IIE OMATIA DAILY BEE: MONDAY. JUNE 26. .1903. - COUNCIL BLUFFS ELEPHANTS IN LAKE M1N1WA Twenty Thouaail Peopli E tha Big BeaiJ Take a Bath. CAPS ARE CROWDED All AFTERNOON rBMT Malatelaa Two-aHaa! Service. Vet 11 la BetBcieat ta Areoaaaaoaate taa ftaeku The announcement that Hajenbeck's elephant would r river, a rwm In Lake Maiutwa, attracted an enormous crowd to that rMfirt Sunday afternoon. It is esti mated that at least Jfj.O people were on the grounds durln the afternoon, while by tmnf the crowd ww even placed at a larger lumlwT than this. Official of the motor company any It wan the blRE-est Funds y crowd In the history of the lake resort. The crowd began going to the lake early In the day and by noon there Were several thousand people there. Ttt can" from Ctnaha were packed solid with passenger and during- the heavy rush be tween 2 and o'clock the car were loaded to their capacity. The motor company maintained a three-minute service between Omaha aitd the lake with twenty-seven cam. but thin flurrnr the heary rush was Inadequate. For the local traffic to and from the lake In Council Bluff the com pany had nine traina, which maintained a nix -minute scrvioe. At the lake the people literally swarmed sir-is and less- to fullv perform the same, shall forfeit all ri-hts pramed ir thia ordi nance, without action of the city council. MnOR IETIOS. rav1 sell drurs. S'.oc.kert sells carpeta. riumhlnr and heatlnc Flixry A Sru. I'ra 'Wooabury. oentlsta. Mi Pearl St reet Morgan I'liker, headquarter for fire works. LeCert's improved torlc lenses five satis- fartltn. The latent ahadea and pattern In waU pa;r at borrick . Ill South Mam. Woodring-Schmtdt Vndertakmr Co., ZS B way, suocesors to Lunkley. lei. 39. Special attention riven to picture for wedding; flfta. Alexander ZiZ B way. I'uncan, S3 Main Et., t-uarantees to do tha beat alio repair work. Give him a trial. tr. Luella S Iean. homeotuath. diseases of women and children. Koom a. Brows lildg 1 el I" Mi Lydla Wilkinson, a returned mis sionary irom China. spoKe lam evening at the Fifth Avenue Methodist church Mr. and Mr. L. Cutler of Bluff street re turned yesterday from a trip to the Port land exposition and Southern California point. Judre Smith Mrrherson will hold a pe rm 1 session of I nlfd Plate court In tr.la cltv 'WednesdBv to hear matter In connec tion with tii W. G. Woodbury bankruptcy cane. Hare you money to burnf Moat peopla have other ue for It. Tou will t:t bum uu au much by buying jour mantles, burner atid giobea. etc. of ua at jobherf prlcea V do nickel and copper plating Lawn mower aharpened. New specialty Manu facturing company. rafrrrre of MetkodlMt. The Methodist churchea of southwestern Iowa will hold a diatrict conference at the Fifth Avenue Methodist church thl week. About lnti delegate are expected to be In attendance. The ojwnlng aeaaion of the conference proper will be Tuesday afternoon, but a home miBBion program will lie given Tues day forenoon. The conference wiil close "Wednesday evening when Ilev. C. Miller nf T ti i it in mltl TireaclL everywhere and the ground were simply A ny, of tll, Epworth league of the district will le held In connection with REASONS FOR RUSH TO NORTH Anglo-Bucm Deiir to Pioneer aod to Tind Boom to Iijiani CANADA GETS THE ADVENTUROUS rersleteat Aeert Islac faeeee! la Uraarias: Maay Faraaera ta tae Great Itartkarit, Away frosa Ctvllluitea'a FTeaarc alive with the crowd, which pre-empted every available lilt of apace. Along the water front the crowd waa the densest, thl being especially true during the time the elephant were in the water. The crush on the water front plank walk wa terrific, a wa to be ex peeled when sev eral thousand men and women and children crowded to obtain a view of the elephants disporting Tbemaelves In the water. The day waa an ldeaj one and the lake wa calm, the result being that every row boat, launch and yacht waa to be seen out c the water, the oocupanta thuB se curing: a fin view of the elephanta. EH big and Ave small elephanta with their at tendant were put Into -the water at a point betweea the pavilion and the Boat club grounds. The monster seemed to enjoy the bath and three or four of them swam out Into tha lake nearly a far over aa the Island. About & o'clock, flurtnc the beavy rush In the afternoon, the car sen-ice waa de layed for a Bhort while owing to the power b?lng down. On big open motor loaded to the step with pasBengera waa stalled on the tracka ot the Great tVefltern on Main