Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 13, 1893, Page 5

4 Only two weeks more of our Great Sale. the stock up into six lots: and remember, too, that everything else goes at cost. or write, THF OMAHA D\IIY RF,F.. SUT DAY!'AU(.U\T ]'l 1893 ~SIXTEEN I‘A(.F,i FALCONER'S COST CASH SALE. Your orders will be promptly attended to. If you live out of town, board the cars at once. P——————— This week we make a special effort to force down our g40,000 Coat, Jacket, Wrap, Cape and Suit stoc Lot 1 at $2.98, Lot 2 at §4.95, Lot 3 at 7.45, Lot 4 at 89.95, Lot 5 at $11.85, Lot 6 at $15.35. 33 per cent below cost. No old garment among them; all bought this year. 300 samples of the new fall styles go in this sale. It will pay you to . We must put this stock down, and in a hurry, too, Not a garment in these lots will we ask you cost for, and many garments will be sold at from We have divided 25 to After reading the full particulars about the Wraps, glance over the other extra special offers, travel hundreds of miles to attend this Cost Cash Sale, % DOLLAR A YARD MONDAY AND TUESDAY erges, whip cords, tas, This fall we 90¢ a yard. Wool Dress Goods | French serge, all wool, 50 inches wide, tan, brown, slate, green. cardinal, gray, wnrn\ $1.50 & yard. Choloce of |hl~: lot Monday at 61c per yard. Imported plaius, all wool, 40 inches wide, magnificont French colorings, manufactured to retall at $1 and $1.25 a vard. Monday they go at &0 Sail cloth, the new weave, 46 inches wido, in all the new and popular shades, imported to soll at $1.25 a yard, for this sale 77¢c. Homespuns and Scotch cheviots, 36 to 40 inches wide, strictly all wool that were 65c and 750 o yard. Cholce of this lot Monday at 25c. Skirts, Skirts. SPECIAL FOR MONDAY. BRIRTS $4.98. A line of English gloria skirts, all colors, excellent quality, worth from $6 10 $7.50. Your choice Monday $4.98. Corsets, Corsets. CORSETS T0C. Your choice of our entire stock of sum- mer corsets, usually sold for $1, includ- ing all best makes, only 79¢. Ribbons, Ribbons RIBBON SALE CONTINUED. The groatest assortment of ribbons Three (3) new lines in last \\'cck. inglish twills and henriet- will sell them at 75¢, 85¢ and But Monday and Tuesday your] choice of all 50¢ a yard. ! \ 4 \ BLACK WOOL DRESS OODS) orcoe YARD MONDAY AND TUESDAY embracing] over offercd at any sale. Don't fail to get some of them, RIBBONS 1{C, Satin ribbons, all colors, widths 3, b, 7; faillo, fancy satin edge, widths 3, 4. All in one lot, only 1tc. RIBBONS 3¢, Fallle ribbon, fancy satin odge, satin ribbon, width 7.9, all colors. choico only ¢ yard. RIBBONS 5C, Faille ribbon, fancy satin edge, and satin ribbon, all colors, in widths 12, 16, 20, all 1n one lot only 5e. MONDAY Woe will place on sale 1,000 sample neg- ligee shirts, the entire line of one of the largest eastern manufacturers. Th will be divided into four lots, as follows: —80C— Lot No. 1—20 dozen plain, colored and fancy striped Madras outing flannel and cheviot shirts at 50c each, worth double. —T750— Lot No. 222 dozen fine quality Mad- ras cloth and cheviot shirts, with laun- dered collars and cuffs, at 75¢; regular price, $1.50. 5,7; Your 1.00— Lot No. 8—22 dozen fine quality Eng- lish Madras cloth, vercales, Madras and Scotch zephyr cloth shirts, all new styles, at $1, worth $2. — 81,25 Lot No. 4—20 dozen extra fine quality new and stylish Lawder’s Madras cloth and cheviet shirts, in new offacts of pink and blues, $1.25; worth $2.50 regular. - JAGKETS, CAPES, SUITS, WRAPS Forty Thousand Dollars’ Worth. Ten Thousand Dollars Must be Taken Out of This Stock This Week. Read the Sacrlflce We Are Wlllmg to Make to Do This. ALL AT $2.98 Ladies’ early fall capes made of all wool suitings, latest fashions, colors, green, navy blue and cardinal, regular value $7.50, beginning Monday at $2.98 each. Ladies’ fall juckets, colors tan, navy blue and black, correct styles, all sizes, regular price $4.70 to $7.50, beginning Monday all at $2.98 each. ALL AT $4.98 We have about 14 different sty s to choos ¢ from, These