Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 23, 1892, Page 5

OMAHA DAILY BEE: e e —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— DOUGLAS COUNTY'S EXHIBIT Annual Fair and 8peed Program to Be | Given Next Woek, IN ALL ATTRACTIONS DEPARTMENTS Alere Is a List of the P ams for Speeial Exhibits and Contests that Promise to Be Big Drawing Cards, Tho tweifth annual fair und exhibition of the Douglas County Agricultutal socioty will open at the old fair grounds next Monday aud continue five days. The socioty offers $25,000 1n premiums, insuring particularly praiseworthy exiibits in every department. Revorts received from various parts of the ‘county by Secretary John Baumer indicate an even groater iuterest than usual in the fair tnis year, and the vegotable, @raln and live stock departments will be representcd as hardly ever before, the splendid growing season having made it possivle for tho ambitious dosires of the farmors in this direction to be carriod out. Special attention will be paid to the £16 arts department, the premiums ‘offered being of sufiicient value and number to secure the lurgest display of this kina that has ever beon a feature of the fair. The cntries in the speed department do nov close until tomorrow night, aud while it is positively known that thero are a number of horses ‘yet 1o bo eutered it is cer- tain that every class will fill, with evory probability of a large ficld of starters dn each race, The exnibits have been divided into soventeen departments, each in chargo of an able superintendent who, according to present indications, will have all that he cares to look afto W. N. Nason, secrotary of the Board of Trade, will superintend class X1V, for which the following premiums have been offered : Class XIV—Special 1 u W. N. Nason, Superintendent. The Union Stock Yards company, South ‘Omaha, offers special premiums for cattle, best bunch of fat steers from four to ten in number, $20; swine, bost Lo of any uge or breed, $10, best sow of uny age or breed, $10; sheep, best ram of any ago or breed, $5, besy three or more sheop, £, Sutphen’s fine carriage ropository 2020 Farpam street, offers special to the lady under eighteen years of age, tho best driver of team of horses, one haud<ome Pphaeton cart, value 0. The Neoraska Seed Company, Bouth Fifteenth street, Omuba, Neb., offc special premiums for best and largest d play of different varietios of vegetaoles grown and exbivited by any one market gar- dener, premium payable in seed selectea_by rdener from their 1502 seed catalogue, $154 st and largest displuy of diff of oats, barley, rve and wheat in_the sheaf, oxhibited by any ono farmer, premium paya ble in seed sclected by gardener from their 1802 seed catalogue, £; best and largest ais- vlay of different varieties of field corn, 50 ears cach, grown and exhibited -by any ono farmer, premium payablo in seod selected by farmer from their 1592 sced catalogue, Kilpatrick, Koch & Co., Omiaha, Neb.,offer special premium for handsewing: Bestand largest display of tandsowing by girl under 15, #; drawing: Best industrial, by pupil in public school in Omaba, $10 John I. Redick, Om eb., offers spe- cial premium for paintinz: Bost floral de- sign puinted by young laay undor 18, $10. The Boston Store, corner Sixteenth and Douglas, Omata, Neb., offers special pro- miums for best handmade calico dress by &irl unaer 15 years, one table scarf, value, #; best specimen of linen laco knit by a girl under 18 years, one goldheaded parusol, value $4. Loe-Clark-Andreesen Iardware company offer special premium for best display of cut towers,one dozen silver plated teaspoons, $4. Mume. Hickmao, millinery, Omaba, Neb, offers special premium for art neealowork : bes collection by one exhibitor, one dress oouuet, value §10 Albert Cabn, mew's furnisher, Omaha, d<eb., offers special preminm for quiit: Best patehwork, sili,one silk umbrella, value $2. H. G. Clark, agent Uupont Powder com- pany, 1218 Harney screet, Omaha, Neb.,offers special premium for best display of brooins aanufactured in Douglas county, $10. W. A. L. Gibbon & Co., hatlérs, Omaha, Neb., offer special premium for bost milch cow, best hat in their store, §7, 5. A. Orchard, Omaba premium for vest and laj served fruit, rug, value §7.50, Hayden Bros., dry goods and carpete, Six- teenth streer, Omaha, Nob., offer special pre- miums for best favm vutter, a_complote glass water set, value $10; largest size pumpkin, a ten-pound box 1og cabin mixed candy, value #. R Drexel & Rosenzwoig, 1419 Faroam stroeot, Omuha, Neb., offer special promium for best and largest displuy of vegetubles grown and exhibited by any one person, one pair of men’s fine shoes, value &, Continontul Clothing House, N. E. Cor. Fifteonth and Douglas, Omaha, Nob., offer special premium for map of Nabrasks, best drawn by boy under 16, pupil of any public echool in Omaha, one boy’s suit, valuo #7.50, Bluke, Bruce & Co., 401, 403 and 405 South Tenth streot, Omaha, Neb., offer special pre- mium for vest five pounds of butter made by @ @rl under 18 years of age, one cut-glass botuie of elegant perfume, § Rector & Wilhelmy 8 52 South Tenth streot, w, Neb., offor svecial premium for bost lot of short horn than throe, one tool chest aud pper’! tools, vatuo $10. Frauk Cross Gun company, Omabu, Neb., offers special promium for 'best portrait in crayon, Lenuis ra. vet, vaiue §7.50, Sum’ Burns, crockery and glassware, Omaha, Neb,, offers special premium for painting, best collecticn of water colors, One {amp, value Paxton & Gallagher. Omaha, Neb., offer special premium for best display of fresh fruit grown in Douglus couuty, Ono case of fine canned goods, 5. Fred Krug