Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 27, 1893, Page 6

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 27, 1893—SIXTEEN PAGES FALCONER'S COST CASH SALE To make the closing days of our great Cost Cash Sale an epoch in the history of our business efforts, we will cut and slash prices in a most extravagant manner, All previous reductions will sink into insignificance, as this week’s cuts will be mostly on new goods. We will sell wash goods at 3%4c per yard that positively cost wholesale as high as 14c. Blankets worth 81,75 will be cut to 98¢. Oriental rugs imported to sell at $10.00 go down to $3.25, Chenille por- tieres at $3.00 per pair that bring in the season §7.50. House wrappers that sold-in New York at $2.25 cut to $1.07. New $1.00 black goods go for 73c. Colored dress goods just in and should sell at,85c go Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 58¢. Linen doylies that will sell next month at 3oc,on these 4 days roc each, and so on all through our magnificent stock, cut after cut."But read the full list below. You cannot afford to miss an item if you wish OV =" 4 DAYS| | MORE. 3 000 AR to economize. : Colored Dress Goods 1,500 YARDS 1,500 YARDS Shown for the first time tomorrow (MONDAY). Including 52-inch all wool tailor suiting. bought to sell at 90¢ per yard; :G and 50-inch Erench serge, worth up $1.50, and our regular 75¢ hop- "™ ALL 58C PER YARD. [Only 4 Days More.] Attend this sale if you can; if not, send in your order, but be sure and, make a second choice if you do. as such bargains sell rapidly. RUGS! RUGSI! All our $1 Royal Wilton Mats cut to 68¢. All our $2.50 Royal Wilton Mats cut to $1.38. All our $4 and $5 Axminster Rugs cut to $2.19 each. Only 4 days more. Fall Dres_s Goods 3,000 YARS : 3,000 YARDS To be shown for the first time MONDAY morning. 40-inch all wool basket effects, real value $1.25 per yard; 46 and 50- tlch all wool hopsacking, Fall price $1.25 per yard; 40-inch all wool Ger- pan whipcord, full value $1 per yard. ALL 75C PER YARD. [Only 4 Days More.] Dress Goods cut to 3 1-2¢ per yard. Limit, 1 pattern. 15¢ Sateens cut to 5c. 28¢ Sateens cut to 10e, SR o 40c Sateens cut to 12 1-2¢c. For Comforts and Dresses these Sateens cannot be equaled. Only 4 days more. RUGS!! | PORTIERES. PORTIERES. All our chenille portieres that sold at $5, $6 and $7.50cut to $3 per pair. All our chenille portieres that sold at $8.50, $10 and $10.50 cut to $5 per pair. [Only & Days More.] BLANKETS, BLANKETS. 8 Nos. 8 Nos. 3 Nos. $1.75 blankets 98c. $2.50 blankets $1.39. $3.50 blankets $1.98. The greatest cut yet made on blankets. [Only 4 Days More.] Fall Dress Goods o 5 000 YRDS Of the newest Fall dress goods opened TOMORROW, 50-inch English checked hopsacking, worth $1. Arnold’s heavy ich satin finished henrictta cloth, Fall price $1.25; 48.inch all wod! two- "uned diagonals, real value $1.25; 42.inch all wool French satin Berber, [Only 4 Days More.] WASH FABRICS, 1,000 yards of 10¢ and 15¢ Wash GOWNS and APRONS, All our Ladies’ $1.25 and $1.50 Night Robes cut to 98¢c. $1.75 Night Robes cut to $1.10. $2.50 Night Robes cut to $1.60, Children’s 79¢. Children’s $1.10. Children’s $1.33. $1.25 Aprons cut to $1.75 Aprons cut to $2.25 Aprons cut to Only 4 days more. RIBBONS. RIBBONS. RIBBONS, 1 1.2C. Satin and faille ribgons, Nos. 3, 4, 5, only 1 1-2¢. RIBBONS, 3C. Satin and faille ribbons, Nos, 7 and 9, only 3c¢. RIBBONS; 5C. Satin and faille ribbons, Nos- 12 and 16, only 5¢. * [Only 4 Days More.] RUGS. ORIENTAL. $10 Oriental Rugs cut to $3.28 each. $17.50 Oriental Rugs cut to $8.50. $22.50 Oriental Rugs cut to $13.50. $38 Oriental Rugs cut to $17.50. $50 Oriental Rugs cut to $22.50. Only 4 days more. STAYS. H'DKFS. PERFUMES. Bést sateen covered Stays go Mon- day at 8¢ per bunch. Pinaud's $1 Perfumes cut Monday to 50c per ounce. BotZle furnished. Ladies’ 10¢, 12 1-2¢ and 15¢ Hand- kerchiefs cut to 5¢ gach, No limit, Ladies’ 25¢ Han rchiefs cut to 12 1-2¢. No limit. Only 4 days more. BUTTONS. TRIMMINGS. 25c¢ silk Gimps cut to 8 1-3c. 50¢ silk Gimps cut to 19¢. 65c¢ silk Gimps cut to 25¢c. 500 dozen metal Buttons, value 10c to 25¢ per dozen, cut to 1 1.2¢ per dozen. 