jackets are all made in the popular lengths, 28 inches to 32 inches long, some of them have derby collars, others have triple capes and balloon slecves; colors black, tan and navy blue, our regular price $7.65 to $ 2.00, beginning Monday all at $4.95 cach. ALL AT $7.48 Imported clay worsted jacket: $13.50. to $24.00. All of the above Tan colored jersey cloth jackets, lined throughout, $13.75. goods, beginning Monday, at $7.45. in black, worth $12.00. Fine avy blue kersey walking coats, worth Summer lace wraps worth irom $15.00 ALL AT $9.98 Here we have the best selection of wraps that can be bought anyw collar jackets, Worth collar jackets, triple cape jackets, Columbian slecve sold only, in the very highest price $18.00, beginning Monday all at nent; gar 95. jackets, not one garment in this lot worth 1 ere. Butterfly cape jackets, derby n fact all the styles that are s than $12.75 and up to ALL AT $11.88 Ladies’ ready-made world’s fair suits, regular price $20.00, $22.00 and $25.00. jackets, regular price $18.00, $20.00 and $22.00. world’s fair traveling ulsters, worth $20.00. Ladies' fine velvet capes, silk lined, worth $25.00. All the abpyve goods beginning Monday at $11.85. Ladies’ fine imported Ladies’ ALL AT $18.88 blue. clothcap 1 Our $22.00 and $25.00 Rugby coats, made of the best imported kersey cloth, colors tan, black and navy Our $20.00, $22.50 and $25.00 butterfly jackets, lited throughout with changeable silk. cd, suitable for fall wear, regular price $22.00, $25.00 and $27.50. Our finegt black ODD CLOTHS, .00 per $6,00 to $7.50 pe , reduced from $7.75 to $9.50 per $5.95, reduced from $9.75 to $10.50 $6.45, reduced from $11.00 to $12.6¢ $7.25, reduced from $12.00 to $1 The above are all odd cloths, & in every respect, and manufactu double satin damask and the lat ever d in the and hand No such bargains ever ofiered before. these cloths we will order them whenever they d If you cannot come, send by your neighbor 2 yards wide, 81y yards long, cloth, loth. cloth. er cloth, per cloth, .00 per cloth. cloth guaranteed to be perfect est looms in Belfast, all om Anyone de: t designs ever show g napkins to mately ire, Wash Goods Department. Our choice challis, worth 10¢, for 3 1.2¢, Our choice novelty suitings, worth 15¢, lnr Be. Our choice French mulls Our choice crinkled see! Our choi Our choice light ground s: sucke! worth 15 w ¢ Scoteh and domestic gin eens, worth 20g, for 8 1. for h 15¢, for 5 hams, worth 25¢ © to 30¢, for Se. Blankets! Blankets! Blankets! AT LESS THAN COST. Drapery qutment All of our $1.: 78¢ each. All of our $1.75 smyrna, cach. 25 smyr ce. $1.85 moquette and 2,50 v Sample lots of lace curtains, 1, 2 and 3 p $1.50 velvet rugs at ret and 15 Chinese rugs at $1.05 All of our $4.00 moquette, $4.00 velvet and $4.17 Chinese rugs at 1 rs of a pattern, below cost Books & SUSLIONEEY, 116 v ooty 2or: 1,000 boxes of fine stationery at 11e¢. at 1l¢, worth 25¢; all 25¢ paper novels Bound Books at 206, wortn up to $1.00 This lot includs The S the Seven Gables, Drummond’s Bache quotatio ndard Hi cutionary studics, and m Monday. hy other rlet Letter, Twice Addre or, bound in half-white vellum; a S| ory of the United State standard works, 1d Tales, The House of m Life, Reveries of a Bos 1 go at ~20.. cach Millinery Department, sccona fioor. We have your choice for $5.00. Your choice of a A Fine line of sailo a fewimported patterns left which we other trimmed hat Monday for $3.50. , black, whitc and colors from 25¢ to $3.00. will sell Monday, N. B. FALCONER, 1505-1509 Douglas Street. T0 KEEP CONVICTS BUSY Western Manufacturing Company Willing to Work for the State. ANXIOUS TO IMPROVE THE PENITENTIARY While the Prisoners Are Ldle tho Managers of the Concorn Conclude to Give the State & Chance to Lixcovy, Aug. 12.—[Special to Tue Ber.]