the bloomers
with It.-- They are made of the same ma
terial as the dress, and besides being most
comfortable to wear, they are such a sav
ing in the family launder bill. In the
modol shown liere the bloomers sre In one
piece. They are of circular shaping, with
no fullness about the waist. This Is a
feature worth considering, for at this age
children usually possess their share of
"pudglness," and then, too, with warm
weather coming on, any extra material
should be avoided. Many mothers make
these little bloomers of striped or checked
gingham, but material of the earns color, If
not the same quality, should be chosen
for girls.
Six-year child requires 1V yards of ma
terial, 36 inches wide.
Blsea-I. 4, t. t, 7, S, and 10 years.
For the accommodation of 1 ne Bee read
ers these patterns, which usually retail at
from to W cents, will be furnished at a
nominal price, 10 cents, which covers all sx
pense. In order, to get a pattern enclose 10
cents and address Pattaro V t, Bee,
Omaha, Nb
',' SEASONABLE FASHIONS.
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LOCAL PRINTERS LOSE WORE
Dsprirrd of AkSarBa Contrsot Which
Othtf Cities Oet.
0MAH. TRADESMEN ARE INDIGNANT
Blame Mel thL Manager of Dally
News, and Say They Were
Denied Privilege '
Bidding;.
Proprietors of Omaha printing houses, of
which there are no less than ten large ones
ire indlgrant over the action of the board
ot governors ot Ak-Sar-Ben in giving to a
Milwaukee house the Job of getting out
the lithograph hanger for the fall festlvl
ties. 'The work will oome to between $600
and $700, and the local prlntera regard it as
a direct Injustice not even to have had the
privilege of bidding for It. Never before,
according to the local concerns, has this
work been done outside of Omaha. One
house. Klopp-Bartlett, has done the work
six times.
'And," said J. S. Redfield, sepretary of
that company, "on an aggregate of $2,440
for these sis jobs we realised less than 10
per cent profit. But it Is not for the
money consideration entirely that we are
opposed to. this work going out of Omaha.
The printers of this city cannot afford to
have such work taken to other cities. Ws
are perfectly able and competent to do It
I suppose $600,000 Is a conservative estimate
to place upon the value of the combined
printing equipment of about ten of the
best concerns In Omaha, and they pay an
aggregate of probably $2(0,000 or more a
year in wages. They are constantly spend
ing money for the improvement of their
equipment and for the population of the
city have the very best service in the
country. It is amazing that they , should
be arbitrarily refused this work. They
are among the most aggressive and pro
gressive advertisers Omaha has.
Blame Mel V hi.
"Mr. Mel Uhl, manager of the Dally
News, Is secretary of the board of gov
ernors and chalrmarKof the printing com
mittee, and In this capacity has control of
the letting of contracts. We charge hint
with the responsibility, for Mr. Uhl exacted
of the governors the concession of sending
this work where he pleased and told them
they had to support him in the matter,
which they did.
'When we learned of the intention of
sending this, work out of Omaha I wrote
Mr. Uhl for our company and also wrote
the governors, asking for the privilege of
submitting bids, but this was not allowed
me. We offered to do the work for nothing
rather than sea it taken out of the city.
but they said they didn't want anything
for notlilng. I was advised that the board
had confirmed the action of Mr. Uhl in
sending the work abroad. The Invitations
were sent to St Louis houses, so it seems
arrangements are made to shut out Omaha
prlntera altogether why J certainly cannot
tell.
'The Ak-Sar-Ben Is intended for nothing
if not ah Omaha boomer, organised and
maintained for the essential purpose of
advertising and promoting the. commercial
Interests of Omaha; to take the lead In
fostering and upbuilding home industries,
discriminating against none, but favoring
all. What have we here? This prime min
ister of home Industry taking the initiative
in ignoring domestlo markets and patron
izing foreign trade. It la almost too incred
ible to believe. How long will It take
Omaha to attain that standard of commer
cial supremacy which Ita citizens have set
for It, If such methods as these are to ob
tain? -'Such a course might be pardonable
In a private Individual or'concern, but In a-
public organization, the distinctive advocate
of clvlo success, It Is positively indefensi
ble. If Mr. Uhl's action could bs supported
by the argument that money Is saved or
better work secured,' it would, of course,
be a : weak plea, but might offer some
slight extenuation, but It cannot be thus
supported."
