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fin OMAITA DAILY HEE: WEDNESDAY, JULY 19. 1003. Telephone 8M. 1 During July and August we dose Saturdays at 1 o'clock. special items for Wednesday best time to trude these Lot days. Indermusllfls at Special Prices Wednesday morning we will place on spe cial sale at mWiummtr clearing prices a large line of Women's Night downs, In cambric and nainsook materials, mostly low neck and short sleeves a few In Em pire style. Tbere are all sties In the lot and you will appreciate, the values. ' 6o each for gowns that regularly sold at 11.00. 89o each for gowns that regularly sold at $1.25. tl-Oo each for gowns that regularly sold ' at 11.60. 11.19 each for gowns that regularly sold t IL7S. 11.3 each for gowns that regularly sold ,at 12.00. $1.50 each for gowns that regularly sold at $2.26. $1.69 each for gowns that regularly sold at $2.50. $2.W each for gowns that regularly sold at $3.00. On sale Wednesday morning at I o'clock. we will soon move to our new location THOMPSON fF 1 DFN kfXt Y. M. G A. Building, Corner Sixteenth and Douglas Strata Oft the sbutheastern coast did not escape the hot breath from the west. At Hog ton, according to the official thermemeter, the temperature reached 94. In the city there was one death and nine prostrations. Up to midnight dispatches from New Eng land points, exclusive of Connecticut, placed the total number of deaths today from heat at four. There were twenty prostrations. Four Deaths In Chicago. CHICAGO. July 18. This was the hot tes tday of the year for this city, the mercury registering 95 degrees for two hours this afternoon. The humidity, which was comparatively low yesterday, was higher today and the result was a great deal of suffering. A strong wind blew from the southwest all day, but It was Stifling hot and felt as though it had just come from an oven. By 9 o'clock tonight the mercury had dropped to 88. . Up to 10 o'clock tonight four deaths and seventeen - prostrations had been reported to the police. Thirteen Deaths in Pittsburg;. PITTSBURG, July 18. The highest tem perature of the year was reached at S o'clock this afternoon when the govern ment thermometer on top of the twenty four story Farmers' Bank building regis tered 93. The minimum temperature was to at 8 o'clock this morning. The addi tion of Ave degrees' to' these figures will give the .temperature in the business sec tion of the, city. Up to midnight thirteen deaths from heat (Including six Infants) have .been reported, and In the county a conservative estimate puts the number of prostrations at forty five. ' Six Prostrations In St. Loula.. ST. LOUIS. Mo., July U. The. excessive heat continues -unabated' Were, t ahd i- six prostrations were reported, today, , .Dupli cating yesterday's record, the ; -rnaxlrnjim degree of, temperature today was 92 arid, of huhildity 78. : . .-. . i . Rendered delirious by' he-ut, -Edward Teake, a glass blower, sprung, into a skiff tonight. , rowed out. Into the river and Jumped overboard. Attempts were made to rescue htm, but he resisted by diving. Finally a revolver was pointed at him and the threat to shoot Induced, him to climb Into a boat and be saved. lie was then taken ashore and given sunstroke treat ment. KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 18.-Carl Btelnhelmer, a clerk whose home is at Marshall, Mo., and John Schiller, a driver, were overcome by the heat here today. Stelnhelmer's condition Is dangerous, but Schiller recovered In a few hours. The highest temperature here today was 96. BALTIMORE, July 18.-Today Is the warmest of the preseut summer so far, the thermometer having reached 92 degrees at 10 a. m., with the humidity at 51. There has been one death from the heat In this city and a few prostrations. , Cooler In Western Nebraska. ALLIANCE. Neb., July 18. (Special Tele gram.) The extreme record breaking heat of the past week was broken here last night by a northeast breexe that was cool to uncomfortable for a while; today was a pleasant July day. SOME ItKLlKF FltOM THB HEAT Cool Wind from the Xorth Makes Life Mora Pleasant. During the night a cool wind from tHe nortH sprang up, which materially low ered the temperature, and the prospects ft Gig'aipeltite v r Writs us your nam and address plainly (on this advertisement or on a postal card) any time befors September 1st, 1905, and wa wu uuui id you, ires oi charge. Seven Duke's Mixture Cigarette Boo&s JMdrmtB THE AMERICAN TOBACCO CO. DuKe's Mijcturo Dept. . 