THE OMAIIA DAILY HEE: WEDNESDAY, AlT.rST 24. 1H0J.
8
POLICE MUST WALK OR PAY
ritiniitam Issued by Street Ball way Com
pany to Lincoln OCcera,
GUARD MANEUVERS MOST SUCCESSFUL
Krgilir irnr OBtecra Indicate Ttaey
Are Hiiblr rintrd with Ike
Alftartiec mil Capacity
of the Militia.
From a B:lt Correspondent )
LINCOUV. Neb.. Ai;. 3-Pp.clal.)
IJricoIn policemen will hereafter have to
salk or jay fare on tne cr of the Lin
coln Traction company. Within the put
three or four days, or ilnce tne company
posted a. r.dtloe requiring conductor to
collect full fare from offloeis unless they
wers In full uniform, the police have been,
making life a burden to the conductor.
l,at night one member of the force got on
a car In full uniform, Rave that he had a
slouch hat on. The conductor demanded
bis fare. He refused to pay. The con
ductor grabbed his hat and kpt It. ringing
up a fare that he paid himself. The officer
thereupon arretted ,hlm for assault. The
cane cornea up tomorrow.
Thla morning Night Sergeant McWilllama
boarded a state farm c:ir to ride home,
lie lacked some la the completeness of his
uniform, and was a.ked to pay fare. He
declined. The conductor halted the car
and declared that he would go no farther
until the officer paid. He still refused, but
after waiting a few minutes a passenger
who was In a hurry paid the money. Later
In the day OfTicer C'arnahan Is reported to
have held up a car for oma time by re
fusing payment of a nickel.
The police objected to the full uniform
regulation, Insisting- that it was unreason
able and that It would result in forcing the
plain clothes men to put up every time
they got on a car. They nay that the
good order of the city often requires that
they jump on the first car and answer a
calL They Insisted, through the chief,
that the company either rescind the objec
tionable part of the rule or that it refuse
free rides altogether. This ultimatum waa
accompanied by the statement If the latter
course was adopted they would then be
under no obligations to the company and
at liberty to take full cognizance of cer
tain alleged violations of the ordinances on
the part of the company in the operation
of its cars.
Manager Coz this afternoon gave out an
Interview in which he said he regretted
the complications, but that the company
waa under no obligation to carry the police
men free, and would no longer do so. now
that the officers had acted as they did. He
issued the following order to conductors:
Conductors are hereby notified that 'on
and after Wednesday. August 23. 1304, they
are to collect fares from all members of
the Lincoln police force who ride on their
cars, whether they are in uniform or in
citizens' dress.
8aeeaafat Soldiering.
With the cloning oC the' brigade encamp
ment of the National Gu&ru held at Camp
.Victor Yifquaia, near Etavld City, the
State troops have hail the most valuable,
aervice of 'recent yee.rs. The battle prob
lem served to demonstrate what could be
accomplished with raw soldiers, familiar
with Uie manual, but unused to the tolls
of sctu-U aervice. Through the agency of
Adjutant Genera Culver a battalion of
regu'ar. encamped with, the men and set
the paci for them.
While the regular army officers who were
at the encampment are not supposed to ex
press their opinions publicly . of the Na
tional' Guard, k'U generally believed by
those wh conversed with them that the
reports sent to Washington will be de
cidedly favorable to the state organization.
One of those officer who witnessed the
Saturday maneuveis said that the guard
had a particularly fine body of officers
and attributed the comparative efficiency of
the men as compared with typical guards
men to the fact that many of the company
commanders had seen service In Cuba and
the Philippines.
"Instead of being largely ornamental, as Is
the case in many militia organizations, the
governor's staff is useful," said this offi
cer, continuing, "and Colonel Jenkinr, the
cotnmiamry. and Colonel Evans, the sur
geon for ,the brigade, are men of ability,
thoroughly acquainted with the duties they
were called upon to perform. Adjutant
General Culver himself is indefatigable. He
works hard early and late and oan attend
to details If necessary. The regular army
officers who met him regard him as a
splendid officer, whether In the guard or
In the regular army. Most adjutant gen
erals in militia organizations are men
who take the place In order to gratify their
vanity by appearing fn gold laoe at social
functions, but Culver Is a worker."
Colonel John O'Donnell. commanding the
Thirtieth United States Infantry regiment,
stationed at Fort Crook, was detailed by
the War department to act as Inspector
and report on the conditions existing- In the
guard. While he declined to make a formal
statement, he was overheard expressing
Ms approval of the sanitation of the camp.
One morning before breaking camp Ad
jutant General Culver made an early
mornJng tour of the company men tents
for the purpose of learning whether the
United States ration of 10 cents a day waa
sufficient. Several of the companies com
plained of a shortage of potatoes. They
all had more bread than could be used,
but the rules of the War department do
not provide any way to commute the reg
ular rations and there was no way for the
men to dispose of the surplus bread. A
few companies asked for more bacon. In
all cases the companies were referred to
the commissary department, and the ad
jutant general recommended the allowance
of a slight sum from the state funds to eke
out the government appropriations.
