Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 5, 1894, Page 5

¥ . oursionls! oy s (LEARING SALE PRICES ON 25¢ Windsor Ties to weather. Dolls Below Cost. 25¢ Dolls to clear at. 15¢ Dolls to clearat. . $1.00 Dolls to clear at. Croquet Sets. o5 1.25 Croquet Sets to clear, go af 5 o $3 Croquet Eets to clear, goat. # Hand Ba . A Fine Mirrors. Curling Irons. One job lot 6f the finest C Silk Belts. 60c Bilk Belts, to clear at. Books and Stationery:. We hnve THE Book competition, viz.: Ships That Pass In the N Oxford Bibles.......... . 25 No. 1 Envelopes for. 2 bottles Mucilage 1 dozen lead pencils Tablets olid Lined Hand Bag worth 50c, to clear at. . One lot of Fancy Chatelaine Bags, worth 50c, to clear at. 26c Bilk Belts, to clear at. .. 25¢ and 50c paper covered novels, a special lot only. Shakospeare’s Complote Works. .... ..... S Tennyson’'s Complete Poems, illustrated. . The works of such authors as Cooper, Scott, Eumt. gard in elegant 12mo cloth-bound books at..... We Will Fill Your Mail Orders % A } Promptly and Well. " THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY. .nfz %@%@fi%&*&@@&@@&@@%fi@@fi&&%&&@&@%}{&’&f?}m%} @&@@&&«M&@&@@wm@&&mwfi {%fi?mffifi}{fi@fi?@ : HAYDEN BROS. Notions and Fancy Goods. Close at 12ic. Hand and Stand Mirrors. One lot worth 10c, to ¢lose at.. One lot worth 10c¢, to clear at.. One lot worth 250, to clear at... urling Irons, four styles, go at......6¢c Linens. D artment of the city. ..Bo .8 iight. These are beautiful stylish goods—just the thing to wear this warm each 18¢ 45¢ Special Bargains in Laces, Rlbbons,Embrolderles andbtamped Thousands of the choicest works published are to be found on our shelves and OUR PRICES defy AN ARMY OF SATISFIED CUSTOMERS have made the most satisfactory purchases of their lives through Our Summer Clearance Sale It is still progressing---a glance at this page will show how prices have fallen---bargains abound on every hand---it means money in your purse to attend such a bargain feast as this. OLEARING SALE PRICES ON Light Summer Clothing FOR MEN. 0dd summer pants at half regular clothing house prices. An all wool cashmere or cheviot pants on sale $1.75, worth $3.00. A fine grade of all wool, mude like tailor- made pants, $2.75, worth $4.50. To close out the entire lot of white and fancy piquet vests. They are sample lines, none worth less than §1.50, your cholce at 56, Men's light weight suits in dark or light shades, cut to half regular price: See the suit we now sell for $3 suits that we sold for t window for prices oach All our fine all wool 1.00 2.50 to $15.00, your cholce for $7 1.00 Notica our Dodge stre on men’s summer suits and pants. each OLEARING S8ALE PRICES ON A Ghoice Your but fine $1.00 s yard.. Choice 24-inch Brocaded #HRBHGERHREV/ESRREVRRRBRE 24-inch printed Habutai Silks, not common Chinas, ..39°Your ot °° Choice Cheney Bros. Printed Sllks' regular 31.00 goods; goods on the market, for . of $1.00 Siiks for 39¢ 21-inch natural Pongee Silk, will wash and boil, ilks, for ,.. Black India Silk, the best quality you ever saw, pur we sell them at.. Pongee Silks; the handsomest -39¢ Black Bengaline Silks; regular $1.00 goods, on & DOW, OBLY oo ésss oo oot sas ..39¢ Colored Moire Siiks and Satin Stripe Moires; reg- ular 81.00 goods for....................390 ‘Wash Sllks in dairty colors and small figurm, ZS inches wide, 85¢ grade, for......... e Selerelely 39c tomer. wBERE No samples cut at these prices. Ono dress to a cus- il FOR BOYS. Boys' all wool combination sult, with 2 pairs pants and cap to match, special for Thursday $3.00, worth $6.00. Choice of all fine grade junior and reefer summer suits, Thursday only $3.25, worth up to §7.50. A boy's fine knee pants suit 95c, worth $2.00. Strictly all wool double or single-breasted knee pants sults, on sale at $1.50; they are worth $3.00. Remember your cholce of all our fing grade summer suits in knee pants, 3 to 15 years, your choice at $3.25; they have been sold for $5.00 and $6.00. STRAW HATS. ‘Worth. Now. Men's straw hats. 25¢ 10c Men's straw hats. . T5¢ 250 Men's yacht sailors -$1.50 50c Children’s straw hats. . 