10c pearl Buttons cut to 3 1-2c. 35c¢ pearl Buttons cut to 12 1-2¢c. Only 4 days more. ®U@% Linens. Linens. Linens. At 6c At 6¢ At B¢ At 6¢ Doylies. Doylies. Doylies. Doylies. At 10c At 10¢ At 10 At 10c Doylies. Doylies. Doylies. Doylies. At 98¢ At 98¢ At 98¢ At 98¢ Damask. Damask. Dumask. Damask. At $2.15 At $2.15 At $2.18 At $2.18 Napkins. Napkins, Napkins. Napkins. Worth a half or three.quarters more. [Only 4 days more.] WRAPPERS. SHAWLS. ~ WAISTS, All our $2.00 and $2.25 Amoskeag gingham wrappers cut $1.07 each, All our $6.75 and $7.00 Persian shawls cut down to $3.75 each, All our ladies’ $6.00, $7.00, $8.00, $9.00 and $10.00 silk waists cut down to $2.95 each. [Only 4 days more]. Neglge Shits, ~——AND —— UNDERWEAR: Boys’ 75¢ and 85¢ waists cut to 48c each. Men’s neglige shirts 89¢, $1.29, worth up to $3.00. Ladies’ 50¢c quality fast black hosc cut to 25¢. Ladies’ ribbed vests and pants cut from 65¢ to 33tc. Ladies’ balbriggan vests cut from 50¢ to 19¢. Don’t fail to see these Fall bargains. The cut price only lasts [4 days more]. Hosiery, Waists, o BLACK DRESS 4 FOR AUTUM $1.25 Novelty Black Goods $1.00 Novelty Black Goods. =—— THE LATEST NOVELTIES OUT —— GOODS N. ...75¢| to75¢ SILKS! SILKS!! SILE 15 pieces of Colored Faille:Silks, regular price $1.25, cut No blacks. § SILKS!!! e $1% 10 pieces of Black Fancy 'Silks, in satin marvellieux, KID GLOVES SILK MITTS A large assortment of Dressed and Un- dressed 4-Button and Mousquetaire Kid Gloves, worth up to g¢1.50, this week for 373%c per pair. CITL.X 4 DAYS All our Silk Mitts, without reserve, cut to y 48c per pair. MORE. ONLY 4 DAYS MORE. duchess and surahs, cut g2.00 domln, to $1.10. Silks at soc cut from $1, $1.25, ¢1.50 and $1.75 per yard, ONLY 4 DAYS MORE. BUY NOW. YOUR LAST CHANCE. ; MORE. ONLY 4 DAYS MORE. 4 - ®» . that a business which promised such svlen- the early suppression of the frauds. ‘‘The board,” Mr. McGrow says, ‘has sent out conies of the resolutions passed by it, to- gether with a circular letter of instructions, 10 every county attorney in the state. The circular calls attention to the comprehensive and clearly defined statutes of Nebraska on the subject of lottery schemes, and calls upon the county prosecutors to bring action in accordance with them against every vio- lator of the law in question, whether the person cccupies an official or subordinate capacity 1 connection with one of those bond institutions. “Although merely another illustration of the fact that the American public likes to be gulled, this bold scheme is a fraud that should be suppressed sooner thaa the old- line lottery, for in thata man sometimes does have an honest chance to win. “Iam glad of the stand Tue Bes has taken in the matter. Its services in placing the frauds before the people in their true light, and in calling public attention to the necessity of suppressing them, have been in- valuable, tending more than anything else to bring about the desired end, and the peo- ple of Nebrasda are to be congratulated on the possession of such a fearless and far- seeing ‘guide, philosopher and friend’ as Tue Bes.” BOND PUSHERS ON THE RUN Whe Proclamation of the Banking Board Agitates the Hustlers. . WHAT THE COUNTY ATTORNEY HAS FOUND A Quaint Notion of Official Duty—Clroular of Instruction lssued by the State Authorities—Various Views and Interviews. The action of the banking department of ebraska in pronouncing bond companies llogal corporations, and denouncing them as lottery swindles, has had a depressing effect on the promoters in this state. It has tlawned upon them that the game is up, and fid returns for themselves and friends on the ground floor has gone glimmering. Although the promoters loudly assert they aro conducting an honest, legitiniate busi- ness, none have ventured w defend the scheme or refute the charges. They affect contempt for criticism, and assume an air of martyrdom. A few have ven- Trust Funds. So rich and varied are the plans of the bond ‘promoters that a novice is led to be- liove .the concerns operate private mints. In o limited sense they do. A rake-off of from 10 to 25 per cent of the monthly pay- ments is & dead sure winner for the man- agers. The matter of lapses is another tured into print at advertisiug rates with | oluch in the game. Fines range from 50 o jumblo of life insurance statistics, which | cents to $1. One concern in Council Bluffs have no bearing on the