— The Western Manufacturing company thinks that the penitentiary ought to be kept up in ship-shape order, and calls the attention of the Board of Public Lands and Buildings to somo repairs that it asserts aro nocessary. This work is usually performed by convict labor, and the Western Manufacturing com- pany rakes in $1 per day as lessees. Work at the penitentiary is a little slack just now, which probably has something to do with the writing of the following letter: To e OF PUBLIC LANDS AND Bu STATE OF NEBRASKA: The wes ¢ floor In the brick bullding in the penitentiary is occupied by us in the manutacture of cooperage. The floor in this building, ncluding the olsts and sivep- 15 badly rotted, and n nshort thne will give an-mlu-ly if not'attended to. . We use some Jarge machinery in this Foom, which runs very rapldly, undon i of the'lnsecuro founda- tion_on which 1 hines sot a heavy thoy aro in motioi it the bulldin isnot reluid in of the building vibration and wi e rom th I time fall’ down. Tho sz of this room 1y 70x107 feot. 1t will take 23,500 foot of plank nd a earoful oxamination opers shows that aboutone- both Kinds Is too dly rotted to be of , but hal€ of then can bo used in reluy- v to covor this space, of the Jolsts und s| hulf o 1th submit for your consideration o of the cost of matorinl to reliy in a substantial and first-cluss L080 foet X024 pin 660 et 6x0523 pine, . . 'b.H 00 Wo will furnish the Tabor (o take up the old floor and relay the new one at #1 per day for ach man, and will furnish o compotont over at #3' por day, the tiue of each man to tho warden of the penitentiary,and when unnrlnlwl 10 bo approved by him yourselves, [f the stato tund for lio penitentiary wi it of ull of our I)Hl on plotion” ot the wo will agren to take half and walt until nother wppropristion Is made for the balanco duo uy, tho remalning unpuld portion to driw Interst at 7 per cont froni complation of work until paid. Ploase glve this mutter your prompt attention and favor us with o reply s S00n s possible. WastERN A PACTURING UOMPANY, ML D. rotary and Treasurer. Tho letter contains the following indorse- ment from Wardew Beemer: have examined the floor referred to above, ana find it fully in as bad a condition as stated, and think the estimate of wmater- rial to repair is not excessive. I believe these repairs should be made for the pres- ervation of the building, and 1 would rec- omwend thst the work be done by the West- ern Manufacturing cowpany in secordance with its proposition.” ‘Chicre Is not enough money in the fund to make the necessary repairs, and the board absolutely declines 1o create’ any deficiency It is also probable that the board will also inquire as to whother or nor the state is compelled to make theso repairs, as there is @ little clause In the contract with the lessee whicn obligates hlm 1o restore the bulldings in as good order 4t the close of the contract as they were at the beginning, reasonable wear and tear, loss by fire, the acts of God and public enomies excepted. ' Court How The Merchants lusurance company of Newark, N. J., oue of the thirty-threo sued by Buckstuff Bros. for loss on their brick works, flled an answer today. It denies that the loss is & total one and declives Lo pay, ou New; the ground that under the policy Buckstaff | Nebraska cannot now bring action becnuse he has not complied as_yet with the provisions of the policy relating to proof of loss and appraise- ment of damages when a difference of opin- ion exists. They further allege that if any liability existed against them it would not be $1,500, the full amount of the policy, but only "$855, a sum they arrive at by figuring what they claim is the actual loss and the total amount of insurauce, acob Bigler of Imperial was today con- firmed as sole executor of the estate of J. Edwin Jones, better known as “Lord" Jones. The bond required was $0,000. The threo Englishmen named under the will failed to produce any bond and will therefore haye no part in tuking care of the American portion of the estato. Luisa Rossine asks the district court for a divorce from her husband, Mark, on the ground of dosertion. They were married at Three Rivers, Mo., November 1, 1863, Phineas Ruhl thinks he is entitled to a do- cree from his