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an, m.t ' for all th THE OMAHA DEE . Best ,& West i HE -AT II. EDITORIAL SECTI0:i PACES 1 TO 8. VOL. XXXVII NO. 39. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, MAKCII 13, 1908. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. Spring Carpets and Runs ! Good Drapery Special Genuine Leather Portieres, all colors. In Vallance or long styles, newest Ideas, 110.78 down to $4,75 Coach Covers, 50 and -Inches wide Bagdad stripes and Kaahjrar patterns, ft. 50 kinds, Monday 91-69 Nottingham Laoe Curtains, three yard by 64 Inches, six patterns, 11.60 values, pair Mo Shirt Waist Boxes, cretonne and burlap covered: $.7S kind for 95.40; 13.75 kind for 9340; $2.60 kind for 99.00 Ingrain Carpets. extra heavy, reds. tans and greens, tie goods, made and laid, yard BOc Heavy all wool Ingrains, all new beautiful spring pat terns, 2c goods, made and laid, Monday ..TM Tap Brussels Carpet. In tan and green, border and stnlr to match, 0o Roods, Monday ....9 uiims nvan, raw x.ixz, kovoat Cxt for TB I 9x1 for 919 78 txi for ....v 110.75 112x12 for $18.75 xl0- for $11.75 I 12x15 for 921.75 Ladles' Horn Journal Patterns Sunday ' Bee Omaha Monday at Bennett's Promises Great Attractions for the Thrifty Monday's sales are intensely interesting; bargains of such merit they ought to crowd the store to its capacity. Watch for a big sale shortly of the entire stock of China, Crockery, Cut Glass, Lamps, etc., from the bankrupt stock of the Pes Moines Department store, Pes Moines, la. Our Mr. Bub is now in that Monday Sale Sample Rocltcrs There mtixt be twenty styles, all beautiful and new. The picture above gives )on an Idea of the character of the goods. They come in oak or ma. hogany. In a regular way these rock ers Kil at $1.75 to 8.SO; on Monday we offer unrestricted choice at One-Fourth Oil A fine chance for every thrifty housewife. city getting ready to ship the goods to Omaha. We bought this' stock way down. Look for big things shortly. 359 Pieces WHITE GOODS 50 Distinct New Styles GO-CARTS now in what direction your we can supply the No matter in fancy -leads you Oo-Cart to please you. No matter how expensive or "how modest your outlay, be sure of getting the best at I1K.NXKTFH. Spring Is juBt around the corner and you'll be anxious to take tbe b&bf out Ixok these up to morrow $1.18 upward to $35 at Unprecedented low Prices, Monday Another one of these sales for which Ben nett's is noted is scheduled for tomorrow. These are all high grade white fabrics, that will make handsome dresses. Prices close to half values. Thousands of yards of dainty embroidered Batiste and Swisses, and dotted Waistlngs, beautiful goods, well worth 39c, Monday's Bale 19C Another lot of 60c goods, also embroidered and dotted designs, fine sheer fabrics, surprisingly O0a . under value . .jfC A wide variety of high novelty white goods, every yard clearly 75c value, embroidered 9Q effects, Monday's sale, at 0C White goods that in a, regular way sells at $1.00, to morrow less than half, elaborate embroidered de signs and pretty checked and striped fabrics, Monday's sale, at .ifC FOR CONFIRMATION. The above lines as well as our regular showing of Persian Lawns, French Lawns, Batistes, Wash Chif fons, Swiss Mulls, etc., make, a line for wisev selection unsurpassed. Ixclusive Suit Styles CIGARS Big Monday Sale Peerlsss 5c Cigars, fiQp Monday, box of 25. . . .001 Speckled Trout, genuine 5c cigar, Monday, box AO a of 50 for ..:7ilC Miss Jay, 5c quality, box of 50, Monday. Salvadorez clear Havana, 10c quality, box of 50, 9 QQ " Monday MV0 Gato clear Havana 10c cigar, while they last, n AO box of 100 for JO Chancellor, 5c quality, box of 50, Monday, for .1.48 1.98 Embroidery Laces Corset Cover Embroidery, 18-lnch wide, fine' new patterns, really good values at 25c, Monday, yard ... ..... 1 L2 Embroidery Stripe, 5 and 6-yard, lengths, in. Swiss Nainsooks and Cambric,-three to twelve Inches wide, worth 10c and 20c yard, Monday at ScfecandlOe Stria Embroidery jouncing 2 7 Inches wide, handsome showy patterns, for waists, dresses, etc., absolutely nothing like them shown in town before at the price. 