Becker's- famous
Ladies' orchestra at
Con r Hand Beach. -
SAYS FIGHT IS ON SOCIALISM
.(Continued from First Page.)
Gompers, President of Amerioan Federa
tion of Labor, Washington, D. C. : We are
Instructed by the executive board of the
United Mine Workers of Illinois, represent
ing 60,000 tollers, to request you to call a
convention of all the labor organizations
affiliated with the American Federation of
Labor for the purpose of considering the
Colorado situation and taking such steps
as may be deemed necessary to curb the
murderous, despotic, unamerlean 1 and un
constitutional acts of the mllltary-mad of
ficials of that unfortunate western, common
wealth. ... ...
W. F. SMITH, vice r-resiaeni,
H. C. PERRY, President,
W. D. RYAN. Secretary.
BUTTE. Mont, June 15. President Roose
velt will be urged by 16,000 Butte miners to
Intorfere in the present deplorable state of
affairs in Colorado. The Butte Miners-
union Is- ths latest organization to ask the
nation's chief executive to act and his reply
is anxiously awaited. A message was
drafted and by a unanimous vote waa or
dered sent to President Roosevelt without
delay.
The bathing beach has opened at Court-
land Beach. Hundreds of bathers indulge
In the pleasing pastime dally.
Russia Uas No News. ,
ST. PETERSBURG, June 16.-3:35 p. m.
No Information is obtainable here regard
ing the reported engagement between the
Russian Vladivostok squadron and a Japa
nese squadron In the Corean straits. But
it is aultely likely that a naval fight has
occurred or Is about to occur. Vice Ad
miral Skrydloft has left Vladivostok with
the armored cruisers Oromobol, Rossla and
Ruiik and some torpedo craft
The bathing beach has opened at Court
land Beaoi. Hundreds of bathers indulge
In the pleasing pastime dally.
Fishing, bathing, boating and unexcelled
plcnio grounds at Courtland Beach.
U-K. Wsddlng Rings. duolm. Jeweler.
WHY DRINK Common Carbonated Waters
When for the same pried you can get
at any
Apollinaris u bottied ONLY at thi Spring, Ncuenaht.
Germany, and ONLY with its own Natural Gas
LEES
- ESTABLISHED
Seeks the patronage of dlHorliulnatlDk! parents and admits boys of good
character only. 1IllwlMtUl. .aar-.
C.l1 P. W. V. BLEKS, S.rlnt.nd..t. 1T Karl Bless, .. M.
$
saved are dollars earned. Dollars invested at 4 per cent
soon earn more dollars. We pay 4 per cent on all deposits.
OMesf and Strongest Sitings Btnk In tht Stttt.
City Savings Bank,
16th and
111 e tension that always attends the clos
ing weeks of school Is somewhat relaxed
and Thursday will see the completion of ex
aminations and a general scattering for the
summer, of teachers snd pupils. It Is
anticipated that a most satisfactory pro
portion of the eighth grade pupils will
make their grade and enter the high school
In September. The class Is estimated at
between 700 and 760 pupils. There are, of
course, several schools that have eighth A
classes finishing their work this spring, and
these classes will, with the pupils who
fall to pass, be condensed In three or four
of the more centrally located buildings In
the fall until February, when they will
enter the high school. Mason, Comenlus,
Long snd Lake were the schools selected
last year and will probably be used again.
As a diversion from the close work of the
past few weeks, the class day exercises of
last week afforded a number of programs
of exceptional merit. Among these were
the closing exercises at Vinton school. Mrs.
Woodward principal and Miss Rosa, eighth
grade teacher. Thursday the members of
the eighth grade, assisted by Miss Frances
Roeder, Miss Kate Swartslander, Miss Ross
and Miss Aleen,. gave, a program to the
other membera ot the school. Rev. J. M,
Ross making the address of ths afternoon.
Following the program the pupils of the
seventh grade tendered the graduating
class a reception In the kindergarten room,
which waa effectively trimmed In red, re
freshments and other pleasant features con
tributing to the afternoon. Friday morning,
at the close of the session, the members
of the eighth grade entertained the entire
school, holding a reception for an hour.
Out of respect for Miss Lillian Little
field, late principal of Park school, no clos
ing exercises were held at that building.
