Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 16, 1892, Page 8

FALCONER'S MONDAY SALE 8 Etupendous Sale OF Fancy Lineu, Silk and Dress Goods. WITHOUT A DOUBT THESE ARE The Mest Valnes Weo Tave Ever Offer These Linei—Come Early, for ¥ Know Gennine fargning Alwa ) Fast, LINEN DEPARTME The greatest sule of fancy yet placed before the public. =" Commencing Monday we will inaugur- linons ever aton gigantic clearirg salo of hem- | stitched linens, both plain and stamped. We are considered by every lady that wo have the best aseortment of this line of goods and our prices are much lowor than can he found elsewhore. While we guarantee this line of linens to be fully | 80 per cent less than their actunl valu we nleo guarantee them to be pure Irish linen of a very fine quality. You must geo them before you can form any idea of their valuc A We will give you an idea of prices. We are going to sell them. TRAY CLOTHS. TRAY CLOTHS are Plain hemstitched y clothes, stamped, #5c; worth H0c. Fancy hemstitched tray cloths, stamped, 60c: worth #1.00. Fancy hemstitched stamped, 80c; worth $1.25. way cloths, Fancy hemstitched tray cloths, stamped, $1,10; worth &1.50. Fancy' hemstitched tray cloths, stamped, $1.50. worth $2.00. BQUARES AND CENTER PI 2x12 plain hemstitehed, stamped, 18¢ worth 2ic. 12x12 fancy 85¢; worth ¢ 12x12 fancy b5¢; warth 7e, We have also a full hemstitched, stamped, hemstitched, stamped, ssortment of the above designs in sizes 16x16, 18x18, 20x20, 22x22, 45x45. The ub linen we have in both stamped and plain, BUREAU SCARI'S, These are the cheapest line of scarfs you have ever seen. worth $1.25. 17xH4 burcau searfs Tie, 17x54 burcau searfs $1.00, 17x54 burcau searfs £1.10, 17x54 bureau searfs $1. vorth $1. worth 1,65 worth 17x54 bureau worth 17x54 bureau worth 3. 17x72 burcau scarfs $1.00, worth $1.50. 17x72 bureau scarfs $1.25, worth & 72 bureau scarfs $1,85, worth 17 17x72 bureau scarfs $1.45, worth 17x72 bureau searfs §2.00, worth 17x72 burcau scarfs $2 50, worth & We would urge upon you the necessity of buying your Christmas linens now. You can get an elegant assortment and you can ulso gave n great deul of money. SILKS. Black satin rhadame extra quality and well worth $1.00, at Toc. Black armures, a good black and splendid wearer worth $1.25, at $1.00. Fancy brocades eilks that have yard, at 89c. A benutiful line that have sold zs high as at $1.17. Black brocades, colored terns, brocades with tinsel outlines and in black and colors, sold up to $2.00 per of broeades in colors ) por yard, broche pat- black with colored figures, worth up to $6.00 per yard, &t $1.98. SPECIALS FOR MONDAY, IN DRESS GOODS. $1.00 henrietta for 85c. $1.25 whipcord for $1.00, 65c novelty suitings 50c. A beautiful assortmentof high novelty suitings for $1.00 to $2.50 per yard. Come in Monday if you want anthing in a dress pattern. N. B. FALCONER. — An Opportuniiy to Get aliano at a Bargain Elegant piano, one from the Meinbery stock, for sule at a great bargain for cashh, or on easy terms. Can boseen at American National bunk building, ele-s vator entrance on 15th street, — TUE MORSE DEY GOODS €O, hoo Department Monday we will sell 50 pairs boys' calf solid leather, button school shoes at 81.50, worth $2.00. Also 50 pairs boys’ oil ealf school bals at $2.00, good value for $2.50. Child’s dongola spring he shoes, sizes 510 8, button price 50c, for Mon day only, worth doublethe price we ask, THE MORSE DRY GOODS CO. L h S Grand opening of the Bell Depart- ment Store Tuesday ‘aiternoon and evening. s N. Y. Board of Health disinfectont, W“Anti-Germ,” Sherman & MecConnell. - ¥ ur Conslderation, ‘When selecting your routo of travel always remember that there are Parlor cars on the Sioux City & Pa cific day trains, Pullman palace leepers on the Sioux City & Pacific night trains, Wagner paluce sleepers to Hot Springs and Deadwood on the Fremont, Ellchorn & Missouri Valley trains, t'reo reclining chair cars on Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley through and local trains, In fact you can depend upon first class accommodations on all vrains of the *“Northwestern line.” City Ticket office 1401 Farnam street. rY Prof. Verret, hairv dresser at Ideal Rair store,200 5. 15th, 3d floor, Tel, 1618, il el - Latest sheet music at Hospe’s. e New Metropolitan club hall, 23d and Harnoey sts., can be had for private balls and purties. For particulars inquive at Max Meyer & Co’s. —— Grand opening of the Bell Depart- ment Store uesduy afternoon and evening, ———— Peacock is the best soft coal, Sold only by Jones, opposite postoflice. —— - Being a regular nominee for council in the 6th ward, I respectfully ask the support of all voters who believe in bus- aness principles in the council, D. N. BROWN, Proprietor Brown’s C, O. D, Grocery. —_—— New plcture frames. A, Hospe. e The Last Harvest Excursion South via the WABASH RAILROAD Will leave Omaha 4 p. m. Oct. 25, For the above occasion tho Wabash will sell tichets to points south and southeast at balf fare. Tho only line running solid trai® with recliaivg chair and Pullman buffet sleeping cars to St. Louis, con peeting