THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1905.
Several of them ere from Americans who
held concessions n southern Sakhalin.
Rsckanae of Ratines Hons.
While a foil synopsis of the freaty will
be cabled to the governments of the two
Cf.untrlee, the actual test will not be known
at Toklo or St. Petershurf until the pleni
potentiaries airlve. 'ft Is expected that(to
Cable SMch a long document textually would
make It ponaihla for an expert later, when
ths .text became public, to work out the
irovernment cipher. M. Wltte will person
ally convey. the text to St. Petersburg and
Baron Komura to Toklo. This Is the real
reason why both are anxious to get home
as soon as possible, as the treaty does not
go into force until the two ertlperors have
signed. To avoid the delay of exchange of
documents, which would Involve six weeks
at least, official notification of the final ap
proval by ths emperorf will be made
through neutrals, the United States In the
ease of Japan, and France In the oase of
Russia. The text of the treaty will not be
made public at Portsmouth. If It evr Is It
will be after.lt Has received the approval
of the two emperors. M. Wltte, when ques
tioned upon this subject by the Associated
Press, remarked. "laughingly: "You are at
liberty to announce both In Europe and
America that we are willing to make the
treaty of Portsmouth' public as soon os
the .new Anglo-Japanese treaty Is given to
the world."
Ceremony Will Be Kscluslre.
The signing of the treaty Is to be a most
exclusive affair. The Japanese objected to
the presence of any newspaper correspond
ents or photogrsphers and It hss before
ben decided by. both sides of the pleni
potentiaries and secretaries there shall be
present only Assistant Secretary Pelrce,
representing the president; Governor Mo
I.ane of New Hampshire, the mayor of
Portsmouth, Admiral Mead, commander of
the navy yard, and the commanders of
any t'nlted States warships In the harbor,
in this case only Captain Wlnslow of the
Mayflower. Mr. Pelrce has procured four
ordinary quill pens, with one of which each
of the plenipotentiaries will sign.
Baron Komura and Mr. Takahlra,
through Mr. Sato, have Invited the news
paper correspondents and guests of the ho
tel and the 1'nlted States government offi
cials here to meet them In the hotel par
lors tomorrow night for an Informal re
ception. Tsar Thanka the Army.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 3.-The emperor
on Friday lHst telegraphed the following
to General LInevltch:
' The negotiations at Portsmouth led on
August 18 to a refusal of the demands of
the Japanese government regarding the
cession of the island of Sxkhalln, the pay
ment of a war Indemnity, the surrender
of our ships lying in neutral harbors and
the limitation of our.forces In the waters
of the Pacific ocean. After further nego
tiations Japan, on August !9, yielded all
our conditions, but asked for the return
of that portion of Sakhalin occupied by
Japanese troops, which Is the part held
by Japan until 1876 and then ceded by treaty
to Russia.
The self -sacrificing army, so dear to me,
withstood the assault of a' numerically su
perior enemy In Manchuria step by stop
during nineteen months, obstinately repuls
ing his advance. Under your leadership
ths army was reorganised and strengthened
by the arrival of troops from Russia and It
Is now greater In numbers and stronger
than before.
. 1 and all Russia believe In the strength
of my glorious army and In Its readiness
to sacrifice Itself for the good of the father
land, but my duty to my conscience and to
ths people entrusted to me by God com
mands me to not again put to the test the
valor of the Russian men, so dear to my
heart .and not to expose them to fresh
and endless horrors of war in order to re
tain half of a remote Island, which Japan
ceded to us In 1N75. and I have therefore
accepted the preliminary peace condition.
The Russian troops have repeatedly
proven during this sanguinary conflict valor
and self sacrifice. , .
Convey this to my dear armv. May It
know that I and Russia value the sacrifices
which It has made in this severe war.
UNIVERSAL PENNY POSTAGE
Member of, .British, Parliament Takes
Steoa to Uw n.. ...
"Letters..-.
LONDON, Sept. f (Special Cablegram to
Tha Bee.)-Mr. J. Hennlker Heaton.) M. P..
Is making .an effort to start an agitation
In' favor of universal penny postage. In a
recent Interview he said:
11 JS '"'ended to form a league for the
establishment of universal penny postage
so that any Inhabitant of our planet
white, black or yellow, may be enabled for
the. sum of Id to communicate with any
other, at the lowest possible rate and the
highest attainable speedEnglishman with
Frenchman, German. Italian or Russian:
European with American, Asiatic with
Australian or Africanso that when one
soul has something to say to another
neither color, nor religion, nor greel, nor
diplomacy, nor national antipathy, nor lati
tude, nor longitude, nor poverty, nor any
other barrier, shall stand between theni
The hour has struck for this grand yet
simple, asfertlon of the brotherhood of na
tions, of a change which threatens no In
terest and benefits all mankind. Since 1R9H,
when Imperial penny postage was Intro
duced, our outward malls have nearly
doubled. Everv Frldav anm 9ro iwi i)-i.u
letters nass through. France and Italv for
innta,' Hong Kong and Australasia ll.ono
riiiien. i no poriage on eacn or these letters
i" i prnnv ny me same ooat a few Brit
Ish letters are serried for rftna in
lals, twenty-one miles, and on th i.it.r.
the postage Is 2H pence. Ry what perverse
inrnuny ran sucn a distinction be Justl
near ur wny annuld a letter to N.w VnA
cost 2i pence and another In the same hag
he carried through that city and 1.000 miles
Into Canada for 1 penny?