1.25 goods, aft Monday , . ...7C Torchon Lares Cotton, from one to ' three Inches 'wide, makes splendid trimmings for under wear, worth up to 10c, 91 a Monday's sale, at L2.Kt Not ' a dull Item here. Come out early In the morning If you can. 25c embroidered Collars 12jc : The correct style for - spring; linen laun - df red, . attrac 1 1 v e embrol dered de-. signs, Jus$ 11 ' half price.. Monday's Suit display will be one of marked brilliance. A dis play of exclusive styles from the master minds of New York's tail oring craft. THE COATS Just a hint of what you may expect. There are the new "Butterfly," Eva Tan guay," and "Merry Widow" models smart new Prince Chaps and dip front effects. The trimmings are of Persian bands, in vest effects, also pretty braids and buttons. THE SKIHTS are the newest full pleated, and multi-gored styles with self folds. THR MATERIALS tnost promi nent are the new Rajah Panamas, Monotone and two tone stripes, serges, large variety both plain and fancies. THE COLORS embrace every thing new. New peaoh shades, Copenhagen, tans, browns, greens, grays, also blacks. We say with all candor that these are really, the smartest new, models brought out at Women's coveit and broadcloth Jackets in the new fitted, semi fitted and looBe back models, satin lined, tans, blues, a nr blacks, at 7Tfw -j. t Monday's Big Silk Sales A great Monday Silk special this; an Importer's surplus stock of 27-ltuh silk suiting in stripes and checks, bi-antlful goods, worth a dollar a yard, at, 9Q yard . . . d3, 46 pieces finest Japanese black Habutais.' absolutely spot proof and washable, makes very serviceable dresses and waists; actual $1.25 values, , CQ 36-lnch and 27 inches wide, yard vfC Black Silks of quality never so cheaply priced before, 62 pieces 27 and 36-lnch, high lustre taffetas, no better wearing taffetas are made,, values 00a up to $1.75. yard OlfC White Wash Silks, less than cost to Import. All widths in the lot. Buy your summer dresses now; it pays. "" 19-lnch White Wash Habutal for 17 27-inch White 60c Wash Habutal for. .33 36-inch White 69c Wash Habutal for. . 4 4-inch all wool Taffeta, a soft clinging tubric and very fashionable, all the new spring colorings, worth fully $1.25; bought for special Belling C( at bUC WASH GOODS SPECIALS New Colored Swisses in tan, blue, pink and white grounds with colored dots, 25c goods Monday 13 Us 25c dotted Silk Mulls, tan grounds with red or navy - dots, Monday's sale at Amoskeag .Apron Checks, Monday b' 32-inch Madras Percales for house dresses, 25c goods, Monday , Batistes, 12Vc and 16c qualities, pretty floral effects, Monday .....'.........! 6 SPRING MILLINERY Monday the new tailored hats for erly spring will have a special showing. Hun dreds of Jaunty now Russian Turbans. Merry Widow Sailors and a world of other effective styles, trimmed In very artistic manner with fluwers. U'lnfra, aigrettes, Persian bands and Introducing every new color play that fashion has decreed for th coming; soation. Truly It's an exposition of millinery Henance. beautiful In tha ex treme while the prices linvn been mad remarkably attractive. Monday hundreds of smart hals will be on salo at $1.98 to 5.00 For those In Rearch of more elaborate dreKS bats the new patterns will prove In viting. BIG Pl'RCBASE AND SALE CF v OSTRICH PLIV.LS On sale Monday, hundreds of dosens. A bis; Importer cloned out to us way below real value. Ine'uded are blacks, Lotus, blue. Mousqultalres, Cerise, Geranium. Cleopatra, etc. Kvery one of these nmniilf iretit plumes Is a M.OO value. Monday buy all you like at 1.98 SEWING MACHINES "Sennett's Special" A special low Monday price on Krado machine. Kitted with bobbin winder, self threaded tenaion release: five drawers, nickel attachments, cuar an teed for ten years, Monday Machine Oil, 3 ounce bottle, Monday. ... Bo Machine Needles, uny kind, Monday lo m this hlBh H i automatic t led shuttle, 3U . full set of Haviiand Dinnervvare Monday Special lOOvplccs Diaaar Sets, gnaia Tnao. Xarlland CMu, la beantlfol waits aaa gold and dainty pink roM deooratlons, wars 900.00, tor, ( SJ9.00 Tha op a stock patterns to match r- dnocd sama proportion. 