in vnion depot with ull trains yunning east and south, For tickets and further information call at Wabash office, 1502 Furnam stroet, Owmaha, or write . G. N. CLAYTON, Northwestern Pass. Agent. THE OM./ W. . BENNETT & (0. Great Trives for Menday and All Next Week. COME IN EARLY TOMORROW MORNING We Are SUI Having a Lamp Sale Worthy of Your Attention—They Range in o from 106 Up, Al Compl Our_crockery department has some great bargaing Our 56 piece tea sct at $2.03 is a rare bargnin, you should have one. This department is very complete and prices always down and guaranteed, I our basket depaurtment we have an gant assortment of all kinds, clothes, market and tunch Wo have a lurge shopping basket for ladies, only 10, They are u big bargair, In furnituce we have an clegant of rugs. You wili find our prices them lower than any one. Lok over; it will puy you. Those double pillow sk Vo found in this department at 15¢ ¢ We have more ordered, so we won't out when you eall. A large'line of comforts will be found baskets, line on us 1 holders will cach. bo in the furniture department; cheap prices and excellent quality. In our tea, coffce and spice depart- ment wo are offering a special premium with our 8¢ tea, an elegant large earthern teapot free—look this up and get a nice teapot for nothing NEW BAKERY DEPARTMENT. Wo now have a new and completo bakery department. Everything baked exclusively for us and fresh daily such as bread, pies of all kinds, jelly cuke, eponge cake. angel’s food, cream pufls, ete, ete., all made by tho most ex- pevienced buker duce. this country can pro- Our prices in this department, os usnal, are the lowest and goeds the Dest, OUR TOYS AND HOLIDAY GOODS Ave arriving every dny; when they all get in we wilt have tho largest, best us- sorted and cheapest line of holiday goods west of Chicugo, We have set apart, ALL OF OUR SECOND FLOOR for the sale und the display of these goods. Itisa LARGIE, LIGHT, pleasant room, and everything will be well arranged, making it a pleasure to inspect our line. Only « portion of the goods have been veceived. yot we will be glad to show you what we have nows but go up to our Sccond floor every time you come down town. You will ¢ce new things und ad ditions each time. Our drug department i Contidence is what wins, All our prescription clerks are men of undoubted ability and long experience. The department is under the personal supervision of our senior Bennett who has had o life long experience as a drugy I'he head of the department isa drug ist of 80 year’s experience. The arrangement of our drugs and poisons is such that mistakes cannot occur and then our prices are alway the lowest. Bring your prescriptions to us. Buy your patents, toilet articles, fancy soap, ete., ete., of us. ¥ You will save money in_the operation. W. R. BENNETT CO., 1502, 1504, 1506, 1508, 1510, 1512 Capitol avenue, a wonder. e Harness at Cost, Going out of business. 1 have decided to retire from the trade, and beginning Monday morning, Oct. 17, will offer my entive stock of hand-made carriage, coupe, conch, singlo strap, single and double buggy, express and tewm har- ness, saddlon, blankets, whips, robet turf goed, ete., 2t the old stand of Land- rock & Co., 1515 Howard strect. As to the goods, the assortment ecan- not be equaled. We have always kept the best medivm and high grade har ness to be made. We will not muke uny more harness, so if you want a choico you will come first. Remember the street, Howard ASAD. Grand opening of the Bell Depact- ment Store Tuesduy afternoon and cvening. Pt e I Californin Excursions, Pullman tourist sleeping cars are run daily on all Pacific const trains via the Santa Fo route, the shortest line to California The cars are furnished with bedding, matresses, toilot articles, ete. Porters are in attendance. Second-class tickets are honored on these cars, In addition to the daily service the Santa e Route runs special excursion parties with an agent of the company in charge, using these tourist sleeping cars, and leaving Kansas City every Sunday noon. For further information and time table of the Santa Fe Route and reserving of sleeping car berths, addr 155 5o Palmer, passenger agent, 1316 Farnam street, Omaha, Nob, e New scale Kimball pianos at Hospe’s, & ARASPIAAY Grand opening of the Bell Depart ment Store Tuesday afternoon and evening, S Real estate. Burguins only. My word is good. W, G. Albright. 