wife, Paulina, whom he mar- ried in Albar Y., July 15, 1862, Deser- tion is tho cau gned. R er Hayden tolls the probate court that, in his opinion, the answers of Mrs. Me- Conniff and Mrs. Holmes in the claims agaiust the estates of their husbands on Capital National bank stock assessments do not stato facts sufficient to constitute a de- fense to the action. ‘The answers set up hat the time in which claims against tho tate could be filed had expired long since, and all others, except those incurred in the administration of the estate, are barred by the court's order. City in Brief, ‘The local typographical union has issued a cireular letter to the state press und labor unions denying the published and written statements to the offect that the strike against the Journal and Call oftices had been settled and was called off. John Biggs is a lumberman at Kimball, and he comes into the State Board of Trans- portation’s quiet domicile with a complaint against the Union Pacific railroad. He says that the road crosses Miain street of that embryo city at grade, but still there is no rrousfm( there. He therefore invokes the aid of the board to go up to the head officials and order them to place one there, +‘I'he local tailors union will hold a big pie- nic at Skinner's grove, south of the city to- mOITowW. Justice Brown is at present longing for the wisdom of the fabled cadis of the east. Henry Grossman, a farmer of Stockton pre- cinet, ook out a policy in the Farmers & Merchants Insurance company on his farm implements Some one set firo o and de- stroyed his cornsheller, but the insuranco compuny declined to pay on the ground that the cornsheller was not a farm implement. They pointed to tho fact that threshing ma- chines were barred in the policy, and the cornsheller is a thresher, they declare. The other side insists that itisa farm imple- ment, an implement used on & farm, and the Justice is trying to find out under which head it comes. COMPLIMENTED THE VETERANS, Features of the Closing Scencs of the Burt County Reanion. LEKAMAN, Aug. 12.—(Special to Tur Bes. | ~The third und last day of the Burt County Veteran association reunion closed last might. The fine rain of the previous day laid the dust and made country travel perfect, which brought & large number of people from the country. At 2 o'clock & large crowd had assembled at the fair grounds to hear Hon, Church Howe, the Nemaha county states- man. Mr. Howe spoke over one hour and was listened to with marked attention from first to last. He paid an eloguent tribute to the old soldiers, the Women's Relief corps and Sons and Daughters of Veterans. He bore down hard on the present administra- tion in regard to pensions, which struck a sympathetic chord fn the hearts of all the old soldiers present as well as a majority of the large number present. Amoug other “T'his is uot a time to talk T 1 never talk polities on Friday. ke hrlml Arwy of the Republic stan ready 1o receive persons of all parties. | adyise every old soldier to join the order. The soldiers have the power to stop hard times by befug loyal to their comrades. Lay aside every other consideration and vote to benefit the old veteruns. The amount paid for peusions in Kansas and cquals mearly $10,000,- 000. What would our homesteiders do without thoso pensions? If you would have your laws made for the beneflt of the soldier send the right kind of men to Wash- ington. Congross mukes tho laws. Hoke Smith carries out its policy.” Ho was followed by Hon. James Kyner of Omaha, As Mr. Kyner had spoken 80 often since bis arrival upon the grounds Thurs- day, his speech was short at this time, He was ropeatedly applauded. At the close of Mr. Kyper's spoech the sham battle took place. A the business mecting of the assoclation toaay it was decided to hold the next re- union at Lyons, a year from this month. Lhe following ofticers were elected for the coming year: Colonel, A. P. Mason of Teka- mah; leutenant colonel, John Steen of Lyous; major, W. L. Iroland of Craig: sur- geon, Dr. M. J. Gilkerson of Tekamah and chaplain, Rev. J. W. Kimmel of Tekamah. Minden Matters. MiNDEN, Neb., Aug. 11.