111 Ave. New YoUV Wntt ytur saw and a t tints fititM If Cm. July II. 19. Hot Weather Values.... buyers, The morning is the Bargains in Our Cloak Dept. When Thompson, Helden tk Co. say bar gains It means something We mention this, as the word Is so often used when It means absolutely nothing. We have about five doren very fine Wash Petticoats, made by Russ Eveleth and In galls of Boston, 'which we will close out Wednesday at half price Wash Petticoats whlcii'eold for $1.00 Wednesday's Special price 50c. Wash Petticoats which sold at $1 50 Wednesday's special price 75c. Wash Petticoats which sold at $1.75 Wednesday's special price 88c. We are still continuing our great sale of Ladles' Waists, In beautiful lawns, China silk and other summer materials. All separate skirts are being sold at half price. are that today will not be so intensely hot as Its predecessors. Tuesday the thermometer registered 94 at Its highest point, one degree less than Monday. Omaha was not the hottest place, however, for Monday It registered as fol lows: At Falrbury, 97; at Grand Island, 96, and at Ashland, 98, while over in Iowa a tem perature of 100 was recorded at Clarinda and 9 at Sioux City. Notwithstanding the excessive heat In this immediate locality during the last twenty-four hours no fatalities are re ported as a direct result of the heat In Omaha or Its Immediate vicinity. HYDE QUITS DEPARTMENT (Continued from First Page.) safe In the secretary's office, to which no one has access except himself and his sec retary. On days appointed when crop conditions are to appear they will all be made up under the secretary's personal supervision and given out. Postal Matters. Rural routes ordered established Septem ber 15: Nebraska, Jansen, Jefferson county, route 2; population, 606; houses, 10L Iowa, Buffalo, Scott county, route 2; population, 320; houses, 105. Rural carriers appointed: Nebraska, Boone, route 1; U. W. Nichols, carrier; Ernest Nichols, substitute. Iowa, Hedrick, route G; Benson N. Young, carrier; Cecil Davis, substitute. The Stanton bank of Stanton, Neb., has been authorized to begin business with $50,000 capital. P. H. Hanlon Is nnuldmi- Agge Axen. vice president, and J. Eberly cumen " ' ' i ' "' i - CLARKE IS AFTER DELEGATES Vice President of TrtvnsnvUaUalppl Congress Wants Omaha Rep. resented at Portland. Henry T Clarke of Omaha as one of the vice presidents for Nebraska of the Trans misslsslppl congress, which meets at Port land. Oregon, August 16 to 19, Is endeavor ing to arouse sufficient lnlprpst m . delegation to the gathering. The other ixeDrasnans on the official list are R. W. Richardson and Joseph Haydcn, both of this city, as members of the executive committee. Mr. Clarke has taken the mat ter up before the Commercial club and the Real ERtate exchange, urging them to ap point representatives with a view to mak ing up an excursion party to go to Port land at the time the congress meets. Victim of Toy Pistol. COLUMBUS. Neb., July 18.-(Speclal.-Dan McCarville. aged 12 veara inn nf Kfr. Agnes McCarville of Lindsay, this county, aiea at hi. Mary Hospital in this city last night of lockjaw, caused by a toy pistol on the Fourth. The lad accidentally shot himself in the palm of the left hand and the wound was not considered dangerous until the 12th. when a nhvalrlan . ..aii.ut It was then discovered that tetanus had already set in and the unfortunate boy was brought here for treatment. The boy suf fered horrible agony before he died. Xebraska Hoy llecoinea Navnl Cadet ANNAPOLIS. Md.. July lg-Charles C W. Mallley of Nebraska has been admit ted to the Naval academy as midshipman. i UNCLE SAM WIU SUE CROW OoTernment Demands One Thousand Dol lar! Balance from Olson's Shortage. BONDSMEN INCLUDED IN THE SUIT This Anomt Was Left Unpaid After Embesslement and mil Failed to Get Through Congress. United States district Attorney Baiter received instructions from the solicitor gen eral of the treasury Tuesday afternoon to begin suit at once against Ex-Postmaster Joseph Crow and his bondsmen for the sum of J1.02S.97, the bolance remaining yet unpaid of the shortage occasioned by the embeixlement of postage stamp clerk, Al fred M. Olson, two years ago. Olson confessed to a shortage of 12,028.97 and was sentenced to pay a fine of $2,000, which was paid for him by Rome Miller, acting for a number of fraternal friends. At the same time Olson was under bonds of $1,000 with