Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 11, 1893, Page 5

B —————— e FALCONER ~ UNLOADING DAILY BEE: SUND ¢, JUNE 11 1aas'-‘-§1xmn PAGES, EVER IN THE HI%_TORY OF OUR BUSINESS have we offered better bargains than now, not be consjdered nainsooks for 19¢. worth $8.50, in all g13. 52 his 50 plecds of 1,25 and $1.50 black %oo(ls, 88c per yard. while they last the entire outhit, §5. Best cotton challis, ic. Best melianes, 1234¢ per yard. es upon miles to attend this sale. pay you to come mi Printed Dimities 29c. Our entire stock of the finest imported French printed Dim- \ ities will now be offered ag 29c per yard. Remember these goods are the best in the mar - ket. We have over fifty differ- ent patternstoselect from, Printed Nainsooks 19¢c. This will be good news for a great many. Our entire stock of French Printed Nainsooks, comprising over thirty differ- ent patterns and all new and neat designs. These are the goods we have sold all the sea- son at 25¢; they are the same goods we have sold so much of. Every one admires the designs, Now you can have your choice for 19c per yard. $100,000 must be taken in this momth, k a more géfieral mark down will be made. All our imported printed diminities this week 29c yard. 4 big specials in silk 5 Profits will All our printed French . A ladies’ silk \vmst worth 835, a ready-made suit hese, with many like bargains, will be offered this week commencing tomorrow, Prints, 2%4¢. 1,000 gross of buttons go at 1}4¢ a dozen, jc a card of 2 dozen. R.ead every word of this ad. It will N. B. FALCONER. A Grand Special Sale of Priestley’s Black Dress Goods Monday. Pricstley' 88c | NOTE THE VARIETIES. [ 88 | rrcsier Gonda S8 | EewuR | 8% Goods * 8sc SAIY Glide 8sc at 88c "88c | 88c | 88c | 88c | 88c THIS IS OUR UNLOADING PRICE. Buttons, 1 1%c A DOZEN. A big line of bone buttons in 18 and 20 for only 1}4c, regular value sc, Buttons, 316} A CARD. A big line of metal buttons in cutstecls, extra, and fine line pearl button, white and smoked, all in one lot, only 3c a card, regular value sc a dozen, We have decided to continue our 20 per cent discount sale on * all kinds of hemstitched and fancy linens. This is positively the last week so take advantage of this great offer, j?n)zdlfs at 15¢ each. Plain white all linen hand- kerchiefs, perfect hemstitched, worth 25¢, Monday 15¢. Scolloped and hemstitched embroidered handkfs that nev- er sold for less than 25¢, Mon- dey 15¢c. Emb. Jap. silk handkfs worth 25¢, Monday 15¢. VOOoL. DRIESS GooDS. 25¢, 35¢ and soc qualities dress goods, 36 to 40 inches wide, on sale Monday at 15¢ yd. 75c¢ all wool albatross cloth, 4o inches wide (in shades of tan only), for this sale 29c. 6oc plaids, 40 inches wide, new colorings, on sale Monday at 29c. $1.25 quality fine French serge, 46 inches wide, on special sale Monday at syc yard. We strongly recommend this cloth for its wearing qualities. We have it in all shades. Hop-Sacking, 52 inches wide. Just received another shipment of these popular goods, which we will place on sale Monday at ¢1.25 per yard. Regular price $1.75. Genuine Scotch cheviots, 52 inches wide, sold last week at $1.75 and $2.00 per yard Monday we will close out what is left of this, about 15 pieces, at 98c a yard. These are Unloading Prices. Buttons, 8c A CARD. 50 gross of superfine pear] buttonsin 2 and 4 holes, never sold at less than 1oc per doz. Monday sc per card of 2 doz, Button, B¢ A DOZEN, Our entire stock of colored tailor buttons, all shades, ele- gant quality, regu'ar price 10c, Monday for6c a dozen - Waslh Prints 2. 1 case 27 in. choice Challis, " worth 10c, for jc. 1 case best American Prints, worth 7%c, for 274c. 1 case 32 in, India Mulls, worth 1214¢, for sc. 1 case fancy Bedford Cords, worth 20c, for roc. 1 case I'rench Melaines (blk ground) worth 25¢, for 12%4c. Al Millinery Dept. 2nd Floor, Unloading fine millinery. 10 dozen untrimmed hats at 50c each, ing of French Chips, English Milans, Fino Pancy Braic in colors and black, former price 3 25 dozen fine Plowers in bunch, spray and monture; your choico for 23e. The above great bargains will be on sale Monday morning. “L7rst come, first served.” i (=hraeimeal = =jrpe =i Note Prices on the Following: 5 .. 10 pieces changeable glace, ¢1.25 quality, Monday 75c. 10 pieces two-toned crystal cord bengaline, $1.00 and §1.25 quality, Monday 49c. We are clearing up all odd lots "mdplcc(,s of printed silks, Chinas, Indias, pongees, all at a great sacrifice of profits. 