questiou. They talk sbout jealousy and insinuate that boodle vrovoked the attack. These protenses are in keeping with »* 5 bona plan, The author- ities of Missourl, Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado, not to mention the effoctual clear- fng outof the promoters in Massuchusetts, 18 suMicient answer to absurd insinuations. The doclurations of state ofiicers ivore the result of investigation aud exporience, and desire to protect the people irom the disas- trous contagion of lotteries. The Couuty Attorney's Views. County Attorney Kaley has come to the ponclusion that the bond schemes are not so bad as thoy have been painted. In discus- sing the subjoct yesterday he said that h understood that they were conducted more honorable mauner than lots of other enterprises which have flourished during the past. He had talked with lots of par- ties with reference to their vm{ of doing busine: and had found that they always paid out. Payments were made upon some muitipleof some number, and the man who imposes a fine of $1 for failure to promptly. make s monthly payment of $2. Theobject of this imposition is to squeeze the bond- holder or freeze him out of the game. A feature of bond schemes is ‘‘trust funds.” The announcement of a trust fund is accompanied with the nameof a prominent bank as a depository, and the impression is sought w be conveyed that the bank is an endorser of the scheme, This is not the case. The trust fund, if any, is placed inthe bank like other accounts and is subject to the check of the depositor. T'he funds are nover invested, therefore no profit is derived from any other source than monthly pay- ments. To fully comprehend the splendors of the scheme for the managers the rake-off for expenses must be kept in view. The re- mainder goes into the common fund. Some times there is a division —a separate consola- tion prize for the holders of bonds bearing numbers not divisivle by three. This is the trust fund. But who is there to safeguard this fund or determine from time to time her an honest shuffle of * the is bemg made or whether a pack is being dealt? Life split was lucky enough to hold that number re- | insurance companies which ure cited as ceived cash for his bond, whiclhe hlrwnad models for bond schemes are subject 10 strict tohold. Mr. Kaley said that ho thought | supervision. States in which they are in- that the most of the complaints came from the insurance companies,and that it was these Institutions which had induced the State Euukhm board to take actlon against the ond companies. Mr. Kaloy's remarks confirm the main charge against bond promoters. He de- claves, as the result of his inquiries, that payments wore made upon some multiple of some number, and the man who was luck{ enough to hold that number received cas! corporated exercise supervisory control. Annual reports must be made to the proper officials, and these reports must give minute details of the company' siness. Gener- ally an annual examination is made by state ofticers, and may be made at any time the suthorities belleve the business is managed fmproperly. Bond companies escape this annoyance. They are without restriction in any direction. No law can reach them un- less it be the lottery law. There is no possi- for his bond. Precisely. I1f you play your | ble way for investors to determine the monoy on the Louisiana’ your cash returns | truth or [falsity of reports if made. depend upon strikil The trust fund s o g the lucky number. That is lottery, prohibited alike {y federal and state laws. ® Regarding the prosccution, for which n a loud and crymg demand, trust in the wanagers, and they may abuse it by degrees and the investor will not be the wiser until the final collapse comes. Ounly one state as far as known h issuod legitimate charters to bond com- panies. Missouri gave legal “existence to oight concerns, but as soon as their true character became known & law was passed requiring them to d it $100,000 with the state as a protection for investors. A few were able to meet tho demand, but neverthe- less so0 odious are their overations that the authorities are determined to revoke their charters. The amount of the deposit would pay 100 bonds and is wholly insufficient o Protect the thousands of inyestors Missouri concerns