That thought can be falrlv tsverf -
custom house none will affirm. Opium can
be weighed, whisky tested; hut what scales
are delicate enough to weigh the products
of the human mind? Ttjaf an English let
ter Should be taxed because it Is addressed
to a Frenchman Is a policy unworthy of
the age. This Is not an argument for the
benefit of the "foreigner." since a letter
benellts not only the addressee, but even
more the sender. And if so, can It be con
tended that 10.000 letters sent to Canadians
benefit us more than as many addressed to
Americans? I maintain that the trade and
commerce resulting from cheap postage will
an'Ply compensate for any InlMal loss.
That the moment for action has arrived
la Indicated by the fact that my friend. Sir
J. G. Ward, postmaster general of New
.eaiana. is in move a resolution for univer
sal penny postage In the Postal Union con
gress at Rome next year. It cannot be too
soon or too clearly shown that this doughtv
reformer Is speaking with the puhllo opin
ion of the mother country behind him.
BRYAN TO BEGIN TALK EARLY
Labor Day Oratory Will Open lp
,at i-ho at Courtland Beach
Celebration.
Speaking at Courtland beach will begin
at 1.10 today In order to give Hon. W. J.
Bryan an opportunity to catch an early
afternoon train out of the city. -
The Omaha, Typographical union, which
has the celebration In hand this year, de
cided to have a sort of labor family picnic,
cutting out the parade feature. The com
mittee was successful In getting Mr. Bryan
as orator, even though other places were
bidding f or his services, and feel that this
fact, alone will repay all who take the
trouble to go to ths beach to help cele
brate Labor day. Besides Mr. Bryan, Ed
ward Ronewatar. G. M. Hitchcock and E.
O. McCiine are down for addressee
Hot
Postum's
(he FOOD COFFEE
that brings health.
There's a Reason.
23p
FAIR TO OPEN Willi ECLAT
Lata ArriTal of Hameroui Exhibit! of
Machinery Came Bubj Sundaj.
EVERY FOOT OF AVAILABLE SPACE TAKEN
County and Educational Eshlblts
Promise to Re of Great Interest
to the Visitors from All
' Over the State.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Sept. 3. (Special.) The
busiest placa In Nebraska today was the
Nebraska state fair grounds. It was a
whirlwind rush to get everything In shape
for the formal opening tomorrow morning.
During the night twenty-eight cars of ma
chinery came down from the Des Moines
fair and were unloaded and put In place
during the day. With this big receipt of
machinery at almost the last minute, the
machinery and Implement exhibit this year
will be one-third larger than ever before
In the history of the state. This Is partic
ularly gratifying to the fair board, for the
reason that several months ago Implement
dealers entered Into an' agreement not to
make exhibits at state fairs. The agree
ment was broken about a month ago and
there has been a' grand rush since then
for space. As a result there Is not a foot
of available ground for this character of
exhibit that la not occupied.
J. W. Gilbert brought In his herd of elk
and Angora goats from Friend this morn
ing and this will prove a most attractive
feature of the fals. Near Friend Mr. Gil
bert has a park of seventy-flve acres In
which the elk roam around and to which
visitors are at all times welcome.
County Exhibits strong Feature.
Agricultural hall was one of the busiest
places on the grounds, the officials from
the various counties working tooth and
toenail to get their exhibits In place. Th
displays this year seem much more artis
tic than ever before.
The model school house and the work
of the various Nebraska school districts
will attract much attention, though, as one
man remarked, "There are conslderablo
more frills in the show than readln', 'rltln'
and Ylthmetlc." The Industrial schools at
Geneva and Kearney, the former for the
girls and the latter for boys, have good
exhibits. Including views of the schools,
dormitories, work rooms, grounds and such
like. The photograph of the superin
tendent's office of the girls' Industrial
school makes the governor's office look
cheap.
The swine barns, the cattle barns and
the horse barns are full of Nebraska's
best stock and compares favorably with
the previous stock exhibits. .
Stock Pavllllon Too Small.
The new stock pavilion will be formally
dedicated Tuesday. It is a nice building,
but it will not fill a long felt want as an
ticipated by the people. It la too small,
and only a small per cent of the people
will be able to get seats to see the fine
stock on exhibition. Probably It will seat
1,600 persons. Tho. new administration
building looms up well and Is a great Im
provement over the old way of scattering
the fair managers over the grounds. All
the officers can easily be found by Just go
ing to this building. The enlargement of
the grandstand at the race track will be
appreciated by the race lovers.
Among the exhibits that are well worth
seeing Is the fish exhibit In charge of FUh
Commissioner O'Brien. This year he has
discovered a large t:umber of flsh that never
before traveled further west than Chicago.
O'Brien knows everything there Is to know
about the finney tribe and he Is one of the
most accommodating men on the grounds
and would rather talk of the State's Invest
ment In fish than of anything on earth. !
Corn-Gathering; Watcon.
Another exhibit that will appeal to the
people Is a large wagon built by an enter
prising firm. It Is about sixteen feet to
the top of the seat and will be used ex
clusively for gathering the Nebraska corn
crop.
An Omaha firm has an automobile wheel
which Its inventor hopes will succeeed rub
ber tires. The wheel consists of springs In
a wheel, which Is encircled by another
wheel. He claims that It makes riding
easier than rubber tires.
Al Dougherty, owner of San Antonio
Pete, the trotting steer, has promised to let
the beast go every time the managers re
quest It. This will prevent a repetition of
the Dan Patch episode of last year, when
hundreds of people were disappointed.