30 inches wide printed Japanese silk, for waists and gowns, g1.25 quality, Monday 8714c. Japanese wash silk, 75¢ quality, Monday 47c. Japanese wash silks, superb quality, worth up to §1.25, all at 73c Monday. 24-inch figured China silk, real value 85c to $1, Monday’s price 48c. Heavy black gros grain dress silk, $1.50 quality, Monday's price $1. These are Unloading Prices. Boys' Hose, 16z¢ 65 dozen boys’ |l1yC cotton school hose, al sizes 6 to 10, regular 25c quality, Monday 162{c a pair. 1 case ladies’ hlgh neck, iong sleeves, jersey fitting bal- bnmr:m vests, a quality al- ways sold at 35¢, Monday 13c cach. so ladies? oxtra fine quality on, ca Tsland cotton hoso, sold nlway heavy onyx dye nl 40¢, Books. Special Bargains for Monday at 25c. ¢©Christopher Columbus and His Mon- the sculptures, scenes and portraits of the old world and the new. " ument Columbia,” adorned with 25 full pago il- lustrations, ‘Worth 50c. Only Large type and fine paper. Our price for Monday Sketch Book of the Columbian Exposi- tion, Illustrating and describ- ing the principal buildings, with their locations, dimen- sions, cost, etc., and an indexed bird’s-eye view of the grounds. Only 25¢ Monday. Ready-Made Suits, Silk Waists [;zc/_ztrz’c(z’, $5.00. The greatest bargain in Ladies’ Suits ever offered. A ladies’ all wool suit worth from §6.50 to 8.00, a silk waist worth ¢4.00 to $§5.00, both articles will be sold on Monday for §5.00. Ladies’ World's Fair Ulsters $15.00. Our ¢18.00, $20.00 and $22.50 traveling ulsters, made of either cravenette or Scotch novelty cloth, with butterfly capes, Monday $15.00. ¢1.00 Waists only 49c. 15 dozen of Ladies’ Percale Waists, regular value $r.oo, Mon- day onl} 49(:‘ 2.00 Ladies’ Silk Wrappers Monday only $7.50. best l"lorcntme silk, trimmed with Valencia lace, value ¢$12.00, Monday only ¢7.50 each. Ladies’ Negligee Robes, made of colors black, cardinal and light blue, regular These are Unloading Prices. CARLTON'S STORY DOUBTED Blayer of August Gotham Near Fremont Formally Charged with Murder, DETAILED REPORT OF THE KILLING Author of the Victim's Domestic Troubles Had ¥ Reasons for His Deed—Tostimony of the arlous Witnesses. ullar FreyoNT, Neb., June 10.—(Special to Tus B Bee.]—The court room was crowded again this forenoon, many being unable to obtain seats, to hear more evidence of the shooting of August Gotham at the farm house of Nowt Carlton, Thursday. The first witness was Lee Te the Ruwe hotel, who re man as the same who ‘Wednesduy night and registered as August Gotham, Omaha, He said he was hunting for a span of mules which had gotten out of tho pasture. Hoe paid for his lodging and breakfast in tho morning before leaving. »next witness was D. Hein, proprictor 5f the hotel, who corroborated what his cler testified to. Newt Hughes testified that he met Charley ‘arlton coming to Fremont about 7 o'clock ‘Thursday morning. ie od the Carlton place coming home about 11 o'clock. Saw 'Malcom and some one talking to him. Mal- com beng called said: “I went to see Newt Carlton about a pasture; Charley said hoe had gone to town. As [ drove up three men came out of the house; one was Charloy, One man got into the wagon and drove ; (the hired man.) The other man (Gothum) sat down soutn of the house near the well, arloy startea for tho house just about 11 o'cloc tod n Cloar Koad, n Lucke, the hired man, stated: 1 have been working ou the farm for Charley Carlton since ty and lived with t Carlton, Lis son Charlio ‘and wife, and my- solf. Twent to the reld west of the houso Wednesday about 7 o'clock to list corn, !\owu arlton came along and told me to go ok to the house as Minnie's father was wmhwnnv\ ho wanted me to prevent trouble. ‘When I got back to the house Charlie told me I could come to town and help shell corn, An old man was there whom I supposed to be Minpie's father. He was sitting thore smoking. Charlie said he had started to town and met un old man and nhurried baclk, before the old man got ther 1 supposed Charle rus this was the girl's father his wife and his father away. did not say what he sent them away for.’ Two weeks ago some men buggy lookiug for move them was the dead man. movers stopping there a fow days, they werean old man. one girl, three boys anid Minnie, who Charley afterwards married The two men in the buggy, came the next duy after the movers left. arloy came to me in town Thursday and said Lo had killed a man and had come 1 up, and wanted we to luku 1,a clerk at gnized the dead opped at the hotel ame along in a 1 think one of There were some The witness. ontined the own, kept it_on the b o the Foom where Chavley Carlton and wife slept and where the body of the dead man was found., He bad loaded all six chambers Sunday, Other Facts ln the Case, Arthur Guynn testified that he lived near Arlington; “have seen the dead mau; he came to my place two weeks ago apd said he had a cheap farm of 160 acres for sale. He had had some trouble and said he was going w meet his fawily at Fremont but missed thew. Ho seemed pleased when I told him of some strangers I bad seen. 1 met him in Arlington again the day and got & blackswith o interpret for me so T eould get a description of his land. Ho said his papers wore in his trunk n.the way to Om a. [ wrote my name ine his memorandum book.” Nowt Cariton's Story. Newt Carlton testified as follow four and one-half miles west of Fremont jam the father of Charley Carlton. Minnie and Llefu him at home about 8 o'clock Wednes- ¢ morning and went to John co. My youngest boy met me late d killed & m “T live past w told him Charley h: ck he thought w i vent that the girl (Minnie) who married left a moving outfit at our nd 1 feared they would make trouble. moving outfit came to our place about three weeks ago. 1 never saw them before, When they left I directed them on the right road to Omuha, “Yesterday morning Charley left for town to shell ca He soon camo driving back and said that he thought Minuie's father was coming up the rond and he wanted me back Mond nothing 1o say in regard to the traged, Louls Gotham's Tetin e ouis Gotham, a 16-year-gld son id: *“Ilive in South Omaha. bout three wecks, He was my fath son’'s saloon on ) outh Omaha. He said he y to find the mules that got DUt of the pastar near South Omaha. 1o left there ing on the t his father of the Have Have scen ag My mother died ono : married arlan, We moved from north of ‘Tilden, Neb., last sprin father bought 160 acres of land. We herded cattlo there about two months, but could not make a living so we all lefv for South Omaha, Father startod on and was to meet us in Fremont. *When wo arrived at the t0ld us to stay over night told us we had better siay o weut riding with wy step: y 1ton told me he took my :lt'pmulln‘r Lo a lotel and that she had gone to Sioux City and wo would not see her again, His futher told us the samo thing. 1 told them both sho was my mother. Father was 45 and my stepmother is 15, My s nor's father lives about five milcs uorth of Tilden.” Story of the Woman, Minnie Carlton, the the tragedy occurred, was placed on the stand and made the'following statement: My name is Minnie Carlton and Iam the wito of Charles Carlton. We wore married one week ago last Monday m Schuyler. 1 mot him first av his place about three weoks ago. | went there with some movers. ' boys aud a girl wero with me, my stepehildren. 1 loft thom at the Carlton farm. I have seon the dead wan, His n wa August Gotham. He left Tilden one day b Ho was the father of the child; rame here with lnm from Tii- den. Gotham came from Omaha with his family in 15 there flve weeks and county, lowa, yeurs." September vore living, there to five 5 riton farm he The nxxl,nl y he woman over whom Ly Ho remained moved to Crawford whore they resided two Description of the Wo: Dr. I.. J. Abbott testified that he and Dr, Atkinson had made & post mortem examina- tlon yesterday. They found three gunshot wounds in the head of Gotham, any one of which would have caused death. One wound was in the center of the forehead, one in the right temple and the third in the back of the head near the base of the brain. They showed the three bullets they found iu the head. There were powder maurks around each bullet hole, showing the revolver had been held very close. Dr. Atkinson corroborated what Dr. Ab- bott bad said, described where the bullets wore found and spoke of a light bruise on the right side of the head that might have been caused by some blunt instrument. He said the brain was in a healthy condit cept where lacerated by gunshot Coroner Morton showed the jury the art found ou the dead wau, as