521-2-3 N. Y., Life bldg, e LI Potatoes and Omons for Sale, I huve 400 bushels of choice early Ohio potatoes and 800 bushels of largo red onions that I wish to dispose of, Address, I, D, Pedicard, Avoca, lu, —— New china for cecorating at Hospe's, — W. T, Seaman,wagzons and —_— - Grand opening of the ment Store Tuesday evening. wringes Bell Depart- afternoon and ————— Cheap Trip to California, Through car and fast time Via the great Rock Islaud route November 11, 1:20 p. m. Lor reservation in car and particulars in details, call on or address CHAs, KENNEDY, G, N, W, P, A., 1602 Furnam St., Omaha, i e Samuel Bars Says ho has sold over 100 jardiniers dur- ing this sale, but has over 100 more to goat 45¢ to $2,00 for one week more only. _— RE TO SEE WESTERN LANDS t Chance This Year, The third and last harvest excursion will be run to especial territory—Okla- homu and Indian reservations and Texas. The Great RRock Island Route runs into and 1hrough these reservations, and is the only road that touches th lands, lately put on the market. See hand bills giving pacticulars and remember the date is October 25, for Chicago and points o and including Mississippi river, ard one day later for Missourl river points. JNO, SEBASTIAN, G, T. & P. A Chicago, T l GREAT SACRIFICE SALE The 09-Cent Store, 1319 Farnam Etreet, Demands More Room. PRICES CUT TO THE VERY CORE " ndreds of Cases of New Fall Goo. Aro Crowding Us for Room and P'res- ent Stock Must Go at Any U T Our pr n opportunity for birgains, 't HOM E-KERPERS! Double pillow shamholders worth 50c. Large willow clothes brskets, 49¢, 60c and 80 Puils 10¢, tubs 43¢, 55¢ and Gde. Clothies bars ut e and 44 Great 49¢ sale of blue steel enameled ware less than half value for frying puns wo.th $1.00, 49¢ for kettles worth £1.00. 490¢ for saucepans worth $1.00, 49¢ for puading pans worth $1.00, 40¢ for wash basing worth $1.00, 9¢ for tea pots worth 1,00, 49¢ for coffee pots worth $1.00. SACRIFICING TINWAR! dishpans 10c. dinner pail 10e, daivy pans 10e, cuspidors 10¢, flour sifters 10c Thousands of other ponding reductions. SACRIFICING LAMPS. mps complete for 10c wmps complete for Se. 81.00 lamps complete for G9c. SACRIFICING GLASSWARE, 49¢ for 4-picce glass sets worth $1.00. 80¢ for berry sets worth 7ic. Seeach for sugars, creamors, spoon- holders and butters, worth 20¢ each, Cellery glass ach. 8c each for fine tumbler: 56 piece decorated chinu tea sets, $2.98 per set. Decorated chamber sots, $1.98 nerificing POCKETBOOT PER- FUMERY AND TOILET ARTICHE: 500 all leather pocketbooks with s ver elasps and ornamented at 25¢ each. Ladies’ card cases at hall value. 53 boxes fine toilet soup. 4 cakes in a box He o box. 1,000 cnkes finest toilet soap &e worth 1ae. P’ine writing paper Monday 5c | €1 box of 24 sheets and 24 envelopes. Best rubber combs e, 8¢ and 1Cc, Steel back horn combs 5e, 10¢, Tooth brushes se, 10¢ and 14 Hair brushes 10e, 19¢, 25¢, 39¢, worth double the price Playing cards e, 10¢, 15¢ o pack. Toy books, games and novelties, the groatest variety of new goods cver ex hibited in Omah ificing dolls, China dolls at 3¢, 5e, S¢ and 10¢. Inc structible dolls at 10c, 15¢, 19¢ B 39c and 49 Fine dressed dolls from 75c to £6.95, Visit our toy department and bring the children; a veritable fairylaud for the youngsters, Open evenings till 8 o’clock. THE 99-CENT STORE, 1319 Farnam Street. —_— An Opportunity to Geta ano at a Bargain Elegant piano, one from the Meinberg stock, for sale at a great bargain for ensh, or on_easy terms. Can be seen at American National bank building, ele- vator entrance on I5th street. i Burnl n Place Is the latest, best and cheapest acro preperty on the Omaha market omo people may wonder why I can advertiso it. Itisselling. This'is why. If they would go and see beautiful - Burnham Place they would wonder that there aro any ncres left, Stop one moment and think of this. T am selling this beauti- ful property, just the place for a home, at from $200 1o $550 per acre, $ to 3 aown, balance 1, 2,5 and 4 years, 7 por cent, or 10 per cent’ off for “spot cash. Warrantee deed and abstract free with every purchase, If any man or set of men in can show me acre property having such beautiful surroundings, school facilities with clectrie motor at its postoflice and good society for uny such money as I am offering Burnham Place for 'l find him or them a purchaser in twenty-four hour’s time. In my nine y ods give you a g articles at corres- ke, wnd He. < head kid body dolls at 19¢, 23¢, % Omaha ars experince in the real estute business in Omaha it has never been my pleasure to offer the public any such vargains us are found in Burnham Place. It will cost you nothing to go out undsee it and I will pay ifor your time if you purchase. J. A, LOVGREN, SOLE AGENT, 507 Brown Block, S. K. Cor. 16th and Douglas St. e e Grand opening of the Bell Depart- ment Store Tuesday afternoon and evening, —— Should you contemplate sending chil- dren to a dancing school you are cor- dially invited to visit Mr. and Mrs. Morand’s clusses for children Suturday, 10 o m, or3p. m., and judge of ti merit by a personal examination, il o Best quality Alaska seal sacques, t styles, elegant finish; mink and 'tin © capes, mufls, at reasonuble Henry G. Richter, furrier, 815 South 18th street. Auction, Farniture, Auction, Tuesday, Octotr 18, 10 a, m. sharp, at 2112 Cuss, contents of 10-room house. ood carpets, fine bed-room suites, chaivs, tables, ete.; also good steel range. Everything in the house will be closed out to the highest bidder, noth- ing reserved, WELLS AUCTION STORAGE CO., - Auctioneers, Grand opening of the Bell Depart- ment Store Tuesduy afternoon and evening, ey Only $13,00 To Chicago and return via the orthwestern line, account World’s air dedicatory exercises. Tickets on sule October 19th to 22d inclusive, good returning till October 24th, inclusive, Call at the city ticket oftice, 1401 Farnam street. —_——— Artists’ materials at Hospe's, —— Mount Vernon Pure Virginia Rye.