Kerausa of the care exercised by Colonel
George E. Jenkins 1n contracting for sup.
pile, he Is able to ship back everything
still !n bulk. Practically the only lots will
!e several dollars worth of bread, which
would hot be saleable after being on hand
WEAK STOMACH
Hot. sultry weather Is especially apt to
upel the atomarh unless the system is
kept constantly toned up and healthy, and
digestion ae:tud, by taking
Duffy's Pure Malt Wiilskey
It is hn atwoliitely tHire tnnle-rtltiiuliut,
rvecilt-d e-uive'y h nerlv Uuv doc
tors ami u.-.i u m than hoj Ituls
III ail arakriiii.g t.tln, run down con
dition of o.,d, br.ui, n,-rxe and mt:scK'.
A'"olutrlv .ne an, I free frorn funel II.
At all uriikKlata nil grocers, i,r il'rnl I'
n totiie Mrun-1 n..- ljuily il.it
V . wk.jr Cx, Kochc.itr. ti. y.
i
for several days. The money sved to the
mes ailowarcee of the men by the return
of the goods purchased will be prorated
among the companlea
Look for Bis Atteadanee.
fS'atp 8ur rintetvVnt Fowler has received
a letter from Principal Crabtree of the
l'eru normal, stating that there are pros
pot of an Increased attendance as com
pared with last year He states that he Is
receiving more Inquiries from high school
graduate and experienced teachers than
usual. Some of the teachers are already
coming in.
The wwrk on the new chapel building Is
making good progress, according to Mr.
Cmbtree. The walls are up to the first or
rhspel floor, while the Iron work Is In
place. The chapel may he In condition to
use before cold weather seta In.
Appeal Tat Caaee.
Appeal have been filed In the supreme
court In several cases Involving the assess
ments Imposed on the Lincoln Traction
company, the Gas and Electric Lighting
company and the Nebraska Telephone com
pany. A. W. Field and A. S. Tibbetts ap
pealed from the 175,000 assessment placed on
the gas company, claiming that it should
have,b?en at least t-Vi.OOO on a one-fifth
basis f r county taxation in 1X2.
At t.v, same time George Woods filed an
arpeal frnni the action of the City Eoerd
of Fv.sJlzat;oi In fixing the vlua of the
gas company fr the purposes o city tax
ation at noo.0, while he Inns'., that it is
worth r.JSO.VO.
Field and Tibbetts also appeal from the
action of the board in refusing to Increase
the assessment of the telephone company
from fZO.OCO to y,000 for county taxation.
Another suit Involves the refusal to raise
the county assessment of the traction com
pany from ISO. ono to tXiO.ooo. AH of the suits
Involve assessments for 1901.
Will Test Paper.
Hereafter all paper published by the State
Printing Board will have to come up to
specification or It will be rejected. Secre
tary Frazier of the board has Just received
from the manufacturers a paper scale, a
Mullin tester and a caliper, by the aid of
which any paper can be accurately tested.
The Mullin tester is an Involved contriv
ance operated by compressed air for the
purjKise of determining the breaking
strength of paper, while with the calipers
the gauge of the paper is easily determined,
and the weight completes the test.
It la the purpose of the Printing board to
make It Impossible for bidders to offer In
ferior substitutes instead of the papers
called for In the contracts let. The prac
tice has prevailed to a considerable extent
and often to the loss of the state. The
eventual result of the adoption of the test
ing apparatus will be to do away with the
purchase of paper according to the name
in the water mark, and the selection of
standard grades according to the grade,
weight per ream and the breaking strength.
That will greatly simplify the business of
purchasing paper for the use of the many
departments of the state government.
When all paper Is bought according to
the quality and weight the competition In
furnishing such supplies to the stats will
be open to the world. Vnder the present
system, where the state officers make requi
sitions for different brands, the Nebraska
dealers who have the sale of such brands
enjoy a practical monopoly of the bidding
for the supply of that department.
Walter Takes Polsoa.
Joseph E. Rice, a waiter employed at
Bennett's lunch room near the Burlington
depot, killed himself this morning by tak
ing a dose of morphine. Rice had been
despondent for some days over the loss of
1101 he had saved to pay the expenses of a
trip to the St. Louis fair. Rice did not ap
pear at his usual time this morning and a
boy was sent to wake him. He found him
unconscious. A physician was called and
Immediately diagnosed it as a case of mor
phine poisoning. A stomach pump was ap
plied and other remedies resorted to, but
the young man died about 10 o'clock.
Rice was a thrifty, saving youth, but
some time ago took a liking to a young
man, and as the latter was in hard luck
shared his room with him. In a trunk he
had put his savings, 1101, and these dis
appeared a few days ago. He thought his
companion had taken It and accused him
of it. To a friend he said the young man
had confessed, but no arrests followed.
Ever since tnen Rice has been despondent.
Last evening he remained 'alone in his
room and some time during the night took
the drug. He left nothing behind to In
dicate why he had donj the deed.
The boy's mother lives at Edgar, and he
has an uncle and relatives in this city. The
prlnc!pal mourner at his blor was Dollle
Douglass, his sweetheart, a slender, dark
eyed, beauty.
Twenty-Six Children.