Brewing company offers special prewiums for vest samule of bariey, not less tThuu oneball vushel. Two cases of guart bottles oxport beer, 85; second best, one cuse of quart bottles of export beer, §2.50. C. D. Woodworth & Co., saddlery and har- ness, 1316 Farnam stredt, Omaba, Neb., offor special premium for Second bost lady nder. One English riding bridle, value §. Max Meyer & Bro.. jewelers, Sixteenth and Farnam streets, Omaha, Neb., offer the following special premiums: KFor the best five varioties of jellies, made by voung lady under 18, first promium, one silver piteher, value 81.50; second premium, one Omaha (Bourd of Crado) souveuir silver spoon, walue 4. Lobeck & Lion, hardware, 1404 Douglas street, Omaha, Neb., offor special premium for best bottlo of domestic or homo-made wino made from fruit grown in Douglas county. Ono plush caso embreidory and tollet nivkel plated scissors, valuo §5. Meyor & Raapko, wholoslo groceries, 1403 and 1405 Harnoy street, Omaba, Neb., offer special premium for best sugar beots raised in_Douglas county. Ono box of tea, $12. Puarlin, Orendorf & Martin Co., Ninth and Jones streets, Omuba, Nev., offer special r;'enllum for best brood mure colt raised in L uglus county, Oue siugle harness, valuo 18 Jofft W. Bedford, coal dealer, ete., 231 South Fourteenth street, Omaha, Nob.,0ffors special premiums as follows : For the best 50 ears of yollow aent corn grown 1o Douglas county, 1 ton of somi-anthracite coal, value, $0; for the best sample of oats, not (03s thun balf bushel, 1 ton of Excelsior coal. The Home Sewine Macnii.e company offecs » lgr«\mmuln ou best aud lurgest display of machine needlawork done and exbibited by any one lady residing i Douglus county, 0.1 arop lem aud cover sewing ma- valuo §00; dealersund experts barred. aba Tent ande Awninz company, 1113 treet. Omaba,offer special premiuu on vest and largest displuy of farm produce exhibited and grown in Douglas county, 1 tent. valuo §15. Churebill Pamp company, wholesale steam and water supplics, 1014-1016 Douxlas street, offer special premium on vest and largest display of vegetables grown by any one por- 00 in Douglus county, one eistern puwp and pipe, value &0, Loveck & Lino, hardware, 1404 Douglas street, Omata, N, offer spooial prettam on best lot Holsteln cattle, not loss thao 8, 1 “l? rving cutlery, $10, Walter Braon & Co., wholesalo 1i uors,cte., 1203 Dourlas street, ofor & special mrammiuim on beat lot of grapes, not less than 8 variolies #ud 12 buoches ia eauh lot, same must buve | been grown by exhibitor in Douglas county, 1 caso of wine, $12, Rnorda & Sievers, coal dealors, 308 South Sixteentn streot, Omaha, offer special pre- mium on best sample of wheat, not less than balf bushel, and grown iu Douglas county, 1 ton of Eureka coal, value #7 Dewey & Stone Furmture company, 1115- 1117 Farnam sureet, offer special premium on :cqloru:m--mll Iace work, 1 rocker, valuo 10, Chase & Kddy, stationery, ete,, 113 South 16th stroet, Omata, Nob,, offer spocial pro- mium on best painting on satin plush or velvet, 1 aibum, value §. Omanta Sireet Lighting company offer special premium on best lot of Poland China hogs not loss thaud, 1 lawa lantorn, valuo &. Columbus Buggy company South Six- teenth streot, offer special premium for best, single driving horse to buggy, 1 single har- ness, value Omaha Rubher compony, 1518 Farnam streot, offer special premium for tho best Ax- hibition of 6 varieties of flowers, 5) foot fish brana gardon hose, value $10. I"arrell & Co., manufacturers and jobbers of presorves, joilies, sirups, molasses, etc., 217-218 South Eighth strest, Omaha, Neb., offer special premium for 5 best varieties of jeilies made in Douglas courty, 100 pounds maple suear, value §15, Omaha Can Manufacturing company, 223 South Eighth street, Omaha, Neb., offer spociul spucial premiam for best sorghum (sirup) raised ana made in Douglas county, one G-gallon oil tank, valuo 81 Nobraska Steam laundry, 15238 Howard street, Omaha, Nev,, offer special premium for best lot of sheop, not loss than 4, ruised in Doug as county, half-dozan men’s shirts, value 12, Gateb & Lauman, wholesale and rotail crockery, ete,, 1514-1516 Farnam stroot, offer special promium on best hand-painted china by a Douglas countv lady, 1 toilet sat, valuo § Charles Shiverick & Co., furniture, ete, 1206 to 1210 Farnam street, offer special pr miums as follows: for bost display of em- broidery work exhibited by lady residing in Douglas county, chair, valuo $20; for best Loof baby girl under 2 years of age, on- tering the speciul promium department on Thursday, 1st of September, botween the hours of 1 to 3§ o'clock in the afternoon, baby carriage, valuo £, Mrs. J. Benson, faucy dry South Fifteenth street, offors special promiam on best display of silk, wool and cotton knit- tug by lady residing 1n Douglas county, 1 tablo spread, value §12, Morse-Coe Shoo company, manufacturers of boots and shoes, 1109 Howard street, offer special premiums as follows: To thd boy under 16 years of age who will bring to the fair the best bushel of corn raised in Doug- 1as county, 1802, 1 pair of shoes made av their Oniaha factory; to the girl under 16 years of age who will oring to the fair the bost 2-pound roll of butter, 1 pair of shoes made at their Omaha factory; in caso these shoes don't fit they can be exchanged by any dealer who haudies their shoos, or at their salesroom, 1109 Howard streot. Jonasen, Jeweler, 1311 Farnam street, offers special premium for best shirt, hand- mado, by laay residing in Dovglas county, 1 eight-day clock, value, £, Poople's installment house, furniture, car- pets, stoves, otc., special prémium for best portrait in oll, 1 