boast of. A Fraudient Endorsement. The Perpetual Maturity Bonding company of Council Bluffs circulates a leaflet contain lAu @ number of endorsements of the scheme. mo! the other endorsements were procured as that credited to this paper. they were fraud- ulezt, The matter paraded with a bogus en- there has Mr. Kaloy said that he did not propose to organize bimself into a smelling committee pud go nosing around to hunt out the irregu- larities of bond companies, but if there was any persou who had the nerve to filo an in- lnrdmm»u he would prosecute to the bitter end. Mr, Kaley admits in one breath that he has made inquiries into the business of bond companies and found a system in operation ‘which tho law plainl, he will not ol g committee. How he secured {nformation in the first place without “‘nos- 1ug around” is left to the imagination. An Omelal Opinion. Hon. C. F'. MoGrew, state bank examiner, Whose pointed letter on bond companies materially enlightened the banking depart- eut and hastened the declaratious the board, ls contident that that action mesus them Is one credited to Tue Bee. 1f dorsement was written by the managers of the company and published in Tae BEE as an advertisement. Newspaper Comment. Kansas City Star: The **bond” comgnnlas, which were so indignantly attacked by Sec- retary of State Osborne of Kansas, are making a feint of coming back at him. The particular company which appears excrcised is one that was organized by Missouri capi- tal, but was driven out of Missouri. This company very bravely announces that it has a charter in Kansas that cannot be revoked and asks the secrotary what he is going to do about it. But with all the company’s show of righteous wrath there is no talkof suing the secretary for hibel. De Witt (Neb.) Times: Tne BEr's expos- ure of the bond investment swindles will save many from investing their hard-earned savings in a scheme that cannot possibly re- sult in anything but loss to the investors as a whole. An agentof a Denver concern, who was working his game in Plattsmouth, has alroady been induced to disappear. = Let the good work go on, Kansas City Times: Secretary of State Osborne of Kansas has done a wise act in his administration in the public branding of the “‘bond investment companies” that have taken abode in Kansas as “‘frauds and swin- dles.” These companies have been driven out of Missourt. They are a disgeaco to Kansas, They are mere lotteries and they should be so known. It is unfortunate that they are located in Kainsas and operate their frauds in distant states. Kansas has been the seat of too many fraudulent “‘investment companies.” The poor widow and the provi- dent laborer of the east have sufferea al- ready too much at the hands of the party of the third part in Kansas, who has taken their money without giving an account of it. It is a good thing that Secrotary of State Osborne has undertaken to stamp out the now swindle. Itis haraly necessary to add Lhn: he is doing his stamping with a lusty cel. Omaha Figaro: At this late day the Ne- braska State Banking Board has deter- mined to investigate the ‘Investment Bond” companies. If this action had been taken] some six months ago thousands of dollars would have been saved to the work- ingmen of Omaha,. this class being the largest investors in these bogus schemes. The general principle of these conoerns was to charge a $10 initiation fee on & $1,000 bond, §2 monthly payments to be made by the purchaser, the company issuing the bond guarantesing that the same would be paid inside of twenty years, Their guarantee, owever, is purely worthless, and people who have made investments in these differ- ent concerns, may as well make up their minds that they have lost the full amount they have paid in. COLUMBUS AND THE CONVENT An Omahan Visits the Monastery of La RBabida at the Fair, CHESTNUTS ENDEARED TO AMERICANS Rollos of 1492 Oarefully Guarded by = Spanish Soldler—Ashes of the Groat Discoverer—Pawn Tioket of Queen lsabella. WORLD'S PAIR GROUNDS, CHICAGO, Aug. 25.