Among the men who faced Judge Cos
grave this morning on the charge of in
toxication was James Moore, colored, who
says he halls from Kansas. Moore said
that he had been twenty-eight years mar
ried and waa the father of twenty-six chil
dren. When proof was demanded Moor
glibly called off the names of twenty of
them, but finally admitted his memory was
unable to cope with the remainder of the
family. Moore said he came from Topeka
to work upon Hugh Murphy's paving con
tract here.
Because of his faithful adherence to Pres
ident Roosevelt's theory of race suicide
Moore was discharged. Three hours later
he landed in Jail again, having acquired a
beautiful "bun" in that Lima
Will Pave tke Street.
The disreputable appearance of the streets
on the east and south sides of the capttol
campus will soon be a thing of the past.
Today workmen began the repaying opera
tions which have been hanging fire since
the last legislature adjourned, and the un
sightly cedar-block debris which has made,
the streets all but Impassible during the
last few years. Is being rapidly removed.
Asphalt wfit be used In the repavlng oper
ations, while combination curbs and gut
ters will be used. The paving on K street
fronts the executive mansion, and will add
greatly to the sppearance of the struc
ture. Hitherto distinguished visitors be
ing driven to the mansion have been given
a severe Jolt for every foot of the block
that separates the mansion from the brick
pavement on South Seventeenth street.
HORSE TRADE KM IS A HlHDF.it
Art Eagllaa Chokes Janes Hansllp to
Dmth.
DECATUR, Neb., Aug. 3 (Special Tel
egram.) Art English hilled James Hansllp
this afternoon in a quarrel over a horse
trade, choking him to death. Both men
had been drinking. English was arrested
and is now in Jail at Tekamah, Neb. Han
sllp Is a harnessmaker and has lived in
Decatur thirty years. Art English's home
is In Lincoln township. Monona county.
Iowa, and his father Is a well-to-do farmer
there.
Kama 'Wardens lake Arrest.
OR1), NVb.. Aug :X (Special.) After
hanging about the city for twenty-four
hours two sptvlal state game wardens yes
terday pounced down upon the wagon of A.
Rorkhold and Charlea Partridge they
ere returning from a hunting trip yester
day afternoon. The hunters had ten prairie
cMi-kens In their ptselon and wero taken
before the county Judge and a fine of JM)
assessed sjalnst thera. Both are well-to-do
buslnees men of this place, the former be
ing a proai-erou liveryman, while the lat
ter l the proprietor of ths leading hotel
of the ctty. Other arrest are expected to
follow Immediately if some of the out-of-stuson
.hoo'lr.g that ha been going on In
tl..s vicinity fr the past few ateks due
nut immediately cease.
NEBRASKA CROP CONDITIONS
Rainall Ha Been General Oyer Cora Pro
ducing Section of State,
CROP HAS BEEN GREATLY BENEFITED
Tkree to Foir Weeks of Warn
' Weather Reealrrd to Malar All
of the torn In IMortkera
Seetlon.
Weekly bulletin of the Nebraska section
of the climate and crop service of the
Weather bureau for the week ending Mon
day, August 22, ISM:
The last week has been warm, with show
en in practically all portions of the state.
The mean ually temperature averaged less
than i .aiftrflp anove tne normal, me nrst
day of the week was warm, with maximum
temperatures ranging from i to lul degrees.
The rainfall quite generally exceeded an
Inch In the eastern counties and in a few
Instances exceeded two lnchea. In western
cojntles the rainfall was less than half an
Inch In most places.
The rains of the last week were very
beneilclal to corn and In most counties were
sufliciently heavy to relieve all drouthy
conditions. Corn generally Is now In very
promising condition, although the crop
would have been larger In moet southern
counties had there been more rain the first
two weeks In August. In northern counties
marry field are late and will require three
or four weeks yet to mature.
An excellent crop of prairie hay Is being
eciiral In good condition. Threshing has
progressed well, although delayed In some
places by showers. The rains moistened
the soil and fall rlowlng has made good
progress. Pastures as a rule continue good.
Report by Counties Soot hcaatern See
tlon. Butler Wheat threshing delayed by rain;
considerable wheat yet in shock, plowing In
progress, ground in good condition; corn
doing rlneiy.
Cass Haying and threshing well ad
vanced; some plowing done; corn doing
well; considerable late corn will be poor
croj.
Clay Corn not so promising; early fields
well tended will nuike full crop; late corn
suffering from drouth; much hay secured.
Fillmore Threshing and having progress
ing with faaorable weather; corn needs rain
badly; too dry to plow.
Gage General rain In county will be great
beneilt to corn; some ground plowed for
w heat-
Hamllton Threshing progressing well
with some big yields reported; considerable
flowing done; sufficient moisture; corn do
ng weil.
Jefferson Corn benefited by rain, but hot.
dry weather of last two weeks has dam
aged It at least 25 per cent.
Johnson Corn doing well since rain, but
some of it fired; timothy nnd clover cut,
heavy crop; threshing and plowing pro1
gresslng nicely.
Lancaster Rain very beneficial to corn;
considerable plowing done.
Nemaha Corn earing heavily and will he
a large crop; ground in good condition for
plowing; haying retarded by rain.