100-piece EngliHi Porcelain IMnner Sets, regularly 116.50, Monday 910.00 " 100-plece sets Knowies Dlnnervare, two patterns, beautiful decorations: I1S.00 sets for 98.00; $15.00 sets for 99.00 . 500 white Porcelain Plates, five, six and seven Inch sizes, Monday buy any of them, each - o Special tables of Vases and Plates, at' low clearing up prices. I -'-'.'-'ajs 8s-. STATIONERY SPECIAL A. pound of cloth fin ish Writing Paper. 125 sheetb and one pack envelopes to match, 46c f Q worth for SMART OXFORDS FOR DRESSY WOMEN Absolutely nothing more "nifty" is known this season than those beautiful Oxfords, Tans, of eoure, for tans an? in high favor.. Nothing freakish about . them either. Just sensible, stylish kinds that will appeal to refined tastes. .lieautifui tan nngt Oxfords, that is, ring for lacing instead of eyelets; also some nobby buckle effects, high novelties, at, pair, $3.50 to ........... .,... ......,.$5.00 !i styles patent leather, patent kid, patent colt, velvet kid, hand turned and hand welt oxfords,, button or lace, $2.00 to $5.00 Misses' and Children's Oxfords and shoes, includ- . ing two buckle Oxfords in tan, patent colt and gun metal $1.50 to $2.50 GROCERY SPECIALS Bennett's Capitol Flour, sack... 91.80 And 50 Oreen Trading Stamps. Bennett's Capitol Baking Powder, pound can 94o And 20 Oreen Trading Stamps. Bennett's Golden Coffee, pound... 860 And 30 Green Trading Stamps. Teu: Banket 'lred Japan, lb 380 And 30 Green Trading Stamps. Bennett's Capitol Mincemeat, three pkgs B5o And 10 Green Tradlngvtamps. Bennett's Capitol Extracts, bottle 180 And 20 Green Trading Stamps. A. B. C. Catsup, bottle 83o And 20 Green Trading Stamps', Valencia Raisins, pound.. -l.BP And 20 Green Trading Stamps. "Eest We Have" Corn, two cans. .85o And 10 Green Trading Stamps. , B. W. H. Whole Tomatoes, large can, for 19o And 10 Green Trading Stamps. American Sweet Peas, two cans 30o And 10 Green Trading Stamps. Gcneasee Wax Beans, two cans...85o And 10 Green Trading Stamps. Hartley's Imported Jama, Jar 35o And zo Green Trading ritamps Snider's Pork and Beans, two cans 80o- And 10 Green Trading Stamps. Seeds, Seeds. Seeds, pkg...8Vto Monday Hardware Sales Steel jad'ii. Forks, extra qualitv. at 74o Steel l.awn Hukes. 24 tine, for.... 380 And L'O Green Trading Stamps Good quality Carpet Beaters, Monday, mil v .60 lo Flue Stops, best grades 60 Mrs. Potts' IPo Iron Handles Bo l.2S ste 1 Mull Boxes, Monilay . . .880 Family SculeH, platform and scoop, always 9 1.25, Monday S80 Clothes Wringers. Kunranteed for five years, prices upward from 91,85 And IsO Green Trading Stamps with each. WjJkI' Boilers, upwnrd from 980 A fl'l 40 Green Trading Stamps. "Best On Earth" Sad Irons, set, 91-35 And 30 Green Trading Stamps. Special tables of small .ware, in cluding pudding pans, sauce pans, wash basins, skimmers, preserving kettles and dippers, choice. . 10 Everything in builder's hard ware, points, oils and var- 11 IS 11 . UCp UO 1W1 uw HUB J Goods. f ALEX C. CHARLTON IS DEAD leader in Business, Social Church Life of City. and FUNERAL SUNDAY TO BE PRIVATE 1 Devoted Father While Xarsta Sick lea Contracts Caapllcated DU - eas and 'Llara ht LlttU Tlaao. Alexander G. Charlton, secretary and treasurer of tlx. McCague Investment com pany since Its organisation la 1&8, died at Is home. 2222 Miami street, Saturday morn ing at 7: JO, after two weeks illness with a tompUcatlon, of diseases. Though ha was lot entirely well before, it Is thought Mr. Charlton contracted a complication of Julnsy and septic Infection while nursing Is son Hugh, who Is 111 with scarlet fever. "The boy wss taken III four weeks ago, and rhile he was still in bed his at lit r Had an attack of qulnay. His condition had been considered very serious for several days. Friday his physl lian aald be had some chance of recovery. . Tha funeral will be held this afternoon t 4 o'clock, from the house. Because of the Illness of Hugh Charlton with scrfrlot fever the funeral will be strictly private and the services brief. Only the immedi ate family and pallbearers will be present. Rev. T. B. Kendall, pastor of the First United Presbyterian church will officiate because of the illness of Rev. R. B. A. Mc Brlde, pastor of the Central United Presby terian, church, of which Mr. -Charlton was a member. The pallbearers will be William Balrd, YV. T. Graham, George W. Henry, John I--. V'Cjru?. John iio?rd an.