stated in \hn\dn\"‘ dozen. Drapery Dept. Jute stand covers, 25c, Jute table covers, goc. Striped serim, 48-inch, r2ic. Striped scrim, 45-inch, gc. Remnants of swiss, 16}c, Plush table covers, haif price. Chinese rugs, half price. Mohair plush, regular $1.85, $1,05. asel, $7.50 and $6, half price, $3. Beg, and stated th there was §24.20 in woney also found in his clothing. Verdict of the Jury. Tho jury was out a very few min- utes before bringing i this verdict: “We hat the said August Gotham came h by pistol shot wounds at the hands of Ch fired by him on the Sth day of June at his homo in Dodge county, four and onc-half miles trom F mont, and we further state that the e dence in_the case warrants that the said Charles Cariton should be held in_custody and answer to the charge of felony.” nt was sworn out this afternoon “harles Carlton by Louis Gotham re Judge Hufti, charging murder in the rec. About two years ago it cost Dodge county about £5,000 to couvict and ex- ccuto two young men who acknowledged that they shol man. The remains will probably be buried here Monday. the bottoms west of this city are flo oded AN N I DT RESULT OF MOSHER'S WORK g arge mllllhm of houses along are surrounded by water. Oak ( burst from its is only separated from the fl that surrounds it on the Antelope, which penetr: nd s usually to the prevailing mad impulses ong bank full, accumulating con- siderablo debris and piling it up along its course. A view westward from the city re- minds an observer o chromo als a wide ex Litigation at Lincoln Over Oapital National Affairs, FIRST BLOOD FOR A VERMONT CREDITOR Recelver Hayden Instructed to Hold Certaln Funds In Trust for an Enstern Insti- tution—Moethods that Marked the Bank's Last Hours, K projecting 0 has been reported. Trains from Omaha wero se- riously belated. Owing to a washout at South Bend the Rock Is rain which is due here at 4 a. m. did not vo until 11 Licon, June 10.—[Special to T Brr.]— | o'clocl having boen obliged 1o bck from ze I Ft TR T e South Bend into Omaha and come west over Judge Hall this moruing called up the 450 | g0 Burlington, Trainson the latter lino of the Firsy ank of Poultney, V were also somowhat delayed by a land shide against the National bank and K. K. between Ashiand and South Bend. The o g ' Ve om i ) track was not cleared until 6 a. m., and the Whitmore's Big age Barn Burned me time in 1892 the y J 3 with All Its Contents. al 'National bank borrowed £,000 from oyening f,'.‘,’l”u,‘u‘"f.'.fi,”“\‘\'JQL'".f:}}.',&‘i[x"lé Vaeey, Neb,, June 10.—(Special to Tug Vormont institution, and, asan ovi- | MLt B i E Ben.|—The first disastrous firo in tho history | denco of indebtednass, took a 8,000 cortifi- of this town broke out last night, completely | cate of deposit in the Lincolu institution, destroying the large barn of Whitmore Bros., | and as security o certificate made out in the occasioning a of fully 24,000, Shortly name of the Capita! National by the Atkin- after 5 o'clock u storm of unusual severity | son National bank at Atkinson, Neb, The broke over the town. While it was | debt became due about the 20th of Janua at its heignt there was a |and throughits New York cor vivid flash of lightning and o moment | the Poultney baak s later flames wero discovered issuing | to the Capita ool sotore somdonily from Whitmore brothers’ immense frame | O the very that the bank finally | PGULORCE TOE ReCCSBOR & 4 ed ¢ varn which was filled with baled hag, Tho | losed its doars, Mosher in puyment. thereot prohibltioniats have iasued a esll fop on e Bl Bif ;289 L drew a drafton the Chemical National of | 7 Sonyanion S0 Beih b department, commanded by Cuptain | New York and sent it on. Payment on_ this Gighedthabl i BN Ul « apilioe andsnssis v mtlll.uu:s«l:.]- of course, refused, and the Ver jLvholiwaa nomintod i1 ! spauded, but it was against hope, | D Suimediately after the sisne ulio two years wgo but wis comp Avlosi the. Doya, were foroed L0WLFIender | manded of the bank examinsr the return of |'WAthdraw, because ho Hag not be and do voto the attontion to saving tha val- | 4,0 two cortific P dent loug enough, will head tho :“{‘1""'5‘3“' and horse “""‘5_‘“““’-; Be ar | the examiner w head and collected the H RN e by, o Scveral times it seawed - that | Atkinson cortificato, placing the . | | Bea Linonln oyelors aro arrang- beso buldings wust also o, - bu e AR R B ot ing for lay road race from Beatricy lo of the .