25¢c 10¢ Children’s straw hats 35¢ 15¢ Children's straw hats 500 25¢ Children's straw sailor: 35¢ 15¢ OLEARING SALE PRICES ON Millinery. Ladies’ trimmed hats, in blacks and colors, tastefully trimmed with bows, flowers and pins, this season's style, such as you have | been accustomed to paying $3.00 for, mow $1.25. Children’s trimmed hats, in_blacks and colors, we ordinarily would get 50c for these, now 2 CHILDREN'S BONNETS FROM 25C UP. FLOWERS IN GREAT ASSORTMENTS FROM 5C UP. OLEARING SALE PRIOES ON Carpets Wo must reduco our stock of carpets be- fore Inventory, and will make prices that will do so. All wool carpets, 45c and 50c per yard. Brussels carpets, 45c per yard. Velvet carpets, 75 per yard. Cheap carpets, 12ic, 15c to 2 Curtains that sold for $1.00, now Curtains that sold for $1.50, now 76e. Curtains that sold for $2.00, now $1.00. Also a fine assortment of better grades at greatly reduced prices. Curtain_poles and trimmings complete, 15¢. COLEARING SALE PRICES ON Music and Musical Instruments. Sheet music only 8¢ per copy. 5,000 coples of all grades of vocal music, folios, 25c, 35¢ and 50c. A full and complete assortment. Musicians and others are invited to look through our stock of mandolins, gultars, vio- lins, pianos and organs. They will find a complete stock at the lowest possible prices. | As a leader we'offer an elegant guitar al $3.75. Mandolins run from $3.75 up. Stewart banjos from $10.00 up. Wo are also agents for the celobrated ‘Washburn mandolins and gultara. OLEARING SALE PRIOCES ON Lace Curtains We have too large stock of these goods and they must be sold. OLEARING SALE PRICES ON A fine assortment of rugs, in all qualities, from the cheapest to the best OLEARING SALE PRICE3 ON China Matting 200 matting now 12%c. 30c matting now 20c. 50c matting now 30c. Closing out balance of matting stock very cheap. OLEARING fALE PRICES ON Ladies’ and Gentlemen's Furnishings Warm Weather Goods. Ladles’ black silk mitts, only 20c per palr, reduced from 33c. To reduce our stock of parasols and um- brellas at once we will make a blg cut In prices. Umbrellas at 50c, 69¢c, 75¢, 98c and $1.25; fust about half price. 1 case of boys' shirt waists, regular 760 quality, reduced to G0c. 1 case of ladles’ fast black cotton hose, 25¢ quality, g0 at 17c per pair. Ladies’ night gowns, nicely trimmed, only 69¢, worth 76c. 1case of gents' British half hose only 12%e, worth 20c. 1 lot of gents' teck scarfs and four-in-hand reduced to 25c. Get a Free Coupon With Every Purchase. CLEARING SALE PRIOE3 ON Drugs and Patent.Medicines Castoria, Benson's capeine plas: Ayer's hair vigor, 6 Paskola, large, 16e, Indian Sa Port wine, Whisk, Wao co and well, OLEARING SALE PRICES ON Flour Dept. To introduce Haydens' best 6X flour, we will for a short time put in one of the fol- lowing articles in every sack. The flour s warranted to be the best you ever used or money refunded: One diamond ring. One gold watch, One $5 bl One set solid silver plated teaspoons. One ladies’ rolled gold watch chaln. One ladies' cluster diamond lace pin 4X Minneapolls Superlative flour. Valley Lilly flour: i Vietor flour Snow Flake flour . A good flour ... [‘LEARING SALE PRICES ON Butter Here are some of our prices: Country but- ter, 10¢, 12'4c, and best country butter, 15 again our separator 1s up. for 18c and 20 There is no butter made to equal our cream. ery; buy some and bo cunvlnwd OLEARIRG SALE PRICES ON Meats. For fine quality and low prices in mea and lard we are without doubt the leaders. California sugar cnrcd hams, 9¢; corned beef, be pu'klc pork, T%c; dried beef, 10c, 1240 ; boneless ham, 10c; bologna head 1 liver syusago, Ge per pound OLEARING SALE PRICES ON Cheese. Again we quote you some prices: Full cream brick cheese, fe per pound. Limburger cheese, 9¢, 11c and 12%c. Swiss cheese, 1234c, 14c and 16c. Wisconsin full cream, Tt%c, 10c and 12%o. All other cheese away down in price. ¢ per bottle. : per bottle, wpound all prescriptions carefully l| 10 cheese a OLEARIN" SALE PRICES ON Crackers. Crackers, 3%c per pound; fancy XXX soda crackers, 5o; ginger snaps, B0o; sugar cookles, grandma’s cookies, frosted creams, molasses cake, oatmeal and city sodas all at 10c; snowflake crackers, 7ljc. ‘We have about 50 boxes of lemon cream crackers that were formerly sold for 12%e, now go at 5o, HAYDEN BROS. 253340 3805 0 0 0 S50 00 0 00 20 260 0 003 20 0 G 6 S 0 2 S S R R o S R 12%e¢ each. ‘We are showing an elegant line of men's suspenders at 25c per pair. Best quality of gents’ linen collars only for 12%. cracker sale. Also we have something new; package of oatmeal cracke: nice pound very best ma Be sure and call at our grand EREERFRBFRBFEFEERERERREERERLD LR BB BLEREEE i ALL NEBRASKA