street while the power waa off and It wa rccessary to flag an approaching train. Finally the paasenrera (got -nff and the m n asslatefl the motor-man and con ductor In pushing the car clear of the railroad tracka. Miaer Mlaaapa at Ktuaa There were aeveral minor accident and mishap at .Lake Manawa yesterday but fortunately none of them waa very erloua. The balloon while being Inflated caught fire and thia created quite a stampede among tha big crowd watching It. The balloon fell on a email boy who waa eaid to have been quite painfully although not aeriouBljr burned. Later one of the polea support ing the iruy ropea of the balloon fell atrik lnjr.a fma :'ti haad-arKf achmUdera. . The timn head wa cut an It wa reported that bis collar turn waa broken but at the office of Manager Byrne It waa stated that this waa not the case and that the man waa only Blig;ht"ty hurt about the bead and waa able Mi a-o to bis home In Omaha. The high diver did not give any 'per formance in the evening tha announcement tielog made that 1n diving In the afternoon he had struck a row boat and fractured bia collar hone. Mra. r. H. White of 12H South Birth treet thl city waa lifting her little grand eon onto a bench so that he might watch the balloon being Inflated when the lad allpped and Mra. "White In attempting to prevent him from falling lost her balanoe and fefl and fractured her hip. the conference, the session of which will be held in the basement of the Fifth ave nue church. IOWA CHRISTIAN JUBILEE of Three Thoaaaad fee pie Partake Coaaaaaatoa tWvtoe Yesterday la Det Molae. PES MOINES, la., June 25. Thf largest oomm union services ever held in Iowa wa celebrated In the auditorium here in con- have room (.ri(,uph. Au PVer this broad nectlon with Iowa Christian Jubilee now in I land lbp, Br lhousanag ot men who have aeasion In thia city. Fully . people a!wavE c(,mj,lainod of Wing "crowded" aa partook of the communion and 300 deacon ,C)0n a ()thf.r nrn Wf:iTI to fill up the Vftr rnitlrAfl in mrrm Thpm I r II Hi (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, June J6 (Special. p-it uch discussion ha tieen caused by the move met.t of jeople of the Vnlted Slate to Canada, but no one has betm able to show wl.y there should lie a deaire jn the part of the iH-opie of Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota and the Iiakotaa to cross the border into the far north and tiecome auh-j-ct of King Edward of England. That they are removing o a colder latitude i tru?-. and that they are forsaking a re public for a monarchy ir theoretically true, isut It IE not because they are seeking a colder climate or a change of government that they emigrate to Canada. In the Aug'o-Saxon composition there 1 a deaire for a change merely for the Bake of (.hanging. It ia the same spirit that In duced the Iiane and Saxons to settle in England; that caused their descendant to min t to America, and the early Americana to leave the settlements and move acroaa the Alleghenlea. Thre wa a movement from Ohio to the farther west, and within the memory of thousands are other miirra tluns. 'Wisconsin and Iowa settled the Da kota, and the east ha always furnished adventurou Fjilrit who have always wanted to tie on the frontier. Seeking the lkrw aad straaare. Of course, th re ir nothing like a fron tier or pioneering in Canada no , a ha been the exjierience of the people who nettled the country west of the Mississippi since the civil war. Railroad are the pioneer in the Canadian northwest. The Immigrants do not po in rralrie schooner, but in tourist car The railroad are built almost in advance of settlements and are projected far beyond the settlements. But yet there ir enough of the pioneer life, of the new and stranpe, to induce these Amer ican to seek new homes. There are thou sands of men In this country- who never P. Xuiuran, of Canton, Mo., delivered the com munion address. This evening the temperance question waa discussed by Beveral of the visiting pas tor in the pulpits of the various Christian churchea of the city. at. John's Day at Mai verm. TABOR, la, June 25 (Special.) A large delegation of MasonB from here attended the celebration of St. John day at Mal vern Saturday. The event la an annual one held by fbe Mllla County Masonic asso ciation, which comprises Glenwood lodcre. No. 5K. Glen wood; Crown lodge. No. Randolph; Humanity lodge. No. K7S. Emer Bon; Silver tTrn lodge. No. 234, Malvern; Volunteer lodge. No. 5S2, Tabor; Nishna botna lodge. No. 