‘.x..‘,..'ilb.“u’}"i?.‘,\:‘,‘1’\!',“&-‘0‘:".‘{:5.fi".,‘i‘rfi ifrom he siliesiy aguinat the Tocord, o ere 10 B0 ment, U Tho loss is com- P’ythian Memorial day will bo observed in pleto, \\|Lh Ty TR A Tt e, the of 4 num- companics refusing to take the risk, consid- ering it a hazardous. Ay o, when the large hay storage barns at Schuyler burned, all of the insur- ance companies cancoled the risks they car- riod on thut class of property, and since that time it has been impossible to place any in- surance on any of the barns used for the storago of hay. DISASTRC City in Brief. Judge Hall today denied the applic Charles . Goodman_of Omal with his forty addition from University Place. Goodman's lots didn’t sell worth i ¢ | contand he turned it back into a farm und » | asked to be re 1 from payin spondents | The request was denied on ihe 16 the 1y cartifontes 1.‘ was a nonresident and & majority TS U ST i ident on the land had not the money, cla v trust fund and should not be made a part of the of the bank. o this the receiver demur: ot addrmasee and the da on the ground that the petition did not sta of 30ad kn)g e 3 facts suficient to constitute an action, but | 0. ROMITers oF Congre tho court overruled this and gave the. plain- rodlot thab his brip and spooe Hiff judgment as requested, and making the LI JOUR MINOUBROR) AGL BRULA 48 TER9ITeR ““;“““ 2 .:r "“l"’\"”l‘“ ol 0m3, further cultivation of the acquaintance of upremo Court Notes. southern democrats, and it is not at all un- The caso of Join A. Horbach agalnst i Sarah J. Tyrrell, appeal from Douglas county, was filed il the supreme court today, In the lower court Horbach sceurca judg- iro for 81,25 on promissory t work within the brain of the young COLLIL Ssman. xter, Devine and Smalley. oks wanted in JTowa for ) IN A FOG. tho three Wreek wholesalo syste- 1ts in Two 5 i Goruesnung, Neb., June 10.=[Special Telegram to Tur Bee.]—A very expensive < occurred at this place this moruing at 7:15, caused by a heavy fog. Extra 004 rvan into freight train No. The freight had just pulled into the station on the main line, when the extra, running at a high rate of speed, collided with it. The caboose and engino and & number of cars aro almost a total wreck, Fou s loaded with Cali- fornia oranges are wrecked and the oranges seattered in every direction, One tramp, name unknown, was killed out- right. William Hunt, whose lower limbs were severed close to his body, is now dying, The wrecking train from North Platte has arrived on the scene and will clear the track atonce. The damago to the Upion Pacific will y cach §20,000, case of Kmma Kleckner against W. W, Turk et al, error from Richardson county, | s was filed today, The plaiatiff sued the de- 1 fendants, who were associated together in the operation of the Warmers' and Mer- chants’ bank of Humbolds, for about $5,000 on a certificate of deposit; alleging that the money was received after the bunk was in- | part of the city, and as the property of solvent. In the lower court she lost her | plaintiffs is more than 150 feet L of Six- case. Leenth street, the o for pav- The Beatrice: Rapid Transit and Power | ing Sixteenth, stroet should t le against company rushes into the supreme court with | them because no direct benetit is roc along petition claiming that errors were Underhill, who rooms in the permitted to creep into the proceedings i red o closot this morning, caso tried at Beatrice, wherein the frightened at finding herself Natiousl bank of that city recovered o with a strang vidently intent ment for §2,636 against it'on the strength of The msa thrust her aside, some promissory notes. The same bank gou | leaped through a window and slid down & into N. N. Brumback, L. E. Spencer, S. K. | waste pipe to the groind and got away. Davis and Charles L. Schell, oficials or H. M. Buckmaster alins A. A, Cummings, stockholders of the Rapid Transit and Power | who forged the name of Rennolds & Co. of company, for 1,600 on promissory notes, and | Omaha to a 27 chock, and was caught after they also claim it was due to errors. a long chase in Denver, pleaded guilty to The case of Charles W. Sanford against | forgery woday and received a year. Rosa V. Woolley, error from Lancaster, comes Lo supremeé court because the lower court declined to give plamtif a