CELEBRATES Fourth of July Patriotism Manifested in Characteristic Manner, HOLIDAY FOR PENITENTIARY CONVICTS Whey Indulge in & Theatrleal Performance and Furnlsh Much Amusement—The Day n Other Citles of the State. LINCOLN, July 4—(Special to The Bee.) ~Flags fiying from the roofs of the public buildings, firecrackers popping In various di- rections, an occasional band parading the ptreets and a swarm of Sunday-clothed ex- walting for every street car, were the Indications in Lincoln that the na- tion was celebrating the glorious Fourth. wo base ball games and picnies at the wvarious parks were the attractions for the celebrants and all were well attended. Prebably in mo place in the state was thero a more unique celebration than at Ehe state penitentiary, which was visited by reporter in the morning. He found in he new cell house, which Is not yet pro- ¥ided with cells, an improvised theater, in hich a very Interesting varlety program @8 being rendered. Two-thirds of the udience was composed of convicts in their striped uniforms, and the other third con- ted of the friends and relatives of the rs and a few curious visitors. The tage equipped with files, drop curtain, !rwn and all the mechanism of the modern tage, all manufactured by the prisoners. In “[the rear row of scats sat the female pris- ners, eight In number, and n front of hem, dressed in citizens clothes, was Sam uyne, the suspected murderer of Maud ubel. Back of each tier of seats, on an levated platform, sat an armed guard, while t all the steel barred doors opening into the -goom were turnkeys. There were 326 con- ¥lets in the audience and on the stage, and probably no audience ever more thoroughly enjdyed a performance than they did. Frahm, the Omaba defaulting bank clerk, Who is now the warden's secretary, gave the Feporter the names of the performers as they ppeared on the stage. Among them was urdock, the interlocutor, who Is in for bigamy. He once traveled with Robert Downing and delivered a recitation in a style which would put to shame many of the pro- fessional elocutionis Smith, the colored man who murdered companion on Niath Btreet in Omaha, was another star performer and executed a southern *“‘Buck” dance in a style which brought down the house. Tracy, oue of the tambo's and a fairly good low comedian, Is now serving bis fourth term in fhe penitentiary. He was the “orator of the flay'* and delivered a patriotic address which glrllllled with allusions which appeared to mensely tickle both prisoners and guards. After the entertainment there was a flag kaising in the yard, with an address by Paul . Clark, and then the convicts were allowed :11 hour or two for handshaking and social Genova Was In It. GENEVA, Neb, July 4.—(Special Tele- gram to the Beo.)—Geneva, through the en- prgetio committee appointed by its business men, celebrated today in splendid styls. The weather proved ideal and the crowds met the most sanguine expectations. Fully 6,000 Wwere here from out of town. REverything from the balloon ascension and parachute drop to the most comimonplace event went Off charmingly. A magntficent and rather unique parade and a splendid oration by Hon. W. 8. Summers of Lincoln were among the feading features of the day's program. "Mid the Roar of Cannon WAYNE, Neb., July 4.—(Speclal Telegram R0 The Bee.)—The morning dawned bright and beautiful, amid the roar of cannon. By o'clock all the business houses and public ldings bad been bandsomely decorated with fag and bunting and by 10 o'clock the streets were crowded. The parade was magnificent affair, participated in by the Madison band, Wayne division Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias, Grand Army of the Republie, hose, hook and ladder companies, children representing states aud territories, bicycle club, merchants' carnival and citi- zens. Judge Norris delivered the oration. The day closed with a magnificent display of fireworks. NEBRASKA CITY'S GREAT DAY. One of the Most Elaborate Celebrations In Its History. NEBRASKA CITY, July 4.