Contrary to expectations an entrance fee
was charged to the grounds today and a
number of people had the opportunity of
paying B0 cents merely to see a lot of men
at work. There Is yet much to do, but by
tomorrow night everything will be In Its
place and the fair will be running full
blast and better than ever before.
BI Swede" Wanted.
Sheriff Ress went to Washington today to
get a party known as the "Big Swede,"
who Jumped a $100 bond signed by S. M.
Mellck. The man was arrested for vagrancy,
but he Is wanted here as a defendant In
a padlock case, in which a -stranger was
done for $68, which Detective Malone re
covered for him after arresting the men
red-handed.
Travel, t'npreredentedly Heavy.
It was necessary for Superintendent Blg
nell to make up a second section of No. 1
this morning to accommodate the travel
to Denver. When the train pulled In It
was crowded to the doors, hundreds of
people being unable to find seats. As there
was a large crowd going from Lincoln, a
new train was made up. According to Mr.
Blgnell, travel was never as heavy as at
the present time.
Xante County Republicans Meet.
FULLERTON, Neb.. Sept. . (Special.)
The republicans of Nance county held a
large and enthusiastic convention In the
court house last Saturday afternoon. Every
voting precinct In the county was repre
sented. J. W. McClelland, chairman of the
county central committee, called the con
vention to order and on motion was made
chairman of the convention. J. W. Tanner,
editor of the News-Journal, was chosen
secretary. The following ticket was placed
In the field: For county Judge, G. F. Rob
inson; for clerk, 0us Wilson; for treasurer,
Dr. E. L. Thomas; for sheriff, J. M. Babb;
for superintendent J. A. E(orch; for coro
ner. Dr. .W. F. Johnson;, for surveyor, O. R.
Cowglll. j. W. McClelland, J. H. Kemp.
J. H. Umstead, W. F. Prowett, J. Rosen-
erants, Arthur Anderson, Eric Johnson.
John McAfee. R. L. Osborne, Fred Watts
and W. F. Crltchfield were elected dele
gates to the state convention. The county
ticket la a strong one and will be elected
In November by a large majority.
Man Falls tadrr Train.
FALLS CITT, Neb.. Sept. S. (Special.)
Warren Snavely, a section man In the
employ of the Burlington In Falla flty,
fell under a freight train Saturday after
noon and had his left hand cut oft Just
above the wrist- The section gang was at
work at Pearson's point, about two miles
east of town, and had started up to the
ear to get a drink when an extra freight
came past. The extra was running about
eight miles an hour and as the way car
came by Snavely, disregarding the Instruc
tions of the foreman, caught the handhold
oa the way car. He missed his footing
and fell aaalnst the Journal boxing on a
bad order box car that was behind the
way car. When his body struck the Journal
of the car he was thrown out from the
J tuck and al he tell he threw out Uia left
hand and It went under the wheel, mash
ing It so badly that the comrsny surgeon.
Dr. Burchard, had to amputate the hand.
ATTEMPT TO BLOW IP FACTORT
Stick of Dynamite Fonnd I Coal Bin
of Blalr Canning; riant.
BLAIR. Neb., Sept. X (Special Telegram.)
A mysterious fire slurm was t'irned In
tonight at :15 by telephone that the Martin
Nurrle canning factory was on fire. The
origin of the telephone alarm could not be
located, but from the fact that a Urge
stick of dynamite, measuring six inches
In length and an Inch In diameter, and
wrapped In a clean white paper, was found
In the pile- of coal which wns being shoveled
Into the furnace. It Is thought that some
one was planning mischief against the fac
tory.. The coal being used has been
shoveled over three times since Its arrival
In Blalr. No cause can be given for any
evil designs against the factory or Its
owners, as the best of feeling has prevailed
between the firm and Its employes at all
times since the present firm bought the
plant. The factory has been having the
most steady run of any year, averaging
ab.iut sixteen hours a day, with the best
yield of corn It has ever had.
Windfall for Plattsmouth Man.
PLATT8MOUTH. Neb.. Sept. 1. (Special.)
Some time ago a letter was received here
from an Ohio attorney In which Inquiries
were made for James C. Vernatten, who
had fallen heir to considerable real estate
In the east. R. H. Vanatta of this city
became Interested In the matter from the
fncf that the Initials and name were some
what similar to those of his father, James
C. Vanatta, who died here some five years
ago. Mr. Vanatta accordingly wrote to
the Ohio attorney, giving such Information
about his deceased relative as he possessed.
He has Just received a reply which leads
him to believe that his father was the heir
for whom the search Is being made. Tho
estate Is said to be valued at tS'AOQO.
Frost at Alliance.
ALLIANCE, Neb., Sept. 4. (Special Tele
gram.) The first frost of the season was
plainly visible here this morning. The
damage was not great, as everything was
well out of danger.
Xevra of Nebraska.
BEATRICE Burglars visited the home
of C. B. Dempster Saturday night, but
were frightened away before securing any
thing of value. ,
EHATRICE Mrs. Roxanna Arnold, an old
realdent of Beatrice, died at Inavale, Neb.
The body was brought here today for lnter-
iiifiu.
BEATRICE The furniture for the new
bank at Holmesvillo hus arrived, and the
Institution Will own for business In u few
days
utstAJUA usceolu s water works system,
that cost 25,OiiO in bonds. Is completed and
gives good satisfaction to all concerned.
The mains are ail filled and work without
a leuk or break.