judgment for £220 claimed on & promissory note. The suit is a rolic of the Vaiparaiso bank failure, Tho attorney gencral has been directed by the'State Baukiog Board to apply to the su- premo court for %the appoiutmont of a ceiver for the State bank of Coruand, Gage county, which closed several days since with magnificent liabilities and no assets worth speaking of. It is said that the concern will uot pay w exceed 10 cents on the dollar, Abundance of Molsture. There was a remarkable rainfall during the storw last night, the resultof whichis that Council Bluffs today by Unitea States Mar- Richardson. operty owners resident on Q and R streets enjoiued the city treasurer today pcting assessmon’ sgainst their property for the paving of Sixteenth street. IMifteenth street does not run through that No trainmen or Flowers TapLe Rock, June 10.—(Spe Bee.]—The Women's Christian Temperance union of this place designated yesterday as flower day, and every train man passing through th place recéived a small bouquet with the compliments of the Women's Chiris- tian Temperance union, and a text of scrip- ture. This uecessitated the distribution of above 100 bouquets. Missod His Footing. .03, Neb,, June 10.—([Special Tele- gram w Tue Bee. |—Jerry Tally, one of the men working on the B. & M. bridge near this place, went from here to Hubbell this evening and came back on the Canvon Ball train, and, jumpiog off while the cars were going, missed his footing and will lose both feet if not bis life by it. His home is in St. Chicago Beach Hotel, Bridget, Kan. This elegant new hotel now open. finest location in America, foot of Fifty-first street. All frout rooms overlooking the lake. Four blocks from the World's fair. Warren ¥. Leland, Manager. Sho Got a Verd: Keanyey, June 10.—(Special Telegram to Tug Bee)—Mrs. Laughlin got a verdict of §2,000 today against the Kearuey Electric The comy band t V' Lav a tunnel for tho \ug supply pipe t b wheel at the company’s pow when the ground caved in on him ax him. She is a poor woman and has a large family of small children, Nabraska SUTTON, ] ]—The public school the opera house Homer G last ovening these /, Misses Maud Lillian Palmor,” Nora Long- Lolland, Addic Allon, Susio alther, Gr. Rowo acd ' Clara Stowart, Th first honors of the class were given to Mr. Gray and the second divided botween Miss Stew- and Miss Rowe. Tho friends of Miss Rowe presented her with an clegant gold watch and ehain. ~Ns, Neb., Juno 10, s ~The sccond annual streth, Ida Moore, G al to Tue duating ex thodist as 0 g of the lar, i in town. The graduatcs - . White, Bert Brown, est Thompson and Charles . Yeaton, 'iNG WaTER, June 10.—[Special to Tie The grad reises of the h school took place i last night. There w Allen Condon, and Mamio ) Street s 100k part L and many turne Wil OAKLAND, Junc 10.—[Special to Tur Bre. | — The sixth annual commencement exorcises of the Oakland High school held in the land opera house yeste ho house utterly packed. The stage was hand- somely diessed with flowers, The class mOLLo W n Ourselves Lics Victory or 508 were interesting. special to Tue Bek.]— sncement exerc 1, held last ove il church, ating class for 1893 i Wells, John Kind, Benediet, Kati Robinson, M lock. John of Doane col tobort Billings, Bruce 1holl, Ktta Schroack, rtlo Johnston, Clary Bul- ind receiving the scholarship Bout D Bramiick, June 10.—[S) to Tug Bre.|—Mr. John Dwyer, commercial agent of the Burlington, returned yesterday from n the western partof the state. He the crop prospect s flattering. Whaoat and oats will bo & little short, owing to the dry weather in tho early spring, but the outlook fora lurge cro or better. Tho sawe conditions exist in county. T'he Gagoe County Press assoclation held gular monthly mecting in this cit Aside from tho regular routine of business, matters appertaining to the fall olection were «discussed and plans formu- lated for the fall campaixn. The water works, which have been out of order for the vast few da) e again in ro- and the feeling of apprehension in case 0 has been removed, The members of the fire department are cc.sidering the matter of holding a regular old {ashioned Fourth of July gelebration, The program prepared by the Chautauqua agement for Lhis season is one which will please the general public better than any heretofore given. Judgo A. Hazlett roturnsd home from La- trobe, Pa.. Thursday evening. The lawn fote held last evening at the residence of R. C. Hoyt was a grand success, notwithstanding the threateuing weather. Music was furnished by the Third City band. General L. W. Colby has purchased of General Beall .of Washington, D. C., ti abian horse Leobard, once owned by eral Grant. The anim this eity, having arri this woek. He makes a valuable acquisition to General Colby's already valuable stables. Injured & Farmer, InviNgToN, Neb., June 10.