—(Special Tele- gram to The Bee)—No greater celebration of the Fourth perhaps ever took place in the state than that at Nebraska City today. It commenced at sunrise and is still golng on. With the sunrise salute the entire city was awake and the din and confusion were great. Governor Crounse arrived at 10:48 and was escorted to his headquarters by the reception committee and the famous Second Regiment band. The parade in the afternoon marched in six divisicns under command of Major John C. Watson. It surpassed anything of the kind ever seen in this city. At the court house square in the afternoon a letter of regret from Congressman Bryan was read. He said he was deeply Interested in the tariff bill and could not be here today. Governor Crounse and Secretary Morton were the speakers and delivered patriotic ad- dresses. The governor was recelved with much applause, but when Secretary Mor- ton was introduced the great crowd went wild. Following the speaking there were bicycle, foot and horse races. The day's festivities closed with a ball given by the flronkun and an excellent display of fire- works. Madison County Patriotism. BATTLE CREEK, Neb., July 4.—(Special Telegram to The Bee)—This evening winds up at this place one of the grandest cele- brations that Madison county has ever had. The morning dawned bright and clear, with a bracing ‘atmosphere after the rainfall of yesterday, and everybody seemed in good shape to enjoy the festivities of the da; The parade was fine and the speaking w excellent. The Declaration of Independence was read by H. H. Kilborn and the oration was delivered by Rev. R. J. Millard to the Knights of Pythias and the Modern Wood- men of America lodges. But the grand fin- ish was an address by Captaln Henry of Grand Island. There was a grand display of fireworks in the evening. Interesting Affalr at Berl BERLIN, Neb., July 4.—(Special Telegram to The Bee.)—The day's celcbration was car- ried out on an elaborate scale. The booming of the anvils reverberated almost incessantly since early morning. The country and sur- rounding towns poured their crowds into town and at Satterly’s grove Hon. F. E. Brown of Syracuse delivered the address of the day. It was an able and patriotic out- pouring of eloquence. A huge platform was erected upon an adjoining hill south of town for the dancers. A costly and elaborate as- sortment of fireworks were discharged under the management of George Peckham of Avoca. The event takes precedence over anything ever witnessed in the vicinity. Large Crowd Amused at Wymore. WYMORE, Neb., July 4.—(Special Tele- gram to The Bee.)—A grand celebration and firemen’s tournament was held here today. A large crowd from surrounding towns and country participated. The weather w that could be desired and the day was oughly enjoyed by all. The races in the afternoon wers watched with Interest. Wy- more hose No. 1 took first prize, Beartice hose No. 3 second prize, Dempster hose third prize; Beatrice hook and ladder first prize and Wymore hook and ladder second prize. The amusements of the day ended with bicycle races at the fair ground and a magnificent display of fireworks and grand ball in the evening. Hebron's Fleasant ¥ourth. HEBRON, - Neb,, July 4.—(Special Telo- gram to The Bee)—The Fourth was cele- brated In & glorious manner at Hebron today. Large crowds came in on the differ- ent roads and went home highly pleased with thelr entertainment. Hon. John L. Webster of Omaha was advertised to speak, but owing to the railroad troubles was un- abla to be here. Captain J. H. Stickel filled his place and delivered one of the most elo- quent and scholarly addresses ever heard at this place. The day closed with a grand display of fireworks. At Long Pine's Chautauqua. LONG PINE, Neb., July 4.—(Special Tele- gram to The Bee)—Independence day was celebrated in a glorious manner at the Chau- tauqua grounds. Cool, cloudy weather made the day perfect for comfort and hundreds of citizens and visitors from neighboring towns joined fn the celebration. The oration of the day was delivered by Colonel Sobeiska. Picnic dinners were the order and the Chau- tauqua grounds furnished appropriate spots for a thousand of them. A grand exhibition of fireworks was witnessed after dark, ac- companied by a concert by the Long Pine band. Prominent _arrivals today at Chautauqua are: Hon. T. J. Majors, A. R. Humphrey, Eugene Moore, J. Bartley and Superintend- ent Goudy. Five Thousa Visitors at Kearn KEARNEY, July 4.—(Speciai Tele- gram to The Bee)—The Fourth was cele- brated here. In the evening a wild west show, representing the capture of an old stage coach by Indians,.the burning at the stako of two captives and their release by the regulars, was vividly portrayed. The Independent Order of Red Men and com- pany A, Nebraska National Guards, participated. The day closed with a grand pyrotechnical display. The day was perfect in every respect and therc have been no casualities reported to mar the pleasure of the celebration. There were fully 5000 visitors in the eity. Among Stromsburg People. STROMSBURG, Neb., July 4.