—[Special to Tur Bek]—-Last evening as several boys who are running & popcorn stand were popping corn the lamp caught fire in some way and they threw it out in the street. Young Funk, living north of town, was passing at the moment and his clothing caught five. His sereams brought immediate help and he was thrown into & mud hole and the flames were finally extinguished., His arm and side were quite painfully burned, but he will soon recover. John Gordon, a resident of this place, caught his ankle in the sidewalk today, breaking the leg just above the ankle. Rev. Mr. Bicknell, pastor of the Christian church, returned from Lincoln this evening, l»rmgmg with him his newly married wifo. Dravo of Holdrege, Neb., is in the uumy looking after logal mattors, Williams ot Hildreth was in town lnuking after the estate of her late husband, city M mits Sulelde. Cias Oncuarp, Neb., Aug. 12.—(Special Telegram toTuk Bk ]—Rev. 5. D. Robberts committed suicide hero this afternoon by blowing his brains out with a snotgun. For some time he has been deranged, but was supposed to bo improving. He took dinner at the homo of his nephew, F. H. Eilis, and seemed to be in usual spirits. After dinner he retired to & bed room, as the family sup- posed, for a rest. He seated himself in a chair, placed the muzzle of the gun to his forehoad and discharged it with his toes Death was instantancous, the whole top of his hicad being blown off. Work of n Syracuso Firebug. SYRACUSE, Aug. 12.—(Special Telegram to Tur Ber.|—The Doy hotel, owned by K. G. Dey and occupied by J. C. Miller, was burned this morning. The origin was evi- dently incendiary. Fortunately, there wi no wind, and the prompt action of citizens saved adjoining property. The hotel was valued at £65,00; insurance, 2,700 on building and £1,000 on furniture. This being the second fire this weok tho citizens are alarmed und will deal quick justice to the firebug, if caught. Warned by White Caps. Rep CLOUD, Aug, 12.—[Special to Tug Bee. ) ~—This morning the following placard wus found posted In a prominent position on one of the principal streots Oity council take notice: We will burn guary hiouse of 11l famo atior Soptomucr'] 1593, unless you take steps o rid all such in. stitutions from our midst. WRITE CAP COMMITTER, It is not regarded as the act of any organ- ized body. Death of & Loup Uity Editor, Lour City, Nob., Aug. 12.—[Special Tele- graw_toTue Bee)—W. F. Daddow, one of the editors of the Loup City Times-Inde- peudent, died here last night of diphtheria after an- illuess of three days. His burlal took place this morniug. ‘Three of his chi dren are very low with the same disease. Messrs. Brown and Daadow have edited the Times-lndependent for the past four years. e Read Courtland Beach attractions; big adv. on page 7, this paper, LEFT THE VAULTS EMPTY Suspicious Actions of Treasurer Scott of Holt County. LEFT O'NEILL WITHOUT EXPLANATION In the Absence of the Official Taxpayers Have Become Alarmed and Refuse to Contribute Further Until Things Chungo. O'Nemwr, Aug. 12.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee)—Friday, August 4, Barrett Scott, county treasurer, left O'Neill for Sioux City. That was over a weck ago, and his continued absence and the startling do- velopments that less that $20,000 of §90,000 which should be in the banks of the county, and 815,000 of that in the defunct Holt County bank, forces the belief that he has absconded. A mandamus trial during the past week brought out these facts, and the further fact has develoved that there were only $1,600 loft in the county vaults when he startad. Doputy Treasurer Clapp lutely nothing of the whereabouts of Scott and - says that he had never thought there was any occasion for his lez ving, but that there 13 still due nim (Clupp) over $200 of salary, Taxpayers have actually stopped paying money ~in until matters are adjusted. The general im- pression is that Holt county is bankrupt. Judge