Nuckolls Corn damaged some by dry
weather; threshing well advanced; haying
progressing well; alfalfa nearly ready for
third cutting. ,
Otoe Twj good showers, fine week for
corn; some corn fields fired badly; shock
threshing about finished.
Pawnee Nice rain and general prospect
for corn good; plowing ptogressirg nicely;
haying and threshing about finished.
Polk Haying about completed, heavy
crop; third crop of alfalfa being cut; fall
plowing progressing rapidly.
Richardson Warm, with plenty of rain;
good corn week; threshing and plowing
progressing well.
Saline One good rain; corn will make
two-thirds of a crop; too dry to plow.
Saunders Corn varies from poor to good,
but Is mostly good; alfalfa and millet
mostly cut; plowing well along; wild hay
being cut. , ,,
Seward Some corn needs rain, especially
late plnnted: shock threshing about fin
ished; some plowing for wheat, but ground
rather dry.
Thayer Corn damaged by weeds and
drouth, but local showers this week Im
proved It: most too dry for plowing; prairie
hay splendid.
VnrkHav shnrwers verv b-.Tteflelal to
corn and crop now generally In good con
dition; considerable plowing aone.
Northeasters, Section.
Antelope Good weather for haying snd
threshing; corn aamagea sunwj ur i
weather. . ,,
Burt Shock threshing about finished; fall
rtlnwlnv hoe-tin! rnrn tfllina' well.
Cedar Threshing retarded by rain; rather
cool for corn.
Colfax Good rain Thursday very bene
ficial to corn, which was suffering from
drouth; average corn now doing well; plow
Inff In nrnprejui.
Cuming Hay crop extra heavy and se
cured In fine condition: oats good crop;
corn improving fast and promises good
crop. ,
Dakota Wheat being threshed from
shock and yielding well: oats good; corn
rnwln flnelv K'lth TtlentV Of TSin.
Dodge Corn' earing well and In good
rnnrtninn: nralrle hav large crop; shoe
threshing nearly finished; plowing In prog
ress.
Douglas Corn doing well; some thresh
lng done; oats fair yield, of good quality
m-hAttt v.rv iionr in ouantitv and quality.
tif.it rv,rn ri.imneri bv hot weather;
shock threshing in progress, oats fine
yield; stacking about completed; large
crop of hay being secured.
.Knox Corn much benefited by rain of
Thursday and reasonably good crop in
prospect: threshing retarded by rain; oats
good crop.
Madison Most small grain either stacked
or threshed; haying nearly done, with large
crop; corn In splendid condition.
Pierce Corn promise good crop; apples
fine crop: shock tnresning prontrei-sinu wen.
Platte Considerable grain in shock to
thresh yet; haying progressing well and
crop heavy: corn doing well, but late, and
neexl late frost.
Thurston Home threshing done: oats
good; wheet light; haying In progress; corn
growing rapidly.
Washington Threshing and haying re
tarded by rain; corn doing well, but some
Wayne Corn growing finely but needs
three weeks to mature: oats fine crop; hay
heavy crop; wheut light weight.
Central Section.
nnnrut-Whmt no- so good as expected;
oats good crop: corn growing but will need
a month to mature.
Buffalo Corn benefited by rain and proa
pect for fine crop; oats good crop, thresh
in muHn lu .1 nroffresa.
Custer Oats and winter wheat yielding
well, of good qu-Jllty; corn growing rapiuiy
snd promises good crop.
Dawson Hot week and corn made good
gain: rain Thursday delayed threisning
and haying. ijt
Greeley Corn maturing rapidly and will
be good crop, haying and threshing in
progress; fall plowing begun.
Howard Haying half nnihed. crop very
heavy; corn in excellent condition except
the very late; ground rather dry for plow-
lnf.oup Thre.-'hlng delayed by wet weather;
good week for corn.
Merrick Shock threshing finished; much
plowing done.
lng retarded by dry Boll but In good condi
tion since big rain of Thursday.
Valley Corn making rapid progress; hay
ing progressing fast; shot threshing about
completed; too dry to plow; third crop
alfalfa good.
W heeler-Hmall grain harvested, some
threshed with fair to good yields; corn do
ing well; potatoes good crop.
Southwestern Section.
Adams Corn damaged a little by dry
weather- good shower Thursday.
t nase orn maturing last; nothing but
early from can prevent heavy crop.
Dundy Haying progressing wen; hay and
all torage crop Bood.
Frontier HayU'S well advanced; thresh-
'nFur"morn"god color, earing well and
promises large crop: lfache and plum
lar- crop; nay plentiful, third crop of
'Go'iper'oVn doing fine, well eared and
promise large crop.
Harlan Corn In splendid condition; fall
plowing in progress; large acreage of fall
wheal will t nown.
Haves Hay about all cut and light crop;
U-o dry for plowing.
Kearney Early corn well flUed and rlax
Ing' late corn nt so well nile.l. neis
rain; prairie iiay telng cut. g-H.d crop.
Lincoln oat good crop; corn look well,
but ne.-d rain.