—I beg to call the attention of the public to the above popular brand of pure rye whis- ky and respectfully ask & comparison with any other brand of pure rye offered in this macket. It is far superior to any other whisky and I guarantee its abso- lute ex: ence In flavor as well as its purity and its wholesome effects. The public is invited to call and try it. Hen- -ry Hiller, 616 N, 16th St., family wine aud liquor house. Esmond hotel block, — - Frescoing and interior decorating; de ignsunl estimites furnished. Heary Lehmann, 1508 Douglas street. ——— For First-Class People, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, Everything First-Class, Chicago, AHA DAILY BEE: UNDAY, OCTOBER. 1 BOSTON STORE, DRESS C00DS Grand fale of Novelties in Importod and Domestio) Qolored Dress Goods, IN THE CHOIGEST AND LATEST DESIGNS Many of Whioh ure Confined Exclusively to the Bosten Store—This Dress Goods Sale 1s Remarkable for Its Wone derfally Big Bargains, N AT 19C A YARD. 50 pes illuminated dingonal suiting, worth 3 t19¢ a yd. AT 28C A YARRD, WORTII60C. 50 inch plaid all wool dress flannels in dark combinations, such as brown and lack plaids, groy and black stripes, all frosh and new styles, regular valuo 50¢, for Mond 650 pi 1l wool fancy suitings, con- taining bourctte and iliuminated mix- tures, neat and plaids, shadow cffects and camel’s hair stripes, any of these goods are positively worth 60¢ per yard; you may take your choice at 89c per yd. BLACK DRESS GOODS. Special offering. 1s imported all wool black dress nsisting of cheviots, storm d faney weaves, never hereto- retailed less than $1.25 per yd go 0 por yd. 170 picces of new high class Perry's dress goods, in all the fashionable wenves, such as croguetes, matalasses and crepons, worth $1.50 a yard, at 80 pieces all wool saxony ‘dress goods, 40 different weaves and shades, for Mon- day at 75 a yard At 8L25 u yard, 54-inch imported di- agonal cloth, 10 new shades in this lot, real value $2 50, for Monday $1.25a yard. SPECIAL IN OUR BASEMENT. d6-1nch black and white plaid serges, half wool Bedford cords, regular price 25¢, go at Ge a yard in our basement. 50-inch ladies’ cloth in navy biue, browns and black at 123e a yard 40-inch wool stripe serge worth 50c a yard, for Monday a yard, in our basement, Don’t forget the great sale of Lap- ham’s shoes, from under the Palmor houso in Chicago, which ave on salo ut half price on our first floor. BOSTON STORI, Sole Agents for McCall’s Patterns, N. W. cor. 16th and Douglas, y 2 5,000 3 goods serges a fore at Dedicatory Ceremonies of the World's Fair Buildings, Chicago, TlL., Oct. 20- Tlor this occasion the Burlington route witl, October 19-22, inclusive, sell tick- cts Omaha to Chicago and return at rate of $13.00 for the round trif The Burlington has vhree trs for Chicago, at 9:50 a. m. and 11:50 p. m. Of these the t two offer a servico unequailed in point of speed and eauip- ment by any other line between the Mis- souri river and Liake Michigan. Por tickets, berths and all informa- tion apply at Farnam street, Omauha. W. F. VAILL, City ticket agent. ns daily 45 p. m. —— Grand opening of the Bell Depart- ment Store 'L'uesday afternooa and evening. —— Dr. Paul Grossman and wife have re- turned from a four weeld’s,trip. bt Grand opening of the. Bell Depart ment Store Tuesday afternoon und evening. e DESERTED BY HER HUSBAND. Mrs. Jennle Nelson of Cheyenne Left Pen- niless Among Strangers. Mrs. Jennie Nelson of Cheyenne had a story of wo3 totell to the waiting passen- gers ana railroad officials at the union depot yesterday morning. She figured as a deceived and deserted wife, and she made out her leige lord, Henry, to bo s mountain of periidy. She said that sho married him seven wonthis azo, and was not long in finding out that he was a doserter from tho rogular army. He used her fairly well, however, until ashorttime ago, when he bogzan to tematically abuse her, and repeatedly told lier that he proposed to get rid of ber at the first obportunity. A week or two ago his treatment of her improved, and she began to hope that all would yet be well be- tween thew, Nelson finally wanted to comato Omaha to obtain work, and she packed her clothing and last Wednesday they came to this city. ‘They stayed at the Thirtecuth stroet hotel for two days, and then he suggestea that they go ever into Iowa to visit her relative: They’staried this morniag, but parted com- pany at the depot. Nelson bought the tick- ots, and saw 1o it that his wife was ticketed back to Cheyenne, whilo bis transportation card read w Atlanta, Ga. He put hor aboard her train and saw her baggage safely on board, and then left the car, saying he would be back in o minute, I'he depot clock has since ticked off many o sixty seconds, but the dissatisfied busbana bas not put in an appearanco. Nor will he, for he voardea the eastbound Burlington and was whirling rapidly toward Chicago before the deserted wife ook it into her head to get out to