158, Sidney; Silver Light lodge. No. 400, Silver City, and Eastern Star chapters Emerson. No. 121; Sidney, No. S4T; Randolph, No. 2M; Silver I"rn, No. 16ft; Mal vern. The total membership la about 800. Tfce address of welcome waa by A J. Chanty of Malvern, and the response by Clyde Genung of Glenwood. The program consisted of addresses on topic of Interest to Kaaon and literary and musical number. country-. They object to having boundarlea prescribed by human hands. They want to move. Then there are the sons of pio neer growing up in what are now oia etate. They have heard the stories of pioneer life, but they have never shared in the experiences. They go out to seek homes, far away from all that aeema like the preasure of civilization. Of course, they cannot get teyond ctvlliued people and modern method now. but they can get close to the ".1umplng-off place" In the Canadian northwest. A Avert I ulnar a Faetor, Also. Another matter that should be remem bered. These Canadians have not been idle. For twenty year they have been advertis ing their country in the most attractive manner. Actnts with glib tongues and fascinating literature have penetrated every region where there are people and have shewn them great possibilities In the way of agricultural development. Everything that 1 lovely 1 shown In the pamphlet Attorney la 'Water Works Mm tier. TUie special committee of the city coun cil bonalsttng of Aldermen Weaver, Gilbert and Mr Mil len which waa authorised to ae eure the service of an attorney to aasist City Solicitor Snyder in the water works matu-r has decided to employ Charlea M. Harl, of the firm of Harl & Tlnley. Mr. Hart, however, owing to the amount of work he haa on hand has not yet decided whether he will act for the city or not In this matter. He told the committee that he weald probably able to give It a definite answer today In order that it might be able to report at the meeting of the city counoil tonlrht. Utiatatloa Ov-r Dralaag Dftrh. The Boards, of SupervlsorB of Pottawat tamie and Harrison counties will meet In Joint exssion In this city tomorrow to take up the question of damagea arising from the proposed construction of the Joint drainage ditches. The appralsera allowed but a very small per cent of the damagea claimed and there la likely to be more or less litigation as the result. The Northwestern railroad which de mand m.nH to reimburse It for the ex Iienae to which It will be rut In construct ing brlcrea across the proponed dltchea has refused to accept the 510.000 allowed by the appralsera and has already ayoiio Into court. It has appealed from the action of the two boards in establishing the drain age ditches and unless an amicable ar rangement la ruaohed. the suit will cause a delay and prevent commencement on the work of construction of the dltcbe thia "ear., Inforoat ta Creitoa Fair. CRESTON, la., June 26 (Special.) The premium lists for the Creston district fair, to be held Septemlier 12 to IE. Inclusive, have been issued and stimulated a new interest In the coming event. Those pur poaing to make exhibit began to scan the premium book for classifies tlons In which they desire to enter and the depart menta promise to be well filled on the opening day. Creston Is a member of the Southwestern Iowa Bhort Shipping circuit In which speed premiums aggregating H6.M0 have been offered. This city has one of the beat half-mile tracka in the state and a large number of horse already are on the ground In training for the speed eventa UHDES CF THE WERSC. Hood me a of the World. The Woodmen of the World camp of Omaha. Council Fluft and South Croal.a. together with the member of the Woodmen Circle, are making arrangement to hold a great union basket picnic at Lake Manawn, July 1. Fin weather ha been promised and a special program of attraction with suitable prizes for the wlnnera of the rari oua contest hsve leen provided for. These contest will Include nail driving, hoop rolling, string chewing, ere races, potato races, flag and foot races, base ball, bowl ing, all open to the women of the Circle and members of the various carrr. The management of the lake is making special effort to provide comfcrt and pleasure for the crowd expected. All the camp of the tri-cltles have signified their Intention of being present The Roys of Woodcraft are also expected to lie present in force to add to the pleasures of the d.iy. Alpha camp No. 1 will next Sunday un veil the tmirmment erected to the memory of Sovereign Charlep H odder In Forest Lawn cemetery. The service will take place at B:S0 In the afternoon. A he was a member of the t'nlf -rm rank, all team In the city will take part In the ceremonies, assisted by two companies of the Boy of Woodcraft. All Woodmen will meet a thy get off the care at the end of the street car line, and march to the cemetery. Tnlted State camp Nc . 