WOOD RIVER Mr. nnd Mrs. Charles
Furgason, living near Shclton, were blessed
with triplets, all boys. Friday morning.
One of them died, but the other two are
In apparently good health.
WOOD RIVER Frank Whalen of this
place has succeeded Bert Miller in the Union
Pacific depot, the latter going to Grand
Island, where he assumes charge of ths
night office of the Pacific Express company.
BEATRICE James Pinson, for many
years connected with the Dempster plant
here, has been appointed superintendent of
the A. R. Dempster factory at Des Moines.
He will leave at once to assume his new
duties.
BEATRICE Rev. C. A. Klllie and wife,
who have been engufied in missionary work
In China for the lust fifteen years, arrived
in this city yesterduy to visit for a few
weeks with the former's sister, Mrs. O. P.
Lesion.
WOOD RIVER A. C. White, who has
held the office of Justice of the peace here j
almost since the recollection of the oldest
inhabitant, has filed his resignation with
the county commissioners, ana It has been
accepted.
WOOD RIVER N. F. Tarkhurst an old
soldier; and one of the earliest settlers In
this county. Is very ill at the soldiers' Home
In Grand Island and is not expected to live.
His children, who reside here, were called
to his bed&ide yesterdny.
WOOD RIVER Saturday evening's at
tendance at the camp meeting which Is be
ing held at Cameron was' very large and
the aullence well pleased with the address
by Bishop Hlel of Chicago. About forty
ministers and their families are In attend
ance. WOOD RIVER O. H. Crumley's hand
some new residence, which Is being built
near Shelton, was twisted about three
Inches out of plumb by the wind last week,
and the damage was not noticed till re
cently. It will require considerable extra
work to straighten it.
BEATRICE T. A. Woodward has sold
his farm of 200 acres three miles south of
Beatrice to Joseph Wltkowskl for $72.00 an
acre. This is the highest price ever paid
for Gage county land. Amiirose Strawder
has Just sold a quarter section of land
near Fllley for $r5 an acre.
BEATRICE Footpads attempted to hold
up a young man named Hailley in the
northeast part of town, but he escaped
from the wouldbe robbers as they emerged
from an alley and ordered him to throw up
his hands. Hadley ran down town and
notified the officers, who failed to locate
the parties.
WOOD RIVER Martin Diefenderfer of
this place, who won the grand American
handicap shoot at Kansas city three yeais
ago, proved to the local sports about town
that he was nn expert shut with the rifla
as well as a shotgun. Saturday he shot a
scoie of 221 out of a possible Sa at a
range of 100 yards with a 22-callbre rifle.
WOOD RIVER The republican primary
was held In the town hull yesterday and
twenty-two delegates to the county con
vention selected. Township officers were
nominated. A motion to instruct the delega
tion for Frank Wescoatt for sheriff was
lost, as the west end of Hall county has
two candidates for that office, Frank Brown
being the other candidate.
A INS WORTH The farmers of Brown
county met In the courthouse here Saturday
afternoon and organised a Brown County
Potato association. The following officers
were elected: President, A. D. Beebe; sec
retary, B. S. Harrington: treasurer. R. 8.
Rising. This county is well supplied with
a very fine quality of potatoes and the as
nciatlon will soon have a carload sent east
for distribution as a sample of Nebraska
potatoes
DECATUR The carnival here Is proving
a decided success, Thursday's crowd being
considerably larger than that on the first
day last year. Ulencoe defeated the local
nin Thursday bv a score of V to 6. Inter
rinirer made a beautiful balloon ascension
and the usual number of street sports were
held In the evening. 1 ne oase oau game
Friday was one of the best of the season,
I.vuni winning by a score of to 6 In a
ten-inning game.
REPORT ON PACIFIC CABLE
More Words Are Eelngr Sent Over
British Liars Than Last
Year.
LONDON, Sept. S.(8peclal Cablegram to
The Bee.) The report of the Pacific cable
conference has Just been ivsued as a Par
llamentary paper. The report, which Is
signed by Mr. Lyttleton, M. P., Lord
Jersey, Sir William Mulock and Sir Dan
ford Fleming, begins bf saying:
"In approaching the consideration of the
question referred to us In connection with
the Pacific cable we have endeavored to
bear In mind that this enterprise was
Initiated not merely as a commercial under
taking, but also largely for the purpose of
promoting Imperial unity. We have
deemed It Of especial Importance that this,
the first Joint commercial enterprise pro
moted by the various self-governed states
of the empire, should be carried through
with success and have therefore aimed at
removing all sources of friction between
the partner governments and have thought
to accommodate such difficulties as have
arisen In the spirit of reasonable compro
mise."
The traffic statistics show a grand total
of $.7S4.220 words In 14 (Eastern. 1,8S9.3."9
and Pacific cable, 8S1,81) as compared with
t.,267 words In 103 (Eastern, l,lS.3y7. and
Pacific cable. 811,60).
Louis Lebs Lost Money.
Officer Dan Baldwin last night arrested
Mettle Johnson, colored, of VHH Chicago
street, on complaint of Louis Lebs, who
claims that Mattle was Instrumental in
getting about 116 which was In his pockets
when he payed a visit to the Johqson
w.irr in s house and which he missed after
lavliiK the ulace.
1 ne woman Is bring
hBM ,.n rhAita of lrNnv from tha rwr-
J .
AFFAIRS AT ' SOUTH OS AD A
Council If est in$ Be Postponed Until
Tuesday Evening.