— [Special to Tar Bee. |—The longer that one remains here, traversing the streets of the White City and gazing upon the wonderful array of exhibits that have been gathered from overy part of the earth and watching tho ways of the people who have been brought from almost every civilized and un- civilized nation under the sun, the more thoroughly be becomes convinced that the fair oversizes and eclipsos all former shows. Columns might be written upon what is here and then the one-half would not be told, for the man has not ypt been born who can go through the grounds and see all that is of in- terest, There are some people who come here with the fdea that they can do the fair in a day, but these people make a mistake when they imagine that they can do anything of the kind and, after discovering the mistake, long as the condition of their finances will permit. In this connection it can be truth- fully said that a small amount of money will go considerably further in Chicago than it would a few days ago, providing it is Juai- ciously expended. If it is blowed against some of the many brace games that tlourish along Stoney Island avenue it will not last a minute longer than it would two months 8go, but if a dollar is spent in buying bread, it will buy about twice as many loaves as it would last June. At thattime the hotel man and the restauranter, pufted up with his own importance, gop’an idea into his head that he was the owney of the entire universe and that the people of all nations had to bend the kuee before entering at his gate. This was caused by the fact that at that time the averageChicagoan had an idea that the attendanceat the fair would average fully 500,000 persons per day and that manyof the sightsepks would be willing to pay $1 for a sandwich‘and a bed on the lake front, with the canopy of Reaven for a cover- ing. The long and shortbf the whole mat- e Balloon double drop at Courtland 3 and 7 today. “Dr,” Ward on Trial, Dr. Ward, alias Peyson,’ was arraigned in police court yesterday afternoon for prac- ticing medicine without a license. Dr. | oris that the people have not come, and s Allen, secretary of the State Board | a natural consequence uiaity of the landlords of Pharmacy, was the first wit- | are glad to fill their houses with guests at as noss. He testified that accordiug to his best kuowledge and beliof & permit had nover been issued granting Ward or Peyson the privilege of practicing medicine in the Stato of Nebraska, ‘This was the only state witness, the other Corporal Shes, being at Believuo aud declining to come and testify at low rates as are cha inthe outlying country towns, giving them good wholesome food and first-class accommodations, But as has been previtusly remarked, the fair is a success, 50 far a¥ belng a big show is concerned, and not omly ‘Chicago, but the whole country, is glad. —= 1f you are coming to sea.the fair the best do is to come see what you can his own exponse. A summons was issued | oY ' for the corporal, and Dr. Allen kindly' do- | 49 se0 4t wall. Where to begin and where nated to Detective Vaughn 81 to defray the o ) OUAAE. BF great length in the guide books, but in this ran.h:ular the guide book is dead wrong and acks several long lengths of beiug an oracle, expenses of bringing the witness here. The t&rml was then continued until 2 p. m. Mon- by, PRIEARTBCRLELR e :‘u: m:m are )urdly”lv'nl) bersous who will 5 g nd the sawe amount of {nterest in the same Balloon} aand T Courtland beach. thi For 1nstance, the othor day & man i T———— aud bis wife were walking throug b the main aisle of Machinery hall, commenting upon the wonders of the steam and electrical ap- pliances. Suddenly the wife happened to see @ dish washing machine that was operated by steam and was cleaning up dirty plates at the rate of about 100 §o the second. This Jack Knight, the supposed highwayman, was arraigned yesterday and pleaded not guilty to holding up W. E. Stockwell. The prisoner says that he was drunk and was “rushing the can"” and was bezging money " sight hit her fancy, and hit it hard 10 buy beer. Wnen Stockwall, according 10 | too, for she imagined that it was his own statement, refused to give Knmght ust the thing for & first-class his small change the latter followed him for ashery, and at once she proceeded to tell block or more and called him all the vile | the authorized head of the house thatshe names he could think of. Highwaymen, as a | proposed to learn & fewsthings about the rule, don't follow that line of tactics, and | workings of the critter. The