23 and Council camp No. 34 of Council Fluff are going to have a Joint initiation on Thursday even ing. June 19. at the hall of fnlted Stater camp. A large class of candidate will tie given the work and shown Into the mys teries of perfected woodcraft. These two camp are very neighborly and their Joint sessions are always enjoyable. rr. Mont gomery of Council B'ICP's will be the orator of the evening. The subject of hi addreB will be "The Fraternal Era." The central committee of the Woodmen of the "World camp of Omaha and 'Wood men Circle grover wiil meet Monday even ing to make final arrangement for the union picnic to be held at Lake Manawa. Woodmen Circle. Poplar grove No. C pave a high five and Ice cream social at Its hall in Fraternal building, Fourteenth and Podge Ftreeta, Thursday night that was largely attended. A good time waa had and all participant proclaim it one of the most enjoyable af fairs of the summer season thua far. Bora of Woodcraft. The Boya of "Woodcraft went to TaDey Park. Ia., last Saturday, where they won the first prize for any team of any order. July 4 they expect to go to West Point. Neb., for an exhibition and competitive Crin. where they are expected to do great thing. Conrt of Honor, ECk district No 74T of South Omaha held It regular meeting last Thursday evening and received several applications ind trans acted much business. State Manager T. Z Maggarell was present and stated that he I had been to Springfield. III., to attend the meeting of the supreme board and that hir trip was pleasant and profitable. After the business was concluded a sociB.l hour was spent In music and dancing. Loyal district No. HIS held It regular meeting Saturday night at Its hall in the "Workmen temple.. Several candidates were received and Initiated. Officer were elected and a committee was appointed to act with b like committee front No. 747 to complete THE TOfJiC V. YOU L -! The most palatable malt extract on tb? market. Supplies nourishment to Drves and blood. Gears the complexion, purifies and enrlchf the blood. ennrv ii n..:ir! to Medical bltidltftl 01IMI&UI DUIIUtil IVIIUWII science. For the -well to keep well for the convalescent to get -well quick. I5c A BOTTLE. AT ALL DRUGGISTS MaU and the mapa. There are also clinching ar- ; arrangements for the tenth anniversary guments in the fact that besides the Ca nadian Pacific which haa already stretched across the country, with jrumerouf, branches, there are two other great roads reaching out for the Pacific ocean and paastng through Aasinihoia, the Saskatche wan and Athahaska country, regions which have heretofore been known only in name, and have been synonymous with perpetual snow and ice. This strange and immense northiand ha become a loadstone to those who are seeking the new and the unknown. Passion for More Flhow Room. All of these people believe they will bet ter their condition. To many of them any thing would be an improvement over the everlasting Bameness which they have ex perienced for a generation. The little old farm and It unpalnted building look dingy and squalid compared to the fine farms shown by the Canadian immigration agents. Broad acres to be had for a song, raising immense crop, prove very attractive to the cramped farms of high price and com paratively small crops. They want room and land, and the immigration agents show them where they can have all they want of both. In fact, the immigration agent have lieen active, and have Bought the re gions where the desire for something new is still a strong Inherited human passion. It may not be a satisfactory condition to N. T. Plumbing Co. Tel. 2R0 Night. F8CT. Earmaima; Convict's Karrow Escape. More dead than alive, Edward Hammond, a Missouri convict, was recaptured about three hour after being smuggled from one of the shops In the Jefferson City jienlten tlary outside the prison walls. Hammrnd waa aent from Buchanan county in 18HR to serve fifteen year for robbery In the first degree. He was employed in the Gelsecke shoe ahopa, but was relieved from labor and placed on the sick call. Instead of , thl country to see so