AUCTION SALE OF SMALL BOND ISSUE
Construction of a Kevr Fire Depart'
ment Headquarter Is En(sln
Prayerful Consideration of
City Officials.
While ton'ght Is the date for the regular
meeting of th" city council, an adjourn
ment will be taken until Tuesday evening
on account of today being a holiday. Two
or three matters of Importance will come
up Tuesday evening. One will be the sell
ing of grading bonds at public auction.
These bonds arc for H.OOO and are Issued
to pny the cost of (rrrdlng Sixteenth street
from Missouri avenue to I street. Interest
Is payable semi-annually at the rate of t
per cent and the bonds run for six years.
It is presumed that the contractor who
graded the street will purchase the bonds,
as that Is the custom where bonds In sucil
small amounts are Issued.
Considerable Interest centers In the bids
for the construction of . fire department
headquarters. The plans for this building
have been on exhibition at the Office of
the architect for a couple of weeks and
a number of builders have looked over the
specifications and esked for bidding blanks.
The construction of this building has been
delayed to such an extent that In soma
circles It Is predicted that the building
will not be ready for occupancy this fall.
New quarters for No. 1 fire company are
badly needed, as the present station on
Twenty-fourth street Is extremely cold In
winter and the accommodations are not
at all suitable for a fire department house,
especially In winter. While the council
does not want to-spend more than J10.000
on the proposed building this year, the
completed structure will cost about $15,000.
It Is on this account that those Interested
are anxious to see Just how the bids will
be submitted.
The law requires that the eouoctl appoint
a board of registration In September of
each year, but the election laws are in
such a tangle that this matter may be de
ferred until the meeting on September 11.
Wants His Money.
"My name calls Charles Tschlrmer" Is
the way a letter received by the police de
partment yesterday starts out. In his
communication Tschlrmer states that while
In South Omaha a few days ago he was
arrested and his money taken from him,
also a knife, and the property was not
returned whin- he was discharged by Judge
King. The writer of the letter Is an old
man who lives at Plattsmouth. He was
picked up on the streets by a policeman,
Intoxicated to the degree that he could not
take care of himself. When searched the
police relieved him of $1.36 and a knife.
Judge King discharged the prisoner and
told him to get home at once. The old
man was so excited that he never thought
about calling on the city Jailer for his
package. Detective Elsfelder Is going to
Plattsmouth In a day or two and will take
the old man's money to him.
nulldlna; Prospects Brighter.
Contractors and lumber dealers are hnpo
ful that September will be a good month for
building Dealers In lumber assert that
they have been doing quite a bit of figuring
and contractors declare that a number of
people who have put off building houses or
making repairs are planning to go iheaj
I his month. Building Inspector Wlnegard
says that several property owners havo
talked with him . about securing permits
and he thinks hat the September permits
will be more than double the number taken
out last month.
' Bids for Fuel.
C. M. Rich, chairman of the supply com
mittee of tho Board of Education is adver
tising for bids for fuel and kindling wood.
Walnut block, anthracite, Cherokee slack.
Weir City slack,' and pine slabs for kind
ling, will be bid oh. No estimate of the
amount of coal needed Is given as last
years' figures cannot be used this year on
account of the additions now being built to
three of the school buildings. These new
rooms will be ready for use sometime this
fall and a largor amount of coal than ev3r
consumed before will be required. Bids
for coal and kindling will be received by
Mr. Rich until 9 p. m. September 11.
Hedsrren Finds Cheeks.
Gus Hedgren reported to the police Sat
urday that he had been robed of two checks
amounting to $134. The police went to work
on the case but could not get a clue, and
no wonder, for Hedgren had secreted the
checks In his underwear and had forgotten
where he had made the plant. When Hed
gren came to go to bed Saturday night he
found the checks all right and Sunday
morning ne notified the police.
Maejle City Goaalp.
E. D. Eckman la bark from m vtuit .ik
friends at Des Moines.
The South Omaha public schools will
open a ween irom toaay.
Mrs. James H. Bulla hm mm tn rinnj.
and expects to make quite a stay.
James ilreen. night inllor at nolle h.a
iiuancm, is LHKiuK a ten aaya vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Bennett have re
turned from California, where they spent
nine months.
N- B. Mead, manager of the Western
"iuii unu- nere, nae reiurnea from an ex
tendid eastern trip.
M- G. W. Masson Is entertaining her
ou jvira. cnaries juiiispauah
of Kalamazoo, Mich.
Chief Garratt of the fire department Is
still hunting for his watch, which was
Biuiru i ruin nis nome l nursaay night.
i,m !'."' iv -' Klc"m"nd' sang "The Great
White Throne at ihr mnrmni
f',l'"t M'lhdst Episcopal church Sun
Miss Cora Holmes, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. D. L. Holmes, has returned from the
Pacific coast, where she spent most of tha
summer.
His First Visit.
"Look here, Haltou. why In creation did
you lure me Into buying a ticket for that
lawn fete?"
"Why, did you pay out mucnt"
"Much? Why, they charged me 60 cents
for a lemonade and a dollar for Ice
cream!'"
"That was exhorbltant."
"Then I was lured through the 'Maze
of Mystery.' Witches' Caldron." etc., and
by the time, they finished telling my for
tune I didn't have a penny."
"That was touph."
"Oh, I could have recovered from that,
but It was tho sequel. When I reached
home dead broke my wife accused me of
playing poker and hasn't spoken to me
since." Detroit Tribune.
Harry B. Davis, undertaker. Tel. 1R1
2J-K wedding rings. Cdholm, Jeweler.