toilet set, value, $15, ‘Thompson, Belden & Uo., dry goods, eto., Sixteenth aud Douglas streets, special pro mium for best aud largest display of orua- mental laco work by lady residing in Doug- L as county, 1 dress pattern, vaiue, £10, W. R. Bennett compaty, general mer- ndise, 1512 Capitol uvenue, offer special premium for best colt raisea in Douglas county, ago not loss than 1 yeur and ot over 2 years, 1 sigle hurness (breast collar), value, §15. Artbur H. Briggs, hatter, 219 South Four- teentn street, offers special premiuta for best sample of early Irish potatoos, uot less than one-balf bushel and raised’ 1 Douglas county, 1 hut, value, £.00, C. B. Connor & Co., wholesale liquor, oto., 1409 Douglas stroet, offer special premium for best samplo of wild grape wine, not less thao 1 quart and made in Douglas county, 1 case ot wine, value, $7. Anheuser-Busch Brewing company offer special premium for best samplo of barloy in sheaf, not less than 10 inches in diamoter, exhivited and grown in Douglas county, 1 ;lllakul Anbeuser-Busch bottled beer, value 0. Milton Rogers & Son, stoves, eto., 1321 nud 1323 Farnam street, offer special pre- mium for best pair of fantail pigeons, 1 brass bird cage, valuo 4. The Singer Sewing Machine company offer special promiums on haudsowmest baby dress made by lady of Douzlas county on u Singer sowing machine. 5-drawer oak, vibrating: shuttle sewing machine, value deal and experts barred. Bennison Brothers, dry goods, ete., and 1521 Douglas street, offer special mium on best pair of pillow s worl, 1 library lamp, value . A. Hospe, ji., piuuos, organs, art goods, ete., 1518 Douglas street, offers special pre- mium for best landscape in pencil, 1 picture, value §. William Weckbach, wholesulo cigars, 1314 Pierce street, offors special promium on best tobacco exhibiced and grown in Douglas county, 100 cigars, value £, D. M. Steele & Co., Twelfth and Jones streets, offer the following special pramiums for tho best loat of bread made from Pills- oury’s Best Flour: Exhivitors can use hop yeast, milk raising, 88IL raising or any other yeast or method they may prefer, the only conditions being that they shall use oniy Pillsbury’s Best t'lour and the bread to be “light baked' in common square bread tins. Tne premiums will be awardea by a committee of three ladies, 10 bo appointed by the officers of the Douglas County Agricultural society, neither of whom will be a competitor, directly or indirectly, and who will award the premiums without knowing the names of the competitors, The exhioitors must enter by numbers ouly, and their name and adaress must be placed in a sealed envelope, marked with their number on outside, and securety attached to the loaf of bread 19 be exhibited, and cach compotitor is reanired also to inciose in the envelopo a written statgment that thoy have used Pills- bury's Best lour. and none other, in mak ing that loaf of bread, aud sizned with their full name and place of residence. These en- volopes will be oponed after the prewiums arc awarded, and the prizes sent to that ad- dress. All the competing loaves will be the property of D. M. Steele & Co. after the premiums are awarded and will be by them distributed to the charitable institutions of this city. This contest to be on Thursday, Soptember 1, 1802, The premiums are: ¥or the best loaf, $10 in gold; for the sec- ond best loaf. 1" barvel Pilisbury's Best, worth $6; for the third best loaf, one 100- pound sack Pillsbury’s Best, worth $§3; for tho fourth best loaf, one 50-pound sack Pills- bury’s Best, worth §1. otal value $20.50, E. D. Meadimber, carringe manufacturer, 1513 Chicago street, offers special premium for best and largest 5 stalks of corn, 1 wagon umbrella, value $3.50, Willlam Gentleman, grocer, 501 and 503 North Sixteenth street, offers special promium for best 6 heads of cauliflower, 6 stalks of celory and 6 musk welons, 1 han ing lamp, value § A. L. Root, grocer, offers special promium on best exhibit of pears and plums raised in Douglas county, 1 case California peaches, valuo $5.50. Mrs. Caldwell E. Moody, china, glasswaro aud lamps, 302 North Sixteer:th street, offers spocial promium for vest orocheted skirt, 1 Iamp, value #. - Vancott Jowelry company, 1324 Faroam stroet,offors speciul premium 1or best bouguet of flowers by umateur, flowers must buve been grown by exbibitor in Douglas county, 1silver vase, value §10. John 8. Caultield, books and stationery, 1804 Farnam street, offevs special prewmium for best plece of wood work exhibited and mado by boy under 15 years of ago residing 1o Douglas coauty, L st of Dickens' works, value §7.50, John B. Kouny, Maple street, offers specal promium for tho best assortment of ocakes exbibited and made by lady residing in Douglas county, cash $10, I. F'. McArale, Millard, Nob., offers special premium for best this year's colt served by stallion Dude and rawsed in Douglas county, cush #10. Philip Stimmel, wholesale seeds, binder twine, implemonts, otc., Y11 Jones street, offers special premium on largest aud best oxbibit of appies, 1 cidor mill, valuo §25, Omabs Book and Stationery company, 117 North Sixteouth streot,offer special promium 10 best essay on any religious topic, | leather cover gilt edge bible, v #71.50. W. A, Puge Soap company, 115-128 Hick- ory street, offer the fnlmlnx special pro- wiums: For the Lest handmade cnemise, 1 box Union soup, value, §; forthe best hana- wade calico dress, 16 box hard water soap, value #3. Kast Omaba Land compavy, 1601 Farnam street, offor special premium on best galion of rhubarb wine wade in Douglas county, cash $10. Unlon Lafe lusurauce cowpany, 407 J. J. 9 pre- ams, drawn A | Brown block, oftsr