Marshall of Fremon®, was here today hearing the old caso of ouster against Scott, which was revived as the quickest way of declaring the office vacant and placing some one in churge, 1. J. Hayes, the relator In the case, was appointed by the county board over a year ago, after that board had declared the ofice vacant, The case was closed at 5 o'clock, and the judge took it under advisement, stating that he would send in an opinion in a few days. Barrett Scott had many friends in Holt county who stood by him through thick and thin, and would have still done so had he re- mained to stand tho five. knows abso- Nebrasks showers. Erwoon, Neb.,, Aug: 12.—[Special Tele- gram to Tie Beg.]—Au lnch and a half of water fell in this vicinity this afternoon, as- suring o beautiful corn crop. The small grain has all beon harvested and threshing iudicates more than u half o Love Ciry, J\«lu;\u grom to Tne B favored witha t afternoon, NeLii, Neb to Tuk B here tonight. Kranxey, Aug. 12, Tug Bee.] A steady U 12 pacial Telo- u;nmu county wus uhuum steady rain this Aug. 125 [Special Telegram refreshing rain is falling {Special Telogram to in has been falling hero all the afternoon, and the largest corn crop Buffalo county 'wver had is now ex- The furmers arénll rejoicing, pocted. T'ug Bes.]—The prize Hereford cow, Lilly, belouging to C. H. Blmendorf, died this afternoon. The animal was considered the best bred cow of her kind in the country and her owner refused §3,000 for her a few days ago. She has taken first prize at every state and county fair where exhibited and Mr, Elmendorf was expectiug to take her to the cattle exhibit in Chicago next week. He will now take ten head. Appronching Church Conference. Wausa, Neb., Aug (Special to Tue Bee.]—The sNebraska state conference of the Swedish Lutheran church this fall will be held at Wausa. The conference will com- mence on Tuesday, August 29, and last about a week. Sudden Death of & Ploueer. Rep Croun, Aug, 12.—[Special to Tus Bee J—Willilam Ducker, one of the most reputablo citizens, noted particularly for his scholarly attainments, died at his homo last evening” of heart failure. He was appar- ently in his usual health up toa few min- utes beforo ho expired. WAS WANTED IN OHIO, Kearney Merchant Alteged to Have Com- mitted Forgory in the East. KeARNEY, Aug. 12.—[Special to Tur Ber. —Last evening the sheriff of Marietta county, Ohio, arrived in Kearney armed with a warrant for the arrest of M. W. Jordan, proprietor of a second-hand store, and the arrest was made this morning. Jordan,whose real name is Hughes, formerly lived 'in Ohio, and beforo leaving there forged a check for u large amount snd skipped. The ofiicers there heard he was here and wrote letters inquit- ing about one Hughes, but no such a man was known here. They finally sent his photograph and it was recognized as Jordan. When arrested he was called by his right name, when he turned deathly pale and wilted. The sheriff started back with his prisoner this noon. Hughes has lived in K four years, and has been above susp all his dealings. His wifo is ne tracted over the affair and claims he can prove his innocenco when the right time comes. The whole affair has created con- siderable surprise and comment. Notes of ewn at Ord. Oun, Aug. 12.—[Special to Tur Bee.]—The Valley County Teachers institute opened here Monday with an attendance of about mnety teachers. Mr. John H. Jenning: the county superintendent,is acting:as prine pal with the following staff of instructor: Prof. H. C. Laughlin of North Loup, botany, ~ physics, geometry, bookke ing, orthography and _ civil gov- ernment; Prof. ~John I, Kates of Grand Island, music, drawing, penman: hip, physiology and goography — Mrs, s Gillespie of Ord, reading, grammar, history and algebra, didactics being taught by each in turn. The imstitute will continue two weeks, Hon. V. H. Stone of Lincoln, an old time resident of Ord, is here on business. Four members of the Ord Tennis club, Messrs, W. W. Haskell, C. B. Cofin, H. Fogt and