the National Surety company and the surety company made good the amount of the bond to the government, leaving a balance of $1,028,97. A bill was Introduced at the last session of congress, by Senator Millard In the senate and by Congressman Hitchcock In the house, to reimburse Postmaster Crow for the balance due on Olson's shortage. The bill, how ever, was lost In the multiplicity of bills at the close of the session and this short age was still charged to Crow. The present suit Is to recover the amount and is brought against Joseph Crow as principal, and his bondsmen. Edgar Za brlskl, John O. Barnard, C. W. Downs, T. C. Shelly, Thomas B. McPherson, Archi bald J. Love, John L. Carson, Lawrence VanSant, R. Gilchrist and John L. Web ster. There was one other bondsman, J. J. Dickey, now deceased, but neither he nor his estate Is mentioned In the. pro ceedings. It Is not known Just what position the defense will take in the premises, hut It Is learned it will hold that Olson, being a civil service employe, the postmaster under whom he was employed cannot be held amenable for his shortage. BRYAN'S ACCOUNJ QUESTIONED Counsel for Legatees Object to Items In Report on Bennett Etate. NEW HAVEN, Conn., July 18. A hearing was held In the probate court today on the acceptance of the account of William J. Bryan as executor of the estate of the late Phllo S. Bennett. M. H. Wlckwlre. counsel for Mrs. Delia Blgelow and George W. Cable, legatees, filed a typewritten statement of his formal objections to cer tain Items In the account. These Items Include the transfer tax of S6.600 and charges made by attorneys. It was claimed that had Mr. Bryan settled the estate promptly, without resorting to litigation, the tax would not have been so large. On the other Mr. Bryan's counsel declared that the estate was liable to a 10 per cent penalty but he got that remitted, so that the estate may consider Itself that much In. Judge Cleveland reserved his decision. MAN AND TWO WOMEN DROWN Mrs. Rash and Daughter of Kansas City and Edward Ewlng of Cable, ' "Wis., Meet Death In Water. ASHLAND, Wis.; July 18. Mrs. -Rush and daughter of Kansas City and Edward Ewlng pf Cable, Wis., were drowned In Nomakagon lake while . bathing. They waded out on a sandbar and the daughter slipped oft Into deep water. The mother went in after her. While they were strug gling In the deep water, unable to swim, young Ewlng tried to save them, but they slipped Into the deep water again and all were drowned. NATIONAL PRESSCLUB MEETS Convention Now Being? Held at De troit, and Denver Want the Next Meeting;. t DETROIT. July 18.-Two-hundred dele gates to the fifteenth convention of the National Association of Tress clubs, which opened In this city, arrived from Buffalo today. A deelgatlon from Denver, who are coming to make a strong effort to secure the next convention for Denver, will arrive this afternoon. The first session of the convention was devoted to addresses of welcome and or ganization work. DEATH RECORD. Mrs. Elisabeth Duller. Mrs. Elisabeth Dalley, widow of Joseph Dalley, died at 6:30 Tuesday morning at her home, 702 Northv Eighteenth street. Mrs. Dalley was 68 years of age, lived in Omaha twenty-five years and has been ail ing for about a year and a half. From last Thanksgiving day until the time of death she was unable to leave her room. She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Ratle Halfen, Mrs. Lizzie Bonner, Mrs. C. H. Youngers and Miss Eflle Dalley; two brothers, Samuel and George Walnwright and one sister, Kachael Walnwright. The funeral service will be conducted Thursday at 2 p. ra. from the family residence by Rev. Charles W. Bavldge. Burial at Forest Lawn cemetery. C. Kelser. MISSOURI VALLEY, la.. July l.-(Spe-cial.) Curtis Kelsey, aged 61 years, died here yesterday, a victim of tuberculosis. He had until recently been a prominent florist. The deceased was born at Sparta, Ind., June II, 154; came to Iowa in 1ST7 and married Mollis Sayles of Loveland, January 28, 1S63. He was the father of one son, Guy, who survives his father. The funeral services will be held Wednes day afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Presby terian church with burial at the Rose Hill cemetery. Judge Beajanila Purdy. FAIRBl'RY, Neb.. July 18.