(J Charles E. Reynold. Interment will be In Prospect Hill. - Memorial services will be held for Mr. Charlton somo Sunday in the near future. ' Mr. Charlton leaves, a widow and three children, Alex M, Charlton who will grad uate from tha Annapolis Naval academy In June; Elizabeth Charleon, a student, at Mon- mouth college and Hugh Charlton who Is now very 111 at his home with scarlet fever. Loudon O. Charlton of New York City, his brother, arrived ' in the city Friday. Mrs. Frank C. 81bley ofTucsorf, Aria, his sister. Is now on the way to Omaha Alexander O. Charlton was born In Free- port, 111., fifty-two years ago. He came to Omaha In UT7X from Monmouth, 111., and In 1R82 became connected with the McCasrue Investment company. Stood for Best la Life. Mr. Charlton stood for all that is best In good citlxenship. He was a leader In build ing up the solid Interests of Omaha. He was an advocate of the best education of children, sending bis own sons and daughter to good colleges. He was an active sup porter of the fchurch being a member of tha session of the Central United Presby terian church. He was a man of broad philanthropic mind and of wide but incon spicuous charitable activities. Moreover, he was a man of cheerful and lovable per sonality, having a kind word for every body. In literary ability ha stood conspic uous among bi sines men. His speeches at the Commercial club anf at other gather ings were classics of their kind and his wit was quick and brilliant. Mr. Charlton had been prominent In musi cal circles. Himself, the possessor of an excellent tenor voles, he had taken an active part In the organisation of leader ship of some of the best choirs and choruses in the city and for years was looked to in matters of this kind; when public functions or private called for good singing he was appealed to and not In vain, for his love for music was no less than his talent. RHEUMATISM The Cause and Cure. Urlo acid Is Introduced into the sys tem by food and drink. Normally, the excessive amount of the acid anouid be excreted through the regular ctiau nU, but the amount that la retrained and absorbed In the tissues is the cause of Rheumatic trouble. The Rholold treatment possesses that peculiar quality to form a soluble com pound with the Urlo Acid aud In this form it Is carried from the system. Ruo ioioa is easy aui yiwuuuii 10 taae and Is highly successful In all forms f Rheu matism. Neuralgia, Gout. Lumbago, Lame Back. Kidney. Bladder and such diabases arising from excessive Uric, Acid. The regular stae treatment tl 00. la sold by Sherman McConnell Drug Co, Cor. Mto and lodge Sta. and Owl Plug Co Cor. Ilia and Haraey S'- BOND DEAL REVERTS AGAIN Bef erred Back to English for Better Method of Payment. ' BOARD OBJECTS TO SINKING FUND All Members Prefer Palaa OB the In. debtedaeas as Rapidly aa Possi ble ' Instead of Aoeama ' latins fsad. OHIO SOCIETY OUT FOR TAFT Berkeyea Will Meet Monday to Art-sage for lloaoriaa; Their Great Statesman. President Charles A. Ooes of the Ohio club has called a meeting of the members of the club and ail other Ohloana Interested at the office of W. II. Slabaugh. 