—[Special to T B - 4 Phalen, 8 farmer, was ser ously iujured in & runaway here today, Menw's Iurnishing. 25 dozen men’s sample neg- ligee shirts in madras cloth, percales and cheviots, regular ¢1 and $1.50 quality, Monday 623¢c cach. 1 case new fancy trimmed good muslin night shirts, 75¢ quality, Monday 48c each. 25 dozen Dbest grade boys' oxford cheviot waists in light and dark colorings, 75¢ qual- ity, ]\Ionddy 50¢ cach. Body Brussel Rugs, 95¢s Moquet Rugs, 95. Smyna Rugs, 95c. Art square in wool and fwool and cotton mixed, half price. FOR THE BIG COWBOY RACE Riders Gathering at Ohadron and Prepar- ing for the Coming Contest. HORSES ALL IN SPLENDID CONDITION Every One of the Animaly the Very Bess Shape—Doo Middioton Ileads the List of Riders Followed by Many Good Men. Cirapnoy, June 10.—[Special to Tie Ber.]— Next Tuesday will witness the start of the cowboy race from this place to Chicago. It will not only be a of riding, but a test of horsemanship to see who can keep their two hardy bronchos in the better condition that they may cover the most ground in a day and be abla to continue doing so. Cow- boys, Indians, half-breeds, women riders and professional jockeys will be included in tho riders, The route is now fixed, but will not be mado pudlic until the day of tiio start. All routes which have heretoforeshocn o guesses. John Borry, he Elichorn road, has bed and the rider v will be the best, of the participants aro now gathered at this place and 1t is quite an interesting sight to seo them talce their horses out for their usual thirty o forty miles o day exe “The horses are in the pink of con- dition, and 50 far from boluw cruvlly troated and rished through at the top of their speed, will surprise tne oficers of which may attempt to stop the will of necessity hav condition and well near winning thi Some of the Riders, “Doc” Middleton, who is t Chadron, 15 one of the most note section of the west, opt in good , 10 win or come represent en in this Tall, as straight as an arrow, with an eye that seems to pierce one through and through, he is & man who would attract attention anywhere. Ho does not wear his hair hanging over his shoulders as the traditional western man does, but quito short. Fe wears a long beard, black and slightly strenked with gr it half of the storivs you hear of him true, ho is entitled o ting plac long tho western scouts and plainsmen Bill Lessig of Watkins, time country, ha trail in ly day. He has since gaged i hing cows, having run several large outtits in that country Joe Campbell of Denver i man, who is backed by a Denver newsy He is a rather small, good looking young man who has mode many friends during his stay in Chadron and is reported a most dashing and fearless rid Will Ride & Wild Horse, James Stephens of an., arrived in the city ) known horse of that section, General Grant. as captured wild two years ago & him down, which took nearly @ woek's timo. He is a good specimen of the very few wild horses which may sometimes be ~ encounte in Indian .-rru.ur‘v. Stephens rode him 900 milos to this place in eleven days, and the horse came iu s fresh 48 & duis, . W. Smith of this city will be in the race with two very fine bloodéd horses which he brought from lowa for the purpose. He is a western man born and bred, and will in the opinion of his friends make things lively for the winner. Jack Hale of Sturgis, 8. D. of the probable winner o is a well kuown cow mun and will be well mounted, Awong the otner prominent riders might be mentioned Smart Jones of Whitewood. 8. D.; Charles Stetts of Sundance, Wyo. ; “I'he Highpocket Kid” of Chadron, and Captain Winship and Major Ben nof this place. Many others who aro ente have not yet arvived here, and they will be coming .in from now until the 13th inst., when the wholo country will bo assembled at this place to witness the sturt. is another one