-(Sueclal.) Judge Benjamin E. Purdy died Sunday night, aged 89 years. Judge Purdy was born at Tarrytown. New York, removing from there to Baraboo, Wis., where he was a member of the first republican convention of that state In 1864. J. M. Purdy came to Falrbury In 1870 and has resided here since that data. After serving one term as county Judge he engaged In the Insurance business, which he followed until a few years ago. Captain Beeksrlth.. MOUNT PLEASANT. Ia., July 18.-tSpe. cial.) While looking at his blooded stock at the Henry county fair grounds. Cap tain Beck with, aged 72, and one of the wealthiest men In southeastern Iowa, was suddenly stricken with paralysis of the heart and died a short time later. Daniel linur. SIOUX CITY. Ia.. Julv li.-rHir-lal Telegram.) Daniel Sumner, second cousin of Charles Sumner, died here at the age of M. He lived thirty years In Des Moines and ten years In 8luux City. He has a sister la New York who Is 1US ears old. A Hen Party Color and life Beauty and roses Lobster a la Newburg Cakes ices lemonade tea All very fine one at a time But not altogether try Red Raven If you feel "sickish" after a hen party it's that aperient water that is easy to drink. Cleans out your system good for headaches for uU srerrwhtrs Pries 1M CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS (Continued from First Page.) operate and maintain a single track on Jones street from near Seventh, west to Ninth, north on Ninth on the west side of the street to Farnam and a double track on Ninth street from Farnam to Canltnl avenue and crossing Jackson, Howard, Har ney, farnam, Douglas and Dodge streets, with the right to construct and maintain necessary switches and cross-overs. Lew Wentworth was awarded a contract for six asphalt wagon beds at 14S.20 anlrro The only other bidder was T. F. Stroud, at jS. BODY OF GENERAL BLACKMAR Cortente of Dead Chief of Grand Army Will Pass Through Omaha This Afternoon. The train bearing the body of General Blackmar left Boise. Idaho. Mondav at 4:11) p. m.. according to a telegram received Dy judge Lee Entelle from General Oilman, adjutant general of the Army of the Republic. This will make the train due in Omaha at 5:10 this evening. A delegation of the Grand Army of the ReDubllo will ha at the station to do homage to the former chief, and Judge Estelle will ro out as far as Grand Island to accompany the body to this city. HMENEAL. Ayers-McDermott. ALLIANCE. Neb.. Julv 18. fSnarlal Tnlo. gram.) Miss Mae McDermott and Mr. Fred Ayres were married here today at Holy Kosary Catholic church. Father DeVos of ficiating. Miss McDermott Is one of At. liance's most accomplished vounn wn. men, having recently graduated from St. Mary's convent, Omaha. Mr. Ayers Is a well known conductor of the Burlington on the Sterling division. The young couple leave tonight for Denver, where thev haa-tn a tour of the west. . ..Denitata at the Fair. - ' ' v iuiy jo. 1 HQ 1 yf" VV 1 B .v ... . . . . .n uriuttl i:uil?es nus commenced a four days' session, with over u iipmiimFj. vi f iiiu , jrnneMion in attend, ance,. Elglr. , westqri jitates were largoly delogates. There are also dentists present rrnni CI I n .ra v.-a Tj . . . Zealand and Alaska. The officers of the rnnrrmi am Tkr u . : i . Dr. Arthur .W.-Chanoe, secretary and treas- li.nr . T h . t.svM a.. .... J J . " - .V I T. jji'-oiurnis are j. a. and E. a - TaTrt.o. Illinois ' w"n,y FORECAST. OF THE WEATHER Fair and Warm In ftebraska, Iowa, Kansas and the Dkotas Today and Tomorrow, WASHINGTON. July 18.-Forici.t f the weather for Wednesday and Thurs day: For Nebraska. Kansas. South Dabnt. North Dakota, Iowa, Montana and Mis souriFair and warmer Wednesday and Thursday. , . For Colorado and Wyoming Fair Wednes day and Thursday, eicept showers in the moutain districts. Local necord. r,??,1 ?K THE L EATHER BUREAU. OMAHA, July 18 Official record of n.m perature and precipitation, compared with the corresponding day of the lust three far8: . 19u6. 1W4. I!i3. 1S02. Maximum temperature , . m 93 e2 74 Minimum temperature ..75 74 (k) 66 Mean temperature K4 84 Ti 7u Precipitation 00 .00 .00 1 01 Temperature and precipitation departures from the normal at Omaha since March 1. and comparison with the last two years; Normal temperature 75 Excess for the day !!!!!!!!!! t Total excess since March 1 '.!"!!"213 Normal precipitation IB Inch JJetlclency for the day 15 nch I'lecipiiatlon since .March 1 lO.fci Inches Deficiency since March 1 6.60 Inches Deficiency for cor. period, 194.... 2 S7 Inches Deficiency for cor. period, 19u3.... 4.27 Inches Itepurts from Stations at T P. M. Station anc- State Tern. Max. Rain- , " weather. 