spacial premium for tho best essay in favor of patronizing bome life insuranee companies, not competitors, gold £25. C. ©. Sherwood, ladies' clothing, York Life insurance building, offe premium best crocheted tidy by girl under 14 years of uge, | Japaneso hanging rose jar, valuo §2.50, Baby Department. Joseph A. Connor, room 46 Boatd of Trado building, suvorintendent. Joseph A. Connor offers spesial premiums ns follows: For tho handsomest pair of twins under 2 vears of age, cash $10; for the handsomest, baby under 2 years of age, cash 85, Entries must ba made to Mr. Joseph A. Connor, room 46 Board of Trade building. Babios must be on exhibition on Wednesan; August 31, at 11 o'clock 1n the forenoon, at the fair grounds, grand stand. Specinl Premiums, Collins & Morrison, harness and saddlory hardware, 1316 Douglas stroet, Omaha, Neb,, offers special premium for best lady ridor, ono lady's saddle, $25 Hussoy & Day company, plumbors and gas fitters, 411 South Fifteenth stroet, Omann, Neb,, offer special promium for best collec- ton ot dried fruit, Douglas county product, one lamp, $15. Browaing, King & Co., gents’ furnishing goods, offer ‘special premium for socond best collection of dried fruit, Douglas county pro- duct, one umbrella, $12. Home Fire lasurance company, New York Life building, Omaha, Nob., offers special premium for bost_boy 'horseback rider 10 to 15 vears of age, $10. H. I". Cady Lumber company, 201 South Niuth streot, Omaba, Neb., offors special premium for best landscape painting, one picture easol, §1 H. Hardy & Co., 9%¢ store, Omaha, Neb., offers special promium for second best land* 8cap0 painting, one lady’s work stand, $10. W, Fieming & Co., grocers, 1401 Douglas street, Omans, Neb,, offers special premium for bost homo made pickles, 1 dozen quart bottles Manitou table water, $2. Richardson Drug company, coruer Ninth and Jackson streets, Omanhd, Neb., offors special premium for best drawing of plans forn six-room cottage by a pupil of High scnool, one gent's toilet oaso, 5. et ¥ i g CREMATED IN 4 FURNAC Horrible Fate of a Asleep While on Duty, Viessa, Aug. 22.—A workman named Paker mo* with a horrivle fate at Warburg a fow daysago. The man had been engaged in repairing a furnace at the Vogel iron works and it is supposed had fallen asleep whilo at work inside a flue, Some fellow workmen, not knowing that Paker was fn- side, bricked up tho flue and soon after fire was' started in the furnaco. Two duys elapsed and the relatives of the missing man began to muko inquiries. As he had last boen seon at woris 10 the furnace, it was de- cided to mako a search there, When the flus was rcopened the man’s remains wore at once found, bhistered and charred beyond recognition. Many of tho furnace bricks had beeu disloaged from their places, show- ing that the poor fellow had made desperate efforts to escape. Workman Who Fell EUROPE'S HEATED TERM., Many Deaths and Accidents Caused by the Fearfally Hot Weather. Loxnoy, Aug. 22.—Tho Paris correspon- dent of the Standard says: Tho heot snapped a rail at tho Bourvet station today, causing the telesconing of a train. Tho driver and stoker of the engine were crushed to death. ‘Tho Standard’s Vienra correspondont says that the heat has caused numerous for- est fires and has njured field crops, especially in Hungary, though the vintage prospeots are very fine, A dispatch to “the Times from Lucerno says: The heat has caused a fall of ice from the zlacier 1 tho valley of the Tarvish, which almost destroyed tbe village of Tasch, near Zermatt. A torrent has destroyed por- tlons of tho Vioge-Zarmatt railway. There are various indications of the expansion of the upper snow fields by the heat. Climbers shoula be warned of extron.e danger from An infantry regiment marching from Monsellico today suffered dreadfully from the heat, Over 100 ex- haustod soldiers were left dying by the road- side, and twenty were put in tho hospital in Dolo. T'ne whole of northern Italy is suffer- ing from a protracted period of unusual heat, the maximum readings of the thormometer rangiug avove %) = with unusually high min- imums. ‘I'hore is no prospect of a change yet. Many sunstrokes have occurred among tho tr ops, but owing 1o excellent precau- tons the cases are rarely fatal. Pawis, Aug. 22.—During the maneuvers two soldiers died from the offocts of heat, and 2,200 had to be sent to hospital ANDS. CARRYING OFF 1T8 THOU Fen 1 Death Roll of the Cholera in Russia and Persin. —A dispatch to the Times from Teheran says: Cholera is decreasing rapidly in Tabris, where the number of deaths nas fallen to sixty daily. The epi- demic is still sovers in the neighborhood of fenoran. The governor and his wife died today. Several Kuropoaus have died. The ouly trustworty indepeadent estimate is that the deatlis number from 800 to 900 daily. The Standard’s Borlin correspondent says that since the hot spell pumberous cases of cholera havo appeared in various parts in Germany and soveral porsous have died of tho discaso in Hamburg, but no cases of Asiatic cholera have bean reported. St. Pererssunc, Aug. 22.—The cholera re- turns for all Russia show that 6,510 new cases and 3.077 deatbs have been reported in the last twenty-four hours, BrusseLs, Aug, 22, —An epidomic of cholera prevails in the town of Juma, threc miles from Charleroy. Many persons bave been attacked since yesterday morning and two bavo died of the discase. Loxnox. Aug. CHAL D IE WRONG MAN, A German Lleute Kills One Artlst and sevorely Wounds Auother. New Youk, Aug. 22.