seo what had become of him, Mrs. Nelson did not zo on to Cheyenne, but had ber trunks tumbled out of thd bag gage car and will remain horo a few days waiting to see if the police cannot ind some traco of the fugitive. She 15 now anxious for the federal nuthorities Lo take some steps to apprehend him us a deserter and wunts to see lim punished 1o tue fullest extent that his conduct merits, ————— giving Exerci nanksgiving services will be held in the Creighton colloge chapel (St Johu's €ollegiatechurch) today in an clabor- ate manner. Phe church has been gaily decorated with yed, white and blue, and ini- pressive ceromonios wiil bo held both morn- iug and eveniog. . At the morning servico at 10:30 Rev, James Hoeffer, S, J., president of Ureighton college, will deliver tho service, Toe choir in reudering the following pro- gram will ve assisted oy Mr. L. Kronberg, the renowned baritone who sang with Gil more’'s band last season, Mr, Kroo- berg {s now reskding in Kansas City, but is engaged by the Owaha Conservalory of Music to gzive vocal lessons bere overy Saturday. Ho bas been engaged to remain in Omaha today, and will siug the baritone solo in Haydn’s sacond muss. Program: HAYMN'S SECOND MASS Kyrle Eleison. . . Cnorus With sopruno anfl alto soios by Mrs Cudaby uad Mrs, Lun Gloria .. A i ..Chorus With “Qui Toilis® baritone 50io, Ly Mr. 8. Kronberg. Quartet—Ven! Omntor. ... ... Millard M.ss Creighton, soprano; Miss Linge. ulvo; Captain Kinzie, tenor; Mr. Kron- berg, baritone. P Quartet and Chorus ze, Captalu Kinzie and 1be DA ean Cudiby. Mr. Kr Offertory Solo=ralve L Mrs. 1 A Dana Sanctus... AlLo s0i0 y Chorus tenor solo by Mr. by Mrs. Lang Doyle. Agnus Del. Bermon by Rev. y — Colu us Day Parade, Ou next Friday, October 21, a general commetmoration of the discovery of America will be given iu the way of a parade, ete, Auy society, regardless of religious alia- tion, is cordially iuvited ‘to be present iu the ' procession. If they will submit their desires to Willlam Bushman, graoa marshal, bo will assign them Lo their respoctive places, ..... . Choruy o8 Hoeffer, £, J. DeWilt's Sarsaparilia aestroys such pol- sons us sorofula, skin disnases, oczom), rhou- watisw, [ts Limely use sav2s maoy lives. , 1892-SIXTEEN P DOWN 10 PRIC IYSTERS, Butter, Choese and Cranberries. Fresh Baltimore oysters for 25¢ per quart, Remember we will sell you solid meat oysters and you will always get them fresh, as wo receive them twice o day direct from Baltimore. In butter we have the prices. Country butter at 16, 182 and 20c. Creamery 22¢ and 24c, The separator, 2 CHEESE D Wisconsin full ¢ best at lowest PARTMENT. am, 10c¢ and 12 istern process pure cream cheese, e, . : Rockford full eream, 16c. Young America full eream, 10e. Swiss cheese, 150 and 174c. Brick choese, 124, T4e and 160, Limburger chee: and 150, Fancy Cape Coa cranborries, ¢ per art. HAYDEN BROS., Promoters of Homo [ndustry. - nd opening of tho Bell Depart- ment Store Tuesday afternoon and evening, - e JENTCAN COFFED, 1t 18 Becoming Ono of Great Indus- tries of That Coun Wasinxaroy, D. C.. Oct. 15.—The Buroau of American Republies is intorme | that the production of voffce in Mexico last yoar ex ceeded 43,750,000 pounds, a figure which it is tiought will soon bo tripled, owing to the iutroduction of 1mproved machinery and to the iucrease in the number of coffice planta. tions. Tho bureau is informed that thereis an enterprise on foot in Gutemala to construct an interoccanic rairoad to counect Iuerto Barrios on tho Atlantic with the port of Saun Jose de Guatemala on the Pacific coast, Tt is also informed tnat tho sisal inaustry in Turks and Cachos islands is growing rap- idly, fucreasing in importance, The roport of work done on the various plantations dur- iug tho year 1801 1s generally very satisfac- tory, aud uquantity of fibre shipped 10 Now York realized a price equal to that com- mandod by tho best class of fiber from Yucatan, Goneral Merritt Reporta, Wismivgtoy, D, C., Oct. 15.—General Merritt, commanding the Department of the Dakota, in s annual report to the War de- partment, states that the troops in tho dc partment are in an exceilent stata of disel- pline and well fnstracted. Thero is much complaint, however, amongline oficers, be- cause of a lack of zood material for noncom- missioned ofticers. Maug of thic best men leave thearmy, the report sny undor recent regulations. ‘li ral Merritt renews his recommenda- tion cf Just yeur that the pay of these men should be inereased, as a matter of justice for the work required, and it now looks as thougn it were cven more uccessary, the general continues, in order to keep up the toue of the army. Indian recruiting did not prozress favora- bly so faras tho foot cerned. companies are cou- Retatns His Consulshi, Wasmisaroy, D. C., Oct. 15.