117 Nw Tork Life building, Monday at 1 p. m., fcr the purpose of taking action In honor of Secretary of War Wtlllaul H. Taft while be Is In the cUy on April 1 On account of the fact that Mr. Taft will be the guest of the McKinley club and that his time will tie fully occupied. It la not likely the Ohio club will ba able to extend him a public reception. It is expected that Ohloan'a will wear some distinctive badge. preferably buckeyes, with tha name of the state hand-painted on them. OLDEST INHABITANT AT REST Orvlllo C. Rabjr, Nlaetr-Elaht Years f Ace, U Borled la Old lr . . eace Ceaselerjr. The funeral of Orvtlla C. Ruby, oldt citixen of Omaha, who died Thursday after noon at the age of ss years, was beld from his lata borne, tiii North Fourteenth street, Saturday at 1 p. m.. Rev. Charles W. 8av ldge officiating. The ballbearers were Richard Llndcikr, Joseph Horron, Clinton Dove and Samuel Garrison. The body of the aged man was laid at rest lr the old Florence oeujttVry. Plumbing Inspector McVea and Health Commissioner Connell will cost about $2,28), according to bids submitted to the board. Johnaon-Rowe-Day company submitted the lowest bid for the changes In the plumb:nj at -$1,266 and William Nace was low on the alteration work, his figure being $1,0.4. The board did not act on the bids. Thn court house and Jail committee was au thorised to make the necessary repairs to the old district clerk's office to convert It Into a. room for the stenographic force and to convert the present stenographers' room Into a Jury room for the criminal court. The county board did not votf on the submission of bunds for a new court house at the meeting Saturday and Instead re ferred the submission resolution back to the county attorney for changes and will take It up again at a general meeting Mon day afternoon. The hitch came In the method of paying off the bonds. The resolution submitted by County Attorney English provided for a sinking fund. But the members of the board without exception were opposed to this method. Instead they favor paying off the indebtedness as fast as money can be raised to do It for the reason not more than 1 per cent can be realised on uw money in the sinking fund while the bonds will bear 4 per cent Interest. They decided It would be economical to pay off the bunds as rapidly as the money accumulates In stead of holding It in fund. The board was practlcaly agreed that one twentieth of the .bond should be paid in ten years from the date of Issue and a similar amount each year thereafter. This plan will retire half of the bands In twenty years from the date of Issue Sad will leave the other half to be taken card of during the Interval oet ween twenty ana thirty years from their date. As the court-house Is ex pected to accommodate the buainea of the county for from forty .to fifty yrSs the members of the board believe .it la no more than right that half of the bonds ft least slould be paid after twenty yesrs. Other Bonde That Fall Dae. The county has $30ti.(at . wort h of bonds faning 1ue In 1PU and 1913 and the majority of thm commlssionera are of the opinion no more should be paid until the ten-year per id Is up. Ure proposed the first payments on the court house bunds bo made in five years, but the majority favored the ten-year plan. With the changes'tn the resolution all the members of the board expressed themselves as favoring the submission of the question In May. Because the county treasurer refused to transfer $10,000 from the general Into the road fund last December the board passed a new resolution Saturday accomplishing the same result with a different method. The resolution was Introduced by Ure and U-juvMiea the county clerk shall draw a warrant on the general fund and In favor of the road fund for $10,000. There Is now leas than $1,000 la the road uod and the board wants to do some more work before the new levy is available. . Saaltarr FUma la Balldlasr. The alterations In the present court house to comply wijh the sanitary regulations of FEE HELD FOR BLACKMAIL Says When Arraigned, "Luther Drake Will Go My Bond." BUT BANK PRESIDENT DID NOT Is Oat of Cltr and Has Not Left Word (hat He Will Help Oat the Man Who Threatened Ills Life. FLYNN APPEALS TO CHIEF Commissioner Asks Police to Eaforee Ordinance Aaalnst I.lttrrlns; the Thoroaah fares. Tired of working his street sweeping crew all night sweeping snd flushing the streets, only to have them littered the following morning with sweepings from the sidewalks. Street Commissioner Flynn has called the police department's attention to the ordinance prohibiting tbe sweeping of any straw, filth or rubbish of any de