man swelled the chances of conviction are very slim. up with bis own importance, iuformed the they usually tarry for severaldays,or as. lady that he did not give a blankety blank for that kind of a dishwasher, and at ounce went away and watched peopie try to pick up a pocketbook that was nailed to the floor. This merely illustrates that the minds of men and women differ with reference to what they want to see when they come to the big show. In Charga¥®f an Omahan, Every man, woman and child visiting the fair should take a look at the monastery of La Rabida, which has been termed the cor- nerstone of American history,and is in charge of Captain John Bourke, formerly a resident of Omaha. The building, a low, rambling affair, ocoupies a position on the lake front and not far from the southeast corner of the grounds. Like all of the other buildings, it is built of staff and would fall down in a few months if left alone; but, notwithstandingg all of thay, it is historic in every particular, as it is an exact fac-simile of the original monastery, which stands on the summit of a low headland between the Odiel and Tinto rivers, near the town of Palos, Spain. While authentic history is silent upon the subject, tradition has it that the original monastery was erected during the reign of the Roman emperor, Trajan, in the second century; and there is evidence 80 say certificates on the wall, that it was roconstructed {n the eloventh contury by the Knights Templar, who occupied it many yoars. It was called La Rabadia, which, according to the best authority upon the subject, signifies, in the Moorish language, an outpost on the frontier. When the Moors were driven out from Andalusia the building passed into the possession of the Franciscan monks, who remodeled 1t again and rechris- tened it Santa Maria de Ia Rabida, Here it was and in the old building that Christo- pher Columbus, according to some unauthen- tic history and & large amount of tradition, went to confer with the pious old monks at a time prior to his first voyage of aiscovery. Itis supposed that the monks gave him plenty of spiritual and some financial aid, sending him away with their blessing. Upon his return to Palos after making his voy- age which opened a new world, he is said to have gone to the monastery, bearing the news and the trophies of the trip, when the monks sang a te deum in the chapel with as much fervoras was ever felt in human aworship. Upon this occasion history re- cites that Columbus remained A guest st La Rabida until he was summouned before the court of Spain. The interior of the building gives the visitor the impression of being in another and forelgn country, as evarything is strange and shows most painfully what the nmim- ble fingers of time can do when applied to thinge of earth. In the building there are maps and charts of other early vovagers, but, in the main, the exhibit 15 devoted to matters pertaining to Columbus and the ons with whom he was thrown in contact. A map that he is alleged to have drawn attracts as much at- tention as anything that can be found, While not upto the standard, according to the ideas of geographers of the present day, it is & map just the same. It s not drawn in gay colors, but in outlines shown in black the coast of Kurope, Asia and Africa can be traced. Faraway Lo the west of Kurope the dead pilot has traced what was then an undiscovered land, The eastern shores of the western continent stand out in bold relief, but back in the in- terior nothing but hideous winged and four- footed monsters appear. Not far away from this stands 8 small brass compass, accom- panied by an aMdavit that it Is the same and identical one that directed the course of the bold mariner on his first voyage to North America, though the needle of which is alleged to have prevented & mutiny on ship- board has disappeared, having succumbed to the rust and ravages of tim Plctures of Columbus' Birthplace, In au out of the way place in the building is shown a cheap printof the bullding in which the discoverer, the son of the wool comber, was born. Standing in among a lot of other buildings on one of the streets of Genoa, It appears to be a poorly constructed brick tenement, adding to the opinion that even Columbus' father was a man who was not