—Secrotary of Stato Foster has declined to receive the resignation of Consul Johuson, located at Hamburg. Tho resignation was brought about by roports printed abroad that Mo nad fled from Ham- burg for fear of the cholera, whilo tho fact was that his departure was on account of nn injury received in an acciaent, from which he su 1 greatly, together with an attack of dvsentery, and’ he was ordered by his ian 10 leave Hambure, This explana- was made to the department by friends, hence tho action taken, Will Return to Washin Wasmixeroy, D.C, Oct. 1 tary Blaino is expecied to return to his house in this city next week. He will accompanicd by his family and will take up a permanent abode for the winter, The Blaino residenco on Lafayetio square is be- ini prepared for the arrival of its occupant Mr. Blaine has communicated through crotary J. W. Foster to the prosideat cxpression of his deep sympathy with him on account of Mrs. Harrison’s davgerous ili- uess. Ex-Secre- nting, Tho Troas ury department has dirceted that hercafter hemstitched cotton handkerchiofs be classi- fied as unenumerated manufactures of cot- ton, dutiavle at the rate of U5 ver centad valorem, iostead of as “hemmea hanaker- chicfs,” dutinble ad valore:, This action is in_accordanco with a decision by tne United States circuit court ot appeals for the Secoud district of New York. Exonerated the Postmaster, Wasmixaroy, D. C., Oct, 15.—Postmaster General Wanamaker has reccived from President Lyman of the civil service com- mission a response to his letter of inquiry of October 12, 'I'hc commission says i reply that it has no evidenco that tho postmaster at Withey has viotuted the orderof the Post- offico department. ‘I'ne presence at thi oftice of the “blank book rather indicate we think, the innocence of the Withey post master. Appointed asa Member of the Conferen Wasmixaroy, D. C,, Oct. 15.—President E. Benjamn Audrews of Brown univorsity, Providence, . L, has beon appointed by tho president a deiegate from the United States to the international monetary conference in place of President 17 . Walker, who was compelied to declino. ’rof. Androws is an autbority on political economy aud kindred toplcs. Allowed to ¥ er o Wasmixaros, Do €., Oct. 15.—Acting Secrotary Spaulding has authorized the entry of the steamship Itossmore at Baltimov provided she shows the required auaranting cortiticates. The passcogor List of this vessel includes a iargo number of American cattie dealers returning from Liverpool. ‘ Opened to Settle 5 Wasnixaroy, D, C,, Oet. The presi- dent has signed the proclamation opening to settloment tho surplus lands in the Crow Iadion resorvation, Montana, ugeregating 1,500,000 ncres, ‘The land will be opeved 1o settiement at ouce, p Unelo derry on His Travels. Wasmizaioy, D, C., Oct. 15.—Secrotary Rusk will hero for Wiscousin tonight. He will'stop over in Chicago for u day or so and may deliver o political speech there, pissione: Appointed as Alternaty €y Wasmisaroy, D, C., Oct. 15,-~The pr deut bas appointed C. H, Lanyon of Kansas as alternate commissioner from that state to tho World's Columbian exposition, —— Mrs. L. R Patton, Kocktord, 11k, writes: + Prom personal expsrienco L can rocommond peWitv's Sursaparilla, a cura for impure blood and eenerai debility Berg & Jones, blacksmiths of Omuha, have been succecded by William Berg, Phe Ainsworth state bunk has been closed by order of court, Meyer & Dittaich blaciksmiths at Battle Creek have been succeeded by John Dittrich, (. W. Pariwood has sold out his sa loonat Bramard, <, after short service | be | an | at tho rate of 4u ver cent | RIFLEMEN FROM THE ALPS Swiss Sharpshooters Will Hold Their Next Annual Tournament at Omaba. LOCAL MARKSMEN TAKING AN INTEREST ted Wihen the Different Competition—A ot the North= hand, eat Sport Antiely v roins Assembio ttle of the Hist western Schu The namo of Switzerland i3 suggestive to most peoplo of the picturesquely dressed mountaineer and his vifle, uud it is not sur prising that in whatever part of tho world is found & child of tho Alps hio has bis ritle with him Tue finest riflo clubs in the country are composed of Swiss rifiemen, and tho nucleus of the present hwestern schue bund was the Highland, 11, Helvetia sharp sliooters, which is compesed aitogether of vos of Switzerland cxt yearthe sehuetzenbund will hold grand r.ational tournament in Omah the peonle of the city will have the privilege of entertaiuing as genial and ptertainablo u class of men as ever visited the Nebraska metropolis. Thie tournaments are & biennial oceurrence, and the visitors come prepared 1o enjoy every minute of their stay and with pockets full of monoy to pay for it I'hie soventh national tournament was held in St. Louis in 1541, at which the following clubs were represented: Cincinnuti luflo club, Jdoliet schuotzenverein, Nilwaukea schuetzenverein, South St. Louis schuetzen vercin, St. Louis Pistol club, Daven- port Kiflo club, Indisnapolis Target clud, Greenville Off Hand Kifle club, St Louis sharpshooters. Chicago sharp- shootors, Fort Smith, Ark., schuetzen verein, ' St. Louis’ schuetzenverein, South' St Louis Turuner schuctzenverein, Ann Arborschuctzenverein, Believillo sharp: shooterverein, Covington, Ky., sk shooters, Dubuque sharpshootors, Bxcelsio itle ciub of Davenport, Ia., Wlgin, L, Ritles, Highland, 11l dvetin sharp New York Zettler Rifle club, Mon- roe, Wis,, Rifle elub, Peorin, 111, Riflo