Prrklna Hot and dry; gram drying up;
corn past roasting ear.
l'lie!( Gtxd wt-ek for corn and crop
proniUt-s to be good; hay heavy crop; pas
ture continue good; potatoe good crop.
Red V Mow Rain stopped damage to
cort.. but (Tun dtftiiHged nearly o -r cent;
pasture good, apples and plum good and
plntful.
V etster Haying progressing nlrely; corn
doing fine; plowing begun; peaches good
crop.
Wralern nnd ortkweetern Sertlone.
Banner Small gialn most alt In stack;
corn aiMi.it a Illur-; Hatoe-4 fine.
Boi riuite GratM-a well cured; cattle do
ll, v hne; moat grain In stack.
iiitibcoi.k Citu cu high land ntaxly
ruined by drouth; cm on bottom land
goni; beet growing weli; rtatoe good
Brown Warm, w.th plenty of rain; torn
doing well: hay good crop.
Ditwefi Threshing begun, about half a
crop; hay fair crop.
Keith "orn doit g well; haying progress
ing rapidlv; fine weather.
Keya Paha Small grain In stack; hay
and pMsturfs good.
I-ogan May crop larg, about half e
cureO; ccrn earing well.
R'-k Fine rain, which will make neirly
a full crop of rom: pastures revived.
Pioux linrvest about finished; late crops
suffering from drooth.
G A. LOVFI.ANO
Pectlon Director. Lincoln, Neb.
WEATHER IUREAI CROP REPORT
Dreath In Central West Relieved by
Ahnndant Ralna.
WASHINGTON, Auz. 23 -The weekly
crop report IssnieJ by the weather bureau
today l as follows:
The drouth prevailing In portions of the
central valleys In the previous week has
t en relieved by abundant rains, but dro itn
continues In central and western Tenner
s' and is beginning to be felt in the mid
dle gulf Mates and over a cmis'derable part
of lexaa. The central and northern Kockr
.Mountain districts and the north iacllic
coust region are also suffering from
drouth, the prevalence of the forest flrea
being retvTte.1 from Idaho ami Montana.
The latter part of the week was too cool
In the lake region and unseasonably low
temrat'ires occurred In the northern
Rocky Mountain districts and upper Mis
souri valley or the 21st and 221, but else
where east of the Rocky mountain district
the temj-ernture has been favorable.
The principal states have experienced a
week of good conditions, abundant rains
having fallen throughout the corn belt ex
cept In portions of Ohio and Nebraska.
Corn h.m made satisfactory progress In the
Missouri valley and is generally Improve 1
In the central Mlss-Isipii and Ohio val
leys, although a considerable part of th
crop In the Ohio valley has ben In lured
beyond recovery. In the middle Atlantic
states snd lower Missouri valley early corn
Is now partly matured.
Spring wheat harvest Is generallv fin
ished, except In North Dakota and north
ern Minnesota, where rust Is continulrg to
cause great Injury. Rnlns In North Pi
kota In the latter part rf the week Inter
rupted harvesting Harvesting is alsj
nearly finished on the north Pacific coast.
The general outlook for cotton Is some
what Improved as compared with the con
ditions reported the previous week, al
though shedding continues In everv state
and mst Is prevalent In the centrnl and
eastern districts The unfavorable effects
of shedding nnd rust, however, are le
pronounced than reported last week. In
Texas the weather conditions were favor
able, but the crop continued to deteriorate
n a result of rust snd sheddlnp in sec
tions. In this state Injury bv IhiII worms Is
decreasing, but the boll weevils continue
verv destructive In southwestern, central,
eastern and coast divisions, having censed
entire absence of bloom In manv localities.
Picking Is quite general In Texas, except In
the north portion, nnd Is In progress In th
southern portions of th central and east
ern districts of the cotton belt.
In the middle Atlantic states snd New
England tobacco has made favorahle nroe
rss, cutting being well advanced. While
the crop has teen shortened by drouth In
the Ohio valley late raln have Improved
the outlook In that section. Tobacco Is
making good growth In Wisconsin, but is
about two weeks late.
Reports Indicate a general scarcltv of
apnles In the greater part of the middle
Atlantic states nnd central vallevs. but In
New England. New Tork and the lake re
gion the outlook Is more favorable, a good
crop being promised In the two last men
tioned sections.
The reports respecting potatoes Indicate
a good crop in the more prominent potato
producing states. Drouth has Immilred the
outlook In portions of the Ohio valley, how
ever, and rot and blight are Increasing In
Pennsylvania
Throughout the central valley and middle
Atlantic states the soil Is In fine condi
tion for fall plowing, which work Is In gen
eral progress and well advanced In some
places.
LOIVELT WFE COMES TO AM) EMI
Foaad I'nconartons In His Hat and
Sever Rallies. -
TABLE ROCK, Neb., Aug. 3. (Special.)
"Mike" McCourt. an eccentric old bach
elor living alone a short distance out of
town, died at 6:05 a. m. today after an Ill
ness of a few days, aged between 65 and
70 years. He suffered greatly In his latter
moments until he became unconscious and
oblivious to his surroundings on Sunday
last. A few days since has waa found un
conscious lying on the ground hear his hut
and was assisted to the house and was
soon better and thought to be able to be
left alone. A day or two later he was
found unconscious on the floor, where he
had supposedly fallen In a paralytic stroke.