—(Special Telegram to The Bee)—Hon. H. C. Brome of Omaha delivered the oration at this ‘place today. After speaking, a Coxey brigade was formed, consisting of about fifty men and boys, representing Coxey's arrest in Wash- ington. The procession was composed of a number of leading populist politiclans of this and York counties, headed by J. H. Coleman of this place and H. C. Graves, a leading populist of York county. Graves rep- resented Coxey, while Coleman did the gen- eral engineering. With Enthoslasm at Scuhyler. SCHUYLER, Neb., July 4.—(Special Tele- gram to The Bee.)—The day was duly cele- brated here, and that much more enthusi- astically because of the fine rain that fell yesterday. A very interesting feature was the laying of the corner stone of the new High school bullding by the Masonio fra- tornity, Grand Master Eberhardt, assisted by other grand officers, officiating. All else comprised the usual list of races, foot, bi- eycle, ete. Entertalning Affair at Grund Island. GRAND ISLAND, Neb., July 4.—(Special Telegram to The Bee)—For the first time in many years Grand Island celebrated. A grand street parade, trades display, speeches by Hons. Thompson, Abbott and others, home band concerts, pretty balloon ascen- sions, hose company races, wheel races and other events were the order of the day. A grand fireworks display and concert by the Pacific Hose company band closed the day. Weaver at Rushville. RUSHVILLE, Neb., July 4.—(Special Tele- gram to The Bee.)—The largest crowd ever assembled In Rushyille celebrated at the falr grounds. General J. B. Weaver orated, holding the attention of his hearers for nearly two hours. After dinner the Rush- ville and Chadron ho: teams competed for purse in & 200-yard race, laying 150 lsel of hose, resulting in a tle. Time, thirty- three second: In Old- hloned Style at Crete. CRETR, Neb., July 4.—(Special Telegram to The Bee.)—Crete celebrated the Fourth in old fashioned styls. Fireworks, music and all kinds of races were the order of the day and everyone was happy. A great crowd of people from all parts of the state assembled at the Chautauqua grounds. Prof. W. E. Andrews delivered the principal ad- dress in a masterly style. Frank Beard de- livered a humorous address, “The Glorious Fourt| In the afternoon Lorando Taft delivered the third of a serles of lectures. Fremont Late Getting In Line. FREMONT, July 4.—(Special to The Bee.) —The belated trains and heavy roads de- terred people from getting into town as early as usual on holidays, but about 11 o'clock the streets began to fill up and the fusilade of firecrackers began to annoy the horses which were headed for the city park and Chautauqua grounds, where the exercises of the day were to be held. At 1 o'clock a large crowd, composed largely bf Grand Army of the Republic members, had gath- ered at the Chautauqua grounds, and after a selection by the band Rev. Frank C. Bruner addressed the large concourse at some length and in a very satisfactory man- uer. The oration was followed by music and a game of ball. With the exception of an elegant dinner, prepared by the ladies of the Philharmonic guild, the ceremonies at the city park were postponed to 1:30 p. m., when C. C. Hollenbeck introduced John Rush, who spoke briefly and entertainingly and gave way to Hon. Lee Estelle, who de- livered a fine oratlon, followed by the read- ing of the Declaration of Independence by Daniel Carey. Many Celebrate at York. YORK, Neb.,, July 4.—(Special Telegram to The Bee.)—The largest celebration that York ever had was held today. The streets have been crowded with people all day and evening. The trades procession at 10 a. m. was over a mile long and was pronounced by many the best that ever has been seen. A large stage was erected in the court house square and at 11 a. m. 400 school children, under the direction of Prof. Parks, opened the services with a song. Hon. Charles T. Townsend of Ohlo. delivered the oration. The afternoon was spent In parades by the Qifterent orders of the city. This evening a grand concert was given under the direction of Prof. Parks, consisting of quartets and choru accompanied by the York Military band, Three Thoussnd Hubbell. HUBBELL, Neb.,, July 4.