Robber Inspect Arrested.
NEW YORK. Bert. 1 On suspicion of
connection with the plundering of the resi
dence of Jose Aymar of articles of great
value In this city last week. Elmer Entradl.
a young negro, has been taken Into custody
by the Philadelphia police. In his pockets
were found tweritv-flve pawn tickets. A
j detective from this city went to Phlladel-
phia today to examine the suspect. Mr.
Aymar, who reached this city Saturday,
said I had rot been able to ascertain the
extent of the robbery.
Wife Badly Beatea.
Ernest Wilson, colored, has been arrested
on a charge of heating his wife. Wilson
took exceptions to his wife paying atten
tion to a white mau. and after threatening
the life of the other man he proceeded to
take his vengeance on his spouse. It re
quired the services of Police durgeon Cox
to drees the woman's injuries when Wilson
get through with her. The pair lives at
yl Dodsc street. .
ECHOES OF THE AITEROOJ
Ladle ef the G. A. R.
A largely attended meeting of Garfield
Circle No. 11 wss held Friday afternoon
at Red Men s hall in the Continental block.
Department president, Mrs. Camilla Elliott,
was present and considerable business wss
transacted. The badges for the delegates
and members of th order that will attend
the national convention of the Order at
Denver this week were distributed. The
badge Is a handsome red silk affair sus
pended from a bar, on which are the words
"Nebraska." "he pendant Is the badge
of the order printed In colors on a celluloid
disk bound with gold. This delegation will
leave for Denver Monday afternoon via
the official Grand Army of the Republic
train over the Burlington. Tha delegation
will support the candidacy of Mrs. Julia
Prle of Omaha for national treasurer.
The national convention of the Ladles of
the Grand Army of the Republic will open
at Unity church. Nineteenth and Broad
way, Denver, at t a. m Thursday, Sep
tember 7. On Wednesday evening this or
der will tender a reception to Commander-in-Chief
General J. R. King of the Grand
Army of the Republic In the parlors of the
Brown Palace hotel.
Fraternal Union of America.
Over S09 members of the lodges of this or
der from Omaha. South Omaha and Coun
cil Bluffs met at Myrtle hall. In the Con
tinental block, Thursday evening to wel
come Supreme Vice President Handley, who
was enroute to Denver, and Incidentally
to witness the Initiation of twenty-seven
candidates.
Colonel Handley made a short and pleas
ing address, as did also the officers of the
local lodges. The degree team of Banner
lodge exemplified the degree and secret
work, the drill of the young women's
team being especially good. Refreshments
and dancing concluded the evening's en
tertainment. Magic City lodge No. SO will initiate a
class of thirty or more on the evening of
September 10. A degree team from Omaha
Is expected to assist In the work.
Woman's Relief Corps.
The various corps of the city have been
very busy during the past week getting
In readiness for the national convention
of the order which meets In Denver this
week In connection with the national en
campment of the Grand Army of the Re
public, of which this order is the auxiliary.
The Nebraska Woman's Relief Corps de
partment train will leave for Denver over
the Union Pacific Monday afternoon at
4:10. Department president, Mrs. R. S.
Wilcox, and staff will go on this train, and
they will be accompanied by a large dele
gation of members of the Grand Army
posts of this city as an escort of honor.
The party will be met at Grand Island by
Junior Vice Department Commander Jack
Gordon and other Woman's Relief Corps
and Grand Army delegations. . The train
will reach Denver at 7:60 Tuesday morning.
A reception will be held at the Albany
hotel, Denver, on Tuesday In honor of
Mrs. Abbte Adams, past department presi
dent of Nebraska, who Is a candidate for
national president of the Woman's Relief
Corps. The reception Is given by the
Nebraska department. Woman's Relief
Corps.
The national convention of the Woman's
Relief Corps will open at 8 p. m. Wednes
day evening In Trinity Methodist Episcopal
church, Eighteenth and Broadway, Den
ver.
On Tuesday evening the National
Woman's Relief Corps will tender a re
ception to National Commander-in-Chief
J. R. King at the Brown Palace hotel,
from 8 to 10 o'clock.
Knight of the Maccabees.
Omaha tent No. 76 met Thursday even
ing In regular review with a good attend
ance. Several applications were acted upon
and the new degree team put on the work
In a very creditable manner.
A committee was appointed to make ar
rangements for the production of the
drama, "Sons of Matthias," In the near
future. This is a Maccabean play said to
be of excellent merit.
Sir Knight John D. Dohse was on hand
with his talking machine and a very pleas
ant evening's entertainment resulted, con
tinuing to a late hour.
Tribe of Ben II nr.
Mecca court No. IS held Its regular meet
ing Friday evening and obligated six can
didates. Twelve applications were read
and approved. It has been decided to have
no more Initiations until Mecca court Is
permanently located In Its new quarters In
the Rohrbough building at Nineteenth nnd
Farnam streets. A three years' lease has
Just been signed with the Messrs. Rohr
bough for the best hall In the building. An
open meeting will be held In Royal Achates'
hall September 12.
On Tuesday evening, September 6, the
court will hold an open meeting at Its hall,
Seventeenth and Douglas streets, to which
all members and their friends are Invited.
Mrs. Mary A. Latkey, a member of Capital
court, Lincoln, and grand chief of honor
ofethe Degree or Honor for Nebraska, will
make an address and present the prize ban
ner to Omaha court for securing the larg
etst number of members for the first six
months of this year. A special program
suitable to the occasion will be rendered.