He had a bad bruise on his head, which
gave rise to a suspicion In the minds of a
few that he had been foully dealt with, but
It Is generally thought the injury was sus
tained by his falling to the floor.
He was very eccentric and miserly and
was generally supposed to have his wealth
hid 'or burled about the premises, which
will likely be thoroughly searched.
He has a sister, Mrs. Catherine Carroll,
living at Wymore, and also two nephews,
Thomas Carroll and Mr. McNulty, and a
nephew who Is a bartender In an Omaha
saloon, and other relatives in Illinois. As
he was alienated from his relatives!, and
left a will supposed to leave his property
to the Catholic church, a contest Is likely
to be had. His cabin ho claimed waa
haunted and many times has he claimed
rthe "speerlts" were annoylns -him and
making his life wretched. He Is supposed
to be worth from J3.9CO to $5,0X1, owning
some thirty acres adjoining town. He will
be burled tomorrow at the Catholic cem
etery, five miles northeast of here. He
came here from near Peoria, 111., some
twenty-five years ago.
Old Soldiers to Meet at Rlverton.
SIDNEY. Ia.. Aug. 23. (Special.) The old
soldiers of this section of Iowa will meet
at their sixteenth annual reunion at Rlver
ton today. The reunion will last four days.
A good program has been prepared for each
day. a number of prominent speakers will
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Columbus, Ohio, Mar ao, 1903.
Six years ago I bad a severe attack of
Inflammatory Rheumatism. I was laid up
iu bed for aix months, and the doctors I
had did me no good. They changed med
icines every week and nothing they pre
scribed seemed to help me. Finally I be
gan the use of S. S. S. My knee and elbow
joints were swollen terribly, and at one
time my joints were ao swollen and pain
ful that I could not close them when
opened. I was so bad that 1 could not
move knee or foot. I was getting discour
aged, you may be sure, when I began S. S.
S., but as I saw it was helping me I contin
ued it, and to-day I am a sound well man
and have never had a return of the disease.
S. S. S. purified my blood and cured me
of this 6evere case of Rheumatism after
everything else had failed. I have rec
oommended it to others with good re
sults. R. U. CBAfUAJt.
1355 Mt Vernon Ave.
The poisonous acids that produce the in
flammation and pain are absorbed into the
blood and Rheumatism can never be con
quered till these are neutralized and filtered
Out of the blood and svstem R R-K n-
directly into the circulation and attacks
the disease itself. It purifies and restores the
thin, acid blood to a healthy, vigorous con
dition. It contains no potash, alkali or
other strong min
erals, but ia guar
anteed entirely veg
etable. Write us
and ourphysicians
will advie without
any charge what
ever. Our special
book on Rheuma
tism sent free.
Till Swift Speclflo Coapii, Atlanta, Ca.
until
be present and soldiers from a greet dis
tance are expected to be there and enjoy
a grand good time.
CAMP OP t.lAII)MK DESERTED
Tents Fall Promptly at Firing of
laaal Can.
DAVID CITT. No.-.. Aug. M-The firing.
of cannon promptly at t o'clock this morn
ing was the signal nnd every tent of the
First Nebraska on Camp Victor Vlfqualn
fell to the ground. In a short time after the
cannon's roar every tent of the Second
Nebraska fell. In a short time fifteen drays
were busy loading and hauling the baggage,
and the various companies were marching
to the different depots. During the fore
noon the soldiers left on regular and spe
cial trains, and one or two companies did
not get out of the city until evening.
The headquarters tents were closed this
morning. Some of the officers left for home
during the day. A few, however, will stay
a day or two U close up some business
matters pertaining to the encampment.
Testerday afternoon was the grand re
view of the guards by Governor Mickey
and staff. Thousands of people witnessed
the review and all pronounce It one of the
greatest sights of the encampment.
The paying of the solJlers was concluded
late yesterday evening. Four men from
the local banks here assisted General Cul
ver In paying the soldiers.
The largest encampment of the National
guard ever held In the state has fust
closed. All of the officers and a large num
ber of the soldiers were heard to exrress
themselves as perfectly delighted with
David City, the camp grounds and the
royal reception given them and they earn
estly hope they will be Invited to come to
David City next year.
The regulars will not break camp until
tomorrow forenoon.
Governor Mlokey, after viewing the troops
yesterday afternoon, left for Shelby, where
he spoke at a fraternal picnic today.
A large number of visitors were on the
camp grounds until a late hour last night.
They were royally entertained with music
by the regimental hands.
The Second Regiment hand left on an
early morning train for Shelby, where they
furnished the music for the Polk county
fraternal picnic today.
Finds Chloroform In Bedroom.
NEBRASKA CITT. Neb.. Aug. 23.-(Spe-dal.)
B. F. Kleeberger has reported that
late Friday night he and his wife were
awakened by a mysteriour noise and found
their bedroom filled with an odor of chloro
form. He made a thorough Inspection of
the house, but was unable to find anything
that would indicate how the drug got Into
the room, unless It had been forced into
the room through a window that had been
raised a few Inches before they retired.