—(Special Tele- gram to The Bee)—The heavy downpour of rain which visited this section of country last night had no visible effect on the farm- ers and people of this vicinity today, and 3,000 turned out to witness a most interesting program. The address of the day was de- lMvered by Hon. C. L. Richards of Hebron. The exercises consisted of music by a large chorus, recitations and a flag drill of twenty- four young ladies, which proved the most interesting feature of the day. Farmers' Outing at Alblon. ALBION, Neb., July 4.—(Special Tele- gram to The Bee)—The Albion celebration was a grand success, ~Dr. C. W. Martin of Kearney was the orator of the day and delivered a splendid ‘oration. The splendid rain the day previous caused the farmers to turn out enmasse and the crowd was very large. A speclal train Was run from Elgin and Petersburg. The races Were good, especlally the bicycle contest. Little Powder Burned at Hastings. HASTINGS, Neb., July 4.—(Special Tele- gram to the Bee.)—Comparatively little pow- der was burned in Hastings today, but the Fourth was marked by a day of general en- joyment. A big crowd 'witnessed bicycle, horse and foot races at the fair grounds, took in two ball games and picnicked with the farmers at Cole's park and then watched the skyrockets in the evening, At lll‘(.uol( M'COOK, Neb., July 4.—(Speclal Telegram to The Bee.)—The nation's birthday was ap- propriately celebrated here today with the usual parade. In the morning Colonel H. H. Benson and Rev. L. D. McBride were the orators. A ball game and other sports oc- cupled the afternoon and in the evening the pyrotechnical display was fine, many beaut!- ful pieces being used. —_— o could not Improve the quality it we paid double the price. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is the best salve that experience can produce, or money can buy. (OSTLY SYRACUSE BLAZE Fifty Thousand Dollars Worth of Property Destroyed in Three Hours, MANY FINE BUILDINGS CONSUMED Hard Work of Citizens Necessary to Prevent Much Greater Damage—List of Those Losing Stores and Stooks. SYRACUSE, Neb., July 4.—(Special Tele- gram to The Bee.)—Fifty-thousand dollars is the price Syracuse pald for her Fourth of July celebration. At 4 o'clock a fire alarm was turned in and after three hours of hard work by the citizens an entire block is re- duced to ashes. The fire was discovered In Pohlman’s general merchandise store. As the blaze had a good start before it was discovered it was only by hard work that Beckman & Risser's frame store and Andrews & Page's brick buildings, with their stocks, were saved. The loss sums about as follows: Pohlman Bros., $10,000 in stock, insurance, $7,500; D. Neft, $7,500 on building, insurance $5,000; E. G. King, $3,600 on drug stock, insurance, $500; George F. Snyder, building, $3,000, in- surance, $2,000; Helen Risser, ice cream par- lor, $1,000, insurance, 3$500; F. A. Reuter, $1,000 on boot and shoe stock. Part of the stock was removed. Joyce and Bell's harness stock mostly saved. D. T. Hill, barber stock, and Herman Heut, cigar manufacturer, were partly damaged. Jonas Sugden and Frank Ireland lost about $500 each in buildings and Heute & Hillman lost about $500 worth of whisky stock in Pohlman Bros’. store. The town has been agitating the water works question for over a year. When the fire started today one stream would have put it out. The total loss would bulld a water works and electric light works. PECULIAR PLIGHT OF PICKPOCKETS, Two Lincoln Crooks Blockaded In a Sewer and the Water Turned On. LINCOLN, July 4.—(Special to The Bee.) —This afternoon & man uamed Rooney, with something of a record as a pickpocket, housebreaker and all-around crook, bosrded a B. & M. train, in company with a pal regis- tered as Corrigan, and succeeded in snatch- ing a pocketbook from Mrs. Jane MeNell, one of the pasesngers, containing a consid- erable sum of money. As soon as the snatch was made the thieves made their escape and the train pulled out, but the conductor stopped It, cortrary to the expectations of the robbers, and notified the police of the robbery. The thieves, alarmed by the hue and ory raised, sought shelter in a sewer opening on N sud Seventh street. Detective Malone and a detachment of police pro- ceeded to promptly blockade the opening of the sewer and the fire department was called on to flood out the fugitives. Four or five streams were turned on, but it was not until the water had filled the sewer pipe to with- in about six Inches of the top that the hiders consented to show their faces, when they were taken In charge by the waiting patrol wagon and carted to the station. Twenty-five members of the Capital City Cycling club left for Kearney yesterday. Governor Crounse, Mayor Weir and others have been out of town delivering Fourth of July orations. Almost Provoked a Rilot. OAK, Neb., July. 4.