manv neonle emln tn returning to hie cell he went over to the alhf.r country, but the instinct and breed Parker ahopa. and from there was smug- J lriR of centuries will have to be changed be gled outside the walls. A large shipment , forc ,, can be stopped. Deep In the harta of Bhoes was being made. Hammond was of aI1 American is the feeling that they placed in one of the boxes and nailed up, j woula not n if the cMaieLn nonm and waa then loaded on a wagon with . wa, , rart of the Tnlted Statea. boxea of shoes. He was ha uled .across the , river and placed In a box car. Hardly had thia been done till there were calls for air, and from the box came the confession that an escaping convict was Inside. Instead of I Wha Foand the Ribbon. I "Shut your yc and hold your eara," ! said Baby Bess; "we're going to play hunt I the handkerchief Ami Tll -u u. immediately taking him from the box. a lnstud "luu telephone message wa sent to toe prison and the man In the box waa kept there. So he tiptoed across the room, and laid the ribbon or, 1 1. Hnii,v m . l even the car doors being closed, until off.- r, .. . " " """,u ... .. . . . . noaer-pote. Edna and Harold had a long rials from the prison arrived. Hammond ,, , , . . . ,, ... . ... ... . hunt for it, and when l hey gave it up Baby was unconscious and nearly dead when taken from the box. He had with hiro a!,,, ..,,,. .T " in.re vas .... -.,,Ui-.. nm, Lurir were me nower-pota. pair of overalls, which he had made him self, a shoe knife and a small bottle of a-ater. He refuse to tell who placed htm In the box. and declare he has no desire to again try that means of making hi escape. May Aaaal Traetlaa Fraarhlne. Tli city council at It regular meeting on July X. will, it 1 expected, be called upon to annul the franchise of the Council Bluff. Tabor and Southern Electric Railway company- The company haa done practi cally nothing towards constructing it line and it failures to comply with the follow ing provision in It charter nullifies it franchise: Be it further ordained that a an ex pre conditio upon a hich the grant herein rnaOe shall take effect, the Council IllutT. TalMir and Southern Electric Railway com pany, us aucceMora. asHigne and lessees shall extend It line of inuTurhwi railway from the city Itmits of Council Bluff at the trrr'Muauon tf South avenue to the ground of ibe State Inatltuttnc for the I leaf southeast- of Bald cur. That said line of Inter urtmn railway shall lie on extended and the rcxistruiHion thereof completed and tie put In regular and contlnuoua operauona aa a line of lierurhji railway, in connection will) the line of Intel urban railway upon the streeta named in subdivision one 1 1, orctitwi tkrre 2i hereof, on or before July 1 lfcjO; that I tie above conduit ma, including the time and manner of performance, are essential considerations of each and all of the grants herein made and are hereby de clared to tie conditions prenedent to the taking effort of any and all grants made by uiia ordinance, and a failure upon the part ot aaid company, its uoceaaora, aa Jim Rbrr frooa Are Good. Hl'RON. S D., June 3 (Special. i-T'p te thia time four lnchea of rain ha fallen o-er the entire Jim river valley during i Jt.se. All crone. Including grass both na tive and tame ar making exceptionally , 1 ariuo cumoea up and i gone? I Now, It happened that morning that Mr. I Oriole was building her nest, and when she spied the baby's ribbon In the open window, siir thought, "Ah, that la JuBt what I want for my children bed." So ahe took It In her bill and carried it away with her. When autumn came and the leaves fell, the children saw an empty orioles n.. in picnic of the order t be held in Rlvervlew park August . Tlje 'wupreme chancellor has promised to be present and deliver an address. Knight of the Maccabees. Omaha tent No. 75 had a gnod attendance af Its meeting Thursday night and more than usual Interest wa shown. Four can didate were Initiated and a large list of applications was read and the applicant elected to membership. Iieputy Huston announced that up to date he had secured sixty-five application On next Thursday night the regular monthly entertainment will take place. A good program Is being prepared for the event and a warm time 1 promised if the wenther Is right. Cjuite a lumber of the members visited Council Bluffs tent No. 22 on Wednesdny night and were given a royal welcome. The uniform rank of No. 32 probably will rut on an exhibition drill at the Maecabee picnic to be held at Courtland Beach July 15. Maaoale. Imperial Potentate Gustave Anderson spent part of last week In Chicago in at tendance upon the Order of the Imperial Council of the Red Cross of Constantine. the highest MaBonlc organisation In the country. The Imperial council consists of but 150 member, all Thirty-third degree Masons. Beventy-ftve of whom were present at the meeting and banquet. A regular meeting of Mount Moriah Lodge of Perfection No. 1. F. W. Slobnuph, master: Semper Fidells Chapter Rose Croix No. 1, M. F. Funkhouser, master; St. Andrea-'s Preceptory No. 1. "W. 6 Summers, preceptor, and Nebraska Con sistory No. 1, "W. H. Munger, master. Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, south era Jurisdiction of the Vnlted States, Valley of Omaha, a-111 be held at Masonic temple on Monday evening, commencing at 7:80 o'clock. Officer will be elected at thl meeting, the election taking place In the preceptory. A farewell reception will 1 tendered Brother "William Cleburne. Thirty-third de gree, by the Scottish Rite bodies of thi city at the Masonic temple on "Wednesday evening at S o'clock. LEWIS CUTLER . MORTICIAN 23 PEWS. ST.1 rapid progress. Rye and barley are rapidly maturing an! oats are far advanced. Some field are exceptionally neavy and in the event of wind, lodging will result. Com la In good condition, fre from weed and of good color, in fact 1 making good prog re; warm weather 1 needed, but the out look for a splendid crop ir encouraging. 1 uren. data, barley and rye harvest will come on about the usual dates, but there is likely to be a scarcity of help during the harvest season. brought it dorni. Then a hat do you think he found In It? How the children all laughed.1 for there in the tiotiom of the nest was Baby Bens' blue ribbon, woven In and out among the twig and feathers. Just where Mra. Oriole put it in to make a soft bed for her chil- Hiiilrm4 Mix -f5t hour one of the new members distinguished himself. It is settled that the annual clan picnic will this year go to Blair. Labor day ha been decided upon. Prepa ration are on foot for making It the greatest outing in Clan Gordon' history. Cabaa Diarrhoea. Vnited States soldiers who Berved in Cuba during the Spanish war know what thl disease la and that ordinary remedies have little more effect than bo much water. Cu ban diarrhoea is almost as severe and dan gerous aa a mild attack of cholera. There la one remedy, however, that can always he depended upon, aa will lie seen bj- the following certificate from Mrs. Minnie Ja cobs of Houston, Tex.: "1 hereby certify that Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured my husband of a severe attack of Cuban diarrhoea, which he brought home from Cuba. "We had several doctor, but they did him no good. One bottle of thi remedy cured htm, a our neighbors will testify. I thank God for so valuable a medicine." AT THE PLAY HOUSES Iw Rate Esearnloat tw Oie easnore via New Tork City, with privilege of stop over on return trip. Th LAKE SHORE & MICHIGAN SOUTHERN ET will sell round trip tick et from Chicago to Asbury Park and re turn June a. SO. July 1 and 2, at rate ot ti.3S, good returning not later tnan July 10, -lth privilege or extension until August Si by deposit of ticket and payment of s centa Stopover may be had at New Tork on the return trip. ton't miss this opportunity for spending your vacation at the seaside. If you are particular aa to comfort and service, wa offer something a little superior to any other line. See that your ticket reads via the Lake Shore the route of the "Twen tieth Century Limited." Send for itinerary to L. F. Vosburgh. General Western Pas senger Agent. Chicago, 111. Ferrta Moclt Compaay at the Boyd. Last night the Ferris Stock company be gan Its seventh week at the Boyd theater with "A Royal Slave," a melodrama with a Mexican flavor. The piece is constructed along those lines that admit of no medium of existence or condition. The good are perfectly good, and the bad are dreadfully wicked; the brave are courage personified, and the others are cowardice Incarnate, and treachery sublimated. Its action abounds In flashing of knives, and threats of sudden and violent death, but at no time does the head devil or any of hi assistants say "Caramba:" Just how Ir came to be left out Is not apparent, but it surely 1 an oversight In the part of the author. Thedla logue abound in heroic and the situations are ar absurd a the climaxes are theatric. The company throw