This court now has 220 members In good
standing.
Independent Order of Vthlngrs.
One of the progressive Swedish fraternal
societies is the Independent Order of Vik
ings, which a few months ago entered into
the field of this stste and organized BJoru
lodge No. 20 In South Omaha.
The order originated In Chicago In 1S90.
when a few young Swedes came together
for social purposes. Meetings were ar
ranged at the homes of the members and
evenings spent in reading, singing, musical
entertainments er debating questions of so
cial Interest.. The little organization socn
became so popular that the members found
It necessary to expand on a broader scale,
and reorganized Into the present Independ
ent Order o Vikings for the purpose of
bringing Into mutual brotherhood men of
Swedish descent "with good health snd
character," with the object of raising nnd
cultivating the moral, Intellectual and eco
nomic standing of their countrymen In the
t'nlted States. The work of the order hss
become very popular as a fraternal organ
ization and thousands of dollars are an
n tally expended to aid sick members or
otherwise in need.
The home office is In Chicago. The pres
ent grand chief Is Frlthlof Mslmqulst, ed
itor of the Svenska Nyheter, and the grand
secretary Is A. Hessel, with offices at 1718
North Clark street, that city.
The order has spread all over Illinois and
has Just entered Into the state of Nebraska,
whose large Swedish born population will
hall with Jor the arrival of a fraternal
organisation of such high standing.
Although It 1 only a few months since the
first lodge was organized In South Omaha,
tha members of the order have been very
prominent in that city for years. Very few
know that the new postofflce, at which
every Omaha cltlzon looks with pride, was
built by two "Vikings," Mr. Andrew Ir
sen being superintendent of the entire con
struction, and Mr. Alfred Carlson general
foremen for all the woodwork. Both cf
these men are members of Iodge No. 1 In
Chicago. Mr. Carlson held the office of the
first grand secretary and was later elected
grand chief, and he Is at present engaged
In erecting the new postofflce at Lincoln.
Neb.
FEVER STILL ON TOE WANE
Number of Ksw Cam Below Thirty, Tint
Time for Orer a Month.
SITUATION IN COUNTRY IMPROVING
Dlsrorery of Met Foci Causes Much
Anxiety In Some Parishes Two
Cases at Vleksburg and
Two at Pensaeola.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 1-Report of yel
low fever situation to C p. m. Sunday:
New cases 29
Total to date $.054
Deaths $
Totsl to date 27
Cases under treatment
New foci 11
Cases discharged 1.43$
For the first time In over a month the
number of cases of yellow fever were In
the twenties. With only three deaths
compared to eighty-three deaths on Sep
tember I. 1878, the feeling of confidence
that the fever Is being wiped out Is grow
ing. Among the new cases are those of
Captain B. F. Clayton. tT. S. A., quarter
master In charge of this department, and
City Councilman E. T. Dunn. .
The country situation, while not what
It should be, is Improving somewhat.
though the discovery of new foci causesj
some anxiety. Despite the rigid regula
tions providing for the use of health cer
tificates for people coming here from In
fected places. It. Is believed that many
have succeeded In getting In from coun
try places. The situation at Patterson
where It was believed that Ignorant Ital
ians contemplated trouble, has developed
nothing new. No overt act hus been com
mitted and It Is believed that the danger
Is over.
altlnsr the Gutters.
Today nearly all the city carts were used
In the work of salting the gutters. It has
been found that since tho mosquitoes have
been deprived of their favorite breeding
places, the stagnant gutters on cross streets
are filled with wiggle tails, so special ef
forts are being made to render these un
suitable. Over l.COO tons of salt have been
used so far and the work will be continued.
There Is much Interest In the case of Dr.
Philip Berge, the physician who was ar
rested late last night on the charge of
falling to report three cases of yellow
fever. He was paroled by the Inspector,
but will have to answer to the charge Mon
day morning. He says that he reported
the cases by mall, but the marine hos
pital service has no record of them.
There has been a recrudescence at Tal
lulah in Madison parish, not far from
Vicksburg, two cases having been found.
A report from Leevllle under date of Sep
tember 1 shows that there have been Sli
cases there so far and twenty-nine deaths,
with 145 cases under treatment. Other
new cases are reported as follows:
Patterson 1 -It. Rose ,....3
3t. Bernard Jlulfport 5
Terre Aux Bouf... 1 Handsboro 1
Morgan City 1 Vicksburg 2
The Infection on Diamond and Reserve
plantations In St. Charles parish has been
practically eradicated. There are only three
cases left on Reserve and none at Dia
mond. Arkansas Tlvhtrnlna; the Lines.
LITTLB ROCK, Ark.. Sept. 3.-MaJor
General Haynes, commanding the Arkansas
militia which Is furnishing the guards to
enforce the state quarantine, was officially
Informed today of the existence of a case
of yellow fever at Mnysvllle, I. T., and
Immediately gave orders to the guards on
the four sides of the state to tighten the
quarantine. Hereafter if the guards find
on any train at the Arkansas state line a
passenger who cannot make affidavit that
tie has for ten days previous been In an
uninfected district the passenger will not
be allowed to proceed.
Two Kew Cases at Pensaeola.
PBNBACOLA, Fla.. Sept. H.-Two new
cases and four suspicious ones was the
yellow fever record here today, making a
total of eight pronounced cases up to the
present date.
Two Cases In Vlclcaburir.