—(Special to The Bee.) —Quite an exciting scene occurred on the streets of Oak yesterday, 1n which Oak citi- zens were obliged to take an active part before peace could be restored. G. D. Foll- mer, real estats agent of this place, In company with his eldest san, Clarence, made & visit to the residence of J. W. McClelland, a farmer residing a short distance from town, for the purpose of straightening up a little misunderstanding between the two, which had occurred in & business transaction. A fistic encounter occurred. Follmer and his son returned to town, where they were soon met by McClelland and his son James. A pitched battle immediately followed, in which the second son of Foli- mer's also became engaged. The bystanders were compelled to use main force to separate the men. Dr. Miles of Schuyler Dead. SCHUYLER, Neb,, July 4.—(Special Tele- gram to The Bee.)—Dr. J. D. Miles, who for several years Las been declinlng in health, dled this evening. He was 69 years of age and has practiced medicine here since Schuyler comprised but a few houses. He was a man much respected. A wife, two sons and two daughters survive him. He @aid yesterday that he would live to see another Fourth of July. State Notes. Clarlie Orr of Pawnee City pitched hay too hard and was overcome by the heat. Prompt medical assistance saved his life. Mrs. Dalrymple, under indictment for bigamy at Broken Bow, {s reported to have jumped her ball and to have departed for parts unknown with her first husband. I L. Beasley of Mitchell, Scotts Bluff county, roped a steer and himself at the same’ time the other day, with the result that he is now walking on crutches with a dislocated ankle. Dawes county s evidently one of the most prolific parts of Nebraska. Mr. and Mrs. Belleu of Table precinct are rejoicing in the arrival of a daughier in spite of the fact that they are grandparents and have been childless for over twelve years. During the progress of the races conducted by the Indianola Trotting association fire broke out in the stables at the fair grounds, and before it could be stopped twenty-eight stalls were consumed. The trotter Starbuck, from Curtis, was burned to death, and two or three other horses were badly but not fatally burned. The loss to the assoclation will be $500 or $600, and the total loss by the fire about $1,000, with no insurance. As a sample of the value of a field of al- falfa once well rooted and grounded, the thirty-five acre field adjoining Superior and belonging to the Superior Cattle company Is a pretty good sample. This is the fourth season and, although a very dry and un- favorable spring until within two weeks past, the fleld is furnishing pasture to 700 bogs and yet {s growing so rank that at least twenty acres will be cut for hay this week, with the certainty of at least one and a fourth tons per acre, Albert Jacox, living twelve miles south of Bassett, and one of the most extensive farmers, has just made a successful trial for a flowing weil. He put down an inch and a quarter tube with a six-foot point, and when reaching a point of ninety-five feet deep the water flowed out a nice, steady stream at the rate of 300 gallons per hour. The well fs on a little rise, making it a- very easy matter to irrigate a fine orchard and garden of twenty acres. There seems to be an underlylug sheet of water under most of Rock county in a state of high pressure, which promises to become of great use for trrigation. e Bilious Colie, * Those who are subject to attacks of this disease will be interested in the experlence of Mrs. F. Butler of 22 Fillmore street, Fairhaven, Conn. Sha “1 suffered for weeks with colic and pains In my stomach, caused by biliousness. One-haif teaspoonful of Chamberlain's Cholic, Cholera and Diar- rnoea remedy effected a cure. For sale by all druggists. i Excursion Annpouncement. The Chicago & Northwestern (city ofice No. 1401 Farnam street) annc that the excursion tickets to the N meeting at Asbury Park (New York City), the Y. P. 8. C. E. meeting at Cleveland and the B. Y. P. U, meeting at Toronto, are now good returning to Omaha as lafe as September, -——— Cheap Seaside Exeursion. July 7, 8 and 9 the Baltimore & Ohlo Southwestern railway will sell, account Na- tional Teachers' convention, cheap excursion tickets to Asbury Park, N. J., allowing par- ties to visit other seaside resorts, good re- turning until September 1, under certain con ditions. For full particulars address A. C Goodrich, western passenger agent, P, O. box Kansas City, Mo, LOOKING BACKWARD. A Chapter of_Ancient Political History by a Free Silver Demoerat. David City Press (dem.): That list of democratic hybrids who are monometallista in fact and hermarphrodites in profession sets a train of thought in motion and opens the flood-gates of reminiscense. All save Harwood, who was a bloody-shirt shrieker all his life until six years ago, have been stage ornaments at state conventions—re- spectable owls, who sat around and looked wise, while thelr very respectable names were used with unctious sweetness by the gravel train bosses to hoodoo delegates inta slick jobs, put up in the interest of unsavory republican ~politicians. There is no doubt but these men think themselves as great as The Bee pretends, but when they come into open conflict with the party ‘hewers of wood and drawers of water” they will be disillusioned so suddenly they will think the alr is doubly charged with triple-geared lightning. There never were but two men with political brains at the head of the democratic party In this state, viz: Dr. Miller and J. Sterling Morton, and through their personal jealousies they kept the party divided into Morton and Miller factions for fifteen years. Miller represented Union Pa- cific and Morton B. & M. Thelr first open breach occurred in 1877, when the Unfon Pacific machine wanted to return P. W. Hitchcock to the United States senate. Miller tried to turn the democrats over to Hitche cock; Morton opposed him, and denounced Hitcheock as a “squirt.” It was the begin- ning of the anti-monopoly, anti-bossism spirit, which has raged so high at times. As the B. & M. was the under dog, Morton, its chief lleutenant, put on the mask of “people’s friend,” and under that flag was the joint candidate of the democrats and antl-monopolists just ten years ago. He wore the mask with varying success until two years ago, when he contracted with the republicans to beat Van Wyck. Miller was a Randallite protectionist and Morton a free trader during the early discussion of that question, which ended with the Cleve- land message of 1887. When the old Union Pacific fell by the wayside and succumbed te its younger rival, and -was no longer profitable picking, Dr. Miller sold the Omaha Herald, dragged Jim Boyd, the then millionaire hog dealer, out of obscurity, and shoved him to the front as his successor. One veto lald Boyd on the shelf, then Morton's little star began to twinkle once more. During the history of the state he has been four tims a candidate for governor, and three times a candidate for congress. During the whola history of the Nebraska democracy It has been the personal property of two contending individualities, each owned, body and soul, by a great railroad corporation. When t atmosphere has been too suitry they have each pushed to the front some one of the automatons that The Bee now quotes af high political authority, opposed to the s ver league. It iy the first time in its history that the democratic party of Nebraska gives promise of being a party of principle in: stead of the personal property of a boss, guided solely in the Interest of some ont man’s ambition and greed. - All Were Reles N Robert, Sarah and Amanda Phinney, who were arrested on susplcion of knowing some- thing about the holding up of Harry Me- Creary, were released shortly after their arrest, as they told a very stralght story and are said to be honest, hardworking col- ored people. One of the women had & chain taken from McCreary In her possession, but she proved that she found it, and it is thought that the article had been thrown away by the real robber and she picked It up. Children Cry fol Pitcher’s Castoria. Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria. Children Cry for icher’s Castoria.