burdened with a great supply of worldly goods, for along with the picture is one of those omnlrr nt certificates that the old gentleman lived in & rented house and that afterwards he was complotely cleaned by an execution issued o 8 judgment secured by & brother who moved along under the Chris- tisn name of Corrado DeCuneo, the suit hav- ing originally been brought because the old man could not pay a debt that was incurred by the purchase of someé lots in the town of Savona, a couple of leagues distant, The plaster cast of the old church at Lis- bon, in which Columbus was married to Felipa Moniz Perestrelle some time during the year 1473, is not overlooked as visitors pass through the building. While not ap- poaring to be as lur%o as the stately edifices of the present day, it is & creditable looking building, sald to have been constructed of brick and later on converted into a hospital. Some of the doors and windows from the house in which Columbus lived while at Rua DeChristavo have been brought away bodily and placed in a room that is cnratull(y varded by a bearded Spanish sol- 5|er, whose duty is to prevent tho relic hunter from carrying on his work of des- poilation. There is nothing to show that the windows were evar more than mere holes in the wall, but the door indicates that burg- lars were upon the face of the earth durlns those early days, as the affair is constructe: of heavy two-inch stuff, securely bolted and provided with iron hinges weighing fully twenty pounds each. On the outside of the door thereis an old time knocker which looks as though it ought to possess the power of awakening all of the slecpers in the adjoining county. The man who guards these doors tells his listenors, and does 8o in the most fluent language, that Columbus left his house and fled from Lisbon to escape the clutches of some short time loan vultures who nad pur- sued him and had made his life miseravle for more than five years, Had a Lean and Hungry Look. Portraits of Columbus, King Ferdirand and Queen Isabella adorn all of the walls of all of the rooms of the building, and in nearly overy instance the discoverer is por- trayed as bemg a tall, slender gentle- man, wearing long hair and a closely cropped beard. Not far from oneof the large pic- tures in the old chapel of the monastery there is an old pawn ticket, which a certifi- cate says is the one which Queen Isabella received when she pledged her jowels in order to raiso the necessary funds to send Columbus away on his voyage. In some respects it represents the tickots used by the pawnbrokers of this age. Although this particular ticket is in Spanish, the transia- tion recites that the broker loaned asum that was equal to some $4,000, and that the jowslry remained in hock until it was re- deemed some years later. Several autograph letters appear in the Columbus collection and the one written in responso to his request tw go before the court sitting at Geneva, there to plead his own cause, is the most unique, It is dated at ‘T'oro, February 23, 1505, and written by the private secretury of the king. Interpreted, !l reads as follows: “As | am informed, you, Christopher Colon Columbus, the admiral, are in poor health, owing to certain diseases which you bad or hawe, and that you cannot ride on horse- back without injury to your health, therefore, conceding this to your advanced age, I, by theso presonts, grant you liconse to ride on a mule, saddled and bridled, through whatever parts of the kingdoms or realms you wish to pass, notwithstanding the law which I issued thereto;and I com- mand the citizens of all parts of these king- doms and realms not to offer you any impodi- ment or allow any w offer you any, under penalty of ten thousand maravedi in behalf the treasury of whoever does the contrary." ‘While everything in the old monastery at- tracts the attention of the worshiper of an- uiquity, they all take off their hats when they enter one of the small rooms in the ex- treme southwest corner of the second story of the old building, for there upon a modern table stands a lead chest, two feet long by one foot in width and depth, which it is al- leged contained the ashes of Columbus when tho remains wero removed from the old cathedral at Santo Domingo in 1877, Sitting upon the top of