7 p.m. xm. fall, j Bismarck, clear 78 82 .00 viicmme, ciouay tj 7tf Chlcatjo, clear 92 94 oq Davenport, clear 90 92 00 Denver, cloudy 70 78 In Havre, clear 80 80 !oO Helena, clear 80 82 .id Huron, pt. cloudy 82 86 01 Kansas City, pt. cloudy.. 88 82 .00 Norm Platte, jolear 86 88 .00 Omaha, cloudy 92 H 00 Rapid City, clear 78 80 . 00 St. Louis, clear 88 94 . 00 St. Paul. pt. cloudy 80 84 . 00 Salt Iake City, cloudy.. 84 90 T Valentine, clear 78 80 .02 Wllllsion. clear 76 78 .00 T Indicates trace of precipitation. L. A. WELSH. Local Forecaster. COAT SHIRTS For morning, afternoon or evening they are always correct. The fancy patterns sr mads from original designs. FAST COLOR FABRICS $1.50 and up OCUfTT, ff ABOOV CO. iMiT MAIt 0 SMiSTS MS oitAM it mi teaiS. FIRST PUBLIC PLAYGROUND Omaha's Lateit Innovation Dedicated with Appropriate Ceremonies. PRESIDENT SLABAUGH EXPLAINS IDEA Place Where louna-stera Can Do Thlaaa on Various Korts of Ap paratus and Keep Out of Mischief and Trouble.' Omaha's public playground was formally opened and dedicated to the boys and girls of Omaha by appropriate ceremonies held at the grounds last night. Through the untiring efforts of the Civic Improvement league, the grounds were procured for the purpose of establishing a place where the youngsters of the city would have a place to Indulge In healthful, vigorous exercise. which upbuilds the boy both mentally and physically, and through the efforts of W. W. Slahaugh and Frank Heller the place has been fitted up with gymnastic para phernalla whereby the small boy as well as the large will have an opportunity to do acrobatic, stunts on the trapeze, the horizontal bars and other things of a like nature. Speeches befitting the occasion of the opening of the grounds were made by several men and women Interested In the carrying on of the work. County Attor ney W. W, Slahaugh, president of the Civic Improvement league, addressed the crowd of some 500 men, women and chil dren present. Mr. Slabaugh, In part, said: This is an Important occasion In the his tory or umaha, and it means more. I think, than one now can concplv Th Omaha Civic Improvement league was un able until this year to find someone who would take the chairmanship of the com mittee to secure the grounds fur tills pur pose. It was difficult to secure a chair man of this committee who would work and not shirk until Mr. Heller volunteered his services. And when the history of Omaha la written his unselfish efforts for its boys and girls will form an Important part in It. Result of Perseverance. We learn here what perseverence and tenacity of purpose will accomplish. Our attention Is directed to the fact that every man, woman and child owes a dutv to his city to in some way add to Its substantial growth and to the happiness and the pros perity of its people and that a city will b what all the people make It and not what a part of them make It. I hope next year to see plavgrounds scattered over the city and especially one or two well lighted for evening play In the downtown district, where the children may play In the daytime and older people may play until midnight. We dedicate tnis playground to the boys and girls of our beloved city, hoping that through It they may be made stronger, better, more useful and more loyal citizens, and that It may prove a substantial factor in the uplifting and betterment of the progress of Omaha. Attorney Frank Heller, chairman of the playground committee of the Improvement league, also made a short address, in which he outlined the purpose of the grounds and spoke of the work done by the league in getting the lease on the grounds. Other addresses were made by Mrs. Mary Glrard Andrews, president of the Woman's club, and Mrs. S. R. Towne, E. A. Benson also addressed the audience. Heyn's or chestra furnished music for the occa sion. FIRST UNDER THE NEW LAW Operator Arrested on Charge of Forglnsr Railroad Tickets. Harry G. Fink, recpntlv nnArntnr for th Union Pacific Railroad company at North uend, has been arrested on the charge of uttering and publishing . . forged railroa.1 tickets, said to have bAn afnlpn from IKk ticket cases at North Bend and Ames, Neo. Fink was arraigned In police court Tuesday morning, pleaded guilty to two charges and was bound over to the district court in the sum of $700 on each count. The complaints aeainst Flnlt worn iirmn to by William T. Canada, special agent for me union pacific. It