There was not a sufficient amount of the
drug In the room to cause them any 111
effects.
Mirage at Nebraska aClty.
NEBRASKA CITT. Neb.. Aug. 23-(Spe-clal.)
People going to work about 6 o'clock
yesterday morning saw a perfect mirage
of a section of a city with houses, streets,
sidewalks and trees. The mirage was as
distinctly and plainly visible as If a city
was hung In the heavens. It lasted for
more than five minutes, when It disap
peared and the sky resumed Its usual as
pect. The phenomenon hung In the north
ern heavens and was viewed by a number
of persons, bu. no one could recognize in
the mirage an outline of any familiar
building.
Voter Named for Legislature.
RANDOLPH. Neb.. Aug. 23. (Special Tel
egram.) F. P. Voter of Laurel was nom
inated by ths republicans for representa
tive from the . Nineteenth district at the
convention hero today. The district Is com
posed of the counties of Cedar and Pierce.
Kews of Nebraska.
TECCM9EH. Aug. 23. Just now a great
many western sleep are being shipped
Into Johnson county to be fed the coming
fall and part of the winter.
TEL'L'MSEH, Aug. 23. At a special ses
sion of the city council the levy pre
viously made was reduced from 244 mills
to 19 mills. It was 27 mills last year.
BEATRICE. Aug. 23. Davis Bros.' fruit
snd confectionery store was closed yester
day by creditors, the liabilities of the firm
being only about 4o0. The firm began bus
iness here about three months ago.
Al'Bl'RN, Aug. 2S. William Flack was
arrested yesterday for deserting his wife
and rhlld some 2 months old. Flack was
arraigned today before Justice Horn and
took a thirty days' continuance, and his
bond was placed at i.0. but he has not yet
furnished sureties.
BANCROFT, Aug. 23. The Flanagan
Drug company, which has been In business
here for tne last three years, sold out yes
terday to William H. Watson, who was a
stockholder In the company. Mr. Watson
has been a resident of Bancroft many
years. He owns the Independent telephone.
BEATRICE. Aug. 23 Another splendid
rain visited this section Sunday and the
rainfall is estimated at about one inch.
Coming so soon after the heavy rain that
fell last week it will be of great benefit to
corn and put the ground in splendid con
dition for fall plowing.
TECUMSEH, Aug. 23. A brand new barn
on the premises of Mrs. Catherine Duval
In Eitst Tecumsch was burned to the
ground. Children and matches were the
cause. As the structure wan not within
reach cf the hose lines, the alarm was not
turned in. The barn was insured for $1WJ.
BEATRICE, Aug. 23 A chattel mort
gage for Iwu.OoO giver, by Con F. Kennedy
to C. W. Parker of the Parker Amuse
ment company, located at Wichita, Kan.,
was filed in the county clerk's office yester
day. The mortgage covers the outfit of the
Parker Amusement company, which la
booked to appear In this city the second
week In September.
BEATRICE, Aug. 23 The old settlers
held their fourth annual picnic at Barnes
ton today and the affair was very largely
attended. The program consisted of a bas
ket dinner at noon and a balloon .ascen
sion, foot race, ball game, sack races
and addresses by a number of prominent
speakers In the afternoon. The Wymure
band furnished the music.
BEATRICE, Aug. 23. Black Bros, the
millers, yesterday commenced building a
new 170-foot dam across the Blue Just
below the old d.im. which haa been In
service for twenty-six years. It will he
built of concrete and will be provided with
fsh ladders, as the state law require.
Beardnley & Brockway of Lincoln have the
contract for doing the work.
BANCROFT, Aug. 13-Charles F. Junken,
sn old soldier and a carpenter. 7t years of
age. met with a serious accident here yes
terday. He. with some other laborers,
were engaged In raising a roof on a dwell
ing, a section of which dropped and caught
Mr. Junken. one leg being crushed at the
knee, one arm was badly torn, besides being
badly bruised on the body. He is not ex
pected to recover.
BEATRICE, Aug 23 Testerday In dis
trict court Judge Kelilgar granted William
A. Graham a decree of divorce from his
wife. Mrs. ElUateth Oraham, on the
grounds of cruelty and desertion. Mia
Graham deiwrted her husband in this tiiy
several months ago rather suddenly and Is
said to lie living In Illinois with a man
whom she loved when she was married to
Graham, twenty years .ago. The couple
hav. no children.
BANCROFT. Aug. 23 At the repubican
caucus held here last evening the rand!- '
dacy of F. C. Nielsen for the nomination 1
for state senator from the Seventh sen- !
atorUI district, comprising the counties of
ICl.r (, n ,1 fxmlnv mUM n n m ., , n o.l Till. 4- 1
the first time In ten years that Bancroft I
has nresented a eand'date on the rrmih-
ncan tir-Ket lor any nmce ano it is tne In
tention of the delegates to secure a favor
able delegation from the er,ur,ty conven
tion, which convenes at Wet Point the
2tth Inst.