the leaden chest there is a small crystal and gold urn, which is said at this time to contain & pinch of the dust that once composed & portion of the body of the man who first crossed the Atlantic ocean and platnted the fiag of civilization upon the American shores. This little room, the con- tents of which are viewed from in front of a high and substantial iron rall, is carefull, guarded, as the ancient relics are consider more precious than gold, W. D. PerovaL sr—— Balloon double drop at Courtland 3 and 7 today, DISTRICT COURT DOINGS. a Day Off to Consider Unfinished Busin A couplo of the judges of the district court sat in chambers yesterday for the purpose ot glving somoe of tho lawyers an inning, that they might not forget their cunning bofore the opening of tho September term, Judgo Davis heard the application for a permanent injunction in the case of the Academy of the Sacred Heart against the county treasurer in which the plaintiff fs scek- ing 1o restrain the defendant from collecting & tax that has been lovied against tho lands and lotsof the educational institution, In objecting to tne tax the plaintiff allegos that all of the property is used for eanca- tional purposes and that for that reason it is exempt from taxation. Judge Keysor is listoning tothe arguments rolative to the releasing of Ben Shear on & writ of habeas corpus. James Stevenson charges that last Juno Shear committed an infamous crime and that on account of its commission he should be sent to prison. The attorney who is defending wiile he does not deny that his client is guilty, aileges that the law providing for the pun- ishment is one that was passed during the time of the dark ages and that now it is obsolete, - In tho district court Anna Dodson has brought suit against the city of Omaha in an action to recover the sum of $10,000. alleging thata few woaks ngo she and her aged mother were residents of a dilapidatod house at 603 South Fourteenth stroot; that on August 7 Building Inspector Tilly hap- pened along and tore down the structure, driving her and the old lady into the streets. The bui'ding in which the Dodsons lived was ono that had been condemned by the orders of the city council. i W The great high diver, 3:30 and 7:30, a Courtland today. e That Shetiand Pony Contest. A large crowd gathered at the rooms of the Omaha Commercial college Fri- dso night to witness tho contost for the Shatlaud pony, offered by Rohrbough Bros, to the npoy or girl who would add 500 figures in the short- est time. ‘I'wenty-tfive boys and girls had rogistered, but ouly twelvo were prosent to compete. ‘I'he judges, Profs. Fitzpatrick and Munroe and Dr. Spalding, gave them soveral trials, and owing to the fact thas no contestant succeeded in obtaining the correct result, it became necessary to post- pone the matter until later, which the juages did, naming September 80 as the date for the second contest. It was evident from the start that 500 figures were too many and it has been decided to redace the number to 200 and allow new contestants, One boy added the 50 figures in five mn- utes, but unfortunately had one or two fig- ures wrong in the final result. —— Leuvenmark 3:30 and 7:30 Courtland. o One on Marnell, Dick Marnell is one of the oldest policemen on the force and enjoys & joke as well as any one—when it's on somebody else. Yesterday morning some of the ‘‘gang” around head. quarters telephoned to Marnell that he would have to revair his sidewalis or else be arrested. Richard used up his vocavulary of bad language and then hied himself to the prosccutor's desk, where he spent an hour or more perusing over the ordinances which referred to sidewalk inspection. After awhile the snap was given away snd now there is a policeman on duty at head- quarters who refuses to speak to any one, —— Balloon 8 and 7 Courtland beach. T Stopped » Runaway, A horse hitched to the delivery wagon be- longing to Bishop & Osborne, the grocors at Military avenue and Hurdette street, ran away Friday noon. After scautering a y promiscuously alon, tarted on & bee- line for the Belt Line tracks, when it turned somersault down the embankment, the wagon piling on top of him, effectually bar- ring any further progress. ‘he horse was not budly injured, but the wagon was sadly demoralized, - I