Is said Fink stolo ten tickets In all from the two at.nlnna mentioned, made out the tickets to various points and disposed of some of them. It Was While trvlna to dlsnnsn nf anmo nf I ha tickets that Fink was arrested here last Saturday by Officer Devereese. Fink is a young man and worked at North Bond undsr the name of A. K. Mor rlsjn, although he gave the name of Harry G. Fink at the city Jail. This case against Fink Is th flrat nn of the kind to be filed in this state under the law passed in 1903, making the false Uttering of railroad tickets equivalent to forgery, with a maximum sentence of tea years as the penalty. Mrs. Fink was with her hushnfiri in u police court and a touching little Incident of a woman's devotion occurred when tho prlsonet was returned to his cell. With her arms around her husband s ne,ok she accompanied Fink to the cell door, Bilently watched the turnkey close he door and then slowly walked down the corridor of the Jail. Upon reaching the street she turned around, took out her handkerchief and then hastened away. BOTH HOLD THEIR OFFICES Judge Slabaush Saya Reed and Deuel Will Serve Out Their Terms. County Attorney blabauirh. hinir .b as to whether In his viw th ,,... sessor and register of deeds were legislated oui 01 omce by the last legislature, said: 1 oeueve that they will hold their nt. until the times fixed by the last legislature for the election of their successors, towit: for the county assessor In 19i and the register of deeds in l. 'It is true that house rolls SIR and si v, amendment, apparently create new acts and repeal the old acts and at first thought "ngni seem mat if the old acts are re pealed and new acts take their places, wherein there are no elections until ic. and 19u8, then we would have no such offi cers until such time. But our supreme court has frequently said 'that the simul taneous repeal and re-enactment nt ih. same statute in substance Is a mere af firmance of the original act and Is not a repeal In the strict or constitutional sense of the term.' "This has been the settUA law or hi. state since Statv against McColl In 1879. The offices of county assessor and reg ister of deeds then exist and there Is no express law attempting to dispense with such offices or Its present officers. There is now aimpiy a provision stating when the nci elections to sucn omces shall be held. "If, therefore, the old act In substance and the offices u than officers exist and will hold over both un- aor ins letter and the spirit of the law until their successors are elected and quail fled under the act as amended." GIRL'S TRADUCER IN JAIL Man Forty Years Old Sentenced for Conduct Toward Girl of Weak Mind. Charles Clifford pleaded guilty before Judge Redick to aiding and abetting a delinquent girl in her delinquency. He was fined 50 and In default of payment will spend a month In the county Jail. In Im posing sentence the court said: "It must be understood that under the new Juvenile court law it ia going to be serious business for any one to encourage young persons In wrongdoing. if this offense had been committed while this child was In the custody of the court your con duct would have been much worse, but It Is serious enough as It Is." Clifford was charged with lewd conduct toward a delinquent child from IJncoln, who Is now in the Detention home. He Is 40 years of ape, a cook and has no money to pay a fins. PREPARING FOR BANK MERGER Stockholders Meetings of the Three Institutions Affected Com "atnrtlay, j The stockholders' r..eetlngs of the three banks that are to he merged Into the United States National will all be held Saturday to go through the formal proceedings of ratifying the mercer agreement. The stock holders of the Union National and of the Commercial National will simply carry out the program for the liquidation of those banks and transfer of the assets to the United States National. The United States stockholders on the other hand will ratify the proposition for an Increase of capital stock from $400,000 to tixio.OOO and accept the allotted subscrip tions for tho new stock, following that up by the election of additional members to the board of directors, which Is to be en larged to give representation to the new stockholders. The directors will also meet and mnke the changes in the official roster that were agreed upon as part of tbe terms of merger. It has not yet been announced Just what the officials who are going out of the two local