club, Peru, Tud., Ritle_club, Coming AL Over the Country. ce that time the assockmtion has been growing and many moro clubs will be repre sented at the Omaba tournament next snmmer. There are teams in Knusus City, St. Joseph and other western cities, to say nothing of the big club in San Prancisco, which has @ targer membership than any other club in the country, which is also ex- pected 1o come in with . competing team, Assurances have been received from all of the teams in attendance two years wgo that they will be ou hand A move was made some timeago to have the shoot take place 1 Chicago auring tho World's fair in conjunction with the great internationnl shoot, which will take placo there ut that time, but tho Omaha team, with a keen recollection of the hard fight they had made to secure the tournament in she'first place, put on their fighting clothes and the st Ltepresenta- uves from and St. Louis vereins were attho time, and assured the O ement thut they would stand Subsequently dele. me was _defeate the Milwauiee m Omahia gates from Chicago cime outand_explained that they bad no desive to hurt Omaha, and that they would send a good strong team to the shoot next summer. It is not known yet where the rango will be iocated, and it 18 not tho casiost thing i the world to find & suitablo place. Ruser's park has its advocates and there is somo talk of making au cffort to sccurc from the overnment the use of the Betlevuoe range, Thirtv-six targets were used atSt. Louis and ut least forty will be required in Omaha, The local club will select from its own membership the ofiicers for the national association for tho ensuing meeting, and at St. Louis the following were elected for tho Omaba tournament: 1. L. Blumer, presi- dent: Gustave Bonecke, vice president; Louis Hoimrod, seeretary: W. I Stoecker, corresponding | sceretary: William Krug, treasurer; Willlam Maclk, first shooting mester, and Hans Petersen, second shooting master, Omahia's Club Enthusiastic, Omaha has_thoe youngest club in tho asso- ciation, but by no means the least enthusi- astie, and it will see that the e th annual tournament of the Northwestern Schuetzen- bund is an event which the eity will remem- ber. The ast, is an v cntertain the sport or pastime of ing, and its stayving qualities. that when the Awmericans take it et u hold on tho will never be loosened, & training are obvious. nerves and keen eyes and prepares its dey otees for tho vico of ir couutry should they ever be needed. Biume atiributes the success of the German army in @ great measure to the training of her young men iu their vitle clubs, president, who taiks enthusi- gly of rifle shoot Heo think x up it will ational affections which “Phe benefits of such 1t cultivates steady COLUMBUS CELEBRATIONS, Why the Public Schools Will Not March on Friday, A greataeal of inquiry has booo during the past few days as to the reason for nolding the Columbus Diy exercises, in which the coildren of the public schools will participate, on Octobar 20 instead of the 21st, as the latter is tho anuiversary of the discovery of this contiuent, and is the day atewill be observed as such by the public heard school childven in all the other cities and towns of tho country for their aunniversary exercises, Street rumor has had it for several days that the change was due to the visit of u committee of the American I’rolective asso- ciation to the superintendent of public sch00ls, L0 protest agalnst having tho cxer cisos on the 218t, as on that day the childr of tue parochial Schools of tho ety would ndulze iua public demonstration in Lonor of the memorable event, and the members of this assoclation were opposed 10 allowing tho pubhie sehool ehildren Lo u with thoso of the Catholic senools in the parade on that occasion. Inquiry, reveals the fuct thata week ago yesterday a committee, consisting of Messrs. McLood and J. B. Pipor, Jid wait on Superiutendent zpatrick of the public schools of the city, and aftor stating that o report was current, and very gencrally credited, to the effect that tho children had been ordered to take part in the parade on the Zlstand would march through the principal streets in company with tho chidren of tho parochial schools, demanded to know if it was. true, suying that if it was they wero hero to protest against it They were i formed that it was not intended Lo have the public school ehildren parade at all, aud that heir uncasiness was groandloss. Whother this committee waited on the su perintendent as representatives of the Amer- 1can Protective association or as inaividuals is not stated, but report bas it again that a meeting of that organization was held tho preceding evening and that these two were appointed @ committee for the purpose uameo, At a meeting held last Monaay it was de cided to have the exercises tuke piace next Thursd: the 20tk just. In roply to an inquiry vesterday afteraoon as o the reason for the change, Superin tendent bitzpatrick stated that it is the com mon custom for Lbe schools to celebrate noli days on the duy preceding, as there would oth DRPRICES g Baking Powder. Used in Millions of Homes—40 