Park, however, has an honor roll of which
it is especially proud, twelve eighth grade
pupils who have not missed a day of school
during the last year. The list Includes:
Mlsces Bessie Townsend, Edith Lyon, Ruby
Firazler, Nellie Kearns, Blanche Bellls,
Mabel Vlerltng, Masters Earl Ayer, Elliott
Ollmore, Alan McDonald, Harry Cockrell,
Albert Cook and James Allan.
The eighth grade of Bancroft school,
under Miss Carrie Robertson, rendered the
following program Friday afternoon:
Piano solo The Bell in the Valley
Bertha Malsslon
Muse of Music Bessie Allen
Piano solo Flower 8ong....Odetta Jackson
Life of Wagner.., Carl Epplen
Song Eighth Grade
Piano solo Hornpipe Polka.... Jeanette Bell
Composition of Wagner.. .....Edward Ryan
Double Quartette.. The Lord Is My Shepherd
Emma Goertzen, Jessie Erwln, Lena Goert
sen, Allie Willis, Anna Bock, Llllle Han
sen, Agnes Anderson, Odetta Jackson.
Pinno solo Mazurka. ...Helen Fredertckson
Duett Guard Mount
Helen and Madie-Fredetlokaon
Violin solo Angel Serenade. ..Edward Ryan
Recitation Boldtei"s Fate. ... ..Mercy Miller
Dutch dance in costume....: ,
- Marie Bnowden, Edward Ryan
School ..... .Eighth Grade
, COURTLAND BEACH.
Has a Most Gratifying- Dally, Attend
ance Bathing- the Chief Sport Now.
Courtland Beach continues to draw large
crowds afternoon and evening due partially
to Russell's sensational dive,- which Is given.
afternoons at 5 and ' evenings at S, but
mainly to the delightful weather of the re
sort Yesterday twenty-five automobiles
made a rim to the beach, unloading a large
tfumber of people, mainly young women,
who indulged in a pleasant dip in the water
after spending the day boating, fishing and
picnicking, Fremont and the Black Hills
were represented by 150 people' who bad
come to Omaha on a shopping visit.
Nordln's brass band of forty pieces dis
courses splendid music both afternoon and
evening at the pavilion, while Booker's
Ladles' orchestra makes melodious muslo
in the cafe. The Washington Star quartet
sings on the platform. A veritable festival
of muslo is presented. Were It not for the
engagement of the band at the Auditorium
Courtland Beach would put in a bid for
musical patrons. In a week or so Prof.
Nordin will Inaugurate a series of band con
certs, one night playing rag time muslo,
other nights military, comle opera, musioal
comedy and the like. Mile. Sangre makes a
balloon ascension dally.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
Oeorae H. Thummel left yesterday for
Grand island.
Bishop Williams came In from the east
xuesaay evening.
Klnehart, the photographer, has returned
home from the east.
Mrs. George R. Cockrell left yesterday
for a visit to the Woria s lair and her old
home at Jerseyville, 111.
t n thA rnttloman from Central
City, made n donation of 30 to the Omaha
AuJltorlum yesterday.
a v Paarann of Haatincs. Neb., was
In the city Tuesday. He had disposed of
a carload of western horses, wmcn brougnt
the top prices at me eoum umana niurnoi
W. J. Stocks ot Engmna, ueorge a. wey
. TmvAr It. K. (Juiininahum. A
Lucas of Kearney, A. H. Coleman of
Dller and George T. Wolf of Fremont are
at the Minora.
C. T. Browne, A. Eds Kelger, H. A. Gar
rison of Denver, George B, lilack of Hock
oMina a rv flhu-n ut rtonestael. 11. X..
Iwle? bf Beatrice and W. M. Balrd of
(Jothenberg are at the Paxton.
A. J. Baldwin of Stella. T. O. Hoxle of
Onalalla, Mrs. Mary Ocander of Pocatello.
Idaho H. J. Aleaander of Columbus. Frank
2 null -J ui iiu ........... , - - - -
Clark of Valey and W. It. Locke of Stan
ton are at tne juercoanis..
Bar or Restaurant?
k'&'rlr .
OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
DOLLARS $
Douglas Sts.
Breathe
Healing Air
Hyomel Destroys Germs of Catarrh
and Cares the Disease Money Back
If It Falls.