scription into the gutters or streets. Chief Donahue In turn has notified his police captains and Instructed them to .order the j patrolmen to arrest anyone In the future J who violates the ordinance. j 1 . "My department worked all of Filday night flushing Varnam, Douglas and the cross streets in the business eectlon, the scattered ashes from fire engine ex hibited by the city hall Friday afternoon necessitating the work." said Street Com missioner Flynn. "'We got" everything clean, but when the big stores, and some of the little ones, opened for business in I the-' morning and dumped their sweeping Into the street, no one would Imagine that the streets had ever been swept. I get kirks wnd cusses enough, not to be blamed when we do our work as well as it Is pos sible.". Chief Donahue says the large department atores are more at fault than the smaller retail establishments, but that his Instruc tions to the police are to show no favorit ism, but to arrest any and all 'violators. Another provision of the saiie ordinance prohibits the sweeping of sidewalks be tween the hours of o'clock In the morn ing and 10 o'clock at night, a fine of $10 being imposed for violation. A fine of $1") Is the penalty for sweeping rubbish into the streets or guttera KIERLE DEFEATS SIMPSON Bans Oae Vote Ahead for Rraablleaa Komlaatloa for Mayor of Floreaee. C. J. Klerle of Florence won out by one vote from John Bunpson In the republican primaries held there Friday. Klerle re ceived U votes to tl for Simpson. M. B. Thompson, candidate for city clerk,4iad no opposition and received KB votes. For treasurer John PrlcV received 81 vote and T. P. Hasklna 74. Harold Reynolds had no opposition for engineer and received 1S3 votes. For councilman of the South ward W. R. Wall had 79 votes and for council man of the North ward Jacob Weber, Jr., bad 78 votes. The councilman from tbe First and 8ocnd wards hold ove "Luther Drake will go on my bond." Thus spoke James J. Fee in police court Saturday morning, after Deputy County Attorney . Ptattl had read him an Indict ment charging him with blackmail, after Fee had waived preliminary examination and after Judge Crawford bad bound him over to the district court under a bond of $2,500. Fee Is the man who walked into the private office -of Luther Drake, president of the Merchants' National bank, last Tuesday morning and exhibited a bottle containing a fluid, said it was nitroglycerin and that he would blow up the bank unless $5,000 was immediately handed over to him. Mr. Drake kept his head and persuaded the man to go out to breakfast with htm. While he waa eating officers secured possession of the bottle, which, later, was found to contain nothing worse than dirty water. Fee is a slender man of middle- age and of nervous movement, with a gray mous tache and e puree gray hair. He leaned close to the prosecutor to hear the read ing of the complaint. He smiled broadly during the recital of that part of the com plaint which told of "threats then and there verbally made by the said James J. Fee that unless the said Luther Drake would then and there give over to the said James J. Fee the num of $5,000. the said James J. Fee would then and there with a certain bottle containing fluid highly dangerous and explosive blow up and de stroy the large seven-story banklSg build ing, etc." When It was over he seemed uncertain whether to waive preliminary hearing or not until assured that he need not stey in Jail If he could get someone to go on his bond, which was fixed at $2,500. Then he confidently made the statement that Luther Drake would go on the bond. " Mr. Drake Is out of the city, but even when he returns It Is very doubtful that the expectation of Fee will be realised. Bradley took a Benson car at Albright and transferred to the Harney line. He asked the conductor for a transfer back to the Benson line and the latter refused. Bradley testified the conductor handed him bafk his transfer and threw him off. Thev conductor's version was that Bradley had demanded the r iurn of. his .transfer after the conductor k a refused to re transfer him