itself Into the work of presenting the play with much seal, and the audience last nlcht rewarded these efforts aith much applause.. ! I CHEAP I LTVPiiDCinnol UAUUIlUIUliU VIA rskr Eorasx-e from Prison. CASPER. Wyo.. June 2L Siecial Mar Stewart, a coapuncher of the old Ogallala outfit, lias been released from a Mexican dungeon, where be spent ten year Stea-art killed a Mexican policeman and waa sen tenced to be shot. His sentence waa after wards commuted to life imprisonment In a dark dungeon, aith tiread arid water aa his only food. Stewart waa finally released by th little daughter of the prison cook. Many resident of Carr remember him. leavralasl So ethina". There waa a man who undertook, for consideration, to tabulate and clasalry the fullkea of mankind. "Well." h said, at th nd of a week time, "I sTuea I've gat all of 'era but half a dusea or so. I'U finish th list tomorrow or ext day." But after having wxirked at It atoadlly twenty Jlra years he gave up the Job, "Life is too short.'" ba aaid Chicago Trtbuii Bllad Maa Tells the Ttsaa. Charie Bohannan of TaylorsvUle to totally blind. Light and darkness are the same to him, but he make hia certain a ay about the street with the aid of a cane, and sometime put to shame men possessed or two good optica. Yeaterday Charlie visited the county Jail. After talk ing a while h pulled out hi watch, an ordinary gold timepiece, with a double case, held it in hia handa a moment in the usual way and then snapped ft shut with a sigh of relief. "W ell, it tiroo for me to start home. he remarked. "What lime ia it. Charlie?" be was asked Quizxically. "On nucut te I" was th prompt rs spctis. Every watch la tha crowd except Charlie came into view. It raguired longer for th men with good ayes to verify Charlie observation than it did for him to ascertain lb time, but he waa declared correct almost to the second. "Good by," and be was off, without wait ing to hoar th diacuaaloD hia foat had in-aclpilatrl. LuuiavUla Courier-Journal. Degree of Honor. Washington lodge. No. 27, will give an entertainment and danoe for th members and their famllle Thursday evening. Graal Arany of the Bepablie. Crook post and oorp are arranging for a grand open meeting and campfire at their hall. Twenty-fourth and Ame ave nue, for Friday evening. June Sti. High five., refreshment and a good time in gen eral will comprise the program. Tt-lhe of Boa Har. Omaha court. No. lift, at it regular meet ing last Tueaday night initiated fourteen memtiers and balloted on eight candidates Officer were elected for the following term as follows: Chief. T. T. Shackel ford; Judge. Mra. A. I. Putrhen: teacher. Mrs. Charles Shuler; scribe. B. B. Coon; keeper of tribute. F. A. Maxfield; captain. J. P. Bock; guide, George Haney; keeper of inner gate. Eva Benson; keeper of outer gate. Mrs. J. P. Bock; musician. Blanche Joy; captain of degree team. W. H. Baumer. Vtider "Good of th Order." speeches were made by Ir. A. 6 Pinto, L. E. Lucas and other. Mecca court. No IS. met Friday evening for a short business session after which refreshments were served. The remainder of th evening was spent In a social way. Quite a large number of application were read and actd upon. Next Friday evening will be invitation night and an Interest ing program will be given. Order of Scottish Plana. Clan Gordon. No. S3, held its regular meeting In tha Continental block Tuesday evening- There was a good attendance of clansmen. Fire fine fellows wer Initi ated and twa mors nroposod. Ia a social Vlo 21.88 Aabary rark aad Krtara Erie Railroad June 29, SO. July 1 and 2. limited to Aug SI; good to stop at New Tork, Cambridge Springs, Chautauqua and Niagara Falla Tickets on sale also to all tourist points Chautauqua Lake, Niagara Falls, etc. good until Oct. 81 Full particulars. Sui Railway Exchange, Chlcapo. Greatly Red ace Rales Via Wabash Railroad, Account Fourth of July. Tickets Bold July 1 to 4, Inclusive. For all information call at Wabash city ticket offict, 101)1 Famam street, or address HARRT E. MOORES. G. A. P. V.. Wabash Railroad. Omaha. Neh. fare of Oie Thins". "I see here that a Chicago Judge has decided that a milliner Is not an artist." ""Well, what does a Chicago Judge know about millinery?" "I can't bb y , my dear. But I'm quite certain about one thing." "-nd what's that?" "The person who makes out the milliner's bills 1 an artist all right, all right." Cleveland Tlaln Dealer. Building loana at t. "W. E. Neikle. SUSCIieii F1SU1S. FORECAST CF