VICKSBURG. Miss., Sept, S.-Two cases
of yellow fever were reported today, mak
ing a total of Ave under treatment.
ANTI-SEMITE IS INSANE
Count Pueekler is Fined for Creatlnzf
Disturbance Because Objecting
to Machinery.
BERLIN, Sept. (.(Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) The well known German anl-
! Semite, Count Pueekler, has Just been
fined $100 In consequence of one of his cc.
centrlcitles. These ecentricltles have
gained for him the title of the modern Don
Quixote. Count Pueekler maintains a corps
of mounted dependents, with whom, when
not frightening Jews away from his own
estste, he frequently makes expeditions
Into neighboring properties. .
On one of these excursions the count and
his retainers chanceAV upon a farmyard
where the threshing wns under the super
vision of the steward of the estat?. Oh
seeing the smoke rising from the machine
the count, who hates modern Inventions,
dispatched a patrol, which so terrified the
farm hands that they sought refuge under
the threshing machine. The steward or
dered the patrol away, whereupon tho
valiant count himself rode his horse at tha
steward and forced him also to seek safety
behind the machine.
On another occasion the patrol reported a
number of women working In a potato
field, whereupon the count led his cavalry
to the attack and waving his whip forced
the enemy to seek any means of shelter.
The count explained In court that ths
whole affair was only a Joke and that the
country people understood him and his
ways. "But I absolutely cannot under
stand the present times." he added, "for
natural man is no longer understood. We
live In a period of degeneration and de
cadence." The Judge said that he had doubts as to
whether the count was In his right mind,
but considered him responsible for his ac
tions and imposed the fine by way of
punishment.
WORKMEN FAMINE STRICKEN
German Paper Says Conditions
Russia Have Not Been
la
Fully Told.
BERLIN, Sept. $. (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) The Vosslchs Zeitung learns
from St. Petersburg that In the quarters
occupied by the workmen there Is much
suffering from starvation and the misery
is Indescrlbsble.
The descriptions which have been pub
lished In the newspapers outside Russia
do not begin to do Justice to the situation.
Thirty thousand people are absolutely
famine stricken and public benevolence is
not even encouraged and fostered by the
government.. Thousands of people are
camping round the public soup kitchens,
but no attempt Is being made to main
tain order among them.
VIENNA. Sept. . (Special Cablegram to
The Bee.) Letters from Odessa report that
the police stations are overflowing with
prisoners who have been waiting for
weeks to undergo examination. Particu
larly hard Is ths ease of a girl of 14 be
longing to a well known family. She owes
her imprisonment to the fact that she kept
a Alary. Her parenta' house was searched.
Inasmuch as her elder sister wss suspected
of revolutionary tendencies. The diary of
the younger girl wss found and It con
tained the ususl extravagant, remarks on
the small events of her life, such as les
sons and punishments, as well as notes
concerning the commissions shs hsd ex
ecuted for her elder sister. The police drew
the conclusion that she had obtained pa
pers and books of a forbidden character
for her sister. Both girls were arrested
and they have been obliged to spend weeks
In the company of women arrested on tha
worst of criminal charges.
"THE ONLY WAY" TO RIPRAP
l it costs no more to riprap with the wire
mat svstem than It does to fence your frm.
2. It makes a nice smooth bank with a
gradual slope.
3. Nature grows It to cottonwood, wil
lows and underbrush.
4. It is the only system that high water.
Ice or neglect does not affect once put In
It Is permanent.
Tatent allowed July 26, 1905, serial No.
257, DP3, others pending.
EUREKA HIP RAP CO.
Office 6)6 Bee Building, Omaha.
YouMl Know
when you get the grip, but you won't
know how it happened no one does.
You won't care. You will lie too miser
able. But you will be Intensely Interested
In how 1o get rid of It.
How to stop those cold chills from chas
ing up and down the spine, the Incessant
pains in the limbs and back, nausea, cough
ing fits, sneezing, discharge from the eyes
and nose, muscular pains, and that brain
wracking hcmlnrhe.
The best treatment known for this dread
ful affliction is
ur. rvincs rMcrvine
Dr. Miles' Nervine cures by building up
the nervous sytem, and destroying tho
germs which poison the blood. If taken
when first symptoms appear Is almost a
sure preventive.
"I suffered several weeks with Grip, and
nothing I took seeimd to benefit me. I
suffered almost death, until 1 tried Dr.
Miles' Restorative Nervine. From the first
day I felt better. It relieved my misery
and pain, and gave me an appetite and In
a few days I hud fully recovered." MRS.
GEO. 1. 11 ALL, 149 Lee St.. Jackson,
Tenn.
The first bottle will benefit. If not, the
druggist will return your money.
POWER
Candidate for renomination
as sheriff at the hands of tho
democratic party. Primaries,
September 19, 1905.
DR.
McGREW
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Opening of Resrular Season
TONIGHT TOMORROW NIGHT
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SUNDAY
Prices. 2Sc, 6"c, 75c, 11.00. 11.50. No free lis
Wed , Thurs , Frld.,
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Prices Ho. 3)0, 50c, Tie
Sun. Mat. 10c, 2&c, ftuo
Wednesday and Satur
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Opens Sunday Matinee, Sept. 10
Wiib Modern Vaudeville- Boi Office Now Open
BASE BALL
VINTON STREET PARK
Omaha Sioux City
September 2-3-4-4
Double header Sunday afternoon. First
(Sine called at 1:30.
MONDAY, SKP'I'KMIlEll 4 (LABOR
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GAMES CALLED 8:45.
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