banks will do, except that President Lyman and Vice President Maul of the Commercial will both retire from active business. BIBLE HIS FAVORITE BOOK Scriptures Were Preferred fojr Winch to Other Works, Says His Wife. It was with a good deal of apparent satisfaction that Mrs. Miranda J. Steen told In Judge Sears' court on Tuesday how she had read the Bible through three times for her former husband. Seth F. Winch, whose lost will Is keeping twelve men of the last Jury panel busy a month after their set term of service has ex pired. Mrs. Steen was telling of the books Winch had bought, the list Including many lives of great men and numerous religious books and magazines. As he could not read him self because of falling eyesight Mrs. Winch had to read for him and she testified that she had waded through many of the vol umes from start to finish, while in some she had to repeat, going over and over many chapters which her husband especi ally delighted In. "The Bible was his favorite book," said tho witness. I read that through from end to end three times. " Many of the other volumes had to do with Bible history. The case will not get to the point of argument before Thursday. THIRTY-NINE YEARS' GROWTH Evolution of Omaha National Bank Set Forth In Neat Little Folder, Thirty-nine years of. growth of the Omaha National bank Is shown In a de cided artistic little folder which Is Just from the press The front page bears a representation of the present bank build ing in which the bank opened for business In July 1886. The first statement published after opening showed deposits of . U2,fl8.(l and a capital of . $0,0uv. ,At preset -the capital and surplus 'amounts to (1.206,000, and the , deposits exceed $9,000,000. After thirty-nine years of constant growth the Omaha National stands today one of the largest and strongest financial Institutions In the Missouri valley,' with business rela tions, extending throughout tho west and the Pacific coast states. The present presi dent. Senator Millard,' has been connected with the bank for over thirty-eight years, having taken the position of cashier January 1. 1867. LAW DISAPPOINTS A SUITOR Nebraska Statute Prohlbltlnar Mar riage of Conslns Plights Hopes of Two Mlssourlans. Vnder a law which went Into effect last January first cousins may not marry In Nebraska. The first aspirants for matri mony to run against the Inhibition of tho new law ' in Douglas county were two first cousins who had come all the way from Kansas City because they understood they could get a license In Ne braska. The parties were Conrad W. Rebencheld and Nettle Bosohenrelter. When refused a license by Clerk Morrill of the county court Mr. Rebenscheld was crestfallen, because he had traveled all the way from Missouri on false Information. He made Inquiries as to the statute In Iowa and went over to Council Bluffs to try to secure a license there. He Is 34, while his bride is 26. A Woniler. Everybody who has tried Bucklen's Ar nica Salve, for cuts, burns and wounds, says it's a wonder. 28c; guaranteed. For sale by Sherman & McConnell Drug Co. Railway Notes and Personals. J. O. Phllllppl, assistant general freight : agent of the Missouri Pacific, has re turned from a ten days trip into Canada. Members or the general freight depart ment or the t'nlon Pacific presented Frank Thompson with a beautiful Elk's charm when he severed his connection with the Overland rimd to accept the position of assistant manager of the Omaha Elevator company. Omaha people are flocking to the northern resorts and especially to Tjike Okoholl. where for years a regular Omaha colony has been established. Manv have their own cottages and others stop at the large hotels and inns. Slay of Klerolion granted Williams. RT PI!'!. Tnlv 1 Th. tnriuv rmnlMfl a miav rf ava.ndi.H In th case of William Williams, sentenced to nsng on aukiihi 9 tor the murder of John Keller and his mother. H It should form an imporUot part of svery Banquet, u contains all this foodnos aod rtourtihment oi th pure grape. The SU Louis World's Fair granting Cook's Imperial the Grand Prlz overall other makes has raised it lo lbs highest degree. One-half the price of foreign makes because there b do duly or ship freight to pay. SERVED CVCRVWHERC ant-snan wist ID., 91. IVUIJ li l t i nil -- in- jw l5v-s t-Lr ;-rr 2FA M H a'Snnsnsi ssf I PER CENT INTEREST to all (IpiKifdtorti. Doposltg of nriy amount aoceptl, which mny be WtitadraTrn nt t-ny time. All Invest ment strictly ' In com- pllancc with state regula tion and security . tinrjuos tloncil. OLDEST AND STKONGEST SAVINGS , HANK IN NEBRASKA. City Savings Bank, 16TH ANO DOUGLAS STS, SEVEN ARE BURNED TO DEATH Other Bodies May Be in- Ruins of Minnesota Hotel; ' ' EXPLOSION OF GAS 'TANK CAUSES FIRE Proprietress an Her flahjr TerUb In Their Hoora, Which Is Enveloped by- the Flames. ' "' BT. PAVU July 18.