HOopER. Aug 23 The cltlicris of
Hixil-er met last week for the .urn e of
talking over the advisability of organizing
a commercial c-luh. anil committers were
apMiiiit-d to solicit meinbrrvinp and pre
pare articles of associatioi.. TLey reported
at a me-tlng held laet evening and an or-
fanlxation was perfected ard tn- foilow.ng
osrd of directors elected: T. W l.vmm.
P. N. (juast. G H Harris, D. C. Foley E.
M fthanx. E O Spielberg. Henry Minedea
loh. 11-iiry Ed-!iualer and Bernard Mon
nt'ii. The board oianled by eiectlr g the
following officers: President. D ('. K. ley;
vice president, Bernard Moiiniih: secretary,
Menry Kd'lmaler; treasurer K. M. Hharrer.
Home of the wolk contemplated la the fix
ing over of the old river bed Into a Uke
for hooting, the repairing of the roada lead
ing into town and a street carnival, tflity
members have been secured and the person
nel of the cltlcera la a fuaraots that the
club wi.l b a iucccm.
remingt,o;n)
TYPEWRITERS !
are used for instruction purposes in the school
of the United States and Canada 3,499 MORE ,
THAN ALL OTHER MAKES OF WRITING
MACHINES COMBINED.
This condition is created by the
demand for Remington operators; there
fore it clearly reflects THE CHOICE
OF THE BUSINESS WORLD.
; REMINGTON TYPEWRITER COMPANY!
1619 Farnam St., Omaha, Neb.
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lijM I) !!.(),!
The BurUngrton la tlie only lint? vrUh'
lta own train aervlc between Omaha
and CMcago and 8t Loula, and . In new
of the many mtea to the east "applying
on way via St. Louis and the other via
(ThleaKo, It can a nun (re the moot desir
able variable tours of the east.
t. Louis and return tickets srnod in chnlr rnrs fsoats
free) and conches on sale Tuesdays and Thursday!.
St. Louis and return,
daily
St Louis and return, one way via
daily ,
Chlcntro and return direct or via St Louis, in one
or both directions daily
Buffalo and Niagara Falls and return
daily Mackinac Island and return (via boat from Chicago),
dally
Bayview, Charlevoix, Harbor Springs nnd Petoskey, Mich.,
and return (via boat from Chicago), dally
Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo and return
dally ,
Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo and return
Tuesdays and Saturdays until Sept. 17 ,
Hot Springs, S. D., and return-
dally ,
Hot Springs, Deadwood and Lead, S. D., and
return Tuesdays and Saturdays until Sept. 17
Ogden, Salt Lake City and Grand Junction and return
daily Yellowstone National Park and return
dally San Francisco and Los Angeles and return
daily until September 10
September G, 13, 20, 27 nnd
round trip to many points In Ohio,
Daily from September 15 to October 15, one way colonist tickets
to hundreds of points west and northwest at practically half rates.
1. I can give you air the latest Informa
tion about excursion rate and fnrnlao
free, 11 lustra ted booklet about all ex
eurtden retort. See m or writ about
your trip.
J. o. REYNOLDS, ctty Pas.
21
lienernl Grant in civi
lian dress was pointed on:
to a youngster who had
sten military pictures of
the General, and he de
manded, "If that Is Gen.
Grunt, where's his sword."
If anybody tells you thai
any particular offering Is
a great bargain, it miiilit
be well for you to ask
them to show you the for
mer prices.
This
SUMMER
CLEARANCE SALE
Is displaying former prices
as boldly as present ones.
A little arithmetic will
show you how much you
aave when you get into
f25 light-weight suitings
patterned to your figure
for $2 or attach yourself
to splendidly tailored f.'W
htiltings by detaching
yourself from obtain
ing an aristocratic J.15 suit
by handing us over $2S or
picking from any one of
our f 45 or $50 light-weight
suitings for (35.
MacCarthy Tailorin
Company,
J04-J0S 4. I6fl : . '
Nt door Is
Wsbssh Tlcsst Of
Pboa, 1 1 OS.
DISGUSTING
Is ths man who scratches his tiejMl anj
always has dandruff oil his coat, um
sUouiU u
F. F. F.
It Is unsurpassed for eleanlnr ths
scalp. JPrsTant. hair from fai:in( cut
thereby preventing taJ1nraa. It cru
Iamlruff and oilier kindrai dlnoa'ea.
Stany parsons think they hav dand
ruff, when In reality thy havs a ca
of Kc.ema.
F. F. y. will eure not only "Dandruff,
but It Is a I'OSITIY'K cure for r.csema
anil all dUeaaea of ths akin
Ir HltK. ftn.l nama and address for
laris trial bottla and 26c to covsr cost
Of mailing.
Kuil slis bottlas tl. Bold and racom
tnanded by
CEATG'i CHUG CO.,
latk aa4 raan t-. Omaha.
'' Rssaaar Cav, Catoaaja, III.
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ft
LOW RATES''
S0.50
$13.00
Chicago,
$2.0.00
$20.00
-527.15
$20.25
$24.25
....$17.00
..$15.00
. . $16.40
$15.00
$30.50
S47.50
$45.00
Octolier 11, one fare plu
$2.00 for the
Indiana and Kentucky.
Agt., 1503 Farnam St., Omana.
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