and had u.en refuaed to give up either the transfer or pay his fare. VETERANS AT MEN'S CLUB Civil War Heroes Will Tell First Pres byterian Folks How They Fared. NA meeting of the Men's club of the First Presbyterian church will be held at the church Monday evening. The purpoao Is for the advancement of tffe social Inter ests of the club, but on this occasion a re ception will bo given to veterans of the civil war, several of whom will give re citals of their personal experiences on the battle field and prison pens. The recep tion will last from 6:30 to 6:30. when din ner will be served by the women of the church. Tho speakers will be Department Com mander Thomas A. Crelgh, who will tell of his battle experiencea in the army of the Potomac; M. R. Risdon will tell of his experience In Andersonvllle; N. K. Van Husen, commander of Grant post, will give some of his observations on the battle field; D. M. Haverly will tori of what he ,aaw at the battle of Shiloh; George W. Covell will relate the story of the battle of Corinth from the confederate side, and A. 8. Churchill will, tell of hts experiences as a prisoner of war In Libby prison. The "ommander of Camp Lee Forby, Spanish American war veteran, will tell the story of ths First Nebraska in the Fiilipines, and Major B. D. Slaughter, paymaster United States army, wlil tell of later ex periences In the Philippines. Major W. W. Eastman' drum and fife corps will be present to give s war-time realism to the affair. The committees- lo charge are Chairman Hodge of the re ception committee, Dr. Bacon, table com mittee; J. R. Hobbs, decoration committee; Dr. W. O. Henry, Invitation committee, and Alfred Kennedy, finance committee. John DAMAGES - 0F0NE DOLLAR A. H. Bradley Comes that Close to Wiaalaa Five Thoasaad Dollar Salt. A. R. Bradley won a verdict for $1 againat the street railway company Sat urday morning In Judge Troup's court after the Jury bad deliberated twenty-two hour a. The agreement was reached st I JO after the Jury bad returned from break fast and after the entire night had been spent In the Jury room. Bradley sued for $5,0u0 because a con ductor and motorman threw him off a Harney street car about a ear ago. A. Dempster will be chairman of the com mittee of arrangements and will presido at the meeting. A musical program will also be rendered during the evening at Intervals of the speaking, during which Joe Barton will sing one. or two of tho old-time war songs. FOUR THOUSAND-DOLLAR FIRE Serloaa Damage la Done Two llest--dences fh .Sooth Omaha la Early Morning;. Fire did $4,000 damages at the residences of G. C. Dimmick and Leon Tlmosky, $29 S31 North Twenty-sixth street. South Omaha, early Saturday morning. This la most serious residence fire in South Omaha this year. The loss Is partly covered by insurance. The fire started In the Tlmosky residence and gained great headway before it was discovered. It was then too late to save the other residence, which was standing cloae to the first. Little could be saved from either house. The Dimmick family lost nearly everything. The oldest girls saved some of their clothing, but the younger girls' rooms were completely de stroyed. The piano and some other ert teles of furniture were saved. Nothing but soma trunks of clothing were savedIrom tbe Tlmosky residence. The fire was discovered about t a. m. There was some delay In turning In th alarm, but the department claims to have been out of the barn ai promptly as ever. TAFT PLEASED AT NEBRASKA Expresses Pleasure to lalted Stater" Marshal Warner, Who Bees Him and President. Lnited States Marshal W. P. Warner re turned Saturday mornUg from the east. He visited Washington and called upon President Roosevelt and Secretary Taft. VI was greeted most cordially by the president and Secretary Taft," said Mr. Warner. "Secretary Taft seemed much pleased over the assurance that tha Ne braska delegation would ba for him in ths national convention and spoke of his com ing visit to Omaha, which he looks for. ward to with great pleasure." 5)0' 1 PERFECT Used by people of refinement Established in 1 866 by F