G. H. Milford, left Tuesany morn- for Hastings to attend the tennis tourna- nt on Wednesday and Thursday of this veek. Mr. Haskell went by n and rs. Coftin, Fogt and Milford by bicy mh-m.lmg 1o go most of the way on their s Mr. and Mrs, S. L. Porkins loft Tuesday morning on @ visit to the World's fair. The Woodbury Milling company is ship- ping flour to New York state, whoro it is finding a ready sale. Mrs. John F. Barron and daughter Ada of Grand Tsland are visiing with Mrs. 11, Mor- tensen. Miss Leola Glov: or, second assistant prin- cipal of the Ord city’ schools, who has been studying at the Fremont Normal college, has been called home by the sickness of her mother. Mrs. Glover, who was very low, is much improved, and strong hopes of her re- covery are entertained. Mr. . Mortensen, president of the First Natioual bank, has donated two lots in Ord cemetery to Foote post No. 40, Grand Army of the Republic. The post Is having them improved by building a fence and erecting a wonument. Baily Dros., farmers living near Ord, pped a car load of cattle this week: Amung the bunch were three steers 21 wonths old that ave mwd 1,800 pounds esch, llfll Cloud IAIIK " Rep Croun, Aug. 12.—| T Bek.|—Judge Duffy of the county court this mornfug handed down a decision allowing the elaim of W. N. Richardson of Ked Cloud againss the estate of his father, U. B. Rion- ardson, late of Warren, 11, for over #14,000 Judge Jacob Fawceit of 'Omaha appeared for the objecting heirs, Oakdale's Camp Meeting. OknaLE, Neb., Aug. 12.—[Special 10 Tur Bee.]—The Mothodist camp meeting for north Nebraska will be held among the elms on the banks of the Elkhorn, oue mile cast of Oakdale, commencing August 17 and continuing ten days. Kev. J. J. Walter of Ilinois will take charge of the evangelistic work. e s M REFUSED TO FUSE. Omaha Democrats Rigidly Aduero to the Policy of #0ld Hickory." At the regular monthly meeting of tho Jacksonian club last evening, the news was gently broken to the assembled democrats that they were to have a democratic paper in Omaha. The Omaha Weekly Journal would begin publication on or about August 17 In the prospectus, copies of which wero distributed, the information was given that the course of the sheet would resemble an arrow rather than a pendulum, and would oppose the intermingling of religion with politics, A lengthy discussion ensued as to the proper time for holding the state convention, some favoring an early convention, and others insisting that the proper course was to wait until ic was known what congress was going to do with the financial question. No formal action was taken, but 1t was the ailing sentiment at the close that tho middle of September would be about the proper time to pick out a sacrificial lamb for the political sltar. Communications wi re ed from sev- eral of the western counties, asking the sentiment of the club on the fusion question and whether or not Omahademocracy would look with favor on the populist nomination of Judge W.G. Hastings for the supremo bench, or “some other didate whose political mlullm,l. was warped in the same direction.” S, hl\uum\km introduced a resolution & in vigorous language against fusion and insisting that notning but a dyed-in-the- wool democrat would do for the unterrified disciples in Douglas county. little opposition, but atter a short discus- sion it was ununimously concluded that Mr. Shoemaker was correct and the resolution was adopted. There was a Another Terror of the Seas. PuiLAveLpuia, Aug, 12.