-Word ss been re ceived hure from Wabasha, Minn., that seven persons rio burned t .death in a fire which destroyed the .Depot hotel at an 'early hour this morning. The dead: ' . . MRS. HOFFMAN AND YOUNG BABY. KOHEHT JOHNSON, expressman. OKRTKLDK HTK.NTSHER. - -RUDELVA HERMAN.. JAMES HI NT. - COOK, engineer. There may be other bodies in the rulnt. The fire Is now out and a search for uinrr victims is peipg made. The fire was caused by' the. erfploslon f a gas tank used for an Illuminating plant with which the hotel was equipped. Mrs. Hoffman was the proprietress of the hotel. She and her baby and the other victims were burned to death In their rooms. The fire which started In ' the kitchen from an overturned lamp spread su rapidly that it was impossible to save anything. The guests on the second floor managed to escape with but slight Injuries, but egress from the third floor, where the proprietress and the servants slept, was cut off by tlje flames and they were burned to death In their beds with the exception of Hunt, who Is said to have escaped frjm '. the building but later returned to attempt , o rescue Inmates of the house and lost his life. -' ' - ' Xaturotlst Talks to Teachers. K BARNEY, eb., July 18 (Special Tele gram.) Mrs. Gene Btratton Porter, natural ist and novelist, talked today to the faculty and members' of the state summer normal school, giving an entertaining talk on bird Mr: Mrs. Porfer l- come West to visit thSiktatWn'Vartctt. ' ,J'1 l ". T'i . M a 'f.-rg-'.tna TK. fetermAn's roach FOOt) A BO9H TO IIOUIBKEEirpffl, The most improved method to free .a house of large or small rc-aohe Is to use the contents of a box of ''Peterman'S Roaxih Food" at ons time. Shake It on joints so some of It will penetrate and remain to keep the premises continuously - free. Roaches eat It as a food; It .is. tha most destructive remedy on this earth te them, and It will not soatter them to other places to live on and multiply , BSDBUQ . ' PeUrmajj's ZMsoorery" (thick), a quicksilver eeam. Is Invaluable to II bed burs. Apply rhUy with brush . on ds when apart. ' on backs of plotur frames, mouldings, eto. It will remain permanent, , and Is tha Anlv v r A A v ' W a they absorb and kills those that go over where It has been lightly brushed en. I will not rust Iron, harm fumlttu'e or bedding. "Peterman's Discovery (liquid), In flex ible cans, handy to force In joints for quick application, will kill bedbugs and their sggs Instantly. "Petermans Ant rood"-A strong pow der to kill and drive away ants. "Peterman's Rat-mouse Food" makes rats or mice wild; they will leave and not return. Take no other, as time mar be even, more Important than money. OrlginaUd In lira. Perfected In 1908 br Wm. PetermaB, Mfg. Chemist. M, 19, U West lath Ft., New York City. London. Eng. Montreal, P. Q. old by all arugglsts ' In Omaha and throughout the United States, also by Richardson Drug Co.. jobbers; Myers-Dillon Drug Co., lMh and Farnam Sts ; Sher man McConnell. lth and Dodge Sts ; Bell Drug Co., 121J Farnam St.; Reaton Drug Co, Iftth and Farnam Sts.; Howell Drug Co. lth and Ct.pltol Ave.-; C. A. Melcher, N and 14th 8L. So. Omaha. PKvi5oyL PJLL3 Sx CllllUMTIK'S K.HUL.U.M 11 kiuariUMW. 1 mk mm ihr. nfa Vmmmmvmmm k.klltiil.M aaS Imlte. . S.J ml ..r Sr.ut.1 t mm la mmmmm Hi Pa rl vail -a. T U-.Ula ''I-IWIk. I.aia,''.-' mt ra Mall. t,fft THUMiian a-, my mm Dnew- Murk fttlLA, rA VOUMQ. MIDDLE-AGED, ELDERLY Ii--MH-SJ-flej If you mrm weak, no waiter froia U 1 b.9 1 I hl r.uif; undvrl.iprdi C.1 tHctwra. Tirinl. sric. My l'uiidi Aiullmca 111 will cir ymi. No druaf. or ) trlf-ity. 76 O(0 cured dTWd. I If I -J I I lOdnyatrlal. B.nd f'.r FftEE L-CahaGawntowSl booklet, h, ittv.ala. (iaarstil 4. U. 1 iilMt 1 1, 1SS Aumi Jilack, Iaaar, Cala, AMI SKWEVTS. BASE BALL VINTON OT. PARK Omaha vs. Des Moines July 15-1G-17-.8-19 Oam Called 3.4S. BOYD'S FERRIS STOCK CO. This Afternoon Tonight. . KOHGIYF.V . J Thurs. and bal. week Robt. mayi'Mk. In Tbe Vlllaae I'earemaker PRICKrt-lOc. l&o and c VI A TJ N K Kb Any Heat loo. I 10TH Din UIU WEEK