—A Berlin oable toa morning paper says: Lieutenant Hoebern had trouble early last week with Herr Tran- holz, @ sculptor, and® Horr Portz, a pawster, The' differences between tho officer and the artists wero cuusea by the former’s slighting remarks concerning the membvers of & olub to which Pertz and Trauholz belonged, and wore aggravated by the lieuteoant's roliec- tions upon women of the various artists’ ac- aquaiutapce, Evontually Hoebern brought matters 1o @ bead by insulting both men in public. They challenged him and both duels were fought with pistols on Thursday, In tho flest duel Traubolz was soverely wounaed; in tno second Pertz was shot dead. Hoeborn 1s under military arrest. LABOR RLIOT IN RUSSIA, Steel Workers Set Fire to a Mill and Several Are Killed by the Soldiers, Sr1. Prrensivng, Aug. 22.- A sorious labor riot occurred yesterday at Ekatrinslay. Workmon employed in Mr. Hughes' steel rail faotory set firoto a number of workmen’s dwellings, plundered the factories and bad bognn to ‘demolish the furnaces, when the milltary detachment which had' been sum- moned arrived ou the sceue. A snarp en- counter took place between the troops aud the workmen and several persons were killed and a large nuwmver wounded before the riot was suppressed. The damage done 1o the property is sogreat thatit will take three months to offect ropa Methourne's Broken Bank. Loxvoy, Aug, 22.—The commiutee of Mel- bourue *harebolders of the Mercantile Bank of Australia roports that the bank has beon iusolvent since 1889, 1t also roports tuat Sir Matthew Duvies, thie chairman of the direc torate, mado wdvances Lo various conps bo promoted, losing £500,000 in such outin 1t 1s probablo that the shareholders will b6 obliged to moet a deticit of £475,000. London shareholders largely boughkt issues at & premium. Threats of criminal prosecution are wade agalust the ohairman sad directors. Arrested an American Ofclal, Mapiin, Aug. 22.—The police of Sanzbas- tian on F'riday night arcested by mistake the American ohargo d'affaires at Madrid who bas been staylug at Sanzbastiaa fo order to confer with the minister of ibe colonies on the Cuban commercial treaty. When bis Adentity was mude known ho was immeai- atoly liverated with profuse apologies which Were accopted by tho charge. less than three | FUESDAY QUESTION ~ THEIR ~ TARIFF| Elkhorn Officials Reqnestsd to Explain Some Rate, Problems, | CREIGHTON BRANCH CITIZENS COMPLAIN In One instance n Distanco of Four Miles Mnkes n Diffprence of Forty Cents Per Ton in Coal Rau Lixcovy, Neb., Aug. 22.—[Special to Tae Ber.|—It has been some time since the see- retaries of the State Board of Transportation have had an important case to work upon. But one was tiled today which will give them somethiug to do for somo time. it is a com- olaint of discrimination against the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Raiiroad com- pany. 1t may be best statod by giving a copy of the complaint itself: We, the undersigned coal dealers of Plerco, Plainview, Creighton and Verdicre, on tbe Norfolk & Creixhton braneh of the iremont. Eikhorn & Missouri Valley rairosad, would most rospectiully eall your attention to the following diserimination in ratos on Rock Sorings coal between the above numed towns and towns on the miin line of suid road us follows—sald rates being In fuvor of the main 1ino towns: king Norfolk as a_starting point, tho rate to No jxh on the main iino west is # from Norfoik to Plorce. fifteen milos, i Norfolk to Foster, twenty-two miles, it is § Norfoik to Plainviow, thirty miles. 1t is & Norfolk to Creighton, foryy-two miles, 1t 1§ i digre, fitey=tour mfles, it Making a difference in favor of Nolizh and against Crolghton, which Is oniy four milos longer huul, of 40 cents per ton. Therefors we pray your honorable body to exercise the bower imposed in you by luw to rolleve us from this unjust dise A. . NOLBROOK, Ore Creighton. \ton. PTON, Plorce. nit, Plerce Bios , Plainviow, E1T7 & CO., Pininview. 1ORTON, Verdigre. ). SHERBROOK, Veraigre. Gosslp at the State House. Land Commissioner Humphrey gave notico today that 20,000 acres of school lands in Grant county would bo put on the market on September 17, The sale will take place at Hyannis, the county seat, Acuing Governor Majors today issued a warrant on a requisition of Governor Fifer of Illinois for the arrestof Lovi L. P’retzel, who stands indicted for the crime of larceny in Cook county, Illinois. Pretzel is now under arrest at Crote for some minor offense. The caze of tne Kastorly Hurvesting com- pany ugaiust Wesley and Paris Pringlo was iiled 1n the suprema court this inorning. It comes from Furnas county. Another case filed in the suprome court today is entitled E. A. Wonderlich ot al against Eannme C, Walker. It 18 o Gage county case. Music at the State Fal The prospects for something new and original in the way of music at the state fair are excellent. Secretary Furnns of tho stato board states that 5o far twenty-one bands have sicnified their intention to be presont during fair week. ‘These bauds ara as fol- low: Louisville, twenly pieces; Douglas, seven- toon pieces; Kennard, ‘sixteen plecss; Au- rora, eighteen pieces; Madison, seventaen pioces; Overton, fifteun piecos; 'Genoa, ff- teen pieces; -St. Paul. oighteen pieces; Weston, sixteen pieces; Beaver City, four- toon pioces; Hemingfoed, saveuteen pieces; Holdrege, fourtoen piecos; Archer, seven.: teen pieces; Tobias, seventoen pioces; Hum. boldt, seveateen piecos; ‘Wabash, fourtoen pioces; Unadilla, soventoen pieces; Colum- bus, sevontean ' pieces; Mead, ' fourtoen pieces ; Indiauola, ninctoen plecos; Fuller- ton, seventeen ploces -Ample accommoda- tious will bo furaished for all’ banamon who come, aud 1t is expected that at least ten and perhaps fifleen moro baads will be present in addition to thoso