THE WEATHER Partly C'loady la Vehraalia Today Warmer la the West Portion. For Nebrarka Partly cloudy Monday, warmer In the western portion; Tuesday partly cloudy. For loaa Partly cloudy arid cooler Mon day, showers in the north and east por tions; Tuesday fair. For South Lakol Shower Monday, I warmer in the west portion; juesuuy, 1 showers. For Missouri Fair Monday, cooler In th northwest portion; Tuesday, fair, cooler in the east and south portions. For Montana Shower Monday and prob ably Tuesday. For Kansas Fair Monday and Tuesday. For Colorado Fair Monday, warmer in east portion; Tuesday, fair. For Wyoming Partly cloudy Monday, shower in the northwest portion, warmer in southeast portion; Tuesday, fair in east, shower and confer in west portion. Local Record. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BITIEAI", OMAHA, June 2b. Official record oi perature and precipitation, compared the corrcrponcllns day year .26.75 .25.25 Round Trip Rata from Omaha ASBURY PARK. X. J. Hf in On sale June US to July 1. Ut. IU BALTIMORE. Md. QO )C On dale July 2 to 4 vCC) BUFFALO, X. Y. (n sale July " to ft. . . PITTSBURG. Pa. On sale Aug. 17 to IS. Tickets to itolntR below on sale daily, pood to return uutll Oct. 81: CHICAGO 20.00 f?T. PA UL-MIXXEAPOUS. 12.50 MONTREAL. P. J AO 85 NIAGARA FALLS. X. Y....41.5Q v n.Kt I'ULUTH. Minn ia Zfi MACKINAC 1SLAXD, Mich 25 75 : . . o.da i'LMLS l.AKi.. .-V. 1.1. . ALEXANDRIA. Mliin... P.EMIIUI, Minn SPJCEll, Minn. (Green Lake) M IN" N ETON" K A BEACH WATER V1LLE, Minn 10.50 CLEAR LAKE, la IO 30 OKoRujl LAKE. Ia f) f5 WATERLOO, la 11 &5 CHEROKEE, la 65 In addition to above, special ex cursion rales to many other pointa in Minnesota. Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, I'ennr Ivanla. Jvea- 1 ork, Massa chusetts. Maine. Canada etc. Lellphtful fteamer trips from Chl capo or I'ulutn and the lircai Lakes and St Lawrence River. Steamer reservations made In advance. Call on or arlte me atiout your trt and I aill cheerfully arlve you com plete information retrains ratea. routes, connections, etc. W. II. BRILL. Dlsl. Pan. irt. 1. C. R. R. 14412 Fa roam St, Omaha, Its. 19.45 15.25 ia05 15.35 13 IS leni- lib of the last thr?i lilt. ll4. 1KUR. Udtt Maximum temperature M minium temperature . Mean temperature iTwclJiitauou .00 71 C2 He . .12 .X 75 67 ; .(HI Temperature and precipitation departures from the normal at Omaua aitioe March 1, and comparison aith the last tao years; Normal temperature TT. Kxces for the clay I Total eaoess "mice March 1 aw Normal precipitation .lb Inch Tlefirlencv for the duv 11 inch '.Total rainfall Bince March 1 91 Indies iM ficlenc y sine March 1 4 Rl inches Iieficlenc y for cor. period. Mm. . 1 .2 inches lH !u leney lor cor . jieriocl. iHiC. 1 . 74 inc hes Reports (rsa (tattoos at T t. at. LADY'S rF-ESSlXG SACK. NO. C4 Thirty-two to Forty-two Inch Bust. For the accommodation cr res Sera of The Bee these patterna. which usually retail at frem 1 to H cents each, will be furnlshsj st to nom'.nal price of 10 eenta. A supply ts now kept at our office, so those aba arsth any part era may ret It either by call tng or anoioalns; IS cents, addressed "fav icra Department. Sum, Omana. Tern. Max. i;ain- P Station arid tit ate of Weather Bismarck, part cloudy Oht yerim.-. part cloudy ChlcaFo. eUiudy Iiaveriport. clear lienver, part Lioudy . Havre, cloudy Helena, cloudy Huron, cloudy Hans "it . ciear North I'latie. cloudy Omaha, clear Hapid City, cloudy .. ft. Louih. clear St 1-aul cloudy Salt l.aa Cn . clear Vaienune, cloudy .... Wii-ision. clwar T" indicates trace of precipitation. i A. WLL6H, Lf'-U twecaster. p.m. 'Jo., fun I M f.fi .() i4 7: .i ' m sk . : M Hi .Wi ! Hi 74 .0" ! if T : M U. M'J 1 M M T I M, IK .' j M tii; .141 j 73 M .mi ! L2 If h'. to . ' 74 SI' .01 11 M .Ml t W .Uu 6c. tife .UU Young Men Wanted How would you like to secure, a commission as an officer utiderr Uncle hum? If you are tietwwn the apes of 1" and 85 yeurs.. jKiatteas the necessary coiimiciii school edu cation, ere moral, TierBlstetit, .and I can jias tle requlm! pbysical ex amination s-nd nie four one-cent stamjis to imy jiostitee, tind I will mull you a iiersoual lener, liter ature, etc., that will tell you of the qualifications required for jiot1on lending to promotions of toipn ranc at an offloer in our army or Lavy. H. W. PHILLIPS. Louitvillc, Ky. LEPUTT STATE VETLr.INARIAM. H. L RAMACCICTTI. 0. V. S. CFTT VtTEHIAABIAB. Office and Infirmary, 3th and Mason 6ta CM AHA. NEB. TaMfke&s