Years the Standard orwise be but asmall per cent of the ohilareh in attendance, and that Columbus day would }m much in the nature of a holiday this yea This was the only reason given for the chango in the day for holding the oxercises, but soveral changes wore also announced that will make tho obsorvance of the day hiero quite difforont from what it will be in other cities. In tho first piace, thoro will bono street parade, as it is held that it s unwise to al« low the smaller children to take vart in such a demonstration aud at it ) samo 1imo it i difficult to tell just where to draw the line between thoso who may parado and those Who may not; and that ch a parade is hard to form in a city tnat ¢ eround as aoes Omaha nand cause a great doal of dissatisfuct ors ns much nocessarily In tue second place, tho iron will not | be assembled 1 ona body in a hail, ns ade vised in the program formulated and sent out by I'rancis Bellamy originator ot the iaea of such a gencra mo ration, It Is held that this is aiso impractica le, as lv'\“‘“'”l“;‘ tho eity that would seat 10,000 school chilaron, to say nothing of the housands of others Wwho would want to wit 1es8 the exereises, and further than this 1t s stated At it v Yavery dungerous undertakiog 1o muss that aumber of ohile dren in n building, evenif one was obtaine able, bocause of their proneness to panic and stampodao Appropriate excrcises will be bold in each sehoot room, and instead of siuging *Amers iea t 11 o'clock next I'riday morning, Will bo done by all tho ather schools in the country, tha nationsl hiymn will be sung by all the public schools of this city at 8 o'clock on Thursaay afternoon ¥ Arrangements have been made to have the Grand Army of the Republic assist in the celebry tion, and that organization will furnish speakers to aoliver fiftecn-minute addresses 1 each of tie schools, and the part of the program furnished by the chil- dren will tend to mako tho ocecasion of a patriotic and his impress cal nature that will last- usolf on the minds of the plan agreed upon and hero outlined meets with the approval of tho teachers, for it moans an_extra holulay, Friday being thoreby madoe a dav of loafing, but many of the littlo folks aro loth to give up the parsde, which they have been looking forwnrd 10 for weeks, and on which they had quite sek thetr hoarts, —_— - ALL ABOUT A HEN. Two North Sude amiites Get Into Overn Smntl A, A family hen, now deceased, but formerly tho vroperty of the Van Ness family who livo near Thirty-third and Miami streots was the cause of soveral turbulent occasions in that usually quiet neighborhood. One day last week tho en aforesaid visited the Carlson family whilo they wero atdinner and hopping upoa the table proceeded to Courp tel herself. Tuis aroused tho iro of Mrs, Carlson who captured Madam Hen and twisted her neck Tho Van Ness family appeaied to Judge Borka and Mrs. Mamio Bailey was one of the witnesses, Her tostimony was unfavor- ble to Mrs. Carlson, who has sinco been laying” for revente. Friday Mrs, Carlson thought sho saw her opportunity and went aftor Mrs, Bailoy with a spiico. Mrs. Ballov is something of a shoulder hitter herseif und Mra, Carlson came out of the encounter <ocond best, T'nis, of course, was not according to pro- gram, and Mus. Carlson agzain como to the police court with a complaint of assaulte — AMERICAN SLAVE TRADERS, Another shipload of Gilhert Tstandors Sold to Guatemala Planters, SAN Fraxaisco, Cal., Oct. 15.—The Ex- aminer this mornine prints a long account of the cruiso of the steamer Montsevrat, which arrived from Guatenala Thursday after bavirg landed there nearly 406 natives frow the Gilbert islands to work ailezedly under contract for five years to wealthy plans ters, The account was writtea by an Exame wmer reporter who shipped on the Montserrat 1ast April as a sailor. Tho account declares that the Montserrat was a slave ship; tha the natives were sold in Guatemala for $100 ' each, the amount being taken in the guise ot passage money The account shows thas the islauders wore gotten on board by quess tionable methods, amouuting in some cases practically to kiduapine, The commander of the vessel, W, H. Ferguson, was cons | nected with the other allezed siave ship, the | “Tabiti, which foundered with 400 natives on | board.’ ‘T'he account udds that of 400 natives taken to Guatemala two years ago only 180 ure_now alive, tho others having succumbed to discase. ' “Lato to bed ana_earty to rise will shorten | tho road to your bume in the skies, But | curly to bed and “Litils Bacly Kiser.”the | pill that makss Lt loagar and better and | wiser. ——— WL Speak at Davenport, Wasmixaros, . C., Oct. 1 Charles Foster will speais at Day October 22, Secretary. uport, Lo — DeWitt's Sarsaparil All the ' Opera Shades in the New » Style Felt Hats. These are not so expensive as some ladics might think, You know we areclosing out previous to retiring from business, and We Sell Vgr! Cheap, HAIR. We have everything in hair goods and are bound to close this stock out as soon as pos- 15 retianle AT COST. Mes, R, 1 Davies 111 . 15th St., Opposite P. 0.