enumerated above. A number of valuable prizes, including prizo band iustruments and cast, wiil bo hung up for competition. Smashed & Hoxo Cart. Hose cart No. 2 was badly used up last evening while making a_run to a fire ot Eleventh and V strests. Waen the corner of Sixteenth and O streets was reached tho driver made a short turn. The pavement was very slippery from the rain which had fallon several nours proviously and vhe cavt overturned. The mea were thrown violently from their seats, but with the exception of & fow bruises all escaped unhurt. The fire to which the taen wers going proved to ve in a small unoccupied framo dwoeliing house. It had undoubtedly been startod by tramps, a large number of whom are making Lancoln their stopping place at the present time, ¥rom the Police Court, Harry Rbodes, a young man about 22 years old, is under arrost'at the police station for the crime of burglary. He 1s charzed with eutering the residonc. of Mr. Wilflams at 650 South Seveutecnth street at about 8 o'clock Sunday morping, He gained an entrance to tho dining room by prying open a window and then proceeded to search the house for money or valuables. Ho was dis- covered by Mrs. Williams, who obtaiuea a good view of his face as Lo lighted & match and peered into ner room. Harry Ferguson was arrested this foro- noon for attemptiug to steal a silver watsh from the store of O'Neill & Gardn-ron O street. He walked iuto tho store and asked to look at some watches. While engaging the clerk in couversation he slipped one of the time pices 1to his coat pocket, His action was observed by the clerk who quiotly dispatched & messouger for a policoman, When tno officor came Ferguson was searched and the watoh found o bis pockot. The polico are 1o scarch of a couple of footpads who held up J. P. Wagner shortly after mianight Sunday. 'Wagner lives at 322 South Twentieth street, and was hela up by two men when within & block of his home. Mrs. Loose, a well known character, 1s under arrest for collecting money undor false protonses. Sne was discovered soficit- ing funds for the Chrisuan church, and an ofticer, knowing sho bad no connection with that church unless she had reformed very recently, Lok bor in. 'The case against ex-Policoman Lister for using profane and abusive language to a bill collector was continued. Dick Richardson paid a fino of 85,90 for disturbing tho peace, Lincoln in Brief, ‘The new boulevard from Lincoln to Bur- lington beach was opencd to the publio to- day, The soclety paper known as the Resume has been sold to a syndieate ropreseating the Irish-Amorican society. The funeral of the Iate J. B. Imhoft will tako place from his late'residence tomorrow afternoon, ‘Phe Rook Island appraisers huve awarded S, F. Westorfiela the sim of §1,600 damagos t0 bis property by reason of the faot that that company will require forty-four feet irom the rear of his lot for right-of-way purposes. Jailor Laugdon was taken ill this morning and the report gained eurrency that ho had been tuken with the smalipox. 1t proved to be nothing worse than au awack of bilious fover. John Sullivan, tho man who assaulted John Munn at Lincoln park one day last week, was fined §1 aud costs dy Judgo Brown this morning. Carrio C. Miller today commenced suit for @ divorco from her husbana on the ground that ho is au nabitusl drunkard, Frank Graut, & 10-yoar-old boy living at ‘Twentioth and K streots, had the misfortane 10 sever an artery in his oot today, and he nearly bled to death bafors a physician could be secured, Walter Smith, Lincoln's 7-year-old horse thiel, was gathered In by the polico this morning as ho was trylug to sell a Shetland pony which he had stolen from the stable of Jus Statos at Sixtoenth and A streets. The authorities at Lincoln have finally become tired of bis capers, and will send bim to the reform school at 81 co. Joun Denton’s house was entered by burg- lars during the absence of the fuwily, but nothing of vaiue is reported missing. Gnting. Waxxe, Neo., Aug. 22.—(Speclal Telogram to Tus Bug.|—Charles Wells, o paater of this city, was accidentally shot yesterday by one of his companions while hunting s fow wiles west of Wayne. He was sitting 1o the AUGUST 23 189); buegy and his companion was standing on the ground loading his gun, which, on breeching, was acclaontally discharged. The full lond of shot entered Wells' right breast Just below the shoulder, making a terrible and probably fatal wound. Ihere is somo chunce of his rocovery, SUNDAY NIGHT'S STORM, Nebraska Visited by a General Rain--Some Damnge Reporte Graxp Istaxn, Neb., Aug. [Special to Tuk Bee.|—A two-nck: rain foel here during the night. It fnsures a corn crop and was worth thousands to the farwers of this county. ‘The storm was accompanied by se- vere lighwniog, No damage is ronorted. Bratiick, Neb., Aug. 23.—[Special Tele- gram to Tie Bge |—This county was vis- ited with a fine rain this morning. The pro- cipitation was seveuty-sevon bundredths of an wch, Thore 1s every indication of an- other rainfall touight. Sewarn, Neb, Aug. 3.