No other treatment for catarrhal troubles
la as pleasant and convenient to use as.
Hyomel. Simply put twenty Oops of Hyo-
! me,,n th Inhaler that comet with every out
fit and then breathe It for a few minutes four '
times a day, and It will cure the worst '
case of catarrh. In this way, one takes
into tho air passages ot the head, throat
and lungs lr that Is filled with bulfamlcr
healing and antiseptic fragrance. It goes tqi .
the most remote parts of the air passages;
destroys all catarrhal germs, and enriches
nd purifies the blood with additional ozone.
The first days' use of Hyomel will show a
decided, improvement, and In a short time
there will be ao further trouble with
catarrh. Its good effects are quickly gained,
and the benefit is permanent. .
You take no risk In buying iyomcl. Tha
complete outfit costs but one dollur, and, "
if, after using, you can say that It did not
give satisfaction, Sherman St JJoConnell
Drug Co., corner . lGth. and Dodge Sts.,
Omaha, will return your money, You have
the promise of one of the most reliable
drug firms In this section, that Jlyothet
will cost you absolutely nothing, .if you
can say, "It did not help." , You are to, use
it entirely at their risk risk, with the under
standing that your money will be returned
without, question or argument, if you ere
not satisfied with Hyomel.
A SKIN OP BEAUTY 13 A JOY FOREVER.
DR. T. fKUI GOURACD'B ORIENTAL.
CKKAal, OR MAGICAL BEAUTIFIES.
Bimorei Tn, Pimylf ,Freclei,
jhvui i-KKDni, nun, ana bkid
diseases, and tverr blsjnltu
on Deantr, aoI
mt detection. It .
ta ttoed tli trlt
ot 66 yean, and It
to harmlels ws
taita It to be turt ,
I'll properly mtdo.
Aooept no counter
felt ot lira lit
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ladr of the htut-
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.FASHION IN HiHIR
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the btrtle mt hur'e Tkoee bt-uitlfol TltUn '
Unit, rick brMH thtdae, taellcw ( )d fft,
wtna chtitout kuet, tre produced otly by he
Imperial Hair Regenerator
TheStanile-d Heir Calories fo Gray or til Mch-d
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Your Summer
May be most agreebly spent
atthe delightful resorts jeached
by the ,1
North-Western line
The Black Hills, the Iowa,
Wisconsin and Minnesota Lake
Regions and scores of other
pleasure grounds are reached
by the Chicago & North
western Railway with the fin
est train service.
Excellent service to St. Paul
and Minneapolis, giving ready
access to Lake Minnetonka,
White Bear Lake' and other
Northern summer resorts.
Fast daily trains make con
nection with all lines east of
Chicago. '. .'
Special low rates are In effect from
all-points during the summer.
Tickets and full Information on application.
Ticket Offices: H0M403 Farnam St-
V V M A UT A
"Who Can CureWeak Men?'1
It Is the simplest thing in the world to be
cured of nervous debility and lank of vital
power if only you have the pood sense to
iilace your case In .the right hand. In
I)etroit there Is a doctor-iwla!lnt, II. C.
fenvnAp tiw nflmn. whnm wl know to haVS)
vitality and life it Is really a marvelous cure
a prescription that we sincerely believe will
cure any case of sexual weahuess, enlarge
ment of the prostate, losses, promelurny,
stricture, vital decline inability, etc It
makes old men have the functions of youth
and young men again vigorous and full of
vitality ancTlite. It Is really a morveiaus cur
for weak men at ail ages ana u you wouia
like to have this prescription i you i have elm
ply to wrtte the dlsioverer rr. H. C. Ray
nor 232 Luck bunding. Detroit, Mich., and
he will send it to you free of ckarge In a
perfectly plain sealed envelope. The pre
scrlptlon Is yours to keep and do with as
you please and there Is no charge whatever
attached to It. Beat of ell we are positive
i. uin enra you so write at once to tha
doctor, at the above address. .
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(1 ft VIVO Woodward & '
U U I U J Burgess, Mgrs.
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Tonight and Jia lance of Week
PICK t'lOKlUI In ,
THIS (UWUOV aaa taa LADY
Hunday I'nlll Thursday
WOMan AGAINST WOMAX.,
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Mat. any seat luo.
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