—The new triple- screw cruiser Minneapolis was launched at Cramp's shipyard this afternoon, She has the following dimensions: Lenguh, 412 feet beam, 50: draught, 24; displacement, 7,475 tons. On her trial she must show a maxi- mum speed of twenty-two knots and a con- tinuous steaming speed of twenty-one knots an hour. Sho represents the most advanced ll._ pe of the modern commerce destro; or. cost, exclusive of armament, will be £2,000,000, 20,000 people were present, including Vice President Stevenson and other officials from Washington. ‘lhe vessel was chris tened by Miss Lizzie Washburne,daughtor of Senator Washburne of Minnesota, Prerssong, Kan., Aug. The compro- mise of the Santa Fo Coal company with its men will probably break tho Kansas coal winers’ strike which has beeu in progress since May 19, and whicn has lavolved over 10,000 men, The strikers will hold a meeting next Tuesday to vote on & proposition to re- turn to work at the best terms obtainable. The general sentiment seems to favor an abandonment of the strike, The fizzle of the striko in Missouri and the settlemer.t by the Santa Fe has nade the miners' cause a 10s- ing one. The five at 2 o'clock yesterday morning was erroneously reported by Officer Burns, a mounted policeman, us being a house belong- ing to Mr. Sessoman. The fire wus at the home of Frauk Speake, & shopman, who lives on Eloventh und Gust streets in Kast Omaha. ‘The loss was about $1,200 and it was covered by insurance to the amount of Mr. Speake's family barely had timo to escape with wheir lives. Medi gal Congress. Cuicaao, Aug. 12.—The American national Medico-Legal congress and the sec- tion on modical jurisprudence of the World's congress auxiliary have agreed to moet in joint session at the Memorial Art palace Tuesday, August 15, A four days session will be held. Inter- , — NEBRASKA’S POLITICAL FIELD First County Conventions of the Campaign Hold Yesterday. REPUBLICANS PREPARING FOR THE FRAY ts aud Frohibitionists Drawing in Different Parts of the State—Dates Arranged for Other Moetings, Buwoon, Nob., Aug. graw to Tuk B their county ¢ the following Spocial Tele- Reynolds, clerk; W. E. Aldrich, tr 3 J. Tracy, sheriff; G. B. Chase, judge; S. B. Yeoman, suporin- tendent. The candidates for eace ofico wero nd some of the dof b Tho prospe scem 1o be Ll i, Nob., A gram 10 Titk Bie, | Prohibitionists hoid s the court house today county clork, A. J. L numerous th ted are on [Spec unty troasurer, 1. Iv viff, 1. Howell; county Judge, ¥ H. idge; county surveyor, J. La Soeley. Tha Antolopo county ropublican contral committeo met today and issued a call for & county August 31 August 20, Hastixgs, Aug. 12.—[Special Tie Bk, |1 ohibitionists county met hero lud sy and made tions as follows: orgo . Work C. L. Jones, tre Ml ; Oscar Kent, hl deeds; S. € 3 convention to be held in Neligh The pris aries are to be held on gram to Adums nomina- cors, B, I, Felim secrotary, and J. I Peuflelf, list of delegates was chosen convention, CrAY CeNTER, Aug. 1 nchairman; B, S. French, troasurer, A to the swate ~[Spocial to Tus inty central com- und decided to for August 20, 2ato for yek for goy- s will make about ninety Bee.]—The indepent mittee met ho call the county rdiny ouvention dologatos, Lovr Crry, Neb, Aug. Tuks Ber, |—he peoplo's inde has called its county con ou_Septemoer 2, and Specinl to 0 moot the republicaus Ablogate on the Seha DexvER, Aug. 12 ddition to the ad- dress which has been forwarded to Mer, Satolli, signed by fifteen of the most promi- nent Catholics in the state, and expressing the loyalty of its signers to him and their belief in the wisdom of the courseof the Cotorado Catholic, an address afrming their loyalty 1o the apostolic delegato and thew adherence to the Colorado Catholic's ings on the school question, signed by Catiolics of all Classes. the Catholics who oppose most strd volitical views of the puper are 1mosL ac 1 Question. is being today Some of in circulating the aadress and are deter- mined to show the apostolic delegate that western Catholics approve of his course. Although in circulation but & several thousands have patition. The Catholic people are nov pleased with the Aisapproval of Mgr. ."\Ah!l'l by the Catholic sy nod held here last - Too Freo with His Gun, Caxpo, N. D, Aug. 12.—A cowboy from Montana threatened to kill another cowboy. Robert Marron tried to disarm him, when he wias shot in the head. The shooter ran a short distance and then shot himself dead. Marron is at the point of death, s Read Courtland Beach attractions; big adv. on page 1, this paper.