—[Special Tele- gram tu Tue Beg, | —~This locality was visited by a heavy rain this morning, and a biz orop of corn is assured. The farmers aro making preparations to out in a_big crop of winter wheat and this rain will place the ground in splondid shape for plowing. ‘The wintor wheat crop 1n Seward county is turning ont much better than was ex- pecled. Most of it is going frow forty to fifty bushels per acre and 18 of very fiue quality, much of it testing from sixty-threo 10 sixty-five pounds ver bushel. Outs is also tuening out better than was expocted. Durine the rain_storm the house of Night Policeman Zuck Snodgrass was struck by lightning, badly wreoking the building, Mr. Snodgrass was up in bed. I'he current struck tho chimuoy, passing down to a stov pipe holo and across tho bed on which ho was Iving, sotting the ved clothes and his ciothing on tire. His daughtor heard him cry for help, ran up staivs and extinguisned the tire. A physician was called at once, and Mr. Snodgrass was found to be baaly buroed on one arm ana_all along one sido. Although sufferine groat pain, his physician roports that he will recover, Hovoukar, Nob., Aug., S gram to Tk Bre, | —A destructive nail storm passed over the northern part of this county this morning, dolug a great amount of dam- age to the stock and corn crop. The extent of tho storm could not ba learned, but at ’helps Center postoftice, whore the greatest damago was done that has been reported, the path was two miles wido, going in a northeasterly direction. Tho heaviest loss reported is of John W. Morris, who had his borses badly cut by being driven into a wire fence. Corerinae, Neb., Aug. 22—|Special Tele gram to Tee Bee|—A terrific thunder storm visited this saction this mornine. Water foll in torrents without intorruption for four hours, Although this rain is too 1at0 to bo of service to potatoes and small grain with the exception of flax, yot it will do a vast amount of good, will help late flax some and 1n the absence of au early frost in- sure a large crop of corn. Yonk, Neb., Aug. 22.—[Special Telogram to Tuk Bre.]—This morning this county was visited by " two hour's ramn. Ono inch of water fell at this place. 'This puts a bright look on the faces of the farmers, for tho late corn was needing rain. BeATICE, Nok .—(Special Tele- gram to Tue Ber,|—At the special election held kere today to vote on tho $20,000 fund- ing bonds and $20,000 paviag intorsoctions proposition, a very light yote was polled. It i3 barely possible that both propositions are defeated, especially tho funding bonds propo- sitiou, as it requires a two-thirds vote to carry’ w proposition of that nature. It will require the oflicial count to detormine which, if either, s carricd. Burglars, Nenraska Crry, Neb., Aug. 22.—Special Tolegram to Tnk BEE. |—Burglars attempting to enter tho residence of Charles Gerber, jr., arousea Mr. Gerver. Ho procured a re- volver, threw open the door, just in time to seo them disappear around the corner of tho house. He pursuea and fired throo shots at tho retreuting forms. The burglars escaped, but blood was found on tho sidowalk this moroing. Grand Island’s Jail Delivery, GRAND IsLaND, Nov., Aug, 22.—[Speclal to T Bee, |—Three jail birds broko the lock to the city jail yesterday alternoon, and after thus gaining entrance from the jail into the court room, smashed the transom of tho door leading to the street aud made good their escape. Saved His € Life, A. N. Dilferbough, York, Neb., says: ““Iho other day I came'home and found my little boy down with cholora morbus, my wife scared, not knowing what todo, I went straight way and got a 25-cent bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrheea Romedy and gave it accordiug to_directions. You never saw such a change in a child. His limbs and body were cold. I rubbed his limbs and body with my bands, and after 1 had a1ven him the second dose he went to sleop, and, as iny wife says, ‘from a death- bed bie was up plaving in threo hours. 1t saved mo a doctor bill of about 3, and what is better, it saved my child. I can recom- mend it With a clear conscience." Omaha's Promised PostofMco. Supervising Architect Edbrooko of Wash- ington is in the city looking over the work on the new postofiica building, Mr. Ed- brooko oxprosses satisfaction au tho progress of the work, He says that notrouble from water is now antizipsted and he knows of o reason why tho work should not procesd rapidly. Compared with other government puildings commenced about tho samo time tho work on the Omabu building hus pro- coeded quite as fast, and Mr. Edbrooks thinks that tho building will bo ready for occupancy i about two years. Bullding Pormits. “The following permits wore issuod by the superintendont of buildings yesterday: Motz Bros, two-story briok hall, Wonty-sixth und Walnut sireots .. St KTt Onu-story brlck and {ra (i aticot o Wo-story framo addition to wenty-sixth and Walnut $10,000 1,500 suloon, stroots R Motz Bros., twosstory ‘franie residénce, Twenty-51xth and Walont stroots Henry Kanoker. ono-story frame cot- tago. Ninth and Horner stroets TWO I INOE PETILS.......... Total.. . 1,000 1,000 500 A Traveling Mau © with Diar- rhoen, Iama traveling man and have been af- flicted with what Is called chronic diarrhoos for some ten years, Last fall [ was in wos ern Penusylvan, sud accidentally was i troduced to Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhea remedy. I ventured to make & trial and was wonderfully relieved. I would like now to introduce it among my friends. H. M. Lewis, 24 Freoman streot, Cleveland, O. Nothing to Be Desired Every Flavor made by Dr. Price has the peculiar taste characteristic of the fruit from which it'is obtained, and im- parts to cakes, puddings, sauces or creams such a delicious and grateful flavor that their use really leaves nothing to be desired. We have yet to see the housewife who has used Dr. Price’s Delicious Flavoring Extracts of Lemon, Orange, Nectarine or Vanilla, who was not de- lighted with them. THE PURITY OF DR. PRICE'S FLAVORS is en- dorsed by the leading chem- ists and heads of the great universities of this continent, | | to an idea. 5 Don't Get Married Don’t make up your mind that there's only one man that can make your clothes, or one make of shirt that will fit you, or one doctor that can cure you, or one man that's fie to be President of the United States. There's more than one good tailor, more than one good make of shirt, more than one good doctor, and there's a “‘whole lot of us” that would make good presidential timber. Some men get it into their heads that in order to get a decent pair of shoes they must go to some swell shoe store and pay from seven to eight dollars, Is there any reason why we can't sell just as good a shoe as We've whole lot of men the ‘“error of their ways" about shoes. Have anybody? Not that anybody knows of. shown a you learned yet? We sell you for four dollars and fifty cents a pair of either hand welt French kangaroo, or French cordo- van shoes, in any of the new fall shapes, in any toe, plain or tipped, in any size.- These shoes we will guarantee to be as good as any shoe you can buy outside of our store for six fifty or seven dollars, In a few “very katosh” places they cven reach eight dollars, For two dollars and seventy-five cents, we will sell you a genuine Goodyear welt shoe, made of kan- Thes We guarantee the price a dollar and a quarter garoo calf (with the grain outside). shoes we guarantee in every way, under the shoe man's; we guarantee the stock perfect; the stitching not to rip; the hanger not to pull out, and our guar- antee means new shoes free or your money back if the shoes don’t wear as they should. Our full lines of fall shoes arc here now, from the well known dollar twenty-five shoe to the hand made five fifty French calf. ka's Youth’s shoes, 10 to 2, 8Soc. Boys' shoes 214 to 5, 9oc. hey’ll wear. It's a good time to try ‘‘Nebras- " shoes. During July and August we close at 6:30 p. m. Saturdays, 10 p. m. | EDUCATIONAL - 1LL1 S CON sER'\'I?%’ORY» Bost instriuct attendany Jacksonvilio, 1. AMERICAN GONSERVATORY Auow and Suppositoris, and Pills; Complote Tr Olntnont in tomody has no known to fall. $1 por box. i for & mail. Why suffer from thls terrible diseass whan a wiltion guarantss 1s vositively glvan with G boxes or refand the notcured Send stamp for frao Sample. | issued by Kohn & Co., Druggists, Solo Agents, cornor 16t and Dougias st i | SEMINARY, B8 o Tiiher and | ONEN. BUTd 5040 BUNKER HILL ACAEay A MILITARY HOME SCHOOCL. it Proniature Old Axe, Barr S NERVE AND BRAIL or Uystorl, Dizeiness, Nurvous Prostraton causdd by 0, Wakofulness, Mental Dopros- tho Brain, causing Insanity, misocy Loss of Power In elthor sex, impotency, Leucorrhda and all Kemalo Woaknosyes, Involuntary Lossos, Spor- matorrhea caused by Over-oxertion of tha braln Solf-nhu: ndulgenco. A month's trantmant for $3,by mall, Weguarantoosix boxas Lo cury nor de for s boxos, with 33 will sond written arad. Guarantoo lssusi druggist, solo agent, Omaba STIVER, A [ A VN STITGTE e w UPPER ALTON, ILL, WESTERN MILITARY ACADEMY A thorough school. Prepares for College or Business, Within 20 iniles of St. Louis. 53 COL. WILLIS BROWN, Superi 14th s via the Chicago, Milwaukesz & St. Paul R'y, as represented onthis map. i P soux eIty CHicag 3 Tar The checker- board of 1fe is strewn with the debris of many a disastrous move on the part of mis- gulded players, GEDAR RAPIDS €1l B, (7, DES MOYNES Electric Lighted, Steam Heat- ed Vestibuled trains leave Omaha daily at 7:05 p. m., ar- riving at Chicago at 9:30 a. m. City licket Office: 1501 Far- nam St., Omaha, F. A. Nasu, Gen'l Agent, tr: Many are reck- less players, with but littls thought and still less care as to the great prizes to be won. Defeat comes in the form of phys- ical afflictions which 1if not ked 1n time, to certain Notlee to € Hoalod proposals will b fmco of J. I, Barrett, city clerk of the oity of Sterling, Til. up o6 o'clock p. m.. of Monda, 1M02, for furnish worlk of paving | ty of Sterdng from Third avenue to B cnue. The work will comprise approxi- mat:ly the following: square yurds brick paving (more or 4400 ineal fect of curbing (moro or lesa) 730 cubic yards of stone retuining walis(more alsastrous effects ctlons to ull lots 1ot wlready heon gas und wator conr where such co lons have Sypbills. Gonor- rhcea, Gleat, Sem- inal ' Wealkness, Stricture, Hydro* | cele”_ Varicocel, all Sexual Dis: | - S ] K for tho su er of Hon. A. 11 heek Wil bo forf 10 the b of £30, puyable t Hershey, mayor, whic o ‘elty of Steriin or bidders, shisl{ full 1o oxeaute proporly i conteyct, with ool and sufficient surotles, If nwirded the con- Lriet; otherwise to ba returnad to the bidder, Payment (or the work will be mado partly 1n s¢rip, bearing 0 por cent Intorest, nfuur Oc- woher 1, 12 hids will be ope at the neeting of the . ., B b BOrves Lho rig wny reuson It may do iy order of the olty ¢ Steriing, L. Ohatrma NG, L, Aug Plles, Fistula, Rectal Ulcers, Bleod ~and_Skin f Diseases—these f are afew of the forms “of these maladies, nd read publicly uth o'clock ot Yo wny or all bids for sutliciont, uncil of tho. city of AMES I, LAY Sireets und All 10, 1822, W But these and ail klndn(sld“llh. we iDoe cure, Bbnd 4 cants foF our llustrated new book of 120 pages, of Interest STER ————— the Vacating of 20tk St Rediok's Subdivi Sealed propos.ls wiil be recoived ut the eity cow pLrolior's office, eity of Omihi. to & p. i, August JLn, 1802 (0F Uho 410 0f thi (010w ing parcols of lind: T'wo pleces of 8 by 125 foot, botwoen Farnim and Har one plece of 51 by 110k feot, and Haif Howard, Bids wil Lo re avh or all plecos us miy bo dosired, Kuen DIAAOF L0 ot Oat od Guoek of 8230, The right i reserved L ref pLaay or all bils. wnd doserip Lo on Ol 1u this oftice, N, Cowptrolles Consultation frée. Call upon, or address with stamp, DOCTORS ETTS AND ETTS Harooy ved on EE— —— Soath 14th St, 8 £ Corcaurldth and Douglus St., Omaba, Neb nligye